The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 342 Jump out (two in one)

Teng Huataotao did not directly answer Lu Yuan's question.

He didn't take the novel seriously at first.

Experience tells him that falling out of love is a very private experience and does not have the ability to stir up public emotions.

But he still read it, and after reading it, he found that it was interesting. It was a good "down-to-earth" story.

What is meant by "down-to-earth"? To put it bluntly, it means integrating with the broadest group of people and reflecting the lives and aspirations of the public.

He has an inexplicable intuition that if he adapts it into a movie, it will become a hit.

But this intuition cannot be explained in detail to outsiders, and no one will believe it. After all, he has a criminal record.

A few years ago, he filmed the movie "The Ghost in My Heart".

At that time, Yang Qianling, the screenwriter of "Alien Space", was hired to write the script of "Ghost in the Heart".

4000 million yuan was invested in the film, starring Li Ming, Liu Ruoying and Fan Bingbing.

The box office in the first weekend of release was only 430 million yuan, and it was also thanks to his father's awesomeness, otherwise he would have done the work of sinking the sack into the river.

After this battle, capital no longer trusted him, so he came back to film TV series in disgrace.

After he bought the copyright of the novel "33 Days of Love", he tried to find several investors.

Not surprisingly, almost everyone frowned after hearing this and said they needed time to think about it.

The implication is to get out of here quickly.

Even though he has repeatedly stated that this is a small-budget urban film that can be made with a few million, it is still not favored.

It may sound flattering to say that you have a small fortune and a big fortune, but investors are not fools.

In recent years, except for Ning Hao, there are corpses everywhere, not to mention his past achievements of Teng Huatao were so brilliant.

It is true that he can go to the Beijing area to seek alms, but he does not want to be restricted or interfered by the management. He hopes to shoot what he wants to shoot.

So after careful consideration, he found Lu Yuan and planned to trick him into joining.

Lu Yuan's popularity, acting skills, and even net worth made him extremely suitable.

Teng Huatao stood up, filled the other person's cup with tea, and asked, "Who do you think the audience is in today's film market?"

"Urban youth, white-collar workers born in the 80s, college students born in the 90s, they are quite young anyway." Lu Yuan recalled the scene when he accompanied Liu Shishi to watch a movie. In the movie theater, the most active people are always young people.

"Yes, both the current film market and the future film market belong to the young group." Teng Hua said firmly.

"I have visited several movie theaters in Beijing before. The post-80s generation is the mainstream of movie viewing, and most young men and women of this age group have experienced one or two painful love breakups. Some have found their true partner. Married or about to be married, some have not been found yet and are busy searching.”

Lu Yuan was noncommittal, he didn't have it, and he wouldn't have it.

Although my girlfriend goes a little crazy at night, she likes to be the boss of others, she scratches and bites her when the mood strikes her, and she is completely different from her usual well-behaved image.

But this contrast, tsk tsk tsk, only you can know the taste of it.

Teng Huatao didn't know what he was thinking about, and continued: "I always believe that whether it is a movie or a TV series, it must truly show the life of contemporary young people. The texture of life and the emotions of the characters must be in line with today's young people." It resonates with them emotionally.”

Lu Yuan glanced at him. This man's understanding of social phenomena was quite accurate.

He also understood the meaning of the other party's words, pointed to a few words on the cover of the novel, and asked directly: "So you are planning to adapt it and make a movie."

"Yes."

Teng Huatao nodded: "There is actually a problem with today's domestic movies. Several big directors always create content that is lofty and even vague. It is either martial arts fighting and killing, or ancient costumes with confusing historical views. It has never been truly reflected. "Love Is Not Loved" will be the first one to live the lives of young people, especially the theme of broken love."

He leaned his neck forward and said in a bewitching tone: "Just think about it, when the movie is released, people born in the 80s who are prone to lovelorn people will come into the theater one after another. Whether they are not lovelorn, are currently falling in love, or have been lovelorn for a long time, they will watch the scenes on the screen. People smile bitterly, silently recalling their own sorrows and joys, and then heal this incomplete hope."

Lu Yuan rolled his eyes, and if he wanted to trick him into joining, he just said so. What the hell was he looking like he was about to climax?

However, he agrees with some of the other party's views. It is a clever trick to target the audience of people born in the 80s and then sell the memories of lost love.

If a film wants to succeed in commercial theaters, it must capture the specific psychology of a specific audience group and make them willing to enter the cinema.

He glanced at his watch and interrupted: "My director Teng, it's almost ready. You just said that you want me to play Wang Xiaojian. You also know that my request is very simple. Read the script and it will come out. If the quality is OK, I’ll be fine.”

Teng Huatao was a little embarrassed: "Well, the production cost of this drama may not be too high."

