Acting school started in 1998

Chapter 375 Excited Ning Hao
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After drinking a glass of wine, Diao Yinan said weakly: "What about me?"

Everyone's eyes invariably focused on him, feeling angry and funny.This guy is obviously the tallest and most handsome among them, and his talent is recognized as outstanding. However, he has a boring personality, is also slimy, and is particularly unpleasant.

Huo Xin suddenly said in a bad tone: "Lao Zhang has made it clear just now. It's rare that Li Tang values ​​you so much, but you still don't seize the opportunity. I really don't know what is going through my mind all day long!"

Others may not understand it, but everyone here knows that when he first entered college, he immediately captured Huo Xin's heart because of his handsome appearance. He even pursued her for a time, but later he found out that he was actually like this. character, so I gave up decisively.

Fortunately, nothing happened between the two of them at that time. In addition, they are relatively free and easy-going people who are engaged in literature and art. Even if they cannot be lovers, it does not prevent them from continuing to be friends.It's just that after so many years, Diao Yinan's character has not changed at all, and Huo Xin gets angry when he thinks about it.

In the end, Zhang Baibai was honest and said to Diao Yinan who was sitting next to him: "If I were you, I would definitely not miss this good opportunity. I would hurry up and finalize the investment with Teacher Li, so as to save you many long nights and dreams. As for Yu Liwei and Jia You just mentioned As for the section chief, they said they’ll wait until you finish filming the movie, so it’s not too late to ask them for help after the movie is finished.”

"But……"

Diao Yinan is an honest person, but he also understands that Yu Liwei and Jia Ke have said that they will provide strong support and help, but this help is definitely not in vain. If his movie is good, he will help recommend it to overseas film festivals in the future. Distribution requires a share of the pie.

But according to Zhang Baibai, wouldn't their help be in vain?
"Tsk, why are you so honest?" Zhang Baibai said with a smile, "They promised to help, but they didn't invest for you. Is there anything wrong with you looking for investment yourself?"

"Uh... yes!"

"Now that Mr. Li has promised to invest for you, it's over after you make the movie and ask them for help. If they don't help, it just means they are talking nonsense. What else is there to say? Of course they will still be willing to help when the time comes. , then it means these friends are worth making. Do you think this is true?"

"..."

After hearing what Zhang Baibai said, Diao Yinan was stunned on the spot, not knowing what to say.Liu Fendou, who was on the side, heard it clearly and immediately laughed and said: "There is nothing wrong with what Bai Bai said, just do it like this. You can find out who is a true friend and who is a fake friend in one try."

This guy always enjoys watching the excitement, but he also envies Diao Yinan.

Although Zhang Yang graduated from the directing department, he first worked as a screenwriter, but he eventually became a director.

Zhang Baibai graduated from the drama department. Not only has he been successful in the TV industry, he has also become a film director.

Now seeing that Diao Yinan, another drama graduate, is also going to become a director, he is inevitably tempted.It's just that he is the only one here with the lowest education level, just a high school diploma.In fact, in this small circle, he has always been arrogant. Before, he insisted on writing the script of "Toward" as a prose. In the final analysis, these are caused by low self-esteem. He tried to attract others' attention through flamboyant words, deeds and literary talent, and at the same time show off himself. literary talent.

Diao Yinan is indecisive and thin-skinned. Even if the pros and cons of some things are put in front of him, he may still choose a way to make himself suffer because he can't save face.But he was also sensitive, so he was touched by Liu Fendou's teasing.

He takes the title of friend very seriously. Who is a true friend and who is a fake friend? He really wants to give it a try.

Everyone has long been used to seeing Diao Yinan sitting there silently.Zhang Baishun asked again: "Besides investment, does Teacher Li have anything else to tell you?"

"I asked about the team and suggested that I find a reliable assistant director," Diao Yinan said.

Zhang Baibai nodded and said: "This suggestion is true. Directors are very professional in this kind of thing. I was lucky to have Lao Zhang help me and find two reliable assistant directors for me. Otherwise, I would still be Really blinding."

Zhang Baibai was talking about the situation when he was filming "Love". Now after experiencing several TV series, he has basically understood the technical aspects. He can even draw inferences from one example and often come up with some new ideas, such as "Toward" The still photo on the promotional poster of Li Tang and Xu Jinglei hugging each other and lying in the bathtub was his most proud shot during the filming.

As he said this, something suddenly moved in his heart and he said, "I do have a suitable candidate here. Can I introduce him to you later?"

"Who?"

Diao Yinan knew everyone in Zhang Baibai's team.

"He's a newcomer, but he's very talented. He even won the Best Director Award at the University Student Film Festival last year," said Zhang Baibai.

