On the eighth floor of Minghu Culture, the music director's office.

Li Qian spent half an hour, probably read the script, then looked up at Jin Han, and asked funny: "Brother Jin, this is your so-called book that guarantees not to lose money?"

Jin Han smiled, "You come to act, I promise I won't be able to pay it!"

Li Qian shook his head when he heard this, and smiled again, with a helpless face.

Jin Han's new book, called "On the Road", describes a pair of young people who felt that they had no hope of being admitted to college after the college entrance examination, so they decided to elope, and then, they each stole a little money from their own homes, took a small amount of luggage, and went on the road.

Along the way, they experienced a lot of things, some things were ridiculous, and some things made them frightened, and with this poor journey, they tested each other, more and more love, more and more differences, but in the end, the two overcame each other's dissatisfaction with each other and fell in love more and more.

On this day, the girl finally decided to give her body to the boy, complete the most sacred ritual in the hearts of the two young people, and officially join together.

So, in a shabby small hotel, the two of them took a shower, changed into their latest, cleanest, and best-looking clothes, prepared to take a group photo, and then came back to the cave room to spend candles, but, in the photo studio, the two saw their family's missing person notice on TV: the boy was admitted to a third-rate university!

After the photo shoot, the boy decided to go home, not to marry the girl, he was going back to college.

And then...... The end of the play.

Yes, Li Qian is absolutely not mistaken, the whole play ends.

It's such a simple and not simple, but definitely a very fucked up story.

A love affair between a boy and a girl in the mood for love. But......

All right. The ending really made Li Qian feel very fucked. But he knows that this is the only way that Jin Han and other literary directors really like.

In short, it makes you uncomfortable and entangled after watching it, and then prompts you to think, because of this movie, there are a lot of feelings and speculations - OK, no matter how you scold the director, the director feels that he has succeeded!

As for the box office...... Of course, I hope that more people will watch it, the better. Who doesn't want to make money? But you can't let me even want the literary and ideological nature of the movie for the sake of money, right? In that case, is the movie still called a movie?

Balabala......

Li Qian knows Jin Han, and many filmmakers like Jin Han, they really love movies, but Li Qian also knows very well that he also loves movies, and he is no less than them.

It's just that the two have different ideas.

There are more palace-level masters in the history of film, on ideology. On artistry, and on technicality. It is generation after generation of masters who have created more and more and broader roads for films, and they have greatly improved the expressiveness of films from every aspect of the film, such as script structure, shooting techniques, and color use, which has led to the more and more mature and popular art of the film.

A fact that all filmmakers admit is that it is precisely because of the exploration and development of these masters that it is precisely with those so-called literary films and commercial blockbusters that they can appear.

The exploration of films by literary films and art films has laid a solid foundation for commercial films, allowing the latter to make a lot of money in the world film market.

Therefore, Li Qian acknowledges the greatness of art films, and also respects those filmmakers who are willing to explore for the sake of art, but ...... His consistent view is that artistic exploration does not mean that the market should be completely abandoned.

Even if it's a literary film, even if it's an art film, it doesn't necessarily have to lose money!

Or, to put it another way of thinking: you first make a good commercial film, become famous, rich, and more appealing, and then explore the depth of the art of film, can't you?

Moreover, since the birth of film, film itself has been an art born for the general public, for filmmakers, shouldn't it be the highest pursuit of elegance and vulgarity?

Of course, Li Qian knew that if he discussed this story with Jin Han, he would definitely come up with a lot of ideas and statements to prove that his own thinking was extremely correct, so Li Qian was not prepared to do so.

So, he put down the script and asked, "What if I don't play it?" Let's tell you the truth, how much do you think you have to lose? Give me a number. ”

This is actually really ...... Blame the embarrassment.

If you want someone to invest in making a movie, you have to tell someone how much I will lose in this drama...... This, even if Jin Han felt that his skin had been worn thick enough, he was still a little embarrassed and couldn't open his mouth.

But the problem is that Li Qian is not the investor he has found before, and everyone has known each other for a day or two, and the photocooperation has been many times, of course Jin Han knows that although Li Qian is not very old, he is an absolute expert in movies and TV series, so as soon as the script is put over there, everyone understands that it is unlikely that this film will not lose money...... I can't find an excuse to fool around!

And on the contrary, the first few films were filmed and lost one, and now, if you want to say that Larkingham is in the group to do photography, then everyone has to admit that the level of this guy carrying the camera is not bad, but you want to say that he saved a book and wants to attract people to invest and make this movie? Then I'm sorry, no one wants to invest money anymore!

