0058 "Bloodstained Sky", which was not favored from the beginning

Wang Liang said without thinking: "Xiaogang, I don't know much about your industry, my initial idea is that it must be filmed realistically, the actor may not be a popular student, but he must have acting skills and be able to really play the characters in it." The protagonist in the story, Sun Huaimin, is my brother, I have fought side by side with him, I want to see my brother again in the film, I hope to present to the public is a hero with flesh and blood and soul. Authenticity, in short, the most important thing! ”

For art, Wang Liang has his own pursuits.

He does not refuse commercialization, but it must be reasonable, conform to objective laws, and present the most real things to the audience.

"Wait a minute, I'll make a table for you, and I'll have a number of your requirements when you check it in a while." After listening to Wang Liang's words, Ma Xiaogang took out a tablet computer from his backpack, and operated it as fiercely as a tiger, very skilled, and an absolute veteran driver.

"Okay." Wang Liang naturally couldn't ask for it, so it could be more intuitive and save the omission of the main points.

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After Wang Liang completed the checkbox, Ma Xiaogang gave a preliminary budget: "Excluding the copyright cost of the script, calculating the four stages of pre-preparation, shooting, post-production, and publicity and distribution, the initial budget for the production of "Bloodstained Sky" is 80 million yuan. ”

"Poof-" Zhou Tiangang picked up the cup and took a sip of tea, and immediately sprayed when he heard the budget figure that Ma Xiaogang finally reported.

Zhou Tian slowed down, looked frightened, and asked, "Ahem, ahem, old horse, are you teasing me?" 80 million RMB? When did it become so expensive to make an anti-Japanese war film? ”

The budget given by Ma Xiaogang is too high, so high that it breaks Zhou Tian's psychological bottom line, he never expected that the investment in an anti-Japanese war film would be so huge.

Zhou Tian is a businessman, and although he likes the story of "Bloodstained Sky", he knows very well in his heart that this movie has no market at all, and it is going to lose money.

Knowing that he lost money, he still has to shoot!

Why?

For a kind of feeling, in order to pay tribute to the veterans, in order to preserve the original history and pass it on to future generations, that's all.

One day in 2099 or 2117, a teenager watched the movie "Bloodstained Sky", tears and blood boiled, he was fascinated by that history, he wanted to explore, he wanted to dig out the stories of that era, and continue to pass on the stories of heroes......

The torch has been passed down from generation to generation.

Zhou Tian knew that this was also Wang Liang's innermost thoughts, and he wanted to help the old man realize his wishes.

Martyrs are meant to be remembered and learned.

But, Ma Xiaogang's budget is too exaggerated.

80 million, where can I afford it.

"Mr. Zhou, my old horse is not a pit for you, to be honest, I still have a conservative estimate of 80 million investment, if you really want to find faults, it is not impossible to spend him 100 million, everything has to be based on the actual situation."

Ma Xiaogang came to his senses and continued: "Yes, those anti-Japanese dramas naturally can't cost so much money, if you invest millions of yuan in me, I can make them for you, and the final return is also quite considerable." The anti-Japanese drama makes quick money, and it doesn't work the drama, and what it sells is all gimmicks. If you want to play special effects for more than a dozen dollars, I can also make it for you, and the income should be good, but is this what you want? ”

Faced with Ma Xiaogang's question, Zhou Tian was speechless, he naturally had his difficulties.

80 million, I really can't take it out.

"Xiaogang, does it cost so much money to make a movie now? Tell me where you need the money? ”

Wang Liang, an old comrade, also found it incredible, in the mid-80s, he worked as a consultant and mentor for several military-themed films, and he also knew some market conditions, and at that time it cost a few hundred yuan to make a movie, and a thousand yuan was considered a big production.

Look at the present, no matter how much prices rise, it will not be exaggerated to 80 million.

80 million, this money can be used for a lot of things.

"Old chief, then I'll give you a good introduction. Not counting the costs incurred by copyright, the director, actors, and crew members, it will cost at least 35 million to find these people. The director's remuneration is 5 million, which is the market price; The male number one and the female number one have to find first-line actors, because only first-line actors have a strong box office appeal, which can ensure our box office, even if we lose money, we will not lose so much. The two leading actors are conservatively estimated to have a salary of 25 million, because the war is too hard and tiring to film, and it is easy to get injured, and the first-line actors are unwilling to accept it, so the possibility of a price increase cannot be ruled out. Supporting roles and crew members, 5 million is not too much, right? Ma Xiaogang is an old driver, and he talks eloquently.

Obviously, it is not difficult to see from Ma Xiaogang's words that he has no confidence in the box office of the movie "Bloodstained Sky".

Like to like, this does not mean that she has commercial value.

Emotionally, Ma Xiaogang agrees with this script, because he was also a soldier.

But from a business point of view, there is no doubt that Ma Xiaogang and Zhou Tian have the same idea, and this movie is going to hit the street!

Losing money is a certainty, it's just a matter of how much to lose.

The audience is too small, and the current audience is watching romance movies and comedies, who still watches military wars~

So before coming to Haicheng, Ma Xiaogang made this clear to Zhou Tian, but Zhou Tian said that even if he lost money, he would shoot it, so Ma Xiaogang had no choice but to sell him a face, so he gritted his teeth and made another street film after "Old Cannon Barrel", after all, the two have been old friends for more than ten years.

"Okay, let's talk about site modeling and props, the site and props need to be rented, don't forget, the site must not be small, otherwise there is no way to model. There are also props, such as costumes, guns, planes, and tanks. These cost at least 20 million, of which modeling is the most expensive, and it will be even more expensive if you blow up the props in order to pursue the effect. ”

"There are also equipment, cameras, lifts, various mechanical and electronic rocker arms, aerial photography equipment, the cheapest is 5 million. Post-production burns more money, according to what you mean to make a Chinese New Year film, then the time is urgent, and the team of 100 people in charge of the post-production will have to work 24 hours a day, and the labor cost will definitely not be low. In addition to a computer, color grading requires a grading table and a grading workstation. The DI department needs a transcoder, and some sites need qtake. There are also various scanning devices, metering equipment. These industrial-grade products have low demand, high technical content, and limited users, so the price is perverted, let's count it at 8 million. ”