It has always been a difficult thing to attract investment. Except for Guoshi and Director Chen, any other director would have a headache to attract investment. Otherwise, why are there so many advertisements in Xiaogangpao's movies?
There is no way, without advertising, there is no money. In fact, Xiaogang Pao has set a record in his movie, which means that the cost of the entire movie was recovered before the movie was released, relying on the content in the movie
advertise.
This is also a key reason why Xiaogangpao has become one of the troika of domestic directors. Although his background is not deep enough, he makes money. If you can make money these days, it means you have the ability.
But it also reflects from one side that Xiaogangpao wants to make a movie. Well, it is also a headache for investment, but the two people, Guoshi and Director Chen, don’t have to worry about this aspect?
This is why whether it’s Guo Shi or Director Chen, it’s rare to see any advertisements in their films. That’s because they don’t want to make art films, but they just have the confidence to do so.
I can make money back without advertising. Therefore, among the directors in the domestic entertainment industry, except for these two, there are basically no directors who don’t have headaches about film investment. So it’s hard to say about this investment. The big guys just
Feeling a little embarrassed.
After all, this is a movie that was given a mission from above. That kind of movie needs to be shot well, but it’s really hard to say how much it will cost. If the price is too high, then the above will think that we are not careful enough to use so much.
Is it worth the money to make a movie?
But if the cost of the movie is too small, it is impossible to invite a king to come over. If you want to invite a king-level star to come over, it is impossible to think about it without a reward of tens of millions.
The king's starring role is paid in the tens of millions, so you can imagine how much this movie will cost. Therefore, the cost of this movie makes it feel a bit inhumane inside and out.
The people present are all human beings, and it is impossible for them to accept this casually.
Zhang Huigang saw that everyone was unwilling to talk about this issue, so he called him by name: "Old Chen, let me tell you that you are an expert in this area. You have made so many movies, so let's talk about it."
As for the cost of a movie, how much do you personally feel is more appropriate?"
Lao Chen himself is well-known, so he felt a little relaxed when he spoke. When the leader asked, Director Chen hesitated and said, "According to the art film we agreed on before,
It also has to contain commercial elements. The cost of this kind of movie should be relatively high. Plus the actors we hired, I personally think it would cost tens of millions no matter what.
This should be a must. In terms of hiring a king-level star, a real king-level star, according to the current market conditions, the salary of a king in Hong Kong can exceed 10 million. This is the minimum requirement.
As for movie queens from the Mainland, even if they don't have tens of millions of dollars at this time, their pay should not be too bad, otherwise they will be looked down upon. Of course, the pay for male and female leading actors cannot be the same.
According to the rules, the salary of a female lead actor will be relatively lower. If you watch a movie with a female lead, generally speaking, the female star's salary cannot be higher than that of a male star of the same level. This is a rule, but the difference cannot be too big.
Big, the reason is the same as above. If the difference is too big, our mainland entertainment industry will look shameless.
So in terms of the salary of the male and female protagonists alone, it’s almost the same if it’s not 20 million. So think about this movie in this case.
What about other costs, other actors and staff, etc., as well as some shooting expenses, these all need to be taken into consideration. Therefore, tens of millions are definitely necessary. This is my personal suggestion.
Didn’t the leaders above say they would give us 2 million yuan in support?
This 2 million means a drop in the bucket, but we can use this money to set up the crew first. If we shoot next year, it is best to make preparations this year, and then we can complete the start-up of such a movie more quickly next year
Work.
Of course, if we talk about this matter, our plan is to start the project next year, and we don’t have to be so nervous if we start shooting the year after that.
Anyway, it is better to invest first. Even if we save more, if we follow the scale we discussed before, it will definitely be in the tens of millions.
If it is any less, it will not meet our requirements. As for the details of the specific amount, we can continue to discuss it, and we will probably give a generally recognized amount."
After saying the words "tens of millions", everyone nodded relatively silently. Anyway, the meaning was very obvious and they agreed with this point of view. Everyone is in the circle, and they have no idea about the cost of the movie.
It's relatively familiar.
For example, there is absolutely no problem that this movie will cost tens of millions. In any case, Director Chen often does this kind of thing. He is also an old man in the entertainment industry and has very rich experience. The result of tens of millions is unmistakable.
President Zhang hesitated for a moment, and then said with some disapproval: "If it's tens of millions, then this number is a bit too big. The authorities only allocated us a total of 2 million. If we are tens of millions, then this number will be too high."
Some of them are inappropriate. I think for this kind of movie, there is no need for special effects, right?
Tens of millions is already relatively high. Taking into account your salary, I think twenty to thirty million is a more appropriate number. Isn’t the tens of millions too high?
We are not making a blockbuster or a science fiction film. There is no way there are so many special effects. In this case, I personally think it cannot be tens of millions higher. Good guy, this number is tens of millions higher than 70 million.
It's still hard to accept.
Even if the leaders see this plan, they may not agree with it, so everyone can continue to discuss it. Tens of millions is a little higher. Is there any other way to make this investment a little smaller? Everyone
Everyone can express their opinions."
Xiaogangpao raised his hand, and then said after getting permission: "Director Chen is indeed a veteran. The estimate he gave should be about the same. It should be tens of millions. After all, the actor's
Where are the remunerations? It’s impossible to have only one male and female lead in a movie. If you have a lot of actors, you need money and a crew. This all needs to be thought of in advance.
In this case, what should we do? Tens of millions should be a relatively conservative figure plus the actors' remuneration and so on. I personally think that 100 million is more appropriate.
