Chapter 23: Parallel Lines
There is nothing difficult about youth films, grasping the theme of boys and girls and hormones, plus the factor of violence, as long as you are careful about making it, don't look for an uncle to play a high school student, and you don't worry about making a bad movie at all.
Shen Zhenghui himself is also a little eager to try, in fact, in his memory, there is indeed such a youth campus film - the Korean movie "The Cruel History of Horse Porridge Street", what is the plot in front of, he basically forgot everything, only remembered that in the end, the protagonist practiced nunchucks at home, and finally beat the gangsters in the school who bullied him, when he thought of this scene, Shen Zhenghui felt his blood boiling.
In fact, the story doesn't need to be too complicated, it's nothing more than a love triangle of youth, students bullying each other, fighting and fighting, and handling the story and scenes to the extreme may be more resonant with young people. Shen Zhenghui knew the popularity of "Crazy Boy" in the late 9o and early 21st century, and he intuitively felt that if he made this kind of violent film about youth and campus, even in Japan, it would be very promising, not to mention that the Japanese themselves like this kind of thing.
"Youth films? Do you think it will be appealing to watch? Mitsumi Fukuda asked.
"I think it's okay, firstly, it is not costly, and secondly, it is easy to cause topicality." Shen Zhenghui pursed his lips.
"The third is that you just graduated, do you remember what happened in school?" Mitsumi Fukuda added.
"It's not, the content of the film must be exaggerated compared to reality." Shen Zhenghui squinted, "I think the script is very easy to handle, let's find ...... Forget it, I'll write a script myself. ”
"You're in a good mood!"
"Haha, men have a little dream, especially the kind I want to make a violent film and pay tribute to Bruce Lee."
"Understandable." Mitsumi Fukuda nodded, and then she said, "Although I know that this is still a matter of no score, but how do you think we should find actors?" ”
"Actors?" Shen Zhenghui suddenly remembered the girl he met on the plane, "The heroine must be pure and beautiful, I met a girl on the plane, I think she is good......"
Mitsumi Fukuda's eyes narrowed half-narrowed.
"It's really good, whether it's looks or temperament, it's very in line with the taste of students." Shen Zhenghui explained.
"So is she famous?" Mitsumi Fukuda asked quietly.
"We're a low-budget movie!" Shen Zhenghui touched his nose.
"How can you attract young people to the cinema without stars."
"I invested in this film."
"Not that problem at all!" Mitsumi Fukuda slapped the table, "Your mind is always jumping like this, have you figured out what you want to do?" ”
At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and the driver stood at the door awkwardly, "President, I want to ask if you are leaving?" Sooner later, there will be no one on the company's side. ”
Mitsumi Fukuda stood up with resentment, "Let's go," she turned her head to look at Shen Zhenghui, "Do you still want to take a look?" Otherwise, I will send you to rest directly, you will be tired all day today, right? ”
"It's okay, let's go check it out." Shen Zhenghui also stood up, "I also want to know what chips I have in my hand as soon as possible." ”
Fukuda's company is only on paper, its assets are mainly shares in other companies, and if necessary, it can use the resources to accomplish the purpose it is trying to achieve. In the office, Shen Zhenghui did not gain much, but he got the materials that had been prepared long ago, which detailed the cooperative companies related to the cultural comprehensive company of Futian Mitsumi and the resources it could call.
"I can't sleep tonight." Shen Zhenghui patted the stack of things in his hand, "Anyway, I still have to write out the outline of the movie in my head, can you prepare paper and pen for me?" ”
Hikaru Fukuda glanced at him, "I won't persuade you." "But you have to remember that tomorrow we have to meet with President Shoji Murahama to talk about the animation of zuò, you have to have a plan." ”
"I will." Shen Zhenghui nodded, and then said with emotion, "This makes me feel like I have returned to the days before the college entrance examination." ”
"Sad?"
"Not really, hectic and fulfilling."
"Really?"
"Of course, this is the impression that I looked back after surviving those days, and it was probably miserable at the time, and I remember thinking about suicide at the time."
"Aren't you a top student? Actually considered suicide? ”
"Uh......" Shen Zhenghui blinked, he confused the two memories, "Xueba also has his own troubles. ”
"Hey, I see, don't sue me for your men's troubles." Mitsumi Fukuda said angrily.
"You must be thinking crookedly."
"You just think I'm crooked!" Mitsumi Fukuda pursed her lips, and then she said casually, "By the way, do you have the contact information of the girl on the plane that you are going to use to play the heroine?" Give it to me first, I'll check it out, and if I can, I'll ask my agency to sign her first. ”
"Isn't your agency on paper?"
"This can be regarded as early preparation, maybe she will become an instant hit!"
"This, her name is Tomoaki Aonuma, she is a small actress, I have her contact information......"
"Okay, write it to me." Mitsumi Fukuda said.
Shen Zhenghui wanted to say that this person should have made that kind of film, but he choked and couldn't speak.
Mitsumi Fukuda took the contact information written by Shen Zhenghui and left, leaving Shen Zhenghui alone in the guest room, he felt excited, more excited than when he made the cartoon "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf", and more passionate than when he saw his company's comic magazine.
