Good actors want to act well.

It's best to play with good actors and act in a good work together!

Here's the problem, it's hard to find a good show!

There are fewer investors who have the ability to find a group of good actors to do a good job together!

"Before Dawn" is first of all a good book, a high-IQ duel, whether it is a few directors of the eighth game, or lurking in Shanghai, the members of the long-known sailor organization, are all fighters with faith and outstanding personal ability.

Having a strong opponent often stimulates the development of the plot more intensely.

The most important thing is that the producer of "Before Dawn" is Mengxi Company, which has money, and is willing to spend money!

In fact, 10 years ago, actors' salaries were not particularly high, and the top of the salary list were Li Youbin, Chen Daoming, Chen Baoguo, and other top actors who had the ability to drive ratings!

But the highest is only about 300,000 in a single episode...

doesn't look like much, but the three leading actors are all at this price - even if they take the initiative to reduce their salaries, 250,000 episodes, 30 episodes of TV puppet dramas, the salary of three people plus 22.5 million yuan!

And it's after tax!

If nothing else, how much did Snow Leopard cost?

It's almost 23 million in time...

A TV series, the three leading actors took 22.5 million, what is the concept?

This is also the main reason why it is rare for a TV series to have two or three top actors - too expensive!

"My Captain, My Regiment" has cost 45 million, which is already a new high...

10 years later, with the listing of major film and television companies and the rise of video websites, a large amount of hot money has poured into the domestic film and television industry.

There are countless repertoire recorded in **** every year, and so many works need to be distributed to TV stations and major video platforms to digest.

In the entire industrial chain, all parties are facing tremendous pressure.

Investors are under pressure to recoup their costs;

Producers face pressure from investors, advertisers, and broadcast platforms;

Platforms face pressure from advertisers, and advertisers are mainly under pressure to convert their own brand effects.

All the pressure is directed at the ratings, airplay, and buzz in the market.

In the case that there is not much gap in the script concept, production level, and publicity level of most domestic dramas, the use of traffic stars is undoubtedly the biggest selling point, and it is also the least risky and cost-effective choice.

Therefore, investors, TV stations, producers, and even video platforms that spend a lot of money can only bet all their chips on the currently popular artists in order to avoid risks.

The end result is that there is an imbalance in the supply and demand system, and the side that is a scarce resource forms a chase and bubble, and the actors' salaries are crazy premium.

These actors are so cheap that the price is not expensive...

Back to the topic, why did Zhang Fengyi want to play "Before Dawn"?

Because, there is another script in front of him - "The Biography of Sun Tzu", the partner Da Tiantian...

So, he took the initiative to contact Mengxi Company...

If not, pick up "Sun Tzu" again...

Zhao Jinsong actually prefers Zhang Fengyi to play the sailor, the reason is very simple, he hates Hou Yong very much!

After being developed, he abandoned his wife and daughter...

Lao Zhao is the kind of person who has a particularly positive outlook!

It's normal to be unaccustomed to what many actors do...

Therefore, he didn't hesitate much, and called Shen Mengxi directly: "Mengxi, let's use Zhang Fengyi, he is much better than Hou Yong!"

“... Why?"

"Hou Yong is more than ten years younger than Mr. Chen Daoming, and the two of them play against each other, which is not good-looking!"

“... , is it good-looking, you can count it, you have to let Mr. Chen Daoming nod... Honestly, what the hell is going on?"

"I just don't want to cooperate with Chen Shimei!"

Then he told Shen Mengxi some things about Hou Yong, and summed it up, if there are conditions, he will see one and love the other, scumbag...

Shen Mengxi doesn't have much opinion on these, his personal morality is at a loss, as long as he is not a criminal or criminal, and he is not on the list of bad artists, he can be forgiven, and the news that Hou Yong starred in "Before Dawn" has been sent!

So, he said, "... Tsk, according to your theory, I am also Chen Shimei..."

"No, boss, you can only be considered lustful, this is a matter of personal cultivation, if you can handle it, it is called taste, if you don't grasp it well, you are a hooligan!"

"Okay, you look at it, you provoked it, you solve it yourself!

Shen Mengxi didn't have time to talk nonsense with him, hung up the phone, and continued to talk about "Inception" with the British gentleman in front of him...

......

Nolan, the quintessential English gentleman.

Mai's blonde hair is meticulously combed, pale blue pupils, a cleanly shaved beard, a neat white shirt, and black slacks.

Even when I taste coffee, I have a serious expression on my face...

By the way, there used to be a word to describe this type of men's hair: flies can't stand!

Shen Mengxi thinks that it may be that the hairline of British men is generally worried, so he has to take care of it carefully.

Jude Law, who fascinated countless girls around the world back then, will never reconcile with her hairline...

"Hacking into the unsuspecting through dreams and stealing his thoughts is an idea I've seen in "Red Hot Chili Peppers", which is about using dreams to commit crimes and detectives, but in fact its worldview is much larger, reflecting the desires that humans can never satisfy. ”

"Red Hot Chili Peppers?"

"A Japanese animated film, based on Dream Detective... In fact, the movies that shuttle through dreams include "Demon Evil Star" and "Brain Cell Invasion", both of which are B-grade movies, dream stealing, and it is difficult to shoot well!"

"Then if you need to implant a thought in the consciousness of man and foresee in what chaotic way it will take root..."

"Let's say, let him donate his inheritance or something?"

"Yes..."

"That Dream Thief needs a team, some to build dreams, some to stabilize dreams, and some to time..."

Nolan nodded, and added in passing: "But the protagonist needs a motivation, a motivation other than money, family, what do you think?"

"Of course, the family is very good, so that the mainstream audience can find a sense of substitution!"

The two communicated very well, and the reason why they met was also because of Xiao Lizi's introduction - Xiao Lizi took "Inception", read the script, and was surprised to find that the content of the story was similar to what Shen Mengxi told him!

Nonsense, of course about ...

After chatting about the matter, it was time to get to the point, Shen Mengxi asked him: "Then how much investment do you think is needed for such a movie?"

"At least $150 million..."

"Is Warner Bros. willing to invest?"

"They are still hesitating, you know, the studios' favorite is commercial blockbusters, I told them the concept of Inception, they don't like it, they don't even think they understand..."

After a pause, Nolan added: "Warner has always hoped that I could strike while the iron is hot and continue to shoot the Batman series of movies!"

“... If I were an investor in Warner Bros., I would have let you shoot "Batman" first... But I'm not, so, "Inception", I'll vote!"