China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 291 A super-large production with an investment of 3 million yuan
Of course, Director Han and the big guys from the film company didn't come to pick up Li Yu just to chat with Li Yu.

They all come with a purpose.

"Dream Chasing Movie Circle" was such a hit at the box office that all the participants got cramps from counting the money.

Everyone is an insider and very well-informed.

Li Yu once came up with a script and planned to cooperate with Zhang Yingmou. This matter had already spread within the circle, including some media. They also reported this matter and caused some discussions.

The idea of ​​​​Dr. Han and the big guys is that this time there must be a big wave.

Especially Director Han.

Anyone who knows Director Han knows that he likes to create big productions, and the bigger the better.

Everyone came to the Legend Hotel in the core area of ​​Wangfujing.

This is a five-star hotel, very impressive.

During the dinner, Director Han took the initiative to steer the topic in the direction of "Man Jiang Hong" and said boldly: "Director Li, whether you and Director Zhang end up collaborating or not, I think we are going to do something big this time. The specifications are directed towards "Red Cliff". "The series is on par, what do you think?"

Wu Baige's "Red Cliff" series is terrible, especially when compared with Li Yu's "Guandu" series.

However, the investment scale of the "Red Cliff" series is still the ceiling for domestic movies.

The total investment is 6 million yuan, and the single investment is 3 million yuan. No one since has dared to say that, and no one has ever done it before. It is certain.

Director Han said that the specifications of "Man Jiang Hong" must be in line with "Red Cliff", so the investment will start at 3 million.

The expressions of Shen Teng and Liu Yifei, who had the chance to sneak into today's high-end dinner thanks to Li Yu, changed instantly.

This is a really big project worth hundreds of millions!

Actors' salaries have begun to increase in the past two years, but they are far from the level of later generations. For top actresses like Liu Yifei, 300 million is still an unreachable figure.

Li Yu himself was actually a little shocked.

At present, the film with the largest investment he has directed is "Guandu", with a total investment of about 1.5 million.

Director Han is going to give him a super double this time! Directly increased from 1.5 million to 3 million.

It was mainly the results of "Dream Chasing Movie Circle" that gave Han Dong confidence.

If the box office of "Dream Chasing Movie Circle" can exceed 6 million, it means that by the time "Man Jiang Hong" comes out, the market will be able to support a movie with a box office of 9 million.

If you calculate it this way, you will not lose money if you invest 3 million in a movie.

Some people would say that the box office of "Avatar" in the mainland reached an astonishing 13.6 billion, and the market has long been able to support a 10 billion movie.

In fact, "Avatar" is a special alternative and should be excluded from common sense.

"Avatar" was released for more than two months. This movie is the world's first 3D blockbuster. Many special effects technologies are innovative, and it has brought a strong sense of shock to global audiences.

"Man Jiang Hong" is a conventional movie and should be viewed with conventional views.

This is also the main reason why Li Yu wants to rope in Zhang Yingmou to work together.

As a national advisor, Zhang Yingmou's reputation can add a layer of buff to the movie as long as the quality of the movie is high enough.

Maybe it can break the rules and break the limits of the market like "Avatar", and it's not impossible to have a box office of more than 10 billion.

"Director Han, you are putting me under a lot of pressure! An investment of 3 million yuan means that we have to get 9 million yuan in box office to get back the money."

Li Yu said with a wry smile.

Director Han looked optimistic about Li Yu: "I believe in your talent. In short, this time it must be improved.

Before you come back, Mr. Huang, Mr. Liu and everyone else and I have discussed it and decided how much money each company will invest.

If you want to play, just play the big one once, and always play some small ones. One family only invests 18 million, and everyone is not happy enough. "

Mr. Huang from Bona, Mr. Liu from Fiber Optic and other big bosses all said that what Director Han said was right, and they would just deal with the big ones.

"..."

What else could Li Yu say?
They had a small meeting before picking him up, and they all agreed that the production should be organized into a big one.

Those who invested money have full confidence in Li Yu. If Li Yu refuses, he will easily look like his mother-in-law.

Li Yu had no choice but to take on this task with both pain and joy. An investment of 3 million yuan will definitely bring happiness and pain.

Having more money means that many places can be perfect, but having more money also means that there is a lot of pressure to return the capital.

After some small talk, everyone agreed that Li Yu's Hualiu Company would invest 5000 million, and then account for 30% of the investment share.

Li Yu's screenwriting fee + director's salary is already in the tens of millions.

This price is basically the ceiling in the Chinese film industry.

Zhang Yingmou's director's salary for directing "Hero" was 1000 million.

His current director's salary is not necessarily as high as Li Yu's, mainly because Li Yu's recent three movies have all been particularly successful.

There is also the fact that Li Yu's director's salary is more than Zhang Yingmou's screenwriting fee.

As a well-known gold medal screenwriter in the industry, Li Yu produces high-quality works, and his screenwriting fees are also sky-high.

In short, all the big guys present in the industry tacitly agreed that Li Yu was worth such a price.

The general direction of cooperation has been decided, and the details can be left to the dedicated personnel of the relevant departments of each company to handle.

Li Yu, Han Dong and other big guys just need to drink freely today.

After the dinner, Liu Yifei and Shen Teng followed Li Yu closely, like two little followers.

A super-large production with an investment of 3 million yuan, which is more than four times higher than that of "Dream Chasing Film Circle".

Just now at the dinner party, I heard the bosses from Director Han say that the box office of this movie is going to be 9 million or even 10 billion. It is impossible for the two of them not to be excited.

Li Yu almost has the absolute right to choose actors.

As long as Li Yu promises to give them a role, they can take off again, this time they will fly higher.

Li Yu didn't want to titillate people, so he was very direct: "Shen Teng, don't think about it.

You are a sketch actor, and the role of Charlotte left a deep impression on the audience.

The audience will want to laugh when they see your face. "Man Jiang Hong" is a very serious historical blockbuster, which is not very suitable for you. "

Li Yu positioned "Man Jiang Hong" as an imaginary history. In fact, 95% of the plot in the first part of this movie is a very serious historical drama, and the last 5% was changed just to make the audience happy.

Li Yu doesn't want to make some painful and hateful movies for the audience to spend money to go to the theater to suffer. People's daily lives are hard enough.

Of course, except for some movies with the main theme of great educational significance.

But those movies most likely have nothing to do with Li Yu, because he is afraid of a mythical beast that grows in the river.

Shen Teng was a little disappointed when he heard this, but then he thought about it, he was already extremely lucky to get the role of Charlotte, how could he dare to ask for more?

Thinking this way, he felt balanced inside.

"What about me? I should be able to play a role, right? A historical blockbuster with an investment of 3 million will definitely need some female characters to embellish it."

Liu Yifei blinked his phoenix eyes and looked at Li Yu expectantly.

"You really need some icing on the cake female characters. I can consider giving you one, but don't think about the female lead who has a lot of roles."

Li Yu's meaning has been very straightforward, and only the major supporting role is given to Liu Yifei.

After all, the female lead in this movie doesn't have many roles.

Liu Yifei was a little unconvinced and snorted coldly: "Who is the female lead? Why can't I be the female lead? Where am I missing?"

"Uh... Sissi, I don't want to offend you. The female lead is played by Jing·Huaguihua·Pingyijinren·Tian. Do you understand what I say?"

Li Yu spread his hands and said.

"..."

Liu Yifei lost his temper instantly.

Can't compare, this one really can't be compared.

(End of this chapter)