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Chapter 583: Fighting in Hollywood Again (-in-)

The preparation of "Only Thirty" did not take too long. Under Shen Qiu Shuang's vigorous arrangements, in mid-March, the crew of "Only Thirty" started shooting in Shanghai!

The casting selection for "Only Thirty" doesn't need to be too complicated. There are only six main characters, three women and three men.

Wang Manni will be played by Li Mengfei, and Liang Zhengxian will be played by Yang Yi. This has been decided for a long time.

Later, Shen Qiushuang chose Hu Yu to play Gu Jia, Ji Yuchen to play Zhong Xiaoqin, Zhang Jiajun to play Xu Huanshan, and Yang Miao, who had previously played "Li Xiang" in the "Hurry" crew, to play Chen Yu.

In addition to the supporting roles of Min Zhihao who plays Zhong Xiaoyang, Ma Shiqing who plays Director Zhang Zhi who is on a blind date with Wang Manni, etc., the actors in this crew are all old acquaintances. A big gathering of the cast members of "Hurry Up" + "Universe Exploration Editorial Department"!
Precisely because the actors were very familiar with each other and the crew had worked with them many times before, Shen Qiu Shuang didn't have to get used to it. After quickly completing the location scouting, the filming started.

The first thing to film was the plot where Wang Manni and Liang Zhengxian met, fell in love, and then discovered that Liang Zhengxian was the King of the Sea, and Wang Manni broke up angrily. The reason was simple: Yang Yi's schedule was tight.

He is about to go abroad after filming these scenes, and his cousin Martin Shen in Hollywood is still eagerly waiting for him to go and film!

It is worth mentioning that "Saw 3", which was released on Halloween last year, also achieved very high box office.

Although it failed to break the 2 billion horror film box office record set by "Saw 10.3", the global box office result of up to 9.6 million US dollars still made people see the commercial value of this big IP.

Yang Yi asked her opinion before writing the script for "The Truman Show".

"Saw 4" has already been filmed by another horror film director. Yang Yi also provided the script and storyboards. The director hired is also a budding horror film director in Hollywood.

After signing the contract, Yang Yi asked the company to arrange English training classes for them. It can be said that they will spend the first few months of 2030 learning English together.

Regardless of whether these two students will continue to stay at Mumu Films three years later, this experience will be very valuable to them. Maybe Yang Yi has left two new stars in the Chinese film industry that are ready to take root. seed!
Of course, it's not just Yang Yi who is going to the United States. After Li Mengfei finishes filming the rest of her Wang Manni drama in China, she will also go to the United States to join Yang Yi.

This kind of expenditure is a bit exaggerated. Even if it only costs 80 million US dollars, the money spent to make one "The Truman Show" can be used to make eight "Saw" series movies, which can earn almost 8 billion in box office. Net profit of four to five billion
Martin Shen, who was born in the financial industry, was a little reluctant to give up. Moreover, the box office results of "Saw 3" were released at that time. After comparing the return on investment, he felt that filming "The Truman Show" was not cost-effective!

These arrangements were made so that Yang Yi could take them with him to the United States this time, take them to see the world and experience the power of the Hollywood film industry.

Horror movies don't take long to make, even if Yang Yi has to make three in a row.

In the end, Li Mengfei chose to play Truman's Bai Yueguang, the girl who guided him out of the "cage." Therefore, the blonde and blue-eyed white actress who was arranged to be Truman's wife in the movie was arranged to be the adopted yellow boy. A story about a white girl getting married, but he is still attracted to a little bitch who is also yellow. This kind of story is more dramatic and conflicting!
Also going to the United States is Le Zehan. Or it should be said that Le Zehan flew to the United States earlier than Yang Yi!
Because the movie "The Truman Show" is not just an independent investment by Haomeng Entertainment, Mumu Film and Television also got a share of the pie!

Even if "The Truman Show" has a box office of one billion, it still can't compare to their "Saw" series.

This is not to say that the script of the movie "The Truman Show" is not good. After reading the script, Martin Shen was still shocked by Yang Yi's imagination, and was still fascinated by Truman's struggle and life-threatening struggle on Taoyuan Island. I was also moved by my ambition to leave the prison.

