Chapter 54: The Script, the Book of a Play (Winter Solstice!) )
Seeing that Xu Guanjie was a little nervous, and Zhou Xingping was a little anxious, Li Le smiled.
Calling for others, Li Le had already made a decision in his heart when he found Xu Guanjie in Zhilu Dao Hong Kong Warner. Li Le is in need of money, he wants to make money. Although he is plagiarizing other people's things, he doesn't want the classics to be wasted like this, and Li Le is also worried that others won't be able to shoot a good half a catty.
"Don't worry! Since I brought it up, I want to give it to Sam. After all, it's the movie of the same name for the song, and I also believe in Sam's strength. After a pause, Li Le smiled and said: "I haven't written the script at all, if I want to get the script, I have to wait until I go back and write it." ”
Isn't it, although Xu Guanjie's musical achievements are more than those in movies, his achievements in movies are not low. According to rumors, when filming the best partner, Xinyicheng's commission to Xu Guanjie is 2 million Hong Kong dollars. At that time, this was the first value. It's just that his achievements in movies are the most dazzling, but they are not as good as his achievements in music.
Hearing Li Le's affirmation, Xu Guanjie and Zhou Xingping were both relieved. After all, if the music album can be released together with this movie, that kind of combination will cause a bigger sensation. Zhou Xingping can also see that as long as people who watch the movie must have the heart to buy the album of the same name of the movie. Zhou Xingping also said to himself in his heart: "It seems that Sam's album has to make some changes." ”
In the previous planning of Warner Hong Kong, there was no half-hearted movie of the same name at all. Now that he has got the news, Zhou Xingping also knows that the original plan to release an album alone can no longer be continued. Fortunately, the impact will not be very large, which Zhou Xingping is somewhat relieved of.
"Then Li Le, how much does it cost you to read the script, I will pay for it."
"Sam, let's buy it from Warner! After all, this movie has a role in promoting the album, and this time it will bring greater honor to our company. ”
For a while, Zhou Xingping and Xu Guanjie were vying to buy half a catty or eight taels of the script in Li Le's hands.
"Forget it, the script doesn't need your money, just let me sponsor Ah Sam in friendship." Li Le also knew how much money he could sell for the half-catty script, so Li Le planned to make it a personal favor. After all, I plagiarized other people's things, and I felt a little guilty when I saw myself, Li Le.
"What kind of work is this, Li Sheng, you also have to make money." Zhou Xingping hurriedly said.
Xu Guanjie groaned, thinking about Li Le, and then he said seriously: "I think that's it!" Li Le put the script into the movie as an investment. I don't want the money for the script, how about accounting for 3% of the box office? After all, Xu Guanjie also needs to make money, and there is not much he can win for Li Le. After all, the script is there, and there are still many problems in film shooting. Investments, actors, etc., these are all things that require money. It's not that Xu Guanjie is unwilling to come up with more benefits, it's also that his own ability is limited.
"What's going on?" Li Leke didn't think about accounting for half a catty or eight taels of income. Although it is not the history in memory, but Li Lezhi is half a catty, plus Xu Guanjie and others, the box office will not be low. Even if the share of the theater chain is taken out, it is already a very high box office. In my memory, half a catty and eight taels can succeed, of course, there will not be too many accidents in this life. 3%, and the final basis will not be less. According to the current film form, more than 200,000 is a certainty. For a newcomer like Li Le, the script is already sky-high.
Li Le didn't want to sell the script, he just wanted to earn some favors, but he didn't expect Xu Guanjie to offer to give Li Le a share.
"Alright, that's it! Although I'm just an artist, I'm sure I'll get a 3% share for you. "Whatever Li Le said, Xu Guanjie didn't want to take half a catty and eight taels for nothing. Li Le resigned, and Xu Guanjie even proposed that Xu Guanjie would rather not have a script.
Li Le couldn't refuse, and in the end he could only come according to Xu Guanjie's statement. For a while, it can be regarded as a happy ending.
