Chapter 308 I Can Give You 100 Million
Moreover, the more popular the first film was, the less the audience could accept the replacement of actors in the next two films.
An Yunxi would not be surprised if the director had such an idea as long as he wanted to ensure the quality of the TV series.
"Director Li, I understand what you mean. If I were to invest exclusively in all three films, how much money would it cost in total?"
"What? You mean exclusive? Investing in three films?"
At this moment, the calmness on Li Jihong's face could no longer be maintained.
Even the screenwriter and legal affairs officer beside him looked up at An Yunxi in surprise.
Does this girl know how much it costs to invest in these three films?
"Yeah, I hope I'm the only investor."
"Boss An, the first season of the drama 'Shan Hai Cheng Fu' has 36 episodes, the second season has 33 episodes, and the third season has 32 episodes. The total investment is at least 50 million..."
"Only 50 million?"
An Yunxi originally thought that one movie would cost 40 to 50 million?
Li Jihong, screenwriter and legal affairs officer: “…”
"Director Li, would you mind showing me the budget?"
Before Li Jihong could react, the legal officer beside him quickly took out a document from his briefcase and handed it to An Yunxi.
An Yunxi took it, took a quick look at it, and handed it to Chu Ze next to her.
No wonder it was said to be 50 million, it turns out the pay offered to the actors in this drama is not high.
Before this, An Yunxi had done some research.
For a TV series, the biggest cost is actually the actors' pay.
The actors' pay is related to their popularity: a first-line actor in his prime years gets paid about 500,000 to 800,000 yuan per episode, while an older first-line actor gets paid 300,000 to 600,000 yuan per episode.
The pay for second-tier actors per episode is approximately between 100,000 and 300,000 yuan, while that for third-tier actors is between 8,000 and 80,000 yuan.
As for extras, they are also paid per episode, with the pay ranging from approximately 300 to 800 yuan per episode.
After learning the information, An Yunxi exclaimed, "No wonder, everyone in the entertainment industry is trying their best to climb up."
Some people even do everything they can to gain traffic, fame and opportunities.
The difference in pay is too big!
All in all, for a 30-episode TV series, assuming the pay cost for each episode is 500,000 yuan, the total pay cost will be as high as 15 million yuan.
This is just the actors' pay. The actual cost also includes venue rental, equipment, makeup, costumes, post-production, publicity and many other expenses.
The three series directed by Li Jihong have a total of 100 episodes, and the investment of only 50 million is really too little.
After reading the budget, An Yunxi realized that the cost of actors' salaries was less than 50% of the total investment.
With such a low salary, Director Li will probably have to put in a lot of effort to sign these actors.
It can be said that it is very attentive.
"Director Li, I can give you 100 million!"
As soon as these words came out, the three people on the opposite side widened their eyes.
In response, An Yunxi did not react at all, but instead threw the second bomb.
"Not only that, if the first film gets good response, I can make additional investment."
If An Yunxi's first sentence surprised the three people, then as soon as this sentence came out, the three of them even stopped breathing for a moment.
"Mr. An... Mr. An, are you telling the truth?"
"Of course it's real, more real than pearls."
Seeing the three people opposite him with disbelief on their faces, Chu Ze said, "Don't worry, Director Li, it's just a 100 million project. It's just a small project for the boss."
One hundred million or a small project? So what is a big project?
It seems that he met a local rich man today, oh, no, he met a noble person!
"Director Li, I can give you the money, but I also have requirements."
Li Jihong suppressed his shock and said with trepidation, "Boss An, please tell me if you have any requests."
"First, I want to be the only investor in this drama. If there is not enough follow-up funds, I can invest more. If you want to introduce other people's investment, you need to get my consent."
"Sure, no problem."
Li Jihong agreed without hesitation, and any hesitation for another second would be disrespectful to the 100 million yuan.
He even thought to himself that as long as Mr. An's request was not excessive, even if he just stuffed one or two people over, as long as they were not the leading actors, he could accept it with gritted teeth.
"Second, regarding the casting..."
At this point, Li Jihong and the screenwriter both straightened up nervously.
"I won't interfere with the casting, but I hope it will be as close to the image in the original work as possible."
At this point, An Yunxi paused for a moment before continuing, "Today's audiences are not easy to fool. To make a work that is both critically acclaimed and commercially successful, the casting must be rigorous."
"No problem, I will definitely follow Mr. An's request."
Li Jihong nodded repeatedly. This was exactly in line with their philosophy. What reason did he have to disagree?
"Third, post-production, costumes and props must be excellent. Director Li knows how to do these things better than I do."
"Mr. An is right."
"One last thing..."
"Mr. An, please tell me!"
"In terms of marketing and promotion, I hope to be able to make full use of all channels, especially new media channels. I can start to build momentum step by step from now on..."
An Yunxi expressed a lot of opinions about TV promotion, and Li Jihong nodded repeatedly without disagreeing.
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