Chapter 509 Maze(2/2)
After reading this script, I had the most inspiration."
"You also know that investment is also a very risky thing, especially in the film industry, which is extremely risky. Don't compare this movie with skin-changing."
"That film cast so many well-known actors, and these actors already have a strong box-office base. Plus, the subject matter is eye-catching enough, and it's a big-budget fantasy film."
"So, Ms. Lan's charity work to take over the investment is considered to be worthwhile. According to current estimates, the cost will be recovered in the end, and even a small profit will be made."
"However, your movie is different. Although the scale of investment cannot be compared with reskinning, it still requires an investment. Moreover, no matter how good the quality of the finished film is, the current theatrical movies
When it's close to release, you still need a lot of publicity, unless you want your film to be a one-day theater hit."
As the topic deepened, Dafei and Jingjing stopped talking, and they suddenly realized a problem.
Their boss is actually very smart.
It's not that easy to deceive him and defraud him of his money.
What Wu Di said is indeed a real phenomenon in the current film market. Without publicity and investment in publicity, even if the quality of the films is acceptable, many of them can only be reduced to one-day tours in theaters.
There is no way to recover the cost, nor to allow more viewers to see your brainchild.
Correspondingly, many films can be called bad, but because there are enough gimmicks and strong publicity before release, a huge amount of money has been invested in film scheduling and publicity. So, what will be the final result?
Even though the film was terrible, we were still able to sell it well, and both the investors and the producers were able to make a lot of money.
As for word of mouth?
who cares?
A film using such a routine cannot be aiming for a high reputation and high quality. The money has been defrauded, so what else is there to care about?
This kind of operating model often hurts low-cost works with low investment the most.
Because when publicity and distribution cannot keep up, and theater investment cannot compete, low-cost films simply cannot be scheduled. Without scheduling, how can they make money? Recover costs?
Therefore, the work recommended by Da Fei faced a very real problem. If it wanted to make money back, it had to ensure a minimum schedule of films.
They say that high-quality films can wait for word-of-mouth to develop, but that also takes time!
If you can't keep the film schedule and won't give you a release date, you're a mess.
Therefore, for a low-budget film with relatively good quality, it is most basic to keep the film schedule. Even if the audience wants to try to watch it, there must be a way, right?
Corresponding to the preservation of the film schedule, it is to spread publicity and build momentum. Without that atmosphere to let the audience know that there is such a high-quality film, even if it is to maintain the film arrangement, it will be useless, and it will only preserve more.
The more you lose.
In the final analysis, these actions of securing film schedules and spreading publicity are just burning money.
However, if a blockbuster movie burns money, it is because it can make more money. Once it explodes, it will be a huge profit.
What's the point of investing so much in a low-budget film?
Due to the size limit, even if it were to be exposed again, it would not be possible to make hundreds of millions at the box office in the 2009 movie market.
Since the box office is capped and large sums of money have to be invested, naturally not many people are willing to do charity for no reason.
Wu Di put forward his conditions. Although he has not made it clear yet, in every sense, Wu Di's proposal cannot be considered excessive.
It's just that the method is a bit more unique.
According to the general approach, the proportion of investment sharing should be increased to facilitate obtaining more returns.
But Wu Di asked to participate in post-production, so what area does he want to participate in?
I'm afraid the possibility of participating in the sharing is not that great.
Wu Di continued: "In short, whether it is in the early or late stages, making a movie requires a lot of investment. Since I am involved, it is not an unreasonable request for me to participate in film production."
Da Fei thought about it for a while and made up his mind.
"good!"
"Then it's settled. I'll contact my junior brother right away and we'll discuss the specific matters in person."
Wu Di readily agreed, closed the script and put it in his bag.
The title page of the script reads: "Labyrinth".
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As expected, he was his junior at the film school. As soon as Yuan Dafei called him, the director responded, and they immediately agreed to meet at the hotel that night.
It seems that he is really anxious.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t have made an appointment today and would have met today. Moreover, such a leisurely and urgent situation is enough to show that he is indeed a new director.
There are no other projects on hand, so I can be on call and be ready at any time.
As a big star, Wu Di is now different from before. He has a wide range of business. As long as he doesn't deliberately shirk it, he can basically have a full schedule throughout the day.
Just after returning from Da Fei, Wu Di received a call from Gu Mei. To be honest, Wu Di's heart trembled the moment he saw the caller ID.
No!
It's definitely not a good time to call at this time.
"Xiao Wu, you have been very busy recently. If I don't call you, you will ignore me, right?"
Chapter completed!