A week later, Tang An signed the contract with the actors at the company and tried out their scenes a little bit, but everything was basically fine.
The director team and production department were also selecting other characters, so Tang An was left to them.
After signing the contract, there are still three or four months left before filming. The actors study the script, and Tang An has to go to the location in two days.
The location team found two locations each in Genhe and Mohe, waiting for Tang An to make up his mind.
Iceland has also agreed that the local government is willing to cooperate with the filming of the movie, but it has made a request, hoping that one or two Icelandic movies can be introduced into the country.
There are only a limited number of domestically imported films, and as more and more domestic films have a box office of over 100 million US dollars, Hollywood film producers are paying more attention to the domestic market, and every quota is extremely precious.
I owe Han Sanping another favor, but it is better than owing Fox and Columbia a favor.
Other indoor scenes have also begun to be set up, and everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.
In mid-April, Tang An met Wu Jing again.
Like many directors and companies, he came here to look for investment.
Tang An asked him to sit down and asked with a smile, "Are you planning to make a military-themed movie?"
Wu Jing nodded, "It's been a while since I finished shooting Special Forces. I've been staying in the military camp for more than a year, eating and living with the troops. And the longer I stay in the army, the more I think about filming "Wolf Warriors". It’s getting stronger and stronger.”
Wu Jing has always had a dream of being a soldier, otherwise he would not have joined the army and received formal military training just to make a TV series.
Previously, Langya was considered a trial work. Although it had many flaws, it played a big role in his directorial skills.
During the filming of Special Forces, he and director Liu Mang often communicated together.
Now, I feel that the conditions are mature in all aspects, so I am ready to shoot the long-conceived Wolf Warrior.
However, nothing can be done without money. Even with the support of Nanjing Military Region, there is still a big gap.
Tang An had invested in his Langya, and the publicity capabilities of Hantang Media were reliable enough.
Although Wu Jing later often said that filming Wolf Warrior was just to fulfill his dream, and he didn't care whether he could make money or not, even a one-day trip to the theater didn't matter.
But how could I not care in my heart? Hundreds of people worked hard for more than a year to make a movie, and in the end no one went to see it. It makes me sad to think about it.
Maybe it's not for money, but it also wants other people's approval.
Only then did Wu Jing find Tang An again.
Tang An looked through the script, which was roughly similar to what he had in mind, but it definitely needs to be revised. After all, military movies have too many restrictions.
Putting down the script, under Wu Jing's expectant gaze, Tang An nodded, "The script is good, how much investment do you need?"
"The shooting cost is about 27 million, and the 3D conversion and post-production cost is 13 million. The most I can afford is 12 million, and the Nanjing Military Region Art Center will pay 150,000, leaving a gap of 13 million." Wu Jing He said quickly.
Tang An asked again, "Planning to convert to 3D?"
Wu Jing nodded and said, "I think 3D can best express grand war scenes."
"Which company gave you the quote for the post-production 3D fee of 13 million?"
"I looked for Juguang Huiying, which was just established this year. They just opened their business and the price they gave me was slightly cheaper."
In addition to the 5-6 million 3D conversion, there are still 6-7 million for post-production. Judging from the war scenes and special effects of this movie, it is almost okay, but it is only 3D.
"Did the other party say how far the 3D effect can be achieved?"
"They promised that it will definitely be better than those fake 3D, but it is still far behind Tang Dong's Edge of Tomorrow, but I think it should be enough." Wu Jing said.
Tang An shook his head, "What's the use of promises? You know how much I spent on converting Edge of Tomorrow to 3D. How can it be done well with five or six million?"
Wu Jing remained silent.
Tang An told the media that the conversion fee was 50 million. Although I don't know if it is an accurate figure, the news I heard on the set was that even if it was not 50 million, it must be at least 30 million.
You get what you pay for, only spending more money will not do good things, there is never a way to spend less money and do things more beautifully.
The quotation given by the boss of Focus Painting is 6 million for 3d conversion and 7 million for post-production special effects.
6 million versus 30 million. Wu Jing doesn’t really believe that 6 million can achieve any effect. He just looks forward to the other party’s new business and urgently needs a movie to make him famous. He will do his best to make the movie a good one.
Tang An looked at his expression, and there was nothing strange about it.
Wu Jing is like many people in the entrepreneurial stage. He has resources and not much money. After taking the first step, he can only think of the second step, or at most the third step.
But he has no time to take into account the subsequent development of the fourth and fifth steps. The existing conditions can only allow him to do the things at hand well, and then think about what to do next.
"Well, let's leave the special effects to Tiangong Yicai. It's like one of our own people. I will definitely do it for you. The post-production special effects is only 7 million, but they are busy with my new movie. Just convert it into 3D. If you want to do it well,
, starting from the preliminary preparations, a team of at least seven to eight hundred people will be needed for the first half of the year." Tang An said.
"Then make it 2D?" Wu Jing said with some reluctance.
Only after watching movies like Avatar, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Edge of Tomorrow, and The Martian on the big screen can we understand the power of special effects and 3D. In terms of visual effects, they are far beyond what ordinary 2D movies can compare to.
Especially since he personally participated in the filming of Edge of Tomorrow, he also wanted to make an equally exciting war movie.
"No, 3D is still needed. How can a war movie be enjoyable without 3D? I don't have spare manpower to convert it for you, so let's just shoot it. I'll take care of the camera. You can just shoot the movie. How about it?" Tang An
suggested.
"What's the cost?" Wu Jing hesitated.
"I will make up for any gaps. For 3D real-life shooting, the shooting cost will be doubled. In addition, the cycle of war movies will definitely be longer. The minimum production cost is 60 million, plus 7 million for special effects, the whole number is 70 million.
, I will pay the remaining 43 million, and the share will be calculated proportionally."
Wu Jing quickly made a calculation. With a production fee of 70 million, plus another 20 to 30 million for publicity, the cost would reach 100 million.
A war movie with an investment of 100 million
Wu Jing didn't know what to say. He originally thought that spending tens of millions to make a war movie was crazy enough. He approached several film and television companies but they were unwilling to invest.
Unexpectedly, Tang An was even crazier. For the 3D effect, he directly pushed the cost to 100 million.
Although it was unlikely that he would get his money back, Tang An was willing to pay the bulk of the money, so Wu Jing agreed.
Not everyone has the opportunity to personally shoot a blockbuster film with an investment of over 100 million.
"Thank you, Director Tang. I will talk to the Nanjing Military Region later and ask for their opinions."
"That's fine, but you have to find a group of professional people for the crew. I will send some people over for you when the time comes."
3D movies also depend on the capabilities of the crew, otherwise no matter how good the equipment is, they will produce a bunch of garbage.
The 3D movie Havoc in Heaven is currently being produced with so much investment, including 1,700 special effects teams from all over the world, and 8 3D cameras for real shooting, but in the end it was not sprayed with an S.
Machines are always dead, and the people who master the machines are the most important.
There were still a lot of wonderful movies in the 1980s and 1990s.
Xing Hao was also tricked. He is a layman after all, and special effects companies like to trick laymen the most.
However, the production cost of 70 million is estimated to be still not enough. The post-production process has to be the best. It depends on Wu Jing's ability, as long as he does not lose money.