Taking everyone's eyes into his eyes, Lin Yuquan said after handing the script of "Painted Skin" to Ding Value for everyone to see: "The new film I want to shoot this time is called "Painted Skin", hearing this name, some people may have guessed it, that's right, this is a story adapted from "Painted Skin" in "Strange Tales from Liaozhai", but it can also be said to be a brand new story, the story starts from the demon fox Xiaowei is unwilling to stay in the fox demon valley and starts like this, what do you think is the problem? ”

"What can be the problem, the plot design of the story is already very good, and the emotional entanglements between several of the main characters also make the story not reduced to a simple demon fox film, in fact, to shoot such a film, the most important thing is to grasp the rhythm, actors' performances and fighting parts, but these should be no problem for you, I am more curious about how much you are going to invest in this film?" Ning Haole said.

"Yes, the story is no problem, the key is how to shoot it, which actors are used to shoot, the test is the director's skills, but if you can't shoot well, I'm afraid no director in China dares to say that he can shoot well." Gao Xixi said with a smile, the current Lin Yuquan is no longer a cutting-edge director, and the brilliant box office table of "Red Cliff" is enough to make him the most box office appealing commercial director in the Chinese film industry, and through "Red Cliff", it also shows Lin Yuquan's extraordinary directorial level.

"Senior, I can't stand it if you praise me like this!" Lin Yuquan smiled, seeing that everyone was staring at him intently, obviously wanting to know the amount of investment in the film, and he didn't sell it, so he said straightforwardly: "How much to invest, I really don't have a score, because this movie needs a lot of special effects, and I need to ask the special effects company to know specifically, but I don't expect it to be less than 300 million." ”

Lin Yuquan's understated tone made the atmosphere of the conference room stagnant. Ning Hao, Ding Zhi, and He Liwen, who accompanied Lin Yuquan through "Huo Yuanjia" and "Red Cliff", quickly turned on their faces as usual, the figure of 300 million is indeed very amazing in the Chinese film industry, but it is normal for Lin Yuquan. And the more you invest, the more you get back. The three people who had great trust in Lin Yuquan were more looking forward to it after the shock.

Although Gao Xixi and Liu Meng have not been with Lin Yuquan for a long time, they have been shocked by Lin Yuquan's handwriting as early as when they were filming "Happiness is Like Flowers" and "I Am a Special Soldier", so even if they are shocked, they can hold back.

Kang Honglei, who just came into contact with Lin Yuquan today, can't calm down no matter what, 300 million, that's 300 million. He only invested a few million yuan to make a TV series, and 300 million is enough for him to shoot dozens of dramas, even if he knew that Lin Yuquan's handwriting was amazing through some information earlier, but this is too exaggerated. There are currently only two films with an investment of more than 300 million yuan announced by the Chinese film industry, one is "Wuji" that is being released, and the other is "The Battle of Red Cliffs" that is being filmed, and this is only the number announced to the public, according to the consistent operation methods of the film and television industry, the actual investment is far from so much, but the 300 million that Lin Yuquan is talking about now is obviously 300 million. Without any moisture, and this is only the minimum number of conservative estimates, the final investment amount may be even more impressive.

"Boss. When are you going to start shooting? Ding Wei then asked, still very excited in his words.

"Time is about the same as "Red Cliff", the film team will be formed in these two days, and in two days, when I go to the United States to participate in the cocktail party of "Red Cliff", I will find a special effects company, start the corresponding special effects project as soon as possible, and then audition when I come back." Lin Yuquan said slowly.

"Oh. Auditions, are auditions for the main role. Or other roles auditioning? Gao Xixi, who was reading the script, seemed to be very interested.

"All." Lin Yuquan said simply.

"All of them, tsk. Then your audition is amazing, the super-large production with an investment of 300 million yuan is the new work of you, the hottest director at the moment, which actor is not dreaming of being the leading actor in such a movie, I really don't know how many actors will fight for it at that time. Gao Xixi was overwhelmed, and then looked at Lin Yuquan strangely: "Yuquan, you made such a big move, is it because you don't have a suitable leading actor in your heart?" ”

"No, I'm having a headache about this, why don't you help me come up with ideas, you directors, all of them are experts in this area, who do you think is the most suitable to play Wang Sheng and Pang Yong." Lin Yuquan shook his head and said, maybe his own requirements are too high, he has been selected and chosen, and there is never a completely satisfactory candidate, so he can only decide through the next audition table xiàn, and choose the best table, among which the most headache for him is the two roles of Wang Sheng and Pang Yong.

Lin Yuquan then told a few people about the situation he wanted about Wang Sheng and Pang Yong, and several people immediately fell into deep thought.

"The character of Wang Sheng, who was able to win the love of the demon fox and defeat Pang Yong, married the Chen family, obviously has extraordinary charm, and he is a general, a personable general with extraordinary charm and strong martial arts, Yuquan, aren't you yourself the most suitable candidate? I can't think of anyone who can act better than you, and who has more box office appeal than you now. Gao Xixi, who just entered the theater and watched "Red Cliff" two days ago, said that Lin Yuquan's role in Zhou Yu was really good.

