my crew is not human

Chapter 41
In short, the production crew has unlimited ways to steal money, some are easy to check, some are difficult to check, financial supervision is extremely difficult, and compromises must be made when necessary!

When Li Xianyun filmed the ghost battle in the secret room, the film basically didn't consume much material, so there was nothing to waste money on.It's different when it comes to filming Ghost Records. With a budget of 800 million, the requirements are high, and the cost of materials is also high, so there is room for making money.

In particular, the producer usually finds the boss of each group, and the people below are all responsible for the boss of each group, so each is divided into a pool, and it is easy to get tricky inside.

A good team leader can make you very worry-free, and a rubbish team leader is the mainstay of the crew's paralysis.

A good producer is to ensure that there are no technical and financial problems for the bosses of each group, and a rubbish producer is to ensure that he can make money in all directions.

During this time, Li Xianyun focused on directing instead of producing, which resulted in a lot of rubbish in this area. I didn't expect that the boss of the group below would actually bully me.

But he is different from others—because he experienced this film in the original world, and he was traveling as a screenwriter at that time, and others were not so wary of him, so he is very clear about the true cost of many materials this time.

Looking at the quotation above at this moment, Li Xianyun instantly became unhappy.

Zhao Yunyang saw that his complexion was not good-looking, and said: "Forget it, the crew is like this, don't worry about it."

"The crew is like this, is it right?" Li Xianyun snorted.

After thinking for a while, he picked up the phone: "Mei'er, there is a problem with the quotation from the art team in the garden, some materials are too high."

The person in charge of the art team was introduced by Jiang Meier, so he directly talked to Jiang Meier.

Jiang Meier was stunned, and then she understood: "I see, I'll go and tell them. But Director Li, there are rules, and the price you give them is not high..."

Li Xianyun understood what she meant.

Even the clothing and cosmetics that Jiang Meier gave him were inflated. The cost of clothing and cosmetics was [-] yuan, but the actual cost was not that much.

But for the three consecutive filmings, the fee has been reduced to an extremely low level, and it is not considered a crime against him at all.After all, Li Xianyun only paid 12 yuan for six people in the service team, working for 45 days, [-] to [-] hours a day, it is true that the wages are cheap, so I can earn some money by pointing to the materials - the crew employment is a project cooperation, and cannot be paid according to salary standard.

This belongs to contracting labor and materials, so this money cannot be considered black, it is a legitimate profit.

The same goes for setting art workers. Their wages are not high, so they must earn some money from materials.

Someone may ask, why do we have to make money from materials instead of work?

There are two reasons.

One is that the crew gives you enough money, but it doesn't mean that you must not make money from the material.It is instinct to be greedy for money, and it is also instinct to keep prices down.How much you expect to earn depends on my ability to supervise, and has nothing to do with wages, so you have to suppress what you should.

The second is that the money for the material is basically earned by the boss.The boss of each group needs to lead someone, and tell the people below that it is not easy to find a job these days, so this time it will be cheaper.You see, the crew will give this in total, [-] for me, [-] for you, not too much, right?
It's not too much.

But the money for the material is basically the boss of each group!
Therefore, there must be a bit of flamboyance in the material, otherwise what is the boss?

Furthermore, they can also explain this approach-it is my ability to get a low price.

As for whether this is a skill or a market price, to put it bluntly, it still depends on the individual?Maybe you really get it yourself, maybe the price is more expensive.Then such a profit from the price difference is not too much for others to eat.

The producer needs to pay resource fees, and the people below can also eat resource fees.

So there is only the question of whether the food looks good or not, not the question of whether to eat or not!

Producers want to eat investors, this is to eat inside, to earn box office revenue, this is to eat outside; the bosses of each group want to earn money from the crew, this is to eat outside, to earn material money, this is to eat inside.

Everyone eats inside and out!

Therefore, pitting money also has boundaries.

The default rules of the industry are there. If you pay low labor costs, people will definitely earn more on materials. The key issue is speed!
This is the most difficult thing to measure, and it is also the point that is easy to argue—how else can you say that in the original world, the 20 invested in the crew is not easy to deal with?

Li Xianyun is still staring at it, but it is even more conceivable if he didn't stare at it-it can be said that 80.00% of the loss-making films lose money like this.

If the cost is controlled, the high risk of the film can be reduced to medium risk, while Li Xianyun's little ghost can reduce it to low risk or even zero risk, leaving only high return.

