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Chapter 347 Investing in "Embroidered Spring Knife"

Looking at the stunned Lu Yang, Li Yu said half-jokingly: "What? Do you think the 6000 million investment is too little?"

Only then did Lu Yang, who was belatedly aware of it, react and said quickly: "No, how could it be less? It's more. I was shocked by the number you said, senior."

"6000 million is not a lot. I've read your script. It's a costume action martial arts film. If you want to make this kind of film look good, you can't do it without spending more money."

Li Yu insisted.

In the previous life, "Xiu Chun Dao" only had an investment of 3000 million, which was a bit stretched.

Due to lack of funds, the crew only filmed for 67 days and did not have time to polish many details.

In other words, as long as there is sufficient investment, the quality of the movie "Xiuchungdao" can be better.

Li Yu doubled the 3000 million to 6000 million, which should be about the same.

With Li Yu here, the movie "Xiu Chun Knife" will not lack exposure. In addition, by the time this movie is released, "The King of the Northern Dynasties" should also be finished.

Don't refuse. The most charming male protagonist in the entire movie is useless. Does the movie still have a future?

What if Li Yu asks him to recover his investment?
Isn’t it that the hope that we finally saw is about to be dashed again?

"As long as you work hard and shoot well, you won't lose your money. By the way, I've even chosen the male and female protagonists for you."

Li Yu made such a generous move, which made him feel a little embarrassed. He couldn't help but said: "Senior, have you thought about it, do you really want to invest 6000 million yards? If you lose money, I will never have the face to see you in this life." ”

Li Yu, shouldn't the male and female protagonists have to be artists signed by Hualiu Company?

Under such circumstances, "Xiu Chun Knife" can maintain its original quality, and Li Yu is confident in the film's results.

Li Yu said seriously.

Lu Yang was really worried that Li Yu would force someone on him.

As for the heroine, luckily, the female artists currently signed by Hualiu Company, Shi Shi and Yan Danchen, can play the role.

An enhanced version of "Xiu Chun Dao" with higher quality, the results are definitely worth looking forward to.

What's even more terrible is that Li Yu forced him to get someone, and he didn't know how to refuse the bad ones.

As for the male lead, Lu Yang felt that none of the male artists signed by Hualiu Company were suitable.

Tangyan, who has a studio affiliated with Hualiu Company, can also act.

Lu Yang was overjoyed and felt that senior Li Yu was really interesting.

The male and female actors of "The King of the Northern Dynasties" are paired up with Zhang Zhen and Shi Shi. This gimmick alone can bring huge popularity to the movie.

Lu Yang was in favor of using an artist signed by Hualiu Company as the heroine.

That's the royal guard with a wasp waist and mantis legs! In addition, his movie has very strong martial arts elements, so the male protagonist should be more masculine.

What's more, Li Yu's super double will definitely make the quality of the movie even higher than before.

Lu Yang's heart skipped a beat.

"Have you thought about all the actors?"

If he refuses, the 6000 million investment will all belong to Li Yu.

Lu Yang could only pray that the actor recommended by Li Yu would be reliable.

After Li Yu said the names of Zhang Zhen and Shi Shi, Lu Yang's mood changed from sadness to joy. He couldn't be too happy.

He found that his worries were completely unnecessary.

Li Yu actually thought of going together with him. Zhang Zhen was so suitable. Zhang Zhen was Shen Lian in his mind.

The heroine Shi Shi is also very suitable.

More importantly, Li Yu's just-finished movie "The King of the Northern Dynasties" stars Zhang Zhen and Shi Shi.

Zhang Zhen and Shi Shi are already very popular actors.

According to the law that Li Yu's works must be high-quality, after the premiere of "The King of the Northern Dynasties", Zhang Zhen and Shi Shi were not only red to purple, but probably red to black. The fact that these two male and female protagonists can star in a movie is a great addition to the movie.

If the release date of the movie can be arranged not long after the premiere of "The King of the Northern Dynasties", and the biggest wave of dividends can be reaped, it will definitely be very helpful to the performance of the movie.

"Senior, it would be great if Zhang Zhen and Liu Shishi could play the male and female protagonists. They are the best candidates for the male and female protagonists in my mind."

Lu Yang approved 100% of Li Yu's choice of actors.

Li Yu only discussed the general idea with Lu Yang, leaving Lu Yang to discuss the remaining details with the relevant personnel of Hualiu Company.

Li Yu’s move to promote alumni was also praised by Teacher Gao and school leaders.

They feel that Li Yu is much more reliable than Zhang Yingmou, a director from Beijing Film Academy.

Those people know that the people who use the drama are like the undercover people next door.

Less than three days after Li Yu returned to the capital, Chen Kaige contacted Li Yu.

"Director Li, I will wait until you finish filming "The King of the Northern Dynasties".

I plan to bring back the actors and reshoot certain parts.

I always felt that it was a bit too rushed and rough to shoot in one and a half months, and the audience would not like it. "

It can be heard that Chen Kaige is not very confident about "Gone Girl" which he shot in one and a half months.

"Gone Girl" was almost completed around May, and it has been almost three months now.

The first version of the edit is probably out.

"Director Chen, don't worry, let me see the finished product you edited first."

Before seeing the finished product, Li Yu was skeptical about Chen Kaige's words.

Li Yu feels that many domestic directors have a problem. They don't understand the needs of the audience at all.

Especially great directors like Chen Kaige, who have proven themselves long ago, only focus on self-expression and ignore the real audience.

For example, "The Promise", Chen Kaige himself thought it was very good, and he thought the audience would think the movie was very good as he did, but the audience didn't buy his opinion at all.

As a result, he broke through and said that no one would be able to understand his movies for how many years.

Another example is the original version of "In Name". The director believed that young audiences would not like to watch a group of old men having sex.

In order to attract more young audiences, the director added a plot line involving Huang Mao and his girlfriend.

The results of it? The audience really likes to watch a bunch of old men having sex, but the scenes involving Huang Mao and his girlfriend were skipped by young people.

"Okay, you can take a look at the current edited version at any time."

Chen Kaige agreed to Li Yu's request.

It would be good to ask Li Yu to come and take a look. He originally wanted to ask Li Yu to help with advice.

Li Yu understands the market and the audience, which is recognized by everyone in the industry.

It is for this reason that every work of Li Yu can be loved by the audience.

Maybe Li Yu can give him some valuable advice after watching the edited version.

When Li Yu and Shi Shi watched the first cut of "Gone Girl" together, did Shi Shi feel like he was being played by Chen Kaige?
What's wrong with the quality? It's obviously very good, right?
Li Yu thought everything was as he expected.

He can only say that this is very Chen Kaige.

Just as he thought, if Chen Kaige thought it was good, then the movie would probably be dumped on the market.

Chen Kaige has no confidence, so this one must be stable.

After reading the current edited version, Li Yu believes that the results may exceed his expectations.

(End of this chapter)