In the afternoon, in the Yuluxuan Teahouse in Beiping, Zhang Ran, Zhang Jiandong and Chen Zhenghong sat together to discuss the matter of "Before Dawn". Zhang Jiandong and Chen Zhenghong both knew Zhang Ran and had met each other, so they saved a lot of politeness.

"Zhang Ran, you don't know, I handed over the script to Boss Chen on National Day, and he wanted to meet you at that time. I told him that you went to the United States on an errand and came back after the National Day. Guess what, he called me twice a day during the National Day, as if he was afraid that you wouldn't come back!" Zhang Jiandong blamed, but there was a smile on his face.

Chen Zhenghong laughed and said: "No way, if the contract is not signed, it is not insured, I am worried that Zhang Ran will change his hexagram, if this script is bought by another company, then I will feel regretful." ”

Zhang Ran said with a smile: "Mr. Chen said that he was joking, in fact, I handed over the script to Brother Zhang, just hoping that he would shoot it, there are many directors who make TV series in China, and there are many of them, but the best candidate to shoot "Before Dawn" is definitely Brother Zhang, and I really don't feel at ease if I hand it over to someone else to shoot." ”

This sycophant shot Zhang Jiandong extremely comfortable, and laughed: "Okay, don't say it's good, you have written a few episodes of the script in the past few days, take it out and take a look, I am very much looking forward to the follow-up development of the story!"

"Just five episodes. Zhang Ran opened the notebook, clicked on the script of "Before Dawn", and pushed it in front of Zhang Jiandong.

"Then I'll read the script first, and the two of you will talk!" Zhang Jiandong said, burying his head in reading the script.

Chen Zhenghong knew that Zhang Jiandong was a bit of a workaholic, so he didn't care about him, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "I'm a more direct person, so I won't beat around the bush, I sincerely want "Before Dawn", I don't know what price you think is right." ”

Zhang Ran said in his heart that this is a problem for me, saying that he lost money if he was low, and you were not satisfied if he said that he was high, so he groaned slightly: "I went to the United States, and the 100,000 yuan that Brother Zhang borrowed from me was almost spent." If Mr. Chen really wants to feel good, then 5,000, pay back Mr. Zhang's 100,000, and I still have some left. ”

Chen Zhenghong smiled: "Five thousand episodes are too cheap, I'll give you ten thousand episodes!"

This is almost the price of a second-tier screenwriter, and for a newcomer like Zhang Ran, this is definitely a favor.

Zhang Ran's eyes flashed, and he admired Chen Zhenghong in his heart, let me bid first, and then increase the price, this means of buying people's hearts is really slippery, and said with a smile: "I'm so poor now, Mr. Chen is sending charcoal in the snow, but I'm disrespectful!"

"The key is that your book is good, if it's not good, you don't want to give it away for nothing!" Chen Zhenghong took out two contracts from his bag and handed them to Zhang Ran, "This is a contract, you take a look at it first, if there is no problem, we will sign the contract." ”

Zhang Ran believes that Chen Zhenghong will not play any tricks on the contract, otherwise Dongyang Zhengyu will not be able to make the company bigger, but the procedures that should be there must be, everything will be according to the contract, otherwise everyone will not look good if something goes wrong. Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weiping have such an iron relationship, and in the end, it was not because of money that they went to court.

The contract is a very standard script contract, nothing is a problem, and the terms are very clear. The contract stated that the script would be paid in this way by 343 for the script, and the domestic script would be paid in this way. To put it simply, the investor thinks that the screenwriter's idea is good, and if he signs a contract with the screenwriter, the screenwriter can get 30% of the prepaid remuneration; when the script is finished and the investor and director are satisfied with the story, they can get 40%, and the remaining 30% can only be obtained when the TV series starts. Of course, the 30% final payment is not easy to get, and many domestic screenwriters have encountered arrears and even failed to receive the final payment.

The actor's salary is almost the same model, but it is slightly different, the actor pays one-third of the salary when he signs the contract, one-third at start-up, and one-third at the end.

After reading it, Zhang Ran put the contract on the coffee table, nodded and said, "No problem!"

Chen Zhenghong said with a smile: "Since there is no problem, then we can sign the contract and finalize the matter, so that I can feel at ease." ”

Zhang Ran took out a signature pen from his bag, and Long Feifeng danced and signed his name on the contract.

The contract was in duplicate, Zhang Ran put down the signature pen and handed one of them to Chen Zhenghong: "Happy cooperation, Mr. Chen, I will complete the script as soon as possible!"

"I also hope that you can finish the script as soon as possible and start filming as soon as possible, but I value quality more than speed, and I am willing to wait. ”

"I can guarantee the quality of the script, I will definitely be satisfied with you, if you are not satisfied, let Brother Zhang come to my office to block me, the two of us will have classes in the same building!"

At this time, Zhang Jiandong happened to finish reading the four-episode script in his hand, raised his head, and said with satisfaction: "You can rest assured of the quality of the script, these five episodes are no worse than the first seven episodes!"

Hearing this, Chen Zhenghong said to Zhang Ran: "Our company has decided to shoot "Before Dawn", you are the creator of the script, and you must have a very clear idea of the role, who do you think is more suitable for the male number one Liu Xinjie to play?"

