Zhang Yuan was lying on a deck chair in the courtyard, quietly waiting for the guests to arrive.
He just contacted Gao Yu and asked him to call Huang Bo, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
Of course, he is not interested in drinking. These two are just acquaintances. What he really wants to find is not just these two people.
While waiting for a few people, Zhang Yuan was thinking about his next plan.
Although the filming of his scenes on the set of "A World Without Thieves" has been completed, the matter is actually not over yet.
In addition to the promotional activities he needed to participate in when the film was released, he also left a hole in the crew.
This pitfall was a mistake that forced Feng Xiaogang to personally apologize after the film was released.
In the film, Sha Gen, played by Wang Baoqiang, boarded the train with his 60,000 yuan in savings because he disliked the high postal shipping costs.
According to the video, sending 60,000 yuan requires paying 600 yuan in postage. This money is enough to buy a donkey in my hometown!
The story slowly unfolds from here.
It can be said that the issue of postage is the fundamental cause that brings all the characters together in the whole story and causes conflicts to break out.
But it happened that there was a major mistake at the foundation of all this!
These creators have no idea that the postal delivery fee will indeed be charged in proportion to the price of the item, but there is an upper limit to his charging standard.
Based on Shagen’s 60,000 yuan, the shipping fee would be at most 100, not 600!
What department is Huaxia Post?
After the group company was established in 1995, it had a registered capital of 130 billion and ranked in the top 80 of the world's top 500 companies. It was a department at the level of the son of the Republic.
Together with Air China and China Railway, it is listed as one of the three giants of the Ministry of Transport.
How can a national strategic basic service department be allowed to slander you, a "little director"?
Of course Zhang Yuan knew about this, and since the lines in the play were spoken by his younger brother and employee Wang Baoqiang, if something went wrong, he would also have to face a lawsuit.
So he will say this.
But the time has not come yet.
Thump, thump, thump...
As soon as I thought of this, there was a knock on the door outside.
Get up and open the door.
"Hey, your yard is really nice, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant." Gao Fu, a tall and thin man, was the first to poke his head in.
Then the short Huang Bo also got in.
“It’s not bad, it’s quite clean.”
He and Gao Xi just met at the audition for “The Legend of the Condor Heroes” more than a month ago, and with Huang Bo, The last time we met was during "Dragon Movie". Come to think of it, more than a year has passed.
Gao Rui had a good relationship with him originally, but it became even better after meeting him in "The Condor".
Because this person gave birth to a feeling of sympathy and sympathy for each other, like brothers in need.
After all, one of them is Xu Zhu and the other is Murong Fu in "Dragon".
But when it came to the audition for "The Condor", it was Wang Xiaoer who was celebrating the New Year, and every year was worse than the last.
I can only try some third or fourth-level minor characters such as Huo Dou, Yin Zhiping, and Yelu Qi.
"There are several houses, do you live alone?" After Gao Rui entered the hospital, he looked around: "The rent in this area is quite expensive, right."
"Isn't that right? Cheap.”
"Yeah."
"So I simply bought it."
Gao Fu, Huang Bo:...
Needless to mention Huang Bo, he has been living in the imperial capital to this day. It’s very average, let alone buying a house.
Gao Rui was even worse. He had money to buy a house before, but he lost money after the crew killed someone and couldn't afford it anymore.
Both of them were very envious.
"Let's sit down for a while and chat. We haven't seen each other for a long time." Zhang Yuan took out a few bottles of cold beer, slapped them on the edge of the stone table in the courtyard, and opened the bottle caps.
The three of them talked while drinking.
“Ah!” After chatting for a while, Gao Fuguai screamed, feeling sour in his heart.
Only now did he know that Zhang Yuangang had returned from Feng Xiaogang's crew.
He originally thought that the two of them were brothers.
Now it seems that only the difficult brother is the only one, and the little brother is not difficult at all!
Huang Bo has nothing to say, only envy.
"Making movies is great. It makes a lot of money, has few things to do, you can still become famous, and you can get good advertising endorsements." Gao Fu sighed, squinting his eyes.
When you make a TV series, especially with a big beard, you really have to make ends meet.
His salary is only 3,000 yuan per episode.
The cost of filming a movie is less than RMB 100,000, which is really not much for an actor.
So most actors do not rely on salary, but rely on endorsements and advertisements.
The cost of a commercial can reach millions, domestic brand endorsement fees can reach several million, and international big-name contract prices start at least tens of millions.
