This director needs to apologize

Chapter 42: Coming to a new job to make things difficult for others

At 9 o'clock in the morning the next day, Chen Yiming followed Ma Yunteng and walked into Mr. Ma's office for the second time.

Chen Yiming's salary has been significantly improved. Director Ma not only walked out of the executive desk to receive him in the reception area, but even made him a cup of tea himself.

His posture was amiable, and his words were still the same as those of an elder treating his younger generation. Finally, Chen Yiming was not so shocked that he spilled the tea.

Master Ma's actions also frightened Master Teng. He put away his usual Ge You paralysis and straightened his back like Chen Yiming, put his hands on his thighs, turned his body ninety degrees, and listened respectfully to his father's instructions.

""Holiday" performed well. My opinion is that it should be released before New Year's Day after the seventh week. What do you think?"

Chen Yiming and Ma Yunteng looked at each other and nodded in agreement.

The extension key is valid for 4 weeks, and the total release time of the extended movie is "4+4", a total of 8 weeks.

The film bureau does not limit a movie to only be extended once. For example, "Changjin Lake" in the previous life was extended three times, from the end of September to mid-January of the following year, and it was released for more than 3 days.

However, "Changjin Lake" is an extreme case. Generally speaking, movies are only postponed once, and if they are postponed any longer, they will be hated.

Of course, the two of them heard what the second uncle meant.

"Holiday" has been a hit from the Double 11 period to the end of the Lunar New Year period. Although the box office is only a few million per week, it is still at the tail of the rankings.

This movie is the sole proprietorship of the new company Bo Jue, and it is inconvenient for the Moying Group to make small moves behind it, which makes the stakeholders of this schedule very uncomfortable.

So it’s better to stop it before the end of the year. Postponing it to New Year’s Day next year will be too eye-catching.

Keep a line as a human being so that we can meet again in the future.

Seeing that the two little ones were very sensible, Mr. Ma smiled happily and continued.

"How is the film's overseas affairs arranged? I heard that Peng Fei is helping you organize it. Do you need a helping hand from the group?"

Chen Yiming replied calmly, "It went very smoothly. Sister Shen called me last night and basically determined the cooperation method and partners."

As soon as Mr. Ma heard this, his hand that poured tea paused slightly, he put down the tea cup and looked directly at Chen Yiming, obviously very interested in what he said next.

“The overseas issuance is determined to be through buyout, but there are still two details that have not been finalized.

One is the scope. Sister Shen hopes to exclude Xiaoli and Bangguo;

The other is the price. The latest bid is 280 million nut coins. Sister Shen wants to stretch her hand again. "

Mr. Ma nodded in agreement, "Well, the group does have some foundations in those two countries."

"As for the film adaptation rights, Sister Shen has already met with Columbia's director who will operate the project, and Paramount has also identified the screenwriter who will be responsible for adapting the script. These two companies are currently in the most in-depth talks."

Speaking of this, Chen Yiming pretended to smile shyly, "Sister Shen asked me for my opinion, and I declined. I asked her to consult Lily Colin. After all, whether it is Columbia or Paramount, she is the No. 1 choice for the heroine. It's all Lily.

In terms of price, Sister Shen did not mention it this time. I think compared with the previous bid of 250 million Nut Coins, the increase should not be very large.

After we get the final contract terms, we will ask you to help us check them. After all, Brother Teng and I are young and inexperienced, and the road we have traveled is not as long as yours. "

Second Master Ma just chuckled, "Don't say these polite words to me, and don't learn to be so glib, you can't do it.

Since everything is going smoothly, I can safely instruct you. You can leave all the film and company affairs to Xiao Teng, and now you can start to concentrate on the business I assigned you. "

Chen Yiming was caught off guard. He thought that he came here today just to go through the motions and feel the care of the second uncle. There was really something wrong with him!
The dignified chairman of Moying Group, what can you do with a small director like him?

Mr. Ma Erye let Chen Yiming wander and ignored him, turned to Ma Yunteng and explained.

"You have to calm down these days and help Yiming tie up the follow-up matters. Wen Chuang and the expo, please be more diligent and visit more often to ask for instructions.

It doesn't matter if I tell you now. I had some reservations about your approach of turning the promotional video into a theatrical movie. Although the effect is not bad now, you have to accept a favor from others.

