Chapter 88 Li Xiaowan’s dinner date
Thinking about the TV series, Zhang Chen suddenly thought of "Wulin Gaiden" again.
I remember that the birth of this classic TV series was quite difficult. Sitcoms are notoriously low-cost.
The scene is single, the personnel are fixed, and every day is just a trivial matter. How can the cost be high?
But Shang Jing and Ning Caishen decided to engage in a costume melodrama, which was simply causing trouble for themselves.
The cost of period films is definitely higher than that of modern films. The cost of personnel, costumes, and props is a lot higher for no reason, so investors are not optimistic about them.
In the original time and space, it was very difficult to raise investment for "Wulin Gaiden". Shang Jing and Ning Caishen begged their grandfather and grandma to get 12 million. They originally wanted to film it in Huairou Film and Television City, but looking at the budget, it was impossible. It was not enough, so I had no choice but to rent a place in the suburbs of Beijing and set up the scene myself.
And it’s something we can save if we can. There is no roof on the second floor of the inn, so we just save it because the camera can’t capture it.
Zhang Chen is determined to cut off Hu, but he has no money.
Oh, it’s all about money.
So now he still has to focus on making money, trying to make his assets snowball in the shortest possible time, so that he can support the endless ideas in his head.
Looking at the time, Zhang Chen got up and went out, and made an appointment with Ning Hao and the others to have hot pot in the evening.
The meal was at Ning Hao and Xing Aina's home. Zhang Chen brought two bottles of wine, Bamboo Leaf Green.
Zhuyeqing is a specialty wine of Coal Province and the only health wine among the eight famous wines. However, it is not very famous and is mainly consumed locally.
This wine is made from Fenjiu as the base wine, mixed with bamboo leaves and a lot of Chinese medicinal materials. It has a unique taste and is sweet, which some people can't get used to.
But Zhang Chen and Ning Hao are both okay.
He also spent a lot of effort to find this wine. Although Fenjiu is famous, its marketing is not as good as that of Moutai Wuliangye, so there are not many specialty stores in the capital.
Furthermore, something happened two years ago, and people are now talking about Fenjiu in a disgraceful way.
Speaking of it, it is really ill-fated. It is obviously a representative of light-flavor liquor, but the Coal Provincial Government does not pay attention to the protection of the liquor brand.
Not to mention outside the province, fake wine is rampant in the province.
Those who make counterfeit wine are not educated, and they are stupid and bold enough to blend fake wine with industrial alcohol, causing the drinker to go blind or die.
Then it happened.
Being named nationwide.
The Coal Province began to pay attention to it, but it was already too late, its reputation was already bad, and Fenjiu lost its best opportunity to rise.
But it is precisely because of this that the price of Fenjiu is always within the range acceptable to the public, otherwise it will definitely develop to the point where people cannot afford to drink it, like Moutai.
Zhang Chen entered the door and was about to change his shoes when Xing Aina came up and said: "No need to change, just go in."
"I brought two bottles of Bamboo Leaf Green. Let's drink this today. It's very good to drink. You women can drink it too." ”
Zhuyeqing is really easy to drink. The wine has a light taste, is sweet, and is not spicy, so women don’t hate it. However, because this wine is easy to drink, it is easy to drink too much. See you. The title of "Feng Dao".
Only when I arrived did I realize that there were other people in the room.
“This is Yue Xiaojun, my good friend, who studies screenwriting~”
Ning Hao introduced them to the two, and Zhang Chen knew about him. It is said that the later "Heart Blossoms on the Road" was adapted from the real experiences of Ning Hao and Yue Xiaojun, but Zhang Chen was curious. It is said that Huang Bo played the role of Yue Xiaojun in the film, and Xu Zheng played the role of Yue Xiaojun. Ning Hao's character, but the screenwriter of this film is Xing Aina. When Xing Aina was writing the script based on the prototype, wouldn't she think of Ning Hao when she saw Xu Zheng's many sexy moves?
There was another noise at the door, and Chen Xi and Cao Bingkun arrived.
One of the two was carrying meat, and the other was carrying vegetables and fruits. Zhang Chen looked at the wine in his hand: "Haozi, don't you just prepare a pot?"
Ning Hao replied shamelessly: "How could it be possible? I also prepared the pot bottom and ingredients."
"You are this~"
Zhang Chen admired this guy's shamelessness.
Xing Aina explained with a smile beside her: "Don't listen to his nonsense. The ingredients are all complete. It's just that Lao Cao said he didn't eat last night. He was afraid that he didn't prepare enough, so he called Lao Cao and asked him to go on his way. Bring some more."
"That's what happened, but Lao Cao, you are too cruel just to eat Haozi. Did you start preparing it from last night?"
< br>The group of people were laughing and joking. Yue Xiaojun was also a young man, and he became familiar with everyone after a few words.
The group sat down and started eating. Cao Bingkun said, I can make 10.
Two bottles of wine for six people was definitely not enough. Ning Hao took out the black jar he had prepared. If Zhang Chen didn't bring the wine, they were planning to drink this.
First put the lamb tail in the fat pot, then add the lamb and tofu.
After Zhang Chen and Dong Jianqiang ate a few times, they became more and more particular about it.
There are differences in eating hot pot between the north and the south, with oil dishes in the south and sesame sauce in the north.
To be honest, Zhang Chen only learned about the oil-consuming garlic paste for the first time after he went to school in the capital. He had always thought that hotpots all over the country were dipped in sesame sauce.
