yournovel Chapter 8 The First Goal of Starting a Business
Chapter 8 The First Goal of Starting a Business
hotel room.
Watching Jing Tian's departing figure, Gu Qingshan felt a sense of loss.
If I had just pushed him down, I wonder how many years he would have been sentenced to?
Shaking his head slightly to bring his thoughts back, Gu Qingshan couldn't help but wonder what his next film would be.
Now that he has a weak foundation and no big company backing him, even mid-range productions seem like an unattainable luxury for him.
Small-scale productions are the most suitable for him.
Gu Qingshan stroked his chin, pondering in his mind.
Finally, Gu Qingshan came up with a movie idea.
Love is Not Blind!
He watched this movie with his girlfriend when they were in college, and he even watched it twice.
Gu Qingshan recalled that the film's publicity and production costs were 900 million yuan, but given the film company's track record, the actual production costs were around 600 to 700 million yuan.
At the time, the female lead's salary was around 50 yuan, while the male lead was a top-tier actor whose salary was 100 million to 200 million yuan. If he negotiated, the total salary could be reduced by at least 200 million yuan.
After deducting the director's fee, which is about 150 to 200 million, the film can start shooting and be completed.
After all, there's a difference of several years, and the purchasing power of the RMB is different.
As his consciousness entered the simulated space, Gu Qingshan's heart stirred, and an LCD screen appeared.
Every movie has an LCD screen.
Gu Qingshan reviewed "Love is Not Blind" as scenes rapidly appeared on the LCD screen.
When Gu Qingshan finished reviewing, the LCD screen also stopped displaying the message.
"Love is Not Blind, 56% complete? Simulated repair time, 20 days?" Gu Qingshan was somewhat surprised.
I only remember 56% of what I remember about "Love is Not Blind"!
The 44% shortfall would require a simulated repair time of up to 20 days.
"It seems that the time required to repair the defect is not positively correlated!" Gu Qingshan understood somewhat.
The more you lack, the more time you need. This is not proportional, but rather like a geometric growth.
After his consciousness left the simulation space, Gu Qingshan went to the bathroom and took a hot shower.
......
In the blink of an eye, half a month has passed.
With Gu Qingshan personally involved in the editing, it was a meticulous process from the very beginning, resulting in a quickly edited final product.
Other post-production processes are very fast.
Gu Qingshan called and made an appointment with Jing Tian.
In the evening, Gu Qingshan arrived at the Donglaishun hot pot private room.
Before long, Jing Tian arrived with Lu Shan, Kan Qingzi, Shuang Meizi, and Chai Biyun.
"Did I keep you waiting long?" Jing Tian asked, a little embarrassed.
Gu Qingshan laughed and said, "No, I just arrived too."
When Gu Qingshan saw that everyone had arrived, he asked the waiter to bring out the hot pot.
A round table, a copper hot pot.
On such a cold day, a hot pot meal with mutton is just right.
Of course, to be honest, Gu Qingshan didn't quite like the hot pot in Beijing.
However, when in Rome, do as the Romans do; one must learn to adapt to the environment and appreciate the delicacies of Beijing.
Jing Tian ordered several bottles of beer, three for each person.
"Aren't you working on post-production for a movie? How come you have time to come out?" Jing Tian asked curiously.
During this period, she could hardly see Gu Qingshan except during mealtimes.
Jing Tian personally packed and brought lunch and dinner to Gu Qingshan.
Gu Qingshan smiled and said, "Post-production of 'Nightclub' is complete."
"So fast?" Jing Tian exclaimed in surprise, knowing that post-production for a film often takes a long time.
Editing, color grading, music composition, subtitles, and other similar tasks all fall under post-production.
Gu Qingshan pointed to his head, "The whole film is in my mind, so post-production is naturally fast."
"Awesome!" Shuangmei gave Gu Qingshan a thumbs up with an expression of admiration.
They had all worked as extras in the film "Night Shop," and they had personally witnessed Gu Qingshan acting like a king on set, issuing orders that no one dared to disobey.
How long has it been since filming wrapped up, and post-production for "Nightclub" is already complete?
Lu Shan asked curiously, "When will the movie be released?"
"Let's see if we can make it into the Lunar New Year season. It would be best if it could be released during the Lunar New Year season." Gu Qingshan smiled.
Currently, the two most popular film seasons throughout the year are the summer vacation season and the Lunar New Year season!
As for the National Day holiday, Spring Festival holiday, and May Day holiday, these have not yet been established.
Now that "Nightclub" is finished, there are only two things left: submitting it for review and releasing it. These are tasks that can be carried out simultaneously.
After all, it takes at least a week for a completed film to be submitted for review and receive the Golden Dragon Seal.
This is assuming it hasn't been cut at all.
As for distribution, it plays a very important role in the release of a film.
In today's domestic film market, there are only a handful of powerful distribution companies, you could count them on one hand.
Jing Tian asked, "Which film and television company is best for distribution?"
"China Film Group, after all, they're the industry leader," Gu Qingshan thought for a moment.
China Film Group is the absolute leader in the domestic film industry. As a state-owned film company, it doesn't operate in a very unseemly manner. It basically takes whatever share is due and settles accounts on a regular basis.
Huayi Brothers, a leading private film company, suffered a major blow when Wang Jinghua left to join Orange Sky Entertainment a couple of years ago. In the past two years, it has only managed a modest recovery thanks to Feng Xiaogang's films "The Banquet" and "Assembly." With "Assembly" scheduled for release during the Lunar New Year holiday, Gu Qingshan has decided not to consider Huayi Brothers.
Then there's Enlight Media, which later became a film giant. It started as a television program production company, rising to prominence with its entertainment gossip reporting programs. Later, it shifted its focus to the film industry, but lacking excellent directors, it had to bet on actors, investing in actors such as Xu Zheng, Zhao Wei, Deng Chao, and Su Youpeng, thus ushering in an era where everyone could be a director.
According to Gu Qingshan's understanding, Enlight Media had already ventured into the film industry last year, but it was still on a small scale.
Bona Film Group is now the second-largest private film company. Since 2002, it has almost monopolized the distribution of Hong Kong films entering the mainland market, and has distributed blockbuster films such as "Infernal Affairs III" and "Initial D".
Bona Film Group is only keen on distributing Hong Kong films and has little interest in mainland films, so Gu Qingshan is not considering it for the time being.
Zheng Shuang said, "But I've heard that China Film Group's distribution fees are very high."
Although we are all freshmen, it has been more than two months since the start of the semester, and we have all heard about and learned about the film and television industry to some extent.
"There's nothing I can do about it. I'm just a new director, not a big name like Zhang Yimou. I can only follow the rules they set!" Gu Qingshan shrugged helplessly.
A few years ago, the highest percentage of revenue that producers could receive was 38%.
In 2002, before the release of Zhang Yimou's "Hero," Zhang Weiping took a tough stance, forcing the lowest ticket price in first-tier cities to rise from 25 yuan to 30 yuan, and a further increase of 5 yuan in second- and third-tier cities, bringing the price to 15 to 25 yuan. He also demanded a 40/60 revenue split, successfully increasing the production company's share to 40%.
In 2004, before the domestic release of Zhang Yimou's "House of Flying Daggers", after a period of struggle, the film company's share of the profits was increased to 41%.
Last year, Mr. Zhang once again increased the film's revenue share to 43% thanks to Zhang Yimou's "Curse of the Golden Flower".
These are features enjoyed by renowned directors such as Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, and Feng Xiaogang.
As for newcomers like Gu Qingshan, the production company can only get 35% of the box office revenue.