Director’s Legend

Seeing the staff pack up the props and the actors have taken off their makeup, Shao Shuaijun clapped his hands and motioned for everyone to come around. Hundreds of people were crowded.

After sorting out the language, Shao Shuaijun slowly said: "Painted Skin is over. After four months of struggle, a big investment drama is finally completed. I am very nervous, excited, and sad because we will be separated soon. The crew has gone through some turmoil, but fortunately it has returned to the right path without bias. At this point, I want to thank you for supporting the crew and not letting it fall."

"At the same time, I also want to apologize to you. On the set, I sometimes have a bad temper and scold you fiercely. Please forgive me for not doing it on purpose. I also have a lot of pressure to bear. You all work hard. Good staff, good actors who are serious about acting. I don’t want everyone to have overnight hatreds. Let’s do this. If you don’t get separated, if you want to scold me, just scold me.”

"Director, can you really scold me?" Zhao Wei was the first to ask.

Shao Shuaijun nodded, and at the moment when everyone opened their mouths, he added quietly: "I remember that when movies are selling at the box office, red envelopes are usually arranged. The list seems to be reviewed by the director."

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Countless swallowing voices.

The cast and crew have smiles on their faces, and they all put up a **** silently.

No one opened his mouth for a long time, and Shao Shuaijun laughed: "It seems that everyone is very loving, tolerant and forgiving. Then, pack your things and gather in Hengdian Hotel!"

The news of the completion of "Painted Skin" caused a brief media storm, but it was quickly wiped out, because reporters discovered that the normal shooting of "Painted Skin" was just the beginning, and there was a long wait for post-production. After having a grand banquet at Hengdian Hotel, everyone in the crew separated, whether they were familiar or unfamiliar, all embraced and said goodbye.

Only the director team and the supervisor team need to follow up the post-production of "Painted Skin".

"Everyone will go back and rest for three days. After three days, we will go to the United States." Shao Shuaijun disbanded the crew and told Qian Yongqiang and others. After three days, I will fly across the ocean to choose Hollywood special effects companies.

These three days were also Shao Shuaijun's vacation for himself, and his tense emotions needed to be relaxed.

After returning to my hometown, my parents are still teaching. There is no change because of the parents of the great director, but there are still some slight changes. I learned from my mother that the leaders of the Education Bureau would often come over to call Dad if they had any banquets. And my mother has just been rated as an excellent teacher by the county.

At home, I watch TV boredly, or have dinner with relatives and friends, and occasionally make a phone call with Li Xiuxiu to talk about the company or life. Three days passed in a blink of an eye, and Shao Shuaijun was about to set off again. The pace of life always drove people forward.

This time it was Yang Hongtao who led the team to the United States, and he was responsible for all formalities and financial work. Shao Shuaijun's purpose is to determine which special effects company to choose and tell them which lenses need special effects production. "Painted Skin" has a total investment of 200 million yuan. Now 50 million yuan has been spent on actors' salary and crew costs, leaving 150 million yuan.

The equivalent of US$18 million is not a big deal for Hollywood blockbusters, but it is still a big piece of fat that attracts competition. In recent years, there are more and more special effects companies, but the number of movies that require special effects has not increased much, and there is great competition.

The first contact was Animal-Logic, an old acquaintance. This Australian company produced "Hero" and "Source Code". It has a good reputation in China and the asking price is cheap. However, Shao Shuaijun did not immediately choose. Animal-Logic is indeed cheap, but it is still a bit delicate in imaging.

The second one was Matte-World-Digital, a well-known digital painting company in the United States, who participated in almost all Hollywood blockbusters, such as the "Titanic" that made James Cameron the king of the world. The third one was in the Digital-Domain digital field, one of the four largest companies, which was established by Cameron.

The two are very confident, skilled, and efficient. Although the asking price is a bit higher, it is acceptable.

Subsequently, many special effects companies came to participate in the bidding one after another.

In the end, Shao Shuaijun chose four special effects companies with moderate cost performance. The three companies Animal-Logic, Fram-estone, and Lola-VFX are slightly weaker and are responsible for basic special effects. Digital-Domain is responsible for adding particle effects and digital graphics. Four companies Co-produced "Painted Skin".

The production cycle takes more than half a year, and it is impossible for Shao Shuaijun to wait. After spending a week letting the heads of the four companies understand what kind of picture they want, Shao Shuaijun delegates the work involved in the production to the director team and the production supervisor team. And he flew to Phoenix, and went to the Twilight Entertainment Company.

Li Xiuxiu didn't have time to take care of it. The company hired professional manager David Joe Cole as deputy general manager to be responsible for the company's operations. In fact, apart from David Joe Cole, the entire company has only one receptionist, two salesmen, one driver and one cleaner.

The accounting firm of Felix is ​​required to supervise the finance.

Shao Shuaijun simply inquired about the accounts. He originally planned to raise 100 million U.S. dollars, but things have turned around. The theater company only spent 30 million U.S. dollars. Therefore, the pre-sale of copyrights and loans were no more. The first "Twilight" of "Twilight" has sold 6 million copies in the United States, and the second "New Moon" has also reached 3.9 million copies, bringing great wealth.

Phoenix Publishing House is planning to sell globally, and it will have more money in the future.

Putting aside the $30 million expenditure, Twilight Entertainment now has a surplus of $10 million on its books.

"Boss, the sales growth of "Twilight" in North America has begun to slow down. If there is no major action to stimulate the market, 8 million copies may be the limit. If we count the recent actions of the publishing house, in the world, what we expect is , And also add 3 million copies of Twilight."

The original "Twilight Saga" has four copies, with 50 million copies sold nationwide and 85 million copies sold globally. It is equivalent to the sales data of more than 20 million copies of a novel. However, that was done under the stimulation of the hot movie. Now that the movie version has not been released, it is very difficult to achieve such sales figures.

"Well, let's do a little advertising first. Don't let the popularity of "Twilight" go down. The publishing and sales go with the flow. After the movie version appears, there will be a round of craze. In addition to the 1,000 on the book. Million, I may still need a sum of money in the near future. I will discuss with the publisher and reserve 30 million for our sales."

"Ok."

Now the novel is in a good situation, and the Phoenix Publishing Company dare not refuse to ask for some points. Some publishers are willing to pay a small price to get the publishing rights of "Twilight".

To confess, Shao Shuaijun went to Stephanie Meier's new home on the outskirts of the city. The Mel family is very enthusiastic about Shao Shuaijun's arrival. "Twilight" has brought them too much wealth. The share is linked to sales, and the profit allocated to them is not less than that obtained through direct negotiations with the publisher.

Therefore, the Mel family was very grateful to Shao Shuaijun, and everyone happily had a great dinner.