Chapter 190: Permission to Shoot
On the project "Full-time Master", it is difficult to say what kind of impact it will have after the announcement of the fact that Wedo Entertainment and Lewen Group will no longer cooperate.
But in any case, this matter should also be a headache for them Lewen Group, and Wedo Entertainment has withdrawn from this project, and it will definitely not meddle in matters again.
The time rushed to May, and the broadcast of "Full Time" was coming to an end.
And at this time, the film shooting permission for "Hell Apartment" was finally won.
A sum of money of mysterious origin was put into the accounts of Dimension Entertainment, and the amount was three million. This money comes from the investment of a film and television company that has just been established, Tang Zhiqi. They will get a 10 percent profit share of the movie "Hell Apartment" at the cost of an investment of 3 million.
Wedo Entertainment is not short of money, but this investment has to be accepted.
Otherwise, where is it so easy to get a shooting permit?
In any case, hearing the news from Tang Zhiqi, Fan Zhe felt very excited.
The things that the project team had been preparing for a long time were finally ready to use.
Ye Jiayi, on her part, has already prepared the investment budget for "Hell Apartment".
The total investment scale will reach 30 million yuan, of which 3 million will come from others.
This scale of investment is not high in the current domestic film market, and it can be summarized in small-cost production.
But 30 million is not particularly small.
Among them, 25 million will be included in the accounts of 'Dimension Technology', which is an investment in technology and art.
And the money that really gave the crew was only five million.
This scale is an out-and-out small investment, and relatively famous stars can't be invited.
Fan Zhe is not going to invite either.
It's not that Wedo Entertainment is without money. Even now, the scale of the company is getting bigger and bigger, and the expenses of maintaining the company's operations have become a lot, and at the same time, "Taiwu Picture Scroll 2" involves a considerable amount of money from Wedo Entertainment.
However, their last work, "Fantasy of the Three Kingdoms", made a lot of money. From the copyright of online broadcasting, from the copyright of TV broadcasting, and from the overseas copyright, Wedo Entertainment has earned nearly one billion. At the same time, the development of derivative copyrights around the periphery is also another income.
This money is enough.
Anyway, Fan Zhe is the boss, and if he wants to spend a lot of money on "Hell Apartment", it is not impossible.
However, this is not stable.
"Hell Apartment" is a horror thriller after all, and the audience cannot be as big as comedy, emotional film, fantasy and magic themes. Many, many people, when they see horror, supernatural, thriller and other films, no matter how good the evaluation is, they will not consider watching it.
For example, Fan Zhe himself is such a person, he is scared to death.
But horror movies also have the benefits of horror movies.
Accurate positioning, there are certain enthusiasts, high loyalty, low market competition, and it is very easy to fight big with a small one.
Fan Zhe attaches more importance to the last characteristic.
Anyway, it's only a five million investment, which is an inconsequential amount of money for the current Wedo Entertainment.
If the movie hits the street, then pounce, five million, sprinkle water. What's more, three million of them were voted by others.
This movie, as far as his own ideas are concerned, he wants to make it himself.
The first movie, and there is no pre-experience, it is very risky to hit the street.
If it's a practice, there's no need to throw too much money in.
The real investment is about 5 million, and after getting the license and getting the record, the movie can be released, harvest a wave of box office in theaters, and earn back 5 million, the problem will not be big - as long as the box office gets 10 million, which is not difficult in the current booming film market.
What's more, there are also later copyright operations, such as the online broadcast of movies.
All in all, the cost recovery is very difficult.
Don't you see, such as 'Pen Fairy' and 'Disc Fairy', those movies that have been made poorly, the Douban score is difficult to cross even four points, they can be released, they can make money, and they can make sequels again and again, why can't "Hell Apartment"?
Now that the filming permit has been obtained, the next thing is to build the crew.
In addition to Ye Jiayi and the administrative staff representatives sent by her side to do this, Fan Zhe, who wants to prepare himself to be a director, also has a lot of things that need to be done by himself.
First of all, it is necessary to find a reliable assistant director.
Fan Zhe's own time is very tight, and he may not even be able to guarantee that he will be on the crew all the time. Even if it is a course at Shenghai Drama Academy, he can take a leave of absence when he has something, but if it is other important work in the company, he may have to be temporarily withdrawn from the crew.
This requires a reliable assistant director who can maintain the crew while he is away.
At the same time, when Fan Zhe's own experience is not so rich, it is also very meaningful to find an assistant director who is not too famous, but has experienced experience, and assists him.
In this matter, Fan Zhe directly communicated with the person in charge of the 'Dimension Brokerage', that is, Dai Weidong.
He still has a wide network in the circle, and it is no problem to bring in a reliable assistant director.
Of course, the final decision is still in the hands of Fan Zhe.
Lao Dai pulled out a stack of resumes, Fan Zhe looked at the screening wave again, and then invited some of the people who stayed, Fan Zhe chatted with them one by one, and then saw if they were willing to take on the role of assistant director.
Fan Zhe finally found two assistant directors as his deputies.
After the two experienced assistant directors were in place, Fan Zhe specially pulled them, as well as Ke Changxin, an executive producer sent by Ye Jiayi, and Wei Pingyi, the screenwriter of this movie, to have a meeting.
Ke Changxin is an experienced administrative manager. Although he has the name of a producer, it is clear that he cannot have more power than the director in the crew - the director is the boss.
His main responsibilities will be to produce the budget of the crew, work with the two assistant directors to build the crew, maintain the entire logistics of the crew's operation, and also be responsible for equipment, responsible for venue rental, etc.
In short, odd jobs.
This is not to belittle it, in fact, it is quite important.
In addition, Ke Changxin also has a responsibility, which is to supervise, well, or remind Director Fan a little, to control the length of shooting and the use of budget.
And the main content of their meeting discussion this time was how to build the crew.
For example, the drama affairs, venues, and equipment, Fan Zhe basically handed them over. After all, a director can't always do everything himself.
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