China Entertainment started from art school

Chapter 123 Title of Music Talent

After the script was completed, we started to form a team and look for actors. The coordinator of "Detective Chinatown" was Sheng Yuan; according to preliminary statistics, the production budget of the film needs 1.2 million; however, we may shout more in the promotion later.

In the last life, this movie was shot in 3 parts. It is said that the investment of the first film was less than 1 million, the second film was 3 million, and the third film was 6 million.

Why is the gap so big?
Excluding some effects of inflation, in fact, the funding for the latter two films is more reasonable, because this type of film involves a lot of characters and scenes, and also uses special effects, so if you want better effects, This amount of money is definitely not enough.

In addition, in the first film, many protagonists only got the basic salary, and the director said that after making money, he would give points; after saving some here and there, it was possible to shoot it so cheaply.

Now Longqi Film and Television is working on a schedule based on normal film remuneration and expenditure, and it is currently impossible to give dividends to the leading actor, and it is possible that the other party does not want to take the risk of taking dividends; in addition, they will learn the same as the second film, adding some special effects, So it must be more expensive.

Now that the project plan is out, we must start to attract investment, and at the same time, the actors must be confirmed one after another.It was said that one of the leading actors needs to be auditioned, so the advertisement was also published.It's just that the selection date hasn't been determined yet, so let's make a publicity on the official scarf first.

Young director Li Jingkun's latest work, 1.2 million big production, one of the two male protagonists, will definitely attract many boys to participate in casting activities.All major art schools and film and television companies have suitable boys who will definitely participate on time.

In addition to the young actor, another middle-aged actor is also very important. Li Jingkun's idea is to find Huang Baoqiang, because he has strong personal characteristics, and it is difficult to find others to replace this role under preconceived ideas.

But before everything started, it was a bit stuck, because the production budget was a bit too much.

The companies we worked with before didn't give an answer right away, and the people from Huaying and Perfect Planet also said that they had to think about it, and then made an appointment to meet.

In fact, when the production budget came out, Longqi Film and Television was a little scared. After all, the total budget of the previous films was less than 1 million, but now it is directly 1.2 million. It can be said that it has reached the sky in one step.

Originally, both Huaying and Perfect Planet liked to cooperate with Li Jingkun, because they could make money and there were not many things to do, but the span was indeed a bit big, so the bosses of the two companies made appointments with him to meet and talk in detail.

"Master Shan, hello."

That night, Li Jingkun and Zhou Deze met with the people from Huaying, mainly because Han Shanye also wanted to chat with him.

I had already met Han Shanye at the "Introduction to Architecture" celebration banquet before, after all, I still want to continue to cooperate.For example, "Hummingbird" not long ago was also jointly invested.

"Nowadays there are really not many young people who are so talented and not arrogant and complacent. And your films are also very energetic, with many ideas, but they are highly completed and mature."

Master Han Shan said with a smile, the atmosphere was relatively relaxed.Fu Renxin, the director of the production department who came with him, is also a familiar person with Zhou Deze.

"Master Shan won the prize, and it's all about making trouble."

Long Qi is just a small company in front of Huaying, of course it can be said that it is a small business.

"Actually, our suggestion is why not release this drama for a year or two longer? The script is actually quite good, but the production budget is a bit high. If calculated based on the 1.2 million budget, it will take about 3.6 million to start making money."

We've been chatting for a while, and it's a little inappropriate for Master Han Shan to bring up some things, so Fu Renxin brought the conversation to the point.

Huaying's idea is actually very simple, that is, they still don't really believe in Li Jingkun's ability, because he is still too young.

At the age of 23, they have to carry a 1.2 million movie, which has never been seen anywhere in the world, and it is difficult to achieve, so it is inevitable for them to worry about losing money.

We must know that more than a year ago, they just accepted him to shoot a 1500 million "Introduction to Architecture".

There are so many big directors in China, none of them are so aggressive. No one is not a film. After several years of self-proving, they dare to challenge such a big burden when they are in their 40s and [-]s.

"In one or two years...it's too late. This year is very suitable. I want to shoot it this year. Now the domestic market is also very mature. There are many works with a box office of over [-] million each year, breaking through [-] to [-] million. There are many."

