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Chapter 280 Ultra-Low Investment Costs
On October 10th, "Painted Skin" was still harvesting box office at a rate of 20 million per day, and it has maintained a very stable situation after the holiday, and there was no big dive because of the news of Tang An's new film.

And all kinds of news about "Chinese Partner" are also constantly appearing in the news.

All kinds of inside stories and revelations are true.

On the crew side, the location team and the people sent by Chen Guofu traveled all over the industrial cities in the north, and they all came back today.

In Tang An's office, Chen Guofu came in with a large stack of photos.

"Mr. Chen, I'm sorry to trouble you during this time."

Tang An got up and told him to sit down, and asked the secretary to make two cups of tea and come in.

"Good tea, the authentic Guanyin King, I didn't expect Mr. Tang to like this."

Chen Guofu took a sip and praised.

Tang An waved his hands and said with a smile, "Even if I drink it to relieve fatigue, I can't tell the difference between good and bad. At most, I can tell the difference between black tea and green tea. They are all given by friends."

"Now the frozen top oolongs on Baodao should start picking. Next month, I will ask someone to bring some over for Mr. Tang to try."

After chatting for a while, we got down to business.

Chen Guofu took out some photos and some drawings from his briefcase.

"I probably selected some places for the location of the crew, as well as the concept map drawn by the artist based on the script. Mr. Tang will take a look and look for anything inappropriate."

"Thank you, Mr. Chen."

When Tang An arrived, he thanked him and took the photo to look at it.

As soon as he saw it, Tang An knew that this building definitely did not belong to this era, and the breath of the 90s and [-]s came over his face.

Tall brick buildings, heavy machinery, iron-frame floor-to-ceiling windows, mottled log tables and chairs
Everything is so suitable for the ideal place in my heart.

Chen Guofu also explained the location and characteristics of each photo.

"The location team of the university campus visited many schools, including some abandoned campuses. In the end, I still think that Hebei University of Technology meets the requirements best."

"This school has been established for more than 100 years. The appearance of the building has the atmosphere of the 90s, and it is large enough, covering more than 4000 acres."

"More importantly, this is a 211 university. The atmosphere inside is very good. I've already discussed with the school. When the time comes, I can ask the school's students to perform as guest performers. They are all students from key universities, and their temperament is in line with it."

"President Chen is very thoughtful."

There is nothing better than a real performance. If this school is changed to another pheasant school, the mental outlook of the students will be different.

Walking posture, pace, expressions of joking with classmates, etc. These details are very important.

What Tang An wants to show the audience is the positive and uplifting Peking University students in the 80s. It is the highest university in Huaguo, where there is the best learning atmosphere and the most energetic students.

Even a timid, cowardly, and inferior person like Cheng Dongqing can gradually build up his confidence in that environment, and his mental outlook is completely renewed.

It would not be an exaggeration to describe them as the pride of heaven.

"The University Auditorium is located in the Second Cultural Palace of Tianjing City. It is the largest comprehensive garden worker cultural palace in Tianjing in Hedong District."

"In the early classroom of New Dream, the abandoned factory building is also in Hedong District. It is the original No. [-] National Cotton Factory. It is ventilated from all sides, the windows are gone, and the walls are also very dilapidated."

"There is also that KFC. In Gaobei City in northern Hebei, there are two KFCs in that city. The one in the old city is chosen, and the nearby buildings are also old."

"The gymnasium where I gave the speech is in Tianjing Gymnasium, but it is a little far away from the Hedong District."

"There are also New York's Fifth Avenue, Times Square, and Columbia University where Meng Xiaojun works."

Chen Guofu explained each location one by one.

"They are all concentrated in the two cities of Hebei and Tianjing, not far from each other. Mr. Chen really bothered!"

There is a professional production department, and a professional producer can do a good job in logistics and preparations, at least half of the work of the director can be saved.

The locations are all concentrated, so you don't need to run around, which can save a lot of travel expenses and staff wages.

Chen Guofu smiled and said, "Isn't that what I did? In fact, except for KFC, other places are in Tianjing City."

"Hebei University of Technology is not located in northern Hebei, but in Tianjing City. It has two campuses. The one in the photo is at Hongqiao Campus, which is next door to Hedong District."

"And there is only one city between Gaobei City and Tianjing, no matter how far it is."

What a good producer, there are no three more professional producers and supervisors than Chen Guofu in the whole country.

Moreover, he is an excellent director who has enough understanding of movies to know what is the most suitable movie.

Tang An was also very satisfied with the subsequent set concept drawings. Ye Jintian is a top art director, so don't worry about this aspect, just ask to conform to the characteristics of the times as much as possible.

At noon, I invited Chen Guofu to have a meal to express my heart.

The next day, Tang An brought Xu Manyun to Huayi to talk about investment.

The cost of this drama is not high, and the preliminary calculation of the production cost is even less than 3000 million.

The combined remuneration of the three leading actors is 900 million, and Lu Yi is less.Like Wang Xiaoming, Deng Chao took care of Wang Xiaoming. This is what Wang Zhongjun told Tang An in private, to be more balanced.

The heroine Du Juan also talked about it, 50.

For a few minutes of acting, 50 yuan is quite a lot, and these days, the modeling circle, TV circle, and singing industry are all crowded into the movie circle, even if it is 20 yuan, she will not refuse.

It would be great if the talks go smoothly. Du Juan can be said to be the only important role besides the three male protagonists.

There are three male protagonists in this movie. For the sake of rhythm and narrative structure, it is doomed not to create more supporting roles.

If you think about it carefully, in the whole play, apart from these four characters, no character has more roles.

Even Du Juan's lines are pitifully few, only a few lines.

There are no lines, but it is more in line with the character characteristics of the character.

The women of the three male protagonists have few appearances and few lines, otherwise it is easy to turn into a bloody romance film if they are not well controlled.

Three couples fall in love, get acquainted, get to know each other, fall in love, and break up. This half of the space is over. Then talk about entrepreneurship and brotherhood, which can only be weakened.

Although Du Juan's facial features do not conform to the aesthetics of Chinese people, there is one thing that others cannot compare with.

It's hard to forget after just a second glance. There are not many actresses in the entertainment industry who can do this.

Cool, amazing, unforgettable, that's enough.

Also a standard ex-girlfriend trait.

"Partner in China", "Lost in Hong Kong", "The Ferryman", "New York and New York", "Passing Through Your World", he has appeared in 7 movies, and 5 of them are "ex-girlfriends".

It's not unreasonable for the ex-girlfriend to be a professional householder.

In addition, the publicity cost is expected to be 2000 million. Next summer, there should be no blind guy who dares to confront Tang An. After all, even "Red Cliff" lost.

The cost of 5000 million is a bit higher than "Terror Cruise", and it is the lowest investment of Tang An's few films in recent years.

The lower the investment, the greater the final profit, but the overseas copyright may not be sold anymore, which is a bit regrettable.

Moreover, with such a low investment, director Tang An's share in exchange for film remuneration is bound to increase significantly.

After all, with his current achievements, a salary of 2000 million yuan is not too much.

When when Cheng Long and Li Lianjie have a super appeal overseas, 1 million is not a problem.

(End of this chapter)