At the New York Fashion Week at the end of the year before last, Xiao Yao had an accident, Zhao Rui and Zhou Zhihao both accompanied Xiao Yao's parents to New York, and Zhou Jingyi also went to New York after learning the news, and met Zhao Rui and Zhou Zhihao, and they also knew each other. Mu Ying was in the crew at the time, and Xiao Yao called him as soon as he got out of trouble to report his safety, so he didn't go to New York at that time. However, because of the preparation of parkour movies, Mu Ying and Zhao Rui have also been contacted many times through online video, and the two are relatively familiar.

In the past two days, the people of the band "Immortals" have become familiar with the people from Huaxia. In this group of people, most of them are relatively unfamiliar with Mu Ying, and the other is that Zhou Jingyi and Lin Qisan have not seen each other. Xiao Yao first introduced Mu Ying to everyone, and then introduced Zhou Jingyi and Lin Qisan to each other.

Xiao Yao's team won, and he won the MVP of the game. According to Dean and the others, they wanted to find a place to celebrate. But tonight was a special day, and Zhu Zitong and Nina Aiyiguli didn't come to watch the game and were still waiting for their respective boyfriends in the hotel, so Xiao Yao rejected Dean's proposal and changed the day of the party to the next day.

As a landlord, the task of preparing for the party was naturally handed over to Dean. Although several members of the band "Immortals" are still in college, they are already stars, and they have already purchased a property in Los Angeles, and the meeting place is finally set at Dean's residence.

Since they were both young people, Xiao Yao and Dean did not invite Keith Craig's family. In addition, there are seven Chinese people in Xiao Yao and his party, four people in the band, plus Mu Ying and Zhou Jingyi, there are already more than a dozen people, and of course they are no longer called outsiders.

The party began the next afternoon, and a group of young people celebrated with joy.

"For our film project, I've already found someone to make a cost budget, can I start the next step?" After a while, Mu Ying pulled Xiao Yao and Zhao Rui to talk about parkour movies.

"What? film projects, do you want to invest in making movies?" Dean, who was passing by, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise when he heard it.

When Xiao Yao told Zhao Rui and Xu Fei that they were going to prepare for a parkour movie, Zhu Zitong was present, and Sun Tingting had also heard about it from Xiao Yao. In addition, when Zhou Jingyi was studying acting with Mu Ying, she had seen Mu Ying write a script and asked curiously, but Mu Ying did not hide it from her, so Zhou Jingyi also knew about it. Except for the three of them, no one else knew about it. At this time, listening to Dean shouting about the movie project, everyone gathered around curiously.

"Do you want to invest in making movies?" Lin Qisan asked.

"Sort of, we're preparing a movie, and we've only recently completed the script!" Xiao Yao saw that everyone was very curious, so he simply told everyone about preparing for the movie.

"Jan, you're no longer playing music, you're going to be an actor and director?" Dean said first.

"It's not a career change, I'm originally an actor, and before I came to the United States as an exchange student, I had already acted in TV series in Huaxia, I remember telling you. Xiao Yao smiled and said to Dean, "In terms of music, I will not give up and will continue." ”

"Oh! Awesome!" Dean breathed a sigh of relief and gave Xiao Yao a thumbs up.

The four members of the band "Immortals" behaved well after hearing it, but they expressed some surprise. After all, they play music, and they have not yet set foot in film and television performances. Zhou Zhihao's performance as a boxer is also easy to say, but Lin Qisan felt a little unhappy after hearing it.

"Why didn't you tell me about the preparation of the movie with Shishi?" Lin Qisan asked directly, "Also, Duo'er and Zitong seem to know about it, but Nina and I don't know?"

"I don't know!" Zhou Zhihao interjected with a smile.

"Go, you're not an actor!" Lin Qisan said angrily.

