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Chapter 526 "The Wandering Earth" is launched (12)

That's right, the big project Le Zehan mentioned is "The Wandering Earth" that Yang Yi has been thinking about for a long time!

Yang Yi has long wanted to make "The Wandering Earth". The idea even appeared earlier than the first movie he made.

But there was no such condition at that time, and the cost of filming "The Wandering Earth" was in the hundreds of millions. Yang Yi learned from director Guo Fan's experience with the already overpopulated S-class experience card. The production cost of the first film was nearly three million yuan. 100 million, the second part is about 500 million, and he hasn’t read the experience of the third part yet, so he doesn’t know how much it will cost, but judging from the rising tide, it is estimated that the cost will be close to 1 billion!

This is based on Director Guo's strong alms ability. Starring Wu Jinglai acted for him in his first film, and he was not paid a penny. He also spent 60 million to support Director Guo to complete the film.

Then the golden supporting actor Ng Man-tat, whom Yang Yi often sees in Stephen Chow's movies, was paid only 200,000 for his role in "The Wandering Earth"!

It's impossible for Yang Yi to pay only 200,000 yuan to his brothers!

Not to mention the veteran Hong Kong star who has been famous for a long time!

And what about those large heavy industry companies that were deceived by Director Guo and willingly provided equipment and space for free?

Director Guo's ability to deceive people is truly unparalleled. People in the world say that a dog passing by the crew is worth two hundred yuan. It is really a pity that he doesn't do X-selling.

Yang Yi doesn't have Director Guo's smooth tongue, but Le Zehan is very good at deceiving people now. Wherever the crew goes to film, they don't have to pay for accommodation and meals. I wonder if he can be like Director Guo. Save more production costs for the crew.

But Yang Yi feels that 300 million yuan to shoot "The Wandering Earth" is still a bit unrealistic. After all, when he wants to shoot this movie, at least ten years have passed since Director Guo shot it. Domestic price levels and labor costs have definitely increased. Quite a bit. Judging from his experience, even Le Zehan can fool others into helping him save money. It would cost at least 400 million to make this movie.

How much box office will it take for a 400 million movie to make back its money? About 1.2 billion!

Of the many movies released in theaters throughout the year, how many have a box office of more than 1.2 billion?

And the bosses who invested money in them must not be just trying to get their money back, right?

They will definitely make money, and they will make a lot of money!

Therefore, Yang Yi has been taking out "The Wandering Earth" just to accumulate experience and capital by making movies like "Space Exploration Editorial Department" that are not too expensive.

Of course, he also needs to use his achievements to build up his reputation and give investors confidence, so that others dare to invest in such a large production cost project for him.

Now the time has finally come!

Yang Yi's reputation has been completely established. The box office of "Dear" is slightly less than 7 billion, but the box office of "Space Exploration Editorial Department" is billion, the box office of "Yangtze River " is billion, and the box office of "Saw" is . The global box office of more than billion is enough for all investors to see Yang Yi's box office appeal!

And Yang Yi is rich now! Not to mention the huge financial gains that "Saw" brought him, even with the money he earned from other movies and TV series produced in China, Yang Yi could independently invest in the science fiction movie "The Wandering Earth". Make.

Of course, he would never invest it himself.

The reason is simple, the cost is too high and the risk is too high!

He didn't know that the final box office of "The Wandering Earth" would reach 2 billion, and that the final box office of "The Wandering Earth " would also reach billion. Judging from the fact that such a high-investment science fiction masterpiece could be completed in the third part, Yang Yi can estimate that their box office is not low and they should be able to make money.

But how much can you earn from an investment of three to four billion? Yang Yi was unsure, and Le Zehan also advised him to accept investment from others and share risks.

And domestic movies have to do this. Even if you have a good IP and the movies you make are guaranteed to make money, you should still find more investment, especially those with channels and connections like Desert Pictures and Modu Pictures. Top investors like Cheng Wannian and Ji Yourong can bring not only money to their film projects, but also many real and virtual benefits!

Therefore, after Yang Yi discussed with Le Zehan, he decided to temporarily set the budget at 500 million (a looser calculation, and 400 million is not nice). He invested 200 million out of his own pocket, leaving an investment quota of 300 million. Let other investors divide it. "The investment of 500 million yuan really scared some bosses. Originally, these people were very interested and said that no matter what movie you make, they must be involved in it. But when I said that "The Wandering Earth" would cost 500 million yuan to produce, they became angry. I dare not say anything."

After Le Zehan came back from Cheng Wannian's winery, he told Yang Yi about the situation at that time.

Of course, these frightened bosses are not without money. Five hundred million sounds like an exaggeration, but if you really want to divide it up, they may not be able to invest tens of millions. Those who can invest in movies will not be unable to spend thousands. Wan Lai.

But a cost of 500 million means that it requires at least 1.5 billion in box office to recover the cost. How much profit can be made after the cost is recovered? And whether it can recover its capital is still unknown.

Considering the potential risks of such a large investment, they became timid.

After all, from the beginning, they just wanted to use a small amount of investment to leverage a large amount of box office profits like "Space Exploration Editorial" and "Saw"!

"There are also bosses who are willing to invest, but want to sign a betting agreement with us."

The gambling agreement Le Zehan mentioned is not the kind of gambling agreement signed by the publisher and the producer. It refers to the gambling agreement between the investor and Yang Yi. The box office must reach a certain amount before Yang Yi can Obtain a larger proportion of the share. If it cannot be achieved, if the gambling agreement is stricter, Yang Yi will even have to lose money to the investors.

This is also where some filmmakers are helpless. In order to get investment to produce their works, they have to sign a betting agreement with investors and bear the risk of being responsible for the box office.

"There's no need to talk about this, right?" Yang Yi frowned.

It's not that he has no confidence in his box office, he just doesn't like to gamble or put himself on the fire.

If he had to sign a gambling agreement to get the money, he might as well pay the remaining money himself, bear the risks, and earn what he can!

"I did the same thing and didn't agree to their request. I really have confidence in you and are willing to give you money to make a movie for you, so I will continue to talk to them." Le Zehan smiled, he knew that Yang Yi character.

Although gambling agreements are very common in the film industry, Le Zehan does not approve of this kind of operating model that copies the financial market. Since Yang Yi is not happy, he will not persuade them. There are investors who are willing to pay.

(End of this chapter)