On the morning of the second day of the crew's holiday, Zhou Yan was reading the TV drama scripts sent by Huo Siqi in the studio. Huo Jian knocked on the door and walked in.
"Director Zhou, do you have time now? I want to talk to you about the concert scene."
Zhou Yan raised his head and glanced at Huo Jianqi, then stood up and pointed to the sofa, " You sit down first."
Huo Jian nodded and went to sit on the sofa.
While pouring tea for Huo Jianqi, Zhou Yan asked: "Do you have any new ideas?"
Zhou Yan arranged for Huo Jianqi to plan this scene, and the plan had been finalized before.
“Well, I think it would be better to hold a concert.”
When planning this scene, there were two plans. One was to hold a real concert. Concerts, in this way, not only do you not have to pay extra performers, but you can also make money and save costs for the filming of the movie. The other is to find group performers. Although this won't save money, it will be much easier to schedule.
In the end, after discussion, they chose the latter in order to ensure the filming effect of the movie.
But now, Huo Jianqi said that it would be better to hold a concert, which made Zhou Yan a little confused.
Zhou Yan handed the tea cup to Huo Jianqi, "Director Huo, what do you think? There is only half a month left before the filming of this scene. If we change the plan at the last minute, we will encounter a lot of trouble."
"I don't actually want to save costs. I want to use this concert to promote our movie. Although hiring extras can better ensure the effect of the shooting, there is nothing special about it. And if we Organize a concert for this scene, and then there will be a lot of things to do when it is announced later."
Zhou Yan sat down opposite Huo Jianqi. He looked at Huo Jianqi with surprise on his face. .
If Xiao Can came to say this today, he would not be surprised at all. Xiao Can’s talent in directing is far inferior to Huo Jianqi and Lou Ye, but Xiao Can is more pragmatic and will take into account the film. all aspects.
But Zhou Yan was really surprised when Huo Jianqi mentioned this matter. When did Huo Jianqi care about Xuanfa?
In Zhou Yan's opinion, Huo Jianqi should only focus on the filming effect of the movie.
Zhou Yan pondered for a while and said, "From a publicity point of view, organizing a concert is indeed a good gimmick, but I have two things in mind now. First, there is still half a month left, and music Can the concert go smoothly? A large-scale concert cannot be held casually. Secondly, it is also an old question. Can the shooting effect be guaranteed? "
"I can answer the second question. , I have been planning carefully during this time, and I want to shoot the movie at the same time as the concert. For this reason, I also wrote a plan."
Huo Jianqi took it into his hands. The plan was handed to Zhou Yan.
The plan only had two pieces of paper. Zhou Yan took it and took a quick look at it. In the plan, Huo Jianqi had planned the shooting arrangements and personnel arrangements. The feasibility was indeed quite high.
"Not bad."
"As for the first question, I need to ask Director Zhou, you are professional in this area. In addition, I have an idea, I don't know if it is feasible or not."
“What do you think?”
“Since we are not mainly trying to save costs, this concert can be free for everyone to watch. However, in order to expand the publicity effect, you must participate in the lottery to get the chance to watch the music. "
Zhou Yan narrowed his eyes, Huo Jianqi really made things more complicated.
Originally, the time was so short that it might not be possible to hold a concert in time, and it would be even more troublesome to hold a lottery.
Now, no more than thirty years later in the Internet age, you can directly conduct lottery draws online.
It is very troublesome to hold a lottery these days. Not to mention anything else, just counting the lottery results is enough for them to drink a pot.
And the lottery can only be drawn in Yanjing. It is impossible to expand to the whole country in a short time.
However, Huo Jianqi had such an idea, which impressed Zhou Yan. Regardless of whether the plan was feasible or not, at least Huo Jianqi thought about it.
After thinking for a moment, Zhou Yan said, "Don't shoot this scene for now."
Huo Jianqi was stunned, "Director Zhou, what do you mean? Even if you don't agree with my plan, we can still follow the original plan. The plan continues."
Zhou Yan said with a smile, "I mean, we can leave this scene for later. The Piano Youth Orchestra will go to the UK to hold a concert in the summer, and the crew will organize some people. In the past, we would shoot directly at the concert and just follow your plan.”
