Why can some crews still get investment and sponsorship when the outside world is not optimistic?

For example, Guo Fan, the master of Huayuan.

Because he doesn't just talk to investors about an idea.

Not only does he have a script, but he also has a full design draft and preliminary preparation, and he can really show things to investors.

Although in the preparation stage, he can't pat his chest and promise profits to investors, but film investment itself carries a high risk, and investors are certainly willing to believe in the crew that can show him something.

Here is a criticism of a Hong Kong Island director by name, if you want to cheat money, you don't ask how many things you take out to show investors, at least the script must be there. You can't just ask someone else to pay for just one idea in your head, it's not about martial arts.

You have to pay some money to cheat money.

Zhang Yuanjun's studio is, of course, a new force in the circle, and its funds are limited.

So every step Zhang Yuanjun took was very steady.

If the production supervisor of another company came to Zhang Yuanjun's studio to prepare for the project, he would definitely be puzzled by his process.

The preliminary preparations for "Rise to Fame" and "Rock-Paper Scissors" were all made by the studio in advance, the former pulled the students of the 02 form book to rehearse on the stage over and over again, and the latter he dared to spend more than 1 million yuan before the script was released for the art and special effects team to make the design draft first.

Therefore, when interested investors of all sizes come to negotiate, colleagues in the studio will take them to see the preparation of "Animal World".

The half-human-tall art design draft, the script scrap that has been changed I don't know how many times, and the animation design that dozens of engineers from Hualong Digital are doing - although there are no samples for investors to see.

All of this tells investors that we have sufficient preparation for this project and can invest with confidence.

Then, the studio's producer was asked the question: "Who is the director of your film?" ”

Forehead......

I really got to the point.

The director of this movie is really hard to find, no one in the mainland can play this kind of manga movie at present, and there are a few Hong Kong and Taiwan directors with distinctive styles who may be able to give it a try, but they have not yet decided on a candidate.

The producer replied: "We have contacted several Hong Kong Island directors and are still discussing the details. ”

The name of Hong Kong Island director is still working, and some investors heard that they would use Hong Kong Island directors to shoot, and their hearts were half relieved.

"What about the cast? Are there any Hong Kong and Taiwan stars? If this heroine wants to let Lin Zhiling play, I won't say a word and pay for it. ”

"She's never acted."

"It doesn't matter if you haven't acted, the audience loves to watch it."

"We're going to try to fight for it." If you don't talk to death, how can you make him pay for it if you say it to death.

"Can the actor be changed? You let Chen Guanxi act, and I will add another 3 million. "Some investors still don't believe in Zhang Yuanjun, or they don't believe in the ability of mainland actors to play the leading role on the big screen.

"No, it's easy to talk about other roles, we can't change the actor." There was no hesitation in refusal.

This is a small investor, large companies like China Film, Shanghai Film, and Huayi all know that Zhang Yuanjun is behind the National Highway Catering Group, this kind of boy makes a movie, how can the actor let others play it.

Therefore, although they are also superstitious about the Hong Kong and Taiwan lineup, they have no idea of playing the male lead, at best, they want to have a Hong Kong and Taiwan actress as the heroine.

Lin Zhiling may really be a good choice.

At present, the investor visit class has achieved good results, and China Film, Shanghai Film, and Huayi have all verbally expressed their interest in "Rock Paper Scissors", and some small and medium-sized investors have also expressed their willingness to invest.

The hesitation comes from the choice of director.

Wang Zhonglei attaches great importance to Zhang Yuanjun, and he specially flipped through the original comics for "Animal World".

The style is distinctive, and he can't find any mainland director in his mind who can control this style for the time being.

Zhang Yuanjun's decision to find a director from Hong Kong and Taiwan was right.

But before the director is determined, Huayi will not give money, and I believe that the same is true for other investors.

Does the director have a goal?

There really is!

That's the Xu class who hit the street.

Last summer, "Seven Swords", which invested 140 million Hong Kong dollars, was so denied by his own mother, and this drama was prepared from 02 to 05, and Xu Jiao did not make any feature films during this period.

However, the film has 80 million in the mainland, and Hong Kong Island is only one million, which has made the old monster's reputation in the circle plummet.

Half a year has passed, Xu Ke was stunned that there was no news of any new films, and he didn't know that he was accumulating strength, but Zhang Yuanjun knew that the old monster couldn't attract investment.

After "Seven Swords" and before "Di Renjie", the old monster had a very unsatisfactory life.

The blockbuster film you want to make can't attract investment, so you can only co-direct it with others, or make bad movies like "Looking for People in the Deep Sea" and "Women Are Not Bad".

After Tsui Hark went north, he lived in the capital, and he really received an invitation from Zhang Yuanjun, and he was really thinking about whether to take over the filming of "Rock Paper Scissors".

But half a year has passed, and he has not been able to come out of the shadow of "Seven Swords" hitting the streets.

It's not too frustrated, their wave of directors won't be frustrated because of the movie, he can't figure out where he lost,

He really thinks "Seven Swords" is very good.

He also reads the views of critics, and some of the criticisms he thinks are reasonable, but he disagrees with most of the criticisms.

The story of "Seven Swords" is very good, the action is very handsome, and there are many big names, why can't it be sold for money.

How about "Seven Swords", Zhang Yuanjun doesn't care at all. But Xu Class threw this question, which he hadn't figured out for half a year, to Zhang Yuanjun, who came to visit.

"You are an audience and a professional, why do you say that "Seven Swords" can't sell for money."

Zhang Yuanjun refused to answer this question: "How do I understand this, besides, in the past six months, you must have heard a lot of opinions, and I can't say it." ”

"I want you to say it today, if you don't say it, don't come in the future, and I won't consider "Rock Paper Scissors." Xu Jiao had to ask him to come out today.

Zhang Yuanjun had no choice but to say: "The production of "Seven Swords" is very good, the photography, action, and soundtrack are all good. ”

"You don't need to say this, you just say what's the difference."

"It's up to you to provoke the audience." Zhang Yuanjun said bluntly, "In it, Yang Yuncong is the senior brother of the Seven Swords, Chu Zhaonan is a despicable villain, your adaptation completely deviates from the audience's understanding of the original work, just like if I shoot "Heaven and Dragon Slayer", I don't shoot Zhang Wuji, I let Song Qingshu be the protagonist, then I will definitely be killed by the audience." ”

Xu Class disagrees with this point of view: "If you shoot according to the original book, what is it called an adaptation, it is to show the audience something different, and I didn't follow Hu Jinquan when I filmed "Dragon Gate Inn". ”

"Because "Dragon Gate Inn" does not have the original work, your film just borrowed the words "Dragon Gate Inn", of course, you can not shoot according to Hu Jinquan, but "Seven Swords" can't."

The old monster pondered for a moment: "You go on. ”

"The second is that you are too ambitious in "Seven Swords", I can see that you want to make a series of "Seven Swords", so you stuffed too many things into the first part, but the movie is so long, you have to cut a lot of material, which leads to a lot of twists and turns in the film, which is very blunt, and the audience is confused and doesn't know what you are talking about......"

Xu Jiao has been reflecting for more than half a year, and he can now listen to opinions.

Zhang Yuanjun said a lot, whether Xu Class agrees with it or not, these are all things he asked himself to say.

"It's too much like Akira Kurosawa." This is Zhang Yuanjun's last sentence.

Xu Jiao smiled and did not deny it.

"Okay, I'll think about "Rock Paper Scissors" first, I'll ask the assistant to send you back, it's not too early." Xu class send-off.

"Okay." Zhang Yuanjun smiled and got up to leave.

Woke up late.

(End of chapter)