Chapter 1392 House of Cards
The filming of "Running" is scheduled for January 7. Fortunately, it was filmed in Haizhou. There is no need to work hard. When Li Rui is willing, he can handle some private matters if he is willing.
When Li Rui got up early in the morning on January 6, Zhu Qianxue was already waiting in the living room.
"Here you come." Li Rui yawned, "Thank you for your hard work. Have you had breakfast? I have bread, milk, cereal, and coffee. Do you want to have some?"
Zhu Qianxue stood up from the sofa and said respectfully: "Boss is so polite, I've eaten it."
Li Rui nodded and said, "When I make a cup of coffee, we will start."
"I'll do it." Zhu Qianxue hurried over to help.
Soon a cup of fragrant coffee was ready, and Li Rui took a sip and was a little surprised: "Your coffee is good? I just saw you picking beans, which is a bit professional!"
Zhu Qianxue smiled and said, "When I was in college in Maple Leaf Country, I worked in a coffee shop, so I am good at making coffee."
Li Rui nodded: "I will leave my coffee to you in the future..."
Carrying coffee, Li Rui took Zhu Qianxue upstairs into the study, turned on the skype on the computer, and had a video conference call with Meiguo.
There are three parties participating in the meeting.
One side is Li Rui and Zhu Qianxue.
One side is Burns, the representative of Lionsgate Pictures.
The other side is David Finch, the genius director and producer who Li Rui particularly liked in his previous life.
Speaking of Finch, Li Rui really loves and hates him, and loves to the core and hates him.
If you love him, just say the name of the movie he has participated in directing and producing.
"Alien 3", "Seven Deadly Sins", "Fighting Club", "The Twelve Palaces", "Social Network"...
Responsibly speaking, Finch's production must be a fine product.
The reason for hating him is also very simple. This guy is too dark. Most of the works are filled with heavy taste elements, crime, depravity, drugs, desire, betrayal, deception and murder. Many plots are suppressed.
People can't breathe, and they even doubt their lives after watching it!
"David, I'm glad to see you!" Li Rui waved at Finch in the video.
Finch was a little cold-hearted, just nodded slightly.
Li Rui understands it very well because this guy never likes producers. When filming "Alien 3", he had a big fight with 20th Century Fox and finally turned against him publicly.
When filming "The Seven Deadly Sins", Finch started to fight with the producer again. In the end, thanks to the starring actor Brad Pitt's firm support and threatening to stop the show, the producer barely compromised.
If you select a director that Hollywood producers dislike the most, you probably can be ranked among the top votes. If you select a list of producers that Finch likes, you probably only have his own name on that page.
Burns, who is familiar with both parties, was responsible for controlling the field. He cleared his throat and said, "For this meeting, we are going to discuss the production of "House of Cards". Lee, please tell me first."
Li Rui nodded and said, "House of Cards is Michael..."
"You can just say the point." Finch interrupted Li Rui a little rudely, "We have read that novel, the copyright is in your hands. The only question now is, what kind of thing do you want to make it?
How much can a drama be invested in?”
If it were someone else, it might be a little angry to be interrupted like this, but Li Rui knew that Finch had such a temper. Although he relied on capital, he never gave capital a good look.
Li Rui in his previous life wanted to be a person with a temper like Finch, but unfortunately his talent was not enough to support his temper, so he had to give up and just curse him secretly in his heart and just let it go.
In this life, Li Rui has become a capital and is still angry, but what can he do? Who makes Magnesium Drama an industry that has the final say between screenwriters and producers!
Magnesium drama is a huge assembly line industry. It can be said that Magnesium drama is an art, but it is actually more like a content production assembly line with a very high degree of industrialization.
The Magnesium Country has the largest TV network in the world, which is divided into two major systems: TV network and cable TV.
The TV network includes abc, cbs, nbc and fox as well as non-profit non-commercial PBS. Each one has a network covering all magnesium, and users can watch it for free.
Cable TV requires users to subscribe to it before they can watch it. Starz, who came into contact with Li Rui a while ago, is one of the famous cable TV suppliers in Magnesium.
Whether it is free TV network or paid cable TV, it basically has its own magnesium drama production companies. Some large media groups such as Warner also owns hbo, Disney has Disney channels, and there are thousands of independent production companies every year.
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The normal birth process of magnesium dramas is that the screenwriter and producer settle the script concept or outline and then sell it to the TV station. If the TV station likes the script, it needs to pay a sum of money to buy out the priority.
The money is determined based on the screenwriter's reputation and the content of the script. Some awesome screenwriters can sell a high price of millions of magnesium with a three-page script outline.
In the future, the screenwriter will submit the complete script for review for the TV station, and the TV station will select a portion of the pilot episodes from them, and then decide whether to order based on the ratings of the pilot episodes.
This is a very complete industrial system that has been in operation for many years. Almost no TV station will order episodes without watching scripts or pilot episodes.
But this time, it's obviously different.
Li Rui only has the copyright of "House of Cards", and there is not even a half-page concept of the script. Moreover, this novel tells the story of the political arena of the Eagle Kingdom. How to adapt it into a story that took place in the Magnesium Kingdom has no concept, so it is directly connected.
Finch, I hope to make a series.
Doing this does not conform to industry rules, but it also seems very reckless, but considering that Li Rui is a Chinese citizen may not understand the market very much, he can understand and forgive him.
Li Rui said: "Adaptation, screenwriter, production, director, filming, all the power is left to you. I am only responsible for recommending a few consultants to you. I don't participate in everything else. I don't need a pilot episode. I just order two seasons and twenty.
Six episodes, I will give you a fee of 100 million magnesium!”
In the video, both Finch and Burns are still.
It was not a stutter, but both of them were stunned.
Even Zhu Qianxue, who was always preparing to translate for Li Rui, was stunned.
She has lived in Maple Leaf Country for many years and has watched many magnesium dramas in her daily life, and has a little understanding of this industry.
100 million magnesium dollars produces twenty-six episodes of magnesium drama, with an average of 4 million per episode. This is a perfect big production!
The cost of producing a magnesium drama is about 2 million magnesium per episode. The number of "Game of Thrones" which was broadcast last year increased by a huge amount to 6 million magnesium per episode, but "Game of Thrones" is a
A fantasy war-type magnesium drama has many huge scenes, and it is just as costing 6 million per episode.
"House of Cards" is just a political satirical drama. Where does the cost of four million yuan be spent?
Chapter completed!