The people who make movies can be roughly divided into two types, one is the narrator and the other is the poet.

But in the eyes of capital, directors are only divided into those who can make money and those who can't.

Han Jue made two movies and made a lot of money. Capital has chased him to the point where he almost loses his mind, and as long as Han Jue remains undefeated, the intensity of the chase will only become more and more crazy. However, Han Jue was never sure what the next movie would be. This is not only because there are many scripts, but also because he has a clear understanding of his directing skills.

He has directed two works, one "Time and Space Traveler" and the other "Dark Web", the former is checked and co-directed by Director Sun, and the latter is a new type of pseudo-documentary, which tests the screenwriter's ability even more. Neither film reflects his true directing skills.

Han Jue was reluctant to set up the project, not because he was afraid of failure, not because he was afraid of breaking the undefeated record, he was just afraid of ruining the classics, and he was afraid that he would be sorry for the scripts that existed in the safe.

When [Xiangyun] came to the door and asked Han Jue to shoot a TV series, Han Jue's eyes lit up and he felt that there was something interesting.

It's one thing to be paid enough, the most important thing is that he can take the opportunity to polish his level.

"Black Mirror" is a unit drama, one story per episode, and each story is independent. Han Jue's filming of "Black Mirror" is equivalent to directing several short films in a row. In the process of filming, he can consolidate all the directorial knowledge he learned from Director Sun, from books, and from movies.

Han Jue was very happy about this.

Xia Yuan was also very happy.

The TV drama industry has two requirements for screenwriters, one is imagination, and the other is budget. If you don't have a budget conscious work, you can't have a strong imagination. However, the wealthy [Xiangyun] first spent 400 million to sign Han Jue, and then promised that if the budget is reasonable, there is no limit.

Xia Yuan hoped that Han Jue would take this opportunity to move from thrift to luxury, and stop picking and searching with Director Sun in the future to figure out how to be nervous and exciting with a small broad, there is really no pattern at all!

When Han Jue arrived at the company, Xia Yuan was already waiting downstairs to swallow the clouds and spew fog.

Today is the "Black Mirror" script reading, the venue is [Tinder], and the main creators meet each other to talk about their understanding of the script.

"How's it going, aren't you happy?" Xia Yuan held a cigarette in his hand and looked at Han Jue with a smile. I don't know if I'm asking about the experience of squandering my budget, or if I'm asking about my feelings after the relationship is made public.

Han Jue approached Xia Yuan: "Why are you unhappy?"

"Teacher Zhang will be sad when he hears it. Xia Yuan shook his head.

Han Jue rolled his eyes.

Because of the public relationship, Zhang Yiman officially became his own person in the [Dream Group]. At a dinner party after the concert at Modu Station, Xia Yuan Jalens and his gang of friends let go of drinking with Zhang Yiman, but one was counted as one, and they were all drunk and laid down by Zhang Yiman, and everyone was shocked, and regarded Zhang Yiman as the new goddess, and bowed to him, guaranteeing that as long as they were there, Han Jue would never have a chance to mess around outside.

Han Jue and Xia Yuan walked towards the building and said, "If you are envious, you will talk about it yourself." ”

"Forget it," Xia Yuan took a puff of cigarette and laughed slowly from their bright red lips, "Boyfriend is no different from a cat or dog to me. When I see others raising them, I will tease them twice and praise a few cute and smart words, but I want to raise one myself and clean up the mess of and urine for them every day, no, troublesome. ”

Xiao Zhou wanted to refute. As the person next to Han Jue, he knows best how obedient Han Jue's boyfriend is as a cat and dog, and he definitely doesn't bother the owner at all.

But Xiao Zhou's IQ is still there, and he knows that if he says it, he will either be beaten to death by Han Jue, or he will be killed by Master Guan in advance.

"Are you trying to say something?" asked Xiao Zhou.

Han Jue, Guan Yi, and Xia Yuan all turned their heads to look at Xiao Zhou.

Xiao Zhou gasped to calm himself down, and then said solemnly: "I want to say...... Is that person Wang Qingjun?"

Han Jue turned his head to look at Xiao Zhou's line of sight, and saw two middle-aged people standing outside the elevator. One is dressed in formal clothes and has a meticulous hairstyle, while the other is dressed ordinarily and looks more ordinary. Han Jue recognized the ordinary one written all over his body, it was the Wang Qingjun that Xiao Zhou said.

Han Jue and his party got closer and closer.

