Chapter 349: The house leaked but it rained all night. More updates for the leader Baichou Fei
Lao Ke repeatedly preached, "Director Fang is a great director in your country, and "17 Again" is also a movie that is willing to spend money. Although there are not many special effects shots, the unit production cost is quite high. This overtime is voluntary, and overtime is voluntary."
I will pay you according to the market price."
The number of people increased from eleven to eighteen.
No more can be added.
This is not because Fang Yi is not famous, but because his reputation is basically ruined. The special effects workers who are obsessed with learning English do not believe a single punctuation mark he says.
Lao Ke smiled awkwardly and summoned the eighteen people who had deceived him in his narrow office, planning to give a speech again.
After living in China for many years, he gradually fell in love with the charm of Chinese speech.
But at this moment, he suddenly thought that he should not take the lead in such a general mobilization, but the director Hugo Fang, so Lao Ke waved everyone away. He knew that his stall needed a truly successful movie, otherwise it would not be able to survive.
I'm afraid it will collapse in two years. He and Fang Yi are grasshoppers on the same line.
Can that youth film with some fantasy elements be a big hit?
Can it be sold to the European and American markets, even if it is sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars? At least it will make Base famous in its hometown, so that it can receive decent outsourcing projects in the future.
Fang, you are correct, pertinent, and objective. In short, it all depends on you.
Foreign experts chose to stay put and offline for the time being.
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"Three million dollars?"
Fang Yi was shocked by the rent in Times Square and couldn't help but be speechless. "No wonder no one has rented it before. The rental fee for the square alone is so much, more than 20 million yuan, which is equivalent to half of the cost of the movie - how could we go there?"
What about America?”
Secretary Jiao spread his hands and said, "This is what I learned about the situation. Third Master advises you to think again. More than 20 million is not a small cost. Since "The Promise", we are now more strict on projects such as overseas filming.
"
Every cell in Secretary Jiao's body revealed the message of rejection.
"Don't worry."
Of course Fang Yi will not go to Times Square.
This is inconsistent with his philosophy of filming. Even if he is an assembly line director who only takes a salary, he will not spend money on such a place. Consumerism is unacceptable.
Cost control is also a major skill for directors, and in many cases, it may be the most important skill.
So what place is suitable?
A scene where Yu Huanshui reached the pinnacle of her life, should she change the scene?
Although the movie explores the philosophy of life, it cannot focus entirely on it. Times Square is the most recognizable square in the world, and it is also the "commercial" part of commercial movies.
Wangfujing Street is also very famous, and Nanjing Road is also very famous, but do Japanese, Koreans, and even Hong Kong people know about it?
He hasn't thought of a good alternative for the time being.
Fang Yi's trip to the capital was very short, and the entire crew was about to shoot all the transitional scenes in Jinling. He had to race against time to deal with everything.
Fortunately, his two-hour inspection at the base went relatively smoothly, which made him feel relieved.
"Eighteen Arhats!"
Lao Ke, Fang Yi, and eighteen people who were willing to work independently to do the special effects for the movie "Seventeen Again" gathered in the office.
Once the emperor and his courtiers were established, and once the door was closed, these eighteen people were the direct descendants that Fang Yi could rely on.
Lao Ke winked at him, and the American flattered him very straightforwardly, "Fang, these are the employees I have carefully selected for you. I guarantee that they are all the best candidates of Base Company. They are our backbone, like the cowboys of the West.
As adventurous as he is, he is also like a butler in a castle, professional and loyal..."
"and……"
Fang Yi was too lazy to listen to Lao Ke's flattery and asked him to immediately estimate whether there were enough manpower to do special effects.
"If you work overtime, it will be enough."
"Tell me how long you expect it to take."
"Two months."
"The aging scene is still the CG of the entire movie.
"
"Of course... the part about getting older."
