Chapter 165: Next year's shooting planning meeting
"I knew you were interested in this novel. :3w.23wx.β Lin Yuquan showed a smile in his eyes, "**Love Call Transfer" is a novel that he took home to read some time ago that has been acquired by the company film and television copyright, it tells the story of Xu Lang on the occasion of the seven-year itch, divorced his wife, because the mobile phone was broken, he met a mysterious person who claimed to be an angel when he went to the repair shop to repair it, and the mysterious man gave Xu Lang a mobile phone, claiming that the mobile phone could meet the owner's wishes, and bring the ideal woman of Xu Lang's dream to him, the choice is in Xu Lang's hands, there are ten opportunities, and from the moment he got the mobile phone, 12 different types of women have broken into his life one after another, choosing to start.
The biggest attraction of this story is that an ordinary man and 12 sexy, or cold, or naΓ―ve women are dating, for the vast majority of men, this is definitely a fantastic story, and just as there are always many unsatisfactory places in real love, with the help of the power of mobile phones, as long as you feel dissatisfied, you can choose to end at any time and start a new relationship, such a dreamy thing, which man doesn't want to have, it can be said that this is the point, and the box office of the film is very marketable.
The story is good, and the second is the cast of this movie, the role of Xu Lang can be arranged for Xu Zheng to play, and the twelve female characters can also provide Wang Luodan and Liu Yifei with good opportunities, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone, both making money and praising people.
And the reason why Ning Hao was asked to shoot is not only because the film is a comedy, but also because Ning Hao has a strong ability to tell stories. It's a little hard to grasp the rhythm. The whole film will look chaotic. There are no twists and turns between the stories, which is very blunt, but Ning Hao's ability in this regard is very reassuring.
Lin Yuquan told the general content of the story to others, and then said: "What do you think of this movie? How much investment is expected to be required? β
"I'm going to find the original author of the novel, Liu Yiwei and Bad Blue Eyes, to participate in the creation of the script, and then consider the actors, the most attractive point of this film is the 12 beautiful stars. Therefore, these 12 actors must be selected well, and then the next step is to make a careful shooting plan, it is a luxury to invite so many stars in a film, if there is no careful planning, it will inevitably occupy the actress for a long time, and the filming cost of the director is extremely high, so when shooting, it is not like other movies, let all the actors enter the crew, but make an appointment with the actress before filming. Then shoot quickly within the shooting time, and advance in sequence. One after another, never dragging the mud and water, in this way, due to the actress's role and time taken up by the actress, the salary is relatively low, I calculated that according to my standards, the investment required will not be too much, and it is estimated that 8 million will be enough. Ning Hao said slowly.
Lin Yuquan shook his head, Ning Hao's ability to control costs is very strong, but this is precisely the most fatal place for him at present, in fact, this is not only Ning Hao's problem alone, but also the problem of domestic filmmakers. Because China's film market is not large, filmmakers are reluctant to spend money out of risk considerations, but they are just blindly controlling the cost, but this result is at the expense of the quality of the film, and in the end, the director of the film will not be liked by the audience, and the box office will be sluggish. In fact, from another angle, if the film can be shot more beautifully, will there be a different result? Of course, the reason is simple, and many people understand very well, why no one does it? Because the director is constrained by investors, and investors don't want to take risks, in fact, the fundamental reason is that they lack self-confidence and don't believe that they can do this, so they don't have the courage to let go and do it.
But he doesn't have such concerns, he doesn't say his own movies, in TV series, he does it, and it succeeds, in movies, he has no reason not to do that, don't try, how do you know the result? 8 million can make Ning Hao make a good movie, what if it is 20 million or 30 million?
"With an investment of 8 million, can you reach the box office of Director Feng's "Mobile Phone"?"
Lin Yuquan didn't say his thoughts directly, but asked rhetorically.
"I don't know, it should be hard." Ning Hao hesitated and said, "Mobile Phone" is the domestic box office champion in 03, and the box office of 53 million is not so easy to achieve.
"It's not that it should be difficult, but it definitely can't be reached, the investment of 8 million, because we invited an all-star lineup, the actors' salaries are at least half of the salaries of the crew, and then counting the cost of room and board, film, and how much money can be used for sets, costumes, and post-production. And what about "Mobile Phone"? Other people's investment is 15 million, the actors' salaries and crew salaries are probably less than ours, and the investment in other aspects is two or three times that of ours, not to mention the story content of the film, at least in terms of the exquisiteness of the production is much higher than ours, even so the box office is only 53 million. In my opinion, our box office is not to say 53 million, whether it can reach 20 million is a problem, with the gimmick of 12 beautiful stars, it can only be said that it can attract the audience to the cinema at the beginning, but without excellent quality, there is no good reputation, and it is difficult to let the audience enter the theater in the later stage.
