Chapter 321 The game is about to go online
Shu Mei was worried that her boss might take risks.
But there is no way, my boss always asks you to raise your opinions and ideas as soon as possible, and he will not listen to you or not.
Wu Mu obviously didn't listen.
Even though Shi Wu flew to the Southern Province that afternoon, as soon as he saw him, he advised:
"Boss, I learned a lesson after losing money on my skits. It's best not to easily get involved in areas you're not familiar with."
But it still didn't work, Wu Mu just waved his hand, "It's okay, give it a try."
No, your attempt is too weird, isn't it?
Even though there are already many examples proving this, it seems that his boss has never done business at a loss.
For example, the previous album was not promoted, but it was still popular without any promotion.
But no matter how you look at it, that operation cannot be replicated!
Every new behavior of this boss would look very unreliable in front of any normal person!
A star singer suddenly said he had a script he wanted to shoot?
It feels even more like a loss than his skits.
Especially after I got to know what Wu Mu wanted to shoot and the budget,
It’s over, the boss is really floating!
After making some money, I feel like the money is too much to handle!
Beijing.
Yang Rongfa has been in high spirits recently. They have made a complete comeback thanks to a TV series.
Although the series has not been aired yet, the sky-high price of million has completely freed them from the reputation of being money-losing directors.
At least they don’t have to worry about no one inviting them to make movies and they can only switch to making TV series to prove themselves.
Recently, there has been an endless stream of new projects looking to have them as producers.
For example, just after he came back from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television to review a TV series, he saw Wang Renzhen reading a script in the company.
Yang Rongfa glanced at the name on the script, "The Piano in a Factory".
This situation is not uncommon recently, so he was not surprised. He just asked casually, "Where did you get the book?"
Wang Ren said, "It was sent by Wu Mu."
Ok?
what?
This was something Yang Rongfa had never seen before.
Wu Mu is a star actor, and he handed them the script?
Yang Rongfa was stunned.
Have you tasted the sweetness of making money before and want to continue to replicate the previous investment situation?
Not to mention Wu Mu, Yang Rongfa has also tasted the sweetness.
It sold for million, who wouldn’t want to replicate it?
But the script handed over by Wu Mu, a star, is really too unreliable!
He felt the same as Shi Wu, and his first impression was that he was very unreliable.
But who would have thought, Wang Ren continued, "I've seen it, the story is very interesting, it should be very exciting to film it."
Ok?
How can a star like Wu Mu really get such a good script?
Yang Rongfa suddenly felt hope in his heart, took the script from Wang Ren's hand and began to read it.
Wait until you finish reading.
He was speechless for a moment.
Of course you'd think it was good, it was totally in your strike zone!
It talks about realistic themes and also about workers being laid off!
This kind of realistic art film is tailor-made to suit your taste!
Yang Rongfa shook his head, "We can't take this one. The box office won't be high. The story is okay, with a bit of black humor, but as a comedy it's too subtle, not direct enough, and the pace is slow. It's easy to lose money."
After all, he has made many art films that lost money, so he may not be very sure whether he can judge which one can make money.
But when it comes to judging which films won't make much money, he does have some experience.
In his opinion, even if the film does not lose money, it will most likely only break even, or at most have the hope of making a small profit.
They have finally climbed out of the pit of losing art films, how can they turn around and jump back into it?
Wang Ren, however, seemed to really feel good about the story, and even defended Wu Mu, "A good story will eventually be seen by everyone."
Yang Rongfa looked at him and asked, "Why didn't everyone notice your previous films?"
Wang Ren paused, and said in a rare sarcasm, "I'm not the producer."
Yang Rong laughed and explained, "We really can't accept this kind of film now, at least not now. If another low-budget art film that loses money comes out, the momentum we have just started will be interrupted immediately."
"Our current direction is to either make art films that can impact the three major film festivals, or make commercial films with good reputations. Shooting low-budget art films will not bring much improvement to Wumu Company."
This was a direction that the two had already discussed before.
After looking at the script with regret, Wang Ren finally nodded.
"Just reject Wu Mu's request. I'll talk to him in person."
To show his respect, Yang Rongfa took out his phone and started looking for contact information. As he searched, he sighed, "Wu Mu is really amazing now. His upward momentum is getting stronger and stronger. It's obvious that he is heading towards becoming a superstar. His collapse is even more serious than before."
