I'm not just a director

Three and a half hours later.

Jiang Pei'an shook his fingers. The intense typing had made his fingers a little numb.

Although it is tiring, it is many times more efficient than handwriting.

After printing out the manuscript paper, Jiang Peian pointed to the freshly released script and said to Ninghao:
"Have a look at this script. If there are no problems, start the project. You can be responsible for the project yourself or you can recruit new people."

Ninghao nodded and took the script.

The name of the script has been changed from "Diamonds" to "Crazy Stone".

Some of the bridge sections set up by Ninghao himself have also undergone great changes.

How should I put it, even though Ninghao is now a famous director internationally, he will still be surprised by Jiang Peian's talent.

The scenes in the script that were originally a little blunt became more down-to-earth and humorous after Jiang Pei'an polished them.

It felt like I was watching a commercial movie, with both popularity and fireworks.

It's not like a screenwriter locking himself in a room and writing nonsense.

Seeing this, Ninghao himself was also reflecting on whether he had been away from the country for so long that he no longer understood the situation in the country.

"Mr. Jiang, I don't think I can keep up with you in my life."

After reading the script, Ninghao sighed.

Hearing Ninghao's words, Jiang Peian burst into laughter.

To be able to make the famous Ning Hao say this, he seems to be something special.

All the modifications he just made to "Crazy Stone" were based on his own ideas for the film.

That’s right, he did not refer to the plot of "Crazy Stone" in his previous life, nor did he completely conform to the changes made to the movie by Ning Hao in this life.

It is an adaptation based on Jiang Peian's understanding of the film and his experience as a director for so long, combined with this era.

In a sense, this film is the one in which Jiang Pei'an has incorporated the most of his thoughts and reflections since his rebirth.

"Although I also really want to make this movie, but... I won't make it right now. However, I have a recommendation for someone who can directly direct it."

Ninghao thought for a while and said slowly.

He really wanted to make this movie, but with his current reputation, he didn't need to express anything through this movie.

His bigger market now is overseas.

Yes, after passing the "Ghost" series and the "Breathe Breath" series, Ning Hao has become very famous internationally.

He is also more inclined to make films in the international market. This film with such strong local characteristics is not suitable for his current positioning.

At the same time, he could clearly see that Jiang Pei'an wanted to use it more, or that the movie "Crazy Stone" was to praise the new director.

Sure enough, after hearing Ninghao's words, Jiang Peian nodded and asked:

"Is it from the company?"

Ninghao shook his head and said:

"No, I met a brother who has a lot of ideas when I was filming. I can let him try it."

Jiang Peian nodded and said:
"If it's confirmed that it's him, we need to sign him into the company first. What's his name?"

"Han Yan."

"The one who won the show?"

"Mr. Jiang, do you know him too?"

Now it was Ninghao's turn to be surprised, as if there was no one in the world that Jiang Peian didn't know.

Jiang Peian laughed and said:

"I've heard that he's not a bad person."

"Oh, Director Jiang, you know quite a few people, hahaha."

Jiang Peian has naturally heard of the name Han Yan.

This person comes from a background in feature films, as is actually the case with most directors.

Compared with other types of films, dramas and literary films have relatively low production costs, and they can also clearly demonstrate a director's skills and worldview.

Because of this, feature films and literary films are often where young directors’ dreams begin.

Han Yan, who started his career as a director in 2002, began to rise to prominence in China with the 2012 romance film "The First Time."

But what really makes most ordinary viewers remember the name Han Yan is the inspirational drama film "Get Out!" directed by him in 2015. Tumor King".

That's right, it's this movie starring Bai Baihe and Yan Zu. It is adapted from Xiong Dun's comic of the same name.

It tells the story of Xiong Dun, who was suffering from cancer, but still smiled at life even though he was fighting the disease.

In this inspirational film, Han Yan combines animation, martial arts, thriller and other elements.

Through cross-editing, it switches back and forth between romantic fantasy and cruel reality, conveying an optimistic and optimistic attitude towards disease and a positive and brave attitude towards life.

It is these novel processing techniques that made Han Yan suddenly enter the ranks of directors with a box office of 5 million.

