Zhou Yan ate in the martial arts school cafeteria for lunch. The food at the school was definitely not comparable to the food at Zhou Yan's studio, but it was actually pretty good, with quite a lot of meat.
Students who practice martial arts have more demand for meat than ordinary students, so school leaders would rather save on other aspects than skimp on food.
While eating, Zhou Yan specifically asked about Wu Jing's situation. Wu Bin said that since participating in "Tai Chi Boy", Wu Jing has rarely returned to school, and every time he comes back, he doesn't stay too long. Long.
Although Chen Hong is the heroine of "Tai Chi Master", she has never seen Wu Jing in person these days.
“When the children are older, we don’t want them to come back every day.” Wu Bin said with a smile.
Chen Hong smiled and said, "I heard from Director Zhang that Wu Jing will go back to school next week. I, the heroine, haven't met the hero yet."
"Really, I didn't hear what he said. "Wu Bin raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Wu Jing needs to take more care of him this time in "The Master of Tai Chi". After all, he is a newcomer and has little acting experience. "
< br>"No, I have watched his performance in "Tai Chi Boy Breaks into Love", and his performance was quite good. But I am older, and I usually have to take care of my little brother."
Chen Hong is better than Wu Jing Six years older, the age gap is quite big.
However, it is not easy to find an actress younger than Wu Jing. After all, Wu Jing has just turned twenty-two this year, and Wu Jing’s previous collaborator, Christi Chung, is also four years older than him.
Basically, when Wu Jing is acting now, his sister will always be the one he works with.
However, actors with good foundation, regardless of gender, don’t look much different before the age of thirty. When Wu Jing and Chung Liti collaborated before, no one thought that Chung Liti was older than Wu Jing.
"Mr. Wu, don't worry too much. The role of Yang Yuqian is very suitable for Wu Jing. He just needs to show himself to the best of his ability. And there will be many seniors participating in this drama, so everyone can help him." Zhou Yan said.
Speaking of actors, Wu Bin asked curiously, "I heard that Wang Qun will also participate in the show?"
Wang Qun also graduated from Shichahai Martial Arts School and is Jet Li's senior brother. Wu Bin's proud disciple, that's why Wu Bin asked about him.
Zhou Yan nodded, "Well, it should have been agreed, right? In addition to Wang Qun, there is also Teacher Yu Hai."
"Oh, Lao Yu is going too."
Wu Bin is with Yu Hai. One is the head coach of the Yanjing Wushu Team, and the other is the head coach of the Shandong Province Wushu Team. They have many private exchanges and have a very good relationship.
And Yu Hai entered the film and television industry with the movie "Shaolin Temple" and has a close relationship with Jet Li. All in all, Yu Hai and Wu Bin are both Jet Li's mentors.
Wu Bin was not surprised at all when he heard that Yu Hai was going. Yu Hai is now very famous in the film and television industry, and should be the most famous person in his age group.
Yu Hai has worked with Wu Jing before in "The Kung Fu Kid", where he played Wu Jing's father, Tai Chi master Yang Chongwu. This time "Tai Chi Master" is also their second collaboration.
“The filming location is in Bazhou, not very far. Mr. Wu, you can go and have fun when you have time.”
Faced with Zhou Yan’s invitation, Wu Bin nodded, “Okay, I’ll let you in if I have the chance. You must go and have a look.”
Even if Zhou Yan doesn’t say it, Wu Bin will definitely go. “Tai Chi Master” will not only have Wu Jing and Wang Qun, but also many supporting roles from Yanjing Martial Arts School.
When the time comes, there will be at least a dozen students from the Yanjing Martial Arts School in the "Tai Chi Master" crew. As the head coach, he will definitely go and have a look.
Zhou Yan came over today. Although it was not a formal casting call, he also wanted to see which students were suitable for the group. However, Xu Jin was injured in an accident, so Zhou Yan did not mention the casting matter again.
After lunch in the cafeteria, Wu Bin left because he still had something to do. He asked Tian Yan and the others to accompany Zhou Yan around the school.