Well, it would be better if there were less abstractions.
As a star singer, you should just go on your own show and sing your own songs.
If I continue to be an investor, how much money do I have to pay for the losses?
Yang Rongfa quickly called Wu Mu and said politely, "Mr. Wu, we have read your script. The story is very good and exciting, especially the dancing part in the middle, which has a sense of black humor. But I am really sorry, we are not planning to..."
Yang Rongfa's words of refusal suddenly stopped.
He was obviously dazed as he listened to the voice on the other end of the phone.
After being stunned for a few seconds, he hesitated and said, "Then let's think about it and discuss it."
Ok?
Wang Ren looked at Yang Rongfa in confusion as he suddenly changed his tone.
what's the situation?
After hanging up the phone, Yang Rongfa still frowned, with a slightly strange expression on his face, "He said he could give us 6 million as a director's fee."
what?
Six million for director’s fee?
Wang Ren raised his eyebrows.
This amount of money is not particularly high in commercial films. It is common for commercial blockbusters to pay directors tens of millions in director's fees plus box office revenue.
But it is really a very high number in art films.
Art films usually have very small investments. If you pay so much as a director fee, how much pressure will it be to make a profit?
And there are.
"He said that we don't need to worry about the box office of this film. He can directly promote it as he is the main investor and director. We are just helping him make the film. If it fails, it has nothing to do with us."
There is no need to worry about the box office. Just use Wu Mu as the main promotional point. If the film fails, the impact will be much smaller.
At last.
"He also said that he has no cost constraints for this film. You can spend as much money as you want, as long as it's the money that needs to be spent. If the investment is not enough, he can make up for it." Yang Rongfa looked at Wang Ren with a strange expression.
Let Wang Ren spend money recklessly without controlling costs?
What kind of family is this?
Have lots of money to burn?
Wang Ren was also obviously stunned, and his expression became subtle.
Let him spend whatever money he wants to take the photo?
Oh no, my heart is beating uncontrollably!
but.
Wang Ren couldn't help but ask, "What does he think of this movie? With this kind of money spent, how much box office revenue will he need to make back his investment?"
If this art film had controlled costs and invested less, it would have had the potential to recoup the investment or even make a small profit.
Isn't this just waiting for losses if you spend money recklessly without controlling costs?
Yang Rongfa couldn't figure it out either. "He told me that he was quite optimistic about the film and thought that it would be profitable if the investment was less than 50 or 60 million yuan."
Can you make money by investing less than 50 or 60 million?
No, are you so confident?
Even Wang Ren, who liked this story, was a little stunned. News in the circle always spreads quickly.
Wu Mu had just contacted Yang Rongfa to evaluate the project. Not long after the cost calculation, even Lin Qingyue, who he had not mentioned, knew about it.
That night, Wu Mu had just finished taking a shower when he heard a knock on the door.
"Wu Mu, are you there?"
It’s Lin Qingyue.
It's not surprising, as this almost became an everyday occurrence during the filming of the movie.
After filming every day, the two of them would basically go out for a walk.
"I'm coming." Wu Mu went to open the door.
Lin Qingyue glanced over his entire body, finally stopping at his half-dry hair, with a funny look of helplessness on her face.
As they got to know each other for a longer time and their relationship became closer, she also discovered that, apart from being a nice person, this person also had some stubborn little habits.
For example, I always like to blow-dry my hair half-dry. Even though I had a cold, I still refused to spend more time to blow-dry it completely.
After shaking her head in amusement, Lin Qingyue didn't say anything.
Just strolling together as usual.
Nan Province is worthy of being called the second hometown of people from Northeast China. Even though it is already December and winter has completely arrived, the temperature is not too cold.
When they were walking, they usually talked about various things that happened every day. What happened today, of course,
"Have you asked Wang Ren and others to shoot a new film?" Lin Qingyue asked.
"Yeah." Wu Mu nodded.
"Why don't you ask me to take a look?" Lin Qingyue looked at him. "I can help you check the quality of the film and evaluate its performance. It can also serve as a reference for you."
Wu Mu was stunned. "I didn't think about this. I just thought it was a small matter and I could handle it easily."
Little things?
Lin Qingyue sighed and laughed, "Your little thing is not small, it's an investment of tens of millions."
Tens of millions is just the credit limit of a few performance cards, and a few hundred points is really a trivial matter.
