Chapter 181: I want to add drama
There are many things that make you feel bad for no reason, and there is only one reason to make a person happy.
There are thousands of reasons to make a person upset. This time, a movie like a mobile phone sometimes does make Feng Xiaogang more sad.
It's uncomfortable in my heart, it's like turning the river and the sea.
At this time, Ge You came to the door and said: "What's the matter, I've been worried lately, it can't be that there is something wrong with the investor, right?" ”
Feng Xiaogang has always been a relatively optimistic kind of person, so on such a question, what comes out of the table is actually a positive attitude, anyway, they are the kind of five good young people who listen to the words of the daughter-in-law and follow the Communist Party.
After graduating from high school, Xiao Steel Cannon joined the army, which is very medium-sized.
Anyway, this is a very reliable person in the entertainment industry. Under normal circumstances, if Feng Xiaogang is unhappy, according to Ge Youdi's estimate, then there is only one possibility for such a thing, that is, there are some problems in investment at this epoxy automatic time.
This movie is not invested by Huayi Brothers alone, there are also Columbia and China Film's Beijing Film Studio, of course, China Film does not count, any Chinese movie, China Film is likely to be involved. The key is Columbia Pictures, this may be some problems with the investor?
Feng Xiaogang shook his head and said: "No, Columbia wants to enter the domestic market, so he doesn't dare to cooperate with us, unless he doesn't want to play in China." I'm worried about sponsors, speaking of which, this is the big head, what are the benefits of the investor, we are working for him, and in the end it is not the same money, sponsors are what we should care about, sponsorship is a key to generating revenue before the release of our film, you don't know this, right? ”
As an old partner, Ge You naturally understands Feng Xiaogang's movies very well and is now a profit model.
Therefore, Ge You said with a smile: "This is about the same, anyway, that's how things are, don't you see you, you don't play, you haven't played it, you haven't recouped your investment, and you won't lose money?" Actually, this is very good, it is a good thing for someone to invest, we just wait to earn the box office. ”
Feng Xiaogang is a director from the grassroots, Ye Luzi, who can kill all the way up, on an equal footing with Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige, and is known as the godfather of Chinese New Year films, which relies on the fame accumulated by making money from one movie after another.
For example, if the movie is not screened, then the investment can be directly recovered, and the rest of the box office is all money. There are also directors who can do this, but almost every movie is able to do this, which is a miracle, that is, only Feng Xiaogang, the father of Chinese New Year films.
Therefore, Feng Xiaogang actually attaches great importance to sponsors, and he is also very strict in the selection of sponsors on such a question.
But to say that there are some problems with the sponsors. When Ge You heard this question, he also realized the severity of this matter: "The sponsor is a problem. It doesn't mean that there is a problem with the mobile phone, Noaki's mobile phone should have signed a contract with us, will he regret it? ”
This time it was actually Noaki's mobile phone, which is a well-known mobile phone all over the world, and they are also willing to invest in movies and open up the following Chinese markets. And this sponsor is also connected by Columbia Pictures.
The mobile phones that are the main props of the movie are all Noaki's mobile phones, so they can better promote such a brand.
Feng Xiaogang knew this very well, and Noaki knew it even better. The cooperation between the two sides is basically based on a win-win situation.
But this time, it was really like this, and it became a problem.
In Ge You's opinion, there are some problems with a major sponsor like Noaki, which will make Feng Xiaogang more worried. Because this is actually a matter of investment.
In fact, in Feng Xiaogang's movie model, there are very strange places, it is estimated that it is the only place in the whole of China, and even in the whole world, this is a very strange investment, it is said that there are three aspects of this investor, one is Huayi Brothers, this is basically responsible for the coordination of funds, one is China Film, this is a bit of a pitfall, Beiying is basically a sales name, you make a movie under my name, I will give you a film shooting license, Na Ying's certificate, is basically an underground movie.
Therefore, it is impossible for Beijing Film Studio to invest a penny, they are official representatives, to be precise, representatives of China Film Group, and the money earned by Beijing Film Studio must also be handed over to China Film.
