Chapter 615: Crazy Stone
"That's good!" Lu Fang said excitedly: "Is there anything you need my help with?"
"Do you want to invite outside actors?"
"This time "Langya Bang" was a great success, there are many people outside who are eyeing your next work, and there will be no shortage of actors who want to star in your works, so if you have any needs for actors, I can help you screen them. ”
Lu Fang has received hint requests from many companies, all of whom want to star in Chen Mubai's works, including many top stars.
Even some second- and third-tier stars retreated and hoped to appear in Mubai Entertainment's works, it doesn't matter if Chen Mubai filmed it or not, as long as it is produced by Mubai Entertainment.
On the one hand, most of Mubai Entertainment's works are related to Chen Mubai, even if he did not direct it himself, but the script is his, the story is strong, and the shooting effect is not bad, just like the drama "Let's Get Married", the ratings and word-of-mouth are still very good.
On the other hand, the golden signboard of Mubai Entertainment itself has been established, and the general public pays for it.
Some people often say on the Internet that as long as it is a work of Mubai Entertainment, they will watch it, and they have a natural sense of trust, thinking that the quality of Mubai Entertainment's works will not be bad.
As long as they star in the works of Mubai Entertainment, then they can gain a lot of attention and play a significant role in improving their own fame, so they hope to be able to appear in the works of Mubai Entertainment.
"No, this time I'm still using employees from my own company, even if it's a newcomer, but I need some stars who speak dialects. Chen Mubai said.
"Dialect?" Lu Fang asked in surprise, "Don't you speak Mandarin?"
But the accent of this drama is more dramatic, there are many words that cannot be reflected in Mandarin, and the dialect is very suitable. Chen Mubai said with a smile.
"Okay, I'll give you an eye on the dialect of where do you want?"
"From Sichuan and Chongqing, the filming location will also be placed there at that time. ”
"No problem, I'll find you artists in the Sichuan-Chongqing area, and you can choose them when the time comes. Lu Fang nodded.
After Lu Fang and Chen Mubai finished communicating, he went straight back to his office, ready to implement the matter.
At present, the company has a work "Langya Bang" that is being screened, Chen Yunteng also has a work being filmed, Ji Yuxuan is in preparation, and the project has not yet been established, which is the company's resources.
In addition, people such as Qian Duoduo and Shang Ran took over the outside scenes, and they started filming as early as a year ago.
Mubai Entertainment's current resources are very good, especially after cooperating with the three major ones, it shows its strong strength, and many external forces are willing to cooperate with Mubai Entertainment and replace resources.
Endorsements, announcements, and commercial performances have come to the door a lot, and they are no longer as before, brands are only willing to cooperate with Chen Mubai, and they will also cooperate with other stars.
After all, there are still a few stars in Mubai Entertainment who have developed well, and they are not small in the circle, so they can be regarded as breaking out.
Moreover, because Mubai has full entertainment potential, and Chen Mubai's works are generally given priority to his own artists, their value is higher.
If you cooperate with them, if their reputation rises again in the future, they will earn by signing the contract, which is a sure-fire deal, who doesn't want to intervene?
Qian Duoduo has been working hard recently, and the publicity of "Langya Bang" is over, and he immediately went to shoot a new drama and sharpen himself.
"Langya Bang" became popular after it was broadcast, and the King Jing he played was also popular, so he received a lot of invitations, and chose one of the good dramas after all, so he went to film.
If Chen Mubai wants to film, Qian Duoduo will definitely still be there, and the protagonist will give priority to people within the company to act, and when the project is officially established, Qian Duoduo's filming time will be almost the same, so that there will be no schedule.
It's seamless, and it may make Qian a little more tired, after all, I have been working at such a high intensity, and I don't have to rest, which is very tiring.
However, this is the case in the celebrity industry, the more popular it is, the more tired it is, which is also the norm, and everyone wants to be tired rather than not tired.
Chen Mubai has been preparing for this movie for a long time, and the selection of the movie has already had several prototypes in his mind.
That's right, the work filmed in Sichuan and Chongqing this time is "Crazy Stone"!
In the previous life, this black humor comedy was a model of small and broad in film history, with a production cost of 3 million, bringing a box office of more than 23 million!
That's a lot of money!
And this box office has a lot of gold content, because at that time, the film schedule was very small, and many theaters did not release this movie, and some may also be one or two shows a day, in this case, it is really terrifying to get a box office of 26 million!
This represents the strength of horror, and in that era, although there were many movies with a box office of more than 10 million, there were not many, and those that could exceed 100 million were the works of top directors!
It is extremely difficult for a rookie director to have this kind of strength.
And this movie also made this rookie director become famous, and later grew into a first-line director in China.
