Speaking of which, the relationship between Zhou Bai and Guan Jingpeng is quite a gentleman's friendship, and everyone appreciates each other's achievements and pursuits in art, and there is no entanglement of interests.

Now because Xiangjiang Films is in the afterglow, there are already some film crews with the power of directors or screenwriters who have gone north to develop, at least they are no longer limited to the acre and third of Xiangjiang, but now the directors who come up are basically directors who have made a lot of reputations.

Let's not talk about the question of whether you can afford it, Xiangjiang Films has always been a director's system, and mainland films have gradually developed into a producer's system, and the current project in Zhou Bai's hands is also 100% a producer's system, and it is impossible to let the director control everything.

The director who is accustomed to the production model of Xiangjiang, after coming to the mainland, will there be a conflict with the crew or Zhou Bai-based management, this is a very fatal problem, if it cannot be solved, then everything will fall into great inconvenience, maybe there will be a big mess and the project will be aborted.

It's like Wang Jin, he went north to film, and was treated like a grandfather by the management, once there is a disagreement, it is often Wang Jin and they have the final say, and the Xiangjiang staff in the crew have conflicts with the mainland staff, and the ones who suffer have always been from the mainland, and if they don't go with their wishes, they will stop filming directly, no matter how powerful this kind of person is, Zhou Bai will not bird him.

To put it bluntly, the director is just a position in the film creation process, and it is a job to invite you to come, not to invite an uncle to come and be enshrined, if you want to be an uncle, then go back to the place where you can be an uncle, anyway, Zhou Bai will never wait here.

"Ah Guan, what are you doing? I didn't bother you, did I?" After Zhou Bai finished dinner, he hung up the phone to Guan Jingpeng, it was only seven or eight o'clock at this time, and Xiangjiang and the capital were not separated by many time zones, so he only called at this time.

"Xiaobai, I just finished dinner with my boyfriend and was watching TV, is there something wrong with calling me?" Guan Jingpeng's voice came from the phone, he was watching TV at this moment.

Ah Guan now lives with his boyfriend, everyone knows that he is gay, and he himself has not concealed it, as a friend and his fan, of course Zhou Bai knows, Zhou Bai has no special views on this, he just has a different whereabouts, nothing to make a fuss about, there are some hidden comrades in the mainland entertainment industry.

"That's right, I'm on the Three Treasures Palace, and now I have a film project in my hand, a romantic comedy movie, but I can't find a suitable director here at the moment, so I want to ask you if there is a suitable director over there. Zhou Bai said, feeling embarrassed, looking for someone to help, isn't it a bit realistic.

"This, how big is your investment in that project? I'll be honest with you, the price of directors here in Xiangjiang is not cheap, you have to be a little mentally prepared for this. Guan Jingpeng reminded that the first time to ask about investment.

This question is indeed very important, because now Xiangjiang directors are really expensive, of course, actors are even more expensive, and now Zhou Bai's film investment is just the money of a star actor, or the kind that can't afford to hire a top star.

"The initial estimate of the investment is about 10 million to 15 million, and the director's remuneration within two or three million can be considered, and if it exceeds this price, it will cause trouble for film production. Zhou Bai was silent for a moment and said.

Is the production cost of 10 million to 15 million yuan considered high? At present, in Hong Kong, it is about a small and medium-sized film with a medium or medium cost, but in the mainland, about 15 million yuan is already a very good investment in 2000, the year when the film market shrank quite severely.

Fifty or sixty movies are made in a year, and most of the films cost no more than five million, and the medium ones have a production cost of about seven or eight million, and movies with a level of more than 10 million are indeed considered high.

Many people think that the production cost of a movie like "Jing Ke Assassinating the King of Qin" is seventy or eighty million, and the problem is that there has not been such a film for many years, and the director and actors are all domestic first-line actors, but in the end, the domestic box office is two million, which is simply a loss to vomit blood, once bitten by a snake, and afraid of the well rope for ten years, no one dares to invest so much money now.

Besides, according to the current market, investing seventy or eighty million yuan into it will definitely lose money, no one will be so stupid, Zhou Bai doesn't have no money in his hands, and Uncle still has a fund to use, but movies are not only art but also investment, and there is no need for too much risk.

"You're a romantic comedy, aren't you? Now Xiangjiang filmmakers are arrogant, I want to remind you, if you don't have the confidence to be able to balance him, you still have to be cautious. Guan Jingpeng was silent for a moment, and then said.

"Don't worry, Ah Guan, I dare to invite him, I'm not afraid of him turning the sky, besides, I don't accept the director to bring the entire production team into the group, the number of staff must be limited, mainly mainland staff, eat mixed rice in this industry, some people's reputation doesn't need to be passed on, I also know what's going on." Zhou Bai said lightly.

Zhou Bai is very grateful for Ah Guan's kind reminder, Ah Guan is afraid that he doesn't understand some things in the Xiangjiang film industry, and blindly thinks that Xiangjiang directors are more powerful, but they don't know that many things made by Xiangjiang directors are difficult to explain, and there are many producers.

"That's okay, the price of two or three million is very suitable, except for the top directors in Xiangjiang, there is still a wide range of choices, and I myself am not so expensive now. Guan Jingpeng said with a smile.

"It's funny, your salary is more than that, although there are more literary films filmed, but now the salary is rising rapidly, like your level, two or three million is the minimum price, I still know this. Zhou Bai said with a smile, he didn't believe that Guan Jingpeng's salary was not at this price.

"I'll help you find it, if you can, you fax me the script, I'll help you find someone to read, and I'll give you an answer if it's suitable." Guan Jingpeng said.

"That's okay, I'm sorry for you, Ah Guan, when I finish filming this movie, I'll invite you to dinner, now this work is too busy, and there are a lot of things to prepare for film projects, so it's really difficult to find time to go to Xiangjiang. Zhou Bai said gratefully, blushing a little when he said it, and he couldn't thank someone for help right away.

"Whatever, a little busy, I'm idle, you remember to pass the script, and the right to choose movie actors is not the director, right?" Guan Jingpeng said.

"Yes, the main actors have been decided, this time it is the producer system, if it is unacceptable, then thank you for not being sensitive, so as not to have a contradiction when you get it. Zhou Bai said.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Bai was pondering, and he didn't know if Ah Guan could help find the director this time, after all, this kind of condition is indeed relatively difficult to accept, and directors who are used to the director system are still a problem whether they are willing to accept the producer system.

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