"At present, the protagonists are me, Shi and Xu Fei, the directors are Mu Ying and me, Chen Xiaoting is one of the producers, the script is made by the five of us together, and the main producers are also the five of us. Xiao Yao said to Lin Qisan, "This is a movie about parkour, the main creative team is our yrf, the parkour team, plus Mu Ying, the director, Zitong and Duo'er are not members of the main creative team, and they did not participate in the preparation of this movie." ”

"This is an action movie, the protagonist must be a real-life parkour master, and we don't have the role of the protagonist for you, so we didn't tell you. Zhao Rui continued, "Zitong and Duo'er just know, and we haven't assigned roles to them yet." ”

"When I knew, I also said that I wanted to participate in this movie, but they didn't let me become the main creator!" Zhu Zitong also said to appease Lin Qisan, "I said that it was okay to contribute money and effort, but they said that I couldn't be a producer if I paid money, so I could only give the money to the stone and count it in the name of the stone." If I'm acting, there will definitely be no me in the protagonist, and the supporting role will have to wait for the script to be completed to see if there is anything suitable for me. ”

"Me too!" Sun Tingting also said, "I want to pay, and it can only be counted in the name of Bayi." ”

"And we have just finished the script now, we have just made the preliminary budget, and we haven't even started to form the crew yet, so isn't it the same for you now?" Xiao Yao finally smiled, "If you want to pay, we won't fail to accept it." As for the characters, nothing else has been decided except for the protagonist. If you don't mind me and Stone playing the lead role, you can only play a supporting role, and we don't refuse, but we have to participate in the audition like everyone else. ”

"You..." Lin Qisan was told by these people in turn, and he lost his temper, so he could only hang his head and say, "How much is the production budget of the movie, how much are you still missing? When will the movie start filming? When will the role audition start? Can I read the script now?"

"I don't know how to act, but I have some savings. Sarmien suddenly asked, "Can I invest my money?"

"So are we!" said Dean and the others.

"Xiao Yao," Mu Ying said to Xiao Yao, "I found someone to make a preliminary budget, and the production cost of our film is estimated to be about eight million US dollars." Now thirteen of us here are willing to contribute, plus Chen Xiaoting and Xu Fei, there are already fifteen investors. I don't think we need crowdfunding anymore?"

In Mu Ying's mind, crowdfunding to make a movie always feels a little awkward. He knows something about the people around Xiao Yao. The thirteen people present now, plus Xu Fei and Chen Xiaoting in Huaxia, are not ordinary amateurs, either stars or second-generation stars, either they have money in their own hands or money in their families, and it is not difficult for fifteen people to raise eight million dollars at all. Even if Xiao Yao wants to make an independent film and doesn't want to be swayed by others, he can still pull commercial sponsorship according to the content of the script.

"Crowdfunding? Do you still want crowdfunding?" Lin Qisan and others who didn't know about the preparation of the movie in advance were shocked again, and they all turned their heads to look at Xiao Yao.

"Haven't you heard of crowdfunding to make a movie?" Xiao Yao laughed.

After thinking about it, Xiao Yao still shook his head at Mu Ying and said: "Crowdfunding still has to be done! Not to mention anything else, at least crowdfunding itself is a propaganda for the movie." Of course, publicity is not the most important purpose, the main thing is that if I can make money after the release of this movie, I still have a plan. The film had to have a portion of the production fee come from crowdfunding, which was important for my later plan. So, we can reduce the proportion of crowdfunding, but it has to be. ”

"That's still according to what was originally said, five people are the main producers, and the crowdfunding list is placed at the end?" asked Mu Ying.

"Yes!" Xiao Yao nodded.

"There is another problem," Zhao Rui pointed to the group of people around, "According to what you originally said, the investment of our relatives and friends will either be credited to the five of us, or put in the crowdfunding thank you list at the end of the film." Zitong's for me, Duo'er for you, these are no problem, if Dean and they don't want to participate in crowdfunding, they will definitely be counted in your name. What about San'er and Nina's share? Yours or mine?"

"I didn't think about it. Xiao Yao said, "Zitong's for you, Duo'er for me, these must be no problem, but Dean and them, it's inappropriate to give money but no name." Crowdfunding is aimed at ordinary people, and it is not appropriate for them to contribute through crowdfunding, and I don't want the gap between ordinary fans and parkour enthusiasts to be too big, and I am also prepared to set a ceiling on the contribution of a single crowdfunder. Again, this restriction is not very suitable for them. ”

"What should I do then?" Zhao Rui asked with Mu Ying.

