Chapter 444 Nobles, Good Stories, Celebrations
Chen Linfeng felt strange. He had a sense of déjà vu when he met the leader for inspection at Pingshi Film and Television City, and then was photographed.
He didn't care either, and was chatting with these leaders who were not successful enough but had considerable power.
Li Lianjie looked at him eagerly for a while, then turned and smiled at Fang Long beside him, "Big brother was really lucky last year, and his career has reached a new level."
Fang Long smiled and said, "I asked the master to calculate it. This is called meeting a noble person. What was originally a scene of waning sun has turned into a scene of dead wood and good luck in 10 years."
As soon as these words came out, several people around him became jealous.
"No, brother, you have had great luck for 30 years, and you can still have great luck again."
Liu Dehua whispered, "It should be because the noble person is noble enough. ”
As he said that, he looked in a certain direction.
Others also noticed it and took a glance.
"Indeed, when it comes to great luck, this one has the greatest luck."
"Yes, there was a rumor in the news that he wanted to compete with his elder brother. I thought to myself, this is not overestimating one's abilities. Looking back now , It’s true that Kunpeng is fluttering his wings, and his intention is Qingyun.”
Fang Long didn’t mind at all, but was a little happy, “Think about it now, at that time. Xiao Chen targets me, which may be the beginning of our relationship. The master also said that everything has a reason. Your luck depends on fate. "
Li Lianjie is really unbearable at this time. He said darkly and inexplicably, "You are really lucky."
Yes, why didn't this happen to me?
Even Liu Dehua felt quite shaken in his heart.
I hugged Shi Xiaolong back then. If Xiao Chen came over to see his brother at that time, maybe I would be the one to become attached to him.
Nowadays, everyone is the king of heaven, so it would have been better to have targeted me back then.
What everyone here is particularly envious of is that now, the chance encounter between Fang Long and Xiao Chen has completely become a good story.
It’s as if God’s will has allowed two generations of the most famous Chinese filmmakers to meet, and then inherit and carry forward their destiny.
Several feudal and superstitious Hong Kong stars were discussing luck there.
A few mainland filmmakers here are talking about the impact of "Your Name" on the industry.
Feng Xiaogang opened the topic first, "Have you seen the special effects Xiao Chen created this time? They are very different from what we had in the past."
Jiang Wen nodded, He said with great agreement, ""Let the Bullets Fly" and "Let the Bullets Fly" were released at the same time, it seems like movies from two eras."
When he says something, others will no longer avoid it. .
Ning Hao asked, "How much did Director Jiang spend on special effects?"
Jiang Wen said awkwardly, "It's better not to mention it. I just spent the money on other shots."
< br>Feng Xiaogang still knew Jiang Wen, and helped explain, "He spends film to make the film, and he has special effects skills." The cost is definitely not much, it really can’t be compared.”
“The key point is that the special effects I shot before cost 30 million, which was still much worse than Xiao Chen’s.”
This number is different from the 80 million announced to the public, but in the face of this group of people in the industry, it is not false.
Everyone looked at Cheng Er.
Jiang Wen asked directly, "You have been following Xiao Chen, can you tell me something."
Cheng Er thought for a while and said, "I didn't follow the group much, I only know a rough idea. , the special effects in "Your Name" are relatively short in duration, but the cost is very high, compared to Director Feng spent more money."
Jiang Wen counted the cost with his fingers, "I heard that the total production cost was 150 million. Let's remove the fictitious ones. It must be 100 million."
< br>Cheng Er stretched out two fingers and said, "Another 20 million."
"Okay, let's calculate 120 million, of which the salary plus crew costs must be 50%."
"Absolutely, to be precise, the cast and crew together account for about 45% ."
Several directors nearby took a breath. For such a large production, the actors' salary plus personnel costs were less than 50%, and the remaining funds were too abundant.
They had some idea of why Xiao Chen wanted to lower the actor's salary and give him a bonus for his replacement.
It is indeed of great benefit to the director.
Who wouldn’t want to have more money when making a movie?
Jiang Wen continued to calculate, "20% of the expenses related to filming?"
Cheng Er shook his head, "No, Director Chen saves time when filming."
< br>Jiang Wen nodded. If the shooting time is short, it will save money. Everyone knows this truth.
“That means that at least 40 million were used for special effects.”
"Well, it's just a lot more. In fact, the virtual ones I just mentioned were also spent on the special effects company."
Ning Hao frowned and said, "How come there are so many, nearly 100 million in funds, to do Those shots are more than enough for Hollywood.”
Although they have not used such top-notch special effects, they still know the approximate cost.
The special effects level of "Your Name" is relatively good in Hollywood, but it cannot be called top-notch.
Cheng Er did not talk about money, but said vaguely, "Some of the special effects scenes requested by Director Chen cannot reach the previous level of the special effects of mythical beasts. We can only upgrade the software and hardware and slowly grind them out."< br>
Yes, it turns out I paid the tuition.
Everyone suddenly realized.
They understood that Chen Linfeng had falsely reported expenses and did not use all the investors' money for film shooting.
Few directors really spend all their money on filming.
The few people present are already a relatively clean group.
Moreover, Chen Linfeng's spending money on upgrading special effects pictures is a conscience of conscience.
