For the rest of the directors, writing novels can be a distraction.
Lin Han's calculation was very wonderful. He didn't want to be shabby, but wanted to make a good movie, a science fiction movie that would surprise everyone!
"There is no one at home, so I don't worry about leaving it alone at home." Lin Han said helplessly, "When I went to the garage to prepare to drive, it bit my trousers all the way and wouldn't let go, so I had to bring it over. Look. It’s so popular that we don’t need to worry about it!”
Recently, his hands have become more and more itchy. He has carried so many classic science fiction novels, but there are still so many science fiction movies that have been shelved. This is a serious waste of resources!
"Flowers for Algernon" has been handed over to Leonardo for a long time. He has been preparing to start shooting until now. The preliminary preparation work can be said to be quite extensive. Lin Han even heard that Leonardo specialized in it some time ago. I went to the Mentally Retarded Children's Hospital to experience life, and ate and lived with those people for half a month, just to capture Charlie's state in the story.
Although he doesn't come here often, Lin Han's excellent memory allows him to accurately call each employee's name, and he smiles and greets them all the way.
Movies these days are rarely borne by one investor. As the cost of film production and distribution becomes higher and higher, the risk of loss increases. Most investors are composed of multiple companies. On the one hand, they can Integrating resources can also share risks!
Employees of the company all know that Lin Han has a Shiba Inu at home. After all, Chen Jiaxuan always posts photos of Shiba Inu whenever he has nothing to do. At this moment, an employee quietly took out his own ham and started feeding it.
Chen Jiaxuan shook his head. His stupid dog was too easy to trust. It was definitely unreliable to expect it to look after the house.
He still has a certain sense of shame. After all, these works are not his original works. Although others think that Lin Han is being modest, he knows that he only revised and re-created these novels.
Lin Han can get 32 million yuan from 2% of the domestic box office dividend, and 5% of the overseas box office dividend can give him 24 million US dollars.
"The boss came to the company to inspect the work!"
The employees were not too restrained, their eyes were full of disbelief. Normally, Lin Han would never show up in the company if nothing happened, let alone bring a dog.
The two movies he has released are the best proof. Without the popularity of the original novel, the popularity of "The Martian" in the global market would be greatly reduced.
Chen Jiaxuan made an estimate and said: "I haven't said yet, but I estimate that the total investment should be hundreds of millions, otherwise the special effects and visuals cannot be guaranteed. In other words, we must prepare at least 30 million yuan for that project."
After all, it takes a long, long time for a movie to go from project approval to official release. Lin Han can write novels to pass the time, and use the linkage between novels and movies to expand his influence!
Writing novels for a long time is a bit boring, and a lifetime is still so long. Lin Han doesn't want to be imprisoned in words!
Without the popularity of the movie, the novels "The Martian" would not have been popular one after another. These are all mutually reinforcing!
The domestic box office of "The Martian" is as high as 1.64 billion yuan, and the overseas box office is 480 million US dollars. In total, the global box office of this movie is 720 million US dollars!
"By the way, I haven't asked you yet what are you doing in the company today?"
From the drastic adaptation of "This Man is from Earth" to "Immortal", only the creativity of the original movie on Earth remained. This is Lin Han's most satisfying work, because most of it is his own efforts.
But now "Flowers for Algernon" requires him to forget all the acting skills in these two movies. There is no such passionate and explosive acting skills, and he must use a moist and silent way to perform. Only in this way can he It's a breakthrough.
No matter how well written a science fiction novel is, it may not necessarily have as many readers as the movie. Just like "The Martian", this movie has a box office of hundreds of millions of dollars around the world and at least tens of millions of viewers.
But Chai Chai next to him seemed to have seen a new world, walking around and stopping. He had never seen so many people before. If Lin Han hadn't grabbed it by the neck, he would have wanted to look through the staff's desk. Trash can below!
Chen Jiaxuan sat in front of her desk. She opened her thick stack of folders and said, "Why do I feel like I have become your secretary."
In the office building, the employees of Galaxy Group were busy working, and Lin Han led Chai Chai in through the door and prepared to walk to his office.
But Lin Han is different. He is actually more like a carrier of words, because there are so many novels in his mind, and they do not require too much thinking or excessive revision. This is why he never calls himself a writer. for the sake of!
After Lin Han finished "Flatland", he didn't have much work on his hands, and this book could also keep fans quiet for a while, so all he had to do was communicate this idea to the managers of his company !