"Understood. After all, it is an urban theme, not a blockbuster, and there is no flying sky and earth." Lu Yuan smiled.

Teng Huatao coughed dryly and explained: "Well, actually, what I mean is, can you pitch in and let's work together?"

He knew that the person in front of him was rich, which was one of the reasons why he was looking for him.

"Cough cough cough."

Lu Yuan coughed and murmured in his heart, the co-author not only wanted to trick him into starring, but also wanted him to invest, right?

According to this situation, the salary will probably not be given, it will definitely be included in the investment, and then it will be marked as a friendly participation.

It's okay to make money after it's released, but if the film loses money, what's the difference between this and fucking free prostitution.

Well, he didn't refuse immediately.

At present, there are indeed no movies related to the theme of broken love in China.

After "Crazy Stone", black humor has been the collective choice for small and medium-cost films.

No one can tell what the performance of this drama will be, which is also the main reason why investors dare not exit.

"Don't worry, I have a gut feeling that this film will definitely not lose money after it is released."

Seeing him thinking deeply, Teng Huatao quickly added: "I made a rough estimate and the production cost is only around six million. The subsequent marketing expenses will be determined based on the situation. Eight million is enough."

"By the way, we can just schedule it for November 11th, which is Singles' Day, and we can save a lot of marketing expenses. It's really cost-effective."

"You haven't been in touch with film directors, haven't you? They all doubt your appeal on the big screen. Teacher Lu, let's use this film to tell them who is the number one niche actor in the Mainland and who is the new generation's leading actor? Knob." Teng Huatao clenched his fists and banged the table. He was so excited that he praised Mr. Lu to the sky.

Lu Yuan blinked his eyes, feeling unfazed. Since his debut, he should not listen to too many flattery words.

To be honest, Teng Huatao now made him feel like a vegetable vendor in a wet market. But when he thought about it, movies were a business, and he was just a vegetable vendor.

"Director Teng, I understand everything you said. Wait for the script to come out." He insisted.

"If the script is suitable, no need to say more, I will join, and it's no problem to invest some money."

"Then we have agreed. I will contact the author of the novel and start writing the script."

"A word is settled!"

Bayi Film and Television Base, the crew of "Snow Leopard".

Lu Yuan came back from Lao She Teahouse and stared at the unfamiliar courtyard for a long time, always feeling that something was wrong.

"Hey, where did this door go?" He finally realized the problem.

Du Yuming hunched his shoulders and came out of the inner room, smiling: "Teacher Lu is here, come in quickly, warm yourself by the fire, don't look at the door, it has just been chopped down and used as firewood."

"Uh." Lu Yuan stared at the empty door and stayed for a while.

The cold weather greatly affected the progress of the filming. A scene that usually takes one shot often requires two or three takes. The plan is to finish work at six o'clock, but many times we have to work overtime until twelve o'clock at night.

At first, everyone could bear it, but when the time came to the end of December, the temperature was getting lower and lower, and it was really unbearable.

The male compatriots imitated the actresses and covered their bodies with warm baby patches. Because there were few clothes in the cold weather, the thermal insulation effect could only last for two hours.

What to do if you don’t have enough time? Frequently changing the baby warmer is too troublesome and delays things.

So someone suggested chopping wood to make a fire. Yes, everyone was warming themselves up while filming.

Air conditioning is not as effective as a fire.

Nowadays, the first thing actors do when they arrive is not to memorize their lines, but to find firewood.

I just didn't expect it to be so rampant, and the prop door was directly hacked.

Following Du Yuming into the house, a circle of people gathered near the window.

There was a pile of firewood burning in the middle, and everyone's face was rosy in the light of the fire.

It's not their part for the time being. Those who are on stage leave and those who are off stage come. Wave after wave, everyone takes turns to keep warm.

Usually, it will be roasted until late at night, when the crew will finish work and when the fire will be put out.

"Teacher Lu is here. It's not your show yet. Come and sit here."

Lu Yuan sat down, and the person who greeted him just now was Pan Taiming, who played the eldest brother Liu Yuan in the play.

There was a bright flame on the pile of firewood, and the flames were jumping and making crackling sounds.

When he was a child, he especially liked to make fires, and he would compete with his grandparents to make sweet potatoes, corn, and steamed buns.

At that time, the family liked to keep cats, and Daju often got into the burned fire pit.

Every time before making a fire, you should use a stick to pull it inside to prevent the cat from being roasted.

The smoke of fireworks in the world is the most comforting thing for ordinary people. If you don't have enough clothes, you can make a fire. You have your electric heater, and I have my firewood pile. No matter how bustling and noisy the city is, it's not as good as a firework.

The so-called happiness generally means sitting around the fire with friends, chatting and talking about daily life.

