Big names rise

The most painful thing in the world is that you have a good idea, but you don't have the technology, and you can't make it. You can only ask those who don't understand your idea, but have the technology.

After staying in the United States for another week, He Mu finally returned to China. The negotiations with Universal did not go well. As one of the top film companies in Hollywood, their attitude was too high. I said "no", in their eyes, one of the biggest highlights of racing movies is to watch those luxury sports cars suddenly smashed into tofu dregs from their brand-new appearance. If it is replaced by a truck, it may be more intense, but it will always be less The wickedness and thrill of destroying something good.

So at the beginning, Universal was reluctant to cooperate with Shuimu Forest. Later, He Mu directly found Lin Yibin, the director of the "Fast and Furious" series. He has just finished shooting the fifth part. Now he is doing post-production and waiting for the film in April next year. Scheduled schedule.After hearing He Mu's idea, Justin Lin was very excited. Out of his pursuit and love for the film industry, he was always happy to see fresh elements appear in the film. This is what he has always pursued as a director. The "Big Card" described by Mu is such a story with fresh elements, which is very commercial and very caring.

Regarding He Mu's strict technical requirements, Lin Yibin also felt that it was necessary. There are also masters in the Chinese film industry who shoot racing car chases, and they are usually in Hong Kong. In recent years, some of them may have come to the mainland to make a living. It is not difficult to find them. , but to put it bluntly, there is still a certain gap between their technology and concept and that of Hollywood. If you want to raise the level of "Big Card" a bit, it is very necessary to cooperate with Hollywood.

In fact, even if there is no Universal.As long as there is such a living sign as Lin Yibin, it is not difficult to find other cooperative companies, but Lin Yibin has basically cooperated with Universal since his debut.He also has feelings, so he personally lobbied the senior management of the Universal Production Department. He had already promised He Mu to cooperate with the "Big Card" project before. All he needs is his name as the director of "Fast and Furious" and a named producer.And a certain degree of guidance is needed for the crew. In the final analysis, He Mu still hopes to use the fame of "Fast and Furious" to open up the situation of "Big Card".

In the senior office of the Universal Production Department, Lin Yibin drew a beautiful blueprint for the bosses.He also hinted that He Mu has a strong official background in mainland China, which may help them get more credit-sharing film quotas. Nowadays, the Chinese film market is changing every day, and it is changing rapidly.It has also become the Tang monk meat that Hollywood blockbusters pay more and more attention to.For these 20 fixed credit-sharing quotas, several major film companies will inevitably intrigue, and even do some things to bribe the senior management of China Film Group, and it's not all about money.

Hearing that He Mu has this relationship, Universal is still very happy, and their attitude towards him has improved a lot. They don't have much doubt. After all, He Mu has achieved what he is today in his 20s.Said that no one believed him behind his back.With Lin Yibin's help, He Mu finally reached an agreement with Universal.Universal Films will provide Shuimu Forest with technical support for the shooting of racing movies and part of the behind-the-scenes team of "Fast and Furious" (certainly not all, it is too generous), and will take care of the post-production work of the film, and allow Shuimu Forest to promote When using the relevant slogans of "Fast and Furious", this way, Shuimu Forest can reduce the pressure on production costs and publicity costs by nearly half.

What Mizuki needs to do is to organize the filming of the mainland crew, including the director, actors, Chinese filming team, sponsors, advertisers, etc. As a large commercial film that is likely to invest over [-] million yuan, it is very dangerous to not place advertisements , is also very embarrassing.

Universal uses technology and manpower as input, Lin Yibin uses his own appeal as capital, and Shuimu Forest needs real money.As for the distribution of benefits, Lin Yibin, the named producer, can get 5% of the global box office revenue (producer's share of income), such a high proportion, if he doesn't really do some work, I'm afraid he will feel embarrassed Yes, he must make good use of his name. As for the two companies, Mizuki can get all the box office revenue in the mainland (excluding Justin Lin's share), and 60% of the revenue in various Asian markets. Universal owns the film in the North American market. All of the proceeds (excluding Justin Lin's share), and 80% of the proceeds of all film markets outside of Asia and North America, that is to say, China's Mizuki only accounts for 20%.

There is nothing wrong with this. The budget of "Fast and Furious 5" is 1.25 million US dollars, and the proportion of investment in technology is not small. If it is supported by Universal's most advanced shooting technology, then the value of these technical investments must not be less than 1000. Ten thousand US dollars, it will only be more, and Mizuki only needs to be responsible for shooting, actors, etc. Even if big names are hired, the investment should be able to maintain around 5000 million RMB.

