Chapter 189: Who wants to watch a drama movie? It has to be a love action movie
Sun Tao was flattered, he was the deputy director of Changying Studio!
He actually condescended to invite him, an unknown person, to be a screenwriter, and judging from his expression, he seemed to be very sincere.
Sun Tao has only heard that Changying has a very large orchestra and all the film soundtracks are arranged by himself. Changying has seven studios that are comparable in size to Hengdian. At its peak, the studio used to shoot more than a dozen movies at the same time...< br>
But what Sun Tao doesn't know is that the seven studios have now been demolished, and Changying's band has also been disbanded long ago. All the famous directors and actors under Changying who can leave are gone. , decline and depression are the current situation of Changying.
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Sun Tao was still laughing, and said to himself, "MLGB, it's better to be reborn. Without rebirth, I can't even enter Changying's door. Oh, that's not right. How do I remember that I went in? I seem to have spent a lot of money. Tickets were bought for 90 yuan.”
Changying Studio was so far away from Sun Tao's life that it finally left a little splash in his memory. That is, it cost 90 yuan to visit Changying and nothing else.
There was a morbid passion on Zhang Huanchun's face, "It's okay if you haven't been a screenwriter. You have written a novel, so you just write it according to the formula of the novel. After you finish it, I will adapt it, I will be the director, and I will find the cameraman." Teacher, I’ll find the shooting location, I’ll find the producer, I’ll get sponsorship...”
The more Sun Tao listened, the more something was wrong. You are a big director, oh, even the deputy director. Making a small-budget movie is just a matter of one sentence. Why do you have to do everything yourself?
At this time, Li Song finally couldn't help but interjected, "Xiaozhang, forget it. With your connections and status in the industry, it's definitely not far behind even if you go to a private film company. Feng Xiaogang was far less famous than you back then." Look at how well people are doing now. I heard that several companies are also contacting you. Don't be too busy to refuse. You can talk about it first.
Changying, I think you should stop worrying so much. How can people gather together when their hearts are scattered? Moreover, no matter how hard you try, oh, restructuring, that is the general trend, the torrent of the times is overwhelming, you All the efforts we are making now are just trying to make a fool of ourselves. ”
Zhang Huanchun's voice was hoarse, "But I'm not willing to give in! It's said to be restructuring, but you know, Changying will be reduced to a travel company and a film and television base in the future."
Li Song patted him and said, "That's called diversified development. I heard that we need to build a training base and reopen the orchestra..." He was originally trying to comfort Zhang Huanchun, but Li Song himself couldn't continue.
Beauties grow old quickly, but heroes grow old. That's all.
Sun Tao was still on the opposite side, and he had already reacted at this time, "It's a shame, okay, let me just say, as the big factory director of Changying, how can I be so kind to a little guy like me? Feelings. Well, I thought it was Corporal Li Xian who wanted to pull me onto the sinking ship!”
Sun Tao now wants to say, "Director Zhang, I'll take my luggage up first, and we'll talk slowly when we come down later."
But Sun Tao didn't say anything! ! !
After all, after so many years of struggling in society, Sun Tao knows one thing very well: you must be careful with those desperate, crazy, sick, and hysterical passengers. You don’t know if you say the wrong thing, they will get angry. Spread on you.
If you say you want to leave at this time, the other person might think you are a villain who is adding insult to injury!
Sun Tao didn't think he could withstand Zhang Huanchun's evil fire. He smiled casually, "Hahaha, it's rare that you, Director Zhang, think highly of me. I will try to write the novel "Northeast Folk Songs"."
Li Song glanced at Sun Tao gratefully.
Zhang Huanchun smiled miserably, "Haha, I didn't want to be miserable everywhere, but since I was the one who started it, I still have to tell you the real situation of Changying. You probably don't understand the current situation of Changying. Since we have to do it ourselves After contacting the distributor, Changying Film has been losing money year after year. It pays for every movie it makes. No matter how small the production is, each movie has to invest 1.8 million, and the finished copies are sitting in the warehouse gathering dust...
Now that I heard that the system is going to be restructured, everyone is worried about their future. Everyone has no money. ”
Sun Tao shook his head, "Actually, it doesn't matter whether we film or not. I will stay in this hotel until the Spring Festival Gala recording is completed. Anyway, I have nothing to do. I just want to learn script editing."
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Li Song probed and asked, "You, this is?"
He didn't have the nerve to explain, but that meant you stayed in the hotel every day! Why don't you do something serious?
