Chapter 295: Being reserved also depends on who you are right with
“Master Tian, Master He, can you do it at this price?”
“Less than three million? You two are the bosses in the factory. Financial requirements are very high, so don’t cheat us! This year, all the bonuses will be directed at this film!”
“Yes, Master Tian, look at what they do. It's obviously the way of the capitalists. If you can't meet people's requirements, you will lose money."
In a medium-sized hotel near the Jingcheng Hotel, people from the Shanghai Film Factory were holding a seminar.
The support staff from Shanghai arrived yesterday. The director, finance, budget, actors, etc. are fully staffed. They are also led by an experienced deputy director. They do not ignore the "big meat" thrown by Pei Wencong.
But no matter how much you pay attention to it, it’s all in vain if you can’t meet people?
Yesterday, I only saw a kid from Hong Kong who gave everyone two thick quotation sheets and asked them to write down their "psychological price".
There are detailed standards and related requirements for the salary standards of leading actors, directors, and extras, the production and rental costs of armor and horses, as well as the cost and construction speed of sets.
The finance and budget that followed me stayed up all night and all day. After careful study, I boldly quoted a price of more than two million US dollars.
But several people felt uneasy. When they contacted me on the phone, they announced a budget price of five million, and also said that the set should be of "international standards". There are liquidated damages in trade.
The old finance man in charge of the budget patted his chest and said: "Director Ding, I don't know how much that Cleopatra spent, but even Emperor Zetian, the place where she lives cannot be made of gold. Right? "
"As long as they give us this money, what if we build a Daming Palace for him? I dare say, you can just go to the construction company with 100,000 US dollars, and you can do it on the same day. I'll start work for you, and the rest is all RMB's business."
Director Ding took a deep breath of cigarette and said solemnly: "Since I can do it, can I be demoted again?"
< br>Master Tian said in confusion: "Lower prices? This... Factory director, didn't you think it was too low just now?"
Director Ding put the cigarette butt into the ashtray and said to Master Tian: "Old Tian! Please give me a real number. Can the price be reduced?"
Master Tian said: "It can definitely be reduced. It’s possible to reduce the price by 30%, but we can’t lower the price without a bottom line? Every cent of the foreign exchange that comes to our door will be a loss for our factory.”
At this time, the same financial officer said: "Director, are you afraid that Chang'an will quote a low price? Don't worry, haven't you already sent Director Zheng to ventilate the air? At worst, we will cooperate with each other, and we can't let anyone get the advantage in vain."
< br>Director Ding shook his head slowly: "We got a call from the factory this morning. A brother unit asked us about the situation and asked if we had received a call from a scammer in Hong Kong recently. Do you understand the reason?"
Lao He took a breath of cold air: "Hiss, someone else is coming? This is really a profiteer."
Everyone immediately understood that the profiteers in Hong Kong Island were really slippery with their "clams in the river competing for the fisherman's profit" trick.
But this is a conspiracy. It’s up to you whether you take the job or not.
"Zhiyo~"
The door suddenly opened, and Director Zheng walked in with a dark face, sitting on the bed without saying a word.
Director Ding's heart sank and he said: "What's wrong, Old Zheng? Are you not willing to communicate with us in Chang'an?"
Director Zheng said nothing and tilted his head like an angry little daughter-in-law, looking resentful.
Director Ding ignored his emotions and said loudly: "You are talking! Everyone is waiting for your news!"
Director Zheng still did not speak, but he solved the problem The collar of his own shirt.
On the neck inside the collar, there was a conspicuous blood stain, which looked like it was scratched by fingernails.
“What are you doing?”
"What did you do?"
Director Zheng said with tears in his eyes: "I went to talk to them, but they said I was a spy and wanted to steal their information. I just made a few excuses, and an old woman scratched me. ."
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"It's too much to bully others, it's too much to bully others. Come with me. I want to see where they have the courage to destroy unity. "
"Same for you, Lao Zheng, how can an old woman suppress you? I'm just a big talker. What kind of good man can't fight with women? You are really inexperienced."
Director Ding was silent for a few seconds, then became furious and wanted to take someone over to argue with the other party.
But Director Zheng sat motionless on the bed and said, "Do you think I'm not willing to slap you? Behind an old woman, stood five northwest men, two of whom were wearing armor and holding hammers."
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Director Ding was shocked asked: "Do I still need to wear armor to deal with you? Do I need a hammer?"
Director Zheng raised his head and looked at Factory Director Ding, opened his mouth, and finally said: "It's a sample. I got it to Hong Kong Island yesterday. After receiving the detailed list, they sent people from the Security Department over with armor and props.”
"A good man doesn't fight with women, and he doesn't fight with women."
Everyone sat down again, smoking and frowning.
Even the security department came here, so it was clear that they wanted to monopolize this order. Did you go there to fight?
However, Director Ding quickly changed the subject and said: "We must also seize the time to get a few armor samples. We must let people see our strength."
"But what kind of armor is needed? We don’t have Tang Dynasty armor samples? If this becomes Song Jia, wouldn’t it make people think that we have no strength?”
"This is not easy. Why don't we ask the archaeologists? We can't get in touch yet?"
Everyone came up with ideas one after another. Director Zheng, who had been depressed all the time, suddenly said: "I have inquired about some things in the past few days." There is a comic book called "Looking Homeward Isolated Army", and it seems that someone came from Hong Kong at that time and learned the details of armor and clothing at the Beijing University Gujun Literary Society."
Director Ding immediately said: "That's still waiting. What? Lao Zheng, go to Beijing University immediately. You can use the activity expenses and I will reimburse you when you come back."
