Since I want to ask, the original inexplicable name of "Harmonica" in the script naturally can't be used, and it has been changed to "The Third Man".

The so-called "third person" has two meanings, the first means that the murderer is neither He Wei nor Lin Mo's hidden "third person"; The second meaning is that Lin Mo is the "third person" made up by Xiao Ke because he likes He Wei.

Neoan, who was eight months pregnant, already had a big belly, and she had been raising the baby in Hangzhou during this time. Li Tang took a train from Shanghai South Railway Station to Hangzhou in less than three hours in the morning, and it took 20 minutes to take a taxi to the door of her community, which is very convenient.

Her husband is still in the capital, and only her old mother and nanny help take care of her at home in Hangzhou, embarrassed to come to the door empty-handed, Li Tang installed a fruit basket at the door of the community, all of which are seasonal fruits.

In fact, Li Tang had already called Nai An two days ago and sent the script of "The Third Man" to her mailbox. After reading it, Ney just said that it was good, and didn't make too many comments, just let him come over and talk to him in person.

The weather in late October was very cool, the two sat on the balcony and made a pot of Longjing tea, and the nanny also cut a fruit bowl with the fruit Li Tang bought. Sitting on the balcony and looking out at the mighty Qiantang River, the view is good, and the air is good.

"Are you really optimistic about this book?" Ney lay comfortably on a wicker chair and took a sip of tea.

The tea she drank was very light, pouring only a third of the freshly brewed tea into the glass, and then mixing half of the boiled water. A little teay but not too strong.

"I participated in the revision together, and there are many details in it that I helped to perfect." Li Tang patted his chest and said.

Naian nodded, and said straight to the point: "The book is good, but you have to think about it, this book has high requirements for the director, and it must be a good film if it is shot well, if it is not filmed well, it is likely to be a bad movie." ”

Nai An's implication seems to be not too optimistic about this script, especially the fledgling Cheng Er.

Li Tang is not easy to accept this, in fact, he has also thought that investing in movies is very risky, and most investors are cautious. For example, Ne An, who only casts Lou Ye's movies, is trust in the final analysis. Of course, good film projects, such as Zhang Yimou and Director Chen's movies, she can't invest if she wants to.

Li Tang asked himself if he knew Cheng Er well, and through the cooperation of "Criminals", he felt that Cheng Er was a very thoughtful director.

Although the reviews of "Criminals" are very good, and Neyan has also seen this short film, it is not enough to impress Neyan with a short film with a good response. Just like when Chief Jia won the gold medal in the Hong Kong Video Short Film Competition, he only got an investment of 200,000 yuan. In the final analysis, this 200,000 yuan is a venture capital, or that Section Chief Jia, who won the gold award for short films, is worth this price, and it is not good to have more.

And Cheng Er's investment in this script, according to Li Tang's conservative estimate, is at least two million, and it is reasonable for Nai An to question it.

Seeing that Li Tang was silent, Ney An smiled apologetically and said, "Actually, it's my fault, I really can't help you during this time, I don't panic when I don't shoot, right?" ”

"No, no."

Li Tang hurriedly shook his head and said, he was not so mad as to blame the big-bellied agent for not being attentive to him.

Fortunately, he is mentally prepared for this, if Ney is willing to vote, it is the best, if not, then he wants to ask Ney to help contact the HBF fund of the Rotterdam International Film Festival. This is because this fund is dedicated to supporting film production in developing countries, especially the works of emerging directors. The Fund provides applications twice a year, ranging from $1 to $50,000 depending on the stage of production.

Moreover, compared with other film funds for developing countries in Europe, such as France's South Fund and Germany's World Film Fund, this fund is the one with the fewest conditions, the lowest threshold, and the most philanthropic nature. Many of the films funded by the HBF fund have no market capacity, and it is impossible to enter local theaters for distribution, and there is no return on investment.

In the past, many domestic directors, such as Wang Xiaoshuai, Zhang Yuan, Jia Section Chief, Lou Ye, etc., have been funded by the HBF Fund.

Of course, the more there is no threshold, the more fierce the competition, Li Tang asked Naian for help because Nai An was single-handedly responsible for Lou Ye when he won this fund, and then Lou Ye's "Suzhou River" won the Golden Tiger Award at the Rotterdam International Film Festival, and Nai An has connections in this area.

