Li Qiuting returned to Youzhou after the Lantern Festival, and as soon as she came back, she discussed with Chen Ziang the movie script he gave a few years ago.

"This script is quite suitable for a director like Li Yibai to shoot, of course, there are more suitable ones, but we definitely can't invite such a director. Li Qiuting regretted that she hadn't made an appointment to meet Li Yibai until now.

There are some things that can't be talked about on the phone.

You need to meet and have a deep chat.

But it is true that Li Yibai is short of time now, and it is also true that he is avoiding Li Qiuting.

"What did Li Yibai say exactly?" Chen Ziang asked Li Qiuting.

Li Qiuting said helplessly: "I have already explained on the phone that our Boyu Entertainment is going to develop in the field of film and television, and now there is a lack of a director in charge, and I want to invite him over." He politely refused. ”

For a movie, it is generally necessary to find a director first, and then an actor.

It can be seen what the director's position and status are like in the entertainment industry.

In the entertainment industry, there is no shortage of actors, and there are a lot of good and bad ones.

But the director, whether good or bad, is much, much less than the number of actors.

Good directors are even more scarce.

"Who else is the director you know besides Li Yibai?" asked Chen Ziang.

Boyu Entertainment does variety shows in order to attract artists and promote Shizifeng Technology's products by the way.

Chen Ziang has calculated that Boyu Production does not make much money at present.

The current variety show market is far from reaching the flood level of the previous life.

To that extent, popular variety shows are comparable to big productions, and the money they make is not much worse than that of movies that are popular at the box office.

That's because the sponsors are willing to throw money at it.

But the loss-making variety show is also comparable to the loss of film investment.

"I know a lot of actors, and I don't mix in the director's circle. Li Qiuting was a little embarrassed.

Although she has won two actress laurels, her connections are all in the actor circle.

In the director's circle, she hasn't integrated into it yet.

She knows a lot of directors, but she doesn't have much contact.

Famous directors are all hung under the banner of film and television giants.

Unknown ......

Li Qiuting didn't dare to invite her, Boyu Entertainment was going to invest, and the risk was too great.

In fact, Boyu Entertainment has developed into the field of film and television, and the conditions are much better than some entertainment companies.

First of all, Boyu Entertainment itself is one of the investors, unlike some entertainment companies, even if they participate in investment, they are pitiful, and they are all to attract investment.

Some are even "white wolves with empty gloves", who do not invest, only sell people, and let the investors bear the risks.

"What about Teacher Zhang, she knows a lot of directors, right?" asked Chen Ziang.

Li Qiuting knew who Teacher Zhang Chen Ziang was talking about, it was Zhang Baoying, the director of the acting department of Beiying.

Although Zhang Baoying is a student of the acting department, Beiying also has a directing major.

For so many years, there have been directors who graduated from Beiying, both well-known and unknown.

As one of the school leaders of Beijing Film School, Zhang Baoying should know a lot of directors.

"Knowing is knowing, and Mr. Zhang can only connect us. Li Qiuting said: "Now we are looking for Teacher Zhang at the same time. When Li Yibai is free, I will also talk to him. ”

"Okay, let's talk about the implementation of the director, the actor is easy to find. Chen Ziang nodded.

With Li Qiuting here, you can find any kind of actor you want.

After the opening of major colleges and universities, Chen Ziang began to run to Beiying diligently.

Listening to lectures is secondary, and meeting new people is the main thing.

In addition, he also talked to Zhang Baoying.

Zhang Baoying knows quite a few directors, and Chen Ziang also showed Zhang Baoying the script.

But after reading it, Zhang Baoying fell into deep thought.

For a long time, she said: "There are still more directors who are partial to literature and art and close to reality, because these are small and medium-budget films, unlike commercial blockbusters and big productions." ”

The directors of commercial blockbusters all have qualifications.

After all, the cost of that kind of big production is often hundreds of millions, and the investor is not stupid, and he will not hand over the money to an unqualified person to help them make money, which is equivalent to handing over the steering wheel of the car to a person who has never driven a car.

"I'll put you in touch with one or two directors of these films. Zhang Baoying finally said to Chen Ziang.

The people she took on the line were all those who she was more sure not to pit Chen Ziang.

Because Chen Ziang clearly said that Boyu Entertainment wants to invest.

When it comes to money, it is still tens of millions, Zhang Baoying doesn't want to help Chen Ziang direct the movie because of the person she introduced, but she pounced.

In this way, Li Qiuting is trying to persuade Li Yibai, and Zhang Baoying is giving Chen Ziang a candidate for director.

A few days later, Chen Ziang and Li Qiuting went to the door in person and invited a director who specializes in romance films.

This director is in his forties and has made a lot of urban romance films.

There are pounces, and there are fires.

The popular movie has a box office of 200 million, but the cost is only 40 or 50 million.

In this way, all parties, including theaters, earned 150 million.

With such an investment, the profits are considerable.

"Hello Director Sun!"

Chen Ziang and Li Qiuting came to visit director Sun Zhenghong, the director of Zhang Baoying's line.

Sun Zhenghong's name looks more feminine, but he is actually a big man.

"Hello!" Sun Zhenghong poured tea for Chen Ziang and Li Qiuting, and the meeting place was at his home, the provincial capital of Jizhou.

Although Sun Zhenghong also signed a contract with a film and television company, he has plenty of time.

At the beginning, he signed a contract for five years and wanted to make at least three movies for the company, and he finished three films in the first three and a half years.

There is still more than a year left, and Sun Zhenghong can negotiate with the company to go out and make other people's movies.

"I took the liberty to disturb Director Sun. Chen Ziang sat down, took a sip of tea, and then asked straight to the point, "Director Sun has read the script, has he?"

Before coming, Chen Ziang handed over the script to Sun Zhenghong to read.

"Well, I read it, the script is good. Sun Zhenghong's face was joyless and carefree, as a director, it can be said that he is the ruler of the entire crew, and he is more majestic.

"I don't know if Director Sun is interested in directing, and we Boyu Entertainment will work on the investment. Chen Ziang said with a smile.

Sun Zhenghong knew that Boyu Entertainment was going to develop into the film and television field, and he had read some of Boyu Entertainment's materials before.

The other party has a request for himself, of course Sun Zhenghong will not let go of some interests, and said: "Yes, but I want to cut the right for the end." ”

Li Qiuting's face changed slightly.

Whether at home or abroad, or even Hollywood, the final cutting power of the film is rarely in the hands of the director.

In more than ninety percent of cases, the director only has part of the editing rights.

The significance of the existence of editors alone is because editing itself is art, a profound science, and a complex technique.

How to arrange and combine the footage into a complete story requires years of experience and great skill of editors.

In many cases, the editor's use of montage and the handling of details far exceed the director's own level of understanding of film editing. And the director often has his own obsession with some of the processing of the film, similar to the fans of the authorities.

Editors are the last hope to help directors get out of these "traps".