Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 508: Adaptation of the Godly Man
As far as Zhou Mo could remember, there was an author named "Chenji Tang Hongdou" on the novel website who had written a very famous novel about a wealthy man.

It's called "The God-Level Prodigal Son".

This work was released in 14, so it can be said to be quite early.

The protagonist of that novel, Hong Dali, is a complete prodigal.

I like to spend money when I have nothing to do.

However, due to various coincidences, misunderstandings, Dihua, etc., Hong Dali not only did not lose money after throwing money around, but even made some money.

In addition, Hong Dali also has a system. As the amount of coins he spends increases, he can exchange them for corresponding items from the system.

Of course, this kind of system setting is not suitable for movies.

At least, not right now.

You can try filming a web drama.

As for the plot line that Zhou Mo arranged for Da Tiantian, he only needed to do the first point well.

You spend money expecting to lose money, but by some strange coincidences, you always make money.

Zhou Mo thought of this and recalled the plot again, thinking about the plot of the movie in his mind.

Da Tiantian also began to think about the logic according to Zhou Mo's introduction.

"You can say that I'm a spendthrift, but the question is, why should I do that?" Da Tiantian asked.

This is the most fundamental logic of the movie.

Zhou Mo didn't think about it at all: "This is simple, you are the only daughter of a world-famous company boss. When you graduated, your father gave you a sum of money to let you start your own business and trained you.

There is a saying: We are not afraid of the second generation squandering our family’s wealth, but we are afraid of the second generation starting a business.

But you know that you are not cut out for it.

Even if you work hard throughout your life, you will never be able to achieve one percent of your father's achievements.

Instead of working hard outside, it’s better to just lie down.

You don't want to venture out at all and just want to be a parasite in your own company.

So, you think, spend the money your father gave you quickly, then go home and lie down until your family retires and you inherit the family fortune.

Da Tiantian's eyes lit up.

"That's a good statement, and there's nothing wrong with its logic."

Don’t be fooled by the fact that you always seem to see the second generation of people coming out to make a living on the Internet, with their dazzling achievements and loud reputations.

In fact, compared with the former, the second generation who honestly inherit the family property are the majority.

There are many such peers in her circle.

There is a saying: Hard work may not necessarily lead to rewards, but not working hard will definitely be comfortable.

She is regarded as a role model by countless people in her circle.

"Then the second question is, how are you going to set up the plot? Is it a coincidence? For example, specifically buying those investment products that are doomed at first glance, but because of the signal effect, such as some celebrity endorsement, or some big shot casually mentions it, they suddenly become valuable?" Da Tiantian casually recited a few plots.

Zhou Mo raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.

"Wow! Tiantian, that's great. Your reaction ability is pretty good. If you train hard, maybe you can become a screenwriter."

Da Tiantian chuckled: "Not really, it's just that I've heard you talk about too much material on a daily basis, so later I started to consciously collect some of it, and when I have time I'll think about it and see if there's a chance to transform it into a movie plot."

"Oh? You consciously collected materials? It seems that your desire to become a director is not just a whim."

Da Tiantian felt that she had let something slip, so she didn't respond. Instead, she urged Zhou Mo to answer the question quickly.

"You haven't told me how to set up the plot yet? What do you think of the situations I described?"

Zhou Mo thought about it.

"The plot you mentioned is actually quite good, but I just thought of something more suitable for you to film."

"More suitable for me to shoot? What?"

Zhou Mo pointed at himself and then at Da Tiantian.

"you and me."

Da Tiantian was stunned and didn't react.

"You and me? What do you mean? Is that the name of the movie?"

Zhou Mo: ...

What is the Wei Yimin effect?

He explained: "It's not the name of the movie, but the content of the movie. It's about the story between the two of us."

Da Tiantian seemed to understand something.

"No, you mean to make our story into a movie?"

"Yeah, don't you think it's very suitable? We can even save the script and just put the story into the movie."

Da Tiantian has completely understood what Zhou Mo meant.

"In other words, we are the protagonists of the movie. I am responsible for throwing money, and you are responsible for misunderstanding my meaning and then making money."

Zhou Mo clapped his palms.

"Yes."

He simply spoke out the character settings and the general direction of the plot as he thought about it.

"You, Da Tiantian, are a super spendthrift who only wants to go home and inherit the family fortune. And I, Zhou Mo, am a talented young director who is full of ambition but has trouble finding investment opportunities.

You need to find a suitable reason to squander the initial capital of several hundred million given to you by your father, and I need an initial capital to portray the story in my heart.

By chance, we two met...

