You don't understand the happiness of the director

Chapter 57 The Night Before the Oscars (Ask for a Monthly Ticket!)

At this time, it has entered March, and before the Oscars, the main actors of "Escape Room" are finally all in place.

Although it seems that only Casey Affleck is slightly famous now, but the time progress bar has been pulled back for more than ten years, and they are basically famous actors. This lineup will definitely attract those film lovers who like archeology and add to the film Clicks and exposure make the long-tail effect last longer.

Wang Quan is very satisfied with this lineup. The key is that it is cheap, and the total cost is less than 100 million.

And through the "future investigation" of the actors, he also discovered the two big hit series "The Big Bang Theory" and "Game of Thrones".

TV dramas are an area that Wang Quan usually pays less attention to, but now it seems that in the future, many TV dramas will be well-produced and the investment will not be worse than movies. A field is extended.

Wang Quan hadn't thought about whether he wanted to make a TV series, but it would definitely be a good thing for the company, so he pulled Boss Tao and asked, "Actually, our company can also make TV series, right?"

"Of course, companies like Lionsgate and Bad Robot have TV drama business," Dorothy said.

In her view, the company's short-term goal is Bad Robot, its long-term goal is Lionsgate, and its ultimate goal is DreamWorks. The dream is to be on an equal footing with the Big Six, so she often compares Bad Robot and Lionsgate.

She continued, "It's just that we still have a small number of people. There are less than ten people in total, especially the lack of reliable directors and producers. Of course, the most important thing is the lack of money."

Wang Quan nodded, "But now we can lay out the copyright first."

"We don't have much money~" Thinking of the price of the Twilight series, Dorothy had a headache.

Wang Quan thinks about it too, forget it, the copyright issue should be handled by himself, and the money raised by the dragon will not be used.

In order to make himself more comfortable, Wang Quan contacted his agent Lafite, planning to write a comedy script, which is the kind of script that can make money, but can only make a small profit. Now that Wang Quan has nominated for an Oscar, he has also become an Oscar judge, and his net worth is steep. Increase, you can ask for a higher price.

Oscar, it’s finally here. Although Wang Quan is also a nominee, he is free throughout the whole process. He and the company did not waste a penny or a minute on this matter.

The biggest benefit to King Quan of being nominated is to automatically become an Oscar judge and enjoy the right to vote for life, but this will start from the next session. In the next session, he will be a judge in the screenwriting department. Original screenplay, voting rights for three awards for best picture.

The biggest hit in this award for Best Original Screenplay is the movie "Crash" in 04. Because "Crash" premiered in Maple Leaf Country, it did not meet the selection criteria for the Oscars in 05. Tickets for the Oscars.

Afterwards, it counterattacked all the way and became the second most popular Oscar this year, second only to Li Yin's "Brokeback Mountain".

"Will you attend the Oscars ceremony tomorrow night?" Wang Quan asked Boss Tao.

She shook her head, "I have an appointment, and I have participated in two rounds with Lao Si before. It's not interesting. I went and sat in the back. I am not in the same area as your nominees. When did your film get nominated for best picture? I will definitely dress up to receive the award, but this time you can go by yourself, Director Si and Director Lang are so familiar with you, they will take care of you."

"Dating again, I'm envious~" Wang Quan sighed, although there was a Ma Ling dangling in front of him in the company, but he really didn't dare to touch him again, the office romance is not terrible, the boss and the employees get together is more embarrassing up.

"Okay, can you go now?" Wang Quan asked again.

"You go first, I'm going to make a full budget today to see how much it needs to be spent."

The Hollywood film industry process is generally divided into five stages, namely:

1. Development stage (the whole process from story idea to movie script).

2. Pre-production stage (selection of actors, venue selection, production schedule).

3. The shooting stage.

4. Post-production stage (special effects, soundtrack, editing).

5. The release stage, including publicity and release.

Because the company is testing the waters for the first time, it is a process of building a network from scratch. The cost of this part is unknown and may far exceed the normal, so now we can only make budgets for the first four stages.

As a producer, Dorothy needs to take into account all the places where money is spent, and this crew is far more numerous than "The Basement", whether it is actors or staff, and there will be many new types of work, new expenses.

Such as stuntmen, stunt coordinators, special effects equipment rental, etc.

Although Gadot has some skills, a stand-in must be hired for dangerous actions. The original movie may not be necessary, but Wang Quan added a few thrilling shots for the viewing experience.

There is no meaning that actors are superior to stunt actors, but if the leading actor is injured, the loss to the crew will be too great, and the small business cannot afford such a big risk.

Of course, the greater the cost, the more prudent you will be. If you don’t follow the Hollywood rules, you will be rejected by the insurance company, which will cause a series of troubles.

