Meiyu: I don’t care about the cost when making movies

Chapter 96 The girl at the end of the path

In addition, Ben Stiller's salary exceeds 1000 million, and the production funds he prepared previously are definitely not enough.

"Should we make another low-cost movie and use the triple refund to increase system funds? Or should we control the shooting progress of Resident Evil and ensure that we can complete the production of "The Bourne Supremacy" before the existing funds run out?"

Wayne tapped his fingers on the guardrail subconsciously, lost in thought.

The story of "Resident Evil 1" mainly focuses on the interior of the hive and does not require a lot of shooting. Therefore, according to his original estimate, the filming part only took about 40 days to complete.

Post-production will definitely take longer than "Admission" and "Girls", but now that Nolan is determined to be the director, it is estimated that it can be completed in a month.

Nolan could even shoot the final scene of the film where Alice and her friends fight the lickers, and then hand it over to the special effects company to start production directly, which would further compress the entire production cycle.

Therefore, even if the two films are shot continuously, the shooting time is estimated to only take sixty or seventy days, and it will be completed by the end of February or early March next year.

Calculating based on the budget of 6500 million, by that time, about 4500 million to 5000 million of the budget will be used.The remaining part is mainly post-production expenses and the actors' unsettled remuneration for the film.

As for "The Bourne Supremacy", it will be completed in about ten days and will be transferred to post-production.

He asked Doug Liman that post-production would take at least a month or so to complete.

This means that the triple refund for "The Bourne Identity" will not be available until early February next year, and before that, all the remaining budget funds for "The Bourne Identity" must be invested.

To put it simply, the "Resident Evil" crew must control all expenses within 3700 million by early February next year.

Otherwise, work will be suspended due to a temporary lack of funds.

Of course, he can also get a loan from a bank. With the current scale and development situation of Hemera Pictures, it is very simple to get a loan of tens of millions.

However, he originally planned to use this part of the loan funds for the promotion of "The Bourne Supremacy" and "Resident Evil 1".

After all, after acquiring Marvel, he only had more than 400 million in cash on hand.

Not to mention using it to promote the two films, even he himself may not have enough money.After all, if Hemera Pictures itself undertakes the North American distribution, the box office share of "The Bourne Supremacy" and "Resident Evil 1" is estimated to take several months or even half a year to be paid.

"I don't know if the box office of "Girl Genius" can exceed 7500 million. If it can exceed, I can get another 330 million box office share."

"But to be on the safe side, let's make another low-budget movie and sell it!"

"But there is only one month from preparation to completion of production. What should I shoot?"

Wayne immediately thought of "Saw", James Wan's original famous work.But then he rejected the idea.

First of all, although the cost of "Saw" is not high, the props and scenery are very time-consuming. One month from preparation to production is definitely not enough time. After all, just designing and testing those mechanical props takes a lot of time.

Furthermore, James Wan is no longer the unknown person he once was. His salary of several million dollars directly increases the production budget, which does not meet his requirements.

Then Wayne thought of "Buried Alive," a special movie that cost only $300 million and almost entirely shot in a coffin.

This is pretty much the movie that made Ryan Reynolds famous.

The shooting is absolutely very fast, let alone one month to complete the production. If everything goes well, it may not take more than a week.

However, there are two problems with this film. One is that although the film has a good reputation, the box office is not very high, with a global box office of only 2000 million US dollars.Furthermore, although Ryan Reynolds has been in the industry for ten years now, his acting skills and fame cannot be compared with those when he filmed "Buried Alive" in 2010.

If he shoots it, he needs to change the protagonist.

"However, this movie is suitable for increasing system funds, isn't it?"

"Just find Cameron or Spielberg, and add a combination like Leonardo DiCaprio or Will Smith. The production cost shouldn't soar to 4000 million?"

"And it can be completed in about a week. The funds come faster than "Admission Notice" and "Happy Death Day"!"

“But who should I sell it to after the shooting is completed?”

"Those distribution companies are not fools. For this movie, even DiCaprio probably can't bring it to the box office."

"So let alone 'profit', even if it is cut in half, 2000 million, not many people will buy it, right?"

"However, the promotion of this movie is quite simple. As long as Cameron and DiCaprio join forces again, it will probably spread quickly. It can be a trial for the distribution department of Hemera Pictures."

It’s just that Wayne quickly thought that with how much these two people cherish their feathers, they probably wouldn’t accept this kind of movie.

Offering at least 150% of the film's salary should not be enough to tempt the two of them.

"But if it were Nun Cage, he would be very interested in this kind of movie, right? But in that case, who should the director look for?"

Just as Wayne was thinking about the feasibility of the upgraded version of "Buried Alive", a figure suddenly came into his sight.

It was a girl with long black wavy hair and a beautiful face.Under the dim street lights, the girl was wearing very ordinary jeans, a white T-shirt and a black jacket. She was dragging her suitcase in one hand and holding a note in the other, walking along the mountain road towards the hotel.

"Eh? Isn't this Martina Garcia?"

After Wayne saw the girl's face clearly again, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

Martina Garcia, the heroine of the high-scoring thriller and suspense movie "The Dark Side", is a beautiful girl who is delicate and a little sexy.

After watching the movie "The Dark Side" in his previous life, he couldn't help but check her information, and then he was surprised to find that this girl who looked about 20 years old and had a girly air was actually 30 years old. .

It was this quality that made him always remember this girl's name.

"I remember she seems to be from Colombia. Why is she here?"

"Travel? Still"

Wayne couldn't help but think of a possibility.

He remembered that Mia seemed to have told him some time ago that the actors in France were not as unorganized as ordinary people in their country. Even if the crew wanted to move to Germany for filming, there would still be many supporting actors who had already signed contracts and would come with them. Woolen cloth.

They value opportunities no less than actors in Hollywood.

(End of this chapter)