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Chapter 686 Cost of Lost in Hong Kong Fan Movie
Ever since Ning Hao's "Lost in Thailand" was completed, Xu Zheng has been studying the script of "Lost in Hong Kong".

Unlike the original time and space, the copyright of this series of films has always been firmly in the hands of Xingchen Film and Television Company, so Xu Zheng, as the director and leading actor, is only responsible for filming and acting. Of course, he also has the right to make suggestions on the selection of roles, but the final decision-making power is not in his hands.

Therefore, this "Lost in Hong Kong" that is about to be launched will still be like the second "Lost in Thailand", bringing together the three musketeers Xu Zheng, Wang Baoqiang and Huang Bo.

Xingchen Film and Television Company, General Manager's Office.

Song Ge was reviewing various documents as usual. When he put down the pen and rubbed his forehead, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

The office door was pushed open from the outside, with Zhong Lifang in the lead, followed by Xu Zheng and two heads of the finance department.

"Mr. Song, Director Xu is here."

Zhong Lifang was wearing a professional suit and had her hair slightly curly, looking extremely capable.

"Well, okay, everyone, take a seat." Song Ge turned his head to look at a few people, signed his name on the last document, and then stood up and walked to the sofa area.

"Mr. Song." Seeing Song Ge stand up and come over, Xu Zheng raised his butt slightly, and then sat back on the sofa at the other party's signal. His posture was good and his back was very straight.

Although Xu Zheng has achieved some success now, he still can't help but feel nervous when facing the big guys in the circle. But in his heart he always thinks about becoming a big guy one day.

On the way here, Xu Zheng had already thought it through. After filming "Lost in Hong Kong", he would either buy the subsequent copyrights of the "Lost in Hong Kong" series and develop it himself, or invest in his own movies to achieve independence.

Unfortunately, Song Ge didn't know what he was thinking. Seeing that the other party was still respectful, the corners of his mouth rose slightly. After taking a sip of tea, he pointed directly at the document that Zhong Lifang had placed on the table and said, "I've looked at the shooting plan and cost. There are basically no major problems. Director Xu, do you have anything to add?"

Hearing this, Xu Zheng organized his thoughts in his mind and said, "Boss Song, I plan to start in November. The shooting time is expected to be about three months. I will submit the script for review in the next two days. Once it is approved, I will immediately start the preliminary preparations and casting..."

Xu Zheng was talking, Song Ge was listening, and Zhong Lifang kept the other party's series of plans firmly in her mind. Zhong Lifang was the producer of this movie. Chen Guofu had been too busy recently, and he was the nominal producer of several films of the company, so he was a little overwhelmed.

Wang Chen and Jiang Xueruo are in charge of TV dramas, especially Wang Chen. His drama "Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Cave of Dragon Ridge" broke the record in ratings, and the other party is negotiating with several local satellite TV stations for the second and third rounds of broadcasting rights.

Jiang Xueruo joined the crew of "Jade Knife" and completed her goal in Zhou Yi and filmed seven kinds of weapons.

As for Song Ge, he is usually not responsible for any specific business, so this important task naturally falls on Zhong Lifang.

As a new employee of the company, Zhong Lifang also wanted to rely on "Lost in Hong Kong" to stabilize her position in the company.

Before joining Xingchen Film and Television, Zhong Lifang thought that it was just a larger version of Pony. But after joining, Zhong Lifang realized that the reason why Xingchen Film and Television could become so big was that it indeed had its unique features.

The strict regulatory mechanism, sufficient film and television production staff, a large number of special effects engineers, and the assembly line-like production model all made Zhong Lifang feel the power of Xingchen Film and Television.

Just looking at the fact that more than a dozen films and TV series were launched and filmed at the same time this year, and the quality of the films and TV series can be guaranteed, Zhong Lifang knows that this is something that Xiaoma Pentium, or any other domestic company, cannot compare to.

"It starts in November and ends in three months." Song Ge silently calculated the time in his mind. A few days ago, he had planned to participate in the competition for the share of "The Mermaid", but when Gu Wei's two blockbuster plans came out, it disrupted some of his plans.

As for what could make Gu Wei a blockbuster, Song Ge could guess the scale without asking. The investment in the two films would definitely not be less than 2 billion, and with the corresponding shooting team and special effects team, it is estimated that it would take up most of the company's strength and resources.

Therefore, Song Ge subconsciously planned to gather some personnel and equipment to prepare for his boss's plan.

After hearing Xu Zheng mention the time and the approximate start date, Song Ge nodded involuntarily.

Xu Zheng on the opposite side saw Song Ge think for a while and then nodded, and he subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, but he became more determined to go it alone.

Seeing that Song Ge had no objection, Xu Zheng continued, "The cost is estimated to be around 60 million, most of which will be the actors' salaries, and the filming location will be in Hong Kong Island..."

"Sixty million?" You have to know that the first two films in the "囧" series were all made within 30 million, but now the cost of this film has doubled.

Song Ge glanced at Zhong Lifang and saw her nod slightly. Considering the current skyrocketing cost of domestic entertainment pay, he didn't say much.

Half an hour later, when Xu Zheng walked out of the office, an elusive expression appeared on his face.

As soon as I walked to the elevator, I ran into Wuershan.

"Director Xu?"

"Director Wu, what about you?"

“Painted Skin 3 has just finished filming and is now entering post-production.”

Looking at the cheerful Wu Ershan, Xu Zheng suddenly had an idea, "Director Wu, are you free? Let's chat together."

Wuershan also keenly caught the slight strangeness in Xu Zheng's expression, found an excuse, and the two left one after another.

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the other side.

Light, chairman's office.

