This director only makes bad movies

Two days later, Xu Nan was thinking about his next movie plan at the company when he suddenly received a call from Lin Ziyi.

"I'm asking you seriously, how long will it take to make a copycat movie?" Lin Ziyi's voice had a hint of anger, as if she had been offended by someone.

"One day, give me a day and a mobile phone, and I can do it for you." Xu Nan vowed.

Lin Ziyi couldn't help but rolled her eyes, why is this guy so crooked?

She was not in a very good mood now and was too lazy to bother with Xu Nan. She asked directly: "How long will it take to make the same quality as "The Age of the Hobbit"?"

"Seven days, counting from now on, I will keep it for you and make it into a film." Xu Nan replied.

Lin Ziyi thought for a while: "Actually, it doesn't have to be so fast. There is still time. You can polish it slowly and improve the quality."

"It's not necessary. Just make a copycat of porcelain tiles. What quality is required? Average quality is enough. Improving quality will cost more money, and the pressure to repay the investment will also increase. It's really not necessary." Xu Nan resisted.

Lin Ziyi was stunned.

She felt that her and Xu Nan's personalities were at odds with each other.

Under normal circumstances, directors strive to improve the quality of movies and strive to be the best. For this goal, they will try their best to increase the filming budget of the movie and find quality talents to ask for money.

In comparison, producers and producers are more concerned about whether the movie can be profitable. The quality of the movie is not the most important. What they require is to make the most money at the lowest cost.

There is a story circulating in Hollywood. It is said that when Cameron was filming the Titanic, he asked to redo a prop on the ship that could only appear in the movie for a few seconds, which cost millions of dollars.

The producer immediately became anxious and said that if you really do this, I will jump off the boat.

But Cameron persisted, and the producers literally jumped off the boat.

But in the end, Cameron spent millions of dollars to redo a prop on the ship that could only appear for a few seconds in the movie, because he had extremely high requirements for the quality of the movie and did not allow a single flaw.

Most directors are similar to Cameron. In order to improve the quality of their movies, they do whatever it takes, without even considering how much money they need to spend or whether they can make back their money.

But in Xu Nan's case, it was the other way around. Lin Ziyi was willing to spend more money to improve the quality of the film, but Xu Nan, the director, was not happy.

It's really strange.

As a director, don’t you have any artistic pursuits?

"I think it would be better if the quality of the movie is higher. After all, it is for the audience to see. If it is too bad, the reputation will be easily damaged." For the first time, Lin Ziyi said something that was impossible to say before.

Xu Nan laughed at that time: "They are all imitations. They still care about this. Two hundred thousand US dollars is already the limit. If we are in China, thirty thousand US dollars is enough."

"It's not like making a blockbuster movie. There's no need to have such high demands. Even if the demands are high, the audience won't buy it. In this case, why not show it off."

"Okay." Lin Ziyi could only nod.

What Xu Nan said makes sense.

I have already made up my mind to imitate others, so why do I care so much?

Everything has been done, there is no need to erect a memorial arch.

"Tell me, what kind of movie is this for me?" Xu Nan asked. Listening to Lin Ziyi's tone, he knew that this time it was a blockbuster movie.

"Have you ever heard of Pacific Rim?" Lin Ziyi replied.

"Of course I've heard of it."

Xu Nan's eyes lit up. He had seen this movie in his previous life. It was a very good-looking movie, especially the scene of the battle between monsters and mechas. It was a visual feast.

After coming to the United States, he often watched the news in the film industry. Knowing that the film had been produced, he waited for its release date.

This movie was originally part of his copycat plan, but he didn’t know the exact release date, so he didn’t have time to copy it.

"Is this movie going to be released soon?" Xu Nan asked.

"That's right, it's coming soon. The schedule is almost confirmed and it will definitely be released within a month." Lin Ziyi replied.

She is the president of a theater chain, and she knows when the movie will be released.

"Then don't worry, there is definitely enough time. It can be done in seven days. One month is too much time."

Xu Nan smiled, let alone a month, even a week would be enough. Director Kuaishou was not joking.

Looking around the world, his speed in making movies is also at the top, with few others comparable.

"Did Warner, the producer of "Pacific Rim", not give you a share of the movie?" Xu Nan suddenly asked.

"Yes." Lin Ziyi nodded. If it weren't for this, she wouldn't have taken the initiative to let Xu Nan film a copycat film for "Pacific Rim".

"This is too much. Warner doesn't even pay attention to theaters. It's simply lawless." Xu Nan was filled with anger: "Don't worry, Ziyi, I will definitely help you express this."

