Xiao Ran nodded, he knew that Chen Musheng would choose like this. It's no wonder that Chan will be one of Hong Kong's few action movie directors, and his love for action movies is unimaginable. Xiao Ran has always felt that Chen Musheng's later improvements to action movies were not very successful, because he was not good at emotional dramas at all, for example, "Two Heroes" was extremely unsuccessful in this regard.

However, he thinks that this new concept of action to package love with action is very interesting, of course, this is not what Chen Musheng can do at present. In the original history, Chen was not allowed to direct some films that had nothing to do with action because of the needs of the film company, and took many detours. Now that Chen Musheng is the person of the Phantom, Xiao Ran has no reason to let him take a detour.

Xiao Ran nodded and turned his face to look at Adu: "Adu, do you think that your half apprentice is capable enough to read and start a play?" I just want a definitive answer. You know the rules of the company very well, once you smash three commercial films in a row, then it will not be easy to turn over! ”

Xiao Ran was referring to an unwritten rule of the company, which he formulated some time ago. Small-scale literary films and experimental films can be smashed, but commercial entertainment films cannot be missed. Once a director smashes three commercial films in a row, it will be difficult to take over big-budget films, and the salary will be reduced, unless there are other ways to turn over.

In this regard, Xiao Ran once considered that he had always felt that this might cause too much commerciality, that is, the directors did not dare to use their full strength under the smashing, but blindly shot the same. But after thinking about it, Xiao Ran put his mind at ease.

Hong Kong films started with enough commercial surnames, although they collapsed in the end, but that was because of the overall mistake of the general direction, and it was not a matter of commercial atmosphere. However, Xiao Ran still set other rules in order to prevent directors from daring to lay down their own style, and tried to avoid assembly-line instant noodle products like Hollywood.

Du Qifeng was obviously quite confident in Chen Musheng, nodded to Xiao Ran and said, "He can, just give him a chance!" ”

Xiao Ran smiled, he just wanted this sentence, and turned his face to look at the nervous Chen Musheng: "Don't be nervous, I'll give you a play in the second half of the year!" However, this time you are doing it with Adu, you have to try to accumulate your own experience and sharpen yourself. ”

After letting them all leave, Xiao Ran waited for Wang Jiawei while reviewing the draft. Finally, Wang Jiawei and a female producer named Miao Miao came. Looking at the two people who didn't know each other, Xiao Ran smiled slightly, and after introducing them, he said: "Ah Wei, this time your chance has come, I decided to start filming this book, what team do you need to talk to Miao Miao, she will help you prepare everything." ”

Miao Miao and Wang Jiawei were suddenly overjoyed, since the former entered the Phantom Company, after undergoing production training, he ran errands under Chen Kexin, this time he was able to read and do production, how not happy. Wang Jiawei was even happier, after waiting for a year, he finally wrote the script in his mind, and the boss agreed to start the play.

Looking at the two guys who were so excited that they couldn't speak, Xiao Ran couldn't hold back a smile and said sternly: "Miao Miao, this is an opportunity, if you mess up, you will have a lot less chances in the future." Remember what I said in the training course, production is not just about running errands, you also need to have enough imagination and architectural skills for a film to be able to do it well, and your position is very important. ”

"Mr. Xiao, don't worry, I will definitely live up to your expectations!" Miao Miao couldn't wait to pat her chest to show her determination.

"Discuss it with Ah Wei and take out the budget report and team!" Xiao Ran secretly laughed, Wang Jiawei's progress was not slow when he filmed "Mong Kok Carmen", but it was still beyond the budget. And Xiao Ran wants this effect, he can't wait for Wang Jiawei to take out the effort to shoot "2046" and try to exceed the budget, and the more he exceeds, the happier he is.

Because what Xiao Ran wants is very simple, he wants to tell the whole of Hong Kong with "Mong Kok Carmen" that Wang Jiawei's film is worth it no matter how much budget he makes. Otherwise, how to use Wang Jiawei to frame the opponent in the future.

After letting them leave, Xiao Ran relaxed at this time, and Luo Wenqiang was discussing with the producer the preparations for the new film "Ghost School". And Liu Zhenwei is currently said to be writing a script he wants, which is after the success of "The Saint of Gambling", Xiao Ran specially allowed Liu Zhenwei to make a personal work.