Fang Yi felt the veins in his temples beating bulgingly. Last time, he said one month, but now one month has become two months. At this rate, doesn't it take a year and a half?
Luxurious foreign productions only have this late stage, but Fang Yi can't afford to wait.
Most of the money for "Seventeen Again" came from Fang Yi Studio. Of course he wanted to shorten the payback cycle. If it takes half a year to shoot and one and a half years to complete, two years in total is too long.
According to the pace of this book, it might be after 1.5 million words. How does the author piece together the missing 700,000 words?
"Old Ke, I may want to reconsider our cooperation, I mean, a longer-term cooperation."
But Lao Ke broke the pot and said, "I have a way to force everyone to work overtime, but you won't want to. If you really have to 'voluntarily' work overtime, even if you give money, not everyone may be willing to come.
What do you think?"
Lao Ke pointed at the eighteen people present, "They already know you and support you. They really 'voluntarily' worked overtime for you. I have indeed achieved the limit of my publicity."
The Eighteen Arhats felt that they had a heavy burden on their shoulders. Most of these people were Fang Yi's true fans, or passionate young people who felt they had an obligation to Chinese films. "Director Fang, we are willing to work overtime."
However, this cannot be accomplished according to the construction schedule even if people are killed.
Fang Yi held on to everyone who wanted to express his determination, swept over them one by one, made sure that he remembered the appearance of these eighteen people, and then went to the second floor to announce:
""Seventeen Again" is the beginning of the cooperation between the studio and base, and it may also be the beginning of large-scale investment. I have been a director for two years, and the biggest experience is that dreams and reality should compromise each other. Directors are compromises.
Art, probably many things are like this... If you are not willing to compromise, you will have to pay a higher cost. Some costs I am not willing to pay, and some I am willing to pay."
The employees listened quietly.
Fang Yi is already a well-known director in this country. As a practitioner, everyone here knows Fang Yi.
Lao Ke was right next to Fang Yi. He heard Fang Yi whisper to him, "Those who participate in this project can get two wages at the same time. Under the heavy reward, there will be brave men."
As soon as the rewards were released, not only were the two groups needed, but ten groups were recruited.
But a brave man with great rewards is different from a brave man with ideals, so Fang Yi must remember those eighteen people.uuReading www.uukanshu.com
Lao Ke chased Fang Yi out and asked: "Fang, the result of this is that our budget has exceeded our budget - I mean, your original money is not enough."
"If you overspend, just overspend."
"The movie needs a higher box office, do you feel any pressure?"
"I haven't given this much thought."
Before returning to Jinling, Secretary Jiao was very sorry for not being able to help Fang Yi, fearing that he would go to Han Sanping to give him eye drops.
Secretary Jiao, who did not have the upper hand, expressed his determination to Fang Yi along the way and put more burdens on himself, "Give me another task, and I will definitely be able to complete it. Director Fang, give me another task."
And Fang Yi does have new ideas:
Use real shots and CG background to create a miniature Times Square.
Base's existing technology can meet the needs, and it happens to be expanding its manpower today.
He thought of the 5,000-square-meter studio. "Do you remember the largest studio in Asia at the film and television base? I want to rent it for a period of time... initially scheduled for a week, the time is..."
Secretary Jiao patted his chest and agreed, "Director Fang, I don't dare to say anything from abroad. If you want anything from China... I'm willing to lend it to you if it's a treasure from my brother's unit. Our China Film Group has a great reputation. Over the years, we have also
There’s nothing we can’t solve.”
Fang Yi turned around and said: "The Jiaolong is a manned submersible designed and developed by ourselves. In July last year, it dived to 7,000 meters in the South China Sea..."
Secretary Jiao felt that she had reached the darkest moment in her life, and she broke out in cold sweat for no reason.
"What does Director Fang mean by this? Are you also a diving fan?"
"I want to borrow it to make a movie. The so-called science, education, culture and health are all brothers, so as a brother unit, can you borrow it?"