At this moment, Li Xianyun took a deep breath and said: "I have a good price for the garden, 3 yuan can be settled. Their quotation is 5000 yuan, you tell them, just these things, I can settle it for [-] yuan. Everyone Hug a little, don't overdo it."

"Okay." Jiang Mei'er also understood that this matter should be done in moderation.

Just the 3 yuan materials in the garden are quoted as [-] yuan. Do you want to earn hundreds of thousands of materials to be satisfied?
I was also annoyed in my heart, my friend was a little bit embarrassing.

Immediately went to talk to a friend.

The buddies in the art team were still not convinced, and shouted with red necks that it was 5 yuan.

After Li Xianyun found out, he was not polite, and directly marked the price of each material, and asked Jiang Meier to send it to the other party.

The boss of the art team was shocked when he saw the specific price list.

I rub!

You can guess 3 yuan, but when the price of each piece is so accurate, it is not a matter of random guessing.

Have you inquired beforehand?But if you have the energy to buy it yourself, wouldn’t it be great?

I muttered in my heart, but my tone softened instantly, and I said haha: "So there are still cheap places. Thank you, Director Li, for pointing out that I haven't contacted these places before, so I will contact them now."

But in this way, the 5000 yuan profit that they were willing to give you will not be available-it is clearly stated on the bill of materials, how can you make money?
Didn't you do it yourself?
Fuck!
The boss of the art team wailed in his heart.

It's okay to be stubborn.

But two consecutive incidents also aroused Li Xianyun's contemplation.

This time he is clear about the cost of materials, what about next time?

The process of being a director is not only a process of artistic creation, but also a process of management.

Most of the crew members are old-fashioned. If you are soft, they will be tough, and if you are weak, they will bully.

They don't think your low-key and kindness is a kind of humility and politeness, they only think that this director is weak and doesn't take you seriously from the bottom of his heart, which is reflected in his actions, such as passivity, slack and big-hearted corruption.

Li Xianyun's way of helping investors solve problems in the original world will not work here.

Because the film in the original world, without Li Xianyun's intervention, would definitely be rotten. It would be good if the investors spent 100 million and could get back 50.So in a sense, Li Xianyun is not afraid of smashing the pot - I will come back with [-] yuan, and I am afraid that the crew behind will be paralyzed?
But in this world, the investment of 800 million yuan is worthless. If Li Xianyun paralyzes the crew for a small amount of money, he will ruin his job.

Therefore, the method of calling the police to intimidate and lure you with broken pots and broken bowls is definitely not acceptable in your own crew.

The way to solve this problem is to keep up with the management besides keeping an eye on it. For a decent film and television company, the material is also responsible for the material, which can control the cost to the greatest extent.

After realizing this, Li Xianyun's subsequent filming style obviously became tougher.

He no longer mingled with the people below at will, and became a little unsmiling, and he would insist on many things more.

Of course, considering that his professional level is still limited, most of the time, he is only responsible for issuing tasks for everyone to execute, and then silently watching by himself.

This process is not only a growth process of director level, but also a growth process of management level.

Because of the high requirements, strict management, and tight monitoring, Li Xianyun gradually built up his prestige in the crew.

Now there are very few people who can steal and play tricks for him anymore, and all departments have a bottom line for making money, so they dare not go too far.

Whatever happened, Li Xianyun would also discuss management experience with Jiang Zheng. In this respect, Jiang Zheng is indeed a better teacher.

I was filming today when my phone vibrated suddenly.

Li Xianyun glanced, it was Sun Shi.

Turn off the phone, and after filming the scene first, Li Xianyun called back: "What's the matter? I was filming just now."

Sun Shi hummed: "I guess, I found something here."

Li Xianyun frowned: "Are you sure?"

"almost."

"I'm on the set, I can't go now."

"When will it end?"

"It's going to be a big night today, probably until two o'clock in the morning."

"so late?"

Li Xianyun was helpless: "My aunt, filming is like this. It's normal to work more than ten hours a day. Why don't you do it tomorrow morning. I'll turn it on at nine, and I'll be there at seven."

"Can you make it?"

"Confirming whether there is one is a matter of a second, and whether you win or not is a matter of minutes."

"That's fine, tomorrow morning at seven o'clock, you go directly to this place, and we will meet here." Sun Shi said and gave Li Xianyun an address.

(End of this chapter)