China Entertainment’s rescue plan is hard to come by

Chapter 404: Help the horse and give him a ride [Please subscribe]

The southeast corner of Huairou Film and Television Base.

The two studios of Starry Sky Image are located next to the China Film Digital Production Base, covering an area of ​​nearly 1 square meters, which is about one-sixth the size of the China Film Digital Production Base.

The overall framework of the two studios has been completed. One large and one small are next to each other, just like a large conjoined factory building. A small half of the entire site is still unused. Sun Yi plans to wait for Xingkong's own special effects department to develop and expand in the future. , and then build a special effects center entirely of its own.

At this moment, there are still some construction machinery parked in the small square outside the studio, and there are neatly piled decoration materials covered with tarps next to them. Forklifts are constantly coming in and out along the door of the studio. The interior is obviously being worked on.

The construction company was directly introduced by China Film Group Corporation, which is also the contractor of China Film Group Corporation's digital production base. It is very experienced in the construction of studios and film and television bases. Needless to say, Huaxia is the first to fully utilize its talents in infrastructure construction. of.

The construction manager on site gave each of Sun Yi a safety helmet and a pair of masks, and then began to lead the way, introducing them as they walked.

"Director Han, Mr. Sun, since we took over your project for two months, we have completed all the main construction with quality and quantity in accordance with the requirements, and are now dealing with the internal decoration."

"Two months? Oh, my God." Harvey exclaimed repeatedly after hearing the translator finish telling him, looking at the huge studio in front of him with disbelief.

Speaking of which, this speed is thanks to China Film. In fact, this land is the second phase expansion site reserved by China Film. The land is flat and the road planning has been completed. The original plan was to build a prop production center and equipment warehouse. After Sun Yi persuaded Han Sanping with the righteousness of industrialization, this land became so cheap.

Of course, that's not all. Excluding this, there is still 2 yuan left to spare for the second phase of China Film.

To put it bluntly, China Film Group is a good big brother.

Everyone followed the footsteps of the construction leader and walked into the factory.

"This is the planned studio No. 1, covering a total area of ​​4000 square meters."

Sun Yi wore a little white hat and ignored the smoke and dust at the scene. He looked around. The entire studio was rectangular, like a large garage with an all-steel structure. On one side is a separated functional room, which can be used as a On the other side is the equipment room, office, lounge and waiting area. On the other side is the steel structure corridor leading to the second floor, which can facilitate the installation of machines and lamps at different locations. There are also criss-crossing guide rails overhead.

"Oh, my God, this, this is so big. There is no studio this big in Hollywood." Harvey exclaimed again.

Not to mention Hollywood, there is nothing this big in the entire United States. Calculating it, if the Starry Sky studio is completed, it will be ranked among the top five in the world. Of course, it will only be smaller than the studio area.

Sun Yi pointed to the guide rail above his head and introduced to Harvey: "Mr. Harvey, this is our latest design from China. It is inspired by the segmented construction method of shipbuilding companies. The entire studio is made of modular materials. After adding separation walls to these guide rails, up to seven small studios of different areas can be divided to handle different scene shootings."

Harvey thought for a moment.

Small crews can use small modules, and large scenes can be reopened and shot as a whole. By rationally utilizing resources, they can basically meet all indoor scenes and most outdoor scenes, which greatly improves shooting efficiency.

"What a genius idea."

Everyone continued walking, and at the end of Studio 1, a separation wall had been raised on guide rails. Sun Yi introduced again:

"In front of me is the largest deepwater studio in Asia that I prepared for this film. It covers an area of ​​1000 square meters and is as big as two basketball courts."

Everyone walked in along the passage.I saw that a huge reservoir had been built, with a square surface and an irregular bottom. It was also divided into several different pools, some for making waves, and some with glass curtain walls for underwater photography. Etc., etc.There are also equipment interfaces reserved around it.

At this moment, the pool has not started to store water. The workers are wearing masks and doing painting work on the bottom of the pool. Sun Yi doesn't know what it is exactly. He guesses that it should be something like a waterproof coating. Anyway, even if they are wearing masks, they are painting the bottom of the pool. Wearing masks, we could still smell the chemical smell of the scene. Everyone was choked. After a brief look around, they left quickly.

This is also the reason why Sun Yi didn't ask Liu Yifei to come with him today. Because of this, he received a lot of complaints from Xiao Nizi on the phone in the morning.

Sun Yi didn't even agree with Xiao Nizi's act of coquettishness and threats.

It is said here that Potian is also a construction site, with smoke, dust, and harmful gases. It doesn't matter to him as a man. As for the fairy sister, it is better not to come to such a place. After the construction is completed, she wants to come and live here for ten and a half days. He didn't object to anything.

Everyone walked through the passage to the next studio. It was obviously much cleaner here, but the smell was still not very good.

"This is Studio No. 2, which is also our planned digital studio, covering an area of ​​1500 square meters."

Studio No. 2 is similar to Studio No. 1 on the whole, but the specific decoration is very different, obviously a higher level.

The master workers are laying anti-static floors, and the surrounding walls are also being coated with anti-static coatings. The rails on the ceiling are much fewer than those of Studio 1, and suspended ceilings and central air conditioning are also being installed.

Harvey looked around and almost no words came out of his mouth except "my god".

Today was an eye-opener for him. He really didn't expect Sun Yi to have such ambitions. A studio of this size can definitely compete with the six major Hollywood studios.

