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Chapter 163: Preparations

Chapter 163: Preparations

The reason why big names exist and film companies are willing to use big names is not unreasonable, and the box office of a film of the same quality with big-name stars must be higher than that of ordinary stars. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info Previously, Liang Xiaolong's expectations for "Love Mi Chocolate" were not high, and the world could achieve a lot of profits if he could win 150 million, plus profits from other aspects, and he could also have one or two hundred million US dollars.

But the box office in the first week came out, and it won 48 million US dollars, which basically means that the local box office will exceed 100 million, which greatly surprised him, and all this can only be attributed to Julia's super box office appeal. Of course, the quality of the film is really nothing to say, 70% of the people who have seen it have been moved, and 60% of them are sorry that Tina did not choose John. It can also be seen from this aspect that although most people yearn for magical love, they still choose realistic love more often.

After reading the webpage and understanding all the information that should be understood, Liang Xiaolong picked up the phone and informed Mark and Shirley respectively that the script of "My Leader, My Group" had been completed, and asked them to go to Yanhuang Film Company to discuss specific filming matters. Mark and Shirley also take this matter very seriously, and a good TV series can never bring less profit than a movie. Past life Helen. Hunter is the best proof of this, after winning the Oscar, starring in a 22-episode series is paid as much as $22 million, if this series can't bring hundreds of millions of profits, will the production company make so much money?

Then there's "Prison Break," a series that broke several records in the United States and caused a worldwide sensation, with profits even exceeding a well-released blockbuster.

"Forty-three episodes, which is great." Mark was first happy, after the TV series was filmed, it would premiere on TV A, the more episodes it would be, the more beneficial it would be to expand the influence of the TV station, and he even wished that Liang Xiaolong would write a script for hundreds of episodes.

"The look of Dese" Shirley gritted her teeth, although Pyra Méng accounted for the majority of the profits, but in her heart, she hoped to get the premiere rights. But it's just that she is not surprised by Mark's appearance, she is also quite satisfied with this cooperation, "My Leader, My Group" has a huge influence, and there is no need to worry about no one watching it after it is broadcast, and there will even be countless viewers watching it. Moreover, if the TV series can have the same connotation and thought-provoking as the movie, then there will be a lot of profit in CD distribution, which can be said to be a profitable business.

"Let's discuss how to shoot first, first of all, the director's question." Liang Xiaolong put forward his opinion, the director is the top priority, first of all, it is impossible for him to direct this series, so he can only let others take the top. Secondly, if you find a foreign director who does not know enough about that period of history and cannot communicate smoothly with the actors, it will also affect the quality of the film to a large extent.

Therefore, Liang Xiaolong is suggesting to find a Chinese director. But as soon as the words came out, they were immediately opposed by Mark and Shirley, for the simple reason that they did not trust Chinese directors. For now, except for the Chinese-themed films made by Hollywood studios in China, the quality of other films is not good compared to Hollywood films, so how could Mark and Shirley put such an important series on Chinese directors? Another point is the use of special effects, domestic special effects are almost in their infancy, and the series "My Captain, My Group" will incorporate a large number of special effects, if the director lacks imagination in this area, how can he make a wonderful special effects picture? Is it all for the special effects company to design? It's.

"But Hollywood directors don't understand this history, and language communication is inconvenient, making it difficult to master a huge crew." Just as Mark and Shirley were worried, Liang Xiaolong was not depressed.

"Why don't you hire a Chinese assistant director like "Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties"?" Shirley suggested that "Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasty" uses this model to turn Michael . Bei's ability to control the big scene and Zhang Yimou's research on ancient Chinese tactics are perfectly integrated, and the box office will eventually be so high. And this is also the most common model in Hollywood, most films have an assistant director, or even a few assistant directors.

"Or maybe it's just a dual-director mode." Liang Xiaolong attaches great importance to this series, so if he invites Chinese directors, he must also invite top directors, who are generally not willing to be assistant directors.

"If it's a double director, there is no distinction between primary and secondary, I'm afraid it will be difficult to run in." Shirley is a little undecided, if the two directors have enough tacit understanding, the details of the film directed will be more perfect, and the effect will be better. But if there is a lack of tacit understanding, arguing on the set all day long will not only affect the shooting process, but also affect the effect of the film.

"Tacit understanding needs to be run-in, if everyone can be calm, I believe there will be no problems. Moreover, if there is a problem, we producers can also put pressure on them, believing that they will not mess around. Liang Xiaolong persuaded again, and Mark and Shirley finally agreed, but the director was not selected immediately, and he needed to be selected slowly before he could find a qualified candidate.

"Let's talk about actors." Shirley also said that in Hollywood, only a small number of directors have the right to find the actors they want, and most of the others have producers directly appoint actors and then hand them over to the director. Of course, Shirley doesn't want to be too limited in this regard, so at present, it is only a discussion, and the actor will not be decided until the director is really determined.

"In fact, the original cast is a good choice, but Leslie Cheung and Duan Yihong will definitely not take over the show." Mark is a little regretful, the box office of "My Leader, My Group" exceeded the billion mark, Duan Yihong and Leslie Cheung are enough to stand in the ranks of Hollywood after this film, how can they switch to filming serials? After all, like Helen. There are only a few movie stars like Hunter who feel more comfortable with the series.