The crew of "Escape Room" is still a small crew. In the end, Dorothy listed the script, production department, director team, cast, travel, studio, clothing, makeup and hair, electrical equipment, scenery, special effects, photography, sound, Transportation, location, music, editing, post-production special effects, video output, property, insurance, and general administration are 22 major items. (Note 1)

If it is subdivided, there are more than 80 small items, which may involve no less than a hundred staff members, of course, they are basically hired from outside.

One of the largest single expenditures is King Power's producer, director, and screenwriter fees, totaling $88.

The final budget was set at 600 million (not counting publicity), the main reason is that Hussein borne the cost of setting up the scenery, which should have been the largest expenditure, if counted, the cost is estimated to exceed [-] million However, when publicizing, you can consider whether to reduce the publicity or increase the publicity.

Dorothy flicked her numb wrists, this time the old lady will come by herself, and she must hire a few more employees to share the burden of the next movie.

At this moment, her cell phone rang, and seeing the name on the caller ID, she answered the call with a smile, "Hello, baby~"

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The 78th Academy Awards ceremony was held on the evening of March 3th, US time.

China time is the morning of March 3, which is a weekend.

In the capital, Wang Quan's cousin Mayo's home, his wife Xu Yi gave important instructions that no one in the family is allowed to go out today, and I watched the Oscar broadcast of the sixth princess on TV.

In previous years, the Six Princesses would also broadcast the Oscars, but this year is different.

Xu Yi is a section chief of the film bureau, and the operation and daily management of the Six Princesses is the responsibility of the film bureau. She got the news early on that this year's Oscar broadcast is different from previous years. In previous years, the Oscar broadcast was usually held the day after the Oscar broadcast. There was a 24-hour interval between broadcasts.

But this year it's only an hour apart!

Xu Yi heard that there will be such a big change this year, mainly because there are Li An and Wang Quan in the shortlist, and Zhang Ziyi is the guest of honor for the award, and the Chinese account for a very large proportion.

Although the weight of Wang Quan's shortlisted awards is far less than that of Li Yong, he is young and promising, and he has often heard his name from the leaders of the bureau recently.

Xu Yi put her arms around her husband's shoulders, "Our Quan'er has given Lao Mei's parents a face this time!"

Mayo sighed, "But I already made an appointment with Lao Tan to go fishing in Miyun~"

Daughter Meixi patted her father on the other shoulder, "Today when Li Yuchun came to the capital, all my classmates went to pick him up from the airport, and I didn't make it either. You still want to go fishing, just watch TV honestly, but if my uncle If I can win an Oscar, I will be able to blow it in the class in the future!"

Middle school students are just at the age when they love comparisons and chasing stars.

Mayo glanced at his wife, "Chief Xu, do you have any inside information, can Quan'er win the prize this time?"

"Who do you think I am, Xiao Bushi? How can I know such a thing, but Quan'er is from China, so I guess a foreigner won't give him the award so easily." Xu Yi actually didn't think much of it.

Mayo, "Then why not go fishing and watch the replay at night."

Xu Yi got angry, "Is he your brother or my brother, is there any problem supporting my brother!"

Mei Xi echoed the top leader in the family, "That's right, I don't even watch Li Yuchun."

Mayo said in his heart, I am not enough to support my brother. Sina News has already said hello, and the headlines are ready for Quan Er. As long as he wins the award, the page will definitely be higher than Li Press, but you also said, Isn't this hopeless? It's better to go fishing. You don't understand the joy of fishing.

At the same time, the female dormitory building of Chinese opera.

There are three undergraduate classes in the acting department of the 02nd level of Chinese opera, one class of drama class, two classes of musical drama class, and three classes of film and television performance class.

As a graduating class, because there is a graduation drama, so everyone is relatively well organized. Bai Baihe from Class 1 came back from the outside and hurriedly said, "Has it started, has it started!"

Guo Zhenni glanced at her, "Bai Xue, did you go to the wrong dormitory?" This is Class 3's dormitory.

Bai Baihe, "Oh, the TV in our dormitory is silent, squeeze with you, Tangtang, don't be in a daze, move your butt and make room."

Bai Jing, who was sitting opposite, sighed, "This time the Oscars are so lively, among the three Chinese, I don't know who will have the last laugh."

Xu Baihui: "Anyway, I know that as the award presenter, Senior Sister Ziyi will definitely have the last laugh."

Bai Baihe, "I think Director Li can also win the award, but the rest is hard to say."

Speaking of the remaining one, although he didn't mention the name, all five girls in the room had serious expressions on their faces, and some people in the dormitories of the 03 and 04 girls were paying attention to the upcoming Oscar... (Note 2)

　(Note 1: Lafayette checked the format of the Hollywood movie budget table, and there are probably more than 30 to [-] major items. Here, considering that the small crew has made some mergers and cuts, if there are any omissions or inadequacies, you are welcome to suggest them.

　　Note 2: It may not be these people who were in the same dormitory at the time, just to bring together the most famous ones, don’t take it seriously~)

　　
　
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