Chapter 88: Advocacy Programme

Society is a fiercely competitive and cruel society, and people's values and views on love have become more and more materialistic. But there is one thing, as men, we still have to admit that a woman needs most to have a man who can know her, understand her, love her, and love her to spend her life with her. Therefore, be a man who can know her, understand her, love her, and love her, then you are the most attractive man.

So what kind of woman is the most attractive woman? Beauty, family name, kindness, self-confidence...... That's just part of the charm, today's society is full of competition, and men are tired of calculating each other with their bosses and colleagues at work, so men don't have to guess, they can be physically and mentally with her, such women are the most attractive, and men want the most.

Dissect the coat of light comedy of "100% Men", and you will find that this is a very meaningful film.

"Great! Honey, you're so genius! Rachel is very satisfied with the new script, because Liang Xiaolong portrays the heroine's surname very prominently and very full, which is very suitable for Rachel to show her acting skills. And, as long as she performs properly, she can definitely impress the audience. Liang Xiaolong also breathed a long sigh of relief: "It's good if you're satisfied, then we'll finalize the script?" Rachel said, "Of course, there's no better script than this." Liang Xiaolong said: "Then I'll estimate the production cost now, and then let Carl prepare the funds and finally form the crew." ”

First of all, excluding the salaries of the male and female protagonists, the production cost of other aspects is almost 35 million. Gibson played the leading role, and paid an additional salary of about $20 million, plus Rachel's $8 million, the total production cost was as high as $63 million. But Mel. Gibson is now filming "Ransom Storm," and unless Liang Xiaolong is willing to postpone the filming plan, it is impossible to hire him. However, despite Mel's superb acting skills and strong box office appeal, Liang Xiaolong did not invite him because he already had a suitable candidate in mind.

Since stepping into the film industry, Bruce Leung has always had a wish, hoping to one day collaborate with his idol on a film, otherwise he would not have run back to Hong Kong to invite Jackie Chan when "The Police and the Thief" was about to form a crew at the beginning, but the result disappointed him, and Jackie Chan refused. And now, the opportunity has appeared again, Andy is now in the United States, and "The Peerless Tribulation" is almost finished, isn't it the best time to realize your wishes?

Of course, objectively speaking, Andy is indeed slightly inferior to Mel in terms of acting skills, and his box office appeal in Hollywood is far inferior to Mel. However, Bruce Leung did not ask Andy to show his actor-level acting skills now, and it is enough to play the leading role with Andy's current ability. As for the box office appeal, Liang Xiaolong is not worried at all, his current box office appeal is no less than that of any Hollywood superstar, which is enough to make up for Andy's lack of popularity.

Moreover, Andy's first foray into Hollywood, and he only played a supporting role in "The Peerless Tribulation", and the salary was not high, so Yanhuang Film Company could save a lot of money in this regard. In this way, the total production cost of 45 million US dollars is about the same, and the rest is enough to cover the cost of publicity, copying and transportation of the film.

However, Liang Xiaolong's biggest headache now is the problem of the crew, there are many supporting roles in "Man 100%", and it is not like "Black Fist", as long as the supporting roles can be played, and they also require high acting ability, which will have to be recruited by the actors' union, but auditions will also waste a lot of time. In addition, Danny can't participate, he has to find a new photographer and editor, and the set designer, styling designer, crew coordinator, etc. also need to find new people, and the lineup of "Black Fist" is not enough to shoot "100% Men".

"Looks like I'll have to talk to Carl." Liang Xiaolong sighed lightly and stood up: "Baby, I'll go to the company." Rachel said, "Come back early, I'll cook today and treat you." Liang Xiaolong smiled: "I'm looking forward to it, anyway, you haven't cooked for a long time, lazy woman." ”

The box office of the new week is out again, "Black Fist" is still ranked third, and the box office data has also dropped a lot, only $28 million, which is also inevitable, the longer the release time, the more the box office will decline, and the third week can have $28 million, which is already very high, and the total local box office of "Black Fist" has exceeded 100 million, $109 million. The overseas box office did not rise or fall, $32 million, and the total overseas box office was $64 million. The total global box office is as high as $173 million.

1200 production costs, three weeks of release, $173 million, is definitely a bumper harvest. The Wall Street newspaper reported on this situation again: the captain, a money-grabbing maniac, has been using his not-so-clever directing methods since "The Cops and the Thieves" to start making money in Hollywood. So why is the captain so successful? Regardless of the quality of the film, half of his success is due to the president of Yan Huang Film Company, Carl Brown. Carlos. This young man like the captain used endless publicity methods to frantically build momentum for the film, so much so that before the film was released, the fans' voices were already very high.

