The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 1

On March 2000, [-], at nine o'clock in the morning, the temperature in Yanjing had just passed ten degrees, and people still had to shrink their necks when walking outside, and the common people were all wearing big padded jackets.

Outside the Yanjing Film Studio, hundreds of extras squatted on both sides of the door.

These people gathered together in twos and threes to chat, and looked at the intersection from the corner of their eyes. If a car came, they would immediately arrange their outfits and show a sincere and flattering smile.

On the outermost side of the group performance, stood a young man in his early twenties, he was handsome and tall.

This person's name is Li Shengyao, he is a martial artist, he can be regarded as a special actor.

"Just a stupid bird."

Just now a group leader came over to pull people. When he saw Li Shengyao, he immediately asked him to get in the car. He said that it would be 50 yuan a day, but Li Shengyao refused.

The eyes of the group performers nearby were all stared, they are ordinary group performers, 31 days.

Li Shengyao actually refused for 51 days. Isn't this a silly bird?
If it was Li Shengyao from three days ago, he would definitely agree, but the Li Shengyao in front of him would naturally refuse, because his body had already changed his soul.

Li Shengyao, a special actor three days ago, just finished a day of filming, then bought a case of beer, drank in a rental house, and drank himself to death.

Li Shengyao, who came from the School of Film Arts of the University of Southern California, came through time and became the owner of this body.

Li Shengyao was 33 years old before time travel, and he just became the youngest professor in the directing department of the School of Cinematic Arts of the University of Southern California.

He already has five years of experience as an executive director on the set, and a Hollywood company invited him to direct a commercial film, but it is a pity that he passed through inexplicably.

His parents died early and passed away when he was seven or eight years old. Fortunately, he left a sum of money for him to grow up with his uncle.

His uncle treated him so well, if it wasn't for the sake of inheritance, he wouldn't have raised him at all.

He has no nostalgia for his relatives in his previous life.

The original owner is just 20 years old. He has practiced martial arts since he was a child. He is handsome and determined to become a new Kung Fu superstar in China.

This physical condition is very good, young and energetic.

But Li Shengyao didn't want to be a kung fu star.

Movies are the art of the director, and actors are just puppets who obey the director's orders.

USC School of Cinematic Arts is the best art school in the world, and he is the youngest professor in the school.

His theoretical knowledge is extremely rich, and his research on world film and television dramas is very deep.

He has watched five movies a day for several years, and he will seriously study popular movies and TV shows all over the world.

His dream is to be the king of the world in the film and television industry.

Brother, the appeal of action superstars like Stallone is declining, and the common people have become less and less fond of watching traditional action movies.

What kind of kung fu superstar is he at this time?

Only a director can have the vitality that spans decades.

Spielberg emerged at the age of 23, and for the next half century, he was one of the most influential filmmakers in Hollywood.

The director of Guoshi made his debut later, and only started directing in his thirties, but he is still the most appealing director in China in his seventies.

Lee Sung Yew wanted to be such a director, not a chosen actor.

And he was surprised to find that after time travel, his memory was so good that it exploded. All the movies and TV series he had watched and studied in his previous life were deeply burned in his mind.

Just now the group leader called him, 50 yuan?

Is he the kind of person who grovels for 50 yuan?
no way.

"Xiao Li, my dad is sick. I'll be back tomorrow. I won't be renting next month. You can find someone to share the rent with."

The person who spoke was Guo Yuan, 23 years old, who practiced Kung Fu since childhood, and wanted to become a Kung Fu superstar just like the original owner.

Nice body, but average appearance.

He has been in Yanjing for four years.

No money was made, nor any fame.

The old father at home was sick, and last night wiped away his tears all night.

He knew that maybe when he went back this time, his dream of being a kung fu superstar would be forgotten forever.

Li Shengyao and Guo Yuan share a basement next to the West Railway Station, 120 yuan a month, shared between the two.

Guo Yuan is leaving tomorrow, and next month he can't find anyone to share the rent with, so Li Shengyao has to bear the rent alone.

Li Shengyao glanced at the group performers who were squatting, then shook his head, "I won't rent any more, let's go, I'll treat you today and see you off."

……

Guo Yuan was still wiping tears when he got on the train, he was full of reluctance for Yanjing.

Li Shengyao waved to Guo Yuan, and then left the train station.

He told Guo Yuan that he would not rent, that was not a lie, it was the truth.

The rental house is very narrow, about [-] square meters, with only a small window, no kitchen, no bathroom. If you want to go to the bathroom, you have to go to the public toilet outside.

More importantly, it is not ventilated inside, there is no sunlight, and there is a musty smell.

If you live in such a place for a long time, you will get sick all over if you don't get sick.

Li Shengyao didn't want to continue living in such a rented house.

He plans to change places.

But it needs money first, and the original owner is quite diligent, but the group of performers started work day after day, and didn't save much money.

Now he only has 1000 and [-] yuan on him.

Take it out to rent a house, then he will eat farts.

A penny is hard for a hero, he frowned slightly, walking alone on the streets of Yanjing.

At this time, Huaxia was in a period of rapid development, and the entire society was undergoing earth-shaking changes.

But in general, the development of the film and television industry is relatively backward.

Chinese movies and TV series cannot keep up with the aesthetics of the common people, and cannot meet the spiritual needs of the general public.

At this time, the film and television industry was not a popular project. In the past few years, the main investors were businessmen from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

In the past two years, some coal bosses have gradually entered the market.

The original owner's family background is average, an ordinary family born in a small county.

It is impossible for the family to spend money to make movies and TV shows for him, so he can only figure out a way by himself.

If you want money, you don't have money, if you want connections, you don't have connections, if you want background, you don't have background.

Where is his first pot of gold?

The huge glass wall reflected Li Shengyao's straight figure and handsome appearance.

Do you want to sell...

No, I can't even get in touch with a rich woman if I want to sell it.

Or retake the college entrance examination...

No, I was in school from the age of seven to 33 in my previous life, and I will definitely not go to school in this life.

What should we do?

Li Shengyao stopped and stood still. Through the huge glass wall, he saw a luxury car approaching. The luxury car stopped, and a beautiful woman in her early twenties came out. The middle-aged uncle who was a few years old got out of the car, and the two held hands, eye to eye, full of love.

A thought flashed through Li Shengyao's mind, and then he walked quickly to the bus stop, he wanted to go back and write a script.

He wants to come up with a script that is good enough to lure an adopted actress, get investment through her, and then shoot a TV series.

Why not make a movie? That’s because there are so many requirements for movies in this era, not only strict censorship, but also publicity, distribution, and relationship with theaters.

And now he has nothing.

In addition, the most important point is that movies do not make money. The movie with the highest box office in China in 2000 was "Life and Death".

The annual box office in 500 was only [-] million yuan, and the box office champion was "Endless", with a total box office of [-] million yuan.

Excluding costs, the profit returned to Huayi in the end did not exceed 500 million.

The box office champion only makes this profit, and newcomers get in without a splash.

Best in seven or eight years, when movies with a box office of [-] million yuan are more popular, it won't be too late to enter the show at that time, anyway, he is still young.

TV dramas are much cheaper. Last year's "Huan Zhu Ge Ge 2" had a total production cost of only 1000 million. This is a large-scale popular drama with 48 episodes, and it counts as 20 per episode.

For Lee Sheng Yew to make a modern drama, 100 million is enough.

For the coal boss, it should be willing.

(End of this chapter)