Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 115 Another President Wang

Zhou Mo has been unhappy with Lu Tailang for a long time.

The conflict between the two began more than a year ago.

In the first half of 10, Zhou Molian's "Love Is Not Blind" had not yet been released. In an interview, Jiang Wen specifically told reporters:
"Zhou Mo is the most talented young director I have ever worked with."

The original intention of these words was to promote Zhou Mo.

But Lu Tailang didn't want to.

Although he has been unwilling to work with Jiang Wen since "Looking for the Gun".

Although he also denounced Jiang Wen in an interview.

Even though he is already in his forties.

However, despite this, he was still quite unhappy with the words "the most talented young director" uttered by Jiang Wen.

In the entire Chinese film industry, there is only one person who can be regarded as “the most talented young director” in Jiang Wen’s words.

Only him, Lu Chuan.

So, over the next year or so, Lu Tailang had more than once made sarcastic remarks about Jiang Wen in interviews.

Of course, I don’t dare to criticize him directly.

Only sarcasm can finish this.

"Young directors still need to be tempered..."

"Excessive praise is a deadly blow to a young person..."

Zhou Mo had actually heard about this news, but at first he didn't know that these words were directed at him.

After all, Rikutaro's statement was too obscure.

Just like this guy's character, he doesn't dare to use violence directly, but he is very good at disgusting people behind their backs.

Later, after learning that the target of Lu Tailang's ridicule was actually himself, Zhou Mo had actually been looking for an opportunity to snipe Lu Tailang.

But this guy is also the kind of person who is very slow in making movies.

His last movie, "Jinling! Jinling!", was shot in 09.

His next film, "The Feast of Kings," will not be released until the end of 12.

Zhou Mo planned to release "Chu and Han" at the end of the year, and he already had the idea of ​​sniping Lu Tailang.

However, in the meantime, it would be nice to give Han Sanping some Lu Tailang's eye drops so that he will have one less film investor in the future.

Han Sanping looked a little unhappy when he heard Zhou Mo's sarcasm about "The King's Feast".

"You mean, The King's Feast might not perform well?"

"No, I can guarantee it to you right now."

Han Sanping didn't want to admit that he had made a mistake in his investment, but facing Zhou Mo's vision which had never been wrong since his debut, he let out a long sigh and asked slowly.

"What's the reason?"

"Does this need a reason? I won't talk about Luchuan's directing ability, which is a matter of opinion. Let's just talk about his script. He turned the Chu-Han contention into a bloody ethics drama. The main content of the whole movie is that Empress Lü wanted to kill Xiang Yu and Han Xin in order to prevent Liu Bang from finding a man. The audience is not stupid and they want this script to be successful."

After he finished speaking, Han Sanping's face turned as black as a piece of charcoal.

He really wanted to prove that his original choice was not wrong.

But after thinking about it for a long time, I found that what Zhou Mo said seemed to be right.

So, at this moment, Han Sanping fell into autism.

"The Feast of Kings" does not seem to be that good.

Doesn’t that mean I know now that a movie coming out at the end of the year is bound to lose money?
Thinking of this, Han Sanping became even more unhappy.

After all, he is a man who has experienced many ups and downs.

He picked up the teacup and looked at Zhou Mo again.

"So what do you think the final box office of The Banquet will be?"

"One hundred million, probably less than that."

"Okay... Go back and prepare more movies. I'll send the stuff to you later."

When Zhou Mo heard this, he turned and left.

There was no sloppiness at all.

Anyway, his purpose of flattering Lu Tailang has been achieved, and the long-term solution is to quit while the going is good.

There is no need to provoke Lao Han anymore.

Even when the mountain eagle has a gloomy face, it still looks very majestic.

Exit the building and walk to the intersection.

Just as I was about to hail a taxi, I heard someone calling my name from behind.

"Director Zhou, Director Zhou, here!"

I turned my head and saw a car parked on the side of the road.

The car window was half open, revealing Wang Changtian's face.

near.

"Director Zhou is going back to the company. It's just on the way. Can I give Director Zhou a ride?"

Zhou Mo has no objection.

Wang Changtian must be looking for him again. Since he has nothing else to do today, he might as well listen to what he wants to do.
The car is on the road.

Zhou Mo and Wang Changtian had known each other for the painting, so there was no need to be polite. After a brief chat, Zhou Mo got straight to the point: "Mr. Wang, you must have been waiting for me. What's the matter?"

"Director Zhou is a quick-witted person... I heard some time ago that Director Zhou's Shanhe has also been expanding its business and investing in movies?" Wang Changtian asked.

Zhou Mo raised his eyebrows.

Why is it this sentence?

"Boss Wang called me this time because he wants to invest in our company's project?"

