The next day, in the studio, Li Qian and Huang Bo signed a contract with a salary of 500,000 yuan.

There is only one main actor, and Li Qian is not stingy, not short of tens of thousands of yuan.

After signing the contract, Li Qian also handed him the complete script.

"Brother Bo, the movie "Moon" is mainly about your play, and you have enough time to study the script and figure out the role. ”

Huang Bo hurriedly took the script with both hands, and said with a serious face, "Director Li, please rest assured, I will definitely study it carefully." ”

After signing the contract and getting the script, Huang Bo still feels a little unsteady.

This is a science fiction movie, and it doesn't match the little people in the market that I played before.

Reminiscent of the last time Li Qian invested in "Stubborn Radish", Huang Bo is even more strange.

Why does this Director Li value me so much?

Huang Bo couldn't understand it at all.

Li Qian then advised, "In addition, Brother Bo should be careful not to bring in the habits of "Crazy Stone" and your previous movies, forget the roles you played, forget some habitual actions, tones, and expressions, this role is not needed." ”

The roles played by Huang Bo before actually have a lot in common, and they are also the easiest and best way for him to act.

And his own appearance, when others find him to act, they are all similar roles, and they can only be played like that.

But this is a completely different role, and it's not a comedy, and Huang Bo also knows that he definitely can't act like that.

......

At this time, the news that Li Qian was going to make a new film had also spread in the circle, and this kind of thing couldn't be hidden at all.

The eight actors, their agents, brokerage companies, and those makeup artists brought by Zhang Zhao during the audition, it is impossible to keep secrets.

However, all I know is the page of the script that Li Qian showed to several actors.

Slowly, within two days, it also spread to the media, and news of Li Qian's new film began to appear on the Internet.

Although I don't know anything, I just need to have a title that Li Qian wants to make a new film, and the content depends on the editor.

The blockbuster "Jiangshan Beauty", which was being released in March, hit the street at the box office, and the market was a little bleak, and the news of Li Qian's new film immediately spread on the Internet.

The audience is also looking forward to it, but they don't know anything about the news, they don't even have a title, and they are happy in vain.

"I don't know the type of movie, I don't have a name, I don't have an actor, so I told me that Li Qian was going to make a new movie, it's all nonsense. ”

"Mainland reporters are so bad, so much news, I don't even know the name of the movie, it's not as good as Xiangjiang Media, so private photos and videos are available. ”

"It doesn't seem to be exposed by the media, it was found in Chen Guanxi's computer by a computer repairer, and he secretly saved it. ”

"This session of the media is really not good, I don't know anything!"

"Li Qian is getting slower and slower, and he hasn't made a new movie for more than two months, and the gunman is getting weak!"

"I don't know what genre to make, I still like Li Qian's suspense films, there are now some costume films and comedy films in China, and there are no other themes. ”

......

No matter how the outside world speculates, it has nothing to do with Li Qian.

After determining the actors, Li Qian found Base FX again, who was responsible for the special effects of the movie.

The original special effects of the movie "Moon" are really ordinary, and the estimated cost is pitiful.

As a science fiction film, special effects are still a must.

However, there is no need for particularly gorgeous special effects, which will ruin the overall atmosphere.

The main thing is the model, at least to make a sense of technology, whether it is inside the base, or various facilities outside the base.

If you don't say it, you really can't tell that it's on the moon.

As for how to do it, the design of the model, these will be handed over to the special effects company, and the concept map, three-dimensional drawing, and modeling will be completed Li Qian can take a look at it again.

After all, the other party is a special effects company founded by Hollywood professionals in China, and Li Qian is a pure layman in this regard.

Li Qian is now concentrating on his own storyboard script, and when the special effects company completes the initial model design, he can start to set up the studio.

went to the crew of "127 Hours" halfway, in the barren mountains and mountains, Guo Fan and seven or eight people are still grinding there slowly, and it is estimated that the time will be interrupted.

