Chapter 584: Do you feel good about making money?
He felt that the old-fashioned story proposed by Xingzai was not good enough and needed to be further optimized, but when asked how it should be changed, Fan Wumian had no idea for the time being.
I work with as many as forty or fifty screenwriters. When I hand over tasks to them, they can always come up with eye-opening ideas. There is no need to worry too much about this. It's just a matter of spending more time polishing them.
If there is not enough confidence and high quality, it is easy to make the second part into a poor sequel. In Fan Wumian's opinion, it is more troublesome to make it popular than to shoot a new movie.
But as long as "Kung Fu 2" is filmed well, the box office data in the Chinese-speaking regions will probably be quite impressive and may even break the box office record.
Seeing that Sing Zai was particularly interested in "Kung Fu 2", Fan Wumian tried to send someone to contact Columbia Pictures in the next two days. Unexpectedly, the other party asked for a huge price of 1200 million US dollars.
There's nothing we can do about it.
Even if it was slashed down to $1000 million, the price would still be unaffordable for him.
Based on the current market size in mainland China, with a filming cost of HK$5000 million, plus US$1000 million in copyright costs, and publicity and promotion costs, the total investment is likely to be as high as HK$1.5 million.
This would require a box office revenue of about 4.5 million to barely break even.
While other companies might be willing to take a gamble for a small profit, Fan Wumian thought it was unnecessary. If he used the HK$1.5 million to invest in 10 Chinese-language films, he might be able to make a small profit and earn hundreds of millions.
Under such circumstances, adding more than 8000 million Hong Kong dollars in copyright expenses before filming even started made them seem like the ones being taken advantage of.
Deep city.
When Fan Wumian saw Feng Ying'er and just talked to her about "Kung Fu 2", the girl helped to give some advice:
"In Asia, copyright protection is very loose. Movies like God of Gamblers, The Saint of Gamblers, and The Gambler can be made directly after some changes. Why do we have to buy the copyright? Can't we just keep using Sing as the protagonist and change the story to something similar?"
While enjoying her massage, Fan Wumian explained:
"If I didn't do business overseas, I wouldn't have to care about that, but I still have business in Hollywood, and Taiwan is one of my largest overseas ticket bases. If I ruin my reputation because of this little money and my peers think I don't follow the rules, I'll lose the big picture for the small."
Done.
He first thought of South Korea, and regretted that he still had a bottom line. He couldn't see the good stuff like them and just yelled, "Give it to me!"
Not to mention various domestic festivals and cultures, Hollywood in the United States has also been fleeced by them. For example, the former Korean drama "Signal" was obviously inspired by the Hollywood movie "Frequency".
When Chinese people seek inspiration from others, most of them are too embarrassed to do so. However, South Korea, on the other hand, is arrogant and will show off everywhere how great it is. This is a perfect display of the "island mentality" that is common in small countries.
The so-called "island mentality" stems from the general insecurity of island residents and their long-term living in an environment without protection. This has led to people's distorted minds and made them believe that their own community is the most special and superior, just like a frog in a well.
In fact, Hong Kong also has a similar flavor. It has been influenced by Western culture for too long. It has been almost 1997 years since 10, and many employers still value Westerners very much and leave local talents aside.
Fan Wumian just wanted to shout "He can replace us" and then dethrone the Americans as soon as possible, so that they would not cause trouble and harm others all day long.
In his previous life, he had the opportunity to be the chief director and be responsible for shooting a commercial film with a total investment of 5000 million. Later, because the guy who knew everything increased tariffs, the investor's cash flow tightened, and funds were urgently withdrawn to build a factory in Mexico, and the entire project came to nothing.
He originally thought that the film and television industry had nothing to do with the Americans, but it unexpectedly affected him, and he accidentally lost millions of dollars in income and a chance to turn his life around.
He only felt the pain when the stick hit him. For a long time, he was so angry about this incident that his teeth were itching, and a grudge was formed.
Feng Ying'er asked:
"So what are you going to do? Honestly, if I have the chance, I would also like to be a Star Girl. Star's comedy movies are so interesting, and they are different from other comedy movies."