Huo Jianqi’s plan was pretty good and it basically wouldn’t affect the normal progress of the concert.
Hearing Zhou Yan's words, Huo Jianqi's eyes lit up, "This is great. In this way, all the problems are solved. And if all the people sitting on the scene are foreign faces, the effect of this scene will be worse. Better.”
The concert scene was originally intended to show that Lin Ai had become a well-known musician. In this case, the pomp and ceremony must be sufficient. If the audience at the scene were all foreigners, the persuasiveness would definitely be stronger.
"Then please make a list of the people who need to go abroad, and report it to Tomson later. This matter must be arranged in advance. The procedures for so many people to go abroad are quite troublesome."< br>
"I understand, Director Zhou, I will sum it up when I get back soon."
After the question was settled, Zhou Yan asked with a smile, "Director Huo, I am very curious, when will you Are you starting to care about the release of the movie?"
Huo Jianqi smiled sheepishly, "Actually, it's not me, but my wife. She has nothing to do recently and is very concerned about the filming of our movie."
Hearing that it was Su Xiaowei's idea, Zhou Yan smiled, it made sense.
Su Xiaowei is a very enterprising woman and particularly supports Huo Jian’s career.
Although Su Xiaowei is also a screenwriter, in terms of business, she wants to set up a few streets away from Huo Jian.
"Director Su has not been busy recently. Didn't you say before that she was busy writing scripts?"
Su Xiaowei is the deputy director of the Film and Television Department of the Central Propaganda Bureau of Literature and Art, and was formerly a member of Yanjing A top student from a normal university.
Su Xiaowei was the screenwriter for many of Huo Jianqi's later films, such as "Winner" and "That Mountain That Man That Dog".
“The script has been written.”
When he said this, Huo Jianqi unconsciously picked up the tea cup in front of him, lowered his head and drank.
Huo Jianqi's actions revealed some embarrassment, which was keenly captured by Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan guessed that Huo Jianqi might have something to say to him, and it was most likely related to Su Xiaowei's script.
Huo Jianqi has always wanted to make movies independently. A few years ago, he went to Yanjing Factory and volunteered.
Chen Zhigu was also very talented and expressed his willingness to help him, but he needed to find a good script.
In the past few years, Huo Jianqi has been looking for a suitable script.
When Zhou Yan invited him to join the director team of "The Spring of the Cowherd Class", he had not found a suitable script, and the Yanjing Factory had changed a lot now. Even if he found the script, the Yanjing Factory might not help him.
Even if Yanjing Factory is willing to help him, it will only help him form a team and will not provide money. After all, Yanjing Factory itself is short of money now, so how can it have any spare money to make movies for him.
Now that Su Xiaowei has written the script, Huo Jianqi must have an idea.
"Can you tell me what Director Su's script says?" Zhou Yan asked.
Hearing Zhou Yan's initiative to ask, Huo Jianqi's eyes flashed with light. He immediately put down his teacup and said, "At the end of October last year, the Far South Games report group came to Yanjing, and Xiaowei also went to the scene. She was there I met a young man. This young man stepped on a landmine while participating in the counterattack and became a high amputee. However, he had an unyielding spirit and through arduous training, he broke the world sprint record for people with disabilities. His story was written as a script, and I said before that she wrote the script, and this is it."
After listening to Huo Jianqi's story, Zhou Yan knew that what Su Xiaowei was writing now was the movie "Winner", which was directed by Huo Jianqi. Debut novel.
“The script is good, when are you going to film it?”
Huo Jianqi smiled and said, "After the filming of "Spring in the Cowherd Class" is completed, Xiaowei and I are going to seek investment."
In fact, Su Xiaowei has made several phone calls, but did not get good results. News, Huo Jianqi is not a big director, so how many bosses are willing to invest?
Zhou Yan held his chin and thought for a while, then said, "Bring me the script later and I'll take a look. If possible, I'll send the script to Tomson for a look. Maybe Tomson can help. You solve the funding problem."
Huo Jianqi subconsciously wanted to be polite, but he swallowed the polite words. In the end, he nodded and said, "Thank you, Director Zhou."
