Chapter 457: Is This Really What You Want?
"Ladies and gentlemen, it's an honor to meet you. 1 ――I am very happy that I am a young newcomer who looks up to me so much. Looking at the big directors sitting in a circle around him, Liu Yufan smiled and said a few words modestly. However, judging from his calm expression, there was not much "honor".
can take a stand in front of these people, I am afraid that in addition to Liu Yufan, there are not many screenwriters in China. But he has such confidence. Who let him hold in his hands what all these people desired?
Sure enough, after listening to Liu Yufan's words, those people also laughed and fooled him again. It's nothing more than "young and promising", "talented" and the like, for these Liu Yufan just smiled slightly. Flickering, he has heard a lot in the entertainment industry during this time, and it can be said that he has immunity.
He didn't talk nonsense with these people either, and after a few words, he got to the point.
"Actually, before I came today, everyone contacted me in various ways, and today the kid dared to invite a few people together, for the same reason. I know that you may be interested in the script I wrote, and it's my pleasure. But before I get down to business, I also want to remind everyone that the script in my hand is not cheap. Looking at the directors who were nervously looking at him, Liu Yufan said bluntly.
"This young man is direct enough!" Seeing that Liu Yufan didn't say a few words, he began to talk about the conditions in a preemptive voice, and these big directors also looked down on this young man again. Several of them are characters who are shocked when they stomp their feet in the domestic entertainment industry. In front of them, they can still talk and laugh so freely. This newly debuted young man has a bad psychological quality.
Seeing the boss talking to these big directors so calmly, Li Xin, who was sitting next to him. I was also a little excited in my heart. Don't look at her now with a calm look, in fact, she is already nervous in her heart. These people are all big names.
"Hehe, Mr. Liu. As long as the book is good, the price is not a problem. If it's really a script like "Pirates of the Caribbean", there's nothing else, how much can Lao Mouzi give you, I'll give you double copies. As soon as Liu Yufan's words fell, Feng Dagang next to him immediately took over.
said this domineeringly, and went directly to Lao Mouzi. Fortunately, Lao Mouzi is not here, otherwise I am afraid that the two of them will have to pinch it on the spot.
Feng Dagang was the first to jump out and fire. It also makes sense. In the Chinese director industry, he is a new generation of directors whose fame is second only to Lao Mouzi. These days, Lao Mouzi's "Pirates of the Caribbean" has pressed him to the point of being out of breath, it was originally a situation of half a catty and eight taels, but it is about to become his family dominance, how can Director Feng swallow this breath? Now it's easy to find the root of Liu Yufan, needless to say, as long as he still has that kind of script in his hand. Feng Dagang is probably willing to make money even if he doesn't make money.
"Hehe, Director Feng, that's not necessary. In this way, I will first show you the conditions for signing a contract with Director Zhang before, if you can accept such conditions. Let's talk about the book next. Liu Yufan said, signaling Li Xin to send the contracts that had been prepared earlier to the directors.
It's a really weird scene. A screenwriter, but so strong that the top directors in China follow his path and accept the conditions he offers. It's not Liu Yufan's fault, if you change any screenwriter, it will never be possible to do it to such an extent! If Liu Yufan is a full-time screenwriter, I am afraid he will be the best one in history.
Thinking about the book in their hearts, none of these directors cared about Liu Yufan's strength at the moment, and they all looked carefully at the contract in their hands. ..., with the script as a shareholder, directly ask for 50% of the film company's income, and it is also after tax. Rao is directors are mentally prepared for this, and when they saw this domineering clause, they still gasped.
Never, no screenwriter has dared to put forward such a condition with a film company. At present, although these people are just directors, with their influence, they are enough to influence those large domestic film production companies. So this contract, as long as they agree to it, there is basically no problem. Especially a director like Feng Dagang, as long as he is willing, he can completely copy Lao Mouzi's model, find funds by himself, make films, and everything is up to him.
Although Liu Yufan's conditions are a bit excessive, in the eyes of these directors at this moment, it is a matter of course. If it's really a god-level production like "Pirates of the Caribbean", what happens to giving him fifty percent? It is said that the old mouzi relied on this film, and his net income reached more than 100 million, how could everyone not count this account?
