In short, the crew's means of making money are unlimited, some are easy to check, some are difficult to check, financial supervision is extremely difficult, and compromises must be made when necessary!

When Li Xianyun was filming the ghost battle in the secret room, the film basically didn't consume much material, so there was nothing to make money. It's different when it comes to the actual record of the ghost, the budget of 8 million is high, the material cost is also high, and there is room to make money.

Especially the producer is generally looking for the boss of each group, and the people below are all responsible for the boss of each group, so they are all in a stall, and it is easy to get tired inside.

An excellent team leader can make you very worry-free, and a garbage team leader is the mainstay of the crew's paralysis.

A good producer is to make sure that there are no technical and financial problems for the bosses of each group, and the producer of garbage is to make sure that they can make money in all directions.

Li Xianyun focused on the director but not the production during this time, which led to a lot of garbage in this regard, but he didn't expect the group boss below to be yin himself.

But he is not the same as others - because he has experienced this film in the original world, and he was traveling as a screenwriter at the time, others are not so wary of him, so he knows the true cost of many materials this time.

Looking at the offer above at this moment, Li Xianyun instantly became unhappy.

Zhao Yunyang saw that his face was not good-looking, and said, "Forget it, the crew is like this, don't worry about it." ”

"The crew is like this, is that how it should be?" Li Xianyun snorted.

After thinking about it, he picked up the phone: "Mei'er, there is a problem with the quotation of the art team in the garden, and some materials are too high." ”

The person in charge of the art group was introduced by Jiang Meier, so he went directly to Jiang Meier.

Jiang Mei'er was stunned, and then understood: "I know, I'll go tell them." But Director Li, there are rules, and the price you give them is not high......"

Li Xianyun understood what she meant.

Even the clothing and cosmetics that Jiang Meier gave him have inflated ingredients, and the cost of clothing and cosmetics is 30,000 yuan, but the actual cost is not so much at all.

But under the three consecutive films, this fee has been hit to a very low level, and it is not a black him at all. After all, Li Xianyun's six people in the service team are only 120,000, working for forty-five days, fourteen or fifteen hours a day, and the wages are indeed cheap, so he points to the materials to make some money - the employment of the crew belongs to project cooperation and cannot be calculated according to the wage standard.

This belongs to contracted labor and materials, so this money cannot be regarded as black, and it belongs to legitimate profits.

The scenery artists are similar, their wages are not high, so they must also make some money from the materials.

Some people may ask, why do you have to make money from materials instead of work?

There are two reasons for this.

First, the crew gives you enough money, which does not mean that you must not make money from the material. It is instinct to be greedy for money, and it is also instinct to lower prices. How much you expect to earn depends on my ability to supervise, and it has nothing to do with wages, so you have to press it.

The second is that the money is basically earned by the boss. The bosses of each group have to bring people and tell the people below that it is not easy to find a job these days, and this time it will be cheaper. You see, the crew will give these in total, I will give twenty-five thousand, and you will have fifteen thousand, not too much, right?

It's not too much.

But the money on the material is basically the boss of each group!

So the material must be a little fancy, otherwise what kind of boss is the boss?

Moreover, they can also explain this approach - I can get a low price is my ability.

As for whether this is a skill or a price, to put it bluntly, it still depends on the individual? Maybe it's up to you to get it yourself, and the price might be even more expensive. Then such a profit from the price difference is not too much for others to eat.

The producer has to eat the resource fee, and the people below can also eat the resource fee.

So there is only a question of whether it looks good or not, and there is no question of whether to eat or not!

Producers want to eat investors, this is to eat inside, to earn box office revenue, this is to eat outside; The boss of each group wants to make money for the crew, this is to eat outside, to make money from materials, and this is to eat inside.

Everyone is inside and out!

Therefore, there is also a boundary to pit money.

The default rules of the industry are there, the labor cost you give is low, and people must make some money on materials, the key problem is the degree!

This is the most difficult to measure, and it is also the point that is easy to rip off - how else to say that in the original world, the 200,000 invested in the crew is not easy to handle?

Li Xianyun is still staring at it, and it is even more conceivable if he doesn't stare at it - it can be said that 80% of the loss-making films are lost like this.

If the cost is controlled, the high risk of the movie can be reduced to medium risk, and Li Xianyun's ghost will reduce it to low risk or even zero risk, so there is only high return.