However, it is indeed the best choice to use the original cast, because they have enough understanding of the psychology of the characters in the film, and the filming process will become easy. Also, using the original cast is also very cost-effective, because many special effects were shot in the movie, including those that were not used in the film, these special effects can be reused, which can save a lot of money. Even, many actors have to use the original cast to perform.

"It's certain that the two of them won't take on the show, but for others, I believe it's still very attractive." Liang Xiaolong is quite confident, the movie is a big success, and the TV series is very likely to be broadcast worldwide, which is very good for enhancing his fame, and I believe that many actors are not willing to miss it.

"Then let's talk about the two horns of dead, dead and annoying, captain, what good advice do you have?" Mark pushed the problem to Liang Xiaolong, after all, he knows more about the Chinese entertainment industry. Liang Xiaolong couldn't help scratching his head and smiled: "During this time, I was only busy writing scripts, and I really didn't think about the actors, let's press this issue first, anyway, it will take a while to leave filming." ”

Mark and Shirley couldn't help but roll their eyes, no wonder Carl always complained that Bruce Leung was a hands-off shopkeeper, which was also too clean for even the actors to think about. After thinking about it, Mark suddenly proposed, "Or, let's get an audition, including Arthur and Ben who served as Bruce and Ben. McLuhan and Alger. Collins. ”

"This is a good method, not only can you find the right actors, but also take the opportunity to expand your influence." Shirley immediately agreed that the audition can be broadcast live on TV and online, and then the people will vote to select the actors in the people's minds, and at the same time, it can also expand its influence and even make a profit.

"Anyway, these things have to be done by the two companies of you, and our Yanhuang Film Company will not invest any manpower." Liang Xiaolong smiled, he had already said that Yanhuang Film Company was only responsible for the script and part of the special effects. Of course, if it is strictly calculated, the investment of Yanhuang Film Company is not small, in addition to the script and some special effects, there is also the influence of the movie, the props used before, etc. If it weren't for the fact that Yanhuang Film Company was not ready to develop into TV dramas, it would have been impossible to cooperate with the two companies.

After discussing all these things, and finally starting to calculate the investment, the evaluation team of the three companies was all present, carefully analyzed the script, and it took two days to preliminarily calculate a value, which is also a terrifying value, with a total investment of up to 90 million US dollars, of course, including the special effects left over from the movie. But this is also very scary, usually the investment in a blockbuster is only this number, and a series uses such a huge amount of money, it can be seen that the three companies want to shoot the series with the same effect as a movie.

Moreover, everyone believes that if this value is penetrated, it will definitely make the people exclaim, especially those who like "My Captain, My Group", they will definitely pay close attention to it.

Everything was planned, Liang Xiaolong was invited to the office by Carl, and he was greeted with a depressed face, and couldn't help laughing: "What's wrong?" Girlfriend was robbed? Karl said angrily: "If I don't rob other people's women, others should burn high incense." Liang Xiaolong said with a smile: "I believe this, just you, a lot of money is thrown into it, I believe that most people can't stop your dollar offensive." But since his girlfriend wasn't robbed, why are you still suffering from a face? ”

"It's not the economic crisis that caused the trouble." Carl couldn't help sighing, he was really interesting to Liang Xiaolong's brother, Liang Xiaolong said that he would not speculate on the exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar, he would endure it, but watching a large amount of funds lost in vain, he still couldn't help but be depressed for a while. It is also true that the economic crisis lasted for a long time, and Hong Kong suffered two BO attacks before and after, and now the first BO attack has ended, although the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has made some efforts to conquer and raise the exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar, but it has still been taken away by international speculators.

"What's so depressing about this, now it's not forcing my country to be anxious, so the mainland side hasn't made a move, you see, international speculators will definitely do something to Hong Kong, and you will know the consequences when the time comes." Liang Xiaolong smiled and comforted, and said: "I have also paid attention to it in the past few days, international speculators have begun to attack South Korea, are you ready?" ”

"I'm going to make up for what I didn't catch in Hong Kong from the Koreans." Carl said viciously, at present, he has smashed in 400 million US dollars, and the remaining billion US dollars will also be invested in installments, and he will not be willing to make a lot of money no matter what. He opened a stock trading app: "You see, the exchange rate of the Korean won against the dollar has begun to fall, and we have made a profit." In less than three days, I will be able to smash all the funds into it in batches and cooperate with international speculators to play hard. After a pause, he smiled beautifully: "You don't know, commanding more than a billion dollars in the international financial market makes me feel like an ancient empire, with a wave of the long sword, the whole army rushes forward to kill." Otherwise, you won't do anything in the next few days, just watch me speculate in stocks, and I am guaranteed to make your blood boil. ”

"You'd better save it, I'm not interested in this thing." Liang Xiaolong rolled his eyes, if he really let him look at the stock market, it is estimated that he can understand a few lines going up and down, and he doesn't understand the meaning at all.