Lin Yuquan shook his head: "I can play this role, but I definitely can't play it well, Wang Sheng's psychology is very complicated, on the one hand, he loves his wife, but under the temptation of Xiao Wei, he betrayed his wife lightly, and when Chen was persecuted by Xiao Wei and became a demon, he ruthlessly expelled his wife, but in the end, he was martyred for Chen, to play this role well, it requires the actor to grasp Wang Sheng's complex psychology just right, and the actor's acting skills are very high, you all know, I am not an actor with a college background, I can play roles like Huo Yuanjia and Zhou Yu well, but the role of Wang Sheng is not good, in fact, when I conceived the script, I thought about it, in addition to the director, the role of Senior Brother Qingyunmen is very suitable for me, I only need to show the elegant and handsome side, and I don't need too complicated acting skills. ”

"That's right, but according to Yuquan's conception, the role of Wang Sheng is troublesome, the actor has to be young and handsome, and he has to have superb acting skills, and he must also have a good box office appeal, who can there be such a young actor, not to mention whether he can play Wang Sheng well, there are few who are eligible for the full fight, Wu Yanzu, Nicholas Tse, Yu Wenle, Chen Kun, Lu Yi, Jin Chengwu, by the way, and Liu Ye, that's it, I don't know what you think, anyway, I think, None of them can afford to invest 300 million yuan in such a super-large actor, the aura is obviously not enough, and although the acting skills are good, it is estimated that it is enough to interpret Wang Sheng well. Ning Hao frowned, the actors in the Chinese film industry are very strict, when making a large-scale film, the first choice of investors and directors is definitely Cheng Long, Li Lianjie, Liu Dehua, Liang Chaowei and a few other superstars, but their age is obviously not suitable for Wang Sheng's positioning, and no one among the young actors can support such a large-scale production alone.

"Yes, the role of Wang Sheng is too difficult to choose." Liu Meng nodded sympathetically, if it was only an investment of tens of millions, it would be easy to say, but the investment of hundreds of millions of dollars for them to act, it is really reassuring.

"Now I know why I'm going to audition, and I know that auditions for the starring role will cause a lot of movement, but the problem is that there is no way to decide on a candidate." Lin Yuquan smiled bitterly, and continued: "Not to mention Wang Sheng, what do you think of the role of Pang Yong if Li Lianjie is asked to play it?" ”

Li Lianjie, hearing this name, everyone was shocked, as one of the few superstars in the Chinese film industry, inviting him to play a role is definitely not a simple thing for any director and film company in the Chinese film industry, and then think about its feasibility.

"Li Lianjie's salary is not too high, after all, the scale of our film investment is in Hollywood, that is, small and medium-sized enterprises, and now Li Lianjie's external salary has reached tens of millions of dollars, and his salary alone accounts for a quarter of our budget expenses, and the boss also said that there are a lot of special effects in "Painted Skin", and our last movie "Red Cliff" spent 10 million US dollars on special effects, so the special effects of "Painted Skin" may be 15 million US dollars, or even 20 million US dollars, and the rest of the money is not much?" Ding said.

"What do you think?" Lin Yuquan looked at the others.

"I think it's feasible, after all, Li Lianjie's box office appeal in Europe and the United States is good, and it is worth this salary, in terms of economic benefits, this transaction does not lose money, not to mention that "Painted Skin" is a super-large production in the Chinese film industry with an investment of 300 million, and it also needs such a top superstar to support the scene." Gao Xixi said with a smile on his face.

"Director Gao is right, not to mention that the role of Pang Yong itself is very suitable for Li Lianjie, this role needs to show strong martial arts, is there any problem with you cooperating with him? I believe that as soon as the news is announced, those kung fu fans should be excited again. Ning Hao was also smiling.

"I think so too, although Li Lianjie has always made B-grade movies in Hollywood, and the box office is not high, but his movies have some fixed loyal fans in North America, which can be seen from the fact that the box office of his films in North America is basically 25 million US dollars - 50 million US dollars, according to the box office share ratio we signed with Fox Searchlight, it will not be a loss, and then counting China and other regions, it is enough for us to get returns, so I am ready to invite him to join, As long as his salary is not higher than $10 million, it is OK, and he will consider other candidates if he can't get along. Lin Yuquan said with a smile, the scale of costumes and props and group performances in "Painted Skin" is much less than that of "Red Cliff", so even if Li Lianjie gets a salary of 10 million US dollars, the budget will not exceed the standard, not to mention that even if it exceeds the standard, as long as he can make the movie well, he can accept it, as for Li Lianjie's salary is not higher than 10 million US dollars, it is not that he can't afford to pay the salary, but that it is higher than this figure is purely because the other party has wronged him.

"I don't think there's any problem, Li Lianjie is now making Hollywood movies with a salary of 10 million US dollars, and there is only a reason to come back to make Chinese films, not to mention, compared to the salary, what Li Lianjie needs more now is to expand his influence in the world." Ning Hao said affirmatively.

Lin Yuquan nodded in agreement, and discussed the matter of the meeting system, and then he announced the end of the meeting, but at this time, Ding Wei suddenly found him: "Boss, I have an idea I want to report to you." (To be continued) R655