Chapter 8 Booting upAfter agreeing on the general framework of the actors with Teacher Xue Xiaolu, all the early preparations for the crew were handed over to him. Yang Hao immediately went to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to register a personal studio with a registered capital of 100,000 yuan. Yang Hao was the only employee, and it was a complete shell studio. The purpose of setting up a studio is to pay taxes reasonably and legally. If you pay 45% of personal income tax, even if you have the vision of a reborn person, you will probably lose a lot of money in the end. After setting up his personal studio, Yang Hao immediately went to Penguin Pictures to finalize the contract. "It's Over, I'm Surrounded by Beauties" has a total investment of 50 million yuan, and Yang Hao's personal studio invested million yuan, accounting for % of the total share. Penguin Pictures invested five million and was responsible for publicity, accounting for 50 percent of the total share. On the surface, Yang Hao got the advantage, but secretly, Penguin got the pan-entertainment strategy from Yang Hao. Yang Hao made a small profit, while Penguin made huge profit. So the question is, who loses? The project of "Oh No, I'm Surrounded by Beauties" was launched ten years ahead of schedule, and the investment amount increased from two or three million to ten million. All this was due to the participation of Penguin. Penguin Pictures has promised to promote the project across all platforms.
In other words, when "It's Over, I'm Surrounded by Beauties" is finally made into a game, it will not only be available on Steam, but also on QQ Game Hall and TGP which will be launched in September. Even though Yang Hao would lose some profits by getting Penguin to join and make the pie bigger, he felt it was worth it. Yang Hao could still clearly distinguish between 1% of 100 and 10% of 50. - Another seven or eight days passed, and it was exactly the last day of June. All the students of Beijing Film Academy had gone on vacation. At this time, Teacher Xue Xiaolu called and said that the crew had already made preparations and they were just waiting for him to start work. Fortunately, the crew didn’t need many actors, and Beijing Film Academy could gather enough actors internally, so the preliminary preparations could be completed in a few days. The crew started filming in Hengdian, and Yang Hao also received a red envelope for the start of filming. The red envelope was not much money, just a few hundred yuan, just a token of his appreciation. The actors are the same as discussed with Teacher Xue before. Huang Mengying plays Zheng Ziyan, Da Mimi plays Lin Leqing, and Tan Yunsong plays Xiao Lu. As for Li Yunsi, Shen Huixing, Zhong Zhen, and Lao Liu, they were also selected from the third and fourth senior sisters of Beijing Film Academy, but Yang Hao had no impression of them. The only thing that made Yang Hao feel regretful about the opening ceremony was that he didn’t see Da Mimi. Xue Xiaolu honestly said that Da Mimi didn't have the schedule. After much persuasion, the 15-day contract schedule was changed to 10 days. Da Mimi thought about it for a long time before agreeing. Okay, Yang Hao understood as soon as he heard it. Da Mimi must be preparing to film another drama, and she squeezed out 10 days from other crew to come here. But this is in line with Da Mimi's style. She really works hard to make money. Four million in 10 days has actually exceeded the current market price of Da Mimi, which has forced Da Mimi to work hard. Although the pay was high, if the crew had not invited her in the name of teaching practice shooting of Beijing Film Academy, Mimi would not have been able to refuse for the sake of Beijing Film Academy's reputation, and she really didn't want to come. Although the character she played, Lin Leqing, is one of the female protagonists, she appears late in the cast, and playing this role seems to be like carrying someone else's sedan chair. "It's Over, I'm Surrounded by Beauties" is a small crew with not many people. There are only about 30 people behind the scenes and actors. With such a small number of people, it is easy for Xue Xiaolu, who has already directed a movie, to control the entire crew. What's more, Xue Xiaolu is both a director and a teacher at the Beijing Film Academy. With this dual identity, no one dares to disobey. "Come, let me introduce to you all. This is Yang Hao, a student from the acting department, grade 10. However, he is not here to be an actor. He is the producer and investor of this drama." The opening ceremony is originally an occasion for actors and behind-the-scenes staff to get to know each other. Xue Xiaolu was very caring towards Yang Hao. He introduced him to everyone before he even introduced himself. The implication of this was clear to everyone present. Huang Mengying was a little dumbfounded when she saw Yang Hao appear at the opening ceremony. When she heard that the producer was Yang Hao, she was stunned and couldn't believe it at all.
When she first accepted the role, she learned that the producer was named Yang Hao. She thought it was someone with the same name and did not think of him as her ex-boyfriend. But now it turns out to be true, which made Huang Mengying distracted throughout the entire opening ceremony. Unlike Huang Mengying who was in a daze, the other actors behind the scenes all smiled warmly when they found out that Yang Hao was a producer or an investor. "Hello everyone, I'm Yang Hao. Although I'm a producer and investor, I'm also a 10th grade student in the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy. You are all my seniors." "I am very honored to work with you all in the same crew. This is also my first time as a producer. If there are any mistakes, I hope you will understand." Teacher Xue just praised him very highly. If he were to lower his posture on his own initiative, it would be easier for him to integrate into the crew and carry out his work. Although Yang Hao took the initiative to lower his posture, no one in the crew dared to really look down on him. The producer was still okay, but a producer plus an investor would have great power, and if they got ruthless, they could even fire the director. Everyone can only express that they should learn from each other and make progress together. "Hi! Yingying, how have you been lately?" Seeing the dazed Huang Mengying, Yang Hao took the initiative to step forward and say hello. Seeing Yang Hao's actions, everyone in the crew also looked over here. The investor and the heroine actually knew each other, and it seemed that they had a special relationship. It went without saying that there seemed to be a big melon. Xue Xiaolu came over at this time. "Yang Hao, when you recommended Huang Mengying, I guessed that you must know her. Why, is she your girlfriend?" Xue Xiaolu asked cheerfully with a smile. "Teacher Xue, you're joking. This is my ex-girlfriend," Yang Hao waved his hands and quickly denied it. "Oh..." Xue Xiaolu looked at Huang Mengying with a strange expression, and then looked at Yang Hao. "Really, we are really good friends," Yang Hao denied again. In fact, Yang Hao had some thoughts. When they were dating, he did not integrate Huang Mengying into his social circle because he was afraid that she would affect his friendship with other girls. Now that they have broken up, he claims that the other party is his ex-girlfriend and they are still good friends. In this way, as long as she develops better and better, no one in the circle with a normal brain will reach out to her. That’s right, Yang Hao didn’t want to control her, but wanted to protect her from the storms in the entertainment industry. "Hmph! See if you still dare to play breakup letters with me, play tricks on me." What could be more satisfying than showing off in front of an ex-girlfriend? At this moment, Yang Hao felt extremely happy. From having an underground relationship to openly acknowledging the existence of his ex-girlfriend, Yang Hao felt that he had made progress and entered a higher level. (End of this chapter)