Recently, it was reported that the total salary of the male and female protagonists of a TV series was 150 million. For a while, public opinion was raging.
You must know that the average monthly salary announced this year is 7460 yuan. According to this standard, we ordinary people have to work for more than 2,000 years to earn the money these two stars make in a play.
Why stars can make so much money?
First, let's talk about Chinese film and television dramas. The TV dramas we see are only half of the production. In other words, there are no TV stations or websites willing to buy half of the film and television series every year. Then the money invested in these TV shows will be wasted.
To be on the safe side, investors and producers are willing to invite stars to appear. Because these stars bring their own fans and topics, this is a guarantee for watching. Someone is willing to watch it, so that broadcasting platforms such as TV stations and websites are willing to pay. Therefore, the producers always spare no effort to invite celebrities to perform.
According to industry insiders, 10 years ago, actors only accounted for about 15%-20% of production costs, with the most being about 30%, and the remaining 70% were used for filming. But ten years later, this ratio was completely reversed. Most of the money was "divided" by the actors. The remaining production cost was only enough to finish the film, and the production level naturally plummeted. So the "50 cents special effect" that I spit is probably "saving money and saving money." This has formed a vicious circle: only celebrities can sell for a good price, so the producer will pay less for the screenwriter and later. The quality of the script and the overall visual presentation are certainly not ideal.
If you want a good audience for a drama without content advantage, you need more stars to "support" it.
In the end, there are a lot of actors, but there are only a few celebrities that are liked by the public. If the number of people is small, they naturally appear to be expensive, and the pay of the stars is naturally high.
Looking at the United States, Hollywood is able to control star salaries within a reasonable range because it has a relatively complete and systematic star training mechanism that can provide sufficient blood for the cultural industry, including all aspects of the film and television industry.
