That's right, Guo Fan is still tossing "The Wandering Earth".

The difference is that after half a year, the main investor of the project has been replaced by Beijing Culture...

Yes, the leaders of China Film were very moved and smashed 100 million.

It's useless, it can't support a science fiction film at all, according to Guo Fan's estimates, without an investment of 300 million to 400 million, it is impossible to support "The Wandering Earth"!

Brother Song became a pick-up man...

He started as a movie, and he was also a superstitious director at the beginning, and he invested 100 million yuan in "Seven Swords Under the Heavenly Mountain", but he lost his eyes, and later killed him with "33 Days of Broken Love"!

After that, he bet on "Blooming Heart" and "You at the Same Table" one after another...

That's right, "You at the Same Table" was invested by Brother Song!

Therefore, he is very familiar with Guo Fan.

Guo Fan took his more than 3,000 conceptual design drawings and more than 8,000 storyboards about "The Wandering Earth" to find Brother Song...

Brother Song was very moved and immediately decided to invest!

Of course, Brother Song doesn't believe that a few actors who are not famous at all can pull the box office, in essence, he is a businessman, and it is impossible to throw money in vain just because he was moved!

So I discussed the actor candidate with Guo Fan.

The two agreed that only Shen Ming could afford "The Wandering Earth"!

The most important thing is that Shen Ming's current salary is profit dividends, not tens of millions of salaries...

The only problem is that Shen Ming doesn't seem to be interested in "The Wandering Earth"...

Guo Fan decided to give himself another chance to tell him about "The Wandering Earth" in person...

……

Shen Ming knew Guo Fan.

also knew that Brother Song wanted him to pick up "The Wandering Earth"...

Frankly speaking, if Guo Fan opens his mouth, you come, I will give you a salary of 60 million, and Shen Ming will turn around and leave!

Lack of your 60 million?

Well, it's just a bit of lewdness, if you really want to give 60 million, a fool won't make it!

Guo Fan first toasted Shen Ming, and then talked about his experience: "In 15 years, in 2015, the Film Bureau selected 5 new generation directors to study in Hollywood, and I was among them. ”

"Paramount, huh?"

"Yes, it's to visit and learn on the set of Piramont!"

"In fact, there is only one Paramount set left in that place in Hollywood, and most of it has been relocated!"

“… I really don't know this, my biggest feeling at the time was that the gap between the Chinese film industry and the American film industry is too big, and the biggest gap is science fiction films, we are still riding bicycles, and people have already driven Ferraris. ”

"It's not just science fiction, the most important thing is that we don't have a complete film industry system!"

"You seem to have made a science fiction movie?"

"Yes, District 9, that's a soft sci-fi, the setting is very attractive!"

Shen Ming told the story structure of "District 9", and praised Neil Blomkamp by the way.

"Neil is a very good director, there is actually no film industry in South Africa, he has been preparing this film for several years, and he has been waiting for someone to invest in him..."

Brother Song became interested: "Then what does he live on?"

"He is a very famous short film, MV and advertising director in South Africa, he told me that when he was 13 years old, Peter Jackson originally planned to invest in expanding his short film "Halo" series into a feature film, and later, Sony withdrew his investment, this time "District 9", Peter Jackson also named the producer, and invested 15 million US dollars, and also helped find Warner to do the distribution!"

"District 9", the production cost is about 40 million US dollars, Shen Ming invested 6 million US dollars, and the salary is 800,000 US dollars + 8% of the box office dividend.

Peter Jackson invested 15 million, Neil himself smashed 6 million, and the rest was Qiancheng Film and Television Investment.

Warner is only responsible for distribution, but it can receive 30% of the box office dividends...

No way, this is the advantage of big studios and big distribution agencies!

Guo Fan glanced at Brother Song, and then continued to stare at Shen Ming...

"Director Guo, Lao Song, I probably know what you mean, to be honest, I'm not optimistic about domestic sci-fi films!"

“… Why?"

Shen Ming explained: "I think the most basic thing in science fiction films is the world view setting, and Chinese directors subconsciously ignore these when making science fiction films!"

"For example, when Cameron filmed Avatar, he first compiled an Encyclopedia of Pandora, why do some mountains levitate on Pandora? Because the ore contains superconducting substances at room temperature, why is the magnetic field of Pandora disordered? Because there are several other planets nearby, what kind of plants and animals should grow on Pandora? The shape of animals and plants must conform to the environment of this planet; and in addition, he even asked linguists to compile a new language in order to distinguish Pandora from earthlings..."

"I've done it all!"

Guo Fan took the black bag he was carrying on the table, and a stack of manuscript paper: "This is a 100-year chronicle compiled by us for "The Wandering Earth", from 1977 to 2075, so that everyone can understand how the whole incident happened step by step..."

Shen Ming took the manuscript paper, and sure enough, a bunch of dense things were written on it, including who predicted that the sun would have a helium flash within a hundred years, and when the United Nations announced the "Wandering Earth" plan to the world...

"Here's the concept we made!"

Guo Fan opened the tablet and pointed to the portrait on it, and said: "What will the human world look like in 50 years? Will there still be walls in the room? What will culture and entertainment look like? What will all kinds of cars look like? Only after you truly depict this world can the screenwriter know what kind of world you are depicting, and they will be able to make up stories on this basis!"

"We made more than 3,000 concept drafts, including the detailed conception of all scenes such as planetary engines, dungeons, and carrier vehicles, and more than 8,000 storyboard sketches!"

"Also, I think 'fleeing with the earth' is in line with our Oriental thinking!"

"Before, I went to talk to ILM about special effects. After listening to my introduction, they asked me in surprise: Why do Chinese not flee from the earth after the crisis on the earth, but run with the earth?"

My answer is: when we buy a house, we don't buy a physical space, but a family, in which parents, wives, and children live, and this physical space carries all our emotions. Chinese people have a special sense of family and country, even if there is a disaster or war, many people do not want to leave their hometown, and they will die there. ”

Shen Ming looked at the design draft on the tablet and listened to Guo Fan tell the birth of "The Wandering Earth" in his ear...

He is already interested in this project!

But here's the problem...

I agreed to wave with Nan Xiao for three months, turned my head, and ran to the set again, which is not good!

After Guo Fan finished speaking, he looked at Shen Ming a little nervously, and the latter looked up: "Two questions!"

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