Chapter 34: A two-pronged approach
After Chen Hao left the studio, he went directly back to Diying to find his teacher Xie Fei.
"Chen Hao, why are you here?" Xie Fei was a little surprised when he saw Chen Hao in the office.
Chen Hao should still be filming now, is there any difficulty?
"Teacher, I've finished filming and making the movie. Chen Hao said with a smile.
This sentence made Xie Fei a little confused, and the entire office also looked at it.
"Finished filming so soon?"
"Isn't it a joke to make a movie in 2 weeks?"
"Alas, Lao Xie has lost his eyes this time!"
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Chen Hao's script "Comet" is now well-known in Beiying's teacher circle, thanks to Xie Fei's help and the script is indeed alternative and excellent.
Xie Fei asked many teachers to read the script of "Comet", originally to make Chen Hao famous and allow him to apply for funds through the school, but he didn't expect that people would solve the investment problem by themselves.
In addition, the script of "Comet" is a very rare sci-fi thriller genre in China, and the degree of completion is very high, which makes Xie Fei very happy.
Not to mention Xie Fei's disciples, even the entire Beiying has not had any directors who can do it in recent years.
This may also have something to do with the cold environment of the film market, but it is undeniable that there have been no eye-catching new directors in recent years.
And Chen Hao's directing skills are very solid, and he is a student that Xie Fei is more optimistic about, in Xie Fei's opinion, Chen Hao lacks a good script.
Now that Chen Hao has "Comet" in his hand, Xie Fei has great expectations for Chen Hao, otherwise he would not be so dedicated.
It's just that I didn't expect the movie to be finished so quickly, although it is a low-cost enclosed space group drama movie, which saves a lot of time compared to other movie shooting.
But after all, Chen Hao is shooting a feature film for the first time, and it only took 2 weeks to complete the filming and production, which is really too fast.
Xie Fei heard the other teachers' discussions, and frowned slightly, "Chen Hao, are you sure?"
Chen Hao naturally heard the teacher's suspicions, but he is different from ordinary people, not to mention Goldfinger, he has been a person who has broken the box office record of domestic movies several times in his previous life, and he can't catch a "Comet".
"Teacher, I'm sure, and as far as the finished film goes, I feel pretty good. Chen Hao was not affected and said confidently.
Xie Fei stared at Chen Hao's eyes seriously for a long time, and found that his eyes were very clear, without any dodging, and he believed a little in his heart.
However, I thought that many new directors felt that the movie would win awards or be a box office hit after making their debut, and they frowned again.
"This kid is very proud!"
"Young people nowadays, it's good to have ideals, but it's just reality......"
"That's when he never saw the light die, and the first and last work went a lot. ”
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Chen Hao chuckled when he heard this, and said to Xie Fei, "I know that the teacher has some doubts, if it really doesn't work, let "Comet" premiere in Diying!"
As soon as Chen Hao said this, the office instantly fell silent.
Xie Fei frowned and glanced around when he heard this, and then said, "Come out with me." ”
Chen Hao smiled and followed Xie Fei out of the office.
"You're too much of a breather. Xie Fei shook his head with a smile.
"When they deny me, they are denying you, teacher. Chen Hao replied, "Besides, people don't take young people lightly!"
"Heh, you're still a teenager?" Xie Fei said with a smile.
"I'm an older teenager. Chen Hao said with a smile.
"Okay, don't be poor, are you really sure about the film?" Xie Fei asked seriously.
With his understanding of Chen Hao, although this student is more lively, he is not an unobtrusive person, and he dares to say that he naturally has some confidence.
At the same time, Xie Fei does have a heart to guide Chen Hao, he does not pay the most attention to the quality of the movie, and his doubts are mostly about Chen Hao's attitude towards the movie.
Making a movie in 2 weeks, this is not in Xiangjiang, it is indeed a bit of a child's play in the mainland, this is not the attitude that a real filmmaker should have, and he Xie Fei does not want to teach this kind of student.
As for "Comet", even if the filming is not exciting enough, as long as you work hard, it doesn't matter if you fail, there are only a few directors who are really famous.
What's more, Chen Hao is so young, shooting more and accumulating more is a normal growth route for a director with long vitality.
"Don't worry, teacher, I feel pretty good after I finished filming. Chen Hao nodded.
"Then it really premieres in Beiying?" Xie Fei asked with a smile.
If you succeed, it's good! If you fail, it's a kind of grinding.
"Of course you can!" Chen Hao smiled.
"Okay, I'll arrange this, and I'll let you know when the time comes. Xie Fei said.
"No problem. Chen Hao nodded and said, "I actually came today to ask the teacher if there is any distribution, well, advice!"
Xie Fei nodded when he heard this, "If you want to release it, let's find Huaying, after all, this one is dominant, if you want, I can contact you, but whether it can succeed depends on the quality of the film." ”
Chen Hao was stunned when he heard this, Xie Fei actually knew someone from Huaying?
Xie Fei smiled when he saw this, "I'm not very familiar with Huaying, but I know Jiang Wen and them, and they are more familiar with that side." ”
Chen Hao suddenly heard that Xie Fei and Jiang Wen had collaborated on "The Year of Birth", and also won the Silver Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.
This is the benefit of the circle, born in the three major art schools, with teachers and seniors, there are really many more opportunities than ordinary people.
In a word, or a sentimental matter, everyone will not be stingy, because they themselves are the beneficiaries of it, and maybe it will be good for their future selves.
This is also the reason why the circle can continue to be a good one.
"Then thank you, teacher. Chen Hao said with a smile.
"It's all a trivial matter, don't be too happy, the key is to watch your movie, whether people buy it or not. Xie Fei said.
Chen Hao nodded, he chose this "Comet" because of the limitation of investment costs, to say that this movie is indeed very exciting, but it has a big drawback is the first ten minutes.
These ten minutes contain a lot of details, but if you don't know the rest of the plot, it's just seemingly useless small talk, which is very boring.
Even many people will think that this is the lack of experience of rookie directors, and they don't have enough patience to see the excitement behind, so they directly abandon the film.
Therefore, Chen Hao felt that he had to go both ways, in addition to finding a film company to distribute, he also had to have a double insurance.
"Teacher, what do you think of my film signing up for the film festival?" Chen Hao asked.
Chen Hao's hope is to win some awards, so that he will have some capital, which will be more beneficial to the distribution.