The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 564 Invitation

Lu Yuan naturally would not reveal what he was thinking.

In fact, after truly taking control of PPS, he had no intention of stepping into the limelight, as his identity as an actor meant that he was more suited to working behind the scenes.

Yuanfang Media will also distance itself from PPS and draw a clear line between them.

One focuses on providing high-quality content, and the other is a broadcasting platform. At that time, the two will cooperate to perform a big drama to verify whether one of his ideas is feasible.

Lu Yuan calmly observed his surroundings and secretly looked at his companions. He happened to meet Xu Zheng's eyes, smiled at him, and then found an excuse.

"I was wondering how many of those directors have the real talent."

Ning Hao was fatter, paler, and his voice was a little hoarse. He said, "This is easy. I can tell whether a director is capable or not in just five minutes."

"Tell me about it." Lu Yuan became curious.

“Looking for their works from their student days, it’s easy to see their talents in storytelling, camera use, rhythm control, etc.

Moreover, these early works usually best reflect their creative concepts and artistic perceptions, thus providing a preliminary assessment of their creative potential and style characteristics.”

"For example, Cheng Er is a good example." Ning Hao said, and suddenly remembered something, and asked: "Have you read the script I sent you?"

"Uh" Lu Yuan hesitated, trying hard to recall the script he mentioned in his mind, but found that he had no impression of it.

There are simply too many scripts delivered to my door recently.

There are many fellow actors who used to work with Xu Zheng. Probably inspired by Xu Zheng, they sent him a script, saying that they wanted to transform themselves and asked for his advice.

There are also colleagues in the industry who are just acquaintances, and I don’t know where I got his contact information.

Ning Hao sent him the script a few days ago and specifically reminded him not to forget to read it.

He watched it, but was not impressed.

His schedule has been too full recently, and he can only find time to read it when it is late at night and before going to bed.

However, the ideas of most scripts are wildly imaginative, covering a variety of topics, but the quality is not very good. It is easy to get confused after watching them for a long time, and sometimes you will even feel resistant.

After all, a person's energy is limited, and he urgently hopes to find someone with good vision to be responsible for the Star Project.

Ning Hao looked him straight in the eyes, guessing that he might not have seen it, so he reminded him, "Talk about the Jinyiwei."

"Jinyiwei?" Lu Yuan pretended to be in deep thought, pinching his chin. Under Ning Hao's increasingly suspicious eyes, he seemed to suddenly understand: "I remember now, is it a costume martial arts theme?"

"Nonsense, if Jin Yiwei is not in ancient costume, then could it be modern?" Ning Hao couldn't help but rolled his eyes: "Did you not even watch it?"

"How is that possible? He definitely saw it." Lu Yuan looked confident.

Ning Hao frowned and took back his previous guess. He now reasonably suspected that this guy was not interested in the script, but did not want to lose face, so he found such a lame excuse to politely refuse.

But he thought the script was good, and said bluntly: "Could it be that the box office performance of costume martial arts films in recent years has not been good, so you also think that costume dramas are really not good anymore?"

At this time, Lu Yuan finally remembered the name of the script, "Embroidered Spring Knife".

After hearing what he said, I shook my head and said, "There is no such thing as absolute success or failure in the market. Every genre has its audience. The key lies in how the story is told."

"So you think the script is not good?"

Lu Yuan was silent, and then confessed: "It's mainly because I forgot what the script was about."

Having said that, from a commercial investment perspective alone, the presentation of martial arts themes on the big screen does require caution.

Let’s not talk about the previous play for now.

Just recently, the martial arts movie "The Four" invested by Guangguang was officially released on July 7, with a box office of 11 million on the first day. Ten days later, the box office has barely exceeded 1700 million. But Lu Yuan knows that the original intention of the Star Project is far more than profit, but also to support new directors.

Ning Hao was speechless and said, "In fact, "Embroidered Spring Blade" has little to do with traditional martial arts. In my opinion, it is more like a record of the lives of a group of civil servants in the Ming Dynasty."

He began to tell a story in a babble.

As he narrated, Lu Yuan gradually recalled the entire content of the script.

The story is about how three Jinyiwei brothers, who are highly skilled in martial arts, survive in the cracks of power. The three brothers have their own needs, such as wanting to be promoted, redeem someone, or solve the problem of blackmail by their senior brother.
Ning Hao said: "Lu Yang is also an alumnus of our Beijing Film Academy, class of 04, major in directing. He is quite talented. In 2010, he won the KNN Award in the New Wave Unit of the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea for his debut film "Blind Cinema".

When he was interviewed by a reporter, he said that he wanted to make a martial arts film. In fact, the script of "The Blade of the Assassin" had already been written at that time. He just wanted to use the opportunity of winning the award to attract investment, but everyone lost interest when they heard it was a martial arts film.

He found me last month."

Lu Yuan was puzzled. This was the second time Ning Hao recommended a director and script to him after "Border".

He clearly set up a star program specifically to support new directors, so why didn't they look for him, but instead went to Ning Hao?

He soon figured out the reason.

Because the previous star project had no real results, it is different now. "Lost in Thailand" is a living signboard.

The large number of scripts that have arrived in the past half month is the best proof of this.

Ning Hao finished speaking and asked tentatively: "What do you think? Is there any success?"

Lu Yuan did not answer, but changed the subject: "What do you think of the Star Project?"

“Excellent!”

Ning Hao praised the film generously: "The success of Lost in Thailand has completely established its reputation, given more hope to new directors, and provided another source of investment."

"So, have you ever thought about joining in?"

"What do you mean?" Ning Hao stopped and looked a little puzzled.

Lu Yuan explained: "In fact, I originally established the Star Project, firstly to promote Love Is Not Blind, and secondly, I was inspired by you, and I really want to do my best to help."

"I know I shouldn't have talked so much with you when we were filming "No Man's Land." Ning Hao laughed.

Xu Zheng secretly learned his directing skills, and this guy is not bad either.

Lu Yuan also laughed and said, "You know what the current situation is. Because Lost in Thailand was a huge success at the box office, many scripts are handed in every day, and the content varies.

Although the outside world has given me many labels, my main job is still an actor, and this will not change. I have two more dramas to shoot in the second half of the year. After I finish these few days, I will prepare for new roles. My energy is really limited. How about you take charge of this matter?"

Ning Hao hesitated. Was this an invitation for him to join Yuanfang Media?

He had indeed decided to leave Xiaoma Pentium, and had long ago planned the 72 Transformations Plan in his mind to support new directors.
It's just that Lu Yuan got there first, and because of the huge success of Lost in Thailand, the Star Project has already gained fame.

So, with the current influence of the Star Project, is it necessary for him to start a new one?

Lu Yuan seemed to have treated him as one of his own, and continued, "The Star Project cannot rely on just the two of us. We are too weak alone. I think we have to try to recruit new directors in the future, such as Wen Muye, Cheng Er, Han Han, and Xu Zheng. Everyone can work together. Whether it is a commercial film or an art film, as long as the story is good, it is worth our attempt. While making money, we can also find seeds."

"What do you mean by 'we two'? I promised you?" Ning Hao felt that this man was quite shameless.

Lu Yuan laughed when he heard this: "So what do you think?"

"let me consider it."

(End of this chapter)