Zhang Ran couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, now the power of domestic screenwriters is very small, and even top screenwriters rarely participate in casting, how can you ask me what I think of a rookie screenwriter?

Of course, the situation that domestic screenwriters are not taken seriously will be slowly adapted, and with the vigorous development of the ratings war of various TV stations, screenwriters will be more and more valued, and many crews will invite screenwriters to participate in the casting meeting a few years later. Before filming and even during filming, I will communicate with the screenwriter and discuss the plot.

"When I was writing the script, I didn't think about which actor was suitable. Choosing a role is the director's business, as a screenwriter, you should only consider the story, and you shouldn't consider the actor who is suitable, otherwise the story is likely to be out of shape. Zhang Ran was shirking, but he was telling the truth.

After "Red Sorghum", Mo Yan specially wrote a novel "White Cotton" for Zhang Yimou, and the heroine was written completely according to Gong Li's image characteristics, her figure, tiger teeth, and way of speaking are all Gong Li. But Zhang Yimou didn't want this novel, he said, this novel is too poorly written, why do you keep thinking about it for us, even the camera helped us write it, it's too deliberate.

Chen Zhenghong laughed, looked at Zhang Ran, and said seriously: ""Don't Talk to Strangers" has become popular this year, and now both ordinary viewers and TV stations are looking forward to our new drama, so we hope to be able to make a masterpiece." "Before Dawn" is an American drama style TV series, you study directing, and you understand American dramas, so we hope you will join our creative team, co-director, and be Jiandong's deputy. ”

Zhang Ran was a little excited, not because of the position of co-director, but because if he was a director, he could bring the students in the class into the group to study.

"Before Dawn" is a serious drama, and the actors who are looking for must be actors with excellent acting skills, and they may even be the drama bones in the audience's mouth. It is very rare for students to get in touch with these high-caliber actors, how they act, and how to create characters.

However, Zhang Ran still shook his head: "I understand Mr. Chen's kindness, and you also know that I am preparing for a movie, these things cannot be lost to others, and there is really no way to participate in the production of "Before Dawn"!"

Chen Zhenghong heard Zhang Jiandong say that Zhang Ran was preparing for a movie, but he was unwilling to give up: "I know this, "Before Dawn" will be prepared for several months, and the start of production may wait until May or June next year." At that time, if your film is finished, I hope you can join our team!"

Zhang Ran saw Chen Zhenghong say this, and immediately said: "I have a request, if I participate in the filming, I will bring the students in our class to the crew." Either fight for roles for them, or let them go to the crew to observe and learn, without giving them any roles!"

If other people heard Zhang Ran's request, they might feel strange, but Chen Zhenghong knew that Zhang Ran was taking the students to play tricks, and said with a smile: "No problem, you can bring them here when the time comes, I will arrange them for you properly, and I will definitely not treat them badly." ”

After that, the three of them discussed issues related to the script, the plot, the characters, the actors, the shooting method, everything. It wasn't until Zhang Ran's stomach growled that the three of them stopped laughing.

The cooperation has been finalized, and Chen Zhenghong, the boss, naturally has to feast on the guests.

For example, Chen Zhenghong set the place of dinner at the Beijing Club, which is often said to be one of the four major clubs in Beijing, with a personal membership of 150,000 yuan, a company membership of 180,000 yuan, and a monthly fee of 1,600 yuan. Now is the time of the Beijing Club, where the CEOs of the world's top 500 Chinese companies and many well-known Chinese business leaders like to negotiate.

Standing in front of the big glass window, overlooking Beiping City in the twilight, it seems to be standing at the top of the city, looking at the mountains, and the whole person has become atmospheric.

The meal lasted until ten o'clock in the evening, and Zhang Jiandong said goodbye to everyone and drove away. Zhang Ran was ready to take a taxi to return, but Chen Zhenghong insisted on sending it. Although it was a trivial matter, it made Zhang Ran a little moved, this person is really good at being a man.

The car stopped on Huangtingzi Road, Zhang Ran said goodbye to Chen Zhenghong, pushed the car door, and walked towards the single dormitory.

Zhang Ran climbed to the fifth floor and saw Li Xinyue standing in the aisle, her hands clasped to her chest, her face stretched long, as if someone owed her money and didn't pay it back. He felt strange, who made Li Da Meinu unhappy, could it be Hu Weiguo's wife? He walked over and asked, "Xinyue, what's the matter, you don't sleep in the house at night, what kind of wind are you driving in the aisle?"

Li Xinyue glared at Zhang Ran, and said unhappily: "Where did you go? ”

Zhang Ran was stunned, took out his mobile phone and looked at it, and found that the mobile phone was out of battery, and said with satisfaction and apology: "I'm sorry, the phone is out of battery, I don't know if you are looking for me, forgive my sins, and invite you to dinner another day." I don't know what you're looking for me?"

Li Xinyue sighed and said, "In the afternoon, Dean Chen called me to inform me that Dean Zhang Huijun will come to our acting academy tomorrow morning to listen to lectures, and our class is the key target!"

It was like a splash of cold water pouring down from his head, Zhang Ran snorted violently, and the alcohol disappeared in an instant.

(The previous chapter was rewritten so that it could be connected to the content of the lecture, and the principal began to make a movie after listening to the lecture.) Thanks to Ol Fenglin, Hou Haitao, tianyan00001 for rewarding!