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Chapter 262 Zhang Yingmou: I think Director Li’s movie box office can exceed 4.5 billion

Bao Guoan: "As Zhou Tao and Jing Tian said, Director Li can afford this honor.

Director Li was really attentive when filming the "Guandu" series.

Director Li was very willing to spend money in order to capture shocking images.

For a movie with a total investment of 1.5 million, the remuneration of actors and actresses accounts for less than 15%, and the rest of the money is spent on production.

The hearty Wuchao offensive and defensive battle that everyone saw cost a total of 8000 million. "

It costs 8000 million to film a big battle.

No wonder the second half of the movie is so passionate and burning. It turns out that the effect is created by spending money.

Every frame is money.

Bao Guoan's words not only surprised the audience present, but also surprised many people in the industry.

Anyway, in my case, actors' remuneration must be controlled below 20% of the total production cost, and more than 80% of the money must be spent on production. "

Zhou Tao is a very professional host.

Therefore, there are many movies that claim to have an investment of hundreds of millions, and a large part of the money is spent on hiring superstars. The real money spent on production may not be as good as the second part of "Guandu" by Li Yu.

After observing the unexpected expressions of people in the audience, she made a decisive decision to explore this topic in depth.

Director Wu's decision allowed me to use a group of veteran actors with excellent professional skills and economical performance. "

Who can't tell that Li Yu is connoting Wu Baige?

An established Hong Kong superstar like Chow Yun-fat already earned tens of millions in salary in the 1990s.

"Director Li, so many actors and extras really only account for less than 15% of the investment?"

With such a high proportion of production costs, Li Yu's film really deserves to be successful.

He had previously made harsh words to ban the actors who participated in "Guandu".

You should only choose the right actors, not whoever is popular or who is famous.

Who in the circle of grievances between Li Yu and Wu Baige doesn't know about it?

The remuneration of international superstars like Cheng Long and Li Lianlian is even more terrifying, easily tens of millions, and the highest can reach 100 million.

There are many super large-scale productions in our industry with huge investment amounts.

But all the money has been spent on hiring superstars. I don’t think there is any need to be overly superstitious about superstars.

Many movies that claim to have an investment of 200 million or several hundred million usually invite many big-name movie stars and even international superstars to help out.

Li Yu smiled and said: "Thanks to our director Wu Baige and Wu Da.

Only works that are truly shot with care can impress the audience.

After the audience calmed down and the laughter gradually disappeared, Li Yu stopped joking and said seriously: "Only by spending more money on production can we produce good works. This is what I have always believed and what I have been doing." thing.

The remuneration for the actors and actresses in the second part of "Guandu" actually only accounted for less than 15% of the total investment, and the remaining 85% was spent on production.

Zhou Tao laughed, and everyone in the audience laughed.

Li Yu's words have profound meaning.

After the first part of "Guandu" was released, even Chinese international superstars like Cheng Long wanted to collaborate with Li Yu.

Now that the second part of "Guandu" is here, more and more superstars will come to cooperate with Li Yu in the future.

Li Yu is not averse to working with big-name superstars, but he refuses high pay.

What he just said was to share his philosophy with everyone, and also to tell the big-name stars in the country that if they are not willing to reduce their salary, they should not come to him, so as not to waste both parties' time.

Zhang Yingmou's favorability towards Li Yu in the audience has increased a bit.

It was so well said that it reached his heart.

We only choose the right actors, not who is popular.

His "3 Guns" crashed both at the box office and critically.

He believes that in addition to the poor script, another very important factor is the selection of actors. After Zhang Weiping tasted the sweetness of "Golden Armor", he made the decision to invite Xiao Shen Yang.

In addition, the King of Sketch said that as long as Zhang Weiping is willing to use Xiao Shen Yang, he can make a guest appearance in this movie.

Xiao Shen Yang, who became famous overnight in the Spring Festival Gala, and the king of sketches, Zhang Weiping believes that "Three Guns" will definitely replicate the success of "The Golden Armor" in the commercial field.

No matter how much Zhang Yingmou objected, Zhang Weiping insisted on letting Xiao Shen Yang star in the film.

In the end, the reputation of "Three Guns" was sparse, and the box office could not even catch up with "The Golden Jacket" a few years ago. Zhang Weiping's idea fell through.

Zhang Yingmou believes that if he had listened to him and chosen the right actors, the reputation and box office of "Three Guns" would never be the half-dead state it is now.

The seeds of conflict have been planted in Zhang Yingmou's heart.

It was inevitable that he and Zhang Weiping would break up.

Li Yu's words just now made Zhang Yingmou feel the same and firmly believe that he was right, which deepened Zhang Yingmou's dissatisfaction with Zhang Weiping.

Li Yu on the stage should not have thought that he was just answering the questions raised by Zhou Tao, and actually accelerated the break between Zhang Yingmou and Zhang Weiping.

Zhou Tao praised: "I hope Director Li can continue to insist on giving priority to quality and insist on spending most of his money on production.

If Director Li can persevere, I believe it will be a blessing not only to Chinese movie fans, but also to Chinese movies. "

Zhou Tao's words can be described as extremely high praise.

"Director Bi, you have to work hard. You and Director Li are both great talents at Beijing Film Academy.

Do you think Director Li is so successful now? If he makes a few more successful movies like "Guandu", even Xiaogang will have to bow his head in front of him. "

Mr. Xiao Wang said to Director Bi.

Director Bi did not answer Mr. Wang.

He silently looked at the proud Li Yu on the stage and felt envious.

As a director, he sincerely hopes that "Dream Showbiz" will make him famous and become a great director like Li Yu.

Director Han, who was sitting not far away, looked at Li Yu on the stage with admiration in his eyes.

With the second part of "Guandu" written by Li Yu, their year-end report will be much easier to write today.

However, he doesn't know what the box office performance of the second part of "Guandu" will be in the end, and he doesn't dare to make a conclusion.

At this time, Zhou Tao on the stage changed the topic, suddenly looked at Zhang Yingmou in the audience, and asked Director Han and everyone curious questions.

"There are many big names coming to the premiere of Director Li's "Guandu" today.

There are not many people who are truly qualified to comment on Director Li's "Guandu" and can convince everyone. Zhang Yingmou and Director Zhang are definitely one of them.

As today's host, I am also a viewer of "Guandu".

After watching this movie, I couldn't calm down for a long time because this movie is really great.

I wonder what Director Zhang thinks of Director Li’s film? "

After Zhou Tao asked the question, the staff on site gave the microphone to Zhang Yingmou.

At this moment, everyone discovered that Zhang Yingmou, the number one director in the country and known as the national teacher, actually came to attend Li Yu's movie premiere.

Everyone's unexpected reaction was normal. Before today, Li Yu himself didn't know that Zhang Yingmou would come, let alone these people.

Zhang Yingmou took the microphone from the staff, first tested whether the microphone could work normally, and then expressed his evaluation of the second part of "Guandu".

“This is a masterpiece, visually stunning and directed by a masterclass.

Apart from that, the script, actors, framing, and lines are all impeccable.

I think this movie deserves the reputation of being the best historical war movie.

In addition, this movie is very commercial. I think the box office will not be less than 450 million. "

What everyone didn't expect was that Zhang Yingmou not only gave a very high evaluation of Li Yu's movie, but also made a box office prediction for the movie.

And the numbers he predicted were a bit astonishing.

(End of this chapter)