But Director Zheng said again: "I think Li Ye in Gujun Literary Club is not simple. He was the first person to contact Mr. Pei, but although he is young, he is very difficult to talk to. You have to give me a few more people to help."
Director Ding asked: "Who do you want to help?"
Director Zheng said: "Xiao Pan, Xiao Nie."
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Director Ding said with an unhappy expression: "Old Zheng, don't make a mistake, we are here to take pictures Movies, not"
Xiao Pan and Xiao Nie are both actresses in the factory. People in Hong Kong require the best directors and best actors, so they were brought here. But you want two actresses to "set up a routine", what kind of behavior is this? In what way do you use clichés?
Huh?
Director Zheng immediately said: "In addition, we need Lao Xie to go. He is the director. Maybe he can discuss the script adaptation with the people in the literary club."
Director Ding's face Then he calmed down and finally nodded in agreement.
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Director Zheng rushed to Beijing University with three colleagues.
Because Director Zheng had conducted several advance investigations, he knew where Gujun Literary Club was, so he took the director and actors there with ease.
As we were approaching the door, Director Zheng warned: "When we get there, Xiao Pan, you two, don't rush to talk to him. Lao Xie and I will exchange the script with him first, and then you can surprise him and ask a few questions. The key issue is that it is a great achievement."
Xiao Pan, who was nearly thirty years old, asked with a cold face: "What if he doesn't do it? What’s the answer?”
Director Zheng said immediately: “If you don’t answer, you won’t answer. How can you grab someone’s neck and ask?”
“But there are so many people in our factory coming to fight for this. If the contract cannot be signed, it will cost a lot of money. How can we explain it after we return to Shanghai? "
Xiao Pan stopped talking. This time he said that he would let her exchange the script, but she always felt very awkward.
A few decades later, no one would have to say anything, it would be a tacit understanding, but in 1983 it was still easy for people to gossip.
As for the other younger actor Xiao Nie, she didn't dare to say anything at all. Whether it was Director Zheng or Director Lao Xie, she had to look up carefully.
As soon as the four of them arrived at the door of the literary club, they heard a very noisy atmosphere inside, and there were bursts of cheers.
Director Zheng took the lead and pushed the door open, and saw more than twenty people in the literary club activity room gathered in a circle, watching the performance of an "armored warrior" in the middle.
The all-metal fish scale armor on the warrior is not new, it looks very historical, especially the helmet with a visor, which gives it a really chilling look.
And the two-meter-long spear in the soldier's hand was made even more vivid by him, as if it were a startling dragon.
As the soldiers swung, picked, and stabbed the two-meter-long spear, and the armor made bursts of metal friction sounds, the desolate feeling of the cold wind suddenly came to my face.
The few people holding cameras clicked the shutter. They only regretted that they were not holding cameras and could not retain all the soldiers' moves.
Director Zheng poked the director Lao Xie, pursed his lips at Director Xiong next to him, and said a little discouraged: "Not only did they bring armors, but they also brought martial arts actors, ugh"
Director Lao Xie said: "You're here, let's talk! Can't we just go back? Wouldn't that weaken our momentum?"
"Our strength is not our momentum."
< br>Director Zheng shook his head and couldn't help but glance at Xiao Pan and Xiao Nie.
Xiao Pan glanced at Director Zheng, his expression gloomy and unhappy.
Suddenly, the soldier who was showing off his gun in the circle suddenly jumped into the air, made a movement similar to a carbine in the air, and then ended the performance.
"Pa bang bang~"
Everyone started to applaud, and Director Xiong and others from Chang'an Film Studio cheered even more.
“Okay~”
“It’s incredible.”
“Wearing forty pounds of armor, he can still jump. I really can’t figure out what he is. How.”
"Perhaps, this is the reason why he was able to write "The Flying Wind"!"
Director Zheng's heart moved and he quickly looked at the soldier who was taking off his armor.
When he took off his helmet, it was indeed Li Ye.
He was also full of shock and said: "That is Li Ye, I really didn't expect it!"
Of course, Director Zheng was not the only one who was shocked, Lao Xie, Xiao Pan and Xiao Nie were also shocked. The actress was even more shocked.
Xiao Nie couldn't help but whisper to Xiao Pan: "Sister Pan, this Li Ye is almost the same as brother Lin Qiang!"
Lin Qiang was the number one student in the Shanghai Film Studio in the 1980s, so handsome. But it is famous all over the country.
At this moment, Li Ye, who had taken off his armor, did not give in at all.
Little Pan was about to talk to Xiao Nie, but Xiao Nie had already taken the lead and walked straight towards Li Ye.
"Hello, classmate Li Ye, we are here to exchange scripts. I really like your works "The Lonely Soldier" and "Flying in the New Wind"."
Director Zheng and Lao Xie couldn't help but laugh. They were both older, and of course they understood that the attribute of reserve was selective when targeting different targets.
"Oh, you are from the Shanghai Film Factory? Are you here by yourself?"
Li Ye took the towel handed over by Wen Leyu and wiped the sweat from his forehead. .
It’s still not cool in the capital in October, so you’ll definitely be sweating while wearing a forty-pound armor and playing tricks.
Xiao Nie said: "And our director, Director Zheng, and Sister Pan."
Li Ye looked up and Director Zheng smiled and waved at him.
The two have met several times. Director Zheng felt that this young man seemed to be easy to talk to, but in fact he always kept his distance.
In other words, he hates people who are unfamiliar with him becoming familiar with him.
But this time, Li Ye took the initiative to come over.
“Hello, Director Xie.”
"Hello, Comrade Pan Hong."
Li Ye took the initiative to extend his hand, which surprised Director Zheng.
(End of this chapter)