Chapter 12: The Road
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In this place in the entertainment industry, there have always been beautiful women, and last year's popular stars were not out of breath, and another wave of newcomers grew up rapidly, more tender and more beautiful, but even in such a circle of beauties, it is rare to see women who are so beautiful and tasteful.
Lu Lingxi was wearing a pair of trousers that looked very ordinary, with a pair of high heels under her feet that were not too high, she was busy for an hour or two at night, tired and sweaty, at this moment she was sitting on the sofa opposite Li Qian, holding a cup of hot water in her hand, comfortably cocking Erlang's legs, the black trousers of ordinary fabric were slightly tight, and from Li Qian's point of view, the junction of the legs and hips stretched out a perfect and exaggerated arc.
Beautiful, but not simple flesh.
She sighed and said, "But then again, you think I don't want to make money...... Maybe in the eyes of those of you who have succeeded in big bosses, making money is really a simple thing, just move your fingers casually, it's as simple as drinking water, but for those of us...... It's hard!"
Li Qian laughed.
There is no need to be humble about this, whether he makes music or TV series, although he is not rushing to make money, it is undeniable that everything he does will eventually bring huge economic benefits. This point, in the eyes of Lu Lingxi, is indeed nothing to say, and it seems a bit fake if you have to be modest.
However, Li Qian still said: "Teacher Lu, I have to interrupt you, it is not as simple as drinking water for me to earn money." ”
This time it was Lu Lingxi's turn to laugh.
After a while, she put down Erlang's legs, put the water cup on the sofa, got up and opened a filing cabinet in the corner of the living room, took a folder out, walked back, handed it to Li Qian, and said: "After reading your book of "The Legend of the New White Lady", I know that you are a master in this area, which can not only shoot unconventionally, but also ensure a best...... Here, help the teacher take a look. ”
Li Qian took the notebook and opened it, and the name was written on the first page: "The Last Letter".
Without opening it, Li Qian first looked up at Lu Lingxi and asked, "Your work?"
Lu Lingxi smiled and raised Erlang's legs again.
Li Qian subconsciously turned his head and glanced at the stretched arc.
She seemed to hesitate, but finally chose to speak, and said: "A few years ago, I also wrote some books, sent them everywhere, contacted film and television companies, and even entrusted a lot of senior brothers and sisters and old professors to save face, hoping to attract some investment, and also took my own college graduation works, as well as graduate graduation works - both of which are short films - and showed them everywhere, but everyone thought it was not good, but many people persuaded me to change my acting career to ......."
Speaking of this, she smiled self-deprecatingly, "Hehe, after thinking about it, forget it, I may indeed have no talent as a director, and the script may be written ...... I don't think it's downright bad, but it's definitely a bit egotistical. Until recently, Lu Ping came to me, hoping that I would help him write a book, and we discussed it together, until now, the book has not promised to write to him, but he encouraged me in turn, let me give him what I think is the best book, and he patted his chest and said that he could help me get the investment...... You know, I'm also a filmmaker, and I can't help but be a little moved by this opportunity. ”
Li Qian suddenly understood, put down the script, and said with a smile: "Then you don't need to read it, since Senior Brother Lu has patted his chest, then it must be no problem!
Lu Lingxi raised his eyes to look at Li Qian, smiling rather than smiling, "Do you really not understand, or are you pretending to be confused?"
If it were another student, Lu Lingxi probably wouldn't have talked to him like this, but in the face of Li Qian, she could speak a little more transparently-Lu Lingxi not only took Li Qian's class for a year, but also took Li Qian and their class out to collect wind several times, which can be regarded as in-depth dealing, so naturally he doesn't treat Li Qian as a hairy young man in his early twenties at all.
Li Qian pursed his lips, "I really don't understand." ”
Lu Lingxi didn't bother to fight this verbal lawsuit with him, and said directly: "Let's say it directly, show it or not." ”
Can you not show it?
Lu Lingxi asked him to stay just now, and Li Qian knew that she must have something to find herself, but she didn't expect that she would let her help staff the script - the script is not too long, and the story is not big, not to mention that in many places, Lu Lingxi likes to use some very brief penmanship to write.
Li Qian understands this, in his past and present lives, he has seen more than one such script.
Especially for scripts written by people who are directors, many people like this kind of "hazy treatment".
To put it bluntly, when the director is in the script stage, there are many things that he thinks can only be understood and cannot be spoken, and he must be pulled in front of the camera, and he tells the cameraman, I want this and this, tell the actors, I want you to do that and that.
