Chapter 279 Script Budget

"This, I'll ask General Manager Chen about it tomorrow," Song Xia said from the side.

While buying rare cat breeds could indeed attract more customers, it wouldn't help the stray cats.

Given General Manager Chen's kind nature, she estimated he wouldn't agree.

So, she decided it would be better to ask for General Manager Chen's opinion.

"Then this matter is settled; I'll trouble you to make a trip tomorrow," Su Dan said slowly.

……………

Tomorrow Group,

President's Office,

Luo Xiao and Wang Bin knocked and entered.

"General Manager Chen, the basic preparations for Lanpian Film and Television are almost complete, and the script has also been selected."

"You can take a look."

Luo Xiao said, handing the prepared script to General Manager Chen.

Chen Mo took the script and glanced at its title.

Exorcism Chronicles!

He flipped through the script and quickly grasped its general meaning.

It seemed to be a story set in ancient times where a demon caused Ran in the human world, and then several righteous individuals descended to slay the demon.

The story was simple, with no bizarre twists; it was just about discovering a demon, and then a few brave Warriors uniting to finally eliminate the monster.

With a story like this, it would be a miracle if the movie wasn't a Ran.

He had indeed not misjudged him; this Luo Xiao had successfully chosen a Ran script, and the distance to producing a Ran movie was already not far.

"Not bad, a very good script."

He closed the script and returned it to Luo Xiao.

"General Manager Chen, is this script really okay? If not, I can change it," Luo Xiao asked, still a bit uneasy, as he took the script.

"No need to change it. I think this script is excellent. Demons, ghosts, and monsters should have a large audience."

"Tell me, what's the approximate budget for this movie?" Chen Mo waved his hand and looked up at Luo Xiao.

Ran scripts with high investment were his principle.

"Investment? General Manager Chen, because this movie involves monsters, it might involve special effects editing, so the budget might be a bit higher."

"It will probably require a budget of 30 million. What do you think?" Luo Xiao asked cautiously.

30 million!

Chen Mo tapped the table lightly, his consciousness shifting to the system panel in his mind, his brows tightly furrowed.

During this period, the renovation and decoration of Lanpian Film and Television's office, along with equipment rental, had cost a total of over 10 million.

The plan for the Clothing Factory was showing initial results, with half of the companies having found new workshops and chosen to leave the Industrial Park.

The other half had not chosen to terminate their leases yet, but they had already contacted Li Maode, indicating that they would directly terminate their leases once suitable factory buildings were found.

So, basically, it was only a matter of time before the entire Industrial Park was completely planned under his name.

The rental of the vacant half of the factory buildings had already paid 25 million in rent.

The remaining half still needed 25 million to be paid.

Therefore, the total capital for the Clothing Factory to rent all workshops was 50 million.

After deducting next month's reserved salaries and taxes for employees…

He still needed to spend over 60 million in system funds at this time.

Investing 30 million in a movie would leave him with over 30 million. How could this be?

"General Manager Chen, is there any problem with this investment?" Luo Xiao asked uneasily, looking at the frowning General Manager Chen.

He wondered if his budget was too high.

"Hmm, no problem. I just think 30 million is a bit too little. Since we're going to make a movie, let's make a big production; the quality must be excellent."

"So I've decided to invest 60 million in this movie," Chen Mo said, tapping the table, having regained his composure.

"Ah! 60 million!" Luo Xiao couldn't help but exclaim. He hadn't expected General Manager Chen to invest 60 million; this was no small sum.

Wang Bin, who was beside him, also stood up in shock.

When Luo Xiao asked for a 30 million budget, he already thought it was a bit exaggerated.

He hadn't expected General Manager Chen to directly give a budget of 60 million.

60 million!

That was such a huge sum of money.

Wang Bin's mind fantasized about what 60 million in cash would look like.

After a while!

Luo Xiao took a deep breath.

"General Manager Chen, are you planning to invite some popular celebrities?"

However, with a 60 million budget, if they invited popular celebrities, first-tier celebrities would definitely not be enough.

They could, however, invite one or two second or third-tier celebrities.

Having one or two celebrities would also be good; at least it could attract a wave of traffic when the movie was released.

But what he hadn't expected was that General Manager Chen directly shook his head after he finished speaking.

"No, no celebrities. Our cast doesn't need any celebrities. For this cast, I plan to use all amateurs."

"All amateurs? General Manager Chen, isn't that a bit difficult? With amateurs, it's hard to control their acting skills," Luo Xiao said with some concern.

Some movies, even without major popular actors, would at least invite a few actors with good acting skills for important roles.

These actors might not be very famous, but at least they had appeared in a few movies or TV shows and possessed a certain level of acting skill.

But with all amateurs, it was hard to say!

Some people,

might have no acting skills at all, which would undoubtedly pose a great challenge to filming.

"Acting skills can be practiced more. Since we've established a film and television company, we definitely need to cultivate our own actors. Do you always have to go find those popular celebrities for every movie? That won't do; we also need our own actors."

"So, finding amateur actors and bringing them into our Lanpian Film and Television, cultivating them from a young age, will foster a sense of belonging to the company."

"It's settled then."

"Oh, and the male lead for this movie will be played by Wang Bin. Since you want to be an actor, this will be a good experience for you," Chen Mo turned to Wang Bin, a smile on his face.

Wang Bin listened to Chen Mo's words, not reacting for a moment. After a while, he exclaimed and quickly spoke.

"General Manager Chen, I'll just play an important supporting role. Please invite those capable people for the lead role."

He wanted to act and really wanted to be the lead.

But he had only been an extra before. Even though he had read and learned a lot about acting, directly taking on the lead role like this still felt a bit beyond his capabilities.

Chen Mo listened to Wang Bin's words, unmoved, and directly started his art of persuasion.

"What do you mean 'not capable enough' or 'unworthy'? Your desire to act is your greatest ability."

"You've been an extra for over a year; that's all accumulation, that's work experience. With my all-amateur cast, I guess only you can handle the lead role."

"…….."

"Ah!"

Wang Bin opened his mouth, his head feeling dizzy.

After a while,

the two left the office.

"It's noon. Let's go eat first, and then we'll discuss the filming," Luo Xiao said.

"General Manager Luo, going to lunch?"

The elevator stopped on the 22nd floor.

Li Shen and Wu Yu walked in, looking at Luo Xiao and Wang Bin standing inside the elevator, greeting them with a smile.

"Yes."

Luo Xiao nodded.

"Then let's go together. We're all General Manager Chen's employees; everyone can also communicate with each other," Li Shen requested.

"Good!"

Facing Li Shen's request, Luo Xiao nodded immediately, willing to communicate more with these older employees.

Soon they arrived on the 20th floor,

Wei Yan, Fang Chang, and Zhao Bowen also walked in.

Thus, several people walked together towards the cafeteria.

"Has the script been decided? Tell us; we're also quite curious about making movies," the group chatted idly.

Soon, the conversation turned to movies.

Li Shen asked with a curious expression.