: I've decided to film "Three Kingdoms".

Chapter 90 I've Decided to Film "Three Kingdoms" (Third Update)

Han Sanping nodded: "Okay, come up with a concrete plan first. We'll talk about it later."

"it is good."

The car stopped downstairs at the company. He Yi'an got out of the car, said goodbye to Han Sanping and Yu Feihong, and entered the elevator to reach the company floor.

"Hello, Director He!"

"Director He is back!"

Congratulations to Director He on winning Best Director at the Venice Film Festival!

When the receptionist saw He Yi'an arrive at the company, her eyes lit up and she shouted excitedly. This immediately attracted the attention of the other employees, who all stood up to greet her.

After He Yi'an greeted them one by one, he asked the receptionist to notify Liu Guonan, Ma Ming, Zhang Jing, and several screenwriters to come over for a meeting.

After giving some instructions, he went to his office.

To be honest, he has only been to the company a handful of times since it was founded, and he has hardly ever used this office.

However, my mom still regularly arranges for someone to clean it very well for him.

Take out the Silver Lion for Best Director and place it on the cabinet behind your desk.

He Yi'an then placed the best script below.

Now, the previously empty cubicles finally have something to occupy their space.

He Yi'an was very satisfied with the award result.

However, the initial excitement has long since worn off. Right now, the most pressing matters are company matters and future arrangements.

He had already bragged to Han Sanping in the car, so He Yi'an wasn't going to back down.

Meanwhile, the company's projects are still ongoing: "Full House" is not yet finished filming, "Chinese Paladin" is about to begin preparations, "Fireworks in the Human World" is still showing in theaters, and Yan Danchen's situation also needs to be arranged.

If it weren't for his mother's help, he wouldn't know how many things would have awaited him after he came back.

However, if another project is launched, the company may not have enough funds.

The initial start-up capital he and his family contributed was only over 20 million yuan, as they also needed to consider their family's livelihood.

All the money is from legitimate sources and can withstand any scrutiny.

The production cost of "Full House" was higher than the original estimate of 500 million RMB, reaching 800 million RMB, because He Yi'an insisted that it could not be cheap.

The most expensive part was, of course, building the core scene, the "Full House" villa.

The company bought a villa for the film crew, and with the renovation costs and travel expenses for filming at home and abroad, it cost nearly 200 million yuan.

The other major expenses are equipment and team costs.

He Yi'an required them to use high-definition equipment for filming. Including the salaries of the director, cinematographer, art director, costume designer, makeup artist, and other team members, the production cycle was calculated at 3-4 months, and this cost almost exceeded 300 million yuan.

Finally, there was the lead actor's salary, which was relatively low, but He Yi'an didn't deduct any money from it.

If they're unwilling to give money to their own company's employees, how can they charge for other companies' productions?

After all the miscellaneous costs, I'll probably only have a million or two left in the end, which is just enough for post-production and marketing.

This includes editing, voice-over, music composition, and initial promotional costs.

The theme song also needed to be custom-made, and He Yi'an went to Sanbao again. After all, it's best not to bother two people for the same thing. They had worked together before, so they were comfortable using it.

Fortunately, He Yi'an could remember the general melody, so it was relatively quick to finish.

Only when he actually started a company and promoted projects did He Yi'an truly understand what it meant to spend money like water.

"Fortunately, we managed to recover some of the copyright for 'Fireworks in the Human World'."

When we signed the contract with China Film Group and Enlight Media, my mother had already made it clear to them that Langyuan would exclusively own the overseas copyright revenue, and in return, Langyuan would have to share the domestic box office revenue.

China Film Group and Enlight Media also agreed.

That's why they were willing to promote the movie so vigorously after its release.

To be honest, He Yi'an really didn't care about the domestic box office revenue share.

Firstly, the current revenue sharing ratio between production companies and theaters is very low; as the production company, he only gets 35%, while the theaters get 65%.

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Given this profit-sharing ratio, which is essentially based on illegal work, it would be very difficult to recoup the investment within a year.

Those who claim to recoup their box office share within a few months are completely unaware of the inside story.

Even twenty years later, it would take the production company more than a year to fully recoup its box office revenue.

After all, the cinemas need a large amount of cash in their hands so they can do other things. If you want to ask for it, you can only do so if you have power, influence, or connections.

No?

If you still want it, you'll have to wait!

