Seeing the staff packing up the props and the actors taking off their makeup, Shao Shuaijun clapped his hands and motioned for everyone to gather around. Hundreds of people crowded around him.
After sorting out his words, Shao Shuaijun spoke slowly: "Painted Skin is finished. After four months of hard work, I finally completed a big-investment drama. I am very nervous, excited, and sad because we are about to separate.
The crew has gone through some turmoil, but fortunately it has returned to the right track without being biased. At this point, I want to thank you for supporting the crew and not letting it collapse."
"At the same time, I also want to apologize to you. On the set, I sometimes have a bad temper and scold you very harshly. Please forgive me. I didn't mean it. I also have a lot of pressure to bear. You all work hard.
A good staff member and a good actor who is serious about his acting. I don’t want any of you to have any overnight feuds or anything like that. Let’s do this. If we haven’t separated yet, if any of you want to scold me, just do it.”
"Director, can you really scold me?" Zhao Wei was the first to ask.
Shao Shuaijun nodded, and the moment everyone opened their mouths, he added faintly: "I remember that when a movie is a hit at the box office, red envelopes are usually distributed, and the list seems to have to be reviewed by the director."
Forehead.
Countless gasping sounds.
The actors and actresses had smiles on their faces, and they all silently raised their middle fingers.
No one opened their mouths for a long time, and Shao Shuaijun laughed loudly: "It seems that everyone is very loving and understanding of tolerance and tolerance. So, pack your things and gather at the Hengdian Hotel!"
The news of the completion of "Painted Skin" caused a brief storm in the media, but it was quickly suppressed, because reporters discovered that the normal shooting of "Painted Skin" was just the beginning, and there was still a long post-production waiting. Eating at Hengdian Hotel
After a closing banquet, everyone in the crew parted ways, and everyone, familiar or unfamiliar, hugged each other goodbye.
Only the director team and the producer team need to follow up on the post-production of "Painted Skin".
"Everyone should go back and rest for three days. After three days, we will go to the United States." Shao Shuaijun dismissed the crew and told Qian Yongqiang and others. In three days, he will fly across the ocean to choose a Hollywood special effects company.
These three days are also Shao Shuaijun's vacation for himself, and his tense emotions need to be relaxed.
I went back to my hometown. My parents are still teaching. Nothing has changed because my parents are big directors, but there are still some subtle changes. I learned from my mother that the leaders of the Education Bureau often have banquets.
I will come over and call my dad. And my mom has just been rated as an outstanding teacher by the county.
At home, I would watch TV out of boredom, or have meals with relatives and friends, and occasionally make phone calls to Li Xiuxiu to chat about the company or life. Three days passed in a blink of an eye, and Shao Shuaijun was about to leave again.
The pace of life always drives people to keep moving forward.
This time it was Yang Hongtao who led the team to fly to the United States, and he was responsible for all formalities and financial work. Shao Shuaijun’s purpose was to determine which special effects company to choose and tell them which shots required special effects production. The total investment in "Painted Skin" was 200 million
, now 50 million has been consumed on actors’ remuneration and crew expenses, and there is still 150 million left.
It is only 18 million U.S. dollars, which is nothing for a Hollywood blockbuster, but it is still a big piece of meat that everyone is fighting for. These days, there are more and more special effects companies, but there are more and more special effects companies.
Not much increase, competition is huge.
The first person he contacted was an old acquaintance, Animal-Logic. This Australian company produced "Heroes" and "Source Code". It had a great reputation in China and the asking price was cheap. However, Shao Shuaijun did not choose immediately. Animal-Logic was indeed cheap, but
The imaging is still a bit unclear.
The second company we were negotiating with was Matte-World-Digital, a well-known digital painting company in the United States that has participated in the production of almost all Hollywood blockbusters, such as "Titanic", which made James Cameron the king of the world.
The third company we are negotiating with is Digital-Domain, one of the four major companies, a company established by Cameron back then.
Both companies are very confident, technically proficient, and very efficient. Although their prices are a bit high, they are acceptable.
Subsequently, many special effects companies came one after another to participate in the bidding.
In the end, Shao Shuaijun chose four special effects companies with moderate cost-effectiveness. Animal-Logic, Fram-estone, and Lola-VFX were weaker companies and were responsible for basic special effects. Digital-Domain was responsible for adding particle effects and digital drawing. The four companies
Collaborated on the production of "Painted Skin".
The production cycle takes more than half a year, and Shao Shuaijun couldn't wait. After spending a week with the heads of four companies to understand what kind of picture he wanted, Shao Shuaijun handed over the production work to the director team and the production team.
And he flew to Phoenix and went to Twilight Entertainment.
Li Xiuxiu didn't have time to take care of it, so the company hired professional manager David Chocol as the deputy general manager to be responsible for the company's operations. In fact, apart from David Chocol, there was only one receptionist and two business operations in the entire company.
staff, a driver and a cleaner.
Finance is supervised by Felix Accounting Firm.
Shao Shuaijun briefly checked the accounts. He originally planned to raise US$100 million, but things turned around. The theater company only spent US$30 million, so the pre-sale of copyrights and loans were abandoned. "Twilight"
The first volume of "The City", "Twilight", has sold 6 million copies in the United States, and the second volume, "New Moon", has also reached 3.9 million copies, bringing huge wealth.
Phoenix Publishing is planning global sales and will make more money in the future.
Putting aside the US$30 million in expenditures, Twilight Entertainment now has a US$10 million surplus on its books.
"Boss, the sales growth of "Twilight" in North America has begun to slow down. If there is no big move to stimulate the market, 8 million copies may be the limit. If we include the recent moves of the publishing house, globally, we expect
, and can add 3 million copies of "Twilight"."
The original "Twilight Saga" had a total of four volumes, with 50 million copies sold in the United States and 85 million copies sold worldwide. This is equivalent to a sales figure of more than 20 million copies for one novel. However, that was only done under the stimulation of the popularity of the movie.
Arrived. Now that the movie version has not been released, it is already rare to achieve such sales figures.
"Well, let's do a little advertising first. Just don't let the popularity of "Twilight" drop down. Let the publishing and sales take its course. When the movie version comes out, there will be another round of craze. In addition to the 1,000 on the books
Wan, I may need some money in the near future, so I will discuss with the publisher and set aside 30 million in sales for us."
"OK."
Nowadays, the situation of novels is very good. If you ask for something, Phoenix Publishing House will not dare to refuse. Some publishers are willing to pay a small price to get the publishing rights of "Twilight Saga".
After a few words of explanation, Shao Shuaijun went to Stephanie Meyer's new home in the suburbs. The Meyer family was very enthusiastic about Shao Shuaijun's arrival. "Twilight" has brought them too much wealth, and the share is linked to sales.
, the profits allocated to them are no less than those obtained through direct negotiation with the publishing house.
Therefore, the Meier family was very grateful to Shao Shuaijun, and everyone happily had a sumptuous dinner.