Entertainment tycoon who started out as a director

Chapter 33 Deal
It's still dark.

Mountains, wooden houses, rivers, and fields are all hidden in the mist.

The family at the post office had already gotten up early.

My mother thought there was nothing wrong with farming or going out to work.

The son played by Liu Ye feels that there must be a cadre in the family. His father is retiring and he has to take over as a postman from another country.

Then I said goodbye to my mother.

Then there is a long shot from the side.

In the mountains and under the arched bridge, a dog walked in the front, the father walked in the middle carrying a package, and the son walked in the back because he often couldn't see his father.

One dog, two people, mountains.

Plus that misty feeling.

It is a beautiful picture like an ink painting.

Walking in the green Shonan Mountains, two people and one dog delivered letters to villages that could only be reached on foot.

There was a separate letter on the way.

It was given to an old woman named Wu Po.

Her son died, and her grandson never came back after he was admitted to college.

The fifth wife cried every day until she went blind from crying.

That single letter, said to be a letter, was actually ten dollars sent by the grandson.

There is no letter.

The letter was a blank piece of paper, and it was her father telling white lies again and again, claiming that it was a letter written by his grandson to her, and also filling in the content of the letter.

In this way, the father and son walked hundreds of miles of mountain roads.

The father told his son the precautions for being a rural postman.

On the way, they encountered a river, and the son, who was unfamiliar with his father, carried his father on his back. On his back, the father remembered the scene of him carrying his son when he was a child.

The distance between father and son is getting closer and closer.

After a long time, the film screening ended.

I recall the lush mountains, turquoise water, deep father-son love and sense of responsibility in the film.

Although this was not the first time he watched this movie, Gu Ming couldn't help but clapped his hands.

"What a great movie!"

Hearing Gu Ming's words.

Guessing that Gu Ming wanted to buy it, Li Xiaoping played the role of a villain who lowered the price.

Of course, Gu Ming had already agreed on the film.

She couldn't just come up and sing the opposite.

Instead, he praised him first.

"Really good."

"The title of the film is a bit earthy, but the connotation is rustic but not vulgar, full of elegance and poetry."

"But……"

Li Xiaoping changed the topic, "Have you ever thought about how to sell a film like this?"

"Now everyone is sharpening their heads and heading to the city."

"Who wants to watch such a quiet film that is all about mountains and rivers?"

"Watch an award. Your film didn't portray anything worthy of winning an award from the three major awards. You couldn't even find any conflict."

"The main actors are still newcomers, there are no big-name stars."

"Alas..." Li Xiaoping shook her head, "It's hard to sell box office!"

"Hi..." Huo Jianqi also sighed slightly.

But there was no sadness on his face.

After so many days, he has become accustomed to it.

Each theater chain refused to buy copies, and even the art theaters were not interested in copies of "The Mountain, That Man, That Dog."

I'm so disappointed that it's hard to be sad anymore.

"How much does it cost to produce?" Gu Ming asked.

"what?"

Huo Jianqi was a little surprised, "210 million, and now I haven't gotten a penny back."

"For 220 million, our Venus bought it."

Gu Ming was too lazy to propose a low price.

There's no need for that either.

I earn tens of millions from each of my movies, so it's really a bad reputation to spend hundreds of thousands on it.

Especially if you buy it at a low price, it is popular in neon.

Can you imagine what other directors think of you?
Give a price that exceeds the cost, and what people will talk about will only be your unique insight.

Moreover, films like "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog" are indispensable at all times.

Letting him recover his costs and earn a little less is also an encouragement to him.

Huo Jianqi was shocked by this number.This was the first good news he had heard since filming the film.

He even forgot to bid a higher price.

Instead, he said, "Director Gu, this is not something I can decide by myself. I'm going to make a call."

"Mr. Gu, is the price you paid too high?"

After Huo Jianqi left the screening room, Li Xiaoping expressed her doubts.

"No one bought this film at all, they could only sell the TV rights."

"Perhaps we can sell some foreign copyrights, but how many can we have?"

"A total of 150 million may not even make it through."

"At this price, believe me, we can't lose anything and still make a lot of profit."

At this time, Huo Jianqi came back after making a phone call.

Gu Ming stopped explaining the reason to Li Xiaoping.

Li Xiaoping also realized what was going on and didn't question Gu Ming's decision any more.

When it comes to literary films, she doesn't feel that she is more authoritative than director Gu Ming.

Everyone waited together for more than an hour, and another group of people came.

Those people tentatively raised the price.

But soon gave up.

It was not easy to get the money back, but they were afraid that they would lose everything in the end.

220 million is 220 million.

Anyway, I still made 10 yuan, which is much better than losing all.

After the contract was signed, Huo Jianqi and the others left without even eating.

Gu Ming glanced at Li Xiaoping who was standing aside, "Find someone to add Japanese subtitles to this film."

"You mean?"

"Did this film get its start in Neon?" Li Xiaoping asked curiously.

"I recommend you to watch a drama called "Summer of Kikujiro". Although the two movies tell different stories, they still give people similar feelings, such as tranquility, family love and so on. Neon Man is exactly like this. One bite."

"Moreover, cities in China are being built rapidly, and no one wants to see the countryside. But neon is just the opposite. Most people have already lived in the city. Green waters and green mountains are their deep-rooted memories."

"This film can attract people to watch it!"

"Okay, then I'll arrange for someone to get Japanese subtitles."

……

ten days later.

Here is a list of the second male lead actors in "New Shanghai Beach" who have entered the final round of casting.

Gu Ming basically knew all the people above.

There is Wang Xuebing, think about what happened to him later, and just pass.

And my 97-level junior, Huang Haibo, uh...

Keep it for now.

Gu Ming's impression of him was okay, but look at the others.

Duan Long.

That is Duan Yihong in the back.

I have finished reading the Chinese opera and started working in the theater.

Compared with Huang Haibo, I feel that Huang Haibo, who is in his junior year, may be a little immature.

"Sign! Let him play Ding Li."

Gu Ming wrote a sentence behind Duan Long.

I just handed this document to my assistant.

Li Xiaoping came over.

"Japanese subtitles have been dubbed."

"Okay." Gu Ming made an international call to the producer of Takeshi Kitano Studio, whom he met at Cannes.

"Gu Jun?" Ichiyama Naozo's voice came from the other side.

"It's me. I have a movie here that might suit your taste. Let's make an appointment and bring Neon to you to see?"

"Did Gu Jun take the photo?"

"No, no, it wasn't taken by me, but the quality is definitely very good."

"Where is Gu Jun now? I'm in Beijing now, discussing his new project "Platform" with director Jia Zhangke."

"I'm in the capital."

"That's great, tell me your address and I'll go find Gu Jun."

What a coincidence!

Gu Ming raised his eyebrows, and then reported the address of Daystar Company.

(End of this chapter)