China Entertainment's My Artistic Career

Chapter 292 How to shoot the main theme

"Director He, sit down and look up to your name for a long time."

"Don't dare." He Hua, the leader facing the police station, felt that he still had to maintain enough awe.

After a moment of greetings, the other person said: "Then please tell me about your plans for this project."

"Okay." He Hua nodded, and after gesturing to the side, a staff member stood up and handed the document to the other side: "This is the script we have completed based on the existing information these days. Although it is only preliminary, you can still read it first. Come and learn about our creative direction.”

"The theme of the movie revolves around national consciousness, specifically, 'Our government has the ability and willingness to resolutely defend the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens overseas!'"

The leader who had just opened the script and lowered his head to read it immediately raised his head when he heard these words: This little comrade has a very strong ability to grasp the core!
"I think the specific story can be divided into two lines. The first one is positive: when a major case occurred, the Ministry of Public Security immediately set up a task force. Nearly a hundred police officers conducted overt and covert investigations to quickly identify the major suspect in the case - Nuokang, and then dispatched elites to carry out thunderous investigations. Operation to arrest this criminal gang."

"Second aspect, after all, this case involves the four countries of China, Myanmar, Thailand and Laos, which is completely different from the domestic case. Many things are not as simple as imagined. We hope to highlight the country, ministries and commissions by inserting clips such as the diplomatic field and the four-party meeting. The effort that went into this.”

"I want to let the audience know more about the behind-the-scenes of this incident through these, and also understand the hardships and dedication of the anti-narcotics police."

In fact, when the leaders on the opposite side heard the words "diplomatic field" and "four-party meeting", some frowned, and some whispered to the people around them. Maybe this request was a bit troublesome for them, but Director Liu in the middle still asked. Investment and configuration of the next movie.

He Hua replied: "A conservative estimate should be [-] million. If there is not enough money to add in the later stage, there is no cap. As for the director candidates, I recommend Lin Chaoxian and Mao Weining."

This Mao Weining was filled in by He Hua after careful consideration these days. Speaking of which, he is not a movie director, but He Hua feels that the TV series directed by him are much better than the movies produced by countless famous directors.

Speaking of which, He Hua has also watched a lot of themes in the player these days, such as "Operation Red Sea" and "Heroes of Fire" filmed by Lin Chaoxian later, "Changjin Lake" co-produced with Chen Kaige, and "Volunteer Army" filmed by Kaige himself. ", "Eight Hundred", "King Kong River" shot by Guan Hu, etc.

He Hua frowned after watching many movies. Even though the scenes and special effects in these movies were much better than the current works, he just felt awkward. He always felt that something was not right, but he couldn't put it out.

Until he saw "Li Yannian" directed by director Mao Weining and written by Liu Gejian and Li Xiuwen. This short play was like rain falling from the sky, and it directly woke him up. This is how the movie should be shot!
Directors like Guan Hu, Chen Kaige, and Lin Chaoxian do not have enough ideological realm, and they cannot understand the greatness of their ancestors and contributors on the special front.

The short play "Li Yannian, Literary and Martial" not only contains the colorful tactical battles of the volunteers in other movies, but also the most important part, which is almost never touched in those movies: the political work part.

Li Yannian's political mobilization passage clearly explains one truth - why are we fighting?

He Hua watched that clip many times:
"Do you still remember that one time when we were resting on the way, we went to the stream to get water to drink. When we went to the stream, we saw that the water was red. On the bank of the stream upstream, there were several people who had just been killed by American planes. Women washing clothes. So if these things happened in your hometown, what would happen to your relatives and you?"

"Comrades, the truth is very simple and cruel. Simple, everyone understands that if you want to live a peaceful and happy life, you can only win the war and beat the American devils until they have to stop."

"The cruel thing is that when peace comes, many of us will no longer be able to see that happy scene and be reunited with our loved ones, but:
The motherland will remember us

Relatives will be grateful to us
It was us who allowed them to live a peaceful and happy life
It's us who let the enemy know
Our country is extremely powerful

No room for humiliation! "

Look at this passage, it’s so inspiring.

No one is born a revolutionary, and no one is born brave and fearless without fear of sacrifice. Their correct consciousness, feelings for family and country, and class emotions must be established through practice and learning.

