The book continues from the above:

In the face of Damien's uninvited, Goofy didn't actually take it to heart.

Even so busy that Goofy forgot about him later.

Gui Lunmei, who was still out shopping and came back, saw the two of them in the hall and mentioned it casually, and Gao Fei remembered.

But it was almost noon by this time.

Seeing that the two of them had waited so long because of his words, Goofy was quite embarrassed.

So thinking that the two were full of sincerity, Gao Fei simply invited the two to have lunch together.

By the way, let's talk about things briefly.

Maybe I'm really hungry.

When the three of them sat down, Damien and Justin didn't say anything polite, even if they gobbled up.

Seeing this, Goofy didn't say anything.

Slowly eating Bavarian barbecued elbow while drinking German dark beer.

After eating about seven minutes full, Gao Fei put down his knife and fork and looked at the two quietly.

But now he can probably rule out the suspicion that the two are liars.

Of course, it has nothing to do with physiognomy or anything.

Mainly when the three of them were eating, Han Li saw that Gao Fei was really interested in these two people, so he touched the details of the two by the way.

But I don't know if I don't check, after reading the information sent by Han Li on my mobile phone, Gao Fei really surprised Gao Fei a little.

……

Don't look at Damien and Justin looking a little down now, but both graduated from Harvard University.

Even when they were at Harvard, the two were roommates.

It's just that at the beginning, the two didn't have much interest in movies.

Damien, in particular, became obsessed with jazz drums when he was in high school, and he could practice drumming for up to 6 hours a day, aspiring to become a jazz drummer.

He was even very close to this dream.

Because he later met a very strict music teacher.

Under the tutelage of this teacher, he was selected for the national high school jazz orchestra.

But it was precisely because of this teacher's strictness that Damien struggled in pain for a long time.

In the end, after realizing that he was not making music after all, he had no choice but to give up his music dream and quit the orchestra.

Inspired by the film "The Glorious Battle", he was admitted to the film department of Harvard University to study visual and environmental studies.

And Justin, who once organized a band in high school with him, was also admitted under his influence.

The two, who used to pursue music together, are now chasing their movie dreams together.

When he saw this, the corners of Gao Fei's eyes suddenly twitched slightly.

To be honest, although there is an old saying in Huaxia that "Jiao does not depart from Meng, Meng does not defocus from Jiao".

But I don't know why, in the face of the "never abandoned" relationship between the two, Gao Fei always felt a little weird.

This is especially true in the gender-diverse United States!!

Thinking of this, Gao Fei suddenly couldn't help but glance at the two people opposite him inexplicably.

Nima, why does the more you look at it, the more you feel that something is wrong?

And just when Goofy was secretly slandering himself, Damien and Justin finally took out the script that they had prepared and put it in front of Goofy.

After a quick introduction to the plot, because he was afraid that Goofy would not agree to invest, Damien couldn't help but emphasize again:

"Mr. Gao, don't worry, I have carefully calculated all the budgets, and it only costs three million dollars."

"If you don't feel at ease, you can send a treasurer to follow the team."

Hearing this, Goofy just smiled and was noncommittal.

However, he did not refuse immediately, but chuckled:

"Mr. Damien, if I'm not mistaken, you should have graduated from Harvard University in 2007, right?"

"In seven years, you don't seem to have any other work experience except for last year, when you served as the screenwriter of "The Grand Piano" and "The Last Exorcism 2" successively."

Speaking of this, remembering the information he had just read, Gao Fei suddenly shook his head.

"Sorry, I should have said something missing."

In 2009, Ling also directed her film debut "Guy and Adeline on the Park Bench...... I'm right. ”

Seeing Goofy mention this movie, Damien couldn't help but stiffen his face for a moment.

Well, it's better to forget!

It is said that at that time, Damien had just graduated, and it was the most naïve time.

So after scraping together tens of thousands of dollars, I couldn't help but make my first movie.

But I didn't expect the final result to be miserable.

To put it mildly, it's called a strong personal style.