In 2011, the national box office exceeded 130 billion, and there were more than 30 films that broke [-] million. This year it will definitely be even higher. With this volume and the number of screens, it is not difficult for "Detective Chinatown" to pay back.

"No, there are not many movies that break through [-] million or [-] million yuan."

Fu Renxin took out a document, "Let's not talk about this year's, I don't know if you have seen the box office statistics of last year, I can show you here."

Li Jingkun and Zhou Deze both took a copy, which listed the top dozens of movies in the 2011 box office list.

他们很自然地看向前面几名，No.1是《变3》10.81亿，接着是《功夫的熊猫2》、《金陵十三钗》、《龙门的飞甲》和《加勒比海盗4》。

付任新说：“2011年突破5亿票房的只有4部，国产片只占了2部；超4亿的有3部，只有1部是国产片。也就是说如果《唐人街探案》想要赚钱，或者说回本，今年的票房至少要拿到国产片的前3名。”

Li Jingkun and Zhou Deze didn't respond for a while. In fact, they had already talked about these things internally, but in the end Li Jingkun convinced others-no way, he is the big boss, and he paid all the money. Several times he succeeded.

Fu Renxin said: "It's not that we don't believe you, but the reality is like this. Even if the box office in Southeast Asia is added at that time, the pressure to return the cost will not be small."

Han Shanye said: "Actually, aren't you very good at making youth films? It is also your field of expertise, and the market is also huge. As far as I know, there are many youth projects approved during this period, compared with previous years. Much more."

Fu Renxin nodded: "Yes, and the investment in youth films is small and the return is large, so it should be handy for you."

Li Jingkun put down the information: "Actually, I understand what you said to me, and the people in the company have persuaded me; I admit that the youth film market has just opened up and has great prospects, and our company will not give up this market. But for me, I have made quite a lot of youth films, and I just wanted to change the genre, so I wrote this script. It is impossible for me to give up."

In fact, there is not much time left for him, and in a few years, we will enter the film and television winter, when will we wait if we don't shoot now?
The two parties were a little embarrassed when they talked about this, because Li Jingkun once again stated that he wanted to make this movie, and they felt that the risk was too high and they didn't dare to take risks, so they became quiet for a while.

"If you think this project is good, have you considered co-directing with a more mature director? Don't worry, it's a great director." Fu Renxin said again.

But this sentence was a bit offensive to Li Jingkun and the others.

Co-direct?playing me?

It turned out that they still hid this plan, planning to let "Detective Chinatown" be filmed by a big director, so they felt more secure.

"This is impossible. "Detective Chinatown" can only be dominated by us now, and it will be shot in at least three parts."

"..."

Huaying was not frightened by their ambitions, but what we thought was, we are still hesitant to make one, and if you want to make three... If you want to make three, it will cost at least 3.6 million invest?

3.6 million?I'm afraid I don't want to fart!

If Li Jingkun could hear their thoughts, he would definitely say that the funding for the second part alone may be so much...

So in the end, there was such a result. Huaying felt that the risk was too great, so they could not give an answer for the time being; Long Qi did not make any concessions, the director could not be changed, and the project would not be postponed until one or two years later.

The same is true for Perfect Planet. After all, there are not many movies that can break through 3.6 million yuan every year; even if there are, they are big directors like Mr. Xu and Zhang Guoshi.

Now you dare to compete with such great directors as Mr. Xu and Zhang Guoshi?

How many years have they worked hard in this industry, and how many years have you been in this industry?
Is it a little too big a step?
So all of a sudden the film preparation got stuck on funding.

Of course, funding is the most important part of a film and a project...
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The popularity of the song "fire" is still going on, because of its background and quality problems, and it is getting more and more intense.

After all, it is quite surprising that Chinese people can produce a nice English song.

Even many mainstream music magazines and media rushed to report this incident, and some people even said that Li Jingkun was described as "a master who beat him to death with random punches".

It means that he is not a person from a professional background, nor is he a full-time singer, but he can create some excellent songs unexpectedly, because of the eclectic and unrestrained inspiration and creativity.

It sounds like a compliment, but many fans of Li Jingkun don't buy it, thinking that the other party is a bit superior.

"Why do you guys represent the mainstream? Besides, Li Jingkun is not from a music major. Have you asked Li Jian? Zhang Liangying? Have you asked Jay Chou?"

