Chapter 391: Ready

Once the protagonist of Home Alone is decided, the rest is much simpler. www.biquge.info Before Lei Juewen returned to Hong Kong Island last time, he asked Moss Elter to send someone to find a suitable filming location, so there was no need to choose another venue, just find the remaining supporting roles. As for the loss of funds if there was no filming, because there was not much to do, Lei Juewen didn't pay attention to it, after all, he was in a hurry and wanted to let the ghost be released at Christmas.

The actor's search for Lei Juewen does not need to be done by himself, Moss Elt can handle this, he just needs to determine the time of the audition. Home Alone is not a big investment film, so there will be no big stars coming, as long as the actors' acting skills meet the needs of the film, it is very simple.

When preparing for the home of the ghost, Lei Juewen did not forget to pay attention to the box office of the film Heaven's Gate, and the box office performance of this film is related to his acquisition of Lianmei.

The box office on the night of Heaven's Gate premiere was $328,000, and the box office on the day of the premiere was $1,087,000 the next day, and it was Saturday.

The box office on the day of the premiere of Heaven's Gate was unsatisfactory, and on the day Lei Juewen came to the United States, that is, the next day, the box office of the film was $926,000, less than $1 million, and this time it was less than 20% of the attendance.

On the third day, the box office of Heaven's Gate dropped again, leaving only $714,000, and no one paid attention to the attendance rate, and the film had already decided on a week trip to the theater. If it weren't for the fact that the theater chain and Luen Mei had signed a contract, judging from the box office trend of Heaven's Gate, it would be impossible for the theater to let the film be screened for so long for a week, and there was really no way to do this.

When Lei Juewen prepared the crew of the little ghost, Heaven's Gate was screened for two more days, earning $508,000 and $387,000 respectively, and the box office in the next two days was only afraid that it would be lower, and the total box office score of the film would only be around $4 million, if nothing else, it would not exceed too much.

Heaven's Gate is doomed to fail, Luen Mei Pictures is doomed to bankruptcy, Lei Juewen asked Tina Fett to contact the board of directors of Luen Mei and has confirmed the intention to acquire, but the price has not yet been negotiated.

Regarding the acquisition of Luen Mei, Lei Juewen heard Tina Fett say that MGM also joined it, and he had contacted Luen Mei before Tina Fett went to Luen Mei and wanted to acquire Luen Mei, but MGM was only willing to buy it for one dollar, that is, to directly acquire Luen Mei Pictures and be responsible for the debts of Luen Mei Pictures. Tina Fett directly quoted a price of one million dollars at that time, directly leaving MGM out, and unless MGM was willing to pay a higher price, MGM could not buy Luen Mei Pictures again.

Luen Mei Pictures is now in debt higher than its market value, and it stands to reason that even if one dollar is given to MGM, it will be earned, but after all, the brand of Luen Mei Pictures is there, and the businessman wants to make money, even with the current situation of Luen Mei, the board of directors of Luen Mei still wants to sell Luen Mei at a good price, so that their losses can be minimized, so Luen Mei Pictures did not agree to Tiny Fett's offer at the first time, and wanted to delay it again to see if anyone else interfered.

Both Lei Juewen and Tina Fett know the thoughts of the board of directors of Luen America, but they have different ideas. Lei Juewen wanted to buy Lianmei Pictures as soon as possible, he didn't mind spending a lot of money, and was willing to pay $5 million to buy Lianmei Pictures, he felt that there was no reason for the board of directors of Lianmei to refuse this price; Tina Fett felt that she could wait a little longer, and there was no need to quote such a high price as soon as possible, which would make the board of directors of Luen Mei feel that they were wronged, and it would be the right choice for the board of directors of Luen Mei to sit on the ground and raise the price, and it would be the right choice to go to the board of directors of Luen Mei for a period of time.

Of course, Lei Juewen knew that Tina Fett's idea was right, but he wanted to get his hands on Lianmei Pictures as soon as possible, and then hand over the videotape distribution of Chainsaw to Lianmei Pictures, so that his loss would be smaller. However, in order not to dampen Tina Fit's enthusiasm, Lei Juewen hesitated, but still affirmed Tina Fit's idea and decided to deal with this matter coldly for a few days, as long as he acquired Lianmei Pictures a few days before Chainsaw was released.

On the 21st, the preparation of the Home Alone crew was completed, all the actors were found, and the crew rushed to the filming venue, which was actually in Los Angeles and did not need to go anywhere else.

The original version of Home Alone was filmed in 1990, and now it is 1980, Lei Juewen has changed the entire crew, from the behind-the-scenes staff to the actors. In terms of actors, except for Leonardo, a little ghost who will let Lei Juewen know in the future, the other actors Lei Juewen have never heard of it, obviously in the original trajectory of fate, they are not famous in Hollywood. It's just that now they have joined the crew of Home Alone, and if Home Alone can have the same results as the original, their fate will be changed.

The protagonist of the home alone is, of course, Leonardo, and the two stupid thieves can actually be regarded as the protagonists, and the film is mainly composed of the interaction of three people, so the acting skills of the two stupid thieves are also very important. Lei Juewen auditioned for two stupid thieves to play actors, these two people's acting skills are very good, at least they have good comedy talents, but unfortunately they are not handsome, and it is no wonder that in the original trajectory of fate, Hollywood does not have their place.

For a star, unless it is a special star such as an action superstar or comedy superstar, it is very important whether an actor is handsome or not. An actor who is not handsome, no matter how good his acting skills are, if there is no good Bole, he will only be buried. And Bole is not common, otherwise there would be no 'Maxima often has, Bole does not often have'.

The little ghost did not start the camera to worship God, this is an activity in Hong Kong Island, people Hollywood does not do this, but there is a start-up press conference, but from the perspective of the crew of the home-ghost, even if it is a start-up press conference, if you don't take the initiative to invite the media, I'm afraid that there will not be a few media to come, unless it is reported that this is a new work by the director of Chainsaw, then the media will take the initiative to come, after all, Saw Horror is now the time of fire, and the media needs relevant news.

Home Alone started filming on the 21st, and Christmas is the 25th of the next month, that is, there is only one month left, plus the time for editing and submitting for review, if Home Alone wants to be released on Christmas, it must be filmed within 20 days, and if it is later, the release time will be later.

The shooting of the little ghost is in a hurry, and Leonardo is still a child, although there is no problem at present, Lei Juewen does not dare to guarantee that Leonardo will never have problems, so during the filming of the film, he is ready to devote all his energy to this film, so as not to finish the film within the scheduled time.