my movie years

Chapter 6 Hold your head high (please recommend, please collect~)

"Your script seems boring, but the story you tell is quite exciting." Mom Zhang Yu commented after reading the script written by Zhang Hao.

The difference between a script and a novel is that the novel reads smoothly and the reader can read it fluently.But the script has a certain reading barrier, and before it is turned into a video, no matter how good the script is, it is just a script.

Text and video are two completely different carriers. Zhang Hao is very aware of this, and was not shocked by his mother's evaluation.

He has his own advantages. As a native of the capital, his family is somewhat connected with the film and television company in the capital.He is very familiar with the film set and the showbiz, so he won't run around like headless chickens like the fledgling Lengtouqing.

In the entertainment industry, if a screenwriter writes a script, there are generally two paths.

One is to sell your ideas to influential filmmakers, directors, or top-tier stars.

If they can gain the appreciation of the other party, these well-connected filmmakers, directors or first-line stars will recommend the project to the film and television company, and then attract the necessary investment.

The second is to directly deliver the script to the film and television company, and go through the film and television company's layer-by-layer screening and assessment.This is the most straightforward approach, and the least hopeful.

Zhang Hao chose the second option. Although his family has some connections with the film and television industry, his grandfather also knew the third master of China Film Group.

But when it comes to film projects involving tens of millions of investment, any film and television company will be very cautious, and they have to rely on the sidelines.

Continuing to bring a few subscripts of the script that had been ordered, Zhang Hao borrowed a Beetle car from his mother, and traveled around the major film and television companies in the capital.

On Ritan Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, the International Building is located on Jianguomenwai Avenue between the East Third Ring Road and the East Second Ring Road. Zhang Hao found a parking space, parked the car, and went to Block A of the International Building with his handbag. .

The purpose of his trip was Bona Films located in this building.

After separating from Poly, Bona Films is ambitious and vows to make a name for itself in the film market. This is an opportunity for Zhang Hao.

Carrying a handbag, Zhang Hao walked into the gate of Bona Pictures.His eyes quickly swept across the wide hall, but his footsteps walked towards the front desk unhurriedly.

Wearing light makeup, short hair, black-rimmed eyes, and a professional suit with a hip skirt, the intellectually beautiful receptionist greeted Zhang Hao with a formulaic smile.

"Hi sir, may I help you?"

"I'm looking for Mr. Zhou Zhizhe from the Investment Production Management Department." Zhang Hao smiled.

To be the face of a big company, the receptionist must not be a fool.So Zhang Hao directly stated his intention: "Excuse me, is he there?"

The lady at the front desk still smiled professionally: "Excuse me, do you have an appointment?"

"No..." Zhang Hao shook his head and said, "I want to make an appointment, but I don't know the phone number of his secretary's office. I also sent an email, but Mr. Zhou Zhizhe didn't reply."

I'm afraid the other party doesn't want to reply to him, and won't give him the opportunity to make an appointment.

"May I ask why you are here?"

Hearing the skillful questioning from the lady at the front desk, Zhang Hao gestured to her with his handbag: "I am a screenwriter and director, and I have a script that I would like Mr. Zhou Zhizhe to read."

Seeing the other party's slightly surprised expression, Zhang Hao asked, "Don't I look like this?"

"That's not what I meant." The receptionist at the front desk slightly apologized: "It's just that you look too young."

Sighing in his heart, Zhang Hao could only secretly think that it was true, his age and seniority were indeed flawed.

"Can you make a call for me?" He asked again.

"This……"

Seeing that the other party was a bit embarrassed, Zhang Hao immediately showed a sincere expression, just like all young people who are eager for opportunities: "I can contact Mr. Zhou Zhizhe's secretary desk."

It has to be said that Zhang Hao's handsome face full of sincerity played a lot of role. The reception lady quickly dialed a phone number, said a few words, and hung up the phone.

"Sorry, sir..."

"Zhang Hao, you can call me Zhang Hao."

"Okay, Mr. Zhang Hao, Director Zhou doesn't have time right now, you can directly submit the script to the editing and review department of the investment production management department on the seventh floor, and someone will accept it."

