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Chapter 256 Budget Mistake
In the evening, I drank and chatted with Xu Zheng. The two talked a lot about the crew planning, budget, actors, dubbing, scenes...

Chatting and talking about the box office, Fang Jing said at least [-] million, Xu Zheng laughed, saying that [-] million is enough for him, and [-] million can wake up laughing in the middle of the night.

Actors rely on their works to prove themselves, and directors rely on box office to prove themselves. If the works you direct are very popular, people will naturally recognize you, and a large number of investors will come to you in the future.

The bigger the director, the more so.

Jiang Wenpai made the bullets fly. In the scene where Huang Silang, the county magistrate Zhang Muzhi, and Mr. Tang talked at the dinner table, the trademarks of the bottles of wine on the table were sold at tens of millions, and many wine merchants flocked to them.

But in the end, the director insisted that it was useless, saying that he was afraid that the audience would watch the show, so he tore up all the wine labels.

A few years later, the host Dou Wentao asked Jiang Wen, why so many investors are willing to invest in his drama, are they not afraid of losing money?What kind of psychology are they?
Jiang Wen was taken aback, and said that I don't know, to vote for me, I still need to see if they are strong or not, and whether they have sufficient funds.

Dou Wentao smiled and said: It means that you are not worthy of losing money with me, is that what you mean?

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Ten days later, the crew was divided into two groups, one group continued filming on the spot, and the other group went to Rongcheng to film the scene of the ancient building of the Zhang Family.

Cheng Weiting, Zhao Liying, Zhang Mingen and Ying Haoming went to Rongcheng, there is no scene of Fang Jing there, so he didn't have to go there.

Xu Zheng went to Shanghai to find Liu Yiwei to buy the script, and the price was negotiated, so he asked him to come over to discuss the follow-up matters.

"Okay, I found a cousin to register an investment company, and talked with the Big Fish and Begonia crew according to your intention, 800 million will account for 17.00% of the shares."

"This is a signed contract. You can see if there is anything that needs to be changed. If there is nothing, I will let the other side sign it and it will take effect. You can pay."

In the Modu studio, after receiving the contract from Yang Ning, Fang Jing looked through it carefully, and found that 800 million accounted for 18.00%, which was a reasonable ratio.

DYU and Begonia’s many investors add up to only 3000 million. There are no advertisers, and even including online crowdfunding and other miscellaneous things, it is less than 4000 million.

Among them, the manufacturer will definitely have to lock up most of the shares, and it can reach 18.00%, which is quite a lot.

"Just press this." Fang Jing returned the contract to Yang Ning, raised his head and asked, "Did you not vote?"

"I voted, but I voted in the name of Guanlan, 200 million! It's also because of your credit, I asked them to give me an extra share, and I introduced big clients to them."

Fang Jing laughed: "So my side is a big customer."

"Fat and water don't flow into the fields of outsiders, everyone takes what they need, and they thank me." Patting her head, Yang Ning said: "By the way, they said they want to invite you to make a theme song, and the price is good. What do you think?"

"No problem." Fang Jing nodded, "Big Fish and Begonia, yes, I understand, I'll give it to them in a few days."

He remembers this song, and it fits perfectly with the story of tears in the play, but the female voice is a bit difficult to sing, and he still needs to find a suitable middle point.

"Cheer up!" Yang Ning snapped her fingers and said with a smile, "I just like how confident you are."

Fang Jing waved his hand, "If you have nothing to do, go get busy, I even have an appointment to talk about things."

"What's the matter?" Yang Ning asked curiously.

"For those who make movies, forget it, you can stay, just listen to it and arrange a schedule for me, I won't bother to repeat it later."

"Yes! Are you dating the director? Who is it?"

"Here we come!" Said Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived, looked at the caller ID on the phone, Fang Jing stood up, "I'm going to pick up someone, you pour two glasses of water."

The person Fang Jing wants to pick up is naturally Xu Zheng. The book has already been bought, and he is here to discuss budget and filming preparations.

