The Crown Prince of Huayu!

Chapter 79 Main Theme

"There is usually nothing wrong with the company. Since Director Yang has personally spoken, Xiao Han, you can just go to school with peace of mind. I will call you if anything happens. With your ability, Xiao Han, I believe you will be reused soon..."

After completing the entry procedures and listening to a lot of nagging from the company's elders, Han Jiadong came out of the office without going to the powerful Third Master and left directly.

Seeing this, a group of people couldn't help but secretly shake their heads, thinking that this young man might suffer a lot in the future.

Either wait for the cold shoulder to wear out, or prepare to take over the hot potato!

The situation was indeed as they expected. Within half a month, the company assigned Han Jiadong a task.

——Filming a main theme movie.

The cost is five million!
Is it missing?
Do not!
It's too much!

Today’s main-theme movies are almost always losing money every time they are made.

It would be fine if it was tens or even millions, but if it is a loss, it is a loss.

But five million is no small sum.

If I lose millions on my first movie after joining the company, I'm afraid I'll be put in cold storage for several years.

However, what was different from their imagination was that after Han Jiadong received this task, his first reaction was: "Can the cost be increased?"

Li Ronghua, who was responsible for conveying this matter, was stunned on the spot when he was asked. The pile of words of persuasion and encouragement he had prepared in his mouth were blocked in his throat, and he asked blankly: "How much do you want?"

"It should be more than 30 million. The details can only be determined after the filming is completed."

"three……"

Li Ronghua almost bit his tongue.

It's almost zero. You call this "increasing points"?
"I can't make the decision, just wait."

Leaving these words behind, he went out to find someone who could make the decision.

Not long after, he came back with the expected answer: "Too much, the company will give you up to 10 million."

Han Jiadong said: "What if I find other companies to participate in investment?"

Another problem that Li Ronghua couldn't decide on, so Li Ronghua had to make another trip. Fortunately, this time he finally brought good news.

"can!"

But in his heart he didn't care.

30 million to make a main theme movie?
What's the difference between that and throwing money into the water?
People’s money doesn’t come from strong winds!
Even if you helped others make money the first two times, they would still give you money to squander?
After Han Jiadong got the approval, he found someone to prepare the script.

Movie name: "Assembly"

In my mind, this movie should be adapted from a novel.

However, Han Jiadong did not find the original novel and author, so he could only continue to search while preparing.

Regarding this movie, although Han Jiadong said that the minimum cost would be 30 million, he was not prepared to use Hong Kong stars in this movie.

Firstly, the cost is already high, and with Xiangjiang Star, the pressure to repay the cost is too great.

In the previous life, the total cost of actors' remuneration for this movie was less than one million.

But in the end the total cost was as high as 80 million!
Even if there is moisture in it, it's definitely not much.

There is no way, once the war scenes are filmed, money will really be spent.

Han Jiadong is a copycat, so he can avoid unnecessary wrong answers and try to spend money wisely, so the cost can be saved relatively speaking.

But 30 million will definitely still be spent.

Secondly, it is a main theme movie, and it has to use Hong Kong stars to support the scene, which is a bit too ugly.

This movie in the previous life did not use Hong Kong stars, but the box office ultimately reached more than 200 million.

It is the first mainland movie since the reform to have a box office of over 100 million without a Hong Kong star!
It was also from this movie that Feng Xiaogang finally realized that unknowingly, relying on the accumulation of one movie, his ability to withstand the box office was no worse than that of Hong Kong stars. From now on, if his movies don't use Hong Kong stars, then try not to use them.

Even in the films before this one, he actually rarely used Hong Kong stars.

In "A World Without Thieves", the male protagonist is a Hong Kong star and the female protagonist is from Taiwan.

In "The Night Banquet", only the second male lead is a Hong Kong star.

And he always tries his best to choose the ones with the best price/performance ratio.

Then to the subsequent "If You Are the One", "Tangshan Earthquake", "1942"... he never used Xiangjiang stars again.

At this point, he is better than Zhang Yimou.

Zhang Yimou's movies don't consider these at all when hiring people, and only consider which ones can maximize box office profits.

Xiangjiang's stars are popular and can compete at the box office, so half of the movies will be made up of Xiangjiang stars.

Then Jay Chou sang, and Xiao Shen Yang acted in sketches...

They don't care about the salary, whether it's Chow Yun-hua's 40 million or Jet Li's 80 million, they all get it with a wave of their hand.

But this may also be related to the fact that he does not have an absolute say in casting.

Anyway, judging from the several contacts between Han Jiadong and Zhang Yimou, Zhang Yimou would never want to cooperate with someone like Xiao Shenyang.

That businessman Zhang Weiping is very possible.

Comparing it with the casting of literary and artistic films that Zhang Weiping will not interfere in, the answer is already obvious.

However, although "Assembly" was a box office hit in its previous life, it does not mean that it will be a hit now.

First of all, the time is one or two years ahead. There are so many audiences now. Will they be willing to watch a movie without Hong Kong stars?

Secondly, is there such a big market for theme movies now?

In the end, can my box office appeal rival that of Feng Xiaogang?
With these questions, Han Jiadong summoned the bosses or heads of various companies together.

"I'll have no problem paying out the remaining 20 million."

Li Ming was the first to speak, and everyone present was stunned as soon as he spoke.

When he thought about it, the most he could do was to use what he earned from "Xiu Chun Dao".

After others reacted, they also expressed their willingness to invest.

After they learned that Han Jiadong had been recruited by China Film Group, they were originally worried that Han Jiadong would no longer take them to play in the future.

After all, in terms of financial resources, who can compare with China Film Group?
Now that Han Jiadong is willing to take them, even if he loses money, he still has to make it!

After they all finished expressing their opinions, Han Jiadong stretched out his hand to signal them to stop.

"The final cost has not yet been determined, and the amount will not be mentioned for the time being. It is still the same as before. Claim the investment share. China Film will provide a fixed one-third investment share of 10 million, and you can discuss the remaining two-thirds."

The initial budget cost of the previous life "Assembly" was only 45 million, but it ended up being 80 million.

So, who knows what the final cost will be before the filming is completed?

But this did not make anyone present shrink back.

From as many as a dozen to as few as a few points, each family contributed money. Even Tang Ren, who came to join in the fun without being invited, claimed five points.

After confirming the investment, Han Jiadong left, but the others did not disperse immediately, but looked at Li Ming one after another.

"Brother Big Dog, isn't it good to eat alone?"

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