There was a limit to any movie's investment.
From the start of the project, the director had to look for investors and make a budget. And the budget wasn't as big as possible. If a movie invested 500 million and only sold 400 million at the box office, wouldn't that be a loss?
This movie had a total investment of 200 million, and the special effects budget was around 50 million. This was already the limit that director Ding Yin could squeeze out.
As the second biggest investor, Xue Ninggong obviously knew how much budget the crew had to spend.
Now that they had Ye Qing's perfect spaceship, they could save a lot of money on special effects.
But how much were the two spaceships in front of them worth …
It wasn't an exaggeration to say that there was nothing worthless in this world. As long as they caught the right person, even a piece of rotten wood could be sold for an exorbitant price.
Just by looking at the two spaceships, one could tell that they were worth a lot. Every detail could be said to be perfect, reaching the limit of people's imagination for a spaceship. No matter how picky a movie audience was, they couldn't say anything bad about it.
Not only the exterior, but the interior of the spaceship also had extraordinary details. From the cockpit to the engine room, they were all made strictly according to the original design.
So whether it was Xue Ninggong or director Ding Yin, they both thought that the two spaceships would cost at least 30 to 40 million.
To put it bluntly, these two spaceships had to be bought even if they didn't eat or drink.
The original budget was 20 million to complete the spaceship's effects, but now it seemed that they couldn't get it without 50 million.
So in a tight financial situation, Xue Ninggong suddenly thought of a good idea that would satisfy both sides.
Let Ye Qing invest in it with technology, and then whether it was the high-tech armor on her body or the two spaceships in front of them.
They would all be branded with the huge Monster Heavy Industries logo!
Originally, this urban sci-fi movie didn't have an ideal number of sponsors. Many large companies immediately shook their heads like rattles when they heard about aliens and interstellar spaceships.
Even with the fame of director Ding Yin and Xue Ninggong, it couldn't stop the public's view of domestic movies.
But now it was different. Xue Ninggong was very confident in this movie. Not to mention the Oscars, she would definitely get domestic awards. Moreover, it was a domestic landmark sci-fi movie.
And all this confidence was given by Ye Qing.
This was Xue Ninggong's idea, and director Ding Yin quickly understood this idea.
This movie wasn't just about interstellar spaceships. As a hard sci-fi movie, there were also plenty of sci-fi mechanical scenes. If he pulled Ye Qing in as a partner, then he wouldn't have to worry about the sci-fi machines in the future.
"Brother Ye Qing ~ Let's go inside and talk." Xu Ning Gong winked mysteriously at Ye Qing.
Devote herself to him?
Ye Qing was letting his imagination run wild. In the end, just as he was about to leave, Director Ding Yin, whose hair was already half white, also joined in.
In the crew's break room, Ye Qing sat on the soft leather sofa, listening to Xu Ning Gong describe her perfect idea in a daze.
They actually invited Ye Qing to participate in the investment of this film. In return, the film would give a lot of close-up shots of [Monster Heavy Industries] advertisements.
The total investment for this movie was 200 million. Now that there were only two starships, Director Ding and Xue Ning Gong estimated that it was worth 50 million. Wanting to use advertising in exchange for 50 million high-end custom-made machinery and a series of machinery in the future was obviously not appropriate.
Therefore, in addition to the advertising returns, when the movie was released, Ye Qing would also receive box office dividends as an investor.
Of course, there were some sci-fi machines that needed to be used in the future, and Ye Qing would be responsible for custom-making for free.
There is a great hope that the box office of [She from the Alien] will sell well. Ye Qing only needs to spend less than 10 million yuan to advertise for Monster Heavy Industry for free, and he can also participate in the box office dividends in the later stage.
Ye Qing had no way to refuse this request. No company could refuse this request.
"This … is really a good idea to have the best of both worlds." Ye Qing smiled helplessly. "Then let's do it like this. After that, I will provide all the mechanical props you need."
"But the original logo of our company was too simple. It was just the four carved words Monster Heavy Industries. I have to design a new one with visual effects."
"No problem, the more beautiful the effect, the better." Hearing that Ye Qing agreed to cooperate, Xue Ninggong wrote "uncooked rice" on her left face and "cooked rice" on her right face. Together, it was the joy of "cooked" that could not be hidden.
This plan is also very cost-effective for the crew. Not to mention the technical support provided by an industrial giant, they don't have to worry about increasing the high budget, which will lead to no return in the end.
"I'll let the lawyer talk about the specific contract." Ye Qing stood up and said to the two new partners: "Since we are all in the same boat, let's report all the sci-fi machines that need to be used in the future, and I'll let the employees start to make them."
"No problem, no problem, I'll let people count it." Director Ding Yin laughed and said, thinking that with the participation of Monster Heavy Industries, this time he would be able to shoot a landmark movie.
"That's settled. I won't disturb your shooting mission."
Ye Qing said goodbye to the two. When he returned to Dragon Creek Beach, there was an extra email in his mailbox. Detailed mechanical props needed in the movie.
There were not many of them, but they were all very difficult.
For example, the female lead in the movie would help the male lead in farming. She would use the exploration vehicle in the spaceship to cultivate crops. She would use the spaceship's defense system to shoot silver iodide into the sky to create artificial rain for the crops.
After Ye Qing read carefully, he grabbed a piece of paper and a pen and began to draw according to his own ideas.
He did not draw the exploration vehicle, but the logo of Monster Heavy Industries, which was the logo of Monster Heavy Industries.
The logo was a company's brand culture. It was also a business card that users would quickly choose from many products.
Previously, the logo of Monster Heavy Industries was in Chinese characters. It was very common and very common. But now, it was going to be a large advertisement in the movie. Whether it was visual considerations or to attract the curiosity of the audience.
Ye Qing needed to design a logo that would leave a deep impression.
For example, the logo of Apple or Microsoft. Even those who had not used their products would recognize which company it belonged to at a glance.
Changing the logo was not a problem. He just needed to prepare the application materials and let a professional trademark agency be responsible for the application at the trademark office.
Many technology companies liked to change their logos. Now it was Ye Qing's turn.
Monster Heavy Industry, the icon should naturally reflect the highlights of Monster Heavy Industry, these two places.
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