Acting school started in 1998

Chapter 172
Now that I have to ask, the name of the inexplicable "Harmonica" in the original script cannot be used, and it has been changed to "The Third Man".

The so-called "third person" has two meanings, the first meaning is that the murderer is neither He Wei nor Lin Mo's hidden "third person"; the second meaning is that Lin Mo is Xiao Ke's fabrication because he likes He Wei The "third person".

Naian, who is eight months pregnant, has a big belly, and she has been raising her baby in Hangzhou during this time.Li Tang took the train from Shanghai South Railway Station to Hangzhou in the morning in less than three hours, and took a taxi for 10 minutes to the gate of her community, which is very convenient.

Her husband is still in the capital, and only her old mother and nanny are taking care of her at home in Hangzhou. She is embarrassed to come to the house empty-handed. Li Tang installed a fruit basket at the gate of the community, all of which are seasonal fruits.

In fact, Li Tang had called Naian two days ago and sent the script of "The Third Man" to her mailbox.After seeing it, Naian just said it was good, and didn't make too many comments, but asked him to come over and have a chat face to face.

The weather in late October was very cool. The two sat on the balcony and brewed a pot of Longjing tea. The nanny also cut a fruit plate with the fruit Li Tang bought.Sitting on the balcony and looking out is the mighty Qiantang River, with a good view and good air.

"You really like this book?" Naian lay comfortably on a rattan chair, and took a sip of tea.

The tea she drank was very weak, and only one-third of the newly brewed tea was poured into the glass, and then half of it was mixed with boiled water.A little tea flavor but not too strong.

"I participated in the modification together, and I helped to perfect many details in it." Li Tang patted his chest and said.

Naian nodded, and said straight to the point: "This book is good, but you have to think about it, this book has high requirements on the director, if it is well shot, it must be a good film, if it is not well shot, it may be a bad film." piece."

Naian's implication seems to be that he is not very optimistic about the script, especially he does not trust the fledgling Cheng Er.

This is not easy for Li Tang to answer. In fact, he also thought that investing in movies is very risky, and most investors are cautious.For example, Naian only voted for Lou Ye's movies, which is all about trust.Of course, good film projects, such as Zhang Yimou and Chen Dadao's films, she could not vote for even if she wanted to.

Li Tang asked himself that he knew Cheng Er quite well. Through the cooperation of "Criminal", he felt that Cheng Er was a very thoughtful director.

Although the evaluation of "Criminals" is very good, Naian has also seen this short film, but a short film with a good response cannot impress Naian.It's the same as when Chief Jia won the gold medal in the Hong Kong Video Video Short Film Contest and only received 20 investment.In the final analysis, the 20 yuan is a venture capital investment. In other words, Chief Jia, who won the gold medal for the short film, is worth it.

According to Li Tang's conservative estimate, the investment in Cheng Er's script was at least 200 million, so it was reasonable for Naian to raise doubts.

Seeing that Li Tang remained silent, Nai'an smiled apologetically and said, "Actually, it's my fault too. I really can't help you during this period of time. Are you in a hurry when there is no filming?"

"No, no."

Li Tang quickly shook his head and said, he wasn't mad enough to blame his pregnant manager for not being dedicated to him.

Fortunately, he is mentally prepared in this regard. It would be best if Naian is willing to vote. If not, then he would like to ask Naian to contact the HBF Fund of the Rotterdam International Film Festival.Because this fund is dedicated to funding film productions in developing countries, especially the works of emerging directors.The fund provides applications twice a year, and provides subsidies ranging from US$[-] to US$[-] for works according to different production stages.

Moreover, compared with other film funds for developing countries in Europe, such as the South Fund in France and the World Film Fund in Germany, this fund has the least conditions, the lowest threshold, and the most charitable one. Many of the films funded by the HBF Fund have no market potential, and it is impossible to enter local theaters for distribution, and there is no return on investment.

There used to be many directors in China, such as Wang Xiaoshuai, Zhang Yuan, Jia Kechang, Lou Ye, etc., all received funding from the HBF Fund.

