Chapter 92: Whether to Replace (I)
New Arts City. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Lei Juewen and Guan Zhilin sat on the sofa in the general manager's office of Xinyicheng, and across from them sat Mecca, Shi Tian and Huang Baiming.
At present, the funny era of the film filmed by Xinyicheng has entered the editing stage, and once the film is edited, it can be released. It's just that there are still five theaters in the light curtain theater line that are still in the rush stage and have not been completed, so the three giants of the new art city have not yet decided on the release time of the film.
Lei Juewen came here today, not only about the arrangement of the film's release time, but also about the new film that will start filming in Xinyi City.
After Lei Juewen arrived, he directly told the release time of the film about the funny era, and the funny era will take over after the release of the Thousand Kings and Thousand Tyrants.
After listening to Lei Juewen's arrangement, Mecca was unwilling, but his arms couldn't twist his thighs, so he asked: "Mr. Lei, the release of a thousand kings and a thousand batons is over, why will it be ten days later, at that time, can the rest of the theater be renovated?" ā
Lei Juewen knew that the three of Mecca hoped to wait until the theater was fully renovated to arrange the release of the film, so that they could get more box office, but in that case, the theater would have to let other companies' movies be released, and the box office of the movie was not guaranteed. The funny era is a good film in this era, the box office would not have been less than five million, and with the support of his wide range of publicity channels in this life, the box office will become less for no reason, so the release of this film will be good for the theater.
"It's impossible to decorate all of them, but it's no problem to decorate two or three of them."
Speaking of this, Lei Juewen paused, and continued: "In fact, there are only five theaters that have not been completed yet, one leading theater, and four first-class theaters, so by the time the funny era is released, it will actually be almost there." You must know that it's okay now, the company will make so many movies, and when there are more movies shot in the future, it is not easy to have a good schedule. ā
Hearing Lei Juewen say this, what else could the three giants say, they could only nod and say yes. Fortunately, what Lei Juewen said also makes sense, when the funny era is released, the theaters are almost completed, and it is a pity that there are a few few, but they are still within the acceptable range.
said that the release time of the funny era was good, Lei Juewen said: "The last time I told you in Mecca, what did you think about filming the Hong Kong Island version of 007?" ā
The three giants had already discussed this matter, and when they heard this, they looked at each other, and Mecca said loudly: "Mr. Lei, we think so, if you are willing to take us to play, we will naturally not disappoint your kindness, and the best partner will be our share." It's just that because the company is currently a bit tight on money, we hope that you can wait until the end of the comic era before starting to shoot the best partner. ā
Lei Juewen couldn't help frowning when he heard this: "Tight on funds? The cost of the funny era was only one million Hong Kong dollars, and the funds that Xinyicheng now has should be more than five million Hong Kong dollars, and the investment of five million Hong Kong dollars is enough. ā
Mecca said: "The existing funds of the new art city are only a little more than 5 million, and some needs to be kept in the account so that it can be used for ordinary expenses and the payment of employees' salaries. ā
Lei Juewen listened and said: "It's okay, I will lend 500,000 Hong Kong dollars to the company privately, and when the box office account of the funny era comes back, I will return it to me." ā
Hearing that Lei Juewen was willing to lend 500,000 Hong Kong dollars, the three giants naturally had no reason not to agree, and immediately thanked them happily.
Lei Juewen came to Xinyi City this time, but he had already brought the script of the best partner, and seeing that the three of Mecca had no opinion, he immediately took out the script and handed it to the three of them.
"Best Buddies are different from 007, there are no Bond girls here, there is no heroic seriousness, there are only comedy components. Due to the different cultures, our best partners naturally need to be localized, so action scenes and comedy scenes are essential, and the script I wrote took care of both of them. ā
Lei Juewen talked eloquently, and directly regarded the script of the best partner as his own, without the slightest shame. He will have a lot of plagiarism in the future, and if he really feels guilty, then he doesn't have to do anything.
"The best partner will have two male leads, and the women will have relatively few scenes, just to set the mood and lead to the corresponding comedy sequences. Because of the high cost of this film, we need to hire a weighty actor to attract the attention of fans. ā
The script for Best Buddy didn't last long, and the Big Three read it quickly and put it on the table.
Mecca said: "Mr. Lei, according to what you mean, the actor King Kong, which actor should we invite?" ā
"Xu Guangjie, what do you think?" Lei Juewen directly said Xu Guangjie, the original version is the King Kong he played, and he played it very well, and he is also very famous now, which is very suitable for the role of King Kong.
Mecca couldn't help but say: "Mr. Lei, Xu Guangjie's fame is very great, but his salary is relatively indispensable, if I expect it to be good, his salary will not be less than one million Hong Kong dollars." ā
Lei Juewen nodded and said: "I have the bottom of this, I think if I ask him to star, I can win one million Hong Kong dollars, which is not much." ā
Mecca shook his head and said: "Although the best partner is different from 007, it still requires a lot of cost in places that need to use high-tech, so the more cost, the better the effect will be." At present, we have invested 10 million Hong Kong dollars into this film, and it is naturally impossible to add costs, so in terms of actors' salaries, it is better to compress them if they can be compressed. ā
Lei Juewen naturally knew that what Mecca said made sense, but he still said: "Mecca, in addition to the role of King Kong, you will play the other actor bald, your salary is not much, plus you can wait until the end of the film screening to pay the salary, so it will save a lot here, so it is normal to spend more on the actor King Kong." ā
Mecca has no opinion on Lei Juewen's words, and he also feels that he is very suitable to play the bald guy, and there is no problem at all, but he still has a different opinion on the issue of choosing Xu Guangjie as the actor of King Kong, so he said it.
"Mr. Lei, I think another person can also become the actor of King Kong, his fame is also not small, but his salary will definitely not be as much as Xu Guangjie."
Hearing Mecca say this, Lei Juewen immediately made a deaf look. If there is really such a person, he is naturally willing to replace Xu Guangjie, after all, Xu Guangjie's salary is indeed a lot, and if he can use a low salary, he will not insist on using a high one, but this person must be suitable, otherwise he would rather pay a high price for Xu Guangjie to act.