Rebirth of the courtyard, the start is 80s

After listening to Cao Zhiqiang's "heartfelt words", Director Yang was speechless for a moment.

Although she felt that Cao Zhiqiang was declining, when she thought about it carefully, what he said made sense.

Especially Director Yang, who knows a little bit about the industry, will believe what Cao Zhiqiang says even more.

The reason is very simple, that is, many times, rumors are not trustworthy.

Especially at this time, it would sound outrageous if someone could accumulate a personal fortune of over ten million in just one year.

Although the news said that the movie "Love in the Rain" directed and starred by Cao Zhiqiang was a great success in Japan and earned more than 97.5 billion in box office.

But even if it is true, based on the introduction of past films, it is unlikely that Cao Zhiqiang will get too much money. At most, the actor and director will be more famous.

Because it is very simple. Taking China as an example, when introducing foreign movies, the copyrights are bought out and no profit sharing is played with you.

Since this is the case in our country, if your videos are exported abroad, people will generally follow a reciprocal policy with you.

Therefore, according to Director Yang's understanding, even if the movie Cao Zhiqiang made was a big success in Japan, the money Cao Zhiqiang would really get would not be much. It would most likely be a one-time buyout, and then he would pay for it because of the particularly good results. , and give a little more bonus.

It's just that the news is saying that the movie "Love in the Rain" is a split model, which makes Director Yang a little confused.

This time, it was clearly stated that it was indeed a share, but the share ratio was not high. This made Director Yang feel at ease, or that it should be like this.

Of course, even so, for a movie to have made more than 3 million RMB in Japan before it was released in China is remarkable in itself.

The current domestic movies, even if they were very popular at the time, such as "Shaolin Temple" and "The Wrangler", their film companies' combined earnings were not even a fraction of this amount.

Before "Love in the Rain" was released in China, it became a hit abroad in advance, and then spread to the country through news.

I believe that once it is released in China, it will definitely become a hit again.

Even if it's not as good as "Shaolin Temple" and "Wrangler" by then, it won't be too different.

However, based on the domestic unified buyout method, it is estimated that even if "Love in the Rain" does well at the domestic box office, Cao Zhiqiang and his film company will not get much money, and they can get the top purchase price of 900,000. Cutting off the quota is like burning incense.

Unfortunately, Director Yang never expected that Cao Zhiqiang would not take the ordinary path.

He had already proposed three conditions to Uncle Lin in advance, using the excuse of "fog", the first of which was the movie box office sharing system.

Even if it was limited to his Hongguang Film Studio, that would be enough.

Once he has this opportunity, let alone anything else, at least once "Love in the Rain" is officially released in China, the box office share he can get from it will definitely not be less.

Maybe, if you are not careful, you can earn an income that far exceeds that in Japan.

The reason is very simple, that is, although the ticket price of domestic movie tickets is not as high as that in Japan, the number of people is large.

As long as there are enough people, the box office revenue will naturally be high.

But there is no need to explain these things to Director Yang one by one.

"Okay, I understand." Director Yang nodded politely, "Actually, coming here to bother me is very presumptuous, and there's nothing I can do about it if I can't find investment."

"I'm really sorry." Cao Zhiqiang said quickly with a look of shame on his face, "It's a rare time that you came to me and couldn't help. I feel very embarrassed."

"Where." Director Yang smiled, "Actually, it's worth taking this opportunity to get to know the famous Mr. Cao."

After Cao Zhiqiang smiled and behaved modestly, Director Yang said again: "But when you have some spare money, can you help me?"

Cao Zhiqiang immediately agreed: "Don't worry, as long as I personally have spare money and don't violate organizational disciplines, I will definitely help."

"Okay, then I'll wait for news from Director Cao." Director Yang smiled.

Just when Cao Zhiqiang thought that the other party would get up and leave immediately because he couldn't get the money.

Unexpectedly, the other party changed the topic again: "Actually, in addition to investing this time, I also want to borrow two people from you."

"Borrow two people?" Cao Zhiqiang was stunned, "Who? Which two people?"

Director Yang smiled: "First of all, the first one is, of course, the now famous Comrade Zhu Lin.

Since the movie "Love in the Rain" that you starred in together with Comrade Zhu Lin achieved the number one box office performance in Japan, it was in turn reported in China.

Not only has this yet-to-be-released movie become popular, but Comrade Zhu Lin has also become popular.

Now, I heard that many magazines, including popular movies, want to interview her and shoot their covers, but they can't find anyone.

