Chapter 821 The Pyramid of the Vampire Pharaoh(1/2)
Time flies by like light through the seams of hands.
"Egypt?"
"Do I have to go there to shoot?"
Warner Headquarters.
meeting room.
The cast and crew gather together.
"Yeah, but there could be other deserts instead."
"Qin, you know, we at Warner respect you very much, and everything will be done according to your wishes."
In the huge conference room, Barry Meyer and Qin Dong were smoking cigars, laughing and chatting.
In front of them, the coffee was steaming.
Everyone else in the room was sitting quietly.
The others are all actors in the crew.
For the last time, Qin Dong needs to confirm again. This is Qin Dong's right as the director.
Warner, on the other hand, has no way to refute it. Super directors these days all have this kind of power.
The difference is who can get all the power and who can only get part of it.
"hehe"
"So, Egypt gives a lot of subsidies?"
Qin Dong smoked a cigar, thought for a while, and asked.
Movie subsidies are not the subsidies Warner gives to crew members.
It's the filming location and the subsidies given to the crew.
For example, if you go to other countries for filming, the local city government, or that country, will subsidize the foreign crew how much.
Every place, every city, every country has different policies.
Why do these cities and countries provide subsidies to foreign film crews?
Isn’t it just to show the appearance of your city and country in the eyes of people all over the world?
This is a different kind of propaganda.
The premise is that the films of this crew will be released in cinemas in the future.
The larger the scale and the more countries it is screened, the greater the relative subsidies.
"hehe"
"Worldwide release, 10% of the cost."
Barry smiled and whispered a word.
It's better not to let the actors sitting down hear these things.
Although everyone in this industry is aware of the subsidy policy, there is no need to openly publicize the specific amount.
"That's it"
Qin Dong didn't express his position after hearing this, and muttered:
"Is it safe over there?"
Regarding Egypt, Qin Dong heard about it, saw it in movies and TV, and learned a little about it.
But I have never been there, so I really don’t understand the specific human geography and social customs.
Most of what we can understand is from movies.
It's famous and many people know about it.
Cleopatra, Pharaoh, these movies are very common.
However, I have only understood this step, and the others are still unfamiliar.
"Um?"
"This is it"
"It should be safe. I haven't been there either."
"But we are a crew, a Hollywood crew. When we go there, we will receive great welcome and various benefits."
"The government over there will provide high-quality services to the crew, including security."
Barry Meyer paused while holding his cigar in his mouth. After thinking for a while, he chose to tell the truth instead of saying anything.
If there are other people, he can fool them at will.
But facing Qin Dong, Barry was very honest and did not dare to fool him casually.
There are dozens of bodyguards following people when they go out. If this is just fooling around and something goes wrong, Barry can't bear such a heavy burden.
"That's true."
Hearing this, Qin Dong nodded in agreement.
Some institutions are much the same.
It’s great for foreign monks to recite sutras.
Qin Dong knew and understood this point, and of course there was no need to ask anymore at this moment.
"Okay, let's go to Egypt and have a look."
"I haven't traveled there yet."
“Let’s take a look at the pyramids, Pharaoh’s temple and other attractions.”
"I think this journey will be interesting."
Barry echoed.
Egypt may not be considered backward, but some of its attractions were built a long time ago.
Really worth seeing.
"Do you think these actors are okay?"
After the two chatted casually, Barry asked seriously.
As long as Qin Dong nods and confirms, the crew can start filming at any time.
"So far, I'm quite satisfied."
"It would be OK if their acting skills didn't make me hate them so much."
Qin Dong just glanced at it a few times and nodded in agreement.
Although there are many of these actors, Qin Dong saw them in person for the first time today.
But when making the selection, Warner kept contacting Qin Dong on his computer and mobile phone, and he needed Qin Dong's nod before these people could finally be selected.
Especially after Warner and DC selected several rounds of actors, they selected several actors for each role and let Qin Dong finally choose one.
Everything, the final final decision, still remains in Qin's hand.
"Everyone introduce themselves."
Upon hearing this, Barry tapped the table gently and gave the order.
Facing Qin Dong, Barry kept smiling.
Facing these actors, Barry couldn't help but smile. He kept a straight face, showing the majesty of a giant CEO in the entertainment industry like Warner Bros.
"Director Qin, I am Dwayne Johnson. I am very happy to be filming under Director Qin again. This made me so excited that I couldn't sleep for a few days."
The first one, also the big guy closest to the main seat in the conference room, introduced himself with a smile.
"Dawn, you don't need any introduction."
Qin Dong waved his hand casually to stop this big but eloquent guy from continuing to talk.
Johnson, despite being over 190cm tall, has exaggerated muscles and looks scary.
In fact, this person is very eloquent, has a very familiar personality, can joke very well, and is good at communicating with others.
Qin Dong had worked with this person once, and he could clearly see that in just a few days, Dwayne Johnson had become familiar with everyone on the crew, including the actors and behind-the-scenes staff.
She is simply the male version of a social butterfly.
As the saying goes, people cannot be judged by appearance, and sea water cannot be measured by measure.
A person who can rise in the later period will naturally have his own special features, or in other words, better strengths.
There are so many actors in the industry, but Dwayne Johnson is actually not outstanding in terms of appearance, body shape, acting skills, etc.
He has a fierce appearance. Normally, such a person cannot be a leading actor in a movie.
To be continued...