Here, all the conditions are far superior to the environment at that time, and Chen Mubai believes that this movie will definitely cause a boom and open the door to comedy!
Regarding the box office of the movie, Chen Mubai is not worried.
He believes that good works will not be buried, and now that he is working closely with the three major ones, there is no constraint from the theater chain, he has no resistance at all, he will give this movie the best state, and see how much box office it can win in the end!
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"Yu Xuan, this time you and I will make this movie. Chen Mubai said to Ji Yuxuan.
"Okay. Ji Yuxuan nodded in agreement.
He has not yet filmed works, and he is making preliminary preparations, which can be regarded as preparations for the future, and he is idle.
Chen Yunteng has already started shooting his own works, and he has no time to help.
"What kind of movie will you make this time?" Ji Yuxuan licked his lips, looking a little excited.
He had never made a film before, and he was thrilled to have the opportunity to touch the highest halls.
"Comedy. ”
"Comedy is good!" Ji Yuxuan's eyes widened and exclaimed: "The audience market for comedy is the widest, suitable for men, women and children, the subject matter is good, plus your influence, the box office of this movie will not be low." ”
Ji Yuxuan gave his opinion based on his own experience.
Although he doesn't know the quality of Chen Mubai's films, judging from this option alone, it is very good.
Compared with foreign popcorn movies, special effects are too expensive, and the cost of comedy is too low.
"Mr. Chen, your choice is too wise!" Ji Yuxuan patted his ass.
"Okay, I'm not a superficial person, so why pat me on the back. Chen Mubai said with a smile: "I am very confident in this movie, it will definitely roll up a craze, and we will shoot it seriously when the time comes." ”
"Are you so confident?"
Seeing the heat flashing in Chen Mubai's eyes, Ji Yuxuan was a little surprised.
I didn't expect Chen Mubai's movie to have such a high evaluation, it seems that he is very confident!
However, Ji Yuxuan is also very happy in this way, the quality of the work that can make Chen Mubai so confident must be very good, and he is naturally very happy to be able to contact this film this time.
Especially in close proximity to these excellent films, he can learn a lot of knowledge, which may improve his directing skills.
"Mr. Chen, don't worry!" Ji Yuxuan patted his chest and slapped the package ticket: "I will definitely take it seriously and shoot this work completely when the time comes!"
Every screenwriter or director hopes to be able to shoot the story he wants to tell for everyone to see, and everyone hopes that his hard work can be recognized by everyone, and he understands Chen Mubai's mentality very well.
"The script is here, you can take it back and read it first, and then you can find the right person. Chen Mubai took out a script from the drawer and handed it to Ji Yuxuan.
"This movie will be established soon, except for a few actors, the rest are vacant, you can look for the company's artists first, if you can't find it, contact Mr. Lu and ask him to help find it outside. ”
"No problem!" Ji Yuxuan took the script.
"The actor's requirement is to be able to speak Sichuan and Chongqing, the image is not valued, the more ordinary the better, this is a story between small people. Chen Mubai admonished.
In "Crazy Stone", there are no handsome guys except for the thief Mike.
They are all local little people, and it is also from this perspective that the curtain of the story is unraveled, and the social reality is told with small people, with ironic black humor.
If you find a handsome guy, then you have to make up and look ugly, after all, being handsome is incompatible with this movie, and there is no such contrasting black humor.
There is a screening wall in society, and good-looking people will always be treated more favorably than ordinary-looking people.
"Speaking in tongues......" Ji Yuxuan grinned at the corner of his mouth, he didn't expect Chen Mubai to have this request.
Is this a movie with regional overtones?
There are a lot of such movies, but the audience will be a little less, after all, everyone is more accustomed to Mandarin, and basic movies are also based on this.
After all, dialects are small languages, with a limited audience, and many people can't understand them, so they are not willing to pay for such "special" movies.
"Wouldn't this be bad?" Ji Yuxuan said with a little hesitation.
Chen Mubai is so confident in this movie, he said this at this time, a little questioning Chen Mubai's feelings.
Although Chen Mubai has always been a good person, he questioned him at this time, I was afraid that he would also be angry.
It's just that Ji Yuxuan really doesn't want to support Chen Mubai against his will for fear of offending him, this is cheating him, and it is also the irresponsibility of Team Mubai Entertainment!
Let's not say that this comedy movie doesn't require much investment, but the actors' salaries are not low, plus the crew's salaries, props, costumes, scenes, etc. all cost money, and it takes a lot of money to make a movie.
If you lose money because the movie fails, isn't it unnecessary!
Therefore, at the risk of offending Chen Mubai, Ji Yuxuan still said it hard.