On July 19, "Transformers" has been officially released in China, and it has just been released, and it has shown unparalleled offensive ability at the box office.

It didn't take too long for the box office of this movie to pass 100 million, moving towards the 200 million mark!

100 million box office is quite a surprising number in this year, and the box office of "Transformers" is definitely more than 100 million, it should be between 200 million.

And even more!

"Border Storm" also began to gradually draw, and by the 20th, at the end of the day, the film scheduling rate was only about 5%, but this movie has earned quite an amazing box office, and it is normal for the current film schedule to gradually drop to the freezing point.

During this time, many actors' schedules were also vacated.

Of course, there is also a lot of credit for Chen Xi's "Border Storm" to increase his popularity.

Chen Xi has become famous, and these actors will also have more confidence in his films.

To be honest, "Raid" is a movie that wants to make actors easily injured, and it is also a relatively dangerous and tiring movie, so Chen Xi's salary for the actors is still quite high.

This is one of the reasons why everyone chooses "The Raid".

…… The problem Chen Xi is facing now is the shooting location!

It's also about whether "The Raid" should be an American film or a Chinese film or a co-production.

Each of these possibilities has its own advantages......

If it is made into an American film, it will be relatively simple in terms of review, and although overseas distribution will not play a big role, there are still some possibilities, and it will be easier to integrate into the overseas market. But the problem with this is that it is difficult to shoot in China, and his use of such a method to circumvent censorship is still quite easy to see through in the eyes of those who are interested, which may leave him with a place where he can pull pigtails in the mainstream Chinese director world.

Made into a Chinese film...... Audit...... A handful of bitter tears!

If you make a co-production, there will still be some places that will face censorship, and even if you do, it will be a little difficult to shoot in China.

...... the script of "Raid" has already been passed in the United States, after all, this is not a finished film, but it is easier to pass a book, but on the side of radio and television, the reason for being stuck in the review is mainly because there are corrupt police in the movie...... Although the ending is quite bright, at this point, they are still hesitant.

After careful consideration, Chen Xi still chose to make a co-production!

At this point, Chen regrets that they have already reached an agreement with the Xiguang Company in the United States.

Chris Cameron has returned to the United States, so Chen Xi's cooperation with him can already begin.

If it is made into a co-production, it can also be part of their collaboration.

And where the shooting took place...... After careful consideration, Chen Xi chose Xiangjiang.

Xiangjiang is a relatively tolerant place for many things, and the same is true in terms of review, if it is made into a Sino-American co-production, and relatively speaking, the specific attributes should be the genes of the combination of Xiangjiang movies and American films, it should be a good thing.

That's why Chen Xi has such a choice now.

However, if you are filming in Xiangjiang, it is very likely that you will encounter problems such as increased costs such as rent...... It is even possible to be scammed! Fortunately, on their side, there are many people in the crew who originally belonged to Xiangjiang, and now, this problem is not a problem.

Liu Jialiang, An Zhijie and others can be regarded as local snakes, and Wu Jing often films in Hong Kong and knows a lot of things.

With these arrangements in place, Raid is ready to start!

Unlike "Border Storm", Chen Xi did not prepare a series of hype measures before the filming of "Raid", because he did not have much hope for this film to be released on the mainland.

But when it really came time to shoot, there were still many people who were paying attention to Chen Xi and his new movie...... Especially after he made the pre-emptive statement that he would make an action movie or a comedy.

Although everyone is also looking forward to another "Border Storm", for the director Chen Xi who filmed "Border Storm", ...... Everyone also has an idea of looking forward to seeing his new genre, and wants to see if he can continue the situation like "Border" in other genre movies.

Under such expectations, Chen Xi's new movie dynamics no longer need them to spend time and effort to promote, but there are already people paying attention to the status of his new movies and looking forward to the release of his new movies!

…… At the same time, Chen Xi was a little worried about the budget of "Raid".

Because, so far, the investment budget of "Raid" has been at least four million!

And that's just an upfront investment...... For the time being, not counting the publicity expenses and the like, the movie is intended to be released in a foreign country, and the flowers bloom outside the wall and the fragrance inside the wall, and if you want to have a certain performance in the foreign market, the investment in this movie must be indispensable, and one million dollars may be able to get it.

That's the equivalent of 7 million RMB......

In short, "Raid" is to invest at least 10 million yuan.

In terms of the pure production cost of "Raid", Chen Xi mainly has to consider the remuneration of the actors...... After all, such a dangerous movie, whether from the perspective of caring for them or from the perspective of attracting them to participate, must be paid a little higher.

As a result, the cost of making a film is also increasing.

Now Chen Xi also wants to reduce costs, but in terms of cost, further decline is to reduce the quality of the movie......

So after careful consideration, Chen Xi still accepted this cost.

On the day of the cost symposium, many people are now feeling the devastating nature of this matter.

Ye Dongnan said: "If this movie is cast for more than 10 million ...... Something may be wrong with our liquidity! ”

Ye Dongnan knew everything, and of course Chen Xi knew it.

Now "Border Storm" has indeed generated more than 10 million net profits, but many of these profits still need time to reach the company's account, and a large part of the company's support now comes from the copyright fees of "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb".

Now there are more than 10 employees of "Deep Space Film and Television", plus they have rented a large office building in China Shipping, and other expenses, which will swallow up nearly 300,000 of their funds every month, and the expenses are also relatively huge...... So now there is not much money left in the company's account, and if you invest in "Raid", there is not much reserve to deal with emergencies.

Chen Xi pondered this situation, and thought of the 30 million earned by "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb......

"Am I going to find another TV station to work with? The variety shows of later generations will be a waste if they are not made! ”

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