After Wang Qingjun and the others saw Han Jue, their expressions lit up, with the joy and surprise of a chance encounter, they walked over in a few steps, stretched out their hands and greeted them one by one: "Director Han." Mr. Xia. Mr. Guan. The posture was modest, and even Xiao Zhou and Linlin did not let go. "Who are these two?" After learning that it was Han Jue's assistant, he also shook hands with low eyebrows.

"We've just arrived, too. The agent on the side shook Han Jue's hand with greater enthusiasm. The smile is pleasantly surprised, and it looks like a chance encounter.

Xia Yuan and Han Jue glanced at each other.

The other party did this just to get in touch with Han Jue in advance and strive to deepen his impression. It's just a little clever that is necessary in the circle, and it's not even scheming. After all, Wang Qingjun's current situation in the circle is not good, and he can understand a person's motivation to exert all his strength in order to seize the opportunity, so Xia Yuan, who waited at the door for ten minutes, will not be embarrassed to tell the truth.

It's just that Han Jue is a little emotional, the director of 996 and the upper level of [Xiangyun] used this trick to block Han Jue in the hotel before, and now here again, scenes like "Black Mirror" and [Elevator Chance Encounter] are too fateful.

When the elevator arrived, Wang Qingjun and the agent each stopped one side of the elevator door and politely asked Han Jue to go in first.

Han Jue was frightened by this appearance, for fear that there would be fraud in it, such as the elevator floor suddenly opening and sliding people to a place full of cameras, or the elevator door closed and could never be opened again. It wasn't until he saw Guan Yi and Xiao Zhou standing well inside that Han Jue walked in.

"How do you feel after reading the script?" After entering the elevator, Han Jue asked Wang Qingjun.

"Okay!" Wang Qingjun hurriedly gestured his thumb, as if it was disrespectful to Han Jue if he was slow for a second.

Although such a posture is easy to look down on, it is sad.

Wang Qingjun used to be a fresh meat and a beneficiary of the traffic era, and at his peak, he could make two bad dramas a year, which was very powerful. However, in the final analysis, content is king in the film and television industry, and with the development of the industry, the market's requirements for quality are getting higher and higher, and actors like Wang Qingjun who have traffic and no acting skills are gradually eliminated. At this point, Wang Qingjun felt that he had begun to polish his acting skills, but it was too late, and for more than 20 years, he had been barely living by playing some marginal roles.

It wasn't until last month that he finally received an invitation to audition for the lead role. Although it was only the protagonist of a unit drama, it was enough for him to be grateful and happy, and he went all out to win this opportunity.

I don't know how many people are staring at the project "Black Mirror".

Han Jue chose Wang Qingjun as the protagonist, and there was soon all kinds of gossip in the circle.

What sounds better is that because Han Jue has experienced a trough, he is very clear about the feelings of street artists, so he is very willing to give this kind of people a chance.

What is unpleasant is that Han Jue does not recognize his six relatives on the set, and he does not dare to use well-known actors, for fear that he will not be able to suppress it. Enable new actors to fight on the street, firstly, they can scold hard, and secondly, after success, he is the savior of these people, and he comes and goes as soon as he is called, which is very enjoyable.

Xia Yuan scoffed at this. As Han Jue's partner, she knows the inside story best - the reason why Han Jue uses these people is mainly because they are cheap.

The budget of "Black Mirror" [Xiangyun] is very sufficient, and theoretically speaking, it is impossible for Xia Yuan to let Han Jue invite an actor like Wang Qingjun. But the first episode of "Black Mirror" is really special, and it is not good to invite big-name actors to participate. After all, not all actors dare to play the role of a dry pig.

Han Jue admired Wang Qingjun, a person who took the initiative to seize the opportunity, so as the other party wished, he didn't mind letting Wang Qingjun show himself in the two minutes from the elevator to the conference room.

Wang Qingjun pressed the button on the floor, and then said: "I have some opinions about that prime minister, Director Han, listen to it and see if I understand it correctly." ”

Han Jue hurriedly said, "Communicate with each other, communicate with each other." My understanding is not necessarily correct. ”

Wang Qingjun only thought that Han Jue was polite, but still cautious, and said: "It seems that the target of the kidnapping is the royal princess, but the one who is really kidnapped is the protagonist." The protagonist was kidnapped by public opinion, by public opinion, and by orders from his superiors. ”

Han Jue nodded and motioned for Wang Qingjun to continue.

"The protagonist doesn't really have a choice from beginning to end. Even if he intended to resist at first, if he did not do what the kidnappers demanded, he would not only be discredited, but also his family would be in danger. Threats from the royal family and other parties, and even from their own party. So, in fact, the murderer is everyone except the protagonist. ”

Han Jue originally thought that Wang Qingjun thought of this, but in fact, it was almost the same. But obviously, Wang Qingjun has done his homework.