It's just that this kind of scene in memory is probably difficult to remember again.

Zhang Ruoyun put away the melon seeds, and Lu Yuan reached out to ask his junior brother for some protection money.

Then he caught a glimpse of a strange-looking person next to him. He had a mole between his eyebrows and his appearance was average among celebrities of his age.

His temperament was very interesting, but his dress was pretentious, which didn't make him feel good.

The man noticed his gaze, stood up quickly, bowed his waist, and introduced himself: "Hello, Teacher Lu, I am Wu Xiubo."

Coincidentally, as soon as he introduced himself, the firewood in the center crackled, and a spark jumped towards where Zhang Ruoyun was sitting, jumping to the top of his head.

The boy patted his hair anxiously.

"It's strange, why are you jumping towards me?" He was extremely depressed.

Lu Yuan stared at him, nodded towards Wu Xiubo, and said nothing.

There is a strange phenomenon that happens when people are warming up together around the fire. On the set, no matter if it is the director, producer, or other actors on the set, everyone is polite to Lu Yuan.

As a result, while they were roasting, everyone stretched out their hands and chatted about gossip. The more they chatted, the more relaxed they became, and there was no one who was arrogant.

Someone was curious: "Teacher Lu, is the incident about Zhang Ziyi's fraudulent donation true? Are you familiar with her?"

The speaker is Su Xiaoding, a Chinese drama graduate, born in the 90s. She looks okay, but a little feminine.

Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, so they are considered brave among the crew.

He picked up the firewood with a stick and said, "She is a movie star. I have met her a few times, but we are not too familiar with her."

Zhang Ziyi has been miserable recently, with all kinds of negative news surrounding her. After the "poked ink scandal", there was another "fraudulent donation scandal".

A few days ago, Chow Yun-fa said that he was tempted by an actress while starring in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", and netizens focused their suspicion on Zhang Ziyi.

He also created a "temptation gate."

Everyone in the entertainment industry has pushed her down, and this sentence is vividly reflected in her.

Of course, if a fly doesn't bite a seamless egg, she won't be clean either.

Everyone was muttering about the gossip in the circle, and Lu Yuan listened carefully.

People came in and out, and someone came and sat down next to him.

Wang Kuirong plays Zhou Jixian, his father in the play.

After the fall of Nanjing, he served as the president of the Suzhou Maintenance Committee. He endured humiliation and provided intelligence work for the two armies. He was later discovered by the Japanese army and died gloriously.

The plot of sacrifice is somewhat similar to "Bright Sword".

In order to save Xiuqin, Li Yunlong launched a large-scale attack on the county town, involving many troops.

In "Snow Leopard", Zhou Jixian was also detained on the city tower by the Japanese army and used to threaten Zhou Weiguo.

In order to save his father, Zhou Weiguo used all his strength, and finally Zhou Jixian jumped off the city wall.

Lu Yuan talked with the director and screenwriter about this plot, and the screenwriter gave a very strong reason.

The Japanese army is good at using emotions to blackmail us.

Wang Kuirong warmed his hands and asked, "I just heard from the director that he plans to dub Tao Feifei in the later stage?"

Lu Yuandao: "Her line skills are a bit poor and her voice is a bit rough. She is not suitable as a heroine."

"'Snow Leopard' is a war drama, and there are many actresses with thick voices in the industry. Zhou Xun is famous for her smoky voice." Wang Kuirong was puzzled.

"Audience group." Lu Yuan threw the melon seed shells in his hand into the fire and explained: "The premiere platform of our drama is Mango. Needless to say, Mango Channel's audience is all young people. Tao Feifei's voice It makes them feel like they’re in trouble.”

Nowadays, he is more accustomed to thinking about problems from another perspective, stepping out of the perspective of an actor.

Wang Kuirong turned his head and gave him a surprised look. He didn't expect this reason. He sighed in his heart, no wonder he became famous at a young age. People are really different.

He didn't ask why the hostess wasn't replaced when he was confirmed.

Everyone in the crew knew that the other party had a strong background. His brother-in-law was the boss of a life insurance company and his family was rich.

Nowadays, it is well known that the film and television industry has a promising future. Tao Feifei, as the sister-in-law, may be the opponent's pawn in the film and television industry.

If you are offended, wouldn't it be embarrassing if he comes back as an investor one day and slaps you in the face?

He thought for a while and reminded: "We have to find a better dubbing, the sweeter the better."

"Zhang Jian is responsible for this matter. If it doesn't work, just change it. It's just a matter of spending more money." Lu Yuan stood up, and a staff member waved to him outside the door.

"Teacher Lu, it's your turn next."

"Ok."

PS: The previous chapter has been solved.

(End of this chapter)