However, there are also many professional musicians and mainstream music magazines who have given a lot of "pertinent" comments. There is an article that has been widely circulated among Li Jingkun's fans:

"Li Jingkun is definitely one of the most talented pop music creators in China!

Yes, he wrote the lyrics and composed the music himself. All his original music album "22" has not been released yet, and the first single of the mini-album "Very Convergent" has just been released, and I have already started playing it.

why?
Because the works on the bright side are enough to show his talent!

"Ten Thousand Times of Sadness", "The Queen of Heaven", "The Rest of Summer", "Hello Tomorrow", "A Little Sweet", "Little Lucky", "Youth", plus the English single released not long ago "fire", is there any song that can't be called excellent?
Maybe some melodies are relatively simple, the arrangements are not complicated, and even the lyrics are written a bit naively, but this just shows his attitude towards music:

It’s fine if I’m happy, it’s fine if I’m happy, it’s fine if I think it sounds good!

why?
Because he doesn't care whether he is an excellent musician or not, because his greatest ideal is not to be a musician at all!
He is simply a very musically talented person who doesn't care that he has these talents at all!

He didn't even care that many people questioned whether he was a professional singer!
So we will find that he doesn't care so much about some songs; for some arrangements, he thinks the melody is good; for some lyrics, he thinks they are catchy and rhyme.

This is also the same as what he once said to his teacher at school: I think a good movie must first have a story that makes sense, and a good story is the prerequisite for me to create a movie.

And this attitude is also reflected in the songs he created: the premise of an excellent song must first have a beautiful melody.

So I think he is a more pragmatic person from the beginning to the end, more pursuing practical results, and a very down-to-earth person.

Now let's talk about his English single "fire". Many people criticized that the arrangement is simple, and the lyrics are very straightforward and secondary, with no connotation.

But why don't these people look at what the general public has to say about the song first?

'A very nice song!The rhythm is strong and the singer's voice is like a magnet! '

'The voice is magnetic, the whole song is gradual, the emotion is slowly rising, and the words describe it very vividly. '

'I really want to blow rainbow farts, but I can't say a word. If it sounds good, it's over. I got the fun of English class. '

'The melody is super exciting, the drums are crazy, very burning!It is a must for every run, really, the whole body is full of energy! '

Isn't this a song that is loved by ordinary people?

And for those who question why he wrote this song in English, have you really not learned about the background of his song creation?

Besides, isn't it admirable that he can create such an excellent song in a non-native language?

Besides, he can compose such an excellent song in a non-native language. Didn't you think that there might be similar inspirational songs in his Mandarin album? "

As soon as this article came out, many fans of Li Jingkun regarded it as a "magic work", because what he said is quite comprehensive. If it is not someone who knows him well and likes him very much, it is difficult to write such an article full of rainbow farts. full words.

And it really spoke out the aspirations of many fans. After all, fans have been "angry with him" for a long time, asking why he has not released a music album...
Fortunately, this time, Li Jingkun finally made them feel good. Not only did they have a Mandarin album, but also a mini album in foreign languages ​​and Cantonese.

This article was widely circulated, and many people reposted it in the bib.

Of course Li Jingkun also saw it, and forwarded it shamelessly. He also told Zhou Deze that even if he specially hired someone to write the draft, it might be difficult for him to write such a comprehensive and boastful article.

Zhou Deze said that it was really not the manuscript they bought, mainly because the boss is really talented...

And the fans' comments did not disappoint him, and many people also wrote a lot of praise comments under this article.

Also, before on Doubanjiang, albums and singles received a lot of negative reviews maliciously, but now the ratings of the album have been angrily brushed by netizens to more than [-] points, and the single "fire" has been directly scored more than [-] points. ·····

"I really like this song! The melody and lyrics are the type I like. It is positive and uplifting. It has been lying in the playlist. When it is down, I will listen to setting it off again, we r the champions!"

"Mixed cutting is a must. Gather and prepare for team battles! Hold on, we can win!"

"I heard that some bars have already arranged for this song, and they said it was really hot, Li Dao Niu criticized it! I just don't know if the other party paid the copyright fee..."

"There is always an inspiring feeling in it. When the music is played, the cells in the body are beating along with the note. I have heard a lot of music with a similar rhythm. This is a rare piece of music that makes my heart stop."

(End of this chapter)