After listening to this, Nai An muttered: "I can help you apply at HBF, but the time to apply this year has passed, and it will be in January next year." The procedure is also simple, just prepare an English version of the script when the time comes. But don't get your hopes up, there are hundreds of scripts that apply for funding every year, and there are only fifteen places. Don't forget, Lou Ye was able to get funding because his debut film "Weekend Lover" had already won the Best Director Award at the Heidelberg International Film Festival in Mannheim, Germany. ”

Li Tang nodded and said, "I know this, I just want to try my luck." ”

He said with a smile: "If it happens, it will be a lot of money." ”

50,000 US dollars, equivalent to more than 400,000 yuan. Cheng Er has 200,000 savings on his side, all of which he has earned from filming commercials and MVs since he was in college. In addition, Li Tang plans to discount his salary into investment, but he really can't invest some more by himself, and find a way to pull some more elsewhere, and it is estimated that he will be able to make it up.

Nai An smiled, and then diverted the topic and said: "Lao Zhang has already started to prepare for "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", do you have any ideas?" ”

Li Tang was stunned when he heard this, although there were rumors during the filming of "Smiling Proud Jianghu" that CCTV not only won the copyright of "Smiling Proud Jianghu" this time, but also won the copyright of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", but it was still in a state of secrecy. And a few days ago, he just talked to Zhang Dabeard on the phone about the book "Laughing and Proud 365", which is still under writing, and he has never heard him talk about it.

He couldn't help but say: "Isn't Mr. Zhang preparing to shoot "Father Enters the City" now? ”

That's right, after finishing the filming of "Smiling Proud Jianghu", Lao Zhang has begun to prepare for a period TV series called "Father Enters the City" while taking care of the post-production of "Smiling Pride".

Sun Haiying, who has always served in front of his saddle and behind the horse, and is especially good at things, has finally come out, this time the male number one who was handpicked by Lao Zhang to star in "Father Enters the City", and the female number one is the former popular Hua Dan, and now Lu Liping, who has entered middle age.

"Yes, but this does not hinder the preparatory work in the early stage, and the casting may start after the New Year, and if it goes well, it will start in the middle of next year."

"Uh...... I'll think about this first. ”

Since Nell said so, the news must be accurate, don't forget that Lao Zhang's live-in girlfriend Xinman is her best friend. However, his mind is now full of the role of He Wei, and compared with Ling Hu Chong in "Smiling Proud Jianghu", Guo Jing in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is not very attractive to him. Of course, if it's Yang Guo or Wei Xiaobao, it's another matter.

Nai An didn't seem surprised by Li Tang's answer, and continued: "Actually, Lao Zhang also thinks that your image is not suitable for Guo Jing, but the role of Yang Kang can be tried." ”

Why is it not suitable for the role of Guo Jing, to put it bluntly, he is not stupid enough, and he is a little too clever. and played Ling Hu Chong and then played Guo Jing, these two are not the same type at all, and the characters with great contrasts will make the audience play. Unless the previous performance of Ling Hu Chong was unsuccessful and looked stupid.

As for Yang Kang, the second male, unless Lao Zhang takes the initiative to invite him, otherwise this kind of self-lowering coffee position is a bit more than worth the loss.

Li Tang could only say: "Let's talk about this." ”

It may be that Nai An and his thoughts are the same, or it may be that Nai An, who is now eight months pregnant, has become a Buddha, but he just nodded and didn't say anything.

After Li Tang mixed a pregnant woman's meal at Nai'an's house, he got up and said goodbye very familiarly. After all, pregnant women need to rest more, and it is not good to disturb them for a long time.

Naian insisted on sending him downstairs in the community, saying that she needed to move more in her current situation.

When parting, Nai An said: "I will try my best to help you get the matter of applying for the HBF fund, if you can't apply, don't worry, we will think of a way together when the time comes." ”

"Sister An, I'm sorry to bother you." Li Tang said with a little apology.

The first application date next year will be during the Rotterdam International Film Festival in January, and Ney has probably just been out of confinement at that time, so it's really embarrassing to have to trouble others.

The second shift, a little late, ate a bad stomach.

(End of chapter)