It was decided after Xu Guanjie and Li Le talked, and Li Le also promised to write the script as soon as possible. Compared to novels, the script is much simpler. It's not that the script is easy to write, but it's that there are enough words to say that it doesn't take a lot of time.
Perhaps because the script aroused Xu Guanjie's idea of the movie, Xu Guanjie also temporarily let go of his heart to discuss music with Li Le. On the issue of filming half a catty and eight taels, Xu Guanjie also asked Li Le's opinion. However, Li Le has empty memories of foreign countries, and knowledge can be regarded as there, but it is only on paper, and he is not very clear about the movie. On the issue of movies, Li Le has no opinions.
But history is such a coincidence, Xu Guanjie plans to hand over the script to the Xu Brothers Film Company, and while he himself plays the leading role, the other starring role He wants to find Xu Guanying. All this can be said to be a lineup of history.
On the first night in Hong Kong, Li Le and Wang Li had a very happy time, and Xu Guanjie invited the two to have a big meal outside that night. Fortunately, their whereabouts were relatively secret, and no reporter took any pictures. Otherwise, Li Le and Wang Li would definitely appear in the newspaper the next day, after all, it was Xu Guanjie, who was known as the god of songs, who dined with them.
Li Le and Wang Li, who returned to the Four Seasons Hotel, did not rest early because of the journey, Li Le turned on the computer alone and wrote a half-catty script. As for Wang Li, she also called Li Le's mother. The two families, that is, Li Le's house, have telephones Now, Wang Li called back, and of course it was one of Li Le's parents. Wang Li also regarded Li Le's mother as her mother, and she didn't really want to talk to her parents on the phone, after all, she just reported her safety and talked about what she saw and heard on the road. Moreover, Li Le's parents know about it, and her parents will also know the news about her and Li Le as soon as possible.
"Are you used to it in Hong Kong?"
"Have you ever been bullied?"
"If Li Le bullies you, tell me, and I'll help you teach him a lesson."
"Be safe outside and go home early."
Although she didn't say it explicitly, Li Rong still regarded Wang Li as her daughter-in-law in her heart, and she always carefully told her on the phone. Every time she hears Li Rong's instructions to herself, Wang Li's heart is sweet and shy at the same time. Wang Li knew about it very early, and the relationship between her and Li Le was seen by the parents of both families.
Li Le, who worked hard to write the script, also thought of the status of a screenwriter.
A good script not only requires the efforts of the actors, but most importantly, the excitement of the script. It's just that today's Hong Kong movies are like this, and the status of screenwriters is not very high. As a screenwriter who writes a play, his status is a little bad. Many screenwriters are living in a very tight situation. Without fame and connections, a good script will not be bought for a good price, and the screenwriter will not get financial support. Many screenwriters eventually changed careers because they didn't have a chance to get ahead. The situation of Hong Kong films in later generations is due to the chaos in the film and television industry, and the lack and loss of talents is also a big reason.
Hong Kong films, that is the memory of a generation. How many people have watched Hong Kong movies, and many classics have been praised by people. But what happened to Hong Kong, one company after another collapsed, and until later, few people dared to invest money in it.
"The film situation has to change, and Hong Kong films have to go out of the way, Hong Kong is too small." Li Le sighed in his heart.
Li Le, who has had a lifetime of experience, has watched many movies, among which Hong Kong films are the most. For Hong Kong films to be hit sporadically in the future, Li Le also feels very regretful in his heart. Li Le in the previous life would also ask such questions, "Why don't you have a good movie in Hong Kong?" Although he later learned about the form of Hong Kong films, Li Le had no ability to change anything.
"With me Li Le in this life, will Hong Kong films remain silent?" Li Le's heart is full of pride.
In Li Le's thoughts, the Hong Kong film and television industry has been drawn into the bridgehead for Li Le to spread Chinese culture. There are too many restrictions in the mainland, but Hong Kong, an open maritime city, does not have so many restrictions. Even after its return, it still maintains its independent autonomy for 50 years.