Chapter 571 Just fund it
Later, in the words of Mr. Wen Jun - Jiang Wen is the type of director Kurosawa. They will do whatever it takes to make their work perfect. They must be good directors, but they are too unfriendly to investors...
Anyway, in the end, the domestic box office was just like that, and it could not make much back. In order to participate in the Venice Film Festival, "Sunny Days" had no money for post-production at all, so it could only be sold to a certain distribution company in Germany.
Let them pay for the editing and production. So there is no income from overseas.
But no matter what, once Jiang Wen becomes famous, there will always be some investors who are not afraid of death.
But the follow-up "The Devil Is Coming" had the same good reputation, but caused great controversy. In the end, it went on a five-year holiday? All investors lost their money.
By the way, it was jointly invested by the Huayi Brothers and Emperor's Yeung Shoucheng at that time. As one of the elders in Hong Kong, Yang Shoucheng was relatively grand and didn't care much about losing all his money. But the Huayi Brothers at that time were really heartbroken!
They don't have much money to build, and they simply can't tolerate losing all their money like this.
Then the five-year long vacation came to an end, and Jiang Wen returned to work and filmed "The Sun Also Rises". But this time the Huayi brothers were really scared. It was Yang Shoucheng who continued to trust.
It should be said that this film is quite outstanding, an excellent magical realism experimental art film.
Just translate it into vernacular! The director is having fun, but the audience can’t understand! (Crying with laughter)
As you can imagine, the final box office result was basically a bloodbath.
Then there is the current movie "Let the Bullets Fly". Don't tell me, Yang Shoucheng continued to choose to believe it, without even reading the script, and just wrote a check. Of course, it is more likely that it is useless to read the script, and it is simply a big deal
Be more careful. Knowing Jiang Wen’s character, would he be blind and make random changes on the set?
But having said that, Yang Shoucheng's money didn't come from the strong wind. So it's just a check, more money or less, that's all. If you overspend, Jiang Wen, just find a way on your own!
So Jiang Wen roped in the Emei Factory and used his connections in his circle to finally form that super luxurious lineup.
Of course Rong Guang knew that. Later, "Let the Bullets Fly" became a miracle movie and received a high box office of 637 million. But the two of them are not in the same circle at all. Jiang Wen has never found a naughty boy before? It's not necessarily the case.
Can Baba send money there?
And Yuan Quan explained the reason: "Isn't it just a waste of money again? It must have been overspended. It is impossible to go to Boss Yang again, so I am looking for investment everywhere."
So that's it. Jiang Wen's reputation must have been so great that all the investors were scared to death. He was so sick that he sought medical treatment and found Yuanquan.
For this investment, Rong Guang was all-powerful. So he smiled and said: "Quanquan, you know that you are overspending, why do you still want to invest?"
"How fresh." Yuan Quan rolled his eyes, "There are Fa Ge, Uncle Ge and Jiang Wen there! They agreed to give me an important role!"
"Cough cough cough!" Rong Guang couldn't hold it back.
It should be admitted that as long as it is a Jiang Wen movie, although it is very unfriendly to investors, it will be attractive enough to actors! It is obvious that Koizumi is addicted to acting again and hopes to star in this movie.
However... the female lead is Sister Jia Ling, right? Are you, Xiao Quanquan, a guest? Or a walk-on? No matter how important the role is, it is not worthy of your status as an Oscar-winning actress, right?
"Forget it, don't join in the fun. I'll find you some big heroines in the future."
"Why? Why can you make a movie? I don't even have a decent film contract now?"
"Do you and I still need to worry about this?"
"Why don't you care? I don't accept it! Rehearsing plays every day is so boring!"
"Don't you like drama performances?"
"You're pretending to be stupid, right? There's a movie about it, so who do you love in those crappy dramas?"
"Haha. Okay! Be reasonable!" Rong Guang suppressed a smile, "It's not like you don't know Jiang Wen's temper. Now in order to attract investment, he is willing to agree to anything nice. But "Let the Bullets Fly" already has a script.
To assign you an important role, the script needs to be drastically changed! Jiang Wen is also a picky director. As long as the changes are made, there will be a lot of room for change. Will it take years and months to complete the filming? How much will the budget be overrun in the future? Maybe even the film will be far away
No time limit!"
Yuan Quan squinted her eyes. She knew in her heart that these words made sense. But... this girl just felt very unhappy!
"Let's do this! I'll ask Xiao Rong to collect the script immediately. I'll arrange a big drama for you next year."
"Huh huh." Yuan Quan's face turned gloomy, "Forget it, let you go for once. But what about "Let the Bullets Fly"? Are we not investing in it?"
Rong Guang began to hesitate. Logically speaking, this project that was delivered to his door was quite good, and he was just waiting for fame and fortune in the future.
However...Jiang Wen is really a trap. If this project is successful, he will definitely continue to the next project. The subsequent "One Step Away" and "The Righteous" are all huge traps? There is no way to stop them.
Is he letting himself go?
After thinking for a while, Rong Guang shook his head: "We should have discussed it before, right? A country should always support a director like Jiang Wen, who is considered a national card. But if we are asked to support him? That would be too tiring. We should keep a distance.
Bar!"
"Is that so? Then you don't like "Let the Bullets Fly"?"
"It's not that I'm not optimistic, it's just that it's too random! Maybe a certain work will make a big profit, maybe a certain work will be a big hit! It's simply impossible to predict. Besides, the producer is not a naughty kid like us, who loses money in exchange for shouting for prizes.
You can’t even do it in a movie. In this case, it’s better to keep a distance.”
"Then forget it." In this regard, Yuan Quan was quite obedient, "I just replied to them and said you are not interested."
"Wait a minute." Rong Guang thought for a few more seconds, "Let's take... 3 million from home! Give it to Jiang Wen privately. If it's not through company channels, it's not an investment, but a grant without asking for anything in return."
"Ah? Why do you do this?" Yuan Quan was confused.
Rong Guang said helplessly: "It's a card! Everyone needs to sponsor something. I don't care what other people think. At least we have contributed our share and have a clear conscience. It doesn't matter if he uses it to make movies or to live on his own."
, that’s it anyway.”
"I understand. Young Master."
"well--!"
Rong Guang has even donated millions in donations, but now it's nothing to spend 3 million to fund the film industry.
"Hey, Rong Guang, I noticed that you are getting more and more lavish. Sooner or later, all the family's money will be wiped out by you!"
"You know what the heck! Sooner or later, someone will hit you. Anyway, we have paid. Sometimes too much money is not good. Damn it!"
Chapter completed!