In Li Mu's mind, although "Crazy Stone" is a film centered on ordinary people, it does not mean that it must follow the role of the previous grass-stage actor team.
In Li Mu's eyes, there are four outstanding characters in "Crazy Stone". The first one is Huang Bo, who plays the black man, the second one is Guo Tao, who plays the security captain, and the third one is Wang Xun, who plays the four-eyed assistant of the real estate developer. Liu Hua, the thief boss, is fourth.
These four people were all grassroots members at the beginning, but after "Crazy Stone" became popular, the acting careers of these four people have reached new heights, especially Huang Bo, who started with this drama and reached the top step by step. .
Therefore, for Li Mu, he hopes that Ning Hao can use these four actors when filming "Crazy Stone" this year. It would be great if Xu Zheng can be invited over. Although he does not have many roles in "Crazy Stone" , but it was also this cooperation that made him, Huang Bo and Ning Hao form an iron triangle, and he is also quite talented and a potential stock.
In addition, Li Mu also has another idea in his mind, which is to try his best to sign these actors to Makino Image through this movie. Without exception, these people are all talented actors, which is very rare.
Ning Hao's brain was still a little unable to react. After all, he came with a wish of five million, with a minimum of three million. As soon as Li Mu opened his mouth, it turned into twenty or thirty million. He even asked Liu Dehua and Liu Tianwang to star. This The action was too loud, just like Bai Jingjing in Westward Journey. She just went to become a disciple, but a man showed up and wanted to marry her on the spot. She was basically in a state of confusion.
Li Mu understands Ning Hao's mentality, and he would probably be the same. In fact, Ning Hao was quite wasted a few years ago. Take "Crazy Stone" as an example. An idea has been around since 2000, and it can be done with only three million. After waiting for six years to become famous in "Crazy Stone", he has always been grateful to Andy Lau who invested in his filming, which shows his desire for this opportunity.
Now, Li Mu has helped him advance his dream by four years and given him more leverage. He is not only excited, but also a little scared.
He said: "With an investment of 20 to 30 million, I can only get back the money if the box office reaches 100 million. What if I lose..."
Li Mu spread his hands with an indifferent expression and said, "If you pay, just pay. Can I still ask you to compensate me?"
Ning Hao said awkwardly: "I didn't mean that... I meant that I feel guilty. You treat me so well. If I pay you again, this..."
Li Mu continued to enlighten him: "Don't think that 30 million is a lot. In fact, 30 million for a movie can only be considered ordinary. As for the box office, you don't have to feel pressure. Although we don't have many resources in the film and television industry, you don't Forget, our distribution capabilities on the Internet are very powerful, you only need to make the movie well, and I will take care of the box office."
Ning Hao was slightly stunned. He was also a smart man. As soon as he heard Li Mu talk about the Internet, he immediately understood Li Mu's intention.
With Makino Technology's powerful delivery capabilities, it can deliver a movie directly to tens of millions of people in minutes, and tens of millions of people will have a community effect. The final number of people who deliver the information will definitely be even more. This delivery capability is What the traditional film and television industry does not have is that if you can make a good movie yourself and Li Mu can use this resource to help the movie get enough film schedules, you won't have to worry about the movie's box office.
After thinking through this level, Ning Hao finally gained some confidence. He said to Li Mu: "Boss, I will go back and carefully consider the script first, and try to make it more detailed. I will show it to you when the time comes."
Li Mu nodded: "If you want to shoot, when do you want to start shooting?"
Ning Hao thought for a while and said, "In June or July."
Li Mu asked again: "How long is expected to take?"
Ning Hao said: "The previous plan was to complete the filming within two months. After all, the cost is small. But now, I have to go back and calculate it again. The cost is higher, the production is more sophisticated, and the time period will be longer."
Li Mu nodded: "Don't worry, we'll lock it in for the Lunar New Year release at the end of December, or early next year."
Ning Hao said: "This time should be fine."
