After the script was completed, he began to form a team and find actors, and the coordinator of "Exploration of Chinatown" was still Sheng Yuan; According to preliminary statistics, the production budget of the film needs to be 120 million, but it may be shouted a little more when it is promoted later.

In the last life, this movie was filmed 3 times, and it is said that the first part was invested less than 100 million, the second part was 300 million, and the third part was 600 million.

Why is the gap so big? Excluding some of the effects of inflation, in fact, the funding for the latter two is more reasonable, because this type of movie involves a lot of characters and scenes, and it also uses special effects, so if you want to have a better effect, this funding is definitely not enough.

In addition, in the first part, many protagonists only get a basic salary, and the director said that he will give points after making money later; Save some here and save some there, so that it can be photographed so cheaply.

Now Longqi Film and Television is in accordance with the normal salary and expenditure schedule, and it is currently impossible to get dividends for the leading actors, and it is possible that the other party does not want to risk taking dividends; In addition, I will learn the second part, add some special effects, so the budget must be a lot more expensive.

Now that the project plan has come out, we must start to attract investment, and at the same time, the actors must be confirmed one after another.

said before that one of the leading actors needed to audition, so the advertisement was also out. It's just that the selection date hasn't been determined yet, so let's make a promotion on the official bib first.

The latest work of young director Li Jingkun, a 120 million production, one of the two male leads, will definitely attract many boys to participate in the casting event.

Major art schools and film and television companies will definitely participate on time if there are suitable boys. In addition to the young actor, another middle-aged actor is also very important, Li Jingkun's idea is to find Huang Baoqiang, because his personal characteristics are relatively strong, and it is difficult to find someone else to replace this role under his preconceived ideas.

But it was a bit stuck before it even started, because the production budget was a bit too much. The previous companies did not give an immediate reply, and the people from Huaying and Perfect Planet also said that they would think about it, and then made an appointment to meet.

In fact, when the production funds came out, Longqi Film and Television was a little frightened, after all, the previous movies added up to less than 100 million funds, and now it is directly 120 million, which can be said to be a step to the sky.

Originally, Huaying and Perfect Planet both liked to cooperate with Li Jingkun, because they could make money and not much to do, but the span was indeed a bit large, so the elders of the two companies made appointments with him to meet and chat in detail.

"Hello, Master Shan." That night, Li Jingkun and Zhou Deze met with the people from Huaying, mainly because Han Shanye also wanted to talk to him.

I had already met with Han Shanye during the celebration banquet of "Introduction to Architecture" before, after all, I still want to continue to cooperate.

For example, not long ago, "Hummingbird" was also co-invested.

"There are really not many young people who are so talented these days, and their personalities are not complacent. And your film is also very vibrant, with a lot of ideas, but with a high degree of completion and maturity. Han Shanye said with a smile, and the atmosphere was relatively relaxed.

Along with him was Fu Renxin, the minister of the production department, and Zhou Deze was also a more familiar person.

"Master Shan has won the prize, and it's all a small fight." Longqi is just a small company in front of Huaying, of course, it can be said that it is a small fight.

"Actually, our suggestion is, why not put it on for another year or two before making this play? The script is actually quite good, but the production cost is a bit high, and if it is calculated according to the 120 million fund, it will take about 360 million to start making money. "I've been chatting for a while, and it's a bit inappropriate for Han Shanye to bring up some words, so Fu Renxin introduced the conversation to the point.

Huaying's idea is actually very simple, that is, he doesn't believe in Li Jingkun's ability very much, because he is still too young.

At the age of 23, it is inevitable to carry a 120 million movie, which has never been seen anywhere in the world, and it is difficult to achieve, so it is inevitable that they are worried about losing money.

You must know that more than a year ago, they just accepted him to make a 15 million "Introduction to Architecture", and it has only been a long time, and it will be eightfold, so I am too anxious.

There are so many big directors in China, and none of them are so aggressive, who is not one by one, after several years of self-proven, when he is in his thirties and forties, he dares to challenge such a big burden.

"In another year or two······ It's too late, this year is very suitable, I want to shoot it this year, and now the domestic market is also very mature, there are many works with a box office of over 100 million every year, and there are many that exceed four or five billion. "In 2011, the national box office exceeded 13 billion, and there were more than 30 films that broke 100 million, and this year will definitely be higher.

