During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 162 Unexpected Harvest and Coming Storm

"Hey, the actors are taking a rest, and everyone else is clearing the place to prepare for the night show."

Wei Jin shouted with a loudspeaker, props, venue staff and other staff began to get busy, while the extras happily collected their money and left.

What we filmed today was the second large-scale magic show, the one for the insurance company, which used a lot of extras.

A small group of 200 people can make tens of thousands of dollars in one day.

It has to be said that a large part of the cost of filming this movie was the cost of extras. There are many big scenes in the movie. Wei Jin estimated that the cost of extras alone would be several million US dollars.

Compared with China, extra actors in Hollywood are really expensive, and they only accept 8 hours of work. The excess time must be paid overtime, and the overtime pay is often several times the extra actor's salary.

It's not like Wei Jin had lost his mind. He would rather shoot for one more day than spend this unjust money.

Therefore, there are many film crews in Hollywood who cannot afford the cost of extras and would rather spend money on puppets for special effects and post-rendering. Comparatively speaking, this is actually cheaper, which is also a great anecdote.

There's nothing you can do about it. The lowest-level Hollywood extras earn 30-50 US dollars a day, and the daily salary for higher-end actors is more than 100 US dollars, and some scenes require special actors, which can cost hundreds or thousands of dollars a day.

Considering that as the number of people increases and various arrangements are made for filming, one scene will take at least several days. In a real sense, the money is flowing like water. Don’t blame the producers for being willing to use puppets for special effects.

Comparatively speaking, domestic group performances are really too cheap, so it’s no wonder they are perfunctory. For dozens of dollars a day, is it possible that they still have to sacrifice their lives for you?
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After finishing the day's shooting, Wei Jin and Jing Tian had a lingering relationship. They were about to take a rest when a phone call from Xiangjiang suddenly woke him up.

"You mean, Chen Desheng wants to attract investment?"

Wei Jin knew about Chen Desheng. He used to be Cheng Long's assistant, but later he resigned because he wanted to be a director. This made the eldest brother a little unhappy. It was the first time that his boss had been fired.

Later, this person actually became a director, and he made the movie "The Secret Agent" that caused Jiahe to lose money. He also hired Cheng Long to star, which can be regarded as a great talent.

However, no projects have been completed in these years. Xiangjiang people are superstitious and feel that this person is a bit behind.

These things were revealed when Boss Zou chatted with Wei Jin and talked about the development history of Jiahe. Wei Jin had really heard a lot of old stories and real gossip over the years he had been in the industry.

"Yes, Mr. Wei, his script is okay, but the project funding requirements are a bit large, and I can't make the decision."

Shi Nansheng on the other end of the phone also gave his own evaluation. If this film is made, it will probably cost over 100 million yuan, which is indeed very risky.

"What's the name of the script?"

""October Victoria City""

"Huh? If it's convenient now, please send me the script."
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Half an hour later, Wei Jin looked at the script in the email. It was really called "October Weichen".

But it doesn't matter, Wei Jin already knows the content of the script. It is indeed the "October Siege" in the previous life. Yes, it is the one starring Brother Chun.

Shi Nansheng also directly informed Wei Jin of the specific situation via email.

Chen Desheng has been polishing this script for seven or eight years. He has revised countless drafts. There were already investors and the crew had already started preparations. Unfortunately, the investor died unexpectedly and all the funds were returned. The project was shelved indefinitely. Chen Kexin offered to help think of a solution, but nothing has been done yet.

This time Chen Desheng also saw that Jiahe had a new owner. It was said that he was very powerful in the mainland, so he came to try his luck.

After reading Shi Nansheng's introduction, Wei Jin also began to think in his mind.

After Wei Jin took over Jiahe, the company's stock price rebounded to a certain extent. This can be regarded as the favor given by investors to him as an Oscar director, but overall it is still very sluggish.

But after the acquisition, it was impossible to keep doing things like this, but Wei Jin had already planned in his heart and had three options to choose from.

