On the first day of work, tired ......

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Just as he never thought that he would one day stand in front of the camera and stand on the big screen, Zhang Bufan never thought that he would stand in front of the capital one day.

On the morning of the 20th, when everyone was preparing for the Golden Horse Awards ceremony in the evening, Zhang Bufan was on the phone.

The person on the other end of the phone is called Li Min, the leader of the galloping horse, and the nickname "Brother Dog", this person is about the same age as Ning Hao, born in a military family, and his style of acting also has the straightforwardness of a soldier.

"I've read the script, and it's really interesting, but it's not enough. "He also speaks straight to the point, not dragging at all, "It can be seen that this script still has a bit of the flavor of imitating "Infernal Affairs", there have been many movies imitating "Infernal Affairs" over the years, Xiangjiang is like this, and making movies can also make a sense of copy and paste, but among these imitation movies, there are only a handful of real successes, so this movie, in terms of script, must make some changes, and there needs to be more new ideas. ”

"Then Brother Dog, how do you say you should change it?" Zhang Bufan asked cautiously, not that he was cowardly in the face of capital, but after all, he was the father of the gold owner, and it was decided whether his thoughts about this movie would come true or not, so it was normal to be a little polite.

"If we participate in the investment, this movie will be a co-production, just take the way of co-production, and join the plot line on our mainland side, well, what I want is not the kind of foolish scene of Uncle Ming in "Infernal Affairs 3", the scene on the mainland side must be enough, the kind that affects the entire plot trend. Li Min said.

"Infernal Affairs 3" is considered by some people to be a good template for co-production, but more people think that it is just a means for Xiangjiang to make this movie available in the mainland to fool people.

"Of course, there is no problem with this. Zhang Bufan replied, to be honest, he had a similar idea at the same time as he saw that story, Xiangjiang has returned for so many years, and all kinds of cooperation and the like are going well, but as a result, in the world of movies, both sides are still taking care of each other, just like this story, the entire Xiangjiang police community has been completely chaotic, and as a result, there is no reaction from the mainland at all, if this is a pure Hong Kong film, it is no problem, but if it is a co-production, this is obviously not good.

"Also, about the script of this story, you have to participate, and when necessary, you take the lead, as for who will do it, I don't have an opinion on my side. Li Min continued.

"This ...... I may need to talk to those two. Zhang Bufan hesitated for a moment and said.

"Then as soon as possible, if the script is fine, we will ride the horse and gallop to ...... Well, at least fifteen million or more. Li Min was also simply and directly reported a number.

At the end of the phone, Li Min still said a few more words, "To be honest, I don't have a good sense of the people over there in Xiangjiang, our company has cooperated with them before, hey, I'm not afraid to tell you, one by one obviously wants to come to our side to make money, but always put on a face of 'we are here to support and guide you', it's really disgusting, I will also give you a reminder, you must be more careful when talking to them, and at the same time look forward to less, okay, let's say so much." Hey, when you go back to the capital, call Haozi, let's meet and get together when we have time, I have been famous for a long time as you, the great screenwriter!"

After a phone call, Zhang Bufan was still very excited, at least 15 million investment, according to his estimates, can already account for almost one-third of the production cost of this movie, if there is some progress in other aspects, the things discussed with Ning Hao before seem to be able to become.

In line with the idea of pursuing the victory, Zhang Bufan sent the script to Guan Hu and Tian Xiangxiang again, asking them to help, and at the same time, Liang Leming and Lu Jianqing were invited again at lunchtime.

"You two, I have contacted an investor, and they found your story very interesting and have the intention of investing, and they also agree with the question of the two of you asking to be a director in person. Zhang Bufan said to the two.

The two glanced at each other, and both saw the joy in each other's eyes.

Yesterday, when Zhang Bufan told them to go back and think of a way, they didn't actually have much expectations, but they didn't expect that overnight, there seemed to be a trend to be successful.

Zhang Bufan continued: "However, they also have some demands. ”

The two nodded to show their understanding, if they didn't ask anything, didn't care about anything, and just smashed the money in their faces, they wouldn't dare to accept it, for fear of laundering money.

"Number one, I had to join the screenwriting team and work with you on the script. Zhang Bufan then continued: "This is not what I said, but what the investor requested, you can ask them for verification at that time." ”

Although I also have this wish, I can't say it~

The two nodded at the same time, there is no problem with this, in fact, when they found Zhang Bufan, they didn't take a fancy to his big screenwriter.

"Second, the story needs to be revised, because of the injection of mainland funds, this movie must be regarded as a co-production, so there must be the addition of mainland elements, and it can't be perfunctory like "Infernal Affairs 3", it is true that the plot of the mainland should be mixed into the overall story. Zhang Bufan went on to say the second point.

The smiles on the faces of the two people on the other side suddenly froze, and the conversation fell silent.

After a while, Liang Leming said, "This ...... We need to discuss, Zhang Sheng, can you wait a minute?"

Zhang Bufan nodded, and watched the two leave their positions and walk to the corner of the café.

The two discussed in Cantonese, and the voice was very small, and he couldn't hear it from Zhang Bufan's position at all, he just looked at them, and then he saw it, and only said a few words, Lu Jianqing suddenly glanced at him, and then the two of them turned around with a tacit understanding, leaving Zhang Bufan with a back.

At this moment, Zhang Bufan's heart suddenly swelled with a not very good premonition.

After discussing it for a few minutes, he turned around and came back, and after sitting down, he didn't speak immediately, and after a while, Liang Leming said: "I'm sorry, Zhang Sheng, we still want to make a pure Xiangjiang movie." ”

Zhang Bufan smiled, and he didn't know what kind of psychology it was, anyway, he smiled, looked at the two and asked: "What is the so-called pure Xiangjiang movie? Can you explain it to me? No, no, no, I don't need to explain it first, I want to understand a question first, didn't I understand enough when I talked to the two of you yesterday about the co-production?" If you want to make a Xiangjiang movie that you mean, it seems that there is no need to toss these things with me anymore, just tell me earlier, and stop my thoughts, and you don't need to fax the script to others in the middle of the night, right?

"No, no, Zhang Sheng, you listen to our explanation. Liang Leming hurriedly waved his hand, and Lu Jianqing on the side was also a little anxious, although they were in Xiangjiang Zhang Bufan was in the mainland, and they basically didn't match each other, but they really wanted to anger Zhang Bufan, with Zhang Bufan's current status and energy, he could really find them a lot of trouble, and if the movie they had planned for so long couldn't be made because of this, it would be miserable.

"Zhang Sheng, we have been preparing this story for several years, it is completely based on the political system of Xiangjiang, and we want to show some phenomena on our side of Xiangjiang nowadays, if you add things from the mainland, the taste of this story will change, and this story is not the story we want, which is no different from not letting us direct it ourselves, so ......" Liang Leming tried to explain.

"Understand, you just can't change it anyway. Zhang Bufan didn't bother to waste time, and stood up from his seat, "Then I have no choice, you can only take the Xiangjiang Company's side and work hard, well, the story is indeed a good story, good luck, goodbye." ”

Since entering the industry, Zhang Bufan has taken the initiative to do one thing, but in the end, the talk collapsed.