Wu Mu muttered to himself.
Obviously, normal people would not think that tens of millions are a trivial matter.
Lin Qingyue looked at Wu Mu and her face turned serious. "I heard that your total investment in this film is 30 to 50 million. Is that true?"
"Well, the estimated investment is this. It depends on how much the cost is calculated by them." Wu Mu nodded.
"30 to 50 million. This is a low-budget art film, right? Based on the minimum of 30 million, you need at least 100 million box office to make back your investment. It's very difficult for an art film to make 100 million box office."
Lin Qingyue said solemnly.
Wu Mu realized that Director Lin came tonight to persuade him to think carefully.
He smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have thought about it carefully. I didn't invest randomly. I have my own ideas."
Of course, he doesn't invest randomly. High costs are not a problem for him at all.
He was planning to use the profit card for this film, and the profit card would directly cover the cost and cash it out together with the cost.
Therefore, no matter how high the cost is now, the profit card can definitely ensure that his film will not lose money.
Theoretically speaking, even if he directly raised the project cost to 1 billion yuan and invited all the highest-paid actors in the world to participate, according to the rules of the theoretical card, this cost could be covered.
This is how they deliberately create a unified mentality, and they will probably extend the time it takes to fulfill the promise to infinity.
By then, maybe they will concoct a scenario in which the value of his posthumous works increases dramatically after his death to fulfill his promise.
Lin Qingyue, who didn't know he had a system, naturally had no idea what he was thinking.
No matter how you look at it, the probability of losing money is greater.
No matter how you look at it, it seems like he is getting carried away and has too much money to spend.
But after looking at Wu Mu seriously for two seconds, she sighed and laughed, "Okay, you have a lot of money anyway, so you can afford to lose this."
Yang Rongfa and his team are still evaluating and calculating Wu Mu’s new project, so Wu Mu is not in a hurry and continues filming.
Then, besides the time he was filming, waiting for Yang Rongfa and the others, and his upcoming return to the legendary Voice stage, another thing happened.
The official version of his game was finally released.
He had mentioned it on a Korean variety show before, and it would be officially released at the beginning of the month. Then when the time came, he uploaded the finished game to the gaming platform and started creating gift redemption links for users who had previously crowdfunded.
Well, although I say finally, it’s actually only been about half a year.
For ordinary game makers, this is already a very fast speed.
This game, which has already pre-sold millions of copies, naturally caused a lot of heated discussion.
The moment also attracted some unexpected attention.
Beijing, CCTV Spring Festival Gala program preparation team.
There are only two or three months left until the Spring Festival Gala, and the preparations are actually coming to an end. Basically, all the programs have been decided.
For other TV stations’ evening parties, two or three months in advance is considered a long time, but for the Spring Festival Gala, two or three months in advance is considered short.
Normally, the TV station will start to set up a preparatory group in April and May every year, and then select and examine the programs reported from all over the country. A program that will be performed on the Spring Festival Gala often requires multiple rehearsals for half a year.
The general program list has basically been completed at this time, but there is still the possibility of adjustment before the final rehearsal.
Therefore, the preparatory group will still be working on alternative plans.
At today's regular meeting, the program director asked everyone to brainstorm and share good ideas as usual.
Then a program planner spoke up somewhat boldly, "Actually, I think it would be a good idea to have Wu Mu sing a song on the Spring Festival Gala. He is currently on a very high level, and inviting him to perform would be popular and would be easy to attract audiences."
Noon Wood?
As a program director who inspects projects in the industry, how could I not have heard of this name?
Overall, this person has the highest momentum in the entertainment industry this year.
But please him.
The program director shook his head, "He's too eccentric, and a little..."
Politically incorrect.
The program director didn't say everything.
After all, they are artists with a bad reputation. When facing such artists, there are more things to consider.
I don't know if the program planner is a fan of Wu Mu, but he was still expressing his thoughts, "I think most artists this year are not as suitable as him. In addition to his great popularity in China, the most important thing is that he has also started to gain fame abroad, which is in line with our strategy of exporting culture to other countries in recent years. For example, the game he just launched yesterday has many anchors playing it live abroad."
Ok?
The director of a famous program abroad knows about what happened in Korea.
It was linked to South Korea's political events and almost made big news, so naturally he paid attention to it.
But games?
(End of this chapter)
