In fact, Zhang Ran has learned all these things in the first stage, such as prescribing situations, running through actions, and so on. Now the students have to learn to use the skills they learned before to analyze the script and the characters, and then shape the characters.

The first step is to read the script, which is very easy, and many students in the script class have read it. The second step is a bit troublesome and requires students to do it, especially in the prescribed situation. Some of the prescribed situations are not directly described, and some of them need to be found between the lines in the dialogue or other related descriptions, which is quite a tedious process.

Busy until the end of school in the afternoon, most of the students in the class have finished sorting out the prescribed situations, finding out the central event, and finding out the contradictions, and the rest can only rely on them to continue their efforts.

After school, Zhang Ran called several members of the director team separately, and then several people found a roadside barbecue restaurant not far from the school, sitting on a plastic stool and drinking beer.

"It's been a long time since I've been drinking happily outside, it's a fairy day to be so relaxed!" Zhang Ran drank a bottle of beer in one go, and a breath of heart-deep coldness rushed from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, which was extremely comfortable.

"Teacher Zhang, this time you are really beautiful, the movie channel broadcasts every day, this treatment is about to catch up with the leaders!" Ning Hao was eating meat skewers, and his mouth kept talking, "I really didn't expect this movie to be so popular abroad, the queue is lined up for dozens of meters, it's like a dream!"

Zhang Ran shook his head with a smile: "These people are science fiction lovers, and they are more fanatical about science fiction films, which is completely different from ordinary audiences." Don't see the crowds at the festival, in fact, the films shown at the festival are basically DVDs. It will not be released in theaters. ”

Ning Hao felt that Zhang Ran was too modest: "It is the first time that I can sell the copyright to Hollywood in China!"

Zhang Ran nodded and said: "This should be the biggest gain from going out this time! This time I originally went to the film festival with the mentality of playing, but after communicating with directors from different countries." It's really a lot of knowledge. Let's talk about South Korea, you may not believe it. Graduate students in the Department of Directing, Chung-Ang University's Graduate School of Directing must meet one of three conditions in order to graduate. First, at least one short film has been shortlisted for the three major film festivals of Cannes, Berlin, and Venice; second, at least one short film has won awards at film festivals of the same level as Busan, Tokyo, and Modu; and third, it must be able to make a feature film that will be screened in theaters, otherwise it will not be finished. ”

Huang Kunming shouted directly: "I'm grass, it's too difficult!"

"It's hard, but any of the three points means you can become a director, and if you can't, then the chances of becoming a director are slim! Coupled with the government's vigorous support, Korean films will definitely explode in the next few years!" Speaking of this, Zhang Ran said with some emotion.

Ning Hao and they all nodded: "Korean movies have really advanced by leaps and bounds in recent years, it's like taking medicine!"

Zhang Ran said with a smile: "However, our domestic film market is also improving, Zhang Yimou has started to make domestic commercial blockbusters in "Hero", and director Xiangjiang is about to go north, and domestic films will develop rapidly for a long time in the future." Speaking of this, he paused: "But that's for others, and it's even worse for the new director's living environment." ”

Ning Hao felt that Zhang Ran's words were very contradictory: "The great development of the film industry means more opportunities for us. Why is the living environment even worse?"

Zhang Ran looked at the puzzled crowd, shook his head with a smile and said, "Think about it, Tsui Hark is coming, Wang Jing is coming." Chen Kexin is coming, they have experience and fame. If you are an investor, you will choose to invest in a mature director like them. So for a long time to come, we new directors will face a lot of competition than we do now!"

Ning Hao: They know that the country wants to be open to Xiangjiang films. Everyone thought this was a good thing, but they didn't think about it deeply, and now when they heard Zhang Ran say this, they were all stunned.

Zhang Ran saw that everyone was stunned, and said with a smile: "Of course, don't worry too much, there is a very big problem with Xiangjiang directors, they don't understand the tastes of mainland audiences, and they need a run-in and adaptation period, so we have to work hard to make movies." Otherwise, when they understand the tastes of mainland audiences, it will be even more difficult to get ahead!"

Ning Hao heard Zhang Ran say this, and couldn't help asking, "Teacher Zhang, then what are your plans next, is the script of the new film ready?"

Zhang Ran shook his head and said: "Not yet, this time I plan to make a science fiction film, and I will go to the United States to shoot it." If you really want to start it, it is estimated that you will have to wait until next year. ”

Ning Hao was taken aback and asked, "Why did you go to the United States to shoot, you are going to Hollywood to develop?"

