Chapter 122 Are you kidding me? (Ask for monthly ticket)
"I heard that you charge high prices for scripts. This is to develop in an all-round way. Those musicians said that you charge too little."
As long as you add the prefix of high price, it is equivalent to being labeled as being taken advantage of, and the news will spread very quickly.
Now even Jin Dazhou, who is engaged in music, knows that Qi Hao Studio is accepting scripts.
"If they can write a good script, they can take a look at it."
Qi Hao was in Jin Dazhou's recording studio and received the moistening voice that Jin Dazhou diligently handed over.
This is his third day of recording.
The early stage is mainly practice, and the recording has not officially started yet.
His level is not particularly high, and what he records still needs to be revised.
Of course, even professional singers need to modify their voices in various ways.
"Let them forget it, they can't even write songs clearly."
What Jin Dazhou hates most is that he can't write scripts.
I heard that if the script is good, the price can be increased to five million.
Damn it, he worked for three years and didn’t even get five million in his hands.
"Dazhou, tell me, do I have a chance to win the Newcomer Award for this album?"
Qi Hao recorded songs for a few days and felt good about himself. Especially after listening to the edited demos, he began to think that if he had made his debut as a singer, he would not have lost his life.
"Areyoukiddingme?"
Jin Dazhou originally wanted to be sarcastic, but when he thought that this was the father of the fund owner, he immediately changed his face:
"Even if you go up and cover "Two Tigers", you won't be reduced to winning any Newcomer Award! Are the organizers crazy? Do you still want to do it next time? The 9th CCTV-MTV Music Festival was given to Chen Haofeng Welcome to the Female Singer Award, can you believe it?”
For some reason, Jin Dazhou found that Qi Hao, who was comforted by him, became even more depressed.
Alas, I really don’t understand the troubles of rich people.
"Forget it, keep recording."
Qi Hao was disheartened, but there was nothing he could do.
Come all come.
After spending so much money on this album, we can't give up halfway.
Qi Hao didn't spend a penny on the original task of making the MV, and it was all in vain. He even made fun of it for a while, and felt that it was still a waste of money.
As a result, hundreds of thousands have been invested in the Newcomer Award task, and with subsequent marketing expenses, it may cost millions.
The worst thing is that millions of dollars may not be enough to complete the task.
Shet!
Qi Hao now trains four times a week, spending a total of 111,100 yuan.
That’s four to five million a month.
Plus maintaining studio operations, marketing and public relations, personal expenses...
His annual income after tax is only 10 to 20 million.
It was almost impossible to make ends meet.
Selling Auntie Hua's shares is not only a desire for capital, but also a desire for cash flow.
"The second time, get ready, start!"
"...It's winter and I want to buy you a scarf/I'm afraid that I'm not good at discerning, so I asked my sister who follows the trend to come with me/Talking and laughing with my sister/Relieving the recent bad mood/At the next corner/I met you/Her Just my sister..."
"Emotion, put some emotion into it, Teacher Qi Hao, aren't you the best actor? Listen to it a second time." Jin Dazhou was patient.
"Which sentence?" Qi Hao was also patient.
When it comes to work, everyone is compatible in both directions, so there is no need to act like Party A.
"'But I Met You' takes up the place of 'She is just my sister'. You can be a little aggrieved and reflect the paleness and helplessness of the explanation."
Jin Dazhou hoped that Qi Hao could express his emotions delicately.
Use emotion to make up for the lack of skill.
This should be Qi Hao's strength. After all, he is an actor who has won the Best Actor Award.
For now, the Golden Rooster Award, as a professional award, is still very valuable in China.
"Then let me try..."
Qi Hao put on his headphones and continued practicing his new song.
Xu Song actually gave the story background of the song.
The protagonists in the song are a couple having relationship problems.
The girl's attitude towards the boy became very cold. In order to coax the girl, the boy had to ask his popular sister to go to the store to pick out gifts.
But on the way back after choosing a gift, I met a girl and another boy walking together, and the situation was awkward.
Ling Gou hoped to save the relationship, so he quickly explained that the person next to him was his sister and gave her a purple scarf.
The girl just accepted the gift as if nothing had happened and said thank you.
The girl doesn't care about the boy's explanation, which exactly corresponds to the title of the song "Superfluous Explanation".