"Li Yannian" is about such a process of establishment and learning. How did little Anton transform from a deserter to a fearless warrior?

It's not just about seeing the Great Wall in "Changjin Lake" or thinking about the past love (dead husband) in "I'm Not a Mountain".

He Hua believes that this kind of emotion is the most important theme in movies.

So if possible, he would find the screenwriter and director of "Neng Wu Li Yannian" and Lin Chaoxian to have a focused discussion on how to make this movie.

Even if it is not long enough, it can be divided into two parts, one part and the other part. Bad movies like "Red Cliff" and "Taiwan Wheel" can be used. What's wrong with us presenting a magnificent masterpiece to the country?
"two?"

"Yes" Afraid that the boss would not believe that the two could do a good job, He Hua also used "Super Body" as an example and said: "I will serve as the producer of the film to ensure that the overall style of the film will not be affected."

However, the leader obviously still believed in He Hua's reputation: "Since you have time, why don't you direct it yourself?"

He Hua told the truth: "I have never been exposed to this type of gunfight movie, especially since it involves a lot of gunfight scenes and even tactical actions. I think I may not be suitable."

Director Liu pondered for a moment and nodded: "Okay, we understand what you mean. Thank you for your participation this time. We will call you to inform you of specific news."

He Hua nodded. He would definitely not give the results on the spot. After all, there were many companies behind him, and they might have better ideas.

But on about the sixth day, Youhua Company received news that the Ministry of Public Security invited them to negotiate again.

Huang Lan was a little excited, which meant that they had a high chance of winning this project.

Sure enough, after seeing their newly drafted list, they decided to hand over the project to Youhua Entertainment.

The names behind the screenwriters on this list alone are very convincing, including He Hua, Lan Xiaolong, "Fire Blue Blade" screenwriter Feng Ji, "Eternal Number" screenwriter Zhang Lei, Liu Gejian and Li Xiuwen.

Then there is the producer He Hua, and the directors: Lin Chaoxian and Mao Weining.

This list is enough to express the importance that Youhua Entertainment attaches to this movie, so the Ministry of Public Security is also very straightforward.

"Okay, let's study the information carefully. Sister Lan, you will be responsible for connecting with the ministries and commissions, and find someone else to come over."

"it is good."

"By the way, go and ask over there if we can take over the TV series and produce them simultaneously."

"Yeah, why didn't I think of that? I'll ask." Huang Lan left quickly.

After finishing "Operation Mekong", He Hua finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then remembered that "White Snake: The Origin" seemed to be released today. The most important thing is that he had promised his girlfriend that he would take her to watch it together.

He hurriedly asked his assistant: "Don't you have any other arrangements tonight?"

"No." He Hua was now satisfied: "Okay, you can get off work early today and go back to rest."

After arranging the assistant, I excitedly called my girlfriend, planning not to have dinner at home that night, but to go out for a date and relive the romance of the young couple.

In the evening, He Hua drove out with Liu Yifei: "Honey, what do you want to eat?"

Liu Yifei had not been on a date with her boyfriend alone for a long time, and she was very excited. When she heard He Hua's question, she answered crisply: "The hot pot needs to be spicy."

Because they have to manage their figure well, and because Liu’s mother is from Heilongjiang in Northeast China, she doesn’t like spicy food, so she doesn’t usually cook spicy food for them, but hot pot needs to be spicy to be fragrant.

I just came out for a walk, but I wanted to satisfy my craving.

He Hua also laughed after hearing this: "Okay, let's start the spicy hot pot."

The two quickly found a store with a better environment and seemed to have good taste.

But as expected, this meal caused a small commotion.

There was no way, even if the two of them were covered up tightly, they had to take off their masks when eating. Even if they were in the private room, they couldn't resist the constant stream of waiters running towards them.

In addition, it's not October yet. Even if it gets colder in the north, you don't need to cover it so tightly. There will be problems at first glance, plus the waiter is acting abnormally.

Well, they decided to leave halfway through the meal. If they didn't leave, they probably wouldn't be able to leave.

This is Liu Yifei's current influence, and there is no other way.