After Liu Qianqian finished filming "Mulan", her salary was only 15 million Chinese dollars, but it came with high-end endorsements, such as LV, Bulgari, etc., plus advertisements such as Abu Dhabi spokesperson , the "added value" of fame brought by these works made her total business contract price easily exceed 100 million.
Works are work, advertising is life.
Unfortunately, Gao Rui’s reputation was ruined because of his life lawsuit, and no brands came to him at all.
Not to mention Huang Bo. His "honor" will never be appreciated by any company until he is completely famous.
Zhang Yuan is slightly better, but only some township brands will come to him, and the price is not high.
There are also activities such as small business platforms or opening ribbon cuttings, ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. He is worth this now.
You must know that at the same time, the platform fees for big stars such as Zhang Bozhi and Wang Fei were as high as one to three million, which was only the price of one or two hours.
This is the gap!
However, if he can play the male lead in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", his endorsement fees will definitely increase significantly.
"By the way, I recently watched a movie called "Incense", which was quite good." As he spoke, Zhang Yuan guided the topic to business.
"Do you like this movie?" Huang Bo straightened up while holding the wine bottle.
This man was a resident at the bar all year round and his drinking capacity was astonishing. After all, singing in those days was just like playing duet, and he had to play for his elder brother from time to time.
“Well, it’s quite literary, but it has good connotation, depth, and can make people think.”
What Zhang Yuan said can be applied to 99% of literary films. Try lark.
"Hahaha, if my friend hears this, he should be very happy." Huang Bo grinned, showing his messy teeth.
“Your friend?”
"Yes, the director of this film is my friend."
"Isn't he just a mouse?" Gao Fu also replied.
"How can you miss an expert if you meet him? Why don't you two help introduce him? I would like to meet this expert."
Huang Bo and Gao Rui looked at each other. , and then took out his mobile phone.
Soon after, Jubaoyuan Meat Shabu Restaurant.
It is impossible to eat at home unless Brother Qian is here.
Zhang Yuan invited the two of them to a mutton-shabu restaurant with a generous treat.
Although the weather is still hot right now, there are quite a lot of people in the store as the heat rises.
Zhang Yuan has always felt that many foods in the imperial capital are actually designed to trick sesame paste into eating.
Including fried belly, shabu-shabu, sesame seed cakes...everything you eat is covered in sauce.
"Here it comes!"
The three of them were peeling sugar and garlic when a man of medium build and a tiger-like head walked into the store. Under Huang Bo's greeting, he came to Zhang Yuan.
"Hello." "Hello."
Ning Hao had dark circles under his eyes, was in low spirits, and looked like he hadn't slept well in several days.
It's normal that he doesn't sleep well.
After a lot of effort, accidents happened one after another, investors withdrew their capital, and I raised 400,000 to shoot, and the crew size was reduced from 60 to 11. The movie "Green Grass" was completed after a lot of hard work. Not where it was shown.
Of course, even if it finds a place to show it, the box office of this film is estimated to be "sad for those who hear it, and tears for those who hear it."
There are only two kinds of benefits that can be brought by shooting this kind of low-cost artistic film.
Win the prize, copyright.
Just like "The Blind Shaft", it won a lot of major awards, and its overseas copyrights were sold for millions, making it a sure profit.
But what about this one?
"Incense" and "Green Grass" were two dramas in a row, and all the money I earned from filming music videos for others over the years was lost.
Ning Hao made a lot of money from the MV he shot for Tu Honggang and Pu Shu.
Later, I even filmed music videos for Li Yuchun and Jing Tian, who are quite prominent figures in the industry.
But for the so-called "dream", he spent all his time making homemade movies.
There is a saying that "if a family has a good wife, the husband will not suffer anything bad".
Ning Hao’s wife Xing Anna is very virtuous. In order to support him in making movies, she has not bought a house since their marriage.
But just because his wife is virtuous, Ning Hao feels embarrassed.
If he is alone, of course he can pursue poetry and distance.
But you can’t throw all the troubles you have in front of you to your wife!
So, he is struggling recently.
Many directors were arrogant when they were young and looked down on commercial films, thinking that they were selling their souls to please the audience.
But after suffering losses and suffering, these directors will understand, how much is the soul worth?
After a few glasses of white wine, although we had just met, we started to talk.
"Tell me if you have brain damage!" Huang Bo held the chopsticks to Ning Hao's big head.
Ning Hao twisted his lips. If anyone said that to him, he would definitely turn against him on the spot, that is, Huang Bo.
Because this guy is really "out of his mind".
