Chapter 182: Budget, One Billion Yen!
"Japan Sinks" is the representative work of the well-known Japanese science fiction artist Sakyo Komatsu.
Komatsu Sakyo is not ordinarily famous, and in the Japanese science fiction world, he is known as one of the three royal families.
This book has been adapted into a movie and TV series before, and now, Yuki Kusano's special meeting is equivalent to directly initiating the proposal, although he is only the head of the first team of the Film Business Bureau, but everyone understands that he is representing the Film Business Bureau.
Moreover, as long as you know about this film, you will definitely understand the intention of Yuki Kusano, maybe now this proposal is jointly requested by Dashan and Xiaoting, and the Film Business Bureau must use this earthquake event to make profits for the TV station.
But in fact, this one, although it is science fiction, has a very strong irony in it.
The irony in this is also related to the present.
In other words, this can actually be seen as a counterattack by Yuki Kusano.
So, can this proposal pass?
For a while, everyone in the conference room couldn't help but whisper.
Of course, Misato Fukuyama, the head of the ice beauty, was also in the conference room, and she was really worried before, because she didn't grasp the action of the mountain at all, and she couldn't tell the owner.
And now, the ...... mentioned by the master Si Guoyi!
Ice Beauty, who was originally a young woman in literature and art, of course I watched this, you know, after it was born in the 70s, it caused a boom, and it didn't even take long for it to be adapted into a film and television drama.
Now that the owner has proposed to take this incident as an opportunity to readapt the classic "Japan Sinks", it is really amazing!
Seriously, Ice Beauty can't look past many things at the moment, such as the performance of the news unit in the earthquake, they are fanatical.
It is indeed their duty to go deep into the news scene and report quickly, but isn't it strange that they are completely guided by interests?
Literary and artistic young people really can't get used to this, but almost all of Japan is like this, not only Fuji TV, but also other TV stations, and even, this still has a historical heritage, in the 123 air crash that year, the newspaper group was full of shady scenes.
How similar the situation is now!
And the master's current trick, in the eyes of the ice beauty, is well done!
This and the film and television dramas adapted later are really different.
In this way, the ice beauty's face was unmoved, but a pair of thighs were overlapped and rubbed twice.
Naturally, no one can see the scenery under this table.
Dashan and Xiaoting, the two of them are not stupid, of course they understand, Yuki Kusano used this proposal to defuse their offensive.
Originally, this was a current affairs news, and even if a unit like the Film Business Bureau did nothing, it should be.
However, this movie is not easy to make.
"Grass. Dashan spoke first, "Your idea is good, and this is indeed a classic, whether it is a movie or a TV series, it seems to be related to the current situation, but I have to remind you, what about the budget? Now the whole Taiwan is mostly concentrating resources on the side of the Information Bureau, you should be able to understand." β
Xiao Ting listened and immediately put forward his own opinions, "Caoye, if it is at the level of the 70s, then the cost is easy to say, but with your ability and the current situation, the cost is definitely not low." β
This is the point!
yes, how much does it cost?
In particular, Xiao Ting mentioned a 'with your ability', what kind of character are you Yuki Kusano?
I always like to make a high budget and a big investment!
Although the movie is very good, it is also very daring to spend money.
How much are you going to charge for this movie?
Once again, everyone's eyes converged on Yuki Kusano, and the young overseer seemed to feel the pressure, and he crossed his hands on the tip of his nose in embarrassment.
But he still spoke, "It's about a billion yen this time." β
Billion?!
The whole conference room was silent.
Everyone is really not mentally prepared, you, a young superintendent, dare to ask for money!
At present, Japanese TV stations are actually quite good in terms of revenue, but the production cost is also constantly shrinking.
Who doesn't want to spend a small amount of money to schedule a film and then achieve high box office ratings?
With a budget of one billion, it's a bit unimaginable.
That's 10 million dollars, what are you?
In fact, Yuki Kusano's own account is about $10 million.
"Love Letter" plus "Midnight Bell", these two films have a lot of income, plus the overseas income of "Love Letter", and the future overseas income of "Midnight Bell".
So, he really has 1 billion.
However, this money can't be revealed, at least it can't be taken out directly to make a film, otherwise it will definitely arouse suspicion.
In addition, he can now make full use of the resources of the TV station, and there are two very important resources, how can he easily let them go?
