Chapter 064: The Movie Project
Directing a real film, both in the East and the West, is a dream for many people.
Such a dream is from idea to realization, but it is a barrier that many people have never been able to step through in their lifetime.
A "real" movie is not a continuous picture shot with a handheld DV, that kind of thing can only be called video.
A "real" movie is something that is going to go into theaters and be seen on the big screen by a wide audience.
Even if Zong Shuai knew that with Li Mo's character, he would take this step sooner or later.
But he really didn't expect that Li Mo's choice would be so fast and so early.
Even with the imaginary age algorithm, the young man across the table is only twenty-two years old this year.
At this moment, Zong Shuai couldn't help but sigh "Lian Po is old".
sighed, Zong Shuai felt that whether he was a big brother or an agent, it was necessary to come out and pour cold water on Li Mo.
"Xiaomo, I know that with your character and age, as long as you embark on the road of directing, you will definitely not be willing to toss only in the circle of TV dramas for the rest of your life, but I still have to say, are you sure you are ready?"
"I ......"
Before Li Mo could speak, Zong Shuai first raised his hand to signal him to listen to his words, "Xiaomo, movies and TV series are really two completely different fields. Director Teng Huatao, you know, right?"
Li Mo nodded, he still knows the name of this person, not only is his father a veteran director in the imperial capital, but he also has a great relationship with the senior management of HY.
"I've dealt with Director Teng, I'm two years older than him, and I've watched him come over step by step. Zong Shuai sorted out his thoughts and continued. "He directed "New Romance Era" in 95 years, and among the actors in that drama was Xu Jinglei, who could be regarded as the most popular young actress at that time, in recent years, "Double-sided Tape", "Wang Gui and Anna", "Snail House", "Look at This Family" and even the recent "Naked Marriage Era", not to mention the results of these TV series, the influence should not be much worse than our "Love Apartment", right?"
"Hmm!"
Li Mo continued to nod, other people's achievements are obvious, no matter how impossible it is to open his eyes and tell nonsense.
That's not only disrespect for others, but also disrespect for yourself.
At the end of last year, he submitted a film proposal to HY. According to the information I received, the budget for that movie would not exceed 10 million at most, but HY still rejected his proposal. ”
"Why? Because HY is not optimistic that a TV director can direct a good movie. ”
"Brother Zong, you mean that even he can't do it, let alone me?"
Even though Zong Shuai is the most solid partner by his side, Li Mo is still a little angry when he hears Zong Shuai say this.
"No, Xiaomo, in my opinion, you are definitely more talented than Teng Huatao. Your future achievements will be greater than his. To Li Mo's surprise, Zong Shuai affirmed him without hesitation, "What I want to say is that you have to convince not only me, but also investors and issuers." ”
"Don't blame my brother for speaking politely, in the eyes of these people, you don't have any qualifications worthy of their trust right now. ”
Zong Shuai finally said what was in his heart.
"We can solve the investment matters ourselves......"
Li Mo's voice sounded in the conference room again, but in Zong Shuai's opinion, it was more like a child stubbornly insisting on his own opinions.
"Xiaomo, even if we fund the filming ourselves, but the company doesn't have a behind-the-scenes team, do we have to start from scratch?
Zong Shuai's words can be regarded as giving Li Mo the final blow......
He has other ways to solve it, but the construction of the behind-the-scenes team is indeed not something that a small company like the studio can have.
Don't look at the tens of millions of funds in your hands now, if you use it to form a behind-the-scenes team, you really dare not say whether it is enough.
There was no way, Li Mo had no choice but to follow Zong Shuai's suggestion and go home honestly to prepare the script and various related materials.
……
It didn't take long for Li Mo to find Zong Shuai again with a thick stack of scripts.
"Master of Hypnosis?" Zong Shuai looked at the name of the script and couldn't react a little, "This is a movie about hypnosis?"
"Hypnosis is just a gimmick, this film should actually be regarded as a ......" Li Mo was also a little undecided, and after thinking for a while, he continued, "It should be regarded as a thriller or a suspense film." ”
"Thrillers? There are clear instructions on it, and there should be no content promoting feudal superstition in the movie! Don't step on landmines. ”
As soon as Zong Shuai heard Li Mo's words, he immediately contacted the most basic interrogation.
That's right, no matter how much the story against the sky, there is no way to pass the trial, it is just a castle in the air.
"Don't worry, Brother Zong, I know the rules. Li Mo didn't look worried at all, "There will be no ghosts in this film from beginning to end." Let's take a look at the story. ”
"The plot setting is very interesting, and the final ending is clever enough; the indoor scene is not too big, it shouldn't be too troublesome to build, and the outdoor scene can be solved by renting and shooting; the main plot is driven by the male and female protagonists, so the acting skills of these two people must be excellent and convincing enough, otherwise it is easy for the audience to play. It's hard to say the specific investment amount, it depends on what kind of actor you are looking for. ”
"I want to find Xu Zheng. Li Mo said the candidate in his heart.
Although the original movie does have flaws, at least the actor is fine.
"Xu Zheng, the one who played "People in Embarrassment"? Your style of this film, can you afford it from him? Why don't we find it from Xiangjiang?"
In this time and space, Xu Zheng has not yet broken away from the identity of a comedian, coupled with his face that makes people want to laugh when he looks at it, it is understandable that Zong Shuai is not optimistic that he can appear in this kind of film.
But...... Is it better to use Xiangjiang actor than him?
"I still don't think it's very good, the background setting of our play is not in eastern Guangdong Province or Xiangjiang City, Xiangjiang actors say that the imperial capital dialect has a very serious problem, with their original voice, and the opponent of other actors can clearly hear the difference, if it is dubbed later, I am worried that the pronunciation and lip shape do not match. Instead of looking for them, I think it's better to try Xu Zheng, at least his acting skills are not bad. After thinking about it, Li Mo still made it clear that he was against it.
"Well, that's a problem, too. Otherwise, you talk to Xu Zheng face to face first, I'll try to find Wang Xiaoming or Deng Chao, the actor in the script setting is a person with a successful career and full of self-confidence, Wang Xiaoming and Deng Chao's appearance is quite consistent. ”
"The shape fits. Although I am very worried about whether Wang Xiaoming's acting skills can pass, but since Zong Shuai took the initiative to mention it, how can he give him some face, "But aren't they all still HY people now? Brother Zong, will you ...... Not very convenient?"
"Xiaomo, if you can think of this for me, my brother will be content. ”
"It wasn't the actors who I didn't deal with at the beginning. I have brought Deng Chao before, and I think this little face will still be given to me; as for Wang Xiaoming, let's send him a part of the script, and if we don't agree, it's not something we can control. ”
"That's okay, I'll leave it to you over there, I'll go find my senior brother. How do we write the total amount of investment?"
"Let's write 20 million in the plan. If it really doesn't work, let's allocate a part of the investment amount, and the right should be to use the rent of the behind-the-scenes team. ”
"Okay, that's it. ”
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