Pedro Almodóvar smiled awkwardly, sat down in the seat next to Guo Zhuocheng, took out a stack of materials from his briefcase and handed it to Guo Zhuocheng, and said: "Because of the help of your local government and the military, we have saved a lot of money, although in some ways we exceeded the budget for good results, but the total amount of money is still smaller than the previous total budget." However, at your request, I gave additional bonuses to both the good actors and the crew, so there is not much money left. Mr. Guo, please review—"

Guo Zhuocheng took the report and read it carefully, and there was a very detailed list of expenses, including the expenses of the actors, the salaries of the crew, the rental of photographic equipment, the purchase of film, the payment of song copyrights, the cost of hotels, and ......so on.

Guo Shucheng remembered that the investment in "Titanic" in his previous life was as high as 240 million US dollars, and he thought that the planned investment of 40 million yuan this time would definitely be less, but after filming, it only cost about 30 million yuan, the most important of which is the salary of the director, drama manager, and actor, and the cost of film.

As for the heroine being a domestic actor, the salary is only one-fifth of that of the actor in the United States, and the extras basically don't spend much money, and the troops who help the performance don't take a penny. Even the old ship only cost 50,000 yuan, which is equivalent to giving it to the film crew for nothing.

Regarding the difference between domestic and foreign actors, the salary of extras is too low, Guo Zhuocheng didn't say anything, and he didn't participate in the specific shooting, everything was decided by the director team.

In fact, the famous domestic actor who played the heroine was already very content. You must know that although the salary she earns here is only one-fifth of that of the actor, it is also nearly thirty times the sum of all the salaries she received in previous years.

When she used to shoot movies, she received a fixed salary from the unit. Only after the filming of the film is completed, there is a bonus of less than 200 yuan, which is not comparable to now.

Of course, she is more happy that she can step onto the international stage and get more people's recognition, and for this, she is willing to do it even if she doesn't take a penny.

Because the investment did not exceed his expectations, Guo Zhuocheng did not pay much attention to this list, he only flipped through it slightly. After asking a few questions about a few incomprehensible numbers, the review was basically over, and he even suggested that there was no need for a professional accounting firm to conduct the review.

Returning the report to Pedro Almodóvar, Guo said: "I am very satisfied with the use of funds. Now let's talk about the schedule. ”

"We plan to release it in several major cities in Spain by the end of the year, as well as in Hong Kong and Macau, and we have already approached companies for this project," Pedro said. Having tentatively agreed to our screening, it is only necessary to agree on the final price with the line of distribution. I believe our films are the best, and it won't be long before people come to us and ask us to give them the distribution rights, and when the rights to host the Olympics are confirmed, we can release them globally. I believe that our box office value will exceed 30 million dollars, which is more than 180 percent of the profit. ”

Guo Shucheng said categorically: "No! ”

Pedro looked at Guo in surprise. Asked: "Won't it be released on a large scale before the right to host the Olympics is confirmed?" ”

Guo Zhuocheng said: "No! I mean, your release plan is too simple, too small. And, I think our film has to be released in the United States first and then spread to the rest of the world. ”

Pedro looked at Guo Zhuocheng in disbelief and asked, "Are you sure it will be released in the United States first?" And then. "America is a paradise for movies," he said. There are countless rich audiences, there are countless movie theaters, but their film critics are also the most picky, once these talkative guys decide that the movie is not good, not only not many people in the United States will order the distribution rights of our film, but even the film distribution companies of other countries will also refuse, because the United States is the vane of the movie, and many countries look at the face of the United States. Moreover, the American film industry is exclusive to the outside world, in their opinion, only American movies are the best, and other countries may have good movies, but there are very few. ”

Guo Zhuocheng said: "Then we want to make this movie with a very small probability." Don't you have faith in your own films? ”

"But then we are taking too much risk," Pedro said. It's not that I don't have confidence in my films, on the contrary, I've never been so confident and never thought that I could make such a good movie. But if we occupy the market step by step, if we first gain word of mouth from Asia and Europe, and then enter the American film market, then our risk is much smaller, and once someone in the United States can't bear to come to Europe to buy our films, then we can use this to promote it, further expand our influence, and gradually enter the United States. ”

To put it simply, Pedro is doing it in a safe way, eating the markets that are easy to eat on the periphery first, and then attacking the United States. Even if the American film market does not agree in the end, the film can still achieve good economic benefits and can still earn back the investment, not to mention that as long as the quality of the film is really good, sooner or later it will occupy the American market, and the money will sooner or later become something in its own pocket. On the other hand, if there is a Waterloo in the United States, then many film distribution companies in Europe and Asia will not want to introduce it when they see that the United States does not like it. In this way, it is a chicken flying egg beating, and the losses are heavy.

