Chapter 159: Contemporary Conspiracy: One Plot Harming Three Sages
"Mr. Yang, you came quite early today?" Cheng Fei sat down skillfully. "I heard that you have a big move? Do you have any budget difficulties? Do you need financial support?"
Generally speaking, after a movie is released, 30% to 40% of the box office revenue will go to the theaters, 30% to 40% will go to the distributor, and the rest will go to the investors and producers.
As the distributor, Chengyu has to first deduct the publicity and promotion fees and its own share from the box office revenue. As long as the movie doesn't flop at the box office, it will basically not lose money, and it can be said that it is in an invincible position.
Now Chengyu is willing to take the initiative to invest, which shows that after the last hit of "Dragon Son-in-law", they have great trust in Yang Ruoqian and Kui Guang.
It is normal for the producers to make a loss after making a movie. Breaking even a profit is considered amazing, and only a few can make a profit.
Even with such a low probability, Cheng Yu was willing to express his willingness to invest in the production before even seeing the script.
Of course, with a universal qualification certificate, Kuiguang Company can actually distribute movies on its own (the reward in Chapter 51), but this means it will lose a partner who shares 40% of the box office revenue, which is not conducive to losing money.
Yang Ruoqian would definitely not use such a valuable reward on something that would harm himself.
"No need for investment." Yang Ruoqian shook his head and looked at Director An Zhou, "The crew will lend it to you. We will provide the actors and funds, and you can just be responsible for the publicity and promotion."
Yang Ruoqian was not in a hurry to set up Kui Guang's own crew.
On the one hand, it takes a lot of time to assemble a team, and he cannot delay too much after borrowing money from the bank; on the other hand, finding a crew that completely meets Yang Ruoqian's requirements is actually not that simple.
It would be better to let Chengyu's crew take care of it first, so the cost can be lower.
Director An Zhou's eyes lit up: "Mr. Yang, have you prepared the script this time?"
After the great success of "The Dragon Son-in-law Who Protects the Country", An Zhou was very interested in Kui Guang's excellent imagination and screenwriting skills, and was motivated to learn.
Unexpectedly, Yang Ruoqian shook his head: "This time I only have ideas and general directions, the script still has to be handed over to your writing team."
Trust us so much?
Just give the direction of ideas, and let Anzhou and his crew play freely with everything else?
Last time, their writing team clearly did nothing, but the chief screenwriter’s name was written at the end of the film.
This time, Kui Guang even directly gave them the important task of writing the script.
An Zhou was immediately touched: "Don't worry, I will definitely not let President Yang down. I will ask the screenwriter team to work overtime!"
Your company actually still has the bad habit of working overtime...
Yang Ruoqian complained in his mind and continued, "The general direction is very simple, it's an anti-superhero movie."
"Anti-superhero?" An Zhou was stunned.
What kind of subject is this? I've never heard of it before...
Boss Yang’s editorial team has so many creative ideas?
"That's right, an anti-superhero." Yang Ruoqian made up a story, "Isn't there a captain over there in the ocean? We can create a hero of the motherland... The personality and character creation are completely opposite."
"That side is the messenger of justice, and we are treated as hypocrites with beastly hearts and human faces."
"The other characters are pretty much the same, just do the opposite."
"You can come up with your own plot, but the core idea must be highlighted - what will an ordinary person with a dark heart do after gaining abilities beyond ordinary people?"
"In short, everything should be done in reverse."
An Zhou's expression changed from confusion to shock to thoughtfulness: "I roughly understand what Mr. Yang means... I will contact the screenwriter team right away."
When hearing the first sentence, An Zhou actually wanted to refute it. If the film was not really very good, it would cause the movie to be attacked by everyone just to get the popularity.
Because there are many "original fans" who will find fault with the book in a nitpicking manner, and any flaw will be magnified infinitely.
When he heard the second sentence, An Zhou was even more shocked - who would take advantage of other people's popularity, eat from other people's bowls, and spit in other people's faces?
As soon as this movie is released, it will be criticized to death.
Even hiring a big-name star or finding a popular traffic star can’t save the situation.
wrong……
An Zhou immediately rejected his outdated ideas and began to seriously think about the true meaning of Yang Ruoqian's words.
Mr. Yang was able to produce such a hit drama as "Dragon Son-in-law", the proposal he put forward must have been carefully planned, with a full investigation of market demand, and was produced by an excellent team of screenwriters working day and night.
If you want to keep up with Mr. Yang’s thinking, you must not just look at the surface, but also appreciate the depth.
A movie is a process of conveying worldview and values to the audience.
How can we make the audience accept this kind of output? How can we make the audience accept this kind of output when they already have a fixed impression of superheroes? "What will an ordinary person with a dark heart do when he has abilities beyond ordinary people?"
An Zhou's mind suddenly exploded - he understood everything.
He completely understood Yang Ruoqian's thoughts.
That is... find the anti-human aspects of superhero movies and then cater to the psychology of the general public!
Wouldn't such a strong sense of contrast, reality and immersion satisfy the audience's curiosity? "Director An, do you think our direction is unreasonable?" Yang Ruoqian watched An Zhou's expression change every second, and his originally somewhat uneasy mood gradually calmed down.
Be it himself, the audience, or even professional directors, they all feel that a movie shot in this way is doomed to fail.
This time, my investment of 100 million yuan will definitely go down the drain.
An Zhou immediately raised his head and said firmly, "No, Mr. Yang... I have no doubts. Please excuse me, I have too many ideas in my mind right now and I must go back and share them with the crew immediately!"
This is a blockbuster, a masterpiece! A mediocre director like me might be able to become one of the top directors because of this movie! How could he still be in the mood to eat?
After saying that, An Zhou left the restaurant in a hurry without caring about being polite or not, even without finishing the last food in his bowl.
Yang Ruoqian looked at An Zhou covering his face and running away, nodded with satisfaction, and felt that his appetite had improved a lot.
Look at my idea, it made the veteran director angry.
Cheng Fei, who had been watching the show, watched An Zhou leave, then slowly said, "Now that we have finished talking about serious matters, how about some small talk?"
"What's the matter?" Yang Ruoqian put down his chopsticks and asked curiously.
What else does this second-generation rich man care about? "I didn't expect you to be so mean." Cheng Fei rarely showed a teasing smile, and shook the phone screen at Yang Ruoqian, "I have been unhappy with the people in Yue Mansion for a long time, and this time I can vent my anger."
Let out a sigh of relief?
What the hell? When did I attack Yuefu again?
Yang Ruoqian was full of questions and glanced at Cheng Fei's phone.
There was a video playing on it with an eye-catching title and tens of thousands of comments below.
"The contemporary master of conspiracy: In ancient times, two peaches killed three men, and now there is a plan to harm three sages."
In the center of the video, at the scene of "God of Cooking Contest", Yu Hong is holding a dish of large intestine that looks pretty good, and walking step by step towards the three judges whose faces have turned green.
(End of this chapter)
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