Fan Wumian joked:
"What? Being a 'Fan Girl' who is famous all over Asia, you are not satisfied? Many actors are so scared when they hear that they will work with Xing Zai that their faces turn pale. If you don't act well, you will really be scolded a lot and asked to shoot again and again until you completely collapse."
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Since her debut, Feng Ying'er has been well protected by Fan Wumian. Whether it is "My Love from the Star" or "The Tuner", the crew rarely makes her feel embarrassed, let alone yelling at her or putting on airs in front of her.
Thinking of how she was scolded by Sing Tsai in public, Feng Ying'er immediately said decisively:
"Forget it, I'm not a comedian, so I probably can't act the way he wants."
Fan Wumian shook his head and said:
"You're wrong. He has tried to transform himself, and it's hard to reproduce his old style. For example, the Chinatown Detective that I worked with last year had a more serious style, and the nonsensical elements were not as strong."
"You've been running around lately, making a lot of money, right? You're the endorsement guy everywhere, even for L'Oreal, Versace, and Tiffany."
"How are you going to thank me? I'm afraid words alone won't be enough."
"My Love from the Star", which was aired in the second half of last year, was so popular that it immediately made Feng Ying'er a top new generation female star with extremely high popularity.
Because of her beautiful looks and the "lace" coat, which is quite in line with the popular values in Europe and the United States, many foreign big brands have approached her and asked Feng Ying'er to take on so many endorsements that she has already signed an advertising endorsement worth 5120 million Hong Kong dollars.
In addition, she also earned six to seven million Hong Kong dollars from commercial performances.
Countless third-party companies found her to film movies, and they sent her three or four hundred scripts for her to choose from. The companies helped Feng Ying'er find three big productions, including two movies and a TV series, with a total salary of 2050 million Hong Kong dollars.
Even if the company takes 40%, it will still make Feng Ying'er a lot of money, so when Fan Wumian mentioned this topic, she was very happy:
"Of course it feels good to make money. Now when I go out, there are always a large group of people surrounding me asking for autographs and photos. There are also reporters who want to interview me from time to time, and the bank president also begs me to buy financial products."
"Several real estate developers wanted to give me villas, but I didn't even know where they were. I got a few property certificates for no apparent reason and they are all in my safe."
"And more! Many foreign media praised me for my beauty and asked me to take photos for the world's top 100 beauties. I heard that I might be in the top ten!"
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Visible excitement.
When you first become popular, you always feel fresh. Fan Wumian said after hearing this reminder:
"Being famous for a while and being famous for a lifetime are two different things. The more famous you are, the more cautious you have to be. It is very likely that you will fall from the altar immediately because of a word or a wrong thing. You must be careful."
Reaching out to pull his belt, Feng Ying'er asked:
"Got it~ Boss, what kind of wrongdoing are you talking about? Does this count?"
". You have to be careful not to find any clues. If you are blackmailed, pay quickly. The worst thing is to end up with a lose-lose situation. I know a typical example. Just because his mother wanted to save some money, he had to use the sewing machine for 11 and a half years before he was released."
After saying that, I suddenly felt like eating noodles.
Fan Wumian had dealt with the man who had been squatting for 11 and a half years at work. On the surface, his personality seemed to be okay, but unfortunately he didn't want the beautiful fans who offered themselves to him and just liked to seek excitement, which made people despise him.
I can't talk any more.
After a long time, Fan Wumian dressed himself up again and went out to meet Xiao Ma Ge.
Several design companies bid and each came up with a draft plan. The project, named "Antarctic Spiritual Realm Penguin City", had to be completed before the Olympic Games, so many things had to be prepared in a hurry.
The design draft has not been completed yet, but construction companies, glass curtain wall manufacturers, etc. have already been contacted in advance.
After Fan Wumian arrived at Xiao Ma Ge's office, he saw the highly realistic sand table model. After careful observation, he praised it and said:
"It's very beautiful. Which company's plan is this?"
"It's in Yanjing, the one you're looking for. I had dinner with their boss last time. I'll turn on the lights and show you. There are light bulbs inside, and the sand table can simulate the effect of internal transparency. They really put a lot of effort into it."
Xiao Ma Ge was very interested and reminded:
"This design is good, but the cost is 10% to 20% higher, and it is not practical enough and wastes a lot of space." (End of this chapter)