China Entertainment’s rescue plan is hard to come by

Chapter 454: What more can I ask for when you have such a good reputation! 【[-]-in-[-]】

Sun Yi still did not agree to the media reporter's request for an interview. He had not thought about it yet, and there was no official reply from Xingkong.

I originally thought of dealing with it coldly, but unexpectedly, it inspired various media outlets to continue investigating and digging deeper.

Two days later, in April, Sun Yi took Liu Yifei to the China Film Huairou Film and Television Base to participate in the filming of the movie "The Founding of the People's Republic of China".

Neither of them is the main character, so they don't have many scenes, and there are no outdoor scenes. In addition, Sun Yi is also a member of the directing team, which is somewhat convenient, so they simply focus on filming.

Sun Yi's main rivalry was with Chen Kun, who played Chiang Ching-kuo in this movie. Coming to Shanghai to carry out economic rectification, to put it bluntly, is to fight corruption. Sun Yi, the eldest son of the Confucius family, was the first unscrupulous merchant to hoard goods.

"My lord, I welcome you to come to Shanghai. But you have to talk about the company. Haha, I don't think it's appropriate. This has always been the way this business has been done since the establishment of Shanghai Beach. If others do this, I don't think so." If you do this, then this established thing is a rule. You can't break the rule just because of your frivolous words, you say...is that right?"

Sun Yi sat awkwardly on the leather sofa, folding his legs and stroking the back of his head with his hands as he spoke. Facing Jiang Jingguo, played by Chen Kun, his words showed some respect, but his eyes were full of respect. The unscrupulous, arrogant smile on his face deserves a beating no matter what.

"Okay, pass."

Sun Yi passed by and turned around to see Liu Yifei, who was joining in the fun and watching. Xiao Nizi, dressed in the gray cloth uniform of the Eighth Route Army, was staring at him and immediately smiled:

"You are a positive person. If you don't stay there, why are you here with our villains?"

"Come and knock down you capitalist, reactionary."

Hey, these two sentences made Liu Yifei speak righteously.

"Tsk, you're quite involved!" Sun Yi nodded while looking Liu Yifei up and down.

"I am a staunch revolutionary fighter." Faced with Sun Yi's gaze, Liu Yifei straightened her chest.

Not to mention, this seemingly tacky gray cloth military uniform can't hide her graceful figure. Coupled with Sun Yi's persistent output this year, the scale has indeed increased a lot. According to a rough estimate, the children should not be hungry. , maybe there will still be a surplus.

The two chatted for a while, had lunch on the set, and then Sun Yi followed Director Han to discuss the film's special effects again.

Sure enough, as Sun Yi had guessed, Director Han did not have very high requirements for the film's special effects. As long as they looked relatively realistic, the reference would be the highest level in China.

In response to this, Sun Yi said without bragging that the current starry sky numbers represent the highest level of special effects in Chinese film and television.

After the special effects problem was solved, Han Sanping and Sun Yi were busy filming on the spot. He was also very interesting and directly handed over Liu Yifei's scene to Sun Yi.

There are no special requirements for Liu Yifei's scene. The main issue is the lines. She must have the feel of an announcer, her words must be correct and her accent must be smooth, and she must also be full of passion. Of course, she is definitely not the type of female host of TV North Korea.

At this point, Sun Yi was a little worried in his heart.

To be honest, Liu Yifei's dialogue skills were not good enough before. She was okay when she was a child, because she played little girls, who were lively and cute. However, in the recent film and television dramas, she did not see many outstanding highlights in terms of dialogues.

This has both innate and acquired factors.

Innately, her voice is soft and hollow, which makes her suffer greatly when she needs to burst out emotionally.

Similarly, when this kind of announcer officially broadcasts, it will be slightly insufficient.

As for the day after tomorrow, she has to blame herself for this. When she was in college, she was filming everywhere, and her foundation was not solid.

