Lin Zixuan was able to treat it calmly, but Wang Zhongjun from Huayi Film and Television was a little anxious.

At a party in the circle, he talked about his worries with Lin Zixuan, and the matter was with Jiang Wen.

Jiang Wen's new film has been completed and is undergoing post-production. The original investment was 20 million yuan, but during the shooting process, Jiang Wen now needs a special camera to achieve the desired effect.

This kind of camera is priced at up to 800,000 US dollars in the United States, equivalent to more than 6 million yuan.

When filming movies in China, crews usually rent cameras and return them after they use them. The rent for a day is about one or two thousand yuan, and it depends on the brand of the machine. Good brands are of good quality, and the rent may cost three or four thousand yuan.

This refers to a machine using 35 mm film. A machine using 16 mm film is much cheaper.

According to the filming cycle of a play for three months, one thousand yuan a day, ninety thousand yuan per month, and seventy to eight thousand yuan after discount.

In order to save money, the crew will try to shorten the shooting cycle as much as possible.

When Haomeng Company first started filming "Party A and Party B", it rented the camera from the Beijing Film Studio, and an ordinary camera costs hundreds of thousands of yuan.

The more expensive ones cost millions and cannot be afforded, but now Good Dream Company has several cameras.

The cameras Jiang Wen needs are not available in China, and he can’t even rent them. No company will buy a camera worth more than 6 million yuan. It’s too luxurious, and it’s not about making blockbusters.

Jiang Wen's play uses black and white film, which is quite difficult to shoot.

He also wanted to add colored lenses to black and white films, and he had very high requirements for the camera.

Wang Zhongjun was persuaded by Jiang Wen and thought that this was for the sake of the film and could improve the quality of the film. He took out six million to buy a machine from the United States, allowing Jiang Wen to finish the film smoothly.

In this way, the total investment in the movie reached 26 million.

For Mr. Wang, this is not a big deal. He has the support of the revenue of the advertising company and has followed the trend to invest in several popular dramas. He has gained a lot, not short of this amount of money.

I have to say that Wang Zhongjun has a good vision. He may not understand film and television production, but he can grasp the market.

What the market needs, what the people like to watch, they invest in and shoot.

At the same time, he pays attention to brand effect and will choose famous directors and actors to invest.

The investment in Jiang Wen’s new film is based on this consideration, but now he is a little hesitant, not that Jiang Wen’s new film is not good, but because this film is too outrageous.

Mr. Wang doesn’t know how to make movies, but he knows how to watch movies.

Judging from the materials currently shot, the video may be difficult to be released in the country.

This film shows the story of the War of Resistance Against Japan, with sensitive subject matter. Jiang Wen also emphasizes the ignorant and numb side of the people, and it is unlikely that they will pass the censorship.

This is nothing. Even if you can’t get box office in the country, won’t there be an overseas market?

With Jiang Wen's influence in the international film industry, there is no problem in recovering investment.

Mr. Wang was worried that the French Cannes Film Festival expressed concern for Jiang Wen’s new film and invited Jiang Wen to attend the Cannes Film Festival.

Large international film festivals like this pay attention to new works by famous directors from various countries every year. Jiang Wen has a name on the international film industry and is also a character, so it is normal for him to receive attention.

Last year, Zhang Yimou had a falling out with the Cannes Film Festival, and this year he took the movie to the Berlin Film Festival.

The great director has such treatment, and he is not afraid of no one paying attention. If you don’t welcome me in Cannes, I can go to Berlin and Venice.

"You know the temper of Director Jiang, Mr. Lin, best. If the film fails to pass the review and participate in the Cannes Film Festival, I am afraid that something will happen, so you can take the time to persuade Director Jiang." Wang Zhongjun asked.

This is not the first time for Jiang Wen, and this is the case with "Xu Sanguan Selling Blood".

Last time, the General Administration gave a lighter punishment, but only wrote a check and paid a fine. Foreign funds were not allowed to be used. However, as a director, he could not challenge the General Administration's nerves again and again.

"Okay, I'll talk to him when he comes back from abroad, and it probably won't be a big deal." Lin Zixuan responded.

Jiang Wen is in the late stage of making movies abroad and will not come back until the Spring Festival.

Lin Zixuan was willing to come forward to persuade Jiang Wen, but he didn't want Jiang Wen to be banned from working as a director because of attending the Cannes Film Festival.

After filming "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Haomeng Company is preparing to prepare its own martial arts blockbuster, which is the "Hero".

When shooting this movie, the funding problem is not difficult to solve.

Lin Zixuan insists on using mainland actors, which can save a lot of investment in pay. Xiangjiang actors can do it, but they must reduce their pay by themselves, otherwise there will be no talks.

He has no interest in actors who often use Hollywood pay to talk about things.

If you want to talk to Hollywood film companies, it is best to keep in the Hollywood show and not go back to make money. Being able to make a name for Hollywood is also a way to win glory for the country.

As for saying that they would not have box office appeal without them, Lin Zixuan believes that.

Many viewers watch movies for international movie stars. In their eyes, those who can make a living in Hollywood are the real big names. Without these actors joining the box office will definitely not be high.

But if we say that this film is not needed, it will be ruined, and the mainland will not be able to shoot blockbusters, and Lin Zixuan expressed doubts.

There are excellent directors and actors in the mainland, and what they lack is funds and experience in making blockbusters.

Once "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is successful and forms a demonstration effect, such movies will become investment hotspots, and it is not a problem whether it is lending from a bank or raising funds in society.

For "Hero", Lin Zixuan will still use the staff of Xiangjiang.

The difference is that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is led by staff from Xiangjiang, while "Hero" is mainly staff from mainland China.

During the filming of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Lin Zixuan attracted attention to the attitude of the staff in Xiangjiang and divided them into two categories: friendly to the mainland and dissatisfaction with the mainland.

The former is the partner of cooperation, and Haomeng Company will blacklist the latter.

Jiang Wen and Feng Xiaogang are both director candidates that Lin Zixuan is interested in, and he is still observing several young directors with potential.

Jiang Wen’s advantage is that he is willing to spend money. If he shoots blockbusters, he cannot be afraid of spending money. He is not spending money randomly, but a high standard for the film.

Feng Xiaogang used to be stingy and did whatever he could save money. Now he has the confidence and has no shortage of investment and has become more courageous. He understands one truth: he will not get high box office without spending money.

If Jiang Wen was banned by the General Administration for the new film, Lin Zixuan would have less choice.

He knew that Jiang Wen didn't listen to others' advice, but he always had to try it out, it was nothing more than just talking about facts and reasoning.

"If Mr. Lin is not good at speaking, then there is nothing he can do." Wang Zhongjun said helplessly.

Everyone in the circle of Lin Zixuan and Jiang Wen knows that the two have been dating for many years since the filming of "The People of Beijing in New York" in 1992 to "The Sunny Days" and "The Legend of Xu Sanguan Selling Blood". (To be continued.)8
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