Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 551 Internal strife is a fine tradition
The filming of Batman went smoothly.

During the day, Zhou Mo worked happily in the crew.

In the evening, Da Tiantian would send a few pictures, which were basically some shots she came up with according to the script.

Use computer drawing tools to create a simple composition and describe the picture you want to show.

This is Professor Zhou’s method.

Although it is a wild method, it is suitable for people like Datiantian who have not received systematic training but have some relevant professional skills.

As long as you practice more, you can quickly improve your control over the lens.

Afterwards, arrange the front and back shot language based on the carefully made shots.

Every night, after receiving the email, Zhou Mo would directly evaluate and modify the picture and then send it back to Da Tiantian.

According to Da Tiantian’s plan, when she returns at the end of the year, "Business Tycoon" can basically start filming.

So during this period of time, except for occasions where she had to appear in public, she stayed at home to study how to make movies.

With Zhou Mo, her careful "teacher", she is like a sponge, absorbing the relevant knowledge at a rapid speed.

In just one month, the homework she handed in every day made Zhou Mo feel that he had made rapid progress.

"When will you come back?"

"According to the current shooting schedule, I can go back at the end of November at the earliest, and at the beginning of December at the slowest."

"Okay, then I think I still have some time to study."

"So according to your plan, how far have you progressed in storyboarding?"

"Half of it."

Da Tiantian flipped through the notes she had made on the script, which were filled with densely written words.

"Okay, take your time. If you have any questions, call me. You can also ask more about Jianu. She is very skilled now."

"Well, don't worry, I've been in touch with Jianv."

We chatted until midnight before hanging up the phone.

Time quickly came to the end of September.

"City of Crime" is about to be released.

In China, Wang Jing and Jiang Wu are busy promoting the product.

During this period, Wang Jing basically called Zhou Mo every day, whether to report on work or to chat about random things, but every three sentences he talked about were about movie promotion.

Zhou Mo was helpless and spoke bluntly.

"Brother Jing, you really don't have to worry. I have already explained everything to the company. We will just follow the procedures and it will be done. Although I am not in the country this time, don't we still have Tiantian? She can handle these things, too."

Wang Jing was even more helpless.

"Brother, it's not that I want to trouble you, the point is that I can't contact Tiantian.

You two are really something. One of you has a time difference and can't be contacted during the day, and the other is a night owl, always working at night and resting during the day.

If I didn't know that Tiantian has been really slow recently, I would have thought I did something wrong and made her angry."

Zhou Mo: ...

彳庍口巴.

In order to learn knowledge, Tiantian's working hours and rest time are indeed a bit reversed recently.

"Brother Jing, I know you are anxious, but don't be anxious yet. Wait for me to tell Tiantian."

"Okay, thank you, brother."

After calling Da Tiantian, Tiantian also noticed that there were some problems with her daily routine recently.

"Okay, don't worry, I'll contact Brother Jing."

"Well, you should also make sure to rest, otherwise you'll have dark circles under your eyes."

When Da Tiantian heard that there were dark circles under her eyes, she was shocked.

He quickly picked up the mirror and looked at his eyes left and right.

Even through the screen, Zhou Mo could feel her panic.

After looking for a while, Da Tiantian found that there were indeed some faint marks under her eyes.

I was about to hang up the phone.

"I won't talk to you anymore. I need to catch up on some sleep first."

Zhou Mo looked at the black screen and shook his head helplessly.

Appearance crisis is still the best.

A few days ago, it was no use reminding her so many times.

I mentioned her appearance today and she immediately went offline.

Although in fact, he didn't notice any changes on Da Tiantian's face, and the dark circles were all made up by him.

……

October.

Tom, the person in charge of Warner's "Arkham" project, who is also the bald guy who has been in contact with Zhou Mo before, came to the crew.

When the two met, they first gave each other a passionate hug.

"Congratulations, Zhou, the Palme d'Or is the greatest honor in the film festival." Tom laughed.

Now he is happy to see Zhou Mo.

When I met Zhou Mo through De Niro's introduction and proposed a collaboration on "Batman", it was just a bold attempt.

Unexpectedly, the other party has won awards one after another in the past two years.

First the jury, then the Palme d'Or.

The key point is that the box office performance of the two award-winning films was actually better than the previous one.

As Zhou Mo's reputation has grown in the past two years, his status in the company as the person in charge of liaison with Zhou Mo has also risen.

