On July 30, "Stone" was released, and the final box office was 96 million, a little short of breaking 100 million. I have to say that it is very regrettable.

However, Fathead Fish has the pride of Fathead Fish, and he did not agree to buy himself a ticket to enter the 100 million yuan director club by buying the box office.

In his words, he is still young, and there will be opportunities in the future, and he doesn't want this to be a stain on himself.

Although "Stone" did not break 100 million in the end, it won the lizi. You must know that the cost of "Stone" is only 5 million, and it can create a box office of nearly 100 million yuan, which is really like a fantasy for the bosses of all production companies, almost everyone is optimistic about Ning Hao, a rising young director, but unfortunately the third master is the first.

But despite this, the invitation calls were still one after another, which annoyed the fathead fish, and the mobile phone number changed several times one after another.

"I already have the idea, and I'm going to go into retreat for the next while. I'm afraid I can't help with the company, or your movie. ”

Ning Hao was a little embarrassed when he said this, his thinking had always been very clear, and this time the three masters summoned him to be an opportunity. In the domestic circle, ability is one thing, and connections are another, especially for a grassroots person like him, who needs to manage all aspects of relationships.

Therefore, the success of "Stone" this time, not only did he not float, but he also had to concentrate on the next work, and he must be worthy of the appreciation and trust of the third master, so that he and Xinhao Media can gain a firm foothold in the circle.

"It's okay, there is Teacher Diao in the movie, Teacher Cheng in the TV series, and Gu Yuewan in the company's affairs, you can rest assured that you can get busy! Oh yes, if there is a suitable role in your new play, consider me Brother Mengnan." Anyway, you like to use crooked melons and split dates, and he doesn't look good. ”

In the past few years, He Xin has almost grown from an amateur to a leader of the younger generation of domestic actors, and Hao Rong has also risen step by step in school, and he has been thriving. is the only one who has always stood still, and he has also suffered a marriage change. Although he didn't say it, He Xin could see that he still had a motivated heart after encountering the second spring.

"Look at what you said, what do you mean by crooked melons and cracked dates? Brother Bo must not be happy when he hears it, he was known as Qingdao Aaron Kwok back then. I wrote down Brother Mengnan's affairs, your brother is my brother, I don't have to say it. Ning Hao said with a smile.

In the original time and space, Ning Hao was just a small director who took over the job, even if he became famous with "Stone", his identity still did not change, and he continued to work to pay off the mortgage. But now he is one of the bosses of Xinhao Media, and in a sense, he is also one of the bigwigs. So even if the third master appreciates it, he can't be regarded as a small role in receiving work, but as a partner.

After some time ago, Xiaodouding and China Film negotiated, Ning Hao's next drama Xinhao Media will account for 25% of the share, and will be responsible for the production at the same time.

And this 25% share is invested in Ning Hao's directing fees and a certain percentage of funds. Xiaodouding has long been very skilled in this regard, as long as the production is in the hand, the so-called investment of funds can easily earn from the profit of the production cost. Of course, this is a normal profit on the premise of not affecting normal film production, and something like 7,000 for a pair of cloth shoes and 3,000 for a straw hat will definitely not be possible.

At present, the company's TV series and movie are planned to be launched after September.

In terms of "Double-sided Tape", after He Xin worked hard every day during this period of time, and helped his girlfriend solve the worries of going to school, his girlfriend finally nodded and played the role of Lijuan.

This was an unexpected surprise for director Cheng Qiang. After all, compared with Tang Wei before, Cheng Hao is more well-known, and in terms of appearance and acting skills, he is more suitable for the role of Lijuan than Tang Wei.

In fact, Cheng Hao's decision was somewhat helpless, although she signed a contract with Wang Jinghua, but the resources of this so-called "No. 1 agent in the mainland" in film are really limited.

At present, the scarce film resources in China are often monopolized by large companies, and Lao Wu's Orange Sky Entertainment has just stepped into this industry, lacking the ability to produce independently, at most investing in some small-cost films, but recently I heard that there are some big-budget projects in the pipeline, but big-scale productions are generally big directors, and big directors have a lot of right to speak, just like Wang Jinghua cooperated with Huayi back then, Feng Xiaogang didn't use her artists, and Wang Jinghua didn't have a problem.

Therefore, Cheng Hao does not have any good film and television resources at present, and since her boyfriend is in difficulty, she can only take care of this for the time being.

But the candidate for Caifeng in "The Story of Two Donkeys" will be really difficult to find for a while, the age cannot be too big, and the body must have a little local flavor, or that sentence, the actor must first be similar. The best thing to do is to go to the school to pick one, but it's the summer vacation right now, so it's hard to find someone.

He Xin really has a headache.

"Brother, the budget for "Double-sided Tape" has come out. ”

Not long after Ning Hao left, Lu Xiao knocked on the door and came in.

This guy, as the deputy manager of the company's production department, is now the producer of "Double-sided Tape", and has been busy with various preparations during this time.