And "Jaws: Revenge" has been filmed on Qiongdao for almost a month, and since Li Qian left, it has been quite smooth, and it has been transferred to Huairou Film and Television Base to shoot scenes at sea.

The time has entered April, and the film market has also ushered in a hot month.

"Three Kingdoms: Seeing the Dragon Unloading the Armor" starring Liu Dehua and Hong Jinbao was released, and it got a box office of 25 million in three days in the first weekend.

The box office is average, and the reputation is also average, and the audience can be thundered by Li Rengang, who is also a director, screenwriter, and artist.

Adaptation and spoof are still secondary, as long as the film is filmed, the audience actually has no opinion.

However, let's not talk about the service of Huadao, the steel helmet on the head is also counted, and Zhao Yun joined the army on his own and started as a big soldier.

In the end, he was pitted by his brothers, and this kind of common routine in police and gangster movies is also forgotten.

But!

Zhao Yun's biggest opponent turned out to be a woman, the prototype of Dongxiang Princess in history.

Others, the action scenes and soundtrack are very good, and the plot is really unacceptable.

It seems that Li Rengang said in an interview that a lot of his inspiration for the characters and shapes of the movie comes from the "Three Kingdoms" series of games produced by Nippon Game Company, and there is a series of Cao Pi's daughter Princess Dongxiang who appeared, and she is still a very powerful character.

This preliminary data, coupled with this word-of-mouth, is not to even think about breaking 100 million at the box office.

Even if Southeast Asia can sell for a little money, compared with the huge investment cost of 200 million, the investor's ironclad pants are gone.

On the same day, another big production with an investment of more than 300 million yuan, "Children of Yellowstone", had a box office of 6 million in three days, which was even more miserable.

In mid-April, the two films "Jaws: Revenge" and "127 Hours" were completed successively, and Qi Yukun and Guo Fan also led the crew back to the capital.

In the conference room of the studio, everyone gathered again.

Li Qian said to the two, "Lao Qi, Lao Guo, you have also worked hard during this time, just rest well when you come back, there is still time, you don't have to be in such a hurry in the later stage, adjust your state and then do it." ”

The two nodded, and after filming for a month and a half, both physically and mentally, they were already tired, and they could rest if they had time, and they were not in a hurry for a while.

"Boss, when do I plan to release this "127 Hours"?" Guo Fan asked about the next schedule.

Li Qian thought for a while, "I'll go back and ask Guangxian about the schedule, what are the films in this year's summer file, and the specific release time, if the schedule is sufficient, it will be released in the summer file." ”

Because the super blockbuster "Red Cliff" has long been booked for this year's summer vacation, all the blockbusters have been avoided, and I would rather three or four blockbusters be released in April than touch "Red Cliff".

China Film, Bernard, Chengtian, produced by the three major companies, coupled with the theme and lineup of the movie itself, have almost booked the annual box office champion, which is the consensus of the industry.

And China Film has not arranged for Hollywood blockbusters to be released in July, it is estimated that the entire film market will have one "Red Cliff" and three or two other kittens.

"Jaws" is definitely going to be released in the summer, either at the end of July or early August.

If there are no other weighty movies in the same period, Li Qian plans to let "127 Hours" be released in the summer, a week apart, just stay away from "Red Cliff".

Anyway, it is impossible for this movie to be a big hit, but the word-of-mouth will definitely be very good, and this kind of niche suspense film also has a certain audience in China.

In the summer release, Guo Fan has no opinion, he can't wait to see the movie released.

There was nothing serious about it, and in the end, Li Qian handed the currently completed storyboard script and one-tenth of the storyboard to Zhang Zhonghua and Huang Weidong, the art director of "Life and Death Frequency".

"Lao Zhang, Lao Huang, you go back and rest for two days, finish the storyboard and take a look, and we'll discuss it when the time comes. ”

"Boss, give me a copy too, I'll take a look when I have time. Guo Fan hurriedly wanted a copy.