"Thank you, Tom, but I think the good news you brought me should be more than just congratulations." Zhou Mo got straight to the point. "Yes, Zhou, the news I brought today is that the company is very satisfied with your semi-finished product of Arkham Knight (Part 1), so the company has agreed to your request for Assault on Arkham.

However, if the film is to be approved, it will have to wait until the box office of Arkham Knight (Part 1) is released.”

Zhou Mo nodded. He was not surprised by this decision.

Half a month ago, he handed the preliminary edited version of "Arkham" to Tom.

Tom was first shocked by Zhou Mo's outrageous speed, and then he was shocked by the quality of "Arkham (Part 1)".

To be fair, just the semi-finished product made him feel immersed in it.

Wait until the special effects are completely produced.

You can imagine the visual experience.

"By the way, Zhou, the company asked me to ask, have you planned when the movie will be released?"

Zhou Mo raised his eyebrows, hearing something unusual in these words.

"Tom, does your company have any requirements?"

"The company wants Arkham Knight to be released in May."

Zhou Mo frowned, feeling that things were not simple.

He remembered that Warner Bros. had just announced that "BVS" would be released in late March next year.

Could it be possible...?
"Warner wants BVS to compete with Arkham?"

Tom sighed, "Of course not. The company believes that putting the two films together will help each other and promote each other."

"I think it's a bloody fight." Zhou Mo sneered.

Although both have Batman, they are not from the same series, so where does the mutual help come from?

With Warner's infighting nature, it's possible that he is just raising a poison.

With two movies being released back-to-back, both crews, including the director and actors, naturally have to work hard for the company.

Tom was stuck for a moment, and said awkwardly: "Well, if two movies are released one after another, the popularity can be maintained."

“Come on, if other companies released the films together, it might be to save on publicity costs, but for Warner, even if the sky falls, this can’t be the reason.

Tom, just tell me, what caused this problem? What happened with Zach?

Tom was being stared at by Zhou Mo and couldn't find any reason.

He paused for a long time before sighing.

"Zhou, I really can't hide anything from you. It is true that Zack had a conflict with the company again. Zack's movie has been completed, and he made another request to the company some time ago.

He needs to ask the company to give him more resources and convenience in advance, but the company...

Let me be frank, the conflict between the company and Zach is getting worse and worse, and we don’t want to make it easy for him, so we hope you can defeat him.”

I knew it.

Zhou Mo is no longer surprised by Warner's operations.

He really is a professional in internal fighting.

After Tom finished explaining, he looked at Zhou Mo and said, "Zhou, what do you think?"

Zhou Mo was too lazy to argue with him.

After all, although Tom is the person in charge, he is not qualified to be the boss of Warner, so there is no point in saying anything.

He said bluntly: "If you want me to help, no problem."

Tom's face instantly lit up with joy, and then he listened to what Zhou Mo continued to say.

"However, the bonus you gave is not enough."

Tom looked bitter and said to Zhou Mo, "Zhou, didn't the company already promise you that you will be in charge of "Assault on Arkham"?..."

"Come on, you agreed to "Assault on Arkham" only because you think this movie can make money. If you keep fooling around like this, then you can figure out a way out yourself." Zhou Mo said.

Tom said quickly:
"Hey, why are you in such a hurry? I didn't say I don't agree to your request. Just tell me what you want and I can help you communicate it."

Zhou Mo nodded.

"Okay, then I'll be frank. I need the power to control at least three or four subsequent superhero movies."

Tom was startled by Zhou Mo's lion-like mouth.

He knew that the "master controller" Zhou Mo mentioned was different from the master controller in general situations.

What people want is that every movie be controlled in the same way as Arkham is now.

The company has no right to interfere. It just needs to pay the money, and Zhou Mo will handle the rest.

The key point is that, up to now, none of Zhou Mo’s superhero movies have been released.

Although the semi-finished product has received a good response within the company so far, no one knows how it will be received in the market.

After all, Warner himself has experienced eye failure more than once or twice.

What if Arkham doesn’t receive a good response from the market?

Wouldn’t they have to lose money on the cost of several subsequent films?

"Zhou, your request is too high."

"It's not high at all. If you think it's high, then go find someone else. Anyway, I won't let my own work accept such an arrangement." Zhou Mo said firmly.

They use people as tools but are unwilling to pay them.

Do you really think he is easy to bully?

When Tom heard that Zhou Mo was going to quit, he instantly became nervous.

There was an immediate French military salute.

"No, we can discuss it. I didn't say I won't help you.

How about this, Zhou, I'll go back and ask for you, don't worry, I'll reply to you as soon as I have news."

(End of this chapter)