"Oh, that's not right. I know that Director Zhang's movie did not cost more than 100 million, but it still cost tens of millions."

Director Chen Kai heard this and immediately recalled the details of the movie, and asked with some confusion.

Everyone else also nodded. This "Hawthorn Tree Love" is indeed a literary film, but it is definitely not a low-budget film.

"Well, Director Chen is right, but just listen to me first."

Qin Dong did not refute it. When the film was reported to the outside world, it was said that the cost would be as high as 70 million, but Qin Dong scoffed at this.

The leading actors are two students, and the supporting actors are all veteran actors.

What is a veteran actor? If you look at the Mainland, this person is familiar to the audience. The value of such a person in the Mainland is very low. This is the reality.

The cost of such a movie is said to be 70 million, and only after removing every zero, Qin Dong believes it.

"First of all, let's not talk about the cost of this movie. Let's just say that this is a literary film. The protagonist is a newcomer, a naked newcomer, a student. In other words, this literary film only has a director who is a big-name director."

"It conforms to the artistic film I just mentioned, with a director, screenwriter, and starring actors, and there are big names familiar to the audience."

"As for the cost, I can only say that it is up to the directors to reduce costs themselves."

Qin Dong looked at Master Zhang and said:

"If it were me, the total salary of these actors would not exceed two million, or even lower, and other crew expenses could also be reduced."

"In extreme circumstances, if I were to shoot this [Hawthorn Tree Love], I would only need no more than five million dollars to shoot it."

Everyone was dumbfounded, looked at Qin Dong, and then turned to look at Master Zhang.

After all, Master Zhang’s brand is indeed very big. The chief director of the Olympic Games a few years ago was known as the [National Master], and his status is indeed extraordinary.

Qin Dong's words seemed a bit of a slap in the face.

"Don't look at me like that, I'm not that narrow-minded."

Master Zhang touched his cheek and showed his trademark wry smile.

He understands what everyone's eyes mean.

"sharp."

Hong Dapao rubbed his teeth. This boy was really confident. Fortunately, he had given in just now.

If he gets into a fight, he probably doesn't know what Qin Dong will say to him. The key is that he is very confident and he may not be able to defeat the opponent's background.

"Okay, what Xiao Qin said does make sense to me."

Wu Tianming saw the cold scene and quickly came out to stand up for Qin Dong. He was Master Zhang's leader. At this time, he looked at Master Zhang and said:

"Xiao Zhang, Director Qin's words don't sound good."

"But in my opinion, your film [Hawthorn Tree Love], if I were to film it, with the same actors, it would really only cost a few million."

Wu Tianming can say things that others cannot say without fear of offending others.

"Mr. Wu is right in his criticism. I do pursue the picture a little too much. Many scenery are prepared a year or two in advance. Some of the grass, trees and flowers are planted in advance. The expenditure in this area is indeed very large.

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Master Zhang admitted his mistake with a wry smile.

Others don't dare to say it, but the person in front of me dares to say it. He can't be angry yet, he must take the initiative to admit his mistake.

Who said that the other party was his guide and mentor? He was very kind to him. When he debuted, he relied on the other party for support. Whether he was an actor or a director, Wu Tianming provided guidance for Master Zhang's debut.

A huge help.

"You are just pursuing the color of the picture too much."

Wu Tianming also knew what was wrong with Master Zhang.

This person may have a problem with his background, so his pursuit of pictures is really a morbid manifestation. As a result, his movies in recent years have been criticized a lot.

It is said that the plots of his movies are weak and they all rely on the pictures to make them worth paying for the tickets.

"It's an old habit, but it's hard to change."

Master Zhang said with a wry smile.

It’s not that he is unaware of the outside world’s criticism of him in recent years, but it’s hard to change.

Therefore, even if you make a traditional literary film a few years ago, the cost will still be high. Even if the actors are all unknown and the pay can be very small, the cost will still be tens of millions.

Although there is no 70 million reported to the outside world, the cost is still tens of millions. The money was not embezzled by him, but spent on the pictures. The beautiful scenery and peach blossoms in the movie were all brought by him from other places in advance.

Many of the old buildings that were transplanted were also built by him.

"Xiao Qin, this is a kind of thing, but it's not a regular one. After all, Xiao Zhang is so famous that he doesn't have to worry about funds at all. Even if he makes a literary film, it can cost tens of millions."

Wu Tianming didn't want Master Zhang to continue the topic, he had to give face to others, so he continued to ask Qin Dong:

"So are there any cultural films that cost millions of dollars and can make our people want to watch them in the cinema and get good box office?"

Although he didn't explain it clearly, Qin Dong also understood the meaning of Wu Tianming's words.

They are just directors of literary and artistic films. Not only are they the majority in the directing world, but they are also not very famous. It would be good if these people could attract millions of dollars, but don’t expect more.

"Yes, Director Qin, we and I often shoot commercials. It takes many years of preparation before we can raise enough funds to start a film crew."

"Hey, me too, I even went to film a TV series."

"I'm better than the two of you. A TV station has invited me to make a TV movie."

Many people complained. After all, most of us knew each other and knew the basics, so there was no need to hide it.

Although this is the Film Directors Association and the people here are all film directors, those are the ones who are famous, and most of them are not.

Some of these people usually shoot commercials, some make TV series, and some make TV movies for TV stations, which are the kind of movies that are played on the movie channels of TV stations and do not go to theaters, which are so-called TV movies.

Everything is life.

"If you want a small-budget film to do well at the box office, the script must be attractive."

Not to mention these people, Qin Dong could also guess what the reality of these people is like. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be just a few big directors in the country, and there wouldn’t be only a few domestic films every year for the audience to know:

"In fact, there are many examples of Xiaobo and Da."

"Take Hollywood as an example. Around the turn of the millennium, the DV movie [The Ghost Story] cost tens of thousands of dollars and made a box office of one to two hundred million dollars."

"There is also a Chinese-American director who made [Saw] for 1.2 million U.S. dollars, and the box office reached more than 100 million U.S. dollars. This movie went on to make multiple sequels. These are all real-life examples."

"The cost of 1.2 million U.S. dollars in Hollywood is actually a few hundred thousand yuan for us."

"After all, labor costs are high there, and the crew can operate up to eight hours a day, otherwise overtime costs will be very high."

Qin Dong said it well, but unfortunately some people immediately questioned it:

"That's not right, Director Qin, these are horror movies you are talking about. This is not an art film."

Qin Dong looked at the person who was speaking. He was about fifty years old and he didn't recognize him.

I just feel like I have a headache. These people are really stuck in a literary film and can't get out.

Since we have no money and can't raise funds, why do we have to make art films? No wonder there are so few local films in China. It's really a fucking reality.

He glanced at someone in the front row from the corner of his eye.

Since the topic started, this person has been sitting there silently without expressing an opinion.

Qin Dong knew this person, a great figure in literary and artistic films. He may not be well-known in China, but he is very famous in Europe. He has won many awards at major European film festivals. He is Jia Zhangke.
Chapter completed!