Chapter 52: Shaking Cup
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"New play?"
"New play."
Wu Xiaozu motioned him to sit down and said calmly, "The script has just been completed, so I drew a few sketches and storyboards in my spare time. In the past two days, I have selected the characters and started the play after the location scouting was completed. I have already asked the fat guy to play the role.
Shaqiang organized the team and signed the contract."
Speaking of this, Wu Xiaozu pointed at Qiu Litao and smiled, "It doesn't matter if I play in front of you."
"Okay, but Brother Zu, you have to allow me to recruit Feicheng, A Dong, A Yao and the others to help start the work." Qiu Litao smiled, "There is no reason not to take care of our own people when we start the work. Besides, the new crew can also do it with them."
Dao www.biqudao.info] supported me and made my filming smoother."
What the director likes is the familiar crew. This is understandable. As for Feicheng, Luo Dong and Su Liyao, they have all seen the hard work of making a film and witnessed the movie's success. Feicheng, Luo Dong and Su Liyao are walking here.
It's a matter of course to go down.
Since they were interested, Wu Xiaozu was also happy to see them.
At this time, it was possible for the three of them to gain more experience in filmmaking, and Wu Xiaozu had no reason not to agree. He never considered his three brothers to be worse than other filmmakers who had become monks on the way.
How many professionals are there in the film industry on Hong Kong Island? They all became monks halfway and worked hard to make a career. Since others can do it, there is no reason why a few brothers can't!
"Hit them hard." Wu Xiaozu warned him politely like a patriarch.
"OK Brother Zu, don't worry, I will greet them well. I will make sure they are trained hard enough—"
Qiu Litao's long hair fluttered in the wind, and his swarthy face revealed a small set of white teeth, making him a long-haired version of Song Xiaobao.
Looking at the stupid Qiu Litao, it was too late for Wu Xiaozu to regret and say anything. He only wished the three of them would be blessed.
"Is it Brother Jiahui this time?" Qiu Litao asked with a smile on his face, "Which one is playing? (Which one is playing?)"
"No, this -"
Wu Xiaozu pointed to the bald man lying in a pool of blood on the storyboard. The storyboard only drew some specific scenes. The final answer, including the script, was not revealed. Before the official filming started, Wu Xiaozu had no intention of revealing his trump card.
The biggest surprise in "Fear Room" is undoubtedly the role of Leung Gai Fai! But Wu Xiaozu did not describe it in the script.
This is not just Wu Xiaozu who is suspicious, but is a common method in the film industry. Needless to say, Hollywood has a high level of legal awareness of confidentiality clauses. The Chinese film industry does this much differently, which also prompted the screenwriters and directors to come up with such an opportunistic trick.
.In the future, it also became a shortcoming of Chinese-language films, killing many Taiwanese film producers.
In a few years, the Sunglasses King relied on this trick to deceive investors.
Many people in later generations know that just read Wang Jiawei's script and don't take it seriously. Because he 100% will not follow the original script and will only take his time. Otherwise, he must have met a fake Wang Jiawei, such as
"ZQ Forest", a month of continuous shooting and editing, the fast shooter style can scare a lot of people.
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Qiu Litao and Jiang Zhiqiang looked confused, with the word "calm" written in capital letters on their expressions. Looking at Wu Xiaozu, they looked like they were looking at aliens.
"Brother Jiahui happened to be bald for the reshoots there, so that saves the trouble." Wu Xiaozu explained matter-of-factly.
"Choose newcomers to support the show?" Jiang Zhiqiang looked confused.
Whether Wanwan will block or not is a matter for foreign markets is a matter for later. In the local market, the sequelae of the hype is that Liang Gaohui is much more famous in the entertainment industry than in his previous life at the same time. He can be regarded as a third-tier star.
"Mei Shao and I have inquired about some new TVB actors, and I think they are very suitable for my new drama." Wu Xiaozu said with a smile.
With Sister Shao, the direct descendant (sister-in-law) of TVB, undercover, there is no reason not to trick... abduct... ahem... pick... and find a few newcomers who are not taken seriously for the time being.
Moreover, Wu Xiaozu did not want Leung Gai-fai to be labeled as a "perverted professional" or a "horror film actor".
Even a director like Liu Zhenwei could not help but fall into a solid state after shooting several ghost films. In order to break this shackles, he could only choose to change his name to Li Dawei, Liu Yumin, Chen Xianzhi, etc. to shoot "91 The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
"92 Black Rose vs. Black Rose", "Forever", not to mention Leung Gai Fai?
For this reason, I don’t know how many reporters and film critics Liu Zhenwei offended. Because every time they wrote an article, they knew it was him, but they couldn’t be sure. They felt that not only was their personality humiliated, but their IQ was also insulted.
"Newcomer, is it okay?"
"If you don't try, who will know?" Wu Xiaozu smiled confidently, "If Liang Gaohui didn't play Lin Guoyun, how would you know that he could not only play the weak Xianfeng, but also the terrifying pervert?"
"Bet again?" Jiang Zhiqiang smiled and asked with interest, "How big is the bet for this round?"
"Is 800,000 good?" Wu Xiaozu said with a casual smile.
"If you ask me, I will support you even with 8 million!"
Wu Xiaozu and Jiang Zhiqiang looked at each other and laughed. The two gamblers were having a good time.
"You're shaking the color Gu, there's no reason why I shouldn't follow you. Besides, you're so careful and professional?"
