China Entertainment: Gao Yanei wants to be the best actor

Chapter 517 What is a profession! ! !
The book continues from the above:

Faced with Damien's uninvited visit, Gao Fei actually didn't take it seriously.

Even Gao Fei was so busy that he forgot about him.

Gui Lunmei, who was still out shopping, saw the two of them in the hall and mentioned something casually, Gao Fei remembered.

But it was almost noon now.

Seeing that the two had waited so long because of his words, Gao Fei was quite embarrassed.

So for the sake of their sincerity, Gao Fei simply invited them to have lunch together.

By the way, to make things simple.

Maybe really hungry.

When the three of them sat down, Damien and Justin didn't say anything politely, and even started to eat hungrily.

Seeing this situation, Gao Fei didn't say anything.

While eating Bavarian roasted elbow slowly, drinking German stout.

After eating about [-]% full, Gao Fei put down his knife and fork and looked at the two quietly.

But now he can probably rule out the suspicion that the two are liars.

Of course, this has nothing to do with physiognomy or anything.

Mainly when the three of them were eating, Han Li saw that Gao Fei was really interested in these two people, so she checked their details by the way.

But I don't know if I don't check it. After reading the information sent by Han Li on the phone, Gao Fei really surprised Gao Fei a little.

……

Don't look at Damien and Justin looking a bit down and out now, but both of them graduated from Harvard University.

Even at Harvard, the two were roommates.

It's just that at the beginning, the two had no interest in movies.

Especially Damien, who has been obsessed with jazz drums since he was in high school. He can practice drumming for up to 6 hours a day, and he is determined to become a jazz drummer.

Even he was very close to this dream.

Because he later met a very strict music teacher.

Under the guidance of this teacher, he was selected into the National High School Jazz Ensemble.

But it was precisely because of the strictness of this teacher that Damien struggled in pain for a long time.

In the end, after realizing that he was not a material for making music after all, he still had no choice but to give up his music dream and quit the orchestra.

Then, inspired by the movie "Glorious Battle", he was admitted to the Film Department of Harvard University to study visual and environmental studies.

And Justin, who once organized a band with him in high school, was also admitted under his influence.

The two who once pursued music together are now chasing their movie dreams together.

When he saw this, the corners of Gao Fei's eyes couldn't help but twitch slightly.

To be honest, although there is an old saying in China that "Jiao does not leave Meng, Meng does not leave Jiao".

But for some reason, Gao Fei always felt a little weird when faced with the "never leave" relationship between the two of them.

Especially when this kind of thing is still happening in the gender-diverse America! ! !

Thinking of this, Gao Fei couldn't help but cast an inexplicable glance at the two people on the opposite side.

Nima, why do you feel something is wrong the more you look at it?
And just when Gao Fei was secretly slandering, Damien and Justin finally took out the script that had been prepared and put it in front of Gao Fei.

After a quick introduction to the plot, Damien couldn't help emphasizing again because he was afraid that Gao Fei would not agree to invest:

"Mr. Gao, don't worry, I have carefully calculated all the budgets, and I only need 300 million US dollars."

"If you're worried, you can definitely send a treasurer over to follow up with the team."

Hearing this, Gao Fei just smiled, noncommittal.

But he didn't immediately refuse, just smiled lightly and said:

"Mr. Damien, if I remember correctly, you should have graduated from Harvard University in 2007, right?"

"In the past seven years, you seem to have no other work experience except that you served as the screenwriter of "The Grand Piano" and "The Last Exorcism 2" successively last year."

Speaking of this, Gao Fei suddenly shook his head, remembering the information he had read just now.

"Sorry, I should have said something wrong."

"In 2009, Ni also directed his solo film debut "Guy and Adeline on a Park Bench"...I'm right."

Seeing Gao Fei mentioning this movie, Damien couldn't help but froze.

Well, might as well forget it!

It is said that Damien had just graduated at that time, and it was the most innocent time.

So after scraping together tens of thousands of dollars, I couldn't resist making my first movie.

But I didn't expect the final result to be terrible.

