Chapter 124: Divide investment, don’t sign Huayi
Liu Yifei suddenly started to get up early to practice martial arts.
Lin Nan saw this and unconsciously thought about whether he should practice too, what if he couldn't beat him and got beaten in the future.
On the other hand, the screening of "Dragon and Tiger Gate" has ended, and the media reports are surprisingly consistent: the action is gorgeous, but the story is thin.
No one is optimistic about it surpassing "Time Cruiser", only the Hong Kong media is still waving the flag.
July passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, "Journey to the Center of the Earth" was released. China Film took the lead and everyone held a celebration party. There were many people in the industry cheering for it. Lin Nan even saw Jet Li.
After communicating with Lin Nan, Tudou decided to put "Soldier Assault" on the special day of August 1st for its online premiere.
The five-day box office of "Dragon and Tiger Gate" reached 30 million, the best in Asia, but it was still ridiculed by the audience for its pediatric plot.
The crew held a high-profile press conference, and when faced with questions from reporters, they never mentioned anything about surpassing "Time Cruiser".
Lin Nan returned to the company and had the rough data from the budget team.
"How much?"
"Director Lin, it's about 300 million.
The actors' remuneration is all trivial, mainly the construction of a large-scale Mars base, including living cabins, work cabins, etc.; A large number of physical props: Mars rovers, exploration rovers, space capsules, space stations, etc., all of which need to be designed and manufactured.
The most important part is the post-production special effects rendering, which is currently not supported in China unless a supercomputer is borrowed. , several foreign quotes are similar, all over 100 million..."
Don't even think about it. Lin Nan is mentally prepared for this scale of funds, but it still hurts to hear it, especially the special effects. .
"Has Mr. Han notified you?"
"Not yet."
"Then let me go and tell you. You can do the calculations and give me a data sheet."
The team of the Aerospace Science and Technology Group, based on the information about the Hongya area given by Lin Nan, has already sent people to conduct an on-site inspection.
“Okay, as long as it’s out, then the next step is to find investment and actors.”
Han Sanping held the budget report and spoke excitedly.
“We can’t say this until the people from the Aerospace Science and Technology Group come back. The actual Mars base is the top priority, and they have to design and build it.”
……
A piece of gossip detonated the entire film and television industry.
Some media revealed that a blockbuster with an investment of more than 500 million is looking for supporting actors and actresses. It will be a Sino-US co-production. The male lead has been decided, and it is Asia's top lineup.
Later, a reporter took photos of Hollywood director Rob Minkoff having dinner with Wang Zhonglei and Wang Zhongjun.
Lin Nan saw this news and thought of Liu Yifei's recent situation, and felt confident.
“Are you here?”
Whether it was gossip or Hua Yi deliberately revealed it, who can say for sure.
Within two days, Huayi took the initiative to announce the news. The co-production with an investment of 70 million US dollars has been reported to the film bureau. Some actors have been auditioned and now it will be launched all over Asia. select.
Star artists from the mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and surrounding countries flocked to the event.
There is no room for other news on the portal, it’s all about this news.
Reporters squatted outside Huayi Company and could easily take photos of a large number of celebrities. The Internet is full of photos.
Compared to those excited and eager actors, stars and agencies, the film and television production companies in the industry are not very happy. They cannot get involved in such a big cake.
Hua Yi ended up living alone, and even China Film Group didn't pay attention to it. Han Sanping got angry about this.
Liu Yifei was telling Lin Nan about her audition process. There was joy in her eyebrows. It was obvious that she really wanted this role.
"Do you want to play the female lead?" Lin Nan asked.
"Well, my mother said that this is the best resource in the country at present. It is very likely to work with Jet Li and Jackie Chan at the same time, and the scenes will be full..."
Lin Nan danced and danced while watching Liu Yifei began to compare "The Martian" and "The King of Kung Fu".
The former is completely the male lead role, and the rest are all supporting roles, but the latter is different. The female lead really has a lot of roles, and she still has two roles.
Regardless of whether this movie succeeds or fails in the end, it is undeniable that its influence is really great, and Liu Yifei also went international through this movie.
"Then come on, I will help you." Lin Nan put his arms around the girl's back and said warmly.
"How can you help?" Liu Yifei asked doubtfully.
"Waving the flag and shouting for you, haha."
"Ahem."
Liu Xiaoli came over at the wrong time, and the two of them were just in the right mood.
Lin Nan let go of Liu Yifei, "Auntie."
The daughter blushed, "Mom."
"It's time to practice, there are auditions later."
Lin Nan calculated the time difference and made an international call.
"James, did Lionsgate recently invest in a co-production with my company?"
"Director Lin, it must be midnight over there, right? You are really energetic."
< br>"Do you know about this?" Lin Nan pressed.
"It seems so. This is a matter for the production department. I heard them say something about it. What's wrong?"
"Is it He Huayi?"
"It seems so. I heard that we are communicating with JackieChan."
"Do me a favor." Lin Nan said.
"What's the favor?" "Help me recommend an actress to the production department, the girl from "Journey to the Center of the Earth"."
"Lin Nan , I didn’t expect you to do such a thing, haha.
No need to recommend, because there are not many oriental faces appearing in Hollywood movies, so she must be on the key reference list. New Line's "Journey to the Center of the Earth" is still popular. "
Lin Nan didn't expect that he would do something unnecessary.
