0059 Tighten your belt

"The film still needs to be promoted after it is completed, which is a lot of money, so in the end, 80 million is really not much."

Ma Xiaogang has been in this industry for more than 40 years, and he is naturally clear, and he doesn't have a big breath when he talks about it.

Wang Liang nodded, listening to what this kid said, it seemed to be really like that.

"Old Ma, why is post-production so expensive? Didn't we spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to get it when we were filming in the past? Zhou Tian is also listening carefully, he is an investor, which requires him to be strict.

Ma Xiaogang replied tirelessly: "Mr. Zhou, didn't I say it? In the past, we used to play special effects for a few dollars, but now we are shooting war movies, and the requirements and standards put forward by the old chief are that they must be real and restore historical scenes. Let me tell you this, for example, there is a scene in the post-production of the movie "Red Cliff", where soldier A pokes soldier B, and soldier B spurts blood and falls to the ground. About 1 second or so, that is, about 40 frames of footage, a gun head piercing the armor, the special effect of spurting blood, guess how much it cost? ”

"How much did it cost, two hundred?" Zhou Tian replied tentatively.

After talking so much just now, Ma Xiaogang was triumphant, caught a prawn, and replied while peeling it: "You can add two more zeros to the back of two hundred yuan." ”

"Damn!! 20,000 yuan! Aren't you robbing money? Zhou Tian immediately fried the pot when he heard it.

40 frames, one second of shot, just the special effect of spewing blood cost 20,000 yuan, even though he has been engaged in the film and television production industry for more than 20 years, Zhou Tian still feels shocked.

This is too frustrating, how can money be burned like this, it's too artificial.

Ma Xiaogang dipped the peeled prawns in the ingredients, and he was very proud when he saw his old friend's shocked look, and said quite pretendedly: "The manpower behind the shot you saw is exaggerated and huge. Therefore, bad movies have bad films, and high-quality movies have high-quality films, one underground and one in the sky, which is far from it. ”

Speaking of which, Ma Xiaogang is really a wave, if he doesn't wave, he can't do it, every one of his works is a boutique.

Even if the box office hits the street, it is still a boutique!

Now this kid Zhou Tian should always understand the greatness of the director and the greatness of Lao Tzu, right?

I, Xiaogang, am invincible!

Don't take the director's improper dry food.

Wang Liang wanted to speak and stopped, wanting to stop Xiao Gang who stuffed the prawns in his mouth, but after all, he was still a step too slow.

Ma Xiao, who was swishing, just put the prawns in his mouth, and before he felt the firmness and tenderness of the shrimp meat, he spit it out, coughing non-stop, and tears fell.

This kid patronized the sauce just now, and didn't notice that the small ingredient he dipped in was mustard, the mustard of the international brand - dipping sauce brand.

It's good now, the tears are choked out, and it's so spicy that it doesn't look human.

"This kid, I thought you were so good, I saw that you were choking, drink saliva and rinse your mouth, I look uncomfortable." Wang Liang hurriedly poured a cup of tea for Ma Xiaogang, and said in his heart, how can this kid like to pretend to be 13.

"Hey, I can take out 40 million at most, and I really won't have any more." Zhou Fatzi shook his head helplessly, although he is the executive president, vice chairman and general manager of Friendship Brothers Media Group, but the affairs in the group are not something he can say alone.

It is absolutely not allowed to pay attention to personal emotions in the shopping mall, and the businessman has always put interests first, and he believes that the other directors of the group will never allow 80 million to be smashed on this movie that has no box office at all.

40 million is already Zhou Tian's limit, and a large part of it is funded by him personally.

"Fat Zhou, you don't have to pay my copyright fee, you should invest it all in this movie, if you make money by then, you will divide it proportionally."

No matter what others think, Wang Liang is confident in this work, and he doesn't want 1 million, even if he pounces into a dog, it is worth it.

As for the start-up capital of the veterans' fund, let's make up for it from somewhere else.

It's a big deal, just take a few reliable advertisements......

It's a big deal not to have this old face, just like the lazy moon on the Pain Xun video: big tie up, I'm a Tianle, I'm four scum scum Hui, Tan Wan Lazy Moon, the new version of the boat that has not been saved in the four miles, squeeze to experience three bells, and the inside will me, love like a festival game.

Ma Xiaogang listened to Wang Liang's words and was in awe, and immediately said: "40 million has 40 million shooting methods, I will be responsible for Zhang Luo, spend the least money to do the biggest thing." The budget of 80 million I calculated just now actually has a lot of room for compression. For example, I, the director, can I use five million? Just rush to the old chief, just give me a trip and food money. This movie is a good work, it is enough to move people, and if I sell my old face, even if the salary is lowered, some actors will be willing to participate. Maybe it's dismal at the box office, but as long as it's made carefully, I believe it won't be a problem to win a few awards. ”

Ji Shipage couldn't bear it, and stood up and said: "I don't need to be paid, the crew will be in charge of the lunch, and after this movie, I'm ready to go to the army, and it's useless to ask for some money." ”

After knowing Wang Liang, he felt that the whole person was different, full of passion, and it was time to pick up the dream of his childhood.

Military life is desirable.

"Good brother! What a brother! Zhou Fatzi was so excited that his flesh trembled, why did he pull Ma Xiaogang and wait for this kid's words.

The friendship of so many years is not cultivated in vain, it is to be used for artificiality!

Zhou Tian said with a smile: "Then let's pull in some sponsorship, get some advertising implantation, and add a lot of money." ”

Wang Liang: "......"

Ma Xiaogang: "......"

Most afraid that the air would suddenly be quiet, Zhou Fatzi was stared at by Wang Liang and Ma Xiaogang, and couldn't help asking, "Why don't you speak?" Why are you looking at me like that? Did I say something wrong? ”

"Roll the calves!" Wang Liang and Ma Xiaogang almost attacked Zhou Fatzi together.

Your brain is in the water, where is the sponsorship on the anti-Japanese war film?

Is it possible to equip the soldiers with a four-star mobile phone that can be charged for two hours and talk for five minutes?

Isn't that a business?

In this way, the preliminary budget for the film was determined.

Zhou Tian invested 40 million, Wang Liang invested 1 million, Ma Xiaogang and Yushiye paid 100,000 and 50,000 respectively, and the friendship went to grandma's house.

Yu Shiye immediately wrote and adapted the script, and Ma Xiaogang was responsible for contacting actors, renting venues, scene modeling and a series of preparatory work for filming, which was a handy job for the two.

After a while, they all talked about the movie, Wang Liang elaborated all his thoughts and opinions, as for the implementation later, it depends on Xiaogang and Shi Ye.