As long as the latest equipment is added, it can be said to be the most advanced studio in the world.At this moment, he felt confident.

After a tour, Harvey was sent back to the hotel for lunch. During the dinner, Sun Yi didn't mention the investment again. He knew that he needed to give the old boy some time to make the final decision.

Before leaving, Director Han called Sun Yi to his car, dismissed the driver, and then opened the window a crack.

When Sun Yi saw Han Sanping specifically asking the driver away, he knew that Director Han must have something important to say to him, so he looked stern and asked:

"Leader, do you have any advice?"

"I'm not talking about giving advice. I have something on my mind that I want to tell you." Han Sanping waved his hand with a smile, and then handed Sun Yi a cigarette.

Sun Yi took it, took out the lighter and lit it for Han Dong first, and then for himself.

Han Sanping took a deep breath, and then said to Sun Yi solemnly: "Sun Yi, I think back on when I promoted the market-oriented film reform and invested a large amount of limited funds in commercial films, many old comrades were dissatisfied. He said that I have tainted the art of film with the stench of copper, and even called me a thief."

"But the facts prove that you are right. You are indispensable for the prosperity of the Chinese film market today. Besides, if we do not promote the commercialization of Chinese-language films, how can we resist the invasion of Hollywood. The vast majority of the audience votes with their feet. Yes, they only care about whether the movie is good or not, but they don’t care about the high art you talk about.”

"Yeah, I've been walking on thin ice along the way." Han Sanping chuckled, flicked the cigarette ashes along the crack of the window, and then continued: "I won't mention it anymore. I support the industrialization of movies you mentioned before. This is We will reach a deeper stage of film commercialization sooner or later."

At this point, Han Sanping stopped and turned to look at Sun Yi with burning eyes, "I am not talking to you now as the chairman of China Film Group, but as an old-timer in the film industry."

"Sun Yi, you have to think about it. The road to film industrialization is not easy to follow. There is no turning back. China Film Group is huge and is a state-owned enterprise. Many things are not as convenient as your private enterprises. If you want to To promote the industrialization of film, we can only explore it on our own little by little."

"Your private enterprise has an advantage in this area, and I can see it. You are planning to use Harvey's connections to secretly establish a position in Hollywood and directly learn from the foreigners. But you have to know that this step is also very risky."

"Regarding this movie, I agree with some of Harvey's views. It is very difficult to film it with 5000 million US dollars. Don't forget that you have not included the publicity and distribution expenses. And with such a large investment, it is difficult to make it in China." It is obviously impossible to recover costs. You can only rely on overseas markets, and overseas markets are the most uncontrollable. Once it fails, all your early efforts will be in vain."

"When the time comes, there will be no reason for China Film to save you."

Sun Yi looked at Han Sanping's eyes, which were a little cloudy and bloodshot, but extremely profound. Although the words were serious, he still felt the old man's desire for power.

In fact, he was already prepared not to make any money for this movie. The original time and space invested nearly 1.8 million US dollars in this movie, and the global box office revenue was 4.1 million US dollars. To be honest, this box office revenue was a failure and the cost was not recovered.

Even if he takes advantage of the low prices in China, the investment of US$5000 million is still insufficient. If you include the cost of Starry Sky's acquisition of the digital field, the money will be spent.

But this money can't be spent, and the investment is not a movie at all, but the make-up fees owed by Huaxia Film.

But as long as the filming of this movie is completed, the team is trained in actual combat, talents are cultivated, and technology is developed, he believes that the level of film production in the entire Starry Sky will make a qualitative leap.

And this movie is not something like "Red Cliff". After the filming, all that is left is the salary income of the director and a bunch of big stars, a few broken scenes, a bunch of crappy props, and a pony named Mengmeng. , there is nothing left.

Even if Sun Yi's science fiction film fails at the box office, the latest equipment, studios, talents, technology, and special effects left behind are all real.

These things cannot be estimated with money.

With these, the entire Xingkong can be said to have mastered the Nine Sun Magic Kung Fu. From then on, he can learn any martial arts ten times faster than others. He can travel independently and is no longer afraid of the six major sects of Hollywood.

Thinking of this, Sun Yi took a deep breath from his cigarette, smiled softly, and then said to Han Sanping: "Third Master, look at what you said, I am still young, what can I do if I lose? If I lose once, I will try again. As long as If you don’t forget your original intention, you will succeed sooner or later.”

"Don't forget your original intention. Hahaha, good, what a good person who never forgets your original intention."

Han Sanping was very relieved, waved his hand to Sun Yi, and said with great heroism:
"Remember what you said. I will give you a clue today. China Film will invest 1 million yuan for you to shoot. It's not that there can't be more, but it's too eye-catching. I'll give you another [-] million yuan to do the rest. If there is not enough for domestic publicity and distribution, more will be added, and there will be no cap.”

"Third Master, don't worry, I will definitely give you a good fight."

Han Sanping's words gave Sun Yi great confidence. Generally speaking, publicity and distribution expenses are included in the proportion of film and television investment, but Director Han specifically emphasized that [-] million should be used for domestic publicity and distribution. This meaning is very clear. .

That is, China Film Group will use its status as a distributor to invest [-] million to promote the film, instead of being an investor, which means it will not account for the investment proportion.

He helped the horse properly and gave him a ride.

(End of this chapter)