Sun Tao smiled and said, "The singer of the song "Divination" signed a contract with our company. When she comes to perform, as a management company, we always have to come with someone to accompany her, but isn't that right? We come together with the singing and dancing troupe, and we rely on them for everything big and small.”
Li Song patted Sun Tao and nodded.
He didn't say any words of thanks, but his meaning was very clear. If you need anything, please come to me, so I can help!
Li Song turned to look at Zhang Huanchun, "Let's just think of it as the curtain call for our Changying show. Take a look, if you need anything... I'm still in this position after all. I can deploy a few people and run the venue without any problem. …”
After Li Song finished speaking, his eyes paused for a moment on Sun Tao's luggage and room card.
Zhang Huanchun came to his senses after a moment of gaffe, "Hahaha, oh, blame me, blame me. Boss Sun, let's leave a contact information first and wait until you are free to contact me again."
Li Song looked at Jiang Nan and said, "Little girl, don't look at me. I'm not here to check your work. We both attended a meeting in the afternoon and then found a place nearby to chat. Mr. Sun, please pay more attention to me. .”
Jiang Nan nodded repeatedly.
After exchanging phone numbers with Sun Tao, Zhang Huanchun took Sun Tao's hand and patted his shoulder, "Business matters, no need to..."
Everyone understands that at this time, you should say a few words about the scene. If business is important, you can write the script when you have time, and write it down when you have no time. However, Zhang Huanchun gritted his teeth twice and did not say anything. He pressed his hand on Sun Tao's shoulder and went straight to the scene without looking back. Gone.
The back is straight and the steps are calm.
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The second floor of the hotel is a restaurant. Sun Tao didn't know how it was originally run, but the waiter said that the hotel has been closed to the public since Monday. Now it is a buffet in the morning, lunch and evening.
At half past six in the evening, a small restaurant near the hotel.
Wen Jianjun stopped and looked up at the plaque, "Jiang Dagu, this is it. It won't be good any further."
Sun Tao smiled. There were red wine, rice wine, white wine, beer, and even a bottle of sake in the cafeteria, but Wen Jianjun didn't dare to drink openly in that situation, so he dragged him out.
Inside the closed glass door is a thick transparent curtain that can block the wind but not the light. The store is not big, with only seven or eight tables. There are customers at two or three tables, mostly a few gentlemen drinking and chatting. To be honest, eating is just a reason for gathering most of the time.
Sun Tao followed Wen Jianjun and pushed the door into the store. A little girl in a black cotton-padded jacket came up to her and said, "Brother, what do you want to eat? Our big bone is our speciality. You can go with any beer or white wine..."
Wen Jianjun followed the waiter to the bar to pick drinks, while Sun Tao found an empty seat. ……
After Zhang Huanchun and Li Song left, Sun Tao chatted with Jiang Nan for a while. By coincidence, Jiang Nan's house was near Changying Studio, and the little girl knew the glory and decline of Changying well.
Jiang Nan put away Sun Tao's signed letter and introduced him to Changying's current situation in detail, and finally attached his own conclusions.
"...Actually, I think, oh, haha, it was actually my dad who said it. My dad said that whether Changying Film Group collapses or not will not have any impact on Director Zhang. Where is his administrative level? If he doesn't want to go to the reorganized Film and Television Group, maybe he will be transferred to the Department of Culture or even our TV station. My dad also said that based on his age and qualifications, he has a good chance of becoming a deputy director in two years.
And he is going to the new group, maybe he will be the chairman. ”
Sun Tao, "Isn't it great to be the chairman?"
"Hahaha, it's not easy to be hired. Changying has more than a thousand registered employees, but less than a hundred are actually on the job. There are also a larger number of retired employees who have been losing money for years. I owe this salary to Old Nose! Reorganization depends on assets How to deal with it? Can someone take over? Is the government willing to take over the whole situation? If the new group is not properly reorganized, it will be an empty shell. The chairman asks old employees to block the door every day and demand wages..."
In 1997, when the wave of layoffs swept across the Northeast, Liu Huan sang a song called "Start Over". It was easy to sing but it was so difficult to start over again. Those people who rode on donkeys in Wu'an were all holding iron rice bowls.
It has been six years, and Sun Tao still often sees them gathering together to hold banners. Blocking the factory gate is nothing!
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"What are you thinking about? I want a bottle of Taoerhe, okay."
Sun Tao, "Don't just talk about wine, what are we going to eat?"
"Hahaha, this mouth looks a bit like a child, but I can still let you drink with empty mouth. A pot of soy sauce bones, peanuts, pulled skin, and half a catty of dumplings. I gave him the same filling of leek, egg and pickled cabbage. .”
