This director only makes bad movies

In the cafe, Xu Nan and Lin Ziyi continued to chat.

"You really don't worry about your reputation at all. Although black and red are also red, netizens here in the United States are much more harsh than those in China." Lin Ziyi asked.

"I'm not afraid." Xu Nan shook his head: "As long as I can make money, don't look at these netizens scolding me now. When these people watch a few more of my movies, they will become my loyal fans."

Lin Ziyi raised her eyebrows: "According to what you said, your new movie has already been announced?"

Xu Nan shook his head: "Not yet, but for me, making a movie is like drinking water. I can make it anytime I want."

Lin Ziyi rolled her eyes and almost rolled her eyes to the sky. Is this something to be proud of?

Other directors, in order to make a movie, work very hard, spend a lot of effort, and are very cautious, striving to make every detail the best.

You are not only not ashamed of your shoddy work, but you are also proud of it. What the hell is that?

Is this your attitude as a director? Do you have professional ethics?

Although Lin Ziyi is speechless towards Xu Nan, this does not prevent him from being a successful director.

With a production cost of 200,000 US dollars and a box office of close to 50 million US dollars, the film was actually a huge success.

As long as you ignore the criticism from the audience and the movie's trashy reputation.

"By the way, how long does it take you to make a movie at the fastest possible time?" Lin Ziyi suddenly asked.

She was really curious about how long it would take Xu Nan, a famous fast shooter and a talented director, to make a movie.

"One day." Xu Nan's attitude was serious: "In extreme cases, I can shoot a movie in one day. From movie project approval to preparation, actor selection, shooting to post-editing, I can do it all in one day. "

Lin Ziyi was stunned.

She is an industry insider and knows the film industry very well. Under normal circumstances, a commercial film will take at least a year from preparation to project approval to shooting and final editing.

The faster one can be done within three months, and the extreme one will take at least one month.

This is already very fast. If it were slower, it would take several years, ten years, or even decades to make a movie.

But Xu Nan said it only takes one day.

This is no longer a blitzkrieg, it is simply a light-speed war.

"If you shoot like this, can the quality be guaranteed?" Lin Ziyi couldn't help but question.

Xu Nan smiled: "The success of a movie has a certain relationship with the quality, but there is no absolute relationship. Even if I really shoot a defense, I can make this movie a big hit."

"Just brag." Lin Ziyi sneered.

She knew that Xu Nan was talented, but she didn't believe that Xu Nan was really that good.

Although the movie "The Age of the Hobbit" is generally considered bad, there are still a few weird netizens who find it interesting. Lin Ziyi has also watched this movie.

How should I put it? It's shoddy, but it's still better than a bad movie if it makes people watch it.

How could it be such a hit if it was a garbage movie without any highlights.

"Do you not believe it?" Xu Nan smiled: "Do you believe it or not, if you give me ten thousand US dollars, I can make a movie with a box office of more than 100 million US dollars."

"How is this possible?" Lin Ziyi shook her head: "What kind of movie can be made with 10,000 US dollars? The MV is more than this price, right, and the box office needs to be more than 100 million? If it is 10 million, I believe it, 100 million? Impossible."

Xu Nan smiled: "Nothing is impossible. You don't believe it because I haven't taken action yet."

Lin Ziyi glanced sideways at Xu Nan: "Confidence is good, but arrogance is wrong."

"Don't forget my record." Xu Nan reminded.

Lin Ziyi was speechless.

When it comes to performance, there are really few people who can compare to Xu Nan.

Such is the business, nothing is more convincing at the box office.

But using 10,000 US dollars to earn 100 million box office is really an exaggeration. It is like a myth. Lin Ziyi definitely does not believe it.

If it were so profitable to make movies, everyone might as well just go make movies, why would they open theater chains?

But if it really succeeds

Lin Ziyi shook her head decisively and shook this ridiculous idea out of her mind.

It's impossible to succeed, absolutely impossible.

She did not discuss this topic, but started chatting with Xu Nan about serious matters.

In fact, she came today mainly to discuss the movie schedule with Xu Nan.

In the United States, a movie can be released for up to two months, but it cannot be postponed.

"The Age of the Hobbit" has been released for almost half a month. It can be released, but it can also continue to be released. The key depends on Xu Nan's thoughts.

"As long as The Hobbit is still released, the box office of this movie will not be too low," Xu Nan said.

The bulk of a movie's money is still at the box office. The higher the box office, the more money it makes. The box office potential of "The Age of the Hobbit" has not been completely squeezed out, and the loss is too great now that it is released.

Although the box office of the movie "The Age of the Hobbit" is already very high, which director would think that the box office of his movie is high enough.

Of course the higher the better.

"However, you can also contact the streaming media platform. I remember that in the United States, there is still a video tape market. Their copyright fees should not be low." Xu Nan asked again.

Lin Ziyi replied: "The video tape market in the United States is actually shrinking, mainly due to the impact of the Internet, but it is still better than in China, and it can still be sold at a higher price."

"In terms of copyright, streaming media is the big one. There are also overseas copyrights, and the price is not low."

The United States is the largest country. The overseas box office of a movie usually accounts for half of the total box office, which is an important source of income for film and television companies.

This is the advantage of coming to the United States. For the same copycat product, the United States has channels to make money from other countries, but not domestically.

In this regard, China is lagging behind the United States.

Xu Nan’s copycat films made in China cannot be exported abroad, but they can be exported to the United States.

"The copyright aspect mainly depends on you. I don't have many connections in the United States. You have to help me sell it at a good price. You also have to keep an eye on the overseas copyright. You also have a share in this."

Xu Nan seriously asked Lin Ziyi why she wanted to give shares to Imperial Cinemas because they had the channels.

If an outsider can't handle this, it must be done by a large local company in the United States.

"Yeah." Lin Ziyi nodded.

Nanhai Film and Television has 30% of her shares, so of course she will do her best.

This is her money.

Not to mention, copycats are really profitable.

Moreover, the cost is low, the risk is small, and the profit is more in the end. No wonder Xu Nan is not willing to make blockbusters. Now she also has a little impulse to continue to copy this model.

It's a pity that she represents a theater chain and has a delicate relationship with the American film and television company. It is impossible for her to be like an outsider like Xu Nan, who wantonly copycats.

Moreover, the first time when the knock-off film explodes, the effect is the best. The next time, when the audience has gained experience, the effect will not be as good as it is now.

However, it’s not impossible to take pictures.

Lin Ziyi suddenly thought of a big-budget movie, "Pacific Rim" produced by Warner Pictures.

Warner made this movie and wanted it to be released in Imperial Cinemas, but they did not agree to give Imperial Cinemas a share, which broke Lin Ziyi's heart.

I know newcomers will be discriminated against, but your discrimination is too severe.

All other cinema chain companies give shares, but not the Imperial Cinema Line. What does that mean?

Lin Ziyi has been worrying about this matter for a while, but Warner just won't let go.

Lin Ziyi has already thought about it. If the other party doesn't let go, she will definitely punish the film and television company severely this time and show the other party how powerful it is.

Close the door and let Xu Nan go.