< br>Zhou Yan waved his hand and said, "You're welcome. In the end, it all depends on whether your script can impress Mr. Xu. The most I can do is help introduce you."
"Don't worry, Director Zhou. No matter what, I will help you finish "Spring of the Cowherd Class" and I won't be distracted by other things."
"It's okay, as long as you put yourself After the work is done, you can decide what you want to do with the rest of the time."
"Well, I understand."
The two chatted for a while, Huo Jianqi. After drinking the tea, he stood up and left.
He is a person who is not very good at expressing himself. Although he is very grateful to Zhou Yan in his heart, he cannot say anything too disgusting. Although Zhou Yan said that in the end Tomson still had to look at the script, Huo Jianqi knew that it was a huge favor for Zhou Yan to help introduce him.
Xu Feng is a boss who really loves movies. Huo Jianqi has known it for a long time, and he has confidence in Su Xiaowei's script, which will definitely impress Xu Feng.
And the relationship between Zhou Yan and Tang Chen is unusual. With his introduction, the success rate will naturally be higher.
......
That night, after Huo Jianqi returned home, he happily shared the good news with his wife.
After Su Xiaowei heard this, he was very excited and kept praising his husband, "You idiot, you finally have the nerve to talk to Director Zhou."
The script "Winner" was written by Su Xiaowei last year on December 1 The month is written.
Huo Jianqi was on the crew of "Spring in the Cowherd Class" at that time. Because he knew that Zhou Yan had supported Wang Xiaoshuai and Senior Lu, Su Xiaowei suggested to Huo Jianqi that he go talk to Zhou Yan and ask Zhou Yan for help.
Huo Jianqi was not very embarrassed at the time. He felt that he had just joined the crew of "The Spring of the Cowherd Class" and the movie had not yet been officially shot, so it was a bit shameless for him to ask Zhou Yan for such a big help. .
Besides, the movie hasn’t even been finished yet, so just thinking about his own movie can easily cause Zhou Yan to misunderstand.
"Actually, I didn't mention it, but I just happened to be talking about you today, and Zhou Yan took the initiative to mention it."
Hearing what Huo Jianqi said, Su Xiaowei said with emotion, "This Director Zhou is really a benevolent and righteous person, no wonder Your crew has such a strong cohesion. Who doesn’t want to work with someone who can make his own progress? Regardless of whether Tomson Company can succeed, all we can do now is to help him make the movie. ."
"It's my job to make the movie well."
"I will find a chance to thank him later."
"That's a must. "Yes." Huo Jianqi breathed a sigh of relief, "If this can be done, we don't need to contact other investors."
"Yeah." Su Xiaowei nodded.
In fact, what Huo Jianqi didn't know was that Su Xiaowei had made many phone calls during this period.
Huo Jianqi felt embarrassed, but Su Xiaowei had to make plans for her husband.
Seeing that the filming of "Spring in the Cowherd Class" was about to end, Su Xiaowei made many calls every day during this period. After all, she was the deputy director of the Film and Television Department, so she had some connections.
But when things happen, you will find that many relationships are not very useful.
She didn't count them specifically, but she made at least seventy or eighty phone calls during this period.
I have made seventy or eighty phone calls, but I have not received a single piece of good news.
She was the deputy director after all. Most people were polite and said they would consider it, but in fact they refused because they didn't ask about the script at all.
There are also some people who, after listening to the script, said they could vote, but it would only cost a few thousand yuan, ten thousand to twenty thousand.
Su Xiaowei’s goal is not high, as long as he can collect one million, but if one person has tens of thousands, how long will it take to collect it?
During this period of time, after making so many phone calls, Su Xiaowei’s biggest feeling was: it’s really difficult to make alms.
However, Su Xiaowei did not give up. She was still going to continue calling. If there was no news after seventy or eighty calls, then she would call a hundred calls. If a hundred calls failed, she would call two hundred calls.
My husband’s debut novel must be a success.
......
The next day, the "Spring of the Cowherd Class" holiday was over. Huo Jianqi returned to Jiangjuntuo and brought the script of "Winner" with him.
Zhou Yan read the script carefully. There were some differences between the script and the finished film, but they were basically the same.
