Chapter five hundred and forty-one pull investment (seeking banknotes)
"Invest? Me?"
Jiang Fan pointed at himself in astonishment, not quite prepared for Zhang Dongjie's sudden proposal.
"Yes, you don't have to worry about the distribution issue, Xiaofan. I still have this little bit of face. As long as it's my movie, I can get the maximum amount of resources from the theater chain. The only problem now is funding.
."
Zhang Dongjie smiled sheepishly, and then said: "As you know, this film "The Best in the World" will definitely cost 150 million U.S. dollars. In terms of exchange rate, it is already the most expensive film in domestic film history. So even if it is
In my name, the investors themselves are still a little hesitant and think the risk is too great."
"With a basic investment of US$1.5 billion, plus the additional publicity expenses that will inevitably be added in the later stage, it is almost necessary to ensure that the film itself has a domestic box office of 3 billion in order to not lose money. But a box office of 3 billion... How difficult is it? So invest
Businessmen think the risk is too great, which is normal.”
"To be honest, if I hadn't had a big enough face, it would have been impossible to get such a large investment. So strictly speaking, US$1.5 billion is the limit I can get.
"
Having said this, Zhang Dongjie looked at Jiang Fan, with a helpless expression on his face.
Then he said: "Originally, according to the initial cost calculation, US$150 million was basically enough. Even if the final investment in special effects increased and new funds were needed, it would not exceed US$10 million in the end.
We have already paid 1.5 billion, and if we pay 10 million more, no matter how unwilling the investors are, they can only hold their noses and admit it.”
"Of course, this is the unspoken rule of many directors. The budget will be smaller. During the filming process, additional additions will be made. Basically, the final cost of filming will be a little more than the original budget, but it will not exceed too much.
There are many, so this unspoken rule is the default industry rule in the industry."
"But this time... because your performance, Xiaofan, is so amazing, my ambition for this movie has been amplified. If I want to make a true classic, this will cause the shooting cost to increase significantly.
It has gone beyond what is reasonable.”
Zhang Dongjie sighed and continued: "Of course, these are my own problems. But if there is not enough money, it will be difficult to continue filming the movie. This is something that can't be helped. After this month of running in, how do I feel?
You should also understand the working style."
"Basically all of this money has been spent wisely and not wasted randomly. So now I can only find ways to continue to find new investors and bring in new investments. I have added a clause to the contract for the original film shooting.
Supplementary Agreement.”
"If there is insufficient funds during the filming of the film and it is necessary to introduce new investors, then the new investors can enjoy the same rights and interests that the original investors can enjoy according to the scale of investment, so in terms of income, you don't have to
Worry."
Jiang Fan blinked.
He knew that Zhang Dongjie's crew was running out of money very quickly.
Especially during this month, Zhang Dongjie adjusted the shooting plan several times. In order to continuously adapt to his performance, he kept making changes to the original shooting plan.
Every change will actually cause excessive consumption of funds.
Because these changes are not included in the original cost accounting.
But in order to make the movie have a better presentation and make the movie itself more perfect, Zhang Dongjie made such a decision without any hesitation at all.
It is no exaggeration to say that Zhang Dongjie is indeed a workaholic character. On the set, he has a tyrant-like character.
Under his control and planning, the entire movie progressed very quickly even if a very unexpected situation like Jiang Fan's happened.
If it weren't for Zhang Dongjie's excellent directing ability, Jiang Fan thinks that the cost of this crew would have been about one-third higher than it is now.
It is precisely because of the recognition of Zhang Dongjie's ability that the entire crew has been working together as one during this month, and the work efficiency has always been maintained at a very high standard.
Even though Jiang Fan has not seen the completed scenes, he has full confidence in Zhang Dongjie.
In this movie, as long as it is a shot that Zhang Dongjie thinks is really qualified, it must have reached the level of perfection!
No matter how you look at a movie like this, it is impossible to lose money. Even if the cost is very high, the profit points required are a bit exaggerated.
So...it doesn’t seem impossible to invest?
After pondering for a while, Jiang Fan said: "Brother Zhang, if I invest, how much more money do you think should be invested to complete the production of this movie?"
Hearing that Jiang Fan did not refuse directly, Zhang Dongjie couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly: "I conducted a very detailed cost accounting last night. Due to the special effects, the results I hope to achieve have improved from the initial requirements.
Therefore, the investment in special effects will also increase a lot.”
"The final estimate is that with an additional investment of US$100 million, the film can be produced. This cost includes subsequent publicity costs, so the total cost can be controlled within US$250 million."
Two hundred and fifty million dollars?
Jiang Fan fell into thinking again.
Because he joined this crew, Jiang Fan really learned a lot about the film industry in the past month.
Naturally, we know very well what the cost of US$250 million means.
There are many big-investment movies in this world, and the most expensive movie even had an investment of close to 400 million U.S. dollars.
There are many examples of big-budget movies that failed at the box office.
It is not uncommon for senior executives of the eight major Hollywood film companies to resign due to investment failures.
It has even happened that a movie's box office crash directly prompted a certain movie giant-level company to enter bankruptcy and reorganization.
Therefore, large investment in movies also means huge risks.
Once the investment of hundreds of millions of dollars is serious, it will be difficult for even the eight major Hollywood companies to bear it.
Not to mention how exaggerated such an amount would be in China.
At least the investment record for domestic films is only 1.5 billion US dollars.
That movie was also directed by a top domestic film director and had a luxurious cast. However, the box office was dismal and the investors who lost money were tempted to jump off the building.
It is conceivable that on this basis, the cost actually increased by a full US$100 million. For the original investors of the movie "The Best in the World", it was a huge shock.
It is normal to refuse subsequent investment and hope that Zhang Dongjie will use the current money to make the movie.
But for Jiang Fan, whether the movie itself makes money or not is secondary.
As long as he can make the movie truly perfect and use this movie to further expand his influence, it is actually a good deal for him.
So after thinking for a moment, Jiang Fan said: "Director Zhang, I will not give you an additional investment of 100 million US dollars."
Zhang Dongjie's face suddenly darkened, but he could understand Jiang Fan's thoughts.
After all...the risk is too great...
"I will give you 1.5 billion US dollars. The extra 50 million US dollars, I hope this movie can truly achieve perfection."
As soon as Jiang Fan finished speaking, Zhang Dongjie stood up suddenly, eyes wide open.