Of course, He Mu will not pay for this part of the money by himself, or it is better not to pay for it by himself. "Big Card" already belongs to the category of co-productions. In this case, it is best to have the infiltration of China Film Group's capital. Time will not be so troublesome, so He Mu found Han Sanping immediately after returning home.

Before, He Mu declined to act in "The Founding of the Party", which made him a little unhappy, but this time He Mu finally did a beautiful thing. China Film only needs to spend 200 million yuan to enjoy 10% of the box office revenue in the Mainland, (excluding other countries. According to He Mu, the investment of this film is at least [-] million, which is not at all watery, and it can even be blown up to [-] million when it is released.

No matter how you look at it, China Film has made a profit. This advantage is not small, and they only need to provide some official help for the review and shooting of the film. Han Sanping was very happy and signed a cooperation agreement with He Mu on the same day. The memorandum, the official contract will only be signed after the cooperation details are finalized with Universal. Seeing that He Mu has actually attracted China Film as a partner, Universal believes in He Mu's background theory.

In a good mood, Han Sanping asked He Mu if he had decided on the director, and if he needed help, just tell him.

Although the directors in Hong Kong may be better at shooting racing scenes, it is difficult to shoot the style that mainlanders like. He Mu still hopes to use a mainland team. He asked, "I don't know if director Ning Hao has recently Empty?" He Muyi pointed out that whether Ning Hao's No Man's Land will be released is now an unsolved case. There are rumors that this guy is preparing a new film recently, and there are also rumors that he is re-shooting "No Man's Land" and preparing to shoot Into the way the radio and television masters like it.

"Oh, he, he should be preparing a new script." Han Sanping said with a bit of regret. From this point of view, "No Man's Land" will not be seen in the short term.

"That means I'm free." He Mu was delighted.

"But after all, this is a multinational project with an investment of over 2000 million yuan. Is Ning Hao too young?" Han Sanping was a little hesitant. After all, Ning Hao's largest crew is "No Man's Land", and the investment is only [-] million.

"I believe in Ning Hao's ability. Although I haven't watched "No Man's Land", many people in the industry including you have given it high praise, and there is also a successful case of "Crazy Racing" before, with a cost of 1000 million In exchange for a box office of [-] million, if you give him [-] million, the box office will not exceed one billion." Jokes are jokes, but Ning Hao's talent is definitely not worth mentioning, he is a trustworthy director.

"Well, you can talk to him about this matter. As for the actors, try to find some big names and make the lineup bigger, so that you can win more advertisers." Now Han Sanping has already begun to think about their movies , He Mu said that he understands this truth. If you can let those wealthy businessmen spend money, try not to spend money yourself. Commercial films, sometimes you don’t need to be too ethical.

Perhaps feeling that He Mu was so sensible this time, Han Sanping also revealed two things to He Mu as a reward.

One is that the preparatory work of "Wolf Totem", which China Film has been preparing for many years, is about to be completed, and it may soon enter the casting stage. If He Mu has any ideas, he can pay attention.

He Mu also has some understanding of this matter. As the most influential novel in China at the beginning of the 21st century, it has been published for many years and is still popular in the book market. He Mu has read it more than once, and knows that China Film Group bought the movie of the novel many years ago The copyright is ready to be handed over to Jean-Jacques Arnault, a famous French director who is very good at shooting animals. It is said that he has already started to prepare for filming last year. If you count the time of adapting the script, it can even be traced back to 05. It turns out that it has not been filmed yet. ah.

From Han Sanping, He Mu found out that Director Arnold has been raising wolves for the past two years, and has achieved some success. If the actors are selected now, they will start to let the actors and wolves get to know each other. The actual filming may have to wait for two years.

From Han Sanping's tone, it can be seen that this time China Film Institute is very big, with an investment of hundreds of millions. The international director has been preparing for several years and wants to make a 3D version. If he can play the lead actor Chen Zhen, He Mu His acting career may be taken to a new level, but considering the long preparation period and filming period, he really can't make up his mind. After all, he is no longer a pure actor.

He Mu was not in a hurry to express his enthusiasm for this role, but he was inspired by the shooting of "Wolf Totem", and suggested to Han Sanping, "The background of the story of "Wolf Totem" is the prairie and the life of the Mongolians. I can’t make films about other large ethnic minorities. I think as long as the basic principle of 56 ethnic groups is one family, radio and television should not be so lenient. I know of several classic literary works that are suitable for filming .”

... (To be continued..)

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