Therefore, "She is just a sister" and "How many good sisters do you have" in the song are not the same thing.
Qi Hao checked himself.
He found that he could actually find empathy in the story.
They say he has a lot of scandals, but in fact he has never even had a formal girlfriend in these years.
No matter how you explain it, it’s useless.
When others hype up scandals related to Qi Hao, as long as they are not too excessive, he rarely clarifies and slaps him in the face.
Mainly because when he became famous, he also reaped some of the dividends from scandals.
The scandal was hyped because Lao Tian became Qi Hao's agent not long ago, and the operation was a bit clumsy.
However, the person involved did not immediately clarify, giving Qi Hao a chance to digest the heat and find resources.
However, allowing others to speculate on scandals is not without consequences.
That is, even if you meet someone you like, you will be questioned because of it.
"Hey, yes, your emotional processing this time is very good. In fact, Qi Hao, your voice is quite good. As long as you undergo professional training, you can adapt to many singing styles."
Jin Dazhou expressed satisfaction with the results of this audition.
At this point, all six songs are almost rehearsed.
Next comes the official recording.
It took two months to make this mini album, which is not a short time.
Qi Hao stayed in the recording studio, not listening to what was going on outside the window, and he only sang sad songs.
The protagonist of the record has a life like a "model", singing "Where has the time gone" and wandering on the "Old Street", but can't find the person who "will never change in this life", it is not true love "Why Should We Be Together", no "Superfluous Explanation" is needed.
By the time he came out of the recording studio, people who wanted to sell the script were already waiting in line.
The quality of the script this time is much better.
Even Wang Jing, the great director of Hong Kong, sent over a script called "The Secret Order of Beauty".
It's not that the gimmick of buying a script for five million can make the big guys in Xiangjiang look at him, it's mainly because the market in Xiangjiang is not good, and Wang Jing has been involved in domestic entertainment for a long time.
Moreover, Qi Hao once participated in "Black and White Forest" co-directed by him and Mai Zishan.
Of course Qi Hao didn't like Wang Jing's script.
Because it is impossible to win the prize.
Wang Jing has been around for so many years, but he was only nominated for the Golden Horse Best Screenplay once in 1999.
After the new round of scripts were received, they were screened. If Qi Hao thought they were good, he would contact them personally and come out for a meal if it was convenient for them.
When you come, you are a guest. Whether you accept the script or not, having a meal and chatting can not only expand your personal connections, but also allow him to learn a lot of knowledge from the exchange. In the end, Qi Hao settled on a script about laid-off workers in the Northeast - "The Piano of Steel".
When screenwriter Zhang Mang saw Qi Hao, his expression was not very good.
He always felt like a poor family who sold their sons and daughters, while Qi Hao was like a wealthy landlord with a fat head.
He is not a professional screenwriter.
Graduated from the Department of Stage Art of Chinese Opera, he was assigned to Liaoning TV station as the stage design director, and participated in the screenwriting of the last "Kung Fu" sketch in the Spring Festival Gala's "Fooling" series, as well as another sketch "Telling Things".
In 2007, he directed his first film "Blessed Ears", thus launching his career as a director. For this film, he won the Best New Director Award at the 9th Chinese Film Media Awards.
What Qi Hao wants is the award he won.
This award alone is worth 200 million!
"Teacher Zhang, please sit down quickly!"
Qi Hao didn't care at all about the other party's stinky face, and enthusiastically pulled him to sit on his seat.
If you marry someone else's wife, it's normal for her husband to have a bad face.
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"Thank you." Zhang Mang sat down.
Qi Hao led the conversation, mainly talking about "Blessed Ears".
He has a photographic memory.
As long as you watch the movie once, you can remember it exactly.
And he also memorized dozens of classic film reviews and analyses.
In Zhang Mang's opinion, Qi Hao had at least read his "Blessed Ears" more than ten times.
How can you make such a person disgusted?
"Hey, do you know how much it cost to film "Blessed Ears"?"
Zhang Meng Tieling soon started chatting with Qi Hao.
"It must be three million, right?"
Qi Hao actually knew everything, but he had to pretend to be confused when he should.
"Three million, all together it cost three million."
Zhang Man made a gesture with his hand.
"Brother, you are so awesome. Such quality only cost three million."
Qi Hao spoke up, just to compliment him.
"But man, it only had a box office of 1.5 million."