"No, there aren't many movies that break through four or five billion." Fu Renxin took out a piece of information,

"Let's not talk about this year, I don't know if you have seen the box office statistics of the previous year, here I can show you." Li Jingkun and Zhou Deze both took a copy, and the top dozens of the 2011 movie box office list were topped up.

They naturally looked at the first few places, the first place was "Change 3" 1.081 billion, followed by "Kung Fu Panda 2", "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins", "Dragonmen's Flying Armor" and "Pirates of the Caribbean 4".

Fu Renxin said: "In 2011, there were only 4 films that exceeded 500 million at the box office, and only 2 domestic films accounted for it; There are 3 films with more than 400 million, and only 1 is a domestic film. In other words, if "Exploration of Chinatown" wants to make money, or return to its original cost, this year's box office must at least get the top 3 domestic films. Li Jingkun and Zhou Deze didn't respond for a while, in fact, they had already talked about these words internally, but in the end it was Li Jingkun who persuaded the others - no way, he is the big boss, the money is all from him, and he succeeded in the first few times.

Fu Renxin said: "It's not that we don't believe you, but the reality is like this, even if the box office in Southeast Asia is added at that time, the pressure to return to the cost is not small." Han Shanye said: "Actually, aren't you doing a good job of making youth films?" It is also the field you are good at, and the market is also very large, as far as I know, there are many youth projects established during this time, much more than in previous years. Fu Renxin nodded: "Yes, and the investment in youth films is small and the return is large, which is also handy for you."

Li Jingkun put down the information: "Actually, I understand what you said to me, and the people in the company have also persuaded me; I admit that the market for youth films has just opened up and has great prospects, and our company will not give up this market. But for myself, there are a lot of youth films, and I just want to change the genre, so I wrote this script. It's impossible to get me to give up. "There is not much time left for him, and he will enter the film and television winter in a few years, when will he not shoot now?

The two sides chatted a little embarrassed, because Li Jingkun once again stated that he wanted to shoot this drama, and they felt that the risk was too big and they didn't dare to take risks, so they were a little quiet for a while.

"If you think the project is good, would you consider co-directing with a more mature director? You can rest assured, he is a great director. Fu Renxin said again.

But this sentence sounded a little offensive to Li Jingkun and them. Co-directing? What about playing with me? It turned out that they were still hiding this plan, and they were going to let "Chinatown Detective" be filmed by a big director, so that they felt more secure.

"It's impossible, "Detective Chinatown" can only be led by us now, and it will be made at least three times."

“·····” Huaying's side was not frightened by their ambitions, but what he thought in his heart was, we are still quite hesitant to do one, and you still want to do three······ If you want three parts, isn't that an investment of at least 360 million?

360 million? I'm afraid I don't want to eat a fart! If Li Jingkun could hear their thoughts, he would definitely say that the cost of the second part alone would be so much······ So in the end, it was such a result, Huaying felt that the risk was too great, and he couldn't give an answer for the time being; Longqi has no concessions, the director cannot be changed, and the project will not be postponed until a year or two later.

Perfect Planet also has the same consideration, after all, there are indeed few movies that can break 360 million every year, and even if there are, they are also big directors like Xu Laowei and Zhang Guoshi.

Now you dare to compete with big directors such as Xu Laowei and Zhang Guoshi? How many years have they been working in this industry, and how many years have you been mixed up?

Isn't it a bit big? Therefore, for a while, the film preparation was stuck in the funds.

Of course, funding is the most important component of a film and a project··········· The popularity of the song "Fire" continues, because of its background and quality problems, as well as the increasingly fierce stance.

After all, it is quite surprising that Chinese people can produce a good English song. Even many mainstream music magazines and media have rushed to report on this incident, and some people even said that Li Jingkun was

"Punch the master to death". It means that he is not a professional and is not a full-time singer, but he was unexpectedly able to create some excellent songs because of the inspiration and creativity generated without any constraints and so on.

It sounds like a compliment, but many Li Jingkun's fans don't buy it, and feel that the other party feels a little superior.