Li Mu smiled and said: "You have to shoot well when the time comes. This movie is our Makino Image's first big-screen movie. We must make a name for ourselves. Once this movie is finished, our future development will also be It’s smooth.”
Ning Hao grinned: "Don't worry, boss. As long as you can trust me, I will do my best."
Li Mu laughed and scolded: "Bullshit, I promised you 30 million, how can I trust you?"
Hearing this, Ning Hao held the script of The Thief Among Thieves in his arms and was silly and happy for a long time.
Li Mu asked him: "What is your salary expectation for this movie? Tell me."
Ning Hao said: "Boss, I only need 50,000 yuan for the director's fee."
"Fifty thousand?" Li Mu frowned: "What are you talking about with me? I'll give you fifty thousand as a director's fee. If word gets out, do I still want to be around?"
Ning Hao said cheerfully: "If you think it's too little, I don't have any problem with giving you an extra fifty thousand."
"Go away." Li Mu said impatiently: "The minimum director's fee is 500,000 yuan, plus 10% of the net box office profit. How much you can earn depends on your ability."
When Ning Hao heard this, he was so shocked that he didn't react at all. Not to mention that the amount of 500,000 yuan was ten times what he expected, but what a 10% box office split meant. He knew very well that if this movie It doesn't matter if the movie loses money, but if it makes money, Li Mu's words are equivalent to promising himself 10% of the movie's net profit...
Ning Hao still wanted to shirk, but Li Mu just waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's each do our own thing. I'll be responsible for paying and you'll be responsible for the work. It's my business how to pay. I can decide it myself. You Just stop talking and just do your job well."
Ning Hao nodded and said nothing. He just sighed that his life was really good. He met Li Mu, a financial sponsor with outstanding strength, and the other party trusted him so much that he suddenly had the idea of destroying his life and brains.
Li Mu suddenly thought of Du Wei. He always felt that Du Wei was in such a good condition that it would be a loss if she did not pursue a full-scale development in film, television and music. However, after much thought, "Crazy Stone" was indeed not suitable for her to star in. He thought about it for a long time, and suddenly Thinking of a movie - "The Girls We Chased Together in Those Years"
"Those Years" is a phenomenal film, and it can also be considered a high-quality youth film. It once led a big trend of youth films in China. If it hadn't been for its success, there wouldn't have been so many youth films later. It is a youth film with vulgar elements such as mistresses, pregnancy, abortion, car accidents, terminal illnesses, etc.
In later generations, three youth films, "To Youth," "My Deskmate," and "That Year in a Hurry," were released one after another. Netizens once ridiculed that the abortion rate in these three films reached an astonishing 100%, and even made a special summary of this. Words: There are three treasures in youth movies: abortion, car accidents, and the difficulty of growing old. This is enough to show the proliferation of youth movies at that time, and it is also enough to show the huge success of the movie "Those Years".
Du Wei's temperament is very suitable for Shen Jiayi in those years. In addition, Du Wei showed her youthful atmosphere in "Oldboy". She is probably the most suitable girl for filming campus youth dramas in Li Mu's mind. It is also the best choice to play Shen Jiayi.
However, if I didn’t have a suitable director at hand during those years of filming, and I really didn’t have the time or energy to guest-direct and make a movie, I would have been tortured enough by just one "Oldboy", and Ning Hao also had "Crazy Stone" It requires preparation, and he is not suitable for this style, so Li Mu feels that if he wants to film Those Years, he still has to find a director.
He asked Ning Hao: "Do you know a director suitable for making a campus romance film?"
Ning Hao asked: "What kind of campus love?"
Li Mu said: "It is a campus love story in which the male protagonist and the female protagonist like each other at the beginning. After going through secret love, strong will and duplicity, they finally get together and then separate because of some shit, and finally the girl marries someone else."
Ning Hao burst out laughing after hearing this: "When you put it like that, I really know a suitable director."
Li Mu then asked: "Who is it? Can you introduce me to him?"