After all, it has brought about effects. If a Hollywood company makes special effects shots of a similar level, the money spent is actually about the same. It is better to spend it on domestic companies.
Besides, the biggest investor is Director Chen himself.
Of course, it is somewhat irregular to use the money invested by others in the movie to upgrade the director's special effects company.
Therefore everyone agreed not to talk about this matter.
In this regard, everyone is in the same camp. However, Ning Hao discovered a blind spot.
“So, in the future, if we hire a mythical beast company to do special effects, we should be able to achieve Hollywood standards and at a much lower price, right?”
That’s right. , the hard part has been eaten by you, Xiao Chen, shouldn’t it be our turn to enjoy the rest?
The eyes of several directors lit up.
Xiao Chen only added a few special effects, but it has such a high box office. Who among them would not be jealous.
If Feng Xiaogang had not already finished the script of "1942", he might have started to contact related scripts.
Cheng Er said with a smile, "It's almost the same, but it has to fit the style. It's best to communicate with the people of the mythical beast first."
In front of so many directors, he said that his boss The less glorious thing, of course, has a purpose, and I applied for it in advance.
Now not only outside directors, but also his direct descendants such as Cheng Er, Lu Yang and Guo Fan are also eyeing the special effects of mythical beasts.
But as he just said, it is only outstanding in certain aspects, and it needs to continue to improve, and tuition fees must continue to be paid.
Therefore, more projects will not only benefit the special effects level of domestic films, but also help them use better ones in the future.
After Chen Linfeng finished chatting with the leaders, he walked over to the directors and asked curiously, "What are you talking about, so excited?"
"Nothing, nothing." Everyone Answered tacitly.
“Oh, that’s okay, you guys chat first.”
He moved to the table of Hong Kong stars, and things were even stranger here.
There is a mysterious atmosphere.
Chen Linfeng felt his whole body tremble as soon as he saw it, as if someone was staring at his body.
So I just said hello with a smile and changed places.
“Hey, Mr. Han.”
"Xiao Chen is done, come and sit."
Han Shanping sat down with several film and television company bosses in the industry.
"Mr. Chen, when I see you now, it's like seeing a gold mine. When can I help my brother?" said Yu Dong from Bona Pictures.
"Hey, I don't care about this. I will keep 40% of it for myself, and the rest depends on what the guys discuss."
Chen Linfeng pushed 256, and the film The leaves do not touch the body.
The shares he gave were not for free, and no one could blame him.
And these companies that make money are also responsible for helping to maintain public opinion, and people who criticize him or his movies cannot appear for nothing.
Basically, anyone who can join in to eat meat can work.
Before I say it, it’s not impossible for Bonaga to come in.
However, Bona was listed in the beautiful country at the end of last year. It was a disaster. It broke the stock price on the first day of listing and then fell all the way.
The treatment from Huayi is completely the same.
Yu Dong has been busy going public in the past two years, but it has completely come to nothing.
Of course, Chen Linfeng himself knows that these two companies are really interdependent because of their listing.
But now, Bona really doesn’t have enough superficial strength.
However, it is precisely because of this that Yu Dong is even more eager.
As long as you have a hand in Chen Linfeng's movies, if nothing else, the stock investors in Beautiful Country will know Chen.
Only you, Mr. Chen, can save my life. Dong Yuan will be my adoptive father.
It is a pity that others are not willing to give Yu Dong the opportunity to worship his adoptive father.
Wang Zhonglei: "Mr. Yu, everyone has already decided on the rounds. Isn't it appropriate for you to want to jam right now?"
Wang Changtian: "Yes, Director Xiao Chen has limited energy after all. There is only so much output in a year, and everyone is waiting to get rid of it.”
Chen Linfeng said with a smile, "The co-author complained that I made too few films."
"Blame me, blame me, I didn't make it clear." Wang Changtian quickly changed his words, "Director Chen is able to step up one step at a time precisely because he strictly controls the quality. , the box office is getting higher and higher.”
“Yes, yes, it’s normal to be slower, besides. , Director Chen is making two films a year, and the speed is really not slow anymore.”
Chen Linfeng is not used to the tone of these people’s words, “You guys are so flattering, we can just talk normally, just give it to me. It’s not a good thing if you can’t see the direction clearly.”
Everyone looked carefully and found that it didn’t look fake.
This person is a bit scary. How can he still remain calm after reaching this level?
If it were them, they would have to expand for a while.
Typical examples are still there.
Some people at the table looked at Wang Zhonglei without leaving any trace.
The typical comrade has no problem with himself at all.
He felt that Xiao Chen was right, no one wanted to support others.
So he praised, "Xiao Chen is right about what he said. Come on, have a drink for this sentence."
A few people clinked glasses.
The time was almost up, and the host Han Shanping came on stage and began to give a speech about the celebration banquet.
Several leaders also came on stage to talk about the great situation of China's film industry, the importance of the movie "Your Name", etc.
Afterwards, the cast and crew stood in front of a big ice block with 1 and 9 zeros, and witnessed Chen Linfeng and Liu Qianqian smashing the ice block together.
Represents the emergence of China’s first billion-dollar movie.
Many media reporters recorded this grand scene.
(End of this chapter)