Director’s Legend

() Watching the staff pack up the props and the actors finished removing their make-up, Shao Shuaijun clapped his hands and motioned for everyone to gather around, surrounded by hundreds of people.

After tidying up his language, Shao Shuaijun said slowly: "Painted Skin" is finished. After four months of hard work, I have finally completed a drama with a large investment. I am very nervous, excited, and sad because we will soon be separated. We The crew went through some turmoil, but luckily it's back on track and not biased. At this point, I want to thank you for supporting the crew and not letting it go down."

"At the same time, I also want to apologize to you. On the set, I sometimes have a bad temper and scold you very fiercely. Please forgive me for not doing it on purpose. I also have a lot of pressure to bear. You all work hard. Good staff, good actors who are serious about acting, I don't want everyone to have any overnight feuds, like this, if you want to scold me before we separate, you can scold me."

"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 quietly: "I remember that when the box office of the movie is a big hit, red envelopes are usually arranged, and the list seems to be reviewed by the director."

Forehead.

Countless gasping sounds.

With smiles on their faces, the cast and crew silently raised a middle finger.

No one opened their mouths for a long time, Shao Shuaijun laughed loudly: "It seems that everyone is very loving, tolerant and tolerant, then, pack up your things and meet at Hengdian Hotel!"

The news of the completion of "Painted Skin" set off a short-term storm in the media, but it was quickly suppressed, because the reporters discovered that the normal shooting of "Painted Skin" was just the beginning, and there was still a long post-production waiting. After having a wrap-up banquet at the Hengdian Hotel, everyone in the crew separated, whether they were familiar or unfamiliar, they all hugged and said goodbye.

Only the director team and the supervisory team need to follow up the post-production of "Painted Skin".

"Everyone go back and rest for three days. After three days, we will go to the United States." Shao Shuaijun dismissed the crew and said to Qian Yongqiang and others. Three days later, it was time to fly across the ocean to choose a special effects company in Hollywood.

These three days were also Shao Shuaijun's holiday for himself, and he needed to relax his tense emotions.

When I went back to my hometown, my parents are still teaching. There is no change because of being the parents of a great director, but there are still some slight changes. I learned from my mother that the leaders of the Education Bureau often come over to call my father when there is a banquet. And my mother has just been rated as an excellent teacher by the county.

At home, I watch TV boringly, or have dinner with relatives and friends, and occasionally make a phone call with Li Xiuxiu to chat about the company or life. Three days passed in a blink of an eye, and Shao Shuaijun was about to set off again. The pace of life always drives people 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. The purpose of Shao Shuaijun is to determine which special effects company to choose and tell them which shots need special effects production. "Painted Skin" has a total investment of 200 million yuan, and now 50 million yuan has been spent on actors' remuneration and crew expenses, leaving 150 million yuan.

It is only 18 million US dollars, which is not a big deal for a Hollywood blockbuster, but it is still a big piece of fat that everyone is vying for. These days, there are more and more special effects companies, but the number of movies that require special effects has not increased much, and the competition is huge.

The first thing I contacted was my old acquaintance animal-logic. This Australian company produced "Hero" and "Source Code". It has a good reputation in China and the asking price is also cheap. However, Shao Shuaijun did not choose right away. Animital, a well-known digital matte company in the United States, has participated in the production of almost all Hollywood blockbusters, such as the "Titanic" that made James Cameron the king of the world. The third company to negotiate is Digital-Domain, one of the Big Four, a company founded by Cameron back then.

These two are very confident, skilled in technology, and fast in efficiency. Although the asking price is a bit high, it is acceptable.

Afterwards, many special effects companies came to participate in the bidding one after another. The three companies \u003cone and lola-vfx are weaker and responsible for basic special effects, while digital-domain is responsible for adding particle effects and digital graphics. The four companies collaborated in the production of "Painted Skin".

The production cycle would take more than half a year, and Shao Shuaijun couldn't wait. After spending a week letting the heads of the four companies understand what kind of picture he wanted, Shao Shuaijun handed over the work of participating in the production to the director team and the production team. And he flew to Phoenix for a trip to Twilight Entertainment.

Li Xiuxiu didn't have time to take care of it. The company hired a professional manager, David Joe Cole, as the deputy general manager to be in charge of the company's operations. In fact, apart from David Joe Cole, there is only one receptionist, two salesmen, one driver and one cleaner in the whole company.

The finance is supervised by Felix accounting firm.

Shao Shuaijun simply checked the accounts. He planned to raise 100 million U.S. dollars, but things turned around. The theater company only spent 30 million U.S. dollars, so the pre-sale of copyrights and loans came to nothing. The first "Twilight" of "Twilight" has sold 6 million copies in the United States, and the second "New Moon" has also reached 3.9 million copies, bringing a lot of wealth.

Phoenix Press, which is planning a global sale, will have more money in the future.

Aside from the $30 million expense, Twilight Entertainment now has a surplus of $10 million on its books.

"Boss, the sales growth of "Twilight" in North America has begun to slow down. If there is no major action to stimulate the market, 8 million copies may be the limit. If you count the recent actions of the publishing house, in the world, we expect Yes, it can also add 3 million copies of "Twilight."

The original "Twilight Saga" has a total of four volumes, with sales of 50 million copies in the United States and 85 million copies worldwide. It is equal to the sales data of more than 20 million copies for a novel. However, it was only done under the stimulation of the popularity of the movie. Now that the movie version has not been released, it is very difficult to achieve such sales figures.

"Well, let's do some advertising first, don't let the popularity of "Twilight" drop, let the publishing and sales take its course. After the movie version comes out, there will be a round of hype. Except for the 1,000 on the book Ten thousand, I may need a sum of money in the near future, discuss with the publishing house and reserve 30 million sales funds for us."

"OK."

The situation of novels is very good now, and the Phoenix Publishing House dare not refuse some requests, and some publishing houses are willing to pay a small price to get the publishing rights of "Twilight".

After a few words, Shao Shuaijun went to Stephanie Meyer's new home in the outskirts of the city. The Meier family was very enthusiastic about Shao Shuaijun's arrival. "Twilight" brought them too much wealth, and the share was linked to the sales. The profits distributed to them were no less than those obtained through direct negotiations with the publishing house.

Therefore, the Mel family was very grateful to Shao Shuaijun, and everyone happily had a sumptuous dinner.

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