Therefore, don't expect Beiying to invest, in the end, Huayi Brothers will give Beiying money, otherwise why would Beiying let you be attached. Another investor is Columbia Pictures, which is one of the six major Hollywood studios, the giant of the world film market, generally this kind of company symbolically invests some money, but not too much, he is responsible for overseas distribution more.
Among the three investments, Columbia Pictures gave the least money, of course, it was better than Beiying not giving a penny and collecting money, but the money given was not much.
And it won't be given all at once, foreigners generally give money according to the filming entry, for example, if you have a movie for 100 minutes, then you will be given money for 20 minutes of shooting, and you will be given money for 20 minutes.
Whether it is Schwarzenegger's Devil Terminator or Leonardo's Titanic, they all use this method. When they get to a certain point, they will report how their film shooting went. Then the company's financial supervisor will give them the following shooting fund.
Colombia has basically adopted this Hollywood-accustomed investment approach. People in Colombia will not directly give you all the investment at once, this is a matter of principle.
Therefore, in such a matter, when Feng Xiaogang was filming, he was relatively tight in terms of funds. For example, there is 1.2 million funds on the movie now, so it is impossible to make a movie with only this 1.2 million, this movie may have all kinds of accidents, so it must have a lot of money on the books.
For example, if the director is not satisfied with the filming location and directly changes the location, this also requires additional investment. And these are all things that require money.
How to solve this money depends on Feng Xiaogang's method, and at this time, it is the advertising sponsor who comes forward. On Feng Xiaogang's films, advertising sponsors have a considerable proportion, and it can be said that director Feng Xiaogang's reliance on advertising sponsorship basically means that he can recover the cost of the film, which is the ability.
Therefore, advertisers are quite important at this time, and the emergency funds for the film are all counting on advertising sponsorship, not to mention that this time it is the main sponsor Noaki who has a problem.
Isn't this a terrible thing? Feng Xiaogang said helplessly: "It's hard to say, originally Roland of Columbia Asia Film Company was responsible for coordinating this matter, and Noaki over there also promised to give three million to use first, which can be regarded as a sponsorship of the movie."
But I didn't expect that Roland would return to Hollywood to report on his work, and it is estimated that he will not come back. And the new person in charge, Langton, is Roland's nemesis, and Langton's daughter-in-law was abducted by Roland, so it is strange that Langton will have a good impression of Roland. As a result, there was a problem with the advertising sponsorship of Noaki's mobile phone. Roland is gone, and there is no one to contact, so there may not be sponsorship over there.
And the thirty mobile phones that were promised to be given as props turned out to be yellow. This thing, you said that it made trouble, it gave me quite a headache. Thirty mobile phones, two or three thousand for one mobile phone, these thirty are the price of seventy or eighty thousand, so these are also more headaches for the director.
In such a situation, no matter what you say, without mobile phone props, the movie will not be so smooth after shooting.
Therefore, on such a question, Feng Xiaogang was very anxious. Seeing that the movie is about to start shooting, if this problem is not solved, then it will definitely delay the filming of the movie, and the release date will be delayed.
Therefore, such a matter is not a trivial matter, and Ge You also realized that such a problem is more tricky, therefore, in such a situation, Ge You thought about it and said: "Or, let's make a phone call with Mr. Wang about this matter and let Mr. Wang solve such a problem?" ”
After all, this movie was invested by Huayi Brothers, so once there was a problem with the crew at such a time, Mr. Wang naturally couldn't ignore it. This is a matter of principle, after all, it is the Huayi brothers who invest in the money.
Feng Xiaogang said helplessly: "Of course I thought of this matter, and on such a problem, I have already called back to the company as soon as possible." But in such a situation, Mr. Wang also said that the company's funds are also relatively tight, so now we have to find a way to overcome the difficulties. Mr. Wang also said that if it really didn't work, he would mortgage the house. ”
This thing is troublesome, it seems to be the same as the real thing, Feng Xiaogang is not IQ worrying, EQ is zero, this is just a pretext from the boss, what to mortgage the house, this is almost impossible, unless Feng Xiaogang's brain is in water, otherwise, he will not do this in such a thing.
