Chapter Seventy-Nine: Be a Director with Feelings
On the second day after the 20 laps, Jiangnan University was on fire, and dozens of news media gathered at the gate of the campus early in the morning, alarming the school.
"Hello classmate, can I interview you?"
A reporter from the New Entertainment Daily walked up to a boy and stretched out the microphone to ask.
The boy was also shocked when he saw the camera shooting towards him, and he was a little surprised, after living for so many years, it was the first time he was interviewed by the media.
"Absolutely."
The boy's face bloomed with a smile, and for him, being interviewed by the media was indeed a very novel thing.
"Do you know that Qin Shi ran twenty laps yesterday?"
The journalist asked.
"Yes, I was there."
When the boy heard the reporter mention this kind of problem, his eyebrows immediately danced.
"Did he really run twenty laps in a row in the heat?"
The reporter continued to ask.
"Of course."
The boy replied without thinking.
"Are you going to be on TV on this show?"
After the interview, the boy pressed the reporter.
"Yes."
The reporter replied with a smile.
"That's good."
Hearing this answer, the boy also nodded with satisfaction, and thanked Qin Shi a hundred times in his heart.
"Thank God, I, Li Dapeng, are finally going to be on TV in my life! I have to call home in the evening and talk to my father and mother that their son Li Dapeng will soon be the first person to appear on TV in Tunli. ”
The boy was interviewed by the media reporters and left in high spirits, but the media reporters were about to cry.
Because they were coming to find Qin Shi today, but they waited for a long time and didn't find Qin Shi's figure, and they were unwilling to search the entire school, but there was still no gain.
When they were told by the school that Qin Shi did not need to participate in military training, they were all very surprised.
They all wanted to know why Qin Shi did not need to participate in military training, and the reason given by the school was that Qin Shi's body was no longer suitable for military training.
It's easy to understand why running 20 laps in a row on such a hot day is not a problem with your body.
However, Qin Shi, who they were looking for, was now sitting in the general manager's office of Wansheng Cinema, sitting in a precarious position, discussing affairs with Wang Shengli, the general manager of Wansheng Cinema.
"Mr. Wang, the sample of the film has been watched, I don't know what you think?"
Qin Shi sat opposite Wang Shengli and asked with a smile.
Wansheng Cinema is a large-scale cinema, with a chain of cinemas in the country, with more than one-third of the market share in Jiangnan City, "Charlotte's Troubles" will be the first to be released in several major first-tier cities in China, so Qin Shi also thought of finding Wansheng Cinema to cooperate.
"The film is a good film, the whole process is full of laughter, and the production is also very good, if I don't know, I'm afraid I will think that this movie was made by a senior director."
Wang Shengli did not pick up Qin Shi's words, but praised the movie, but Qin Shi was not surprised.
Wang Shengli is a scheming businessman, he has built a huge cinema empire in just ten years, seized almost half of the domestic cinema line, and has a good reputation in the business world, so Qin Shi was not surprised that Wang Shengli did not answer his question, but he was also not disappointed.
Because since Wang Shengli praised this movie, it means that there is still a possibility that they can negotiate, and the reason why Wang Shengli did not directly agree to cooperate is nothing more than that he feels that the benefits given by Qin Shi have not reached the expected goal in his heart.
"Mr. Wang has won the award, whether the movie is good or not, we still have to use the box office to speak."
Qin Shi smiled and said, since he came to talk to Wang Shengli about cooperation, he naturally came prepared, he could make some concessions, but he would definitely not let himself suffer.
"Brother Qin is right, the quality of the movie does depend on the box office, although the domestic film industry has developed rapidly over the years, and many good films have emerged, and the box office has exceeded one billion, but this kind of movie is only a few after all, every year there are I don't know how many movies end up with a dismal box office, and they end up hitting the street, not only the investors have suffered heavy losses, but even our theaters have also lost money."
Wang Shengli is a smart person, he brought the topic back when he watched Qin, and he took the opportunity to talk about the box office.
"I don't know how much Mr. Wang thinks the box office of this film can reach."
Qin Shi continued quietly.
"There are a lot of uncertainties at the box office, but it's hard to say."
A light flashed in Wang Shengli's eyes, and he pretended to hesitate and said.
"Mr. Wang said that you are a senior in this industry, and what you want to say is also forward-looking."
Qin Shi stretched out his hand and motioned for Wang Shengli to continue.
"If the number of films scheduled reaches normal circumstances, 100 million should be no problem, but if it is replaced by a popular star to star, I am afraid that the box office performance will be doubled."
Wang Shengli said.
Hearing Wang Shengli say this, the corners of Qin Shi's mouth also hung a trace of arc, he knew that Wang Shengli had been hesitant not to agree to his cooperation, one of the very important reasons is that there are no big-name stars in this film, and even the leading actors are not familiar to the audience, and if you want to say who is the most popular person in the movie, I am afraid it is still him, the director who has shown a few sides and run a trick.
"The quality of a film does have something to do with the popularity of the leading actors, but this is not the decisive factor, I think Mr. Wang also saw the performances of those actors, although they are not popular first-line movie stars, but their acting skills in the film will definitely not be worse than the first-line movie stars."
"Even, even more."
Qin Shi is a director with feelings, he can agree to make some concessions on the issue of profit sharing of the film, but he will never allow others to belittle the acting skills of those actors in the film, as the director of this movie, he sees how much effort and hard work these actors have put in, otherwise even if he is a director, it is impossible for this movie to be completed in a month.
From the bottom of his heart, Qin Shi is very grateful to these hard-working actors, "Charlotte's Troubles" is the crystallization of their joint efforts, and he hopes to thank them for their efforts and dedication with the booming box office.
Seeing Qin Shi's attitude, Wang Shengli's eyes also flashed with a hint of surprise, he has been in this industry for so long, and it is the first time he has seen a director like Qin Shi who can speak for some third- and fourth-tier actors, which is really a bit surprising.
"You're an interesting person and a good director."
After hesitating for a while, Wang Shengli looked at Qin Shi and said approvingly.