But if there's one thing that's hard to hear, it's completely a director's self-congratulatory work.

So this resume is really not as good as not having it for Damien.

And seeing him like this, Gao Fei immediately did not continue to tease him, and went straight to the point:

"So three million dollars is not a problem, the point is to give me a reason to believe you...... How do you prove that you can make a good movie? ”

In fact, this is also a problem that new directors from all over the world will encounter.

Even many international directors have actually encountered this situation when they first started.

It's like when a company is hiring, all bosses want to find old employees with work experience.

However, if no one gives new employees the opportunity to accumulate work experience, then there will be no old employees.

This is the so-called recruitment paradox!

To a certain extent, this is also the reason why cross-border directors have gradually become the mainstream of the director industry.

Because compared with pure new directors, although cross-border directors are also directing for the first time, their advantages in other fields can be their help.

So for a director, it's important how to take a step.

It's just that to Goofy's surprise, Damien was a little disappointed after listening to his words, but he still remained calm.

Because after failing once, he was well prepared for his second film.

I saw that he hurriedly took out a laptop from his backpack and opened it in front of Gao Fei, and then clicked on a short video in a hurry.

In fact, before finding Goofy, Damien had already found many investors and film and television companies.

But without exception, they were all rejected.

Because they'd rather take the risk of investing in a rookie director who hasn't failed yet than invest in a loser who has already hit the street once.

So Damien, who couldn't find any funds, could only take out all his savings first, reduce the story of the script, and make a short film for the time being.

Seeing this, Goofy finally became interested.

That's right, that's the right way for a rookie director!

For those directors who don't have a solid family background and background, if they don't work hard themselves, how can they convince others to believe them!

With this in mind, Goofy's eyes were quickly drawn to the short film.

……

It is said that the short film does not appear at the beginning, but after a more and more intense drum beat, the camera slowly shifts to a young man, who is beating the drum kit passionately.

Seeing this scene, Gao Fei suddenly nodded slightly.

Sound montage? Not bad, kind of interesting!

Although this technique has long been rotten on the street, there are not many people who can use it well.

With Goofy's current eyesight, he can see from the opening scene just now that Damien is at least good at the basic skills of directing.

And the content of the short film and the story of the script are actually similar.

It's just that it's cut back a lot because of budget and space.

So soon, a ten-minute short film was finished.

However, just when Goofy wanted to say something, he found that in the final staff list of the short film, in addition to the director column, from screenwriter, photography, to art design, soundtrack, etc., it turned out to be Damien's name.

This made Goofy suddenly interested!

Because the last player Gao Fei knew was Chen Xunqi.

To be honest, there are not many people who Gao Fei admires, but Chen Xunqi is definitely one!

You must know that he was originally a child of a rich family, but because of his family's downfall, he had to apprentice with Wang Fuling at the age of 15 and became the soundtrack artist of Shaw Brothers.

A gentleman, in the blink of an eye, has become a hard-working boy, and the gap is not ordinarily big!

But the awesome thing about this big guy is that he can do his best in anything!

He is the only soundtrack artist who dares to quarrel with Wang Jiawei on the set.

At the beginning, the classic soundtrack "Heaven and Earth Lonely Shadow Let Me Go" in "East Evil and West Poison" was written by Chen Xunqi.

In the 12 years of making soundtracks, he has almost covered 70% of the soundtracks in the Hong Kong film industry and participated in the music production of more than 300 films.

However, at the age of twenty-nine, Chen Xunqi, who felt that the road of soundtrack had come to an end, suddenly became obsessed with martial arts again.

So after training taekwondo to a black belt in a year, and learning the true legend of Baimei boxing, he changed careers and became a director.

However, compared to his talent in directing, Chen Xunqi is still more suitable for being an actor.

Even in his heyday, he could hold up a movie alone.

can act, direct, write, score, and design martial arts actions, there is no film all-rounder like him in Quan Xiangjiang.

