I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 725: Novelist (33)

In addition to Sha Yi, Shen Liang also saw Ning Li...

"The Wandering Earth 2" has a coherent plot and is shot in two parts.

Because of the first part as a foundation, the cost of the two parts combined is close to 7 million!
Not as high as 13 billion...

7 million is the budget of the main controlling party. During the actual shooting, in order to make a good film, they will continuously release shares for financing. Because banks will not provide mortgage loans for this kind of IP, they have to attract investors at a certain price.

The price is based on your potential box office. For example, if you estimate the box office to be 30 billion, the price you sell for a share cannot exceed 10 billion multiplied by the percentage.

Investors, that is, buyers enter the market in stages. The earlier the big buyers enter, the cheaper it is, and the later the retail investors enter, the more expensive it is and the higher the profit line.

"Lone Moon" did the same thing. It is said that the last retail investors who entered the market would have to make 30 billion to make a slight profit, which is equivalent to no profit after taking into account the cost of funds. However, the early investors must have made a lot of money.

The same is true for The Wandering Earth 2...

网传的什么13亿成本肯定是最后入场的买家的价格，因为他们估计球2能大卖 40+，对于他们来说可能确实33亿 35亿才能回本。

However, buyers who entered the market early, such as Shen Liang, Wu Jing, Guo Fan and China Film, have already made a profit.

The same goes for "Man Jiang Hong". According to the financial report released by Huanxi Entertainment, the production cost was only about 1.5 million yuan. Director Zhang has a strong scheduling ability and very good cost control.

The final selling price was probably around 5 million because the market was not very optimistic about the film, which means that the market estimated its box office to be around 15 billion.

Therefore, the cost figure we hear online is different from the actual cost!

The profit line for each investor is completely different. Therefore, in the original time and space, there will be big Vs who say that "Ball 2" must enter the top ten to ensure that all investors can make a profit. Pay attention to the adjective "all". This is definitely not to say that "Ball 2" cost 13 billion to make...

This thing is just like finance, there are 1-level market and N-level market...

For the first batch of investments, there were retail investors in the secondary and tertiary markets, and their shares were sold at a premium.

The benefits are diluted, but the pressure to recover the investment will be reduced...

Shen Liang didn't play it that way. He didn't care much about this little money - he invested 7000 million, which accounted for 10%. Besides, judging from the finished product of "The Wandering Earth 2", it is certain that he can recover the cost!
……

Wu Jing saw Shen Liang and joked, "You came to visit the studio without buying any drinks?"

“…I bought it and will deliver it to you later!”

“…One visit to the set cost 5000 yuan!”

Shen Liang waved his hand: "I not only bought drinks but also hamburgers."

The Wandering Earth 2 has nearly two thousand permanent staff members.

Guo Fan interjected: "There are not so many people now. Now that we are in the post-production stage, there are basically only about 400 to 500 people on site..."

"That's no big deal, I'll treat everyone to drinks and burgers!"

Gong Geer immediately took the loudspeaker and shouted: "Brother Liang, please have some drinks and hamburgers. They will be delivered soon!"

“…I asked them to bring the materials over and make it on site…”

"That's better!"

Shen Liang asked Guo Fan: "Are there any difficulties in the later stage?"

“Special effects… I still feel like it’s a little off…”

"Brother, our special effects are already amazing, don't get the direction wrong. If you want the audience to buy it, the most important thing is the plot, and the rhythm of the plot must be controlled well!"

Wu Jing was puzzled: "What's wrong? Are you upset?" "Yeah," Shen Liang nodded: "The day before yesterday, I watched the finished version of "Assassination of Novelist"... The plot was a mess! I'm so sorry for the special effects!"

"Is it bad?"

"It's not bad, it's just mediocre... The logic is unclear! The main story is too simple, without a beginning or an end, and it doesn't stand up to scrutiny..."

Guo Fan: "Not really. I think the special effects are amazing! And Lao Lu's hair has turned white because of this movie... He worked hard for more than two years!"

Shen Liang shook his head: "Special effects alone are useless. What kind of movies haven't audiences seen now? If the plot is not good, no matter how awesome the special effects are, the audience won't buy it... Lu Yang is dedicated, of course I know he is dedicated, but movies can't be sold just by being dedicated... I estimate that "The Novelist" will only have a box office of a little over 10 billion..."

“That’s not bad…”

"His last movie was 'Underground Fire'!"

Guo Fan was silent for a moment, then asked, "Did you tell him?"

"No... But before the filming of "The Novelist" started, I advised him to either abandon the fantasy part or only shoot the fantasy part... He didn't listen!"

……

"Assassination of Novelist" is truly a masterpiece that represents the level of China's film industry!
Especially compared with "Fengshen", it feels like they are not from the same era.

Its film and television industry is truly a new high for Chinese special effects blockbusters. There is no sense of falsehood or discomfort at all. Even in Hollywood, it is at an above-average level.

After all, film is an art of sight and hearing. This movie can be considered a heavy industrial film, which is very rich in audio-visual and other special effects, without any obvious shortcomings.

The problem is the script is terrible!

Lu Yang is a very romantic person. He thinks the misty mountain city is very romantic, so he filmed it in Chongqing.

He found the idea of ​​one world for each stroke romantic, and he found it romantic to walk towards God with a mortal body.

Even the title “Assassination of Novelists” is romantic.

So, he must take a photo!
Therefore, "The Novelist" does not care much about logic, motivation and character setting.

When the writer stood on the rooftop, the whole world was beneath his feet. The mountains in the distance looked like the City in the Clouds. The city was full of strange lights and people were fighting to the sound of drums and dances. The red-armored warrior came to life, and it looked absurd and bizarre when he raised the Gatling gun and fired at God. He roared, "Dad is here to save you!"
Yeah, it's illogical, but it's damn romantic.

This feeling... is very similar to the first time I watched Jin Hezai's "Nine Continents Sea Shepherd's Clouds".

In fact, compared with Jiang Nan's "Misty Records of Nine States", "The Legend of the Sea" is quite thin in plot and character setting, but when you finish watching it, you can really feel that world - it is completely different from reality, and there are things there that do not exist in reality.

In a sense, "The Novelist" is pretty awesome. Movies are an experience, an art of dream-making, and the plot is only a part of the film.

The excellence of a movie lies not only in the exquisite logic of the plot, but also in how awesome the dream itself is.

But…the tone of the movie shifts too quickly and the pacing is poorly handled.

The initial six years of searching, the Aladdin Group's all-powerful connections, and the various high-tech equipment of the mutants will make the audience mistakenly believe that this is a Hollywood-style movie.

But in fact, from the moment the novelist appeared in the live broadcast wearing a fox mask to the moment he was described as a lazy guy who was not doing his job properly, the audience gradually felt that the main theme was absurd and bizarre.

So going in with the expectation of watching a serious drama, only to find out in the end that it is a joke, is definitely a disappointment!
This is also the main reason for the polarized reviews of "The Novelist".

Shen Liang quite likes "The Novelist", otherwise, he would not have invested 7200 million, accounting for 20% of the investment amount.

Oh, Shen Liang and Wu Jing talked about "Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Miles to Anxi"...

To be precise, they talked about working with Jackie Chan and Hollywood wanting him to make a movie.

(End of this chapter)