First, lay out theater chains in the mainland and Nanyang, and shift Golden Harvest from a production company to theater development. The advantage of this is that it is steady and steady, but the disadvantage is that the development is too slow. This is what Chengtian did in the previous life. Second, sell the remake rights. You must know that there are many classic movies in Jiahe's film library, although many of the movies at that time copied the North American style and did not have much adaptation value.

But there are still some that are suitable for the taste of North American audiences. Summit Entertainment can purchase the copyright of Golden Harvest and make it into a foreign language film. Once the box office is successful, Xiangjiang can write some small articles, which will be another wave of good news.

In fact, Wei Jin has identified several films suitable for adaptation in North America, such as bloody and violent films such as "The King of Power" and "Naked Lamb", but it still needs to be considered in the long term.

Thirdly, to shoot a hit movie, Wei Jin originally planned to make a series, but for a while he had no idea what to make, so he simply asked Shi Nansheng to look for scripts in Xiangjiang.

You must know that the film and television practitioners in Xiangjiang have been having a hard time in recent years. Many of them can't even work. However, there are many film talents in Xiangjiang, and there are countless screenwriters. Wei Jin believes that he can always find a hidden gem in the ocean, and he will hit it this time. Did you come to the door?

"October Siege" was a movie that I watched in my previous life during the Wei and Jin Dynasties. The original film was released in 09 and had a box office of nearly 3 million. It is considered a good project.

But according to Chen Desheng, the investment needs to exceed 100 million, which is a bit exaggerated. Judging from the script alone, it doesn't cost that much.

But thinking about the relationship between Chen Desheng and Chen Kexin, Wei Jin knew a little bit clearly that Chen Kexin had a criminal record.

After thinking for a while, Wei Jin took out his phone and called Shi Nansheng:

"Mr. Shi, the project is ready for investment. Let him polish the script again. Let's start filming early next year. We will send a supervisor to do a good job of budgeting and supervision, and the cost will be reduced to less than 80 million."

"Okay, Wei Sheng."
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"Hey guys, what's going on?"

As soon as he arrived at the set today, Wei Jin noticed that several actors seemed to be in a state of confusion, and couldn't help but ask.

"Oh, Wei, forget it, damn stockbroker, all my salary for this year is in vain."

Captain America slapped his head in annoyance, and the others had similar expressions.

Seeing this, Wei Jin already knew in his heart that these people probably lost a lot in the stock market.

Since mid-October, the North American stock market has experienced a sharp decline. For several consecutive trading days, the market has fallen by more than 10%.

"If possible, I suggest you take action as soon as possible. The subsequent market is not optimistic."

Wei Jin gave suggestions, and whether they listened to them or not was their business.

Wei Jin knew that it was only the beginning. In the next ten months, North American stock investors would live in dire straits. This wave of bear market would directly smash through the North American market, from a maximum of more than 14000 points. It fell to more than 6000 points, which was called an avalanche.

This wave of Wei and Jin did not pursue the highest point. The North American side had already taken action one after another before July, and the domestic side had also gradually taken action before going abroad, so it was considered a clean run.

Moreover, Wei Jin has already found a new investment direction for the money in the account.

"Hey guys, cheer up, I can guarantee you guys will make more money when this movie comes out."

For the smooth filming of the movie, Wei Jin could only cheer up a few actors, but this was not considered cheating.

"Really, Wei?"

"Of course, you have to have confidence in my movie."

Wei Jin said this with great confidence. "The Invisible Guest" has been officially released, with a box office of US$1.42 million in North America and a box office of US$2.65 million globally.

Wei Jin believes that waiting for the domestic release in November will bring a wave of box office. This is simply a classic of Xiaobo. You must know that the cost of the movie is only 11 million, and Wei Jin received a salary of 2500 million and a 500% box office share for this movie. , he is already worth this price now.

Although purely in terms of revenue, this movie is not as good as the previous horror film series, it undoubtedly proves Wei Jin's strength and that he is not just a horror film director.

Sure enough, I saw that several actors had begun to cheer up, as if they had seen their net worth skyrocketing after the box office success of "Now You See Me".

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