Then he didn't waste any time and called Xu Feng in front of Huo Jianqi.
After receiving a call from Zhou Yan, Xu Feng was very happy, "What, did the crew encounter some problems and need sister's help?"
Zhou Yan said with a smile, "Sister Feng, I Why do you sound like you'd be happy if something went wrong with the crew?"
"Mainly, you're so worry-free that I don't have to worry about anything, which makes me feel no sense of accomplishment."
"I'm going to disappoint you. There are no problems with the crew at all. Everything is going on in an orderly manner. I'm calling you and I have two things to say. One is that we are planning to postpone the filming of the concert scene. ”
“Postponed the shooting, why?”
“Isn’t the Piano Boy Orchestra going to hold a concert in the UK in the summer? We are planning to shoot on location in the UK. Isn’t this saving money for you? Well."
"Hey, how much money did the crew save by going abroad? It's good if it doesn't cost more." Xu Feng smiled, and then said, "But don't worry, I will definitely support this. Even if it exceeds the budget, it’s no problem. If the budget exceeds one million, you can decide directly.”
Huo Jianqi was stunned when he heard it. He wanted to raise one million to make a movie, and he was anxious. I was scratching my head, but here at Zhou Yan, there was no need to report the overspending to investors by one million.
There is really no comparison between people.
But this is understandable. After all, Zhou Yan has made two movies, both of which were huge hits. He has already helped Tomson earn a lot of money.
Thomson Film Company has been at its peak in the past two years, with great momentum. In addition to the previous success of "Farewell My Concubine", there are two movies produced by Zhou Yan.
Many people said that Xu Feng, a bole, was so lucky that he found two thousand-mile horses at once.
The two directors, Chen Kaige and Zhou Yan, are now the faces of Tomson Film Company.
However, there are still some differences between Zhou Yan and Chen Kaige. Chen Kaige only cooperates with Tomson Film Company. He is also the director of Yanjing Studio. But Zhou Yan is different. Zhou Yan is outside the system. He not only has a film contract with Tomson, but also Brokerage appointment.
In the final analysis, Zhou Yan is his own family member, while Chen Kaige is just an outsourcer.
In addition, although Zhou Yan’s awards are weak, Zhou Yan’s ability to make money is much stronger than Chen Kaige.
When Zhou Yan heard what Xu Feng said, he also said with a smile, "Thank you very much, Sister Feng, for your support. I will think about where to spend this million later."
"Are you worried that you can't figure it out about spending money?" Xu Feng laughed and asked, "Didn't you talk about two things? What about one more thing?"
When the second thing was mentioned, Huo Jianqi immediately became nervous and looked at Zhou Yan expectantly.
“Another thing is that I found a particularly good script for you, and I also thoughtfully found a good director for you. Now you only need to pay a little money, and you can get an excellent movie. "
Xu Feng burst into laughter, "How do you have the nerve to talk about investment so confidently?"
"Because it's a really good script, and it's good. Director."
"Okay, tell me, who is the director you want to recommend to me?"
"Huo Jianqi."
"Huo Jianqi...sounds familiar. Is he from your directing team?"
"Sister Feng, you have a really good memory."
"Then I understand. Since I can be selected by you to be in the directing team, there must be no problem with my ability. What about the script?”
“I won’t tell you the script over the phone. I will send someone to deliver it in the next two days. Let me show you.”
"No problem, I happen to be in Shanghai during this period. If the script is suitable, I will go to Yanjing, chat with Huo Jianqi, and stop by your crew."
"Warmly welcome, when the time comes I’ll put up a banner for you and create a scene.”
“Don’t act like a monster.”
“It’s just to express the gratitude of the crew. "
"Okay, okay, stop talking so much. If this script is good, I will be the producer later. I have some free time during this time and I need to find something to do. "
Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows. It seemed that things in Xu Feng's family were settled well, but he didn't ask about these things in front of Huo Jianqi.
"Okay, we'll talk about it later."
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yan said to Huo Jianqi with a smile, "I will have the script sent to Shanghai in a while. It will probably take a week at most. There will be news, just wait with peace of mind." (End of Chapter)