On the desk, Shu Hong read the investment budget and plan of "Old Boy" again. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

According to the calculations of the film and television department, the final production time of "Old Boy" is 40 to 45 minutes - this length can actually be called a short film, not a short film.

The project of the film and television department is very detailed, and according to the scenes, props, extras and other information required for the movie, the total investment cost of "Old Boy" is calculated, which is about 1 million Daning coins.

However, according to the plot of the play, the film and television department of the studio can install some product placement ads, which can probably reduce the budget of about 300,000 yuan.

In other words, the studio needs to invest about 700,000 yuan for "Old Boy".

Of course, this should only be an estimate under ideal conditions. The specific amount of investment depends on the specific shooting. After all, making a good movie is the first rule.

In the film and television environment of the Daning Empire, the investment of 700,000 yuan in a micro-film is not too exaggerated.

This world is different from the previous life, because of copyright protection, in addition to the physical theaters with the best viewing experience, such as the development of online theaters and mobile theaters, is also very good.

According to authoritative statistics, in the first half of 2008, the box office of online cinemas and mobile cinemas barely exceeded 10 billion. Among the tens of billions of box office, half of the big-budget movies that have been launched from physical theaters have been launched, and the rest is the box office of micro-films. Because of the popularity of micro-films, it has really fed many people, achieved many people's dreams, and made many people rich from it.

For example, in the first half of the year, the micro-film "Youth Love" produced by Flame Film and Television Studio only had an investment of 200,000 yuan, but it received 30 million box office from the online theater, which was breathtaking, and also made the main creators of "Youth Love" famous and won countless praises.

It is precisely because it is really profitable to shoot micro-films that when Shu Hongming proposed to set up the project "Old Boy", the studio did not raise too right objections.

If the film and television market of Daning Empire's micro-films were the same as in the previous life, Feng Chang, the general manager, and the people from the film and television department would definitely raise objections.

After reading the investment budget, Shu Hongming asked with a smile: "Have you decided on the director and the leading actor?" ”

Although the film and television industry of the Daning Empire is only in the initial stage of prosperity, it is rooted in the support of the Daning Empire for the entertainment film and television industry, and a perfect system has long been established, among which the trade union system is a very important subject.

In the complicated trade union system, it can be found from the director's union, the actors' union, to the drama workers' union, the makeup artist's union, the photographer's union, the lighting engineer's union, and so on.

You need to pay a fee to join a union, but as long as you join a union, the union will also protect you. Therefore, most film and television practitioners also choose to join trade unions. Because of the improvement of the trade union system, the formation of the crew is much easier.

The construction of the crew of "Old Boy", such as general actors, group performances, photography, drama affairs, art, recording, etc., can be done through the union, and it is enough to complete it in a few days.

However, the director and the main actors, but they can't be decided casually. Excellent directors and leading actors are enough to add color to the movie; If you meet a half-ass, it's over, and it's not surprising that you end up making a bad movie.

"As for the director, I have a recommended candidate, Zhen Mingming, I have worked with him twice before, and his ability is very good. By the way, in the first half of this year, "A Night of Spring Breeze", which ranked third at the box office of the micro-film network, was the director he served......"

Hao Xiaoshuai smiled and recommended a candidate, and Qiao Jun next to him nodded, obviously having discussed it with Hao Xiaoshuai before.

"A Spring Breeze?" Shu Hongming frowned slightly, and also remembered this micro-movie.

It is a Fengyue movie with a slight erotic ~ color component, according to the film classification of the Daning Empire, it should be counted as the kind that is forbidden to watch under the age of 16. As for the online box office of "A Night of Spring Breeze", it has reached 20 million, according to 2 yuan a movie ticket, it has been ordered almost 10 million times.

Qiao Jun saw that Shu Hongming was a little hesitant, and hurriedly said: "Zhen Mingliang is indeed a very powerful director, if he is willing to join our crew, the advantages will definitely outweigh the disadvantages." ”

Shu Hongming smiled slightly: "Since this is the case, let's meet and talk." ”

Qiao Jun responded, and then said with a smile: "As for the starring role...... Our film and television department can immediately send a letter to the actors' union and ask them to screen suitable candidates......"

After all, "Old Boy" is just an online micro-movie, not a regular big-budget movie, and in terms of selecting the leading actors, it is naturally far inferior to regular movies, and you have to choose the right starring actors in advance and make an appointment for the schedule or something.

Moreover, "Old Boy" has a total investment of one million, which actually includes the actor's salary.

In the budget, the salary budget of the two leading actors is between 50,000 and 70,000 yuan per person, and at most they can afford to hire some quasi-second-tier film and television actors. If you want to talk about those first-line movie stars, the salary is often in the millions, the studio has no intention of inviting them at all, and if they do, they may not be able to come-

In the Daning Empire, although the development of micro-films is still booming, it is still too low compared to the big movies released in physical theaters.