Of course, the less barriers there are, the more intense the competition. Li Tang asked Naian for help because Naian single-handedly arranged Lou Ye's "Suzhou River" at the Rotterdam International Film Festival. When it came to the Golden Tiger Awards, Naian had connections in this area.

After listening to Naian, he pondered and said, "I can help you to apply at HBF, but the application period for this year has passed, and we have to wait until January next year. The procedures are also simple, and an English version of the script will be prepared by then. That's fine. But don't get your hopes up too much. There are hundreds of scripts that apply for funding each year, and the quota is only [-]. Don't forget, Lou Ye was able to get funding because his debut novel "Weekend Lover" It won the Best Director Award at the Heidelberg International Film Festival in Mannheim, Germany."

Li Tang nodded and said, "I know that, I just want to try my luck."

He said with a smile: "If it happens, it will be a lot of money."

Fifty thousand U.S. dollars, equivalent to more than 40 RMB.Cheng Er has a savings of 20 yuan, which was earned from shooting commercials and MVs from college to now.In addition, Li Tang intends to use his salary as an investment. If he can't do it, he can invest some more by himself, and find a way to get some from other places.

Naian smiled, then changed the subject and said, "Old Zhang has already started preparations for "Legend of the Condor Heroes". Do you have any ideas?"

Li Tang was taken aback when he heard the words, although there were rumors during the filming of "Swordsman" that CCTV not only won the copyright of "Swordsman" this time, but also won the copyright of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", only However, it is still kept secret.And a few days ago, he had just talked with Zhang Dahuzi on the phone about the book "Xiaoxiaoaoao 365" that was still being written, and he had never heard of it.

He couldn't help but said, "Isn't Mr. Zhang currently preparing for the filming of "Father Enters the City"?"

That's right, after finishing the filming of "Swordsman", while taking care of the post-production of "Swordsman", Lao Zhang has already started preparing for a period TV series called "Father Enters the City".

Sun Haiying, who has always been waiting on him before and after the saddle, and who is especially good at coming things, has finally come to the fore. This time, Lao Zhang hand-picked the male lead in "Father Enters the City", and the female lead is the once popular actress, and now she has stepped into the middle Lu Liping of the year.

"Yes, but this does not hinder the preparatory work in the early stage. Maybe the casting will start after the new year. If it goes well, it will start in the middle of next year."

"Uh... let me think about this first."

Since Naian said so, the news must be true. Don't forget that Lao Zhang's cohabiting girlfriend Xinman is her best friend.But now his mind is full of the role of He Wei, and compared to Linghu Chong in "Swordsman", Guo Jing in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is not very attractive to him.Of course, if it's Yang Guo or Wei Xiaobao, that's another matter.

Naian didn't seem surprised by Li Tang's answer, and continued: "Actually, Lao Zhang also thinks that your image is not suitable for Guo Jing, but Yang Kang can give it a try."

Why is it not suitable for the role of Guo Jing? To put it bluntly, the appearance is not stupid enough, and it is a bit too clever.Moreover, after playing Linghu Chong and then playing Guo Jing, these two characters are completely different from each other, and the contrast between them will make the audience play.Unless the previous performance of Linghu Chong was unsuccessful and looked silly.

As for Yang Kang, the male number two, unless Lao Zhang took the initiative to invite him, otherwise this kind of self-demotion would not be worth the candle.

Li Tang could only say: "Let's talk about this later."

It may be that Naian and his thoughts are the same, or it may be that Naian, who is eight months pregnant now, has become a Buddhist, just nodded and didn't say much.

After having a meal for the pregnant woman at Naian's house, Li Tang got up to leave in a very sensible way.After all, pregnant women need to rest more, and it is not good to disturb them for a long time.

Naian insisted on sending him downstairs in the community, saying that she also needs to move more in the current situation.

When parting, Naian said: "I will try my best to help you apply for the HBF fund. If you can't apply, don't worry. We will figure out a solution together when the time comes."

"Sister An, I'm sorry to trouble you." Li Tang apologized.

The first application date next year will be during the Rotterdam International Film Festival in January. At that time, Naian probably just gave birth, so it is really embarrassing to bother others.

　The second watch is a bit late, and I have a bad stomach.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)