"That, a billion words, in terms of this kind of science fiction movie, it doesn't seem to be a lot. Yuki Kusano said this.
Everyone wanted to reprimand, but they realized that this guy had some truth in what he said.
One billion yen sounds like a lot, but when it comes to investing in movies, that's $10 million, and what is $10 million called in Hollywood?
Small-budget films.
This is indeed how it is classified, and you must know that at present, Hollywood has the most output in terms of global investment in science fiction films.
In other words, a $10 million sci-fi film, this is a low-budget movie in Hollywood.
So, am I asking too much?
Moreover, he has a subtext, isn't it that you want to take advantage of the big event that has been set?
In terms of this kind of disaster event, in terms of movies, what kind of film can be made?
Disaster movies, then, when has the cost of disaster movies been low, and most of them are produced by Hollywood.
In this way, Yuki Kusano is very economical at all.
So, some people even nodded, thinking it made sense.
Dashan and Xiao Ting were about to continue to say something, but at this moment, Prince Songzhu laughed.
"So, you have to set up a production committee for "Japan Sinks"?"
This attitude is too obvious!
Of course, Yuki Kusano nodded, "This investment is very large, and it is estimated that it will take funds from many parties to be introduced, and the previous combinations will definitely be even more chaotic this time." β
Yongshan Gengsan frowned slightly, "In this way, the TV station needs to pay at least 200 million." β
"Probably. Yuki Kusano responded, "I hope Shochiku can be so generous, and Toho also needs to talk about it, Stardust's small company may not have much courage." β
The two of them actually chatted like this!
"Hey, that ......" Daiyama wanted to say something, but he couldn't seem to say any more.
Xiao Ting reacted quickly at the moment, "It's better to introduce the funds of Sankei." β
Come on, this guy is really smart.
So, what's going on?
"Kusano, when can you hand in the script?"
"I'll do my best, and I'll be able to do it in early February. β
"So fast?"
"As I said, this is what I had before. β
"Good!"
It seems that Kozo Nagayama has finally made a rightful Prince Shochiku.
"Ladies and gentlemen, there is a very profound truth in this "Japan Sinks", and if it can be filmed as an opportunity, I believe it will be of great significance!"
In this case, what can Dashan and Xiaoting do?
One billion is one billion, anyway, everyone pays 200 million, and it's almost solved.
But...
"Kusano, this investment is very huge, if you can't get a high box office, you have to be complicated!" Xiao Ting's face was serious.
Dashan pursed his mouth, and immediately followed, "This time the stakes are very high, you must not take it lightly! Moreover, in terms of time, how long will you be able to shoot it?"
Yes, a billion investment, if you don't grasp it well, you can't do it, and there is still time for shooting, you can't grind foreign workers.
Yuki Kusano immediately got up, faced the whole audience, and said very formally: "I can shoot it in half a year, and I am sure that I will get more than 4 billion at the box office!"
It's directly doubled compared to before, but it seems to be a little bit close, by the way, the investment has doubled 5 times this time.
Of course, no one cares about this now, in short, a super-large production of the Film Business Bureau is just set.
......
The roof of Fuji TV is cold and windy in winter.
But two men drank in the cold wind.
"Ah Xing, aren't we guys a little bad?"
"Team leader, I know what you think, I think we just need to be ourselves. β
"Alas, I was also full of enthusiasm back then. β
"I can see it. β
The two chatted quite strangely, but Yuki Kusano knew very well that Team Leader Morita was hurt by the actions of the current Japanese media.
In fact, these journalists are active in reporting on this kind of event, which is their job, and it is understandable, but sometimes they are too inclined to profit, and, even now, they are all guided by interests, and they don't care about anything else, which is really despicable.
But as a young overseer, all he can do is be himself.
"Aligado! Ayuki, you've done a great job this time. β
Morita's hair, which was already small, fluttered in the wind, but Yuki Kusano couldn't laugh at all.
"Team leader, I also put forward a box office target this time, also to make money. Yuki Kusano seems to be back to the way she was on the roof of the building.
When Morita heard this, he laughed, "Then you can earn it, but I still believe in you, Ayuki." β
Yuki Kusano said helplessly, "Team leader, this is like a hot-blooded comic, it's too naΓ―ve." β
"Haha......" Morita laughed happily.
Maybe this world can make the blood not cold, which is commendable. (Recommended reading: Reading Files 2013)