But it's really delicious.
He mixed both kinds of small ingredients and ate them with each other.
"Chen Xi, I leave the preparation of the new movie to you alone, can you handle it?" Several people chatted while eating, and unconsciously the topic of the new movie came up.
“Don’t worry, I’ve long been familiar with the production process, and the content of the sequel is almost the same as the previous one. If there are references, I’ll be fine.”
Chen Xi stuffed the fat cow into his mouth and tied up his hair, full of confidence.
Zhang Chenxin said that this talented person is a talented person. After one movie, he will be able to produce independently. Although it is a small budget, it is still very impressive.
Then he looked at Xing Aina: "Sister Na, how is the script going?"
Xing Aina is a professional screenwriter, and her later works include "The Stone", "Racing" and "Blissful Heart". She was involved.
“It’s almost done. I’ll show it to you later and we’ll change it if there’s anything inappropriate.”
Seeing that Zhang Chen heard the word 'we', Ning Hao explained from the side: "Xiaojun also participated in the script this time. It is my first time to direct a commercial film, so I have used all the resources around me."
Zhang Chen nodded. If Yue Xiaojun can become Ning Hao's royal screenwriter in the future, he must be very capable.
“Let’s see about it later~”
After a meal, I was full of wine and food. I ate four kilograms of mutton in total. Cao Bingkun had to eat at least one kilogram by himself.
I added another bottle of wine later, and drank four bottles in total.
Even though Chen Xi is a woman, she has the strongest fighting ability. Yue Xiaojun didn't know the details at first and wanted to pour Chen Xi a drink, but then he was stunned by this girl's fighting power.
Who are these people in this group? They can eat and drink!
After eating and drinking, Cao Bingkun and Chen Xi were sent to wash the dishes, while Zhang Chen sat on the sofa and read the script.
The script is very thick. It can be seen that it has been revised several times. It is about 50,000 words.
Zhang Chen watched it very carefully, while Xing Aina and Yue Xiaojun sat across from each other with some uneasiness. This was their first time writing a horror movie script, and they didn't know if it would work.
The original story of "Dark Invasion 2" is that Sarah escaped but lost her memory. Juno is actually the granddaughter of the governor. The governor sent the police and a rescue team to search for Juno's whereabouts. The police suspected that Sarah had killed Juno, so they took Sarah into the cave with the rescue team.
In the cave, Sarah regained her memory and escaped from the police. However, the police and the rescue team were attacked by monsters and were reduced in number one after another. Then Juno appeared and rescued the police. Then he met Sarah and the two sides fought.
The plot is actually nothing, the interesting things are the specific points. For example, how to avoid monsters, for example, the team members trapped in the landslide were coveted by monsters, for example, the reconciliation between Juno and Sarah in the end, and Sarah did not want to live after seeing her friend die.
"Well written."
The two people opposite finally breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Zhang Chen's evaluation.
Zhang Chen deliberately avoided the police line when designing this version of the story.
Although the previous game said that the cave is on the border between China and Myanmar, the presence of police will eventually cause trouble, so Zhang Chen directly changed it, and another expedition team encountered them by chance.
Without the entanglement between Shara and Juno, the sequel may not be as classic as the previous one, but there is nothing we can do about it. We can only try to make other parts as exciting as possible.
“Some bridges can be added. For example, two people were chased by monsters and escaped to the dead end. In order to avoid the monsters, they could only build a human bridge and hold it in mid-air.
Another example is their Escape caused a collapse, and then a person was trapped inside. The team members left him. At this time, there were monsters digging holes outside, trying to get in. Isn't it scary..."
Zhang Chen told them some classic shots from the previous film to help them spread their thoughts.
"You can also design it a little more. For example, the flashlight suddenly ran out of power and you could only hear the sound of the monster digging in the dark." Yue Xiaojun added in a timely manner.
“Yes, that’s the idea. Horror films should be scary, but not too bloody and violent, and we must consider the issue of censorship.”
Zhang Chen listed the principles and bottom lines , let them think about how to dance with shackles and still dance beautifully.
“By the way, I finally designed a scene where the Monster King appears. There is no need to kill him, but the appearance of the Monster King can make people feel that these monsters have a subordinate relationship and can also serve as a guide for the next one. A sequel to pave the way for.”
"Okay, we understand. We will revise it again in the next few days and come back to you for a review."
"Okay."
Just finished talking about the script, Zhang Chen The cell phone rang.
The call was connected. After listening to what was said for a while, Zhang Chen's expression suddenly became strange.
“What’s wrong, who is it?”
Ning Hao was the first to notice the situation here and asked.
"Teacher Fu, he said that Li Xiaowan wanted to get acquainted with me and saved a dinner tonight."
"Li Xiaowan? The one from Rong Xingda?"
" "Yes."
Zhang Chen nodded, and after thinking for a while, he suddenly asked, "Has anyone been looking for you in the past two days?"
Ning Hao shook his head.
On the contrary, Chen Xi, who had just finished washing the dishes in the kitchen, answered: "Of course, I don't know where the news leaked from. Many people know that we are preparing for "Dark Invasion 2", and they also know that I It’s the producer, and several people have already called me to ask about the role.”
Ning Hao, what the hell, I’m the director, okay? No one has come to me, it’s so disrespectful...< br>
(End of this chapter)