Chapter 113: Counseling with Qiu Degen
After Chen Jie had dinner with Hong Jinbao and Cheng Long, the three of them separated, and Hong Jinbao wanted to go back to Baohe to find Lin Zhengying and others to study "Mr. Zombie". And Cheng Long drank too much, but Hong Jinbao called the brothers of the Hong family class to send him back. Chen Jie returned home to freshen up and sober himself up, and he met Qiu Degen after a while.
At 6:50 p.m., Chen Zhuo appeared in front of the Peninsula Hotel. It was still the middle-aged man from last time who took Chen Jie to the private room last time. However, this time there was not only Qiu Degen in the private room, but also a middle-aged man by Qiu Degen's side. Qiu Degen saw Chen Jie arrive, stood up and said hello to Chen Jie, and then introduced Chen Jie: "Mr. Chen, this is our ATV's gold medal producer Xu Xiaoming. ”
This person Chen Jie really knows, because he filmed a very good TV series "Hero Huo Yuanjia". Although Chen Jie hadn't watched much of this TV series in his previous life, Chen Jie, the theme song of this TV series, liked it very much.
"Hello Mr. Xu, I like your "Hero Huo Yuanjia" very much." Chen Jie said politely.
"Mr. Chen has won the award, and your movie "Ip Man" is even more surprising." Xu Xiaoming also said politely.
"Okay, you two are welcome. Let's eat and talk at the bottom. Qiu Degen said.
After listening to Qiu Degen's words, the two sat on either side of Qiu Degen.
"Mr. Qiu, this is the script I wrote for you. I hope you're still satisfied. After sitting down, Chen Jie handed the script he wrote to Qiu Degen and said.
Qiu Degen didn't read the script after the result, but gave it to Xu Xiaoming on the side. Xu Xiaoming began to read the script after the result.
"Mr. Chen, forgive me, this kind of thing should be left to the professionals. I'm not a professional after all. Qiu Degen was afraid that Chen Jie would misunderstand, and hurriedly explained.
"Yes, Mr. Qiu doesn't have to mind, let's wait for Mr. Xu to read the script and discuss the next thing." Chen Jie said.
After a while, Xu Xiaoming closed the script, he didn't finish reading the script, only read the script of the first unit. But just this story is enough to surprise Xu Xiaoming. Not only was I surprised that Chen Jie wrote a storyboard script, but I was also surprised that Chen Jie's idea was indeed very peculiar.
"The story is wonderful, but I'm curious how Mr. Chen could have written such a screenplay." Xu Xiaoming said.
"Is Mr. Xu trying to say why it's a zombie movie?" Chen Jie said.
Xu Xiaoming nodded and said, "That's right, you must know that in the first two years of Hong Kong's zombie films, the audience has long lost confidence in zombie films." Although Mr. Chen's script is very exciting, the audience will still have a certain resistance when they hear that it is a zombie movie. ”
"I have already considered Mr. Xu's worries, and in my opinion, the audience will resist because they like this kind of movie, but unfortunately the worse this kind of movie is made every month, and the resistance will arise when it is sad. And at this time, if we can rule out a zombie movie that sells it, we can restore the audience's confidence in zombie films. And at this time, the protagonist in the movie is enabled to shoot this TV series, and Mr. Xu can imagine what the effect will be! Chen Jie said with a smile.
Xu Xiaoming was stunned by Chen Jie's idea, and I have to say that Chen Jie's idea is too bold, but if it succeeds, Xu Xiaoming can't imagine the popularity of this TV series.
"Mr. Chen's idea is really good, but the premise is to make a zombie movie that sells it." Xu Xiaoming said.
"Hehe, I remember that before we filmed "Ip Man", someone told me that there is no market for traditional kung fu films, but I believe everyone has seen it." Chen Jie said.