Why "Crazy Stone" has become a dark horse at the box office, gimmicks are just means, the quality of the film is the core, and it is also the pursuit of our shooting. The rhythm is grasped, the actors are performing, with you, I'm not worried, I just say one thing, to shoot an urban ** romantic comedy movie like "**Love Call Transfer", we might as well learn from Korean dramas, make the picture as clear and beautiful as possible, bright and bright colors, and pay attention to the matching and changes of costumes and scenes, as well as the soundtrack. Of course, I know that to achieve this, it will cost a lot, but you don't need to control the cost for me, I will give you a budget of 20 million, your task is to spend money, not enough, and then ask me to add it, I don't care about the box office of the film, but if the level of the film is not enough, I will find you trouble. At the end, Lin Yuquan smiled meaningfully.
"You're putting a lot of pressure on me! Well, I tried my best. Ning Hao said with a smile, Lin Yuquan didn't care about the box office. But he couldn't help but care. Lin Yuquan believed in him so much. How could he let Lin Yuquan lose money, if it was 8 million, he was confident that he would make a profit for the company, and if it was 20 million or more, he was not sure, but since Lin Yuquan wanted to hand over such a large amount of money to him, he could only choose to do his best.
Lin Yuquan secretly smiled proudly, it really had to be imposed on Ning Hao to be the most effective.
"Director Liu Meng. The post-production of "I Am a Special Soldier" has been completed, is your work finalized? β
After Liu Meng, Gao Xixi, and Kang Honglei all explained their respective shooting plans in detail, Lin Yuquan's eyes fell on He Liwen: "Director He, what stage is "The Legend of Deer and Ding"? β
"We have contacted several well-known screenwriters in the industry who are good at ancient costume historical themes to work together to create scripts, and the director, in accordance with the requirements of the boss, is being screened, and there are currently five candidates, Lai Shuiqing, Huang Jianzhong, Zhang Shaolin, Zhou Xiaowen, Ju Jueliang, I don't know if there is a boss you like?"
"Let's contact Director Huang Jianzhong!." Lin Yuquan made a decision after a little consideration.
out of five. Ju Jueliang and Lai Shuiqing are both well-known martial arts drama directors and have directed many excellent historical martial arts dramas. Among them, Ju Jueliang is known as the producer of costume martial arts dramas, and he also filmed Liang Chaowei's version of "The Deer and Ding Ji", but the reason why he didn't choose the two is because Lai Shuiqing has been blindly seeking innovation recently and likes to subvert, the "Deer and Ding Ji" he wants is exactly the original, Ju Jueliang is filming too fast, and it is difficult to ensure the quality of the series at his speed.
The other three, he is the most familiar with Huang Jian, the first Jin Yong drama "Smiling Proud Jianghu" filmed by him before, whether it is the costumes of the characters, the setting of the characters is very immersive, his filming has always been meticulously crafted, just what Lin Yuquan needs, and at the same time, he has a profound cultural heritage of Chinese culture, I believe that it can also better restore the palace atmosphere scenes and magnificent war scenes in "The Legend of Deer and Ding".
"Okay." He Liwen nodded.
"Pay attention to coordinate the time with "**Love Call Transfer", these two film and television dramas have many actors from our Yuquan family." Lin Yuquan smiled at Ning Hao, although he would not interfere with the directors' selection of actors, but in the case of giving priority to his own people, it was inevitable to choose Xu Zheng and a few women.
Ning Hao had obviously thought about this earlier, and smiled knowingly.
"Okay."
"Alright, after yours, it's my turn." Lin Yuquan had a relaxed smile on his face.
Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, the discussion of the film shooting plan of Shuguang Film Company is too simple, and it is true, but this is mainly due to the different situation of the company, first of all, he is the director himself, knows what the director needs, and has a quick judgment on the work, and secondly, other film and television companies are basically profit-oriented, and the producer-centered system is implemented, while the Shuguang Film Company implements the director-centered system, the producer-centered system can save money more and better grasp the mainstream of the market, but the director-centered system can better realize the high-quality system of works.
But recently he is also thinking about it's time to recruit an excellent producer, as the stall of Shuguang Film Company is getting bigger and bigger, he has no time to participate in the work of other film and television dramas, and He Liwen is careful and serious, which is more suitable for preparation, and he is worse in terms of decision-making, he needs a capable producer to do a good job of gatekeeping, so that he can devote more time to filming and his own life, management is not what he is good at, nor is it his favorite lifestyle.
Hearing Lin Yuquan's words, everyone else pricked up their ears, in Shuguang Film Company, Lin Yuquan is definitely the core of the indisputable, and he is also the most noticed by the outside world, and his works play a decisive role in the development of the entire company.
If the other few people are concerned about Lin Yuquan's new film, Ding Value is excited and excited, as a manager, no one can better understand the significance of Lin Yuquan to Shuguang Film Company than him, Shuguang Film Company's financial income is almost all contributed by Lin Yuquan's two films, and the profits made by other film and television dramas can be described as minimal, isn't the most important thing for a company is profitability? In this regard, Lin Yuquan can be called the chairman of the money-grabbing board, and he made two shots, none of which failed, and achieved huge returns. Ding Wei, who already has 200% trust in Lin Yuquan, has no doubt that Lin Yuquan's new film will be a great success again, and when he thinks that there will be hundreds of millions of dollars in the account, with abundant financial support, the company will grow more and more, and the excitement in his heart can hardly be suppressed. (To be continued......) R640