"This season has made sparks, the characters and relationships are unfolding, the more interesting they become, the more they watch, the more flavorful they become, it's rare that a detective TV series can be filmed so thrilling!"

Mr. Xu took the time to watch the latest episode while filming "Farewell My Concubine", and couldn't help but praise it: "It seems that Zhang Chu's ability is not limited to the field of literature, and he is also very talented in film language. ”

Now the filming of "Farewell My Concubine" is progressing very quickly, although it is not in time for the Berlin Film Festival at the beginning of the year, the selection committee of the Cannes Film Festival has already cast an olive branch and invited Xu Ji to take this work to Cannes in June.

If the quality is not high, it can be screened in the non-competition unit, and if the finished film is good, then it can enter the main competition unit to compete for the Palme d'Or!

In the face of Xu Ji's praise, his assistant director Jiang Hua also nodded: "How can the golden scales be a thing in the pool, and when it encounters the wind and clouds, it changes dragons." Zhang Chu, this kid, seized the opportunity, and now he has mixed abroad. ”

"It's not okay for you to have such an attitude, you have to regard Zhang Chu as an equal. After I retire next, those film and television companies won't buy your account, and the best way to find investment is to take Zhang Chu's script. ”

Xu Ji teaches his apprentice almost by word and deed, not only in filming, but also in life.

If you still think of yourself as a high-ranking senior, it's easy to be disgusted!

It is true that there is a phenomenon of seniority in this society, but it also believes in the respect of the strong.

Powerful people can break the shackles of qualifications, and now no one in the film and television industry can hold Zhang Chu?

Everyone is counting on buying the copyright of a movie or TV series from him, and as long as he can get his hands on it, he will have the attention of countless viewers and the media.

Now that there are fewer and fewer original film and television works, screenwriters seem to have fallen into a situation of running out of inspiration, and it is the best choice to choose the works of writers like Zhang Chu, who are obviously still on the rise!

Jiang Hua's throat moved slightly, "Zhang Chu said before that he wouldn't take out "The Legend of Wukong" for filming, but if I prove my ability to make movies, then he will write a work called "Journey to the West" and hand it to me." Do you think I'm going to remind him to forget it for too long? ”

"What's the hurry? How do you prove your ability to direct? Do you have your own independent films? When the opportunity is presented in front of you, you have to have the strength to seize it. Xu Ji said with hatred that iron does not become steel.

"It's not like you won't let me go out to make movies, there are already a lot of companies that have invited me. Jiang Hua muttered, he is now over 35 years old and has served as Xu Ji's assistant director for 10 years.

As a member of the graduate class of the Department of Chinese Opera Directing, the rest of Jiang Hua's classmates have more or less shot many TV series, movies, micro-films, and MVs.

And he is still placed in the position of assistant director by Xu Ji, and sometimes he often wonders if he wants to leave Xu Ji's director studio, and it may drag on for a long, long time.

Xu Ji is also a little tired, now that the director world is uneven, he originally hoped that Jiang Hua would be able to endure and polish his ability well.

There is no shortage of directors who make bad movies in China now, what is lacking is directors who can make good movies!

"Well, we're almost a quarter of the way to the shooting. You won't be on the crew tomorrow, you can find a film project yourself, and if it works, I will help you find investors. ”

Jiang Hua was overjoyed, "Really?"

"That's fake! You have to be well prepared, otherwise you won't be able to convince investors. ”

Not every director can be like himself, when a new project is announced in the industry, the investor immediately takes the initiative to wave a check.

After Xu Ji left, Jiang Hua seriously thought in his heart, what kind of project can attract investors?

It must be profitable!

Investors are all rushing to make money, and no one wants to lose money.

The annual growth rate of 30% in the Chinese film market does make all kinds of capital blush, but even this cannot change the 28 rule of the film industry: there are always a few projects that make money.

Therefore, when capital is looking for project investment, it often trusts works with famous directors, stars, appearances or big IPs!

Young directors with little qualifications and films with strong literary and artistic styles are too risky, so they basically take a detour.

So when Jiang Hua took a serious look at himself, he said to himself: "You must not be too selfish, you can't be too niche, and you can't ignore the audience who is sitting in the cinema and paying for the movie." ”

Different investors can be diverse, some may only provide funds, others can provide more resources, such as venues, actors, etc.

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The Christmas atmosphere seems to be quite far away from Zhang Chu, and he posted a photo of Santa Claus on Instagram to wish his overseas readers a Merry Christmas.

And he himself was already on the verge of liberation, and there was still one last course to be examined, but that course would not be examined until three days later.

Although there are three more days of revision time, the vacation is also much shorter.

