452 Crazy showbiz actresses and 'Hurricane Rescue' (supplement 2/6)
Regarding Fanxing's next movie, most outsiders are paying attention to "Painted Skin".
This "Liao Zhai" movie, which collaborated with Hollywood, Japanese and other companies on special effects, not only has a strong cast, but also has the highest investment ever produced by Fanxing.
Although it has not yet been determined, the estimated production, distribution and publicity budget totals around 65 million to 80 million. It is said to be 100 million, which is a big project that will be counted next year. There is no way. The current film industry is so complicated that it seems like it is life-threatening.
Spend money like crazy.
Lao Mouzi's "The City Is Full of Golden Armor" is said to have an investment of 300 million, and Feng Xiaogang's "The Night Banquet" is also said to have invested 120 million.
Jet Li's "Huo Yuanjia" and Liu Tianwang's "Ink Attack" both have investments of over 100 million. Let's not discuss how much water there is in it. But the key point is that Fanxing, as the leader in the industry, could be "stingy" in the past, but now it cannot be weak.
Momentum.
Although Cao Xuan is not capable of slapping a fat man in the face and making a profit at a loss, he still has the ability to follow along with a few words.
Another aspect is that large-scale production is good for publicity and selling prices.
Your typical shooting cost is 20 million US dollars, so the asking price must be more reasonable than the cost of several million yuan.
When Cao Xuan sold movie rights before, the cost data listed in the negotiations were several times higher than the actual cost, or even doubled directly. Of course, overseas film producers are not fools. They also do market research, and they may be able to win at the beginning.
Trick, I have learned it well now and will not be easily deceived.
Due to various reasons, Fanxing, who didn't worry much about costs before, had to keep up. The cost of "Painted Skin" also skyrocketed, successfully reaching "over 100 million".
With such a high cost, even if he was confident that "Painted Skin" would be profitable, Cao Xuan did not go it alone, but took out a 35% share.
China Film took 15%, Huayi took 5%, Xingmei took 5%, and the late Yinghuang, Bona and other companies and individual investors shared the remaining 10%.
Fanxing himself took 50%, while Cao Xuan took 25 million in salary + 15% of the share in dividends. The film "Painted Skin" invested too much in special effects and required a lot of money. If Cao Xuan took 100% of the salary, it would drain the crew's funds.
, so the dividends were converted into dividends.
Li Lianjie is similar to Cao Xuan. His salary is even better than that of Cao Xuan. He puts a lot of pressure on the crew of "Fearless", so he also chose to convert part of his salary into investment shares.
The conversion here is much more complicated than directly paying the film remuneration. Sometimes the crew suffers, and sometimes the actors suffer. It mainly depends on the project prospects and who has the initiative. There is no specific measurement standard.
But no matter what, with such a high-cost production and Cao Xuan's brand becoming popular, it naturally attracted various concerns in the industry.
In particular, Mr. Xu was interviewed and talked about the set love scene in "Painted Skin", and the female protagonist's role is even stronger than that of the male protagonist!
There are too few major commercial productions in the entertainment industry with female characters as the main characters. "Painted Skin" already has generous conditions, not to mention the director Xu Laoguai who is good at shooting women.
Lin Qingxia, Zhang Manyu, Wang Zuxian, Guan Zhilin, etc., those Hong Kong beauties and many screen classics were born from the hands of Mr. Xu.
It is recognized in the industry that Mr. Xu is one of the best directors in the industry who is good at photographing women. Naturally, he has a special aura that attracts many female stars.
As a result, all the popular actresses in the entertainment industry went crazy because Zhao, who had just turned over from "Beijing Yanyun", directly announced to the public that he wanted to cooperate with Cao Xuan and Xu Laoguai.
International Zhang Mingming has confirmed to star in Feng Xiaogang's "The Night Banquet". Regardless of other things, he told the media that he has loved watching "Liao Zhai" since he was a child.
Mr. Zhou was originally in contact with "The Night Banquet", but now he has put it aside for the time being, and the entire team is working hard to publicize "Painted Skin"
The sisters Li Bingbing didn't care whether the Wang brothers would think too much about it, and directly asked Wang Jinhua to meet, hoping to surround Wei and save Zhao through Sister Hua.
Hairun’s Sun Niangniang Zhang Yunu from Xiangjiang, Sister Zhiling from Taiwan Province, and even the slightly older Ning Jing, Xiao Tao Hong, Xu Qing and others all had ideas. Later, even actresses from Japan, South Korea, and Singapore came to talk to the crew.
touch.
