A week later, the original partners of "Diaosi Nanren" gathered at Yuntai again.
Chen Bei held the new script and said:
"This is the new movie I plan to make next. What do you think?"
There is no way. The investors want to cram in too many actors and offer too much money.
There are only a few scenes in "The Loser", not many actors can be used, and not much money can be used.
Last time Qi Bin gave so much money, Chen Bei racked his brains but only spent less than half of it.
Now the investors are giving more, and Chen Bei is worried about how to spend the money so much that his hair is turning white.
Make a movie! We have to make a movie!
With this kind of money and connections, it would be a shame not to make a movie.
Not to mention anything else, just the existence of two large websites means Chen Bei doesn't have to worry too much about things like review and promotion.
He only needs to control the quality of the script and the film.
Sister Xiu looked at the script in her hand and frowned slightly.
"Teacher Chen, how should I put it about your script? The story is good, but it doesn't fit the current market."
This statement caused many people around to nod, and a large number of people also thought so.
What is the current market situation? It’s either youth dramas or big productions with high special effects.
No matter how you look at it, the script given by Chen Bei seems like a farce happening among a group of ordinary people.
Who would pay to watch a bunch of ordinary people messing around?
Sister Xiu was more direct, while Wu Yue tried to smooth things over:
"That's not the case. I think the overall structure of the script is good, and the title is also good, 'Crazy Diamonds'. It really makes people want to read it."
Yes, what Chen Bei is going to shoot now is a replica of Crazy Stone.
Does he want to make a teen idol movie? Or a special effects blockbuster?
Of course he wants to shoot it, but don’t you see the conditions under which he is working? How can he shoot it?
Let Chen Yu and Qi Bin star in a youth idol drama, is it still a youth idol drama? It's a thriller!
As for special effects films, we must hire a professional team from abroad.
Not to mention whether they can hire him or whether they can afford him, the cost alone is not something they can afford right now.
Moreover, Chen Bei has always looked down upon those special effects blockbusters.
After all, in his opinion, Hollywood's current commercial films really need special effects and plots with special effects.
Now Chen Bei misses the time when he made music very much.
In the recording studio, he is a dictator and he has the final say on how things are played.
It’s not possible to just make a movie. After all, there are investors and we have to take everyone’s feelings into consideration.
Even if it's not for money, you still need to use them for things like review and publicity. You also need to use them for things like contacting theaters.
So Chen Bei patiently explained:
"We only have a few actors, and they are more suitable for this type of comedy."
"As for idol dramas and special effects blockbusters, I do have scripts, but our team's capabilities are currently insufficient to film them."
"The point I want to make is that this new film won't cost too much and should be shot quickly. I'm still confident about the final result."
Everyone looked down at the script again and agreed that this was the truth.
They looked left and right but couldn't see where they could spend too much money.
Jiang Heng couldn't help but say:
"Teacher Chen Bei, you don't need to be too frugal when it comes to money. But don't let financial issues limit your artistic creation."
Look, this is what it means to be able to speak!
It's obviously the same truth, but what Jiang Heng said is much more pleasant to hear than what Sister Xiu said.
Of course, it is also possible that Sister Xiu feels that everyone is one family, so she doesn’t have so many concerns.
Chen Bei waved his hand and said:
"This is the story's structure. The funding you've given me is more than enough. I just have one request. I hope you can help me with the promotion and distribution in the later stages. All your funds should be put into this."
In his previous life, Crazy Stone didn't get much funding for filming. The investor promised 5 million, but in the end it seemed that he only gave 3 million.
As for the later promotion and marketing, it was almost non-existent.
But such a movie actually won a box office of 23.5 million in 2006.
That was 2006, a time when piracy was rampant, major domestic cinemas were struggling, and people had not yet developed the habit of going to the cinema to watch movies.
With an investment of 3 million, it got a box office of 23.5 million, which is really a miracle!
There is no need to elaborate on how successful this movie is.
Not to mention that it has won every possible film award in Asia.
Not to mention that thanks to this movie, a future movie star made his mark in the film and television industry.
Just because a line in this movie directly ruined the reputation of a brand, you can imagine how influential this movie is. Let us observe a second of silence for that brand.
Chen Bei believes that if the publicity and promotion can be done well, then the box office of this film in this era will definitely exceed 100 million yuan.
Although Chen Bei explained it this way, the major investors were still hesitant.
After all, they spent so much money to let Chen Bei shoot "The Diaosi Man 2".
Then you told us that you wanted to use this money to make a movie, which is actually against the procedure and the rules.
We believe in your ability to shoot web dramas, but you are still a newcomer in the film industry, and God knows what the final film will be like.
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