When he got back to the car, He Hua asked helplessly: "Shall we find another restaurant? I don't think you eat much." People came over one after another to sign autographs and take photos, so how could they have time to eat?

"No, it just so happens that I can't eat too much at night, just taste it." Liu Yifei took off her mask and shook her head with a smile, but thinking that her boyfriend probably wasn't full either, she thought about it and said with twitching eyes:

"We're going to watch a movie tonight, why don't we go shopping now and buy some snacks, and we'll see if there's anything else we want to eat on the way."

He Hua also thinks this suggestion is good. If you wear a mask and a hat on the street, no one will notice: "OK, let's go."

This visit lasted two or three hours, but He Hua was very tired. When he arrived at the theater at 11 o'clock in the evening, his legs were a little weak, but Liu Yifei was still looking bright and beautiful, what a woman.

There are not many people in the cinema at 11pm. After all, after watching the movie at this time, it will be 1 or 2am, so there is nothing better to do in that time.

He Hua bought a movie ticket, and while waiting, he went to check with the theater staff about the attendance of the movie. He was satisfied when he learned that there were quite a few people watching, and then followed his girlfriend to look at recent movie posters:

The one with the best reputation recently is "Witness" starring Sun Honglei, Yu Nan, and Aaron Kwok. Its layered play structure and multi-perspective narrative are relatively rare in domestic movies.

The cost of 5000 million yuan was exchanged for a box office of 1.62 million yuan. At least the director did not make the investors lose money.

Then came Zhang Ziyi's "Very Lucky" and Fan Bingbing's "One Night Surprise". The two scolded each other for a long time. Although the movie became popular, the audience can see the quality of the movie, so the three-day opening weekend of 4500 million and 5200 million After the success, the film's reputation and box office both collapsed.

Although Fan Bingbing was slightly better on the first weekend, the box office decline in the second week soon made her no longer in the mood to show off her power.

Both parties worked hard to promote the film in order to collect more box office during the three-day Mid-Autumn Festival holiday in the second week. Unfortunately, in the end, the box office only received more than 2000 million yuan in the three days, and the average day was less than [-] million yuan.

Based on this situation, He Hua thinks that the box office of these two movies should be around [-] million yuan. As for whether they can exceed [-] million yuan, it depends on the mood of the audience.

Because there are a lot of movies to be released in the next two days, let alone "White Snake: Origin", animated movies, maybe those people have not paid attention to this one, after all, the audience for animated movies and live-action movies is still not very big the same.

However, He Hua feels that his animated film will definitely teach people like Haohao a lesson and let them know what adult-style animation is.

In addition to "White Snake: The Origin", four 3D movies will be released in the next two days, namely "Detective Dee: The Dragon King of the Dragon King", "White Fox", "Escape" and "Magic".

Of course, the only one that He Hua can take seriously is "Di Renjie: The God of Dragon King" directed by Xu Ke.

With the popularity of the previous film and Xu Ke's signature, it is impossible for this movie to have a box office of less than 3 million. I have to say that the pictures and special effects of this movie are really good.

The plot sucks, depending on who you compare it to. Against the backdrop of the other three movies, the plot has become a minor problem.

Therefore, how far the two big-name movies can go really depends on the mood of the audience.

"As expected, it has to be He Hua. The story has been changed very well. Liu Zongyuan's "Snake Catcher" has been integrated into the story of the White Snake. It's interesting."

"I chose the right movie, I wonder who looked unhappy at the beginning."

"I was also deceived by those domestic animations."

Another couple was also discussing the plot.

The boy was helpless: "No, why are you crying while watching this animation?"

"Don't you think Ah Xuan and Xiao Bai are pitiful? He doesn't care about becoming a monster for her. But in the end, nothing is left."

"Ah" the boy opened his mouth wide: "Didn't we reunite at West Lake in the end? The next step is the Legend of the White Snake. You haven't watched much of the Legend of the White Snake."

The girl felt that the boy didn't understand her at all. Lihua said to the rain: "Then it can be the same. The person behind is no longer Ah Xuan. He loves so seriously."

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He Hua and Liu Yifei listened to the gossip while waiting for the admission notice. They looked at each other from time to time and showed a smile:
"It seems the movie was a success."

(End of this chapter)