"That's not the case, but if Director Zhou is willing to release some investment shares, I am certainly willing to contribute to the success of Director Zhou's film." Zhou Mo didn't pay attention to Wang Changtian's polite words and asked, "So, what did Mr. Wang call me this time...?"

"It's like this. I recently received a script and was wondering whether to invest in it. I just heard that Director Zhou was also investing in a movie, so I wanted to invite Director Zhou to give him a thumbs-up. If possible, our two companies can work together."

Zhou Mo nodded, not finding it strange.

In fact, this is not the first time that Wang Changtian has sought cooperation with him.

When investing in "Hua Bi", Wang Changtian called him to consult his opinion. After receiving supportive suggestions, he invested in "Hua Bi".

Afterwards, Wang Changtian gave Zhou Mo a considerable consulting fee.

Of course, all these expenses were earned back after the movie was released.

"Of course we can cooperate. I wonder what kind of movie Mr. Wang wants to invest in?"

"It's a low-budget comedy, with an investment of about 30 to 50 million yuan. The author of this script is Xu Zheng, the actor in "Happy Pig Bajie"..."

Zhou Mo was a little careless at first, but when he heard the name "Xu Zheng", he suddenly became alert.

He seemed to have guessed which movie it was.

Just in case, Zhou Moduo asked, "Mr. Wang, what is the name of the script?"

""People on an embarrassing journey in Thailand".

really.

I looked at the date and it was now early February 2012.

In his previous life, this period of time was exactly the time when Xu Zheng was busy looking for investment for his new movie "Lost in Thailand".

Zhou Mo felt a little emotional.

He actually forgot about this.

When he was just reborn, he had planned to get the investment opportunity of "Lost in Thailand" in the future.

In the blink of an eye, several years have passed.

At this moment, when Zhou Mo heard the name of "Lost in Thailand" again, for a moment, he felt as if the world had changed a lot.

"Director Zhou, Director Zhou?"

Zhou Mo came back to his senses: "Sorry, Mr. Wang, I was a little distracted just now."

"That's fine." Wang Changtian waved his hand. "Then I wonder what Director Zhou thinks. Would you like to come back to the company with me to take a look at the script?"

Zhou Mo nodded.

"It just so happens that I have never filmed a comedy before, so I'd like to broaden my horizons. I'd like to trouble Mr. Wang to take me a little further."

An hour and a half later.

Shiny.

Office of the Chairman.

Wang Changtian waited for Zhou Mo to finish reading the script and asked, "Director Zhou, how is it?"

“Totally worth the investment.”

Zhou Mo gave the answer: "Let alone the director's level of this film, the script alone has already reached the level that a comedy should have."

Wang Changtian was very happy after hearing this: "Director Zhou thinks this play can make money?"

As a businessman, his first concern is of course the return on investment.

"Of course." Zhou Mo nodded.

This time, he did not make a prediction on the film's box office.

After all, he only has a script in his hand right now.

To predict the final box office based on a script is not to be called a "fortune teller" but a "charlatan".

What's more, Zhou Mo actually knew it clearly in his heart.

The fact that "Lost in Thailand" grossed over 1.2 billion yuan and broke the box office record of the Chinese-language film industry was not necessarily because the level of this movie was so good that it could surpass all other comedy movies.

But his contemporary film "1942" was a serious mistake in its release period.

To a certain extent, it can even be said that the status of Xu Zheng's "Lost in Thailand" was brought to a high level by the young actor himself with his own movie.

In this life, with Zhou Mo as a butterfly, "Chu and Han" is also scheduled to be released at the end of the year.

By then, it is hard to say whether "Lost in Thailand" will still achieve the same success as its previous life.

But on second thought, if "Chu Han" and "Lost in Thailand" competed at the same time, wouldn't the box office of "Chu Han" also be affected...

and many more!

Zhou Mo suddenly found that he seemed to be stuck in a fixed mindset.

Who said "Lost in Thailand" will definitely be released at the end of this year?
In his previous life, Guangxian had always been hesitant about the release time of this movie.

At that time, Xu Zheng was still a new director and had no appeal in the film industry at all.

Although in the end they chose to release it during the New Year's Eve period due to concerns about the long wait, it still successfully set a record.

But when it was first released, I would have been lying if I said I wasn’t disappointed when I saw the movie at its peak.

In this life, with Zhou Mo's intervention, as an investor, he can completely adjust the release date of "Lost in Thailand" to next year's Spring Festival.

Anyway, whether it is the New Year's Eve period or the Spring Festival period, it is actually very suitable for family comedies like "Lost in Thailand".

On the other side, Wang Changtian suggested: "Since Director Zhou is also optimistic about this script, why don't I call Xu Zheng over and let's talk about the investment of this play?"

Zhou Mo has no objection.

　Probably about 10,000 words.

　　Tomorrow should be about the same.

　　thank you all.

　　Sweet dreams

　　
　
(End of this chapter)