Zhang Meng is in tears. His family situation is very good. His parents are both insiders. He is in a TV station and has a decent job.
However, no matter how rich the family background is, it is not enough to pay such compensation.
After several years of savings are wiped out, if you want to start a new movie, you have no choice but to sell your house.
But how much is the house worth?
What's more, there is still an economic crisis, and house prices have dropped a lot compared to last year when he inquired.
"Why did I hear that literary films have bonuses and support?"
Qi Hao knew that "Blessed Ears" would definitely not make much money, but when it came to compensation, he felt that the compensation would not be much.
"Oh, you don't understand. Eat, take, get stuck, and want. Don't you think that winning prizes really depends on your ability?"
Zhang Mang became very angry when he mentioned this.
There was endless chatting at the wine table. Qi Hao didn't do much to persuade him to drink because he wanted to talk about business.
"Are you really willing to pay three million for my script?"
After he finished complaining, Zhang Meng realized that he was here to sell the script.
No, he felt like he was just like the loser who rode his bicycle to sell his wife with her when the tide was booming.
"Yes, I think it's worth it." Qi Hao was sure. From a business point of view, it's definitely not worth it, but from an award-winning point of view, it's worth it. He feels like it could be used for the Venice premiere.
Among the scripts collected this time, "The Piano of Steel" was outstanding, and Qi Hao could no longer look down on other scripts.
If he hadn't been too young and couldn't act that way, and feared it would affect the quality of the movie, he would have even wanted to star in it himself.
Finally thinking about it, I decided to find someone more suitable.
He lacked the script of "The Piano of Steel", but he did not lack the role of Chen Guilin.
Even if the child is adopted, since he has the fate of this life, he should be treated as his own.
"You are still so young and it is your first time as a director. Do you know how to make a movie?"
This kind of question is very rude.
However, the main reason for Zhang Mang's hesitation was not that he thought three million was too little.
On the contrary, he felt that three million to buy his script was a bit outrageous.
Under normal circumstances, the script price for a theatrical movie usually starts from 100,000 yuan, and the specific price depends on the number of released works of the screenwriter and other factors.
It is true that the price of scripts written by some well-known screenwriters can be as high as hundreds of thousands or even millions, but "The Piano of Steel" is a book with no commercial value. Fifty to one million is a high price.
What Zhang Meng really hesitates about is - can Qi Hao do it?
In 1999, Zhang Meng graduated from Chinese Opera and returned to his hometown of Tieling. He saw a dilapidated piano in the Tieling Pingju Opera Troupe.
Although the piano can still make sound, the paint has cracked and the keys have lost their elasticity.
His father told him that during difficult times, when the troupe performed model operas without musical accompaniment, people built the piano themselves.
This homemade piano inspired Zhang Mang to write the script for "The Piano of Steel".
He took six years to write this script!
Unfortunately, filming it requires more money, so Zhang Meng can only film "Blessed Ears" first, hoping to attract the attention of industry capital.
"Blessed Ears" has a good reputation, but the cost of 3 million and 1.5 million box office made it even more prohibitive for capital.
Big capital looks down upon it, and small capital dares not invest.
Hearing that someone was buying the script at a high price, he decided to sell it altogether.
In this way, "The Piano of Steel" has a chance to be released.
And he will have enough money to shoot future works.
"I have read the script. It is very detailed. Even the blank spaces are filled with analysis. In some places, there are even storyboards. Frankly speaking, I don't know if I can shoot it well. I can only say that I will do my best. Can.”
Qi Hao can see a creator's passion and cherishment for his work from the script.
“Just doing your best is not enough.”
Zhang Meng muttered, but he was actually very satisfied with Qi Hao's attitude.
At least this guy didn't have too much money and no place to spend it, so he had to become a director just to show off.
"Teacher Zhang, actually I have a suggestion."
When Qi Hao was grabbing - not really grabbing, because he gave money - the fruits of other people's labor, he was actually suffering in his heart.
He was originally a very soft-hearted person.
If there is no mission.
He could have used Little Sheep to invest in this movie.
Anyway, the loss is not a loss of his money.
However, Qi Hao needed to complete a task, so he could only rationally abandon this ridiculous pity.
"What proposal?"
"I plan to ask Mr. Zhang to be the producer of this movie. What do you think?"
(End of chapter)