This star’s style is wrong - Chapter 681

c681 New movie project approved

“This is the latest movie scene rendered by our special effects team. Mr. Fang will take a look and see if he is satisfied with it.”

Sun Jianqi signed a long-term contract with Nebula Special Effects last year and received an option for the vice president position.

Once the contract was signed, the interests and fate of Nebula Special Effects were naturally bound together.

The project that Nebula Special Effects is currently working on is the special effects for a foreign science fiction movie.

This is a project that Sun Jianqi brought back from abroad. He has stayed abroad for more than ten years and has made achievements in the special effects circle, so he naturally has resources and connections.

Therefore, he brought some projects to Nebula Special Effects Production.

Fang Xing looked at the computer screen, which showed an endless expanse of deep space. A spaceship flew past the planet’s atmosphere. The picture had a thrilling beauty.

After watching this three-second special effects shot, Fang Xing nodded and praised: “Yes, this shot is very well done.”

Sun Jianqi continued: “Mr. Fang, this project will take about three months to complete. After completion, there will be no other projects to do for the time being.

“I heard from some colleagues that Mr. Fang may have a new project coming up, so I wanted to ask if special effects are needed.

“If the demand for special effects lenses is not great, I will consider flying abroad and bring another project back to work on.”

at present.

Projects that require the use of first-class special effects are basically special effects blockbuster-level movies.

In fact, there are not many special effects films produced in China every year, and the number of special effects films with an investment of up to 500 million is even smaller.

Among these special effects films with an investment of 500 million, some will go to foreign special effects companies to do the special effects, and some will go to old domestic special effects companies such as InBev Special Effects to produce them.

Although the current technical level of Nebula Special Effects has reached the domestic first-class and world-class level, it has just emerged and does not have enough resources and contacts.

Therefore, if he wants to do a big project, Sun Jianqi needs to go abroad to find his previous contacts to take over the project.

Fang Xing watched a few more special effects shots and said, “Don’t take on big projects yet. Now that the level of special effects has improved, it’s time to try making a special effects film to test the waters.”

When Sun Jianqi heard this, he basically understood and asked: “Should we do special effects this year? Or wait until next year?”

Generally, a special effects blockbuster often takes two or three years from preparation to shooting to post-production special effects.

Especially in the preparation stage, time is endless.

After all, special effects blockbusters require an investment of 300 to 500 million, and some even invest 700 million.

If there is no film and television investment company that is optimistic about this scale of investment, it will take a long time to invest.

However, Fang Xing’s speed in making movies was always very fast.

As soon as the project is approved, the investment will be in place immediately.

Because so far, the movies Fang Xing has made have basically been funded by Ark Culture. If no one is willing to invest, then his company will directly invest in them all.

This is different from other film and television companies.

When a general film and television company is preparing a project, it needs to go through many discussions to determine the script. Then the film and television company evaluates the script, sets a rating, estimates the approximate investment, and then starts to attract investment.

After the film and television investment company sees the project plan, it must also evaluate it to determine whether it has investment value.

After a lot of pulling and pulling, several months passed.

If the film and television investment company is not optimistic about this project, then the creative team may have to take the initiative to negotiate with the film and television investment company and “beg for help” everywhere to attract investment.

During this period, you have to constantly revise the script and plan to win the favor of investors.

After such a set of procedures, more than half a year has passed.

Then there are audition actors. If the actor’s schedule is not suitable, you have to wait for the schedule.

Only after everything is coordinated can you start shooting.

After the filming is completed, it depends on how much money is left before going to a special effects company to discuss special effects production.

If there is not enough investment, too much money is spent during the shooting stage, and there is not enough money for special effects, the column will be stuck at this stage, or the level of special effects will be reduced.

In short, a movie has to go through many difficulties from project establishment to production, and only after passing all the hurdles can the movie be finally made.

However, none of these things would happen to Fang Xing.

From the beginning of attracting investment, Fang Xing’s film has the same attitude. If you like it, you will invest or not.

Then I auditioned actors, but couldn’t coordinate the actors’ schedules? Whether you like to act or not, if you don’t want to act, just change it.

Anyway, from the filming of TV series to “Crazy Stone”, Fang Xing has already made a mark in the film and television industry, and even a tethered dog can become famous.

Although this was not said politely, it was rough but not rough.

Especially “Crazy Stone”, the starring roles were all unknown little actors. As a result, the movie had a box office of 2.4 billion, and it immediately became a movie star with box office appeal.

