Many people see that the channel number of the movie channel is ccTV6 and think that the movie channel is a subordinate department of CCTV. In fact, this is a big misunderstanding, the movie channel is a direct agency of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, and it is a separate TV station. It's just that the satellite program is broadcast on CCTV and uses the channel number of CCTV. In terms of level, the movie channel and CCTV are at the same level, and they are both the sons of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.

The movie channel was launched in 1996, when the production of domestic films was too small, and foreign films could not be imported in large quantities because of the high copyright fees. Outer films are all purchased on a per-time basis, which means that they will not be allowed to be broadcast three or four times. As a state-owned enterprise, the movie channel cannot release pirated copies, so it has adopted a method learned from abroad, shooting its own films, and then broadcasting them on the movie channel. Because of the low investment and close content to the people, TV and movies soon became the main part of the film channel programs, and the movie channel also set up a special "TV and film department" to be responsible for the approval, project approval and investment of TV and movies.

Television movies are movies that are specially shot for television broadcasting, they use the language and narrative of the film, but they are not shown in cinemas, and the famous "Detective Hunter" is a TV movie series. The first two parts of "Youth Musical" were also TV movies, and they were very popular after they were broadcast on TV.

The office building of the movie channel is at No. 2 Tucheng Road, and Nortel is No. 4 Tucheng Road, and the two units can be said to be separated by a wall.

Zhang Ran walked into the office building of the movie channel, showed the official letter of Qingying Studio to the beautiful front desk lady, and explained his intention.

When the front desk lady heard that Zhang Ran was Nortel's teacher and came to talk about cooperation on behalf of Qingying Studio, she dared to stop her, so she immediately dialed the phone number of the TV and Film Department.

"Hey, Director Yue, I'm Lu Ping, that's right, Mr. Zhang Ran from Nortel, he brought a project from Qingying Studio and wanted to cooperate with us. Okay, I'll invite him in!"

After hanging up the phone, the front desk lady smiled sweetly at Zhang Ran, and led the way in front very respectfully: "Teacher Zhang, please here!"

"Okay, thanks. Zhang Ran hurriedly followed.

In the movie channel building, the decoration is exquisite and elegant, with the style of a large unit. In the director's office on the second floor, Zhang Ran met Yue Tao, the director of the TV and Film Department, in his thirties, wearing glasses, slightly chubby, and looking very honest.

"Director Yue, this is Mr. Zhang Ran from Nortel. ”

"You go down first. Yue Tao waved his hand at the front desk, looked Zhang Ran up and down, a little surprised by his youth, this teacher is really young enough, and said with a smile, "Teacher Zhang, please take a seat! You Nortel teachers are all busy people, how can you have time to come to our small pool?"

Zhang Ran sat down on the sofa, didn't talk nonsense, took out the official letter and script directly from the bag, and handed them to the other party: "We have a film project in our hands and are going to cooperate with the movie channel." This official letter and script from the Qingying Studio. Director Yue will take a look first, and we'll talk about it after reading it!"

"Okay, I'll read it first!" Yue Tao responded, looked at the official letter, then picked up the script and opened it slowly.

Yue Tao can receive a lot of scripts every day, and there are very few scripts that can move him, he casually swept the text on it, but he was quickly attracted by the content on it, and his eyes widened.

The whole story is simple, but it is very twisty, gripping, and even thrilling and unexpectedly exciting!

Yue Tao's mind was drilled in, his eyes never left this script at all, and the whole person was immersed in the story.

Zhang Ran sat on the sofa, watching Yue Tao's reaction, his heart relaxed, judging from Yue Tao's performance, he liked this story.

After a long while, Yue Tao finally raised his head and exhaled heavily.

"How's it going?" Zhang Ran asked knowingly.

Yue Tao took a deep breath, pointed to the script in horror and asked: "This script is very exciting, I have been doing TV movies for two or three years, and I have talked to many directors about the book, but I have never seen a story like "Time Prisoner", why don't you just make it into a movie, but make it into a TV movie?"

Zhang Ran sighed and said: "Now the film market is sluggish, at the beginning of this year, Zhang Yimou's "Happy Times" was such a big battle, so many stars only had a box office of 5 million, who would dare to invest in me as a rookie director? Qingying Studio invested in a "True Taste Chef" the year before last, but the result was nothing, and now it has not slowed down, and there is no money to invest at all! It is the safest to cooperate with a movie channel, although it will not make any money, but at least it will not lose money. ”

Yue Tao looked at the script in his hand and muttered: "I like this story very much, but this is a science fiction story of yours, and the final ending is forty years later, it is impossible to shoot casually, and the cost of filming well will definitely be very high." Our investment in urban themes is generally 1 million standard, if the cost is too high, we will increase some as appropriate, but at most hundreds of thousands, not too much!"

Hearing that the investment can be increased on the basis of 1 million, Zhang Ran was overjoyed: "There is no need to increase too much, if I let me lead, 1.2 million can be completed!"

Yue Tao was taken aback, and was quite skeptical of Zhang Ran's words: "1.2 million?

