Chapter 803 Early Preparations

"Xiangjiang Cube" has become popular in Xiangjiang, but it still has a little time to ferment.

Next, Yin Jun plans to sell "Xiangjiang Cube" to Baodao, which is also a paradise for arcade games. Baodao's population of more than 20 million is enough to digest a large number of arcade machines.

As long as "Xiangjiang Cube" becomes popular in Xiangjiang and Baodao, Japan, South Korea, Europe and the United States will have a good reference, and it will naturally be easy to sell.

Of course, when you sell Baodao, you must sell the machine with the electrical board. In Europe, America, Japan and South Korea, you can only sell electrical boards - they are not that stupid to ask you to sell big machines all the way.

After putting this aside for the time being, Yin Jun started the pre-shooting inspection of his first movie without stopping.

Yuan Kui had already been sent by Hong Jinbao. Facing an industry boss like Yin Jun, Yuan Kui showed a very respectful attitude. After taking Yin Jun's script, he studied it carefully and accompanied Yin Jun to check out the venues. , special effects item production and other preparations.

Starting in January, Stan Winston's team worked with Luo Lixian and others to make various necessary props.

It includes the aircraft that is made in true proportions one to one, and the five subway cars that are made in true proportions.

Of course, it is impossible to make airplanes and carriages according to the real ones. For example, the iron sheets on the outside of airplanes are not good materials. Instead, after customizing the cheapest and thinnest iron sheets, they hired people from Qilin Construction Company to build it themselves. It is welded, and the inside is even simpler. The frame is directly made of wood to support the aircraft and prevent it from collapsing.

Even the tires under the plane are made of steel to look like tires, and were finally painted to look like tires.

The subway carriages are simpler. I bought five scrap railway carriages from the Kowloon Railway and repainted them to make them look like new.

The most important special effects of "Speed ​​of Life and Death" are reflected in the airplanes, subway cars and the circuit-breaking leap. After the first two are completed, the remaining circuit-breaking leap is Luo Lixian's job.

Xiangjiang is currently undergoing major construction, and there are roads under construction everywhere, but there are no semi-suspended roads with large piles underneath that support dozens of meters.

Luo Lixian also got mad and simply found a deserted open space in the New Territories and hired people from Qilin Construction Company to lay a 100-meter-long semi-suspended road. Of course, the piles underneath were not as high as twenty or thirty meters. It is only about five meters. Otherwise, according to the capabilities of Qilin Construction Company, there is no way to repair such a difficult road in one month.

For these tasks, their hundreds of special effects personnel did not take a break during the Spring Festival, and had very little rest time throughout the day. This made Wen Jun, the production director in charge of supervision, very satisfied, and he even specially applied for part of the subsidy for them.

Two days ago, Wen Jun had already walked around the venue with Yuan Kui. Now that Yin Jun came over, he went back to the original route.

"The Xiangjiang Metro is currently building the second Hong Kong Island Line. Part of the track has been laid, but the size of the subway and the size of the train are different and cannot be compatible. Mr. Winston suggested that we build a shed similar to a tunnel ourselves. Lay a railway inside and use cars to pull the carriages in front." Wen Jun said, "But this is still not so realistic, and the changes are too big. I went to the Kowloon Railway to take a look, and they have a railway in the direction of Tsing Yi. There is an abandoned route and there is a platform there. It would definitely be much better if a shed was built there to simulate a subway line. The Kowloon Railway is also easy to talk about. As long as we pay part of the fee, it doesn't matter even if we demolish it. Later. Mr. Winston agreed with me."

"Well, let's do it!" Yin Jun said thoughtfully, "How long will this take?"

"It's not difficult. You just need to use tarps to build a shed. It can be done in a week at the latest." Wen Jun replied.

"Be good, be realistic, and don't be afraid of spending money. Winston is very capable and experienced. Let him handle more of these professional matters." Yin Jun warned.

"Haha, we know that too, but he really doesn't know how to save money and wants the best in everything." Wen Jun said with a wry smile, "For example, the paint of the airplane must be based on the paint used on the real airplane. You say to use it?" How can something that is destroyed in one go be used? The movie hasn’t even started filming yet, and more than 20 million have been spent. It makes me feel bad!”

Shi Shaoming was originally the one who planned it, but after all, he still had a lot of things to do at Kylin TV, so he only took on the title and made the decision. Wen Jun was the one who did the specific things.

The production director is the former recorder with a little bit of the power of the producer. In Yin Jun's case, his position is very high. He is basically a supervisor, second only to the producer and director.

Wen Jun had already started preparations before the Academy Award was over. He only left the work during the three days before the Academy Award. The rest of the time, he continued to work without rest during the Spring Festival. Early preparations include finalizing the schedules of various talents and solving various problems such as the special effects team.

Seeing that Wen Jun was doing well, Shi Shaoming simply let him do it and just did simple supervision work.

During this period, Wen Jun was also wealthy and had the direct right to communicate with Tian Jiachun.

Tian Jiachun is in charge of the finance department. Although Sister Le usually scolds Yin Jun for spending money lavishly, she also fully supports Yin Jun when he wants to make a movie. Therefore, as long as Wenjun needs funds, Tian Jiachun will directly allocate them to him. , only some reviews will be done during the final cost accounting.