Jiang Zhiqiang glanced at the thick script and storyboard, smiled, took out three cigars, and separated the two of them, "A few days ago, a guy came to the street with a one-page outline and talked to me about investment. He opened his mouth and asked me for 3 million! Could it be that I
Jiang Zhiqiang looks like Kaizi?"
"It's not like Kaizi, there must be a big water pipe." Qiu Litao joked from the side.
"The Butcher on a Rainy Night" made millions, and Jiang Zhiqiang's reputation as a big water pipe in the industry spread like wildfire. Countless "fish guys" pretending to be filming came to catch Jiang Zhiqiang, a "water fish".
After the film market boomed, two special groups emerged in Hong Kong's film industry. One group was called "Yuguo" and the other was called "Shuiyu".
Water fish are the fat sheep that are deceived. Fish men are naturally the swindlers.
Among them, many Taiwanese and Southeast Asian film producers have become "water fish". Unexpectedly, they found Jiang Zhiqiang's head.
"I am just a stupid bird who flew first. There are so many smart people in Hong Kong, so of course I had to find another way. Not only one or two shrimps will be eaten." Wu Xiaozu chuckled.
"I didn't see the stupid bird, but there is an eagle." Jiang Zhiqiang said with a smile, "How many stupid birds can bring in tens of millions of box office? Are all insects blind?" After speaking, he pointed to the storyboard and script, "
At least they are out to cheat like you. Could it be that the Hong Kong film industry is already so easy to make money?"
Wu Xiaozu smiled lightly and did not comment.
The pupils of Hong Kong filmmakers are now open, with $$ signs everywhere. You tell them how to polish the script? They should greet your mother. Wu Xiaozu also likes money, but his vision is a little further than these people.
Well, about thirty years in length.
"If you want money, you will definitely have it, but if you make money easily, you may not have it." Wu Xiaozu exhaled a puff of cigarette and said slowly, "I have received at least dozens of phone calls recently, asking me to film. They all act like a big water pipe.
..." Speaking of this, Wu Xiaozu nodded his head and laughed at himself, "Everyone should treat me as a boy who attracts wealth."
"Even if I am a boy who attracts wealth, why would I abandon the True Guanyin to join the Clay Bodhisattva?" Wu Xiaozu joked with a smile.
Everyone looked like hello, me, and everyone. They kept complimenting each other, but there was no real content at all. Are you treating Wu Xiaozu as a three-year-old child? There are no benefits or benefits at all. Do you really think that Wu Xiaozu is a good classmate who sacrifices himself for others? Since he can make money
, why should I let you on board?
There is no benefit, why should Wu Xiaozu sacrifice the near for the distant?
"Haha... It seems that you are also regarded as a fish in water." Jiang Zhiqiang laughed and teased, "Maybe they think that as long as they draw a broad blueprint, they will surely win over you as a new director..."
"So the film market is in chaos now. People who sell fans, people who are involved in clubs, people who run stables, and even people who sell popsicles are eager to get in. It seems that everyone thinks this industry is easy to make money..." Qiu Litao joked
, "Brother Zu, who asked you to earn tens of millions for a small-budget horror film?"
The three of them laughed together.
While Qiu Litao went downstairs to get tea, Jiang Zhiqiang turned his hand and said, "600,000, fifty-fifty?"
"You, a big water pipe, give me money. Of course I won't find it too hot. Otherwise, I will have to touch my wife's capital!" Wu Xiaozu happily accepted Jiang Zhiqiang's investment and share ratio.
With a total investment of 800,000, the other party invested 600,000, and 1024 naturally invested 200,000. But the production share ratio is 50-50. There is no reason to disagree with using other people’s money to make money. From this point of view, Jiang Zhiqiang, a big water pipe
Very generous indeed.
At least he knows how to spend money!
In the production of films, it is undoubtedly very rare for a director to spend all his wealth to make a film. Financing is the normal production process.
In the beginning, Wu Xiaozu had no choice but to spend all his wealth. If possible, he would definitely choose to "borrow chickens to lay eggs". Unless those chickens are really unreliable.
In film production, various interests must be balanced and considered. Production is only one part of it.
Since every filming is a gamble, how can you be sure that you will win?
From Hollywood to Hong Kong Island, let’s take a look and see how many directors have made films and spent their own money to shoot them? There are many directors who have established film companies.
Who among the truly great directors would risk their fortune to make a movie? Even if he is the owner of a film company.
Capital itself is a force that cannot be ignored in the film market. This is especially true for large-scale productions.
At the same time, Wu Xiaozu does not think that he has an aura of invincibility and the movies he makes will be huge hits.
Making a movie is like playing a charm on the gambling table. No one dares to bet that they will win. Wu Xiaozu is not a god. Even if he is a god, he is not a god of gambling.
God has no idea about luck. Therefore, sharing risks is the right thing to do.
The kind of situation where he independently bets on one movie after another after making money and makes a lot of money only exists in obscenity. He is so stupid that people envy his innocence and innocence.
Is it really delicious when eaten alone?
If you don't even know how to share profits, how can you get distributors and theaters to support you? A movie has many profit requirements, and Wu Xiaozu doesn't think he can handle them all.
The same is true for Tsui Hark, Hui Guanwen and others. Xu's film company and film studio have stronger capital than Wu Xiaozu, but they still need financing and cooperation.
There are too many tricks in a mature movie from production to post-production to distribution and final release. Sharing the benefits and shouldering the risks is the last word.
Moreover, Wu Xiaozu now needs Jiang Zhiqiang's support. This is especially true when the three major companies show signs of "clearing out".
In fact, eating alone often only has two consequences.
One, you eat until you vomit.
Two, you vomited after eating.
Chapter completed!