Zhang Ran walked into the movie palace and entered the venture capital fair, the hall was already full of people. Those who came to participate in today's venture capital meeting were not only students of Asian Film, but also relevant persons in charge of film companies such as Pony Galloping and Guangguang.

When the students of Yaying saw Zhang Ran coming in, they all got up respectfully to say hello, and the owners and investors of the film company also came to greet him, and Zhang Ran was also very friendly and chatted with everyone very casually.

Li Min, the boss of Pony Galloping, sighed: "There are too many big fools in this circle, and there are many unreliable projects, and now we have you to screen the film projects, and we will be much easier!"

The CEOs of other film companies echoed one after another: "The last time I encountered a project, I claimed that I would be the producer of the red classic trilogy directed by Gao Xixi, and it was claimed that Ge You, Faye Wong, Liu Yifei and others had agreed to participate. ”

"You are nothing, the project I encountered is scary, the name is "Einsatzgruppen - Let the Cannonballs Fly", the producer said that they will invite Jiang Wen, Ge You, and Chow Yun-fat to join hands again, and the estimated cost of the film is as high as 300 million yuan. ”

Hearing the laughter at the scene of "Let the Cannonballs Fly", this name is unreliable at first hearing, and the building is too nonsense!

A boss sighed: "Now that the film industry is developing very well, a lot of hot money is pouring in, and there are a bunch of unreliable people who find a few script outlines made up by writers, and fill in the names of the heroes and heroines at random, and then brag to those rich bosses, and blow them out one by one." ”

"Yes, this circle is too chaotic now, and all kinds of unreliable people are squeezing into it!"

Zhang Ran said with a smile: "This is the purpose of our venture capital meeting, to find out reliable film companies and film projects." ”

What Chinese films lack most is talent, and directors are particularly lacking. But here's a paradox, if a new director wants someone to pay you to make a movie, you first have to have a movie to prove your ability. But before you make a movie, investors won't trust you and won't invest in you. If you don't get the investment, you can't make a work to prove your ability. As a result, the entire industry has fallen into a vicious circle of lack of excellent directors in film companies on the one hand, and young directors who have no opportunities on the other.

Zhang Ran held the venture capital fair in the hope of building a platform to select potential film projects, find out potential young directors, and at the same time invite reliable film companies and investors to the film festival to match the two sides.

The film festival's venture capital will select 20 outstanding projects from a large number of projects, and 10 of them will become seeded contestants. These 10 projects will enter the festival's training camp, where they will be mentored by well-known directors and producers, revise scripts, and receive training on how to communicate with investors and how to express themselves.

After the opening of the film festival, there will be a special roadshow, which will invite domestic and foreign film companies and investors to the site of the venture capital fair, give the selected film projects 10 to 15 minutes of display opportunities, and accept questions and questions from the judges. Film companies and investors observe the performance of the contestants on stage, record the opinions of the judges, and evaluate the projects. If they're interested in a contestant's project, they'll make an appointment over the next two days to meet with the project they want to work on.

Today's venture capital fair is for young directors, the film festival has strict rules for participants, only directors who have directed less than three films can participate, if they direct more than three films, no matter how good the project is, they are not eligible to participate in today's venture capital fair.

Of course, the film festival also has venture capital fairs for mature directors, some mature directors have experience in directing films, but due to their lack of fame, it is still very difficult to attract investment, and this platform is prepared for them. This venture capital meeting is not only for Chinese films, but also for overseas projects. As long as your project is good enough, projects from both China and foreign countries can get the opportunity to be presented at the venture capital fair.

In fact, Zhang Ran originally wanted to take out overseas films and hold a venture capital meeting for co-productions alone, but because there were too few overseas projects signed up and the quality of most of the projects was low, he finally joined them with domestic venture capital projects. However, Zhang Ran believes that with the rapid development of the Chinese film market, there will be more and more overseas films that want to cooperate with China, and venture capital for co-productions will definitely be able to be launched.

After chatting with Li Min and them, Zhang Ran came to the first row. The three final judges of this venture capital meeting, Ning Hao, Jiang Zhiqiang and Feng Xiaogang, came to greet him again. Ning Hao will comprehensively examine the style orientation, genre prospects, team composition and roadshow performance of the shortlisted projects, and finally select three awards: the Jury Award, the Best Screenplay Award, and the Most Creative Award.

The time soon came to half past two, and the venture capital meeting officially began, and Huang Bo, who was in a suit and leather shoes, came to the stage as the host. Huang Bo is an all-rounder, acting, singing, dancing, and hosting, and he does a good job.

Huang Bo coughed and began to say the opening remarks: "Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon! Welcome to the scene of the first Lin'an Fantasy Film Festival Young Directors Venture Capital Conference, I am today's host Huang Bo. The venture capital of Lin'an Fantasy Film Festival is different from other venture capital clubs in China, mainly for genre films. Since the open call for projects at the festival, we have received 345 submissions from young directors, and the jury of the venture capital fair has carefully selected 20 outstanding genre film projects, ten of which will bring their film projects to the debut today. They will introduce their works from the aspects of the idea of the work, the outline of the story, the target audience, and the market response. Next, please invite Xin Yukun, the first director to play today!"

