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    "Lin Qingxia?" Li Xuechu looked at the list of actors submitted in surprise.  "Is Mr. Li dissatisfied with this candidate?" Lin Lingdong asked slightly nervously.  "No, it's a good choice." Li Xuechu was just a little surprised to meet another 'acquaintance', and looked at the price: "Well, she is worth the price." Lin Lingdong breathed a sigh of relief, since there was no dispute about the pay.  , then it¡¯s a done deal.  "Ms. Lin is very popular in Taiwan and Southeast Asia, and also very popular in Hong Kong, so I think this quotation is reasonable." "Then prepare as soon as possible and try to start filming before next month." DreamWorks' annual works  There were not many, so the staff was often idle, and Li Xuechu was also a little worried.  "The preliminary preparations have almost been completed, and filming will begin at the end of the month." Lin Lingdong replied.  "But Ms. Lin has other movies to shoot, which may have a little impact on our film shooting cycle. Of course, the impact will not be big." "It's nothing, your shooting schedule is a bit rushed. This one  The movie is planned to enter the European and American markets. Shooting too quickly will not be good for the quality of the movie." Li Xuechu handed the document back: "Let's adjust the plan again. We would rather shoot slower and ensure the quality. " This requirement.  What¡¯s not to like about a director?  Lin Lingdong readily agreed.  Lin Lingdong, who was just starting out in the directing industry, was a little unsure about cooperating with DreamWorks. Thinking about it, he could only try to please the other party in terms of the shooting cycle.  But since the other party didn't care about this, Lin Lingdong was happy to shoot slower, which really made it easier for him to control the quality.  The rhythm of Xiangjiang is incompatible with other areas.  A director making more than five works a year is the main theme here.  Compression cycles are a required course here, even in future generations.  Shortening the cycle can save costs to the greatest extent.  In this city with a population of only a few million, it may be a last resort.  But Li Xuechu did not dare to follow this trend.  I have plenty of film resources on hand, but if I launch them at this rate, many good subjects will be turned into substandard films.  Later Xiangjiang films were knocked down by Hollywood when they were at their peak. If you follow the crowd, you will become one of the cannon fodder and be abandoned by the market.  As for the cost pressure brought by the lengthening cycle, DreamWorks can only bite the bullet and endure it. Who told itself to covet foreign markets? Foreign audiences, especially European and American audiences, are more picky than local ones.  Especially when it comes to Asian movies, if you are dissatisfied, you will be criticized in all kinds of ways, without any politeness.  It¡¯s no wonder that Jiahe couldn¡¯t get in after ten years of hard work. Not to mention the cultural differences, the quality requirements are not on the same level. Even the film used in Xiangjiang is worse than others, the regular version versus the high-definition version.  As various requirements have increased, the production costs of DreamWorks movies are 30% higher than those of similar local counterparts, making them more dependent on foreign markets.  fine.  So far, the performance from other places has been outstanding and there is not much pressure.  After Lin Lingdong left, Li Xuechu rubbed the bridge of his nose.  Traveling back to this era, making movies is really uneconomical.  There were so many things to worry about and not much money to be made.  In the early 1980s, there were no box office hits worth hundreds of millions like later generations, although the costs were much lower.  But in the end it¡¯s still not cost-effective.  This Hollywood movie twelve years later was filmed in Hong Kong today.  Li Xuechu can't predict what the box office results will be, but it will definitely not be as eye-catching as later generations.  In the general environment of the 1980s.  Movies that are too mind-numbing usually don't do well at the box office, not to mention Hong Kong, this is true all over the world.  The subject matter may have been chosen somewhat inappropriately.  Forget it, the cost is low anyway, just treat it as an experimental film.  If it can have a good box office, then a large wave of soft science fiction can follow. If not, it can return to comedy and action movies, but the special effects will not be of much use.  What Li Xuechu is most concerned about now is the special effects. After spending so much energy and financial resources, it is impossible to let it go idle.  For this reason, the first cooperation between DreamWorks and Ufa is also in full swing.  The door was pushed open with a clang, and Tang Jingnian rushed in anxiously.  "Tang Sheng, what happened?" Li Xuechu was startled.  "Sorry, I forgot to knock on the door." Tang Jingnian said apologetically, and then immediately turned to the topic: "Mr. Li, I saw your new film production plan, do you think" "Oh, that's it.  ." Li Xuechu pretended to be confused: "Is there any problem?" Fatty Tang wanted to take out a tissue to wipe his sweat, but couldn't find it for a while, so he wiped it with his sleeve.  "Mr. Li, do you want to put a little pressure on this production budget? You know, the highest box office in Xiangjiang is less than 30 million now. Isn't the production budget of 50 million too advanced? Or push it back."  "Two years?" "Well, won't Wufa share half of the cost? We only need to pay more than two thousand?"