As for the "Gambler" series, Xiao Ran is not interested in starting filming for the time being, he doesn't want to make the trend more and more serious. However, not filming does not mean giving up on the series. Xiao Ran has already let the wind out, and his peers know that the Phantom Company has another such film in preparation, and they can't steal this title without authorization. This is the rule of conduct.

As for "God of Gamblers" and "The Saint of Gambling", Xiao Ran's idea is very simple, the former will open one in two years. The latter can open one this year, taking the lead for Phantom to dominate the top ten box office lists this year. Now he is thinking about the Spring Festival file, and he must not give up this schedule.

The theme of family carnival is what Xinyicheng is good at, and unless Xiao Ran moves out of "Happy Family", it will be difficult to thwart Xinyicheng. And Golden Harvest basically every year's New Year films are basically Cheng Long's works, Debao has little advantage in the Chinese New Year market in previous years, but this year there is "Rich and Powerful Again", a low-level comedy film in the city, which is extremely difficult to defeat.

The time is very tight, and the film must be completed within a month even from preparation to shooting and post-production to catch up with the schedule. But so far, no film has been produced less than two months old.

It's never difficult to make a film in a month. Under normal circumstances, under normal circumstances, the production of a film will not exceed three months at most, and there are many people who make a film in a month. But Xiao Ran didn't want to do this, but if he didn't do this, he would lose the opportunity to compete for the Spring Festival stalls.

Headache! Xiao Ran sighed deeply, the boss is not easy to be. It seems that we must pay attention to such a problem, and we must mark all kinds of schedules. In the past, when there was no theater, he didn't pay attention to this, but now he has to pay attention to it.

The only choice is "Happy Events in the Family", except for this film, Xiao Ran can't think of anything that can win the box office champion of the Spring Festival stalls for the time being. After thinking about it for a while, Xiao Ran sighed, this time it was a complete mistake!

Find Mo Tianxin, and then call a screenwriter in the screenwriting team who is good at comedy. Looking at these three subordinates, Xiao Ran was extremely depressed. If it weren't for his lack of planning, how could he have made a mess.

"This time, the company ignored the Spring Festival file, so this time, everyone must do their best to help the crew complete the production of the film in the shortest possible time! It should never last more than a month! Xiao Ran glanced at it and asked, "Do you have any questions?" ”

"I have a problem!" Mo Tianxin stood up, walked in front of Xiao Ran, and asked meticulously: "Mr. Xiao, you said that the company's works must be excellent, but if you do this now, wouldn't it violate your production requirements?" ”

Xiao Ran was stunned for a moment, and then laughed. He thinks that Mo Tianxin is really good, although the company advocates giving employees free space to play, but there are absolutely few people who can do things very seriously like Mo Tianxin.

Regarding Mo Tianxin's question, Xiao Ran certainly thought about it. If it wasn't for thorough consideration, then he really wouldn't dare to make a decision casually. When all the screenwriters and Mo Tianxin didn't know why, Xiao Ran suddenly stopped laughing: "It's not in the way, the background environment of this film is very narrow, and it is relatively easy to shoot." The only challenge is that if you find a good makeup artist to put on the right makeup for the actors! ”

Mo Tianxin rolled his eyelids, and sure enough, he found that this only needed to be filmed in a villa. Relieved, he secretly imagined that it would not be difficult to finish filming in a month.

"I'll give you the script tomorrow before I go to Macau!" After talking to Mo Tianxin, Xiao Ran glanced at the screenwriter again: "You go with the crew to prevent there from being modified!" ”

Both of them nodded, Xiao Ran was in a much happier mood now, and he was always relaxed after making a decision no matter what. After thinking about it, he quickly decided on the starring role and director: "Amo, the director is looking for Liu Zhenwei, in terms of starring, the cast must be strong." Let Xingzi play the third, and let Ren Dahua play the second. ”

continued to finalize some of the main actors in the original work, such as Mao Shunjun and Wu Junru. It's just that the two actors Zhang Manyu and Huang Baiming are finally missing. After thinking about it for a while, Xiao Ran asked Mo Tianxin to choose among the graduated artists, and ended the conversation about the New Year's film.