Although the money did not belong to Wen Jun, it was used by Wen Jun. The budget of about 100 million was spent before filming started, and more than 20 million was spent.

All the expenses during the shooting period, all the labor expenses, all the post-production, publicity, etc., have not started yet!

If this continues, how can it be possible for 100 million?

Therefore, he took the opportunity to say something to Yin Jun at this time, reminding the boss, either you control the expenditure, or you increase the budget, otherwise it will be difficult to handle.

"Most of the budget for this movie was spent on special effects and post-production. Other expenses that actually follow the filming of a movie in Hong Kong are only a very small part." Yin Jun comforted, "Don't worry, post-production and publicity will not go away. Account for this 100 million expenditure."

"Our movie is going to be released globally, so wouldn't it cost a total of 200 million to 300 million?" Wen Jun said in horror.

"That's not true." Yin Jun said, "For overseas screenings, United Artists Films distributes them in the Americas, while in Japan, South Korea and Europe, their local theaters do it themselves. They charge about 20% of the box office share, and all screenings The number of screens, publicity, and copy numbers are all handled by them according to the contract."

"20%!" Wen Jun frowned, "That's a bit high, isn't it usually 8%?"

"Brother Kui, do you know anything about this issue?" Yin Jun turned around and asked.

When Wen Jun and Yin Jun were talking just now, Yuan Kui was listening with a smile on his face and did not interrupt.

After hearing this, Yuan Kui hesitated for a moment and said: "On the one hand, copying requires a lot of money, and secondly, there is also a lot of investment in advertising. Finally, Mr. Jun, you should give the profits to them so that they can operate well. , that’s why we gave such a high share ratio.”

"right!"

Yin Jun laughed, "If it is an ordinary movie, if it can get a share in Japan and South Korea, it will be about 35%. And our last "Police Academy" got 35% in Asia, and 35% in Europe and the United States. We only took 32%, and this is the reason. This time we have lowered the share ratio of "Speed ​​of Life and Death" again, taking 32% in Asia and only 28% in Europe and the United States, in order to build up our reputation again."

"But isn't our "Police Academy" already successful? Can't they see it? Isn't there any bonus at all?" Wen Jun couldn't help but ask.

"There must be bonuses. For example, the number of screen releases this time has increased by more than 20% compared to "Police Academy"." Yin Jun said, "But in "Police Academy", a white man appeared as a co-star. The male and female protagonists and villains of "Speed" are all serious Chinese, so it's normal for them to have doubts. To dispel their doubts, I'm afraid it won't be solved by two or three hits of the movie."

"It's really difficult to make some money in Europe and the United States!" Wen Jun sighed.

"We in Xiangjiang are called Oriental Hollywood, but it is only within the scope of the East. I want to make a real Xiangjiang movie and let people all over the world recognize our brand. This process is impossible to achieve in three to five years." Yin Jun said seriously: "In order to achieve this goal, I am prepared to work hard for at least 20 years."

Wen Jun and Yuan Kui couldn't help but gasped.

They knew that Yin Jun had a dream to enter the world, but they didn't expect that Yin Jun was so cautious and prepared to work hard for as long as 20 years.

Compared with Yin Jun, those filmmakers who make money today and use it today, who see whichever movie makes money, rush to follow it without thinking about the future at all, should really be ashamed!

"It's just that, Mr. Jun, you have invested such a large amount of money in filming... can you guarantee that you will get your money back?" Yuan Kui thought of an important question at the next moment.

Taxes in foreign countries are also very high. It’s not just that you can get back the box office share you get.

The theater chain will help with some accounting to reduce taxes, but there is still a large sum to be paid in taxes.

The types of taxes are very complicated, but in general, about 15%-20% of box office revenue is taxes.

According to Yin Jun's share ratio, the overseas box office share can reach an average of 24%, which is considered very good.

Fortunately, Xiangjiang does not charge taxes on overseas income, otherwise it would be directly reduced to 20% of the box office revenue!

The shooting cost of Yin Jun is about 100 million, and the post-production may also cost a little more. If you make a full calculation, 150 million Hong Kong dollars should be able to be used.

Yin Jun can get about 50% of the Hong Kong box office, but the total box office revenue is only 20 to 30 million at most, which is completely negligible compared to the cost of 150 million Hong Kong dollars.

What matters is the box office in other places, especially the box office in Europe, America, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

The 24% box office share can only be recovered if the global box office exceeds 136 million US dollars.

At first glance, it doesn't seem that difficult, because "Police Academy" has a box office of about 170 million US dollars.

But as Yin Jun said, half of the starring actors in "Police Academy" are white. Of course, Europe and the United States are popular, but your "Speed" is basically an all-Chinese class!

The era when Li Xiaolong dominated the box office has long passed. Even in Li Xiaolong's movies, many white people appeared in the scenes. Moreover, Li Xiaolong is an American and has American nationality!

"If there were no problems, I might have earned 30 to 50 million US dollars." Faced with the worries of his subordinates, Yin Jun replied lightly.

Wen Jun and Yuan Kui looked at me and I looked at you, both speechless for a moment.

They wanted to agree with Yin Jun, but when they thought about Yin Jun's plan to earn 100 or 200 million Hong Kong dollars from "Speed", they also felt that complimenting Yin Jun would make his ambitions more inflated. If the box office in the future does not meet expectations, I'm afraid Yin Jun would be in even worse shape. Step down.