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Signing up the schedule of the starring sequel in advance is naturally risky.

If the performance of the first film is unsatisfactory and the sequel is aborted, then a liquidated damages will be paid for it.

If the performance of these three leading actors is not satisfactory in the actual shooting, it will still be a matter of liquidated damages.

Plus it's a comedy movie again.

Comedy has an awkward position in the film and television industry.

In the general concept, the status of comedy is inferior to others. The most intuitive feeling is that the salary of comedians is not as high as that of other types of actors.

In the mouths of commentators and the public, most of them think that comedy is just Bo Jun's smile, and even those who are a little bit more venomous and extreme will think that comedy is difficult to be elegant.

Although in recent years, with the rise of "Friends", "The Big Bang Theory"... these ace comedies, there are also "Fake Gods", "40-Year-Old Virgin", "Happy Terminal"... these geniuses in the film industry level comedy.

But comedy remains off the radar of filmmakers and investors.

Like Yan Ruxin, who is famous for his sniper battle acquisition peak, and the Hollywood freshman who is in the limelight because of the box office of "Twilight", but invests in small-budget comedies in the opposite direction...

The cheap-mouthed tabloids all use #geniusinvestmentgirls tighten their belts, trying to find miracles in low-cost comedy movies# as their headlines.

It really looked down on Yan Ruxin.

Even the newspapers with a relatively fair attitude were not very optimistic about Yan Ruxin's behavior this time.

No one thinks how high the box office of a comedy will be. At best, it is just a supplement to other blockbusters in the same period.

I also asked God to worship Buddha, and prayed that other movies in the same period would not perform too well, otherwise the schedule of comedy movies might be tragic.

For the comedy "The Hangover," there is an additional clause to renew the starring role.

The so-called risk is not too big, in the worst case, it is to pay around six figures to solve it.

The three people in front of me are still little-known actors.

It hasn't been too long since Ed Helms, the best of the best, has been a regular on The Daily Show.

Although the three are the protagonists of the film, their salary is not too high, but once they become famous, it will not be easy to find a suitable schedule.

In comparison, the cost is nothing.

Yan Ruxin calmly pretended to be coercive: "I know that this item needs to be added now, and you have to discuss it with the company. The process is too troublesome, so let's do it... Ya Capital will bear the corresponding liquidated damages. Yes, the contracts of the three leading actors also belong to ya capital."

The producer thought about it for a while and had no objections.

For the film as a whole, this seems to be a small problem, and soon the page is turned.

Filming on "The Hangover" soon began in Las Vegas.

Yan Ruxin didn't get involved in the next filming.

As an investor, she doesn't have the time to continue to follow up a certain movie.

Nor is it necessary.

Industry specializing in surgery.

Professional directors make movies, professional producers manage drama affairs, and professional actors also start their own work...Investment in production, production and distribution each perform their duties.

This is the most efficient and huge film industry system that can create good movies after Hollywood has been operating for so many years.

What a qualified investor should do is to make sure that there is nothing wrong with his investment direction, authorize the specific project to the producer and director, and just invest and count the money.

In Yan Ruxin's plan, most of the current ya capital should focus on investment and production rather than intervene in projects.

Of course, at the right time, it is not a bad idea to use the directing knowledge she learned at USC and Angela's talent to participate in a small number of productions and projects.

……

After talking about the investment of "The Hangover", Yan Ruxin came to an independent production company - Aiken Entertainment Company.

This is a company that is not very well known.

Similar in nature to Summit Entertainment, it is one of the many independent production companies in Hollywood.

But compared to the deputy monitors of Global, Lionsgate, and Summit who accompanied the six universities, Aiken Entertainment can at best be regarded as the group leader in the class.

Most of the movies produced by Aiken Entertainment are thrillers and suspense, youth comedies, romantic love...these are relatively low-cost genres.

Aiken Entertainment also has some works with greater influence.

For example, director Nolan's early movie "White Night Chaser", which just won the highest box office of the year with "The Dark Knight", Yan Ruxin had watched the youth movie "Summer of Jeans" with the same name before, the handsome guy Ma The silly, white and sweet romance film "The Travels of the President's Daughter Europe" starring Hugh Goode...

Except for "White Night Chase", the style of other movies is more inclined to "Princess Diaries" and "Angel's Bodyguard", which are silly, sweet, and youthful.

The film investment that Yan Ruxin came here to talk about is "The Weakness".

A typical chicken soup-style inspirational film for the soul of fake Daikong—this is what she thought before she only knew the story that actually happened, but didn't see the script.

Maybe it was because of her experience on Wall Street that she was too realistic. From the beginning to the end, she firmly believed in the concept that human nature is greedy and inherently evil.

She has met too many people, and she just treats sin as a common thing with a high cost.

This means that when the cost of crime falls below their psychological price point, these people will do bad things without shame.

It's scary!

They don't kill people, not because they really know the value of life, but because they will go to jail for killing people.

Once you don't have to pay for your life, don't go to jail, or even more perverted, think that killing is just... They think they can dispose of other people's lives at will.

Cough, far away.

Back to this movie.

An African-American boy who remains optimistic through hardships eventually becomes a top-flight rugby star.

The white noble lady helped him when he was hungry and cold, took good care of him, and helped him realize himself.

This story looked very inspirational, but Yan Ruxin subconsciously felt that it was unreal and too idealistic.

But after turning over the script and immersing herself in it, she couldn't help beating her own ignorance.

Prejudice and preconceived notions blind the eyes.

This movie is bound to be a movie that can easily touch the softest part of people's hearts.

Yan Ruxin's cold and strong heart was easily poked open.

From the moment Mrs. Tao Xi saw the big Michael, Yan Ruxin's feelings as a reader were the most intuitive——

Her heart seemed to be baked by a warm fire, with warm currents flowing beside her, while some bright but not hot light lingered.

Ordinary simplicity and warmth, the purity and brilliance of human nature, the kindness and beauty of the world... Do these seemingly nihilistic and hypocritical things that are ridiculed as the Virgin Mary Sue really exist?

She probably has the answer.

Although from a perfectly sane standpoint, she thinks The Flaw still has a hypocritical side to it—the classic film that promotes the American Dream.

But after she understood rationally, she was still deeply moved by the characters in the play.

From this point of view, her subconscious denial of such beautiful ideas and prejudices is what makes people ashamed and deeply feels ugly.

The word "weakness" is simple but profound.

She can't wait to be the first to watch it once filming is complete!

Well……

As an investor, you probably still have this small benefit, right?

Hehe ~

Because she had already negotiated with Aiken Entertainment before, the whole signing process went smoothly.

She increased the investment, reaching $2000 million, accounting for 69% of the production cost.

The film, like The Hangover, will also be distributed by Warner Bros.

In terms of the total box office share, in the first week of Shanghai, ya capital accounted for 49%, Aiken Entertainment accounted for 21%, Warner accounted for 20%, and cinema chain accounted for 10%.

In the next few weeks, as the filming time increases, the share ratio will also be gradually adjusted.

So far, Yan Ruxin has completed two important film investments before the end of January 2009.