It's just a pity that creation makes people, how brilliant Chen Xunqi was in the first half of his life, and how miserable he was in the second half of his life.

Half a year ago, Chen Xunqi's daughter Chen Xingxing finally chose to commit suicide by jumping off a building because of depression.

This made Lao Chen, who was filming in the crew, a big blow.

Because he always thought that his daughter was optimistic and cheerful, but he didn't expect her to be so painful in her heart.

So he felt that he didn't care enough about his family, and he aged a lot overnight.

A while ago, he was found to have "end-differentiated thyroid cancer", and he can only live for two months without treatment.

Thinking of this, Gao Fei couldn't help but sigh a little in his heart.

But emotion is emotion, after carefully watching Damien's short film again, Goofy just groaned for a moment, and then nodded without hesitation.

"OK, I wish us a happy cooperation!"

With that, Goofy took the initiative to extend his hand to Damien.

Seeing this, Damien was stunned for a moment, and then came back to his senses and shook hands with Goofy excitedly.

As for Justin on the side, he was even more ecstatic and hugged Damien's shoulder and shook it vigorously.

Gao Fei's heart couldn't help but tighten when he saw this, and he quickly withdrew his hand politely and unfamiliarly.

But then again, these two people seem to be a big deal, but in Goofy's eyes, it's actually no different from buying a car.

After all, 3 million US dollars is less than 20 million yuan when converted into RMB.

Even if this budget is placed in China, it can only be regarded as a small-budget movie.

So it's already very face-saving for Goofy to take the time to chat while eating.

It's just that just as Gao Fei was about to get up and leave, asking Han Li to follow up according to the past process, she suddenly got up and walked to Gao Fei and muttered in her ear.

This made Goofy suddenly dismiss his intention to leave and sit down again.

Seeing this, Damien and Justin, who were still happy, suddenly turned pale, thinking that Goofy had suddenly changed his mind.

So I saw that Damien's face was immediately nervous, and he wanted to open his mouth to save one or two.

……

In fact, Damien was completely overthinking.

In fact, Han Li's intervention was a good thing for him.

Because after Han Li checked Damien's information, she suddenly had a new idea.

So while Goofy and Damien were having dinner, she hurriedly convened an emergency meeting with the public relations team. After some discussion, I felt that I could use Damien, the director who sent me to complete a hype.

She even had the title in mind:

[The new director impressed the Berlin actor, this winter, talent defeated money! ] 】

You must know the story of the director who won the investment with his talent, just like Cinderella can always meet the prince, although she has heard it a thousand times, she can always catch the public's attention.

Especially at this special time of the Berlinale.

This kind of story definitely helps Goofy and Fireworks in the White Sun get more attention.

And after listening to Han Li's words, Gao Fei thought about it a little and thought it was a good idea.

After all, in order to attract investment, Damien has written the film plan in great detail.

According to his arrangement, the filming period of this "Burst Drummer" is only 19 days.

Although the whole production cycle lasted for two or three months, it didn't need to be watched by Gao Fei at all.

Plus this script is really good, it's a bit interesting.

So Gao Fei also wanted to try the shooting style here in Hollywood, which can be regarded as a paid style.

……

And when Goofy said the new idea.

As he expected, Damien agreed without hesitation, and his face was even more surprised.

Even if Gao Fei is mixed with Chinese entertainment, he is also well-known in the international film industry after a few movies.

And according to his best expectations, Damien will not be able to invite actors of the level of Berlin actors.

So for Goofy to join, he couldn't ask for it.

After all, Goofy is not an ordinary group with capital.

Like him, it's like a big guy taking flying!

So when it comes to this kind of good thing, it's no wonder that Damien would refuse.

As for the racial setting of the male protagonist, it is even less of a problem.

It's just changed, it's a simple thing, and it's not to change the main plot line.

Besides, he wrote the script, and no one knows the story better than him.

Thinking of this, Damien couldn't help but shake Justin's hand excitedly, glad that he had finally come to work.

(End of chapter)