Chapter Seventy-Four: Damn, of course you can't let it go
After Lin Xiaotian finished listening to Hongjin Bao, he looked at Huang Bingyao and Lin Zhengying, and smiled, "Did you bring the script, I'll take a look"
Huang Bingyao hurriedly handed the script to Lin Xiaotian, if he could get Lin Xiaotian's approval, then there would be no problem with filming, Lin Xiaotian opened the script and watched, while being surprised in his mind, damn, isn't this Mr. Zombie, how can you call it a zombie adult, this is a treasure mine, it can be filmed into a series, how can I miss it, of course I can't let it go.
raised his head, looked at Lin Zhengying, and thought about Lin Zhengying's information, but after watching Mr. Zombie, he collected his information a lot.
In 1985, he starred in "Mr. Zombie" and became popular, playing the Taoist chief in the film, and it was precisely because of the role of the Taoist priest in the film that Lin Zhengying's image in the subsequent film was established. When it was released in 1985, it caused a sensation, and the box office collected more than 20 million, which set off a boom in zombie films, and more than 10 follow-up works were released in 1986 alone. The impressive design of the film, which allows people to hold their breath to avoid zombies, has been imitated by many similar film and television films, and after acting, Lin Zhengying became famous in one fell swoop, and won the Best Supporting Actor at the 5th Hong Kong Film Awards, and in the same year, he was also nominated for Best Action Design at the 5th Hong Kong Film Awards for his participation in the movie "Lucky Stars".
Lin Zhengying was looked at by Lin Xiaotian, he was a little panicked, the sweat came down, and he muttered in his heart, what is he looking at me like this, does he take a fancy to me, these wealthy children have a very heavy taste, but I will not sell my body, when I was nervous, Lin Xiaotian spoke, "How much do you expect to invest, who will direct it" Lin Xiaotian asked.
"Chairman, the estimated investment is 4.6 million, directed by our company's photographer Liu Guanwei" Lin Zhengying explained next to him, when Umbrella Pictures was established, he was pulled over by Hongjin Bao.
By the way, the film on my memory is directed by Liu Guanwei, so I can't let it go even more, but I also have to take into account the face of Hong Jinbao and Zhang Wenyuan, "What about Liu Guanwei, he is not in the company", Lin Xiaotian asked.
Huang Bingyao is a joy, Lin Xiaotian did not immediately refuse is good news, "Yes, chairman, I'll go find him", after finishing speaking, he looked at Lin Xiaotian, "Go, I also want to hear his opinion" Lin Xiaotian's answer made Huang Bingyao happy for a while, knowing that now is the critical moment, as long as Liu Guanwei can answer to Lin Xiaotian's satisfaction, there is no problem with this matter, and the project can be established.
"Wenyuan, you come to my office, there is something wrong", Lin Xiaotian plans to call Zhang Wenyuan too, after all, most of the film companies are now Zhang Wenyuan and Hong Jinbao in charge, and Lin Xiaotian is no longer in the company most of the time.
Zhang Wenyuan arrived at Lin Xiaotian's office, and when he saw the people present, he knew what was going on, to be honest, Zhang Wenyuan still had some ideas about this film, but this year, the company's funds have been arranged, there is no extra funds, his location is decided, and he can't disrupt the company's plans for a film.
"Okay, everyone is here, I'll say one thing first, that is, Mr. Zhang is not wrong to reject this film, he must consider the operation of the entire company, Director Liu, you now tell me your views on this drama, if I think it's okay, I can allocate additional funds to support you in filming" As soon as Lin Xiaotian's words were finished, everyone's eyes were fixed on Liu Guanwei.
Liu Guanwei's face began to sweat, pressure, now it's up to him, he and Huang Bingyao and Lin Zhengying discussed the script in private, so after taking a few deep breaths, he began to talk about his views on this play, and as he told it, everyone was thinking.
It took more than half an hour for Liu Guanwei to finish speaking, and then he looked at Lin Xiaotian, but Lin Xiaotian was frowning there, Lin Xiaotian remembered that the final cost of this drama was not more than four million, but it reached more than eight million, which was a big investment at that time.
Liu Guanwei, Huang Bingyao and Lin Zhengying were all disappointed for a while, Lin Xiaotian's frown was not a good sign, and when he was thinking nonsense, Lin Xiaotian spoke, "Do you really think that more than 4 million can make this drama."
Now they are silent, and they all know that the budget of more than 4 million yuan for this drama can be said to be compressed to the extreme, and there is a slight problem, and the funds are definitely exceeded, which is also the fundamental reason why Zhang Wenyuan and Hong Jinbao are unanimously opposed.
Seeing that everyone was gloomy, Lin Xiaotian knew that they had misunderstood what they meant, "This drama can be filmed, but the budget of more than four million is not enough, you need to make a new budget."
After Lin Xiaotian finished speaking, Liu Guanwei, Huang Bingyao, and Lin Zhengying fell into ecstasy, so unexpected, the chairman frowned because the budget was not enough, "Yes, chairman, the budget we reported compressed everything to the extreme, but I didn't expect the chairman to see through it at a glance" Liu Guanwei said with admiration on his face.
"Brother Hong, you can help them with this, re-budget, and then report to me" Lin Xiaotian arranged a task with Hong Jinbao, after all, Liu Guanwei had never been a director before, and the overall budget was still insufficient.
"Okay, I'll help them re-budget" Hong Jinbao was happy to agree, after all, Lin Zhengying was from his own martial arts team, and Liu Guanwei and Huang Bingyao also got along well with him, and now that Lin Xiaotian agreed, of course he would not object.
Hong Jinbao led a few of them away, Zhang Wenyuan didn't leave, he had to figure this matter out, "Chairman, do you really think this film is okay?"
"Wen Yuan, as I said earlier, from your point of view, it is not wrong for you to veto this film, your decision is right, you can't affect the operation of the company for the sake of a film, this is very good, I approve it" Lin Xiaotian said
"Then, what do you ask, chairman, and agree with their plan" Zhang Wenyuan didn't understand
"Wenyuan, our starting point is different, what I want is a way for a hundred genres to bloom, this film is an innovation anyway, if this innovation is accepted by the audience, have we let go of a good show" Lin Xiaotian patiently explained.
"Wenyuan, next time there is something like this, you can push it on me, saying that the company has special funds from the chairman to support such a shooting, but the premise is to get my consent, so that you will not refuse because of the company's overall plan," Lin Xiaotian said.
Zhang Wenyuan knows the situation of this film, but he can only do this in his position, and now with Lin Xiaotian's words, he has the bottom in his heart, and when he encounters a good film company without budget funds, he can go to Lin Xiaotian and ask him to allocate funds.