Guo Zhuocheng insisted on starting from the United States, but it was not that he was ambitious, nor did he want to use this movie to make a lot of money, on the contrary, he didn't care much about how much money this movie made, and it didn't matter if he could make better or not. Just now Pedro said that the box office value is 30 million US dollars, although this figure is a large amount in the eyes of ordinary people, but in the eyes of Guo Shucheng, it is very ordinary, whether there is this money or not It doesn't matter to him and the company he controls. In that case, it is even more important to fight in the United States.

The reason why he chose to start first in the United States is because the current Sino-US relations are in a superficial honeymoon period, and this film shot in China and with a Chinese investment background can arouse the curiosity of Americans, and they also want to see China's ability to shoot films, and want to understand China's cultural background, and the US government will not block it too much. Similarly, when the audience wants to understand China, those film critics will definitely not be one-sided in belittling China, after all, the film critic also has to care about the audience's face, he wants to have more fans in the future, and some media agree with him, if he belittles Chinese films too much, the audience who wants to understand China will be disgusted, and his income will drop sharply.

Second, the United States is a paradise for movies, and there are countless theaters compared to other countries, and if it can be released in multiple theaters in the United States at the same time, it will not only have the greatest impact, but also save a lot of costs, and if it succeeds, the profits will be even higher, which will far exceed Pedro's expectations. However, if it is released in Asia and Europe first, because there are fewer audiences and fewer theaters, it will be necessary to negotiate with the distribution companies one by one, which will undoubtedly extend the time and increase the expenses. Moreover, in the eyes of these people, a film that does not dare to enter the American film market is limited, no matter how good it is, it is not worth investing too much money, and the funds they are willing to take out to buy the distribution rights are very limited, and they would rather wait and try step by step.

Third, Guo Zhuocheng believes that this movie can arouse the interest of Americans, and the male protagonist in it is a personal hero from the United States, which meets the appetite of American audiences, in fact, the United States was also a country that was attacked by Japan in World War II, and finally they sent troops to attack Japan, and they are very willing to watch the fight back against the Japanese invaders.

In the end, Guo Zhuocheng also believes that the movie he invested in is very good, and it will definitely resonate with the audience and move the audience.

Although Pedro is a Spanish or even a world-famous director, this world famous is also limited to many European countries, and his fame in the United States is not big, his films pay more attention to humanity and sexuality, and they have not yet become the mainstream of American films.

"Film distribution in the U.S. is complicated, and political influence doesn't play much of a role there, and their distributors and theaters are focused on economic efficiency, and if they can't impress them, theaters won't arrange for their movie theaters to release them," he said. ......, their distribution mechanism is completely different from China's. ”

In his view, Guo Zhuocheng is a government official, and he must have negotiated with the government and took advantage of the good Sino-US relations to ask the US government to arrange a theatrical screening. The Chinese government can arrange or require movies to be shown in movie theaters, but not in the United States.

Guo said with a smile: "I know that American theaters are also profit-oriented, and it is precisely because they are profit-oriented that I have the opportunity and confidence to let our films occupy their film market." ”

Pedro asked, "Are we going to film festivals?" ”

In the United States, there are many film festivals, and many directors and producers who want to get involved in the film industry but have no way or channel to promote their films will be screened at these film festivals with their own films, so as to attract the attention of film distributors, as long as they are favored, those people may pay for your film distribution rights. Then the director, producer, and investor of this film are likely to turn over from this and gain the recognition of the film industry, at least they will not lose their money, and it is worth being very happy. After all, there are too many movies that no one cares about, and many of them become garbage after they are filmed.

Of course, if a film distributor has the discerning eye to find good, blockbuster films from the countless films that participate in the festival, they will also make a fortune because the films they get from the festival are very cheap.

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