I heard that Zhu Lin is currently in a relationship with you. Can you give it a break and lend a secondment to our Journey to the West crew to play a role? "

Upon hearing this, Cao Zhiqiang subconsciously looked at Xu Qingdong.

Xu Qingdong shook his head slightly at Cao Zhiqiang, which meant that he didn't tell the truth to Director Yang Jie.

After getting the news, Cao Zhiqiang felt at ease.

Cao Zhiqiang smiled at Director Yang: "Oh, it's certainly a good thing that Sister Zhu can join the Journey to the West crew. I definitely agree with it, but..."

"Just what?" Director Yang Jie asked immediately.

Cao Zhiqiang sighed: "Unfortunately, when Sister Zhu went to Japan with Director Xu to participate in a movie promotion event, she fell ill because she was not acclimated to the climate and occasionally caught a cold.

Because Sister Zhu was ill and very ill, I originally wanted her to be hospitalized in Japan.

But Sister Zhu insisted not to be hospitalized in Japan and insisted on returning to China immediately.

The reason was that her visa was a short-term visa, and hospital treatment in Japan was too expensive. She didn’t want to cause too much burden to us, so she insisted on returning to China for treatment.

We couldn't defeat her, so we hurriedly ended the promotional activities and returned to China together early.

However, because there were no suitable direct domestic flights at that time, and Sister Zhu’s condition seemed to be very serious, and she had a high fever, we chose a direct flight from Japan to Xiangjiang, planning to go to Xiangjiang first and then pass through Xiangjiang. Return home.

However, when we got off the plane in Xiangjiang, Sister Zhu fainted quickly. With no other choice, we sent Sister Zhu to a local hospital in Xiangjiang through a friend of mine in Xiangjiang.

The doctor said that Sister Zhu's condition was not optimistic. She had severe pneumonia and was very weak. If she was not hospitalized quickly, her life would be in danger at any time.

In this way, we temporarily let Sister Zhu be hospitalized in Xiangjiang and asked my friend in Xiangjiang to take care of her.

Director Xu and I had no choice but to return to the mainland because we could not stay in Hong Kong for a long time.

Therefore, at this time, Sister Zhu should still be hospitalized in Xiangjiang Hospital, and I am afraid that she will not be able to agree to your request.

And the doctor from Xiangjiang also said.

Sister Zhu was originally in poor health, very weak, and had very low resistance. After getting sick, she took it for so long, which damaged her vitality.

Therefore, even if it can be cured this time and out of the dangerous period, I am afraid that I will have to rest for a while.

At least, she has to rest for more than a year.

It is best not to work during this period and to rest peacefully.

Therefore, I am afraid that Sister Zhu will not be able to participate in the filming for at least a year. "

Speaking of this, Cao Zhiqiang turned to look at Xu Qingdong: "Director Xu, is that so?"

Xu Qingdong immediately nodded to Director Yang Jie with a serious look on his face: "Yes, that's what happened!

Comrade Zhu Lin, well, for at least a year, no, I think it must be at least two years, she will not be able to work normally. "

"Ah?" Yang Jie looked surprised, "She is so seriously ill?" Xu Qingdong said with a sad expression: "Who says it's not the case!

Who would have thought that Comrade Zhu Lin would suddenly develop... this kind of disease!

She should have told us earlier.

If we had been told that she was not feeling well, we would not have allowed her to go to Japan to participate in promotional activities.

In that case, it might be better.

But now it seems that Comrade Zhu Lin's physical condition will prevent him from working in the short term. "

Director Yang Jie looked regretful: "Oh, what a pity! Originally, I wanted her to play the role of the Queen Mother, but now it seems that this is not possible."

Cao Zhiqiang smiled: "The Queen Mother's words are noble, but they don't seem to match Sister Zhu's temperament, right? How about I make a suggestion?"

"What suggestions?" Tour guide Yang Jie asked.

Cao Zhiqiang said: "Director Yang, according to your shooting method, Journey to the West probably can't be filmed in one or two years. And with so many episodes, you film each episode according to the standards of making a movie. I think it will take three Four years is possible.

I remember that there was a scene about the Kingdom of Women in Journey to the West.

From what I see, it would be better to leave the role of king of the daughter kingdom to Zhu Lin.

By the way, arrange a scene where the king of the daughter country falls in love with Tang Seng, but fails to fall in love.