At this moment, Li Xianyun took a deep breath and said, "I have a number of quotations for the garden, and 30,000 yuan can be handled." They quoted 50,000 yuan, and you told them, "For these things, 35,000 yuan will be given to me." Everyone's hugging a little, don't overdo it. ”

"Okay." Jiang Mei'er also understood that this matter had to be moderate.

The 30,000 yuan of materials on the garden side alone is quoted at 50,000 yuan, do you want to make hundreds of thousands of dollars on the materials to be satisfied?

I was also angry in my heart, and my friend was a little faceless.

I immediately went over to talk to a friend.

The buddies in the art group were still not convinced, and shouted with a red neck that it was 50,000 yuan.

After Li Xianyun found out, he was not polite, and directly marked the price of each material and asked Jiang Meier to send it to the other party.

The boss of the art group looked at the specific price list and was directly frightened.

I rub!

You can guess 30,000 yuan, but when it comes to the price of each piece, it is not a matter of random guessing.

Have you inquired beforehand? But wouldn't it be nice if you had the energy to buy it yourself?

muttered in his heart, but his tone softened instantly, and he said haha: "It turns out that there are still cheap places, thank you Director Li for pointing out that I didn't contact these places before, so I'll contact them." ”

But in this way, the 5,000 yuan profit that people were willing to give you will not be able to get - the bill of materials is clearly written, how can you make it?

Isn't this self-inflicted?

Exercise!

The boss of the art team wailed in his heart.

It's okay to be so strong.

But two things in a row also caused Li Xianyun to ponder.

This time he is aware of the cost of materials, what about the next time?

The process of being a director is not only the process of artistic creation, but also the process of management.

Most of the people in the crew are old fritters, if you are soft, he will be hard, and if you are weak, he will be bullied.

They will not think that your low-key and amiable are a kind of humility and politeness, but will only feel that the director is weak, and he does not take you seriously in his heart, which is reflected in his actions, which is passivity, slackness and large-scale corruption.

Li Xianyun's way of helping investors solve problems in the original world will not work here.

Because of the original world, without Li Xianyun's intervention, it would be ironclad and rotten, and it would be good for investors to spend one million to get back 100,000. So Li Xianyun is not afraid of smashing the pot in a sense - I'm coming back for 500,000 yuan, and I'm afraid that the crew will be paralyzed?

But in this world, there is no water for an investment of eight million, and if Li Xianyun paralyzes the crew for a little money, he will smash his own job.

So the way of breaking the jar and calling the police to coerce and lure is definitely not good in your own crew.

The way to solve this problem, in addition to keeping an eye on oneself, is to keep up with management - a decent film and television company, the materials are also responsible for themselves, and the cost can be controlled to the greatest extent.

After realizing this, Li Xianyun's next filming style obviously began to harden.

He no longer mingles with the people below him at will, and has become a little unsmiling, and he is more insistent on many things.

Of course, considering that his professional level is still limited, more often, he is only responsible for releasing tasks, letting everyone carry them out, and then watching silently by himself.

This process is not only the growth process of the director's level, but also the growth process of the management level.

Because of high requirements, strict management, and close attention, Li Xianyun gradually established his prestige in the crew.

Now few people can cheat and trick him anymore, and all departments have a bottom limit to make money, and they dare not go too far.

If there is nothing to do, Li Xianyun will also discuss management experience with Jiang Zheng, and in this regard, Jiang Zheng is indeed a better teacher.

I was shooting it today, and suddenly my phone vibrate.

Li Xianyun glanced at it, it was Sun Shi.

turned off the phone, and after filming first, Li Xianyun called back: "What's the matter?" I was filming just now. ”

Sun Shi snorted: "I guessed, I found something here." ”

Li Xianyun raised his eyebrows: "Can you be sure?" ”

"Almost."

"I'm on the set, I can't go now."

"When will it end?"

"I have to open the night today, and I guess it will be until two o'clock in the morning."

"So late?"

Li Xianyun was helpless: "My aunt, this is how filming movies, it's normal to work for more than ten hours a day." Or tomorrow morning. I'll turn it on at nine, and I'll be there for you at seven. ”

"Is it too late?"

"Confirm whether there is a matter of one second, and if you don't win, that is, the matter of minutes."

"Okay, tomorrow morning at seven o'clock, you go directly to this place, and we'll see you here." Sun Shi said and gave Li Xianyun an address.