"Hahaha, I'm laughing to death, Li Qian is still the same Li Qian. ”

Li Qian is also afraid that Ma Xiaogang will starve to death if he doesn't make comedies, it's too poisonous. ”

"This is a curse for Ma Xiaogang to shoot other types of must pounce, Li Qian's violent temper, although I didn't see him angry, but there must be no good thing in his mouth!"

"However, what is the inspirational comedy that Li Qian said, the protagonist has a happy family, a good job, and a house, how can this be inspirational, is there such an inspirational comedy of the protagonist?"

"There are countless poor road films, I have watched a lot of comedies, and there are many inspirational comedies, but most of them do not have a normal protagonist. ”

"The protagonist's life is so good and inspirational? ”

"You didn't grasp the point, the point is that Li Qian said, this is an absurd story, this is the main thing, guess what absurd story it is?"

"Ridiculous? thieves, gamblers, stupid thieves, robbers, gangsters, profiteers, young ladies, generally foreign countries are all these elements together, but the protagonist Li Qian said is not right. ”

"Alas, it's hard to guess again, Li Qian has not once let us guess what he is going to shoot. ”

"Forget it, don't waste brain cells, just wait, it's definitely not bad anyway. ”

......

Whenever Li Qian announces the shooting of a new film, there will always be a wave of discussion on the Internet.

This time is no exception, although the information revealed by Li Qian is somewhat contradictory, it is usually the protagonists who have a bad life who need to be inspirational, they are all people at the bottom of society, which seems to be the protagonist of the middle class who is inspirational like Li Qian said.

Most of the forums related to movies, forums with a large flow of people, can basically see the discussion of netizens.

The media also speculated according to the information invested by Li Qian, and even film critics who were idle and had nothing to do began to make long speeches.

All kinds of circumstances make all directors in the industry envious, this kind of treatment, without even a title, just announcing a genre, causing so much attention, is better than spending money on publicity, and there is only Li Qian.

However, Ma Xiaogang was not envious, on the contrary, now watching the media report on what Li Qian said, a face full of anger had nowhere to vent, and it was about to explode.

"What do you mean by being afraid that I will starve to death!"

"Comedy is what I play leftovers, and I don't even bother to shoot it!"

"You know how to make a!"

Ma Xiaogang himself scolded there, but he didn't speak out in public.

When he encounters that kind of stupid reporter again, arranging himself to mention himself as a dog leg for the disciples in the big yard, Ma Xiaogang is really afraid that he will not be able to help but do it.

"Humph!"

"Wait, I'll see what kind of comedy you can make!"

I can only write it down in my heart, and next year's Chinese New Year stalls will compete.

......

Li Qian has accepted invitations from many newspapers, television stations, and even colleges and universities in the past two days, which is inevitable.

People work hard to help you promote during the release of the movie, although it is spontaneous, the media needs heat, even if Li Qian asks them not to publicize, they will still promote it spontaneously.

However, that doesn't mean Li Qian doesn't need to give back to them.

Relying on their movies to sell repeatedly, major media have to promote, and theaters have to schedule films, so they ignore them, that's really stupid.

You still have to participate in the activities that you should attend, anyway, there is nothing to do now, "Truman's World" is not in a hurry, and it will be released next year, and there is more time.

And this film is not so simple, there are very strict requirements for the exterior of the small city on the island where Truman lives.

First of all, this small city, a utopia carefully built by a producer for Truman, is a wonderful place.

The depressing high-rise buildings are basically excluded, and although these look advanced and modern, they are full of dense high-rise buildings.

It's okay to survey the exterior almost now, Li Qian called Zhao Jun in with a phone call.

Zhao Jun knocked on the door and came in, "Director Li?"

Li Qian instructed, "Lao Zhao, my new movie is about to start looking for locations, you remember my conditions and send a few groups of people down." ”

"Director Li, just say it. Zhao Jun listened carefully and took out a small notebook and pen.

"To be a more modern city, hospitals, supermarkets, squares, office buildings should look more spacious nearby, not like a steel forest, so depressing, so many high-rise buildings.

If you look for a residential area, you don't want high-rise buildings, similar to the collective resettlement houses in urban villages, two-story small buildings for every household, and villa areas, but don't want that kind of low-grade villa area, which is too crowded and uncomfortable......"

Li Qian asked one by one, in short, he wanted to find a very modern city, and at the same time, he didn't want steel forests, high-rise buildings, and made people feel relaxed.

"Director Li, if you want to be modern, don't want a high-rise building, and be spacious, it may be difficult to find it in this country. Zhao Jun hesitated.

Don't want high-rise buildings, spacious, a lot of them in the west, but basically have little to do with modernization, and vice versa, modern big city land is very precious, and you can build as high as you can.

"Let's find it first, if you can't find it, then you can build a city by yourself. ”

Li Qian didn't know that this was a contradiction, because the studio created by the producer in the film was about to be an idealized place, a place for people to live carefree.

It's better abroad, it's not difficult to find a real scene, but at home, it's rare.

"Okay, I'll arrange the location team right away. Zhao Jun nodded in response, "Do you have any other orders?"