We should try our best to cooperate with the other party's needs later and take a long-term view.

That's all I've said. Xiao Teng, you and Yiming can discuss what to do next. "

Chen Yiming and Ma Yunteng naturally nodded hurriedly.

Ma Erye turned to Chen Yiming again and revealed the answer to the mystery. "After the restructuring, the main theme movies for the National Day every year are basically handled by the superiors themselves, and no longer go through the Diying and Moying Groups.

After all, the studios within each yamen system are not within the scope of the restructuring, and they have been operating just fine.

However, next year is the 60th anniversary of the National Day, which is a round year, so the meaning is different.

Emperor Film has already made some moves, saying that it will make a large-scale production involving many celebrities from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places to remake the Founding Ceremony of the People's Republic of China.

Han Laosan has this face and can afford this situation.

In this case, we, the Demon Shadows, cannot lag behind, and we must take a different path from Han Laosan.

It’s not easy for us here to compete with them for the National Day schedule. My idea is to release it in May or June before the summer season.

I won't hide it from you, the internal tasks of the group have been assigned, but it is estimated that those who have the ability to take charge of them are the old directors and screenwriters from the past. "

Having said this, Mr. Ma stopped and looked directly at Chen Yiming with piercing eyes.

The latter's scalp was numb in waves. The second uncle's meaning was obvious, but it was really difficult to answer the question.

Of course, in his pocket, there are many movies with the main themes that have become box office hits in later generations, such as "My Motherland and Me", "Operation Mekong", "The Climber", "Changjin Lake"...

However, the above-mentioned things are really not something that Chen Yiming can shoot now. Even if he writes a script and asks a veteran director from Magic Film Studio to take the helm, the probability of it being successful is not high.

"My Motherland and Me" is a mixed movie. Since Moying doesn't want to compete with Diying, it has no choice but to give up.

"The Climber", "Changjin Lake", and "Operation Mekong" had complicated scenes and difficult shooting, and there were many special effects. They couldn't be completed in three or two months, so they had to give up.

Maybe "Turn Out" barely made it in time?

As a result, before he could open his mouth, Ma Erye's next words caused "The World to Be Born" to be aborted.

"The task I give you is not to make a tribute film in the conventional sense. The teachers at Magic Film Studio are much better at this than you are.

You are a young person and you have a lot of new things in your mind, which is what Moying is lacking now.

I hope that what you make is a movie that is as global as "Holiday".

Domestically, it can be explained to the superiors and the audience; abroad, it can really go out as a business card of China.

How about it, Yiming!
I don’t make any hard and fast rules on the subject matter. You can use all the resources of Demon Shadow. You can feel free to play around with it. Do you want to give it a try? "

Da Zhuang next to him was dumbfounded. His father really dared to think about it.

Let foreigners willingly watch a movie with the main theme produced in China?
Needless to say, Tiezhu is a newbie, but even those national director-level directors who have won the Palme d'Or, the Golden Bear, and the Golden Lion can't do it.

Winner of the Golden Bear and Golden Lion, Sun Wangquan, the top director in the Northwest, competed for the Palme d'Or for a film that only had a scene of the national flag being raised, and was criticized by the film critics and judges at the time.

Filmmakers from all over the world outside China.

And foreign audiences, under the influence of years of subtle "education", also refuse to accept that this is determined by natural opposition.

Da Zhuang felt that his father was simply making things difficult for others.

Chen Yiming didn't think that the second uncle was deliberately making things difficult for him. Chairman Moying didn't have that much time.

He was thinking that the results of "Holiday in the Magic City" should have given the second uncle some fantasy, hoping that this young man, Chen Yiming, could come up with something new.

It's obvious that in the competition for next year's National Day gift film, Demonic Film has lost the upper hand. If it wants to gain a strong presence in the minds of its superiors, it must find another way.

With this thought, most of Chen Yiming's pressure was gone.

He is just a free chess piece laid out by the second uncle in advance. If it succeeds, it is the best, but if it fails, nothing will be lost.

So he replied with a relaxed expression, "Uncle Ma, I will go back and think about it carefully. Before New Year's Day, I will try to come up with an idea and ask for your advice."

Mr. Ma patted his thigh and said, "Okay, I know Yiming you won't let me down. If you have any needs, come to me at any time. Remember, it's any need."

(End of this chapter)