Xin Yukun, who was standing at the entrance entrance, took a deep breath and walked onto the stage with steady steps. At the same time, a well-made PPT appeared on the big screen behind him, with three words written on it - Heart Labyrinth.

After Xin Yukun stood still, he bowed to the three mentors and said, "Hello teachers! My name is Xin Yukun, I am a student majoring in film production at the Asian Film Academy, and I directed the story of "The Demon Shadow of the Hollow Valley" in the second season of the recently hit "Dragon Group". ”

When the bosses and investors present heard that they were students of Asia Film and the director of the second season of "Dragon Group" and "Shadow of the Hollow Valley", they immediately marked it in their notebooks, and some investors even picked up their mobile phones and began to take pictures of the script introduction on the big screen.

Xin Yukun said calmly: "The project I brought this time is called "Heart Labyrinth", a charred corpse suddenly appeared in a poor mountain village, after the village chief led people to bury the corpse, first the family thought that the deceased was their missing daughter, and then confirmed that it was not the husband of a woman in the village who went out to work, and this woman who suffered from her husband's domestic violence from time to time prepared with mixed feelings' When she was a widow, she was told by the Public Security Bureau that she had found the body of her husband, who was suspected of having fallen off a cliff and died, and the coffin was transferred to another poor family in the village......"

After a brief introduction to the story, Xin Yukun focused on the highlights of the story, and then introduced the style of the film. Next, Xin Yukun began to introduce the problem of film production: "The budget of "Heart Labyrinth" is 3 million, and we plan to ...... it"

The boss present was a little surprised to hear that "Heart Labyrinth" was only 3 million, and now the film investment is tens of millions at every turn, Xin Yukun is a student of Yaying, and he has filmed "Dragon Group", it is completely possible to attract tens of millions of investments with these two golden signboards, but he only has 3 million investments, which is really strange.

The ten-minute presentation was quickly completed, and the instructors began to ask questions.

The first to bear the brunt is Ning Hao, he is Xin Yukun's head teacher, but he asked the question mercilessly: "Among the venture capital projects we received, your cost is the lowest, and you will definitely not be able to invite stars with an investment of 3 million, and the production will definitely be very rough, in terms of appearance, "Heart Labyrinth" will not be too good, how do you think about this problem?"

Xin Yukun looked at Zhang Ran under the stands, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang has repeatedly emphasized to us that for new directors, the first film must not fail, and investors must not lose money. If the first film loses, it means the end of the director's career, and no one will invest in you anymore. I can ask for an investment of 78 million, and the "Heart Labyrinth" produced with 78 million must be more sophisticated, but it will cost more than 20 million to return to the cost, and I am not particularly sure. With an investment of 3 million, the production will indeed be much rougher, but I am sure that I will be able to return to my capital and ensure that this movie will definitely make money!"

The CEOs and investors present suddenly realized that he thought so.

Zhang Ran chuckled, he kept telling the students of Yaying, don't think about the superstar lineup, magnificent scenes, beautiful photography, difficult camera movements, etc. in your first movie, just tell a story in a down-to-earth manner. Only if the first film is successful, you will have a chance to direct the next one. Xin Yukun really listened to this!

Next, the mentor group led by Ning Hao continued to torture Xin Yukun, and their questions were all sharp, involving all aspects of the production of the entire film. But Xin Yukun's preparation was very sufficient, and the whole answer was orderly, giving people a sense of sophistication and calmness. The investors in the audience quickly wrote down their questions and answers in their notebooks, which will be an important reference for them to evaluate the project and choose whether to cooperate with it or not.

After the three tutors asked, Ning Hao turned his head to look at Zhang Ran and said with a smile: "Teacher Zhang, you can comment on it!"

Zhang Ran looked at Xin Yukun and said slowly: "Xin Yukun is very smart, this cleverness is not only because he writes a good story, not because he plays polyphonic narrative in the movie very slippery, but because he knows how to survive in this circle." With the solidity of his script and the experience of filming "Dragon Group", it is entirely possible to strive for an investment of 78 million, but he only needs an investment of 3 million. In this regard, ordinary directors can't do it, for the vast majority of directors, the more money the better, but in fact this is not the case, the plate is too big, and new directors often can't control it. I believe that such smart people can make good movies, and I look forward to seeing them on the screen!"

The CEOs and investors present all nodded, a really smart director will not think about making a handful and leaving, he will have a clear plan for his future, and he can consider the interests of all parties, Xin Yukun is undoubtedly this kind of director!

Xin Yukun knew that Zhang Ran was not only saying this to himself, but also to the film company bosses and investors behind him, because everyone likes to cooperate with really smart people, so he quickly bowed: "Thank you, Mr. Zhang, I will work hard!"

After Xin Yukun left the stage, Huang Bo invited Lu Yang, the director of the second roadshow, to the stage.

"Hello teachers!" Lu Yang bowed to the three mentors and introduced himself, "My name is Lu Yang, and I graduated from the directing department of Beiping Film Academy. In 2010, I completed my first film, Cinema for the Blind, which won the KNN Award at the New Wave Film Festival in Busan, South Korea, the Best Film Award at the Kazan Film Festival in Russia, and the Best Directorial Debut Award at the Golden Rooster Film Festival in China. The project I brought this time is called "Embroidered Spring Knife", which is a martial arts movie......"