According to the scale we are discussing, and according to the restrictions we are discussing, a commercial art film is a blockbuster after all, and it is not suitable if the investment is too small. Our external publicity must be at least 100 million.
The publicity of 100 million sounds good. It is also very meaningful to let everyone see that we want to make a real blockbuster. It is also very meaningful to invest more money and pay more attention to publicity and publicity.
Ye Ming, as a young man, you should be very concerned about movies. The scale of investment represents a new hot spot for your younger generation."
Ye Ming nodded immediately at this time and said: "That's right, that's probably the case. Young people are just looking for novelties. Investing 100 million in a movie is quite a publicity point.
Of course, the investment can be slightly less, as little as 10 million to 20 million is no problem. For a movie worth 80 million, an investment of 100 million is already a conscientious price.
If there is an investment of 80 million yuan in a movie, it is not impossible to invest 100 million yuan.
And for this 100 million, if you really want the big guys to take the money, you have to think carefully about how to attract investment.
Director Chen just said that he would contract half of the 50 million yuan himself, so Director Chen is more concerned about us on this issue. The rest, as long as we can get an investment of 50 million yuan, it will be fine.
So our next goal, I think, is to attract some businessmen to invest at least 50 million. In this case, we can better express our respect for this film.
There is no way to compare money with art. In order to promote art, we should invest more money. I think 100 million is not inappropriate. What Director Chen said should be the most basic cost.
That is to say, if we were able to make this movie and make it relatively successfully, the cost would be 70 to 80 million. This is the result of careful budgeting. If it accidentally exceeds the cost, there will be no problem.
So I think 100 million should be a relatively fair investment. In this case, if the salary is taken away from the film, about 50% will be used for filming. This is already a conscientious price in the industry. In this case, I don’t think
If you have less money, you can make good movies.
At least our film is an artistic enteritis film, and the details must be refined, so the investment must not be small.
If it is too small, the effect of the shooting may not be suitable. In this case, I think if we set 100 million, such an investment should not be a big problem. For the remaining 50 million, we can look for other film companies.
, those who are interested should be able to add it.
If you asked those film companies to invest 50 million at once, those bosses would not have the courage, and they probably would not have that much cash.
But if several bosses join together and invest 50 million, and everyone gets a share, there won't be much of a problem. The key depends on how we fool them. As long as we can fool them well, the movie directed by Director Chen,
That's not worth betting on something so impossible.
So Mr. Feng also said that it is an investment of 100 million. I think it is not a fantasy, but it is basically a practical need. We must agree with this investment.
If we want to make a good movie, we need to increase investment. If it doesn't work, 80 million is the bottom line. For an 80 million movie, it means investing 100 million. There is no problem at all.
So the price should be right here, and it cannot be much different. So in this case, we should treat this movie more carefully. If we invest, 100 million should be a more fair price.
No matter how careful we are, at least the actors' salary will be about 50 million, so the remaining amount that can be really used in the movie is only 50 million.
Therefore, this investment of 100 million is not particularly large. After all, what we want to shoot is a blockbuster, and it is not purely a commercial film, but a commercial art film. In this case, some of the shots need to be even more refined, and the money spent is
There will be more.
Filmmaking is a delicate job. If you want to shoot quickly, you can easily shoot a movie in more than 10 days a week in Xiangjiang River. Not to mention that the box office is not bad, but that is an example.
If you want to make a real blockbuster, you have to work slowly and carefully. Although Apocalypse Now is so seriously over-budget and the box office is not very good, it does not prevent Apocalypse Now from being a great movie, nor does it hinder Coppola
Will become one of Hollywood's greatest directors.
So if we want to make a good movie or a big movie, we can't just search for 100 million. It should be a normal one for making blockbusters. With such a good cost and price, why can we make so many blockbusters?
Because many times they do not consider the cost, which is also very critical. For example, when filming Titanic, there was a lot of overspending. It is said that they almost bankrupted their company.
Fortunately, now that Titanic is making money or losing money, it is estimated that the company is very likely to go bankrupt. People invest regardless of the cost, so they can make so many good blockbusters.
Of course we don't need to care about this, we haven't reached that level yet.
But one hundred million or one hundred million still needs to be considered.
According to what we just discussed, we need to obtain at least 50 million investment from the film company. Only in this way can it be more in line with our expectations for filming this blockbuster.
I just did a rough calculation, it may not be particularly accurate, but within 100 million.
Actors' remuneration, etc. should be about half.
Anyway, we have to strive for at least 40 million. In other words, 80 million to shoot this movie can be more in line with the situation we just mentioned. Less is fine, but I think 100 million is more appropriate. 80 million is a
Bottom line.
No matter how small it is, no one can guarantee what kind of actors the grandma can afford. Although the price of Tianwang is high, the price may be relatively high in the future, but they are the guarantee of quality, and the ones we choose need to have
Only those with enough acting skills, enough acting skills, and enough appeal can be worthy of our invitation.
Then the price of such a king is not cheap either.
So I hope everyone can seriously consider this issue. The bottom line of 80 million cannot be less. It can be more, but 80 million is the lowest bottom line. Otherwise, I personally feel that it will be difficult to follow the idea we just imagined.
Complete this movie.
How to get this money is also a very critical test for us. After all, 40 million is not a small amount. If we are looking for people to invest, it does not mean that they will definitely invest money if we say hello.
We need to have enough reasons to convince the bosses."