For “Infernal Affairs”, two movie stars and one movie queen were invited, so it was considered a collaboration with a big star.

The co-stars also gained a lot from “Infernal Affairs”. Liang Youhua even won the “hard-to-win” Best Supporting Actor Award.

Therefore, Fang Xing’s project, from project establishment and investment to casting, is a very fast process.

This is the efficiency of the three-in-one investor, producer, and director.

However, this model is not feasible for ordinary film and television companies.

Because the investor, producer, and director are three in one, it means that this person is the emperor of the studio. If he is a wise king, it is okay, but if he is a foolish king, he will lose all his investment if he makes a bad movie.

Therefore, Fang Xing’s model is something that other film and television companies dare not and cannot learn from.

For ordinary film and television companies, a project is not afraid of being slow. As long as it can make money, it is a good project. As long as it is successful in the end after two or three years of work, it will be worth the time.

…

Therefore, after a brief communication with Sun Jianqi, Fang Xing confirmed: “It’s just this year. We can start working on special effects in the middle of the year soon.”

Even though Sun Jianqi knew that Fang Xing was very efficient in making movies, he was still a little surprised.

However, since the big boss has arranged it this way, then let’s continue to arrange it this way.

Moreover, the work schedule can be adjusted according to the progress of the project.

If the progress of the project is slow, you can try to get the project again.

…

After seeing the latest special effects level of Nebula Special Effects, Fang Xing was very satisfied and felt that he could start the movie he had always wanted to make.

the next day.

Fang Xing convened a meeting with the management of Ark Culture. Also present at the meeting were the directors of Nebula Special Effects and other subsidiaries.

“We have a meeting today. There is a new project to be launched, so all departments need to cooperate in project preparation.” Fang Xing immediately stated the purpose of the meeting at the beginning.

When Wang Yutao heard that there was a new project, he quickly asked: “Is it a movie? Or a TV series?”

Since filming “Crazy Stone”, Fang Xing has not personally filmed a TV series.

“It’s a movie.” Fang Xing replied.

“what type is it?”

“sci-fi movie.”

When Qiao Yinghong saw that the two supervisors of Nebula’s special effects were there, she immediately guessed: “Is it a special effects film?”

“Yes, special effects film.”

Fang Xing said and passed the outline of the script printed on an A4 paper to everyone: “This is the outline of the story. Let’s take a look at it first. It’s probably this story.”

Sun Jianqi was a little surprised when he saw this plot summary printed on only one page of A4 paper.

There is not even a script, just a piece of paper, and we have to start a project and attract investment.

If this kind of thing were done in Hollywood, people who applied for the project would probably be kicked out by the management of the film and television company.

In the highly industrialized film industry, if you want the film and television company to agree to a project, the limited plan must be beautifully done.

It is best to have a complete script that meets the standards of the film industry.

And this standard will be very strict.

Especially in Hollywood, the number of pages in a movie script is fixed, and there is even a job dedicated to counting the pages of a script.

In Ark Culture, the situation is different.

Fang Xing usually proposes a project in one sentence. This time he was able to come up with the outline of the script because he had carefully prepared it.

Wang Yutao took the A4 paper and read out the content: “In 2075, there will be a solar crisis. The sun will be destroyed in 100 years. The terrible solar radiation will destroy human civilization and make the entire solar system unsuitable for human survival.

“Faced with this crisis, mankind will launch the ‘Wandering Earth’ plan, trying to escape from the solar system with the Earth and find a new home for mankind…”

After reading this summary of the story, Wang Yutao suddenly became enlightened.

Although it is only a short page, the story written already contains many eye-catching ideas.

The sun is destroyed and humans cannot survive.

This type of apocalyptic story has been around for decades. The subject matter is not unusual, but the story is very novel.

Similar doomsday themes, the 2012 doomsday prophecy was the most believed to be true.

The difference is that the causes of the apocalypse are different.

For an excellent doomsday-themed movie, the reasons for the doomsday crisis are very important.

Among the most classic reasons, one is the great flood. In the legends of human civilization, there have been legends of great floods that destroyed human civilization.

There is also a virus. Viruses in the real world have caused terrible disasters.

In the story Fang Xing came up with, the cause of the doomsday crisis was not the flood or the virus, but the sun above our heads that gave humanity warmth and life.

In human culture, there are many legends about the sun.

For example, Hou Yi shoots the sun, Kuafu chases the sun, and the sun bird.

