Xiao He barely needed to look; just looking at his garden, which was larger than three classrooms, brought tears of poverty to his eyes.
Ah, it smells like money!
Liu Rulan, hands on her hips, continued to nitpick: "Tsk, this house is great in every way, except that the garden is too big and not very useful. Luckily, the property management will take the initiative to take care of the sanitation and greenery here, otherwise we would have to hire a gardener separately."
Xiao He: "Hehe, it's good to be rich."
So property management can handle these things too? Oh?
Forgive him, but his impression of property management is still stuck on things like not opening doors during fires, having no water in fire hydrants, and only making things difficult for delivery drivers, while acting like they're dead when something really happens...
Xiao He then asked about the usual property management fees—
Okay, there's a reason why it's expensive. I spent so much money, so they should take good care of my garden!
Afterwards, Xiao He followed Sister Liu around the house to make sure there weren't too many problems. Only then did Liu Rulan sit down, take out the script Director Hou had given her, and gesture for Xiao He to read it: "Take a look at what kind of subject Director Feng is filming this time, so I can help you adjust your study plan for the next two weeks—"
"good."
Xiao He opened the folder, and when he first saw the script, he frowned.
hiss--
This feels...
"How about it?"
Liu Rulan also came over to take a look, and after seeing the plot outline and general story direction, she also fell silent.
"Hiss—" Xiao He asked, "Sister Liu, are you sure Director Hou was holding this just now? You're not mistaken."
Liu Rulan: "I'm absolutely not mistaken!"
The two exchanged a glance and then turned their attention back to the script.
Without a doubt, this script is a subject that many big directors, and even many ordinary directors in China, have never filmed or even touched upon – a zombie film.
When people think of zombie movies, they usually think of the American "Goddess of the Hill" series, where female warriors slay zombies and splatter blood everywhere, or the South Korean "escape" series, which delves into the human condition. Of course, there are also several other series of movies of different types that also feature zombies, which are classics that many zombie movie enthusiasts talk about.
But what about China?
Uh, there are no zombies, but there are quite a lot of ghouls.
It's not that domestic directors can't make this type of film; it's mainly due to domestic censorship and cultural differences that these kinds of films are destined to not have such a wide market in China.
Furthermore, the limitations of the film industry restrict many people's creativity. The production of special effects is extremely expensive, which means that a huge amount of investment is required. At present, many domestic investors are profit-driven and only care about whether the film can be a big hit. They will avoid films with no hope in the early stages and too high risks in the later stages.
Therefore, despite the gradual relaxation of the review process by the authorities in recent years, no one still dares to expand into this field.
But if it's director Feng... he started out making action films, so if he could create the feel of an action blockbuster like Valkyrie, even a zombie film would be pretty good...
"I'll go ask about investment again," Liu Rulan said cautiously.
If the investment is substantial, then Director Feng's film certainly has a very good chance of success.
Soon, Liu Rulan learned the general situation: "Currently, it's about 500 million, and the investors have expressed strong support, ready to continue investing at any time."
In other words, there is no upper limit.
Xiao He gasped.
This amount of funding is quite good for a film like this. As far as he knows, the last American zombie movie, Valkyrie, only cost $40 million, which is about 276 million RMB.
In comparison, 500 million is already a top investment amount for this type of film, which shows how much the investors trust Director Feng. They went all in unconditionally!
However, not to mention the investors, Liu Rulan also felt much more relaxed after hearing about the amount.
Renowned director + high investment = double insurance
Even if there are no commercially successful zombie films on the market yet, so what? Director Feng's film will be the first to take the plunge!
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