Chen Hong wanted to spend some time alone with Zhou Yan, but she couldn't find a chance. Tian Yan and the others kept following her.
When she was sending Zhou Yan away, she took the opportunity to whisper in Zhou Yan's ear, "I'll go find you tonight."
After saying that, she ran away.
After leaving the martial arts school, Zhou Yan did not go home, but went to the studio. He first went to Liu Hang and asked Liu Hang to go to the hospital where Xu Jin was staying to help Xu Jin make arrangements. Then he returned to his office and perfected what he had done before. The finished script.
There is not much left in the script, and it can be completed in two or three days at most.
......
Five days later, Xu Feng was watching the video tape of "Feng Yue" at home, and someone from the company sent Zhou Yan's new script.
Xu Feng will watch and study movies whenever she has time, especially the movies made by her company. She will watch them many times after each filming.
It is no exaggeration to say that she is more familiar with several of Zhou Yan's movies than Zhou Yan, because she has watched each movie no less than twenty times.
Especially "Spring of the Cowherd Class", although it is the latest movie, she would take it out and watch it when she had nothing to do, sometimes two or three times a day.
Xu Feng was not satisfied with the finished product of "Feng Yue". She didn't have much involvement in this movie, and Chen Kaige basically took the lead.
Not to mention that the entire shooting process was difficult, and the initial results were not satisfactory.
The film went to the Cannes Film Festival, but did not gain any success.
Although the movie was not as good as Xu Feng's expectations and did not win an award, she would still study it when she had nothing to do. Through the movie, she could also understand Chen Kaige better.
She wants to know more about the directors she works with so that she can make better movies.
Even if "Feng Yue" is not very successful this time, Xu Feng is still willing to continue to trust Chen Kaige. Anyway, now that Tomson is rich, he doesn't care much about this failure.
But Chen Kaige was a little discouraged. They had called several times during this period, and Xu Feng felt that the cooperation between them might be difficult to continue.
Seeing the script sent by someone from the company, Xu Feng turned off the TV and took the script.
On the title page of the script, there are three big words written - Shutter Island.
This should be the name of the movie. Looking at the name alone, it is a bit similar to the previous "The Sixth Sense". Is it another thriller?
With curiosity, Xu Feng opened the script.
At the beginning of the story, a boat slowly sailed out of the fog, and on the boat, a policeman was lying on the sink vomiting. From what he said to the mirror, we can learn that his name is Gan Wenshan, The reason why I vomit is because I am afraid of water.
Soon, a second character appeared, also a policeman named Zhang Yong.
Through the conversation between the two, Xu Feng roughly understood the background of the story.
The destination of the ship they are on is Shutter Island, which has a prison specifically for mentally ill prisoners.
Some time ago, a prisoner disappeared mysteriously in the prison. Interpol Gan Wenshan was assigned to go to the Forbidden Island to investigate the matter with his new partner Zhang Yong.
In fact, Gan Wenshan came to Shutter Island this time, in addition to investigating the disappearance case, he also had another purpose, which was to find Liu Murui, the murderer who caused his wife to die in the sea of fire.
As Gan Wenshan's investigation deepened, he discovered that in addition to the 66 mentally ill criminals with files on the Shutter Island, there was also a prisoner No. 67, but whether it was a doctor, a prison guard, or others The prisoners all denied the existence of No. 67.
Gan Wenshan believes that No. 67 is Liu Murui, the murderer of his wife, and that there must be a huge conspiracy hidden on the island.
The story becomes more and more confusing, and more and more mysteries emerge.
The more Xu Feng looked at it, the more her head hurt, but she couldn’t help but keep reading. She wanted to see what the truth was, what hidden secrets there were on the Forbidden Island, and what the sixty-year-old What happened to prisoner No. 7?
The appearance of female prisoner Qin Yu made Xu Feng feel that he was close to the truth. Perhaps as Qin Yu said, the secret of this prison was that they were doing some in vivo experiments.
In order to get to the bottom of it, Gan Wenshan sneaked into the lighthouse, only to find that Fang Li, the doctor in charge of the island, had been waiting for his arrival.