"By the way, since Warner is so disrespectful, why don't you give all the movies to my copycat movie? I've already thought of the name of the movie. It's called "Atlantic Rim", specifically to compete with Warner's "Pacific Rim". How about it? "

"This name is quite good. It should be able to trick more viewers into entering the theater." Lin Ziyi smiled: "As for the film schedule, I won't let you suffer."

"Don't forget, you own 30% of our company's shares." Xu Nan reminded.

"Don't worry, you won't suffer in terms of film arrangement, but you don't have to think about all the film arrangements. "Pacific Rim" is a large-scale high-quality movie that Warner spent a huge amount of money to create, spending hundreds of millions of dollars before and after."

"Such a blockbuster movie will greatly stimulate the audience's enthusiasm for watching movies and bring a large number of people to the theater. Therefore, it is impossible for me to give you the entire film schedule. At most, I will give you a part."

Lin Ziyi explained seriously.

Although Warner's move of not giving her a share made her angry, Lin Ziyi did not lose her mind.

The relationship between theater chains and film and television companies is delicate. Although theater chains are at the top of the food chain, film and television companies are not easy to mess with.

It is impossible for her not to schedule this movie, otherwise the movie will be a huge hit and the audience will find out that this wonderful movie cannot be seen in the theaters under the Imperial Cinemas chain, and they will go to other theaters to watch it.

This is tantamount to actively pushing the audience to other theaters, something Lin Ziyi will definitely not do.

But that doesn't mean Lin Ziyi can't do anything.

She doesn't dare to do things like not showing movies, but there is no problem in deliberately reducing the number of movie scenes and scheduling movies.

Since you are not willing to give me a share, then I will use copycat films to make up for the losses and see who can't stand it in the end.

The theater chain can still be afraid of your failure as a film and television company.

"Okay." Xu Nan nodded.

He would be satisfied if he could secure a part of the film schedule. The upper limit for copycat films was there, and the box office couldn't be too high. It was good that Lin Ziyi could give him this guarantee.

This depends on the fact that Imperial Cinemas holds 30% of the shares of Nanhai Film and Television. If you don’t have shares, the movie will not be released to you.

Next, Lin Ziyi told Xu Nan all the information she knew about "Pacific Rim" and told him to try his best to make the movie and compete with this movie when "Pacific Rim" is released.

After hanging up the phone, Xu Nan started searching online for news about the movie "Pacific Rim".

There is a lot of news about the movie "Pacific Rim" on the Internet. This is a large-scale movie carefully produced by Warner. The early publicity can be said to be very good. There is a wave of relevant news from time to time, ensuring that as many viewers as possible can know about the movie. .

This also made it easier for Xu Nan to collect the information he wanted.

The trailer of the movie has not been released, but a synopsis of the movie can be found online, as well as media interviews with the film director and the leading actors and actresses.

There are also some final makeup photos and behind-the-scenes footage released by the crew.

Through these, Xu Nan has a sufficient understanding of movies.

"Pacific Rim" is a mecha monster movie, a proper big production. The director is the famous director Benjamin, who has a brilliant record, and the actors are also A-list actors, including a best actor.

For this big production, Warner invested hundreds of millions of dollars, which can be called a movie made with dollars.

After seeing the film production costs and the behind-the-scenes team, Xu Nan was excited.

Big production is good, the bigger the production, the better.

A big-budget movie like this is very famous, and the film producers will work hard to promote it to ensure that enough viewers come to the cinema.

This kind of movie is interesting when it hits the ground running.

The essence of copycat movies is that the other party is famous. If you make an ordinary movie, the audience won't buy it.

After reading the information about "Pacific Rim" on the Internet, Xu Nan was overwhelmed with inspiration.

He started writing plays.

Isn't it just mechas fighting monsters? It's too simple. I can think of a hundred such books in one minute.

One night passed, and Xu Nan finished writing the script.

It's a very rough script, but it doesn't matter, it's just enough.

Again.

There are no such high requirements for copycats to compete with porcelain. You just have to make do with what you have to do.

After the script is finalized, the next step is to find someone to film it.

This step is also very simple.

Xu Nan is no longer a newcomer in the United States. He has had the experience of making a movie and has already established basic connections.

Of course, this network is very weak, and it is barely enough to make a movie. The final film is probably the kind that cannot be watched.

But still the same sentence.

You can make a living by copycatting the porcelain in a copycat village.

But just when Xu Nan started preparing the crew, Lin Ziyi called.

"You accompany me to a movie viewing party." Lin Ziyi said: "It's Warner's "Pacific Rim."