Chapter 228: Script Price
Early the next morning, Gu Tianlu really came over early.
Li Yadong was sitting outside at the small dining table enjoying breakfast, and when the Qi brothers went out for morning exercises, they brought back crab roe buns, crystal dumplings, and vegetable porridge, which were sumptuous.
"Have you eaten?"
"Brother Dong, I've already eaten it. Gu Tianluo replied with a smile, coming over again today, it is obviously not as restrained as last night, and it probably has a lot to do with the big things in my heart.
After motioning for him to sit down, Li Yadong finished his breakfast slowly, then got up and walked into the room, took out a thick notebook, and a hero brand fountain pen brought from the mainland, and handed it to him.
Gu Tianyang stretched out his hand to take it, looking a little unclear, and guessed: Is this to let himself collect the account?
But I heard Yu Zai say last night, Brother Dong just came from the mainland, could it be that he became famous here so quickly?
In short, I heard the news from Fang Pengyu's mouth, this Dong brother's style of acting is very strange, and he is worth a lot of money, he doesn't read books, he runs to the set to make money when he has nothing to do, and he comes from the mainland, and he also has two extraordinary horses by his side. Riding a motorcycle here and there all day, coming and going without a trace, no one knows what he's doing.
"Does the Stock Exchange know?" At this time, Li Yadong answered his doubts loudly.
"Oh, you know, it's not far from here. When Gu Tianluo heard that he was not asked to collect the accounts, he couldn't help but sigh.
"You will follow me in the future, the first thing ......" Li Yadong said while opening the notebook he held in his hand, pointing to a few lines written on the first page, and continued: "There are twenty stocks here, and your job is to go to the stock exchange every day, record their market changes truthfully, and come over at night and hand them over to me." Can it be done?"
“…… Yes. Gu Tianluo subconsciously replied, feeling a little puzzled, this job is inevitably too simple, and a fool will do it.
Li Yadong nodded with a smile, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Work hard, there will be a better job for you in the future, as for the salary...... Judging by your performance, but it's definitely higher than you used to sell clothes, how about it?"
"No problem, Brother Dong!" Gu Tianluo was overjoyed, to be honest, he felt that this job was too untechnical, but he guessed that it should be Brother Dong's test for himself, and after figuring this out, he suddenly cheered up.
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Although he has been in the crew most of the time recently, Li Yadong still continues to pay attention to the information in the capital market, and he has ordered a lot of newspapers, and even if he is busy every day, he will still find time to read it. It is also necessary to send Gu Tianluo to the Stock Exchange to be stationed so that he can better understand the dynamics of the stock market.
The script of "Ghost Bride", Li Yadong has rushed out overnight, the script is such a thing, not to mention how many or how many there are, but there is really no shortage, since someone is willing to spend money to buy it, how can there be any reason not to sell it?
Because he came early, the crew hadn't started yet, and Huang Tailai was sitting in the director's room writing and sketching, probably arranging today's shooting plan, when Li Yadong knocked on the door and walked in.
When Mrs. Huang saw that he was holding a file bag in his hand, she knew what he was here for, and said with great joy: "So fast?"
I can't wait to reach out.
Li Yadong smiled faintly and handed over the yellow file bag.
Huang Tailai Monkey hurriedly took out the letter paper inside, looked at it carefully, and the more he looked down, the stronger the smile on his face.
Genius! he couldn't help but think to himself.
You must know that this kind of semi-funny and half-horror script is extremely difficult to write, and the degree of it is very difficult to grasp, but if the atmosphere on a certain side is a little too strong, the taste of the whole play will change.
Since the release of the "Happy Ghost" series, this kind of light-hearted horror film has been widely welcomed by the market, and it can be described as a big hit to attract money. A large part of the reason is because there is no good script.
But even so, with a little bit of a similar style of film, the market response will not be too bad, so it has always been favored by investors.
Some time ago, Mrs. Huang took over an investment, and the boss named him to make a movie of this style, and this boss is a serious layman, giving him a great degree of freedom, not only in the process of filming, but also in the funds.
After filming "Jianghu Love", Huang Tailai is ready to start this movie, the script is a difficult point, he has been in contact with several gold medal screenwriters, but so far, he has not received good feedback, it is really not easy to write.
Mrs. Huang has a feeling that if this drama is filmed according to this script, it will definitely be popular, popular!
I have to say that as a veteran director, Mrs. Wong does have some vision, "Ghost Bride" ranked eighth in the 1987 Hong Kong film list, with a box office of 22 million.
Of course, "Jianghu Love" is also good, ranking eleventh, with a box office of only one million.
But the investment in "Ghost Bride" is much less than that in "Jianghu Love", as we all know, the investment in gunfight films has always been relatively high.