?, it¡¯s not a big pressure.  " Tang Jingnian suppressed a smile that was uglier than crying: "But the cost is still not low, and Wufa's money is not so easy to get. If the first cooperation is not pleasant, it will be difficult for us to carry out future plans.  .  " Li Xuechu quickly signaled to the other party to close the door. After signing the cooperation plan, Wufa also sent personnel to stay here, and he might report what he heard. "Come on, Tang Sheng, sit down.  "Li Xuechu asked the other party to sit down: "Look, 50 million to 20 million is the cost of special effects, and there are tens of millions of props production. This money flows into our own pockets. If you really count, we  It doesn't cost much, and if it works well, you can make some money. The pressure is on others.  " "But if it fails, we will offend Wu Fa badly.  " Of course Tang Jingnian can settle this account. Because of this, Fatty Tang determined that Li Xuechu wanted to trick Wu Fa. Under the current circumstances, it is extremely uneconomical to break up with Wu Fa. DreamWorks is highly dependent on the European market.  It¡¯s getting bigger and bigger, and Fatty Tang doesn¡¯t want to lose this ally. ¡°The cost is quite high in Hong Kong, but compared to Hollywood, ours is still a small production.  "Shao Yifu invested 150 million in Blade Runner, three times their budget. "But Xiangjiang is not Hollywood.  " Fatty Tang retorted in an extremely rare way. " Of course Li Xuechu knows the difference between the two. Operating in Hong Kong by Hollywood standards is completely suicide. There are not hundreds of millions of local moviegoers here. But we must be at least the top in Asia.  It¡¯s really not possible to do something big like that. ¡°That¡¯s why we have to pull the hair out. Otherwise, what else do we need them to do, split the money?  "As long as Wu Fa approves the film project, he is considered to be on the DreamWorks ship. With more than 20 million, Wu Fa will not worry about not working hard to promote it. This way, at least in Europe, the obstacles have been cleared. Li Xuechu said  The expectations for this movie are high, and the special effects company has been relying on this movie for a while. Tang Jingnian said hesitantly: "But I think Wufa may not agree to this cooperation, or even if he agrees,  They may not be willing to spend that much money.  " "Then look for other families. If Jiahe or Princess Jin are interested, bring them in too.  Even if no one is interested, at worst we can do it ourselves.  Don't worry, I can afford the money.  DreamWorks invested half of the money, and since no one was interested in the rest, I invested it privately.  " Hundreds of millions of dollars of capital flow around in the financial industry. Li Xuechu has long been indifferent to fifty million and doesn't think it is a big trouble. Although most of the funds have been used to buy real estate at the bottom, twenty or thirty million is still  It's easy to get it out. The boss said so, and Tang Jingnian had nothing to say. After holding the plan and walking out of the office, Fatty Tang took a deep breath. Once this plan was put into practice, it was not an ordinary big deal.  , which is no less than a depth bomb in the Hong Kong film industry. Thousands of extras, a budget that is nearly twice the current highest production cost, a large number of special effects and props used, and a grand shooting scale as long as it can be filmed.  Success, this movie can really compete with Hollywood's big productions. In fact, Fatty Tang is also excited by such big productions, but his reason tells him not to act recklessly. There are already many companies that have gone bankrupt due to high-cost movies.  , Of course, those 'high costs' are nothing compared to the one I have. Forget it, the boss is rich anyway. As far as DreamWorks itself is concerned, it's really like Li Xuechu said, in terms of light effects and prop production.  It's enough to recover most of the cost. Even if the box office hits again, it's a huge loss. This is really a loss for DreamWorks. Anyway, the reminder is in place, even if it's a loss, Fatty Tang.  He doesn¡¯t have much responsibility either. What he has to do now is to persuade Wufa Company to invest. If Wufa is unwilling or doesn¡¯t want to invest in such a large amount, Princess Jin will consider it as a backup. After all, his issuance ability in other places is far inferior to Jiahe.  If possible, Fatty Tang doesn't want Li Xuechu to pay for it personally. What if the movie fails and the boss gets angry with him? Although Li Xuechu has never done this, Fatty Tang still doesn't dare to take risks. It's really tiring to follow a boss with wild ideas.  , it can¡¯t be said that the other party is messing around, they have already created two big companies, which made everyone in Xiangjiang stunned. Thinking of this, Tang Jingnian felt relieved after trying so many times, maybe it can be done this time?  It's really a big success at the box office.  "Paping the plan, Tang Jingnian also had some expectations. Not to mention big profits, as long as the cost can be recovered or even a small loss, the plan will be considered a success. Xiangjiang has never launched a production of this scale. Compared with it, Shushan Chuandu  Not enough. You should talk to Wu.After discussing it over there, Fatty Tang handed the plan to the following person: "Ali, make two copies of this document. I will use it later." "Okay." Ali took the document, curious.  I looked at the title: Resident Evil?  Is it a new movie that is planned to be shot?  "(To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!
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