Zhang Yiming felt a huge pressure at the thought of being in charge of such a large investment project.

When the meeting was over and everyone was gone, he finally couldn't help but say to Zhong Yue, "This project is such a big investment, and I definitely have experience, I'm afraid I won't be able to do it." ”

"Don't worry. ”

Zhong Yue explained to him, "There is a mature system in the crew, you don't have to worry about how the money is spent." You're just in charge of overseeing where the money is going, so don't let people take advantage of it. ”

"But ......" Zhang Yiming is still a little unsupportive.

Zhong Yue said with a smile, "Everyone else knows that you were sent by me to supervise, even if you don't do anything, as long as you stay in the crew, it is a deterrent." If others are afraid of you, they won't dare to mess around. ”

When Zhang Yiming heard him say this, he was a little more relaxed and said, "Then I'll do my best." As he spoke, he asked, "Is it really that expensive to make a movie?"

When he used to watch movies, he looked at the propaganda saying how many billions were invested, especially Hollywood blockbusters, and the unit was even more dollars. But that's just the numbers, and I didn't realize what a lot of money it was until I was about to participate in the filming of a movie.

Zhong Yue explained, "You don't find it, this is talking about one project, but it's actually two movies. When all the footage is filmed, I will cut it into two and release them separately. In this way, the average investment in each movie is only seventy or eighty million. ”

"Is that okay?"

Zhang Yiming didn't know how to evaluate it, and suddenly remembered that a few years ago, in order to make money, some film companies forcibly divided a movie into two parts to make money, and used it to make money.

But. After thinking about it. But I think this arrangement is not unreasonable. Movies that serve as "backgrounds". If the audience hasn't seen it, they may be confused, especially those who don't know the concept of infinite streaming, and if they don't understand it, they may quit halfway. affects word of mouth.

The advantage of the "background" movie being released first is that when you watch an infinite stream movie later, you will have a strong sense of substitution. Of course, the premise is that the "background" movie is good enough. If it is not filmed well, it will also affect the box office of the future unlimited movies. So, there's a certain amount of risk.

After Zhang Yiming figured out the pros and cons, he couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you find a better director?" Wen Wu is a new director, can he control such a large investment?"

Wen Wu only made two films, his debut film was a success, and his second was a box office failure. Zhong Yue would actually choose him. Zhang Yiming really didn't understand.

Zhong Yue was very patient with him, explaining, "Wen Wu graduated from USC. worked hard in Hollywood for nearly ten years, although in the end he didn't get the opportunity to direct independently. But that doesn't mean he's not up to the mark. After returning to China, he quickly showed his talent. With a low-cost debut film, it got a box office of 200 million. ”

However, his second film failed. Zhang Yiming said.

Zhong Yue said, "When people miss, Wen Wu is good at repressive style and sharp narrative. When making comedies, it seems a little nondescript. His second film failed at the box office only because he made an urban comedy that he was not good at. As long as he returns to the style he is good at, he will definitely be able to shine. ”

Only then did Zhang Yiming understand his intention of choosing Wen Wu as the director, and this script is exactly the type that Wen Wu is good at.

"After the director finalizes it, I have to put together a script, you help me keep an eye on the points, observe more people in the crew, and see if there are any suitable talents. Then dig someone else. We've got to build our own team. Zhong Yue assigned him a task.

In this movie, Zhao Jingmei's Chengying invested 50 million. Although the director was hand-picked by Zhong Yue, almost all the members of the crew were Chengying's people. In this way, Zhao Jingmei's actual voice has surpassed that of him, the largest investor, which is difficult for him to accept. It is imperative to form your own crew.

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Once the director is chosen, the main actors are finalized. The actor is an artist under Chengying. As for the heroine, of course it's Zhou Ming.

Since it will be cut into two films, there will be two male protagonists and two female protagonists. The other male protagonist and heroine, Zhong Yue and Zhao Jingmei, proposed candidates respectively, and after deliberation, it was finally decided to let their respective candidates audition to see who was the most suitable.

Zhao Jingmei's proposal, of course, is Chengying's artist. Zhong Yue recommended the actors he knew, and at this time, he felt the need to establish a brokerage company. Otherwise, it will be too much of a loss. The movie is popular, but it is other artists who are popular.

In the film industry, actors are also an extremely important resource. Actors with outstanding acting skills are naturally not easy to cultivate, but in many movies, there are vases that don't need any acting skills.

Just like this movie, the two heroines don't need to have advanced acting skills, and they don't need Zhou Ming, but using a newcomer will not have much impact on the box office. But it is easy to make this newcomer popular. An idol like this with high popularity can create a lot of profit for the company.

What's more, he spends so much money on advertising every year, and with his own artists, he can save a lot of money just for endorsement fees. Through advertising, it can also increase the popularity of artists.

It's a lot of money.

After Zhong Yue had such an idea, he began to plan. He personally called Zhou Ming and invited her to be the heroine of the movie.

Zhou Ming agreed. In fact, when she participated in the show before, she was invited by Zhong Yue, so she vacated the schedule in advance.

After chatting about the movie, Zhong Yue said in a joking tone, "I'm going to build a brokerage company, I want to poach you, how about it, are you interested?"

Zhou Ming was silent for a while before asking, "Are you serious?"

"Seriously, of course. Zhong Yue said, "Don't worry, I will help you pay your liquidated damages." The brokerage company behind you, I'll settle it. ”

After saying this, on the other end of the phone, only Zhou Ming's heavy breathing was heard.

After a while, Zhou Ming's somewhat deep voice came, "I'm sorry, I can't ......"

Zhong Yue closed his eyes and whispered, "I understand." He hung up the phone.

He casually threw the phone on the table, turned his chair, and looked at the sky outside the glass wall, his expression a little gloomy.

Zhou Ming's company is not very famous, there are only a few artists, except for Zhou Ming, the rest are third-tier young actors. Don't look at this company's name, but behind it stands a big man in the entertainment industry, an old man in his sixties.

His hand on the armrest clenched unconsciously.

Dingdingding......

The phone rang, and after a dozen rings, he turned around and connected the phone.

"You listen to my explanation......" (To be continued......