Chapter 657: Investing in the Script
It's hard to believe that the negotiations with director Min Kyudong went well. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
It turns out that since Min Kuidong has not been able to get blockbuster works over the years, he has gradually been abandoned by mainstream movies, and "The World's Most Beautiful Parting" released this year has a good reputation, but unfortunately it is too niche, and the box office is too miserable.
Many people invest in movies just to make money, since Min Kuidong can neither guarantee box office income nor win awards to stir up the DVD market, relying on word-of-mouth alone is a fart use, and word-of-mouth can be used as food and money?
Therefore, he wrote and directed his own works this time, and he did not hesitate to take advantage of the heat of the Japanese earthquake, and almost no one cared about it.
This time, I sent the script to Kim Jong-kwon, because there is an investor who is willing to fight once, but people need actors with box office guarantees to play, if there are only second-rate stars, then forget it.
For this reason, director Min Kuidong sent audition invitations to almost all the first-line actors, but unfortunately, there were not many people who were interested, and even a few who liked the script couldn't negotiate in terms of salary and fell through.
Even Lin Xiujing, who had worked with him before, gave a thoughtful answer after reading the script, after all, it is not a simple matter to let an actress make this kind of image breakthrough, and it is not a small movie with a few people, just take it off.
It's nothing to dedicate yourself to art, if you can become famous with this, I believe most actresses will not refuse, what I'm afraid of is that they will take it off, and they will be exposed, and they won't be able to get anything, and they will be labeled as a 'star', which is really a loss to grandma's family.
In fact, just think about it, it's a small production in itself, and there are a lot of 'passion plays' in it, and first-line actors are invited to join.
Whoever receives the script has to shoot this in total, will it damage their image, and whether the salary given meets their psychological expectations to make this sacrifice, it's okay if it succeeds, everything is earned back, if it fails, it will really lose his wife and soldiers!
Therefore, Min Kuidong is now in a situation where he can't find a suitable actor to join, and he can't attract investment without anyone, and without investment, he has no bottom in his heart, and he doesn't dare to pay the actors.
The arrival of Kim Jong-kwon and So Ji-sub can be said to be a send-off in the snow, and director Min Kyudong, who has been hit by reality, is simply set out by the two brothers, and it is not okay to tell the truth, otherwise how to negotiate down.
When he learned that Director Min Kuidong was in this situation of asking for money and no money, and no one was asking for anyone, Su Ji-sub's face was not very good-looking anyway, and he was more and more optimistic about this movie now, if it wasn't for Kim Jong-kwon's constant looks, he would have left a long time ago.
You must know that he is no longer the situation when he just returned from the army and urgently needs to prove himself, even if it was the original situation, if it were not for Kim Jong Kwon's strong persuasion of him to take over the debut film "Movie is Movie" directed by Jang Hoon, he is likely to miss out on this movie that set him up for the grand slam of his newcomer.
If it were at this time, Zhang Xun would come to him with the script, he would probably refuse, let alone Min Kuidong, he would be more unreliable than the original director Zhang Xun.
It's a good thing that the family has invested all their money, at least they still have money in their hands, not to mention that there is director Kim Ki-duk to escort them.
What about Min Kuidong now? Not to mention the salted fish in the ditch, it's almost the same, and I want to turn over with this movie. If you want to make an art film, you have to have the capital to squander it, and it is a money-losing product, and there is no blockbuster movie that you can get your hands on, which investor will continue to support him to make films if his head is short-circuited.
In this case, what will you think about Su Ji-sub, who is ready to 'sell his hue' in the film, is definitely 10,000 horses galloping on the green prairie in his heart!
And Kim Jong Kwon is just the opposite, he has a 'cheat', because when he read this script, he has already determined the fact through some fragmentary images flashed in his mind, that is, this movie is definitely a success.
As for how much income he can get, he doesn't dare to guarantee it, but if he keeps his capital, he dares to guarantee it with his head, because since the appearance of 'Aura', he has never been disappointed, whether it is music or movies, as long as it can trigger 'Aura', it is definitely a top-quality masterpiece.
Therefore, under Kim Jong-kwon's best matchmaking, he not only got the actor's decision power, but also directly finalized all the investment in "My Wife's Everything", which made Director Min Kyudong, who had little hope, overjoyed.
This meeting is really worth it, not only don't the actors have to worry about it, but even the funds are in place in one step, he really doesn't want to see the layman who thinks he can point fingers with a little money!
Although it is a bit embarrassing to give up the final decision of the actors, but now for him, it is already happiness to be able to make a movie, not to mention that with his current reputation, he really can't find any good actors, with Kim Jong Kwon and Su Ji Sub, with their connections and popularity, it is not a matter of minutes to find a few reliable actors.
The cooperation was finalized at the first meeting, which made Director Min Kuidong, who had fallen to the bottom, a little fluttery and red when he left.
"Is this film really that good? Why didn't I see it. After Min Kuidong left, Su Jixie couldn't help but ask.
Su Ji-sub really trusts him very much, otherwise he wouldn't wait until both parties have confirmed the agreement before asking him.
And for this brother who did not dismantle his platform when he was negotiating, even if he was full of questions and dissatisfaction, Kim Jong Kwon was very grateful and moved, what a pleasant thing it is to be unreservedly trusted, and it is a feeling that most people have not experienced in the current society.
"Don't worry, brother, you still don't believe in my vision, this time there will definitely be some money, we invest ourselves, we will star by ourselves, and we will save a lot of expenses invisibly, and when the time comes, if the box office reputation is double, we will sell the overseas copyright, and we will gain fame and fortune!" Kim Jong Kwon knew that he needed to give him confidence at this time, so he patted his chest without hesitation and promised.
So Ji-sub really wanted to tell him that investing in movies is not so simple, if it were so easy to make money, there would not be so many small film companies that go bankrupt because of losses every year, and even Hollywood giants have played themselves to death.
But thinking about it again, this movie is indeed a small-budget movie, even if this money is lost, it is not a nerve-wracking, so let him go.