Therefore, after reading Liu Yufan's contract, except for the initial surprise, these people all looked at Liu Yufan and nodded, indicating that as long as the book is good, there will be no problem.
Looking at the reactions of these directors, Liu Yufan was very satisfied. At this point, it can be said that more than half of the success has been achieved. He doesn't think that these directors have the courage to refuse themselves. After all, the situation is now here, and whoever rejects himself is likely to be quickly pulled down by others in the coming days!
"Okay, since you don't have any opinions, let's talk about the script. In fact, to be honest, although "Pirates of the Caribbean" was a success, I don't think this success can be easily replicated. I believe everyone knows that the upfront investment in this movie is as much as more than 500 million, it's not that I can't believe your strength, but there is a huge risk in such a big production, you must think about it carefully. And,My book is definitely a big production.,If you're not ready to put a lot of effort into it.,Just a casual pat.,I'm sorry.,I'm not going to give you my book.。 Liu Yufan said lightly.
Although Liu Yufan's words just now were even more unreasonable than before, everyone was not angry, he was like this, it was a sign of confidence in his book, it seems that this guy definitely has good goods in his hands.
As for the investment of hundreds of millions, although it seems terrifying, with the strength of the people sitting here, it is not something that cannot be achieved. The reason why I didn't do it before is not because they can't do it, but because they don't have a book that can match this investment. is like films such as "Night Banquet" and "The City Full of Golden Armor", which also invested more than 100 million yuan, although it also attracted a large number of domestic big names to support the scene, and also learned from foreign blockbusters to make big scenes, but in the end, it still ended up being a tiger who did not become an anti-dog. What slogans such as "wind" and "gale" were even nicknamed brain-dead by netizens. It can be seen that the gap in the conception of the movie is the most critical.
But now, with Liu Yufan here, the biggest gap has been bridged.
"In all fairness, the directors are real people, and they all have their own styles. So I think,My book isn't necessarily for everyone.。 If in the end, people can't make a film, then it's no wonder to me. Okay, Li Xin, send the script to the directors. Liu Yufan said, gesturing at Li Xin.
"Okay Mr. Liu", Li Xin nodded at Liu Yufan, and then quickly took out a stack of scripts that had been classified in the categories from his briefcase. On each book, the name of the respective director is printed.
After sending the script, Li Xin looked at Liu Yufan's eyes full of admiration. During this time, she saw Mr. Liu's efforts. But even so, in just a few days, so many scripts were rushed, what kind of brain did it take to complete. ..., Feng Dagang took the script handed over by Li Xin, and when he saw a few big words on the cover "There are no thieves in the world", he was excited. After waiting for so long, I finally waited for the meat.
Most of the other directors also had such expressions, and they read the scripts in their hands one by one seriously.
Seeing these directors reading the script, Liu Yufan was not worried, and sat down and drank coffee leisurely. These books are all films that these directors have filmed, and they can be said to match their styles and tastes. It's something they've photographed, and I believe they won't look down on it. In order to avoid discrepancies between what they filmed and their own impressions in later generations, Liu Yufan even marked the recommended candidates for the male and female protagonists in it.
After reading this script in one go, Feng Dagang nodded with satisfaction, there is no doubt that this is a good book, and it is very appetizing to him. Somehow, though, there was no surprise he expected. He was weighing in his heart that such a film, even if it was made, would at best be popular in China, but it would be impossible to reach the height of "Pirates of the Caribbean".
Most of the other directors feel the same way. They like the book very much.,But it seems to be compared to "Pirates of the Caribbean".,It's still a lot worse.。
Looking at the expressions of these people, Liu Yufan seemed to know what they were worried about, and continued with a smile: "Everyone may think that these books are a little insignificant. Yes, it's not the best script I've ever had, and I've got a better one here, which can be completely compared to or even surpass Pirates of the Caribbean, and I'm curious to know, do you want to make a film like this? ”
As soon as Liu Yufan's question was raised, these directors didn't understand it at first, but after thinking about it for a while, they already understood what he meant.
Undoubtedly, that kind of American-style blockbuster is the best, but the problem is that such a film is not suitable for each of them. is like Lao Mouzi, he naturally likes to make big scenes, so he can shoot "Pirates of the Caribbean" well, but if he changes himself, can he?
On this floor, looking at the book in his hand, these directors fell into contemplation one by one.