To put it mildly, it is called a strong personal style.

But if it is ugly, it is completely a director's self-proclaimed work.

So this resume is really not as good as none for Damien.

And seeing him like this, Gao Fei didn't continue to tease him immediately, and went straight to the point:

"So $300 million is not a problem, the point is to give me a reason to believe in you... How do you prove that you can make a good movie?"

In fact, this is also a problem that new directors from all over the world will encounter.

Even many great international directors actually encountered this situation when they first started.

It's like when a company is recruiting, all bosses want to find old employees with work experience.

But if everyone does not give newcomers the opportunity to accumulate work experience, then it is impossible to have old employees.

This is the so-called recruitment paradox!

To some extent, this is also the reason why cross-border directors have gradually become the mainstream of the director industry.

Because compared to pure rookie directors, although crossover directors are also directing for the first time, their advantages in other fields can be their help.

So for a director, how to take a step is very important.

It's just that Gao Fei didn't expect that, although Damien was a little disappointed after listening to his words, he still remained calm.

Because after failing once, he was fully prepared for his second film.

He quickly took out a laptop from his backpack and opened it in front of Gao Fei, and then frantically clicked on a short video.

In fact, before finding Gao Fei, Damien had already found many investors and film and television companies.

But they were all rejected without exception.

Because they would rather take the risk of investing in a new director who has not yet failed, than invest in a loser who has already hit the street once.

So Damien, who couldn't find any funds, could only take out all his savings first, shorten the script and story, and make a short film temporarily.

Seeing this situation, Gao Fei finally became interested.

Right, this is the correct way for new directors to open up!

For those directors who don't have a solid family background and background, if they don't work hard themselves, how can they convince others to believe in them!

With such thoughts in mind, Gao Fei's eyes were quickly attracted by the short film.

……

It is said that there was no picture at the beginning of the short film, but after a burst of drums that became more and more intense, the camera slowly turned to a young man who was beating the drums passionately.

Seeing this scene, Gao Fei immediately nodded slightly.

Sound montage?Not bad, interesting!
Although this method has been rotten for a long time, there are not many people who can use it well.

With Gao Fei's current vision, he can tell from the opening just now that Damien is at least good in terms of basic directing skills.

The content of the short film and the story of the script are actually similar.

It's just been shortened a lot because of budget and space.

So soon, a ten-minute short film was played.

However, just when Gao Fei was about to say something, he found that in the short film's final crew list, apart from the director, everything from screenwriter, photography, art design, soundtrack, etc., was actually Damien's name.

This immediately made Gao Fei interested!

Because the last player Gao Fei knew who was so versatile was Chen Xunqi.

To be honest, there are not many people who admire Gao Fei, but Chen Xunqi definitely counts as one!
You must know that he was originally a son of a rich family, but because of his family's decline, he had to learn from Wang Fuling when he was 15 years old and became Shaw's soundtrack composer.

A dude turned into a hard-working wage earner in the blink of an eye, the gap is not ordinary!
But the great thing about this big guy is that he can do the best in everything he plays!
He was the only soundtrack composer who dared to quarrel with Wang Jiawei on the set.

The classic soundtrack "Heaven and Earth Lonely Shadow Let Me Go" in "Evil in the East and Poison in the West" was written by Chen Xunqi.

In the 12 years of making soundtracks, he has almost taken over 70% of the soundtracks in the Xiangjiang film circle, and participated in the music production of more than 300 films, which can be said to be unrivaled in the limelight.

However, at the age of 29, Chen Xunqi, who felt that the road of soundtrack had come to an end, suddenly fell in love with martial arts again.

So he practiced Taekwondo to a black belt in one year, and learned the true biography of Baimeiquan, so he changed careers and became a director again.

However, compared to his talent as a director, Chen Xunqi is still more suitable to be an actor.

Even in his heyday, he could hold up a movie alone.

He can act, direct, write, make soundtracks, and even design martial arts moves. There is no such all-rounder in Xiangjiang as him.