Chen Jie's words are really right, since Li Xiaolong's death, traditional kung fu films in Hong Kong movies have been declining more and more. However, comedy kung fu films like Cheng Long and Hong Jinbao are very marketable. Until Chen Jie's "Ip Man" was released. Chen Jie once did some analysis, although he did not deny that the movie "Ip Man" was indeed very good, but the box office was indeed a little outrageous. After Chen Jie's analysis, several reasons were obtained, the first is that Chen Jie's coma before the release of "Ip Man" was hyped by the media, and Chen Jie's waking up the day before the release of "Ip Man" was undoubtedly a big stimulus to the movie box office. The second is that when filming "Ip Man", the siege of the set broke out Chen Jie's skills and real kung fu. This made a considerable number of kung fu fans pay attention to Chen Jie. Finally, Chen Jie believes that the most important point is that there is no market for traditional kung fu films because everyone is making this type of film, and they are basically the same. Fans don't buy it, or even scold, it's not because fans don't like this kind of movie. It can only be said that love is deep and responsible. And just when everyone gave up the traditional kung fu film market, the wonderful movie "Ip Man" met with everyone, so many traditional kung fu fans were excited, so they went into the cinema to watch this movie over and over again.
And zombie movies should be the same in Chen Jie's opinion, but he remembers it clearly in his memory, since the release of "Mr. Zombie", it has set off a zombie frenzy for many years. Therefore, Chen Jie is still very confident in his idea.
"It's good to leave the movie to me, I just reached a consensus with Brother Sanmao. Our two companies are going to work together on a "Mr. Zombie". In order to express the sincerity of our cooperation, you can wait for the effect of this movie to be released before deciding whether to make this TV series or not. I'm confident in this movie. Chen Jie said.
Qiu Degen even understood at this moment that as long as Chen Jie's movie was a big hit, the ratings of the TV series he created for himself would definitely be very good, so he said
"If there is anything in Mr. Chen's film that you need our help with, just ask."
"Since Mr. Qiu said so, then I'm not welcome." Chen Jie said.
"If there is any demand, Mr. Chen can just say it." Qiu Degen said.
"First of all, we still have two heroines in this movie, and Mr. Qiu's TV station can be described as full of talents. I hope Mr. Qiu can help us solve this problem. Chen Jie said.
"I don't know much about the actors at the TV station. Xiaoming, do you think Mr. Chen's question, can we help? Qiu Degen said to Xu Xiaoming.
Originally, Xu Xiaoming still had some opinions about Chen Jie's opening to ask Qiu Degen for help. But at this moment, when he heard that Chen Jie was going to invite his ATV actors to participate in the movie, no matter how stupid he was, he knew that Chen Jie was showing favor to them. And Xu Xiaoming is also looking forward to Chen Jie's movie. After all, he has created a miracle, and "Ip Man", which he partnered with Hong Jinbao, has given the traditional kung fu films that have been rotten on the street a second spring. Xu Xiaoming also wanted to see if the two of them could create a second miracle. So he said
"Mr. Chen, this is taking care of our actors. No problem, Mr. Chen fell in love with which actor he liked, just tell me directly. ”
"That's it, I'll give Mr. Xu a copy of the script of the movie in a while, and ask Mr. Xu to help him go to the TV station to select two actresses. I've been doing a lot lately, so I don't really have much time. Chen Jie said.
Xu Xiaoming heard Chen Jie say this, and replied happily: "No problem, I am honored to help Mr. Chen." ”
"I also have two other things that I would like to have Mr. Qiu's support." Chen Jie said.
"What's the matter?" Qiu Degen asked.
"I hope we can get the help of the TV station when we promote this film." Chen Jie said.
"Mr. Chen, what do you mean?"
"Mr. Qiu, do you remember the idea of the promotional video I told you last time? I'm going to make a try with this film. If the effect is good, it can add a new revenue channel for the TV station. And we, Longteng Pictures and Sanmaoge's Baohe Film Company, hope to establish a long-term cooperative relationship with your TV station. Chen Jie said.
After listening to Chen Jie's words, Qiu Degen thought for a while and said, "No problem, I agreed." ”
After getting Qiu Degen's affirmative reply, Chen Jie smiled, looked at Qiu Degen and Xu Xiaoming, and said, "In addition, I will give you a suggestion." If you want to make the ratings of this TV series more popular, it is best to hire the leading actor in "Mr. Zombie" to play this "Zombie Taoist". ”
Qiu Degen may not know much about this business, but Xu Xiaoming is an expert, and his eyes lit up after listening to Chen Jie's words.