N-A-A Chapter 347
Chapter 347
While World Snake was preparing for the first-level publicity, Cao Dawei finally completed all the filming tasks.
"Filming is complete!"
After the last scene was completed, everyone cheered.
The cost of this film was very small, the selection and arrangement of the scene props were relatively simple, and the actors were in good condition, so everyone filmed quickly and finished in more than a month, to be precise, more than 40 days.
The director of the film, Cao Dawei, was also very hard-working. Sometimes he would even work for more than 20 hours in a row, and then rest for four to five hours to continue filming.
It can be seen that Cao Dawei really put a lot of effort into this film.
The following only requires some post-production, and the film will be truly completed.
But at this time, Cao Dawei privately found Bai Qianqu.
He got straight to the point.
"We have no money."
Bai Qianqu: "..."
Cao Dawei was a little embarrassed and scratched his head: "I have tried my best to lower the budget, but there are always some unexpected situations... In short, the entire crew now has only 10,000 yuan left... It is not enough for the post-production costs."
"So I came to you and wanted you to come forward and talk to President Otto to increase the budget. After all, he is quite satisfied with you."
When Bai Qianqu heard that he had to meet Otto, he was unwilling to do so.
He thought about it and asked, "How much money is still missing?"
Cao Dawei smiled bitterly and said, "It's still more than 100,000."
Bai Qianqu nodded and then said, "I can pay for this money."
Without waiting for Cao Dawei to speak, Bai Qianqu immediately said, "But I also have a request. If possible, I am willing to pay 6 million to buy out the movie."
Hearing this, Cao Dawei was stunned.
A series of question marks appeared above his head.
Tianming spent money and effort to make a movie, and then directly paid you to buy it out?
Why does it feel like Tianming is working for Bai Qianqu?
But soon, Cao Dawei changed his mind.
Invest 3 million, and then Bai Qianqu buys it for 6 million?
Direct income of 3 million?
200% return rate?
It seems to be a big profit?
Cao Dawei actually doesn't have much confidence in this movie. Although it is fun to shoot, he really has no idea whether it can become popular after it is released.
After all, he has never shot a movie like this before.
Even if he has shot it, he can't guarantee that this movie will make money.
Not only is the cost low, the actors are not famous, and the script is written by a new screenwriter.
With so many DEBUFFs stacked, it would be a miracle if it can become popular.
Therefore, Cao Dawei's expectations are relatively low now. As long as the movie can make back the investment, or even make a small profit, he will be satisfied.
At least in this way, he has completed Otto's task and can hand it in.
He dare not even think about 200% income!
I didn't expect Bai Qianqu to be willing to pay so much money out of his own pocket.
Cao Dawei was actually a little touched at this time.
Brother Bai is still a real person.
Great man!
He was moved and said quickly: "Of course I have no opinion on this matter, but I still need to ask the higher-ups for instructions. Wait for me for a few minutes and I will communicate."
Soon, Otto learned about this.
He was stunned for a moment.
He also paid attention to this movie. Although it did have some laughs, it didn't cost much after all. Many scenes were also rough, and the actors were not famous at all, almost all of them were grassroots.
Can such a movie make money?
Otto also felt that a big question mark was needed.
He had the same idea as Cao Dawei, as long as it didn't lose money.
Now Otto was also surprised to hear that Bai Qianqu actually wanted to pay 6 million to buy this movie.
He didn't think much about it and quickly agreed.
Cao Dawei came back immediately and told Bai Qianqu the news.
Bai Qianqu showed a satisfied smile, and successfully won the "Crazy Stone" award.
Cao Dawei also showed a satisfied smile, because Bai Qianqu signed the contract on the spot and planned to deposit 6.2 million into the crew's account.
The extra 200,000 was for post-production.
Cao Dawei quickly refused, saying that 6 million was enough.
He felt that he had taken advantage of Bai Qianqu enough and could not be greedy anymore.
So Bai Qianqu only deposited 6 million, saving 200,000.
With sufficient funds, Cao Dawei regained his confidence and quickly completed the post-production.
All the crew members gathered together and watched "Crazy Stone" carefully as the first audience.
It must be said that althoughThe actors in the movie have changed, but the movie still has the familiar taste.
At least in Bai Qianqu's eyes, the movie is highly restored and has all the funny points.
Everyone couldn't help laughing when they saw the funny parts, and they had a lot of fun watching the whole movie.
After watching the movie, Cao Dawei couldn't wait to submit the movie for review. As long as it passed the review, it could be officially released.
But soon, Cao Dawei encountered another problem-
The choice of movie release.
You have to know that if a movie wants to be released, it is not enough for you to shoot it well, but also needs to be recognized by the theaters. If the theaters do not recognize it, then your movie cannot be released in major theaters.
This requires some connections. As a senior director, Cao Dawei naturally has some connections.
What's more, this movie is produced by Tianming, and major theaters will also give some convenience.
After all, Tianming is the world's largest film and television company.
This is the advantage of big companies making movies. Not only do they have strong funds and outstanding actors, but they also have a wide range of connections. If this movie was only organized and filmed by Bai Qianqu alone, even if he finished filming, he would not be able to find a cinema to show it.
Major theaters are also companies. In front of companies, the power of individuals is very small.
People are likely to look down on low-cost movies like "Crazy Stone". Even if they do, they will propose overbearing terms such as buyout.
Therefore, many small crews and small directors are in a difficult situation.
This movie was shot by Tianming, and there should be no problem in showing it in theaters.
But the problem just happened.
When the major theaters heard that this was a low-cost movie, they were a little unhappy, and many of them refused. Only one theater said that it was willing to accept this movie for the sake of Tianming and Cao Dawei.
However, the current schedule is full, and it will take until July at the earliest.
Cao Dawei directly put on a mask of pain.
"July is summer vacation, and all schools are on vacation. During the summer vacation, the competition in the film market is very fierce... If our small-budget film rashly joins in, I'm afraid there will be nothing left in the end."