In Fan Zhe's plan, Du Zhengde is basically the first choice for the director of "Martial Arts Master: War".

The fame is almost enough, the qualifications are old, and they have cooperated with each other, and they know each other......

The whole thing is counted, Du Zhengde is really good.

Of course, people are proud of the spring breeze now, which is different from when they encountered a career trough before, and the salary must be completely different.

However, it doesn't matter, as long as you don't go too far, Wedo Entertainment doesn't mind letting others make money.

After Fan Zhe and Ye Jiayi had breakfast, they drove to the company together.

In the car, Fan Zhe said: "Director Du, after the initial contact, the feedback is still good, and when the money is basically enough, they are basically determined to take over the film project of "Martial Arts Master: War". Of course, specific treatment issues, contract negotiations, etc., must be discussed in detail by you later, and it is only at the stage of confirming your intentions. ”

"That's fine, when can the people on my side start to enter the negotiations?"

"It shouldn't be too long, I made an appointment with Du Zhengde this afternoon to talk about the content of the movie. If things go well, we can start formal negotiations in the next two days. ”

Fan Zhe paused, and continued: "If Du Zhengde is sure that he is willing to take over the work, then the crew can start to be formed in the next two days." Even, now our script has been completed. ”

"Okay, as long as the movie can be completed after the next part of "Martial Arts Master" is broadcast next year, and then it can be ready to be launched, then it's fine."

"It shouldn't be a big problem."

……

Fan Zhe was busy in the company for a while in the morning, and at three o'clock in the afternoon, he met with Du Zhengde in a teahouse.

"I thought you'd be looking for me for a drink." Fan Zhe said that he still remembered that Du Zhengde was an alcoholic.

"Haha, but you don't like to drink much, you still have to consider the boss's attitude after all."

Although the two are quite different in age, their personal relationship is not bad, and there is no particularly big obstacle to chatting.

First we talked about other things, and then we got down to business.

In the previous phone calls, Du Zhengde has basically agreed to accept the directorship of "Martial Arts Master: War".

This is fairly normal.

For Du Zhengde, first of all, when he was able to get up so quickly when his career was at a low point, Wedo Entertainment reached out and pulled him and let him shoot "Fantasy of the Three Kingdoms", which must have played a vital role.

This kind of favor, in the circle, must be repaid if it is owed.

What's more, that cooperation was originally quite pleasant, and after that time, he also formed a good friendship with Fan Zhe.

It's emotional, but it's the project itself.

Even if he owes a lot of favors, when he encounters that kind of garbage film, or a film that is not suitable for him, Du Zhengde will definitely not shoot it - he doesn't want to run into Waterloo again when he is almost about to climb into the ranks of first-line directors.

In fact, with the successive successes of "Fantasy of the Three Kingdoms" and "The Legend of Dragon and Tiger", he became very cautious when he took over the film, so that in two or three years, he made a movie called "The Return of the Flying Dragon", which is a crime action movie with a modern background, and the results are not particularly good, but at least it is a normal situation, which failed to make him go further, but it will not make his status fall again.

If he can maintain this state and continue to make some movies, as long as the level is passable and he can have a good box office, then with more and more successful experiences, his status in the director circle will also improve with the improvement of his qualifications, and finally enter the ranks of real first-line directors.

However, Du Zhengde, who has always been quite ambitious from the bottom, doesn't like this slow rhythm very much.

If there is no other choice, then such a step-by-step approach may be the way to go. But if there is a choice, why doesn't he want to direct a movie that hits the box office?

Right now, "Martial Arts Grandmaster: War" is a very high-quality choice.

First of all, the genre of the film is an action movie, which is the genre that Du Zhengde is good at; Secondly, the investment amount of "Martial Arts Grandmaster: War", according to what Fan Zhe told him before, is guaranteed to be more than 700 million yuan, which is almost equivalent to more than 100 million US dollars, which can be regarded as a big production if it is thrown to Hollywood; Third, this is a project of Dimension Entertainment. Du Zhengde must know their family's visual technology ability.

Moreover, this movie was born from the IP of "Martial Arts Master". The original work itself is a relatively popular work, and the readership base is not small, and after it was developed into a TV series, it is a popular TV series of the year this year, and the audience base is very huge.

The combination of these factors declares that the probability of failure of this film is very small, and it can almost be regarded as a success.

The difference is just how successful it is.

Such a project, to be honest, Du Zhengde is a fool if he doesn't accept it.

Even if the salary is less, it must be next. As long as the work is a big success, and the success is stronger, he will be able to use the power of this movie to reach a higher level, at least gain a firm foothold in the ranks of first-line directors.

Today, at his meeting with Fan Zhe, he was not entangled in whether to take on the project at all, but chatted with the investor, boss, chief producer and chief artist about the work itself.

After drinking a round of tea, Du Zhengde said: "I have read the script, but I still think we have to talk about the specific content carefully." ”

"Hmm." Fan Zhe put down the teacup, he couldn't drink this thing, although the tea was very comfortable to drink, but the quality of the tea, he really couldn't drink it.

"The drama of "Martial Arts Grandmaster", have you watched it?"

"Look, how could I not watch your work? Even if you don't study it, it's good to watch it purely as a hobby, and it's very enjoyable. ”

"It's over." Fan Zhe modestly and continued: "The story of the movie is about a part of the original book that was deleted in the script of the TV series, because this part is not particularly related to the main plot, and the shooting cost is relatively high according to the description of the original book, so we gave up when we were filming the drama." However, it would be nice to take it alone and make a movie. ”

"The world of Martial Arts Master is itself an empty modern background, but there is a flourishing martial arts. History, politics, and economy have all been blurred, and they are about the battles of martial artists. ”

"Under the framework of this world, in addition to a stable and harmonious society modeled on the domestic environment, there are also some war-torn environments abroad."

"The content of the movie is set in Southeast Asia, where there are warlords, the power of the unified government is insufficient, there is the power of warlords, and there is a war in the market. And this kind of environment is also liked by many martial artists, who rely on their own strength to gain benefits from it, and even some people, just to hone themselves, will come to this kind of place to explore. ”

"The story of the movie starts here."