Chapter 657 Investment Script
The negotiations with director Min Kuidong were very smooth and it was hard to believe.
It turns out that since Min Kuidong has never been able to produce any major works in recent years, he has gradually been abandoned by mainstream movies. "The Most Beautiful Farewell in the World" released this year has a good reputation, but unfortunately it is too niche and the box office is too bad.
Many people invest in movies to make money. Since Min Kuidong cannot guarantee box office returns and cannot win awards to hype the DVD market, it is useless to rely on reputation alone. If a good reputation can be used as a food or as a money? Then those businessmen who put interests first will naturally not give him any face.
So this time, his works that he wrote and directed were almost ignored by the Japanese earthquake and he did not hesitate to catch up with the popularity of the Japanese earthquake.
This time I sent the script to Kim Jong-kwon with the idea of trying it out, because there is an investor who is willing to try it out, but they need actors with box office guarantees to play it. If there are only second-rate stars, then forget it.
For this reason, Director Min Kuidong sent almost all the first-line actors to audition invitations. Unfortunately, not many people were interested. Even a few who liked this script could not reach an agreement on the pay and failed.
Even Lin Xiujing, who had worked with him before, gave a cautious answer after reading the script. After all, it was not a simple thing to let an actress make such an image breakthrough, nor was it a small movie with a few people, so she would take it off.
It’s nothing to devote yourself to art. If you can become famous with it, I believe most actresses will not refuse. They are afraid that they will take off and show off, and they will not be able to get anything. They are labeled as “off-star”. That would be a loss to grandma’s house.
In fact, just think about it, it’s a small production itself, with a lot of “passionate scenes” in it. First-line actors are invited to join. Are they all the first-line actors? Just hold on to each other?
Anyone who receives the script has to take a total of filming will damage his image? Is the pay given to him meet his psychological expectations to make this sacrifice? It would be fine if he succeeded, but he earned everything back. If he fails, he will really lose his wife and his army!
So Min Kuidong is now in a situation where he can't find a suitable actor to join. Without anyone, he can't attract investment. Without investment, he feels unsure and dare not give actors a pay cycle.
The arrival of Kim Jong-kwon and So Ji-seok can be said to be a timely help. Director Min Kyu-dong, who has been hit by reality, was simply trapped by the two brothers. It would be impossible not to tell the truth, otherwise how could he negotiate further?
When he learned that director Min Kyu-dong was in such a situation where he wanted money but no one, So Ji-seok's face was not very good anyway. He was becoming more and more unfavorable to this movie now. If Kim Jong-kwon hadn't been winking at him, he would have left long ago.
You should know that he is no longer the one who just returned from the army and needs to prove his situation urgently. Even if it were the situation at that time, if it weren't for Kim Jong-kwon's strong urge to take over the debut of director Jang Hoon. The female work "Movie Is a Movie", he would probably miss the movie that set him off as a newcomer Grand Slam.
If it was at this time, Zhang Xun came to him with the script, he would probably refuse, let alone Min Kuidong, who was more unreliable than director Zhang Xun at the time.
Fortunately, I also invested in all my assets, at least I still have money, not to mention director Kim Ki-dou to protect him.
What about Min Kuidong now? Not to mention the salted fish in the ditch, it’s almost done. If you want to turn things around with this movie, you have to spend money on your art films. You are a money-losing product in itself and you don’t have any big-name movies. Which investor will continue to support him in making movies if his brain is short-circuited.
In this case, what would you think if Su Ji-seop, who was ready to "sell his lust" in the film? He was definitely ten thousand horses running on the green grassland in his heart!
Kim Jong-kwon is just the opposite. He has a "cheater" because when he was reading this script, he had already confirmed a fact through some fragmented pictures that flashed in his mind, that is, this movie is definitely a successful work.
As for how much profit it can get, he can't guarantee it, but if he has guaranteed his capital, he dares to use his head to guarantee it, because he has never disappointed him since the appearance of "Inspiration". Whether it is music or movies, as long as it can trigger "Inspiration" is definitely a top-notch masterpiece.
So with Kim Jong-kwon's strong matchmaking, he not only got the decision-making power of the actors, but also directly decided on all the investment in "My Wife's Everything", which made director Min Kyu-dong, who had no hope, overjoyed.
This meeting was really worth it. Not only the actors didn’t have to worry about it, but even the funds were in place. He really didn’t want to meet the stupid layman who thought he could just make a point with some money!
Although it was a bit too much to give up the actor's final decision, it was a blessing for him to make the movie now. What's more, with his current reputation, I really couldn't find any good actors. With Kim Jong Kwon and So Ji-seok, it would be a matter of minutes to find a few reliable actors based on their connections and popularity.
The cooperation was finalized at the first meeting, which made Director Min Kuidong, who had fallen to the bottom, feel a little fluttering and full of redness when he left.
"Is this movie really that good? Why didn't I see it?" After Min Kui-dong left, So Ji-seok couldn't help asking.
So Ji-seok really trusted him very much, otherwise he would not have waited until both parties confirmed the agreement before asking him.
Kim Jong-kwon was very grateful and moved to this guy for not breaking up his position even though he had a lot of doubts and dissatisfaction before. It was such a pleasant thing to be trusted unreservedly. In today's society, it is a feeling that most people have never experienced.
"Don't worry, brother! You don't believe my vision. This time we will definitely make a profit. We invest and act by ourselves, which will save a lot of expenses invisibly. If the box office and reputation are both good, then we will sell the overseas copyright and win both fame and fortune!" Kim Jong-kwon knew that he needed to give him confidence at this time, so he patted his chest without hesitation.
So Ji-seop really wants to tell him that investing in movies is not that simple. If it is so easy to make money, there will not be so many small film companies that go bankrupt because of losses every year. Even Hollywood giants have to kill themselves.
Chapter completed!