Chapter 388: Risk Trade-offs
In the Celestial Empire, it is a very dangerous thing to express reality in literary and artistic works.
Because people will first of all doubt your motives: we have done so much, and if you don't show it, how can you show the dark side? You must be deliberately smearing!
Under the influence of this line of thinking, it is not surprising that "Can I Say" was beaten back for revision.
Naturally, there is no problem in expressing the suffering of the nation, but it is a bit inappropriate to criticize the demolition and relocation system.
Look at the word, it's not "no", but "inappropriate".
After Zhou Jin rushed back to the imperial capital, he quickly pulled producer Chen Zhiqian, director Wen Mu, and screenwriter Han Xiaoxiao to have a brief meeting.
Wen Muye has not graduated yet, and it is the first time he has encountered this kind of thing, so he is a little panicked, "I suggest that the plot of the forced demolition be deleted entirely, and some scenes of daily life will be refilmed......"
Han Xiaoxiao directly interrupted: "If you want to shoot alone, Miss Ben will not accompany her, I haven't heard that the screenwriter has to provide after-sales service." ”
The rules in the circle have always been like this, how to shoot the script after it is sold is the business of the director and the investor, and the screenwriter's work is over the moment the script is sold.
This is also a major reason why screenwriters have low voice in the circle.
"It's definitely unrealistic to reshoot," Chen Zhiqian analyzed: "The crew has been disbanded, and the cost of recalling it is too great, so it's better to think of a way in the existing materials." ”
Generally speaking, a two-hour movie will get almost four hours of material after a rough cut, and the cuts are all branches that have little to do with the main plot.
Now, these side quests come in handy, commonly known as Flooding.
"No, then the demolition line will be incomplete," Wen Muye immediately objected.
"What do you say? Do you know how much it costs to reshoot?"
"The demolition line is not the main line in the first place, you have to make up the film, write the plot yourself, and I won't wait. ”
"That is, if the re-shooting is completed and it can't pass the review, is it yours or the investor?"
“……”
Wen Muye was quickly sprayed by the two women and couldn't even speak, and looked at Zhou Jin with a red face, as if asking for help.
Zhou Jin coughed a few times and stopped the quarrel of several people.
When he returned to Beijing a few days ago, he had already finished watching the edited film of "I Can Say", and with many years of experience in fighting wits and courage with the General Bureau, he was already keenly aware of the "inappropriate" place.
The sensitive part is actually in the last part of the demolition, where the protagonist finds that there is a problem with the government's demolition procedures, so he suggests that the merchant partner with a lawyer to sue the government, and finally forces the developer to give in.
The most terrible thing is that there is still a realistic prototype of this matter.
"Let's delete the ending of the demolition," Zhou Jin finally said slowly, "In this way, the duration can be shortened to less than 2 hours." ”
Chen Zhiqian naturally agreed, "It's good to be able to cut to 100 minutes, the time is short, and the film scheduling has advantages." ”
"But in this way, the two parts before and after the movie are almost separated," Wen Muye is a little studentish, and still hopes that his debut film will be more complete.
Zhou Jin said patiently: "Then have you considered the cost of time? I don't care about spending more money, but we really don't have enough time." ”
"What?" Wen Muye was stunned.
"We expect the release of the Lunar New Year, how much time is there to make up the film?" Zhou Jin saw that he was silent, and he no longer explained, and made a decision directly, "Delete the ending of the demolition part entirely, although a line has been lost, but it has little impact, and the most important thing now is to hurry up and pass the review and release." ”
Chen Zhiqian nodded and said: "We must make two preparations, one side to strive for the trial, and the other to prepare for media publicity. ”
After the two of them reached a consensus, Wen Muye couldn't object to any opinions, as for the screenwriter Han Xiaoxiao, she couldn't wait to save some trouble.
The current Zhou Jin is no longer the Zhou Jin when he was filming "Nightclub", at that time he peeked at the hole cards, and he already knew that those movies would be big hits at the box office, so he could toss it no matter how he tossed.
The current "Can I Say" did not appear at all in the previous time and space, what will happen to the box office, and whether it can pass the review, it is really hard to say.
It was only at this time that he gradually understood Huang Bo's caution and uneasiness.
This circle, the risk is too great.
……
Late at night, the orange light exuded an ambiguous atmosphere, and after a gust of wind and waves, Liu Sisan draped his hair, wrapped his hands around Zhou Jin's waist, and then lay on his chest contentedly.
Zhou Jin stroked it casually, and suddenly said in surprise: "Daughter-in-law, have you found it?"
"Found what?"
