China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 343 Shooting the MV for "sugar", preparing for the meal

Cao Xuan didn't take care of the following casting work, he only listened to the report, and the only follow-up was the selection of the director of "When Men Are in Love".

It is a general trend for Xiangjiang film workers to go north, and Fatty Wang and Baye Yuan, who are relatively fast, have already mixed well.

Chen Kexin, as a relatively flexible director in the Xiangjiang film industry, had already made relevant plans, and after receiving Fanxing's invitation, she was immediately moved.

First of all, there is nothing to say about Cao Xuan's popularity. Even Xiangjiang has to admit that except for a few superstars such as Cheng Long, no one dares to say that they can beat Cao Xuan.

Although Cao Xuan has not yet proven himself in the film market, his performance in TV dramas is also quite impressive.

Coupled with the gimmicks of Hu Jing from the Four Little Stars and Cao Xuan's first movie, Chen Kexin personally thinks this movie is a hit.

However, he still put forward his own requirements, such as forming part of Xiangjiang's behind-the-scenes team and wanting to use some Xiangjiang actors.

The former Cao Xuan agreed. Every director must have some familiar team.

Anyway, the production budget is managed by Fanxing, and his team will not have too many people, mainly the person in charge or the backbone, and the big head is Fanxing, Cao Xuan is not afraid of him doing something tricky.

As for the actors, Cao Xuan didn't care, unless he got Liang Jiahui to play the gangster brother, otherwise he felt that the actors he picked would be very useful.

Of course, in order to show respect for the director, Cao Xuan also agreed that if an actor's performance is not up to standard, Chen Kexin has the right to ask for a replacement.

After probing and probing, Chen Kexin also understood that Cao Xuan and Fanxing were not easy to fool, and they were even a bit aggressive.

But the boss of Xiangjiang is more difficult to serve. As long as you calm your mind and stop worrying too much about the difference between the mainland and Xiangjiang, these will not be a problem.

"When a Man is in Love" doesn't have any big scenes, the plot is simple, and the production cost is relatively low. More than half of it is the remuneration of Cao Xuan and Hu Jing and Chen Kexin's director fee.

Cao Xuan's remuneration is difficult to calculate now, because since "Swordsman", except for guest appearances in the "Matrix" series, he has almost always acted in his own plays.

The outside world also pays high and low for his film. According to popularity, more than 1000 million can't beat him, and according to the newcomer in the film industry or the mainland film and television market, it ranges from 200 million to 500 million.

Because he holds all the shares of Fanxing, and "When a Man is in Love" is an independent production, Cao Xuan didn't care too much about the film salary, and the price was 500 million.

Hu Jing's salary is 200 million yuan + 100 million red envelopes.

The latter requires the box office to exceed 2000 million, or to be nominated for some relevant awards. If an important award is won, there will still be another red envelope reward.

If the red envelopes are included, this price is regarded as the normal market price, even slightly higher.

Because they have never acted in a movie, Hu Jing and Cao Xuan's positions are very embarrassing.

Although it is top-notch, good movie crews will lower the price, and ordinary movie crews offer high prices, but the two of them may not be able to appreciate it.

In addition, at this stage, film resources are limited, and many actors are scrambling to get in, and film salaries are generally lower than the market price.

After all, including Xiangjiang, the top ten movies of the year are only tens of millions.

Producers take 35% to 40% of the total box office.Even if there are other channels to return blood, the overall profit is limited, and the remuneration will naturally not be too high.

At present, there are only a handful of actors in the Chinese film industry with a salary of more than 500 million, and the mainland is even more pitiful.

According to gossip, Chen Daoming's salary for the movie "Hero" is only 10 US dollars, less than 100 million RMB, which is one-thirtieth of Li Lianjie's and one-tenth of Liang and Zhang's.

Of course, these few are paid "friendship prices", and the specific remuneration has to be discussed in detail.

This is the case for most actors, especially those with relatively high prices. The market price is only a reference range, and the high or low depends on specific negotiations and conditions, and changes with the market.

