Chapter 306: Ideas for Making Movies
In the office of the director of the variety show department of Mango TV, Guo Liang looked at the phone in his hand and didn't react for a while.
"What do you mean? What does it mean to be uninterested? ”
According to the normal situation, it is impossible for a company CEO to speak so casually, not to mention business praise or blow each other, at least mutual greetings are always needed.
He is a person from Mango TV, and Mango TV is also a hegemon-level existence in the entertainment industry, and it can be said that no one dares to fight with them except for those big stars.
But today, I met a stunned young man, who was disdainful of his words and the olive branch he threw out, saying that he was not interested!
Thinking about the unwilling, Minister Guo dialed Beichen's mobile phone number again.
In a daze, Beichen was woken up by the ringtone of his mobile phone again, picked it up and saw that it was still the previous number, and he didn't want to hang up directly.
Guo Liang was dumbfounded!
"Am I choosing the wrong time?"
After thinking about it, Minister Guo still decided to take the time to fight again tomorrow!
An hour later, Beichen finally woke up, but he didn't get up, looking at the lake in the distance that rippled from time to time, he was thinking back to what had just happened.
"It seems that a lot of people called me before, saying something about cooperating in variety shows!"
Although in retrospect, he also took out his mobile phone to look at the call, but Beichen didn't want to call back, what do you say about going back?
Could it be that I fell asleep just now, sorry?
"Forget it, if you want to cooperate, then you will definitely fight again, if you don't fight, forget it, it means that the intention to cooperate is not strong."
found a far-fetched reason for himself, Beichen got up and walked back, he was going to go to Pinchen Media, the script he said last time for the film department has already been there, and it's time to eat a big cake of the movie!
Drive to the company and come to the chairman's office.
Press the intercom on the desk: "Xiaoyu, come here." ”
"Okay, Brother Chen."
Zheng Xiaoyu's office is outside the chairman's office, and Zheng Xiaoyu's original assistant role is actually equivalent to a secretary.
"Brother Chen, are you looking for me?"
Xiaoyu knocked on the door, then entered the office and asked.
"You go and call Minister Zhou Shuqing of the Film Division!"
It stands to reason that the phone number of the chairman's office should be able to call various departments, but this phone is on Zheng Xiaoyu's side, and Beichen does not need to contact directly, otherwise what would the secretary do!
Zheng Xiaoyu returned to the office to call Minister Zhou, and after saying yes, he returned to Beichen's office and made a cup of coffee for Beichen, and then made another cup of tea.
He knew that Beichen couldn't drink coffee, but every time he had to taste it, he simply got both of them and put them there!
In less than three minutes, Xiao Yu had just finished making tea, and by the way, he poured a cup for the upcoming Minister Zhou Shuqing, when there was a knock on the office door.
Xiaoyu hurriedly went over to open the door.
"Secretary Zheng, hello!"
Zhou Shuqing was very polite.
"Hello! Minister Zhou, this is your tea. ”
Xiao Yu picked up a cup of tea and handed it to Zhou Shuqing.
"Good tea, thank you Beidong."
Zhou Shuqing sniffed with his nose, and he smelled that this was a top-level Longjing, and couldn't help but admire.
"Hehe, Minister Zhou is very interested in tea! Just a little aroma can smell what kind of tea it is, it is really amazing! ”
Beichen smiled, and also sniffed with a scent of tea with his hand, and the result was a little tea fragrance, and nothing else!
It's really a specialization in the art industry, this can't be helped!
"Chairman, I'm just a hobby, I'm ugly!"
Zhou Shuqing also smiled, and the atmosphere was very relaxed in the fragrance of tea.
"I don't know what the chairman has to arrange for me to come over!"
Zhou Shuqing took a sip of tea and asked first.
"The last time I was chatting in the film division, you said that you were going to buy a script from outside to make a movie, and I told you at the time, I will get this script.
It just so happens that "Survival in the Wilderness" has been on the air in the past few days, and there is no time, but fortunately, everything is on the right track now, and I took two days to get you two books, you can see if it's okay! ”
After Beichen finished speaking, he picked up the two scripts that were drawn from the system lottery on the table and handed them to Zhou Shuqing.
"What? Two parts? ”
Zhou Shuqing was stunned for a moment, Beichen's script was handed over, but he didn't even stretch out his hand.
"What are you kidding? Is it that easy to write a screenplay? Ay! The boss is very good at music, but movie scripts and songs are two fields, can't you get it in two days? What's more, it's still two?
I guess it's going to be rubbish! ”
Minister Zhou, who was immersed in cranky thoughts, was suddenly awakened when the script was put in his hand, and hurriedly said:
"I'm sorry, chairman, I was shocked! A bit of a gaffe, sorry!! ”
"It's okay, let's see! A small-budget movie, the other one costs a lot more, as long as the characters are well chosen, I believe the final box office should be good!
Take a look first! ”
Beichen waved his hand and motioned for Zhou Shuqing to take a look first.
Zhou Shuqing was able to serve as the head of the film business department of Tianhe Entertainment before, and he did not have any nepotism with Li Tianhe, which shows that this is a talent, so he still has a say in how the movie script is.