What do you think? "

Director Yang Jie was stunned for a moment, then clapped her hands fiercely: "Yes, why didn't I think of that? This is a great idea!"

Cao Zhiqiang chuckled and thought, can it be bad? This is your original idea, but I took it out in advance.

Thinking of this, Cao Zhiqiang said seriously:

"Director Yang, if Zhu Lin can play the role of the king of the Daughter Kingdom and have a love affair with Tang Monk that cannot be achieved, I will definitely support him fully.

Not only will I try my best to find ways to finance it, I can even help write a theme song related to it.

Of course, this must be after Comrade Zhu Lin recovers from his illness.

Therefore, I hope you will film other episodes first, and leave this episode exclusively to Zhu Lin.

When she is well, we can start preparations for filming. "

Hearing what Cao Zhiqiang said, director Yang Jie's eyes lit up: "Yes, I almost forgot, you are also a famous music writer.

Of course I can agree to your request. Just wait two years, no problem.

However, can you write some theme songs for our Journey to the West? "

Cao Zhiqiang blinked and immediately refused: "Well, Director Yang, it's not that I don't want to, but I have a lot of work to do for the time being, and I'm afraid I won't be able to calm down and create.

Besides, even if I could write, I wouldn’t know how to write.

Because from what I understand, you actually already have a dedicated music producer.

As for the music writer of a TV series, there are still some taboos.

If you already have a professional music writer, it's best to stick with it and don't switch around.

The reason why I proposed to write music in the episode "The Kingdom of Women" is because it involves our actors, and also because I will have investment by then.

In this way, if I write one or two songs and put them in, it won’t be a big problem.

But it’s definitely not okay to steal other people’s jobs now. "

After hearing what Cao Zhiqiang said, Director Yang nodded: "That's right, it's me, Meng Lang."

Cao Zhiqiang smiled: "It doesn't matter, I can understand your love and persistence for the TV series Journey to the West. You also love it so deeply that you temporarily ignored these small details.

By the way, you said before that you want to borrow two people from me. Besides Zhu Lin, who else is there?

Isn't it Director Xu who wants to borrow our money? "

Indeed, after thinking about it, Cao Zhiqiang found that his Hongguang Film Studio now only has two or three kittens, and the only ones that can be used are Zhu Lin, an actress who has begun to become popular, and Xu Qingdong, a director.

Of course, he is also a director himself.

After all, the name of the first director of "Love in the Rain" is Cao Zhiqiang.

Xu Qingdong was only the second director in that movie.

Therefore, when director Yang Jie asked him to borrow two people from him, Cao Zhiqiang immediately thought of Xu Qingdong and Zhu Lin, and never thought of himself.

The reason is very simple. Director Yang is not a fool. He must know that with Cao Zhiqiang's current status, she cannot easily invite him.

Moreover, she was talking about borrowing someone from Cao Zhiqiang, so she definitely couldn't borrow him himself.

After much deliberation, it can only be Zhu Lin and Xu Qingdong.

However, when director Yang Jie named the second person, Cao Zhiqiang was shocked.

Well, if you have glasses.

"Who? Ma Suqin?"

"Yes, this is Comrade Ma Suqin. I want to borrow her."

Cao Zhiqiang blinked and subconsciously looked at Xu Qingdong.

Xu Qingdong shook his head slightly.

That means that he doesn't know about this either, and he just learned about it.

After receiving the signal, Cao Zhiqiang turned to Director Yang and asked, "Why choose her? She is just a newcomer studying and has no works at all."

Director Yang Jie smiled and said: "I know this. In fact, when I went directly to your film studio to find someone, I didn't expect that I would work together with the publishing house.

So after I went in and asked someone, they took me to a special floor and said that this was the part of the film studio. However, there was currently only one office occupied, and no one was in other places. They asked me to find someone by myself, and then Just left.

I went to the only office with people there at that time, opened the door of the office, and found that there was only one person inside, Comrade Ma Suqin.

At that time, Comrade Ma Suqin was talking to herself in front of the full-length mirror. I knew at a glance that she was practicing her performance and lines.

She practiced so seriously that she didn't even notice me pushing the door open.

So I didn't say anything at first and just watched her performance quietly.

Then I discovered that her acting skills are very good and her line skills are also very good.

But more importantly, her image and temperament amazed me.

Especially the coldness, stubbornness and arrogance in his eyes are unmatched by others.

I think she is the best candidate for Chang'e.

Therefore, I want her to join my crew and play the role of Fairy Chang'e. What do you think? "