No, it can't be written like this. It wasn't a coincidence, but you thought I was a loser and would definitely lose money if I made a movie, so you contacted me in advance and offered to support me in making the movie.

In order to lose more money and spend the initial capital faster, they let me focus on shooting and provided me with the best equipment and the best venue, but they were even unwilling to sign a binding contract with me.

Although all this is to spend the money as soon as possible, I don’t know, so, in order to repay your kindness, I am determined to use 120% of my strength to make this movie well…”

Zhou Mo finished the story in one breath and looked at Da Tiantian.

"Well, what do you think of this idea?"

Da Tiantian pursed her lips and said nothing, but looked at Zhou Mo with a very strange look.

Zhou Mo felt a little uncomfortable being stared at.

"What's wrong? Looking at me like this?"

Da Tiantian's tone was a little complicated.

"Zhou Mo, what's wrong with your brain? If we hadn't just talked about the new movie on the plane, I would have thought you had already prepared the script. It's only been a short time, and you've already figured out the main plot."

Zhou Mo chuckled and asked, "Do you think this introduction is attractive?"

"Of course, after hearing what you said, even I, the person involved, find it interesting, not to mention the audience who don't know the real situation."

Zhou Mo waved his hand: "Don't be surprised, I haven't finished yet."

Da Tiantian looked at him.

"Go ahead, I'm listening. I really want to hear what you plan to do next."

Zhou Mo shook his head and continued:
"What's our first movie?"

"Love Is Not Blind," Da Tiantian said with some nostalgia in her eyes, "That was my first movie as the female lead. I was so excited at the time. I thought my acting skills couldn't keep up with Big Head Brother. I felt bad for a long time. If you hadn't comforted me, I would have cried."

Zhou Mo said directly: "Yes, it is this heroine. In the new movie, we will set you as the heroine as follows:

In order to make the movie perform poorly and lose the cost of the movie, you directly took the leading actress by force in the capacity of an investor. During the filming, your acting skills were not as good as Lei Datou's at all, thinking that this would make the movie a complete flop.

At the same time, in order to continue spending money, red envelopes were given out to all the employees in the crew.

Unexpectedly, due to your actions, the entire crew burst into some exaggerated imagination, and after the movie was released, it performed unexpectedly well. "

Da Tiantian was shocked.

She was shocked at Zhou Mo's imagination, even the fact that she had poor acting skills for the first time as the heroine was used to adapt the plot, and she was also shocked that Zhou Mo actually arranged her like this.

But on second thought, if the plot is set up like this, the drama seems to be enhanced a lot.

The most important thing is that there is nothing wrong with the logic.

Most of the time, giving money can really boost employees' fighting spirit.

only……

"Why do you say that I forcibly took the heroine as an investor? I'm not Aunt Ximen." Da Tiantian complained.

She is obviously one of the most humble and easy-going actors in the entertainment industry.

Everyone who is friends with her would say she is a nice person.

Zhou Mo waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, you are prettier than Aunt Ximen, just think of it as you using your beauty to commit crimes, and because of your beauty, the audience doesn't care much about your acting skills."

When Da Tiantian heard this, she immediately stopped talking.

Everyone praised her for being beautiful.

What else can I do?
Of course I forgive him.

"So after 'Love Is Not Blind', which one are you going to arrange? The TV version of 'Myth'?"

"No, I won't shoot The Myth. There are too many things to prepare for it. I can mention it briefly, but it won't take up too much time."

"So which one are you going to say?"

“The New World, of course.”

Da Tiantian suddenly realized: "Is it your turn to star this time?"

Zhou Mo nodded.

“Yes, after Love Is Not Blind, you became one of the last leading actresses in the entertainment industry. The box office of 400 million made you famous, but you didn’t want to be so popular. You just wanted to go back and inherit the family property.

And you need to lose the money you earned from "Love Broken".

So, you set your sights on the script of "New World" for many reasons. The declining Hong Kong film market has gradually become out of touch with the old-fashioned police and gangster films, and it also has to be linked with "Infernal Affairs", which makes it easy to be criticized.

All of this is your preparation for the failure of New World."

Da Tiantian continued, "Besides, this isn't actually my last trick. My last trick is to let you be the protagonist. As a director, how can you play the leading role well? If I let you be the protagonist, New World will definitely flop, right?"

Zhou Mo was very happy.

"Congratulations, Tiantian, you have learned how to answer quickly. It's absolutely correct. Applause!"

Da Tiantian rolled her eyes at him.

"But the result is that, in order to repay my support, you once again showed your acting skills that are no less than your directing skills. Am I right?"

(End of this chapter)