"Hey! Where is your studio? Why didn't I see it? I'm already on the side of the road."

When he came out, Fang Jing didn't see Xu Zheng, and there was no one on the side of the road, "Are you sure you went right? I didn't see you at the door either. Is there anything iconic around you?"

"There's a tree! And a bus stop sign."

Fang Jing...

"Okay, I see, you just follow the bus stop sign."

Five minutes later, Fang Jing saw Xu Zheng. His bright bald head could be seen from a long distance away. Besides, there were four or five people around him.

After meeting and exchanging greetings, Fang Jing also knew the identities of these people, including three assistant directors, one accountant and one prop.

It takes not only a lot of time but also money to make a film. The budget for all aspects must be clear, such as scenes, props, group performances, lunch boxes, these cannot be calculated by one person.

"Director Xu, it's a pleasure to meet you, everyone, please sit down, Jiajia, come over and pour water."

When she arrived at the studio, Yang Ning saw such a group of people and gave Fang Jing a blank look, didn't she mean one person?
"Your side is very lively, there are a lot of people, what do they do?" Xu Zheng asked, pointing to the group of people in the propaganda team.

"Responsible for public relations and publicity, many people are powerful."

When he came to the conference room where the meeting was held, Xu Zheng said guiltily: "Fang Jing, there is something I want to say sorry to you. I dare not invest in this film because there is not enough funds."

"I brought you all the crew members. If you want to shoot, I can direct for you. If not, forget it."

When they were drinking that day, they said they would invest together. Xu Zheng agreed to give 500 million. After returning home these days, he did the math. 500 million was not enough, at least doubled. The more he thought about it, the more guilty he became.

It was the first time I invested so much. If I lost money, I would have lost all my hard work for more than ten years. After discussing with my wife, I finally decided not to vote.

The risk is too great, Lu Yang's Xiu Chun Dao, several big movie stars and popular frontlines all rushed like that, and they don't know what they are going to do.

"It's okay! Give me the funds, and the original plan remains the same." Fang Jing smiled, not caring at all.

Originally, he didn't think about asking Xu Zheng to invest money. It was Xu Zheng who said through Jiu Jin that he wanted half of one person, and he couldn't let him bear the risk alone.

"Fang Jing, why don't we use crowdfunding to shoot the film? Even if we lose, we'll be backed. For the first time, it's better to succeed. If you don't succeed, just practice your skills."

"Okay, leave this matter to me, let's talk about the budget, how long it will take, and how to review it over there..."

On the side, Yang Ning winked wildly, telling Fang Jing not to agree, the film industry is very deep, and Xu Zheng, an old world, dare not invest in it, and there is no scum left when he goes in privately.

The group chatted for more than three hours, and Fang Jing's notebook took up more than a dozen pages. He listened very carefully, and asked questions when he didn't understand, and Xu Zheng answered them truthfully.

Send them downstairs and arrange a hotel for them to stay in. When Fang Jing came back, it was past seven o'clock, the studio was off work, and only Yang Ning was still waiting for him.

"Are you crazy, 2000 million investment is carried by one person?" She heard it in the afternoon, the total budget is 2000 million, Xu can't compete, and Fang Jing carries it alone.

"It's okay, I'm throwing out a part of the equity and attracting a few advertisers. I don't need that much, about 300 million."

After a while of careful calculation today, the result also shocked him, with a budget of 2000 million, no wonder Xu Zheng was scared.

This is also Fang Jing's mistake. In the previous life, "Longtu" was released in 2010 and filmed in 2009. What was the price at that time?Six or seven years have passed, and it must be different.

At that time, the production fee was 300 million. Because Wang Baoqiang and Xu Zheng belonged to the production company, their salaries were lowered.

Now that Wang Baoqiang is so popular, 300 million is not enough for the appearance fee, and a first-line niche is [-] million.

The 2000 million budget is the result of Xu Zheng's willingness to pay hundreds of thousands without asking for money.

(End of this chapter)