Yindu Organization was formed in 1982 by the merger of Great Wall, Phoenix and Xinlian Company. It is a company that is really trying to invest in film production. However, the Hong Kong film industry theoretically knows Yindu's background, but Xiao Ran has never heard of it.
Just mentioned it.
"There must be some use for it, there must be..." Xiao Ran even forgot to drink and just kept patting his head.
He was thinking that Yindu's funds came from the mainland. This was certain. Twenty years later, there was an uncertain rumor circulating. This rumor was that the merger of Great Wall, Phoenix and Xinlian was promoted by high-level officials of the mainland government.
of.
The purpose is to control. No, it is not actually control. It can only be said to balance the unfair atmosphere in Hong Kong towards the mainland and to strive for something that everyone knows. To put it simply, Yindu was originally established to a large extent.
Because of political factors.
Although Yindu may exist due to political factors, its financial resources are definitely strong. This is certain. Because in Xiao Ran's impression, there are many films invested and produced by this Yindu that are related to politics.
Neither the film nor the literary film did very well at the box office.
And in such an environment, this company was able to support the 21st century without any damage. It has produced hundreds of films in the past two decades, which shows its strong financial resources. If it can get such
The company's support... Xiao Ran couldn't help but chuckle when he thought of this.
Of course, daydreaming was not what Xiao Ran did. Now that he had a good goal, he had to make a good decision on how to do it. Just as he was thinking carefully, a hand slapped him hard on the shoulder, and he was frightened.
He almost jumped upright.
Looking back, it was Zhou Xingchi, and the person next to him was Liang Chaowei. Xiao Ran quickly stood up and asked the two of them to sit down, and then looked at them with doubtful eyes. Liang Chaowei was indeed a considerate and considerate person, and he immediately understood
Understanding Xiao Ran's meaning, he explained: "Mr. Xiao, just now Xingzai said that you would treat me to a treat. I have admired him for a while. I didn't have time to get to know him at the Academy Awards last time, so I didn't invite him this time!"
So that's it! Xiao Ran nodded secretly, knowing Liang Chaowei is not a bad thing. So, he smiled slightly: "I wish I could, I have wanted to meet you as a friend for a long time!" Suddenly, Xiao Ran thought that his smile was particularly similar.
It was Liang Chaowei’s calm smile twenty years later. Could it be plagiarism again?
Liang Chaowei didn't realize that Xiao Ran was actually a "despicable smile plagiarist". He also laughed, showing his white teeth and was about to speak, but looked at the door but was stunned. Xiao Ran followed this look and appeared outside the door.
The one is obviously Liu Hua.
Liu Hua seemed to be very unhappy and hesitated for a long time before coming in. As soon as he sat down, Liang Chaowei suddenly felt a little embarrassed. Liu Hua's expression was also very bad. Although he could not say that he had met his enemy, he was also quite cold.
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The atmosphere was obviously not very good. Xiao Ran didn't know what was going on between Liu Hua and Liang Chaowei. However, he was the one who found the person. It would be pointless if the embarrassment continued like this. Suddenly, a flash of light flashed across his mind, and he remembered the two of them.
What happened between people?
This conflict started with the wireless contract. The five wireless tigers had originally agreed to refuse to sign the contract together. Unexpectedly, only Tony Leung "turned traitor" temporarily, and naturally became the target of complaints from the other four tigers. Especially Liu Hua himself was criticized.
Hidden in the snow, this is undoubtedly even more annoying in comparison.
Now that he understood the cause, Xiao Ran didn't believe that there was no way to untie this knot. In fact, he also knew that a year or two later, Zeng Zhiwei would invest in the filming of "The Five Tigers Break Up", and he would finish the Five Tigers of TVB. After a lot of planning,
Finally, he said to Liu Hua: "Hua Zai, there is no need to worry. As long as you can survive this difficult period, you will definitely become popular. I'm sure you will!"
Without waiting for Liu Hua to react, Xiao Ran smiled and faced Liang Chaowei: "Wei Zai, it's actually a wise decision for you to stay at TVB! You two have your own path, and you don't need to both take the same path."
