My Life Has Narration Text Volume Chapter 881 Forced Buying and Selling "Brother, how have you been finding inspiration lately?"
At Shen Yi's home in the capital, Su Qing stood on the balcony holding up her mobile phone. On the screen was director Wang Fan, both of whom were laughing and chatting.
As for Wang Fan, the relationship between the two is quite good. When Wang Fan's crew was facing disbandment and they had no money to continue filming, they paid for it themselves.
When the movie became a hit and the second part was being filmed, Wang Fan resolutely approached him to continue investing, but this time it was no longer Su Qing who helped Wang Fan, but Wang Fan who left this money-making opportunity to him.
The second part of a phenomenal work, as long as the director doesn't have a problem and doesn't change directors, there shouldn't be any big problems. Even if it's not as popular as the first part, at least it won't lose money.
Wang Fan knew this truth, so he gave him this opportunity to make a sure profit without losing any money. Even if the third film can be filmed, he will still have a place on the investment list.
What's more, Su Qing already knew through the narration that the box office of the second part this time would be no less than that of the first part, and it was also an opportunity to make a lot of money, so when Wang Fan didn't have enough money, the actors were undecided, and the script was not yet available, he decided to do it.
Invest your own money.
"It's okay, it's okay. Now the second script has started to be written. We also visited the original author and some outdoor locations have also started to be built.
By the way, brother, you are very popular recently. I have watched the few movies I invested in and they were really good!" Wang Fan said in admiration with a thumbs up in the video.
And I sincerely admire him. If nothing else, Su Qing's vision for investing in popular movies is beyond the comparison of ordinary people.
If it could be said that it was an accident that Su Qing's first investment in his movie became a hit, then Su Qing used the next few movies to prove to everyone how vicious his vision was.
"Haha, thanks to you, brother, for introducing me to so many director friends. Otherwise, even if I had money and wanted to invest, I wouldn't know how to find these channels."
In response, Wang Fan waved his hand: "As you said, if you have money these days, are you afraid that you won't be able to spend it?
In the past two days, your company has announced that it is investing in several projects, and many people have come to me. It seems they want me to help introduce them, are you interested?"
"Yes, why aren't you interested? But I am more interested in good scripts. Director Wang Jiang came to the company today to see me. It seems that he wanted to settle the investment for the next film with me in advance, but I didn't agree.
The script is very average. I made a rough calculation and found that if the cost is controlled, this movie can still be played. But he asked me for an investment of 100 million, and the more the better. In other words, besides me, he asked me for an investment of 100 million.
If other investors are also found, then this project will be meaningless!" Su Qing said with a smile.
Today's call was made by Wang Fan, probably because he wanted to introduce him to some directing projects.
But the brother is still clear about settling the score. He is here to make money, not to be taken advantage of. Even if it is introduced by Wang Fan, you must come with sincerity, the script is qualified, and the investment amount is reasonable.
The domestic market is so big, and there is an online quota for publicity and distribution costs, and production costs. If it is exceeded, even a phenomenal work like "The Wandering Earth" will still lose money.
Hearing this, Wang Fan immediately understood the meaning of Su Qing's words: "Brother, it seems that you are being targeted by some people. If that is true, then he may get the salary of a first-line director, thousands of dollars."
Level 10,000, the producer may be in the tens of millions, the art director, action director, and photography director may be in the tens to millions, the post-production special effects may be in the hundreds to tens of millions, the music may be in the tens to millions, and the screenwriter is usually also
It will be over a hundred, but he will definitely increase the price. The combined remuneration of the producer and executive producer will start in the millions.
There are too many places to make money in the crew. To be honest, even if it is the next film, my salary will increase a lot, so if you are not very sure, try not to invest so much."
Listening to Wang Fan's words, Su Qing couldn't help but nodded. He was not a professional, so naturally he didn't know the twists and turns inside.
If Wang Fan's calculations are true, the last time he invested in Wang Jiang's film was only 30 million. This amount of money is not even enough to pay the director and staff this time, not counting the remuneration of the leading actor.
As for historical movies, there really haven't been any particularly successful ones in recent years, but there have been a few good ones.
Also, when Wang Jiang asked his assistant to send him the script, he read it, and the narrator gave a reminder that the box office would be less than one billion at most.
Logically speaking, the performance of this film is not bad, but if the cost is inflated, then it will definitely need to lose money. After all, the theater chain alone will have to take more than half of it, and there are also various taxes.
In their hands, they will lose money 100% of the time.
"Then please help me, brother. It's best to come with sincerity. I want to read the script first!" Su Qing said.
In response, Wang Fan made an OK gesture to express that he understood.
Then the two chatted for a while about the progress of "Ball 2" and then hung up the phone.
"Didn't I say that the quality of the directors this time is very high, and the quality of the scripts is also better than before, why did you choose just one project?" Shen Yi asked, sitting on the sofa and looking at the stack of scripts on the coffee table.
Because there were so many scripts, only one was released individually in the end. Most of the remaining scripts have not been read yet, and the rest are all in the trash can.
Hearing this, Su Qing couldn't help but replied helplessly: "The quality of the script and director this time is indeed better than the previous two, but the amount of investment is also larger."
"Don't you have enough money? How about me?"
Before Shen Yi could finish speaking, Su Qing interrupted: "It's not about money. After all, I still have some in hand, and the box office is about to be divided, so I still have sufficient funds, mainly because of them
The asking price is too high. The script is obviously good, but the cost is too high. Even if the movie can make money, it will be very limited, not to mention that I think most of it will lose money."
Hearing this, Shen Yi understood that the essence of business is to buy low and sell high. When the cost is too high, the profits will shrink or even lose money.
"Do you like this? Or is it a web drama?"
"Well, it's a low-cost martial arts web drama recommended by Director Yang. The cost is good. As for the actors, most of them will be new actors. Just find two well-known actors for the lead roles. The cost can be controlled at about 20 million."
In fact, Su Qing knew that it would be better if well-known actors were hired, and it could even become a major online drama.
Because with the development of the Internet, the investment in online dramas is now not even lower than that of TV series and movies. It mainly depends on the cast.
Tens of millions is very common, and hundreds of millions is normal. He temporarily discovered this relatively good project. Fortunately, he still has a chance.
Then he said: "Okay, let's not mention this anymore. How did you go out to see the venue today? Are you satisfied?"
Hearing this, Shen Yi nodded and said with a smile: "It's okay, but I'm just a foodie. If you're not satisfied or dissatisfied, just have a more formal occasion.
Considering that there are not many of us this time, just your family of four and my family of three, a total of seven people, the place I chose is not very big.
By the way, look at this!"
With that said, Shen Yi took out a box from the bag on the side, then took out a gold ring and said: "Hold it!"
Hearing this, Su Qing subconsciously held the ring with two fingers. Then Shen Yi stretched out her ring finger, passed it directly through the ring and said with a smile:
"Okay, I agree!"
Su Qing:???
What does it mean? Forced buying and selling?
"What are you looking at? This is just like you and my sister are proposing. It's so easy for you!" Shen Yi walked aside and looked at the gold ring on her finger happily. She took out her phone and took a few photos.
He took a photo and sent it to Tang Nan and the landlady with the text: 'Oh, I actually received a ring from my brother. It's so cute!'
Su Qing:.
"Sister, have you forgotten something?" Su Qing said cautiously.