Chapter 72 500 million, if you want to make a big production!
"Looking for the Legend of Qin? Is it adapted from Teacher Huang's novel?"
Lin Chen was shocked, because in his original world, preparations for this movie had just begun, but in this world, filming has already started?
"I have read Mr. Huang's original works several times before. I also didn't miss the TV series you filmed on Hong Kong Island TV." Lin Chen said with a smile.
"I've watched it many times!" Fang Han also said excitedly.
"That's great." Goo Jai said happily: "Actually, this time, I just want to bring Mr. Huang's work to the big screen."
"Although the TV series had good ratings, it adapted too much from the original work. This time I invested my own money, just to restore it to the big screen. Of course, because the original work is too long, I plan to make it into a series of movies.
, the first part this time mainly focuses on Zhao Guofengyun... By the way, those salty and wet parts in the original work will naturally be changed."
Lin Chen nodded with deep understanding. Hong Kong TV station once put "Xun Qin Chuan" on TV, but due to too little investment, the details of the whole drama were extremely rough. For example, Goo Jai's set of clothes was still gold.
It was worn by King Lunfa.
The scenes in the play involving the melee between the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period were briefly touched upon, and even the characters in them were greatly deleted.
Despite this, thanks to the hard work of the main cast and crew, the drama version of "Xun Qin Zhuan" can still be called a classic. In comparison, the new version of "Xun Qin Zhuan" that was later performed by a group of fresh actors was simply a disaster.
Relying on his love for the original work, Lin Chen did not calculate the rewards and immediately said: "Gu Zai, let's be honest, how much money do you still need for this movie?"
Goo Jai was a little confused: "The actors in this drama are mainly actors from Hong Kong Island. I gathered the original cast of the original version of the drama. Actors from Hong Kong Island are not as well paid as actors from the Mainland. But this time I want to
We have to try our best to restore the war scenes of the original work, so the post-production costs are very high. I used to shoot the back part, but I found that I didn’t have enough money for the post-production..."
Lin Chen waved his hand: "Gu Zai, don't talk so much, just talk about how much money you are short of?"
"Well... we have already invested 180 million Hong Kong dollars in this drama. If we still have 20 million Hong Kong dollars, we should be able to get it done." Goo Jai replied.
Twenty million Hong Kong dollars?
Lin Chen was stunned, not because he thought Gu Zai wanted too much, but because he thought he wanted too little.
180 million plus 20 million, that is 200 million Hong Kong dollars.
With the magnificent plot in "The Legend of Qin", only 200 million Hong Kong dollars, even if it only involves the plot of the Zhao Kingdom at the beginning, is far from enough.
As the husband of the former big star Gu Luolan, Lin Chen can barely be considered half of the entertainment industry.
Coupled with his experience in his previous life, Lin Chen knew very well that works like "The Legend of Qin" can only rely on large-scale productions to make good movies.
Although he does not doubt the acting skills of Goo Jai and other Hong Kong actors, sometimes acting skills are not omnipotent. Without good special effects in post-production, the final film "Xun Qin Chuan" may not be recognized by the market.
The production cost of war movies is actually no less than that of science fiction blockbusters. For example, the well-known Three Kingdoms film cost as much as 170 million yuan. This was the cost in the 1990s when everyone's salary was only a few hundred yuan.
Although the original work of "Xun Qin Zhuan" is classified as martial arts, the war scenes in it are no less than those in war movies. If the cost was reduced, it is hard for Lin Chen to believe how many war scenes could be filmed.
Thinking of this, Lin Chen made a calculation: under the current circumstances, the probability of getting back the investment of 200 million yuan in Xun Qin Chuan is...
50%!
It really is so...
Lin Chen sighed in his heart.
He was right as he guessed. If this continues, there is a high chance that Qin Chuan will be thrown out of business.
He is not afraid that the 20 million he invested will turn into water, but he is worried that the hard work of Goo Jai and his group will be wasted.
Lin Chen took a sip of coffee, and then said seriously: "Gu Zai, tell me honestly, I will give you 20 million, are you sure that Xun Qin Chuan will be a big hit?"
Goo Jai was hesitant, but finally said: "Lin Sheng, I can only say that I will try my best, but The Legend of Qin is not a traditional martial arts film, it is more like a war epic film. If we want to pursue quality in such a film, we are now
The 200 million yuan was simply not enough, and I discovered this when I was filming.”
"Just for a place like the Wu family ranch that appears in the original work, we had to go to the mainland to find the herdsmen on the grassland for assistance. One scene cost us five million. There are many other big scenes like this. When we first started
We were very ambitious, but later we found that HK$200 million would not be enough to complete the filming like this, so in the end, we had no choice but to change the script, shrink the content, and develop the plot in the direction of the TV series version..."
"That would be meaningless." Lin Chen shook his head.
After hearing this, Gu Zai also fell into silence.
Lin Chen really liked the drama "The Legend of Qin", and he also admired Goo Jai as an actor.
So Lin Chen decided to help him more.
As for how much to invest, Lin Chen had his own mind set.
Goo Jai's Legend of Qin will increase the cost by 100 million Hong Kong dollars, and the probability of getting back the investment is... 60%!
Seeing this result, Lin Chen felt a little more confident. Before he invested 20 million, the probability of getting his investment back was only 50%. Now he has invested an additional 80 million, which costs more, but the probability of getting his investment back is actually worse.
It is an increase of 10%, which shows that as long as investment is increased, the box office of Xun Qin Chuan will definitely increase.
As for the critical point here...
Lin Chen calculated it many times and finally found that as long as he invested an additional 300 million Hong Kong dollars, the probability of getting his investment back would be 100%.
After 300 million, Lin Chen continued to increase his investment, and the probability kept increasing. Until he increased it to 500 million, the probability finally reached the peak of 500%!
With an investment of 500 million, the probability of recovering the cost is 500%, which is equivalent to a return rate of 5 times and an income of 2.5 billion.
He could not only help Gu Zai but also make a lot of money for himself. How could Lin Chen miss such an opportunity?
"Gu Zai, I've decided that since you want to make this "Xun Qin Zhuan", you should make it well. As for money, there is no need to think too much about it. Twenty million won't be enough. I can increase investment!"
"Really? Well... Lin Sheng, how much are you going to invest?" Goo Jai asked.
"I'll give you 500 million, and if we want to make a movie, we can make a big production. How about that?" Lin Chen said.
"Five hundred million?!"
Goo Jai stood up in shock.
Fang Han was also stunned. He pulled Lin Chen's clothes and whispered: "Brother Lin, you are crazy! Five hundred million Hong Kong dollars plus their 180 million, that's almost 700 million Hong Kong dollars!"
Where does the film need so much money?"
Goo Jai also said: "Yes, Lin Sheng, the cost of 700 million is already on the list of Chinese film costs. With such a high investment, China has never paid back its capital before."
In this world, the top three movies in China's film investment rankings are similar to those in Lin Chen's previous life. They are "Red Cliff", "Wolf Totem", and "The Great Wall". The cost of these three movies is more than 600 million.
, but they all suffered a huge loss, especially the first place "The Great Wall", a large-scale production with a cost of 1 billion, but lost money to the point where it even lost its pants.
There are so many failed cases in the past, so even Goo Jai himself is a little unsure, and he dare not accept money from others.