Wang Changtian was communicating with Alec Su. Both parties were optimistic about the pre-teen market and had many common topics.

The box office success of "My Dear Guest" and "Swallowed Star" has made Guangguang one of the most popular film and television companies in China.

No matter where, when a movie makes money, the first thing investors think of is to make a work of the same type or a sequel to the same series.

"Swallowed Star" was produced by Xingchen Films, so the light could not be mixed in. Wang Changtian naturally aimed at youth-themed movies, but "My Deskmate" did not have a sequel script, and forcing a second part would probably backfire.

So, this film "Left Ear" appeared.

Speaking of Left Ear, it also benefited from the young director program that Guangguang has been implementing. When it comes to the reserve of directors among the major film and television companies in the industry, Guangguang is undoubtedly ranked last, so since 00, Guangguang has been committed to training its own directors and investing in newcomers.

To be honest, even Gu Wei was discovered by Guangguang. After all, if there was no investment from Guangguang, it might have taken several years for the TV series "Tuya's Wedding" to become popular.

This is also the topic that Wang Changtian often talks about. People in the industry also understand that the reason why Xingchen Film and Television has continued to cooperate with Guangguang is precisely because of this reason.

So even if some of the older generation dislike Gu Wei, there are also many people who support him. After all, it is easy to say "be grateful and repay kindness", but how many people can do it?

"Left Ear" is a script written by Rao Xueman. It was actually Su Youpeng who handed it to Guangxian, and then it went through layers of review before it came to Wang Changtian.

After taking a quick look, Wang Changtian keenly discovered that investing in this movie could make money, but as for the story content, it was just average.

"The script is good. What do you think about the investment and actors? Tell me." Changing his posture, Wang Changtian showed a smile that he thought was very friendly.

"Director Wang, the total investment is expected to be around 60 million, and we still need 40 million..."

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The same scene happened in various film and television companies in the industry, and a large number of youth-themed films were launched one after another.

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Some time ago, Gu Weigang posted a message on Weibo titled “Do you understand movies?”

I don’t know whether the Internet companies understand netizens, but they forwarded this sentence to Director Guo anyway.

On the 18th, the first day box office results of "Tiny Times 3" came out, and media reporters reported it as soon as possible.

"Directed by Guo Jingming and starring Yang Mi, Guo Caijie, Ke Zhendong and Guo Biting, the third film in the Tiny Times series, Tiny Times 3, grossed 9288 million yuan on its first day, far exceeding the first and second films' box office performance on the first day."

"Guo Jingming's fans boast that "Tiny Times 3" will make the total box office score of "Little Four"'s career as a director exceed 10 billion yuan! Far more than most professional directors in the film industry! No one is qualified to criticize Guo Jingming and "Little Times" "Little Times".

Many older filmmakers in the industry were dumbfounded as the single-day box office was over 90 million.

Not to mention the older generation, even many new generation directors, producers, and filmmakers can't understand this box office. Although it didn't break 100 million in a single day, this data still ranks among the domestic films released this year.

But this kind of movie can't escape the fate of fan movies, that is, the first day box office is the highest single-day box office.

Even though the whole internet was hyping it up, the theme song of "Tiny Times 3" was sung by the "popular superstar" Wu Sewing Machine.

The daily box office on the second day, Friday, was still more than 20 million less than the previous day, closing at less than 70 million.

What followed were a large number of negative reviews and various complaints.

...

In the evening, Gu Wei dragged his tired body back to the villa.

I had just finished taking a shower when Wang Changtian called.

"Devouring the Stars 2" has been planned to be launched this month. Compared to the first part, the second part tells the story of the Xueluo Continent. A big movie will be shot with this part alone, mainly because the description of this part in the novel is very attractive.

The second part is expected to invest 1.2 million yuan, of which Xingchen Film and Television will invest 50 million yuan, accounting for % of the share, and will be responsible for the script, special effects, dubbing, and post-production editing.

Light Media and Wanda invested 25 million yuan each, accounting for % each. Light Media was responsible for publicity and promotion, while Wanda was in charge of scheduling the films.

The reason why the three companies invested the same amount and Star Films took up half of the share is naturally because "Devouring the Starry Sky 2" plans to enter North America and Europe.

"Swallowed Star 1" has grossed over million yuan at the domestic box office, but in recent months it has earned more than million yuan in the Southeast Asian region, with the island country contributing nearly million yuan.

"Director Gu, I heard from Song Ge that you don't plan to invest in Zhou Xingchi's movie. Do you have a new project in the second half of the year?"

After the two chatted for a while, Wang Changtian changed the subject and his meaning was self-evident.

From the moment he first came into contact with Wang Changtian, Gu Wei discovered that he was an extremely shrewd person. Just like this time when he gave up competing for the share of "The Mermaid", he was probably the first person in the circle to guess that Gu Wei would make a big move next.

"Well, it's time to get some action on "The Wandering Earth 2." Lying on the bed, Gu Wei was texting this to Liu Yifei while replying to Wang Changtian.

"Fuck, okay, let's get started." Wang Changtian, who had just arrived at the company, couldn't help but swear. Many employees in the office area turned their heads to look at him, wondering if their boss had another big project?

"Song Ge will call everyone to a meeting in the next two days and prepare the money."

"No problem. Although Guangguang has recently released several films with limited funding, there is no doubt that The Wandering Earth 2 will be a success. Even if you take out a loan shark to invest, you won't lose money. Haha."

"Haha." Gu Wei also smiled, wondering what the expressions of the partners would be when they heard that Guo Fan would direct the second film.

As for whether anyone would object? Gu Wei knew without guessing that there would be some, but he still said, either pay the money honestly or go away and play.

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(End of this chapter)