Therefore, it is impossible to get money in a place like Huayi Brothers, at least temporarily. As for the Colombian side, the film did not start, and Colombia did give the first investment, but if there was no film schedule for Colombia's representatives, the second investment would not be given. This is also a problem with Colombia's financial system. Therefore, it goes without saying that Columbia Pictures is also.
As for the Beijing Film Studio, that's the uncle, don't expect people to give money, people collect money, not make money. In other words, the Beijing Film Studio is the same as the bookmaker. Therefore, in such a matter, it is impossible for Feng Xiaogang to get money from the three investors, and now the only hope is the advertising sponsor.
When Ge You heard this, he knew that he was in trouble: "Of course we can't let our Mr. Wang mortgage the house, then at such a time, we can only find advertisers." ”
Here, Feng Xiaogang is looking for advertisers in a hot house, but this kind of advertiser, and he is the main advertiser, it is not an easy thing to do in such a thing. After all, this is real money that people want to take out to advertise.
In the crew, the other two actors met together and started a hot chat, these two people are Luo Tian and Fan Binbin. Fan Binbin is now a contracted actor of Donghai Film and Television, of course, as a friend, Fan Binbin is relatively special in Donghai Film and Television, she signed a contract in the name of the studio, therefore, in general, Donghai Film and Television and Fan Binbin Film Studio are equal and cooperative.
Of course, this does not prevent Fan Binbin from being an actor of Donghai Film and Television. As long as there is a contract between the two parties, then on such a question, in fact, no matter what it is, at such a time, Fan Binbin is a person from Donghai Film and Television, and he has to listen to the arrangements of Donghai Film and Television. And the mobile phone that signed Feng Xiaogang, this was arranged by Sister Hong.
Luo Tian really didn't use any relationship in this middle, but the company single-handedly promoted it. Of course, does it mean that Feng Xiaogang knows that Fan Binbin is a person from Donghai Film and Television, so at this time, give Luo Tian a face and sign a contract with Fan Binbin, then this is a difficult thing to say.
Fan Binbin said with some interest: "This time I want to play a junior in it, this is the first time I have tried such a role, I don't know if my changes in this movie can be accepted by the audience." ”
The roles played by Fan Binbin before were either the golden lock of Huanzhu Gege or Sun Xiaohong of Xiao Li's flying knife, anyway, they were basically the kind of characters who were stupid and sweet, which was one of the vases. As for Fan Binbin's acting skills, forget it, now let's talk about Fan Binbin's appearance is better.
Therefore, Fan Binbin is basically the kind of actor who is characterized. If it is said that Fan Binbin is going to play a completely different role at such a time, then it is really difficult to say whether the audience can accept such a thing.
Therefore. When I met Luo Tian at this good time, I naturally wanted to ask clearly.
Luo Tian said with great confidence: "Don't worry, Feng Xiaogang's movie will definitely become popular, and most of the roles you play are silly and sweet." I'm tired of being watched by the audience. Now that a different character appears in front of everyone, then there may be a feeling of brightness at this time. ”
This is not to say that Fan Binbin is completely comforting, but it is actually a fact.
Fan Binbin's role is basically remembered by everyone, there are basically only two, one is the golden lock, and the other is Wu Yue in the mobile phone. Needless to say, the characters in the classic Zhu Gege are not remembered.
And a character like Wu Yue is remembered mostly because of the problem of the junior, this is a scheming junior, a beauty of the country, anyway, this junior prefers the country. This point is relatively alternative in the primary three, so it is called the scheming table.
Anyway, no matter what, everyone remembers this character. Name Fan Binbin's other film images.
Seem. Fan Ye has debuted for more than 20 years, and it seems that these two roles are familiar to everyone, so much so that when Jin Xing tore Fan Binbin apart, he also used this to ridicule, asking Fan Binbin to pay more attention to his performance, and the only roles that should not be remembered by the audience are golden locks and scandals.
