Chapter 48 Negotiation of conditions
"Hello, I'm Lu Chuan."
In a small conference room in the China Film Office Building, Gu Zhi and Liu Qi met the director Han Sanping was looking for for them.
Lu Chuan graduated from the directing department of the Beijing Film Academy the year before last and obtained a master's degree, and is an authentic professional director. He, Ning Hao and Jia Zhangke are representatives of the sixth generation of directors in China.
Later, Ning Hao became a successful commercial film director, Jia Zhangke still took his literary route, as for Lu Chuan, his films said that literature and art were not literary and artistic, and that business was not commercial, and he was swaying in the middle.
Gu Zhi had gone to see the premieres of "Ke Ke Xili" and "Jinling, Jinling" in his previous life, and Lu Chuan left a deep impression on him.
He seems to be pretending, but in fact he is a person who is the same on the outside. Lu Chuan's conversation and temperament give Gu Zhi a feeling that is very consistent with the message he conveyed to the audience in the movie, the first is hypocrisy, the second is contrived, and the third is fake.
From his movies, he can be summed up in four words: Zhida and talented.
Originally, his first work was "Looking for a Gun", starring Jiang Wen, which is also his best work.
Jiang Wen was punished by the Film Bureau for filming "The Devil is Coming" and was not allowed to direct the film for five years. This "Looking for a Gun" is said to be the work of director Lu Chuan, in fact, Jiang Wen has been dominant during the filming.
The movie book was written by Lu Chuan himself, but Jiang Wen's "help" is too great, no matter what aspect he has to do according to Jiang Wen's meaning, it can be said that Lu Chuan can't be the master in his own home.
Why "Looking for a Gun" is Lu Chuan's best movie, because eighty percent of the credit belongs to Jiang Wen.
"It's so suitable to let this kind of person be the director of my movie!"
As soon as Gu Zhi saw Lu Chuan, he decided to use him.
The scenes of "My Sassy Girlfriend" have long been engraved in Gu Zhi's mind, and he has even finished drawing more than half of the script, and the director only needs to shoot these scenes one by one.
He is now afraid that the director he found is too strong-willed, and if he has to shoot according to his own ideas, it will be a pure waste of Gu Zhi's time.
Lu Chuan is very much in line with Gu Zhi's requirements.
It has been two years since he graduated from Beiying, and last year he wrote a TV series "Black Hole" as a screenwriter, which was broadcast nationwide, and there is no work directed by himself yet.
Now that he has the opportunity to make a movie, he definitely doesn't want to miss it, not to mention his attitude towards investors.
and then what Gu Zhi knows, the experience of filming "Looking for a Gun". The first work written and directed by himself can still be manipulated by Jiang Wen, and a certain degree of weakness in Lu Chuan's character is self-evident.
Isn't such a director used to be manipulated by capital?
Otherwise, Lu Chuan would not have been able to shoot a work like "Nine-Story Demon Tower", and even the original author would have sued him for exceeding the scope of changes allowed by law, and irresponsibly distorting and tampering with the content of the original work.
Of course, this information is only known to Gu Zhi, who has been reborn, Liu Qi does not know, she is holding Lu Chuan's resume, frowning, and shaking her head vigorously.
"Mr. Lu, I admire your screenwriting ability, I have to chase "Black Hole" every night, it is a very classic anti-corruption drama."
"However, you don't seem to have much experience directing films, which makes it hard for us to believe in your abilities."
Liu Qi hit the nail on the head and directly said Lu Chuan's shortcomings, without saving face at all.
Sister Qi, this is also someone introduced by the third master, at least you have to show him some affection.
Gu Zhi was secretly discussing on the side, still maintaining a smile on his face.
The origin of this Lu Chuan is actually not small, his father's name is Lu Tianming, he is a famous literary writer in China, a national first-class screenwriter, and his works have won various national awards for many times.
is also a writer, Lu Tianming can be regarded as Gu Zhi's predecessor, and his energy in cultural construction cannot be underestimated.
With this fierce father behind Lu Chuan, it is not surprising that he can be recommended by Han Sanping.
When Lu Chuan heard Liu Qi's words, his expression was tepid and angry, and a confident smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, looking like a gentleman.
To be honest, looking at him like this, Gu Zhi is really disgusted, he can pretend too much.
"I don't think you have to question my directing ability. As a master's degree from the Beijing Film Academy, I boast that I will not be worse than any director in China in terms of basic directing skills. ”
"And I also made a lot of DV feature works during my college years, and this year I have been staying in the crew of "Black Hole" and have learned a lot of on-site knowledge, so I definitely have no problem directing movies."
After Liu Qi heard what he said, he groaned twice, his eyes rolled, and his eyes fell on Gu Zhi, who was speechless.
"How? Classmate Gu, I think it's almost funny, but the third master admires him. ”
Liu Qi did not shy away from speaking in front of Lu Chuan, and he was not worried about offending people, Gu Zhi wanted to remind her to pay attention.
Is it the first time to become a regular producer, and the words are floating.
As soon as Liu Qi finished speaking, Lu Chuan felt a little more unhappy on his face, but he quickly adjusted back.
Immediately after that, the focus of his gaze was on Gu Zhi, and there was a hint of imperceptible surprise in his eyes.
Gu Zhi naturally knows him, and in the end, the most famous person in a "Butterfly Effect" is not the actor and director, but the writer and screenwriter, but it is difficult not to know him.
is also a screenwriter, Lu Chuan thinks that he is not inferior to Gu Zhi in terms of talent, and even looks down on him in terms of writing.
Lu Tianming, who was born in the field of traditional literature, hated young writers like Gu Zhi and Han Shao very much, and Lu Tianming was one of the main forces in the future "Hanbai War". Influenced by his father's literary ideas since he was a child, Lu Chuan's opinion of Gu Zhi is also not much better.
In his opinion, these so-called young writers are characters who can't get on the stage after all, and they are far inferior to his father.
It's just that this producer from China Film specially asked Gu Zhi's opinion, isn't he just a screenwriter, and what does the choice of director have to do with him?
At this time, Gu Zhi spoke: "I believe in the vision of the third master, Mr. Lu is a graduate of Beiying, and the director of my last film, Ning Hao, is also a student of Beiying." I am very confident in Beiying's directing skills, Brother Hao is still a student, there is nothing to say about the level of directing, Mr. Lu graduated with a master's degree, and the level must not be bad. ”
Gu Zhi is not praising Lu Chuan, a director with a serious background, it is impossible to have a problem with the level of directing, even if Gu Zhi doesn't like Lu Chuan's movies, he will not deny his professional knowledge.
When Lu Chuan heard this, he hurriedly thanked him, and his favor towards Gu Zhi also skyrocketed.
However, Gu Zhi's next words instantly extinguished his high emotions.
"I agree with Mr. Lu to be the director of "My Sassy Girlfriend", but there is one condition."
"On what terms?"
"During the shooting, I had to shoot according to the storyboard that I had drawn, and everything was based on my point of view. If there are different opinions, everyone can discuss them together, but the director must not modify them without authorization. ”
"The plot of this movie is very simple, and I plan to finish it in a month, so if it is not necessary, it is best not to delay any time because of the problem of plot shooting."
Gu Zhi didn't want to wait until after the camera was turned on to talk about this, which meant that he was deliberately deceiving Lu Chuan's group. It's better to find out everything in advance, so as not to regret it halfway through the filming and waste the time and energy of the entire crew.
"This..."
Lu Chuan couldn't say a word for a while, just turned his head to look at Liu Qi with an inquiring look.
Through his black-rimmed glasses, his gaze was clearly saying, "Is this person having a cerebral convulsion??? ”