Movie stars who are slightly famous actually don't really look up to micro-movies.

Of course, the studio needs to determine the leading actors, and there are only two leading actors, and there is also a main supporting bag Xiaobai; As for the choice of the heroine, when the script of "Old Boy" has not yet been decided, it has already been decided, and it can only be rice!

"Hmm...... That's fine. You should contact the director and the actors' union first, and let me know when the audition time for the starring role is confirmed. Shu Hongming nodded and flipped through the calendar on the table, "After the director and leading actors are confirmed, give them a week to familiarize themselves with the script, and quickly build a team!" ”

"Okay, Mr. Da Shu."

Qiao Jun and Hao Xiaoshuai responded and withdrew from the office.

After they left, Shu Hongming read the script of "Old Boy" again, and was stunned for a moment when he saw the "original new song" sung by Hao Xiaoshuai during the draft selected for the last two male leads-

Hao Xiaoshuai's song is actually the song "My Future Is Not a Dream"?

Although this song is also quite good, it is indeed much worse than the tear-jerking "Old Boy" in the original version.

The most important thing is that it doesn't fit too much with the theme of the film!

After thinking about it, Shu Hongming smiled slightly, opened the song writing software on the computer, and wrote "da-da-da".

……

The preparation of the crew of "Old Boy" suddenly took away a lot of Shu Hongming's energy.

Rice studied at Jingyin College, majoring in film and television performance. In fact, in Rice's heart, it should also be more about movies and television than music. Since rice will definitely get involved in film and television in the future, Shu Hongming will definitely have to take the first step and help rice take care of everything.

In the next two days, Shu Hongming met with the director named Zhen Mingliang a few times and decided on the director-

Zhen Mingliang is a middle-aged man with a round face who is forty years old and looks kind, he is very interested in the script of "Old Boy", and he is also very satisfied, and the grade is just vacant, so he quickly signed the contract, 50,000 yuan plus 3% of the theater share.

In the film and television industry, it is the norm for directors to be paid less than actors.

Although Zhen Mingliang directed a "One Night Spring Breeze" with a box office of 20 million, after all, he was only the director of a micro-film and did not win any awards, so the salary was not as good as the two leading actors in "Old Boy". However, as a director, Zhen Mingliang has the power to share the theater chain. If you add in the share, the income is definitely not a small number.

The director finalized, and Zhen Mingming, the director and screenwriter Hao Xiaoshuai, immediately began to discuss the script again, as well as the storyboard script or something.

In addition, the actors who intend to play the three main roles Wang Xiaoshuai, Xiao Dabao, and Bao Xiaobai have also returned through the actors' union and set the time for audition.

……

In the morning, in a meeting room in Shumi's studio.

After a simple cleanup, it became the casting location for "Oldboy", and more than two dozen actors were waiting in the reception room.

Before them, the film's heroine, Rice, was auditioning in a conference room.

In the conference room, Shu Hongming, Zhen Mingliang, Hao Xiaoshuai and Qiao Jun sat at the judges' table, watching the rice perform some simple performances-

The character played by Rice is the school girl in "Old Boy", who is the favorite object of Wang Xiaoshuai and Xiao Dabao, and later married Bao Xiaobai, who became a TV producer.

In the movie in her previous life, the school girl didn't even have a name. In the previous script, Hao Xiaoshuai originally gave the heroine a name, but then Shu Hongming rejected it.

The so-called "school flower" is originally a good memory of everyone in their student days, and perhaps there is no specific name, so it is easier to awaken the memory in people's hearts.

According to the request of director Zhen Mingliang, the rice did a few simple performances, and after making sure that there was no problem, Zhen Mingliang nodded and signaled that it was okay.

When the script of "Old Boy" came out earlier, Dami knew about it, and the script was already in his hands, with Shu Hongming's point, and he figured it out for a long time, of course there was no big problem with the performance.

After the audition for rice, the big girl walked out of the conference room and walked halfway, but suddenly turned around and waved her hand at Shu Hongming: "Da Shu, you come out for a while!" ”

Shu Hongming smiled, stood up, confessed to the three of them with Qiao Jun, and walked out with the rice.

In the conference room, Qiao Jun, Zhen Mingming, and Hao Xiaoshuai looked at the rice and shouted Shu Hongming away, and they couldn't help but roll their eyes, but they didn't have anything to say-

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Shu Hongming started filming "Old Boy", and nine times out of ten he was paving the way for rice.

The heroine's direct internal determination is enough to explain everything.

However, there are quite a lot of this phenomenon in the circle, and they have to keep their opinions if they have them.

Besides, Rice's performance just now is actually quite good, and the popularity of Rice itself is terrifying.

Having such a popular heroine join is also a good thing for the film. (To be continued.) )