In 2015, the total box office of domestic films exceeded 60 billion, becoming the world's second largest film market after the United States, and with the sudden rise of online movies and online dramas, the film and television industry has prospered unprecedentedly.

Dream Media was originally an artist agency, but in the past few years, it has gradually set foot in the media industry and made a plan to enter the film and television industry, but it was disrupted by a civil unrest.

Li Mengru's appointment as the general manager of Dream Media can be regarded as a critical appointment, and after re-stabilizing the company's fundamentals, she re-opened the plan that had been sealed for nearly a year.

If Dream Media wants to go to the next level, it is difficult to develop and grow by relying solely on cultivating artists and drawing commission shares, because now more and more celebrities are opening their own studios or media companies, taking their fate into their own hands, and no longer willing to be controlled by brokerage companies.

In such a situation, "Chasing the Murderer" is undoubtedly an opportunity to send it to the door.

In fact, there are many screenwriters who write scripts in the circle, and major film and television companies receive countless script submissions every year, coupled with vigorous online literature, so there is no shortage of theme stories.

But scripts that are suitable for making movies and television, and have box office and ratings potential, are not so easy to discover.

And in this regard, Li Mengru is undoubtedly inexperienced.

But Luo Kai recognized the script, so she supported it very decisively, and brazenly snatched the script from Lu Hong and handed it over to Luo Kai for readaptation.

Not only that, Li Mengru formulated an investment budget of 15 million for "Chasing the Murderer" at the first time, and began to recruit troops to form a team.

Shao Honghui is an important person she excavated.

As a film director, Shao Honghui is not much famous in the circle, the reason is very simple, although he has made three movies, only one has been released through theaters, and the box office is quite dismal.

Shao Honghui has not won any film awards, and he is undoubtedly on the street in the film and television industry.

However, Li Mengru invited him to come over, of course, the director of "Chasing the Murderer", not without reason.

Unlike many directors, Shao Honghui came from a humble background, he did not go to college, he began to break into the film and television industry at a very early age, worked in group performances for many years, worked as a drama manager, lighting, photography assistant and even a stand-in, and also wrote a lot of scripts.

This Jingpiao, who has experienced ups and downs, is like this, step by step, relying on hard work and diligence to become a director, and his experience in the industry can be described as very rich, and he understands all aspects.

Although as a director, Shao Honghui has no achievements.

The first one he made was a low-cost online movie, which was banned because it involved sensitive topics, and most of the second movie died because of the withdrawal of funds, and the third part was also due to financial problems, although it was released, there was no publicity, and the embarrassment in production, it is very normal for the poor results to be poor.

All in all, no luck.

But Shao Honghui is very suitable for a small-budget production like "Chasing the Murderer", the budget of "Chasing the Murderer" is 18 million, and it also includes the publicity and distribution costs, and it can really be used for filming and production, which is about 12 million.

For domestic films that now invest hundreds of millions of dollars at every turn, it is difficult to hire a first-line star with this money.

Although the director's salary is not as good as that of a star, a well-known director is not at all affordable for a company like Dream Media, and people will not take small-budget production seriously.

That is, a director like Shao Honghui who is struggling at the bottom, he doesn't care about the salary, as long as there is a movie.

The most important thing is that Shao Honghui's rich experience allows him to effectively manage the production team, which is a talent for Dream Media who is new to the film and television industry.

In addition, Shao Honghui's second film, which is the aborted movie, has a similar theme to "Chasing the Murderer", and it also involves the plot of solving the case, which must be easy to use.

Li Mengru obviously went through all aspects of weighing, and finally handed over "Chasing the Murderer" to Shao Honghui, and also signed the director.

Shao Honghui is the first director to sign a contract under Dream Media.

After understanding the other party's situation, Luo Kai did not despise this dark, thin and serious middle-aged man, he could see the flame of longing for success jumping in the other party's eyes, Shao Honghui was obviously a director with ambitions and ideas.

This was also reflected in the subsequent exchange between Shao Honghui and Luo Kai.

