I’m Almost Losing to a Muggle

After the business was negotiated, Lin Dong was in a good mood.

Not to mention the personal salary of 20 million yuan, and more than half of the 600 million yuan that Zhang Sanpang got back from that rebellious minister.

If you do the math, 600 million was used to get 400 million to shoot Monster Catch.

The remaining 200 million, plus a little more, can be used as the capital of the third season of Tucao Show.

However, just because Lin Dong thinks this way does not mean that others think so.

Boss Shi, if your company has sufficient funds, would you consider investing in the second part as well?

Of course Xu Chengyi couldn't just think about making one.

For this movie, they created such a huge world view, and their ambitions are obvious. In fact, what they want to do is China's Harry Potter.

Part two? Lin Dong was a little wary.

Actually, in the first part, we are laying out the worldview and explaining things like setting clearly. If we want to make money, we still have to do the second part.

Xu Chengyi thought that Kleist was worried that the second film would not make money.

He quickly explained: We can hire big names for the second film. With the foundation of the first film, it is easy to make a lot of money, and the cost is also easy to control. Many equipment and scenes can be used with a little modification.

Yes, the first one is to earn word of mouth, and the second one is to earn box office. Even if it is not good enough, the box office will not be worse than the first one. Jiang Zhigang's mind became active again.

It took 200 million yuan to do a busy job, and the producer's remuneration was not as much as the interest of 200 million yuan in the bank.

If the second part can be confirmed now, he hopes that he can also get a share.

Of course, after the project was sold to Kleist, it was entirely up to Kleist whether he was allowed to participate.

I don't quite agree with your ideas. Lin Dong couldn't help but pretend to be a master at this moment, he frowned and asked: Has there any part in the Harry Potter series that hires big names in order to make money? It is eager for quick success and instant benefit, which is counterproductive.

After finishing speaking, he was still a little proud.

Because as a former foreign devil, he said two idioms in a row.

Uh... Xu Chengyi didn't know what to say.

Said that the cost will be lower than that of the first film, said that big names will be hired, and that the box office will not be worse than the first film, isn’t it all to persuade you to invest money?

If you say you can't make money, will you take the money obediently?

As the initiator of a project, as a director, he was also very bitter.

If he wanted to make a classic, and if he wanted to make China's Harry Potter, the premise was that the sponsor's father would support him.

That's why he sacrificed his artistic integrity, saying that he wanted to help Kleist make a fortune in the second part.

However, the patron's father seemed quite dissatisfied.

Our opinion is that if we make a sequel, the quality of the sequel should not be lower than that of the previous one. Since we want to make China's Harry Potter, we must do our best. It doesn't matter if it makes money or not. Lin Dong looked at Shi Shanshan.

Queen Shi nodded sharply, almost wagging her tail.

You suffer and I suffer too, with such a crazy boss, what else can I do except nod.

Jiang Zhigang kept his mouth shut, and he wouldn't vote for the second part if he was killed.

No, it is a project related to Kleist in the future, and he will never vote again.

This company is sick.

Definitely! Xu Chengyi almost cried out with a cry.

To have such a patron father at the booth is something that a director like him can't even dream of.

Sure enough, reality is more absurd than dreams.

What's the budget for the second part? Shi Shanshan asked the boss.

In fact, she has never been able to understand the boss's financial situation. As a private company and a sole proprietorship, Boss Lin does not need to disclose the financial situation to anyone.

Kleist Culture Media is rarely short of money, but recently the boss said that he is a bit short of money.

When he said this, he had a weird smile on his face, and he looked old and perverted.

Therefore, as the general manager of the company, Shi Shanshan was worried that the little money from the variety show would not be enough to invest in Monster Hunt 1 and 2.

For the second production, 250 million is enough, and the publicity doesn't need that much, 50 million is enough. Xu Chengyi quickly gave the answer, and seemed to know that his reputation in this area is not very good , and quickly added: Three hundred million is definitely enough, I promise you don't need any more.

Frankly, he felt sick, too.

If you want to make classic and high-level works, it is inevitable to burn money.

Xu Chengyi, who was born in Hollywood DreamWorks, is especially good at burning money.

Shrek 2 cost 150 million US dollars to produce.

As for the third and fourth parts of Shrek, the production cost exceeded 160 million dollars - or US dollars.

In his normal way of thinking, the funder's father is so easy to talk to, he can spend the second part if you give him 500 million or even 1 billion.

But he can't do that.

Because he knows what the state of the domestic market is.

If you really dare to burn like Hollywood, you will burn a company to death in a few strokes.

After it was burned to death.

Kleist went bankrupt, and he had no choice but to return to Hollywood in despair, which was different from his original intention of returning to China to develop.

It is rare to meet a beneficiary father who pays so much attention to quality and not so much profit.

This is a rare animal.

Take good care of it.

Therefore, he decided to control the cost and strive to shoot the best works with the least money.

The first part was 400 million yuan, and the second part was 300 million yuan. In fact, there was no cost reduction.

After all, the second part has the basis of the first part, and many things can be used immediately. The most cost-effective place is the CG team. With the experience of the first part, the second part can save a lot of effort.

If there was no reshoot, the cost of the first film would be 250 million.

If the second part doesn't pay much attention to quality and just wants to spend money, it can actually be shot for 100 million yuan. If you ask for 300 million yuan, and you don't plan to hire big names, it will really be a blow to quality.

Seven hundred million!

Money... and... and... not enough. Wow.

Although he was a little worried, Lin Dong's heart seemed to be wiped with honey.

Not to mention how comfortable it is.

What I want is this feeling of kidney overdraft!

It's like eating ice cream in the winter in my hometown in Northeast China, one word - refreshing.

Seeing Mr. Lin nodded.

Shi Shanshan smiled—a kind of smile that could hardly be laughed out loud, it's 700 million yuan, and you just made two movies?

Boss, aren't you afraid of breaking your balls?

Your old Lin family hasn't left a queen yet!

But she still bit the bullet and agreed: We agree in principle to two continuous shootings, so I will trouble everyone. We will communicate with Penguin Video and ask them to send the money as soon as possible.

Regarding the issue of funds, Lin Dong's plan is as follows.

The 600 million net profit of the variety show was taken over, and then 100 million was embezzled from the company account or the cultural fund account.

As for the cost of the third season of Tucao Show, it can completely wait for the settlement of the two films - no matter how optimistic he is, he will not think that the two films will lose all their money.

If the compensation is lost, he will sell Tucao Show to Penguin Video at worst.

At that time, it was time for him to pack his backpack and prepare to return to the wizarding world.