Chapter 240 My talent is like the bright moon
Chairman Huaqing's office is very large. In addition to the office area, there is a door to the right of the bookshelf. Behind the door is a living room with a bed and a bathroom.
This living room is said to be used for resting when working overtime or taking a lunch break.
But only the original Qin Weiwu knew what he was doing.
Of course, except for the hard decoration, everything in this office has been replaced with new ones. It is impossible for Xu Xiyu to work on the bed where Qin Weiwu slept... Well, no, it's to rest.
"Sit." In the office, Xu Xiyu sat down on the sofa. While starting to pack the tea sets, he casually asked Ji Libo to sit down.
After Ji Libo sat down, Xu Xiyu spoke again: "Tell me, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Ji Libo heard this and immediately said: "Mr. Xu, I heard that you are going to make a story about the fraud in Xibei?"
Xu Xiyu nodded while thinking: "Yes, what, you want to direct?"
"That's not true." Ji Libo quickly waved his hand.
Then, without waiting for a reply, he continued: "Mr. Xu, I received the news yesterday that a movie with the same theme is going to be made in the East China Sea. This clearly means that I want to compete with you."
As soon as these words came out, Xu Xiyu was a little surprised, but he still kept a calm tone and asked: "Where did you hear the news?"
"The director they selected is Guan Jinfeng. I overheard this news by accident."
"Are you still dealing with Guan Jinfeng?" Xu Xiyu replied while thinking about Guan Jinfeng's information in his mind.
This director can be regarded as one of the famous directors in the age group of 40 to 50, and has produced some good films.
When Ji Libo heard this question, he showed a hesitant expression.
After a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "Not many people know about this. He is actually my brother-in-law. Yesterday was not New Year's Day. My wife and I happened to go to his house to play and heard about this incident by chance."
"Since he is your brother-in-law, then why did you..." Xu Xiyu had not finished asking "Then why didn't you go to the East China Sea with him?"
I saw Ji Libo rushing to answer: "Mr. Xu, I'm not afraid of your jokes. He has always looked down on me, and his whole family doesn't look down on me."
"Oh, that's it." Xu Xiyu nodded noncommittally. He couldn't tell whether Ji Libo's words were true or false, let alone believe them or not.
But that's not important. He continued: "Director Ji, you came to me just to tell me this?"
"Mr. Xu, to be honest, I'm here to persuade you." Ji Libo responded quickly.
"Persuade me?"
"Everyone knows that the "All or Nothing" you filed for was the first project you came to Huaqing to do, which is very important to you. But now Donghai wants to compete with you head-on.
No matter whether we fight for funds or the creative lineup, we can't win. I mean, you might as well change the project. "Time was limited, and Ji Libo didn't make too many detours.
Of course, he is not one to beat around the bush.
When Xu Xiyu heard this, his mind started to work quickly, but his expression remained unchanged.
I saw him deliberately saying: "Change the project, do you mean to let me go to Hua Qing's script library to pick a new script?"
"That's not necessary. In fact, I have a notebook here that I have been polishing for three years." Ji Libo said and quickly took out the script printed on a thick A4 paper from his bag.
In addition to the script, he took out a bunch of other documents and placed them in front of Xu Xiyu.
This is the "Project Analysis Report" he made, which elaborates on the advantages and feasibility of his project.
When Xu Xiyu saw this, he didn't pick up the script. Instead, he picked up the "Project Analysis Report" and started reading it.
After reading it like this for about ten minutes, and with Ji Libo constantly talking next to him, Xu Xiyu finally understood what he wanted to do.
To put it simply, Ji Libo wants to imitate "Marvel" and create a series of "superhero" movies that belong to the Chinese entertainment market.
This is not surprising. Many directors in the Mainland have thought this way, so Xu Xiyu is not too surprised.
But Ji Libo thinks his idea is very creative.
I saw him say: "Mr. Xu, as long as we can develop this IP, Hua Qing will not have to worry about it in the next ten or even twenty years. After all, there is a cultural gap between those foreign superheroes and us.
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This is different for me. This is an organic combination of our traditional mythology and modern cities. Our protagonist's abilities all come from traditional mythological characters.
For example, let's take Sun Bo, the protagonist of the first part of my series of movies. His abilities are inherited from Sun Wukong. Now you are imagining a scene.
The entire city was reduced to ruins by the villains, and there were injured and frightened people everywhere. At this moment, Sun Bo, who was dressed in blood, slowly glanced into the air from the ruins.
Then he picked up the unexpectedly obtained Ruyi Golden Cudgel and blocked it in front of everyone. The thirty-foot-long red cloak behind him fluttered in the wind..."
The more Ji Libo talked, the more excited he became. His face turned red. He was obviously having an intracranial orgasm from the scene he had imagined.
