Walking through the lively music square, Guo Yunfan and a few people went straight to the middle staircase.

On the side of Lin Bao's studio, someone was also waiting there early, and then led them into the office area.

When he entered the office, Guo Yunfan saw Lin Bao and Zheng Rong sitting on the desk.

"Brother Bao!"

Guo Yunfan walked over quickly and hugged Lin Bao who stood up warmly.

"Yunfan. ”

Lin Bao also patted him on the shoulder with a smile, then gave up his position and said to Zheng Rong behind him, "Aunt Rong, this is Guo Yunfan." ”

Guo Yunfan introduced himself: "Teacher Zheng Rong, hello! I am Guo Yunfan of Tang Film and Television, and I am fully responsible for the investment work of Tang people in this film that Brother Bao is going to do." ”

"Hello, Mr. Guo. ”

Zheng Rong looked at him and said with a smile, "The dramas you produced on behalf of the Tang Dynasty before, including this year's "Xuanyuan Knife", are all high-quality dramas, which are very powerful!"

"Don't, Teacher Zheng Rong, just call me Xiao Guo directly. You are a senior in the circle, I am a newcomer, and I will rely on the guidance and support of teachers in the future. ”

Guo Yunfan said busily.

In the film and television industry, Zheng Rong's status is there.

Even though she is now in Lin Bao's studio, she has been engaged in music.

However, it could not shake her prestige and status in the slightest.

After all, although he has left remote entertainment, those relationships in the industry, including many old stars and rookie stars, are still very close.

Moreover, in Lin Bao's studio, although Zheng Rong is now engaged in some music works.

The largest one before was the acquisition of Philharmonic Cloud Music.

Basically, in a year, there has been no project like a remote entertainment, hundreds of millions of dollars.

However, the potential of the entire studio, even her role as the entire housekeeper, cannot be ignored, and even makes some top entertainment companies feel deeply taboo.

The potential of Lin Bao Studio is very large.

Even Mr. Xiao Ke of the Tang Dynasty has been contacting Guo Yunfan before, hoping to have some close cooperation with Lin Bao and Lin Bao's studio through his line.

And Zheng Rong, this year's time, not only has not declined in the slightest influence in the circle.

is also because as the person in charge of the studio, he and Lin Bao can talk directly to each other, and have become the key person who many companies in the circle and celebrities are eager to befriend.

After all, in the field of music, Lin Bao is the authority, and the shot is a boutique.

Even if it is the king of songs, the queen of the song is excited.

But Lin Bao, on his side, has always refused to provide anyone with the opportunity to write songs.

The only one who can affect him is Zheng Rong.

Even Mr. Ke of Tang Film and Television had to be polite when he saw Zheng Rong.

Guo Yunfan naturally didn't dare to be disrespectful.

After introducing each other and shaking hands, everyone sat down around their desks.

"Yunfan, this is a synopsis of the script, you guys take a rough look at it first, and then we'll talk. ”

Lin Bao handed a few pieces of A4 paper on the table to Guo Yunfan.

Guo Yunfan took it and looked at the title of the movie on the top: ""Farewell My Concubine"?"

"Well, tentatively the name. ”

Lin Bao said, "Because the whole movie revolves around this opera repertoire, whether it is the display of some operas or the identity relationship of several characters in the movie, it is related to the story of the overlord and Yu Ji." You start by looking at it roughly. ”

Guo Yunfan nodded, and then began to quickly skim through the outline of the script of several thousand words.

I briefly introduced the background earlier, telling the story of two Peking Opera opera singers who have been wandering for half their lives. The whole story line started in the twenties of the last century and continued to the seventies and eighties, a full half century.

The following official plot is roughly in accordance with the timeline, telling the main plot story.

It took a few minutes for Guo Yunfan to read the entire plot in one go, and he was also thinking about it in his heart.

The whole plot line revolves around the two actors, from the time they met in the drama troupe when they were children, to the end, Cheng Dieyi put herself in the arms of her senior brother and took it out, which was very clear.

At the same time, in the entire story line, each paragraph has a different story plot and conflict that combines the background of the times.

In addition, although it is divided into several sections, because of the collusion of the friendship between the two actors, there will not be too much sense of separation.

In the end, this is actually a play-within-a-play structure. There are two actors in the story, played by Yu Ji and Overlord, but at the same time, the story between them also has a bit of the flavor of opera.

