What kind of novel is "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"? Lu Yuan did not explain it to Fatty Wei and the others.
Lu Yuan knew it would be useless to explain to them.
Nonsense, there is no Mr. Jin Yong in this world, why can’t I become one myself?
As for releasing the "Legend of the Condor Heroes" trilogy?
You said that if it was made into a TV series or movie, Lu Yuan would still have some ways to think about it in the future, but you said that the novel...
Lu Yuan really can’t move out!
He has no system!
Even if it is moved out, it will only be a defective product, and the writing style is completely inferior to Mr. Jin Yong.
Lu Yuan still has some self-awareness.
It's late at night.
Fatty Wei and others left with the shooting precautions and plan given by Lu Yuan.
Although Lu Yuan finished "Ip Man" in one day, Fatty Wei knew that he would be very busy next!
For example, film casting issues, film registration and filing, early preparation issues...
In short, this movie currently has a lot to do, and at the same time, the cost of this movie is not low.
If we put aside some promotional links, including some other operational links, the cost of this movie is about 15 million.
Fifteen million?
A movie with a cost of 15 million is not a big investment in the eyes of other companies. It can only be said to be quite satisfactory. But for "remote" entertainment, it is indeed a big enough investment to take seriously. If this movie
If the movie is shot by another company, it is no exaggeration to say that the cost may go up to 60 million.
Why?
For a movie like this, your protagonist needs to be paid, right? Is it enough to give him a salary of several million?
Do the big names like supporting actors need to be paid? If there is no salary, will they come?
At the same time, the various aspects of the crew formation, the messy expenses for entertaining guests and meals, don’t these cost money?
After layer by layer of exploitation, the invisible costs go up. At the same time, if you add some fictitious expenses, isn't the cost upwards of 60 million?
But it's different here with Lu Yuan.
Although the starring Gu Huai has acting skills, because it is his first time making a movie, his salary is not much, about one million.
In addition to some basic living security provided by the company, the supporting roles of several companies basically receive a share of the box office.
So the more box office they get, the more commission they get. Of course, not to mention the director Fatty Wei, who also gets a commission from the box office.
As for what you mean by treating guests to dinner?
Lu Yuan's current movie registration does not require talking to anyone at all. As long as he submits some information, the relevant departments will give the green light directly if they think there is no problem.
After all, the relevant departments have a very good impression of Lu Yuan, and the leaders of the relevant departments often lament that the future of Chinese films needs Lu Yuan's help.
Others...
You mean theaters?
My father-in-law runs a theater chain, so I don’t have to be too familiar with all aspects of my relationship...
Investors?
Damn you investors, this movie was entirely invested by Lu Yuan alone, there is nothing messy about it.
So to sum up, the initial cost of this movie has been reduced...
Anyway...
The situation of Lu Yuan's "remote" entertainment is really different from other entertainment companies.
After explaining a series of things about the movie "Ip Man", Lu Yuan felt a little tired. After all, it was definitely not an easy task to take out everything about "Ip Man" in his head.
He rubbed his head.
I looked at the moon hanging in the sky outside the window.
The moon is very bright and bright, and it looks a little cold.
He could have taken his time.
but……
He can't slow down now.
He cannot stay in China for long.
After the matter in China is settled, he has to go back to Hollywood to film "The Pianist on the Sea"...
Hollywood in June was really eventful for Lu Yuan. In a sense, the situation in Hollywood was not good.
After all, such a large investment from the theater chain really hurts Lu Yuan's heart. If something goes wrong, Lu Yuan feels that his heart really can't bear it.
Lu Yuan looked at the time.
It is now around nine o'clock in the evening.
Lu Yuan yawned and stretched. Not long after he stood up, his phone rang.
"Boss... "Saw" is finished!"
"It's finished, so soon?"
"Yeah, after the post-processing is completed, it can all be released. However, we encountered some small troubles..." On the other end of the phone, James was very excited at first, but then his excited expression gradually turned into speechless.
"What trouble?"
"Fores and I have tried to communicate with other theater chains. Although other theater chains have not blocked our theater chain as mentioned before, most of them have offered a special sharing clause that is uncomfortable.
…”
"What terms?"
"Before it was half and half, now they want four or six!"
"There are four of us and six of them?"
"Yes... they want to get 10% more!"
"Have you shown them your samples?"
"We haven't handed over the sample yet, and they are talking to us about the split... But boss, this is not a big deal. I still have some contacts in Hollywood. We can ask them to talk to the theaters about the split.
Question, I think the theater chain will still sell face." On the other end of the phone, James laughed.
"Mr. James, forget it." Lu Yuan said silently, "There is no need to show them the samples, and there is no need to talk to them anymore..."
"Why?"
"We don't owe them anything, and we don't need to beg them. At worst, the movie will be delayed for a few days... We don't have to bow to anyone..." Lu Yuan was not in a hurry, and at the same time he found that he was really calm deep down in his heart.
If you don't let me release it, the worst I can do is postpone it for a few days and release it myself.
I'm not afraid.
And what impact does delaying the release have on him?
Reputation impact?
Will Lu Yuan worry about this?