He Xin took a thick stack of reports from his hand, he didn't look at the specific details, he glanced at the final total, this 22-episode TV series, with a total investment of nearly eight million.

Fortunately, the account sharing of "Stone" will arrive after a while, otherwise it will support the expenses of the two dramas at once, and the financial pressure will be a bit great.

"Brother, don't worry, I will definitely keep an eye on money. ”139

Xiao Lu Zi saw He Xin staring at the final total number and was silent, and hurriedly said.

"Oh, your task is still to cooperate well with Teacher Cheng, and the most important task is to make sure to shoot the scene well. ”

"Brother, I understand. ”

Saying that, Xiao Luzi still twisted a little and said: "Brother, in fact, I want to shoot "The Story of Two Donkeys" with you, I am familiar with that piece, I have been there a few times, I have a classmate in high school whose hometown is there, and his family is very powerful in the local area......"

"Alright, alright. ”

He Xin waved his hand and interrupted: "It's not like you won't be able to free up manpower for a while, you are still staring at Shanghai." Besides, Mr. Diao is also familiar with the people over there. ”

"Double-sided Tape" was filmed in Shanghai throughout the whole process, and Diao Yinan of "The Story of Two Donkeys" had already surveyed the scene, and chose a small village near the Qinling Mountains in Zhouzhi County, Xi'an. I heard that the place is quite backward, and most of the buildings are still in the style of the sixties and seventies of the last century, and they will have to go there when they experience life.

Xiao Luzi was very helpless, so he had to nod and say, "Got it, brother." ”

"By the way, also, how about Teacher Liuliu asking her to make a more family-friendly ending?" He Xin asked again after thinking about it.

Teacher Liuliu was a little resistant at first, but then Director Cheng did the work, so he agreed. The manuscript has been passed over, and I just think the changed ending is not as shocking as the original. ”

"What's changed?"

"It was after Yaping beat Lijuan that the unattended baby fell from the second floor. In this way, the family was completely separated. A year later, Yaping came to the newspaper to find Lijuan, Yaping's mother was critically ill, and in front of the old lady's bed, the two finally reconciled. Under the farewell of her son, daughter-in-law and grandson, the old lady left with peace of mind. ”

"Oh!"

He Xin listened to the other end of the story told by Xiao Luzi and nodded. The "Double-sided Tape" he watched in his previous life was such an ending.

It turned out that the ending in the script was that Yaping killed Lijuan in anger, and He Xin was not very supportive when he discussed it with Cheng Qiang.

Without him, the story is too gray, and in terms of later generations, it does not promote positive energy, and such a drama is not easy to pass the trial. So I wanted to have another happy ending in order to cope with the scrutiny.

But the beginning of the screenwriter Liuliu expressed strong opposition because her story is archetypal.

It turns out that the prototype of Hu Lijuan in the script is a Shanghai girl, who has excellent grades and graduated from East China Normal University.

Once the girl met a thief at the gate of the Chinese Normal University, a man helped chase her, and the two were able to get acquainted. Then as soon as they graduated, the two got married, and the tragedy of marrying a scumbag phoenix man was staged.

It is said that the wedding banquet was held in the Yan'an Hotel at that time, and the 28 tables of banquet money were all paid by the woman's parents.

After the two got married, many villagers came to live in the family and refused to leave, drinking and arguing constantly at night! The phoenix man also had a younger brother who dropped out of junior high school, and the mother-in-law proposed that the mother-in-law of Shanghai, who had already posted the marriage house upside down, could pay for his brother's wedding house!

A Shanghai girl gave birth to a daughter, and it was useless for her in-laws to dislike giving birth to a daughter! After a quarrel, the girl was hit the temple by her husband and then strangled to death! After learning the bad news, her father suffered a myocardial infarction and died soon after. And her mother is still in the Shanghai Mental Health Center!

Liuliu also said that in order to write this, he also went to interview the girl's relatives, friends, neighbors and Phoenix man.

Liuliu recalled that when he interviewed the Phoenix man in prison, he still said with fear on his face: "The murderer grinned at us, saying that he was looking for a Shanghai woman to get the whole family out of poverty, and now the Shanghai mother-in-law refuses to take the money out to subsidize his family, so why do you keep your Shanghai wife?"

Not to mention that Liuliu was scared into a cold sweat when he heard this sentence at that time, even He Xin and Cheng Qiang felt creepy. But reality is reality, and TV series are TV series.

There are so many ridiculous stories in the absurd era, you can write them, and there are them in the history books, but you are not allowed to shoot them, what can you do?

Although even Xiao Luzi feels that the newly changed happy ending is bland and boring, far less shocking and powerful than the original ending, what is the point of not being able to meet the audience if you can't pass the censorship when you shoot it?

He Xin had no choice but to wave his hand at him and said, "Anyway, these two endings have to be filmed, so you have to prepare for both." ”