"That's it," Xiao Yao thought for a moment and looked up, "There can only be one more co-producer besides the main producer." All the friends who invest are all in the co-producers. If the production budget is 8 million, the five of us will have a share of 4 million, the other co-producers will have 2 million, and the crowdfunding will be 2 million. Let's basically contribute according to this ratio, the crowdfunding of two million is fixed, and the first two can be adjusted according to their respective circumstances. ”

"You just said that crowdfunding should be capped, how much is the upper limit?" Mu Ying asked again.

"Crowdfunding is up to $10,000 each, with a minimum of $100. If it reaches $10,000, let's put his name at the end of the movie, of course, if he is willing to have his name appear on the credits at the end of the movie. Xiao Yao said.

"That's probably two hundred names. Mu Ying laughed, "This may make the end credits of our movie very long." ”

"It doesn't matter, just be longer. Xiao Yao said.

This also means that less than 10,000 of them don't have a chance to appear in the end credits. Zhao Rui thought about another question and asked, "Isn't this a little unfair to people who didn't get $10,000 during crowdfunding?" Everyone is paying to support us to make movies, and those who produce more have names, and those who produce less have no names, isn't this appropriate?"

"There's no way," Xiao Yao said, "crowdfunding two million, a single transaction of at least 100, maybe thousands or even tens of thousands of names, the subtitles at the end of the movie really can't be put down! As long as the participants in the crowdfunding, no matter how much they donate, they will all put their names on the relevant pages of the official website of the movie. You know, many crowdfunding projects don't publish the names of the crowdfunders at all, so let's compensate for it in this way. ”

"Okay!" Mu Ying nodded, "What about the specific operation?"

"Since it's in dollars, it must be done on a crowdfunding website in the United States. Xiao Yao said, "Crowdfunding websites have a review system for crowdfunding projects, so you will be responsible for this aspect." The biggest reliance on the crowdfunding of this parkour movie is the reputation of the parkour team YRF. After the crowdfunding website is approved, we will cooperate with the YRF channel of PV to make some explanations and publicity. ”

"Two months should be enough for the crowdfunding time, and I estimate that it is possible to reach the crowdfunding goal ahead of schedule. Xiao Yao said again, "Once the crowdfunding money arrives, we will start preparing for the crew immediately." During this time, you can start looking for some people to work on the crew and the work of selecting the location. In terms of casting auditions, if you think it's okay, you can also conduct some primaries first, prepare some alternatives, and then set a time for reselection and clapping depending on the situation. ”

"Did you ask me to do the casting director?" said Mu Ying with a smile.

"You're one of the directors in the first place, so there's nothing wrong with being a casting director. Xiao Yao said, "If you feel that you can't be busy, you can also hire a casting director to help you." Our filming location is in the United States, and most of the crew and actors must be found in the United States. Are you more familiar with the United States than I am? If you don't leave it to you, do you want me to stay in the United States and do this all the time?"

"Wait, this movie was made in the United States?" Lin Qisan cut off Xiao Yao's words.

"Of course," Xiao Yao said with a smile, "Parkour is a worldwide sport, and this film is planned to be released worldwide, so it is more appropriate to shoot it in Europe and the United States." We have Mu Ying, a high-achieving student of USC, of course, it is more convenient to shoot in the United States than in Europe. ”

"The director's first feature film is planned to be released worldwide?" Lin Qisan said with a smile, "Your ambition is really not small!"

"If you want to play, of course you have to be big. Xiao Yao smiled, "My ambition is not small, but this film is only in the preparation stage now, and even the funds have not yet been paid, and there is still a long time before filming and release." It's not my first feature film as a director, and it probably won't be my first feature film with a global release. ”

"What do you mean? You have also directed feature films, and you also plan to release them worldwide?" This time it was not only Lin Qisan, but even Zhao Rui was surprised, "Not to mention that we have never heard of you as a director and making feature films! Judging from your itinerary in the past two years, it is impossible to have time to finish a feature film!"

"Don't look at me, I don't know. Sun Tingting looked at Lin Qisan and shook her head with a smile.

"This, you'll know when you return home!" Xiao Yao said with a smile and a wink.

"I'll go, how many secrets do you have about this demon?" Lin Qisan shouted.