"Before the food arrives, let me tell you my thoughts on the entire movie!"
Before the assistant left the private room and returned, Guo Fan could no longer suppress his restless heart.
Since his new boss has shown interest in "Wandering Blue Planet", he must strike while the iron is hot and let him continue this interest and turn it into a desire to invest in the film.
He was familiar with this process. After all, he had visited too many bosses and investors before.
Taking out the tablet from his backpack, Guo Fan first quickly summarized the whole story.
Then, with a tap of his fingers, the various conceptual equipment and shooting scenes designed by himself were directly displayed in front of Qin Xuan.
Seeing this, Qin Xuan became more and more interested.
Because in his opinion, such science fiction movies have never appeared in Dragon Country.
If we can really invest heavily and push all aspects of the hardware to the highest level, we might be able to make a groundbreaking science fiction movie.
However, special effects are special effects, and outline is outline.
If a movie doesn't have a good script, it still won't be a mess.
So after seeing the preparations that Guo Fan had already made, he asked to see the specific script of "Wandering Blue Planet".
Guo Fan naturally had no objection to this.
The more Qin Xuan wants to see, the more interested the other party is in his project.
The higher the possibility of getting investment.
This is because the things he made in the early stage were really limited and he couldn't produce a decent finished product. Otherwise, he would have wanted to give Qin Xuan his hand-assembled moss robot to play with!
Taking out the script, Guo Fan let Qin Xuan read it himself and added many of his own insights on the original work.
"Originally, I wanted to tell the story in the order of the novel, starting from the time when humans first discovered the sun."
"But later I found that compared to the turmoil at the beginning, the part about escaping from Jupiter was more attractive to the audience."
“So after the project was launched, I directly made appropriate modifications to the part about escaping from Jupiter.”
“It not only reflects the special relationship between people during the Wandering Blue Planet period, but also adds a lot of natural shots, wanting to depict a space picture in the form of special effects.”
After saying that, Guo Fan paused and smiled awkwardly.
"It's just that... the workload of this project will be huge, and there will be countless different shots that need to be produced."
"You also know that in this special effects movie, special effects are the most expensive."
"So if possible, I still hope you can support the filming of our movie a little bit..."
“Not too much!”
"You just need to invest appropriately according to how much you like the script!"
"certainly!"
"The script can also be discussed!"
"If you feel there is something about this script that you are not satisfied with, you can also mention it and we can think of a solution together!"
"As long as it doesn't deviate too much from the main topic, everything can be discussed!"
“…”
Looking at Guo Fan, who had given up his face but refused to give up his bottom line, Qin Xuan once again couldn't help but feel sad for Longguo's entertainment industry.
Those actors and directors who have no acting skills and no achievements, just eat and drink for free while getting paid millions a day.
But a good director like Guo Fan, who only wants to make good movies and add something to the film history of Dragon Country, can only give up his dignity and humbly beg investors for some money.
Such a scene is truly a tragedy for the entertainment industry in Dragon Country.
And I must make this sadness disappear completely!
“I think the script can be improved.”
"But I think you have done enough preparation in other aspects."
“We can definitely start shooting as soon as possible.”
"Uh-huh?"
"You, what do you mean?"
When Guo Fan heard Qin Xuan say that there was a problem with the script, he nodded subconsciously.
This is only the third edition, and it will certainly undergo multiple revisions later.
But when he heard the other party say that they could officially start filming, he was a little confused.
After all, the official start of filming is not something that can be completed just by talking about it.
The scenery, props, design and actors all require a lot of work and money.
Especially when it comes to actors, how big a star to hire and how much to pay them are all decided based on the production cost and total investment of the film.
If the price is too high, there won't be enough money left for the special effects in the movie.
But if the price is too low, we won’t be able to attract more audiences to the cinema to watch the show.
How to strike a balance and how to make a decision requires calculating a specific investment amount before a decision can be made.
It's not like we can just start shooting whenever we want.
But just when Guo Fan thought that his boss said this because of his ignorance of the film process, Qin Xuan's next sentence completely dropped his jaw.
"What do you mean?"
"Asking you to prepare to start filming means that no matter how much money this movie needs to spend later, I will bear it all."
"Come on, tell me your budget."
"One hundred million dragon coins? Two hundred million dragon coins?"
"Or 100 million Mi Yuan, 200 million Mi Yuan?"
"How much more?"
"One hundred million, two hundred million, and rice?!"
Hearing Qin Xuan's offer, Guo Fan pinched his thigh in a lack of confidence.
Because according to his original plan, the film would only require a maximum investment of tens of millions and could be made into a standard 90-minute movie.
But when it came to Qin Xuan, he actually asked for 100 million or 200 million, and it was in the world's universal currency, Miyuan!
You know, even among the science fiction blockbusters produced by Hollywood in the United States, there are only a handful of those that cost over 200 million US dollars!
Not to mention that in Longguo, there are basically no movies with this kind of investment!
How could Guo Fan dare to believe that this was true?
However, the pain on the outside of his thigh reminded him that this was not a dream, but something that was really happening to him.
So when he came to his senses, Guo Fan hurriedly moved to Qin Xuan, ready to confirm with him again whether the investment he mentioned was true.
"Don't worry, it's absolutely true."
"If you don't believe me, I can transfer 100 million USD to your account right now. It's up to you to decide how to use it later."
"Of course, although I can fully support the funds you use to make the movie, I still have some small requirements regarding the actors."
"You say, you say!"
"As long as you don't let those unprofessional actors ruin the movie, I'll talk to anyone you want!"
After confirming that there was nothing strange in Qin Xuan's eyes, Guo Fan almost jumped up from his seat.
However, even though he was extremely excited, he still remained sober enough.
He knew that whether a movie is good or not is never determined by one aspect.
But whether a movie is bad or not only requires pointing out one point.
Actors are the main body of a movie.
An actor’s acting skills are the most important “props” used by directors and screenwriters to express their ideas to the public.
Guo Fan would not allow his movie to have any problems in such an important place, and he would not allow one or two bad apples to ruin his entire work!