For example, if the movie "When Men Are in Love" becomes popular, Cao Xuan and Hu Jing's salary will definitely increase, but if it hits the street, it will naturally decline.

In fact, Cao Xuan and Hu Jing don't care about how much they are paid, but in business, there must be rules and accounts must be clear.

Cao Xuan is okay, he is the boss after all, his left hand turns his right hand, so it's just a matter of going through the motions.

Although Hu Jing is the proprietress, she has no shares after all, and she is the first sister of the company. It doesn't matter if the salary is more or less. The main thing is to explore a cooperation model for Fanxing and set an example for the following artists.

The couple don't need to divide the money too clearly, but the other artists of the family can't be indiscriminate.

But giving more and giving less, while ensuring the interests of the company, and satisfying the artists, this is a science, and the heat in it must be mastered slowly.

So it is a very good choice to let Mrs. Hu come out and go to Lei first.

She is the most famous and has the fastest development momentum among Fanxing artists. She can give Fanxing a reference and let the company figure out the treatment of Fanxing artists at various stages of celebrity status.

The most important thing is, toss around casually, without worrying that this pillar will be dissatisfied with the treatment and run away.

Because Mrs. Hu doesn't like this stuff, it doesn't make any difference to Fanxing's internal film remuneration, 100 yuan or 100 million yuan.

The combined cost of Cao Xuan and Hu Jing was 800 million. Chen Kexin's director fee was 150 million + 50 red envelopes. The bid was not low, but it was still within Cao Xuan's acceptance range.

The three people add up to 1000 million, plus the remuneration of other actors and production costs, the cost of "When Men Are in Love" is about 1500-1800 million.

Calculated based on the producer's share of 35-40% of the total box office, the box office of "When a Man Is in Love" needs to be at least 4000 million yuan to be able to make it.

This is not a small difficulty. "When a Man is in Love" will definitely be based on the box office in the mainland, and "Mobile", which ranked first in the box office in the mainland in 2003 by the original time and space, is only 5300 million.

Of course, the weak market in 2003 was mainly due to SARS. If SARS can be avoided, the goal of more than 4000 million may not be impossible.

In addition, movies can make money not only at the box office, but also through other channels, such as overseas copyright sales, TV and DVD copyright operations, and of course some business cooperation, such as sponsorship fees and advertising placement.

However, these profits are very empty. Some of them are very profitable, even far exceeding the box office revenue, and some are not worth a dime.

Whether it is box office or copyright operation, we have to wait for the finished film to be released, otherwise Cao Xuan can't guarantee how much profit he can make.

However, business cooperation depends entirely on personal ability.

Before the filming started, he raised a lot of sponsorship fees for the film, offsetting a lot of costs.

For example, the heroine's job has been changed from the original bank clerk to a mobile business hall clerk.

Obviously, Cao Xuan, who was discussing the endorsement with China Mobile, first got a sum of 200 million implants for the movie. The price was that the heroine's job was changed, and the mobile logo appeared many times.

There are also Pepsi, Septwolves, Nokia, and some companies that Cao Xuan is familiar with or has worked with, which are more or less softly implanted in the movie.

Let's put it this way, in order to promote advertisements, Cao Xuan set up a dedicated team to sell all available advertisements without affecting the plot.

Even the hospital where the heroine's father lives and the bus driven by the heroine's father are also recruiting.

Thanks to Fanxing's promotional advertisements over the years, Fanxing is very familiar with the major advertisers, and under the frenzied recommendation, although not all of them are sold, there are still some gains.

Including mobile, the final placement of advertisements and sponsorship fees is almost close to 400 million.

If the remuneration of Cao Xuan and Hu Jing is not included in the cost, it will be worth nearly 400 million.

The cost of the movie "When Men Are in Love" is only a few million. Maybe it won't make a lot of money, but it won't lose money either.

However, compared to making money, Cao Xuan valued other benefits brought by the movie more.

The most direct thing is that if "When Men Are in Love" is successful, it will make up for the last flaw of him, Hu Jing and Fan Xing.

Cao Xuan has evolved into a film and television artist, and Hu Jing has also begun to catch up with the other three small stars. Fanxing has the ability to make movies, and is moving closer to the goal of being a leader in the industry.