"Huh, why is it gone?" Just when Mrs. Huang came to see her face full of excitement, she suddenly found that the back was broken, and even reached out to dig it out in the file bag, and after finding that it was indeed gone, she raised her head and looked at Li Yadong puzzled.
"How does Director Huang feel?"
“…… Not bad. Even if he already had a plan to lower the price in his heart, Huang Tailai still replied, otherwise he would directly blurt out "very good".
Li Yadong nodded and said with a smile, "Here is one-third of the script, and the remaining two-thirds have already been written, but I didn't bring it today, I think it's better to talk about the price first." ”
"Oh......" Huang Tailai squinted his eyes and looked at him, and said with a smile: "That's nature, that's nature......"
"Then Director Huang thinks this script is worth much?" asked Li Yadong with a light smile.
"Well...... Huang Tailai touched his chin with stubble and said: "Because I only saw a third, it is not easy to fully estimate the price, if you want to get an accurate quotation, it is best to show me the rest of the part." ”
Li Yadong sneered in his heart, is he really a rookie who doesn't understand anything, he didn't work in vain on the set during this time, throwing out one or two thousand yuan a day, it all played a role.
He inquired, screenwriters always talk about the price first when they produce scripts, and they are also divided into sections, what are the general screenwriters, famous editors, gold medal editors, etc., each segment has a corresponding price code, and in the current era of Hong Kong movies being so prolific, no one has stock in their hands at all.
He is already atmospheric enough, at least part of the script is taken out, replaced by other editors, the money is in hand first, you can shoot how you write, how can you see the written script in advance?
His impression of Mrs. Huang was getting worse and worse, and he didn't bother to grind his lips, so he said directly: "Director Huang made a price, it's really not good, I have to invest elsewhere." ”
"Don't!"
Mrs. Huang was shocked, how could such a good script be easily missed, otherwise she would wake up crying in her dreams at night, quickly got up from the chair, walked forward quickly, and probably understood that the young man in front of her was not so easy to fool, and stretched out two fingers and said: "20,000, 20,000 is okay, for a newcomer, this is a sky-high price." ”
"Twenty thousand?" Li Yadong smiled, directly picked up the manuscript and file bag on the desk, and said, "Goodbye." ”
With that, turn around and leave.
"Eh, Dong Tsai, I have something to say...... "How could Mrs. Huang let him go, and quickly reached out to stop him.
He probably also knows that there is nothing to do with Li Yadong, although it is true that people are doing things in his crew, but anyone with a discerning eye for that job can see that the money-losing business, whether he wants to do it or not, depends on the mood of this rich young master.
"Director Huang, let's open the window and say something bright, you have seen the quality of the script, what is the effect of the shooting, you also know best in your heart, 20,000 yuan, is it called Huazi?"
"This ...... Dong Zai, you can't say that......" Huang Tailai laughed and said: "After all, you are a newcomer, you have to stay up, think about it, when I make the movie and screen it, the screenwriter column, hang your name up, and wait for fame, then the value will naturally be different, but now ......"
His words are not unreasonable, a few days ago, Li Yadong may have been really tempted, but after being put on a table by him last time, Li Yadong made up his mind that this time he would not be cheap.
He thinks that he is not a decent gentleman, he has revenge and does not take revenge, and he is sad overnight.
Besides, with a good script in his hand, which director doesn't like it, and who is not filming? That is, I didn't understand this truth before, but now Li Yadong is not worried at all, there is no way to make a name for himself in the Hong Kong film industry, his brain is like a mobile hard drive, which stores most of the classic movies in the next 30 years, if you really want to be in this industry for a long time, you can win an Oscar for Best Screenplay while lying down.
"Okay, Director Huang, I admit that what you said makes sense, but I'll tell you the truth, I didn't want to be a screenwriter, so I don't care about those fame, it doesn't matter if your movie is made with my name or not, I only talk about the quality of the script. You make a price, I think it's suitable, I sell it, if it doesn't work, forget it, money, I'm not very short. ”
"You ......" Huang Tailai was slightly speechless, he didn't know much about him before, but now he knows that this guy is a bit soft and hard.
With a long sigh, he said, "Okay, okay, a fixed price, 50,000 yuan, I want this script." ”
But who knew that the price he thought had broken the record of newcomers in the industry was quoted, but the other party was still unmoved and continued to walk out.
Mrs. Huang was in a hurry, pulled him back, and said with a depressed face: "Then you say, how much do you want?"
"400,000, not a single child is sold. ”
"What?!"
Huang Tailai looked at him like a fool, "You are crazy, how is this possible? Do you know that you can ask Ni Frame to write a script at such a price!"