"That artist curated a performance art called The Tyranny of the Majority. The mayor, the media, and the people are all the subjects of the experiment. In fact, as long as one link is stagnant, the experiment will not be carried out to the end. But no. The mayor spared his life, the media pursued ratings, the people hunted for curiosity, and everyone completed the experiment together. ”

Wang Qingjun sighed with emotion: "Director Han is very powerful, mocking the system that Europe and the United States are proud of. I have long thought that freedom over there is just a slogan, and it is hard to say whether our TV series can be released over there, and I dare to say what freedom I have. Compared to our socialism, it is simply scum. I've heard that there's a public that says, 'What do you want to do freely?'......"

"It's okay, it's okay, it's already good. Han Jue felt that Wang Qingjun's homework was too sufficient, he said: "In fact, the whole play uses reversal as a gimmick to expose shallow human nature, and there is a bit of allegorical black humor in the absurd, which is not much profound, but it is better to understand in layman." Don't overcomplicate yourself. Some movies are just movies, and if you always watch movies as something that alludes to reality, movies can't afford them. ”

Wang Qingjun thought for a few seconds and nodded solemnly: "Director Han is right!"

Xiao Zhou looked at Wang Qingjun in the corner of the elevator and felt that no matter what the boss said, Wang Qingjun would say "Director Han is right". In the end, it's still not at home. Since you want the leader to remember you, instead of unconditionally obeying the leader, you should come up with some views, confront the leader a little, and then be impressed by the leader, so that the leader can feel more refreshed, the leader will feel that you are flexible in thinking, is a manufacturable material, and finally impressed, towards the road of promotion and salary increase!

Xiao Zhou shook his head, and suddenly found that everyone was looking at him.

Linlin on the side cast a disdainful gaze.

Xiao Zhou doesn't know why.

Linlin said, "You just said everything in your heart. ”

Xiao Zhou was shocked, and his body shook and almost fell to his knees.

Wang Qingjun smiled contemptuously at Xiao Zhou, as if to say, "It's still not at home."

After getting out of the elevator, you will go to the [Tinder] company.

The front desk stood up and greeted Han Jue and Xia Yuan, while looking at Xiao Zhou, who was being carried by Guan Yi on the back of his neck, puzzled.

The whole [Tinder] has entered the right track of rapid development, and the employees who come and go are busy with their own work. Some are preparing projects for the various stories of "Black Mirror", some are connecting with emerging director training programs in the United States, and some are talking about investment projects with other filmmakers in China.

Four posters have been hung on the walls of the gallery. Han Jue has two, Director Sun has one, and the last one is Xiao Zhou's "Tuner".

Han Jue looked at "The Tuner" and asked Xia Yuan: "You have already applied for the best short film of the [Golden Bull Award], right?"

Xia Yuan nodded.

Originally, Xiao Zhou's "Tuner" was going to be cast at the three major European film festivals, but the quality of the final product was really surprising, and Xia Yuan simply made the decision and reported it to the [Golden Bull Award]. In the end, even if it is only shortlisted, then Xiao Zhou can be regarded as successfully entering the attention of the circle, and the starting point will be very, very high.

Wang Qingjun looked at the poster of "Tuner" with a look of surprise.

Xiao Zhou couldn't help but straighten his waist and became reserved.

"This dude is amazing. Wang Qingjun's gaze jumped back and forth on Jack's face, envious.

Because of the four posters, three are starring Jack.

Xiao Zhou turned his head expressionlessly to look at the traffic outside the window, feeling that today's sun was extremely dazzling.

Walking down the long hallway, the group arrived at the conference room.

Several leading and supporting roles in the conference room have arrived. When they saw Han Jue, they all stood up and greeted Han Jue, regardless of their qualifications or age.

Han Jue shook hands one by one and said hello, and invited everyone to sit down and talk.

After the announcement of the "Black Mirror" project, many of these people took the initiative to find them, and some of them were sent by economic companies in a package that they had asked for.

Although the TV series is not cost-effective, it will not be so aggressive, but it also depends on whose TV series it is.

Let's not say that it's not a shame to take on a drama like "Black Mirror", but let's just say another reason - they found that Han Jue is relatively "lazy" and likes to use familiar actors who are easy to use. That alone was enough for them to move and stuff people into Black Mirror. Look at Lucky Jack, first debuted here with Han Jue, and then went to the next level with Director Sun, I heard that even Han Jue's apprentice, Zhou Bo, the actor who made a short film was Jack, and he became the queen actor of the three generations of directors of [Tinder].

