Chapter XXIII. A script of 100,000 yuan
Now that five or six days have passed, in Chen Xuanting's opinion, the script "The Legend of Lei Luo" submitted by himself should also have results.
So after Chen Xuanting called, he contacted Andy Lau's female assistant, who said that Andy was very busy and could only give him five minutes to meet. And it must be within ten minutes to get to the Tianmu company.
In order to be in a hurry, Chen Xuanting had to bite the bullet and ride Lei Yaoyang's roller coaster motorcycle again.
Come to the Sky Curtain Company.
Chen Xuanting greeted the front desk staff and was taken to Andy Lau's office.
This time, there were some changes in the office, first of all, the sofa was moved to the right, revealing the feng shui fish, secondly, the feng shui fish was also moved from the bottom of the God of Wealth shrine to the side, and finally, the original eight koi in the fish tank became three.
Andy Lau is not in a straight suit, but is wearing an expensive Alidas sports casual suit. In terms of this kind of outfit alone, if you throw him on the street, it is estimated that nine out of ten people will not recognize him as Andy Lau.
At this moment, Andy Lau's handsome face had a smile of his habitual surname. And this smile, like his signature, can be seen even in the black coal pile, you can see that he is different. Therefore, being a man must have characteristics, a person without the slightest characteristic will not be remembered at all, and the only most promising profession is to be a thief!
Speaking of Andy Lau, when he saw Chen Xuanting, he said, "Are you here to ask about the script?" ”
Chen Xuanting is still neither humble nor arrogant, "Yes----! The answer was succinct and neat.
"Actually, I already said it last time, your script is very good!" Andy Lau touched his hooked nose.
"In that case, I wonder if this script can be shortlisted?" Chen Xuanting was straightforward.
Andy Lau smiled and said, "Do you really want to be shortlisted?" ”
"Yes!"
"Why?"
"For the money!" Chen Xuanting didn't feel faceless at all.
Andy Lau was stunned for a moment, licked his lips, and said: "From the idea of the script, it's absolutely no problem if you want to be shortlisted!" ”
Chen Xuanting smiled rarely: "It looks like I have a good chance of winning the jackpot, doesn't it?" ”
Andy Lau looked at him and smiled: "No, your script can only be shortlisted, whether you can win the award depends on whether other scripts are worse than yours!" ”
"How?" Chen Xuanting's self-confidence was hit, and he was a little sour.
"Have you never written a script before?" Andy Lau looked directly at him and asked.
Chen Xuanting did not deny it: "Yes, this is the first time I have written a script!" ”
"It's pretty good, I can write like this the first time!" Andy Lau doesn't know whether he is praising or derogating, "You must know that making movies pays attention to the sense of the camera, so the script also requires you to have the feeling of the camera." But what you've written is too much of a novel! ”
Chen Xuanting scratched his eyebrows, embarrassed!
"Anything else?"
"Absolutely!" Andy Lau taught him like a primary school student: "In addition to the clever conception of a script and the writing in line with the filming of the film, there is a more important factor!" That's the executable last name----! ”
"Executable last name?!"
"Yes!" Andy Lau glanced at the script in his hand and said, "The subject you chose is too sensitive, you must know that the prototype of Lei Luo is Lu Le, the former chief inspector of Hong Kong!" Although others are not in Hong Kong, the old forces are intertwined and still have a strong influence in Hong Kong. You asked me to make a movie like this, aren't you looking for trouble?! ”
Chen Xuanting then remembered, it is indeed so!
In his previous life, "The Legend of Lei Luo" starring Andy Lau told the story of Lu Le. Lei Luo's prototype is Lu Le, when the Chinese star was going to shoot, he went to Taipei to visit Lu Le, who was still alive, and he didn't agree to use his real name, so he used Lei Luo. But later, Lu Le was still unhappy, saying that Andy Lau had not yet visited him.
Thinking of this, Chen Xuanting not only did not have the consciousness of being wrong, but smiled: "Isn't it better?" ”
"What?" Andy Lau didn't know why.
"Others don't dare to do it, but do it! That's what makes a million profits stand out, doesn't it?! Chen Xuanting said indifferently.
Andy Lau smiled, the signature smile was very bright, like the lights of the Victorian night, clear, translucent, and hazy and pleasant. Hazy is confusing, happy is too kind to laugh.
"You're right, it's a pity that I'm a person who likes to do things steadily, and it's too risky for me to take it now!"
Chen Xuanting shrugged: "Even so, I won't say a word ---- more, how much do you give for this script?" ”
Chen Xuanting immediately changed from a humble gentleman to a businessman, which made Andy Lau a little unacceptable for a while, smiled slightly embarrassedly, and said: "Judging from the current situation, I can only give you 100,000 yuan at most!" ”
"One hundred thousand?" Chen Xuanting's brows twitched.
"Isn't it too little?" Andy Lau asked.
"It's not too little, it's too little!" Chen Xuanting said a little helplessly, "For me, this 100,000 yuan is just a drop in the bucket!" ”
Andy Lau nodded, "Maybe, but in the current Hong Kong film market, the price of 100,000 scripts is also very high!" ”
Of course, Chen Xuanting knows very well that the Hong Kong film industry has always taken the wrong path, that is, focusing on star effect rather than scripts. This is very different from Hollywood's industrial model. Hollywood movies are basically scripts and production lines, stars are production lines, and movies are just products concocted by these production lines. Hong Kong shoots a drama and gives most of the money to the stars for salary, and the rest is used for filming, production, processing, etc., while the screenwriter who writes the script can only get a small profit, and it is already very good to be able to fill his stomach. This shows how Hong Kong films do not pay attention to script screenwriters. In addition, many directors in Hong Kong usually like to take care of screenwriter creation, so that the screenwriter has less work and it is more difficult to eat well.
"In fact, according to your talent, as long as you go to TVB to practice, it is not impossible to become a good screenwriter, and then you can develop up again and become a director, maybe one day I will film for you!" Andy Lau said half jokingly, half thoughtfully.
Because in his opinion, Chen Xuanting was able to write such a wonderful script for the first time, and his talent was absolutely amazing. What he lacks is an experience, and experience. After all, film is also an art, and it is not something that can be learned just by watching it. As a TVB that has cultivated countless outstanding Hong Kong movie stars and film directors, it is known as the "Star Shaolin Temple", and Andy Lau was also born here. The so-called land of the hidden dragon and the crouching tiger is nothing more than that, if Chen Xuanting is willing to join the humble study inside, he will become a great weapon in the future.
"Thank you for your advice, but it's not my time to dream!" Chen Xuanting rejected Andy Lau's kindness.
Andy Lau didn't mind and said with a smile: "Then I really don't know how to help you!" ”
"It's very simple, give me 100,000 yuan first!" Chen Xuanting smiled indifferently.
100,000 yuan, a drop in the bucket!
But Chen Xuanting firmly believes that in his own hands, there will be a magical magic effect!
Miracles are also created by man!
Isn't it?!