Liu Hua and Liang Chaowei were confused by Xiao Ran's words. They didn't understand what Xiao Ran wanted to say. Seeing their expressions, Xiao Ran couldn't help but chuckle secretly: "Hua Zai, Wei Zai, I don't know what you guys are saying."
What do you think? However, I think friends are friends. Even if they don’t understand what they do at the moment, they are still friends. What do you think?”
The two of them gradually understood something. Zhou Xingchi also understood something on the side and stared at Xiao Ran with interest. Xiao Ran smiled and waved his hand, showing his magnanimity: "Hong Kong is such a flea-ridden place, don't you think that every time you meet?
Do you all want to be embarrassed and speechless like this? Or do you want to be lifelong enemies?"
Liang Chaowei moved his mouth, and wanted to say something vaguely, but still didn't say it out. Xiao Ran guessed that this must be a shame, and couldn't help laughing: "There is really nothing I can do about you two, it's just a trivial matter, as for
Have we become so hostile to each other today? Wei Zai, although we have just met, it shouldn’t be difficult for me to say I’m sorry.”
Liang Chaowei raised his eyes and stared at Xiao Ran, his expression seemed to mean "You tell me." Xiao Ran ignored him, looked at Liu Hua and said with a smile: "Everyone has their own way of doing it, just like you choose not to
Just like signing a contract, Wei Zai can also choose to sign it. Since you are his friend, you should understand this. If you said something extreme, it is time to apologize now."
"I'm sorry!" Liu Hua and Liang Chaowei slowly stretched out their hands to each other with awkward expressions. Seeing that the other party's movements were the same as theirs, they couldn't help laughing. A small misunderstanding in the past was quickly eliminated.
In fact, these two people had already had the idea of reconciling, but they were both young and always had a stubborn temper, so they couldn't lose face. Xiao Ran was so wordy for a while, so he took advantage of the situation and stepped down. Naturally, Xiao Ran didn't know what they were thinking.
And he proudly thought it was his own merit.
Seeing that the two of them had reconciled as before, Xiao Ran was in a very happy mood and couldn't help but say heroic words: "Let's build a career together!"
This move naturally attracted the three people to cater to him, and then Xiao Ran said that he wanted to be a director. The three people had different expressions. Liu Hua looked thoughtful, while Liang Chaowei looked surprised. The emotions hanging on Zhou Xingchi's face and eyes
It was all envy, which surprised Xiao Ran. He didn't expect that Zhou Xingchi would have the idea of becoming a director now.
Naturally, congratulations continued. After chatting for a while and having dinner, Xiao Ran comforted Liu Hua and then they left. Only Zhou Xingchi asked Xiao Ran before leaving if he could play a role for him in the film.
Xiao Ran only gave him one reply: "Xingzai, what you have to do now is to wait for an opportunity, an opportunity to become famous instantly, instead of waiting for such a small role. You have to hone your acting skills and make sure you have the ability.
Only by winning the award can this road be opened for you. I let you choose, either I will give you a role and waste your opportunity to compete for the Best Newcomer Award, or if you endure it any longer, if your career is still the same in a year
If there’s no improvement, it’s okay to do whatever you want me to do!”
Next, Xiao Ran, who was bored, went to the cinema to watch a movie called "Zombie Reincarnation". The poor production made him sigh with emotion for a while. However, he still had nothing to think about.
There is nothing we can do to help Hong Kong films.
A few days later, Huang Baiming informed Xiao Ran to go to the company. Xiao Ran was overjoyed. When he arrived at the company, he saw Huang Baiming, but he saw two other unknown people in his office. Huang Baiming introduced him, and Xiao Ran knew what was going on.
A middle-aged man, Bi Jingsheng, will be the producer of "Eight Star Announcement", and another much younger woman named Lu Jiazhen will be the film's planner.
"Mr. Xiao, we have calculated the budget of this film and this is what it is!" Bi Jingsheng told Xiao Ran the general budget situation very responsibly: "The total remuneration for the leading role is 1.3 million, plus additional fees.
