Chapter 707
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To be honest, his first reaction after hearing about the prize money was to shoot more films in the next few years and send them all to the Dubai International Film Festival. He wanted to make a lot of money there.
However, on average, the prize money for a single award could reach hundreds of thousands of dollars. It was worth participating in the film festival just to recoup the cost of the film.
Qin Guan had made up his mind. He hugged Abdul and patted each other on the shoulder as they left. They were good buddies they had just met.
Han Zhujiu, who was reluctant to part, exchanged a glance with the two checkered brothers on his left and right, and then averted their gazes.
On their way back, Qu was calm when she heard the news. She flipped her long hair and reminded Qin Guan, "Have you finished reading the script? It will be your last film before you go back to China. "
"Yes, it was interesting. The investment was huge. It must have been worth tens of millions. Why? Has my acting level reached the standard of a B grade actor? "
"Yes. When you won the second Best Actor Award in Berlin, the agency applied for you. When the box office of 'Mean Girl' came out, your application was approved."
"So?"
"You will have a wider range of roles, but it will also be more dangerous."
"Because of your skin color, as long as a movie fails at the box office, you will be abandoned by the investors, regardless of whether it is your fault or not."
"So from now on, you will only be remembered when they need to shoot an art film."
"Actually, it's not that bad. At least you have some trophies and the environment of European films. You have an advantage over other Chinese actors, who are like duckweeds."
Hearing Qu's melancholy voice, Qin Guan asked, "What's wrong? Did a Chinese actor fail at the box office? "
It had to be one of the three most influential actors in the United States. Qin Guan had no contact with them, but according to their schedules, only Zhou Ruifa's film had been released last year.
"Yes, according to insider information, the few movies he participated in before did not recover their investment in the United States. There's not even a tie. "
"One was an investment of 80 million yuan, and only 35.67 million yuan was returned. The other was also recently filmed, and only 27 million yuan was returned from an investment of 52 million yuan. And he took away 12 million US dollars from the investors. "
"I don't think he will get a script with a big investment in the US for the next few years."
Qin Guan was silent all the way back to his own home.
It was a new house in the same district as Abdul.
Translator: Lan _ Editor: Efydatia The serious atmosphere in the car became relaxed when he saw Cong Nianwei pruning the rose bushes in her work uniform in the garden of his new home.
Just as Qin Guan was about to rush over to help, Qu's voice came from behind him.
"You've learned your lesson from your mistakes. You'd better be more careful. Now that you've decided to focus your attention on China, the film you've invested heavily in in the US can only succeed!"
"Of course not! You're the male lead who entered the cast through the back door with money. You only got the role because you squeezed out Johnny Depp, the male lead used by Director Tim Bolton! "
"If you don't show your true ability, you'll have to bear the title of box office poison for the rest of your life!"
He didn't care about Qu's cowardice at all. He had read the script several times, so he was confident that he could handle the character's acting skills.
The only thing was that those squirrels couldn't be the ones he imagined, right? Were they the ones from Nestle?
Sometimes, Qin Guan's premonition was quite accurate.
As soon as he and Cong Nianwei got to know their neighbors in the low-class residential area of Long Island, the investor called.
As Abdul's plane took off, Qin Guan and his team headed for the set in a mighty manner.
Why did they have to go in a mighty manner?
If the investor of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory had provided 30 to 40 crew members, Qin Guan had brought twice that number.
Among the investors was an Armani design studio, which had designed and produced the costumes for all the crew members according to the script.
The clothes for adults and children, which were designed to be antique, seemed to be swaying between the gorgeous and the grotesque. Non-professional designers couldn't handle it.
Another part of the staff was the chocolate and confectionery merchants who provided real ingredients for the necessary scenes of the chocolate set.
Nestlé had provided Qin Guan with more than 1,000 pieces of pure chocolate.
The giant lollipops inside, as well as the chocolate trees and flowers, were all carefully made by the Brighton Chocolate Shop, which was invested by Nestlé.
The expensive and laborious props had to be taken care of by professionals.
The last group of people was a combination of professional colorists and pastry color blenders. They had to use chemical seasonings and special viscous oils to blend into a river that looked like real chocolate.
After all, it was too expensive for a big company like Nestlé to make a river out of chocolate.
The huge crowd did not make the director feel any pressure. On the contrary, Qin Guan had saved a large amount of money for the crew's preparation.
The adventurous director had no intention of returning the money. Instead, he made a decision that made Qin Guan feel pressured.
"We'll shoot it on 1570 film!"
"But it's not just a matter of 10 times the size of an ordinary 35mm film. The price will be several times higher!
"Plus, it has to be screened in an IMAX theater in order to perfectly reflect the effect of the film!"
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