Chen Kexin got the deposit, and soon brought people to the mainland, and then after watching some actors, he carried out preparatory work such as location selection and scene selection.

It is expected that the crew will start up in early November, and the filming period will be nearly three months, and it will be completed before the Spring Festival.

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After Chen Kexin officially took over the crew, Cao Xuan basically let go of his hands except to listen to the latest situation every week, devoting himself to the recording of the new English album and thinking about shooting the MV.

Especially the "sugar" MV, the surprise airborne fan wedding live singing, is the highlight of this song.

Later generations are in a mess on Facebook, YouTube and other websites, so don't waste your creativity.

Cao Xuan intentionally made it a bit bigger, air raided two weddings in China, and then went abroad to air raid a few weddings, covering a wider area, and also showing off his strength as King Cao.

But doing so also means increased time and cost.

Cao Xuan didn't care too much about the cost, it was just the air ticket money, and then some benefits for the newcomers, which was only seven figures, which was a drizzle for the rich and powerful Boss Cao.

But the timing is really troublesome. Domestically, Cao Xuan plans to have one in Japan/Korea, one in Thailand or other Asian countries, two in the United States, and possibly one in Europe.

In this way, even if there is no need for rehearsals and direct airborne performances, they have to be contacted in advance, plus the travel time, it will take at least 1 to 2 weeks.

For Cao Xuan, who was already on a tight schedule, this was a difficult problem that could not be ignored.

But no matter what, first investigate what kind of weddings are available in the relevant places. It is best for the newcomer to be a fan of Cao Xuan, so that the surprise effect will be the best.

Otherwise, when Cao Xuan showed up, people didn't feel it, and the reaction was mediocre, which would be very embarrassing.

In addition, we need to keep in touch. For the sake of effect, it’s okay for the couple and guests to keep it secret, but it’s best for the family members to know and cooperate with the wedding process.

After all, it was their wedding day, and Cao Xuan sent him a surprise blessing. He was happy, he got the material, and everyone was happy.

Surprise is not scare, if someone messes up someone's wedding, it will be looking for trouble, and Cao Xuan can't do such a wicked thing.

Inform the MV plan, Fanxing is in charge of China, and Warner is in charge of Asia and the United States.

First count a wave, wait until the statistics are over, and then send the wedding-related information to Cao Xuan, Cao Xuan chooses, they will communicate and contact, reach a consensus with the family, and then the filming can begin.

Anyway, it’s a video clip, so pick the one that’s convenient to shoot first.

While Cao Xuan was recording the song, Fan Xing found some fans who got married recently. On the day of the wedding, Cao Xuan brought someone to surprise him.

After the domestic shooting, we will check whether the schedule is convenient or not. If it is convenient, we will go abroad for a tour. If it is not convenient, we will find some more wedding shootings in China.

Although red live performances can be regarded as Cao Xuan's old profession, after all, he hasn't touched it for many years. During the daily recording and rest, Cao Xuan also rehearses with the band.

Speaking of this band, Cao Xuan just formed it not long ago, with bassist, keyboard player, drummer and guitarist all available.

All four of them have band experience, and the least one has been engaged in music performance for more than 4 years. One is from the mainland, one is from Hong Kong, one is from Ireland, and one is from the United States.

The most powerful is the Irish drummer, who is quite well-known in Europe, and was blocked because of a conflict with the brokerage company. When he first came to the United States to develop, he was discovered by Cao Xuan and paid a lot of money to the country.

They usually work in Baihua Recording Studio, and sometimes perform with the company's singers, but the most important job is to be a live band for Cao Xuan.

This is also the main reason why Cao Xuan spends a lot of money to support them. The amazing scene cannot be separated from the support of a good band.

Cao Xuan can't bet on the organizer's band quality every time, preparing his own exclusive band and establishing a long-term effective tacit cooperation is the best way to get it done once and for all.

In mid-to-late October, Fanxing found several more suitable wedding venues. After communicating with the family members, Cao Xuan took the band to start his wedding dinner tour...

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