"Oh yes, how is the script of "Celebrating More Than Years"?" Li Qian asked.

"Completed the first two episodes, the plot of Fan Xian when he was a child. ”

"When the script is finished, remember to show it to me when the time comes. ”

Li Qian has read this book, and there is a TV series that is a little different from the TV series in his memory.

At the beginning, when Fan Xian told stories to other children, the TV series told "Truman's World", but it was replaced by another story.

It is estimated that this film has been harmonized in reality, and Li Qian will add it to the script when the time comes.

The TV series is tentatively scheduled to be broadcast in the summer vacation next year, and the movie will be broadcast for the New Year.

The TV series can also be regarded as a wave of promotion for the movie, but when Fan Xian tells the story, he can't reveal key information, otherwise it won't be good.

Well, that's it.

Li Qian smiled with satisfaction, and asked Zhao Jun again, "How is the online investigation of "Jaws 3" doing?"

"I'm doing it, most of the audience's reaction is that they especially want to see the third part, who will the shark son who killed the actor face off next, Director Li, you don't have a brain hole, the dead actor still makes the audience so worried. Zhao Jun threw a sycophant at the right time.

"The real protagonist is the shark, the shark is not dead, of course the audience is looking forward to it. Li Qian shook his head, "Send a message to the outside world, find a suitable director, there should be many people interested in this film." ”

Zhao Jun said with a smile, "What's more, I see that when this news is released, those young directors are going crazy, this is an opportunity to reach the sky." ”

Yes, the sequel to the hit movie, a big hit with your eyes closed, the first one was made by Li Qian, that is, the sequel to Li Qian's movie.

And the first one had a huge impact, and there are still people who have lingering feelings about the sea, even if it is a three-no movie, it naturally has a huge amount of attention.

......

In the afternoon, Li Qian met with Gao Jun, deputy general manager of the New Film Association Cinema Line, and talked with him about the future cinema line.

The name of the theater is named after the company, and it doesn't matter what it is called, as long as it is not awkward.

There are dozens of cinema lines in China, with all kinds of names, what Poly Wanhe, Oscar, Southern Shinkansen, one is stranger than the other.

Ah, Ribaba's broken name, it's not still an Internet giant.

Gao Jun already has the idea of joining, and the big hit of "I Am Not the God of Medicine" has made him even more determined, if it is screened again in the future, it will all be arranged in his own theaters, which is simply a huge advertisement, no less than hundreds of millions of promotions, but it will offend other theaters.

After greeting each other for a while, Gao Jun asked a question, "Director Li, about the theater, can I ask what you think?"

Li Qian shook his head and said with a smile, "Mr. Gao, you will be the general manager of the cinema in the future, and the operation and development direction of the cinema line are your business, I don't know anything about this aspect, so I won't interfere too much."

What I can give is financial support, with an initial investment of 200 million, nearly 70 medium-sized cinemas with six halls should be built in second-tier cities. ”

The initial investment of 200 million yuan does not interfere with the operation.

Then Gao Jun had no problem, and began to introduce to Li Qian the development process of the cinema industry in the past five years of the cinema restructuring.

From the China Film Department, the optoelectronic departments in various places, the capital + optoelectronic departments, and the reckless faction that has neither a background in China Film nor a background in local film companies, he carefully talked about the past and current situation of the industry, as well as his future development.

Of course, the future planning of the cinema chain is also indispensable.

The core figure of the champion team of the New Film Federation has made so many preparations, and Li Qian is relieved.

Finally, Gao Jun has good news, he can bring three or four new film association franchise theaters to jump over, and all of them are mid-to-high-end cinemas in Beijing.

"By the way, Director Li, I contacted Wu Siyuan of UME Cinema Management Company, and he is also interested in joining our new cinema line, but he wants to meet you. Gao Jun said.

UME？

Li Qian's eyes lit up, these are the best movie theaters in the country, such as UME Huaxing, which often premieres, belongs to this theater management company.

The cinema management company has many cinemas, but it does not have its own cinema chain and chooses to join other cinemas.

UME seems to have a total of seven high-end movie theaters, and the box office of these seven movie theaters is enough to compare with the box office of more than 20 movie theaters in second-tier cities.

That's a great thing!

However, this Wu Siyuan is the former chairman of the Xiangjiang Film Awards, a well-known figure in the Xiangjiang film industry, "Green Snake", "New Dragon Gate Inn", "Wong Fei Hung Series", "Drunken Boxing", "Gambling Saint", "Extralegal Affair" These classic movies are all produced by him.

The first president of the Heung Kong Film Association is enough to explain his status in the Heung Kong film industry.

But now I don't do movies, after all, Xiangjiang movies have no future, and I have changed careers to become movie theaters.

This person Li Qian has also heard of it, and some media say that he is the godfather of Xiangjiang movies, a very high-profile person.

Since the other party has the idea of joining with seven first-class theaters, Li Qian will also see it.

The next day, under Gao Jun's arrangement, Li Qian met the "Godfather of Xiangjiang Films".

This is the first time he has dealt with a Hong Kong filmmaker, and he is also the former chairman of the Academy Awards and the president of the Film Association.