It's just a pity that good fortune tricks people, Chen Xunqi's first half of his life was brilliant, but the second half of his life was miserable.

Six months ago, Chen Xunqi's daughter Chen Kaixin finally chose to commit suicide by jumping off a building because of depression.

This dealt a big blow to Lao Chen, who was filming on the set.

Because he always thought his daughter was optimistic and cheerful, but he didn't expect her to be so painful in her heart.

So he felt that he didn't care enough for his family, and he aged a lot overnight.

A while ago, he was even diagnosed with "end-of-the-line differentiated thyroid cancer". Without treatment, he could only live for two months at most.

Thinking of this, Gao Fei couldn't help feeling a little sad.

But the emotion is emotion. After carefully watching Damien's short film again, Gao Fei just pondered for a moment, and then nodded without hesitation.

"OK, wish us a happy cooperation!"

After finishing speaking, Gao Fei took the initiative to reach out his hand to Damien.

Seeing this situation, Damien was taken aback for a moment, then came back to his senses, and shook hands with Gao Fei excitedly.

As for Justin on the side, he hugged Damien's shoulder in ecstasy and shook vigorously.

Seeing this, Gao Fei couldn't help but feel his heart tighten, and quickly pulled out his hand politely but unfamiliarly.

But then again, it seemed like a big deal to these two, but in Gao Fei's eyes, it was no different from just buying a car.

After all, 300 million U.S. dollars, converted into RMB, is less than 2000 million.

Even if this budget is placed in China, it can only be regarded as a low-cost movie.

So Gao Fei can take the time to chat while eating, which is considered a great face.

Just when Gao Fei was about to get up and leave, and asked Han Li to follow up according to the previous procedures, she suddenly got up and walked to Gao Fei's ear and whispered.

This made Gao Fei immediately give up his plan to leave, and sat down again.

Seeing this situation, Damien and Justin, who were still very happy, suddenly turned pale, thinking that Gao Fei had suddenly changed his mind.

So Damien immediately looked nervous and wanted to save one or two.

……

In fact, Damien was overthinking it.

In fact, Han Li's intervention was actually a good thing for him.

Because Han Li suddenly had a new idea after inquiring about Damien's information.

So when Gao Fei and Damien were having dinner, she hurriedly called the public relations team for an emergency meeting.After some discussion, I felt that Damien, the director who came to the door, could be used to complete a hype.

She even thought of the title:

[The new director impresses the best actor in Berlin, this winter, talent beats money! 】

You must know the story of the director winning investment with his own talent, just like Cinderella can always meet the prince. Although he has heard it a thousand times, he can always catch the attention of the public.

Especially in the special time period of the Berlin Film Festival.

Stories like this definitely help get Goofy and Fireworks in the Day more attention.

After listening to Han Li's words, Gao Fei thought it was a good idea after a little thought.

After all, in order to attract investment, Damien has already written the film plan in great detail.

According to his arrangement, the filming cycle of "Burst Drummer" is only 19 days.

Although the entire production cycle lasted for two to three months, Gao Fei didn't need to watch at all.

In addition, the script is really good and interesting.

So Gao Fei also wanted to try Hollywood's shooting style, which can be regarded as paid photography.

……

And when Gao Fei expressed his new ideas.

Sure enough, as he expected, Damien agreed without hesitation, and his face was even more surprised.

Even if Gao Fei is affiliated with China Entertainment, after a few movies are released, he can be regarded as a little famous in the international film circle.

And according to his best expectations, Damien couldn't invite actors at the level of Berlin Best Actor.

So for Gao Fei to join, he simply couldn't wish for it.

After all, Gao Fei is not an ordinary group with capital.

In his way, it's like being led by a boss!

So it's no wonder Damien would refuse such a good thing.

As for the racial setting of the hero, that's even less of a problem.

Just change it, it's such a simple thing, it's not changing the main line of the plot.

Besides, he wrote the script, and no one knows the story better than him.

Thinking of this, Damien couldn't help but shook Justin's hand excitedly, thankful that his fortune finally turned around.

(End of this chapter)