A writer who doesn't want to make a movie is not a good writer.

I don't know when, writers began to get involved in the film and television industry and became a force to be reckoned with.

Guo Xiaosi's "Small Times 12" sold 600 million at the box office, and it is said that "Small Times 34" has been produced and will be released in the summer.

There is also Han Han, whose new movie has invited a bunch of stars, and the investment cost is said to be hundreds of millions.

These two post-80s writers have become the hottest people in the writers' circle.

In fact, in addition to the two of them, there are many writers involved in the film and television industry.

Hou Liang is one of them.

He has written two novels, although he has published them with his own money, but in any case, he is a physical book publishing author.

In recent years, it has become more and more popular for writers to turn directing.

Hou Liang thought that he had borrowed hundreds of thousands of dollars for publication and became a debtor.

And if he wants to write to make money, it is obviously unlikely.

He plans to change careers to become a director to see if he can find a way to live.

So Hou Liang bought a few books on directing, carefully made ten pages of notes, and plunged into the entertainment industry.

He was lucky and really got the appreciation of a film and television company, and since then, he has changed from a writer to a director.

His first film received an investment of 20 million, invited Guo Tao and Han Hao, and after hard work and professional production, the film broke out of the encirclement and was successfully released, getting a box office of 6 million.

Although the film lost money, investors don't seem to care, and continue to invest in Hou Liang's films, of course, the funds are limited, and they are all twenty or thirty million films.

It's just that investors don't know who has been fooled.

said that making a comedy can be a blockbuster and make more than a billion at once.

So the investor asked Hou Liang to shoot an urban comedy.

Hou Liang naturally has no problem, he has countless scripts in his head.

So he wrote three scripts overnight, called "The Big Bang of Lies", "Awati and Avanti", and "All the Way Back".

Among them, "All the Way Back" is based on his "Three Years of Graduation".

The other two scripts are all ideas he has accumulated in the past.

After reading these three scripts, the investors are very satisfied, and plan to invest all of them, first filming "All the Way Back" and "The Big Bang of Lies" this year, and "Awati and Avanti" next year.

So Hou Liang began to submit a film plan to his agent, including the shooting of the movie, the selection of actors, the theme song, and post-production.

Hou Liang has done it seriously.

However, when he submitted it to the investors, the investors were very dissatisfied.

"What kind of actor did you choose, can't you invite Huang Xiaoming?"

"Actresses must be beautiful, I have to check it myself."

"I'm not a professional, but I like powerful actors."

"EXO is very popular, can't you just call EXO over and play?"

Hou Liang was speechless when he heard this, with an investment of 30 million, I want to invite Huang Xiaoming, EXO, what do you think?

Just ask a few third-tier stars who are not popular.

Hou Liang submitted several actor plans in a row, but they were all denied to investors.

Hou Liang was angry in his heart, but he didn't dare to burst out, he could feel that investors had little patience.

In case he can't choose the actor he wants.

Maybe people won't invest.

Every time he thinks of this, Hou Liang can't help but think of Guo Xiaosi and Han Han, everyone is a writer, and they are all post-80s, why are they so miserable?

But thinking of the director's salary of 500,000 yuan, there is also the benefit of the actress taking the initiative to climb into bed.

Hou Liang endured it, he turned on the computer and searched for Chinese actors one by one.

The investor is not an insider, but he still admires the powerful.

It's just that the powerful factions in the mainland seem to cherish feathers.

He made a movie with a box office of only 6 million, and it was difficult to impress those senior and powerful factions.

Are there any powerful factions who are a little younger and not very popular?

Hou Liang brewed eight cups of coffee and finally found an actor who suited his heart.

This actor is called Zhang Songwen, Chinese New Year's Eve is seventy-seven years old this year, not very popular, since entering the industry, the starring movies and TV series can be counted on one hand.

However, this person has become the acting director of film and television dramas many times, and he is absolutely powerful.

Hou Liang then watched some clips of Zhang Songwen's performance, and he felt pretty good, he was a very powerful actor.

He then searched for Zhang Songwen's information and found that Zhang Songwen acted in Li Shengyao's "Dalian by the Sea" the year before last.

However, the film has been pressed, and it only participated in the Berlin Film Festival during this time.

It shouldn't work, otherwise there is no need to press and not screen.

Hou Liang thought about it, had a plan in his heart, and then contacted Zhang Songwen's agent according to the phone number left by Zhang Songwen on Weibo.

"Director Hou, there is no problem on our side, Songwen has never picked the script, and when he returns to China, we will contact you to see if we can sign a contract."

"Very well, that's it."