Of course, it doesn't mean that her line skills are so bad. A lot of it depends on comparison.

With Sun Yi's current level of directing, his subconscious references are Zhou Xun, Zhang Songwen, and even Wang Zhiwen.

If you compare it like this, how can the fairy sister not suffer a loss?

But when it came time to record the actual filming, I didn’t expect that Xiao Nizi actually completed it very well.

"Xinhua Radio Station, Xinhua Radio Station, is now broadcasting the May Day Labor Day slogan of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. This year's May Day Labor Day is the day when the people of the country will move towards complete victory."

The tone is steady and the breath is long, without deliberately emphasizing certain words or emotions. On the contrary, it feels extremely natural.

It was originally a one-way scene, but Sun Yi hesitated for a moment and thought that maybe Xiao Nizi was showing extraordinary performance. In order to find out her background, he chose to save another one.

The performance was still stable the second time.

Sun Yi was really shocked now.

The crew was busy and rushed from scene to scene. Liu Yifei had to quickly change clothes and remove makeup after filming, and Sun Yi didn't have time to ask.

The two of them also left the set secretly, fearing that they would be caught by the reporters who were waiting for them.

When he went home for dinner in the evening, he suddenly remembered this matter and asked casually: "I didn't notice it in the afternoon. Have your script skills improved recently?"

Liu Yifei chuckled, put a piece of ribs in her mouth, chewed it, and said with some pride: "Of course, in order to record the album this time, I practiced for more than two months according to the method taught to me by Brother Jingtian. Besides, I have been preparing for this 3-minute scene for 5 days."

As he spoke, he was afraid that Sun Yi would not understand, so he opened his palm towards him to emphasize.

Sun Yi held the rice bowl and laughed dumbly, then nodded and sighed: "It's rare that the laziest master in our family can work so hard."

"I'm very dedicated, okay. Besides, I'm not afraid of embarrassing you."

Liu Yifei held the chopsticks, stirred the rice bowl, rolled her eyes at Sun Yi, and said angrily.

Oh, I see.

"Good answer, there will be a reward."

"Tch, it's not rare~"

After the two of them finished eating, they walked around the small courtyard several times to digest their food.

When taking a shower in the evening, Sun Yi originally wanted to play like mandarin ducks in the water, but Liu Yifei disagreed and said that she wanted to take a good bath today, so Sun Yi just took a shower and kicked him out.

Sun Yi was sitting on the sofa, waiting to get bored. He thought about "Huan Tai" and simply started browsing information on the Internet.

After two days of cold treatment, I wanted to let this matter go.

But in fact, he underestimated how enthusiastic the media and netizens were about this matter or about the relationship between him and Liu Yifei.

So much so that without any formal official information, rumors even began to fly on the Internet.

What science fiction movie about the starry sky is fake.

This incident is a self-promotion of Starry Sky.

Wait, wait, etc.

For various entertainment media, they can easily compile [-] versions of this kind of news for you, and no one knows whether it is true or false.

As Sun Yi looked at it, his eyes couldn't help but become melancholy.

It's not that he's worried about these so-called messages. He never takes these things seriously.

What he wanted was the industrialization of Starry Sky movies.

Although everything seems to be going well with the plan and the progress is not delayed, in any case, the final result will depend on the box office after the movie is filmed.

According to the preparation time of this movie, the preparations will be completed in another two to three months. The filming will definitely be completed in the second half of the year, and it is expected to be released next year.

But now there is a problem. The original movie budget of 5000 million US dollars is not enough, and more is needed. Even if the digital field offers cost prices for the special effects, it will not work unless they let them waste their efforts. In the past few months, Starry Sky has been preparing various hard facilities, and the digital field has also been busy designing the villain monsters in the film.

A movie cannot only have a righteous side without a powerful villain, how can it be a foil?

