Chapter 32, on the relationship between cost and box office
How much box office will it take for this movie "When Happiness Comes Knocking" to make a comeback?
An investment of seven million (if you invest all, it is impossible).
Then it will take at least 20 million to barely lose.
Dad Li Yun is a director, and this aspect is still influenced by it.
A movie is quite troublesome to release.
The first is to pass the review... Of course, when happiness comes to knock on the door, Li Yun is not worried about this movie. As a healthy-themed art film, he has no place where he can touch the sensitive points of the relevant departments.
And the key point is after passing the review.
You have to find a theater chain that is willing to publish your movie.
The box office of the release is not enough. At that time, you have to pay value-added tax first, pay special funds, pay several agency fees, and some messy expenses.
Then open with the theater.
Basically, the money that the producer can get is about 36% of the total box office.
Many times the producers make less money than the actors make.
What is the level of the box office of 20 million? For ordinary commercial films, it will not be too difficult to reach this level as long as the production is not too bad.
After all, commercial films can be released with confidence and boldness. If there is a fixed popcorn group, the special effects will be arranged properly. For theaters, there will be no loss in playing commercial blockbusters.
Many people just want to have fun watching movies, or spend time with their girlfriends, just look at dazzling special effects and fighting scenes, and they will not care whether the plot is full of grass.
Of course, if most commercial blockbusters only have a box office of 20 million, it will be quite a failure. After all, if you want to shoot a commercial film well, you must have explosive scenes. Where does the explosive scene come from? From the funding, their production funds are geometric multiples of art films...
And art films...
Looking at the history of Chinese films, there are no art films with box offices of more than 20 million.
There are many award-winning videos, but very few can make money.
Li Yun felt that this movie would probably end like this when happiness comes to knock on the door... Why was the box office in the previous life good? Don't ask, it's just that the world is different, and the national conditions are different. This movie has not been released in China before, and I don't know if it will be unacceptable to the local environment... Although the Douban score in the previous life was quite high.
To sum up, Li Yun felt that the song sold to Liu Donghua was better than exchanged for 500,000 yuan.
But if you lose the 500,000 yuan, you still have some spare money here, so you should be able to buy a house...
Li Yun kept comforting himself, no loss, no loss...
You can't make a profit, but you will definitely not lose.
At this time, Li Zijing seemed to remember something and said.
"By the way, someone came to you a few days ago."
"Who?"
"A man named Jono."
"Jono..."
There is really no good feeling for Qiao Nuo and Li Yun - it's not that Li Yun hates this person. On the contrary, when he was in the crew of "Hello, July", Qiao Nuo was a more enthusiastic person to Li Yun.
The reason why I felt that it was not that good was purely because when I thought of him, I remembered the scene when the hotel opened its eyes and smiled at Jono on his face.
Although he knew he hadn't done anything, Li Yun still felt a hint of phantom pain from the anus.
"What is he looking for me?" Li Yun's expression was the same as what he had eaten.
"He said he was resonated with your golden spirit and talent, and wanted to come and film with you."
I have a big spirit and talent that resonates with...
"Sorry, I can't afford this person. He should go to a place that suits him more."
Li Yun refused.
It's possible that there is a next movie or not.
Even if there is a next movie, I won’t use Qiao Nuo. Li Yun remembered it before. This Qiao Nuo was a popular traffic star in the past few years, because some things are not that popular now.
But even if it is not that popular, the traffic young actor can afford it as a poor crew?
His pay can bring up the audience.
OK kidding.
"He said he could pay equal work with other crew members, as long as the script is appropriate and the role is appropriate." Li Zijing paused and said, "I think he could give it a try. He really wants to make a movie, and I have seen it, and his acting skills are quite good."
"Forehead..."
He said this to everyone.
From beginning to end, it reveals a posture that is not expensive anyway, so it is a little bit more...
Li Yun couldn't think of an excuse to refuse.
"Okay."
Anyway, I don’t know if there is any next movie, so what if I draw a big pie?
Anyway, I don't have money, so I won't lose money.
"Um."
It seemed as if Jono's affairs were just a trivial matter... in fact, this was a trivial matter.
Li Yun returned to the set and continued to direct the remaining scenes of the performance, especially the male lead's scenes, which had to be checked throughout the whole process.
An art film is to take you to experience the story in the play. The sense of immersion is very important. If the male protagonist cannot even enter the play, how can you follow the male protagonist to experience the male protagonist's life...
Fortunately, Liu Yang is full of introductory feeling.
Although I can't play Will Smith's successful sunshine feeling, the unique "grassroots sense" on my body makes the male protagonist's image more intimate and down-to-earth, and it seems that it can produce a more bizarre chemical reaction with the movie.
Li Yun felt that it was right to find Liu Yang to play the male lead in this movie (the most important thing is cheap...).
"Director Li...how did I act..."
"It's not bad. If you go under this state, you should be able to finish the film soon."
Li Yun is not telling a lie. When the time comes, you will know if you review and release the theater and release it. It will be a mule or a horse...
"And Old Li, you don't need to call me Director Li, just call me Li Zi..."
Li Yun is still not used to being 'flattered'.
This feeling is weird.
"Director Li, let's separate public and privately. I'll call you Li Zi in private. When I make a movie, I'll call you Director Li."
Liu Yang seems to be stubborn in this regard...
"Okay...right."
Li Zijing also nodded, calling in private, and in public.
No rules can lead to a circle.
Of course, this scene seems different to others.
In the eyes of others, Director Li is down-to-earth!
Others are directors...not to mention being directors, but being an assistant director has to be dragged to heaven.
I happened to see Li Yun, a down-to-earth director, and everyone liked it.
Li Zijing was filled with praise when she watched this scene.
A simple action captured the hearts of subordinates and made them do things willingly.
It is the same company, being forced to 996 is different from the willing 996...
The latter really feels that he is enjoying blessings!
I am worthy of being my childhood sweetheart...
Only Li Yun was still staring at his crew members blankly.
Chapter completed!