Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 483 is said to be related to Descendants of the Sun?

Six days after the release of "Tiger Mountain", the total box office exceeded 500 million.

And there was no cliff-like drop in single-day box office.

Jiang Wen finally felt relieved after sweeping away the depression he felt over "One Step Away". He waved his hand and booked the venue to hold the banquet.

The smell of alcohol is always strong at Lao Jiang's banquets, with people passing the wine to each other and clinking glasses of wine.

It's basic courtesy not to steal other people's limelight.

Zhou Mo took two sips and took the opportunity to leave the banquet and ran to the window to get some fresh air.

A moment later, Mako came over.

The moment he saw Zhou Mo, his eyes turned red, as red as a vampire.

"Brother~"

hiss……

Zhou Mo smacked his lips. He hadn't heard that sound for a long time and it always made him feel a little creepy.

Pushing Mako's oncoming arms away.

"Brother Ma, we are not two or three years old anymore. Don't hug each other easily. It will easily cause misunderstandings. Just say what you want to say."

Mako coughed lightly, a little embarrassed, but soon returned to normal.

"Xiao Mo, I have to thank you no matter what this time. You don't know that you often lock yourself in the room during this period, saying that you are studying something, but I know that you are just not convinced in your heart.

But since the release of Tiger Mountain, he is finally happy again. I can clearly feel that he even walks more briskly. "

Zhou Mo waved his hands: "This is all as it should be. Lao Jiang took such good care of me in the past and recommended so many resources to me. I will definitely do something if I can help."

He thought for a moment and added, "Well, it can't really be considered as help. I'm just asking Lao Jiang to do more work for me."

Marco pointed at him and smiled: "You are always so thoughtful. I don't know where you learned all these ways of the world when you are so young and have achieved so much."

Zhou Mo shook his head.

"Zhou Dao has never been involved in any difficult tasks. He has handed all the difficult tasks over to others, so he has no time to worry about drinking... Brother Ma, it must have been difficult to persuade Lao Jiang some time ago."

Mako's eyes flickered, and he stammered:

"Actually, it's not that difficult. It's just a matter of persuading people a few more times..."

Zhou Mo teased, "It's really not easy to fill it. It's nothing more than banging the table, slamming the door, and even shouting that you want to split up."

Marco's eyes immediately widened and even his toes clenched.

After seeing the smile on Zhou Mo's face, he relaxed again.

With a wry smile:
"Did you hear that?"

Zhou Mo chuckled and didn't explain further.

Da Tiantian said before that he learned about "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" mainly through President Han, but in fact that was only the first level, and below President Han was Marco.

But in fact, Marco is only the second level. In reality, there is actually a third level.

Zhou Yun.

There are some things that Marco is reluctant to talk about, maybe because he is embarrassed or for some other reason, but Zhou Yun won't do that.

She doesn't care about those things.

When I heard something, I called Zhou Mo directly.

So, although Zhou Mo seemed to have not been to the crew of "Tiger Mountain" in the past few months, he did not miss anything he should have heard.

When Jiang Wen makes movies, he doesn't like to be involved in any advertising.

Although the advertiser sent people to communicate every few days, the other party was unwilling to even answer the phone.

It was like this when "Let the Bullets Fly" was produced. For the Hongmen Banquet scene, the advertising contract for the wine had clearly been signed, but Lao Jiang still shot it a few more times. Then he felt uncomfortable and tore off the label abruptly.

"One Step Away" is still like this.

Lao Jiang wants to make movies in a comfortable way.

But as a producer, Marco is more concerned about making money.

In the past, "Bullet" was a big hit, so the conflict between the two could be suppressed. But as a result, "One Step" lost money, and the conflict could no longer be covered up.

Fortunately, "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" came in time and made the money back directly.

Ma Ke sighed: "Since you know everything, I won't hide it from you. Lao Jiang and I did have a few arguments, and they were all about money... Hey, you are the big boss now, and you know the situation clearly. There is nothing to say."

Zhou Mo asked again: "What about now? How is the situation?"

Marco's smile returned.

"A lot, a lot. Tiger Mountain has already settled the accounts. I am willing to support Lao Jiang in making movies. I don't have any big dreams. As long as I don't lose money, everything else doesn't matter."

Zhou Mo raised his eyebrows.

Let Jiang Wen make movies without losing money?
That’s it, no big dreams yet?

This is obviously the big dream, right?

Everyone in the future film and television industry knows that "Let the Bullets Fly" is just a coincidence, and "One Step" and "Evil and Good" are Jiang Wen's true style.

One of Jiang Wen’s styles is to lose money.

Zhou Mo directly complained: "Brother Ma, I think instead of expecting Lao Jiang to make movies without losing money, you should expect him to win a few more awards and then sell more copyrights."

Mako's smile immediately disappeared, and there was bitterness at the corners of his mouth.

"What shall we do?"

Zhou Mo: "Make more movies like "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy". People can't die from holding their urine. The pursuit of art is used to lose money, and other movies are used to make up for the losses."

Marco put his head in his hands: "Where can I find a video like this?"

"I have it."

Ok?
Marco looked up and saw Zhou Mo's indifferent smiling eyes.

He took a deep breath and understood why Zhou Mo had gone around in such a big circle just now.

I have to say, this suggestion is really good.

If Lao Jiang wants to film his own art, then let him do it.

He supports it.

I’ll find an opportunity to make another commercial film and make back the money I made from the movie!

but.

