Cao Xuan had no control over the subsequent casting work and only listened to the reports. The only follow-up was the director selection for "When Men Are in Love."
It is a general trend for film workers in Xiangjiang to go north. Fatty Wang and Yuan Baye, who are relatively fast-moving, have already made a splash.
As a relatively flexible director in the Hong Kong film industry, Chen Kexin had already made relevant plans. After receiving Fanxing's invitation, she was immediately moved.
First of all, there is nothing to say about Cao Xuan's popularity. Even those in Xiangjiang have to admit that except for a few superstars such as Cheng Long, no one dares to say that they can beat Cao Xuan.
Although Cao Xuan has not proven himself in the film market yet, his performance in TV series is also quite impressive.
Coupled with the gimmicks of Hu Jing and Cao Xuan's first movie, Chen Kexin personally feels that this movie is promising.
However, he still put forward his own requirements, such as forming a part of the behind-the-scenes team in Xiangjiang and wanting to use some Xiangjiang actors.
Cao Xuan agreed with the former. Every director must have a team he is familiar with. This is normal. If they were all recast for him, it would be troublesome just to adjust them.
Anyway, the production budget is under the control of Fanxing, and his team does not have too many people. It is mainly the person in charge or the backbone, and the majority of them are Fanxing people. Cao Xuan is not afraid of him doing anything fishy.
As for the actors, Cao Xuan ignored them. Unless he got Liang Jiahui to play the gangster brother, he felt that the actors he chose were all very useful.
Of course, in order to show respect for the director, Cao Xuan also agreed that if the actor's performance was unqualified, Chen Kexin had the right to ask for a replacement.
After some prodding and testing, Chen Kexin also understood that Cao Xuan and Fanxing were not easy to fool, and they were even a little forceful.
But the bosses in Xiangjiang are more difficult to serve. As long as you calm down and stop worrying too much about the differences between the mainland and Xiangjiang, these will not be a problem.
"When Men Are in Love" doesn't have any big scenes, the plot is simple, and the production cost is relatively low. More than half of it is spent on Cao Xuan and Hu Jing's salary and Chen Kexin's director fee.
It's hard to calculate Cao Xuan's salary now, because since "The Swordsman", apart from guest appearances in the "The Matrix" series, he has almost always acted in his own films.
The outside world also has high and low expectations for his remuneration. According to his popularity, he can't earn more than 10 million. According to the newbie in the film industry or the mainland film and television market, it ranges from 2 million to 5 million.
Because he holds all the shares of Fanxing and "When Men Are in Love" is an independent production, Cao Xuan did not care too much about the remuneration, and the price was 5 million.
Hu Jing's salary is 2 million yuan + 1 million red envelopes.
The latter requires the box office to exceed 20 million, or to be nominated for some relevant awards. If you win an important award, there will still be another red envelope reward.
If you include the red envelope, this price is considered the normal market price, or even slightly higher.
Because they have never acted in movies, Hu Jing and Cao Xuan's positions are both awkward.
Although it is top-notch, a good film crew will lower the price. An ordinary film crew will give a higher price, but the two of them may not look down upon it.
In addition, film resources are limited at this stage, so many actors are rushing to get film roles, and the pay is generally lower than the market price.
After all, including Xiangjiang, the top ten movies of the year only cost tens of millions.
The producer takes 35% to 40% of the total remuneration. Even if there are other channels to replenish the revenue, the overall profit will be limited, so the remuneration will naturally not be too high.
Currently, there are only a handful of actors in the Chinese film industry who earn more than 5 million, and even fewer in the mainland.
Rumor has it that Chen Daoming's salary for the movie "Hero" was only US$100,000, less than 1 million yuan, which was one-thirtieth of Li Lianjie's salary and one-tenth of Liang and Zhang's salary.
Of course, these people all received "friendly prices", and the specific remuneration will have to be discussed in detail.
This is the case for most actors, especially those with relatively high prices. The market price is only a reference range. The price depends on specific negotiations and conditions, and also changes with the market.