Postponing the release of "remote" entertainment movies is a basic operation. Anyway, Lu Yuan has long been used to it.
"Huh?" James on the other end of the phone was confused.
Lu Yuan is completely used to letting go, but James, an international director, is not used to it.
"Mr. James, I bought a theater chain. Do you know this?"
"I know." James nodded.
Although other companies should not know it, it is not a secret to James and others.
"I called and asked this morning. The theater chain over there has been renovated and is ready for trial use at any time."
"Ah? Boss, are you planning to..."
"Yes! If there is a blockage over there for us to release, we will release it ourselves... I have always believed in a saying, that is, thirty years in the east of Hedong, thirty years in the west of Hexi..."
"Boss, what do you mean?"
Thirty Years in Hedong and Thirty Years in Hexi. Lu Yuan did not know how to translate it in English, so he directly substituted it in Chinese.
Very powerful.
It also sounds a bit exciting.
but……
James didn't understand.
"Just because they are powerful now does not mean that they will be powerful in the future. Now that we are a vulnerable group, it does not mean that we will still be a vulnerable group in the future. Mr. James, I have always felt that fate is in my own hands." When talking about this, Lu Yuan looked at
Look out the window.
Lu Yuan was deeply touched by this Golden Rooster Award.
The memory of Fatty Wei on the stage reminded Lu Yuan of the past.
It is indeed difficult to start something from scratch.
But they did it.
And now...
It's just that some history is repeating itself and starting over.
There's nothing to worry about.
"Boss... I don't know why, I feel like you have changed..."
"Has it changed?"
"Well, you seem to have become very confident, as if you have a kind of self-confidence that is integrated into your bones... and you are very heroic. Before, you seemed to be a very low-key tiger who had been gathering strength to catch prey, but now,
You seem to have stretched out your claws and are ready to show your fangs and attack!" James said this seriously.
There was a hint of excitement in his voice that couldn't be concealed.
"Yeah..." Lu Yuan laughed. "Although you have misunderstood me, but now that I have done it, there is no turning back. All we can do is to move forward."
"Boss, what about the publicity issue? Do you plan to invest... Wait, boss... God, it turns out... Oh! God, I was really shocked. I seemed to be aware of a spider web that had been prepared for a long time.
, you...have already arranged everything?" On the other end of the phone, James, who was originally asking, suddenly looked shocked.
He suddenly felt a chill.
He seemed to remember that Lu Yuan also seemed to have acquired a media company called Novi in Hollywood.
and……
The media in Novi has been very crazy in the entire Hollywood entertainment circle these days.
All kinds of notorious and eye-catching news are endless, and even these messy news are not low in popularity!
This moment...
James gasped.
Being blackmailed by theater chains?
OK!
Then buy one yourself!
There is no media publicity, so what is the so-called ban?
Just buy a media yourself...
boss……
This is!
What an amazing operation!
"James... you are wrong, I did not arrange these."
"ah?"
"We arranged it remotely. We are a team... You have been to our company before and you know that our company is a team..."
"Ah? It's a pyramid scheme brainwashing...cough...sorry..." James almost blurted out in excitement, but then he realized something was wrong and immediately shut up.
"Hahaha, maybe so. Now that you are in our team, how do you feel?"
"It doesn't feel bad."
"Hahaha."
"By the way, boss, I'm very excited now..."
"What are you excited about?"
"It seems like we are going to declare war on Hollywood?"
"What's the point of declaring war? It's just for survival."
"Boss, I understand what you mean!"
After Lu Yuan hung up the phone, Lu Yuan stood up.
He once thought that he was weak and had been in a very strange state.
but……
The scenes that happened in the past three years made Lu Yuan feel as if he was not alone!
There is a team behind him!
After the Golden Rooster Award, both Fatty Wei and Lu Yihong released their deepest obsessions and gradually found their own positions.
And Lu Yuan...
He felt that he had also found his own place.
Yes!
He may not have any management ability, but Wang Jinxue does. He is relieved to entrust the management of the company to Wang Jinxue.
He may be very unfamiliar with the crew formation and is still not proficient in many professional things, but Fatty Wei and the others can!
He really doesn’t know much about media management, but Zhou Shuai can do it!
…
There are too many possibilities.
Everyone has their own position.
And Lu Yuan...
I also found my niche.
What I have to do is...
Just when Lu Yuan was about to make a fuss, the phone rang again...
Why does this phone keep ringing in the middle of the night?
Lu Yuan was speechless.
When he answered the phone, there was a burst of slang that Lu Yuan didn't understand on the other end of the phone...
When Lu Yuan was at a loss, the R language was translated over there.
"Lu Jun, are you free tomorrow? If you are free, I hope to visit you in person... I hope you can give me another chance..."
"Um...Hello, you are..."
"Hello, Mr. Lu, my name is Miyata. I hope to cooperate with you in action movies..."
"Action movie? It's the kind of action movie you have that sells a lot? The kind with various plots?"
"right!"
"No, no, no, Mr. Miyata, I won't make your action movies. I have a girlfriend. I love my girlfriend very much. I am very serious... and, you know, I don't care about your action movies at all."
If you're interested... you'd better find someone else."