Fan Binbin said with a bitter face: "But such a role, the role is relatively small, it is said to be the female number two, it is no different from the female number seven, I seem to be the same as the rich symbol of Lu Guihua is about the same role, you said that at this time I want to be more heart-warming and heart-warming." ”
Of course, this is heartwarming, the female number one is Xu Fan, this can't be changed, she is the director's daughter-in-law, this is always the right time and place and the same existence.
Luo Tian thought for a while and didn't answer the question directly, but said: "I heard that there are some problems with the crew, do you know what the problem is?" Fan Binbin doesn't care much about such a thing, but as a woman, there is actually a common problem of women, that is, curiosity, curiosity will kill cats, but no matter what it is, Fan Binbin is indeed very curious about such a thing.
And it's not ordinary curiosity, on such a question, Fan Binbin still has no spirit, and half of his whole person is decadent, lying on the chair and saying: "What do you care about about this, I heard that it is a sponsor's problem, it seems to say that the main sponsor of our movie is Noaki mobile phones, therefore, Noaki will not only give advertising money, but also give thirty Noaki mobile phones as props." Speaking of the mobile phone, Fan Binbin seemed to be in the mood all of a sudden, she suddenly sat up and said, "Brother Tian, tell me, at this time, if we finish filming, don't we have to return the props to the crew?" ”
There seems to be no precedent for this problem, and the props are naturally from the crew. Luo Tian saw Fan Binbin, who was a fan of small wealth, and said with a smile: "If you like this matter, I'll say hello to Director Feng when I go back." When the time comes, your phone will be taken away. ”
At this time, if Luo Tian opened his mouth, then on such a question, Feng Xiaogang always had to give face.
After all, the relationship between the two people is there, and according to Luo Tian's current status, if he asks for a prop, then there is nothing that can't be done.
But in such a situation, Fan Binbin suddenly said a little decadently: "But, in such a thing, in fact, my wish seems to be beautiful, but the reality is very cruel, Noaki mobile phone I also want very much, unfortunately, this thing, it is simply impossible, I heard that Noaki is already unwilling to invest, and Director Feng seems to be troubled by such a thing."
If there are no sponsors, how can we take the props at this time? ”
yes, there are no sponsors, let alone props. Therefore, in such a thing, in fact, no matter how you say it, it is difficult for the director to do.
Luo Tian's eyes lit up, and he suddenly thought of something, and then said: "Binbin, it seems that you yourself feel that your role is not enough, do you want to increase your role?" ”
Fan Binbin glanced at Luo Tian, the whole person was very decadent and lying on the chair again, there are few scenes, there is no hope for props, and it is good to embezzle a prop, although according to Fan Binbin's current salary, what mobile phone or the like is not a problem, but after all, it is not a mobile phone that does not cost money, and in the heart of the little girl, it is a bastard to be cheap and not to take advantage of it. Now even if Fan Binbin wants to take advantage of this, it is impossible.
After all, there are no sponsors at all, and at this time, the crew still doesn't know where to solve the problem of mobile phones?
Luo Tian comforted: "As long as the mind does not slip. There are always more ways than difficulties, and you have to use your brain first to get the benefits out of it. Want to add a twist? In fact, this is also very easy, if you say that when you are like this, pull the Motoraro brand, it is no worse than Noaki. And it will have a good impression in front of the director, in this case, won't it become an obvious thing to add drama? ”
Fan Binbin shook his head and said: "I know Motoraro, but people don't know me, it's very difficult to find me, you don't know this matter, where can I find someone." ”
Luo Tian said with a smile: "Let you go, naturally I will give you a chance, Wang Sun and the president of Motoraro's Huaxia region have a good relationship, when the time comes, I will ask him to introduce him, there should be no problem, go back and talk to the director, you can find Motoraro, it is also a big problem for the crew, so let the director add a play, this should not be difficult, right?" ”
Of course, this is not difficult, and now the crew is worried about the mobile phone, therefore, on such a problem, if Fan Binbin can find Motoraro, it can be regarded as solving a big problem for the crew, in such a situation, adding drama has become a very normal thing, and the actor who doesn't want to add drama is not a good actor, Fan Binbin is not wrong to think like this, and there is a way to do it, which is the king. (To be continued.) )