Ning Hao said happily: "It's you, boss. Isn't that the tone of "Oldboy"? You are very good at it!"
Li Mu glared at him and said, "I make about a million dollars a day, so how can I have time to make movies? Seriously, find me someone who is reliable."
When Ning Hao saw Li Mu's serious expression, he immediately nodded and said, "I'll look for something suitable when I get back."
Li Mu said: "Take it seriously, if it's reliable, this movie can be launched together with "Crazy Stone" and be released on the Lunar New Year schedule at the end of the year."
Ning Hao nodded: "OK, I'll do it as soon as possible!"
After eating and talking about the movie, Li Mu drove Ning Hao back. When he saw the domineering G55 that Li Mu had newly bought, Ning Hao was shocked again by Li Mu. From the moment he saw the car to before getting off the car, My eyes are almost stuck in the various details of G55 and I can't take them out.
Li Mu saw his unconscious performance and told him before leaving that if the box office of "Crazy Stone" reached 300 million after its release, he would give him an extra G55.
Ning Hao was so frightened that he waved his hands repeatedly, saying that he couldn't imagine that a box office of 300 million would not be worth such an expensive car. Li Mu said to him: "Dare to think, dare to be Fang Yingxiong.", and then drove away.
On the way back, Kong Lingyu called Li Mu and said to Li Mu: "Boss, Tengxun has removed all commercial advertisements today, and their membership services are also on sale at a special price. One penny a month is equivalent to 0.1% off."
Li Mu asked him: "For one penny a month, can users customize how many months they want to buy it? For example, buy it for half a year or a year at a time."
"Wait a minute, let me take a look." Kong Lingyu paused for a moment, tested it and then said to Li Mu; "No, you can only buy it for a single month."
Li Mu smiled and said: "Then don't worry about it. They don't have the determination to burn the boat."
Kong Lingyu asked: "They must be doing this to maintain user stickiness. Shouldn't we deal with it?"
Li Mu said without hesitation: "We don't have to deal with it for the time being. Let's deal with it when they go all out to buy memberships for one penny and can buy them for a year or even two years at a time. We won't fight on price. It's too low."
Kong Lingyu was stunned for a moment: "Uh, okay then..."
Li Mu noticed that Kong Lingyu was still a little worried, so he smiled and reassured: "Don't let the other party's price war clutter your position. Its products are outdated in many functions compared to YY. Many of our core functions, even QQ members cannot enjoy it, which means that in terms of these needs, QQ members cannot replace ordinary YY users. This is our core competitive method. If we blindly follow them in price wars, we will put ourselves at risk. His steps were messed up."
Kong Lingyu said: "I understand Boss."
As he spoke, he added: "By the way, when YY was making strategic deployment, we have almost completed the structure of the YY game hall you proposed before. The design team has also designed the interfaces of several popular games. , send it to your email, take a look if you have time."
Li Mu asked curiously: "So fast? From the strategic deployment to the present, it only takes about a month, right?"
Kong Lingyu said: "Our main focus is on developing the game architecture and lobby system. As for the game itself, in order to save time, I bought the source code from other chess and card game development companies, and then developed it a second time based on the source code. Coupled with our new visual design, the speed is much faster.”
Li Mu said in surprise: "Okay, Lao Kong, your mind is getting more and more vivid. How many game codes have you bought?"
Kong Lingyu said: "There are thirteen types in total. Poker categories include: Three-person Landlord, Four-person Landlord, Upgrade, and Run Fast; Chess categories include: chess, military flag, checkers, and backgammon; Mahjong categories include: Cantonese Mahjong, Taiwan Mahjong Mahjong, Sichuan Mahjong, in addition to a Tetris and billiards.”
Li Mu was stunned when he heard this: "So many types?!"
"Yes." Kong Lingyu said: "That company originally imitated Lianzhong to make an online chess and card platform, but the subsequent capital chain did not keep up. After the game platform was launched, it could not be launched. Now it has stopped serving because there is no operating funds, so it Package and sell all the games they develop."