There are constant disputes within Fanxing. Fan Xiaopang is taking the lead and Gao Yuanyuan is not lagging behind. Even the Buddhist Dong Xuan came out to make a splash this time.
If Liu Tianxian wasn't of the right age and had another movie pending, he probably would have had to show his face.
The surging exposure and the help of major actresses have brought "Painted Skin" a high exposure.
But what many people don’t know is that Cao Xuan himself actually values another movie more
"Hurricane Rescue"
To be honest, "Painted Skin" is to a certain extent a women's drama. The male protagonist Wang Sheng's role is not weak, but his level of excellence is still inferior to that of the two female protagonists.
Therefore, Cao Xuan paid limited attention to this movie, and was prepared to be a "supporting actor". More expectations were placed on "Hurricane Rescue".
In fact, Cao Xuan originally wanted to film "The Raid", but later he felt that the plot line of "The Raid" was still too thin.
Cao Xuan is not particularly adapted to this kind of pure action movie, and he doesn't want to establish a simple "starring" character in Hollywood from the beginning.
Therefore, Cao Xuan chose "Hurricane Rescue" with a more complete script. In addition to action scenes, he could also show off his more delicate acting skills and expand his acting career in Hollywood.
Of course, the plot of "Taken" is actually not complicated. It is probably a story about rescue and family love. To compare with the original movie, the plot of Starry's version of "Taken" remains roughly the same, and some adjustments must be made to the relevant background.
Father and daughter changed into brother and sister, retired agents became retired mercenaries, working as professional bodyguards in Hong Kong, French gangsters also moved to Asia, most likely to the English-speaking countries in Asia. It's not that Cao Xuan has any fondness for France, it's mainly because he is in Asia.
Having more connections makes it easier to take photos.
If there is a sequel to this movie, it could be set in the United States or Europe.
The male protagonist played by Cao Xuan is named Chen Jun. His mother died young and he married a stepmother who gave birth to his half-sister Chen Qian.
Because of this incident, Chen Jun had a normal relationship with his father. He left home early and joined the army. Later, he went abroad to work as a mercenary. Because he hated the battlefield, he came to Xiangjiang to work as a professional bodyguard with several comrades.
Although Chen Jun has only a moderate relationship with his father, his sister Chen Qian still likes her brother very much. Although Chen Jun dislikes her on his lips, he still misses her very much in his heart.
Chen Qian graduated from high school and traveled abroad with her best friend. However, she was caught by the kidnappers. Before going abroad, Chen Qian took a detour to Xiangjiang to meet her brother. Before she was caught, Chen Qian instinctively called her brother. Chen Jun followed
After hearing everything on the phone and calling the local police to no avail, Chen Jun returned to the local area, purchased guns and ammunition from the black market, fought against gangsters, and rescued his sister.
As an action drama, the biggest highlight of this drama is the process of a lone hero rescuing and fighting gangs.
However, compared with the original version, Cao Xuan still stuffed some private goods, such as the Chinese embassy, after learning that his sister was kidnapped, he actively tried to find ways to rescue her.
The male protagonist was afraid of long nights and many dreams, so he took action alone. The embassy also gave the male protagonist some help within a reasonable range.
Especially at the end of the movie, when the male protagonist kills a powerful local boss, the local police are ready to cause trouble. Under the pressure and efforts of the embassy,
It ended up being okay.
Although I have stopped here, the official image is very positive. It not only exports private goods, but also makes it easier to pass the review.
Cao Xuan plans to hire Lin Chaoxian from Xiangjiang as the director of "Hurricane Rescue". He has a lot of skills in scheduling shootouts and action scenes like this, in terms of camera tension, and in pacing.
At the same time, Lin Chaoxian is also the director in Xiangjiang that Cao Xuan is focusing on. He is not a first-line director in Xiangjiang yet. He has many film appointments, but the resources at hand are limited.
Fanxing can take him under his wing. In the future, when the company produces movies with themes such as police and gangsters, military, action, and gunfights, there will be no shortage of directors to shoot them.
In terms of actors, the role of the younger sister is almost likely to be Liu Tianxian. The role of the best friend will not have much role, so any actor will be fine.
There is also an embassy staff member, it is not difficult to choose, just find an actor in his 40s, elegant and upright, such as teacher Wang Luoyong.
