Chapter 79: Each has a ghost
During the reading of the "Moon" crew, Chen Hao was watching Gao Yuanyuan read the script, but suddenly felt a pain in his toes and couldn't help grinning.
"Isn't it beautiful?"
There was a vinegary voice in his ears, which made Chen Hao couldn't help but smile.
"I just think that Gao Yuanyuan is too peaceful to read, and her emotions are not invested enough!" Chen Hao explained with a smile, "You don't have aura yet!"
"Hmph! Of course!" the corners of Xiaohu's mouth turned up when he heard this, but then his face changed again, "You lied to the ghost, I only have two or three lines in total, and I can see the aura of a ghost!"
Chen Hao said unhurriedly when he heard this, "Intentional people, born different from ordinary people, even if they don't speak, they can become everyone's focus." ”
Hearing this, Xiaohu immediately brought it in, nodded slowly, and said with a smile, "That's right, there are indeed such people in the world, hahaha......"
Chen Hao looked at the little fox's smug expression, he really wanted to touch his head and kill, the little goblin was not as sleek and sophisticated as the later generations at this time, and now it is more straightforward and lively, which makes people feel cute!
Of course, if you wear cat ears and a fox tail, it should be cuter!
It's just that now that there are so many people, Chen Hao resisted the urge to do it.
Still, the movement of their conversation attracted the attention of others.
Gao Yuanyuan asked a little embarrassed, "Director, is there any problem?"
"Your feelings are not invested enough, although Xu Shanzheng is already the No. 5 clone, but when you recorded the video, you were facing Xu Shanzheng himself, not a clone, so the emotions are real, you still have to find the feeling!" Chen Hao said.
"I know, director!" Gao Yuanyuan nodded when she heard this.
When the script reading was in progress, the props needed for the film were also being accelerated, Chen Hao and Chang Hongsong went together to check in person to ensure that both of them could be satisfied.
Chen Hao is satisfied to ensure that the props conform to the setting of his movie, while Chang Hongsong is satisfied to facilitate his later special effects production.
After a few more days, the exterior scenes, that is, the props outside the workstation, the lunar rover, mining vehicle, signal tower, signal jammer and other props have been made and can be used for filming.
The workstation also has a medical pod, a tunnel, a clone hibernation pod, etc., which has not yet been made, and it will take several days.
After Chen Hao learned the news, he asked Chang Hongsong if the setting of the scene outside the lunar workstation in Chang Hongsong's studio was completed.
After receiving a positive answer, Chen Hao was ready to start shooting.
First move the scenes that have not yet made props back, shoot the exterior first, and wait for the filming to be completed, it is estimated that the time should be about the same.
As a result, Chen Hao confirmed that he would officially start filming "Moon" on February 22, 2002!
However, before turning on the phone, Chen Hao received a call from Davis!
"Chen, why don't you talk too much? Didn't you say you wanted to work with us? But by the time I got the news, your movie was going to start?" Davis seemed angry.
"I'm sorry, Davis, I didn't expect the investment in the film to come so smoothly, Huaying gave money very happily, I didn't have time to find you, the funds were all in place. Chen Hao said nonsense.
Chen Hao can't say that if Colombia invests, then when the copyright is sold, the lion's share will be taken away by Colombia, so how can he make the exchange rate difference!
"Chen, you should find Colombia first, our family's investment is enough for you to shoot. Davis seemed to be angry when he heard this.
"I didn't expect to be so popular now. Chen Hao smiled, "Otherwise, after the film is made, if you look at the quality okay, can you help me run a film festival in North America?"
"You want your film to be part of a film festival in the United States?" Davis was stunned.
"Yes, participating in film festivals is to gild, and if you can win an award, it will definitely be good for the box office of the movie. Chen Hao said.
Davis's mind changed sharply when he heard this, if Chen Hao's second film can really maintain the standard, then participating in the American film festival may really be able to win awards.
Of course it can't be the Golden Globe and the Oscars.
Because after Colombia bought the copyright of "Comet", it wanted to directly fill the film library, but seeing that "Comet" actually won tens of millions of box office in China, this made Colombia tempted.
But after all, it is a Chinese science fiction film, and it is a very low-cost science fiction film, so Columbia adopts an on-demand screening model.
There is no doubt that critics have all praised the film "Comet" well, with an overall score of 8.1, which makes Colombia a little excited.
As a result, Columbia expanded the scale of screenings, but unfortunately, there is a large difference between the audience's score and the box office.
"Comet" has a rating of 7.1 on IMDB and directly ranks on the top250 list!
But it grossed a measly $168877!
Although there are very few films scheduled because it is an on-demand screening, it is more about Americans' face blindness and the habit of not liking to read subtitles, plus the movie is a bit brain-burning.
It is estimated that many Americans have to think while reading subtitles, resulting in their thinking not keeping up and being completely confused.
And at this stage, Americans may be more interested in Chinese kung fu and martial arts films, as for Chinese science fiction?
There is no concept at all, so many people will not go into the cinema to watch it, so there will be this miserable box office!
Therefore, after the screening of "Comet", it was directly painted!
But things are still reversed, and "Comet", which failed miserably at the box office, has caused a wave of craze in the disc sales and rental market.
Obviously, the high rating from the critics, as well as the IMDB score of 7.1, played a key role, and people who are particularly fond of this type of sci-fi suspense film fell in love with the movie.
And unlike in the theater, where the movie is played at once, the disc can be paused, played, and even watched multiple times to find the details! This is undoubtedly the favorite way for lovers of this kind of film.
In just one month, "Comet" sold $600,000 in the disc sales and rental market, which is more than the price to buy the rights to "Comet."
This is still the first month, and it is conceivable that Davis has made a very good deal, which also increases Davis's importance to Chen Hao.
However, now Davis wants to lower the price and make more profits.
"When will your film be finished?" Davis asked.
"It should be done by the end of April at the earliest, and by mid-May at the latest. Chen Hao thought for a while and said.
Because "Moon" is more of a one-man show for the male protagonist, it is estimated that it can be filmed in a month, mainly because it takes time for post-production special effects.
However, now that the special effects can be carried out at the same time as the shooting, the time should be much shorter.
"That's really unfortunate that there really aren't any influential film festivals in the United States in May. Davis said with a smile.
Now, Davis doesn't want Chen Hao's film to participate in the film festival, lest it become famous, and it will cost a lot of money to buy the copyright at that time.
"If you really can't, then you have to sign up for Cannes. Chen Hao said with a smile.
"Cannes?" Davis frowned.
Although Hollywood may not be very impressed with the big three in Europe, the influence of the big three in Europe is undoubtedly at the world level.
Unlike Venice, which is more avant-garde and unique, and Berlin, which is more ideological, Cannes is both literary and commercial, and is the world's largest film market.
However, thinking about Cannes, it is not a Busan International Film Festival or a regional award like the Golden Horse Awards, but an arena for the world's best films, and Chen Hao wants to stand out from it, and his hope is too slim.
"Then I wish you the prize, and I will go to congratulate you myself!" Davis said with a smile.
Chen Hao didn't seem to hear the smile in Davis's words, and said indifferently, "Thank you!"