Chapter 404: Zhou Mulan's inside information
Steven's promotional video is just a small episode, and after Liu Pian made a little fame, he ushered in the official course of the academy.
This time I came to the Thornton Conservatory of Music, and Liu Pian studied arrangement. Xiao Min is still the same as before, learning popular singing. She originally wanted to go to a major with Liu Pian, but thinking that she really didn't have much talent for arranging, she still chose her old profession.
There are certain differences in the teaching environment of domestic and foreign universities, but Liu Pian is not particularly deeply touched, and quickly adapts to the teaching method here.
Arrangement is a technical job, and an excellent music producer is definitely a master arranger, and those electronic music masters are also arrangers. But this is not particularly difficult for Liu Pian, he has already mastered most of the knowledge, but he has also learned a lot of things by checking and filling in the gaps, and has also seen some excellent works abroad.
Music is not the same as math, there is no definitive answer, it is a creative art.
Arranging, that is, creating music.
This is not difficult for Liu Pian, even if he doesn't use systematic things, he can make up some tunes by himself, but the quality may not be so good.
.......
Liu Pian is very satisfied with the current course, the only thing that hurts is the eyes of other students from time to time, and the "special care" of the professors for her.
Maybe Liu Pian's electronic music works are so famous that all Liu Pian's teachers remember him, a young man who came all the way from China.
During class, these professors liked to name Liu Pian and exchange music with him.
That's right, it's communication.
The professors are very casual, and the class is like a symposium, where everyone discusses with each other.
Liu Pian likes this atmosphere very much, but she doesn't like the professor to push other students' questions to answer herself.
Please, I'm here to learn, not to solve problems.
On this day, after the class, the professor casually assigned an assignment and asked everyone to go back and make up a tune.
Liu Pian also planned to take out an electronic sound from the system pocket and hand in the homework.
After packing up her things and leaving the classroom, Liu Pian called Xiao Min and made an appointment to meet downstairs.
While waiting downstairs, from time to time, students greeted Liu Pian in surprise, or picked up their mobile phones to take a group photo and take a selfie.
When Xiao Min arrived, he saw Liu Pian taking a photo with a blonde girl. She waited until they finished filming and left, then walked forward with a smile, "It seems that you have become famous." β
"It should be said that before I came to the United States, Lin Youjia was famous. Liu Pian shrugged, "It's all because of Steven's promotional video, everyone now knows that I am Lin Youjia." β
"Okay, don't complain, don't you enjoy seeing people taking pictures with you in their arms?"
"Uh...."
"Forget it, don't explain it, I understand. Xiao Min stepped forward and grabbed Liu Pian's arm, "But you'd better not let me meet next time." β
"Uh-huh. β
"Are you really planning to have a next time?"
β.....β
Liu Pian was speechless, women's routines are always so deep.
He hurriedly skipped the topic: "Let's go, we made an appointment with Mu Lan for dinner at noon." β
"Let's go, I also want to meet Liu Yi's fiancΓ©e. β
......
Yesterday, Liu Pian called Zhou Mulan and asked her to come out to meet. It's been a while since he came to Los Angeles, and Liu Pian almost forgot about it, if Liu Yi hadn't called him to ask him about Mu You and Zhou Mulan, he really couldn't remember.
Liu Pian knew very little about Zhou Mulan, and basically learned it from Liu Yi's mouth. This time, Liu Pian didn't have too many ideas, make friends first, and see if they could cooperate if they had the opportunity in the future.
The agreed location is in a cafeteria outside the campus. As soon as Liu Pian and the others arrived on the front foot, Zhou Mulan arrived on the back foot.
"DJ L, it turns out that you are Lin Youjia. As soon as they met, Zhou Mulan said in surprise.
"What Liu Yi told you?" Liu Pian was curious.
"I saw it on the USC promo. Zhou Mulan smiled sweetly, her porcelain doll-like face was extremely beautiful, "I forgot to tell you that I am also a student at USC now, and I just entered this year, a freshman in the directing department." β
Liu Pian was surprised, "Director's Department, I thought you would choose the acting department." β
"Don't underestimate people. Zhou Mulan was unconvinced, "I have made a movie myself, although it is only a micro-movie." β
Liu Pian was dumbfounded, judging from her family background, it was indeed easy to get in touch with movies, but it was not easy to shoot it by herself, and she was still a girl.
"You will definitely become a good director in the future. Liu Pian smiled.