Therefore, Sun Yi also had very high requirements for the production of the monsters in the film. According to his standards, several 3D models were made in the digital field. At the same time, a complete project budget and special effects scenes were made. Even if it was made by Starry Sky at the cost price The digital side is responsible for rendering and compositing, which also costs 2000 million US dollars. This is already the lowest price in Hollywood for special effects and has been cut in half.

There is really no way to lower it.

As preparations for the film progressed, the total equipment for the two studios cost 2000 million U.S. dollars. The latest 3D shooting equipment also cost 300 million U.S. dollars to rent and retrain. The special effects scenes The construction included the construction of three mecha cockpits. Even though they were all made domestically, it cost nearly 1000 million US dollars.

There is still 1700 million US dollars left, which is not enough to cover the cost of special effects. Taking into account personnel expenses and film remuneration, Sun Yi is planning to do a Sino-US joint production of this film, which means that he must invite Hollywood actors, no matter how cheap they are. All things considered, it's $500 million.

This is 5800 million. Domestic promotion is easy to say, China Film has promised 1 million. As for overseas promotion, unless the buyout is approved, the promotion will have to be paid for by oneself.

Even if the copyright is bought out, the big picture is that it will be sold overseas for 1000 million.

The domestic box office needs at least 10 billion to make back the money. In 10 years, if Sun Yi remembers correctly, the domestic movie box office record was 6.6 million for "Let the Bullets Fly", which was a difference of more than [-]%.

Even if a buyout is not considered and the film is released in the United States as a co-production, Starry Sky, as the producer, can only receive a maximum of [-]% of the profit share, just like the current overseas imported blockbusters can only receive [-]% of the profit share in the Chinese market. It varies from [-]% to [-]%.

As for how much box office this film will achieve in the United States, it's hard to say. The previous version produced by Hollywood had a very cold box office in the United States.

The extra cost of 800 million US dollars has led to a series of problems.

Sun Yi is not afraid of losing money. He can afford it. The main reason is that he feels that as the first movie in the industrialization of Starry Sky Movies, if it loses money, it will greatly damage the morale here.

After thinking about it, Sun Yi couldn't help but get entangled, and he didn't notice Liu Yifei coming out.

Liu Yifei was wearing a set of black and white speckled pajamas. She had just finished taking a bath, with a trace of moisture still on her body. Her pretty face was white and red, as if it could be broken by a blow, and it was pink and tender, like extremely ripe honey. Peach.

"What are you looking at?"

Seeing that Sun Yi was dazed, Liu Yifei asked while wiping her still wet hair with a towel.

"Oh, nothing."

Liu Yifei didn't believe it and curiously came to the computer.

What caught his eye were the online comments that Sun Yi had just browsed.

After reading a few lines, he immediately frowned and said viciously: "These people are telling nonsense every day." After saying that, he comforted Sun Yi and said: "Brother, don't take it to heart."

Oh, I was even comforted by Xiao Nizi.

Sun Yi couldn't help but smile, put his arms around Xiao Nizi's waist, shook his head slightly, and sighed: "Don't worry, I didn't consider these comments on the Internet, and I never take these things to heart."

Seeing Sun Yi sighing, Liu Yifei felt that he still had something on his mind. She put down the towel to wipe her hair, turned sideways and faced him, and then asked softly: "Then what are you worried about?"

Sun Yi glanced at Liu Yifei, moved the corner of his mouth slightly, and chuckled. He was a little hesitant whether to tell her these things. While thinking about it, he subconsciously touched the cigarette case on the coffee table.

As soon as his finger touched it, he immediately reacted and retracted it.

Seeing this scene, Liu Yifei pursed her lips and laughed, then supported Sun Yi's knees, leaned out, picked up the cigarette case from the coffee table, took out one, held it with both hands and stuffed it into Sun Yi's mouth, while tilting He raised his head and warned:

"You can only smoke half of it, or I won't let you go to bed tonight." After saying that, he held the lighter and lit it with a "click" sound.