Sun Tao chuckled, "Hey, captain, do you think I should get involved in this matter or not..." Sun Tao told Wen Jianjun about his meeting with Zhang Huanchun and Changying's current situation.
Wen Jianjun pondered for a while. When the waiter brought the peanuts, he grabbed a handful and then spoke slowly, "Since you asked me, you have an idea. First, tell me why you are excited. In the film industry, I think you How dare you dive in if you don’t know anything about it?”
Sun Tao hesitated for a moment. In his mind, making movies is a very simple matter. Jia Ling, Shen Teng, and Wu Jing have all been successful. Besides, he has a lot of blockbuster movies in his mind that he has seen in the cinema. Most of them are the kind of short videos that you can watch on Douyin, where a movie is divided into three episodes. There are not only domestic videos, notebook videos, stick videos, and their godfather videos, but also movies and TV series: " Game of Thrones", "House of Cards", "Breaking Bad", "Juno", "Paranormal Activity", "Reply 1988"...
Sun Tao hesitated for a moment, "A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Regardless of whether it's technology or connections, they have plenty of them. They even have distribution channels. Jiang Nan told me that every time Changying shoots a new film, there are distributors all over the country. They would all come to review the film. Although they felt that it was not good enough and no one would watch it, at least they would give it a try.
I think if the story is told well, it can still make a film that will be well-received and well-received. ”
"Kakaka...kakaka..." Wen Jianjun chewed a few peanuts, "Don't you understand the current situation of Changying? The Chu army has entered the city, and now even if Chongzhen is replaced by the capital of Ming Taizu, You can't turn the tables. Don't talk about one movie. You can't save Changying even if you make three or five movies in a row. As soon as a movie is finished, a bunch of people have to block the door and ask for wages. Someone will cause trouble when you turn it on.”
Sun Tao also grabbed a handful of peanuts, "Why?"
Wen Jianjun chuckled, "Why? Hahaha, you have money to make movies, but no money to pay wages??? Listen, is it reasonable?"
Sun Tao was stunned. He was about to refute, but stopped.
Can you blame everyone for being stupid? Others have given you a chance, but the factory shoots movies one after another and loses money on each one. If you say that you will be paid after the movie is finished, who will believe it! ! !
"It's oily, please turn around!" The two waiters were carrying the sauced bones, peeling them, and the steamed buns were served. "The dishes are here, please use them slowly!"
Wen Jianjun squeaked, "Squeak! Oh, little sister, where is my wine? Taoer River! Forgot?"
Waiter, "I forgot, I'm sorry, brother, I'll be right back."
Wen Jianjun, "Bring me two more wine glasses... What am I doing here, this memory? Just to eat your big bones..."
The people at the table drinking next to them also burst into laughter, "The little girl looks like a novice at first glance, and she is still confused about the work."
"Who says it's not..." Wen Jianjun interacted with a few gentlemen next to him before turning around.
Sun Tao was not surprised at all. It is said that we are all brothers within the four seas. People who are all drinkers can easily have a common language, just like fishing guys. If you know someone you don’t know, go over and ask if you speak, and everyone will answer enthusiastically. you.
Sun Tao twisted some napkins, grabbed a big stick bone, and took a big bite. The soup was dripping with juice and really delicious.
Wen Jianjun, "Don't be too busy eating, the wine hasn't come yet."
"I'll cushion it first." Sun Tao swallowed the meat, "Oh, holy shit, it smells so good! By the way, what did you say just now?"
Wen Jianjun smiled helplessly. He turned around and took the wine and cup from the waiter and opened them skillfully.
"Dun dun dun..." "Dun dun dun..."
A glass of white wine was placed in front of Sun Tao, "I said that even if the filming is completed, you can't save Changying."
Sun Tao picked up the wine glass and clinked it with Wen Jianjun. The rim of the glass was three points lower than Wen Jianjun's. Wen Jianjun smiled but did not give in.
The rule in the Northeast is that if you clink glasses, you should drink them. Both of them drank the wine in one gulp.
"Why should I save Changying? Changying and I are not familiar with each other. I just want to be famous!"
"Hahaha, shit, I know you think so. But I think it's definitely not possible to make a movie about Northeastern folk songs. Who the hell watches feature films these days? If you want to make one, you have to deal with the love affair. Action movie! ”
Sun Tao was confused. Regardless of whether the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television would agree to broadcast it, the police would definitely arrest him!
"Hahaha, look at how scared you are (sai), I mean love and action movies."
(End of chapter)