my superstar girlfriend

Chapter 359

The cast is strong, the remuneration is an astonishing figure, and this film is obviously a blockbuster special effects film, and the post-production cost is definitely not low.

The special effects of "Avatar" shocked the world, but the total salary of the actors in it may not be as good as any of the actors sitting here.

Among them, Mu Ze's salary in Hollywood has exceeded 2000 million US dollars.

"The budget is more than 2 million U.S. dollars. As for whether it will become the film with the highest investment and production cost among the films I directed, we will only know after it is shot." Mu Chen smiled and said, "Many people know that I When making a film, you are generally not limited by funds. If you make a good film, you will spend as much as you want when the film is finished. The budget is only the starting price.”

When the reporters heard this, they all smiled.

Among the world's well-known directors, there are really not two directors who do not exceed the budget.

Perhaps they all have one thing in common, that is, excellence.

Among them, Mu Chen is the most "crazy", because he always surpasses by a lot.

This may have something to do with almost all of his films being invested by himself.

He may be the only director who is not limited by money.

Perhaps also the director who is most willing to spend money.

For other directors, it is obviously much more difficult to increase investment than others.Even if those directors are also investors, they will probably try their best to control the cost.

[-] million US dollars, if you change the director, maybe you can really shoot it.

The production cost of the original "Avengers" seems to be less than [-] million.

Of course, the cost of publicity and distribution is not included in it.

The cast is strong, but because there are not many roles, and they are not the only protagonist, so many of them are considered "guest appearances", and the salary is naturally much lower than the salary of the starring personal movie.

Moreover, when the contract was signed, it was a series of movies, and the actors were not popular at the time.

Although the salary will rise as the fame increases, but there must be a discount.

"Director Mu, so many superheroes are gathered in one film, how do they arrange their scenes? Which superhero is the focus?"

a reporter asked.

Superheroes with solo movies like Iron Man and Captain America will definitely have many fans.

And these fans naturally don't want their idols to have too few roles in this film.

This is like a battle for actor C position!
Which superhero will you focus on?
Many people subconsciously looked at Li Ruoxi and Mu Ze.

Of the two of them, one is the director Mu Chen's wife, and the other is his own brother.

If there is anyone to focus on, I am afraid it must be the two of them.

Could it be that this film is simply used to praise Li Ruoxi and Mu Ze?
However, looking at the expressions of other actors, it doesn't seem like it!
"This is a group play, there's nothing to focus on. In the movie, every superhero has a role to play." Mu Chen said with a smile.

Use these superheroes to praise Li Ruoxi and Mu Ze?
Mu Chen is not stupid!
Such flattery will only backfire.

"Then Director Mu, which superhero has the most roles in the film? Is it Li Ruoxi or Mu Ze?"

Another reporter spoke immediately, obviously not satisfied with Mu Chen's answer just now.

"Comparatively speaking, Robert should have more scenes!" Mu Chen said with a smile and shook his head.

Among the original "Avengers", Iron Man has the most roles and is the most brilliant, especially in the end carrying the nuclear bomb soaring into the sky, and he is very impressive in one fell swoop.

Among the many superheroes in it, Iron Man is undoubtedly the "most heroic".

As for Mu Chen's modified version, the scene where Iron Man carried the nuclear bomb was not deleted in the end, but it was not the Hulk who caught him in the end, but Li Ruoxi's flying sword.

It was not Hulk's roar that woke him up, but Mu Ze.

The film added two characters, Li Ruoxi and Mu Ze, but the role of Iron Man has not decreased at all, and even increased because of the addition of the two characters.

Mu Chen's answer surprised all the reporters.

If there is one who is the most popular among those superheroes nowadays, it is undoubtedly Iron Man.

He has the most roles, which is undoubtedly the most suitable.

The press conference lasted for a long time. Mu Chen may be the most popular filmmaker, but those reporters couldn't just pay attention to him.

After the press conference, the filming began immediately.

In mid-September, "Transformers" has not yet been drawn in China, but the promotion of "Men in Black" has entered a white-hot stage.

The sci-fi film "Men in Black" directed by Yu Yun and written by Mu Chen will be released on National Day.

This film is not released simultaneously all over the world, but is first shown in China, and then it will be released in foreign countries.

As for the box office of this movie, Mu Chen really didn't have much confidence.

However, making money is inevitable, it's just a matter of earning more and earning less.

The cast of "Men in Black" is still extremely strong.

Liu Guohua's popularity has always remained high, and he has a very high reputation in Asia, and he is definitely a Chinese actor familiar to movie fans in North America and other places.

The other protagonist, Zhao Jin, also has a lot of international fame with films such as "The Truman Show" and "Transformers".

