Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 66 No need to go with the people from Shanghai Film Studio
"'Great Cause' will be released in the middle of this month. You need to come then. We will also need your help in promoting it."

Han Sanping stated his request very directly.

Zhou Mo naturally agreed that this was all as he should do.

"The stuff has been ready a long time ago and will be released in the last two days."

Han Sanping nodded and suddenly smiled, "Come to think of it, I heard recently on the Internet that you have gained a new title of "magician"? It is said that you are the best in the country in terms of expected box office performance."

Zhou Mo's heart skipped a beat and he vaguely guessed the other party's intention.

"Hey, it's all the netizens who are making trouble."

"Don't worry about whether you're making a fuss or not. Why don't you calculate the box office for "Great Cause"?" Han Sanping said with anticipation.

Zhou Mo thought to himself, as expected.

He comes to me for recognition.

He shook his head.

"Please don't embarrass me. The situation of Great Deeds is special and it is impossible to calculate it."

Upon hearing this, Han Sanping put down the teapot and sighed.

"You heard the news too?"

Zhou Mo nodded.

He knew what Han Sanping was talking about.

Ever since the release date of "Great Cause" was set, there has been constant controversy surrounding the box office.

First, the box office target was 500 million yuan, and then it became 600 million yuan.

In the end, the target became 800 million yuan, and there were reports that the box office of "Great Inheritance" was less than 800 million yuan, and "Transformers" was not allowed to be released in mainland China.

Once this news came out, it was like stirring up a hornet's nest.

Many netizens accused Han Sanping of being domineering and bandit-like. After being promoted, he could no longer hide his true colors and began to look down on others.

Some people even said that he learned this habit from Jiang Wen.

Jiang Wen was just sitting at home when something unexpected happened.

So much so that the last time Zhou Mo met him, the bandit county magistrate cursed at him angrily.

At this moment, Han Sanping looked at Zhou Mo's unwillingness to speak no matter how he was persuaded, and he almost guessed the result in his heart.

Sometimes not answering is also an answer.

He waved his hands: "I understand what you mean... I just feel a little unwilling. "The Great Cause" has achieved such results. "Great Cause" is much more fully prepared than "The Great Cause"..."

Zhou Mo didn't say anything.

Who can say for sure about things like making a movie?

This kind of thing can only be adjusted by people themselves.

Fortunately, Han Sanping had experienced many storms and he recovered after a while.

Changing the subject, he asked, "Did you hear about the quarrel between the two Zhangs a while ago?"

He was talking about the conflict between producer Zhang Weiping and Zhang Yimou on the set of "The Flowers of War".

During the filming, Zhang Weiping insisted on filming a passionate scene with the heroine Nini, but Zhang Yimou disagreed, and the two old partners who had worked together for a long time had a big fight.

Zhou Mo nodded: "I guess these two people will be completely separated after this."

"What about 'Snow Flower and the Secret Fan'? Did they invite you?"

"Deng Wendi, I'm not interested. This guy is too good at business..."

After stopping talking about "Great Cause", the topic became noticeably more relaxed.

Inadvertently, Han Sanping mentioned Lizhan.

"Also, some time ago someone mentioned that they wanted to open an account on your video website. I'm telling you in advance to avoid any mismatch between the real and the fake," Han Sanping reminded.

Zhou Mo was stunned.

"The account Uncle Han mentioned is..."

"It's just those institutions and departments." Han Sanping waved his hand: "You don't have to worry too much. The account was opened only for daily information and publicity. Now that the Internet is becoming more and more developed, the authorities are also constantly expanding channels for communication with the public."

Zhou Mo nodded, knowing that this was Han Sanping returning the favor.

The previous multiple investments have paid off.

"Uncle Han, don't worry. Lizhan has recently launched a program. All verified accounts will have a special Lizhan logo."

Han Sanping nodded.

Children can be taught.

After the conversation, Han Sanping called Zhou Mo to have a meal.

Zhou Mo didn't really want to go.

What's so good about eating with a man who is about to retire?

The little sister is still important.

It’s a pity that Han Sanping insisted on letting him go with him.

This dinner was to pave the way for the release of "Great Cause".

With Zhou Mo's presence, the team is even more powerful.

At the dinner, Zhou Mo met many well-known directors and producers, and they added each other's contact information.

After eating a few peanuts, they all started talking.

Praise this, compliment that.

Zhou Mo blended into the atmosphere flexibly, saying whatever people said was good, and giggling when they mentioned himself. He didn't eat much food in a few hours, but drank a lot of wine.

……

Three days later.

8am.

Zhou Mo arrived at the Starry Sky early in the morning.

He has a TV drama project to discuss today.

He didn't shoot it, the company invested in it.

"Gold Medal Lawyer".

A TV drama about law and politics.

In its previous life, this drama was invested by Shanghai Film Group and broadcast on Dragon TV. It was considered a work solely produced by Shanghai Film Group.