For example, if the movie "When Men Fall in Love" becomes a hit, the salaries of Cao Xuan and Hu Jing will definitely increase, but if it hits the market, they will naturally decline.
In fact, Cao Xuan and Hu Jing don't care about the salary, but when doing business, there must be rules and the accounts must be clear.
Cao Xuan is okay, he is the boss after all, so he can just go through the motions with his left hand and his right hand.
Although Hu Jing is the boss lady, she has no shares after all, and she is the top sister of the company. It doesn't matter whether she is paid more or less. The main thing is to explore a cooperation model for Fanxing and set an example for subsequent artists.
The couple doesn't need to divide their money too clearly, but other artists in the family must.
However, giving more and less, while ensuring the interests of the company and satisfying the artists, is a science, and the degree of propriety in it must be mastered slowly.
Therefore, it is a good choice to let Mrs. Hu come out to deal with the thunder first.
She is the most famous and has the strongest development momentum among the star artists. She can give Fanxing a reference and allow the company to figure out and understand the treatment of star artists at various stages of celebrity status.
The most important thing is that you can do whatever you want without worrying about the pillar being dissatisfied with the treatment and running away.
Because Mrs. Hu doesn't like this thing, it doesn't make any difference to her whether Fanxing's internal filming salary is 100 yuan or 1 million.
Cao Xuan and Hu Jing's combined fee is 8 million, and Chen Kexin's director's fee is 1.5 million + 500,000 red envelope floating point. The bid is not low, but it is still within Cao Xuan's acceptance range.
The total of the three people is 10 million. Adding the salaries of other actors and production expenses, the cost of "When Men Are in Love" is about 15 to 18 million.
Based on the producer’s share of 35-40% of the total box office, the movie “When a Man Falls in Love” must have a box office of at least 40 million to be profitable.
This is not an easy task. "When a Man Falls in Love" will definitely be based on the mainland box office, and "Mobile Phone", which ranked first in the mainland box office in 2003, only had 53 million.
Of course, the market weakness in 2003 was mainly due to SARS. If SARS can be avoided, the target of more than 40 million may not be impossible.
In addition, movies can make money not only through box office, but also through other channels, such as overseas copyright sales, TV and DVD copyright operations, and of course some business cooperation, such as sponsorship fees and advertising placement.
However, these profits are very fictitious. Some operations are very profitable, even far exceeding the box office revenue, and some are not worth a dime.
Whether it's box office or copyright operations, we have to wait until the finished film is released, otherwise Cao Xuan can't guarantee how much profit he will make.
However, business cooperation depends entirely on personal ability.
Before the movie started shooting, he raised a lot of sponsorship fees for the movie, offsetting a lot of costs.
For example, the heroine's job has been changed from the original bank clerk to a mobile business hall salesperson.
Obviously, Cao Xuan, who was discussing endorsements with China Mobile, first offered a 2 million yuan investment in the film, at the cost of changing the heroine's job and having the China Mobile logo appear many times.
There are also Pepsi, Septwolves, Nokia and some companies that Cao Xuan is familiar with or has cooperated with, which are more or less softly implanted in the movie.
Let's put it this way, in order to promote advertising, Cao Xuan set up a dedicated team to sell all available advertising space without affecting the plot.
Even the hospital where the heroine’s father lives and the bus that the hero’s father drives are both recruiting.
Thanks to the pre-roll advertisements of Fanxing dramas over the years, Fanxing is very familiar with major advertisers, and with the crazy recommendation, although not all of them were sold, there was still some gain.
Including mobile phones, embedded advertising and sponsorship fees, the total is almost 4 million.
If Cao Xuan and Hu Jing's film remuneration is not included in the cost, it would be worth nearly 4 million.
The cost of the movie "When Men Fall in Love" is only a few million. It may not make a lot of money, but it won't lose money either.
However, compared to making money, Cao Xuan values more the other benefits brought by the movie.
The most direct thing is that if "When Men Fall in Love" is successful, it will make up for the last shortcomings of him, Hu Jing and Fanxing.
Cao Xuan has evolved into a three-dimensional artist in film, television, singing, and Hu Jing has also begun to catch up with the other three actresses. Fanxing has the ability to produce movies and is one step closer to becoming the industry leader.