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798 is no stranger to Ning Hao. Several of his painting friends used to have their studios here. Although the location is a bit off and the environment is not good, the rent is cheaper.

Ning Hao got out of the taxi and looked at the small building in front of him with a glass curtain wall and aluminum panels. It seemed a little out of place with the environment around the dilapidated 798 Road.

He didn't stand outside for too long, but moved forward with excitement and a bit of anxiety.

"Hello!"

There was a pretty girl at the front desk, smiling and very polite.

Ning Hao, who had just arrived, looked like a big company on TV. He said quickly: "My name is Ning Hao. I am from Beijing Film Academy. Teacher Li Tang and Director Zhang Baibai asked me to come."

"Please wait!"

The pretty girl took the phone and said something to the effect that Teacher Li and Director Zhang's guests had arrived.

After hanging up the phone, he said to Ning Hao again: "Please wait a moment."

Ning Hao nodded nervously: "It doesn't matter."

He subconsciously touched the cigarette in his pocket, but looking at the clean surroundings, he still didn't take it out.

Fortunately, the waiting time was not long. After about two or three minutes, a sweet-looking girl with a childlike head came down the stairs.

"Are you Director Ning?"

The girl walked up to Ning Hao and asked politely, then extended her hand and introduced herself: "I am Teacher Li's assistant Zhao Luoyao."

Ning Hao was a little flattered and quickly shook the other person's hand and said, "Hello, Assistant Zhao! Just call me Ning Hao."

Zhao Luoyao smiled and made an invitation gesture and said, "Director Ning, you are so polite. Please come with me."

Ning Hao followed Zhao Luoyao all the way to the third floor. When passing by the second floor, he looked over and saw, oh, the room was full of girls, but everyone was very serious and busy with their own business.The third floor is very quiet. To the right is an office with a closed door. The door number says "Chairman's Office", and there seems to be a faint sound inside.On the left is a reception room with clear windows and a circle of sofas in light colors with a simple Nordic style.

"Director Ning, please take a seat. Teacher Li and Director Zhang will be here shortly."

"Oh, okay, I'm early." Ning Hao apologized.

The original appointment was at ten o'clock in the morning. He was afraid of being late, so he came here 15 minutes early. He was negligent when he came in. He should have waited outside for a while before coming in.

Zhao Luoyao smiled and asked politely: "Ning Hao, what would you like to drink, coffee? Tea?"

Ning Hao originally wanted to say tea, but when the words came to his lips, he said: "Coffee."

"Please wait!"

Not long after, Zhao Luoyao brought a cup of hot coffee, along with a small can of milk and a can of sugar cubes.

The coffee has a strong aroma.

Ning Hao comes from a wealthy family and has seen the world, so he knows that this is freshly ground coffee from coffee beans.

"Thank you!"

"Please wait!"

He didn't add milk to the coffee, he just put a piece of sugar cube in it, stirred it with a small spoon, tasted it, it was still a little bitter, added another piece, and adjusted it again, it was just right, bitter and slightly sweet. The taste is almost equivalent to American half-tang.

He is a person who doesn't sit still very well. He picked up his coffee and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window on the north side.The first thing that catches the eye is the sloping lawn. Although the color has begun to turn a little yellow, it is still rare to see in the capital where land is precious.Then he saw a winding wind and rain corridor leading from the back door of the small office building where he was to the large sail-shaped zigzag roof across the sloping lawn, a huge factory building with a strong Baroque style. .

Oh, it turns out there is still a universe within.

Ning Hao couldn't help but sigh that the strength of the newly established Shengtang Film and Television probably far exceeded his previous imagination.

He received a call from Zhang Baibai a few days ago, saying that Diao Yinan was preparing to make a movie and was assembling a team. He asked him to come over and help as an assistant director.

Although he won the Best Director Award at the Beijing University Student Film Festival last year, as a college student, he can only be regarded as a junior in the entertainment industry, and the most important thing these days is directors.

Nowadays, universities are expanding their enrollment. The directing departments of the three professional colleges of Nortel, China Theater and Shanghai Theater will graduate more than [-] students every year. This does not include the fact that the art departments of major colleges and universities across the country have also opened directors. Students who have graduated from majors, not to mention those who have become monks halfway, such as Zhang Baibai and Diao Yinan.

There are so many directors, how many movies are there?The domestic film market is in a slump. There are very few films invested by studios, and there are not enough directors within the system.

This is the status quo of this era, unless you have the ability to emulate the so-called sixth generation directors who have the ability to raise their own funds.

Although Ning Hao comes from a wealthy family, he is not rich after all, and he really cannot afford a luxury art like movies.Therefore, he can only rely on filming commercials and MVs to slowly accumulate. At the same time, he slowly makes connections in the industry, hoping to one day become a real director.