It can be said that the captain has created miracles in movies, while Carl has achieved miracles in business, and the two complement each other to have the rapid development of Yanhuang Film Company.

When Liang Xiaolong came to the company, Carl was cross-legged and looked at the newspaper beautifully, joining Yanhuang is the biggest change in his life, otherwise he will be like thousands of graduates to submit resumes for work, whether he can find a satisfactory job has to be said separately. Now, the stage of Yanhuang Film Company not only allows him to give full play to his talents, but also creates a propaganda method called Karl Stream, and I believe that in tens or hundreds of years, those students of the School of Economics will see his name in textbooks.

"What do you want to do good? Laughing so silverily? Liang Xiaolong couldn't help but shake his head: "Pay attention to your image, you are the president of the company, if you want people to see you drooling, then your image will be completely ruined." Carl snorted, "You're the only one in the entire company who would break in without knocking." Liang Xiaolong smiled: "But who made me the boss?" It's okay not to say it, but as soon as he said it, Carl was anxious, and scolded angrily: "You are embarrassed to say that you are the boss, in addition to making two movies, what else have you done?" Ya, you really treat me like a coolie, everything weighs on me, is it easy for me? ”

Liang Xiaolong said with a smile: "Come on, don't pretend to be a resentful woman, my new script is out, help me form the script." Carl asked, "You're going to direct it yourself, right?" Liang Xiaolong said: "Of course." Carl cocked Erlang's legs: "You are the producer and director, so you should do these things yourself, I'm busy." Liang Xiaolong said: "Really don't help?" Karl said: "It's not that I don't help, it's that I don't have time." Liang Xiaolong smiled: "Dude, it seems that I will loosen my muscles with you." Karl said angrily, "You barbarian, give me the script." ”

Carl looked at it carefully, and finally said, "Is the cameraman and editor still Danny?" Liang Xiaolong shook his head: "He and Sister Big Mouth are getting married, so he is not available." Carl couldn't help but exclaim: "Cake seller, "The Bride Is Not Me" is about to be released, I have to release the news as soon as possible to build momentum at the box office." Liang Xiaolong smiled bitterly: "You should be careful not to be crippled by the big-mouthed sister, don't talk about this now, talk about the crew." ”

Carl said: "Don't worry, I'll build a top-level crew for you, but in terms of actors, you have to make a list for me, with names and various requirements in detail, and then I'll go to the actors' union." The final interview will be conducted by yourself, and I don't know your selection criteria. Liang Xiaolong said: "Then you should try to release it before the Christmas schedule, I don't want to have the same situation as last year." ”

The Christmas schedule is the period with the highest box office of the year, and it is also the period when the most films are released. Although Yanhuang Film Company has made great progress this year, it is impossible to compete for more than 3,000 theaters in the Christmas schedule, so Liang Xiaolong would rather miss this period of high consumption than suffer damage to the box office due to the lack of theaters.

Carl agrees: "If it weren't for the box office damage of Cops and Thieves, our company would have had more money last year, and I would have been able to buy more shares of Weta Digital Studios." But man, I'm going to invest another one more this year to acquire more than 50% of the shares and form an absolute controlling situation. Liang Xiaolong agreed: "The investment in this area is a sure win, and it is related to the future development of the company, so this investment is definitely worth it." Secondly, this kind of technical surname, shares are not the key, the key is talent, is the heart. ”

As soon as he said this, Karl got angry again: "Are you embarrassed to say? Any idea how much effort I put into holding Peter, Richard, and Jimmy together? You, the big boss, know how to command behind your back. But you should meet with them, or they will think you're arrogant. Liang Xiaolong said: "I haven't seen each other for so long, and it seems a little presumptuous to rush over." Isn't Sister Big Mouth getting married? When the time comes, I'll ask Sister Big Mouth to do me a favor and send them an invitation, and it's best to meet at the banquet. ”

Carl said helplessly: "It's just like this, by the way, I also have to go to Julia to discuss something, to see if she agrees to use marriage to build momentum for the box office." Liang Xiaolong said: "It depends on how you build momentum, if you create a bad scandal, Sister Big Mouth will definitely kill you." Also, I warn you not to do this, our company is where it is today, thanks to the help of Sister Big Mouth and Danny in the early stage, I don't want their marriage to be affected by the promotion of the film. Carl said: "Don't worry, I'm not the kind of guy who only has interests in his eyes and no heart inside, but "Man 100%", I have an excellent means of publicity, do you want to listen to it?" ”

ps: The two shifts are over, and Ming'er continues. Thanks to the book friend "Ao You" for the reward.

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