Tang Xiaofei came to the coffee bar of the hotel with Shen Ao, since he was Shen Ao's agent, he naturally had to understand Shen Ao's situation clearly. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The coffee bar in the hotel was empty during the day, so Shen Ao found a well-lit place and ordered two cups of coffee.

What to drink is not the point, Shen Ao gave Tang Xiaofei the information that had been prepared. These materials are more like Shen Ao's resume, so that Tang Xiaofei can understand him. In fact, Shen Ao only knew about many of his "own" experiences after reading the information......

There is not a lot of information, and Tang Xiaofei didn't have much time to read it carefully.

Shen Ao said: "I entered the entertainment industry through music, but my real goal is to become a well-known director, so all planning is in this direction." ”

Tang Xiaofei nodded and said, "You said this before, I understand." In the entertainment industry, the threshold for directing is very low and very high, if you are famous, anyone can be a director, the difference is only whether you direct it yourself. But if you don't have a reputation, you won't be able to stand a chance, even if you're talented, unless you invest in it, but I strongly discourage it. ”

Shen Ao smiled and said, "According to your estimate, if I do it step by step, I will be able to become a director in a few years at the earliest?" ”

Tang Xiaofei groaned and said: "If you don't invest by yourself, even if you really want to be a director in the director department, even if you have another background, I'm afraid it will be five years later." But with Brother Shen's talent, if the "Never Expected" series can become an instant hit, if there is a good script, there should be companies willing to invest in it after three years. ”

Shen Ao shook his head and said: "Three years is too long, I have the opportunity to officially direct a movie that can be released in theaters within a year." ”

Tang Xiaofei's eyes widened, and he said categorically: "This is absolutely impossible. ”

"So in the end, I had to choose to invest in the film myself."

Tang Xiaofei covered his forehead with one hand and said: "There is an unwritten rule in the film industry that directors will never invest in the movies they make......"

Shen Ao nodded and said: "You are right, if the director has been investing in his own movies, the final outcome will only be bankrupt." But I'm very confident in my first film, even if it's a loss, this can be regarded as a stepping stone for me, in order to cross the threshold of film director. ”

Tang Xiaofei didn't know where Shen Ao got the confidence, and secretly wondered if he had seen the wrong person, how could he succeed if he was so arrogant? On second thought, no matter whether I looked at the wrong person or not, my income always increased, and it can be regarded as officially entering the threshold of a full-time broker.

Shen Ao didn't know Tang Xiaofei's thoughts, and even if he knew, he didn't care, because making movies is by no means as easy as laymen imagine. When he was a real and unknown assistant director or even an executive director, he thought that he had made a good work, but the result was not as good. Not to mention formal films, even those micro-films with relatively low requirements, the real successful examples are only a few percent, and the chance of being recognized for the first time is even smaller, otherwise the micro-films in this world would not be so declining. Therefore, it is normal for Tang Xiaofei to have this thought.

Tang Xiaofei said: "I firmly oppose your own investment in filmmaking, once it fails, it will have a great negative impact on you in the future." ”

Shen Ao smiled faintly and said, "I understand your worries very well, but my script has been perfected, and it is a low-budget comedy, which is easy to please the audience." And I don't rush to shoot, and I try to improve my directing skills before shooting. ”

Tang Xiaofei still didn't give up and asked more: "Have you really decided?" ”

Shen Ao sighed and said, "If you can find an investor to let me be a director, I will definitely not invest in movies myself." ”

"I really can't do that." Tang Xiaofei smiled bitterly, if he really had such connections, he would have signed several artists a long time ago. However, he also figured out that Shen Ao was fighting, if he succeeded, it would be equivalent to ascending to the sky in one step, but the probability of success was too small. Even if it is a more likely failure, as long as Shen Ao still has songs produced and a micro-film series of good quality is made, he will not be in a desperate situation, but this failure will still have a great negative impact on the future.

Shen Ao didn't know this, but he has the most invincible "talent" in the world, and the comedy movie has also been verified by the market and the audience, and the shooting difficulty is relatively low, and he has pulled the film several times and almost remembered most of the details. If you don't even dare to give it a go, then don't mix it up in the entertainment industry.

Shen Ao said: "I know your worries, but in this matter, I am still qualified to fight." However, when the time comes, if it is to be released in theaters, I am afraid you will need to work hard. ”

Tang Xiaofei said: "With Brother Shen's talent and help to Liu Ye, Xingying will definitely want to make friends." As long as it's not too bad, we at Star Shadow Entertainment can still help, but the number of screens will definitely not be high. ”

Shen Ao nodded and said: "It's enough to be released, and the rest depends on the work." Until then, my first priority is to raise money, and the second is to make a name for myself as much as possible. Therefore, after signing a contract with Feiyi.com tomorrow, you can talk about the follow-up copyright issue, and the focus is also on capital and fame, relatively speaking, some of the long-term interests can be appropriately abandoned. ”

"Understood." Tang Xiaofei thought for a while and said, "In terms of funding, I can't give too many ideas at once, but in terms of fame, recently, Dayi.com is holding a micro-film creative competition, if you can get the top three on this, you can still improve your fame." In order to have greater influence, it announced that it would not sign any micro-film directors during the competition to ensure the fairness of the competition. ”

Shen Ao was stunned and said: "This Dayi network really dares to say it, and I am not afraid of offending people in various circles." ”

Tang Xiaofei said with a smile: "In fact, there are more or less such things in every circle, and Dayi.com didn't say it clearly, nor did it target anyone, so everyone wouldn't care too much." And it is said that before the planning of this project, too many people went to find connections, and the planner of the contest had a headache and simply shouted this slogan. Since people don't even want to sign a contract, it's hard for others to force it anymore, right? ”

"I see, I said how can Dayi.com have so much courage to pick out this unspoken rule." Shen Ao asked, "When is the time of this creative competition?" On my side, I want to finish filming "Never Expected" first, and if the time is too tight, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up. ”

"Don't worry, the deadline is July 28, and there are almost two months to go."

Shen Ao nodded and said, "Two months is definitely enough." ”

The two talked for more than two hours, and roughly determined the preliminary plan, before Tang Xiaofei said goodbye and left.

The negotiations with Feiyi.com were lackluster, and Shen Ao and Hu Hai had reached a consensus on most of the contents. A veteran on Feiyi.com has long estimated that the cost of each episode of "Never Expected" is about 70,000, so a deposit of 700,000 yuan and a total price of 1 million yuan were given, so that Shen Ao had enough funds to shoot the micro-film series well. But in fact, Shen Ao knows almost everything about the plot of the episodes of "Never Expected", which will greatly reduce the cost, and the profit far exceeds Feiyi.com's estimate. Because of this, there is no problem with the two sides in terms of money, and the others are easier to negotiate.

What really needs to be negotiated is the issue of the exclusive broadcast rights of the second season, and Feiyi.com agreed to retain the right of first refusal for only three months, but the price is capped at 2 million. Feiyi.com will invite three famous artists to make positive comments on "Never Expected" and Shen Ao during the serialization of "Never Expected" and so on.

From the signing of the signing, Shen Ao's directorial career has officially started......

In the afternoon, Shen Ao took the high-speed train home. Jin Jue generously waived his plane ticket because he didn't want to go back yet.

After returning home, Shen Ao opened Weibo, which was just emerging at this time, and no one preemptively registered the name "Shen Ao", which was a good thing. After registering, Shen Ao gave the account password to Tang Xiaofei, and he was also responsible for this Weibo for the time being.