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Chapter 170 Approval of films?

Ding Cheng and Wuyou looked at each other, as expected of the king of heaven, really real!

"No one is stupid. The current common situation is that production companies will invest together with distributors, theaters, and radio and television groups, integrating resources from promotion, distribution, and creation. This is the most ideal state."

"Especially for the works of great directors, investors include not only their own studios, but also Columbia Pictures, Emperor Pictures, China Film, Wanda, Shanghai Film and other investors. Didn't you notice that the opening advertisements are getting longer and longer? "

"In the past, the producer applied for a film license after getting the script outline, and then submitted the script to the production review office for review after completing the script."

"Scripts involving major themes will also be sent to a special review and approval team, and will enter the formal shooting stage after passing. This will at least ensure a higher probability of passing the review after the film is completed."

"Now we are canceling the review of the movie script directly, which is equivalent to concentrating the review of the first two links into the final review of the finished film. Once the review fails in the final link, the entire investment is tantamount to wasted!"

Speaking of this, Liu Tianwang seemed to think of something, and he said with lingering fear: "The "No Man's Land" cast by Ning Hao was only released after four years of filming, and it has undergone countless reviews and revisions. and content that undermines unity."

Ding Cheng nodded. If a film fails to pass the review process due to various reasons, it usually accepts revisions as much as possible. After all, the film distribution process is closely linked, and there is no delay in time.

Being able to express the intention of the work and pass the review smoothly is the test of the narrative skills of the film creation team.Some directors even use a lot of metaphors in order to pass the review, but this will also cause the film to be thunderous.

Can the audience understand it?

Can you buy it?

"There have been more and more movies in the past few years, and everyone is scrambling for time slots. The earliest time slots to be developed were the Lunar New Year films created by Xiao Gang, such as A World Without Thieves back then. Then there were summer films, May [-]st films, and National Day films..."

"Summer and Lunar New Year are often the most popular in a year. Producers and distributors value these two schedules, and will spend huge sums of money to release films during this time. The same genre gathers together in the same schedule, and some Some can be proud of the world, and more will be reduced to cannon fodder."

"After all, the box office capacity is limited, and the choice of schedule is actually a game, and it is actually picking opponents."

"The "[-]" failed miserably that year, and I think the wrong selection of the Lunar New Year movie was an important reason. No one wants to watch some tragic movies in the cinema at the end of the year, and would rather watch mindless comedies, right?"

"For example, "Donkey Gets Water" only cost 1000 million yuan, with a box office of 1.7 million yuan, and a yield as high as 476%. It is because it avoided the popular schedule and chose to release it at the end of October. There are no holidays or festivals to take advantage of. attack."

He gave Wang Tian a thumbs up and said, "And last year your sniper phone booth was released before the National Day at the end of September. You can attack when you advance, and you can defend when you retreat. It's smart!"

Wang Tian quickly said some polite words, and Ding Cheng smiled and said nothing. In fact, for investors, the box office is like looking at the trump card. Sometimes the box office looks good, but investors may not get much.

In the end, all investors share the cake according to their shares, the big brother eats the meat, and the younger brother eats the soup.

"In the early years when we made movies, many of them were invested by coal bosses. That's what we call local tyrants!"

"I clearly remember that in 00, coal was 129 yuan per ton, and in 07 it rose to 330 yuan, and thermal coal was even fired to 1100 per ton. The craziest thing was the first three quarters of 08, when the coal price was calculated by the hour. Prices vary by hour."

"I was chatting with a man surnamed Huang. He said that no tax invoices would be issued when hauling coal, and he could get through the coal inspection station. Once I went to the mountains to pull coal, I encountered a surprise inspection. Trucks from all walks of life were lined up outside the coal inspection station for dozens of kilometers. "

"His dozens of cars waited for a day and a night before they were released. Unexpectedly, it was a blessing in disguise. The price of coal rose by [-]% overnight, and the money really came from the wind."

"It didn't work later, and I started to transform with a lot of cash in my hand. I heard that making movies can make money quickly, and many people invested in it."

"In 09, someone invited me to dinner. Good guy, a dozen coal bosses sat at a big table, and the youngest brother had three or four hundred million in his hands. If you want to take pictures, you can give them in cash."

"I told them for more than half an hour how to share the box office and how risky it is, but no one listened!"

"Er Dongsheng once met a coal boss who approached him with a truckload of cash and wanted to invest in a movie. But he didn't want it. It's not that he didn't lack money, but he didn't dare to ask for that kind of money."

"They invest in films and have a bad habit: they like to stuff people into the crew."

"Ning Hao later filmed "The Golden Heist". The leading actors supported an unknown little girl. There was no other way. They had financial backers, which is commonly known as bringing money into the group."

"Peng Haoxiang is also very popular with coal bosses. If you find him and are willing to invest in an art film, it doesn't matter how much money you pay. As long as you can go to the international film festival to walk the red carpet, there is only one requirement: the heroine must be his girlfriend."

"They invested 3000 million yuan, and hope you can make an "Avatar". I like the small cost of about 500 million yuan the most. You don't lose much, and you can pick it up if you make it. Spend a little money, and you can show it off in front of the folks when you go back to your hometown. value."

"Until 12, ten came in, and nine lost out, and there was no such thing as a coal boss with a lot of money."

Everyone laughed and deserved it!
Ding Cheng looked at Liu Kaihua who talked more and more happily, and felt that the relationship was obviously one step closer.

The last time we filmed, it was just a cooperative relationship between the actors. At most, it was just mutual admiration.

This time is different, as investors, everyone is in the same boat, and the interest relationship is closer, so it is naturally different.

"Do you know what I'm playing now?" Liu Tianwang said mysteriously, "Have you ever heard of criticizing films?"

Wang Tian was stunned for a moment, as if he understood something. Seeing that Ding Cheng was still confused, he explained: "It is to import and buy off the film, buy out the screening rights from foreign film dealers at a fixed price, and broadcast it in China, which is similar to gambling with stones."

Ding Cheng suddenly realized that he was worthy of being the king of heaven, and his playing was really different.

"Actually, it also depends on vision and intuition. In the past two years, there have been hot sales, such as Wrestling Dad's 13 billion, and Genius Gunman's more than 2 million. If you buy it for 3000 to [-] million, do you think it will be profitable or not?"

"In the past, an approved film cost only 400 US dollars. From buying the film to processing and promoting it, it cost at least 100 million at the box office without any effort. "The Diary of the Emperor Penguin", which was bought out for 2000 million, ended up selling more than [-] million."

"In 10 years, "The Expendables" created a box office of 2.15 million, becoming the first myth of the approval film with a box office of over [-] million. Do you know how much money it spent at that time?"

"50 dollars!"

(End of this chapter)