It’s a pity that it’s not very popular online. It’s a below-average mediocre work that hardly makes people watch it a second time.

The story mainly tells about the protagonist Su Dong, an elite lawyer who, after suffering betrayal from his wife and career setbacks, opened an office called "Divorce Lawyers". Faced with various divorce cases, he made different choices, and at the same time, he had bumps and bumps with the heroine and gradually developed feelings for her.

In this life, with the sudden appearance of Zhou Mo, the boss of Shanghai Film Group probably took a fancy to his ability to write scripts and wanted to bring him in to do it together.

After a moment, Ren Zhonglun put down the script in his hand with obvious surprise in his eyes.

More than a month ago, when he first approached Zhou Mo and proposed to shoot a legal drama, Zhou Mo suggested that he would produce a more exaggerated version of the script.

But he didn't expect it to be exaggerated to this extent.

"Director Zhou, this is quite different from the legal drama I imagined."

Zhou Mo thought that of course the gap was huge.

At the beginning, the first draft of "Gold Medal Lawyer" given to him by Ren Zhonglun basically revolved around marriage lawsuits. The protagonist sued for himself, for his ex-wife, and for his clients...
Although it is nominally a legal drama, it is actually a love story.

Zhou Mo has absolutely no interest in investing in urban romance dramas.

He chose to offer another set of stories.

A story about a sharp-tongued, narcissistic law firm boss and a stubborn, kind-hearted rookie lawyer intern——

"Li Gou Hai".

Zhou Mo directly replaced the plot content of "The Golden Lawyer" with the story of "Li Gouhai".

When this drama was broadcast in the previous life, it was extremely popular in Sakura. Less than a year after it was broadcast, the second season was quickly filmed.

The most important thing is that the male and female protagonists in this drama are not in love.

This configuration of a venomous mentor and a stubborn apprentice is truly a breath of fresh air in domestic urban dramas.

Because the audience will never know in which episode the male and female protagonists of a domestic urban drama will fall in love.

With the success of "Li Gou Hai", Zhou Mo never considered any other scripts.

Who is the Golden Lawyer?
Really unfamiliar.

Of course, Zhou Mo did not copy the entire plot of "Li Gou Hai".

Although China and Sakura both follow the civil law system, the legal provisions and social conditions of the two places are different.

To this end, Zhou Mo also used his relationship with the class teacher to find several senior legal experts, and tried to adjust the content to be more in line with domestic conditions.

Fortunately, entertainment works can have a certain degree of artistry, and the previous version of "The Golden Lawyer" itself was also exaggerated.

Change the overly exaggerated plots.

In the end, Zhou Mo wrote this China-specific edition of "Victory is Justice".

The original plot retains the hero's eccentric personality, with a slightly old-fashioned hairstyle all day long, and he is extremely sharp-tongued and complains about everything.

The character of the original drama who would do anything to win has been slightly weakened on the surface, and it has been changed to one where he still pursues money secretly.

As for the heroine, her image in the original drama is that she is a rookie with good intentions, and she will argue with her immediate superior for the justice in her heart, and there is no need to change it.

Faced with Ren Zhonglun's hesitation, Zhou Mo seemed very calm.

"Mr. Ren, when you contacted me, you must have been impressed by my ability to write scripts. If that's the case, I will definitely do my best." Zhou Mo smiled and said, "Are you not satisfied with this script?"

"Of course not. I have no doubt about Director Zhou's ability, and the script is also very well written."

"So what's your problem?"

Ren Zhonglun thought for a long time and came up with an adjective: "I just think the plot here is a little... rich."

The content of "Li Gou Hai" involves wrongful convictions of murders, environmental pollution, property disputes, song plagiarism, etc.

It can be described as varied.

"But isn't this more in line with legal dramas? Doesn't Mr. Ren just want to make a TV series that revolves around love, marriage, and lawsuits between men and women? No way, no way."

　Thanks to (cannot type the name), Xuanyuan Dragon King, Evil Prison Wolf, Goodbye is Blue, Bingzai 916, Tianfeiyunfei, Jingguanbaitai, achiqq, don’t love Bobotang, only love Ce, sea salt biscuits, Li Xianzhi, catkins all over the sky, setting sun blowing gently in dreams, only by falling can you be free, he is like a dog, and the monthly box office.

　　And the monthly tickets from anonymous book friends.

　　Thanks to Fallen for the 500-point reward.

　　thank you all,

　　I am still asking for monthly tickets, collections, recommendations, comments, and follow-up reading every day.

　　thank you all.

　　In addition, I would like to ask everyone, who is the heroine of Li Gou Hai? Yui-chan is too popular, and there are basically no actresses like her in China, and even if there are, it is impossible for her to come to play in TV series.

　　The author is tentatively named Jiao Junyan. Does anyone have any other options?

　　The male lead is tentatively set to be Guo Jingfei, whose sharp tongue and crazy attributes are just right.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)