Young actors are like this, they don't pick any scene, they can shoot any scene.

Hou Liang got an affirmative answer from there, was very satisfied, thought about it, and added Zhang Songwen to the cast list of the two movies "All the Way Back" and "The Big Bang of Lies".

Soon after, Hou Liang rewrote a list of actors, went to investors again, and focused on Zhang Songwen.

"Although this is not very famous, but he is an absolute powerhouse, after he graduated, he stayed in school as an acting teacher, when he was only in his twenties, such an experience, the entire film and television industry is rare."

When investors heard this, they opened some of Zhang Songwen's editing videos and thought that such an actor was good.

"Yes, he can."

The chosen actors were finally recognized, and Hou Liang was very happy.

In the next time, Hou Liang patiently waited for the news from Zhang Songwen.

He hopes to sign an agreement with Zhang Songwen as soon as possible, after all, the investor has not paid the money yet, and he wants to confirm the actor as soon as possible so that the investor can make the payment as soon as possible.

On this morning, Hou Liang woke up in the rental room, planning to pull up a chair and sit on the balcony to bask in the sun to see if he could get a little inspiration.

At this moment, the mobile phone rang, and it turned out to be a call from an investor.

"Hou Liang, you chose Zhang Songwen, you really chose the right one, he got the Berlin actor, hurry up, ask him to sign a contract, don't play a supporting role, play the leading actor."

Although everyone recognized Zhang Songwen's good acting skills before, he was not popular, and his appeal was almost nothing.

Hou Liang did not let Zhang Songwen play the leading role, but arranged for him to play a supporting role.

Unexpectedly, now that Zhang Songwen has won the Berlin actor, he can be upgraded to the protagonist.

Hou Liang hung up the phone, thought about it, and felt that the investor was not wrong this time, and he could let Zhang Songwen play the leading role.

Thinking of this, Hou Liang couldn't help but feel a little proud.

It turns out that he has a good eye, this little-known actor has now become a Berlin actor.

It seems that I have a similar aesthetic to the jury of the Berlin Film Festival.

Hou Liang then picked up his mobile phone, called Zhang Songwen's agent, and called for a while, but all the lines were busy.

What's going on?

So busy?

Two hours later, Zhang Songwen's agent's phone was still busy, but this time Hou Liang insisted on calling, and an hour later, he finally succeeded.

"Hey, I'm director Hou Liang, we agreed before, Zhang Songwen will contact me when he returns to China, and I want to inform you about something."

Hou Liang plans to reveal the fact that the two movies confirmed Zhang Songwen as the male number one to the other party, so that the other party will be happy.

"Hou Liang, hello, who are you?"

Damn, the last time I was contacted, I said that I had admired the name for a long time, and now I actually say so.

Hou Liang was unhappy, and then said: "My name is Hou Liang, you can find me with a Baidu look, I directed a movie, which was successfully released the year before last." ”

"Oh, it's you, sorry, it's my problem, I'm sorry, I don't remember very well."

"It's okay, I'm going to remind you that Zhang Songwen has returned to China, so you can remind him that I sent the script here, and they are all male leads."

Hou Liang thought that the other side would be very excited.

However, Zhang Songwen's agent only said "oh".

"You...... What do you mean over there? ”

"Director Hou, what company invested in your two films?"

"Invested by Huaying Entertainment Company."

"How much money is invested?"

"Thirty million one."

"That's it, Waiting, I'm afraid our Songwen is not suitable, I apologize to you on his behalf, and we will have the opportunity to cooperate again in the future."

"Well, how can you not talk as a person?"

"Director Hou, at this time and that time, Songwen has already won the Berlin Best Actor, and this movie has been evaluated very well at the Berlin Film Festival.

To tell you the truth, before yesterday, I didn't necessarily have a business call for a month, Songwen got the actor last night, and the phone on my side has not stopped, many film and television dramas have invested more than you, and the director is more famous.

So be it, I've got a new call coming in from here. ”

The other side then hung up the phone, and Hou Liang heard the busy sound, and then came back to his senses.

The other side really hung up the phone.

Damn, it's nothing when it's not hot.

This won the actor, and his attitude changed.

Hou Liang put down his phone angrily and scratched his head, "Zhang Songwen is impossible, he got the Berlin actor, these guys can't look down on directors like me anymore, so they can only find other people." ”

……

When the domestic news exploded, all the harvest of Chinese films at the Berlin Film Festival was reported.

Zhang Songwen just got up, he attended the celebration banquet last night, and he was still a little reserved at the beginning, so he didn't drink much.

Later, Lou Ye, Liao Fan, Diao Yinan, and Qin Hao all pulled him to drink, and he couldn't help but drink a few more glasses.