Although Liu Yifei's tone was threatening, this behavior made him feel happy, and he narrowed his eyes with a smile, as if what he was smoking was not cigarettes, but a kind of pampering.

"Tell me, what's the reason?"

"Well, speaking of it, it's nothing."

Sun Yi opened his heart and told Liu Yifei all his concerns and assumptions.

First of all, it's not that he is afraid of announcing the plan for "Huan Tai", but that he has always been in the habit of not promoting it in advance. He is very down-to-earth at heart. Previous movies were only launched through trailers after they were completed. There is nothing to promote now, just like an off-plan house that has just been exposed to foundation pits, there is nothing to promote.

Another one is the rising cost, fearing that the cost will not be recovered due to box office failure, and even fear of damaging the morale of the film industrialization.

Liu Yifei sat cross-legged next to Sun Yi and listened very seriously with bright eyes. After Sun Yi finished speaking, she tilted her head and thought for a long time, and then she said while organizing her words:
  "I don't know much about the industrialization of movies. It's probably something like Hollywood blockbusters. Don't laugh at me."

"I think this should be a kind of goal or dream. Just like myself, because I have been in the theater with my mother since I was a child, I have vaguely regarded being an actor as my dream. Well, it is not vague, now it is very clear. Yes, I just want to be a good actor, but in the process, I will definitely encounter various difficulties. There will be times of hardship, times of tiredness, and times of sadness."

The more Sun Yi listened, the more something was wrong. Why was this little girl talking about her dream? However, he did not interrupt her and continued to listen quietly.

"Just like when I was filming "Dragon" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", before the filming started, many people said that I was not suitable, but I did not give up. I would find a way to adjust myself. In fact, I am not a person with inner feelings. A strong person, there were times when I wanted to give up, but at that time, you appeared, like...like a ray of dawn."

Oh?
  Sun Yi's eyes widened in vain.

A blush appeared on Liu Yifei's cheeks, and she began to stumble when she spoke.

"What I mean is, well, what I mean is, just like I want to be a good actor, you want to be a good director, and you want to complete the industrialization of movies. Isn't this our dream?"

"Well, I feel very happy when making a movie. I enjoy the process very much, but I don't care so much about the final result. So, I feel that as long as two people are together, as long as they work together to move forward, the process will be Isn’t it more wonderful than the result?”

"What if you fail at the box office? What if you lose money? As long as you don't admit defeat, there is no failure. I will always stand with you, support you, encourage you, and accompany you, like a wife. .”

When Liu Yifei mentioned the word wife, her voice was as low as a mosquito, and she was so embarrassed that even the tips of her ears turned red.

Sun Yi was silent for a long time, then raised his head and took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled, looked into Xiao Nizi's eyes, raised the corners of his mouth, and asked softly:

"Liu Qianqian, are you proposing to me?"

"You're annoying. Ugh."

Liu Yifei rarely expressed her inner monologue. Unexpectedly, Sun Yi still wanted to make fun of her. She immediately raised her pink fist in shame, as if to hit her. Unexpectedly, as soon as she raised her hand, Sun Yi held it tightly in his palm. The two cherry lips were also blocked by Sun Yi.

She only felt that her body went limp and she could no longer hold up. She was directly pressed down on the sofa by Sun Yi. She was trembling all over and allowed him to demand anything.

At this moment, Sun Yi finally figured it out.

With the industrialization of film, China as a whole is like no one else.

As long as you don't admit defeat, there will never be such a thing as failure.

Scared of hanging!
  The girl in front of me.

She understands me and supports me.

enough.

What more can I ask for when you have such a good presence?
  "No, don't stay here, come inside."

"Well, I didn't pay attention just now. I finished smoking."

"Then you're not allowed to go to bed."

".Stand?!!!"

　I'm really sorry, this chapter is so messed up, I'll try to make it up tomorrow.

　　
  　
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