Moreover, this work was selected to represent the mainland in the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

"Get out of here!" "Tumor King" achieved both box office and word-of-mouth success, and also laid a solid foundation for Han Yan's director career.

Three years later, Han Yan released his new work "Animal World".

It is also adapted from a comic book called "Gambling Apocalypse".

But these are just small tests. What Han Yan is really interested in is his "Trilogy of Life", namely "Get Out, Mr. Tumor", "Send You a Little Red Flower", and "Let's Shake the Sun Together".

Before Han Yan aspired to be a director, his dream was to become a writer.

But reality is always full of absurdity. Before junior high school, Han Yan even failed in composition.

As a result, in junior high school, he won a prize in a local composition competition.

Since then, Han Yan has been thinking about how to go further on the road of literature.

However, unlike many boys at that time, martial arts literature did not influence Han Yan too much.

On the contrary, Han Yan is obsessed with magazines such as "Selected Novels", "Harvest" and "October".

At the same time, I also like foreign writers such as O. Henry and Mark Twain.

At that time, his reading taste was somewhat different from that of his classmates. In today's words, he was a literary youth.

Later, Han Yan bought his first movie-related book - "Techniques and Art of Film Directors" at the Xinhua Bookstore in his hometown.

In this way, he gradually developed a strong interest in movies.

In addition to reading, I also started looking for movies to watch in the county town's video stores.

At that time, it was almost 97, and there were not many literary and artistic films in the store. They were generally related to police and gangster films and action films.

2006 was the most special year for Han Yan.

His graduation film "The Condom" won various praises and was even taken to the Cannes International Film Festival for screening.

At the same time, he also filmed his feature film debut "To Whom I Dedicated My First Kiss".

In the same year, "Crazy Stone" directed by Ning Hao became the biggest dark horse in the film market.

Prior to this, Han Yan had already seen Ning Hao's early literary films "Incense" and "Green Grass" as well as short films from his student days and got to know Ning Hao.

The success of "Crazy Stone" also made Han Yan gradually gain market awareness.

Therefore, when Ninghao recommended Han Yan, Jiang Pei'an really felt that the entertainment industry was such a circle, and everyone turned out to be his own family. "Okay, Mr. Jiang, when are you free, can I arrange for him to meet you?"

Jiang Peian nodded and said:
"I can do it. You first ask him about the situation there and see if he can be one of ours, and then think about the shooting."

Jiang Pei'an has a rule now: he is on the same side as us, and he will only give things to those who are willing to make movies for me.

If it's not one end, then there's no need.

If Xinghuo wants to gain a firm foothold in the entertainment industry and transform from a player to a maker of game rules, in addition to having theaters, it also needs its own talents.

Directors, singers, and actors are all essential!

Ning Hao looked down at the time and said:
"It's time for dinner. If you don't have any arrangements, Mr. Jiang, I'll ask him to come over now. It's just time for everyone to have dinner together."

"can."

Jiang Peian nodded.

Ninghao is very resolute.

……

When he saw Han Yan, Jiang Pei'an thought he was being deceived. The Han Yan in front of him was even younger than him.

He is actually his own age.

However, this little surprise was immediately restrained by Jiang Pei'an.

Isn't he just a bug? There's nothing surprising about Han Yan being so young.

"Hello, Director Jiang, hello Brother Hao."

Han Yan is a big man from Shandong Province. He looks like a native of Shandong Province, but his personality is a bit reserved.

"Please take a seat."

Jiang Peian pointed to the place beside him and said with a smile.

"Hey, okay."

"Director Han is still in school, right?"

Seeing that Han Yan was a little nervous, Jiang Peian casually found a topic to lighten the atmosphere.

"You can just call me Han Yan. I don't dare to act as a director in front of you two. Although I have directed a few movies, they have not made any splash. I am still studying at China National Theater and I will graduate next year."

Han Yan said a little shyly.

"Director Jiang, even though Han Yan is young, he has made a lot of films and is an old director."

Ninghao helped from the side, and then introduced some of the movies Han Yan had shot.

Han Yan debuted very early. In 2002, he directed his first movie "Five Good, Bad and One Good".

It was this film that launched his directorial career.

In 2003, he directed the short film "Explanation of the Wheat Field".

