The Fantasy Entertainment Empire

Du Zhengde didn't want to invite Xiao Xianrou, but the management wanted to invite him. He objected, but obviously the objection was invalid.

He can only accept this.

With an investment of 70 million yuan, just as a popular traffic star joined, a large part of it was taken away at once. Including some other actors, 60% of the entire investment amount was divided by the actors' remuneration.

This is less common throughout the world, but very common in China.

For example, in Hollywood, the United States, where the film industry is the most developed, generally speaking, for a blockbuster visual effects film with a large investment, the actor’s salary can account for 30% to 40%, which is relatively high, and the remaining 60% will be reserved for actual shooting. , and the most part will be put into post-production.

The investment in special effects can be regarded as worth every penny. How much money is invested and how much effect is there.

The company's overall investment is large, and the proportion allocated to special effects production is high. Naturally, a large number of Hollywood visual effects blockbusters have been exchanged.

But in China... it is not uncommon for actors to account for 60% of a movie.

The scale of investment is not comparable, and actors' remuneration accounts for a large part of it. It is not unimaginable that fifty cents special effects are frequently produced.

As for "Magic Shadow Wars", this is a fantasy film. Of course, the scale of investment in domestic films is also rising. For example, director Zhang’s "The Great Wall" is said to have invested one billion yuan, and director Chen Kaige's "Legend of the Demon Cat" is also rumored to have invested 970 million yuan.

In comparison, "Phantom Wars" is not particularly large.

In this context, actors still accounted for 60% or more, and after deducting the filming expenses...

Isn't there only 17 million left for the special effects?

Director Du Zhengde felt very headache about this.

He doubted whether the traffic and box office brought by that little fresh meat could be worth the impact of the poor special effects.

Du Zhengde was already very dissatisfied with the selection of roles, but in the actual shooting, the management was still constantly pointing fingers, which was even more annoying.

What's more, when he took over the film, he negotiated with the investor "Xinmo Media", it was stipulated that he did not have the right to finalize the cut, only the right to make suggestions.

Anyone who knows a little bit about movies knows that the shooting of movies is one aspect, and the editing is another aspect.

It may be difficult to save a poorly shot film with good editing, but it is easy to ruin a well shot film with poor editing.

Due to various factors, Du Zhengde has gradually felt that he has lost control of the film. In other words, he himself is not sure what the final film will be.

But he is not reconciled.

Director Du is in his forties this year, he is no longer young. He is a person who has risen from the bottom. He has a background in commercials, short films, and TV series. I didn't start making movies until I was in my forties.

At the beginning, they were all produced with low cost, and gradually accumulated qualifications. The previous film barely achieved a little success, and only then did it have the opportunity to take over this "Phantom Wars".

At that time, he was also dazzled by the investment, and he was ambitious to make a movie that made a lot of money at the box office, but now he regrets it.

But it's useless to regret, the film has already been finished, and the filming is over, what else can he do?

He really didn't want this movie to hit the street.

In this circle, losers are mercilessly abandoned.

He is not the kind of real big director, and there are still people who can continue to invest in two or three films on the street. If he makes a fuss with this film, at least for a few years, he won't be able to get involved with a movie with a large investment.

Director Du is still an ambitious person. He is clearly on the rise, so he is not reconciled to being interrupted or even knocked down to the bottom.

If it weren't for this, he wouldn't be willing to turn to Wu Na to persuade Fan Zhe because of the hated investors. Anyway, this film does not have his investment, and his director's salary has nothing to do with the box office.

...

The copyright of the work "Hell Apartment" was finally bought by 'Dimension Entertainment'.

It was a matter of a few days before we negotiated.

The final price was around two million.

The price is not expensive.

As for the establishment of the project, it is still far away, and there is no rush.

Seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming soon, the animation of the second season of "Special Events Task Force" is almost done.

According to Sun Yilang's report, the general content has been produced, and only a few tails are left. However, with two powerful workstations dedicated to the animation calculation of "Task Force", the pressure is not great.

The post-production sound effects and dubbing work have also started.

Based on the overall estimate, there is basically no problem in completing the target within the year. The entire film should be delivered to Penguin Video and Station B in early February, and the final payment will be received.

At that time, a bonus will be issued, and everyone will be able to celebrate the New Year happily.

The future prospects of 'Dimension Entertainment' are bright.

While feeling relaxed, Fan Zhe answered a call, which was from Wuna.

"Fan Zhe... that thing about "Phantom Wars"..."

"Huh? Could it be that the broken film crew is bothering you again?"

"No, no..." Wu Na was a little embarrassed to say.

"It's fine if you don't. If you have anything to say, just talk about it, why are we beating around the bush?"

"Then I'll just say it straight..." Wu Na said, "Director Du called me before and said that he wanted to ask me to persuade you to take over the special effects production of this movie. Director Du The crew took good care of me, so I promised him to persuade you. However, I know you have your own ideas, if you have already made up your mind, you can leave me alone."

"Hmm..." Fan Zhe pondered for a while, and said, "What do you think?"

"I don't have any ideas... But I really think it's a pity that this project is so abandoned."

"Then do it."

"ah?"

Is it so casual?

Fan Zhe smiled and said: "When I first agreed to go to that dinner, I originally wanted to support you. Now that you have relieved your anger and gave an explanation over there, forget it, you can Tell Director Du, I agree for your sake."

"I..." Wu Na didn't know what to say, "Thank you..."

"You're welcome."

After hanging up the phone, Fan Zhe called Wu Jingtong over.

"You can continue to talk to Xinmo Media, but 17 million won't work, maybe 20 million, at this price, they like to do it or not."

"Good boss, they lost three million yuan after eating a meal." Wu Jingtong was also happy, "The boss is clever, so he found an excuse to raise the price."

Fan Zhe:? ? ?