Lin Han said: "Can our company afford so much money now? Our movies have made so much money, so the cost of my new movie has to increase. I don't want to make another movie that costs 100,000 yuan."
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Chen Jiaxuan knew this would be the case, and she was not surprised. "The next thing is about your brother Li Wenyuan. We have signed a management contract. At the same time, we have also reached an agreement with Chang'e Pictures. Both of his novels will be For movie adaptations, our company will participate in film investment, and the proportion is expected to be 20-30%."
"Good afternoon, Teacher Lin."
After watching Chen Jiaxuan walk out in high heels, Lin Han turned around and walked to the window. The foggy sky outside looked extremely depressing!
Chai Chai doesn't care about strangers as long as he has something to eat. He doesn't have the high level of vigilance as a police dog.
"Woof woof woof..."
"boss?"
After Lin Han had a taste of filmmaking, he could never forget that feeling. Filmmaking and writing novels do not conflict and can completely complement each other.
"When this batch of dividends arrives, the domestic box office dividends can be used to invest in "Out of the Solar System", and the overseas box office dividends and the box office dividends of "Immortality" can be used to make movies for me."
Any science fiction fan has probably imagined this kind of thing, a classic science fiction movie being born in the palm of his hand, or how he would shoot this story if he were a director.
"There are quite a few things, let me tell you one by one. First of all, it is the email Leonardo sent you. "Flowers for Algernon" is ready to start filming. He hopes you can go to Hollywood and read the script. And whether there are any problems with the characters or location selection. He plans to hit the awards season at the end of the year for this movie, so he is quite optimistic about it from all aspects!"
Chen Jiaxuan let him hold his hand and said with emotion: "You, you just can't take a break. Now that the serialization of the novel is over, you just want to work!"
"This is good. At least Chang'e Pictures' return on investment is good and it won't lose money."
After arriving at the office, Lin Han asked Chen Jiaxuan to sit on the sofa, and he kissed her cheek, "I'm used to being busy, and I feel a little lost when I stop by accident."
At the beginning, Chang'e Pictures was not optimistic about the global box office of "The Martian" at all, so Lin Han's share ratio was reduced to 5%. What they value is the domestic box office, so Lin Han and Chen Jiaxuan have been fighting for a long time and only have 2%, so they have such a weird number.
"Then you came just in time. I have a lot of things to report to you now. Don't you have to work?" Chen Jiaxuan stood up. She pointed at Lin Han and said, "I'll go get the documents first. Don't run away."
"Wow, this is Chai Chai, it looks so cute!"
A rain brought the originally warm weather back to winter. Lin Han clearly saw spring flowers blooming when he was walking his dog a few days ago, but now he had to put on a down jacket.
Lin Han pointed to the office. He took Chen Jiaxuan's hand and said as he walked: "I suddenly remembered that I want to discuss the follow-up matters with you."
Lin Han knew that Chai Chai was running over just by hearing this sound, accompanied by the "dong dong dong" sound of high heels hitting the ground. He turned around and saw that Chen Jiaxuan was indeed in front, and Chai Chai was following closely. later!
Not to mention those who follow the video website or buy DVDs, science fiction movies are not a niche, they can even be said to be the largest genre in the global box office market, and their influence is extraordinary!
But these are all before tax, and you still have to pay business tax, value-added tax, corporate income tax, stamp duty, etc.!
"The company doesn't have much money on its books now, but your box office dividend on "The Martian" has been settled. Your 5% overseas box office share and 2% China box office share are very impressive!"
"Who can afford a secretary like you?" When Lin Han saw this folder, his head ached. He should have known better than to lie.
"Hey boss is here, don't talk."
Leonardo has a rich acting career. He played a mentally retarded character in "A Different Sky" and a highly intelligent criminal in "How to Get Away with Murder". Both of these roles have won him a series of acting awards. Nominate!
Lin Han shrugged his shoulders, "No problem, go and come back quickly. I have to communicate with Miao Hong later."
In early March, smog was still rampant in Beijing, and we didn’t know when it would subside.
Lin Han frowned, "I guess I don't have time to go to the United States, and I don't want to go for the time being, so just decline for me. But judging from the script, this movie still has many highlights. As for location selection, we can communicate online. "
"How much investment do you plan to invest in "Out of the Galaxy"? If it is too much, I will also be making a movie soon. Will I be able to spend so much money by then?" This is Lin Han's concern.
Chen Jiaxuan walked out of her office after hearing the sound. She said angrily: "Why did you bring Chai Chai here?"