It is impossible for Han Jue to keep filming TV series. So now come to get acquainted with your face, come to show your face, and one of the three people sent can be picked by Han Jue to make a movie, so it's worth it.

"Do you want to take a break and read the script first?" After Han Jue sat down, he asked Wang Qingjun.

Wang Qingjun even said no, and humbly said that the script was already ripe.

Han Jue nodded appreciatively.

Everyone looked at Wang Qingjun and scolded his mother loudly in their hearts, who here didn't memorize the script.

The script reading session began.

Although half of everyone is a relational household, they are all capable, Han Jue felt the heritage of the field of Chinese TV dramas, and was very satisfied, without the despair of participating in the script reading in his previous life.

Especially Wang Qingjun is really good, with a little pitiful joy in his heroism.

In the face of Han Jue's praise, Wang Qingjun lowered his posture very low, saying that it was all the effect of communicating with Han Jue.

Everyone was shocked, not only despising this person for licking without a bottom line, but also surprised how this kind of person could run to the front first!

On the side, Wang Qingjun's agent showed a mysterious smile.

……

By the time the script reading was over, it was time for lunch.

Xia Yuan has already arranged a restaurant, and everyone can eat in the past.

Of course, the money for the dinner is reimbursed from the budget.

The producer sent by [Xiangyun] to supervise the budget was not at all dissatisfied with this.

In the film and television industry, screenwriters, directors, and actors are resources. [Xiangyun] entered the film and television industry too late, high-quality resources have long been carved up by the traditional film and television industry, and the rest have been signed by other veteran streaming media platforms, even if newcomers emerge in an endless stream, but people don't come to you [Xiangyun], although your salary is not low, but everyone eats by word of mouth, and your career will be ruined after a few bad movies, and you can't do it.

[Xiangyun] can only take two paths now. One is the [high-price strategy], as soon as there is a good or comic on the market, they will buy the copyright with money unreasonably. Then use this as a basic plate to attract directors, screenwriters and actors.

The other way is to be original.

[Xiangyun] finally caught the fish that slipped through the net in the film and television industry, Han Jue, who originally signed another screenwriter's one billion Huaxia coins, now serves as Han Jue's signing fee and the budget of "Black Mirror", counting on Han Jue to help them revitalize this platform. Based on the good response of "Welcome Home", now they can be said to be demanding from Han Jue. A mere meal is nothing.

When it was time to eat, the producer of [Xiangyun] ordered expensive dishes and wine, and persuaded Han Jue not to save them. This move really won Xia Yuan's heart.

During the banquet, the actors made amends and began to praise Han Jue's script, saying "divine drama booking" and "genius screenwriter".

Wang Qingjun smiled, thinking that these rainbow farts were all left over from his shooting.

After the meal, everyone dragged on one by one and refused to leave early, wanting to have more private contact with Han Jue, and couldn't let Wang Qingjun specialize in beauty. Several young actresses also offered to go singing.

Wang Qingjun thought in his heart [You smooth actors, where will you know how much a little person like us is willing to pay for an opportunity], so he was ready to say goodbye to Han Jue. But before Wang Qingjun left, he reminded Han Jue in a whisper, saying that when he was in the capital, he heard a rumor that someone in the Beijing film circle was planning to engage in [Tinder], to be precise, he was preparing to engage Han Jue.

Han Jue is not unfamiliar with this, their [Jalens Dream Squad], also known as [Tinder Film and Television Production Company], has been established for a year, the results are eye-catching, and the two small costs are hundreds of times the return, and the next "Internet Lost" is also too good to have a good reputation, and the money is expected.

Almost every one of the large companies that stood at the top of the industry approached [Tinder] to talk about acquisitions, but each of them was rejected by Wang Zhi. Although Wang Zhi entered the industry for money, he was not short-sighted, and knew that with the potential of his own company, selling shares now is a boy who scatters money.

As long as a giant in an industry is still a little vigilant, the way to deal with potential companies is very simple, either spend money to buy it for my use, or spend money to destroy it.

But Wang Qingjun said that he used his contacts at the bottom for 20 years to inquire about several companies, and he already planned to target "Internet Mystery". Either start to smear "Internet Mystery" from public opinion, or stumble on "Internet Mystery" in theaters.

Although Han Jue was not surprised at all that [Tinder] was being targeted, after listening to it, he really didn't have the heart to sing any songs—although he was not interested in singing himself—and was ready to talk to Xia Yuan about it and discuss how to deal with it.

Wang Qingjun walked away in the eyes of everyone's resentment.

(End of chapter)