Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 470 The Dinner Party (34)

Shen Yan has a lot of respect for Han Shanping…

However, Mr. Han still holds outdated ideas about many things.

It seems like it was right after the movie "The Founding of a Republic" was released, and Han Dong was doing a program on CCTV. During the audience Q&A session, one audience member asked, "When will we be able to make movies like 'Star Wars' or 'Transformers'?"

Mr. Han replied: I know, those are fantasy films…

Yes, he considers Star Wars and Transformers to be fantasy films…

In a sense, that's quite accurate. It belongs to the category of children's science fiction films, with a theme and plot geared towards children and teenagers, and a science fiction style of presentation.

A space opera!
But space opera is also a major branch of science fiction, and at one point it was even the mainstream of science fiction.

However, last year, when Shen Yan submitted the "The Martian" project for approval, Chairman Han called him the next day, and the two discussed a lot of things.

Chairman Han concluded by saying, "We're definitely going to make a science fiction film, no matter the cost!"

Then Shen Yan told him that the cost was about 4 million, and Chairman Han was very surprised: "4 million is enough?"

Oh, back then, "Red Cliff" cost 7500 million US dollars, which is close to 6 million RMB!

John Woo also approached China Film Group to produce "1949," a project that cost $1.2 million…

I never thought that 4 million yuan could make a sci-fi film?

Shen Yan explained, "...The film and television base helped build the soundstage and provided props and filming equipment, which we rented. The price wasn't very expensive...The motion capture equipment was also provided at cost price, only 800 million..."

Chairman Han probably understood...

However, he's already planning to collaborate with Galloping Horse on "Mekong River"...

Shen Yan shook his head: "Xiao Ma is reluctant to spend money. Their productions have all had investments of around 2000 million to 5000 million... They don't aim for blockbusters, but for a high return on investment. This is a typical example of seeking stability. But the current situation is that we are competing with Hollywood for audiences, so we must have large-scale industrial films!"

"how do you want to do it?"

"Develop this project into a military action film, following the style of 'The Rock'..."

"How much does it cost?"

"At least two hundred million!"

"A big production!" Chairman Han nodded immediately, then asked, "Are you directing it yourself?"

“I’m not very good at this kind of film… but I’ll definitely find a suitable director.”

"Row."

……

After finalizing the "Mekong River" project with Chairman Han, Shen Yan left China Film Group. There was a dinner party...

As for Galloping Horse losing the Mekong River project…

That's not something he needs to worry about.

Moreover, to be honest, Gao Qunshu might not be able to make a movie that surpasses "Operation Mekong".

In recent years, he's made almost exclusively bad movies: "A Sentimental Story," "The Edge of the Blade," "Trident," and so on.

It's so bad it's unbelievable!

The plot is weak and the editing is chaotic...

Especially "Trident," which aimed to evoke the feeling of an old horse still eager to gallop a thousand miles, ultimately turned into a hot-blooded gangster film...

After all that buildup, with all the grand schemes, high-level economic crimes, and how powerful the criminal gang was, they've really set up a massive case.

In the end, it turned out to be a brawl between three middle-aged police officers nearing retirement, a group of concerned citizens, and a group of thugs on motorcycles…

Isn't this just a shootout between two gangs?
It's undeniably sad when the values ​​one firmly believes in have been abandoned by this rapidly changing era...

Hong Kong cinema has stopped making "Young and Dangerous" movies; instead, they made "The Sandstorm"!
Oh, Rao Xiaozhi made an appointment with him to continue discussing the casting for "The Big Winner" and the release of "Northeast Folk Tales"...

The cost of "The Big Winner" was approximately 5000 million, plus adaptation fees.

To reiterate, although labor costs have increased to some extent at present, they are still not too high overall.

The total cost of the cast is only 1800 million – including extras.

"The Big Winner" features many large-scale scene stagings, which require funding.

This movie is predicted to gross around 5 million.

Therefore, many actors want to star in…

Don't think that 500 million yuan in box office revenue is a small amount. At this stage, being able to reach 500 million yuan means that you can enter the top 15 of the annual box office chart!

Rao Xiaozhi's favorite actress, Wan Qian, will play the female lead... Yuan Quan seems to have taken on "Breakup Buddies" and is unavailable.

The others included bank colleagues, police officers, and hostages.

Rao Xiaozhi said, "I've sent invitations to Xing Yunzhu, Xiao Pang, Zhou You, Qin Hailu, Qiao Shan, and Lei Jiayin, and they'd be happy to participate."

"Qin Hailu is also willing?"

"This script is good, and the character Xing Yunzhu is quite interesting. We also offered her the market price, and of course she agreed!"

"No," Shen Yan shook his head, "What I mean is that Qin Hailu is a film queen, so she doesn't care about billing order, right?"

What is "ranking" in the billing?

"It's... a role!"

Rao Xiaozhi said, "...We're all aiming to create an excellent work; the amount of screen time depends on the script..."

“Alright,” Shen Yan nodded, picked up his beer, and muttered, “So, let’s try not to hang out with those so-called big stars!”

"...What do you mean?"

"Nothing... Officer Lao Qi, have you looked for Zhang Guoqiang?"

"I looked..."

"How did he say?"

“I’d be happy to…” Rao Xiaozhi asked, “But aren’t you going a bit too far, seventh brother?”

"Is it too much?"

"Trying to piggyback on 'Soldiers Sortie'! Be careful they don't sue us for copyright infringement!"

"Then let's change it to Lao Qi... it sounds the same!"

After a pause, Shen Yan continued, "Let Chen Yao handle Yan Jin's younger sister..."

"Okay... there's also a pregnant woman, who should we contact?"

"Whatever, you can find whomever you want!"

Rao Xiaozhi... is very sensible. There are only a few female roles in a show, so he definitely has to reserve a few for the boss...

Whether it's stuffing someone with money or praising a mistress, it doesn't matter.

Even if Shen Yan doesn't have this need, other investors might have ideas!
So he asked directly, "Don't Enlight Media and Wanda have any requirements?"

"I haven't heard of any demands," Shen Yan waved his hand. "Our film is a high-quality project, we're not short of money. If you make any unreasonable demands, I'll just change the investor..."

The phone rang just as I finished speaking…

It's Yang Siwei.

"Hey…"

"I'm having dinner with director Jimmy Lin..."

"...Sister Hua..."

This is awkward. Sister Hua wants to work with Shen Yan to create a youth film...

Didn't "So Young" become a huge hit?
"...Are you trying to promote someone?"

After receiving an affirmative answer, Shen Yan asked again, "Who are they?"

"Zhou...Zhou Dongyu? Are you kidding me?"

"Alright, let's talk about this tomorrow. I have something to do, so I'll hang up now!"

After hanging up the phone, Shen Yan was a little speechless. He explained to Rao Xiaozhi, "They want to make a youth film, so they asked me to help them!"

Rao Xiaozhi remarked, "That's normal, you're the pioneer of mainland Chinese youth films!"

"What? I'm the originator?"

"Architecture 101 and Our Times are both youth films, and they were both box office hits," Rao Xiaozhi continued. "Recently, So Young has been a huge success, so there must be a lot of copycat films!"

Shen Yan said seriously, "...Making movies can't just be about making money!"

"But without money, no one will invest!"

“…You…” Shen Yan was about to express his views on the film industry, but Rao Xiaozhi cut him off…

Let's change the subject: "As for the actors, you can arrange it as you see fit... 'Northeast Folk Tales' will be released on May 17th, are you confident?"

(End of this chapter)