Chapter 367: Those who believe in me will become famous
If it is in China, such a movie that spoofs the founding president, let alone be released, the script cannot be registered, and it will definitely be the life of 404 when it is filmed, and it is impossible to pass the trial.
But in the United States, none of this is a problem.
The people of the United States do not have a little psychological burden on spoofing celebrities, and such a movie can be released after it is made.
There are even some people in the United States who particularly like this type of spoof movie.
Xu Nan has a hunch that the box office of this movie will not be low, at least, making money can be guaranteed.
If nothing else, this series of movies will become the cash cow of Nanhai Film and Television, just like the Avengers series.
When the movie becomes popular, what magnetic storm demon king Tesla, Apple warrior Newton, and light mage Edison can all be arranged, and they can continue to be filmed.
In this regard, the United States does have an advantage, and it is far inferior to the domestic one.
Now that the script is done, the next step is the preparations, and the selection of actors.
The protagonist doesn't have to think about it, Paris Hilton, let this Bai Fumei play the leading role, there is naturally a gimmick, which is extremely convenient, not to mention that the protagonist is still the founding president of the United States, Washington.
Sexually transposed Washington, it's exciting to think about.
The founding president turned out to be a beautiful girl, this sacred temptation, how could the audience in the United States resist.
As for whether the people of the United States can accept it, Xu Nan thinks that it should not be a problem, and the people of the United States have always been very tolerant in this regard.
As for the other roles, they also need to be carefully chosen.
This time it's not a copycat touching porcelain, but an original spoof film.
The spoof film has a shoddy set and the actors are a little worse, and the audience can actually tolerate it, but there is a limit to this, at least it can't be so bad that it can't be seen.
In this regard, Xu Nan has a wealth of experience and knows how to grasp this scale.
He plans to spend $3 million on the project, $1 million for filming and $2 million for marketing.
As long as the first movie lays a sufficient foundation, subsequent films can continue to make money.
Taking a step back, even if it fails, it will only lose three million dollars at most, and Xu Nan can afford to lose.
And the probability of losing money in this movie is very small, with the gimmick of Paris Hilton, and the work of a famous director like him, even if you make a random life documentary, you can make money, let alone make this kind of novel and funny spoof film.
Xu Nan's usual producer George, is currently preparing a new film, because this is his first time preparing a film independently, so he is very cautious, and he wants to do his best in all preparations, and he has no time to make a movie with Xu Nan.
So Xu Nan chose a newcomer from the company, named Avi Arad, to be his producer.
This Avi is also an old man in the company, with rich work experience, and the company's employees have experience, so we joined hands and quickly completed the preliminary preparations.
Although the cost of this film is higher than the cost of the company's previous films, it is still much easier to prepare than a big production.
After the preliminary preparations are completed, the next step is casting.
The protagonist has been decided, it is Paris Hilton, and as for the other characters, this time they must also be carefully chosen, and they cannot be as perfunctory as before.
Strictly speaking, when making movies in the past, Xu Nan's casting was not perfunctory, and the actors in it were very powerful.
Because there are too many actors in Hollywood, countless people come here to pursue their dreams, but there are too few opportunities here, and many actors have been stumbling for several years and casting countless times, and it is difficult to find a chance to appear.
Although Xu Nan's filming is a copycat porcelain, no matter what, they are all cinema movies, and they all have a certain popularity, which is a piece of sweetness for those actors who are struggling to find opportunities.
So every time I shoot a movie casting, although the casting time is not long, the selected actors are quite strong.
In this casting, Xu Nan decided that the main roles would be selected from the actors he had worked with before.
On the one hand, their strength is good, and on the other hand, they have cooperation experience with Nanhai Film and Television, and their cooperation will be more tacit.
The other characters are not a big problem, the key issue is to convince Paris Hilton that she is the heart of the film.
Before, Xu Nan and her only reached an intention, and it is unknown whether Paris Hilton will agree or not.
But even if Paris Hilton doesn't star, it doesn't matter, it's just that the movie promotion is a little less gimmicky, and Xu Nan is still sure to rely on this movie to make money.
Of course, if you can convince Paris Hilton to star, you still have to try to convince her to star, this is a super white rich beauty, which is very valuable for the movie.
In order to persuade Paris, Xu Nan specially polished the script, and also found a good writer to write a literary script, which Paris could understand.
The content of professional scripts is mainly scenes and character dialogue actions, which are not incomprehensible to professionals, and literary scripts are mainly written as plots, which are specially used for laymen.
Paris Hilton came to Nanhai Film and Television, and after seeing the script, she quickly immersed herself in it, looking a little surprised and a little confused.
"Director Xu Nan, this is the movie you asked me to star? Playing Washington? ”
"It's going to be scolded."
Xu Nan smiled: "Miss Hilton"
Paris Hilton immediately said, "You can call me by my name. ”
Xu Nan nodded: "Okay, Miss Paris, I admit that the role of this movie is very subversive, very challenging some people's common sense, and will be scolded?" ”
"But it's a good thing for you, as long as a slightly famous star in Hollywood is a little more famous, he will be scolded, a star, he is not afraid of being scolded, he is afraid that there is no one to scold."
"It's a typical American spoof movie, and I'm sure that I can make this movie a hit through marketing, and at the same time make you famous and become a superstar."
"Really?" Paris asks if she really wants to be famous, and it's almost becoming her obsession.
"Of course." Xu Nan nodded seriously: "I remember the actor who played Lucy in "Titanic 2" before, she is very famous now, and in Huaxia, I made a girl who was not well-known a first-line star, and later starred in a big production of 150 million US dollars. ”
"You should know that Huaxia's economy is not as developed as that of the United States, a $150 million big production is the most expensive movie ever made in China, a person who was an ordinary girl a year ago, after following me to make a movie, directly became the heroine of a $150 million big production, do you know what the concept is?"
"So trust me, with so many examples ahead, what else do you have to doubt."
(End of chapter)