Seeing that the staff packed up the props and the actors had finished removing their makeup, Shao Shuaijun clapped his hands and motioned for everyone to come around, hundreds of people, full of huddles.

After sorting out the language, Shao Shuaijun slowly spoke: ""Painted Skin" has been completed, and after four months of struggle, I finally completed a drama with a big investment. I was nervous, excited, and sad because we were about to separate. Our crew went through some turmoil, but fortunately it was back on the right track, without bias. At this point, I want to thank you for supporting the crew and not letting it fall. ”

"At the same time, I also want to apologize to you, on the set, sometimes I have a very bad temper and scold you very fiercely. Please forgive me for not doing it on purpose, I also have a lot of pressure to bear. You are all good employees who work hard, good actors who act seriously, I don't want you to have any overnight feuds or anything like that, so let's take advantage of the fact that we haven't separated yet, if any of you wants to scold me, scold me. ”

"Director, can you really scold?" Zhao Wei was the first to ask.

Shao Shuaijun nodded, and at the moment when everyone opened their mouths, he added faintly: "I remember that when the movie is a big hit at the box office, red envelopes are usually arranged, and the list seems to be reviewed by the director." ”

Forehead.

Countless swallowing voices.

With smiles on their faces, the cast and crew all silently raised their middle fingers.

No one opened their mouths for a long time, Shao Shuaijun laughed: "It seems that everyone is very loving, tolerant and inclusive, then, pack up your things and gather at Hengdian Hotel!" ”

The news of the completion of "Painted Skin" set off a brief storm in the media, but it was quickly extinguished, because reporters found that the normal filming of "Painted Skin" was only the beginning, and there was still a long post-production waiting. had a finale banquet at the Hengdian Hotel, and everyone in the crew flew separately, whether they were familiar or unfamiliar, they all hugged and said goodbye.

Only the director team and the producer team need to follow up the post-production of "Painted Skin".

"Everyone went back to rest for three days, and after three days, we went to the United States." Shao Shuaijun disbanded the crew and said to Qian Yongqiang and others. After three days, you have to fly across the ocean to choose a Hollywood special effects company.

In the past three days, Shao Shuaijun has also taken a holiday for himself, and his tense emotions need to be relaxed.

After a trip back to my hometown, my parents are still teaching, and there has been no change in my parents because they are big directors, but there are still some subtle changes. I learned from my mother that the leaders of the Education Bureau often come over to call my father when there is a banquet. And my mother has just been rated as an excellent teacher by the county.

At home, I am bored to watch TV, or eat with relatives and friends, and occasionally make a phone call with Li Xiuxiu to talk about the company, or talk about life. Three days have passed in a blink of an eye, Shao Shuaijun is about to set off again, and the pace of life always drives people to keep moving forward.

This time, it was Yang Hongtao who led the team to the United States, and he was responsible for all the formalities and financial work. Shao Shuaijun's purpose was to determine which special effects company to choose and tell them which shots needed special effects. "Painted Skin" has a total investment of 200 million, and now 50 million has been consumed in the actors' salaries and crew costs, and there are 150 million left.

Converted into 18 million dollars, it is nothing for Hollywood blockbusters, but it is still a big piece of fat meat that everyone is vying for. In recent years, there have been more and more special effects companies, but the number of movies that need special effects has not increased much, and the competition is very large.

The first contact was with old acquaintance Animal-Logic, the Australian company that produced "Heroes" and "Source Code" and has a good reputation in China and a cheap asking price. However, Shao Shuaijun did not choose immediately, animal-logic is indeed cheap, but it is still a little delicate enough in imaging.

The second to negotiate was matte-www.xstxt.orgain in the digital realm, a company founded by Cameron that year.

Both of these are very confident, skilled, and efficient, although the asking price is a bit higher, which is acceptable.

Subsequently, many special effects companies came to participate in the bidding.

In the end, Shao Shuaijun chose four special effects companies with a moderate surname and price ratio, Animal-Logic, Fram-Estone, and Lola-VFX, which were slightly weaker, and were responsible for basic special effects, while Digital-Domain was responsible for adding particle effects and digital drawings, and the four companies collaborated to produce "Painted Skin".

The production cycle takes more than half a year, and it is impossible for Shao Shuaijun to wait, so it took a week to let the heads of the four companies understand what kind of picture they want, and Shao Shuaijun handed over the work of participating in the production to the director team and the production team. And he flew to Phoenix, to Twilight Entertainment.

Li Xiuxiu didn't have time to take care of it, and the company hired David Jocole, a professional manager, as the deputy general manager to be in charge of the company's operations. In fact, the entire company, except for David Jocole, has only one receptionist, two salesmen, a driver and a cleaner.

Finance is supervised by Felix Accounting Firm.

Shao Shuaijun simply checked the accounts, and originally planned to raise 100 million US dollars, but things took a turn for the better, and the cinema company only spent 30 million US dollars, so the pre-sale rights and loans were not over. The first part of "Twilight", "Twilight", has sold 6 million copies in the United States, and the second "New Moon" has also reached 3.9 million copies, bringing a lot of wealth.

Phoenix Press, which is planning global sales, will have more money in the future.

Aside from the $30 million expense, Twilight Entertainment now has a $10 million surplus on its books.

"Boss, the sales growth of "Twilight" in North America is starting to slow down, and if there is no big move to stimulate the market, maybe 8 million copies is the limit. If we take into account the recent actions of the publishing house, we expect to add 3 million copies of Twilight worldwide. ”

The original "Twilight Zone" was a total of four parts, selling 50 million copies in the United States and 85 million copies worldwide. That's more than 20 million copies of a novel. However, that was done under the stimulation of the movie's popularity. Now that the movie version has not yet been released, it is rare to be able to achieve such sales figures.

"Well, let's put up a little advertising first, don't let the popularity of "Twilight" drop down, and the publishing and sales will take their course. When the movie version comes out, there will be a round of craze. In addition to the 10 million on the books, I may need a sum of money in the near future, and I will negotiate with the publisher to reserve 30 million sales funds for us. ”

"Okay."

Now that the novel is in a good situation, Phoenix Press does not dare to refuse at all, and some publishers are willing to pay a small price to get the publishing rights of "Twilight".

After a few words, Shao Shuaijun went to Stephanie Mayer's new home on the outskirts of the city. The Mel family is very enthusiastic about Shao Shuaijun's arrival, "Twilight" has brought them too much wealth, and the share is linked to sales, and the profits distributed to them are no less than those obtained from direct negotiations with the publishing house.

Therefore, the Mel family was very grateful to Shao Shuaijun, and everyone happily had a sumptuous dinner.

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