This film directly won the Image Personality Award in SONY's New China Young Directors DV Competition.

In 2005, he directed the romantic short film "The Wave That Never Disappears".

This short film was directly shortlisted for the short film competition unit of the 12th College Student Film Festival. In the same year, he served as the executive director of the feature film "Flying Like a Dream".

Han Yan is a lucky man and a capable director. He is better than many directors from Hong Kong studios.

He has a strong interest in movies, watches a lot of movies, has stable professional abilities, and has plans for his life.

This person is willing to work hard and endure hardships for the sake of the movie, but there is a problem. Sometimes he gets panicked when things happen and he is not strong enough.

After listening to Ninghao's introduction, Han Yan was no longer as reserved as before and said with a smile:
"I have watched Brother Hao's "Incense" and "Green Grass" before, and I particularly like his film style.

Of course, there is also your film, Director Jiang. You are all very outstanding seniors. It is really an honor for me to meet you today. "

A few people smiled and exchanged greetings, and the food was now served.

Ninghao didn't reveal much information on the phone, he just asked him to meet Jiang Peian and wanted to talk about movies with him.

Therefore, when Ninghao took out the script of "Crazy Stone", Han Yan started studying it seriously.

Han Yan read things very seriously. Half an hour had passed and he hadn't even read half of the script yet.

Jiang Pei'an was not in a hurry and waited for him slowly, eating vegetables when he was hungry.

After waiting for about an hour and a half, Han Yan looked up at the two of them and realized that he had made the other party wait too long. He apologized:

"I'm sorry, Director Jiang and Brother Hao, I tend to get lost in things when I read them, so I kept you waiting for so long."

Jiang Peian waved his hand and said with a smile:
"It's okay. We didn't want to be polite to you. We just ate first. I've asked the waiter to make a new portion of the meal."

Han Yan shook his head and said:

"It's okay. There are still a lot of dishes left to eat. I'm not picky."

After saying that, he picked up his chopsticks and started eating first. He must have been very hungry. While eating the food, he said:

"I like this script very much. It has a bit of the flavor of "Two Smoking Barrels" in it. Although I haven't made such a comedy with black humor, I can try it..."

As he said this, he suddenly remembered and said with a smile:
"Director Jiang, Brother Hao said on the phone that you wanted to talk to me about a movie. Is it "The Stone"?"

Jiang Peian nodded and said:
"It can also be handed over to you for filming if you wish."

Hearing Jiang Pei'an's words, Han Yan was shocked and said:
"W-can you let me shoot this movie?"

Seeing Han Yan's surprised look, Ning Hao suddenly thought of how Jiang Pei'an looked when he found him before.

Probably not much better than Han Yan.

"You are the director recommended by Ning Hao. I still trust Director Ning. Of course I can leave it to you to shoot, but..."

Jiang Peian changed the topic and said:
“You have to join Spark Entertainment first and take on this movie as a director of Spark Entertainment.

And you will be the director of Spark for the next five years.

Of course, you don’t have to worry about salary and remuneration. Xinghuo’s remuneration is the best in the entire industry. "

"I do, I do!"

Even before Jiang Pei'an finished speaking, Han Yan was already eager to give it a try.

Directors are probably the most temperamental people, and they are even willing to give up some things for the sake of their ideals and movies.

Undoubtedly, Ning Hao is such a person, and so is Han Yan.

He didn't even care about the so-called top-notch treatment offered by Jiang Pei'an, and he didn't even consider what kind of results the movie "Stone" would achieve after it was filmed.

He doesn't even care.

All he cares about is whether he likes the script and whether he approves it or not.

Don’t underestimate this. Many directors have read countless scripts but haven’t found a suitable script for filming.

They even started writing the script themselves, but what they wrote was not satisfactory to them.

Therefore, they would rather not wait and sit in front of the monitor easily.

"Okay, you can come to Xinghuo Building tomorrow to sign a contract. You will be the protagonist of this movie, and Ning Hao will be... the producer and screenwriter.

After Han Yan joined Xinghuo, you started to assemble the crew and strive to complete all filming before the end of this year. "

Jiang Peian looked at Han Yan and Ning Hao and said.

"Okay, Mr. Jiang." (End of chapter)