After all this, Xiao Ran was relieved. However, before he could be happy, he immediately remembered that this still needed publicity to cooperate, and hurriedly asked An Yuxuan to call Bai Wenjing over.

Bai Wenjing, as his name suggests, is a very handsome young man, and he must be easy to attract many girls. Xiao Ran didn't have time to talk nonsense, and when he saw him come in, he immediately explained: "Ah Wen, send two capable people to the crew of "Happy Family" to determine the selling point at any time. Also, immediately determine the publicity plan, that is, start the propaganda from the beginning, and we will capture the Spring Festival stalls. ”

Bai Wenjing was immediately confused by Xiao Ran's words, Xiao Ran laughed at himself, he was too anxious. Since this is the case, it might as well explain it slowly, and Bai Wenjing suddenly realized.

"I don't think it's difficult. Contact a few bus companies to advertise on the body, advertise on ATV and TVB, or something! Bai Wenjing lived up to Wei Dongling's vision, and quickly came up with several common and effective propaganda methods.

Xiao Ran nodded, it's very good to do this: "In short, the publicity budget is two million, you must sell this film to me to the whole Hong Kong, and the whole Hong Kong is interested!" ”

"Two million?" Bai Wenjing was taken aback, now the Phantom Company is the one that spends the most on publicity among all the film companies in Hong Kong. But he was never more than a million, and now he had a budget of two million, which made him not surprised.

"That's right, two million, I've always told you, the marketing department is a very important department of the company, and now is the time for you to perform. If you can beat other companies, then you must have a red envelope to take! Xiao Ran laughed, and the demeanor of the high-ranking person was undoubtedly revealed: "Also, this year, your marketing department will use "Dark Flower" as a typical marketing model, and this time you must do a good job!" ”

Bai Wenjing blinked his eyes and smiled: "Mr. Xiao, don't worry, this matter will be planned by me and I will personally follow the team to Macau!" ”

That night, Xiao Ran was depressed and frantically wrote the script of "Happy Events in the Family" under the gaze of Lin Qingxia, not because he didn't trust the company's screenwriters, but because this battle could not be lost. The Chinese New Year has always been the main battlefield that determines the top ten box office of the year, and every company will release the most important films of the year at this time.

On top of that, there are very few film companies that can compete for the Chinese New Year, and apart from the three major companies, there is almost no place for the works of other companies. Phantom Company was able to intervene in the Chinese New Year market, which is a leap in status. If it can win the Lunar New Year championship, it proves that the Phantom has the strength to beat the three major companies, and don't forget that the myth of New Arts City began with winning the box office championship and the Chinese New Year champion for three consecutive years.

Under Yu Jiayu's arrangement, the crew went to Macau the next day in an orderly manner, including equipment and the like. Macau obviously welcomed Xiao Ran and them to come to Macao to film, and even sent quite important officials to greet them.

The Public Relations Bureau of the Macau Police Force also sent two officers to entertain them and assist in the filming. Xiao Ran is very happy about this, although this film is really dark about the Macau police, but obviously no one cares, after all, this is a movie, everyone still knows it very clearly.

This can't help but remind Xiao Ran of the situation in the mainland, thinking about the film censorship system twenty years later, it is simply killing the creativity of filmmakers. Xiao Ran definitely didn't approve of such an approach, but now he had a good chance to change all that.

After inspecting the filming locations arranged by Yu Jiayu, Xiao Ran returned to the hotel satisfied. This Yu Jiayu's ability is very strong, and his person is not old-fashioned, Xiao Ran even wants to promote him to be the manager of the production department. However, after careful consideration, with Yu Jiayu's potential, it is better to stay by his side and cultivate it well, so that he can reuse it in the future.

As soon as he returned to the Lisboa Hotel, Xiao Ran remembered something and hurriedly asked, "Ah Yu, have you ever been to the pier?" ”

"I'm going!" Yu Jiayu laughed, he knew that Xiao Ran was going to ask like this. He felt that Xiao Ran was a boss who liked to do things himself, and he was quite powerful and affinity, which was easy to convince the people below: "However, I didn't see Old Man He, it was Brother Ju's head horse who saw me!" ”

"...... like this" Xiao Ran pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and said with a smile: "Help me get in touch, I want to visit Old Man He!" ”

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