Talking about business may not be the right thing, Zhang Xiaoye, Hong Jingbao, Zhong Chuhong and the two of them talked about each other, chatting while eating and drinking, and the focus of the topic was on the script after Tian HN Bei's talk.

This also talked about Zhang Xiaoye's novel "Xun Qin Ji", and talked about the novel and history, and then Hong Jingbao said: "Yezai, in fact, I read your script Honggu gave me the first time, but I was too busy before, so I didn't take care of it." ”

"Brother Sanmao has so many things to do, he must be very busy. Zhang Xiaoye nodded to show that he didn't care, and then asked a little knowingly: "Brother Sanmao, what do you think of this script?"

"There was a lot of laughter, I liked it, it was like it was made for me. Hong Jingbao also nodded and said with a smile: "So I plan to start filming immediately, Yezai, do you have any requirements for this script?"

Zhang Xiaoye glanced at Zhong Chuhong and said: "I only ask that the heroine must be Honggu, the rest doesn't matter, Brother Sanmao, if you like it, in fact, you are more professional than me, and you are definitely more sure than the script." ”

"Five Lucky Stars" is not wrong to say that it was tailor-made for Hong Jingbao, because this itself is his self-directed and self-acted work.

Hong Jingbao also glanced at Zhong Chuhong, and then showed an expression that all men understood, and said, "Understand, understand." Even if you don't say that, Yezai, in fact, this role is none other than Honggu, we have worked together before, and I know Honggu's ability very well. ”

Zhong Chuhong glanced at the two of them, drank tea without interjecting, and Zhang Xiaoye continued: "Brother Sanmao, and Honggu is now a member of the Shaw Family, I also hope that you can take care of her more often, this is a friend's request." ”

Smart people don t need to speak too straightforwardly, Zhong Chuhong disappeared for five days because of the contract, outsiders don't know but insiders will have some rumors, he said this Hong Jingbao must understand what it means.

Hong Jingbao nodded and said, "Since they are friends, I will definitely help with this little favor, and it is too obvious to say that it is too much to ask for something." Yezai, don't worry, Uncle Sixth will still give me this little face. ”

"Then thank you Brother Sanmao, I will replace the wine with tea, and I will toast you. ”

The two drank tea, Zhong Chuhong helped them fill the tea again, and Hong Jingbao said again: "Yezai, you haven't mentioned money from beginning to end, naturally you are embarrassed, then I will take the initiative, don't be surprised." ”

After a pause, Hong Jingbao continued: "I bought this script for 30,000 yuan, what do you think?"

is talking about the tone of inquiry, in fact, there is no room for negotiation at all, Hong Jingbao said this is just a polite tone, it is a polite tone, but Zhang Xiaoye will not bargain if he knows how to do it.

Xiangjiang Films does not pay attention to the script or the screenwriter, so the result is that the screenwriter and the script are not worth much, even if you are famous and write a good story and can sell it for money, it is the same, so the good screenwriters in Xiangjiang eventually changed careers to become directors themselves.

But it is precisely because of this that Zhang Xiaoye can confidently and boldly copy "The Five Lucky Stars", if the Xiangjiang movie is now also a script that has been polished for three or four years before the start of filming, then this movie will not be copied.

As far as the market price is concerned, the price of 30,000 yuan given by Hong Jingbao is not low, and it is a bit that he wants to befriend him, so he raises the price, Ni Kuang can sell a script for 50,000 yuan.

If you want to share the province, it's impossible at all, these writers are already relatively good at writing scripts, and the screenwriting team of film and television companies get a monthly salary, and now the average salary in Xiangjiang is only a month?

Zhang Xiaoye didn't open his mouth to mention money not because he was embarrassed to speak, but because he already had a bottom in his heart about it, and he didn't plan to buy scripts to make money from the beginning, if he wanted to make money, he had other ways.

Before he used "Xun Qin Ji" as a stepping stone to "Ming Pao", and now "Five Lucky Stars" is his stepping stone to enter the film and television industry, compared to these, money is not important at all.

So he smiled and said, "Brother Sanmao, you have the final say, this price has exceeded my expectations." But I have a reluctant request, and I hope it won't embarrass you. ”

"Oh, you might as well tell me something. Hong Jingbao and Zhong Chuhong were very curious about this.

Zhang Xiaoye said: "Brother Sanmao, I also want to develop in film in the future, and I also want to be a director and an actor, so I hope to join the crew to learn this knowledge, but I am still a student, and I can't go to the crew every day." ”

"Well, what else should I do? Hong Jingbao laughed and said: "Yezai, you are too serious, this is not a problem at all, as long as you have time to come to the crew, you can just come to play." ”

Zhang Xiaoye then said: "Brother Sanmao, I still want to learn martial arts from the dragon and tiger martial artists of your Hong family class." ”

"Xiaoye, you want to be a dragon and tiger martial artist? Zhong Chuhong was even more surprised when he heard this, and Hong Jingbao also followed: "Yezai, Dragon and Tiger Martial Arts is indeed very hard, you are now a very successful writer, Honggu also said that you can sing and write songs, with your ability and image, it is not difficult to be a successful actor, and there will be no threshold to change careers to become a director, why do you have to work so hard to learn martial arts?"