As for domestic, the box office appeal of the two of them is also extremely astonishing.

Mu Chen is not worried about the domestic box office, but overseas, so he is not so sure.

After all, although this film is related to aliens, it is not as popular as expected.

There is no war with aliens. Compared with those films against aliens, it is less gunpowder.

However, the original box office is still extremely amazing.

On September 16th, "Men in Black" was released, and "Transformers" was gradually declining globally. The box office is now as predicted before, with a global box office of more than [-] billion US dollars, and the profits of peripheral products are also extremely amazing.

Transformers toys have become one of the most produced and sold toys in the world.

With a movie, Mu Chen not only swept the box office all over the world, but also made the toy industry go crazy.

The cartoons are also sold in multinational versions, which are very profitable.

As Mu Chen said at the beginning, this IP is a hen that lays golden eggs.

""Men in Black" is released, why don't you pay attention?"

During the break, Li Ruoxi smiled and asked about Mu Chen.

"What is there to pay attention to?" Mu Chen smiled and said, "Yu Yun is also a person who strives for excellence. This film took a long time, and it can be said that it has reached the best in his eyes. As for whether fans buy it or not, no matter how concerned they are useless."

"I thought you had full confidence in this film!" Li Ruoxi said with a smile.

Did she know that Mu Chen originally wanted to direct it himself, but later he gave up on the world of martial arts movies, and then he created the world of superhero movies, and then he had no time for others, so he gave "Men in Black" and "Tomb Raider" to him. Directed by Yu Yun.

"Naturally, there is no need to worry about domestic box office. Overseas, there is no need to worry." Mu Chen said with a smile.

In North America and other places, this film obviously lacks an actor with box office appeal.

Liu Guohua and Zhao Jin may be well-known in North America, but if they have any box office appeal, they are somewhat lacking.

"The film market for Chinese films in Europe, America and other countries and regions is getting bigger and bigger. I think the box office of this film will not be bad." Li Ruoxi smiled.

Mu Chen's films swept the global box office time and time again, and foreign movie fans naturally became interested in other Chinese-language films.Chinese-language films are naturally getting bigger and bigger in foreign markets.

In addition to the box office produced by Chenxi Film and Television Productions, some other film and television companies also achieved good box office results.

Just like "Starry Sky", which overwhelmed "Kung Fu" last year, its reputation abroad and box office are very good.

"I hope so!" Mu Chen said with a smile.

"By the way, when is Director Zhang's "Jurassic Park 2" going to be released? Christmas and New Year's Day?" Li Ruoxi asked.

"Jurassic Park" is the first Chinese-language film to truly sweep the box office around the world.

There are many "dinosaur fans" in the world.As for the sequel filmed in 3D, the expectations of fans for this film are still extremely high.

"During Christmas and New Year's Day, "Iron Man 2" will be released, and "Jurassic Park 2" is expected to be released during the Spring Festival this year." Mu Chen said.

"Spring Festival file?" Li Ruoxi smiled and said, "Why did you let Marin go this year? His "The Wind and Cloud Hegemony" should be able to complete the post-production before the Spring Festival, right?"

"There's no need to be so rushed." Mu Chen said with a smile, "His movie has a lot of special effects, and it was shot in 3D."

Today's special effects technology is much better than it was in the original version of "The Wind and Cloud Hegemony".

If it can't be surpassed and remains the same as the original version, it will definitely be scolded as "five cents special effects".

Therefore, the Marin version of "The Wind and Cloud Hegemony", whether it is scenes or special effects, definitely surpasses the original version by a lot.

This is naturally more time-consuming and labor-intensive, and of course more expensive.

Marin has high expectations for this film, and seems to be planning to work slowly and meticulously during the shooting and post-production special effects.

"He didn't avoid the Spring Festival stalls on purpose, did he?" Li Ruoxi said with a smile.

Last year, "Kung Fu" lost.

"That's not enough." Mu Chen shook his head and said.

"Kung Fu" is indeed not as good as "Starry Sky", but after all the cost difference between the two films is huge. In terms of profitability, "Kung Fu" wins.

After the break, continue shooting.

Now, after nearly half a month of running-in, they have a lot of understanding with each other.

Although there are many "wrist" actors in the crew, but in front of Mu Chen, they are not playing any big names.

Even if some of them have this bad habit, they have to restrain themselves.

They are not stupid.

Mu Chen is not only the director, but also the investor of this film, or this series of films.

Offend him?
I am afraid that the possibility of being swept out is extremely high.

Most of them have personally experienced how strong the star-making ability of this series is.

They were still thinking that with this success, how could they miss such an opportunity like a monster!

In front of Mu Chen, there were no big names.

(End of this chapter)