The Matrix, after Zhang Fan announced the news, the whole of China was talking about it.
Zhang Fan wrote, directed and acted, with a total investment of one billion yuan. This is unprecedented in the history of Chinese film. In China, an investment of over 100 million yuan is considered a big investment.
Even the most famous directors have never directed a movie worth more than one billion yuan. In the Chinese market, a box office of more than one billion yuan is considered a bustling market, and a movie with a total investment of one billion yuan is too risky.
Now, what Zhang Fan really wants to do is a big deal. One billion investment, science fiction theme, the goal is to create a Chinese science fiction blockbuster.
In the entertainment industry, when this news was announced, countless artists were alarmed. If you can participate in a super blockbuster with a billion investment, there will definitely be a lot of benefits.
What's more, this movie is written by Zhang Fan, whose talent has been proven. This summer, Longteng Entertainment has released a two-step cartoon.
"Kung Fu Panda" was released in July, and the box office in China reached 2.8 billion yuan. Even in the large market of North America, Kung Fu Panda still made 230 million US dollars in revenue.
The global box office sales are 736 million US dollars. This achievement has created the history of Chinese movies. And Ice Age, which is currently being screened, is still arousing heated discussions around the world, and the box office is not worse than Kung Fu Panda at all.
The screenwriters of these two animated films are Zhang Fan. These two films are enough to illustrate Zhang Fan's ability to write stories. Now, Zhang Fan has invested a billion dollars to write, direct and star in the science fiction blockbuster "The Matrix". This
Opportunity. Not to mention domestic actors eager to star in it, even actors from other countries also want to star in the role.
At the Longteng Artists Guild, Longteng Entertainment Group announced the role requirements. The male and female protagonists of The Matrix have been decided. The male protagonist is Mortal, and the female protagonist is Leng Yuefei.
The script of The Matrix was modified by Zhang Fan to have a Chinese background. The background and characters are also from China. Zhang Fan appeared as the savior and Leng Yuefei appeared as the heroine.
As for some other actors, Zhang Fan announced them through the Artists Guild and gave specific salary information.
This remuneration is consistent with Zhang Fan's usual style of relatively low remuneration. The remuneration for the starring roles of Zhang Fan and Leng Yuefei was only 20 million. The remuneration for other roles is even more so.
In terms of actors' remuneration, Zhang Fan gave a budget of 50 million yuan, accounting for one-twentieth of the total investment in the film, which is already a very low proportion.
For this movie, most of the production funds will be invested in special effects and props. After all, The Matrix is a science fiction film, and there are still a lot of special effects used.
Zhang Fan is not willing to let the audience see 50-cent special effects. In terms of special effects technology, Longteng Group's current technology is not weaker than those of Hollywood's special effects companies.
Therefore, in terms of special effects, Zhang Fan doesn't have to worry at all. Although an investment of one billion yuan is already considered a large amount, we must take the use of funds seriously to ensure that every penny is used reasonably.
Zhang Fan is also full of ambitions for The Matrix. The Matrix is the beginning of Zhang Fan's official impact on the world. Zhang Fan wants to use this film to fight against Hollywood blockbusters head-on, and fight around the world.
"It's really lively this time."
In the hotel, Leng Yuefei looked at the list chosen by Zhang Fan and couldn't help but said. It's lively, it's really lively. Countless people signed up for each role.
Several top-tier superstars also came to apply for roles, not to mention top-tier and second-tier stars. It can be said that almost all actors in the Chinese entertainment industry submitted for auditions.
"Yes, everyone wants to come in. Now I don't dare to answer the phone."
Zhang Fan's words made Leng Yuefei laugh happily. At this stage of Zhang Fan, she couldn't bear to take care of Huaxia's human relations. Now many people want to do favors with Zhang Fan.
This makes Zhang Fan naturally have to be cautious when choosing roles. And very cautious. First of all, the acting skills must be passable, and this must not be careless.
The second step is to consider other issues such as the artist's moral character. For the director, selecting actors is a technical job.
Fortunately, Zhang Fan is different from ordinary directors. He invests his own money and the crew has the final say. If it were another director, just the people brought in by the investors would be enough to cause a headache.
"Yes, your big move this time has made many people excited. Especially a few super A-listers, they have always wanted to become intercontinental superstars. They are not lacking in fame in China. But they have appeared abroad.
Chance……"
Leng Yuefei couldn't help but say, Zhang Fan also nodded. Yes, there are several more first-tier players in the country. There are currently thirteen super first-tier players in the country.
All of these thirteen people are actors. Currently, all these thirteen A-listers are focusing on the film industry.
They also want to become intercontinental superstars, but becoming a superstar is not that easy. The requirement for becoming an intercontinental superstar is to have a certain reputation abroad. Otherwise, no matter how famous they are at home, they will not be able to become intercontinental superstars.
But while looking at the reputation abroad, we must also keep an eye on our own reputation at home and not let it decline. This is difficult to do, after all, sometimes it is difficult to reconcile domestic and foreign tastes.
Zhang Fan stared at the list of thirteen people in his hand. Each of these thirteen people is an experienced actor. Of course, their acting skills are needless to say. Now these thirteen people want to star in this movie, which is naturally a big deal for Zhang Fan.
kind of happiness.
The most important thing is that these people actually use their resources to lower their film salaries. You must know that the salaries of these people in China are not low. Just asking anyone to star in a movie will cost at least 40 to 50 million.
And now Zhang Fan's salary is very low. Even for the important third and fourth roles, the salary is only about 2 million.
But these people don't care, even if they show up with zero pay, they have no idea. What they want now is not money, but fame. As long as they can participate in the movie, if the quality of the movie is better, what they will get is their tens of millions of publicity.
less than the height.
In addition to the super first-tier team, the huge first-tier and second-tier lineup below also made Zhang Fan laugh.
"Since they are willing to come, fine, let's have an all-star lineup."
Zhang Fan's words stunned Leng Yuefei.
"All-stars?"
Leng Yuefei asked curiously.
"Yes, all-stars. Even if they are minor players, stars will be used. I believe there will be many people who will be willing to make guest appearances."
Zhang Fan's words made Leng Yuefei's eyes light up. Yes, all-stars, even if they are minor players, they will probably participate in the show. After all, "The Matrix" is very popular, so they can be considered a reasonable way to ride on the popularity.
The movie "The Matrix" is destined to be a super popular blockbuster in China. Being able to ride on the popularity of this movie can always increase your reputation.
Zhang Fan quickly selected some names and sent them out. He notified the auditions, finalized the roles as soon as possible, and started filming as soon as possible. After all, filming The Matrix is very time-consuming.