Chapter 388: Shoot as much as you like
The Grim Reaper is coming, the script of this movie is naturally impossible for Yan Luo to be written into her movie script, if you accidentally mix in something bad, then you can't scare a person to death!
Yan Luo's purpose is very simple, that is, to rely on this movie to make a name for herself, so that those Hollywood giants can see her value, and as long as she can help the film company make money, then let them stammer you, you just let them sell their ass and they will do it without blinking!
The first part of the Grim Reaper series of movies cost about $20 million and earned a total box office of more than $100 million worldwide, which can be said to have made a lot of money. And the cost of 20 million can really be regarded as a small cost for Hollywood's production expenses of investing more than 100 million yuan.
But the problem is that Yan Luo has no money! Although Humen Pictures promised to shoot the film and be responsible for the follow-up distribution, they also made it clear that they would bear an investment of up to 5 million, so in other words, the remaining 15 million would need to be released.
What to do? Yan Luo didn't plan to look for money. If you have money, you will shoot it in the way you have money, and if you don't have money, you will shoot it in the way you have no money. First of all, props and scenes, these can be saved, and those that can't be saved are rented, and the cost must be reduced! And the director, the asking price is quite high, isn't it? Just find someone to shoot this kind of movie! Who's that, you said you often shoot music videos, right? It's good, I like to be bold and use newcomers, and the director of this movie is you!
And actors? I don't need any stars with acting skills, I only have two requirements: handsome men and beautiful women are cheap! Anyway, the highlight of the whole movie is how people die, so it's the same with or without acting skills, as for why actors are good-looking, don't you think it's exciting for good-looking people to die?
In the end, the auditors calculated the cost, and the cost of the entire movie was successfully reduced by half to 10 million! Of course, when the assembled crew appeared in front of Mary, her whole person was devastated.
A young director with a group of handsome men and beautiful women, they are going to make a horror movie, they are clearly dancing in the next moment!
"Yan Luo, are you sure they didn't come here to shoot the MV for any song?"
Mary asked reluctantly.
"That's right!"
Yan Luo said very complacently: "Have you seen the director?" He's not simple, because he shot the MV for my album, and as you can see, my album sold so well, he really contributed to it! ”
"But did he make a movie?"
"Nope! That's my reward for him! ”
Yan Luo said as a matter of course. Of course, what she didn't say was that this time people made this movie for her for free, even if the movie is destined to hit the street, it is also an opportunity to practice. Think about it, what director doesn't want to make a movie?
"And what's going on with this group of actors?"
"It's okay, I'm going to die anyway, who is looking for to die is not death, in that case, why don't you find some good-looking people to die?"
After walking around the crew, Mary was completely desperate. The only thing she is glad about now is that she endured the temptation when Yan Luo fooled her into investing, otherwise the money would definitely be wasted!
"But don't the people from Humen Pictures interfere with you?"
"They've only invested five million, and they're going to give them the film for distribution when the time comes. So even if the movie really fails at the box office, even the follow-up film rental is enough for them to slowly make up for the loss. ”
So people are ready to hit the streets? It's just that I think the cost can be recovered anyway, and I can even make some money, so I will indulge you to spoof casually?
Mary shook her head speechlessly.
The current situation is that the investor, Humen Pictures, has prepared for the worst how to recover costs; The director has reached the opportunity to practice his own skills, even if it is a movie that hits the street, it is still a movie, isn't it? And the group of actors in front of them who don't seem to have acting skills, I am afraid that their idea is that when they go to auditions in the future, they can blow a wave to others, and they are also people who have done the leading role!
As for herself, forget it, she really just came to see it!
So the only thing in the entire crew who has confidence in the movie is Yan Luo! With the memories of her previous life, she naturally knows that this movie will not lose money, and will even make a lot of money, and then Humen Pictures will definitely regret not investing all the money and causing the copyright of the film not to fully belong to them. And Mary will regret it because she didn't try her best to convince her artists to star in the film at half price.
After the crew was formed, Yan Luo handed over the film to the director and producer, and she focused on her studies, especially when it was time for the exam after New Year's Day, which required her to focus more on her studies.
Then it's time for the annual Spring Festival.
It's a pity that there is no holiday during the Spring Festival in the United States. But Yan Luo still took his grandfather out of the hospital on this day, and then everyone gathered together in Su Qingqing's villa, in this foreign land, everyone happily ate a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner to celebrate the arrival of the new year.
It's a pity that even in this foreign country, Yan Luo can't be quiet. The blessing calls from her relatives and friends came one after another, Zhang Keke, Ding Shihua, Sun Mengmeng, Jing Xiaojuan, Cao Zhixing, Dong Lin, these are all counted, what is going on with Jing Xiaogang and Dong Zichu? Are we all familiar with each other?
So after chatting lukewarmly with these two people, Yan Luo hung up the phone impatiently.
Then, Yan Luo received a call from Cao Yuanxing.
"Luoluo, are you still used to it abroad?"
Yan Luo did not speak.
"In a foreign country, take care of yourself!"
Yan Luo still didn't speak.
Then Cao Yuanxing found that he didn't know what to say, and then somehow remembered the marriage of Yan Luo mentioned by the Mo Jing family two months ago.
"Luoluo, you're older now, it's time to think about falling in love and getting married!"
MMP! Yan Luo swears this is the first time she wants to swear, I'm only twenty years old this year, you tell me it's time to think about getting married, what kind of fuss are you going to make?
"You don't need to worry about this!"
Yan Luo said coldly.
"Don't worry, Dad will respect your opinion, but Dad will also help you keep an eye on it, some young people are really good, have excellent abilities, and their family background is also very compatible with you, I think you might as well "
"Toot toot!"
Yan Luo hung up the phone.
With a wry smile, Cao Yuanxing didn't know that he was talking nonsense just now, but he didn't know why, every time he faced Yan Luo, he became very uncalm, he couldn't remember what he wanted to say, and then he didn't know what he was talking about.
Not long after talking to Cao Yuanxing on the phone, Yan Luo received a call from an unfamiliar imperial capital.
"Luoluo, I'm grandma!"
It turned out to be Mrs. Cao!
This is really out of Yan Luo's expectations, except for the time they met last year, Mrs. Cao, who hadn't been in contact for the next year, would call her?
"Nothing, just wanted to wish you a happy birthday."
Mrs. Cao said this sentence with a little sadness and hung up the phone, leaving Yan Luo alone in the wind.
(End of chapter)