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Chapter 933 Persuasion, Cooperation

Rao Xiaozhi was a small town youth who walked from Zunyi, Guizhou to the imperial capital.

Although they have many similarities, the difference is that Guo Fan used his law degree to apply for the director position and pursued his film dream by obtaining a master's degree in management at Beijing Film Academy.

Rao Xiaozhi originally wanted to be an actor and believed that he had acting talent. However, when he was studying acting at the Art Academy, a teacher encouraged him to study directing, and another senior who had returned from further studies at the Central Academy of Drama also approved of his application to the Central Academy of Drama. So he embarked on the path of being a director.

At this time, Rao Xiaozhi also had a serious look on his face, obviously thinking about something.

Guo Fan had said everything he could, and seeing this, he knew that Rao Xiaozhi was still considering it, so he said, "This is indeed a very good opportunity. To be honest, I personally think it is quite suitable for you."

Rao Xiaozhi nodded, "I know this. This kind of opportunity is indeed rare, but I am also worried that I am not up to the task."

It was impossible for him not to be tempted by Guo Fan's proposal.

The two are old acquaintances, but Guo Fan, who is younger than him, can be said to have gone much further in the industry than him.

He also envied Guo Fan's luck, as he met Li Mu during his graduate school years, and then with the support of Mengying Media, he was able to participate in the production of top science fiction films before graduation. Later, he was entrusted with important tasks by Mengying Media to directly shoot science fiction masterpieces.

He himself was not so lucky. Although he had already achieved success in the theater industry before filming the movie, his work "Hello, Robbery!" became one of the most popular plays performed by campus drama clubs in universities across the country, and he won such a "high-end" award as the Best Director at the Golden Lion Award for Drama.

However, these are nothing special in the film industry, because the top directors have won the Golden Bear, Silver Bear, Golden Lion, or even the Palme d'Or. His drama awards are not worth mentioning in the film and television industry.

This also led to the fact that the creative and shooting conditions for his first film "Hello, Madman" were not very good. He even thought about giving up the filming at one point, but out of responsibility, he gritted his teeth and persevered.

Fortunately, the box office was decent and the cost was recovered, which led to the subsequent "Nobody".

However, the main theme task brought by Guo Fan this time can be said to be a main theme resource coveted by directors in the industry.

You have to know that every mainstream movie nowadays has a box office of over 1 billion. You can say that this is a pass to a 1 billion box office.

But precisely because the resources are so good, I do have some concerns. After all, if the final results are not good, the director will have to bear the main responsibility.

“I’m afraid if I accept it, the result will be bad, which will make it difficult for you to do the job.

And you have to know that I have no idea about diplomats and evacuation of overseas Chinese as you said.

So, when you and I were thinking, I was thinking, if I accept the offer, how should I shoot it, what should I shoot, but I thought about it for a long time and still didn’t know what to shoot, how could I dare to accept it, how could I accept it?

Rao Xiaozhi is also very eager for this resource, but as he said, there is indeed this problem.

"I remember you told me before that when you were shooting your first movie, Hello, Madman, the communication with the director of photography was not so smooth. Everyone was asking you how you were doing and what you should do. You had to arrange the scheduling and think about the shots. It was like this every day, so you would be very miserable during that time.
I don’t think the pain has stopped you, and it shouldn’t stop you now.”

Guo Fan knew what Rao Xiaozhi was worried about, and continued, "Besides, since I invited you, it must be Director Li's idea. He is willing to let you do it, so what are you afraid of? Besides, Mengying Media is not afraid of failure!"

When Guo Fan said this, he was full of confidence, and this confidence came from the current strong strength of Mengying Media.

It can be said that a movie will not have any impact on Mengying Media at all. "You really have to think about it. If you don't accept it, it will eventually be given to someone else to shoot. If I wasn't producing The Wandering Earth 2, I would have taken this one myself!"

Speaking of which, Guo Fan felt a little regretful, but "The Wandering Earth 2" was more important and required him to devote all his energy to it, so naturally he had to give up this script.

"Then I'll take this mission."

Rao Xiaozhi's eyes suddenly became firm, "But I need to complete the collection of relevant background information before I can start. I need to interview many diplomats, otherwise I can't make this movie well.

Besides, when I shoot realistic films, all the scenes are real, even if I have to build a set, I have to build it, otherwise the filming will not be perfect."

Hearing what Rao Xiaozhi said, Guo Fan laughed instead.

Because Rao Xiaozhi said this, it proves that he really wants to make this movie well, rather than just doing it casually.

If he were asked to shoot the film, he would also raise these requirements, because a good main-theme movie with a realistic theme as the background must be based on reality, must have a thorough understanding of reality, and it is even better to shoot it on location.

"I don't think these are problems because we have always made movies this way." Guo Fan stood up and said.

The next day after Guo Fan and Rao Xiaozhi finished their conversation, they found Li Mu.

"Did it come to a deal?" Li Mu knew the result when he saw that Guo Fan was in a good mood.

And based on his understanding of Guo Fan, he had actually guessed the result when he asked Guo Fan to go for the negotiation.

Because Guo Fan is a very stubborn person, once he sets his eyes on someone, he will never give up, even if Rao Xiaozhi refuses. Once his stubborn temper comes up, he will find ways to persuade her no matter what.

"At first he refused, saying he didn't know much about diplomats, evacuations and all the related knowledge, common sense and old news, and was worried that the film wouldn't be good. I had to persuade him to agree."

“That’s a responsible attitude.”

Upon hearing this, Li Mu nodded, proving that this person would not take the task lightly or fool around if he could.

"He needs to understand the background of the relevant information before he can start, and he wants to shoot the real scene."

After hearing what Guo Fan said, Li Mu pondered for a moment, "The first one is easy to solve, but the second one may be a bit difficult. Due to the current epidemic, the crew is unlikely to be able to leave, so let's just build the real scene in the mainland."

Although building real scenes will waste some money, we cannot fool the audience, which is also the consistent style of Mengying Media.

"That's really the only way. I'll ask him to meet you some other time, brother?"

"Sure, let's just meet up. While Mr. Fu is still in the capital, we can just talk together."

Li Mu didn't want to drag it out. After all, the pre-production work for this film still needed some time. The more thorough the preparation, the higher the quality would be.
(End of this chapter)