Fang Li told him that in fact, the patient No. 67 that Gan Wenshan had been looking for, Liu Murui, the murderer of his wife, was Gan Wenshan himself.
Gan Wenshan's original name was Liu Murui. His wife was mentally ill and drowned their three daughters. Unable to accept all this, Liu Murui killed his wife.
After that, Liu Murui could not face the reality, so he imagined that he was a policeman investigating his wife's death.
The name Gan Wenshan was taken from his real name Liu Murui.
The ending of the story is a bit open. When Zhang Yong went to chat with Liu Murui, he found that Liu Murui still thought he was Gan Wenshan. It seemed that the treatment did not achieve the effect.
But Liu Murui's last words were intriguing. He seemed to have sobered up, but still chose to continue as Gan Wenshan.
After reading the whole story, Xu Feng let out a long breath.
Although "Shutter Island" and "The Sixth Sense" are not the same type of story, the styles are somewhat similar, and the answer to the story is revealed in the end. In "The Sixth Sense", the audience didn't know until the end that the male protagonist was actually dead long ago.
In "Shutter Island", the audience didn't know until the end that all this was just a scene where doctors accompanied the male protagonist, just to treat the male protagonist's mental illness.
In fact, some information was given in the middle of the story, but Xu Feng didn't think about it at all.
For example, at the beginning, the male protagonist’s partner Zhang Yong, as a criminal policeman, was not even very skilled in drawing a gun. This is a very noteworthy detail.
Of course Xu Feng also noticed this, but her thoughts completely followed those of the male protagonist, thinking that Zhang Yong should be a bad guy and had some conspiracy.
Besides this point, there are many details in it, but because Xu Feng has been led by the rhythm of the story, he never thought of this.
This is the great thing about Zhou Yan. Although the story has a big twist at the end, it does not make people feel blunt.
When they see the ending, some people will pat their thighs and say, "That's how it is." Others will be surprised, "Why didn't I think of that?"
Xu Feng is very satisfied with this script.
Actually, she feels that they can film this story. The cost is indeed higher, but it is not unbearable.
But what Zhou Yan said is indeed correct. Even if the movie is barely made, the effect will not be particularly good.
The most basic thing is that they need to find an island and shoot on the island.
Finding an island seems to be a very simple matter, and there are many islands in China. But the problem is that there are many difficulties that need to be overcome when shooting on the island. Supplies, communications, etc. all require more costs.
Zhou Yan said that the budget is 50 to 60 million yuan, which is indeed very conservative.
“Alas~”
Xu Feng sighed slightly, holding a good script in his hand but having no way to film it, this feeling was very uncomfortable.
“Warner can only be cheaper.”
Although he has not yet discussed it with Warner, Xu Feng firmly believes that Warner will not miss this script.
After pondering for a moment, Xu Feng picked up the phone and dialed Warner's office in Yanjing.
Chris, the head of the office, received a call from Xu Feng and was very happy: "Mr. Xu, has your company agreed to sell us the remake rights of "The Spring of the Cowherd Class"?"< br>
Xu Feng smiled and said, "Chris, don't think about the remake rights of "The Spring of the Cowherd Class". It's impossible to sell them to you."
Chris said doubtfully, "Are you not satisfied with the conditions? We can continue to talk."
"Chris, it's not that I don't want to talk to you, but Zhou Yan has already said that he is not going to sell the remake rights of "Spring of the Cowherd Class"."
Chris on the other end of the phone was stunned. For a moment, he thought that the copyright of "The Spring of the Cowherd Class" was in the hands of Tang Chen, and Xu Feng should be able to decide this matter. Unexpectedly, Zhou Yan turned it down in the end.
“Can I talk to Zhou Yan?” Chris still refused to give up.
The headquarters was very interested in "Spring of the Cowherd Class" and directly gave him authority. He could make full decisions on the price of less than 2.6 million US dollars.
Now that his cards have not been played out, this round is over, and of course he is not willing to do so.
This was more than two million US dollars. He didn't believe that Xu Feng and Zhou Yan could not be tempted. The key was that the two million US dollars were for free and did not require them to pay anything.
