Less than half a day.
Lu Hao won a great victory in the public opinion war against the water army.
Rather than being a personal victory for Lu Hao, it is more accurate to say that it is a victory for his financial ability.
There are three water army teams that posted online to slander "Double Food Diary", and all of them have employees who defected and tipped off Lu Hao.
By paying only three million, Lu Hao got all the hard evidence. He then called the police and sent the bosses of the three water army companies to heal their tears behind bars.
As for Starry Sky Film and Television, which is behind the three water armies, their cooperation records are extremely obscure, and they use the accounts of cooperation in other aspects, leaving no written evidence.
Matters involving legal issues will be handled by the legal team and the police.
After this incident, I guess Star Sky Film and Television will never dare to do anything weird with its water army again.
It also serves as a reminder to other film and television companies.
DreamWorks won the first battle and showed its strength.
When the news was released, it caused a sensation across the entire Internet.
No one expected that Lu Hao would use such a simple yet incredible operation to resolve the battle without bloodshed.
If you have money, you can do whatever you want.
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However, in the evening, Lu Hao posted another Weibo.
The sensation caused this time was even stronger and more shocking than the water army incident.
——"The cast of DreamWorks' Lunar New Year comedy "The Richest Man in Xihong City" has been finalized. This is a movie full of sincerity, so please look forward to it."
The system gave me 300 million yuan, and I spent nearly half of it on hiring people and booking a hotel.
Lu Hao plans to spend the remaining half on this movie.
Anyway, if the money is not spent, it will be gone, so it is better to use it to make a movie.
Since the decision was made to film "The Richest Man in Xihong City", most of the crew in Shanghai have been on holiday, but the key staff and the capital company are working at full capacity and spending money like crazy.
Comedies are usually low-budget films.
But "The Richest Man in Xihong City" is not.
The film itself is a story about showing off wealth, involving many almost extravagant shots.
Three helicopters.
Twenty limited edition classic cars.
Twenty business luxury cars.
A five-star hotel.
A football field with standard turf...
These are shots that need to be shot in real time and cannot be produced with special effects.
The rent is quite a bit.
As for other props, there are also many of them, and they all cost money.
Let’s take the simplest example.
There are two scenes in the film.
One scene shows a mountain of 1 billion in cash, and another scene shows a mountain of 2 billion in cash.
The production costs of the prop banknotes for these two shots alone cost nearly a million.
The total budget for the film's shooting locations and props was nearly 20 million.
It is a truly big-budget production, and every scene is made to perfection.
However, this is just the beginning.
The real big money comes from the actors' pay.
It’s not that the leading actor is expensive. As the protagonist, Chen Si’s salary is only 10 million, which is not very expensive.
The most important thing is that there are too many characters in this movie.
In order to maximize the comedic effect, there are many celebrities in the film.
Hengtai Football Club.
National swimming team champion.
A superstar singer.
Famous economist.
Famous host.
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As well as nearly a hundred extras who have screen time or lines.
And... a few thousand extras just to make up the numbers.
There are many big scenes in the film, including press conferences, football matches, fitness activities for tens of thousands of people... and so on.
In total, including crew members, the number of people used in the film is nearly two thousand.
This number is terrifying for a comedy movie and is comparable to a large-scale war movie.
The scheduling alone is a test of the crew's level and the director's skills.
Lu Hao also specially invited several extremely experienced industry seniors to be his assistant directors, responsible for scheduling and reviewing.
In fact, in the original film, the crew spent a lot of effort to save costs.
Many shots look crude, not detailed enough, and not shocking enough, and most of the celebrities are fake.
Now, since he has no shortage of money and the money he spends is not his own, Lu Hao naturally spends it with all his strength, spending money until his hands cramp.
New Year's films are meant to be a place where people all over the country can have fun together.
The larger the cast and the more celebrities there are, the more fans can be attracted and the wider audience groups can be covered.
Hengtai Football Club, which just won the AFC Champions League, is currently the most popular football club in the country and is at the peak of its popularity.
please!
Ten million.
The two Olympic swimming champions are the favorites of many sports fans.
please!
Three million.
Superstar singer, Chow Chun-wah, sang a song in the film and gave a private concert for the protagonist.
please!
Eight million.
The famous economist Xue Feng has a nearly 30-second shot in the film, analyzing the protagonist's behavior of showing off his wealth from a professional perspective.
please!
Six hundred thousand.
The famous host Zhang Gang hosted the TV program sponsored by the protagonist and read the commercials.
please!
Two hundred thousand.
All of these people invited by Lu Hao were real people, and their appearance fees were paid according to market prices.
Plus other supporting roles, extras, makeup artists, stagehands, photographers...
With full firepower, another small target was gone.
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You get what you pay for.
If you spend a lot of money, the benefits will naturally be huge.
Seeing the long list of names under Lu Hao’s Weibo, not only the Weibo fans, but the entire entertainment industry and even the sports industry were completely shocked.
What is this for?
Is this a movie?
Does it take so many people to make a movie?
A football team? A superstar? A TV host? An economist?
A movie that is more lively than the Spring Festival Gala?
Is this the work of a wealthy man?
As these celebrities forwarded the start-up trailer of "The Richest Man in Xihong City", this first Lunar New Year film since the establishment of DreamWorks became a hit before it even started shooting.
The fire was a mess.
# Xihong City's richest man cast lineup#
This topic directly topped the Weibo hot search list, with over one billion readings.
And it is still soaring at a rocket-like speed.
For the first time, the name of DreamWorks was spread nationwide and its influence skyrocketed.
Lu Hao was also very satisfied with this.
Spending so much money is actually not really a waste, it is basically equivalent to promoting the movie.
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Such a lineup shocked not only the onlookers but even the crew members themselves.
Chu Wen, Chen Si, Jiang Xianyu, Su Ying, Tang Tangtang, Wu Mei...
Whether they had roles or not, upon seeing Lu Hao’s Weibo post, everyone looked for opportunities to ask about it.
This is the blockbuster of the year!
It can’t be any bigger!
It is conceivable that this movie, as long as it is not too bad, will definitely be a huge hit at the box office.
And... have Lu Hao's movies ever been bad?
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