"Why do you represent the mainstream? And said that Li Jingkun is not a person from a music class, have you asked Li Jian? Have you asked Zhang Liangying? Have you asked Dong Chou? "But there are also a lot of professional musicians and mainstream music magazines that give a lot of comparisons

"To the point" evaluation, there is an article that has been widely circulated among Li Jingkun's fans: "Li Jingkun is definitely one of the most talented creators of pop music in China!" Yes, he wrote and composed his own lyrics and music, and all his original music album "22" has not yet been released, and the mini album "Very Convergent" has just released its first single, and I have already begun to blow it here. Why? Because the works on the bright side are enough to show his talent! "10,000 Sorrows", "Queen of Heaven", "The Rest of the Summer", "Hello Tomorrow", "A Little Sweet", "Little Lucky", "Youth", plus the English single "Fire" just released not long ago, is there any song that can't be called excellent? Some of the melodies may be simpler, the arrangements are not complicated, and even the lyrics are a bit childish, but this just shows his attitude towards music: I'm happy, I'm happy, I just think it's good! Why? Because he doesn't care if he is a good musician at all, because his biggest dream is not to be a musician at all! He's a very talented musician, but he doesn't care at all that he has these talents! He didn't even care all the time, and many people questioned whether he was a professional singer! So we will find that for some songs, he doesn't care so much; For some arrangements, he thinks the melody is good; For some of the lyrics, he thinks it's catchy, and he thinks it can rhyme. This is the same as what he once said to his teacher at school: I think a good movie must first have a story that makes sense, and having a good story is the premise for me to create a movie. And this attitude is also reflected in the songs he creates: the premise of a good song must first have a beautiful melody. So I think he has always been a more pragmatic, more practical person, and a very practical person. Now let's talk about his English single "Fire", many people criticize that the arrangement is simple, and the lyrics are very straightforward and secondary, with no connotation. But why don't these people first look at what the general public has to say about the song? 'A very nice song! The sense of rhythm is strong, and the singer's voice is also as appealing as a magnet! ''The voice is magnetic, the whole song is gradual, the mood slowly climbs, and the words are vividly described. "I really want to blow a rainbow fart, but I can't say a word, it's over if it's good, and I get the fun of English class." ''The melody is super exciting, the drums are loud and burning!'' A must-have for every run, really, full of energy! Isn't this a song that ordinary people like to hear? And for those who question why he wrote this song in English, haven't you really learned about the background of his song? Besides, isn't it a very commendable thing that he can compose such an excellent song in a language other than his native language? Moreover, he can create such an excellent song in a non-native language, you didn't expect that there may be similar inspirational songs in his Chinese album? As soon as this article came out, many fans of Li Jingkun were convinced

"God", because he said it quite comprehensively, if it weren't for someone who knew him well and liked him very much, it would be difficult to write such a rainbow fart full of words.

And really said the hearts of many fans, after all, there were fans for him a long time ago

"Angry and indisputable", saying why he has not released music albums or something······ Fortunately, this time, Li Jingkun finally made them feel better, not only with a Chinese album, but also with a mini foreign language plus Cantonese album.

This article has been widely circulated, and many people have reposted it inside the scarf. Of course, Li Jingkun also saw it, and he forwarded it shamelessly, and he also told Zhou Deze that even if he specially invited someone to write a general draft, it might be difficult for people to write such a comprehensive and touted article.

Zhou Deze said that it was not the press release they bought, mainly because the boss was really talented······ And the comments from the fans did not disappoint him, and many people also wrote a lot of praiseful comments under this article.

Also, on Douban's side before, the album and singles were maliciously given a lot of bad reviews, but now the score of the album has been angrily brushed to more than eight points by netizens, and the single "Fire" has been directly scored above nine points······

"Really love this song! The melody and lyrics are my favorite genres, positive and uplifting, always lying in the playlist, dowoffagaihes! ”

"Mixing and cutting is a must-have. Assemble and get ready for a team fight! Steady, we can win! ”

"I heard that some bars have already arranged this song, and they say that it is really burning, Li Daoniu criticized! I just don't know if the other party gave the copyright fee ······"

"There's always a motivating feeling in it, and when the music starts, the cells in the body beat with the note. I've listened to a lot of music with a similar sense of rhythm, and it's a rare piece of music that made my heart go into arrest. ”