"What did you say, you also studied at the drama school for four years, and you can't tell if the script is good or bad?"

Teacher Yuan looked at Qiao Fei helplessly.

She has mainly taught graduate students over the years, but the school has also arranged for her to teach some undergraduate acting classes.

Qiao Fei, a student, looks at the ghost horse elf, and is quite talented in acting, but she doesn't have to worry about it, and now she doesn't know what to say.

"Teacher Yuan, I don't mean that, I think the script is very good, but I feel ridiculous, anyway, even if the story can justify itself, I still don't believe in any immortals, and accept those discussions about religion, beliefs, and thoughts. ”

"You don't need to believe, and you don't necessarily have to believe in anything, but in order to find spiritual and spiritual sustenance, you may one day believe in Buddhism and believe in the Tao or something. Zhou Chen shrugged and said.

"Yes, it doesn't matter whether the protagonist John really lived for 14,000 years, said that he was once the leader of a primitive tribe, that he was Jesus, that he had seen Lao Tzu, that he had seen Shakyamuni, that he had been to the Tang Dynasty, that he had seen Mongolia sweeping across Europe, that he had known Van Gogh and Columbus, and so on, it doesn't matter whether these things are true or not, the key is how you look at these hypothetical questions.

You can be like the doctor in the story who can't accept and break faith, or you can be angry like a psychologist, you can be as sensible as a historian, you can challenge logic, you can debate, you can even relax and listen and enjoy the story like everyone else, it's nothing.

The story itself teaches people to think more, learn to question, find themselves, and distinguish between truth and falsehood, which is the most important thing. ”

Teacher Yuan heard the conversation between Zhou Chen and Qiao Fei, and said with a smile.

"Mr. Yuan, then you said, if this story is made into a movie, will it really be welcomed, I always think that the story is simple, the scene is simple, and the contradictions between the characters are not intense, just a few people chatting and talking, which is a bit boring, and will not be liked by young people who like special effects blockbusters now. ”

"This is normal, if you don't like it, it doesn't mean that you won't watch it, this movie still has excellent and outstanding points, and if the publicity and distribution are done well, it will also attract people to watch the movie, but even if you can't win by word of mouth, it doesn't matter, it's very interesting to make such a movie. ”

Teacher Yuan smiled slightly, looked at Zhou Chen, and said, "But I want to take a closer look, there are some parts of this script that I haven't cleared yet." Several professors are not eager and intense to question the protagonist, and they always ask questions one by one, which gives the protagonist a wide range of space to shift the topic and expand the scope of discussion.

"With that in mind, if you ask a question to the end, you end up in a quagmire of conversation, and you can't get the story going, and a couple of supporting characters keep asking other questions at the right time to move the plot forward and keep the debate on the chat. ”

Zhou Chen hurriedly replied, sure enough, he deserved to be a teacher, and he noticed it after reading it.

However, reading a script is different from watching a movie, you can stop and look at it carefully and ponder it carefully.

"Oh, that's a deliberate abandonment that can't be remedied. Teacher Yuan nodded slightly.

"Yes. ”

"Then your scripts in Chinese and English, the protagonists are all foreigners, do you want to shoot a foreign language film?"

"Yes, after careful consideration, I think it would be more appropriate to shoot a foreign language film. ”

"That's right. Teacher Yuan looked at Zhou Chen and didn't say much, it was more appropriate, and it obviously had a lot of meaning.

The first half of the story is still discussing various hypothetical issues, and the second half turns to the discussion of religion and belief, freedom, etc.

Assuming that the protagonist is not a foreigner, and he is said to be Lao Tzu or Confucius, then I don't know what will happen when it is filmed.

It's a question of whether or not you can even pass the review, and if you have a foreign language film, you really don't need to worry about this.

Moreover, there is no art theater in domestic theaters, and there is no living space for such films.

can't be filmed and screened, and the director Zhou Chen, who is quite stillborn, is really pitiful and pathetic.

Qiao Fei listened to the discussion between Zhou Chen and Yuan Min, fell into silence, showed a thoughtful expression, and did not interject.

After a while, Mr. Yuan raised his head: "Then how do you plan to shoot this movie, I can provide you with three ideas." ”

"Teacher, you speak. ”

"First, there are branches of several Hollywood companies in China, and you can contact them directly to negotiate detailed issues; second, you can contact the overseas companies of Huaying and Xia Ying, two state-owned enterprises, to obtain filming permits and shoot;

The third is that I have a few students who go to Hollywood to develop, and some who go to school at the New York Film Academy and North Carolina in the United States, I can contact them for you, and you go there to shoot.

As long as you find the right actors for this movie and choose a good scene, the cost will not be too high, and Xiangjiang can get the right actors, but I think it should be the best plan for you to shoot abroad. ”

"Well, yes, there are relatively few foreign actors in Xiangjiang, and the same is true in China, rather than inviting foreign actors to shoot in China, it is more convenient and cost-effective for me to go there, and the problem of film screening is easy to solve. ”

Zhou Chen nodded in agreement.

"Didn't you say last night that an online theatrical screening on Netflix was also a good idea?" Qiao Fei interjected at the right time.

"That's right, if I go to the United States to shoot, I can also try to contact them, and after the filming is completed, it will be provided to users to watch the movie online directly through their website. ”

Zhou Chen nodded.

Netflix is Netflix, also known as 'Netflix' In the early years, it was mainly an online movie rental provider, mainly providing Netflix with a large number of DVDs and delivering them for free.

Over the years, the territory has continued to expand, and it has already developed into a film and television production company, the world's largest video website, and has produced many excellent American dramas, headquartered in Los Gaitu, California.

"This idea is really good, so why did you decide to go directly to the United States to shoot?" asked Mr. Yuan.

"I think you're right, in order to make this movie well, you have to go to the United States. Zhou Chen nodded a little weakly.

His real idea is just to finish the film as soon as possible, let the movie be released, get a high box office overseas, and then have enough money to shoot "Machine Ji" and complete the system task.

Due to time constraints and some practical problems, he didn't have time, and he couldn't completely change the movie into a Chinese film.

In addition, this movie wins with the script and lines, and involves a lot of religion, spirituality, and Western culture, and it is easy to mess up with a lot of adaptations.

Therefore, one of his two adaptation ideas yesterday was to change the role of one of the female students to be Chinese, and add about Chinese history to the experience explained by the protagonist, and nothing more.

This is the easiest and safest way to shoot this film.

In addition to that, the other idea is to completely adapt the film, which is almost quite a re-written script, and it can't be done in the short term, so it definitely won't work.

And Qiao Fei saw it, and felt that the storyline was simple, the scene was simple, and it was a little boring, so how could Zhou Chen not be clear?

Zhou Chen didn't know how the box office of this movie of 350 million US dollars was obtained in the data provided by the system.

However, judging from his insight, I am afraid that only when it is released in Western countries, it is hotly discussed, it causes a boom in movie-watching, and it is screened for a long time, plus the sale of video tapes, can the TV broadcast rights get such a high income.

Otherwise, such a high box office is unrealistic.

In this case, Zhou Chen felt that it was better to respect this fact, so that he could shoot the movie he really wanted to make faster.