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Chapter 462 Truman's Way of Making Money (Earth)

"Blood Battle in Jinling" is very likely to miss the domestic market, so those domestic capital who want to invest are very hesitant. After all, Jinling is a theme that has a big domestic box office, and only a few foreign audiences will be interested. If there is no domestic box office, then the film can make money. unlikely.

But Truman's past reputation made them interested in this project, but with the increase in investment, this interest gradually decreased. After all, a film with an investment of 5 million US dollars also needs to build a Jinling City in the Philippines. No matter how you look at it, this seems to be burning too much money. Capital has money, but capital is not stupid.

How much box office will it take for an investment of 5 million yuan to recover the cost?
As the investment in movies increases, the cost of marginal effects will also increase. For a movie with about 2 million U.S. dollars, the box office can pay back its investment if it exceeds 3 times the investment. That means more than $2 billion in box office worldwide.

If the mainland market is lost again, the possibility of the film's future profit and loss will be calculated in the capital's mind, and this proposal of letting actors bring money into the film will increase the duration of the film, which also seems to be a bit disregarding the quality of the film. It means running away if you want to make money...

Capital wants to praise its own artists, but it also knows that some traffic is completely unreliable.

"As far as XX, XXX and XX are concerned, if they have a heavy role in the play, wouldn't the show be over, and what quality is there to talk about."

Hearing these words, Lu Linlang felt pleasing to the ear. Whoever said that capital is blind, people also know that acting skills are good or bad.

"But my artists are different. My artists have no acting skills but have potential. If Director Chu guides them well, they will definitely surprise everyone with their skills."

Lu Linlang sighed secretly, but still smiled and said, "So I want to add a play to your artist."

"The price you quoted is really expensive. With this money, you can invest in a movie alone."

"Can it be the same? This is Director Chu's masterpiece. It will be launched globally simultaneously. It is eligible to apply for nominations for the world's four major film festivals. The money not only includes 15 minutes of time, but also a separate character plot line. If you add With this amount, Director Chu will even get you nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Venice Film Festival..."

"Really?" The capital was stunned, and it was still possible to make such a promise. Even the famous international director Truman would not be able to promise an award at the film festival.

"Sign the contract, and you can't get a refund." Lu Linlang said, "The director of the Venice Film Festival is very likely to be familiar with Truman, but it's a pity that director Chu is particularly annoyed by the Golden Globes, otherwise the Golden Globes would be easier, let alone these Awards, even Oscars..."

"Oscar can also be signed into the contract?" The other party bowed his body, showing eagerness. Indeed, it would be too honest if it was Oscar's gold content. With this award, one's artist will have it for a lifetime.

"Oscar is expensive." Lu Linlang said, "At least this amount."

That was indeed an astronomical figure. Lu Linlang thought she could scare the other party away, but unexpectedly the other party showed a thoughtful expression, and only asked "Can't you get a refund?".

Lu Linlang nodded earnestly, really retreating.

"If you don't just want to be nominated, but also want to win...?" The other party asked tentatively.

"That's not very likely." Lu Linlang shook her head, thought for a while and said, "There is hardly any possibility."

oh.Nodding on the other side, everyone is more rational, obviously this answer is not so foolish.

He said to the other side, "But if this movie cannot be launched in the mainland, the possibility of paying back the cost is not great. I know that your investment in the Philippine film and television base has reached 13 billion yuan, and the investment in the entire project has exceeded 30 billion yuan. This has to be done. It takes more than 100 billion to sell to get back the cost, what kind of movie can sell 100 billion now."

Lu Linlang said, "It is true that the investment in this project is huge, but we can guarantee that it will be launched in the mainland."

"Guarantee?" The person on the other side was puzzled, "I heard that you have a bad relationship with the review department." "Refunds are not available on the mainland," Lu Linlang said.

"If the film investment loses money..." the other person's eyes lit up, and he asked again.

"This is non-refundable." Lu Linlang shook her head, "We can only guarantee that the movie will be launched globally simultaneously, and the mainland is no exception. As for how much we can earn, or whether we will lose money, it all depends on the quality of the final film and whether the global audience likes it. No one dares to guarantee this, but you can learn from the box office of Director Chu's past movies, have you ever lost money?"

The other person showed a thinking expression, "Okay, let's think about it."

Lu Linlang said: "Determine as soon as possible. There are not so many story lines in a movie, and there are not many important supporting roles. If the decision is made late, the quota is full, and I can't add it even if I want to."

The other side smiled, probably thinking that if you have money, you can't add any characters, if you don't have enough money, you can add more.

Lu Linlang added: "More importantly, the number of applicants for major awards is limited, and there are already reservations for Cannes and Berlin."

Only then did the other side show a nervous expression.

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"One Venice, one Berlin, one Cannes, two Oscars...how come there are two Oscars?" Lin Yuhang asked Lu Linlang.

"Because I want it." Lu Linlang said a little weakly. She believed that the investment in the film was overspending, and she was responsible for it, so she tried her best to attract investment. Under a lot of mental pressure, only excerpts of her conversations with those brokers and capital, anyone would think that this is a scammer.

"It has to be said that the domestic capital is really rich." Lin Yuhang sighed, he didn't expect that in just half a month, the funding problem of the crew would be solved. Those capitals are for promoting their own artists, plus the mainland will definitely be able to show Promised, they poured money in one after another.

This is more than a billion yuan, concentrated in just six artists, and each of them has about [-] million yuan, which is enough to make a movie. Of course, the movies they make will definitely not win the awards of the world's four major film festivals Nominations, that's the main thing they buy.

"Can we get it done?" Lu Linlang was under tremendous psychological pressure. She couldn't sleep these days, and she was always thinking about what to do if the movie lost money.

"I might get the money back." Lin Yuhang said cheerfully, without any pressure, "Isn't it just [-] million US dollars, and my family still has mines."

After being told by Lin Yuhang, Lu Linlang did relax a lot.

"But six artists, 15 minutes each, so that's 90 minutes. How long is the plot of the whole movie? Truman, Director Feng, can you handle it?" Lu Linlang asked again.

"There is indeed pressure on the script." Feng Zikai admitted honestly, "But think about it again, these artists are guaranteed flow, as long as they are trained well, the mainland box office will be guaranteed."

"That's true...but will it really be released in the mainland?" Lu Linlang asked again.

No one answered her.

The answer is another one given by Lin Yuhang, "If there is no way to show it, I will refund the money~"

(End of this chapter)