Shao Honghui not only watched Luo Kai's re-edited "Chasing the Murderer", but also watched Lu Hong's original version.

He very much approves of Luo Kai's adaptation, and believes that if this film wants to be a commercial success, it must not take the literary route of desperately digging into human nature and ignoring the storyline.

Not only that, Shao Honghui also put forward several very interesting ideas for the script and discussed them with Luo Kai.

Luo Kai found that Shao Honghui had done a lot of homework on the script, and some ideas coincided with him, and he also agreed with the director in his heart.

The communication between the two sides was pleasant.

In the exchange, Shao Honghui also found Luo Kai's extraordinary.

As a star singer, Luo Kai's familiarity and understanding of movies are no less than that of a real actor, and Luo Kai's ability to adapt the script is very professional, not like a grassroots Jingpiao.

He took it for granted that Luo Kai had a possible similar experience with himself, and he had more identification with Luo Kai, and his surprise at first turned into admiration in the end.

"I believe 'Chasing the Murderer' will be an excellent movie..."

Shao Honghui said to Luo Kai sincerely: "You are the most suitable actor for Su Zheng. ”

Su Zheng is the protagonist of "Chasing the Murderer".

Luo Kai said: "Thank you, then let's work together to make this movie a good and wonderful one." ”

The two sides looked at each other and smiled, quite sympathetic.

Li Mengru, who had been watching for a long time, clapped her palms and said with a smile: "If you two become partners, then I will rest assured." ”

She was originally a little worried about the cooperation between Shao Honghui and Luo Kai, after all, one is the director, the other is the most important actor, and he is also one of the producers.

Among the 18 million total budget of "Chasing the Murderer", there are Luo Kai's 5 million cash and 2 million salary investment.

So in this movie, Luo Kai's right to speak is actually very heavy, if he vetoes Shao Honghui, then Li Mengru can only choose another person.

Thankfully, that didn't happen.

Shao Honghui turned his head to Li Mengru and said, "Mr. Li, has the candidate for the heroine been decided?"

Li Mengru stroked her forehead and replied, "It's not decided yet." ”

The story of "Chasing the Murderer" mainly revolves around the male protagonist Su Zheng, but this does not mean that the heroine is weakened to the extent that it is dispensable, and it is also quite important.

The same problem as the director candidate, Dream Media can't afford to hire first- and second-tier star actresses, Li Mengru's idea is to tap the potential from within, after all, there are many female artists under Dream Media.

But the exact person is the question.

If you only measure it in terms of popularity, then Fang Yu is undoubtedly the best choice, the problem is that Fang Yu is too young and has no experience as an actor, so I am afraid it is difficult to meet the requirements of the role.

In addition, Zhou Xintong and several other female artists who learned the news are also working hard to fight for opportunities through their agents.

Li Mengru couldn't make up her mind for a while, not because there were too many people to choose, but because there were too few.

Dream Media's heritage can't be compared with that of large companies, especially after a split that hurt its vitality.

She was also very distressed.

Luo Kai thought for a while, coughed and said: "Actor's words, I met Su Yunzhen yesterday, and she is willing to play a cameo role in this movie." ”

"Su Yunzhen?"

Li Mengru's eyes lit up suddenly, and her reaction was extremely fast: "It was introduced by Mo Lan, right?"

Luo Kai nodded: "I promised to write a song for Su Yunzhen, and I will go over to her to see it later." ”

Li Mengru smiled: "That's great!"

Although it is a friendly cameo, it can undoubtedly be used as a highlight in terms of publicity, which adds a lot to this film.

Su Yunzhen is a first-line actress with a strong appeal in the market.

She encouraged: "Then you really have to write a song for her, this favor is very heavy, I have to thank Mo Lan when I go back..."

Syllable!

Li Mengru seemed to have just woken up from a dream, clapped her hands and said, "I can let Mo Lan be the heroine!"

She had been trying to dig into the potential inside, but she had neglected the best candidate!

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