When I wake up now, my head still hurts.

At this time, the sky in Berlin was still gray and there was no sunlight in sight.

The windows had long since been closed, but the cold wind was howling, and from time to time there was the sound of the cold wind blowing against the glass.

There was even a cold wind seeping in through the gaps, and he felt that the hotel here was not as warm as the hotel in Yanjing.

After Zhang Songwen washed up, he picked up his mobile phone and looked at it, and found that there were hundreds of text messages and hundreds of missed calls.

He is not a child, and he knows what happened after winning the Berlin Best Actor.

It's just that there are too many missed calls.

Although I was prepared in my heart, I was still shocked at this time.

He first called his old father at home, shared the joy of winning the award, and chatted for a while.

mainly talked about Lou Ye.

The big director said that he was very optimistic about Zhang Songwen, and wanted to invite Zhang Songwen to the next movie.

After chatting with his old father, Zhang Songwen called his agent.

"Songwen, we sent it, you are really going to be popular this time."

When Zhang Songwen heard this, he couldn't help laughing, "No matter how popular it is, it's not as popular as before." ”

"It's different, from last night to now, a total of 53 film and television companies have contacted us, some want to invite you to make movies, some invite you to make TV series, and some people want to poach you to change jobs, and they will pay liquidated damages and a signing fee of 10 million."

When Zhang Songwen heard "10 million", his heart moved slightly.

No one doesn't love money, and neither does he.

But thinking of the goal he had been sticking to, he forcibly calmed down, "What do you say?" ”

"Of course I said I'd wait for your opinion, what are you going to do?"

Zhang Songwen thought for a while, "I won't leave, I'll still follow you, in terms of film and television dramas, I'll talk about it when I return to China and see the script." ”

He promised Lou Ye last night.

However, Lou Ye is a talented director, and he doesn't need to worry about acting in bad movies.

It's hard to say about other invitations, he needs to go back to China to read the script before deciding.

The agent advised at this time: "Are you going back to China immediately, you and Director Li Shengyao together, you must thank others, and be polite."

Songwen, if you offend anyone, you can't offend Director Li.

You only have such an opportunity when you acted in "Dalian by the Sea".

Many domestic actors are not convinced by you, and they all say that you have caught the east wind of Li Shengyao, and this is how you swayed.

We don't have to deal with them, they are not convinced, and they are jealous. ”

When Zhang Songwen heard this, he immediately replied: "Don't worry, I'm sensible, Director Li is my nobleman, of course I will respect him." ”

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Songwen thought of "10 million", and he was still a little moved.

He is not a big-name actor, and he has not bought a house in Yanjing so far, he is really short of money.

Cleaning up his mood, Zhang Songwen then went out of the room, planning to go to breakfast with Li Shengyao, and then discuss the matter of returning to China.

Li Shengyao is a big director and won the award, so naturally there will be some local media interviews, and maybe there will be some activities.

Zhang Songwen plans to accompany Li Shengyao and return to China with Li Shengyao.

came to the door of Li Shengyao's room and saw Lu Han, who had already come over.

The young man is sensible.

Zhang Songwen sighed a little, Lu Han was still a man when he was younger.

"Mr. Zhang, congratulations, you won the best actor at the Berlin Film Festival, you are now the focus of the circle and recognized as a powerful faction."

Lu Han had already congratulated him last night, and he would like to congratulate him at this time.

When Zhang Songwen heard this, he waved his hand and said, "Don't be so polite, our own people." ”

At this moment, a beautiful blonde waitress pushed the dining cart and saw Lu Han, her eyes lit up, "Aries, can you sign for me?" ”

"Is it okay to take a group photo?"

Lu Han naturally would not refuse.

The waitress got Lu Han's autograph and took a group photo, and did not leave immediately, turned to Zhang Songwen and said: "I watched the live broadcast of the awards last night, you won the Best Actor Award, you are an excellent actor, can you help me sign an autograph?"

When the movie is released, I will definitely support you. ”

When Zhang Songwen heard this, he secretly sighed in his heart, and then signed a group photo.

Waiting for the waitress to leave, Li Shengyao opened the porter.

A bright light came out of the room, not the room lights, but the sunlight falling through the window.

I don't know when, the sun came out.

The sun is very warm, with the temperament of spring sunshine.

Lee Shengyao is in the sun.

Zhang Songwen saw it in his eyes, and his heart was stunned, and when he thought of the agent's words, he couldn't help but be more respectful.

Li Shengyao is indeed his nobleman, bringing light and warmth.

(End of chapter)