In early February, after accompanying Li Xiaoran for the Lunar New Year in Vancouver, Lin Xiaoguang immediately left for the capital, and the first thing he did was to send the script of "People in Embarrassment" for review, and the reply from the stage was that he agreed to shoot.

But the problem is that Lin Xiaoguang still can't attract investment in films, the main reason is not the script, but no one believes that Lin Xiaoguang, who has always shown himself as a star, can be qualified for the position of director in "People in Embarrassment".

Lin Xiaoguang was very depressed, but he was not idle, he should be filming and filming, he should sleep and sleep, during this period, he also helped Xu Zheng's newly released movie "Love Call Transfer" to support the platform, giving Xu Zheng enough face, and also attended the premiere of "Li Qi's Conjecture", and also received three other endorsements.

The days are full and busy.

In a flash, March came.

After witnessing Xu Zheng cut a box office of 30 million in the film market with the movie "Love Call Transfer", Lin Xiaoguang couldn't sit still, his ambitions were getting bigger and bigger, and he knew that if he wanted to find a way to make waves in the industry as soon as possible, he must also create a movie IP.

Obviously, Lin Xiaoguang intends to make "People in Embarrassment" a brand IP to operate, since it is the pioneering work of the entire series, it is natural that there is no room for negligence.

Golden Homestead.

Eight o'clock in the evening.

Lin Xiaoguang made an appointment with Xu Zheng at his home and had a heated discussion on matters related to "People in Embarrassment".

After hearing Lin Xiaoguang's investment offer for the movie, Xu Zheng said worriedly: "Xiaoguang, fifteen million is not a small amount!

Lin Xiaoguang nodded and said: "I know, but this is also a way to do it, if you really want to shoot 15 million, it may not be enough, not to mention anything else, Huang Baoqiang's salary as an actor is at least one million, this is still the friendship price that my brother Qi gave me!"

Xu Zheng hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I don't want my salary." ”

There is no free lunch in the world, Lin Xiaoguang naturally understands what Xu Zheng means, he wants to continue to be a film producer like the previous "Crazy Stone".

For Xu Zheng's joining, Lin Xiaoguang not only does not exclude, but even welcomes it, as far as an all-round talent like Xu Zheng is a panacea for the crew, he can be used as an actor or a director, where there is a shortage of people, he can even be a producer, screenwriter, and photographer......

If he can cooperate with Xu Zheng, Lin Xiaoguang is like a tiger.

"What about the heroine?"

"If you can't afford to hire a famous actress, then let my wife play it. ”

"How much is my sister-in-law's salary?"

"If I am a producer with you, you can just watch it and give it, it is definitely lower than the market price!"

Lin Xiaoguang thinks Xu Zheng's idea is good, Xu Zheng's wife Xiao Taohong is a movie queen, with good looks, acting skills, and popularity, if she can come to participate, it will definitely be a charcoal in the snow + icing on the cake for the movie "People in Embarrassment", which can be called the best of both worlds.

"That's okay, the heroine will choose her sister-in-law. ”

Subsequently, Lin Xiaoguang and Xu Zheng spent a few days determining the size of the actors in the movie, plus the location, photography, equipment, etc., roughly estimated, the pre-production cost of the film is about 7 million, the later stage is about 2 million, and there are about 3 million publicity costs.

The total is 12 million, which is still the minimum budget made by Lin Xiaoguang and Xu Zheng.

With a cost of 12 million, you can't make a decent movie.

The initial specific production costs of "People in Embarrassment" are as follows:

Director Lin Xiaoguang's salary is zero, the actor Xu Zheng's salary is zero, Huang Baoqiang's salary is 1 million, Xiao Taohong's salary is 500,000, plus the salary of some familiar supporting roles adds up to 2 million, not including the salary of those extras.

The salary alone is about 4 million, accounting for one-third of the pre-production cost, not counting the expenses for eating, drinking, and living for hundreds of staff.

In other words, the filming cost of the whole movie is only about 3 million at most, which is poorer than when Ning Hao filmed "Crazy Stone".

You must know that at that time, when he participated in the movie "Crazy Stone", the actor Guo Tao only received less than 100,000 yuan, Huang Bo received 20,000 yuan, and Xu Zheng and Lin Xiaoguang were the same as at the beginning, not a dime.

There is an old saying that everything is difficult at the beginning, Lin Xiaoguang's account is more and more empty, and he feels that 12 million is far from enough, because many things cannot be operated in an orderly manner, and if he wants to make a decent movie, it is a bottomless pit that cannot be filled in no matter how he fills it......

Half a month later, one night.

As soon as Lin Xiaoguang finished filming the TV series, he hurriedly invited Xu Zheng to his home.

"Lao Xu, I don't think this will work, we have to find a film company with specifications to cooperate......"

"I agree, such as photographers, prop masters, lighting engineers, etc., these team members, all have to come to a full set, if we ask one by one by ourselves, it will be too troublesome, maybe we have to buy our own equipment, so mess around, let alone 12 million, even 50 million is not enough for expenses. ”

What Lin Xiaoguang could think of, in fact, Xu Zheng thought of it a few days earlier, but Xu Zheng felt that he just wanted to see how far Lin Xiaoguang could go.

Lin Xiaoguang then said: "However, basically I went to run all the companies that could run, and there was no result, do you have any better suggestions?"

Xu Zheng pondered for a moment, and said: "I'll ask Liu Yiwei, his path is wide!"

Lin Xiaoguang said with emotion: "Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you." ”

Xu Zheng said angrily: "Hey, what are you still polite to me, our brothers are now two fried mothers tied to a rope!"

In other words, Liu Yiwei is definitely a strange person, this guy seems to be a chef who can cook on the surface, but in fact, he is a screenwriter who loves music in his bones, and occasionally helps pimp, knows a little about everything, and has been in contact with big names from all walks of life across the Taiwan Strait.

As a good friend who has prostituted with Xu Zheng, Liu Yiwei can be said to be benevolent and righteous to Xu Zheng.

Prior to this, Liu Yiwei had already helped Xu Zheng tailor the script of "Love Call Transfer", and this time he had to help him pull down his face and look for relationships everywhere, and the relationship between the two was so ironclad that he had nothing to say.

Although, almost every time it is a failed experience.

To put it mildly, under Liu Yiwei's strong recommendation, Wang Changtian, chairman of Guangguang Media, nodded and agreed to meet Lin Xiaoguang.

Finally, after Lin Xiaoguang told the 20-minute story synopsis of "People in Embarrassment" in the way of "acting", Wang Changtian made a decision on the spot: "I voted for this film, if it can be filmed well, the box office cannot be less than 30 million, and it can basically return to its original cost." ”

On the night he got the investment from Light Pictures, Lin Xiaoguang was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night.

Now that everything is ready, only Dongfeng is owed, and what Lin Xiaoguang lacks most is no longer funds, but time.

After all, Lin Xiaoguang is a contracted artist of Huayi Brothers, Huang Zhonglei does not allow Lin Xiaoguang to start a new business during the contract period, if Lin Xiaoguang insists on spending three months to make a movie that has nothing to do with Huayi Company, then after he finishes filming, he must work twice to repay the company's losses.

Lin Xiaoguang can be regarded as open this time, he promised Huang Zhonglei that when he finishes filming "People in Embarrassment", he will strive to shoot 100 episodes of TV series in the second half of the year, and if he can't meet the company's indicators, he is willing to spend money to make up the difference.

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