Early in the morning, a small car stopped at the door of Li Qian's studio not far away.

Cheng Liang's bald head came down from the main driver, and a young man got down from the co-pilot, holding a folder in his hand.

The bald head said to the young man, "Old Yang, it's up to you later." ”

"Well, don't worry, Brother Zheng. The young man replied, as if he was not very talkative.

This character, Xu Zheng, that is, the big bald head, shook his head secretly in his heart.

Three months ago, Xu Zheng happened to see the script of "Nightclub" from a friend, and felt that the role of the actor He Sanshui was very suitable for him.

But more than three months later, Yang Qing still hasn't found an investor and is willing to invest in this movie, even if it only costs two or three million.

Later, he learned that Yang Qing was not like others at all, taking the script and planning book, and took the initiative to find it one by one to persuade the film company to invest.

The script of "Nightclub" has been written for more than half a year, and the only self-promotion Yang Qing has done is to send the scripts to the mailboxes of various film and television companies one by one, and to the mailboxes of some producers.

Even, it's just a script, and nothing is left, which means that you need to invest, send the script to others, and wait for a response.

Obviously, no company, no producer, has taken a fancy to this script.

It's strange that a newcomer who never lobbishes around with a script can get investment.

However, Xu Zheng does like this. So in the past few months, he has been running back and forth for Yang Qing to attract investment in various companies.

There is probably no actor like me in this world.

Xu Zheng sighed secretly, an actor, worried about film investment, running a company, and has seen many more producers than directors.

With Yang Qing's arrogant character, every time he introduced it to investors, there was no follow-up, and Xu Zheng almost lost hope.

I hope that this time Li Qian can see the advantages of this script.

Being able to invest in movies for two newcomers who have never studied directing, and both of them are box office hits, at least shows that Li Qian's vision is excellent, and as a director, what he should value most is the project itself.

When he came to the studio, explained his identity and intentions, he was taken to a conference room.

There were already two people waiting inside, presumably for the same purpose as them.

As soon as they came in, the two inside saw Xu Zheng's big bald head and recognized it at a glance.

"Hello Mr. Xu, we are the screenwriters of Shengtang Studio. ”

Xu Zheng is well-known in the circle, starring in TV series that are popular all over the country, and he also has works on the big screen.

Even if they are about the same age, the little screenwriter of their small studio still has to be called "teacher" when they meet.

The word teacher is very common in the entertainment industry.

Any actor who is more famous than you can't be called by name, and it's not easy to call brother or uncle, it's most appropriate to call teacher.

"Hello. ”

Xu Zheng also greeted with a smile, that smiling face couldn't be more familiar.

However, before they could talk, the door to the conference room was pushed open.

Li Qian walked in with two folders in his hands.

"Director Li. ”

The four of them hurriedly got up, this is a director who won the box office of 100 million yuan, even if he is younger than them, he has to lower his profile, not to mention that today they are looking for investment.

Perhaps, it is more appropriate to invest in it, and it is my father who pays the money this year.

"Sit down. ”

Li Qian smiled and motioned for them all to sit down, and he was also in the first place.

The four of them also introduced themselves, and Xu Zheng didn't need to say it, there were ten random passers-by on the road, and at least six or seven knew him.

Brother Pig eight years ago was popular all over the country.

Yang Qing, the screenwriter of "Nightclub", a graduate of the directing department of the Central Academy of Drama, has experience as a screenwriter and assistant director, although he is only an assistant director with a bag.

The screenwriter of "People in Embarrassment" Shengtang Studio, the creative director Shi Chenyun, and another screenwriter Tian Yusheng, who participated in the creation of the script, came.

The two of them are from the Department of Chinese Opera Directors and the other are from the Department of Chinese Opera Literature.

"Several of them are top students in Chinese opera, I have read your scripts carefully, as a small-budget comedy, they all have their own brilliant places, in the email, "People in Embarrassment" requires 8 million investment, and "Nightclub" is 3 million, right?"

"Uh... Right. ”

"Yes, Director Li. ”

Talking about the two movies at the same time, Li Qian made the four of them a little inexplicable, and they had never encountered such a thing.

However, they all answered truthfully, and this cost was enough to meet their needs.