Perhaps Yenching University will be able to achieve something this year, and that is that many students will be able to go home for winter vacation before New Year's Day!

It just so happens that Zhang Chu is a little busy this winter vacation, and it is also beneficial if it is longer.

Snowflakes are falling, and the sound of jingling bells can be heard everywhere when shops all over the street are lined with Christmas trees and Santa Claus stickers.

Zhang Chu took matcha to the pet hospital to bathe it and check its body by the way.

Usually when I bathe it at home, matcha is vicious and vicious, but it is particularly docile in the pet hospital.

It's almost the New Year, and there are many pets that come here for beauty and medical treatment, and there are all kinds of strange animals.

He even saw a buddy pushing a plastic box containing a huge golden python anxiously walking in.

This guy is probably the reincarnation of a comedian, and as soon as he enters the door, he yells for the doctor to save his snake, saying that his golden python has not eaten or drunk for several days.

In Yanjing, even if the heating temperature is maintained all the time, it can't change the hibernation nature of these snakes.

Pigs, hamsters, lizards, chinchillas, all kinds of birds, and most of them, cats and dogs, these animals look very numerous.

Zhang Chu sat in the waiting area, he yawned a little boredly, and then began to lower his head and play with his mobile phone like the rest of the people.

"Teacher Zhang, do you have time lately? I have a project I would like to talk to you about. ”

The news from Jiang Hua made Zhang Chu stunned, why did this sound so ambiguous?

If there is a project of hundreds of millions of dollars to discuss, then he really hesitates.

I didn't expect you to be such a Jiang Hua!

Zhang Chu found that he needed a bag of decontamination powder, and he asked in a text message: "I'm in the pet hospital on the west side of the second ring road at this time, what project are you talking about?"

He thought about it seriously in his mind, and it seemed that he really didn't have anything to cooperate with Jiang Hua.

The only thing involved is probably "Farewell My Concubine".

Jiang Hua is the assistant director of this film.

"I think your book "Norwegian Wood" is very suitable for adaptation into a youth romance movie, why don't we meet and talk about it in detail?"

Zhang Chu's face was a little distorted, "This book hasn't been released yet, how do you judge that it is suitable for adaptation?"

Now the ones circulating outside are trial books, and those readers who have taken the whole book have signed strict confidentiality agreements.

Jiang Hua, who was holding his mobile phone, originally just wanted to be polite, how could he know that the other party was so serious, but it was not easy to answer now!

After organizing the language for a while, he typed and wrote: "I read the first tens of thousands of words, and I also read the opinions of readers and reviewers. They all said the book was excellent. ”

"Okay, how did you come up with the idea of making this movie?" Zhang Chu was fine anyway, so he used chat to pass the time.

"I felt like I needed to make a film to prove my strength, and there was just such a good story to tell. Youth romance movies are very popular now, and from the perspective of book reviewers, several protagonists in your story have a certain amount of tension, and maybe they can even bring out an actor or actress. ”

"Do you know how expensive the film adaptation rights are for my book, and what company is willing to spend that much money to buy a copyright?"

Zhang Chu was very curious, now if the yuan did not have eight figures, there was no need to negotiate the copyright of his works.

Youth romance movies are originally famous for their small investment and high returns, but if the film adaptation rights alone cost 10 or 20 million, the cost will be much higher!

He wants to see which company is so rich and willing to invest so much money in the script, instead of inviting those little fresh meat in the entertainment industry with many fans to star.

Jiang Hua was suddenly asked, and his typing hand trembled slightly.

"I haven't found an investor yet, but as long as I release the news of this adaptation of "Norwegian Wood", those investors will come to the door one after another, so you don't have to worry about funding. ”

After Zhang Chu looked at this sentence on his phone, the whole person was stunned!

Isn't this the white wolf with empty gloves?

It actually put it on itself!

Pull up his work as a banner, and then go to the investor, Jiang Hua doesn't seem to have anything in the middle.

Zhang Chu didn't know what to say, if he could post a love package in the text message, he would definitely send a picture waving goodbye.

"I'm afraid this won't work, "Norwegian Wood" won't be filmed anytime soon. ”

This is completely going the wrong way, even if the whole process is legal!

Jiang Hua had already gotten into the taxi at this time, and he hurried towards the pet hospital here, wanting to persuade Zhang Chu in person.

Although he has the aura of deputy director Xu Ji, it is not Xu Ji himself, if you want to get high investment from those big companies, you must have an excellent script!

But investors usually can't judge whether the script is good or bad, so adapting the script with an IP is the best choice, and they will judge the value of that IP.

In the capital world, who can resist the charm brought by the word Zhang Chu now?