Zhang Ran shook his head gently: "I have no plans to go to Hollywood to develop, the United States is not easy to mix, there are many Chinese directors who go to the United States to pan for gold, and only Ang Lee and John Woo really enter Hollywood." In fact, even if you get in, it's just a wage earner, and it's very difficult to get the editing rights. I hope to improve the capabilities of our team by working with the Hollywood team. In the past two years, Korean films have developed amazingly because they have learned directly from Hollywood. Korean filmmakers have learned and mastered the techniques of Hollywood films, the essence of storytelling, and integrated their own national spirit and culture, and now they have begun to build their own film industry system. ”

The so-called film industry refers to the production industry system composed of equipment, technical services and manufacturers required for pre-production, post-production, and finished product production. In the entire system, anyone can be replaced, and as long as the system is there, the overall level of the film is guaranteed. Therefore, Hollywood often finds new directors to direct commercial blockbusters, such as Garris Edwards, the director of "Godzilla", who only directed a small budget film "Monster" of more than $100,000 before making "Godzilla".

South Korean film companies are building such an industrial system, and Zhang Ran knows that the effect will become more and more obvious in a few years. Many Korean directors' first films are of a very high standard, such as "The Defender", "Horror Live", etc., which are actually the result of industrialization.

Domestic film and television companies don't have this concept, they think about marketing money, and they don't think about cultivating their own teams at all. As long as the capital budget goes up, it is the international production staff or the personnel of Xiangjiang who are immediately adopted, and the result is often a lot of money and a lot of rags. Because the domestic film market is in a period of rapid growth, even if it is a bad film, as long as it is properly promoted, it can achieve a good box office. And when these companies make money, they will be more confident, and they will not think about cultivating teams.

Huang Kunming couldn't help but ask: "How much does it cost to shoot in the United States?"

Zhang Ran said with a smile: "I don't know, you have to determine the budget according to the script, but the cost is definitely not low, estimated at 230 million!" Speaking of this, he glanced at Ning Hao: "Ning Hao, you will be a senior next semester." You're going to shoot homework in your senior year, what are your plans?"

Ning Hao put his thoughts and thoughts: "I am ready to invest in making a small-budget literary film, and the cost will be controlled at about 500,000 yuan." After filming, go to a foreign film festival and try to sell the copyright to the movie channel to ensure that the film will not lose money. ”

Zhang Ran stared at Ning Hao and said slowly: "I can vote for you 2 million, if the money is not enough, you can increase it, but you must promise me a condition!"

Hearing this thunderous news, Ning Hao was stunned. This news surprised him so much, he directly invested 2 million in himself, which is not enough to increase, which senior can pull such a high investment? This news made him unbelievable.

"Director really, I heard you right, what conditions?" Ning Hao picked up the beer on the table with a slight tremble, took a sip directly at the bottle, and looked at Zhang Ran worriedly.

Zhang Ran nodded with a smile and said, "Really, I only have one condition, don't make art films, make commercial films!"

Zhang Ran has a plan to open a film and television company, and the most important thing for a film and television company to develop and grow is not how much money it has, not how many stars it has, but how many directors it has. The most typical example is Huayi and Orange Sky Entertainment, 05 years old Wang Jinhua left Huayi with many artists to join Orange Sky, almost hollowing out Huayi. But three years later, Huayi is still the same Huayi, and even stronger, while the once-glorious orange sky is rapidly declining. The reason is that Huayi has Feng Xiaogang as a director, as long as there is Feng Xiaogang Huayi, he can make money and bring out new big stars, but Orange Sky does not have such a director, and the big stars receive bad films in their hands, and they can't get good works, so they can only fade slowly, and Orange Sky can only get worse and worse.

In fact, Zhang Ran asked Ning Hao to be his assistant director not only because he knew that he would succeed in the future, but because he knew that he was more pragmatic. Zhang Ran hopes to inject the concept of Hollywood into his thinking and make him a member of his own system.

Ning Hao pondered for a few seconds, there was really no reason to refuse, and nodded firmly: "Leave it to me, I won't let you down!"

Zhang Ran saw that Ning Hao's expression was a little excited, and comforted: "You must be fine, don't put too much pressure on yourself." Do you have a script for a commercial film now?"

Ning Hao looked at Zhang Ran very seriously and said: "There is a script called "Big Diamond", speaking of the script, I have a question I want to ask you, "Time Prisoner" and "Bursting Drummer" are very fast, much faster than the rhythm of domestic movies! Not only the editing is fast, the internal rhythm is fast, and the narrative is also fast. I wrote a script that was obviously more crowded and more than "Time Prisoner", but I always felt that the pace was very slow!"

Zhang Ran remembered that Ning Hao had mentioned this script to him, and said in a deep voice: "I can't comment now, otherwise, you can bring the script to you for you to see, and let's talk after reading it!"

"That's great, I'll show you the script in a while!" Being able to discuss the script with a person like Zhang Ran is a rare learning opportunity for Ning Hao, and he can't ask for it. (To be continued......)