Chapter 144: A Day in the Life of a Producer (Part II)
The producer-centric system is fundamental to learning and understanding Hollywood.
In recent years, this word has been repeatedly mentioned in the domestic film industry, and it is believed that it will be a good medicine to solve the current film market...
Yes, if you analyze it purely from the position of the producer, it is indeed a good medicine!
The producer-centric system is based on the audience's point of view, in order to ensure a higher quality of film.
Commercial return is the first criterion for producers, so in the development process of the project, producers understand more about the certainty of the genre, the market reaction of the cast, the commerciality of the film elements, more emphasis on visual and auditory feelings, and more attention to the logic and fluency of the story.
Everything that the producer focuses on is not based on personal aesthetic preferences, but completely on the basis of audience recognition, so as to avoid becoming a director's self-congratulatory work.
Very good, and then the question arises: why can't Jiang Wen's producers control him? Let him stop being self-congratulatory?
In fact, when it comes to domestic producers, the most powerful one is not Chen Guofu or Chen Zhixi, who launched a series of box office miracles such as "Thai Embarrassment", "Pancake Man", "Detective Chinatown", but Lu Jianmin!
"Wushan **", such a banned film, can be sold by him more than 500,000 DVDs and earn more than 6 million!
More than 20 underground works, such as "Growing Up", "Heart", "Fish and Elephant", "Days of Winter and Spring", "Love in May" and "Blind Well", were sold by him by a series of means!
The most outrageous is "No. 32 in Area B"...
With a cost of more than 1 million, it sold more than 27 million at the box office!
27 times...
"Crazy Stone" is a fart in front of him!
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The young lady's daily life is more about learning.
She will take a notebook to record a lot of things, open the notebook she carry, densely recorded, scenery, props, including the salary of group performances and other things...
This is the most basic thing for an executive producer – that is, the overall work!
For film projects, a good coordination is very important, saving most of the work of the producer...
“… I still don't know, how did the 20 million be spent? ”
The young lady is consulting the leader of the production team, Chen Junke...
“… Tear down the air conditioner, make the whole building old, and then have to restore it, 20 million is already a very conscientious price! ”
"However, I calculated that there were a total of 1,600 apartments we rented, and the price was 200 yuan for the empty one, and the price for the old one was 40,000 yuan, and the price for reinstalling it was 60,000 yuan..."
The young lady carefully took what she investigated and calculated it one by one...
"If you're doing that..."
"No, I mean, we only need to shoot close-ups of 8 households, most of them only need exterior locations, and this special effect can be made... I don't understand how it cost 20 million! ”
“… What do you mean? ”
Chen Junke frowned.
"I just don't know why it costs 20 million... According to my calculations, up to 8 million! ”
The young lady stared at Chen Junke, trying to see something in his eyes...
“… I'll look into it! ”
Chen Junke casually agreed.
"Okay, in two days, I want to see the detailed bill, by the way, don't fool me, I've already reported the whole thing to the company!"
With a few words, the young lady turned around and walked towards the shooting site.
Chen Junke scratched his head a little irritably, and then dialed the phone number of the project team...
The crew's black money is normal and simple!
Not to mention anything else, the props team, overreport dozens of boxes of light bulb money, get some kickbacks, the loss is the crew, and he is the one who makes the money!
Since the beginning of "Jiupin Sesame Official", Xiaobai's filming is about efficiency, and the ones used are all old acquaintances, yes, there is no choice in the professional skills of old acquaintances, but some people are really a bit too much in terms of life!
"Tang Bohu Dots Autumn Fragrance" Washington reconstruction, according to Xiaobai's estimates, is at most 15 million, and finally spent 22 million, maybe the price is different...
In other words, the price of the materials that need to be used for the renovation of old buildings is more expensive than ordinary materials.
However, these people must have black money!
How much darker?
Xiaobai didn't check it, "Tang Bohu Dots Autumn Fragrance" made a lot of money at the box office, and the crew hacked millions of dollars...
"The Judge of the Dead", Xiaobai changed the producer, and the cost of the whole drama was 80 million, but it was not as high as "Jiupin Sesame Official"...
When it came to "Kung Fu", the old price of a building was 20 million, and Xiao Baiyan directly approved it without blinking.
Those who step on horses are at least half dark!
Treat Xiaobai as a rookie!
was busy shooting, and Xiaobai was too lazy to find trouble, so he called the young lady into the crew, and only family members will always stand with you!
……
The young lady came to the set and was filming the plot of Feizi and Feilong wanting to sneak attack the charter wife.
Yang Lan had read the script and knew that this paragraph was very interesting, sitting on a chair and staring at the two people at the scene.
The camera focused on Bai Xiaofei and the fat dragon.
Xiaobai popped his head out from behind the cage.
Squinted and stared at Honggu not far away: "That fat woman screams like a pig, and she is innocent of death..."
As he spoke, he turned his head to look at the fat dragon, and said, "Learn a little!" ”
He took out a dagger, took a deep breath, and flew out hard, only to hit the lintel and bounce off his shoulder...
Of course, it wasn't really inserted, the prop master stepped forward and inserted the finished props into his clothes, and Xiaobai leaned against the wall in pain...
Fat Dragon: "Hey, why..."
"What, why? You come and throw! ”
"Ahh I throw? ”
The fat dragon looked at the two flying knives in his hand a little timidly...
Xiaobai urged: "Hurry up! ”
"Oh..."
The fat dragon looked at the fat woman, threw a flying knife out casually, and stuck it in Xiaobai's other shoulder impartially...
Xiaobai is already in pain and can't help himself...
"Excuse me, what do you think?"
"I think you can go a little further and aim a little more, okay?"
"Oh..."
……
The image of the fat dragon is actually not very suitable for the original fat boy Cong, and his image is a little too obscene.
Cuteness is not enough, honesty is not enough.
But he already had to use the choice!
There are too few fat actors of his type, and even fewer have acting skills.
Let's make do with it, as for the original version of Lin Zicong, without the promotion of the star master, I don't know where it is now...
After filming this section, it is a chase scene, and the charter wife chases Feizai...
The main special effects are produced, but some shots still need to be shot in real life, people can't run so fast, and motorcycles are needed.
There are two suggestions, one of which is that the special effects actor rides a motorcycle, and then changes to Xiaobai and Honggu's heads, and only needs an expression to be enough...
There is also Xiaobai who comes by himself, but he can ride a little slower.
There is no doubt that Xiaobai chose the first one!
Of course he can ride a motorcycle, but he is not a professional motorcyclist after all, and no insurance company is willing to pay for it...