What's more, there are some big bulls, they don't even have a script at all, seeing that the filming has started, the actor doesn't know what he wants to play, and the photographer doesn't know what he wants to shoot. What that scene is for!
The deer spirit rhino is slightly better, and the general story is still there.
This script, called "The Last Letter", is about a woman who is dying, and her husband is dead, and at this time the funeral is in progress, this woman listens to the cries of her children and grandchildren outside, picks up a pen in the hospital bed, and writes a letter to a person she has had a crush on all her life. In the letter, she recalled her life, recalled her four "false" and "realistic" loves in the past few decades, and expressed her love for that man again and again, in an extremely warm tone.
A typical literary film way.
Li Qian couldn't help but want to ask if this was adapted from Zweig's "Letter from a Strange Woman", but he was not sure if there was a person named Zweig in this time and space, so he suppressed it and didn't dare to ask.
Then, looking at it, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
This way, if you change to a great-level literary director to shoot, you may shoot it very charming, but even if it is at the level of Zhang Guoshi or Jiang Mazi in another time and space, this film will probably not sell any decent box office.
It's a very niche story in itself, coupled with the use of terrible flashbacks, and the director's pursuit of playing a certain depth of life with all his might, almost means that it will not be a movie that most people love.
To put it mildly, if this kind of movie is made according to the book of Lu Lingxi, I am afraid that even many pseudo-literary young people may not like it!
Li Qian thinks that he is not a commercial film fan who is so full of copper smell that he only knows how to make money, and he also has a lot of literary films that he likes and wants to present in this world, but even he still admires this kind of literary film that has clearly entered a dead end, and then stays away.
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Lu Lingxi's house is on the third floor, and on an early autumn night, with the windows open, it will even be a little cool.
Autumn insects chirp, and pages turned.
Lu Lingxi held the teacup and looked at Li Qian who was looking at the script intently on the other side.
The feelings between people are very complex and subtle.
It's like between her and Li Qian, when she was a sophomore, she just went to take charge of Li Qian's class, and at that time, Liao Liao and Zhou Yan hadn't started to tear up, and everyone didn't know Li Qian's true identity, and of course Lu Lingxi didn't know. But after two or three dealings, Lu Lingxi naturally did not treat Li Qian as a student, but as a peer who could communicate with him on an equal footing, and even some things could be entrusted to him with confidence - between students and teachers, it is difficult to say that there will be friendship, especially during the school period, the asymmetry of identity, coupled with the emphasis on "respecting teachers and respecting the way" in China, so that there is a certain gap between the identities of the two sides in dialogue...... But on the contrary, Lu Lingxi has not been teaching their class for a long time, and other classmates must still be teachers and students, but with Li Qian, they are about a bit of old friends.
From that time on, Lu Lingxi vaguely felt that this guy might be able to achieve something in the future.
As a result, before waiting for the future, Li Qian's true identity was exposed, which made Lu Lingxi have to sigh: No wonder!
There is such a student, no matter who the teacher is, of course, it is easy to be proud and proud, and Lu Lingxi is naturally not exempt from vulgarity, so after a long time, this feeling of being a teacher and a friend makes the relationship between the two sides more and more natural.
It's just that before that, even if the two already had a good relationship, and Lu Lingxi also looked at Li Qian's future, she still didn't expect that it was only her junior, and Li Qian had already made her impressed again.
His "The Legend of the New White Lady" has done so that Lu Lingxi feels speechless.
And not only her, but many teachers and colleagues in the film academy talked about this TV series, and they had to admit that in terms of TV dramas, this is a great masterpiece! So naturally, the teachers who have taken Li Qian's course are honored to have served as Li Qian's class, and have a good relationship with him, and now Lu Lingxi, who is also the head of Li Qian's department, has been teased by colleagues more than once - "Teacher Lu, no wonder you had to take the graduate school of photography at that time, and you also went to teach photography after graduation, and your feelings are here!" ”
Speaking of which, it's just a laugh.
Of course, she couldn't have known a few years ago that there would be such a wicked student in the photography department, and naturally she couldn't have planned for this a few years ago - after all, everyone was a little envious.
Like now, as a teacher, you can give him the notebook and ask him to help the staff staff - saying that it is a staff officer, in fact, he is basically waiting for his opinion to fall under the gavel!
