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Chapter 172 Preparations for "Old Boy"

On the desk, Shu Hongming carefully reviewed the investment budget and plan of "Old Boy".

According to the calculations of the Ministry of Film and Television, the final filming time of "Old Boy" is 45 to [-] minutes-this length can actually be called a short film, not a micro film.

The project of the film and television department is very detailed. Based on the scenes, props, extras and other information required by the film, the total investment cost of "Old Boy" is calculated, which is about 100 million Daning coins.

However, according to the plot of the play, the film and television department of the studio can place some embedded advertisements, which can reduce the budget by about 30.

In other words, the studio needs to invest about 70 yuan in "Old Boy".

Of course, this should only be an estimate under ideal conditions.The specific amount of investment depends on the specific shooting.After all, making a good movie is the first criterion.

In the film and television environment of the Daning Empire, an investment of 70 yuan for a micro film is not too exaggerated.

This world is different from the previous life. Because of copyright protection, in addition to the physical theaters with the best viewing experience, the development of online theaters and mobile theaters is also very good.

According to authoritative statistics, in the first half of 2008, the box office of online theaters and mobile theaters barely exceeded [-] billion.Among the tens of billions in box office, half of the big-budget movies that have been offline from physical theaters, and the rest is the box office of micro movies.Because of the popularity of micro-movies, many people have been supported, many people's dreams have been fulfilled, and many people have made a fortune from it.

For example, in the first half of the year, the microfilm "Love of Youth" produced by Flame Film and Television Studio had an investment of only 20 yuan, but it won 3000 million box office from online theaters. It became famous and received numerous praises.

It is precisely because shooting micro-movies is indeed profitable that when Shu Hongming first proposed to establish the project "Old Boy", the studio did not raise too much objection.

If the film and television market of Daning Empire's microfilm is the same as in the previous life, general manager Feng Chang and people from the film and television department will definitely raise objections.

After reading the investment budget, Shu Hongming asked with a smile: "The director and the starring role, have you decided?"

Although the film and television industry of the Daning Empire is only at the initial stage of prosperity, it is rooted in the support of the Daning Empire for the entertainment and film industry. It has long established a complete system, and the trade union system is a very important subject.

In the complicated trade union system, you can find it from the director union, actor union, to the drama union, make-up artist union, photographer union, lighting engineer union and so on.

You need to pay money to join the union, but as long as you join the union, the union will also protect you.Therefore, most film and television practitioners also choose to join trade unions.Because of the improvement of the trade union system, the formation of the crew is much easier.

The construction of the "Old Boy" crew, such as general actors, extras, photography, drama management, art, recording, etc., can be done through the union, and a few days are enough to get it done.

However, the director still has the main actors, but he cannot decide casually.An excellent director and starring role are enough to add color to the movie; if you encounter a half-baked one, it will be over, and it is not surprising that a bad movie will be made in the end.

"As for the director, I have a recommendation candidate, Zhen Mingliang. I have worked with him twice before, and his ability is very good. By the way, in the first half of this year, "One Night Spring Breeze", which ranked third in the micro-movie online box office, was he. director of..."

Hao Xiaoshuai smiled and recommended a candidate, and Qiao Jun next to him nodded, obviously he had discussed it with Hao Xiaoshuai before.

""One Night Spring Breeze"?" Shu Hongming frowned slightly, thinking of this micro movie.

It was a slightly erotic romantic movie. According to the film classification of the Daning Empire, it should be regarded as the kind that is forbidden to watch under the age of 16.As for "One Night Spring Breeze", the online box office is really good, reaching 2000 million. Calculated based on 2 yuan per movie ticket, it has been ordered and broadcasted almost 1000 million times.

Seeing that Shu Hongming hesitated, Qiao Jun quickly said, "Zhen Mingliang is indeed a very capable director. If he is willing to join our crew, the advantages will definitely outweigh the disadvantages."

Shu Hongming smiled slightly: "In this case, let's meet and talk."

Qiao Jun responded, and then said with a smile, "As for the leading role... Our film and television department can send a letter to the actors' union immediately, asking them to select suitable candidates..."

After all, "Old Boy" is just an online micro-movie, not a regular large-scale production movie. Naturally, it is far inferior to a regular movie when it comes to choosing a leading actor. You have to choose a suitable leading actor in advance and make an appointment.

Moreover, the total investment of "Old Boy" is 100 million, which actually includes the remuneration of the actors.

In the budget, the salary budget for the two leading actors is between [-] and [-] per person, and at most they can afford some quasi-second-tier film and television actors.As for those first-line movie stars whose salaries can be in the millions, the studio has no plans to hire them at all, and even if they invite them, it is not likely that they will come——

In the Daning Empire, although the development of micro-movies is still relatively vigorous, compared with the big movies released in physical theaters, they are still too low.