" Then help me mention it too. "
"Okay, I will tell them that this is your request. "
"Thanks, James. ”
Regardless of whether it is useful or not, "Kung Fu King" did help Liu Yifei more than "The Martian".
Zhang Ziyi, Li Bingbing, Fan Bingbing, Zhang Baizhi... Zhou Xun, Fan Wenfang...
A large number of female stars are reported to be competing for roles.
The team of the Aerospace Science and Technology Group is back. The Hongya area is indeed the most suitable location for filming. When people stay there, the red hillside soil, the vastness and the emptiness, give them a feeling of loneliness as if they are on an alien planet.
It’s totally fine to build the Mars base in the script there.
The team of the Aerospace Science and Technology Group began the intense design process. All the aerospace equipment and vehicle props in the script must be made, and at least some of the functions must be usable.
“Let’s start looking for investment.” Lin Nan said.
Han Sanping has been waiting for this sentence.
People from Guangwang, Wanda and Shanghai Film Group arrived. This time Lin Nan and Han Sanping had a tacit understanding to leave some shares to the Aerospace Science and Technology Group and did not mention Huayi.
When they heard that 300 million yuan had been raised, and that additional investment would not be ruled out in the future, everyone calmed down in an instant and began to read the information on the table seriously.
It is a hard-core science fiction blockbuster, and the post-production special effects rendering was completed by a Hollywood team. These points gave everyone confidence.
On the other hand, Lin Nan’s record so far is very good. It is understandable that this time he has changed from soft science fiction to hard core science fiction.
"Everyone can send supervisors here, and the funds will ensure that they flow to costume props and post-production."
......
The parties stayed at China Film for a whole day. There are constant quarrels over the investment share. The Aerospace Science and Technology Group invests in personnel, technology, and capital, and no one has any objections.
The final cost of 300 million was shared equally among the six parties, but Lin Nan's share was 30%. In this kind of project, you don't get a share of how much you pay. Lin Nan is in control and will definitely get more.
"Soldier Assault" is already on the air, with six episodes currently aired. Judging from the information fed back by Tudou, the click-through rate is constantly increasing. We cannot yet judge its direction, so we will have to wait for a while.
Huayi's audition has been completely made public. A large number of actors enter and leave the Huayi Building every day, and the news is overwhelming.
Wang Jinghua has been very tired recently. Since she started her own business, her film resources are even less than before. Although Cheng Tian does not interfere in the company's affairs, she is far inferior to Huayi in terms of resources.
After the news of this US$70 million co-production came out, the people below became even more uncomfortable because Huayi didn't give them a chance to audition at all.
Actors like Chen Daoming no longer need to find resources. Producers will take the initiative to contact them, but it is different for others.
"Yawen, to be honest, if you had stayed in Huayi, it might have been better. At least the film industry would have been much easier."
Wang Jinghua laughed at herself, Zhu Yawen's film resources were all given by Lin Nan, and her agent couldn't help at all.
“I’m too lazy, so it’s good this way.” Zhu Yawen said with a smile.
……
Liu Xiaoli took her daughter for the second audition, and she needed to communicate in English throughout the process. Liu Yifei seemed calm and calm. In terms of language, she inherited her biological father's talent, and she was not only able to speak both Chinese and English.
"If Yifei can sign Hua Yilai, I can guarantee that she will at least get the role of female supporting role."
Wang Zhonglei said it directly this time. This intention was made with him a few years ago. Liu Xiaoli and Chen Jinfei have revealed it.
“Why does Mr. Wang insist on signing Sissy?”
“Because I am optimistic about her. She has the potential and basic conditions to become an international movie star, and Huayi can provide her with everything she needs. Resources.”
What Wang Zhonglei said is true. Liu Yifei currently has too many fans. She has been on the rise in the past few years. She only needs one high-profile movie to fully blossom.
Liu Xiaoli refused in her heart. Huayi is a big company and it’s good, but the more this happens, the more dirty it will be internally. “Let’s wait until the audition has the result.”
“ Okay." Wang Zhonglei said while forcing himself to smile.
Minkoff is very optimistic about this girl. Today he even mentioned the newly-produced "Journey to the Center of the Earth" and said that another investor, Lions Gate, also thought that this girl could be considered. The other party already has a A big Hollywood production.
In view of this, Wang Zhonglei spoke frankly about Liu Yifei's economic contract today, but he did not expect that this woman was still delaying it.
At this time, Liu Yifei came out with a happy face.
"Mom, Director Minkoff said I can wait for the third round of audition notification."
"Really?" Liu Xiaoli asked.
Liu Yifei nodded, "Yes."
Wang Zhonglei said coldly: "Huayi is an investor in this drama. Ms. Liu can carefully consider what I just said. Since Director Minkoff is so optimistic about Yifei, so don’t go to the end and rejoice in vain..."
Liu Xiaoli heard the meaning of these words, "Thank you, Mr. Wang, for reminding me, I will consider it."
He said, holding her daughter's hand, and walked outside.
"Sissi, Mr. Wang just said he wanted to sign you to Huayi, what do you think?"
Liu Xiaoli asked.
"Huh? I don't want to." Liu Yifei shook her head decisively.
At this time, an idea suddenly popped into Liu Xiaoli's mind, which became more and more profound.
“If you don’t want to, then don’t sign.”
(End of this chapter)