Entertainment: The joy of being a director is beyond your imagination

Chapter 54. Open the back door? No need to bother you.
"Pockets? Not really!"

"Okay, there aren't many people in the entire entertainment industry who can ask me for investment with such a frivolous attitude." Han Sanping scolded with a smile: "Tell me, a movie of Manslaughter and a movie of Detective Chinatown, how much do you want combined!"

"No need to add them together, only the manslaughter requires investment."

"Oh?"

"I'm not kidding Mr. Han. I'm planning to shoot Manslaughter first. The Tang Detective series can be put on hold for now because the Tang Detective series will cost more and I can't rely solely on investment."

Hearing this, Han Sanping looked at Pei Ran with not only admiration but also a hint of satisfaction.

This kid knows when to advance and when to retreat.

"And what I need more is the name of 'Huaying Investment', which is more important to me."

Han Sanping understood what she meant, "Are you trying to take this opportunity to tell others that Huaying is behind you?"

"Does Mr. Han mind if I take advantage of the power of others?"

"do not mind."

"I can rest assured that."

"Okay, it's getting late, tell me a budget."

"I just need Huaying to give me 10 million."

"How much do you estimate the initial cost of the film Manslaughter?"

"It will cost about 40 to 60 million."

Before coming here, Pei Ran had checked the encyclopedia of film information from 2003 onwards, which he had redeemed through the system, and found that the production cost of Manslaughter in the Previous Life was over million yuan.

But what years were those? How inflated were prices?

Moreover, this production cost of over 100 million yuan also includes the actors' salaries, and shooting this film by myself does not require such high actor salaries.

Pei Ran then asked Liu Wanqing to do some research, and only then did they come up with a production cost of 40 to 60 million.

"Only 10 million? That still leaves a big gap."

"Director Han doesn't need to worry about this. The Sound Tuner is distributed by Wanda Film Line, which is a timely help. Now I have the ability to repay this favor, so I will definitely leave an investment for Wanda."

"So confident? What if you lose money?" Han Sanping teased, "Then it will be like someone helping you in need, and you will be the one who stabs Wan Da Ying Xian in the back."

"Victory and defeat are common in the military." Pei Ran responded to Han Sanping in the same teasing tone, "If you can't even get back the money you put into the accidental killing, doesn't that also reflect that you, Mr. Han, have also made mistakes and stumbled before?"

"You boy!"

Han Sanping secretly took back his praise for Pei Ran's ability to "know when to advance and when to retreat".

Damn it, this kid doesn't know when to advance and when to retreat, he just has too many tricks up his sleeve!

"But...if I really suffer a huge loss, President Han won't be so angry that he will ban me, a young director who has not yet grown up, right?" Pei Ran asked curiously.

Han Sanping also laughed.

Do young people nowadays like to dress up dishes so much?

"Even if the return on investment of this film is not as expected, if you need funds or other support when filming Detective Chinatown, I will not be stingy. You can keep this in mind."

Han Sanping is not the kind of person who just sits in the office and talks about everything. He has also been a director, so he naturally knows that even if the script is perfect, there is only a 99% chance that it will not fail.

A script that is 100% sure to be a box office hit... Not to mention the Chinese-language film industry, even any master director in the world of film cannot make such a guarantee.

And facing a capable and talented new director like Pei Ran.

Han Sanping was willing to take the risk. "Since Boss Han has said so, I will put my heart at ease."

Will it be a loss?
of course not.

People like Pei Ran who are cheaters and plagiarists are just like that.

Even if you know that you will not lose money, you still cannot say it absolutely. It is wise to always leave yourself a way out.

……

Afterwards, Han Sanping had a good chat with Pei Ran about the filming plan of Manslaughter. He really thought that Pei Ran was a good new director, and he even hoped that Pei Ran could take up the banner of domestic suspense films.

A few hours later, it was getting dark.

Pei Ran also suggested treating Han Sanping to a meal.

Han Sanping readily agreed.

At the dinner table, Pei Ran took the initiative to bring up the controversy he had been enduring on the Internet recently. He wondered how many haters were cursing him, saying that the box office revenue of this film was entirely due to Pei Ran's traffic and hype.

"You don't know how hard my life is! They all scold me for not having any talent, not even being able to win an award, and only being able to make movies for free!!"

When Han Sanping heard this, he stopped him and said, "Tell me, what do you want me to do for you? Do you want me to guarantee you in the name of Huaying?"

"That's not necessary. I don't have that much face yet."

Pei Ran said with a smile: "The haters just say that I don't have the real ability and can't win the award, so I want Mr. Han to help me..."

"Let me open a backdoor for you and give you the whole prize?"

"Ah?" Pei Ran didn't expect Han Sanping to say that. He asked curiously, "Boss Han, can you really give me a backdoor and give me the entire prize?"

"You should ask your girlfriends to open the backdoor for you." Even Han Sanping, who is well-informed, couldn't help but give Pei Ran the middle finger at this moment, "I can't open it for you. I'm old and weak. I can't do it."

"Okay, then I'll ask someone else to open the backdoor."

Pei Ran glanced at his secretary Liu Wanqing who was sitting in the corner.

Her eyes happened to meet Liu Wanqing's, and she smiled faintly.

After retracting his gaze, Pei Ran turned his head and said to Han Sanping, "Boss Han, you're overthinking it. He gave me the entire award through a backdoor... If I really said that, I'd be too shameless. In fact, I wanted to send the 14-minute trailer of The Tuner to the film festival to see if I could win an award or something."

"Of course, I need Mr. Han's help. I hope you can be the producer of this short film for me?"

Hearing this, Han Sanping was stunned for a moment.

He did know the 14-minute trailer that Pei Ran mentioned.

But that short film has been commercially promoted, but many A-level film festivals require that it must have been premiered at a film festival before it can be nominated for an award...

Like the Venice International Film Festival, the Cannes Film Festival, etc.

There are also film festivals that have no requirements for premieres, such as the Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear and Silver Bear Awards.

"Let me get you a supervisor?"

"Yes, I have re-edited the short film and it meets the selection criteria of the film festival. I'm sorry to trouble you with this." Pei Ran's expression changed again, and he looked very serious.

Han Sanping was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly.

"can!"

(End of this chapter)