Chapter 259: Ultra-small cost
Supermarket? is such an ordinary name, maybe the plot will be better, He Mu still believes in Xu Zheng's vision.
He Mu and Xu Zheng are actually not too familiar, but they were in the north at the beginning. At the Beijing University Student Film Festival, the two appeared with the same bald image and walked the red carpet together, which became a good story, so there were some intersections, and He Mu admired Xu Zheng's works very much, but because they had never cooperated, the relationship stopped there. However, since Tiger Wolf Pictures was recommended by Xu Zheng to this young man, He Mu naturally couldn't slack off.
"Don't be in a hurry to talk about the script first, let's go and sit on it first, it's not convenient to chat here." He Mu said, now they are still in the hall on the first floor, although He Mu is not a rare species here, but it still has a little influence.
"Okay, okay," the man was a little embarrassed, thought about it, and said truthfully, "I actually went to your company just now, but I couldn't meet Mr. Xiao, I heard that I came to recommend movie scripts, and a gentleman surnamed Zong received me, and then ......"
Then he invited him out, He Mu already understood, "I haven't asked Mr. what to call him?" He Mu asked as he walked.
"Oh, my name is Yang Qing."
"Mr. Yang, I'm really sorry, Tiger Wolf Film and Television is mainly based on the TV drama business, and this year has just set foot in movies, and there is no leader who is specifically responsible for this area, Mr. Zong mainly manages the internal affairs of the company, and he is not very good at professional things such as film and television, so treat your script more sloppily, please don't be surprised." He Mu said politely, Yang Qing had a feeling of being valued. My heart was full of gratitude, and I hurriedly said "no, no, no".
In fact, He Mu has long understood what is going on, and the company now has a kind of rejection of movies. I'm afraid that Yang Qing was said something unpleasant when he was invited out just now, in the final analysis, it was because the attempt of "Flight Attendant" failed, lost the box office, and lost the reputation, so the company is more vigilant about movies except for those in the film department, and they generally think that the company has done a good job in making TV series. Basically, there are few misses, and they make a lot of money, so they have to make some movies. It's okay now, I've lost money, so it's time to be careful in the future.
Among these tiger and wolf employees who reject movies, Zong Lei should be the first to bear the brunch. Because he knew that the main reason for Xiao Fang to set up the film department was to retain He Mu, who was ambitious. But the company itself is not very familiar with this aspect of business, and it will definitely suffer a loss if it rashly enters the film industry, and for this reason, especially after the box office failure of "Flight Attendant", he has some opinions about He Mu.
Zong Lei is still a relatively objective person, he is not unhappy because He Mu suddenly became his boss, on the contrary, he feels that Xiao Fang and He Mu swapped shares, so that Xiao Fang owned part of the shares of Tiandi Media, and the transaction was not a loss. Compared with Tiger Wolf, which has been investing this year, several big dramas have basically not been put into the market. There is almost no profit, the business level of Tiandi Media this year is very amazing, the annual profit is considerable, and the company's weakest script after the marriage with Tiandi has also been solved, this year Tiandi has provided a lot of novel copyright and literary adaptation suggestions to Tiger Wolf, which are very marketable after demonstration and investigation.
Zong Lei's displeasure with He Mu is only because Xiao Fang is too accommodating to him, disrupting the development route he set for the company, in his opinion, it will take more than four years for the domestic film market to develop and mature, with the company's current strength, there is no need to be in such a hurry to enter the game, it can be developed for another year or two, and then mixed into it when the strength is strong to a certain extent, and at the beginning, it can also be imitated at the beginning of the establishment of Tiger Wolf, invest some money to cooperate with the old film company, and may earn less, but stable, In addition, through such cooperation, we can make up for our own shortcomings, improve the capabilities of the company's related film divisions, and lay a solid foundation for future development.
But Xiao Fang didn't listen to him at the beginning, so he rashly opened a film department, and also produced and distributed it himself, what was the result, I lost it!
Zong Lei is not gloating, he hopes that the young Xiao can become limited to He Mu's connivance through this lesson, and he also knows that He Mu, the number one artist of the tiger and wolf, is of great significance to the company, this is a needle of the sea, without him, many partners will lose confidence in the tiger and wolf, just like Wang Jinghua pulled away the backbone of Huayi Brothers, that was Huayi's biggest crisis, and it was also through the signing of Zhou Xun and Huang Xiaoming that he slowly recovered over the years.
Therefore, He Mu still has to hold it in the palm of his hand, and at the same time, some important issues involving the development of the company cannot follow him, so that he can understand that he is only a small shareholder, only a dozen percent of the shares, his hand should not be stretched so long, and only Xiao Fang can really decide the company's affairs, or add him, the most trusted manager of Xiao Fang.
In fact, Zong Lei is quite grateful to the director of "Flight Attendant", because "Flight Attendant" failed, so Xiao Fang has become cautious about film investment now, and even has some interest.