There is no other reason, the comprehensive quality shown by his disciple in "The Legend of the New White Lady" can be called amazing! Therefore, even if he is as proud as Lu Lingxi, he thinks that he is qualified to judge the merits of his script, and even values his evaluation very much.
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The script is not long, about less than 20,000 words, but Li Qian read it very carefully.
After more than half an hour, Li Qian finished reading, thought about it, and went back to ponder several places carefully, then raised his head, looked at Lu Lingxi, thought about the wording, and asked with a smile: "Do you want to hear the truth, or is it a lie?"
Lu Lingxi's breath stagnated when he heard this.
But she hid it well, and after a slight dullness in her eyes, she soon smiled slightly.
"As soon as I hear you ask, I know it's over. Let's just tell the truth!" she laughed.
Li Qian also smiled and said, "The book is a good book, if Qin Wei is willing to shoot, I believe it will be very beautiful." ”
Lu Lingxi nodded, waited for a long time and saw that Li Qian didn't say anything, and couldn't help but say, "Don't say half of the words, and then what?"
Li Qian thought for a while, and then said, "If Senior Brother Lu Ping comes to shoot...... It's a test, although he has a certain fame and appeal, but I still don't think he can make money. ”
Lu Lingxi was stunned for a moment and nodded.
That's it.
Among the three major domestic film celebrities, Qin Wei ranks first, he is a big director who enjoys a certain reputation all over the world, and he can also be regarded as the current flag-bearer of domestic films, so if he falls in love with this book and shoots it, then just the signboard of "Director Qin Wei", no matter how obscure the movie is, there is no danger of losing money -- his appeal is there! Just hanging the name Qin Wei on the top can afford a box office of more than 50 million.
So, this is just good to be obedient, but it doesn't mean anything at all.
On the contrary, it is the latter article, which is what Li Qian really means.
Lu Ping's debut time is not long, but when literary films reach his level, he is already a big bull among the directors of the post-70s generation, and over time, he may become the future Qin Wei - with his current fame and the control ability he has accumulated after filming a few films, he can't play it, and he will lose money nine times out of ten when he shoots, let alone others?
What about yourself?
Li Qian said this, which means that in his opinion, this script has almost no commercial value.
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The atmosphere was slightly cold.
Li Qian looked at Lu Lingxi's face, he seemed to be a little disappointed, but he seemed to be a little relieved, and couldn't help but smile: "But it doesn't matter, since Senior Brother Lu patted his chest and said that he could get you investment, then you can talk about it! Besides, I'm just a family, don't believe me, since the book is what Senior Brother Lu wants, you should still give it to him and let him judge, it's more appropriate." Maybe he thinks it's a film that can make money!"
Lu Lingxi looked up at him, smiled, put away the notebook, and sighed: "Forget it! Don't show it to him!"
Li Qian was a little puzzled, and asked, "Why? You really think I am Qin Wei, I say no, you don't think it's okay?"
Lu Lingxi smiled and said: "You are definitely not Mr. Qin Wei, but I can still trust your grasp of business, since you have said it, you will definitely lose money when you shoot it, how can I show it to others and let people invest in me?"
That's certainly not what I said.
The value of a movie, or a film and television company, when considering whether to make a movie, will certainly give priority to the issue of box office security, but the box office does not represent the full value of a movie.
For example, some companies do a lot of commercial blockbusters and have a high success rate, so sometimes, even if they know that they will lose a little money, they will still be willing to invest in some niche literary films with limited cost.
As soon as it enriches the film library, the advantage of literary films is that its sales of videotapes and DVDs are often good, and with the copyright in hand, you can consider selling the problem of selling for a long time and slowly recovering the cost.
Second, you can also take this opportunity to discover and win over some up-and-coming new directors, and the films invested may be lost, but on the one hand, this kind of literary and artistic film has a limited cost, and some confident film and television companies can afford to lose a few films, on the other hand, a few films can lose millions of dollars, even if you can discover a good director who can be reliable in the future, it is enough to return to the capital!
For example, Li Qianming knew that he would lose money, but he still invested in Jin Han's "On the Road", which is to have both of the above considerations.
Just watching the movie "On the Road", it may lose money nine times out of ten, but if it can maintain cooperation with Jin Han for five years, or even more than ten years, then Li Qian can be sure that it will definitely make money!