With careful thinking, Zhou Shuqing first chose the small-budget movie that Beichen said and turned the first page.
"Crazy Stone"!
"It's a funny name!"
Then scroll down, and then there is no other sound in the entire office except for the occasional sound of Beichen drinking tea!
Not right either! It should be said that there is another sound, that is, Zhou Shuqing's breathing, which was very gentle at first, but as it flipped over, it continued to thicken and expedient, as if it had run five kilometers!!
"Crazy Stone" mainly tells the story of a series of open and secret battles caused by a priceless jadeite, although this movie is drawn by the system check-in lottery.
But Beichen still has a deep impression of this movie, this is the work of director Ning Hao, first of all, the production cost is very small, according to reports, the budget at the beginning is 2 million, even if it is increased later, the final cost is 3.5 million.
But the box office results did reach more than 26 million, at first glance, the box office of more than 20 million is a fart, but if you have to consider the cost and benefit ratio, it is very exaggerated.
The production cost of this film is 3.5 million, and the screening, publicity and theater commission are 7 million, in other words, the overall cost is more than 10 million, and the rest is profit.
The most important thing is that the filming cycle of this movie is very short, and it will be completed in 40 days, which is very suitable for Pinchen Media, and it is very important to fire the first shot.
It took ten minutes for Zhou Shuqing to finish reading "Crazy Stone", but he didn't speak and picked up the second document.
The three big words written on the first page: "Infernal Affairs"
The "infernal" in "Infernal Affairs" means infernal hell, a police film co-directed by Lau Wai-keung and Mak Siu-fai.
The title of the film is "Infernal Affairs", which implies that two people whose identities should not belong to them, who almost live in an environment similar to Infernal Hell, and are afraid that others will reveal their identities in their dreams.
There is no reincarnation in entering the Infernal Hell, only eternal suffering, but the two protagonists in the film are seeking reincarnation.
Many lines in the movie "Infernal Affairs" by Beichen Ji have become classics, such as "Come out and run, sooner or later you have to pay it back", and "I didn't have a choice before, but now I just want to be a good person"......
Zhou Shuqing has been watching this script for a little longer, and the content of "Crazy Stone" is very simple and looks easy to understand.
But "Infernal Affairs" needs to use your brain, and it has high requirements for acting skills, and to be honest, ordinary people can't act at all!
After drinking all the cup of tea in Beichen, Zhou Shuqing finally closed the last page, raised his head, looked at Beichen, and didn't say anything for a long time.
"What's wrong with you? Into the play? ”
Beichen joked.
"Chairman, this is what you wrote? How long did it take? ”
Zhou Shuqing asked in a daze.
"That's right! Where have you seen something like this before? As for the time? Whether it's writing a song or a script, it's the same for me, the only difference is that the script has a lot of words.
If I want to type at a pace, I can type 2,000 words in an hour, you can calculate how many words this script has, and then you will know how much time I use! ”
Beichen pretended to be forced.
"Don't you think, don't think?"
Zhou Shuqing couldn't believe it.
"Okay, let's not talk about that, it doesn't matter, you also read the script, what do you think?"
Beichen didn't bother to talk about that topic again, and asked directly about the script.
"Great, excellent! The first one is a comedy, the second one is a police film, the ideas are very clever, I will take it back, hold a meeting to study, cast as soon as possible, and then shoot, I can't wait! ”
Zhou Shuqing was very excited, he hadn't gotten a good script for a long time!
"There's no need to be in such a hurry, these two scripts have requirements for actors, where are you usually casting?"
Beichen still doesn't know anything about these so far, although his acting skills and directing skills are very deep, but he hasn't practiced it yet, and he is not clear about some common sense.
"Chairman, there is a film and television city in the suburbs of Beijing, basically the characters you need can be found there, it turns out that Tianhe Entertainment has an office in the suburbs of Beijing, and since the company has changed, the film division has not been started.
As a result, there's only one janitor left over there, but it can come in handy now! ”
Zhou Shuqing told Beichen some basic information.
This really surprised Beichen, he rarely paid attention to these, that is, it was more frequent during this time, but it is understandable to think about it, after all, the company's predecessor was a listed company, and it is understandable that there is that scale!
"Then your department will hold a meeting to study it, set a time, and I will go with you at that time!"
Beichen still has a few blockbusters on hand, but obviously it is not suitable now, he has to find out the film market before thinking about shooting blockbusters.
In addition, he also needs to understand the business ability of the company's team, and he used to focus on songs and ignore movies.
"I wonder what happened to these two guys?"
Thinking of the song, I unconsciously thought of Sima Hong and Deng Jiaqi, and I don't know what the situation is now?
"Either let them go to "Survival in the Wilderness" to make a cameo appearance, or just throw them to Malay Island and let them survive too, I just don't know if it will increase popularity!"
Beichen is also a bit unscrupulous in order to cultivate these two guys to the king and queen of heaven within a year!
Just when he was lewd, the phone rang, and when he picked it up, he saw that it was Han Lei calling.
"Brother Lei, aren't you a guest? What's the matter with me? ”
Beichen asked a little strangely.
"That's right, I'm just taking the time to call you, and I have three things to tell you about ......!"