Chapter 102 Three Days Countdown
Song Zhiqiu contacted Meng Ying.
A well-known film and television producer in her circle, she has also been a good friend of Xu Zhoushan for many years.
Song Zhiqiu had met Meng Ying several times before, and she was a little surprised to learn that Xu Zhoushan had accepted her as his disciple.
Because Xu Zhoushan has only had two apprentices, one is Mei Xu, but Mei Xu’s qualifications are average. Xu Zhoushan accepted Mei Xu as his apprentice because Mei Xu has a calm personality, steady work, and good character. Stability mainly refers to the word "stable". In the past few years, Mei Xu has not produced many works, but they are all high-quality works. Moreover, he is low-key. Apart from his works, there is almost no marketing of Mei Xu on the entire Internet.
Mei Xu can be regarded as a hexagonal director. He has dabbled in literary films, commercial films, suspense short dramas, and ancient puppets. After 8 years in the industry, Mei Xu has also accumulated a certain amount of skills.
There is another apprentice, that one is a bit of a pity.
As time has changed, my temperament has also changed, and my whole person is full of short-lived achievements immersed in commercial money tailoring movies.
Slowly I lost my original intention.
And Xu Zhoushan no longer mentioned this apprentice.
But both Mei Xu and Shen Yi have solid basic skills. They worked with Xu Zhoushan as his deputy for several years before slowly becoming independent directors.
This Meng Ying, Song Zhiqiu has not seen Meng Ying’s other works and is not a professional.
For the director industry, Meng Ying is a pure newcomer.
This time, she handed over a resource purely to give Xu Zhoushan face.
The meeting place was set at Shanju Yashe, a teahouse named by Xu Zhoushan. Meng Ying arrived at three o'clock in the afternoon. She was not late, she even arrived 20 minutes early, but she opened the door and walked in When I arrived, I saw that Song Zhiqiu had arrived.
The number one female producer in the film and television industry, her ambition, means, and abilities are all vividly reflected in this middle-aged woman.
Xu Zhoushan waved to Meng Ying, and she came over, moved a futon and sat in silence. Under Xu Zhoushan's introduction, she got to know Song Zhiqiu initially.
Song Zhiqiu's eyes were sharp, but Meng Ying was not frightened. Her face was calm and gentle. She answered some of the questions asked by Song Zhiqiu one by one in a clear and coherent manner, which made Song Zhiqiu couldn't help but nod.
"As my disciple, if she wants to act in the entertainment industry, I dare say that I can make her famous in one of my dramas. This face is the best in the entertainment industry. She is worthy of being a popular actress. But she wants to be a director. Women in this industry are actually very harsh and unfair. "Song Zhiqiu has a lot of luck in getting to where she is now.
She knows that every step she takes is extremely difficult.
The entertainment industry is inherently unfair to female power.
Xu Zhoushan smiled and pushed a cup of tea over, "I believe her, Zhiqiu, why not, you also believe in me for once."
Meng Ying looked at him.
My heart felt warm.
"Orange Hour" was filmed in less than two months. She had not known Xu Zhoushan for a long time, but she also knew that he was a person who was cold on the outside and hot on the inside, and he was very protective of his shortcomings.
Song Zhiqiu did have several projects in progress and was cooperating with several major platforms. She sent Meng Ying several filings and a thousand-word script outline. Meng Ying finally chose a suspense crime film, "Countdown to Three Days." "And Song Zhiqiu frowned slightly, "Xiao Meng, are you sure you want to choose this? This subject is indeed a hot topic recently. As long as it is released and a little marketing is done, it will have a box office of at least two to three billion. For this investment cost, two The box office of 300 million is a small profit.”
“Not only is this movie now in preparation, it is expected to be cast next month, and the director is Chen Heyun, and the position of assistant director is vacant. It is distributed by our company as the main investor, so I still have the right to speak. If you are sure about this movie, I will send you the full script tonight. In addition, Qin Heyun is also in Hongjiang City, and we can also meet. .”
Meng Ying nodded.
She just glanced at the registration introduction and felt that the plot of the movie attracted her.
You can attract yourself in just a hundred words. Moreover, the director Qin Heyun has watched several of his films. How should I put it? In recent years, Qin Heyun has directed a total of three films, with an average score of 5.2 on Douban.
For Qin Heyun, who has won three major domestic director awards, a score of 5.2 is simply a shame.
But he was not affected at all. He appeared in commercial films, and his private life was even more anecdotal.
Both men and women are welcome, regardless of age.
Photos of spending the Mid-Autumn Festival with a 21-year-old popular girl were exposed, breaking up with a 47-year-old veteran movie queen, watching the Aurora with a 19-year-old male idol, and kissing after drinking with a 35-year-old powerful actor.
Song Zhiqiu answered a phone call. Before leaving, Xu Zhoushan nodded, and then said to Meng Ying, "Tomorrow I will ask my assistant to contact you about the details of the signing."
Wait until Song Zhiqiu leaves.
Xu Zhoushan brought Meng Ying to the chess room. The two sat on the futon, with sunlight streaming in from the floor-to-ceiling windows. Xu Zhoushan was curious, "Have you seen Qin Heyun's works?"
< br>Before Meng Ying came in, he had discussed some scripts with Song Zhiqiu and selected one for Meng Ying.
He intends to let Meng Ying take the lead and direct a small-budget film independently.
He can serve as the film's director, ensuring the overall style and plot integrity, and he can also use his connections to pave the way for Meng Ying.
But I didn’t expect that Meng Ying would choose to be the assistant director in “Three Days Countdown”.
However, Xu Zhoushan is also very satisfied with this.
It can be seen that Meng Ying also wants to move forward steadily step by step. This kind of personality is somewhat similar to Xiaomei.
A character like this can go a long way.
Not too utilitarian.
At first, Shen Yi was too utilitarian, but now, he has long lost his original intention.
Also caught in the plagiarism controversy.
When Meng Ying came, she ordered a black and white jade chess piece from the factory that Meng cooperated with. The black color is obsidian. It is just in use at this moment. This is what she wanted to give to Xu Zhoushan, "Teacher, I think Qin Heyun's personality is somewhat similar to yours."
Xu Zhoushan pinched Heizi and said, "I don't look like him."
Meng Ying smiled slightly, "I saw a picture on the Internet. It was a photo of you and him, with several other people around. It is the only photo of the new generation director. Many people still miss that photo. "
"I know which photo you are talking about. It was at the Starlight Night Awards Ceremony 14 years ago. But since that year, Qin Heyun and I have not collaborated, but we have seen each other. I met him several times.”
Xu Zhoushan’s hair is very long and tied back.
But it doesn't give people a very girly feeling. His facial features are soft and sharp, a bit bookish, and at the same time have an unfathomable feeling.
At this moment, he seemed to think of that photo, "14 years has been so long." He paused and said, "But what does this have to do with your choice of this movie."
"I came across an interview with him by chance before. His insights into the current industry and movies are very unique, and his sense of smell is very sharp. I have watched three of his movies, namely his latest three. Although the reputation is very poor, But when I went to the cinema to watch the movie, I was hooked in the first 20 minutes. His control of the rhythm of a movie is very unique. It would be great if he could learn something from it.”
One more thing. .
Meng Ying did not say anything clearly.