After all, one advantage of low-budget movies is that the cost is low enough.

"Okay, if that's okay, sign the contract. ”

Li Qian directly handed over the two folders, and he didn't do anything vain.

Li Qian still has memories of these two movies, in fact, he has a deep impression of domestic comedies, and he used to like this genre.

"People in Embarrassment" tells the story of the ridiculous scenes of the big boss and the milkman on the way to the Spring Festival.

As a comedy, from planes, trains to buses, ferries, and trucks, these two combinations are constantly embarrassing along the way, and they definitely achieve a funny effect.

Moreover, Xu Zheng and Wang Baoqiang, two actors with very strong comedy talents, got together, and the effect was 1+1>2, which can be called a golden combination.

And along the way, this life is varied, the indifferent capitalist is influenced by the simple milkman, slowly changes, finds himself, and adds a touch of warmth.

This is extremely rare in domestic comedies.

Today's comedies, especially low-budget comedies, are all funny.

It's not so much a comedy as a comedy.

"Nightclub" is a different style of comedy, telling the story of a ridiculous robbery in a convenience store late at night.

The deliberate setting of the characters as face-painted characters weakens the narrative logic and complexity, but it can highlight the conflicts between the characters.

A shrewd and practical female saleswoman, a cowardly male clerk, a snarky proprietress and a stupid tire... Everyone has a labeled symbol.

The only slightly more complicated actor is a stubborn and self-serving migrant worker, but he has clear principles.

The simpler it is, the less effortless and straightforward it is to look at.

For comedy, character labeling is a creative style, which mainly relies on the direct collision of character and relationship to create jokes, which is very different from "People in Embarrassment".

This style is the most hilarious, but different styles have their own advantages and disadvantages.

The movie has a memory, and the box office is definitely no problem, and Li Qian is just a little more direct.

However, the four of them were a little blinded by this directness.

That's it?

This is different from what they imagined, that is, they introduced themselves and signed the contract directly, without asking a word.

A whole bunch of analyses were prepared, and all of them were in vain.

Even Yang Qing, who has an arrogant personality and is not very good at going to the camp, feels very strange about this.

Even if it costs only 3 million, it is not a small amount of money, and the film and television companies and producers I have seen before are as cautious as investing tens of millions of dollars in big productions.

"Any questions?"

Seeing that they didn't sign, Li Qian asked.

It's okay to ask, but this...

Although it felt a little smooth and outrageous, Li Qian glanced at the script, and gave it to them with tens of millions.

However, I don't know what to say, I can't let Li Qian hesitate again and again before deciding to invest.

In the past, I wished that those investors didn't want to invest in him, but some people were so happy, but they felt that something was wrong.

Li Qian looked at them and said with a smile, "I've read the script, I've also read the planning book, is there anything else to add?"

This is really not, that is, I plan to tell the plot with emotion, flickering... No, let Li Qian be willing to invest.

"Then what are you hesitating about, be direct, there's no need to make so many twists and turns, let's sign. ”

A few people thought about it, and it was difficult to invest in these years, so they all subconsciously thought that it would take a lot of effort to attract investment, but they were not used to seeing such a direct Li Qian.

Yang Qing also signed his name on the contract, but Shi Chenyun, the creative director of Sheng Tang, did not sign, and he said a little embarrassed.

"Director Li, we are a screenwriting studio and we want to sell scripts. ”

It's a little embarrassing now.

"You're not here to invest?"

"We don't have a director, and we can't make movies ourselves. ”

"My advertisement is very clear, looking for high-quality film projects, so what's going on with your plan, and the cost of 8 million for me?"

"Our scripts will come with a plan, and the cost is the cost you said you would need to write in the email about the cost of the film, so..."

"So you're here to sell scripts?"

“... Yes. ”

"Aren't you a director graduate?"

"I graduated from the directing department, but I'm just a screenwriter, and I can't do the work of a director. ”

Li Qian is also speechless, a graduate of the directing department of the best art academy in China, who can only write scripts and cannot make films.

Where will I go to find the director at this time and a half.

Shi Chenyun and Tian Yusheng were also a little embarrassed, they wanted a complete project, and they only had one script.

