Chapter 239: Future Plans
When Xu Zheng traveled to Thailand, he was deeply moved by the local homestay and scenery, so he came up with the idea of filming in Thailand.
As a result, when he started to build a group, he realized what a fucking thing it was to make movies in Thailand.
Because Thailand also has a film bureau, there is no fart power, and you have to listen to the tourism bureau for big and small things.
The tourism bureau stipulates that in addition to sending the script for review, all filming scenes must also be submitted for approval in advance.
The most fucked up thing is that the tourism bureau will also send people to monitor the filming, and if they find that the filming content is inconsistent with the script, the crew will be punished or even suspended.
This makes Xu Zheng worried, he has always liked to brainstorm on the set, and sometimes improvise the plot.
Don't look at the fact that he has already used the banner of "Thai Embarrassment" to solicit investment everywhere, in fact, he has an idea, and he hasn't even finished the script yet.
Those film and television companies are not stupid, as soon as they heard about this situation, they immediately said that they would think about it again.
In the end, it was the light that gave the bottom of it, but put forward one requirement: get the script, sign the actors, and then pass the approval of the Thai side.
The actor said that Xu Zheng and Huang Bo were ready-made, and Wang Baoqiang agreed very happily.
The hardest part is the script.
Ning Hao and Xing Na were busy with "Guns and Roses" and had no time to help, so Xu Zheng had to pull Huang Bo and Bao Qiang to play brainstorming together.
"Wang Bao is stupid, but his kindness and straightforwardness sometimes hurt others, so there needs to be a symbol, what do you think of letting him take a pot of cactus?"
In the conference room, Xu Zheng took a marker, wrote his ideas on the whiteboard, and then asked the two goods below.
Wang Baoqiang combed his curly hair, sat on the chair and spun around, "Okay, I like to grow cacti, it's not expensive to feed." ”
Xu Zhengxin said, I'm talking to you about the plot, are you telling me whether it's expensive or not?
"What do you think, Bozi?" he asked Huang Bo again, "I have to add some more jokes." ”
Huang Bo nestled in the boss's chair and said lazily: "Yes, well, not bad." ”
He just finished filming "Killing", which can be described as physically and mentally exhausted, and his brain can't turn.
And storytelling is really not his forte, sitting here is simply tormenting.
"Okay, let's change the topic," Xu Zheng sighed slightly, and continued: "Xu Lang is a businessman who focuses on his career, and I hope that after this experience in Thailand, his concept will change somewhat. ”
"So there should also be a symbol, how about giving him cavities? In the end, the cavities are extracted, and his whole person is changed, you think about it, and finally the cavities are removed, and the happy scene ......."
He tried to make his voice sound as passionate as he could, so that the two of them would follow him
As a result, Huang Bo yawned slightly, but Mao didn't react.
Wang Baoqiang grinned with his teeth, "Director, I just think if you can add some kung fu to me, or let me fight Muay Thai." Oh my, I want to be a kung fu superstar. ”
"Okay, Muay Thai, right? I'll let you fight Muay Thai......"
Xu Zheng wrote it down on the whiteboard, and said in his heart, why did I ask you to be a comedian, you still want to be a kung fu superstar?
"Huh~" Xu Zheng finished the last stroke, looked at the thoughts of the whiteboard, and couldn't help but sigh.
Turning his head to look at Huang Bo who was snoring slightly, and Bao Qiang who was smirking, he felt that he was very tired.
Forget it, these two goods really can't be counted on, so let's ask for foreign help!
In this afternoon, Xu Zheng, who was dominated by Huang Bo and Bao Qiang, once again remembered the last time he filmed "Nightclub", and Zhou Jin was full of joy in revising the plot.
So Zhou Jin, who was still filming "Border Storm" in Huairou, received a desperate call from Lao Xu for help.
As soon as he heard that he was going to conceive the plot of "Thai Embarrassment", Zhou Jin was immediately happy.
It's really not him who blows, he may know more about "Thai Embarrassment" than Xu Zheng.
After all, the movies of the previous life were not watched in vain.
"Okay, I'm going to finish it right away, don't worry, I'll go back tomorrow...... Okay, okay, I'll go back tonight, okay......" Zhou Jin couldn't be happier after calming the irritable Xu Zheng.
Because he suddenly found that he seemed to have fallen into a misunderstanding.
Zhou Jin was not ashamed to be a copyist, but after rolling in the circle for more than two years, he found that making movies was a superior technical job.
He couldn't copy it even if he wanted to.
Those who say that if you remember the plot and shots, you can copy the movie, is pure nonsense.
The simplest example is lighting.
Those headlights of different models are covered with different colored paper and cloth in different positions, and the light effects produced are very different, and the shots are even more different.
I haven't been in this industry for a few years, so I can't figure out the trick behind those shots.
Over time, Zhou Jin gave up copying movies.
But now he suddenly saw a new route, not to copy the movie, nor to modify the plot bugs.
It's to spoil those movies that are already very successful to those filmmakers who haven't grown up yet!
One is to help them complete their works, and the other is to borrow their hands to seek benefits for themselves, which is simply a win-win situation.
