I didn't want to be an actor

The food was served, and we chatted while eating…

Yang Mi suddenly remembered something and asked: "Did "Shushan" really invest 400 million in special effects?"

Shen Liang told the truth: "The first one...actually more than 400 million...because we need to model, design characters, moves, etc., and the real scene construction also needs money...We rented it for about 500 million, but 300 million was enough for the second one, and about 300 million for the third one. If you spread it out, the cost of each one is close to 450 million."

"Did you raise funds from outside?"

"Probably not..." Shen Liang shook his head: "Our box office expectation is between 2 billion and 3.5 billion, which can still guarantee profitability, so there is no need to raise funds from outside."

"Then I heard that "Shushan" sold for 1 billion in the secondary market!"

Shen Liang: "Maybe it was done by small investors who want to cash out quickly..."

Now movie investment is exactly the same as financial management, divided into primary market and secondary market.

Shen Liang is in charge of investment, accounting for 50% of the investment amount. Tengxun, China Film, Douyin and Luyang also belong to the primary market. Together they hold 45% of the shares, and the remaining 5% is given to the cinema chain...

But Shen Liang is too lazy to ask how they will deal with their investment shares!

It is very likely that they will find a middleman and sell it directly.

Shen Liang's project has a 100% premium and some investors are willing to take it over.

There is a high probability of making money.

"Then how much do you predict the box office will be?"

"More than 2 billion..."

Yang Mi smiled: "You have indeed made a lot of money in the past few years. I see that your company has launched several new films?"

"Well," Shen Liang said casually: "They are basically suspense crime films..."

"What's wrong? Do you want to compete with Chen Sicheng for a job?"

"...Not really, mainly because we think that logical and exciting films have a better market!"

"Karma", "Diamond Heist" and "Slaughter"...

In the same batch of filings, "Slaughter" has started shooting in June this year. According to Chen Musheng's efficiency, it is estimated that it is almost finished and it is almost time to find a suitable release time.

The starring actors are Xiao Yang, Wu Zhenyu and Xin Zhilei, and the cost is about 80 million.

Oh, "Karma" and "Diamond Heist" are both Indian movies...

Shen Liang was very impressed!

The novelty of Indian crime films is not in the criminal tricks, but in the process of solving the case. It takes the audience into the pit little by little, like a script killing, inviting the audience to participate in solving the case. The style is unique, and there are occasionally amazing masterpieces.

Its advantages are obvious: it tells the story from the crime scene, gives the audience a lot of information, and even lets the audience see the murderer, and throws the audience directly to the criminal. This kind of direct feeling of the crime scene, the opening is the climax, and raises the audience's emotional threshold;

The plot rhythm is fast, the plot volume is relatively dense, and there will be a lot of flashbacks to the previous history, social identity, growth history, family background, etc., and the previous history of why the characters committed crimes begins to fall, enriching the plot volume, burying hooks, and the material of love, hatred, and hatred is sufficient. It is a very Asian story with strong emotions;

Crime films will touch on some social topics, such as domestic violence, gambling family problems, class topics of inequality between the rich and the poor, and women's inequality. As long as it is a crime story, it must be very sharp to hit some social pain points.

These two movies show this routine very well!

Tell the plot roughly, and then let the screenwriters complete it. The director is still choosing.

There is no shortage of excellent directors in the domestic entertainment industry, what is lacking is the eyes to discover them. If that doesn’t work, you can look for Hong Kong directors, anyway, they can do the rhythm and scenes well…

Yang Mi then asked: “Is there anyone suitable for me?”

Shen Liang shook his head: “…Forget it if you don’t want to play the mother.”

“I can play it!”

“Not really…” Shen Liang refused without thinking: “After all, you are still marketing the girlish feeling… Moreover, these crime films are basically shot in Thailand, and the actors can’t be too white…”

“I see you have used a lot of newcomers?”

Shen Liang nodded: “Wang Shengdi, Qiu Tian… Yang Haoyu, Zhu Yanmanzi, we will use them..."

Yang Mi suddenly realized: "Are you the boss of Shuidi?"

"Not really, I only invested 10%...it's mainly the actors themselves..."

"Guess whether I believe it or not?" Yang Mi rolled her eyes: "If it weren't for this relationship, these actors probably wouldn't even pass the preliminary selection of these movies!"

Shen Liang smiled: "You make sense..."

...

In fact, the resources provided by Shen Liang are all high-quality projects. Generally, high-quality projects first supply first-line stars...

But these projects will first select suitable actors from Shuidi Company.

"Karma", starring Jiang Wu, Huang Zhizhong, Yang Haoyu, Wu Zhenyu, and by the way, with Jiang Qiming, Shen Liang will also guest-star as the director of the police station...

"Karma" is a movie that is very suitable for boxing - his creative logic is that those who rape other people's wives and daughters will have their wives and daughters raped by others as a rule.

Then the boxer will definitely say: The plot of revenge by punishing innocent people is regarded as karma, and the behavior itself reflects the lack of moral logic and the deprivation of women's rights...

Indian movies are naturally patriarchal...

As for "Diamond Heist", it is "The Conjuring", which tells the story of a flight attendant and her boyfriend who have to steal a batch of diamonds to repay an old debt. Unexpectedly, the plane was hijacked and their plan went completely out of control...

Compared to "Karma", "Diamond Heist" has a single scene, less investment, and just builds a model airplane...

The heroine planned to use Qiu Tian, ​​and the male lead found Jiang Qiming - the script has obvious advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that there are many flips, but the disadvantage is that there are too many flips, which is a bit flipping for the sake of flipping.

The cost was also not high, more than 50 million, but Liang Jiahui and Wu Zhenyu were brought in to help...

Shen Liang will also guest star.

It is estimated that the box office is about 200 million, so I can make back the money...

A mid-budget movie needs someone to invest in it.

But when Yang Mi asked these questions, she actually wanted to find a project for herself.

Shen Liang shook his head: "Our company's projects are not suitable for you, and they are not even suitable for me~"

"Not for you?"

Shen Liang: "I actually want to act in an action movie..."

Liu Shishi interjected: "So, you are collaborating with Jackie Chan?"

"...That one is a costume war film," Shen Liang was surprised: "How did you know about this project?"

"It's spread throughout the industry..." Liu Shishi looked at Yang Mi: "Do you know?"

Yang Mi nodded: "I've also heard that Jackie Chan will play a supporting role for you!"

Shen Liang immediately retorted: "What do you mean by playing a supporting role for me...it's obviously a double male lead, and his role is very important, driving 80% of the early plot..."

Yang Mi ignored this and waved her hand: "How did you convince him?"

"The script is good..."

"Where did you get the script?"

Shen Liang was very calm: "... You can organize the filming yourself. Whatever project you like, you must act decisively... Zhao Liying has taken a liking to "Da Qiao Xiao Qiao" and then organizes the filming by herself. You can do it too!"

"Zhao Liying is trying to attack the best actress?"

"...I don't know, but I guess it's going to be quite difficult!"