This makes Li Qian where to find a director, Qi Yukun and Guo Fan go to school, and Su Lun has to be busy with "Living Together in Time and Space".

Where is it so easy to find a capable director, and it is not a cabbage.

Li Qian doesn't know which director the original version is, otherwise it would be simple.

Even now, I don't even have a clue who made high-level commercial war movies such as "The Wandering Earth", the "Wolf Warrior" series, and "Operation Red Sea".

These domestic directors guessed it all over again, but they didn't see who could make this new type of blockbuster.

Those memories in my mind, there is no information about the movie, the names of the directors and actors are not known, and many actors don't know who they are if they don't know them.

But it is indeed a good film, Li Qian is still willing to accept it, and he bought it for 100,000 yuan.

An unknown screenwriter in China has a movie script between 1-50,000 yuan, but the price of this kind of studio is a little higher than that of a single wild screenwriter.

There is nothing to say about 20,000 or 30,000 yuan, and the whole number of 100,000 yuan was directly opened.

Shi Chenyun and Tian Yusheng were also very satisfied with the price, which had exceeded their expectations.

And selling to Li Qian is much stronger than selling to other companies, the two movies of Qi Yukun and Guo Fan were box office hits before, and if "People in Embarrassment" can also be sold well this time, it will be too big to enhance the reputation of their studio.

After signing the contract, they left, and "Nightclub" can officially start preparations.

In the film "People in Embarrassment", Li Qian still has to find a director, which is really troublesome.

But it's not in a hurry, the movie involves the Spring Festival, and it can just be released during the Spring Festival, and there is still a year and a half.

......

Time passed day by day, the vigorous summer file ended, "Jaws: Revenge" ended with a box office of 130 million, and the total box office of "127 Hours" was fixed at 34 million.

The impact of the Olympic Games on the film market is still very great, and "Red Cliff" almost did not exceed 300 million.

September came, and "Moon" also completed all the post-production, and the samples were sent to the optoelectronic review.

In the middle of the year, the confusing New Year file is gradually becoming clearer, first "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb" is scheduled for December 28, "Mei Lanfang" is scheduled for December 5, "Red Cliff" is scheduled for January 1 next year, and "Crazy Racing" is scheduled to be released on January 20.

The three famous directors and a potential new star have all determined the schedule, and each of them has been separated by at least ten days and half a month, which is still very tacit.

Then there are not many options left for Li Qian next, "Red Cliff" and "Crazy Racing" will be released in the middle of the month in January, which is definitely not a good day.

"Mei Lanfang" and "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb" occupy the beginning and end of December, with a gap of 23 days.

If it is released in the middle, it will face the release of two blockbusters in the ten days before and after.

In particular, "Ip Man" is also scheduled for December 12, and Xu Ke's "Women Are Not Bad" is scheduled for December 11.

The director of "Women Are Not Bad" is Xu Ke, but "Ip Man" is not simple, Li Qian remembers that this film is not a simple action movie, it only involves ethnic hatred, it will easily resonate with the audience.

If it is also placed in early December, it will have to face the siege of these three movies first, and after 20 days, it will be too stressful to face "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb".

It's not that I'm afraid of these two movies, the market for action movies is 100 million, and "Mei Lanfang" is estimated to be about the same.

But "Mei Lanfang" is a major project of the Ministry of Culture, and China Film will definitely fully support it in the film scheduling.

After thinking about it, I decided to release it on Thursday, November 27, one week before "Mei Lanfang", two weeks before "Ip Man", and one month before "If You Are the Truth, Do Not Disturb".

Someone once said that strategically despising the enemy, tactically it is still necessary to pay attention to each opponent!

As the last heavyweight movie for the Chinese New Year, the finalization of "Moon" is also going to have a press conference.

It can be regarded as the first press conference since the start of filming of the movie, which warmed up in advance, and also announced to the industry by the way that Li Qian will participate in the competition for the Chinese New Year.

The science fiction movie "Moon", which has always been mysterious, is finally about to be developed, and the media that received the news immediately sent elite soldiers to unveil the mystery of this movie and see what kind of movie it is.

And the industry is also paying attention to when this last heavyweight movie will be released!

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