Chapter 284: The Man Who Only Bows His Head in the Play

Students in school often have ideals and enthusiasm, and do not care too much about the gains and losses. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Everyone raised money to make this short film, and they didn't think about what they would gain, at least from the current situation, the film "Little Mountain Comes Home" does not have any potential to make money.

They think the script is good and artistic, so let's shoot it.

Film schools have a tradition of doing this, and you've heard a lot of similar stories, and their seniors did a lot of ridiculous-sounding things to make films during their school years.

These deeds became legends as those people became famous, and they are still talked about today.

At the same time, this is inseparable from Jia Zhangke's own ability, if you want others to support you, you can't just shout twice.

You have to have a good popularity, so that everyone can convince you, even if you don't have money, you are willing to work with you, and even pay out of your pocket to sponsor you, it is not easy to do this.

It's a personal charm.

Jia Zhangke undoubtedly has this ability, and he pulled a group of people to prepare to shoot his first film.

Lin Xiaoling knew about this and took out five hundred yuan to express her heart.

She filmed "The Two of Us" with the capital Youth Film Studio, so she didn't have to worry about the funding, she told Lin Zixuan about Jia Zhangke, and she was quite emotional.

"It's not easy for Lao Jia, that book is good, but it's too gray. Lin Xiaoling said.

Jia Zhangke only entered the film academy after three years of taking the exam, and he is generally older than the students of the same class in the school, so everyone calls him Lao Jia, which is also because he has mixed in society and is more stable.

"It's not easy for anyone, just take Brother Jiang as an example, don't look at him like that now, when he had no money, he didn't drink with those big sums of money for investment. Lin Zixuan gave an example.

In the entertainment industry, looking at the glamorous appearance, in fact, many people have the experience of working hard at the bottom, and it will be good to come out of it.

Jia Zhangke has no connections and connections, so he can only rely on his classmates to obtain the first shooting funds through crowdfunding.

"Think about how unfair the current society is, some people squander at will, some people want to do something but don't have the money. Lin Xiaoling complained.

"Well, tell him that if he doesn't have the funds, he can come to me. Lin Zixuan thought about it and said.

It is not difficult for Lin Zixuan to take out tens of thousands of yuan, he does not have to help Jia Zhangke, it depends on Jia Zhangke's own intentions, if Jia Zhangke is willing to accept it, he doesn't mind stretching out his hand, it is an investment.

If Jia Zhangke thinks he can do it, then forget it, there is no need to force it, the choice is in Jia Zhangke's hands.

Lin Xiaoling told Jia Zhangke what Lin Zixuan said, and Jia Zhangke fell into deep thought.

He can't wipe off his face, he doesn't want to owe favors, but it's okay to say among his classmates, everyone is like-minded.

He and Lin Zixuan have met a few times, but they have not had a deep talk, and their friendship is not deep.

In fact, pulling investment is very common in the film and television industry, as a director, this is a compulsory course to get started, this is not a matter of face, but a business.

You sell your ideas and ideas, get investment, make products, earn profits, and give back to investors.

If you think about it this way, you won't feel embarrassed.

Although Jia Zhangke has mixed in society, he is still a little reserved, but he very much wants to shoot "Little Mountain Home", if he can have sufficient financial support, it will not be so difficult.

He thought about it for a night, and finally decided to take the script to Lin Zixuan and pull investment like a real filmmaker.

Lin Zixuan read the script, and it was similar to what Lin Xiaoling said, the plot of "Little Mountain Goes Home" is very heavy, but the form is very novel, interspersed with many newspaper check-ins and TV news, as well as various pop songs.

It takes the form of a pseudo-documentary, which gives people a very real feeling.

It used this way of filming to record the appearance and state of the capital this year.

There is a plot in which Wang Xiaoshan went to the train station to buy a ticket, and the train station was full of queues, and he found a fellow who was a ticket seller, and the two wandered around at various train stations, but still didn't get a ticket home.

With the rise of the migrant work tide, the floating population has increased year by year, and the "Spring Festival" has become the focus of the media.

"This script is very interesting, how much money do you need?" Lin Zixuan asked directly.

This short film is destined not to be screened in theaters, it can only be an underground film, or a student work, and there is no way to get a return on investment, which Lin Zixuan knows very well.

Just as Wen Jun said to investors in Xiangjiang at the beginning, we invested in Jiang Wen, not the film.

Lin Zixuan invested in Jia Zhangke, not this short film.

"Thirty thousand. Jia Zhangke replied.

He originally wanted to say 50,000 yuan, but if he has 50,000 yuan, the funds are relatively sufficient, and he will not be so poor when filming, and Jia Zhangke at this time does not have so much experience in film operation.

"That's 30,000 yuan, I'll provide you with shooting equipment, you can use the company's editing room, and you don't have to worry about post-production. Lin Zixuan explained.

In this way, you can save another amount of money, 30,000 yuan is enough.

"Thank you, Brother Lin, you are the producer of this film, right?" Jia Zhangke invited.

"No need, you can play it yourself, just shoot it according to your own ideas. Lin Zixuan politely refused, "When you graduate in the future, when you really make movies, with producers and producers, it will be difficult to make your favorite films." ”

This is true, even Zhang Yimou will be restricted by investors and will not have absolute creative freedom.

The two chatted for a while, and Lin Zixuan sent Jia Zhangke away.

This is a small investment, he didn't take it to heart, he was more concerned about the filming of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", or the situation of Chen Daoming in the crew.

Regarding Chen Daoming, Feng Xiaogang said a sentence, he said that Chen Daoming is a person who is so high that he is only willing to bow his head in the play.

In other words, Chen Daoming gives people a feeling of being difficult to get along with in life, he doesn't like to admit mistakes, he would rather suffer losses than bow his head, and he doesn't give much face to others, he speaks directly and leaves no room.

The reason why he is willing to take on this drama is that he fell in love with the character of Li Mubai.

Chen Daoming felt that Li Mubai's inner entanglement and helplessness were very interesting, unlike the previous chivalrous, this is a person who is bound by traditional morality, more like a Confucian believer.

He struggled in love and life, unable to find relief, and was torn between birth and accession.

Li Mubai wanted to live in seclusion and be a carefree hermit, but all kinds of pressures from reality were overwhelming, and he had to surrender to life and continue to survive in the shadow of swords.

Lin Zixuan is not worried about Chen Daoming's acting skills, what he is worried about is whether Chen Daoming can integrate into the crew. (To be continued.) )