After the whole analysis, in terms of script, the first thing that appeared in Guo Yunfan's mind was the whole wonderful story screenwriter, which has both human nature and emotional conflicts, and is a very mature commercial story line.

If such a whole story is filmed, at least it will not make people criticize the plot, there is no plot, there is no conflict in the plot, there is no priority in the conflict, there is no main line, etc., not to mention literary films, even if it is a mistake that many commercial films will make.

Secondly, the two protagonists, combined with their identities and life experiences, are not just telling a conflict story. Inside, there can be an excavation of the background of the times, an excavation of human nature, including, in fact, the whole story, a theme that Lin Bao wants to highlight the most, "perseverance".

Although compared to the emotional entanglement between the two actors, the whole theme is slightly weaker.

But Guo Yunfan knows that this is the point that Lin Bao, including the Opera Association, may be more interested in.

Before coming, when he was expecting the whole script, he thought that it might be this theme, but he didn't expect that in Lin Bao's script, there are no more commercial elements, and the plot conflict is not even less than those commercial blockbusters, and it is more profound.

Elegant and vulgar, both literary and commercial.

Guo Yunfan himself has his own judgment on film and television dramas.

And this is the conclusion he came to after reading the synopsis of Lin Bao's story.

Totally exceeded his expectations before he came.

Of course, now it's just a synopsis of the story, and the specific details of the script and what kind of final presentation still need to be further determined.

However, I believe that with Lin Bao and the Opera Association, I will find a serious director who can work hard, polish more, and definitely produce a masterpiece!

Thinking of this, Guo Yunfan handed over the synopsis of the story in his hand to a colleague sitting next to him and asked him to read it, and he chatted with Lin Bao: "Brother Bao, the story is very exciting! In this way, I must have no problem here in terms of the script, let's simply skip this script discussion and leave it to you and the director." Let's talk straight down to the things that go into assembling the crew, casting, filming, and distribution. ”

"Okay. ”

Lin Bao nodded.

"First of all, are there any special requirements from the Opera Association, or the actors who need to be arranged, or do they bring their own crews, or whatever?"

Guo Yunfan asked.

"The Xiqu Association mainly plays a role in cooperative publicity, and after that, it will help us solve some problems of auditing, as well as props and roles in the professional aspect of opera. Others, they won't intervene, but in the end, there will be some power to review and make recommendations. ”

Lin Bao said.

"No problem. ”

Guo Yunfan said.

Since the opera association is on its side, let go with all its might, then the next step will be simple.

The cooperation between Tang and Lin Bao Studio, according to Mr. Xiao Ke, "everything is easy to say", and there is no problem for Tang Film and Television to suffer losses.

What the Tang people want now is just an opportunity to cooperate deeply with Lin Bao, and to expand their influence for themselves through this opera movie.

There are a lot of losing movies, and the Tang people have also voted a lot.

In this movie, even if it is a loss, the Tang people must fully cooperate with Lin Bao.

However, after looking at the synopsis of this story, Guo Yunfan feels that as long as the director is not too bad, the actors have no acting skills, and the final editing is cut into, this story will not be lost!

Therefore, when he talked to Lin Bao and Zheng Rong next, he was still very relaxed.

"In terms of the crew, we don't have professional manpower in the studio, so we need the help of the Tang people to form the crew. However, the position of director and cinematographer should remain on the studio side. ”

Lin Bao continued.

"Brother Bao, in terms of director, do you have your own candidate?"

Guo Yunfan asked.

This time, Tang Film and Television will contribute, and the potential of the whole story is good, if you can, you will be fully capable of inviting those directors who make literary films to shoot.

Even Gu Hao, who is now more popular in the Tang Dynasty, has also made two literary films before, and this year's "Crazy Stone" instantly became the No. 1 director in the domestic cumulative box office, and it was not taken into account by Mr. Xiao Ke.

It is enough to see how much attention he attaches to it.

I believe that neither Lin Bao's studio nor the Opera Association will hastily find some directors who are not of high level.

However, since Lin Bao proposed it, Guo Yunfan was also a little curious.

Could it be that there is already a director who got the news and came to Lin Bao to recommend himself?

Or, Lin Bao Studio wants to train its own director?

After all, before, they had signed Fang Bo against everyone's expectations.

