Chapter 49: Brother Dog
The first commercial film was a huge success!
Ning Hao is very hot now!
In today's Chinese film industry, what is most lacking is directors who can make genre films.
Of course, if he wants to continue his legend, then the second work must not be weak!
After all, a group of viewers have been cultivated.
It's the equivalent of a book of gods!
Fortunately, he still maintains a humble attitude and insists on daily 10,000-word updates...
As for the big gold chain around his neck, he himself said that it was to remind himself that 'you are just a layman'.
There may also be the idea of hedging value, after all, the price of gold has always maintained its value.
Ning Hao is really talented, and he's lucky...
His first film "Incense" tells the story of the collapse of the Buddha statue in a small temple, and the monks in the temple are busy with the fireworks on bicycles.
At that time, Ning Hao was still a senior student at Beiying University, and the script was secretly written during class, and after it was written, it was circulated throughout the school.
What if you don't have money?
The teacher personally took Ning Hao to the legendary earth and heaven to find a large amount of money to invest...
At that time, the big money was good for this.
While hugging a young lady, he said that in this play, we must carry forward positive energy...
Ning Hao's experience was similar, in the box, the big money directly took out 40,000 yuan in cash from the purse, saying that he liked the script, and he would follow up on it!
Ning Hao went to Shanxi to see the scenery, and 40,000 yuan was quickly spent, but the follow-up investment could not be completed...
The big money in those years was like this, and it was hard for you to figure out their mentality - why spend 40,000 yuan?
That's 40,000 yuan of real money...
Maybe it's just fun!
At that time, the New Year was approaching, the story of "Incense" took place during the Spring Festival, Ning Hao didn't want to wait another year, he took out the 50,000 yuan he saved from filming the MV and put together a 7-person crew - among them was Du Jie, his royal photographer.
"Incense" won the Grand Prix at the Tokyo Ginza Film Festival and was awarded "Best Film of 2004" by the Hong Kong Arts Centre.
After becoming famous, a Nortel teacher asked him to make a children's film, talking about children playing table tennis in rural areas of Jiangsu, and defeating the opponent of the sports school after hard practice, Ning Hao felt bored, changed the script by himself, and talked about a group of NMG children, picked up table tennis, learned that this was the national ball, and planned to send it back to Beijing, but he couldn't get out of the vast grassland, that's right, this is "Green Meadow"...
"Green Meadow" was selected for the Berlin Film Festival and the Hong Kong Film Festival.
When he was in Hong Kong, Andy Lau's employees found Ning Hao and wanted to cooperate, and at first said that they would invest 5 million, which later became 3 million, but fortunately, they were free to create and let Ning Hao play, so there was "Stone"...
Therefore, if a young director wants to open up the situation in the circle, he must have the support of his predecessors in the circle!
Otherwise, even if the movie is made, it will not be able to find a distribution channel!
It's hard to be a newcomer.
Not to mention the director, it's also difficult to write the screenplay!
There are only three ways to get into the industry: find a good teacher to take you and help others, have published it before and can adapt it, and try to make a digital film or a micro-film drama.
The kind of buddy who can make Huayi and Bona vote millions just go to the door and rely on a mouth cannon...
There is also the kind of VAM contract.
Please, can you think about it?
You can't see the person in charge at all, everyone has their own text channels, talent teams, and it is very rare to buy Xinding's script.
After filming "Stone", Ning Hao did not choose to join a company for the first time, the third master was very optimistic about him, and China Film Warner funded him to make a movie on his own.
15 million investment, no interference in shooting, and a small percentage of box office dividends.
The filming is completed, and China Film is responsible for the distribution!
In China, no matter which film company is, no matter how awesome it is, it can't do China Film, even if it is Wanda later - China Film accounts for more than 30% of the theater chain in the market, and its distribution capacity is the best in the industry!
"Stone" broke 30 million at the box office, and the biggest contribution to the actors, or to the industry, is that 'the original good script and pure mainland actors can also achieve box office success!'
There's no need to supply those Hong Kong and Taiwan actors...
......
It should be from 03 years later, although the policy is infinitely relaxed, and the rules and gameplay of the domestic commercial market have gradually been clarified, but at least within ten years, the industry will have to put those Hong Kong stars on the board.
No way, the audience seems to be most familiar with those Hong Kong actors...
Even a big mainland director like Feng Xiaogang, who has always relied on Uncle Ge to fight the country, had to use Andy Lau in "No Thieves in the World".
In the four Mesozoic generations of later generations, Liu Huohua already had a Golden Horse actor, and he could only play soy sauce in "Wuji" and "Golden Milk", and play some difficult but unlikable roles.
The factory flower starred in either the main theme - "National Anthem" and "The Ballad of Yunshui", or "Baby in Love", "The Barber", "Door" and other works produced and sold by Rongxingda......
As for Huang Xiaoming, he just lifted his shoes for Wu Yan's group in "Night Banquet"...
I'm even worse at my brother, and I'm still brushing up on experience in TV dramas...
Among the co-productions between China and Hong Kong, as well as the films dominated by Hong Kong actors, "Stone" has become the most unique landscape!
So, call him awesome!
......
Ning Hao led a middle-aged man over and introduced him very warmly: "This is Brother Big Dog, Li Ming!"
"Hello big dog..."
"Brother Dog is the person in charge of Pony Benteng, you all know each other!"
Hearing this, several people's eyes lit up, and they immediately became warm...
Li Ming, known as the big dog brother in the rivers and lakes, single-handedly created the pony Benteng.
started in the advertising industry, and in its heyday, he bought CCTV's advertising business for many time periods.
01 began to invest in TV series, "The Sky of History", "Sweet Honey", "The Age We Live In", "My Brothers and Sisters" and "My Brother is Shunyo"...
are all high-quality dramas.
Let's put it this way, the gang in Shaanxi who filmed TV series were mixed with ponies at the beginning, and later Li Ming died of illness, and these talents gathered under Xinli Media...
Li Ming has always wanted to make movies, he is different from ordinary investors, he must be well prepared before he starts.
So, in recruitment-focus on the screenwriter team!
At present, Liu Heng, Shu Huan, Lu Wei, Lan Xiaolong...
The director team is also in contact: Liu Zhenwei, Ma Chucheng, Wu Baige.
Ning Hao must also be his goal, but Ning Hao has no plans to sign a contract with the company for the time being.
Brother Big Dog seemed to be very interested in Lu Xiaoran, and asked him all kinds of questions:
"I heard about the script of "Stone", and you also participated in the screenwriting?"
"Oh, I just modified the original character image of the script, after all, Xie Xiaomeng in the script is too different from me!"
“... That's also amazing, I can act and write!"
Ning Hao helped: "He's really good." ”
Lu Xiaoran hurriedly humbly: "No, I can only change it on the basis of the original..."
"Then you co-wrote "Latent" with Jiang Wei, it's not fake!"
“... That, I'm only responsible for one line, the specific line structure, Jiang is in charge of the teacher..."
The big dog brother stared at Lu Xiaoran seriously for a while, and then suddenly asked, "Are you interested in being a director?"
Lu Xiaoran glanced at Ning Hao, who nodded slightly, and then said: "Of course I'm interested, but my script is a crime theme, not a comedy..."
"It's okay," Li Ming waved his hand: "I believe in Ning Hao's vision!"
Gee...
It's really a big deal, this is to win over Ning Hao!