"You seem to have developed a second time," Zhou Jin gestured, "Have you gotten bigger?"
"Really?" Liu Sisi looked down, a little satisfied, "It seems that my breast enhancement exercises have not been practiced in vain." "Whether it's true or not, it's natural to be praised like this.
"What kind of breast enhancement exercises, it's obviously my credit, this is called using the ...... and scrapping" Zhou Jin said seriously.
"Then why haven't you developed yourself?" Liu Sisi glanced down.
Zhou Jin stopped talking and was killed in one move.
"Haha......" Liu Sisi laughed heartlessly, lay down again, and then took off his chin and poked it in front of Zhou Jin's chest and drew a circle.
"Mr. K sent me a script yesterday, called "Flower Thousand Bone", and said that it was the project you gave her. She raised her head to look at Zhou Jin, and after laughing for a while, she got down to business.
"Does Mr. Cai want you to play Hua Qiangu?" Zhou Jin asked.
"Uh-huh. ”
"You don't want to act?"
Liu Sisi hesitated and didn't answer, Zhou Jin said: "It's okay if you don't act, you have performed enough idol dramas." Zhou Jin naturally understood her thoughts.
Besides, Hua Qiangu's cuteness of a flat-chested little girl, Liu Sisi, who has developed for the second time, really can't act.
The most suitable one has to be Zhao Liying.
Hey, is this a black two?
At this time, Zhao Liying has already emerged by relying on "The Legend of Lu Zhen", although accompanied by scandals such as "plastic surgery" and "sitting on the stage", if nothing else, she will successfully become the goddess of the Golden Eagle next year, and then officially enter the first-line ranks with the fire of "Flower Thousand Bone".
In contrast, Sugar Man has been going downhill, there have been no more hot dramas after "Xuanyuan Sword", "Legend in the Wind" was broadcast after several twists and turns, and "Step by Step" has lost a few key creators, and it is also tepid.
As for the actor brokerage business, Zhou Jin and Hu Ge are semi-independent, Yuan Hong terminated the contract, Lin Gengxin turned his face directly, Guo Xiaoting (Hua Ying)'s parents politely came to the door to ask for the termination of the contract, and Gu Lina and Jiang Jinfu couldn't help them in a short time.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the sugar man after 13 years is stormy.
Later, I was lucky, and I actually relied on "Heartless Mage" to continue a wave.
Cai Yirong herself broke the news that the income brought by "Heartless Mage" alone exceeded 100 million yuan, and the income of the entire sugar man that year was about 200 million.
It can be seen that the income brought by a hot drama is very high.
After all, it is the old club, Zhou Jin really doesn't want the sugar man to be paste, so he threw "Flower Thousand Bone" over, and the sugar man, who has always been good at filming costume idol dramas, may be able to return to a wave of blood and go public smoothly.
What is the revenue from "Flower Thousand Bone"?
The net profit of Ciwen Media alone exceeded 200 million!
Not to mention, it also drove the stock price up by nearly 50%.
It can be said that the success of a "Flower Thousand Bone" has almost created the traffic era of online text + IP dramas.
So as one of the traders, Zhou Jin really didn't dare to take the risk of changing actors.
As for Liu Sisi, Cai Yirong gave her almost 3% of the sugar man's shares, and once the sugar man was listed, she basically won directly.
This is the benefit of peeking at the hole cards, after some calculations, it is basically mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation.
"But won't I have no acting next year?" Liu Sisi knocked on Zhou Jin's chest with his round chin, so sad.
"Don't panic, call Dad, I'll cover you," Zhou Jin was still very confident.
"Phew, you don't know how to write a script," Liu Sisi certainly didn't call.
"You really don't call?"
"It's not called...... Ah, what are you doing?" Liu Sisi exclaimed in surprise, and was pressed under Zhou Jin and rubbed.
"I've asked people to find a script to come back, a youth love movie, so sweet that it kills people, the kiss scene alone is ten minutes, you don't tell me not to take you to act. Zhou Jin coerced and lured.
Liu Sisi turned his head, his face was red, not false at all, "If you don't take me to act, who else do you want to play?"
"I'm looking for it, I'm looking for Tong Liya to ......"
"Okay, I know, if you've been thinking about other people's ......"
"Who told you to say I'm not developed. ”
"Ahhh......h
Liu Sisi's teeth were strong, and he turned around and made a gesture to bite him, but of course he was suppressed.
"Ahh
"Hmm"
"Uh-huh"
The last sound was squeezed out of his throat with a trembling voice.
With Zhou Jin's efforts, the "Dad" naturally called out.