Li Qian waved his hand, "Be busy with your go, don't be distracted, just rest well these days, don't care about anything else, wait until you finish everything." ”

Guo Fan hurriedly said, "Boss, just show me, I've liked science fiction movies since I was a child, and I gave up my law major because I wanted to make science fiction movies." ”

There are more people who like science fiction, and Li Qian used to read the science fiction world, but in his third year of high school, all the science fiction magazines and comic books were sold as scrap, and then he didn't read them.

"A low-budget sci-fi film, heavy on brains and plots, and not the kind of sci-fi film with full-screen special effects. ”

How to do it with two hearts, editing is a delicate job, especially important.

As he spoke, Li Qian took out another storyboard and handed it to Su Lun.

"The special effects side estimates that the design drawings and modeling of the studio will be available in a few days, and then you and the old yellow belt set team and the people sent by the special effects company will start to build the studio. ”

Through this period of understanding, Li Qian found that Su Lun still has two brushes, in addition to having no experience as executive director, he is stronger than Qi Yukun and Guo Fan.

has a lot of experience, and basically has done all the grassroots positions in the crew.

Moreover, he has also filmed more than a dozen MVs alone.

Young, capable, and worth cultivating.

In fact, it doesn't matter whether the movie "Moon" is executed or not, just an actor, not even a group performance.

And Guangxian has no candidates who satisfy Li Qian, except for the advantage of gender, there are almost no candidates around 30 years old who are stronger than Su Lun, and they are not much stronger.

Su Lun knew that he had really won the position of executive director, and hurriedly took the storyboard with both hands.

"Don't leak the script, don't take it to schools and dormitories. Li Qian said again.

"Director Li, rest assured, I will put the script in the studio. Su Lun hurriedly replied.

.......

After the meeting ended, Qi Yukun and Guo Fan got together.

"Now the boss has found a new execution, so what should we do?"

Qi Yu Kunqi said, "What to do?"

"I mean, what do you do if your film fails and there's someone else in the execution position?"

As soon as he heard this, Qi Yukun's face immediately turned cold, and he said angrily, "Why don't you say that your film failed." ”

"I'm talking about you!"

"Why do you just talk about me?"

"If, for example, your film fails, and the execution position is topped again, what do you do?"

"Get out!"

......

Everyone is busy with their own things, and on April 22, Li Qian also had a hard time going out to the National Theater to participate in the 15th Beijing University Student Film Festival Award Ceremony.

"The Frequency of Life and Death" also won several nominations. I still have to attend if I have time.

The red carpet ceremony began at half past five in the afternoon, and Li Qian arrived at the National Theater at five o'clock to wait in the red carpet waiting area with everyone.

Most of the nominated film crews such as "Double Food", "Jiangbei Good People", "Shambhala Messenger", and "Left and Right" have arrived, but the two crews of "Yangtze River No. 7" and "Casting Names" did not come.

The crew of "Assembly Number", the biggest hit of this year's film festival, was also fully assembled, and Huang Zhonglei, vice chairman of Huayang Media, also personally led the team.

Seeing Li Qian, Huang Zhonglei also came to say hello with a smile.

"Director Li hasn't seen you for a long time, I heard that you're going to make a new movie?"

"Hello Mr. Huang, I'm still preparing. ”

Li Qian smiled and glanced at the crew of "Assembly Number", this was the first time Li Qian had seen Ma Xiaogang.

To be precise, it was the first time Li Qian met one of the three major directors in the mainland.

Ma Xiaogang looks very happy, and it's no wonder that today's "Assembly" is definitely the biggest winner, and you don't have to think about it.

Sensing Li Qian's gaze, Ma Xiaogang raised his head and looked at him.

It was also the first time he met Li Qian, but in the short period of one month before, he had a deep understanding of Li Qian's arrogance and arrogance.

Ma Xiaogang didn't hide his likes and dislikes, and glanced at Li Qian coldly.

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