Yang Yi went to the United States this time, of course, not to shoot the "Saw" series of movies. As previously discussed with Martin Shen, he will start shooting a new horror movie series. In addition, "The Truman Show" will also be shot in Hollywood. .

When filming the Once Upon a Time series of movies, Yang Yi selected a group of directing students from Beijing Film Academy to come to the crew for internships. During that process, Yang Yi also based on their performance and their wishes, retained two down-to-earth and serious directors. students, Mumu Film and Television signed a three-year formal contract with them.

This starts from the birth of the script "The Truman Show". After his cousin Martin Shen, who was very interested in this script before, returned to the United States, he took the script and calculated the production costs. My enthusiasm faded and I no longer wanted to film the film.

But it's hard to say for "The Truman Show" because this movie involves complex scene settings and a lot of group performance arrangements. When it is actually shot, Yang Yi is not sure whether it will take two or three months or more. time.

Judging from the finished film, it is not much worse than the previous three films. The only regret is that the cost has increased a lot compared to before - from a few million production costs to 10 million (USD).

In addition, considering that he also wanted to be the leading actor, Yang Yi took Jin Longbo with him again when he went to the United States this time and asked him to be his assistant director.

But to make this movie, the cost is too high!

There's nothing we can do about this. Who made their first three movies sell so well? If the original actors are used to play important roles such as Jigsaw and Amanda, the pay will definitely be increased.

Even if Taoyuan Island does not need to be restored and built one-to-one, the production cost including special effects may exceed 80 million US dollars, or even close to 100 million US dollars!

After hearing about Shen Martin's hesitation, Le Zehan, who had also read the script of "The Truman Show", was unhappy. He took Yang Yi and Shen Martin together for a video conference.

"Old Shen, you can't be so picky. Aren't we just making movies to make good works that will last forever? Why are you trying to get money?"

"Besides, the "Saw" series can earn one billion per movie, and that's only the second and third movies. Are you sure that the subsequent sequels can also earn this much? As our Chinese ancestors say, Ah, it’s only three things. The box office of your third movie has shrunk a bit, and the fourth movie may even go downhill. After all, people will be a little tired of seeing these routines, and they are not as amazing as they were at the beginning." "You need a lot of money. You can make money as much as you want, but you can’t be vague when it’s time to spend it. Isn’t it that Brother Yi earns so much money from making horror movies so that he can make some movies he wants to make in the future? Even if the cost is 100 million, we won’t spend 100 million. Aren’t you going to come out?”

Le Zehan scolded him, and Shen Martin became a little embarrassed.

However, what Le Zehan said was right, and he didn't just make fun of Shen Martin. Later, he also proposed a solution for Mumu Films to also participate in the film, so that Shen Martin could get off the hook.

Although the two companies are closely related and have cross-holdings and share the dividends of development, enjoying dividends through 20% of the equity is still different from directly investing money yourself.

Le Zehan was very optimistic about the movie "The Truman Show". He decided that Mumu Film and Television would invest 30 million US dollars, almost 200 million yuan in scale, to participate in the "The Truman Show" project.

They invested less than half because Mumu Film and Television cannot invest too much. If there are too many, they will be filming in Hollywood, and even the movie will be released in the West and there will be many restrictions.

After negotiating the investment ratio, Le Zehan still murmured to Yang Yi in private.

"Brother Yi, I think you will suffer a big loss if your movie is not shot in China!" Le Zehan sighed.

"How should I put it? Isn't it the same if it's shot in Hollywood? We will also strive to release this movie in China." Yang Yi said with a smile.

"I'm not talking about the movie itself, nor the share of the box office. Mainly, I think your setting of Taoyuan Island in this movie is particularly interesting! If it were shot in China, right, I could build a Taoyuan Island scenic spot. We can find developers to build it ourselves, or we can cooperate with Boss Zhu from Huaqiang Culture, they are very good at this."

"After we shoot a movie, we don't have to worry about the scenery being wasted. Simply adding some amusement facilities can attract many tourists to come and check in. Isn't it like this every time for your Yi Ge's movies and TV series? The local cultural tourism market?”