Zhang Baibai is the senior he met while filming the MV.Compared to Zhang Baibai, who became famous with "Will Love" and has already made a name for himself in the TV industry, Ning Hao is just a little Kalami.Fortunately, he is from Shanxi, and his father has been in business in his early years. He has been exposed to it since he was a child. He has long been sophisticated in people, has high emotional intelligence, and knows how to be a good person. In particular, he won the Best Director Award at the College Student Film Festival. He easily won Zhang Baibai's favor.

This opportunity didn't come quickly. A few days ago, a phone call introduced him to Diao Yinan as an assistant director.He had long heard of Diao Yinan, a relatively well-known screenwriter in the industry. He and Zhang Baibai were classmates and friends in the same circle. Now he also wanted to change his profession to become a director.

It is probably a trend for screenwriters to change careers and become directors. In addition to Zhang Baibai, who supports him, his idol, Section Chief Jia, is also the same. He was once an auditor in the Nortel Literature Department. With his perseverance, he started making short films and gradually grew up. He is a current great director and a recognized leader of the sixth generation of directors.

Ning Hao has actually been deliberately imitating Section Chief Jia's path to fame in the past two years, exploring it bit by bit on his own.

In fact, he has greater advantages than Section Chief Jia and is more comprehensive in terms of technology.For example, he loved painting since he was a child. After graduating from junior high school, he went to a technical secondary school called Shanxi Film School and studied art design for three years. After graduation, he was assigned to work as an art artist at Shanxi Repertory Theater. ,

But he was not satisfied with the status quo. It didn't take long for him to resign and come to the capital to make a living. He signed up to study directing at the Adult Education College of the Art Department of Beijing Normal University.This kind of training class is similar to that of Nortel and China Theater Academy. It lasts for one year and you can basically pay to attend it.

After studying at Beijing Normal University for a year, he was admitted to the Department of Photography at Nortel, which was a real full-time undergraduate degree.

Having studied art, photography, and a year of further studies in directing, he is almost an all-rounder. In addition, he has been painting since elementary school and has an online aesthetic quality. He quickly stood out among the group of people shooting music videos.Then, relying on the money he earned from shooting music videos and commercials, he filmed "Thursday, Wednesday", which won him honors and the favor of Zhang Bai, and truly allowed him to gain a foothold in the industry.

In comparison, he has a higher starting point than Chief Jia. The only thing missing now is luck.You must know that Chief Jia used the 20 invested by his Hong Kong boss to complete his famous work "Xiao Wu", and it has skyrocketed since then.

As for him, he has now created a script called "Big Diamond", including the script "Incense" that he is currently writing and plans to use as his graduation work. Unfortunately, he will not be able to find investment for a while.

But this time Zhang Baibai's summons made him see an opportunity.Without him, "Head", which is currently being released and is about to exceed the [-] million mark at the box office, not only stars Li Tang, but also invested in it.What's more important is that the film that Zhang Baibai asked him to be the assistant director for Diao Yinan was actually invested by Li Tang's Shengtang Film and Television.

You must know that when he first joined Nortel, he witnessed the journey of becoming a god, Cheng Er, a great director in Nortel's directing department.

In fact, those who study art have their own pride.For example, there is a senior named Teng Huatao in the literature department, including Lu Chuan, who graduated from the graduate class of the directing department. One has made good achievements in the field of TV dramas, and the other has been shortlisted for the Venice Film Festival with his debut film "Looking for the Gun".But their families have resources, and to put it bluntly, their access to such opportunities is arranged by their families. Of course, they themselves also have good abilities.

But what they value more is the rise of grassroots people, such as Chief Jia and Cheng Er.

Compared with Chief Jia's path to fame, which is full of innovation and miraculousness, Cheng Er's path to becoming a god always stood behind a man.

This man is none other than Li Tang. From the beginning, the two collaborated on Cheng Er's graduation film "Criminals" which is still widely circulated in the circle. Later, they decisively invested in Cheng Er's first feature film "The Third Man". ", achieved unprecedented success, and completely established Cheng Er as one of the benchmarks for outstanding graduates of Nortel's directing department.

So when he learned that Diao Yinan's movie was invested by Li Tang's Shengtang Film and Television, Ning Hao made up his mind to perform well this time and try to get into the eyes of Teacher Li Tang.If we can get investment from Shengtang Film and Television in the future, it will not only be a matter of money, but also resources to recommend participating in overseas film festivals.

But he never expected that happiness would come so quickly and suddenly. Last night, he received a call from Zhang Baibai saying that Teacher Li Tang wanted to see him at ten o'clock this morning.

He was so excited that he couldn't sleep well all night, and he was full of excitement and anxiety on the way here.At this time, before Teacher Li and Zhang Baibai came over, it was time to have a cup of coffee to refresh themselves.

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