"Thank you!" Zhang Hao said this sentence very sincerely, after all, they are all strangers, and the other party can't do more.

As for the script, he had delivered it a long time ago, and if there was any news, it would have been there long ago.But Zhang Hao still had a glimmer of hope and went to the seventh floor to have a look.

After asking someone, Zhang Hao found the editorial department under the investment production management department.

This is where Bona Films specializes in accepting various scripts. To put it bluntly, there are hundreds of scripts submitted to this place every month.

A woman in her 30s ignored Zhang Hao's handsome face, and responded formulaically: "Leave the script, fill in the phone number, email address and address, and we will notify you when there is news."

Zhang Hao shrugged, left a script, and then left his name, phone number and email address on a form.

Scanning around the editing and reviewing department, Zhang Hao's pupils shrank, and he could see that the backlog of scripts in the editing and reviewing department had become a small hill.

We must know that this is still 2008, and the Chinese film market is not ready for a big explosion a few years later, but the scripts of big companies like Bona Films are piling up like a mountain.

Zhang Hao didn't mention the issue of the director, and it would be useless to talk to employees of this level. Moreover, judging from the situation on the scene, Bona Films may use the script... Well, he doesn't have to hold out too much hope.

In less than 10 minutes, this kind of reception that the film company has to repeat countless times every month is over.

Even though he was unwilling, even though he wanted to meet a big shot in Bona Pictures, but Zhang Hao knew that with his own background, it was almost impossible.

Maybe grandpa is still possible. After all, he worked in Beijing Film Studio, and the boss of Bona Film Industry, Yu Dong, also came out of Beijing Film Studio. The two also have a relationship.

It seems that on grandpa's birthday, the third master and Yu Dong both came to celebrate his birthday, and Zhang Hao also saw him.

But still the same sentence, Zhang Hao is too young, even if his family has a wide network, he has a lot of connections with big names in the film and television industry.

But in the face of a film project with an investment of tens of millions, any company will be cautious.Besides, Zhang Hao is still so young...

In this era, not later, movies with an investment of tens of millions are not small.You must know that "Crazy Stone", which made Ning Hao famous, had an investment of only 350 million, and the final box office was only 2700 million.

Ning Hao had already directed several films before "Crazy Stone", so he was considered qualified.

If at this moment, Zhang Hao has experience in the project and has a box office of tens of millions, he will not be as uninterested as he is now.

From this point of view, maybe he would follow his grandfather's advice, start as the assistant of the crew, wait a few years or more, and seek the opportunity to become a director.

But Zhang Hao has a sense of urgency, he doesn't want to wait for a moment, he just wants to succeed immediately.

Zhang Hao had no choice but to leave the editorial department, preparing to go to the next film and television company, and continue to seek directing opportunities.But he didn't see it. After he left, Yu Dong, the helm of Bona Films, saw him.

"This is the kid from the Zhang family? What is he doing here?" A trace of doubt flashed in Yu Dong's eyes.

Of course Yu Dong remembered Zhang Hao. On Zhang Hao's tenth birthday, Yu Dong was invited by the old man to attend.

At the birthday party, Mr. Zhang asked little Zhang Hao what his wish was, and Zhang Hao replied immaturely but firmly: "I want to become a great director like Spielberg..."

Xiao Zhanghao's answer made Yu Dong very curious.

At that time, Yu Dong was still in Beijing Film Studio, and there was no Bona Film Industry at that time.

Later, Yu Dong also met Zhang Hao on Mr. Zhang's birthday. The young man was handsome and had the potential to be a star, so Yu Dong was quite impressed with him.

Yu Dong looked at the editorial department, walked in and asked the middle-aged woman who was receiving him, "What did that young man do here just now?"

The middle-aged woman replied: "Mr. Yu, I'm here to deliver the script."

"The script?" Yu Dong became interested: "Show me the script..."

The middle-aged woman handed Yu Dong the script left by Zhang Hao, and Yu Dong took it, looking at the two large characters on the cover: "Manslaughter".

Open the first page of the script, there is the outline of the story, and the second page is the official script, the format is very standard.

A gleam flashed in Yu Dong's eyes: "That kid from Zhang's family is interesting..."

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