Although Lu Lingxi has always been on the campus of Shuntian Film Academy, according to what she said, she also went out to try to break through after all, so Li Qian didn't know if she understood these considerations of the film and television company, but after thinking about it, even if she didn't know it, since Senior Brother Lu Ping had already moved her, he should have mentioned it in the future, so when the words came to his mouth, he still took them back.
After thinking about it, he just smiled and said, "Then didn't I become a villain between you and Senior Brother Lu Ping?"
Lu Lingxi smiled, blinked slightly, and replied with a smile: "As far as Lu Ping is concerned, it may be so, but for me, it has done me a small favor." After a pause, she smiled brighter, "I dare not owe you a man's favor!"
Li Qian was stunned when he heard this, some of the things he wanted to say were originally wanted to be said, but as soon as Lu Lingxi said this, he immediately called back what he wanted to say - in fact, if it was for the sake of the movie itself, if Lu Lingxi could accept to let him change the script a little, Li Qian would like to tell her that I can invest in this drama.
Whether it was a coincidence, or Lu Lingxi vaguely guessed Li Qian's thoughts, in short, she blocked the road with a fluttering word.
Moreover, she is blocking her own way.
Li Qian raised his eyebrows, smacked it repeatedly, and suddenly felt that he didn't know how to evaluate Lu Lingxi.
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After sitting for a while, it was already dark outside, and Li Qian got up to say goodbye and leave, but before leaving, he subconsciously turned his head to look in the direction of the bedroom, still stopped, and said to Lu Lingxi: "Senior Sister Qin Jingjing, I'm not too familiar with it, and it's not easy to say anything...... If she really encounters any hurdles that she can't get over, such as needing money or something, you can give her ideas and let her come to me to borrow them, or I can lend them to you, and you can lend them to her. ”
Lu Lingxi raised his head slightly and looked at him for a moment when he heard this, seeing that he looked serious, there seemed to be some faint worry between his eyebrows, and he couldn't help but purse his lips and laugh, "You are really careful, no wonder you can let the two queens throw themselves into their arms! Considerate enough! Okay, I know, if it really comes to that point, I will let her go to you, the rich man!"
Li Qian smiled, turned his head to leave, but turned back again, with a slightly hippie smile, "Actually, I think Senior Brother Lu is not bad! Although he is not as handsome as me, and he can not make any money, but ......"
"Get out!"
Lu Lingxi punched over, "Hurry up and get yours!"
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After Li Qian left, Lu Lingxi took a hot bath, came out in a bathrobe, and while wiping his hair, he couldn't help but think of Li Qian's words just now, and couldn't help but turn his head to look at the small cabinet where he put the script.
Lu Ping's words are still in my ears.
"Senior sister, don't worry, I have a lot of confidence in your book, it's definitely not bad! What's wrong with literary films, literary and artistic films can make money, at least you can't lose money! You are like this, you bring the book that you think you have written the best over the years and what you want to shoot the most, let's discuss it! Invest in me to help you find it, you this film, I will help supervise it! I should always believe it, right?"
And when he said this, there was light in his eyes.
A very strange light.
Lu Lingxi couldn't help but sigh.
At this moment, there was a noise in the guest bedroom, and Lu Lingxi wrapped his hair in a towel and opened the bedroom door to enter.
Turn on the light with a snap.
The quilt had been lifted halfway, Qin Jingjing's face was flushed, and she was muttering something, and her speech was slurred.
Lu Lingxi sighed, returned to the living room and poured a glass of water, feeling that the temperature was not too hot, he came over and pushed her, and asked, "Jingjing, Jingjing, do you want to drink water?"
After three or two strokes, Qin Jingjing suddenly opened his eyes.
Half-asleep and half-awake.
But fortunately, she has already started to recognize people," Mr. Lu ...... I ......"
Lu Lingxi smiled, helped her up, fed her a glass of water, and saw that she seemed to be more comfortable with a glass of water, so he smiled and said: "It's okay, it's okay, you're in my house now, it's safe, sleep with confidence!"
Qin Jingjing looked up at her, and after a while, she suddenly burst into tears.
"Teacher Lu, I have nothing now!"
Lu Lingxi hugged her and said with a smile: "Nonsense! Who said you have nothing? You still have the popularity you have saved in the past few years, you still have acting skills, you still have so many teachers, classmates and friends, why do you have nothing?"
As he spoke, Lu Lingxi had a smile on his face, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
If I had believed those people back then, maybe I would have been cheated like Qin Jingjing?
Who knows!
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