Chen Kexin received the deposit and quickly brought people to the mainland. After watching some of the actors, she started preparatory work such as location selection and location selection.
The crew is expected to start shooting in early November, and the filming period will be nearly three months, with preparations to be completed before the Spring Festival.
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After Chen Kexin officially took over the crew, apart from hearing about the current situation every week, Cao Xuan basically gave up and devoted himself to the recording of the new English album and considered shooting the MV.
Especially in the MV for "sugar", the surprise airborne live performance at a fan's wedding is the highlight of this song.
In later generations, websites such as Facebook and Tobe became so popular that it would be a waste of creativity not to use them.
Cao Xuan intended to make it bigger, air raiding two weddings in China, and then going to air raids on several weddings abroad to cover a wider area and show off his power as King Cao.
But doing so also means an increase in time and cost.
Cao Xuan didn't really care about the cost. It was just the cost of air tickets, and then some benefits were given to the newcomers. It was only seven figures, which was just a drop in the bucket for the wealthy boss Cao.
But there are indeed some troubles in terms of time. It is okay at home. Overseas, Cao Xuan plans to have one event in Japan/South Korea, one event in Thailand or other Asian countries, two events in the United States, and if possible, one event in Europe.
In this way, even if there is no need for rehearsals and the performance is directly airborne, you still need to contact us in advance. Plus the time on the road, it will take at least 1 to 2 weeks.
For Cao Xuan, who already had a tight schedule, this was a difficult problem to ignore.
But no matter what, first investigate what weddings there are in the relevant places. It is best if the couple is a fan of Cao Xuan. This will produce the best surprise. No matter what, you have to know Cao Xuan.
Otherwise, when Cao Xuan shows up, people don't feel it and react only mediocrely, which would be very embarrassing.
In addition, you must also contact them well. For the sake of effectiveness, it is better for the couple and guests to keep it secret, but it is best for family members to know and cooperate with their wedding process.
After all, it was their wedding day, Cao Xuan sent a surprise blessing, they were happy, he got the material, and everyone was happy.
A surprise is not a fright. If someone messes up their wedding, they are looking for trouble. Cao Xuan can't do such an immoral thing.
Inform the MV plan, Fanxing will be in charge of domestic affairs, and Warner will be in charge of Asia and the United States.
They will make a statistics first, wait until the statistics is over, and then send the wedding-related information to Cao Xuan. Cao Xuan will choose, and they will then communicate and reach a consensus with the family members, and then they can start shooting.
Anyway, it’s video editing, so I’ll pick up the convenient shooting first.
While Cao Xuan was recording the song, Fanxing found some fans who had recently gotten married. On the wedding day, Cao Xuan took people to surprise them.
After the domestic shooting, we will see if the schedule is convenient. If it is convenient, we will go abroad for a tour. If it is not convenient, we will find some wedding shooting in China.
Although Honghuo performance can be regarded as Cao Xuan's specialty, he hasn't done it for many years. During daily recording breaks, Cao Xuan also rehearses with the band.
Speaking of this band, Cao Xuan just formed it not long ago. It has a bassist, keyboardist, drummer, and guitarist.
All four of them have band experience and have been engaged in music performance for at least 4 years. One is from the Mainland, one is from Hong Kong, one is from Ireland, and one is from the United States.
The most powerful one is the Irish drummer, who is quite famous in Europe. He was banned because of a conflict with his management company. As soon as he came to the United States to develop, he was discovered by Cao Xuan and lured him to China with a lot of money.
They usually work at Baihua Recording Studio, and sometimes perform with the company's singers, but the most important job is to be Cao Xuan's live band.
This is also the main reason why Cao Xuan spends a lot of money to support them. The amazing scene cannot be separated from the support of a good band.
Cao Xuan can't bet on the organizer's band quality every time. It is a good way to prepare his own band and establish a long-term and effective tacit cooperation.
In mid-to-late October, Fanxing found several suitable wedding venues. After communicating with his family members, Cao Xuan took the band to start his own wedding tour...