Le Zehan tasted the first sweetness after filming "Going to Where the Wind Is" in Dali. Since then, his enthusiasm for the development of cultural tourism has been unstoppable.

Now when he reads the script of "The Truman Show", all he can think about is building a Taoyuan Island, and then leaving a hen that can continue to lay golden eggs for Mumu Film and Television!
Speaking of which, their investments in Youfeng Xiaoyuan in Dali are still making profits!
After so many years, fans' enthusiasm for Youfeng Xiaoyuan has not diminished. Every holiday, people go to Dali to see the film and television city where "Dragon Movie" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" were filmed. Check in and take photos in the small courtyard.

Of course, these profits are not too much. Yang Yi requires that the fees for the Youfeng Courtyard they operate should be reasonable and close to the people. Therefore, the revenue and net profit of Mumu Film and Television in this area are basically not worth mentioning in the entire annual report. .

It’s just that they will be very meaningful, not only to fans, but Le Zehan is willing to spend part of his time on them.

""The Truman Show" couldn't be filmed in China. You can't film this kind of Western culture in China, and you can't find so many excellent foreign supporting actors in China. In this movie, except for me and Feifei, Besides some Chinese people, 99% of the actors are foreigners." Yang Yi shook his head.

"That's true, moving the film to China is a bit putting the cart before the horse." Le Zehan nodded regretfully.

"But you can consider developing this kind of film culture tourism project in the United States! All this money has to be invested anyway. After spending money to build so many real scenes, it would be a pity if they were all demolished later. Otherwise, please forgive me. Let me examine the cultural tourism market in the United States and see if there is any success. If it can be done, I feel that our model is also a kind of cultural export!" Yang Yi laughed.

"Yes, you can consider the American market! That makes sense, Brother Yi, but you are still far-sighted! Even if Americans don't like to take pictures and clock in, we have many Chinese immigrants in the United States and in California, and there are many Chinese students abroad, and every year there are Many people go to the United States to travel! They should be interested in this. Our Taoyuan Island is not only fun and easy to take pictures, but it is also a movie made by Brother Yi, and you starred in "The Truman Show", which is of great significance!" Le Zehan's eyes lit up.

So, not long after the filming of "Only Thirty" started, Le Zehan took a step ahead of Yang Yi and flew to the United States to inspect the market with Martin Shen.

Martin Shen is also very interested in this plan, because he is also good at building entities. The Shen family has so many chain restaurants in the United States and a large farm in California, so they may not be able to use it!
Let's not talk about Yang Yi's new journey in Hollywood. Mumu Films still has many domestic works to be released this year. Fans are not very concerned about the news that he has gone abroad again.

"In the Name of the People", which was broadcast at the beginning of the year, has already made everyone enjoy watching it.

Netizens are not talking enough about it. "In the Name of the People", which is already in its second rerun, can once again hit the ratings, and its playback volume on the Yuesi platform has once again increased a lot.

It can be said that "In the Name of the People" has definitely become the annual drama in 2030!

Many critics and many self-media have congratulated "In the Name of the People" in advance.

""In the Name of the People" is the debut film of director Jin Longbo. This director has been working as the deputy director of Yang Yi since he switched jobs from Beijing Satellite TV. As an assistant director, he has participated in large-scale productions such as "The Wandering Earth" and "The Movie". His name is also on the "Saw" series of movies. Director Jin Longbo's performance in "In the Name of the People" is very good, and director Yang Yi has a keen eye for talents and has trained us a young director with great potential!"

"If you take into account the expectation that "In the Name of the People" will soon top the charts at major TV drama award ceremonies, it is estimated that "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" will be difficult to dislodge it from the number one spot before it is aired. After all, It is almost impossible for martial arts dramas like "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" to compete with serious TV dramas like "In the Name of the People" for awards."

"It is said that the only one who can defeat Yang Yi is Yang Yi, but this time it is also Yang Yi's script. "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" may be difficult to compare with "In the Name of the People"."

Unless there is a miracle.
(End of this chapter)