"Scorching Sun" did become a hit for a while.

It wasn't until the National Day file that other big-budget movies came up, and the popularity of this movie gradually subsided.

One month after its release, the total box office of the movie was around 1.5 billion, and eight million people participated in the rating, with a total score of 8.9.

More than 99% of literary films and more than 98% of crime films at the box office.

An indisputably excellent film.

At the same time, people from the Film Association also paid attention to the film.

Various nominations and awards are also in full swing.

At the same time, Hong Chen was discussing with Yan Chi about filming "Detective Chinatown 2".

Now if his studio wants to grow, it must be scaled up, and it must have the means to make a profit.

On Lu Jia's side, with Ge Chen's arrangement, his career is gradually rising, and he has made a profit of about 500,000 yuan for the studio. Of course, this is just the beginning, and the higher the industry goes, the more money it makes.

If a first-line star can be cultivated in the future, the company can make a profit of hundreds of millions in a year.

"The actors are set, Baoqiang and Xiao Yang are still there, and a lot of comedy cafes have been added, such as Wang Xun, Wang Chengsi, etc., and a Japanese star is also needed, and I have also contacted it, called my wife Mu Cong. Yan Chi has been in charge of looking for actors during this time, and he reported to Hong Chen.

The comedy element of the movie is an essential part, so the comedy café is very important.

Baoqiang's style is as stable as ever.

Wang Chengsi also has a sense of joy, playing Xiunian in "Iron Fist of Shame" and showing himself to death. played the big smart in "The Richest Man in Tomatoes", and even broke out a lot of classic lines.

"Have you heard my story?"

"No, but your face is full of stories. ”

And the sentence "I admit that I have a blockage component......."

On the whole, Yan Chi's casting work has done a good job.

Similarly, Yan Chi also attracted a lot of big investment for this movie. The film is produced by Red Dust Studios, with several other major companies serving as co-producers.

With the results of the previous "Tang Detective 1", coupled with Hong Chen's recent fire, it is not difficult to attract investment at all, and even many large companies take the initiative to find Yan Chi to invest.

Of course, in order to ensure that the studio can make more profits, the amount of investment is certain, and if it is enough, it will not pull investment.

Similarly, Yan Chi's principle is that no investor shall interfere with the filming of the film, and the investor of the role in the film can recommend and suggest, but the choice is still in Yan Chi's hands.

"I need two female leads, undecided, a quirky hacker, and his personal image is biased towards the two-dimensional style. The other is Interpol, who must be tall and international. ”

"Isn't your studio recruiting other artists yet? If there are people, I can choose them directly, which is much more convenient. Yan Chi said again.

"It's not that big yet, but it's going to happen slowly. Hong Chen replied.

Recruiting artists is a matter of preferring shortage to abundance, and the studio's resources have not kept up yet, so it is difficult to cultivate other artists.

It means that Hongchen himself relies on fame, so he naturally does not have to worry about resources. But they want to make other artists popular, and they don't have such a strong ability for the time being.

"Well, I have also selected these two roles in the early stage, and the roles will be officially selected in two days, and the announcement will be issued, so you can come too. Yan Chi said again.

"Casting?" Hong Chen looked interested.

After all, he has been an actor for so long, and others have always chosen him, and he has never chosen others.

This time I was elected as an actor director, which must be very interesting.

"No problem, what time?" asked Hong Chen with a smile.

"The day after tomorrow, it's in your studio. Such a prime location, no need to use in vain. Yan Chi said.

"Good. ”

The two agreed on a time, communicated again, and determined the preliminary work for making the movie.

This time, "Detective Chinatown 2" is very large, and Yan Chi estimates that the total value is about 500 million.

The investment cost alone will cost 500 million.

Hongchen Studio contributed 200 million, and several other co-producers contributed a total of 300 million.

In fact, his estimate is still too little, the total cost of "Detective Chinatown 2" in the parallel world is 550 million, the production cost is 400 million, and the publicity cost is 150 million.

500 million is a very scary number, and it also represents a very large pressure.

According to a simple estimate, "the box office is three times the investment before it can be repaid", which means that the box office of this movie must be at least 1.5 billion to return to the cost.

The excess is divided by 3 and the profit of the movie.

"500 million, a big sum, are you ready?" In the face of such a large amount, even Hong Chen could not completely relax.

Yan Chi nodded solemnly, "Don't worry, it's no problem." ”

He actually didn't know the bottom in his heart.

Film is a high-risk industry, and the interests involved are too great.

The cost of 500 million, but any loss, is not a small number.

But fortunately, with the foundation of the previous movie, the possibility of losing money is not too large.

After that, Hong Chen received a call from Ge Chen again.

Ge Chen told him that the shortlist for this year's Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Award has been announced, and "Scorching Sun" is impressively listed.

This was good news, although it was expected by Hong Chen, but he was still very happy after knowing about it.

I'm finally one step closer to my goal.

However, the film festival will not be held until December, and there are still almost two months to go, during which time he is still busy with "Detective Chinatown 2".

After all, the stakes involved in this movie are very large.

Two days later, early in the morning, Hong Chen rushed to his studio by special car.

Ge Chen, Wang Shaoqi and the heads of several studios followed him, feeling a bit of a domineering president.

It's 8 o'clock in the morning, and the agreed audition time is 9 o'clock, but even so, there are already many actresses queuing up outside.

In the corridor, when those actresses saw Hong Chen, their eyes were shining brightly.

They all understand that if they can climb the big tree of Hongchen, let alone the starring role of this movie, they don't have to worry about their acting careers in the future.

Yan Chi's vision is also very unique, in this movie, he doesn't plan to use a popular star as the heroine, after all, this is not the selling point of the movie, the salary of a popular actress is too high to afford.

Yan Yileng is busy filming new urban dramas, and there is no schedule.

Therefore, Yan Chi chose some young actresses who had just graduated, or who had only participated in film and television once or twice.

What he values most is that the character characters do not conform to his script.

Hong Chen, the script of "Detective Chinatown 2", has already read it, and he is also very clear about the content and the personalities of various characters.

I have to say, this script is very well designed, and if it can be made, it will definitely be more popular than the first movie.

"Here, just right, share the work for me. Yan Chi saw him come in and greeted him.

Yan Chi's words are not bad, if you say who is the most tired when shooting a movie, it must be the director.

Of course, this refers to responsible directors.

Because the actor is divided into shots, some shots need this actor, and some shots don't, even if they are the leading actors, they don't have to be on camera at least half of the time.

But the director is different, and the director of each shot must be there.

And the preparation of a movie is also very troublesome.

Therefore, directing is a technical job, and anyone who can do it to the position of a big director has two brushes.

"Don't worry, what's so difficult about watching other people perform?" Hong Chen looked very relaxed.

Hearing his words, Yan Chi had a playful smile on his face.

"You'll find out later. Yan Chi didn't explain too much.

Then, the two of them, plus screenwriter Chen Cheng, and an assistant director recruited by Yan Chi, a producer, a total of five people, jointly served as the casting director of this time.

The other three people are all going through the motions, and the real decision is in the hands of Hong Chen and Yan Chi.

The staff in the studio are responsible for calling people.

After the casting began, Hong Chen realized that this job was really not as easy as he imagined.