The remuneration for supporting actors and supporting actors is 300,000 yuan. The remuneration for the main behind-the-scenes staff is 500,000 yuan, and the remuneration for other staff members is 300,000 yuan. This mainly depends on the progress of your filming."
"The total budget is 4.8 million yuan. Excluding the 2.4 million yuan remuneration, half of it is used for actual shooting and pre-production and post-production. I believe it should be enough." Bi Jingsheng spoke as if he was giving a report.
It’s extremely suitable to be a producer: “Of course, if the filming of the film exceeds the budget, the company has the right to replace you or stop filming.”
"As for the equipment, you can ask Miss Lu, she is responsible for the preliminary preparations!" After saying this, Bi Jingsheng walked to a chair nearby and sat down.
This Miss Lu was not as "cold" as Bi Jingsheng. She nodded to Xiao Ran with a smile, then picked up the information and introduced to Xiao Ran: "Generally, the ratio of film should not exceed five to one, but, Director Xiao, you are
This is the first time, so we can give you an extra 10,000 feet of film, which is already a big concession. Of course, making a movie requires a camera. We have prepared six cameras for you, which I believe is enough. As for the moving vehicle tracks and
All other shooting equipment has been prepared for you and you can start shooting at any time!”
Xiao Ran was sweating! Five-to-one film ratio! He had heard that Hong Kong filmmakers made extremely high use of film, but he didn't expect it to be so high. If it were in Hollywood, the film ratio would never be lower than this number, even
As high as ten to one. Five to one means that 50,000 feet of film must be shot to produce 10,000 feet of usable film, and the scrap rate is quite low.
As if she had remembered something, Miss Lu softly called out, and added with a look full of embarrassment: "Also, the script only lasted about ninety minutes after filming, so I asked someone to add more.
I uploaded some plots, I hope you don’t mind.”
Xiao Ran nodded and said it didn't matter. This was what he had expected. Even the budget figures were almost the same as what he had calculated before. Of course, Xiao Ran didn't think he still had 2.4 million to manipulate.
Don’t forget that 60,000 feet of film also costs money. It also costs money to rent equipment, which means you basically don’t have much money to spend before shooting starts.
However, Xiao Ran doesn't think that too much money is needed to make this film. It is just a family comedy, and the demand and consumption in all aspects are not large. The budget is mainly spent on the salary, which is the advantage of comedy films. So in Hong Kong
When movies are in decline, we can see movie companies continuing to make shoddy comedies as if they are brain-dead.
Huang Baiming clapped his hands and raised his chin with a smile: "Aran, are you satisfied with all this? I have tried my best as a friend. You must not mess up, otherwise I will not be able to explain to Boss Lei!"
Xiao Ran thought that he had gambled five blockbuster scripts to get the opportunity, but he could not be said to be grateful. However, he really couldn't help but thank Huang Baiming for everything he had prepared for him.
With these preparations, what he needs to do becomes much simpler.
"As for the actors, Fa Zai's schedule is okay, but Zhong Chuhong's schedule can't be easily adjusted. However, she said that this is your first time as a director, and she has to make time no matter what!" Huang Baiming's face said.
It is obvious that he is envious, but this is something that cannot be envy. Xiao Ran's appearance is inherently lovable, and his healthy and dark skin gives him a sense of reliability and honesty, which naturally wins the sincere love of many celebrities.
(I’m yelling, Lin JJ is definitely with the protagonist. As for whether there are others, I’m not sure at the moment. The only thing that’s certain is that there is definitely no Fang Ruoxin. Do you understand? Please stop torturing me.
, didn’t I just do something wrong? Can’t I fix it? 55555… Also, because the content of the novel is so vast, there will inevitably be omissions and inaccuracies, so please be sure to point them out. Everyone’s
If you criticize, I will definitely follow up)
(Finally, I am rushing to the top of the list. Clicks, recommendations, and collections are all indispensable. Please help me, help me.)