sinovels Chapter 247 Investment
Chapter 247 Investment
Director Cheng asked if he could help out with a guest appearance. "The film salary is definitely not high. Even the investment money for this film is patchwork, including my share."
"Send me the script."
Cheng Cheng was kind to him, and the "New Actors with Love" was a rare and good film made under the strict requirements and unremitting efforts of director Cheng, and Huo Bai won the title of Best Actor.
Huo Bai agreed without hesitation.What fascinates him even more is the character.This is a "father" role.
"Brother Si Qi, I want to act in this movie."
Huo Bai read the script all night, his eyes were red when he woke up in the morning, the role made him feel excited.I haven't felt like this for a long time.Perhaps it was because I was also a father that I resonated.
"It doesn't matter if the salary is low, just treat it as a help."
"...When can you accept a movie by Hua Yue?"
Xiang Siqi's grievances were written all over his face. A while ago, the big-budget IP drama was entrusted to others because the young master didn't like it.Although it is also an artist under the Huo Group, it was originally scheduled for Huo Bai, but in the end it was cheaper for other stars.
"Wait until the filming of this one is finished. You should come up with a passable script for me."
"..."
Xiang Siqi was even more aggrieved when he heard this. The young master is implying that his investment vision is not good, his artistic level is not high, and he is just in the eyes of money?He wouldn't take it to heart when other people said that, but he would be depressed for a long time when the young master said that.
"What kind of script do you want? I'll find someone to write it for you."
"This one is very good." Huo Bai picked up the script that director Cheng gave him again, "I think if this film is made well, the box office will not be bad."
The word of the wife is the holy decree.Xiang Siqi immediately asked his assistant to sort out the information for him to browse.
The original author of this film has won international science fiction awards in recent years, and has gained a lot of fame, which can be regarded as a big IP.But Xiang Siqi quickly understood why the filming was so difficult.In terms of special effects sci-fi commercial blockbusters, even if they have a wide audience market, due to the immature production awareness and industrial system, there has always been a gap in China, and the gap with foreign countries is really too big.Some of the films I tried to shoot before were criticized by the audience as counterfeit films, with poor pictures and stories, so no one dared to touch them for a long time.
It is estimated that this film will not escape a similar fate.Xiang Siqi became a little worried, the young master was just a cameo, if it ended up being a bad movie, it would be troublesome if his reputation was implicated.
"This kind of routine commercial film, what are you looking for?"
The movies that the young master has made are either directed by famous directors or feature films with style. There has never been such a genre.But Huo Bai believed in his own vision.
"Actors have an intuition for a good script. This script is written with care, and commercial films can also cause tears. You see, the routine part is also to match the special effects screen, and it is organized and logical."
Even if Huo Bai persuaded him for a long time, he was still no match for Xiang Siqi's shrewd and rational mind as a businessman.Because his baby wanted to act, he purposely took advantage of his return to China to inspect the crew in person to make sure it wasn't an empty-frame project to fool people, and finally he reluctantly agreed.
Before Huo Bai joined the group, there was another bad news about the new movie.One of the investors withdrew temporarily, and it was the largest investor. Because of some problems, the capital chain was broken, and the first thing to do was to take this film, which was very likely to not be able to recover the cost.
Huo Bai had already met the director at this time. Originally, there was a big actor at the actor level who was going to participate in the performance, and the whole team was looking forward to it.Now that this kind of thing happened, even the shooting of the film would be unsustainable.
"Sorry, the producer is looking for a new investor. I'm afraid we won't be able to pay you." The director was full of sadness. The entire crew started from the pre-production preparations for this film and for the domestic production of this type of film. Has struggled for several years, and now it may all come to naught.
"I don't want a paycheck."
After a little consideration, Huo Bai made a decision.The remuneration for acting in friendship is only a few tenths of his current net worth. Instead of adding a burden to the crew, it is better not to have this money.
He joined the group in such a low-key way, because he was worried that the film would not respond well after its release, and even could not complete the filming smoothly, Gao Xixi's team did not do any publicity.
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"Wife, how do you feel?"
Huo Bai had just been filming for a week, and Xiang Siqi called to ask about it worriedly.
This is the first time for him to make this type of film. He has to wear special clothes weighing dozens of catties all day long, and sometimes hangs wires, and then synthesizes them in the final post-production.It was very hard work. In the past, there were special effects scenes in costume films, but they only took up a small part. This time, it was almost from beginning to end, and it was a test of physical strength and acting skills.
Regarding the difficulty of acting, Huo Bai didn't say anything, he just made a request. "Brother Si Qi, can Hua Yue participate in the investment of this film?"
In the past few days, he has seen how desperate the entire crew is, from the director to every small staff member, who are devoted to the filming almost without sleep.The shooting of the special effects scenes was too expensive, like a bottomless pit, and the capital was temporarily withdrawn. In order to make the filming smooth, the director and producer had already sold houses and cars.Huo Bai really couldn't bear it and wanted to help them.
Xiang Siqi was silent for a while, but decided to tell the truth. "You know why I never mentioned the additional investment."
In the past, when the young master made films, Xiang Siqi would make an additional investment for any film with a little bit of box office potential, no matter if he played the leading role or the main supporting role.Not only for the young master, but also for the sake of Huayue's status, as long as the cost can be recovered, it is a business that only makes money but not loses.Investing in movies is like gambling. The probability of winning this movie is too small. Apart from his own opinion, the think tank also gave the same opinion.
"This type of film is immature in China, and even if it is made, the audience will not buy it." The young master can do a cameo, and it seems unnecessary to do anything else.
Huo Bai was furious, he thought that the man would agree casually.The Huo family is not short of this little investment money, icing on the cake is worse than giving charcoal in the snow, why can't brother Si Qi understand this truth.
For several days in a row, he kept talking on the phone about this matter, but Xiang Siqi never let go.Huo Bai finally lost his temper.
"Come to the crew to visit the set, or I won't want you for a divorce!"
"..."
Early the next morning, Xiang Siqi hurried to the film and television base.Huayue's investment failed, being laughed at by others is a trivial matter, but the most serious thing is when his wife gets angry.
"I was wrong, I'm going to talk to the producer about investment now, can't I?"
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