Chapter 30 Low-budget Movies
Time is passing, and three days have passed in the blink of an eye, and "Snail House" will be launched in a few days.
One million per episode, sold to Jiangdong Satellite TV, and it is destined to lose money.
But the main thing is the ratings. If the ratings rise, the next TV series will be given a discount; but if the ratings drop, the next TV series may not have such a good price.
The transactions of TV series are mainly based on gambling and mainly based on credit.
No one knows whether it is good or bad before it is released.
Drinking milk tea, Xia Qiuxue said: "After the filming of "Snail House", I contacted some domestic TV stations, and basically no one was willing to pay attention to us. The group of leaders of the TV station immediately lost interest when they heard about our investment, lineup, etc. Even my best friend Bingbing retreated!"
Lin Le comforted: "As long as it is gold, it will always shine!"
Xia Qiuxue said disdainfully: "It's not just gold that shines, but also brass. There are also some TV stations who are willing to buy our "Snail House" every episode."
"This is treating us as two fools!" Lin Le said in an atmosphere.
"It's not that we are two fools, but that we have no fame and capital!" Xia Qiuxue said: "There is no famous director, no big star, and no big investment. To put it bluntly, it is a three-no TV series. Why does it make people look up to you? It's better to use the script written by your screenwriter!"
"Sorry, in China, there are so many screenwriters and as cheap as dogs."
Lin Le was silent.
There is a big copy of articles in the world, but will you copy them?
One plus two is plagiarism;
Two plus one, not plagiarism.
If you can't plagiarize, it's blocked by someone using a palette, and it's similar. This is plagiarism; if you can plagiarize, just change your father to your father, it's not plagiarism.
Various reasons have led to the screenwriter's lack of human rights.
"Later, Bingbing suggested that I upload it directly to the website and be broadcast on the Internet. The threshold for online dramas is low and the threshold for TV dramas is high. The impression of Chinese online dramas is that they are small costs, independent production, and poor quality. And I don't want to be broadcast on the Internet!"
Xia Qiuxue continued: "Originally, "Snail House" was about to be ruined, and it would be compensated for five million. It was not until later that our song "Snail House" became popular, reaching the second place in the new song list, exceeding 10 million downloads in the first month, becoming a popular song. The price of "Snail House" increased to one million per episode."
"Even if Bingbing knows that "Snail House" may lose money, it's still one million in a single episode."
One million per episode consumes favors and connections.
But you can use a little less connection.
Lin Le said: "At this time, we won't compete for steamed buns, we will fight for a breath, and "Snail House" will be popular."
"If you are wrong, "The Snail House" will definitely fail, and it will be the next one." Xia Qiuxue arranged the task: "Next, we will shoot a movie, invest within 10 million yuan, and the plot is mainly urban life dramas and youth idol dramas... because these scripts are low-cost shooting."
"You want to write a script like this!"
Lin Le was speechless in anger.
Before the enemy could come, the boss fled in sight.
What is this? Those who escape when they look at the wind are the best courage, those who escape when they hear the wind are the middle courage, and those who escape when they hear the mistake are the lowest courage.
Many people have no confidence in the cramped residence, including the boss Xia Qiuxue.
Lin Le was angry and speechless.
"The type is still too broad, let's talk about something specific?" Lin Le said.
"The main thing is to invest less and make more money, and to write about family, friendship, and love!" Xia Qiuxue decided the proposition.
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After a moment of conversation, Xia Qiuxue left.
Lin Le is conceiving the script.
First of all, the crew is a three-no crew, no famous directors, no famous actors, and no big investment.
It is destined to be low in cost.
"There seems to be quite a lot of low-cost movies!" Lin Le thought about it, thinking of some American movies,
You have to spend a lot of money on filming blockbusters, but it may not be possible to make good films.
Most people can't make good movies, because they are not bad money, just because they are not that material.
Sometimes, even without gorgeous special effects and big-name actors, they can still make movies that the audience can remember.
The entire movie of "The Puffering Party" costs only $350,000, which is a sharp contrast to the buzz of praise and topicality it has gained. It perfectly interprets an excellent science fiction movie and can be supported by inspiration and ingenuity.
"Crazy Shop" costs $230,000, and the two protagonists work in a small shop selling groceries and renting video tapes. One is lazy, always wearing a hat, the other is fatter, and a little bit slow to react. The whole movie has no main storyline, only two gay friends, friends, and some clips of customers.
"The Ghost Record" costs 15,000 US dollars, using shaking shots, noisy voiceovers, rough images, unorganized editing, etc.... to "forge" the feature film into a documentary!
The most famous low-cost movie is "This Man from Earth", which costs only US$200,000.
Although the scene is monotonous, the details of scene scheduling, line design, character performance and other details have been put into practice. Many suspense movies lose their charm as soon as they spoil it, this film allows John to tell the truth from the beginning.
These are foreign movies, and there are low-cost movies in China.
"Charlotte's Troubles" cost less than 30 million, but the final box office was sold at 1.441 billion. The drama has no famous director, and Shen Teng was not popular at that time. He relied entirely on the actor's performance skills and storyline setting, and he made a bloody road among the many summer films. Only when Charlotte's Troubles movies can be regarded as a real dark horse!
"Lost in the Road" cost 4 million yuan and has a box office of 50 million yuan. Xu Zheng and Wang Baoqiang were not very famous at the time, but they knew how to mobilize the audience's emotions. It was a movie that made the audience laugh out loud, but there were tears in their laughter.
"Crazy Stone", production cost 3.5 million, box office 23.5 million.
These movies are good choices, with low costs and high income.
Especially "The Man from Earth", "Crazy Stone", and "Charlotte's Troubles", are all good movies.
Lin Le calculated, and was constantly recalling again, and suddenly thought of a video.
"There is another movie that costs very low, which may cost less than one million, but it reaches a box office of 600 million. In terms of influence, it surpasses discourse works such as "A Chinese Odyssey", "Wolf Warrior 2", and "Mermaid"... This movie is almost crying every time you watch!"
Lin Le recalled, and suddenly thought of a book that was very low in cost, but was a work of the gods.
Take out the neutral pen and write the title on the notebook, "Mom Loves Me Again."
Chapter completed!