"Thanks, I'll try. Zhou Mulan blinked, "Liu Pian, I heard that your script is very well written, and I have also watched the "Eavesdropping", which is very powerful, are you interested in cooperating with me to make a movie?"
"Shall we?"
"Yes, you provide the script, and I'll shoot it. Zhou Mulan glanced at Xiao Min again, "If your girlfriend is interested, she can come to participate, how about it?"
Xiao Min was stunned, "Let's make a movie.... Will it work?"
"Why not?" Zhou Mulan said confidently, "Don't look at me as a new student, I grew up watching movies since I was a child, and I have acted and made movies myself." I know the process of making the film, so why not give it a try?"
Liu Pian hesitated: "It's too sudden, I didn't prepare anything." Moreover, just the three of us, there are too few people to make a movie, right?"
"I just made a suggestion, and I didn't say I had to shoot it now. Zhou Mulan paused and continued, "Let me tell you a piece of news, in the second half of the year, the USC Film School will hold a film festival, and there will be Hollywood people who will come to visit, and excellent works will have a certain chance to land in the cinema, how about this news, is it enough?"
"Film Festival?" Liu Pian was shocked, "How do you know?"
"It's hosted by the Hollywood Union Film School, and I have the inside scoop. Zhou Mulan smiled mysteriously.
Liu Pian: "....."
Xiao Min was curious, "Since you have inside information, it's not difficult to make a movie directly and release it, right?"
"It's not that easy. Zhou Mulan said angrily, "Those people in Hollywood are all money-eyed guys, even if I have a relationship, they won't just take a movie and release it, they want a movie that can make money." If my movie doesn't appeal to the audience, it won't be released, but...
Two films of equal quality, I was able to convince them to choose mine. β
Liu Pian had nothing to say.
No wonder when I contacted Zhou Mulan last night, this girl was so excited, and she dared to focus on my script.
But....
"Why me?" Liu Pian was curious, "With your ability, it's not difficult to find an excellent script in Hollywood, right?"
"Because of Liu Yi!" Zhou Mulan said as a matter of course, "When I discussed this matter with him, Liu Yi strongly recommended you, he said that your script is very powerful, let me cooperate with you." It is also said that fertilizer and water do not flow into the fields of outsiders. β
Liu Pian smiled awkwardly, very good, this is very Liu Yi.
Zhou Mulan was so interested in cooperating with herself, and it was Liu Teddy who was behind the scenes.
"How big are you going to play?" asked Liu Pian again.
"This... Uh, I'm not ready yet. β
Liu Pian: "......"
is another rich second generation who is too excited, and he wants to participate in something fun when he sees it.
"Well, let's determine how much you can invest in it first, and then let's determine how about the script?" Liu Pian said, "I can also invest some of it." β
"At least a million dollars!" Zhou Mulan held up a finger, "I don't have much pocket money now, so I can only take so much for the time being." With a little more, I can get my dad to invest a little. β
Liu Pian sighed silently in her heart, a million dollars?
It's just people's pocket money....
"That's a lot of money. Liu Pian frowned, this million is six or seven million in China, and if you don't invite big-name stars, you can make a good movie.
"How do you recover the cost?" Liu Pian asked, "If it can't be released by then, won't the money be wasted?" Moreover, this is just a campus film festival, and the contestants are all students, right?"
"More than that. Zhou Mulan shook his head, "Not only students, but also directors in society can participate, and USC is just providing a stage." It's just that the scale of this film festival may not be very large, and the investment in the entries will not be too large. The main purpose is to discover new directors and excellent new works.
As for whether it can be released, it depends on whether it can enter the eyes of the distributor. No distribution company wants to pay for a movie that doesn't make money. If the cost is recovered, if it can be released, it can be recovered through the box office, and it can also be made into a DVD, and the copyright can also be sold to TV stations and websites. The premise is...."
Liu Pian continued: "The movie is good enough!"
"That's right. Zhou Mulan nodded, "Liu Pian, how about it? Do you want to cooperate, if you are worried about losing money, don't invest well, I will invest myself, you only need to be responsible for the script." β
"Give me a moment to think about it. Liu Pian said apologetically, and immediately fell into deep thought.
Zhou Mulan waited patiently, and chatted with Xiao Min here. However, the topic between women, Liu Pian is not very interested.
He is thinking about what movie he wants to come out, which can not only control the cost of the movie, but also have enough reputation to sell well.
"This can only be a sword to go sideways. Liu Pian muttered in her heart.
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