Chapter 739: Director's Choice
The Killer's Memory Act.
Just by looking at the name of this script, you know that it is not the genre that the public likes in the traditional sense.
Cheerful and relaxed, this is the mainstream type of movie-watching for audience fans, and it is also relatively easy to explode at the box office, who doesn't want to walk into the theater and laugh, not to mention that there will often be family groups to watch movies.
However, for actors, soaring acting skills is quite enjoyable.
This script received from South Korea is a work that can show acting skills, simply put, this is the story of a serial murderer with Alzheimer's disease who searches for the real murderer in order to protect his daughter in the process of constant memory and forgetting.
The former murderer washed his hands and suffered from Alzheimer's, struggling with memory and forgetting.
The young murderer discovers the secret, approaches the old man's daughter, sets a trap, and finally reveals the hideous.
These two characters are more tense, and the requirements for acting skills are relatively high, if it is filmed, it should be a very atmospheric film, but this kind of suspense script may not be friendly at the box office, and the relatively low-cost production may not satisfy Huang Bo.
You must know that the tacit understanding between the two that they agreed to cooperate before was actually a blockbuster.
Gan Jing thinks that the story of this script received from South Korea is not bad, and this screenwriter and author should also be more interested in the market over there, and if he changes it on his side, China and South Korea should perform well.
Of course, for Huang Bo, who has just won more than 2 billion box office with "The First Chaos in History" and "Heart Flower Road", it is difficult to say whether this kind of good is good or not.
Gan Jing returned home with the script that night, studied it seriously, and still found the story attractive.
It's not just acting, it's genre.
He hasn't acted in a suspense film yet, which is a very powerful attraction.
Seeing the early hours of the morning, Gan Jing still felt that he should try it, Bairihong Company not only bought this script, but also started the production of a Chinese cultural film, focusing on producing works like Hollywood superhero series, but this project has yet to take shape.
Nothing was said all night.
The next day, Gan Jing didn't go through the company's procedures, and directly contacted Huang Bo to hand over the script.
In the evening, Huang Bo called directly.
"Look at this script, I'm playing an old man, and you play a young man who wants to arch my cabbage, right?"
Although the result is correct, how can this description be so strange.
"Who plays my daughter? Who does the director use? How much does it cost?" Huang Bo's question continued.
"Zhou Dongyu, Zhou Shen, thirty or forty million is about the same. Gan Jing didn't say much else, and he didn't talk about any friendship, he simply wanted Huang Bo to use the script to make judgments.
Huang Bo wanted to say something extra: "This film has big limitations, the story is okay, if I play this role, can you hold it?"
"Comrade Huang Bo, pay attention to the identity of the person you are talking to. Gan Jing smiled, "Do you agree with this film?"
"You can do it, Zhou Dongyu is okay? Zhou Shen is okay? Hey, I didn't say it, Zhou Shenzhen may not be able to hold this type of film, and the suspense atmosphere is very important. Huang Bo asked a question that Gan Jing hadn't thought about.
"Well...... this" Gan Jing hesitated a little, the genre span is indeed a bit large, this is really not Huang Bo deliberately finding fault, "The director can look for another look, but it doesn't have to be Zhou Shen." ”
"That's pretty much it. By the way, there are dividends, right?" Huang Bo asked again.
"Of course. ”
"That's fine. Uh, also, don't tell Zhou Shen that I mentioned the director's style. Huang Bo made a patch.
Gan Jing: "......"
The response was a little unexpected, but it was a good feedback.
In the past, the small cost was probably less than 10 million, but now 30 or 40 million is not a big one, because there will be box office dividends, so both Huang Bo and Forrest Gump will suppress their prices, otherwise the cost of the two of them will be exploded.
The next thing is the contact between Huang Bo's studio and Bairihong's business, the script, film appointment, and schedule all need to be discussed, and he has a "Looking for the Dragon" that he has taken over this year is started in the first half of the year, and it is expected that it should be filmed by the middle of the year, so this "Murderer's Memory Law" will probably start in June.
Gan Jing didn't care about these things anymore, he was just thinking about who the director should use.
However, this type of director is relatively niche, and soon, the company gave a list according to the conditions, especially many directors in Japan and South Korea, and only three names were given in China.
This script was bought from the Korean side, and it stands to reason that it is a good choice to continue to use Korean directors, and it can also be attractive to the Korean box office market, but Gan Jing habitually wants to support a domestic counterpart.
There are a few works listed behind the three names on the list, and there are not many domestic suspense movies, and even fewer have survived this category.
Gan Jing finally set his sights on a more chic name - Qiu Chuji, this name can be said to be unique, it is really memorable at a glance.
Perhaps because of this trait, when Gan Jing learned more about this person's resume, he also did something that people can remember, he once filmed an advertisement for Brain Platinum.
Well, what a moving highlight.
This one is actually also from a professional class, he graduated from the directing department of Shangju, and to this day, Gan Jing knows that there are already Hu Ge and Yang Aiyan from Shangju, which is considered to be a bit of an eye, and his work is a thriller that Gan Jing has never heard of or seen.
Gan Jing basically doesn't watch this kind of movies about gods and ghosts, and the script in his hand is suspense rather than ghosts.
He was a little skeptical that such a director could shoot the kind of feeling that Huang Bo wanted, especially after meeting the director himself, which deepened this impression - it is difficult for a fat director with a smile to associate with his artistic style.
"Forrest Gump, I read this script, studied it several times, and I am very confident. That's what Qiu said.
Of course, Gan Jing knew that no one would say that he was not confident in this situation, and he still remained skeptical, but there were not many niche directors, and his list was actually about the same.
"Director Qiu, I still value this script a lot, because it's not only for the domestic market, but also for other regions of Asia, such as neon and South Korea. Gan Jing spoke slowly, giving the fat director space to think, "You should know the recent situation of my company, so it will also attract the attention of the outside world to a certain extent." In order to ensure the quality, if the shooting is not good, I will change the director at any time. ”
The villain first and then the gentleman, Gan Jing spoke very whitely.
Qiu's face changed slightly.
This clause will be written in the contract. "But I'm not going to make things difficult. Even if it's a different person, you'll be put on a side-by-side basis. ”
The crew has a lot of mouths, and it is difficult to prevent them from becoming a laughing stock in the industry as a director, but it can be regarded as a small comfort, a slap and a half-date......
Qiu Chuji hesitated, but he was still willing to seize this opportunity, although it was an overlord clause, although Forrest Gump was a bit of a bully, but he really didn't want to go back to shoot the brain platinum!