"Tell me, how are you two preparing for your film?"
In the conference room, Li Qian took the storyboards of the two movies "Jaws 2" and "127 Hours" and started reading them.
"Jaws" will definitely be released in the summer, and filming has to start first.
"127 Hours" can be released at any time. This film is very niche and I don't have much expectations at the box office. I just want to make a small profit.
"Boss, Lao Guo helped me draw the storyboards for all the shark scenes. The special effects company is still the same company as last time, and all the data is there. It saves a little trouble, and the actors are fine, too.
In terms of venue, I guess no resort is willing to provide it.”
Qi Yukun reported all the preparations. Zhang Zhonghua helped him write the text storyboards. The picture storyboards, also known as storyboards, also had the help of Guo Fan.
After all, if you haven’t studied directing systematically, you are just a wild person. Even if you have served as the executive director of three films for Li Qian, you are still lacking in many professional things.
Everything else is easy to handle, but this venue and the original resort will definitely not work.
Qi Yukun also contacted beaches in some cities on the eastern coast, but no one was willing to provide a venue, even if they killed him, and no one was willing to provide it no matter how much money he gave.
"That's for sure. Blocking someone's way of making money is like killing your parents. It's a good thing if I didn't kick you out."
He was still thinking about asking those seaside resorts to borrow venues, but why did Lao Qi's brain short-circuit at the critical moment?
Li Qian said with some humor, "I'll find a deserted beach to shoot the scenes on the beach, and shoot other scenes inland. The weather is so cold now, and if it doesn't warm up in a month, then I'll go to Qiongdao to shoot the exterior scenes."
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Qi Yukun nodded and said, "That's what I planned too. It doesn't matter if you stay far away. There is enough time."
"There is nothing difficult about the sequel to "Jaws". The overall rhythm is similar to the previous one. In addition, if Li Guangjie has any ideas on the set, he should be held down and not let him express himself too much. This movie
Only the shark is the absolute protagonist of the movie. Once it deviates from the theme, the game is over." Li Qian warned again.
"I see."
Qi Yukun explained what happened recently, and then said, "Actually, when his agent offered a high price at the beginning, I planned to change the script and change it to a resort that was rectified and closed down because of repeated concealment of shark attacks on humans. Then
After two or three years, it changed owners and reopened a resort.
And after two or three years, and the great white shark is dead, people gradually forget about this matter, so that the protagonist can be replaced at will, but it is still for the sake of stability, and boss, your "Frequency of Life and Death" is a hit
, Li Guangjie took the initiative to come to the door and offered to reduce his salary to star, so I gave up the idea of changing the script."
"No need to change."
Li Qian nodded in agreement, "Li Guangjie and his agent want to fight for their own interests. There is nothing wrong with it. They just want remuneration, and it is not an outrageous request. A remuneration of 200,000 yuan is already enough for the lead actor in the sequel.
A little low."
Next to him, Guo Fan was a little gloating and said, "Don't say 200,000 yuan, I estimate 100,000 yuan, and Li Guangjie has to agree."
"It's not necessary, and we don't need the 100,000 yuan."
With the popularity of "Jaws", it is almost certain that the sequel will be a hit, which is a dream for any actor. In addition, Li Qian's movie is likely to have a box office of over 100 million, and he is already a rising star in the film industry.
It’s too late to flatter the rising star.
"If I really gave him 100,000 yuan, I guess Li Guangjie would be emotional when filming, which would actually affect the filming."
Li Qian thought for a while, "But we can't always be the leading actor, otherwise the audience will get tired of it. If we make a third part in the future, we can postpone the timeline for more than ten years, and let the son of the shark bite him to death in the opening scene, and let the protagonist
The grown up son goes to deal with the shark son.”
"Now the shark really takes center stage."
Guo Fan couldn't help but complain, "In the first part, the protagonist made a fool of the shark father. In the second part, the shark mother came to take revenge and was killed. In the third part, the shark son finally killed the enemy who killed his father and mother. In a loving and righteous way,
The shark really became the protagonist."
"It's really like this. Once the roles are changed, the shark son becomes the protagonist. His parents were killed by the villain, and he endures the anger and burden and grows up to successfully get revenge. What an inspiring story."
"Haha, didn't I say that the shark is the protagonist?" Li Qian couldn't help laughing.
"It's not certain whether there will be a third movie. If the same routine is filmed too many times, the audience won't buy it. There's no need to make that kind of money. It's not like I don't have the ability to make other movies."
Shaking his head, he asked Guo Fan again, "Lao Guo, where is your movie "127 Hours"? How are the location and actors doing?"
When talking about his own affairs, Guo Fan immediately became serious, took out a document and handed it to Li Qian.
"Boss, I visited several famous canyons in the country and found some suitable places. Here are the photos. Take a look."
For a niche movie like "127 Hours", cost control is the first priority.
Shooting on location, the venue doesn’t cost anything, so it saves money more than anything else.
And for real scenes, it saves the post-production process, the construction of a studio, and post-production color grading.
Li Qian looked at all these photos and pointed to one of the photos, "That's it. There must be no green in the location. The tone of the whole film is a desolate and lonely orange tone. This is why you asked me at the beginning.
The reason why the location was not chosen on some steep mountain peaks does not match the atmosphere of the movie itself."
The tone and style of the movie itself are also very important. There is no green in sight, only khaki rock walls. The protagonist is running and jumping in this environment.
When the insignificant protagonist is placed in this kind of environment, the audience can't help but feel the loneliness of the scene, which can better pave the way for the protagonist to be trapped later.
And if it is shot in the mountains, the audience can guess at a glance whether the protagonist is going to be trapped in the mountains.
After all, steep mountains themselves contain dangers, while canyons seem relatively less dangerous.
"What about the actors?" Li Qian asked again.
"I originally wanted to hire Chen Kun, but now his salary is over one million, so Deng Chao is more suitable, and I'm familiar with it."
Guo Fan has been struggling with the role for more than a month. For the first movie, he always wanted to be the best in all aspects and perfect.
However, reality does not allow it. Chen Kun is now in the first echelon of the Mesozoic generation in China and has achieved certain results on the big screen. Whether it is a celebrity position or a film salary, he is one of the highest actors in the Mesozoic generation.
The bigger the actor, the more difficult it is to recruit. Guo Fan always remembers what Li Qian said before. The director must have 100% control over the crew. Any actors who cannot be controlled will not be used if they can be used.