It could take two or three years to get through.

You said you're not satisfied and want to sue?

you can!

Then they'll go even further and steal your box office revenue. No matter how well you sell, they'll claim no one is watching and they're still losing money.

You don't even have a chance to reason with them.

Therefore, theater chains are the real bosses. Those who think they can control theater chains are just naive.

He Yi'an wouldn't anger these guys when he didn't have a say in the cinema chains, so he preferred to hand over more profits to China Film Group and Enlight Media, letting them deal with the other cinema chains.

Moreover, even if the box office really reaches 4000 million, after splitting the 35% revenue share with China Film Group and Enlight Media, not much will actually end up in their pockets.

At times like these, I still have to thank Zhang Weiping.

This guy isn't much of a player, but he really managed to squeeze out a cut of the production company's revenue share.

Shortly after "Hero" was released, he began negotiating with all the theaters and managed to snatch 40% of the revenue.

However, we won't be able to enjoy the movie that He Yi'an is currently showing.

"The revenue sharing for the production company still depends on Zhang Dapao. I can just sit in the back and enjoy the benefits. However, the money from the sale of copyrights can help the company get through its current difficulties."

If this money doesn't go into the company's account, then the next installment of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" might have to be delayed.

However, "Chinese Paladin" definitely cannot be delayed, and may even have to be released earlier than in the original timeline. Otherwise, once the regulations are issued, it will be impossible to even be broadcast on satellite TV, making it even more difficult to recoup costs.

"The production cost of 'Chinese Paladin' should be around 1800 million."

Don't listen to what Sugar Man Tsai says about the production cost being 3000 to 5000 million; He Yi-an won't believe a word of it.

If the production cost were truly over 30 million, it wouldn't have been repeatedly described by reporters and media as a low-cost start-up, nor would Liu Xiaoli have repeatedly refused it.

The clothing wouldn't be cheap either.

Because this is a low-budget, small film.

Moreover, the filming conditions were very basic, since at that time, ancient costume fantasy dramas were still a niche genre in the entire Chinese-speaking world, and the investment scale was limited.

It's impossible for anyone to invest more than 30 million to bid on this thing.

He Yi'an estimates that the total cost of the original "Chinese Paladin 1" is probably between 9 million and 22 million yuan.

This still takes into account the cost of actors, main creators, costumes, props, sets, post-production, miscellaneous items, and the fact that production in 2004 was slightly more expensive than in 2003.

He Yi'an stayed in the office for two and a half hours before the receptionist came to tell him that everyone had arrived.

He pushed open the meeting room door and found that everyone he had asked to come was already there.

Liu Guonan sat by the window, a pile of documents spread out in front of him. He looked tired, but his eyes were still bright.

Ma Ming was sitting opposite him, talking to Zhang Jing next to him.

Zhang Jing, who was talking to him, stopped talking to He Yi'an when she saw him come in. Instead, she looked up and smiled.

"Director He, you're back?"

Congratulations, Director He!

"Congratulations, Director He, on winning Best Director at Venice!"

"The youngest Best Director in China!"

"Director He, you have to treat us!"

A group of people started joking around, but although they seemed the same as before, He Yi'an could clearly feel that the group had lost the casualness they used to have.

His status as the boss certainly played a part in this.

But more importantly, he actually won the award.

For them, who are also in the industry, this means all too well.

If He Yi'an were to go out and boast about being a great director, although some people might disagree, no one would openly deny it.

This is the boost that awards bring at this point in time.

He Yi'an sensed this change, but he didn't intend to correct it.

"You're back. Let's treat everyone after Director Liu finishes filming." He Yi'an walked to the head seat and sat down, glancing at everyone present. "Director Liu, how's 'Full House' going?"

"It'll be done soon, in about thirty days we'll wrap up filming." Liu Guonan put down the documents in his hand and rubbed his temples.

"Filming is currently almost two weeks ahead of schedule, mainly because the actors are in good condition, and Yan Danchen and Qiao Zhenyu are working well together."

They're getting more and more in sync.

"That's good!" Seeing his tired look, He Yi'an continued, "Is there a problem?"

Liu Guonan thought for a moment and said, "It's not a big problem, there are just a few things I need you to decide on. But my matters are all minor."

"Director He, why did you call us all back? What's the matter that's so urgent?"

"I've decided to make a film about the Three Kingdoms."