396. Finishing and starting
The "Wrong Car" project was negotiated very smoothly due to the extremely relaxed conditions and extremely positive cooperation attitude in Haixi City.
Li Mingjuan will be the director of this film, the famous producer of Wang Yifan, and several well-known companies in Haixi City, jointly sponsor "Hitting the Wrong Car" for 40 million.
Of course, the sponsorship of these well-known companies is in the name of Haixi City, not themselves. However, when the movie is released, the final acknowledgement will definitely appear in Haixi City and these companies.
The story script of "Hitting the Wrong Car" was also revised and revised by Wang Yifan.
"What do you think in terms of actors?" Wang Yifan asked.
If you find some ordinary actors to act in a movie like "The Wrong Car", it will not cost 40 million, but it will also be very limited in box office.
Although the response from "The Wrong Car" in his previous life was very good, it was a long time and did not have too much persuasiveness.
The box office of "Gratitude Heart" also proves that the movie does not mean that it does not require well-known actors.
At least those more famous actors will have a great impact on the box office.
However, Li Mingjuan is the director, so Wang Yifan naturally respects Li Mingjuan's opinions.
Moreover, in fact, the film has been confirmed to be profitable before it even started filming. Not only those sponsors, but also because it is a modern film. Such a film naturally has natural advantages in advertising implantation.
"Hitting the Wrong Car" is different from "Martian Rescue". Although "Martian Rescue" has advertisements, it is not much, because the main plots all take place on Mars, and some daily necessities from the Space Administration are special and specially customized, so it is difficult to have any value for implantation.
Therefore, most of the places where advertisements are implanted are on the ground, such as banks, and stores. However, because the plot accounts for very few and the shots, there are not many advertisements implanted.
But "The Wrong Car" is different. According to Wang Yifan's idea, this movie can be completely bigger and invites first-line stars to act. Many advertising manufacturers, when advertising is inserted into movies, the price code is often closely related to the director, starring lineup, etc. of the movie.
If the director of this movie is Wang Yifan, the price will at least be raised a lot.
However, Wang Yifan does not plan to shoot this movie by himself, and Li Mingjuan himself is more suitable. The difficulty of shooting this movie is actually not that high.
Therefore, if you want to increase the price of advertising implants, then surely, you need some celebrity actors who can play to take charge.
Li Mingjuan also thought so: "Director Wang, I want to find first-line stars to star in it. Moreover, several companies in Haixi City also have the intention to sponsor and implant advertisements. I think if possible, can some roles be considered as Fujian-born actors?"
"You are the director, as long as it is appropriate, you can make your own decisions. Do you have any candidates in your mind?" Wang Yifan asked.
Li Mingjuan nodded and said, "I want to find Chen Bu, or Li Junsheng to play the male lead, heroine, Xue Bing is quite suitable."
Wang Yifan pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "Li Junsheng's pay is not suitable. Moreover, he may not be able to watch this movie."
Although "Martian Rescue" has not been released yet, with Li Junsheng's current status, if he was asked to act in "The Wrong Car", the cost of the film will be increased to at least 100 million.
And the key is that Li Junsheng may not be willing to take on this film.
"The Wrong Car" is actually a bit literary. It's not impossible to use Li Junsheng, but if he acts, the single pay alone will probably be more than 30 million, which is not enough. The film's post-production share needs to be at least 20%.
Although Li Junsheng's popularity and status can bring good publicity effects to the movie, Wang Yifan still does not recommend using Li Junsheng, because the cost performance is too low.
"Then Chen Bu?" Li Mingjuan nodded. Indeed, Li Junsheng's box office appeal is indeed much higher than Chen Bu, but his pay is indeed high. The key is that "Hitting the Wrong Car" is not a commercial blockbuster, so it is really hard to say how much this appeal can be achieved.
Chen Bu's box office appeal is actually not bad, and he is also the front line. The key is that Chen Bu is cheap. In terms of acting skills, Chen Bu really has more skills than Li Junsheng.
"You can arrange an audition first. The role of a mute father has very high requirements for acting skills. Let's see the audition effect in detail."
"OK, by the way, what about the singer? How to solve it?" Li Mingjuan said with some confusion.
Speaking of this, Wang Yifan also had a headache. There are several interludes in "The Wrong Car", "The Wine Dried, the Same Moonlight", and "Please Come with Me". Wang Yifan's idea was to find a singer from Fujian Province to sing, but to be honest, these songs seem to be able to sing, but those who can really sing well are suitable. So far, there is really no particularly suitable one.
"If it really doesn't work, it's not limited to singers in Fujian Province. Anyway, "Going the Wrong Car" is just a Minnan language. There is no hurry. The movie has not started filming yet, so you can prepare for it first." Wang Yifan thought for a while and said.
"That's all." Li Mingjuan nodded.
In fact, if it is another movie, it doesn't matter, but the interlude and soundtrack of "The Wrong Car" can be said to be very important to the movie, which makes them so embarrassed.
Wang Yifan actually doesn't need to worry too much about the "Wrong Car" incident. The producer is just a name-based producer. The main thing is Chen Hanming and Li Mingjuan.
His current job is still "Martian Rescue"!
In a blink of an eye, the shooting of "Martian Rescue" is coming to an end. In fact, the shooting of "Martian Rescue" is really not difficult. It mainly involves the preliminary preparation and later production. Compared with the shooting, it takes more time.
During this period, the film industry has also been in a turbulent manner, and Xinxing Entertainment has once again become the focus.
So far, Xinxing Entertainment has released three movies, "127 Hours", "Sniper Phone Booth" and the just-released "Dark Side".
As a result, the cost of 127 Hours of 2 million yuan (excluding promotion and promotion) has won more than 50 million yuan.
"Sniper Telephone Booth" has a box office of nearly 50 million yuan for a cost of 1.5 million yuan (excluding promotion and promotion).
If the first two are not enough to make people admire them, then when the cost of "Dark Side" was released, the box office exceeded 100 million Chinese coins, three movies, three big hits, and the return on investment was scary.
In this way, even though Xinxing Entertainment is just a shell company, it still makes people jealous.
And the most important thing is that these movies have small investments and are directed by newcomers. There are no big-name stars joining them, but the shooting cycle is short. From the start of filming to the release, the films are basically rarely seen in more than 3 months.
As a result, the three movies achieved amazing results, and the success rate was 100%! The ratio of cost and box office was more than 10 times!
Chapter completed!