Chapter 255 Get Closer (24)

The cost of "The Great Butler"...

According to Gao Fenfen’s algorithm, it’s about 26 million.

It’s not a lot, it’s 4 million less than “The Best in the World”!

After all, "The Best in the World" was made with money. Just to invite Director Chen to star, he paid a salary of 3 million yuan...

"The Great Butler" is no longer needed.

The reputation has been established, and it is much easier to invite actors. According to Shen Xudong's plan, Deng Chao was chosen as the lead actor, and the beauties should be as beautiful as possible and with acting skills...

Jiang Xin, Hu Ke, Zeng Li, Huo Tieyan, Qin Lan and Yang Xiaomi can all be arranged.

By the way, Cao Xiwen and Chen Xi can also claim their roles.

The director looked for directors like Tang Ren and used their art, lighting, and scenery...

Why not use Brother Hu?

He was still a student, so when he went out to film, he needed the school's approval, which was very troublesome - "The Fairy Sword" after "The Fairy Sword" was filmed during the winter vacation...

Shen Xudong truthfully stated the situation of "The Great Butler" and added by the way: "Ciwen, Zhang Guoli's Taihe Mining, Tang Ren and my studio jointly invested in the production of this drama."

"…Are you a producer?"

"Well, this is my first time as a producer, and my uncle taught me two tricks!"

Zhuang Liqi laughed: "The biggest responsibility of a producer is to attract investment and organize the situation... You have done a good job!"

Shen Xudong quickly asked: "What about coordinating the shooting?"

"That's a matter of on-site production... By the way, where are you filming?"

“Hengdian…”

"Not going on location?"

"Not out..."

"That's okay!"

Zhuang Liqi told a story. She was a producer in the 1990s and went to a remote place to shoot. Then the crew was blocked by locals and extorted 30,000 yuan!

"After this incident, if I need to film a movie on location, I will find a local local to be the location producer for the crew..."

Shen Xudong was startled and quickly asked: "...Is it still available now?"

"This happens much less now, but occasionally it happens... In my experience, it's best not to go filming in places like county towns, especially in the Northeast..."

Shen Xudong scratched his head: "Isn't this a bit regionally offensive?"

"...You'll know when you get there!"

Shen Xudong took note, and Zhuang Liqi added: "Pay attention to coordinating conflicts among the crew..."

Shen Xudong was confused: "What kind of conflict can there be between the crew? We can stay together for at most three months. When it's over, everyone goes back to their homes..."

Zhuang Liqi shook his head and said: "Where there are people, there are conflicts..."

"...Well, I took note of it!"

Chen Hao suddenly said: "There is one more thing..."

"...Oh, senior sister, you tell me!"

Zhuang Liqi just said two things...

"Help Tang Yan find a role on the set of "The Condor"..."

"ah?"

Shen Xudong was surprised...

"We don't need protagonists like Yang Guo and Xiao Longnu, just Guo Fu!"

Shen Xudong hurriedly explained: "...I'm not surprised by this...I heard that Chengtian also participated in the investment."

As an investor, can't you even get Guo Fu?

Zhuang Liqi nodded: "I did participate... We were responsible for contacting the Japanese film purchasers... but we intervened too late and heard that all the roles were assigned!"

"...Then there's nothing I can do..."

Just return it to Guo Fu?

Guo Fu is equivalent to the second female lead in "The Condor", and she plays a very important role...

How could Shen Xudong be able to handle this in just one sentence?

I think so highly of him!

"...Is there any way?"

Shen Xudong scratched his head: "Actually, I basically didn't participate in the preparations for "The Condor"..."

"That's right, you're busy making movies!"

"...When I was casting for "The Condor", I was promoting "The Orphan", and then I went to Venice... Mainly, they didn't even look for me..."

Zhuang Liqi glanced at Chen Hao, who said: "...It's okay, since it's too much trouble, forget it... What we want is for you to take care of Tangtang when you can... After all, she is known as the Olympic baby..."

"That's no problem..." Shen Xudong nodded decisively: "I can promise a role in "The Best Butler"!"

Zhuang Liqi immediately ordered Tang Yan: "Did you hear that? Come and have a drink with your classmate!"

"...Uncle Zhuang, I don't drink..."

"Whether you drink or not is your business, whether you toast or not is her business..."

So strict?

Watching Tang Yan pick up the wine glass and drink it all in one gulp...

"...You drink less."

Shen Xudong tried to persuade her. It wasn't because she felt bad, but because she felt that it didn't match her style of painting. Aren't you stupid and sweet?

"It's okay," Zhuang Liqi waved her hand: "I know her drinking capacity, two drinks...we won't let her accompany us drinking..."

…

"To be honest, when you first wrote the movie script, I wasn't optimistic about it. Even for "Hold the Call", I thought it would be a tie at best... because it's so difficult for movies to be successful these days!"

Halfway through the drinking party, we started chatting about movies.

Zhuang Liqi had worked at Shanghai Film Studio before, so naturally she had been exposed to film production...

Shanghai Film Studio is quite awesome - in the 1990s, Shanghai Film Studio successively filmed films such as "Shake, Shake, Shake to Grandma Bridge", "Alive", "Feng Yue", etc. For well-known reasons, the films won international awards. The superiors were furious, and the Shanghai Film Studio was shaken. All the leaders were changed...

Of course, none of this has anything to do with Zhuang Liqi. After he started working in production, his movies couldn’t be sold at all!

"...The audience has no desire to watch movies. On the one hand, the quality of the movie is not worth the expensive movie tickets. With that money, why don't I watch Hollywood blockbusters? On the other hand, piracy is quite serious..."

Shen Xudong looked at Zhuang Liqi in surprise, and the latter asked, "You don't think I'm a loser, do you?"

Shen Xudong quickly waved his hand: "...No, since Uncle Zhuang sees the problem, does he have a solution?"

"No!"

Zhuang Liqi shook his head: "There is no solution to this matter. Hollywood is popular all over the world. This is the general trend... No one can stop it. Hong Kong movies were so strong before, but now the Hong Kong movie market has basically become the world of Hollywood..."

Shen Xudong was noncommittal...

In fact, judging from the current market share analysis, Zhuang Liqi's statement is correct...

Hollywood is truly unstoppable!

"But I never expected that a copy of "Orphans" sold for 67 million, the overseas copyright of "Outstanding Citizen" sold for 5 million U.S. dollars, and the TV rights and DVD rights were recorded at 7 million..."

Zhuang Liqi told a series of data, among which Shen Xudong didn't know the price of the TV rights and DVD rights of "Outstanding Citizen"...

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have chosen the distant place instead of the near..."

"Seek the distance instead of the near?"

"Wu Kebo is busy building relationships with those Hong Kong directors and stars..." Speaking of this, Zhuang Liqi complained: "Just last month, I entertained a Hong Kong star, and the meal cost 40,000...just for the meal It didn’t matter that it was expensive. We didn’t talk about anything. After dinner, we went straight to the nightclub. We stayed there for two days and didn’t even stay in the hotel... In the end, I signed the bill. Good guy, I spent hundreds of thousands in two days! "

"...What did he do?"

"Eat, drink, whore, gamble and smoke... I really want to smoke that grandson! Let's compare! We mainland filmmakers still have ethics!"

“…”

If you think too much, later generations of mainland celebrities will become even more promiscuous...

Lots of tricks!

Of course, Shen Xudong didn't know how to answer this question, so he could only respond...