More characters are passers-by and villains encountered sporadically during the rescue process.
Cao Xuan plans to do a mixed show, with local actors as the main cast and Chinese actors as the supplement, with the latter playing local Chinese characters.
Supplemented by the finished Toshi movie, there will also be two language versions. The domestic version is based on Mandarin, supplemented by some English and local languages, and the other version is in English.
Although the movie is definitely dubbed later, we still hope that the actors, especially the leading actors, can master English proficiently.
Cao Xuan prefers actors such as Liu Tianxian and Wang Luoyong because they can speak English relatively proficiently.
Limited English speaking countries in Asia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and India.
If you look at plot logic alone, India is undoubtedly the most suitable place. However, Cao Xuan has limited local connections, so he prefers the first three countries, especially Singapore, which is very suitable for filming, but filming gangsters in this country
Kidnapping...Cao Xuan felt it was a bit far-fetched.
In fact, the movie can be set in Thailand or Japan and Korea, but the language may be a bit confusing. It would be too far from reality to have a group of Thai/Japanese and Korean gangsters all speak English. So, Cao Xuan hesitated, and sent people to Malaysia and the Philippines to choose.
We will shoot scenes and inspect public security. If suitable, we will shoot in these two countries. If not, we will shoot in Thailand or Japan and South Korea.
The investment in "Taken" is not high, mainly due to the location selection for filming abroad and Cao Xuan's salary. Fanxing can easily bear it alone. However, Cao Xuan's goal is to enter Hollywood, so he still gave up part of his share. He originally planned to take over Warner Bros.
industry, but I didn’t expect New Line Cinema to take it seriously.
This company is also a branch of Warner Group, but it is extremely independent.
New Line Cinema Group has produced and participated in many films, many of which are low-cost horror films, but there are also large-scale productions. The classic masterpiece is the "Lord of the Rings" series.
Cheng Long's "Red Zone" and "Rush Hour" series are also led by this company.
Also because of the good experience with Cheng Long, New Line Cinema wanted to see if Cao Xuan could be recreated.
It is not one of the six major Hollywood giants, but it is also a well-known film company, and it can borrow some of Warner's channels to a certain extent. It is a good starting partner for Cao Xuan.
Cao Xuan can catch up with Universal, Columbia and Warner, but people may not pay much attention to his movies. Even if they cooperate, they will not regard it as a key project. Instead, it is better to cooperate with the weaker New Line, with Cheng Long's success.
For example, the other party will also be more interested in "Taken". He originally wanted to win the U.S. distribution rights of "Taken" in one fell swoop, but Cao Xuan disagreed. Even if the share can be lower, he still wants the U.S. box office and
Regarding copyright, you should know that the global box office of "Taken" in the original time and space was 226 million US dollars, and the income from various channels and copyrights was even more.
Cao Xuan couldn't guarantee that this movie would be the same as The Original Time and Space, but even if it scored 1/3, it would still be considered a big profit, and he would definitely take a gamble and share the profits.
After a series of wrangling, the two parties finally reached an agreement to divide the total income into various proportions of dividends based on regions.
New Line, which has mastered European and American distribution channels, will definitely take the lion's share, but Fanxing won't lose either.
Not only did it win profits from Asia, but it also took a bite out of the largest North American market, almost earning the net profit from the North American box office and copyright channels.
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The capital is negotiation. Fanxing Jinran is very strong. But I have to say that the initiative is in the hands of New Line. If Cao Xuan had not had other escape routes, I am afraid that he would have been defeated. Cao Xuan is not in a hurry, he and the Yankees
This is not the first time we have collaborated.
Wasn't it true that Warner was a high-minded and high-profile group back then, but now they are begging him to release records?
It doesn't matter if you suffer a little loss now. If "Taken" gets a name and shows its ability to make money, the Americans will be more humble in the future, and the stars will be able to take more initiative, no matter how arrogant they are today.
In a capital society, whoever makes money is the master!
ps: Just to mention, although some friends think the plot of the first two chapters is ridiculous, it is indeed the most subscribed in the past few months. The number of subscriptions for a single chapter exceeded 10,000. I personally think that there is no need to change this plot, and I will not change it, but later
I won’t write too much about the book friend circle and the relevant opinions mentioned in this chapter. I have read it, and I understand the thoughts of some friends. However, in order to attract new readers, I will still delete some book reviews in the book friend circle. I hope you can forgive me.