With that said, Kong Lingyu added: "Tetris, billiards and Sichuan Mahjong have not yet been developed. I hired all their technical development teams and they are now working here to continue development. Their team has a total of only Thirteen people, the salary is not high, and the amount of funds is not large, so I didn’t report to you in time.”
"Great! Well done!" Li Mu was overjoyed after hearing this. Kong Lingyu really dug a treasure for himself! Delegating power to him and other core members has a great effect. With an online game development team and more than ten game programs packaged, this kind of good thing is simply a good opportunity that cannot be missed and will never come back.
Li Mu asked him: "Will they sell the game program to other companies again?"
Kong Lingyu said: "No, I bought it out at a price of three million. The copyrights are all with us. If they resell them, they will be held criminally responsible. Besides, the core members of the team are all in our company. They are not interested in being able to work in our company." It’s very satisfying to go to work.”
After finishing speaking, Kong Lingyu added: "Boss, the price is a little expensive, but there were other companies with the intention of acquiring it at the time. I was afraid that the night would be long and the dream would be too much, so I bought it directly."
Li Mu smiled and said: "It's okay. Spending so much extra money is nothing. For us, the time saved is much more cost-effective than the money spent. What's more, we have gained a mature team. This alone is worth it." Got it!"
This is the benefit of a certain degree of decentralization. Makino Technology is developing more and more, and Li Mu has many things to do. In most cases, he cannot preside over the daily operations of the company, so he cannot control everything by himself and delegate power. , letting capable and trustworthy subordinates make decisions for you will often produce better results.
Take Kong Lingyu’s acquisition of game source code and the development team as an example. If Kong Lingyu reported the matter to himself and then understood the other party’s details and considered whether the price was appropriate, it would be easy to miss something. For such a good opportunity and a matter worth millions, Kong Lingyu makes his own decision. He is fast and efficient, and can better help him determine his position. He is not a worker, he is a senior leader of the company, and he has his own s right.
Li Mu was delighted and asked him: "Then when do you think YY Game Hall can integrate these dozen games and release them to the outside world?"
Kong Lingyu thought for a while and said, "About twenty days should be fine."
Li Mu said with satisfaction: "This time point is OK. You must maintain quality and quantity, and don't be greedy for speed."
Kong Lingyu said: "Don't worry, Boss, we all know what's going on."
Li Mu asked him again: "I mentioned to you before that for each mini-game, some cute and interesting dialogue templates must be designed, and male and female dubbing must be found separately. Have you done this?"
Kong Lingyu said: "We did it. We found a total of six people, three men and three women, and recorded six different versions of each game. We haven't decided which version to use yet. Boss, do you want to listen to it yourself and make a choice? ?”
Li Mu said with a smile: "I won't get involved in this kind of thing. You are the developers of the product. You decide for yourself what style is more suitable for your product and more acceptable to your users."
Kong Lingyu said: "Okay, I will call everyone together to vote tomorrow. The minority will obey the majority."
"OK!" Li Mu said with satisfaction, and then added: "By the way, the design team must package the visual effects of the game well. The company's future design capabilities in UI, graphics, elements, etc. must continue to strengthen. This is You keep in communication with Qingya, and if you feel that there is insufficient manpower, don’t hesitate to add more people immediately.”
"Okay." Kong Lingyu said, "I will call Qingya later to communicate."
Just when Li Mu was pleased with Kong Lingyu's progress, he didn't know that Mr. Ma, who was far away in Shenzhen City, also had the idea of copying Lianzhong Games.
The sad thing is that Mr. Ma doesn’t know that Li Mu is also doing this, and even started earlier than him. He has just started to lead the team to sort out the product framework, and Li Mu’s YY game hall is almost completed, and it is still Suddenly there are more than a dozen games...
Here comes the second chapter. This chapter is a big chapter of 5,000 words. I will add another chapter if I don’t sing tonight! Give it a try and hope everyone can support it!
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