Even Yu Bojun is not willing to invest money in him -- it's not that the relationship is not good, you Jin Han said that I am poor and can't eat, don't care about Yu Bojun or Li Qian, just write you a check and take it to dinner, and you don't have to pay it back! This is no problem, friend! But investing in his movies, I'm sorry, no! I can't joke about investment!

When he heard Jin Han say that he would let him play the leading role, Li Qian had already roughly understood Jin Han's so-called idea of "guarantee no compensation" - if you want to talk about popularity, you must have it, a literary movie, and such a road movie, to be honest, the investment must be limited, so probably just by relying on the appeal of his fans, he can pull a lot of box office? If Liao Liao, He Runqing, Rose Power, the four beauties or something, they all pull in to make cameos, it is estimated that just to see these singers. It's enough for this film to return to its roots.

But...... No way.

Li Qian loves to make money. A movie or TV series. Whether it is filmed or not, whether it can make money, whether it can be recognized by the market and the audience, is the part that he values very much, but it does not mean that he will do nonsense in order to make money for the movie - if it is really made into a movie that needs to rely on a group of singers to make money by making cameos, what is the difference between it and those so-called "variety movies" in another time and space?

Therefore, he directly asked how much he would pay if he didn't act! In fact, it was equivalent to making his attitude clear. This film, whether I act or not, whether I invest or not, it doesn't matter, you don't want to make it back by letting me act - it can be lost!

Jin Han hesitated for a long time when he heard this, and then he said in a whisper: "In the past two years, I have received a lot of your MVs, and I have also shot a little for other record companies. I can mortgage my house, and I guess I can get some of it. If you add it together, there will always be more than one million, and if you vote me another million, it's almost the same. ”

Li Qian watched coldly, and after hearing this, he nodded slowly.

At this moment, Jin Han has no previous humor and heartiness.

He is honest, silent, even a little dull, reluctant to talk much, and even cherishes words like gold.

He hung his head and rubbed his hands subconsciously against his pants, or rubbed against each other.

He was even embarrassed to look up at Li Qian's expression.

After a while, Li Qian asked him, "Do you have to shoot this?"

Jin Han was silent for a long time and nodded.

Then, without waiting for Li Qian to speak, he raised his head, pursed his lips, nodded, and said, "It's not that I have to shoot, it's mainly that I'm a little unwilling, I feel that I have these thoughts in my head, so I want to get it out." ”

Li Qian raised his hand and interrupted him.

"Is the budget done?"

Jin Han looked up at him in surprise and nodded.

"Bring it!" Li Qian stretched out his hand.

Jin Han took out a notebook from his bag and handed it over.

Li Qian took it, opened it, took a cursory look, found the final general ledger, saw that the total budget was 3.5 million written on it, nodded his head, got up and took the pen from the desk, signed his name with a brush, and then handed it over.

Kim Han was dumbfounded.

Li Qian handed it forward again, and after a while, Jin Han took it, glanced down at the name, and then looked up at Li Qian, "I ......"

Li Qian waved his hand again, interrupting his words, and then he sat down and said seriously: "Since you want to shoot, then go and shoot, shoot your own thoughts, the money is not enough, I will add it to you, so as not to leave regrets......!"

After a pause, he pointed to the notebook in Jin Han's hand and said: "When this film is finished, no matter whether you lose or earn, you have to come back, I will publish the book, I will be responsible for the final editing, and you will help me shoot one." ”

Jin Han pursed his lips and wanted to speak, but he didn't say it.

At this time, Li Qian had already said again: "As for your little money, you should keep it, you have food in your hands, so you can not panic in your heart." If you invest the money you have saved, you will probably always think about the balance between commerciality and literature, and you want to return as much as possible!"

Li Qian waved his hand and said, "There's no need! I'll pay the money, just think it's the deposit I paid in advance in order to get your future works, you open up and shoot, how you want to shoot! It can not make money, and it can even be compensated, but it must be a good film, a good film in your heart!"

Kim Han grinned silently, more ugly than crying.

"Grass!" he said.

Li Qian got up, took out two cigars from the desk drawer, walked back and handed one to Jin Han, and said with a smile: "I took it from Lao Cao, and I scratched my feet so much that I felt sorry for Lao Cao!"

Jin Han silently took it, held it in his hand, and turned around.

"Grass!" he said.

Li Qian looked up at him and handed over the cigar cutter.

Jin Han took it, and after a while, put it on the coffee table again.

Then, he put away the script and budget book, stuffed it into his bag, clutched the cigar in his hand, stood up, "Don't say anything, I'm leaving!"

Li Qian shouted to him, "What are you panicking about? I'll go over to Lao Yu to watch the film together after eating later!"

Jin Han waved his hand as he walked, without looking back, "Tell him, just say that I just soaked a girl, and I don't have time!" (To be continued.) )