As long as you become famous and have resources, it is not difficult to become a director, of course, whether you can succeed or not is another matter.

Being a writer is not challenging for Zhang Xiaoye at all, it is nothing more than copying books. Similarly, the same is true for being a singer, which is nothing more than practicing musical instruments and singing skills on a regular basis.

However, it is not so simple to be a director, it is not something that can be achieved by watching a movie and being able to clearly recall every frame of the movie.

I've watched the movie, but I don't have the relevant knowledge to be able to read the language of the camera? Can I know how the scene is filmed? Can I know how the crew is scheduled? These have to be learned.

Zhang Xiaoye doesn't know if there is a professional film and television school in Xiangjiang, and he didn't know about these in his previous life, but he only knows that those famous filmmakers are either studying abroad or mixed directly from the set.

Even if there is a professional film and television school in Xiangjiang, it will take several years to graduate after being admitted, Zhang Xiaoye can't wait so long, so it is the best way to directly enter the crew to study, which is also his original intention.

And why do you want to learn martial arts, it is considered from the perspective of being an actor, many people in Xiangjiang have the ability to direct and act by themselves, and they are very strong, Hong Jingbao is like this, so is Chenlong, and so is Xingye.

Zhang Xiaoye wants to do it, and the director also wants to do it, and he has great ambitions, which is enough to be worthy of the ambition of so many classic works in his mind.

It's not good to be funny, he doesn't have Zhou Xingchi's talent, so he wants to be an action movie actor.

Zhang Xiaoye took a sip of tea and said leisurely: "Brother Sanmao, Honggu, what do you think of Xiangjiang movies in the world?"

Hong Jingbao said with a smile: "The movies in our Xiangjiang in East Asia and Southeast Asia are very popular, the box office in Waifu is very high, and there are many fans in Europe and the United States, but the influence is too poor compared to the Asian market." ”

"Fans in Europe and the United States are actually fans of kung fu movies, right?" Zhang Xiaoye continued: "Xiangjiang movies really went international, it should start with Bruce Lee, it was he who pushed kung fu films to the world, but unfortunately Mr. Bruce Lee died young." ”

Hong Jingbao has cooperated with Bruce Lee and has a good relationship, but now Bruce Lee has been dead for almost ten years, and Hong Jingbao is still a little embarrassed when he mentions it.

After a pause, Zhang Xiaoye said: "It's not that I am so ambitious to destroy my own prestige, the gap between Xiangjiang movies and Hollywood as a whole is too big, and it will get bigger and bigger, maybe we won't even have the strength to fight back in the future." ”

Hong Jingbao nodded cautiously and said: "You're right, the gap between us and Hollywood is indeed very big, last year Hollywood's great director Stephen Spielberg made a science fiction film called ET Alien, which swept the global box office, we can't make this kind of film, and this movie will also be released in Xiangjiang this year." ”

After hearing this, Zhong Chuhong couldn't help but interject: "Although we are not as good as Hollywood on the whole, we also have our advantages, and we are not completely incomparable with them, right?"

"There must be that, and it's clear that our strength is kung fu. Zhang Xiaoye smiled and nodded.

The Hollywood film industry as a whole is ahead of Hong Kong, just because the American film industry is stronger and more advanced, but the gap is not big now, and Hong Kong films can compete with it in the East Asian and Southeast Asian markets, or even overtake it.

And if you want to say that Xiangjiang Film's greatest contribution to world cinema, it is definitely kung fu films, Bruce Lee created a new river of kung fu films, and with the efforts of a group of filmmakers in Xiangjiang, kung fu films were promoted to the world.

Compared with Hollywood's turn-based martial arts action, the action of kung fu movies is too dreamy, and even Westerners say that this is a movie that can only be seen in a dream.

Although kung fu movies have begun to fall silent, the promises they brought have not dissipated, directly affecting the action movies of later generations.

It was Yuan He who brought up the Hollywood action scenes after he went to the excellent action director, and the most influential Chinese in the world, Bruce Lee, Chen Long, and Li Lianjie are all action actors.

Zhang Xiaoye then said: "So I think the best way for Xiangjiang Films to break through Hollywood and go international is to start with action movies, and only when action movies break through can they bring other genre films, otherwise it will be very difficult, so I want to learn martial arts and work hard in the direction of action movies." ”

Other Hollywood in Xiangjiang has it, and even does it better, only kung fu is unique, but it is a pity that after the aging of action stars such as Chenlong and Li Lianjie, there is no successor, which is embarrassing.