That's also a way to do it.

Mingmei immediately went to the school's printing department to print out the two scripts, and then went to the teaching and research department to find Zhang Wenqing.

Zhang Wenqing had just finished filming a movie, and the post-production had not yet been completed, so he looked a little tired. He listened to the bright intention, and just said lightly: "Let's put it down first, I have time to take a look." ”

"Teacher, you can watch it now, I'm anxious to listen to your opinion."

Mingmei thought so in her heart, but she didn't dare to say it, she also knew that her mentor was very busy. I had to obediently leave the script and leave.

Mingmei thought that the teacher would give him the news in a few days, but he didn't expect to call her the next day.

"Who wrote both scripts?" Zhang Wenqing asked.

"It's still my brother-in-law Yu Dongqing." Bright and honest.

"Oh" Zhang Wenqing of course knows that Yu Dongqing, a famous musician, wrote the theme song of the movie "Invisible Wings" that he has not yet released.

"I didn't expect your brother-in-law to write a script?"

"Teacher, you forgot, the micro-movie "Old Boy" I made last year was the script he wrote." Mingmei hurriedly added.

"Look at my memory." Zhang Wenqing smiled, and then said: "The two scripts are quite well written, both are worth shooting, I suggest you shoot the second "Young You". ”

"Teacher, I think it's a bit difficult to shoot "Young You"." Mingmei voiced her worries.

"It's really difficult, if it's filmed well, it's a hit, and if it's not filmed, it's a bad movie, but I think you can try to ask your brother-in-law for help if there are any difficulties, he is the screenwriter of this drama after all." Zhang Wenqing was very rare, with a smile on his face.

"What? Your mentor said let me help? ”

Today, Yu Dongqing and Zhang Yang were drinking tea in Liu Yimin's small courtyard, and Yu Dongqing was a little surprised to receive a bright call.

On the phone, Yu Dongqing heard Mingmei say her teacher's opinion and couldn't help asking: "Hey, Mingmei, he is your teacher, and he has the obligation and responsibility to help you make a film, which is good, and the shirk is all gone." ”

"Brother-in-law! Our teachers are very busy, and we have to take classes and shoot films, so we really don't have time. Mingmei defended on the phone.

"Then you mean I'm idle." Yu Dongqing heard the girl's words.

"Brother-in-law, you're already very idle. In the entertainment industry, which star do you think can be as laid-back as you? It's good for you to sing, film, and participate in various variety shows, except for writing songs, occasionally singing a few sentences, and don't participate in anything else! ”

"Hey, Mingmei, I didn't say I was a star." Yu Dongqing argued.

"Okay, don't talk about that, then you're my brother-in-law, handsome and capable brother-in-law."

"Gotta get it. Don't give me a top hat, okay, what do you want me to help you? ”

"Be my director's consultant, and occasionally give advice during the filming and post-production process, how about just taking up your lost time?"

"This is okay, if you go out of town to shoot, I won't go." Yu Dongqing said.

"No, no, I think about it, I will shoot in the urban area, at most the interior setting will go to Huairou Film and Television City."

After speaking, Yu Dongqing was about to hang up the phone, but heard Mingmei say: "Brother-in-law, I want to find Li Wan, the producer of this film-he is also my senior brother, what do you think?" ”

To put it bluntly, it is to attract investment, and of course, there is also the application and approval of the film project.

Of course Yu Dongqing knows Li Wan, the two worked together last year for "Hello, Teacher", and he thinks this person is not bad.

"Okay, go and tell him yourself?"

"Uh-huh."

The matter was settled, Yu Dongqing hung up the phone and told Liu Yimin and Zhang Yang about it.

Zhang Yang called as soon as he heard it; "Hey, did you design a character for me?"

"What, haven't you had it yet?" Yu Dongqing asked rhetorically.

"The villain. Get me a positive role to play this time. ”

"The role is there, but you have to go to Mingmei, she is now the director." Yu Dongqing said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll go talk to this girl that day."

Preparing for a film is a very tedious task, especially in the preliminary work, and the first problem is funding.

Yu Dongqing remembered that in the original time and space, "Young You" cost about 100 million, which is definitely not a small amount for the brightness of making a movie for the first time.

However, with Li Wan, the producer, Yu Dongqing doesn't want to worry about it, the big deal is to invest part of it himself.

Sure enough, a week later, Yu Dongqing received a call from Li Wan: "Dongqing, your sister-in-law filmed the script you wrote, don't you invest some?" ”

Yu Dongqing didn't answer directly, but asked, "How is your budget for the whole film?" ”

"It's hard to say, why don't we make an appointment and I'll go to your studio to talk?"

"Okay, then tomorrow morning at nine o'clock."

“OK！”

Yu Dongqing hung up the phone and called up another number, this time to Luo Yun.

After listening to Yu Dongqing's arrangement, Luo Yun smiled on the phone: "I knew that you would invest in the movie made by your sister-in-law, but as your agent, I have to remind you." ”

"Say it."

"Mingmei's first time directing a film independently, it is very risky, we have to consider this fact, I don't recommend that the studio invest too much money, and our studio does not have enough money in the account."

"How much?"

"About three million."

"It's okay, isn't this coming to the end of the year soon? Hey, the copyright income of various songs, you have to keep an eye on this matter, and you can't be in arrears! ”

"Don't worry, it's also about my personal commission, Holly, are you really going to invest a lot of money in bright movies?"

"Listen to Li Wan."

Yu Dongqing couldn't deny it and hung up the phone.

The next morning, after Yu Dongqing sent her daughter to school, she drove straight to Jingyuan to her studio, where Li Wan had already come and was chatting with Luo Yun.

He also brought a female assistant, Yu Dongqing once went to Li Wan's studio at the beginning of this year to receive the income from the movie "Hello, Teacher", and met him, named Zhang Yue.

Seeing Yu Dongqing coming in, Yang Liu hurriedly came up to greet him, poured another cup of hot tea and left.

"Holly, let's get down to business." Li Wan is also a neat master, straight to the point.

"This is the preliminary budget for the movie I made, you can take a look first." Li Wan took out a document from his briefcase and handed it to Yu Dongqing.

Luo Yun was also watching from the side.

The budget is a full 50 million!

"This does not include the salary of actors, according to the general law in the industry, actors' salaries account for about 40% of the cost of the entire film, which means that the film has an investment of about 85 million." Li Wan explained.

So much?

Luo Yun was secretly surprised.

It's almost 100 million investment, it's definitely a high-cost movie!

Yu Dongqing was not surprised, it was so high in the original time and space.

Of course, as a directorial debut without graduation, the investment is indeed a bit large and the risk is high.

However, Yu Dongqing didn't say this, but asked, "How are you looking for funds?" ”

"Difficult, difficult" Li Wan is not taboo about anything; "I found several film and television investment companies, and they spoke highly of your script, but they didn't have much confidence in Mingmei, the director. UOB Media made it clear that if they change to a famous domestic director, they are very willing to invest. ”

Dahua Media is a well-known film and television investment company in the mainland of this time and space, a bit like Xinli Media in the original time and space.

Yu Dongqing smiled when he heard this: "Since it was written for Mingmei, how could you let others shoot it?" So, my studio invests 10 million. ”

(End of chapter)