Some famous movie stars actually don't think highly of micro movies.

Of course, the studio needs to determine the lead actors, and there are only two leading actors, and there is one main supporting role, Bao Xiaobai; as for the lead actress, it has already been decided before the script of "Old Boy" has been finalized. It can only be rice!
"Well... that's fine. You guys should contact the director and actors' union first, and let me know when the lead actor's audition time is confirmed." Shu Hongming nodded, and flipped through the calendar on the table, "After the director and lead actor are confirmed, Give them a week to familiarize themselves with the script, and hurry up to form a team!"

"Okay, Teacher Dashu."

Qiao Jun and Hao Xiaoshuai responded and left the office.

After they left, Shu Hongming read the script of "Old Boy" again, and when he saw the "original new song" that Hao Xiaoshuai sang for the final two male leads in the draft, he was taken aback for a moment——

The song Hao Xiaoshuai chose was actually "My Future Is Not a Dream"?
Although this song is quite good, it is indeed much worse than the tear-jerking "Old Boy" in the original version.

Most importantly, it doesn't quite fit the theme of the film!
After thinking about it, Shu Hongming smiled slightly, opened the song writing software on the computer, and began to write "da da da".

……

The crew preparations for "Old Boy" took away a lot of Shu Hongming's energy.

Rice is studying at Jingyin College, majoring in film and television performance.In fact, in Da Mi's heart, he should also like movies and TV more than music.Since Dami will definitely get involved in film and television in the future, Shu Hongming must go ahead and help Dami take care of everything.

In the next two days, Shu Hongming first met with the director named Zhen Mingliang several times, and decided on the director——

Zhen Mingliang is a 5-year-old middle-aged man with a round face and a kind face. He is very interested in and satisfied with the script of "Old Boy". , [-] yuan plus [-]% theater share.

In the film and television industry, it is normal for directors to be paid less than actors.

Although Zhen Mingliang directed "One Night Breeze" with a box office of 2000 million, after all, he was only a director of a micro film and did not win any awards, so the salary was not as good as the two leading actors in "Old Boy".However, as a director, Zhen Mingliang has the power to share with the theaters.If you add the share, the income is definitely not a small number.

After the director was finalized, the director Zhen Mingliang and the screenwriter Hao Xiaoshuai immediately started discussing the script again, as well as the shot script and so on.

In addition, the actors who intend to play the three main roles Wang Xiaoshuai, Xiao Dabao, and Bao Xiaobai also reported back through the actors' union and set an audition time.

……

In the morning, a conference room in Schumi's studio.

After simple tidying up, this place became the casting and audition location for "Old Boy". More than [-] actors were waiting in the reception room.

Before them, the heroine of the film, Rice, was auditioning in the conference room.

In the meeting room, Shu Hongming, Zhen Mingliang, Hao Xiaoshuai and Qiao Jun sat on the judges' table, watching Rice perform some simple performances——

The role played by Rice is the school beauty in "Old Boy", who is the favorite of Wang Xiaoshuai and Xiao Dabao, and later married Bao Xiaobai who became a TV producer.

In the previous movie, the school beauty didn't even have a name.In the previous script, Hao Xiaoshuai had originally chosen a name for the heroine, but Shu Hongming immediately rejected it.

The so-called "school beauty" is originally a good memory of everyone in their school days. Perhaps there is no specific name, so it is easier to awaken the memory in people's hearts.

According to director Zhen Mingliang's request, Rice performed a few simple performances. After confirming that there was no problem, Zhen Mingliang nodded to indicate that it was ok.

When the script of "Old Boy" came out earlier, Da Mi knew about it, and he had already got the script in his hands. With Shu Hongming's advice, and he figured it out for a long time, of course there is no big problem with the performance.

After Rice's audition was over, the eldest girl walked out of the meeting room, halfway there, but suddenly turned around and waved at Shu Hongming: "Dashu, come out for a while!"

Shu Hongming smiled, stood up, confessed to Qiao Jun and the others, and followed Rice out.

In the meeting room, Qiao Jun, Zhen Mingliang, and Hao Xiaoshuai rolled their eyes when they saw Rice calling Shu Hongming away, but they had nothing to say—

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that when Shu Hongming started filming "Old Boy", in all likelihood, he was paving the way for Rice.

The heroine is directly decided by default, which is enough to explain everything.

However, there are quite a lot of such phenomena in the circle, and they have to keep their opinions.

Besides, Rice's performance just now was actually not bad, and Rice's popularity is terrifying.

It is also a good thing for the film to have such a popular heroine joining.

(End of this chapter)