In the history of human civilization for thousands of years, the sun has appeared in many forms, some good and some evil.

As humans got to know the sun better and better, they realized that it was a big fireball that was not transformed by a divine bird and could not be shot down with arrows.

However, in the legend of Hou Yi shooting the sun, one thing is possible, that is, the sun may indeed destroy human civilization.

Of course, it is not because there are nine suns, but because if the sun ages rapidly, it will continue to expand and eventually engulf the earth.

The story of Wandering Earth is about the doomsday crisis caused by the destruction of the sun.

In order to survive and to continue the fire of civilization, mankind needs to solve the crisis of the destruction of the sun.

Wang Yutao’s eyes lit up after reading the synopsis of the story: “Director Fang, this story is innovative, and it’s a big story. If it’s done well, you can even make several movies.”

In terms of directing ability, Wang Yutao is also very good.

So he can tell at a glance whether a story has the potential to be made into a movie.

Moreover, as far as the story of “The Wandering Earth” is concerned, the concept is too big.

It is basically impossible to complete this story in one movie.

If this story had to be shot in one movie, then the whole story would be told in passing, and the sense of oppression needed for a doomsday crisis would not be captured at all.

The movie itself, in the final analysis, still tells people’s stories.

If there are no people, what does the destruction of the sun matter?

After the destruction, a few million years later, a new solar system might be formed.

But human life cannot survive such a doomsday crisis.

Therefore, movies about doomsday crises are not about the apocalypse, but about the spirit and courage of human beings struggling to survive and fighting against fate in a doomsday environment.

Wang Yutao volunteered and said, “Director Fang, I want to join the directing team.”

After “Do You Know” won the annual ratings championship, Wang Yutao has become famous as one of the directors.

If he wants, he can always get TV series projects outside.

Fang Xing raised his eyebrows and said, “Are you sure? Being an assistant director is too humiliating.”

Wang Yutao was unambiguous at all: “I am interested in this story. I have long wanted to shoot the deep space universe. I like the sense of boundless images. I want to shoot it.”

Fang Xing thought about it and asked, “How about you choosing between a TV series project and a movie project? For the former, you can use the guide tube, but not for the latter.”

Wang Yutao raised his eyebrows and thought about it for only a few seconds: “I choose the movie The Wandering Earth.”

He had a personal pursuit. If it was just for money, during the two years when Fang Xing took a break, he could go out and look for TV series projects to work alone.

Seeing that he was indeed interested in the story, Fang Xing thought for a moment and said, “That’s it. If you are really interested in this film project, if you come, you will be the executive director.”

The executive director is different from the assistant director, but not the chief director.

This situation is common in the film industry.

The larger the production, the more executive directors are used.

To put it simply, executive director is a higher position than assistant director.

On the set, the producer and director have the biggest say. Generally speaking, the producer has the greater say, but if there is a conflict between these two positions, it will be very troublesome.

Therefore, by default, the producer manages the money and the director manages the shooting.

Under the director, the executive director has the greater say, followed by the assistant director.

Of course, if the leading actor is a movie star or a top celebrity, he will have a lot of say, but this situation cannot be viewed as normal.

When Wang Yutao heard that it was the executive director, he was even more happy: “Okay, thank you, Director Fang.”

Fang Xing really needs an executive director, especially when he has to act in person. A lot of directing work needs to be done by an executive director.

Later, Qiao Yinghong asked the question she was most concerned about: “What is the approximate investment budget?”

This time it was a special effects film, which must have been very expensive.

As the president of Ark Culture, Qiao Yinghong needs to control project investment.

Fang Xing answered directly: “The initial budget is 500 million, and it will be increased or decreased depending on the specific shooting situation.”

When it comes to making movies, Fang Xing sticks to the idea of ​​doing whatever he wants, and he just wants to produce the best results.

If the budget ends up being insufficient, increase the budget.

If other film and television investment companies don’t invest, then invest yourself.

The meeting discussed the preparations for the “Wandering Earth” movie project, and then the heads of various departments began to get busy.

The investment department, production department and other departments were started almost at the same time.

Can a movie like this be made? Will the market accept this movie once it is made?

These issues are not discussed at all.

This was the first time for Sun Jianqi to participate in such an efficient and ideal meeting. In one morning, a film project worth 500 million yuan was approved.

There isn’t even a complete script, just a synopsis of the story.

Moreover, not only the project preparation, but also the casting was started almost at the same time, a few days later at most.