Chapter 21: The Cards Are Not Enough

Hong Kong is so small!

Basically, a movie is released, and the next day the whole city already knows about it...

People don't need to run roadshows to publicize...

Especially actors with cards - taking on more than a dozen plays a year, how can they have time to run publicity?

Therefore, their cognition of publicity is limited to variety shows and premiere ceremonies, and they don't know anything about the online and offline proposed by Shen Mengxi...

But I think it makes sense.

Shen Mengxi's words were concise and to the point: "To do publicity, it is to advertise, so that all fans know that there is such a drama released, the current movie environment is too bad, if a drama is released, if the reputation is good, at most three days, there will be high-definition piracy on the Internet..."

Of course, what moved Yu Weiguo the most was the sentence 'The Asian rising star director has invested in six movies, and the other five have already lost money, and you don't want your boss's money to go down the drain, so let's do it, I will invest 2 million, accounting for half of the investment!'

Well, in fact, Yingyi Entertainment didn't think "Crazy Stone" was awesome, it was all in the horse dialect, and I couldn't understand it at all...

From the producer's point of view, what Yu Weiguo wants most is to recover the cost...

A total of 3 million was spent, and now 2 million are recovered...

Have you ever played with stocks?

Under this premise, why don't you cut the meat quickly?

Stop loss!

What's more, the investment amount of 2 million for half is still profitable!

......

It is almost negotiated, at least the intention has been reached, and there will be a special person responsible for the specific handover matters after that.

Shen Mengxi offered to leave, he was too busy...

The casting and location scouting of "Double-sided Tape" are waiting for him to nod!

Yu Weiguo found a restaurant and practiced for Shen Mengxi...

Shen Mengxi: "After the movie is finished, give it to us, and I'll help find a release..."

Before Ning Hao could speak, Yu Weiguo was excited: "Really?"

“... Of course, such a good movie, of course, must be accompanied by a strong distribution company!"

"You... You... Can you find a publisher?"

"West Shadow, Middle Shadow, whatever you want!"

Blow the out first...

However, the original time and space Han Sanye can watch "Stone", there is no reason why it can't be this time, the first choice must be China Film.

As for the Western Film Studio, that is his base, although he is lonely, he still has the distribution strength, otherwise he would not have invested in and produced "The Great Sage of Love"...

"Great!"

"However, the publicity aspect may require Hua Geduo's cooperation!"

"Don't worry, as long as he can sell it, he will definitely cooperate!"

Yu Weiguo knows his boss very well, if the movie can't be sold, he won't say anything, but once it is sold, then he is more excited than anyone else, and he can't tell the world that he is the producer and investor of the movie...

Why?

Brush up on prestige!

It is very understandable that at the level of Andy Lau, the box office success of the movie starring him is a pursuit, and the work he participated in can be a big hit, which is also a pursuit...

Blow it big, that's called saving the Chinese movie!

Shen Mengxi looked at Ning Hao and said, "The next play, leave it to us, as long as it doesn't exceed 20 million, I can cover it!"

“... I did it..."

Ning Hao snickered all kinds of joy, this is hugging his thighs...

There is no dislike for money at all, the most important thing for an artist is to find a financier who is willing to support him.

"That's right!" Shen Mengxi continued: "You have a few good actors in this movie, do you have their contact information?"

"Yes... You want to film them?"

"Well, there is a script, I think it is very suitable for Xu Zheng and Huang Bo..."

"What script?"

"What I wrote, about the embarrassing journey home during the Spring Festival, is called "People in Embarrassment"..."

""People in Embarrassment"?"

"Yes, the investment is not big, I calculated it, and I can shoot it for up to 4 million..."

4 million...

Yu Weiguo was decisively interested: "You can still write scripts?"

Shen Mengxi: "Of course, I am a screenwriter myself!"

"Aren't you a writer?"

"I studied literature..."

Ning Hao: "Mengxi's "Rose Red Lotus" was bought by director Li Shaohong and found director Qiu Litao to shoot together..."

"I know this!" Yu Weiguo nodded.

Again, Hong Kong is too small to talk about any secrets at all, and whoever cooperates with whom, you will know with a little inquiry.

Shen Mengxi looked at Yu Weiguo, and then asked, "Does Mr. Yu have any ideas?"

"Even if I have an idea, I don't have any money!"

Shen Mengxi smiled, turned his head and continued to discuss "People in Embarrassment" with Ning Hao: "This is a road movie, two characters, one is the elite, the other is the grassroots, put these two people together, and then add jokes to it..."

I still think badly, his cards are not enough, not to the extent that someone will give money when he comes up with an idea...

Hong Kong filmmakers are not so stupid!

Ning Hao was energetic: "Do you also think Xu Zheng is very suitable for playing that kind of urban elite fan?"

"Well, he does have the unique philistine and shrewd characteristics of a Shanghainese man..."

"Huang Bo plays the honest grassroots, is it a little worse?"

"Actually, the best choice is Wang Baoqiang..."

"Wang Baoqiang... Yes, he doesn't have to act, as soon as he goes to that station, the character will stand!"

Shen Mengxi: "What do you think?"

“... You want me to direct?"

"It's a bit overkill, so let's find a director, how about you be the producer?"

Then hang up the original team of "Stone" to create, borrow a wave of "Stone" influence, plus the quality of "People in Embarrassment" itself, it is not a problem to achieve 30 million!

Ning Hao was a little hesitant...

Shen Mengxi looked at Yu Weiguo and asked, "Brother Yu, how much does a general film producer cost?"

Yu Weiguo paused for a moment, and still answered honestly: "Look at the market, ranging from 100,000 to 1 million!"

Shen Mengxi nodded: "Then take a median value, and the production fee is 500,000!"

“... That... Then I'll do my best!"

......

The news of the establishment of "Double-sided Tape", there is no shock in the circle, Liuliu has not created "Snail House" yet, just a somewhat famous writer.

Huang Lei's role as a producer has not caused much discussion, at this stage, everyone inside and outside the circle is talking about Hong Kong dramas, Taiwan dramas...

However, for actors, one more project means one more choice.

"Double-sided Tape" is not a big production, nor does it engage in audition-style casting, several protagonists have been decided, and there are still a few supporting roles left, and the actors are ready...

Sister Nan, as Chen Liming's unfinished daughter-in-law, must have booked a role.

Other actors were invited by their connections...

is basically Huang Lei and Teng Huatao's network circle, for example, Huang Lei found Mr. Tian Shui to play Sister Cai, a colleague and friend of the heroine Lijuan;

Yaping's relatives, including his sister and cousin, are all students of Huang Lei...

Teng Huatao found his old partner Feng Jiayi to play Professor Tan...

There are only a few small supporting roles left for Shen Mengxi in one or two episodes, aged around twenty-five years old...

Twenty-five, I can!

You can be a fart!

When I returned to the company, Sister Nan had already arranged it, and they were all her classmates...

The cast is done...