It shows that Lin Bao Studio will definitely not be just in the music industry, and the ambition is definitely not small.

"This time, I want to make this movie myself. ”

Lin Bao said.

"Are you going to shoot? Are you going to be a director?"

Not only Guo Yunfan, but also several other people from Tang Film and Television were also a little surprised.

Only Zheng Rong next to her didn't have too many expressions.

Lin Bao had also communicated with him before.

"Oh, yes, I remember!"

Guo Yunfan suddenly said, ""Rap Face" and "Pure Land of Bliss", the directors of these two MVs are Brother Bao, you are Brother Bao, you filmed it! Brother Bao, you are boring in the music industry, you want to mix with the director industry!"

Lin Bao smiled: "I wrote this script myself, and I have a deep experience." Moreover, there will be a lot of professional knowledge in opera, and I need to communicate with a few old gentlemen from the opera association, so I thought that I would simply practice by myself. ”

Practice your hands......

Guo Yunfan is also a musician.

I'm afraid that Lin Bao will regard such a movie, which is expected to have a small investment, as a "practice".

However, he didn't worry too much.

Lin Bao wants to be a director himself, so naturally there is no problem. He has directed music videos and knows some of the processes in general. Finally, if not, there is the assistant director, and the guidance of the cinematographer.

Moreover, Lin Bao is the director, and the Virgo is filmed, which is also a gimmick in terms of publicity.

Thinking of this, Guo Yunfan said: "No problem, the position of director, Brother Bao, you come, everyone is happy, and it can naturally bring popularity and publicity to our movie." In addition, photographers, if you have something you are more familiar with, you can also bring it. For the rest, the Tang people will help you form it. Over the years, Tang people dare not say that commercial films are the number one company in the domestic film and television industry, but the literary film team is the most proficient. ”

The rest of the Tang people also nodded in cooperation.

Although there are some concerns about Lin Bao as a director, after all, he is a novice, not that after shooting two MVs, he can stretch it out and make movies, but, just like Guo Yunfan said, to some extent, Lin Bao is better as a director than not as a director.

"In addition, in terms of casting, Brother Bao, you are the director and screenwriter, and you are familiar with the whole character, so you still choose. If you are not very familiar with the actors in the circle...... Ah no, with Teacher Zheng Rong here, it's not a problem. ”

Guo Yunfan said with a smile again.

Zheng Rong's status is there, and she is familiar with the domestic film and television industry, with her, Lin Bao naturally doesn't have to worry about casting.

Next, there is the issue of investment between the two sides.

Lin Bao was not interested in this.

The whole movie, because it doesn't need to do too many special effects, doesn't even need special effects, and even doesn't have too many special needs for scene construction, and it can be found in domestic film and television bases, so the shooting cost will not be very much.

With the publicity, it will not exceed 40 million, and to put it full, 50 million is more than enough.

Guo Yunfan saw the number "50 million" in the letter of intent handed to him by Zheng Rong, and sighed, feeling that it was not very enjoyable, and then looked at Lin Bao and said: "Brother Bao, in the past few years, domestic 3D films have been relatively hot, or let's make this movie 3D!"

“3D？”

Lin Bao was slightly stunned.

This is something he and Zheng Rong have not thought about.

The whole story plot, in fact, does not have too many special effects or show-offs, mainly to tell a story.

The ordinary screen is enough to present, and there is no need to follow the trend and do anything 3D.

"That's right. ”

Guo Yunfan thought for a while and said, "You should know about "Titanic", as far as I know, in the next year or two, Fox and Paramount are going to make it a 3D version of the re-release. Although the location of the re-screening has not been decided, there will definitely be no shortage of domestic ones. And this "Farewell My Concubine", since it has to be made into an opera theme, it must reflect the essence of our country, including the costumes of the actors...... By the way, this costume is also what I want to say. Brother Bao, you, the Yu Ji in "Farewell My Concubine", will you use the yellow Yu Ji costume you designed before, right?"

Lin Bao nodded.

"Well, since we want to make high-quality products, we must be exquisite enough! Especially if you can get it on the big screen, present it in 3D, and then do some action design on the stage, the senses are definitely different!"

Guo Yunfan analyzed, "In this way, whether it is in film promotion or opera promotion, the effect that can be achieved will definitely be a very big improvement!"