Seeing that he was about to jump on the table as he spoke, Xu Xiyu couldn't help but interrupt: "Director Ji, Director Ji, don't get excited yet, let's sit down and talk."
Ji Libo was a little embarrassed to be interrupted like this.
After sitting down, he adjusted his mood and said with a flattering smile: "Mr. Xu, if you don't read the script and just listen to me, you may not realize the excitement of it."
Xu Xiyu did not refuse, but actually picked up the script and started reading it. It didn't matter if he didn't watch it. When he saw the name of the movie, the corner of his mouth twitched again, because the name of the movie was "New Myth: Wukong".
After just flipping through the script, Xu Xiyu raised his head and said to Ji Libo: "Director Ji, I will study this project of yours carefully. I do have plans. How about we get here first today?"< br>
"No, Mr. Xu, please look again. You read the script while I explain it to you." Ji Libo didn't want to leave at all. He felt that Xu Xiyu hadn't felt the charm of his story yet.
But Xu Xiyu had already given up on Ji Libo's project.
Maybe Ji Libo's story is really good, but after all, movies are the art of light and shadow.
In other words, no matter how exciting the text story is, no matter how grand the scene is in your mind, whether it can be presented on the screen in the end is a problem.
The most important thing is that when making a movie, you are most afraid of a director like Ji Libo. He will create a big IP with you for 10 or 20 years.
This is likely to have a result.
That is because he refuses to tell an independent story properly in one film, and he will instinctively stuff a lot of foreshadowing for the sequel into this film.
As a result, this film will most likely be made into a "riddle" movie. It's the kind of movie where, except for the director and screenwriter, no one in the audience makes a sound when watching it.
Because the audience simply can’t understand it.
In layman's terms, this is called "self-pleasure".
Xu Xiyu thinks that Ji Libo will be pleased with himself if he achieves 90% of the 100 achievements. If nothing else, let’s see what name he gave the protagonist?
His name is Sun Bo.
Is this really a movie?
Is this a photo of yourself?
Once the director has this idea, it's even more doomed.
Because of this, he will most likely instinctively stuff it with jokes that only he knows, and maybe even arrange for Guan Jinfeng's family, who look down on him, to be villains.
He was happy to shoot like this, but the audience would just find it baffling.
But then again, Ji Libo gave himself a heads up.
Some people are consciously blocking their own projects, while others are just trying to stumbling upon themselves.
"All or Nothing" has just been registered, and the East China Sea is going to make another one with the same theme. This move is too fast.
Aren't they afraid of losing money?
wrong.
A movie with this theme, given Donghai's foundation, should not lose money as long as it is made and released. It is just a matter of making more or less.
Suddenly, Xu Xiyu suddenly felt that during the production stage in the past two years, he really had to keep a low profile on his main projects.
God knows how many people are staring at me?
The collapse of Hua Qing will not benefit the Donghai family. The absence of a competitor like Hua Qing in the film market will be a good thing for many film companies.
Now is the best time to take down Hua Qing, how can they let it go?
If your project is watched like this, who knows what tricks are waiting for you. Let's say the movie was halfway through shooting, and the main actors were housebroken.
It’s not like this has never happened before in domestic entertainment. Many projects have failed due to this matter, and I have to take precautions.
Thinking of this, his eyes returned to Ji Libo's face. This guy's "New Myth: Wukong" was a good target to block the gun.
If all the opponents feel that they have placed their treasure on this guy.
Aren’t other projects much safer?
Moreover, this guy's movie requires a lot of special effects production. I take advantage of this situation to check out the domestic special effects production teams. If I find a suitable one, I might even accept it.
In this way, after a year or two, maybe we can directly shoot "The Wandering Earth".
With the calculation in his mind, a smile bloomed on Xu Xiyu's face again, and he said: "Okay, please tell me about your script in detail. I suddenly feel that your idea is very interesting."
"Okay!" When Ji Libo heard this, surprise burst out on his face.
Just as he was about to start the lecture, he heard Xu Xiyu continue: "Oh, by the way, wait for me."
After saying that, Xu Xiyu took out the phone and called Shan Xinbao in front of Ji Libo, saying that the meeting would be moved to the afternoon and that he would discuss the project with Ji Libo this morning.
This attitude made Ji Libo even more pleasantly surprised, and he kept shouting in his heart.
I know, I know that my talent is like the bright moon in the sky, which cannot be hidden. As long as I take action, Xu Xiyu will be impressed by me.
With this mentality, he began to dance and tell the script.
The fact that Xu Xiyu postponed the meeting to discuss the project with him soon spread throughout the company.
Not long after, this matter reached Qi Xiangyang's ears directly.
(End of chapter)