"Do I actually fit to be a filmmaker?" Shen Zhenghui talked to himself, he began to write the outline of the script, and accidentally showed it directly in the direction set by the novel according to his habit. The outline of the script was written into the outline of the novel, and Shen Zhenghui was a little helpless, "I still have a little talent, I have to find a professional to cooperate with me, and I heard that the director has to have a sub-shot, Lao Tzu is a scum when he paints, and he also needs a helper for this." He reluctantly put down his movie script, and began to write the main points of cooperation with gonZo, the plan, after the success of "Blue No. 6", "Battle Fairy Snow Wind" can be put on the agenda of film production, and at the same time, it is necessary to produce a TV animation to accumulate experience for the production of "Full Metal Mania" in the future, Shen Zhenghui calculates that according to gonZo's existing manpower, the movie version of "Battle Fairy Snow Wind" will not be released until at least 2oo4, Everything else was delayed.
Shen Zhenghui didn't care that it was already late at night, so he picked up the phone and called Yan Kai first, "How many free artists do you have over there, designers, technicians, etc.?" ”
Yan Kai hasn't slept yet, he is working overtime to produce Zuò Pleasant Goat's first film "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: Year of the Rabbit", which is ready to be released in the Spring Festival in 1999, because of the worry of lack of experience, Yan Kai worked overtime to make the film out of the post-production as soon as possible. worked overtime day and night, and when he received a call from Shen Zhenghui, he did not complain that Shen Zhenghui disturbed his sleep, but complained that it disturbed his work.
When he heard Shen Zhenghui ask about manpower, Yan Kai was stunned, thinking that Shen Zhenghui was about to lay off employees because he had encountered economic problems, because there were rumors that he had financial problems before, so he sold shares in entertainment companies and toy companies. So as soon as he heard Shen Zhenghui ask him about his spare manpower, Yan Kai's first reaction was that this guy was going to lay off employees.
"This, Mr. Shen, Mr. Shen!" Yan Kai almost jumped up, "The progress on my side is just over halfway, and the personnel have just run in, how can there be free?" He has already begun to use his brains to figure out a way, there is definitely no way to find Li Hong and Ah Heng, only to find Liu Xin, take a roundabout route.
Shen Zhenghui on the other side of the phone didn't care about the long-distance call bill, "Huh? No availability? Impossible! He frowned, "So, how many people do you have on your hands now?" Then he added, "How many people are in the animation department and how many people are in the film department?" ”
Yan Kai couldn't hide it anymore, "This ...... This one...... Our two departments are intersecting, and we later recruited a lot of people according to your instructions, adding up bits and ......pieces."
"How many? Hurry up! The person on the other end of the line was starting to get impatient.
Yan Kai gritted his teeth, and if he wanted to die, he would die, "There are more than a hundred people now." ”
"How much is a hundred? Be specific. Shen Zhenghui was a little surprised, it had only been a few months, and he had swelled from the original No. 20 person to this point? At its peak, gonZo was only about a hundred people.
"There are a total of one hundred and fifty people, and we have recruited a lot of young people." Yan Kai said, but he immediately added, "The magazine also borrowed someone from us!" We don't really have many people to spare. ”
"Young man?" Shen Zhenghui was stunned for a moment, a little worried, "How many experienced people have you asked to dig before?" ”
Yan Kai felt worried to death, "This, not too much, only a dozen people." ”
Shen Zhenghui knocked on his head and asked, "How are those young people?" Isn't it fast to get started? ”
"This, we are cultivating," Yan Kaihan is about to come down, "It's enough to make zuòTV animation, and the movie is mainly done by veterans." ”
Shen Zhenghui rubbed his nose, "That's it," he said, "you are going to pick about ten outstanding young people first, and then find two experienced leaders to prepare to come to Japan." We're going to work with gonZo, let them see the quality of our people first. ”
Yan Kai, who was already about to pee, suddenly felt the sun falling from the sky, "Mr. Shen, you, you...... What do you say? What to go to Japan? ”
This sentence was shouted too excitedly and too loudly, and other people who were working overtime looked at it one after another.
"There is a Japanese company that wants to cooperate with us, let's help them do some basic auxiliary work first, don't talk about it everywhere first, draw up the list first, and I'll talk to Liu Xin about it later, anyway, you are ready."
"Yes, yes!" Yan Kai only felt that his heart was surging.
"In addition, don't delay the work in your hand, but it's not in a hurry, just release it before the New Year, and don't stop recruiting, you need to train more talents and sign a long contract with them, but don't worry, let the Japanese company see the Su zhì of our first batch of people, and it is possible to increase the number of people coming to Japan at any time, and I will talk to Liu Xin about this."
"Yes, yes, good!" Yan Kai almost became an echo worm, "Mr. Shen, this, can I also go to Japan for further study?" ”
"You finish your work first, and then you are now the head of the domestic animation department, and you have to take responsibility. It's all up to you on my side. Shen Zhenghui did not forget to encourage his subordinates.
Yan Kai only felt itchy and scratchy, "This, can you shoot a person who specializes in business management, my personal technical business is busy with me." ”
"I'll talk to Liu Xin, you also have to pay attention to cultivating a successor!"
"Yes, thank you, Mr. Shen." Yan Kai hung up the phone excitedly, thinking in his heart that Lao Tzu was only 22 years old and was going to train a successor? When I turned my head, I saw a large group of people working overtime who were no longer drawing, staring at me burningly.
"What are you doing? Get to work! Yan Kai shouted, but couldn't suppress the joy in his tone.
"Director Yan," someone shouted, "I'm going to Japan too!" ”
"Fuck your sister! Work! ”
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