Ning Hao suffered from hydrocephalus. The doctor once suggested that he open his skull and drain the water. However, he was worried about the sequelae, including memory loss and drastic changes in temperament, so he simply gave up the operation and let the water remain.
“How can I make a movie with my own money and still lose everything.” Huang Bo was a little angry.
"Everyone invests in making a movie, and if they lose money, they also lose money to others."
Ning Hao sighed: "No one is willing to invest in what I shoot."
"Now both movies are It’s a loss, and no one will vote.”
“Then what are your plans?” Gao Fu said.
“I’m in the business, let’s save some money first to shoot the MV.” Ning Hao said this, picked up a piece of mutton with chopsticks, and rinsed it: “Actually, I always have a notebook in my hand.”
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"But no one has been willing to invest. If that doesn't work, I'll save some money and shoot it myself."
"I'm still afraid that I won't be able to survive." Huang Bo complained.
"What book is it?" Zhang Yuan asked knowingly.
"It's called "Diamond". I wrote it myself, several years ago." Ning Hao grinned and ate.
He was very polite to Zhang Yuan. He also said that he liked his movies and invited him to dinner.
"Tell us what kind of story it is." Zhang Yuan suggested: "Don't worry, we are all our own people and will not share your ideas."
"Hi, I I’m not afraid of you saying it’s not valuable.”
After that, he started talking about this script called “Diamond”.
And this "Diamond" is actually the original work of "Crazy Stone"!
Zhang Yuan and the remaining two people all listened silently to this story that revolved around a stone.
"Isn't this still a literary film?" Huang Bo said after listening.
"Yes, it's still a literary film. Now I want to make commercial films and make money, but I don't have the foundation."
Zhang Yuan calmly filled his glass with wine. A toast followed.
“Hey, commercial films are actually not that complicated.”
Zhang Yuan spoke at the right time.
"It's nothing more than a few hours."
"Script, actors, investment, distribution, publicity."
"This is not complicated!" Huang Bo glanced at him.
"Brother Bo, don't be anxious. Let me speak slowly and in detail." Zhang Yuan was very calm.
“The first is the script. You already have it, but it’s not commercial enough and needs to be revised.”
"The second is actors." Zhang Yuan pointed to the people at the table: "We are all actors, you are not short of people."
"The rest, investment, distribution, publicity, these three talents It's the difficulty!" Huang Bo said carelessly as he kept drinking.
Ning Hao also nodded, these three things are important. Without investment, you can’t make a film, without distribution, you can’t go to theaters, and without publicity, you can’t schedule a film. One thing missing is African monkeys, Bao Fei (baboons). ah!
“Hahaha, I just finished filming Director Feng’s scene a while ago.” Zhang Yuan said with a chuckle.
"Hey, hey!" Gao Feng pointed to the wine glass in front of him: "Why are you showing off in front of us."
"One glass of wine as a penalty!"
"Listen to me first, and when I finish, someone will help me drink this glass of wine." He continued without hesitation.
"I met Andy Lau on Director Feng's set... I can't tell you the specific situation and the shooting content of the film. There is a confidentiality contract."
The three nodded to express their understanding.
“In short, Brother Hua and I get along well.”
Ning Hao raised his eyebrows and said to himself that although you have made many films, you can only be considered a newcomer. To say that you have a good relationship with Brother Hua is too harsh!
Looking at the two friends, Gao Rui and Huang Bo, they not only had no doubts about Zhang Yuan's words, but also nodded lightly, as if they were not surprised.
Is he really capable of this?
"I heard from Brother Hua that he is engaged in an activity called Asian Rising Star Director. The specific content is..."
Zhang Yuan explained it in detail.
After Ning Hao heard this, he put down his chopsticks.
"I think your script actually has potential. If it is modified well, it may not be commercialized."
"In this case, you give it a try first and modify it in the direction of a commercial film."
"If there's no problem, I'll take you to see Brother Hua."
Ning Hao's mouth was so wide open that the hydrocephalus was about to flow out.
Today he received a call from Huang Bo with the mentality of being bored and having many friends and multiple paths.
I didn’t have any ambition at first, I even came here to relax.
But he never expected that this new friend would suddenly burst into flames and bring him a huge opportunity that he had never dreamed of!
Zhang Yuan looked at his dull look and pointed at the wine glass in front of him.
Ning Hao was stunned, remembering what he just said, "Someone helped me drink it," so he picked up the wine glass and drank all the milk in it.
[Received thanks from Ning Hao, +1 for art foundation, +1 for photography skills, and +1 for literary skills! 】
……(End of this chapter)