I really don't want to be red

Chapter 1912 Super Budget
Each episode has a budget of 1500 million!
This is still a preliminary budget.

The investment in this kind of magical series is huge.

The first is the venue and clothing.

If it is a modern drama, then there is no problem, renting an office building, or an office building, or even filming in An Ran's own company is no problem.

Like "Growing Pains", the entire film was shot in An Ran's house, how much could it cost.

There is no need to think too much about the costumes, as long as they are suitable for actors, just buy them.

Basically no need to redesign.

But magic dramas are different. First of all, the story takes place in a different era, in a different time and space.

For period attire, this is a great investment.

Then there is scene restoration.

Issa took a look at An Ran's script, if it is really based on An Ran's description, it will cost at least 5000 million just to set up the scene.

Including costumes and props, this is almost 8000 million.

The rest is the actor's salary.

With so many families, big and small, there are more than 100 main actors going abroad.

After all, it is a group performance, and it is estimated that there will be several thousand people in total, which is not a small expense.

Since it is magic, your post-production is also indispensable.

What the hell, it's estimated that 1.5 million is not enough.

The big head is scene costumes, post-production and labor.

In comparison, props are considered trivial.

Yisa pondered for a long time before saying: "Mr. An Ran, since it is a fantasy drama, first of all, the cast members we invite should not be too small, I think they should be at least the first-tier actors, but now the first-tier TV drama actors have almost reached a million. It's one episode."

"You have a lot of protagonists in this show, plus the extra money! My God, 10 million for 1.5 episodes may not be enough."

"If that's the case, then this is the drama that Xizhou invested the most in."

Before that, it was Naifei's "Iron Stream", which was also a magical drama. The self-produced cost of each episode was as high as 1000 million.

And the budget for one episode of this drama is 1500 million, Issa is a little skeptical, whether this can pay back.

You must know that if the first season is produced, if it is very popular, then the production fee for the second season can be reduced appropriately.

Because the scenery and venue do not need to invest too much.

Need to increase on the line, the basic foundation has been set up.

And what if it's not good?

The first movie will stop cooking, and you will still make a lot of money.

Issa spread his hands and said: "My opinion, don't take this risk. The script is very good, but the risk is too great."

An Ran said with a smile: "The risk is worth a try, after all, we are not short of money now."

Issa was speechless.

And it does.

Relying on "Growing Pains", An Ran has harvested tens of millions of users. As long as the series is not too hip, these people can be stabilized. After a year, they can compete with the three major TV stations.

And "Growing Pains" did not lose much money.

In fact, Issa is also a little moved. The production of TV dramas has always been more stringent in cost control than movies.

Because TV dramas are a long-term process, maybe one episode is not very good, and it is easy to lose viewers.

The movie lasted only one or two hours, and I was tricked into it, and there was no way to regret it.

And the production cycle of TV dramas is long.

It costs people to eat horse chews.

Issa has always believed that TV dramas can actually be as exciting as movies.

But suffering from cost constraints, it is almost meaningless.

Now that An Ran doesn't care about the cost, he also wants to make a big deal with An Ran.

An Ran said: "The initial budget is 1500 million per episode, but if necessary, I can continue to add more, even if it is 2000 million per episode, there is no problem."

Issa showed an eager expression, "Then I will start contacting the actors now?"

An Ran nodded.

He thought about it carefully. In fact, when the filming of "Game of Thrones" started, all the actors were not very well-known.

There are only three or four more famous ones, but they belong to that kind of drama.

The acting skills are very good, and he often appears in film and television dramas, but he is not very popular.

The kind that looks familiar to you but can't name it.

But on Xizhou's side, this time he plans to invite well-known actors as soon as he comes out.

At least it's first-line, and it needs to be of a high level of acting.

The role of Dragon Mama has already been reserved for Joyner.

As for the other characters, Issa figured it out.

He told Issa that the role of "Dragon Mother" would be handed over to Joyner, and Issa would be busy.

Isa returned to the office excitedly and asked his assistant to print dozens of copies of the script.

After the copy was finished, he began to look for the actors himself.

Regardless of movies or TV shows, in fact, if you want to find a good actor in your mind, you must bring a script.

Especially for those with acting skills, what many people value is what the quality of the series will be.

Whether a drama is good or not depends on the script.

The rest is up to the actors.

However, on the cover of this script, under the instruction of Isa, the four characters of "An Ran's Works" were written.

This is quality assurance.

Yisa excitedly took the script and looked at the list he had made.

These are all actors with good popularity and good acting skills in his mind.

The first is Isaac.

This actor, who shined in "Bloodline" in the past two years, has become a front-line actor in drama cafes and is very popular with everyone.

And there's nothing to say about his acting skills.

Issa made a phone call first.

He and Isaac knew each other, but they didn't have a particularly good relationship, but they were all in the same circle.

He is a director and Isaac is an actor, and they just have work exchanges with each other.

"Hey, Isaac, are you busy? I have a good script on hand if I have time, and I thought we could talk."

Now because of "Growing Pains", Issa's reputation in the industry has gone up to a higher level.

Isaac listened: "No problem, Mr. Isa, if the script is good, I think we can cooperate."

Issa laughed loudly: "Okay, I'll go find you now."

"All right……"

When he was done, he gave the address.

Issa took the script and went out with his assistant.

An Ran watched Isa leave excitedly and shook her head.

Issa...

Put yourself too low.

For this kind of thing, after the news is released, let these actors come to them.

It seems that such things as casting are not very popular in Xizhou.

There is a script, and then the crew looks for actors.

Habitual bugs.

The producers should have absolute control.

Soon, Issa saw Isaac.

Isaac himself is more handsome than in the camera. Although he is already middle-aged, he looks more mature and stable.

Isa shook hands with Isaac, "Isaac, you will be interested in the script this time, I bet it's definitely a very exciting TV series..."

Isaac and his agent laughed together.

"Mr. Issa, sit down and talk about..."

(End of this chapter)