Nalan at the front desk was playing with her mobile phone, and suddenly saw that the young man who claimed to be the director who had just been "invited" by Mr. Zong came back again, and he was still followed by He Mu, I don't know which one was playing, she greeted Brother Mu with a smile, and then watched them go in, and when the two of them were far away, she pulled Wang Nan who stayed behind.
"Xiao Nan, what's the matter, that person was driven away by Mr. Zong just now, why did he come back again? Still with Brother Mu? "Nalan and Xiao Nan have a good relationship, what does she have to say.
"I also heard him say it just now, but he seems to have something to do with Xu Zheng, and the uncle asked him to talk about it again because of Xu Zheng's face." Xiao Nan had been paying attention to the conversation between the two just now, but she figured out what was going on.
"Oh, that's it, are Brother Mu and Xu Zheng very familiar?" Nalan asked casually.
"I'm not very familiar," Xiao Nan shook his head, "But Uncle said that Xu Zheng is very talented, and now he has become a small tool, and he will become a big tool in the future." ”
He Mu invited Yang Qing to his office, Yang Qing first respectfully handed the script in his hand to He Mu, and while He Mu was reading it, he began to talk about his creative background at He Mu's request.
"I was born in the 80s, received two years of adult education from Chinese opera, and entered the film and television industry in Beijing after graduation, first as a screenwriter, and then as an executive director for a period of time to accumulate some experience, in 05 years I had the opportunity to be my own director, independently directing some works, but the shooting is some bad movies, the script is bad, the actors are amateur, the production team is a copycat, and the things filmed will basically not be broadcast on TV, although I can make a lot of money at that time, but I don't feel happy."
"In 06, "Crazy Stone" was born, I was amazed after watching it, I heard that the director Ning Hao is not a few years older than me, he only used less than three million to make this movie, at that time I felt that domestic small-cost comedy was promising, I also wanted to be like Ning Hao, make a movie that the audience likes, investment can make money, and I can also give myself a sense of achievement."
"So, when I was 07 years old, I started to write the movie script, and I wrote and wrote this "Supermarket", but I couldn't get investment, so I kept it, and then one of my classmates showed the script to Mr. Xu Zheng, he liked it very much, and met with me, and recommended the script to his agency CAA. Mr. Xu originally wanted to help me attract investment, but after I met him, I felt that he was very suitable for a role in the script, so I sent him an invitation, and he agreed. In other words, as long as you invest in this drama, you will definitely be able to invite Xu Zheng.
He Mu nodded while watching, not only for the good script written, but also for Xu Zheng, although Xu Zheng has not achieved much in the movie, but he has always liked to promote new directors, "Crazy Stone" was originally looking for his wife Xiao Taohong to play a role, but Xiao Taohong had no schedule, but Xu Zheng liked it very much after seeing the script, and he didn't care that Ning Hao had never heard of it, so he rushed to play a negative role in the movie, and he didn't take a penny, and as a result, "Crazy Stone" achieved crazy achievements, Xu Zheng, who knows talents and loves talents, also became popular because of this, and successfully gained a firm foothold in the film industry.
"He Sanshui? Is this what you said is the role that is suitable for Mr. Xu Zheng? "He Mu has already seen Brother Shui appear.
"Yes, yes." Seeing He Mu nodding, Yang Qing was very encouraged, although He Mu was younger than him, his status was far from him, and he couldn't help but treat him carelessly.
He Mu was happy, "This role is actually more suitable for me, because my nickname is He Sanshui." ”
"Ahh Yang Qing was stunned, he really didn't know what to do, and he was not a die-hard fan of He Mu, "Then do you want to change your name?" ”
"No, no, Brother Shui is quite catchy when he screams, that's it, you continue." He Mu asked Yang Qing to continue, and he continued to watch.
Yang Qing continued: "CAA is the largest agency in the United States, and it does not invest in films, they set up a line for me with China Film and Orange Sky, and the two companies fell in love with my script, but the director wanted to find someone else, after all, I was too young to give investors a sense of security. Later, after a series of negotiations, Mr. Han Xiaoli of China Film asked me to apply for China Film's "Young Director Program", if I can apply successfully, I can get a support fund, so that they agree to be directed by me, whether it is lost or earned, it will be borne by the young director plan and the two companies, but then I have no director fee, only screenwriter fee. ”
Because the application may not pass and there are two issues of director fees, Yang Qing prefers to cooperate with other film companies, so Xu Zheng proposed several companies for him, including He Mu's tiger wolf, if it still doesn't work, then he can only wait for the results of the young director's plan.
The creative background has been said, He Mu also watched it roughly, this movie was completed in a supermarket, no wonder it was given such a name, but it is really interesting, if you really want to make it, this movie really doesn't need too much investment, a supermarket, a few actors can completely do it, this is definitely a model of ultra-small cost.
"Can you tell us about the inspiration for the script?" He Mu asked again, and then began to look carefully at it for the second time...... (To be continued......)
PS: [ps: Let's take a chapter first, and the second one can be later~]