Xu Feng said resolutely, "Chris, don't worry about it. I know Zhou Yan. Since he said so, it is impossible to agree to it unless you make an offer that no one can refuse." The price...for example, increase the price ten times?"
Chris couldn't help but twitch his lips, "Ten times...Mr. Xu, you really love to joke, and we don't have such a budget for the entire movie. "So, I told you not to focus on "Spring of the Cowherd Class", but I still have a business to discuss with you."
"What business?" Chris asked curiously.
"I can't sell you the remake rights of "Springtime of the Cowherd Class", but I can sell "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly". If you want the remake rights of "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly," I can make the decision for 1.5 million. I'll sell it to you in US dollars."
"This... Mr. Xu, "The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly" is indeed a good movie, but it has been remade once, and our company has no interest in the movie. Too much interest.”
“Don’t refuse in a hurry. I can lower the price for you. You don’t want it for $150. How about $1 million? How about $800,000? U.S. dollars."
Chris said, "Mr. Xu, we are really not interested in this movie."
Not to mention eight hundred thousand U.S. dollars, even eighty thousand U.S. dollars, Chris didn't. They can't have it, because they won't be able to make it after buying it. Filmmaking costs money, and they don't want to do an unprofitable business.
Hearing what Chris said, Xu Feng was not disappointed at all. She said with a smile, "Actually, I still have another business to discuss with you."
"One more?"
< br>"Well, didn't Zhou Yan reject your request to purchase the remake rights of "The Spring of the Cowherd Class"? He felt bad about it, so he wanted to make it up to you."
"To make it up to us?" Chris asked very Surprised, "How does Zhou Yan want to make up for us?"
"In order to make up for you, he specially wrote a new script, which is tailor-made for you Warner."
New script?
Chris was even more surprised.
He was not surprised that Zhou Yan wrote the script. After all, he knew Zhou Yan quite well and knew that in addition to being a musician and director, Zhou Yan was also a writer and screenwriter.
The movie "Tree Hole" written by Zhou Yan also won the grand prize.
Furthermore, Zhou Yan writes and directs all of his movies, so his screenwriting skills are certainly unparalleled.
What really surprised Chris was that it had only been a few days since they offered to buy the rights to remake "Springtime of the Cowherd".
In such a short time, Zhou Yan can write a script?
"The script has been written?"
"Well, it has been written, and it is in my hands now."
"...Mr. Xu, this script Did Zhou Yan really write it specifically for us? ”
"Of course, I don't need to lie to you about this."
"Then this is too fast."
Xu Feng sneered, "Hey, you underestimate Zhou Yan's talent. The speed at which he writes the script is as fast as the speed at which he composes the music."
Chris thought about it and stopped worrying about whether the script was written specifically for Warner, because that was not the case. focus.
The key point is whether the script written by Zhou Yan is good or not. As long as the script is good, regardless of whether it was written specifically for them or not, Warner Bros. will definitely get it.
"When can I take a look at this script?"
"It's easy, I'll have someone send a copy of the script to your office."
Warner's office is in Yanjing, Zhou Yan Also in Yanjing, Xu Feng only needs to ask Zhou Yan to send someone to deliver a script.
"How about this? If it's convenient, I'll visit Zhou Yan and read the script directly at his place."
"That's okay, then I'll call Zhou Yan and ask him."
After Xu Feng hung up on Chris, he called Zhou Yan and told Zhou Yan about the matter. After getting Zhou Yan's consent, he called Chris back.
……
That afternoon, Chris arrived at Zhou Yan’s office.
The reason why Chris wanted to come to Zhou Yan's office was that he wanted to see the script as soon as possible, and he also wanted to visit Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan has been in the limelight this year. The Berlin Film Festival Special Jury Award and the Oscar for Best Score have made him dominate the film industry. Coupled with the amazing box office of "The Sixth Sense" His performance has also made him a director focused on by major Hollywood companies.
In addition, Warner originally intended to enter the Chinese market, so it naturally wanted to have a good relationship with Zhou Yan. (End of this chapter)