"How should I persuade Lao Jiang? Xiao Mo, you know that Lao Jiang hesitated when he accepted "Tiger Mountain". It's difficult for him to accept another drama." Zhou Mo shook his head: "That's your own business."

He has already given the plan. Whether Zhou Mo listens to it or not is up to him.

Marco actually began to waver in his heart, but before he agreed, he still had a question.

"Then Xiao Mo, if you have any movies here, what are they?"

Zhou Mo uttered five words.

"'Surprise Attack on the White Tigers'."

Marco's mind paused for a moment, then he reacted.

It turned out to be this movie.

The movie "Surprise Attack on the White Tiger Regiment" is actually not very famous among the audiences born in the 90s and younger.

But in earlier years, "Surprise Attack" and "The Taking of Flowers" were among the eight model operas of early Chinese films.

So Marco is naturally very familiar with "Surprise Attack".

The reason Zhou Mo thought of "Surprise Attack" was due to a misunderstanding.

Some time ago, he was recalling some famous projects he had seen in his previous life, one of which was Kimchi's "Descendants of the Sun".

The TV series starring Shuang Qiao was once very popular.

And around the TV series "Descendants" that year, there was also a piece of online news:
In the drama "Descendants", the predecessor of the hero's unit is the White Tiger Regiment during the "War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea", and the "White Tiger Regiment" is exactly the one in "Surprise Attack".

Although it was later confirmed that the direction of the flag was reversed, it was not a mistake.

But Zhou Mo remembered the movie "Surprise Attack on the White Tiger Regiment" because of this.

If you think about it carefully, the complicated situation, "China, the United States, North Korea and South Korea", and the war years are actually very suitable for a director like Jiang Wen who likes to cram things in. In addition, the historical story prototype of "Surprise Attack" is so strong that there is no need to worry about the excitement of the movie.

The prototype of the story, Captain Yang and his team members, are all human gods of war.

(0:223, Captain Yang led a team of 12 players and wiped out 14 enemies in 223 minutes, even killing 97 of them.)
It’s impossible not to feel good when filming this kind of achievement.

It will definitely be great.

And it’s so cool.

After hearing this, Marco's eyes also sparkled.

With this kind of performance, let alone change and optimization, it may even have to become a little mediocre.

Because if the number 0:223 were really put on the screen, there would definitely be many people who would not believe it and would think it was nonsense.

Of course, Marco himself believes in this record.

Because he knew that there were war gods in history who were more powerful than this group of people.

It was the Sino-Indian war, in which the four war heroes "not only refused to surrender, but also dared to fight back against us."

His record is even more terrifying than Captain Yang's.

Four people swept across a large area.

Suddenly, there was a big hand on Marco's shoulder.

"I was wondering why you guys disappeared, turns out you came here to chat." Jiang Wen walked up to the two of them, slightly drunk.

"What are you talking about? Why are you so excited?" he asked.

Ma Ke glanced at Zhou Mo, and Zhou Mo smiled and said, "Let's talk about how you feel recently. It must feel good to be complimented by others."

Jiang Wen coughed lightly and smacked his lips.

"It's actually not that bad, but when making a movie, there's always this process."

Seeing this, Zhou Mo brought up the previous topic.

"We were just discussing a new film and thinking about who to direct it."

"Oh? What movie?" Jiang Wen asked casually, completely unaware of the glances between Zhou Mo and Marco.

“You should know that ‘Surprise Attack on the White Tiger Regiment’ is the model opera from decades ago. I think if it’s remade, it will probably produce very good results.” Zhou Mo repeated the situation.

After listening to this, Jiang Wen was silent for a moment and then asked a question.

“Has the script been written?”

"The general content has been written, and the director must fill in the details himself."

“You’re not going to take pictures?”

"I don't have time. I have a lot of things to do this year." Zhou Mo shook his head and said, "Lao Jiang, what do you think of this script?"

Jiang Wen nodded: "Very good, there are many things to write about, different parties have different thoughts, arms trafficking, international struggles, and the stance is also very positive..."

Zhou Mo nodded and then said, "Yes, I thought so too, but I just don't know who to ask to make the movie. It seems that there is no suitable person in the circle..."

Jiang Wen opened his mouth and then closed it again.

Ma Ke gritted his teeth and said immediately: "Lao Jiang will do. Isn't this movie very suitable for him?"

Zhou Mo's eyes lit up: "Yes, Lao Jiang, why don't you take charge of this movie? I don't trust anyone else.

Anyway, "One Step" and "Taking Advantage" are both finished, and you have nothing to do now."

Jiang Wen waved his hands immediately.

"No, don't even think about asking me to continue working for you. I need to calm down recently. The story of One Step is not finished yet, and I have a project about the Republic of China that I haven't filmed yet. Don't look for me."

Having said that, he turned and walked away as if he heard someone calling him.

But his steps were very slow, as if someone was dragging him.

Seeing this reaction, Zhou Mo signaled to Ma Ke:

I have already done this, the rest is up to you.

Marco nodded suddenly and immediately chased after Jiang Wen.

Zhou Mo stretched and looked at the two people who were talking continuously.

hum.

Want to escape?
Don't think you can run away just because you are Jiang Wen.

It's time for Zhou Mo to expand his list of tools, from actors to big directors.

ps: When it comes to housing prices, it feels like there are more and more things to worry about.

(End of this chapter)