"You kid, you're still too calm, and you don't have the affection of a young man." Carl scolded with a smile, and then turned off the computer monitor: "Let's get down to business, our kung fu martial arts gym has been open for more than a year, and there are currently a total of 472 martial arts gyms in the United States, and there are also 320 martial arts gyms in several countries such as Europe and the United States, which is a small achievement." ”

"So much?" Liang Xiaolong couldn't help but be taken aback, he rarely cared about the company's affairs, so he didn't know about this, he just thought that it would be good to have one or two hundred martial arts halls now. Carl immediately said angrily: "I found that it is very easy to get angry when I talk to you about the company, if I can't beat you, I will throw you down the stairs now." Liang Xiaolong smiled: "Don't be angry, go on, I'll listen." ”

"The martial arts hall already has a certain scale, but to continue to grow, the necessary publicity is indispensable, so I plan to hold a large-scale gala." Carl rolled his eyes and continued to say that his idea was to hold a grand gala during the Spring Festival, with the theme of naturally focusing on kung fu, and then invite some celebrities to help out, fully show the charm of kung fu and attract more people to learn Chinese kung fu.

"Good idea, what did Mark say?" Liang Xiaolong immediately agreed, in addition, the Kung Fu Martial Arts Gym is basically responsible for the promotion of TV A, and when the competition is to be launched in the future, it will also cooperate with TV A.

"Both Disney and TV attach great importance to this matter, because this kind of publicity is mainly to lay the foundation for future kung fu competitions." Carl's grandmother said that if kung fu competitions can be developed into large-scale competitions such as K1 and UFC, they can earn more than ten or two billion dollars a year, and Disney has long designated this plan as a key project, and has never spared no effort in publicity, otherwise the development of kung fu martial arts gyms will not be so fast.

As for the funds for holding the party, there is no need to worry, because this is a profitable event, and the party has live broadcasts, broadcasts, tickets, advertising insertions, and even makes CDs for distribution, and the profits are by no means small. Just like the Spring Festival Gala, not to mention anything else, advertising alone is a very huge income.

In addition, Mark's mind is so big that he even started contacting Madonna. Siccone and Michael. Jackson, the two super divas. Imagine how many people's eyes would be attracted if these two people could make an appearance? Of course, the appearance fee of these two is definitely not low, just for one song, the appearance fee is definitely as high as several million dollars.

And in this matter, Chinese stars have spared no effort, Andy, Wu Jing, Fa Ge, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Jacky Cheung, Duan Yihong, Michelle Yeoh, 、...... Celebrities who have made a career in Hollywood have all volunteered to sign up, vowing to further promote the promotion of their own culture. It can be seen that although most people in the entertainment industry are terrible, there is no shortage of people with lofty ideals who are willing to promote local culture.

At the same time, Carl also gave Liang Xiaolong the task of choreographing a kung fu show by himself, and the requirement of the show was that it must have super visual shock, because he knew Liang Xiaolong's perverted skills too well. Liang Xiaolong naturally accepted it happily: "Don't worry, when the time comes, I will go to the Kung Fu Martial Arts Gym to select personnel, and I will definitely be able to create a shocking kung fu performance." But there is one thing, you have to find someone in music, right? Karl smiled: "This party is all in charge of the people of TV A, and they will contact you when the time comes." Liang Xiaolong smiled: "You pushed it cleanly, and you are a little closer to me." Carl said angrily: "Get out, this should have been the responsibility of the A TV station." Then he waved his hand: "You can go, go back and write the script." Liang Xiaolong said depressedly: "Who is the boss?" Carl snorted: "You have the ability, you are serious about being this boss." Liang Xiaolong stuck out his tongue and walked away.

"Kung fu performance, visually stunning." When he got home, Liang Xiaolong muttered to himself, didn't listen to his hands, punched and kicked, and suddenly ran to Xiaohuā Garden, ran lightly, kicked on the wall, jumped on the roof, and then jumped down again.

"Honey, what are you doing?" Jessica ran out depressed and said angrily: "Don't let people rest?" ”

Liang Xiaolong smiled, and then told the matter again: "Why don't you help me come up with an idea?" ”

"You said Madonna was going to perform on stage, wow, that's great." Jessica suddenly cheered, like a standard star-chaser, completely leaving Liang Xiaolong behind.

"Not yet." Liang Xiaolong said angrily: "Quickly give me an idea, how to perform the most visually impactful?" Jessica gave him a blank look and ran away, "I'll go back and review Madonna's information, and you can find Baby or Sophie to give you ideas." ”

"Is it necessary? You're an A-list star yourself. Liang Xiaolong couldn't help but be depressed, but he didn't know how much influence Madonna, a pop diva, had on young people in the United States. In desperation, I could only go and pull Rachel and Sophie out, and tell the matter again: "Beauties, tell me what to do?" ”

ps: It's the end of the month, and the white bones are cheeky to ask for a monthly pass. To exchange information, another group in our village, a strongman, went to the county to open a shop with a red light outside, and was arrested. When he was imprisoned, he was beaten to death, and there are only some rumored theories about the cause of death, and I don't know the specifics, but what is behind this......