Su Yan spent three days reading the more than 100-page script of "Exit" three times.
How to say,
Just like Mr. Wang’s opinion, there are flaws in the plot, but since the tone is a comedy, it can be ignored.
In fact, movies are all like that. If you really have to chew on the words or carefully examine them, you can find unreasonable places in all the movies. It just depends on what the audience thinks.
If you are happy to watch, you can ignore everything. If you are not happy to watch, you will be sprayed to death even if you wear any clothes.
The script is good, I can give it an 80% rating, but it’s hard to say what the final film will be like.
"Ghost Blowing the Lamp" is great, but "Nine-Storey Demon Tower" is a piece of shit, incomprehensible, and director Lee Sang-geun seems to have no filming experience at all, and it took several years to write the script.
Lao Wang also said that there is no need to worry, because although Lee Sang-geun wants to direct by himself, he is still hesitant. After all, his budget investment will be around 11 billion won. Such a large amount of money is not enough for a new director, regardless of the investor.
As an individual, I am under a lot of pressure, and now I heard that there is still a big funding gap.
"Oppa, how do you like it?"
Su Yan raised his head and smiled at his wife.
"That's almost it."
He was sitting on the deck chair in the backyard, basking in the sun. When the dog saw his mistress coming, he just waggled his tail lazily a few times and didn't want to get up.
Lin Xiaoyun handed him the cup, which contained warm water.
"Do you want to take pictures?" Su Yan asked.
"Think about it, I haven't released any works in Korea for a long time, and the audience has almost forgotten about me." In front of her husband, Yoona acted like a child.
"I heard there is still a funding gap?"
"Well, SM also invested part of it, but it seems that the shortfall is still around 4 billion."
Su Yan closed the script and looked at Yoona.
"What do you think, I will be the director of this play?"
It wasn't just on a whim. While reading the script these past few days, he was actually thinking about how he would do it if he were to film it himself, and he also checked a lot of information.
The investment of 11 billion is the basis, and it is estimated that it may exceed it by then. Including the publicity and distribution expenses, it will probably be around 13 billion, which is equivalent to RMB 80 million. The amount of half of it is not very high.
Su Yan invested 30 million in his last movie, and it had more than 4 million moviegoers in South Korea.
According to the investment in "Exit", as long as there are 3.5 million, the investment can be recovered.
There has always been little market for Chinese films in South Korea. If "The End of the World" can become a small hit, there is no reason why films with local actors will hit the market.
The male protagonist Cao Zheng, who also went to Baidu, is quite famous. Especially after marrying the female singer Spider, the two movies he released in succession were both hits and received good results of 6 million and 7.5 million viewers respectively.
Korean audiences are particularly fond of family actors who usually don't get any negative news.
For Qinghe, it is a small investment with a big return.
As for Su Yan personally, he has time anyway and is helping his wife, so why not do it.
But Lin Xiaoyun was very surprised after hearing this.
"Oppa, are you kidding?"
"I'm serious, okay, don't you want me to be the director?"
"Of course not!" Yoona stood up, her face full of surprise: "Oppa is coming, I guess the remaining investment will be raised soon."
"Well..." Su Yan shook his finger: "No, the remaining funds will be provided by Qinghe."
Then, he briefly stated what he had been thinking in the past few days.
Of course, there was a reason why he kept it secret.
It's the salary of a star.
The acting fees for Korean artists are so cheap.
The male protagonist costs 4.5 million yuan, the female protagonist 1.3 million yuan, and the other supporting roles are almost negligible.
You must know that the salary of more than 10 million yuan for any major domestic film with a leading role is considered low. If the traffic is low, it may be more than 10 million yuan. The money he gets alone is enough to make another movie.
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"Wow, am I going to be your heroine?" Yoona looked excited.
"Hahaha!" Su Yan picked up the princess and said, "You have always been my heroine!"
In the afternoon, Su Yan came to the company and talked with Lao Wang and Huang Lei for more than two hours. After all, it was related to an investment of 40 million.
Huang Lei just laughed.
Because in India a few days ago, Xiao Sa asked if he had any plans. At that time, Su Yan swore that he had no plans. As a result, the week had not passed and arrangements were about to be made.
The approval was inevitable. Lao Wang also directly contacted the screenwriter Li Shanggen. The other party was very surprised when he heard that Su Yan wanted to direct. He had also watched "The End of the World" and had heard about it for a long time, but he definitely couldn't make a decision on the phone.
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It happens that Su Yan is going to South Korea next month, and the two parties have agreed on a time for an interview.
Specific plans are naturally handled by professionals in the company, and Su Yan is not good at this.
"This type of film should be able to be introduced into China by then."
"It's not a big problem, but it's probably a bit difficult to get a high box office. Chinese people still prefer Hollywood blockbusters, but if you can make "Dangal, Dad," then that's another story," Lao Wang said with a smile.
"Then you praise me too much. The script is not of the same level. Wrestling is also phenomenal, and the media is also helping to hype it up. Success is due to many reasons, and it is impossible to copy it." Su Yan knew himself: "
If you can have one or two hundred million, you will make a profit."
"I've also read the script, and I think it's good. The box office should be high." As an actor, Huang Lei still has a say.
"Actually, what I want to make the most is a zombie movie, but it's a pity that China doesn't allow it." Su Yan sighed.
"Like Resident Evil?"
"No, I'm more of a "Walking Dead" type, the type of ordinary person without any superpowers."
Huang Lei smiled: "Then don't think about it, but it's not impossible. The vice president of CBS is not a fan of yours. When the new show becomes a big hit, maybe if you are happy, you can give it a big production worth hundreds of millions of dollars."
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After talking about business, the three men also started chatting freely.
"Has Director Chen come back yet?" Su Yan remembered not seeing him in the office.
"Yes." Huang Lei knew the schedule: "The filming of the show has already been completed, but he said that it is rare to go there once, so he just walked around and took a look, as a way to capture the scene and understand the situation, in case of emergency."
"Sister Hong is in China, right?"
"Well, you probably don't have access to the Internet. The filming in Huangshan and Chongqing attracted onlookers. Wuchao's reputation is still great." Huang Lei was a little proud. He had sacrificed a lot for this program and even turned it down.
TV drama.
"How are the members doing?"
There is a reason why Su Yan asked this question.
Doing the same job for several years can inevitably lead to boredom.
"It's not bad. The main program team is very attentive. Although the recording is hard, there is a new experience every time. The shooting itself is a kind of fun, and almost everyone benefits. We have three collective commercials, not to mention individual
, plus the ratings are always guaranteed, no one will have trouble with money and fame."
"As for Xiao Nanyuan, I haven't seen him recently." Su Yan was still very concerned about this star he had discovered first-hand.
"He, he has been very close to Lao Guo recently." Mr. Wang replied.
"Lao Guo?"
"After meeting Guo Degang on the show, he insisted on becoming a disciple. Mr. Guo didn't agree, so he shamelessly went there every day. In the end, he had no choice but to become a non-staff member of Deyun Club, just like a lay disciple of Shaolin Temple.
That way.”
"Haha, then maybe I can see him and do cross talk in the future. It feels quite appropriate."