Zhang Ran said confidently: "Although it is a science fiction film, there are not many special effects, there are only three places, one is Cao Lin and they are sitting on the time machine until now, this scene is similar to the Terminator, there are a lot of lightning, this special effect is very easy to do, just use ae to do it, I can do it." The second is a crash scene, which is very simple to do with a green screen;The third is a scene forty years later, this one is more complicated, you can choose a more prosperous area in Beiping, let the heroine fly over from a distance in a flying car, and then stop at the door of the hotel, and the sci-fi sense will come out. This requires a green screen, 3DMax modeling, and then compositing, but it's not too difficult. We only shoot TV movies, which are broadcast on TV, and the requirements for special effects are not high, and the impact of being rough is not very large. There are a lot of students in the animation department of our school, and the level of 3D modeling and production cg is good, and they can do it and make satisfactory results!"

It seems that Mr. Zhang is confident about the filming of the movie, if so, then the script is very likely to pass. Yue Tao didn't understand ae and 3D modeling at all, and when he heard Zhang Ran say it simply, he was a little skeptical, "Mr. Zhang seems to know more about special effects, has he had any previous shooting experience?"

Zhang Ran was waiting for this sentence: "Before returning to China, I participated in the shooting of some movies in the United States, including science fiction films, the use of green screens, and the post-CG synthesis are more understanding, and I am absolutely sure of the special effects!"

Yue Tao heard that Zhang Ran had come back from the United States and had participated in the filming of science fiction films, and he somewhat understood: "Mr. Zhang has stayed in the United States and participated in the filming of movies in the United States?"

"I studied at the University of California, Los Angeles for both undergraduate and graduate studies, and the directing department of this school is a bit different from that in China, with a strong emphasis on practice, only teaching in the first year, and basically making my own films after that. The school is very close to Fox Studios and Sony Pictures Studios, which are only minutes away. In the past few years in the United States, I have participated in the shooting of some films, including science fiction films, such as "Brain Invasion" and "Star Saga", and I am sure about special effects!"

Zhang Ran did participate in the shooting of some films when he was in the United States, but they were all small-budget films and independent films, and large-budget films generally use members of relevant associations, and do not hire non-member students, he said this just to make Yue Tao believe in his own strength.

Sure enough, Yue Tao heard that Zhang Ran had participated in film shooting in the United States, and had participated in science fiction films such as "Invasion of Brain Cells" and "Interstellar Legend", his eyes lit up: "Since Mr. Zhang has experience in this area, then I am relieved." In the past two years, the movie channel has made rural films and costume films, and if you come to a science fiction film, it must be very attractive, and I will organize a first trial as soon as possible. But you also know that we receive a lot of scripts every day, and the review is relatively slow, and we usually give a response within three weeks. After it is passed, there will be a second and third trials. Only after the third review is passed, the script will be approved and enter the production process. ”

After chatting with Yue Tao for a while, Zhang Ran asked some questions about the technical specifications of the TV movie, such as the standard of the film, the sound regulations, etc., and then got up to say goodbye.

Walking out of the building of the movie channel, Zhang Ran glanced back, the story of "Time Prisoner" is novel and unique, and it is exciting enough, and it is not difficult to pass the trial. But the movie channel is only willing to invest 50% in the early stage, and the remaining 50% is really a huge obstacle, if the remaining 50% can't be raised, then the movie can't start normally.

If the budget of "Time Prisoner" is 1.2 million, you have to solve 600,000 by yourself. Zhang Ran doesn't even have 6,000 yuan now, how to solve the 600,000 is really a big problem.

Zhang Ran felt that he needed to think about it, so he walked through the street and walked to the Jimen Smoke Tree Scenic Area, where the Yuan Dadu Ruins Park is located opposite. The willows by the river are swaying in the wind, like the waist of a woman in the south of the Yangtze River, beautiful and soft. The smoke tree stele of the Jimen of the Qianlong Imperial Book stands quietly, but there are two points of "the Fangshu is heavily embraced by the thistle, and the vast smoke is full of the suburbs".

There was an open-air café by the riverside, Zhang Ran asked for a drink, sat on the seat, took a sip, and then lowered his head and thought about how to attract investment.

The sun overhead was still fierce, shining through the dense foliage with golden flares. The large canopy hides out a quiet shade, and it is comfortable to sit down.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhang Ran didn't come up with a reason, so he opened the script and examined the plot he created again to see if there was any good solution.

If you want to get money before the filming of a movie starts, the best way is to implant ads, but most of the scenes in "Time Prisoner" take place in hotels, and there is no good way to implant them.

Zhang Ran flipped through the script back and forth, thinking about various possibilities, but never thought of a good implantation method. Product placement must be combined with the content and must be proper, and blunt placement can only make people disgusted, and it will not get enough implantation fees.

After a while, Zhang Ran was a little dizzy, exhaled heavily, put down the script, and moved his hands and feet.

At the table next to her sat a beautiful girl, dressed in a beige dress, her hair tied up to reveal her white jade-like pink neck. She has black earplugs in her ears, her hands on the table, a blue mP3 in her left hand, and the five fingers of her right hand gently groove like she is playing a piano.

A spiritual light flashed in Zhang Ran's mind, and his eyes lit up, this is it, you can use this!

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