C318 Opening Bid
C318 Opening Bid
It could be said that they didn't make much money. It was all because Hou Jing was too professional. He was even more skilled than the people from the special effects company.
Shi Hao did not understand why such an expert in special effects would come here to be a photographer.
According to the income level, although movie photographers made a lot of money, it was still not as much as making special effects.
This was an expert! Shi Hao made an evaluation of Hou Jing in his heart.
"May I know your name?" Shi Hao was very respectful towards technical experts. He lowered his attitude and asked Hou Jing.
"My surname is Hou, and my name is Jing."
Shi Hao searched in his mind for a while, but did not have any impression of this name.
The circle of special effects was not big. He basically knew all the skilled experts, but he did not have any impression of Hou Jing. He really did not know where this name came from.
When he heard the 100 million special effects production fee, Hou Jing cut it down by 20 million with just a few words. Strictly speaking, Shi Hao himself had to cut it down by 20 million.
Wang Mo and Lin Fan looked at Hou Jing in surprise. They did not expect him to be so capable.
"Young Master Lin, 80 million is the lowest fee. If you want to change the details later on, we will not add any fees to your fee. What do you think?"
Shi Hao looked at Lin Fan sincerely. He had to get this order even if he didn't want to make any money.
Not only because of Lee Xiaokang, but also because of Lin Fan's identity.
Working in the business world, what he needed to do was to make connections and expand his connections.
Shi Hao had no time to curry favor with a powerful family like the Namyang Li Family.
Now that he had met Lin Fan, who was even more powerful than the Li Family, he had to carefully maintain this hard-to-come-by relationship.
With this business deal and Lin Fan's good impression, would they still have to worry about not having money to earn in the future?
Lin Fan saw Wang Mo and Hou Jing nod their heads, so he said to Shi Hao, "You are a straightforward person. This business deal will be handed over to your company."
Shi Hao was overjoyed. He stood up and said respectfully, "Thank you, Young Master Lin, for thinking highly of our company. I promise you that the special effect camera will not be able to satisfy you."
After sending Shi Hao away, Lee Xiaokang returned to the set.
"Young Master Lin, is this guy alright? If you are not satisfied, I will introduce another family to you."
"Hmm, not bad. 80 million RMB for the special effects is considered as my conscience price." Lin Fan said with a smile.
"What?! Eighty million! Shi Hao, this bastard, dared to bid such a high price. He was not putting me in his eyes at all! What's wrong with looking down on you?!" Lee Xiaokang exploded when he heard this price.
He wanted to catch up to Shi Hao and teach him a lesson, but was stopped by Lin Fan.
"You misinterpreted what I meant again. I didn't say that he offered a high price, but he did give a good price!"
Lee Xiaokang did not understand. "What is a real price? Your budget for this movie is only 200 million. He offered 80 million and almost half of it was deducted. If this is not cheating, then what is it?"
As a Rich Second Generation, although Lee Xiaokang did not have any messy bad habits, he still cared about his face like a spoiled brat.
He had recommended a special effect company to Lin Fan. Lee Xiaokang felt that it was unreasonable to offer such a price. This was not giving him face! He definitely could not tolerate it!
"Sit down!" Lin Fan shouted.
"Oh, okay. Lee Xiaokang became obedient when he saw Lin Fan getting angry.
"This is the set. What are you shouting for?"
With his disturbance, the movie could no longer be filmed. Everyone was watching the movie and did not know what had happened.
"I can't stand it. Eighty million yuan! Although it's not a lot of money, it's not right! I know people who make special effects like to bully those who don't know the industry. If you encounter one, you have to pay a high price. If Shi Hao dares to do this to you, he'll tear my face apart! " Lee Xiaokang said angrily.
"Can you listen to me? My movie has very high standards for special effects. Shi Hao's price is very high, and he didn't make much money."
"Really?"
"Really!" said the young man.
"F * ck, I told you he wouldn't dare to be dishonest. Otherwise, I would cripple his company!"
"The production cost for special effects is already very high. Which of the big overseas productions doesn't cost over a hundred million? Don't make a fuss about it. If I were to say it, I would feel that it's a little too little." Lin Fan said.
In order to achieve the real special effect scenes, the production funds invested were beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
The big productions overseas had high requirements for special effects, and the movies produced were very high and mighty.
Meanwhile, in China, they were all aiming for the young and handsome men and big IPs. The production fees for the entire movie were all spent on the sky-high salary, and the corresponding special effects fees could only be reduced.
Therefore, the big lousy movie with fifty-percent special effects was filmed. The audience went to buy movie tickets for their idols, but in the end, they were really scammed.
This was also the reason why the so-called big blockbusters in China were so bad, but it was because of the high box office sales and low public ratings.
"Young Master Lin, I see that you didn't hire a big star for this movie. Can you spend all your money on special effects and box office sales?" Lee Xiaokang had the same thought.
It seemed like the movie would definitely go down the street if there were no big stars in the movie.
When it came to the box office, Lin Fan could not guarantee such a thing. He shrugged his shoulders. "Who knows? It's 200 million anyway. It's good that you can return to the original. If you lose, just treat it as filming and playing."
"That's true. 200 million isn't much to try out the water, but with the support of Mr Jun's hospital line, there shouldn't be any problem with the box office." Lee Xiaokang nodded and said.
Although he operated the film studio, his understanding of the film industry was not as deep as Lin Fan's.
"The main thing is to give my artistes a chance to show their faces. If they follow me, they have to have some development. Whether they sing or make movies, it depends on the quantity and quality." Lin Fan looked at the artistes who were performing in front of the camera and said.
In the entertainment industry, there was no lack of celebrities who became famous with one shot. They relied on a song or a movie's role to suddenly rise up.
However, it was only a short-lived occurrence. In the later stages, when there were no good works, it would slowly be forgotten after a short period of popularity.
Ye Jia and the others also relied on Gao Song's song to suddenly rise up. If they wanted to advance further, they had to continuously produce works.
Although Gao Song's songs were all good quality, the energy and inspiration of a person was limited. A good song also needed time to create and polish.
Without the songs, Lin Fan let Ye Jia and the others act in the movie as a replacement.
It could also be considered as expanding the channel for acting. It was not that simple.
"Speaking of which, Xu Haiyan's crew should be coming over today." Lee Xiaokang suddenly said.
"Oh, come on then." Lin Fan said faintly.
"Young Master Lin, let's think of a way to trick her again? Your enemy is my enemy. Since you have come to my door, it will itch if I don't clean up my hands!" Lee Xiaokang smiled slyly.
He was calculating in his heart what kind of trick he should use to deal with Xu Haiyan. It was not satisfying to just cheat her of 20 million yuan.