Zhou Jin inadvertently figured out this joint, and his eyes lit up instantly.
When he returned to the set, Chen Zhiqian was still surprised, "What's wrong with you?
Zhou Jin said: "What's the coke for dropping pies, I'm happy to drop Sister Lin." ”
"Hey," Chen Zhiqian walked to Zhou Jin's side with her high heels and put her arm on his shoulder, "Sister Lin, don't think about it, but Xiangling, aren't we ready-made?"
Zhou Jinqi said: "Xiangling, who is it?"
It's not 83 years since we met, and we can't meet the Dream of Red Mansions crew to pick people.
"Oh, that's not it," Chen Zhiqian casually pointed to Song Yi not far away.
Song Yi doesn't have many scenes, she just finished finishing yesterday, for some reason, she hasn't left the group yet, and she is sitting on a pony at this moment, staring at her feet in a daze.
"Has she also acted in Dream of Red Mansions? a new version?" Anyway, Zhou Jin has no impression at all.
"What do you think?" Chen Zhiqian glanced at him and said, "Forget it, don't talk about this, your play will be played today, and I will call you later for the salary." ”
"This is easy to say," Anyway, it was first hit to the sugar man's account, Zhou Jin didn't care about this, he was more concerned about other things.
"Sister Qian, you are well-connected, you give me some pointers, you said that if I have a script in hand, how should I find a director?"
"You also want to change careers to become a producer?" Chen Zhiqian was not surprised by Zhou Jin's idea.
That's how she came back in the first place.
"In fact, it's easy to find a director, but the most difficult thing is to attract investment, if you talk about moving those big companies, they can help you get the director done. ”
"Sister Qian, that's not what I meant," Zhou Jin explained, "I'm looking for the kind of rookie directors who have their own ideas, but they don't have the perfect ......."
If he remembers correctly, several popular movies in later generations, such as "Bursting Silence" and "I Am Not the God of Medicine", were made by new directors.
said that they are new directors, but in fact, they are all veterans in their thirties and forties, but they are really capable, but no one invests in them, so they have been unknown.
Later, the Internet entered the market, and hot money poured into the film and television industry, although a bunch of small fresh meat became popular and a bunch of bad movies were made, but those really talented directors also got the opportunity to make a lot of good works.
Now that Zhou Jin has peeked at the answer, why don't he try it and discover these directors in advance?
"You don't want to support new directors, do you?!"
Zhou Jin said it lightly, but Chen Zhiqian was startled with a ghostly expression, and the arm on his shoulder was also retracted.
"Don't tell me, you're serious?"
How many big companies, how many big directors, and even the national team are doing this, but basically they are all anticlimactic, and they can't do it.
Without him, there are too few new directors who can make money, they are basically pitfalls, and they like to make literary films that lose money.
Now Zhou Jin, a fourth-tier actor, plans to do this kind of thing?
In other words, Chen Zhiqian must have thought he was crazy, but she was extremely optimistic about Zhou Jin.
I always feel that this understatement guy is not so frivolous, right?
"Uh, Sister Qian, you misunderstood, I didn't mean that," Zhou Jin quickly explained, "I'm just an ordinary person, I want to find those directors who have the ability but don't get the opportunity, and help them make movies......"
As he spoke, his voice fell...... This seems to be supporting new directors?
Although his motives are not.
"Do you know, why didn't I put "Thai Embarrassment" and help Ning Hao make "Guns and Roses"?" Chen Zhiqian looked Zhou Jin up and down, and suddenly asked leisurely.
"Why?" Zhou Jin shook his head cooperatively.
"It's because of Ning Hao, or a good monkey," Chen Zhiqian realized that Zhou Jin seemed to be a good monkey person.
After a pause, he continued: "You are the only ones who can continue to support new directors and have not made a loss. ”
Not only did he not lose money, but he also made a lot of money.
In this regard, in the eyes of the industry, it is awesome enough.
"You mean "Nightclub" and "People in Embarrassment"?" Zhou Jin frowned slightly.
They are purely pointing to these two movies to make money, and they have never thought of supporting new directors at all?
Hey, no, Ning Hao made the monkey at the beginning, and it seems that he really said this in passing?
It's just that Zhou Jin hasn't taken it to heart.
Now that Chen Zhiqian said this, he realized that he had been participating in such an awesome thing?
"No wonder Ning Hao values you so much," Chen Zhiqian looked at Zhou Jin with admiration, and there was some approval in her eyebrows, "However, this matter still has to be considered in the long run." ”
In the Celestial Empire, it is not so easy to make money from movies.
Not to mention supporting newcomers.
Zhou Jin nodded unconsciously, temporarily suppressing this matter in his heart.
"But does he value me? How do I feel that I have always been a cheap coolie?" Zhou Jin couldn't help but complain.
"Heh, otherwise, ......" Chen Zhiqian looked at his ignorant look, and was so angry that she wanted to hammer him, "Why do you think Ning Hao wants to help you get a studio? Why do you think anyone can be the leading actor?"
That's it...... Is it?
Zhou Jin was a little embarrassed by her.
It's just that I vaguely feel that it's not right.
These guys, it seems that there is something that he didn't tell him?