Being an actor is easy, but being a boss is hard.
Sheng Tang specially went to the Liu Family and brought so gifts for Mrs. Liu and her children, spending an entire afternoon chatting with Liu Taofang.
Liu Taofang is a producer at Huatai Film and Television and is very experienced.
"...You’re producing independently?" Liu Taofang was surprised, "Even with a two billion project, sotis Huatai needs to find investors to share the risk."
Sheng Tang: "The main thing is, we want to earn a sum of money ourselves."
Liu Taofang: "..."
This idea really isn’t bad.
But if it flops, it could also directly kill a newly opened company.
"...In filmmaking, there’s profit and loss. If these two billion are lost, Gu You will surely want to kill his son." Liu Taofang joked.
Sheng Tang: "No, we’re waiting for the box office share of ’Genius Girl,’ and that money will cover it."
Liu Taofang understood her intention.
She ca over today not just for advice, but also to press for the money.
Liu Taofang was also a producer for ’Genius Girl,’ and he promised Sheng Tang: "I’ll help urge them, and try to get you the cash before July."
"Thank you, Brother Liu." Sheng Tang didn’t hesitate to say.
She asked Liu Taofang about the movie’s early registration and other processes.
Liu Taofang was forthcoming with his information.
He really didn’t have ti, otherwise he would have liked to take on the production of this movie, to help Sheng Tang oversee it.
He then asked Sheng Tang about the details of the movie.
Sheng Tang told him: "It’s a tomb raiding the."
Liu Taofang showed so interest: "That’s quite interesting."
He didn’t doubt Sheng Tang’s market judgnt.
Back then, even he, as a producer, thought it was nonsense when she said ’Genius Girl’ would exceed one billion at the box office, and yet it went over 1.1 billion.
Now if Sheng Tang said his pet dog was a fox, he would believe without a doubt.
Especially in the domain of film.
Sheng Tang was unwilling to accept investnt, preferring to make this movie herself to earn a lot. This showed she was very confident that this movie would definitely make money.
"...We also have so studio shoots, and you and your wife are welco to visit then." Sheng Tang laughed.
After talking with Liu Taofang, Sheng Tang had a clearer understanding of production.
She called Luo Yishan.
As for the producer, she still wanted to choose Luo Yishan, with herself participating throughout as the second producer.
Luo Yishan, on the receiving end of this news, was overjoyed.
You should know that the biggest project Luo Yishan had been in touch with so far was an investnt of fifty million. A two billion investnt, not to ntion small production companies, is rare even among the three major film industries.
This was a great opportunity for Luo Yishan.
"Miss Sheng, rest assured, I will definitely handle this project well for you!" Luo Yishan said.
Sheng Tang talked with him a bit.
The labor fees for a producer depend on negotiations. So producers take a flat fee, like a few million; so work on a box office share.
For producers at big production companies, box office share is definitely better.
But for small company’s films, where it’s possible they might bomb, a flat fee is more stable for the producer.
After discussing with Luo Yishan, he agreed to take a flat fee, asking for five million.
The price was acceptable to Sheng Tang.
As for the director, Sheng Tang also talked with Wang Sheng.
Wang Sheng really wanted to go, but he had just received an opportunity to study; he would be observing at Hollywood’s big production companies for three months.
It was recomnded by the National Film Association, a very rare opportunity.
If he hadn’t won the Qinglan Award for Best Director, this opportunity wouldn’t have been his.
He had no available schedule.
So, Sheng Tang smoothly found Fei Muzhi.
Fei Muzhi is a signed director of the company and had previously worked with Sheng Tang, having enjoyed the collaboration. And since this film was under the company’s subsidiary, he might have final cut rights, so he readily agreed.
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