Sun Dahai was not prepared to pay for another large part of the cost of filming the previous film "Psycho Game" - the rental fee for Filoli Manor, because he was not prepared to set the filming location there at all.
Sun Dahai also stayed in the new manor of Garrison Ranch not long ago. It is not much worse than Filoli Manor, and it has a lot more Chinese style inside, which is very suitable for the needs of the script after the magic modification.
The rich water does not go to other people's fields. Setting the real shooting location at the Garrison Ranch Manor can not only save shooting expenses, but also promote the ranch. It's the best of both worlds. Why not?
Therefore, Sun Dahai has asked Gao Yi to notify Castle Film Company and ask them to arrange for two screenwriters and director David Fincher to go to Garrison Ranch to inspect the actual filming location.
The movie used some techniques during filming to make the audience think that this was a luxurious manor located on the outskirts of a big city, rather than a ranch, and that was fine.
Through the salary and filming location, a large amount of filming expenses can be saved. Sun Dahai has no intention of taking this money back, but will increase it on production costs and publicity.
In a previous life, the film "Psycho Game" had a global box office of over $100 million.
Although the current version of Magic has replaced two Chinese actors as the main actors, Sun Dahai believes that by increasing the production cost, improving the details of the film, enhancing the visual effects, and increasing efforts in publicity and promotion, the final box office of this film will be as high as
Reputation does not necessarily lose to the results achieved by previous works.
Ren Kuangxiang thought about it for a while and agreed. With an investment of US$50 million, this was the largest project he had ever participated in.
The previous production cost of "The Last Emperor" was only half that of this film, US$2,550. Sun Dahai's magically revised version of "The Last Emperor" only cost US$30 million.
After saying this, the two began to chat casually about other things. Although the two often talked on the phone, the number of times they got together to chat in a relaxed manner recently was really rare.
After Ren Kuang became famous in the European and American mainstream film circles, there were fewer film appointments in Hong Kong.
Because everyone knows that the profit from making a movie in Hong Kong is difficult to support the Hollywood standard salary. Of course, except for a certain couple who likes to give out money randomly.
Although Ren Kuanxi received fewer official film appointments, under the arrangements of Youlian's agency, Ren Kuangxi had a lot more work.
He participated in various endorsement activities, commercial shootings, and entertainment columns on TV and radio stations. He even traveled to the Gulf, Japan and South Korea as a guest and participated in several local ace TV entertainment columns.
For a time, Ren Kuei became famous in Asia. Later, reporters discovered that he had worked as a model when he was in middle school to earn money to support his family.
As a result, Ren Kuanwei attracted the attention of the European red blood brand Giorgio Armani of Italy, and under the operation of the marketing department Fang Ying, he successfully signed a three-year contract to become the global men's spokesperson of Giorgio Armani.
The news that Ren Kuanwei signed a contract with Giorgio Armani caused a sensation in the European fashion industry, which made Gianni, who had been busy designing villas and hotels for the sinister boss Sun Dahai, a step late.
Under Gianni's complaint, Sun Dahai had no choice but to operate in secret and "sell" Leslie Cheung, who also fit Versace's temperament, to Versace and become the men's spokesperson for Versace in the Asia-Pacific region.
Among the three ace artists of Youlian, two of them have become spokespersons for Europe's top luxury brands. Sun Dahai suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder again and asked Fang Ying to go to Europe to find a similar agent for Fa Ge.
Fang Ying lived up to expectations and found four or five clothing companies that were interested in looking for endorsements to expand the market in Asia. Sun Dahai spotted PRADA among them at a glance, so Fang Ying tried her best to win the spokesperson for this brand for Fa Ge.
When Sun Dahai returned to Xiangjiang, the relevant negotiations were almost in progress.
Fa Ge has countless fans in Asia, is extremely well-known, and has no negative news.
This makes PRADA very happy. There is no problem in asking Fa Ge to be their spokesperson in the Asia-Pacific region. Therefore, it is expected that Fa Ge will officially sign with PRADA before the end of the year.
In addition to these three ace artists, Youlian also has several contracted artists who have also received opportunities to endorse foreign brands.
Among them are Zhang Xueyou and Wen Bixia, who came to the door on their own initiative. Even the company's trainee Louis Koo has an endorsement.
Yes, Louis Koo also joined Youlian Agency. He worked hard in society after dropping out of school. After seeing an advertisement for Youlian recruiting trainees, he came to take the exam.
After many rounds of screening, a total of three men, two women, and five newcomers under the age of twenty became trainees of Youlian, and Louis Koo was one of them.
Louis Koo has been joining Youlian for more than a year. In addition to systematically studying acting, he has also participated in many companies' projects, but most of them are small supporting roles with only one or two lines.
Sun Dahai later realized that it was shameful. It was only after he came to Xiangjiang in July that he saw Louis Koo who was training in the dance studio while inspecting the company.
When he learned that the future Little King had joined Youlian, he called Lansili Clothing Company and told them that the company would focus on cultivating Louis Koo in the future and suggested that they sign a long-term contract with Louis Koo as soon as possible.
Although Sun Dahai has no shares, he has been very helpful to Lan Sili Clothing Company in the past, and Lan Sili has also benefited a lot from the film and television industry.
Therefore, Sun Dahai's suggestion was immediately adopted by them. Louis Koo became the first artist to receive an endorsement contract from a listed company before his official debut.
The endorsement contracts of Zhang Xueyou and Wen Bixia, who have already debuted, are also pretty good. Although the brand popularity is not as good as the brands endorsed by the three top artists, they can still be regarded as third-tier brands in the world.
Cheung Suet-you is still wandering back and forth between the film and music circles. Under the suppression of Principal Tan, Leslie Cheung, Fa Ge and others, he slowly accumulates strength and popularity.
It is a pity for Wen Bixia. Although she is the current number one female under Youlian, she does not have many representative works, so her current popularity can only be considered tepid.
Outsider Sophie Marceau is still on the rise in her career. After she finished filming "The Last Love", she returned to Europe to continue filming movies.
Therese has already talked with her and asked her to go back to Europe and lie dormant for a while. After "The Last Day" is released in full, it will be the best time for her to return to Hollywood and truly establish herself there.
Fang Ying has also made preparations. After "The Love of Ghosts" is released, if it can really become a classic movie as Sun Dahai predicts, then she will take the initiative to contact the top luxury brands in France.
Brands, such as Dior, Louis Vuitton, etc., have established Sophie Marceau as the "French Rose".