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Chapter 2 "Shark Shores"

"The name is correct, take a look and give me some advice!" Tang An said with a smile
Shark Beach!

Looking at the two big running script on the cover, Xu Jinglai probably knew what kind of movie it was.

Looking down, the entire script is handwritten, and the standard cursive script is very comfortable to read.

The 18-year-old girl Li Xiaxia came to a remote beach in Jiangsu and Zhejiang alone, looking for the place where her parents made love.

Sun, sand, waves, everything is wonderful.

But an accident happened, until a big wave came, and a huge shadow of a shark loomed in the water wall. After being attacked, Li Sijia was trapped on a reef, although there was not too far between her and the coast , but a great white shark blocked her way of survival.
The script is only two A4 sheets, and it will be read quickly.

Unlike the expected imitation of "Jaws", from the script point of view, the whole film has only one actor, the heroine Li Sijia, and the total time for the other actors to leave the country is less than 10 minutes.

The other protagonist, the shark, is different from the "Jaws", basically appearing in the middle and late stages.

"The script is quite satisfactory, but what about the investment?"

Xu Jinglai raised a key question.

Tang Annu pursed his lips and gestured, "There are still a few scripts for the scenes later. You can read it after reading it!"

Xu Jinglai shook her head. She also roughly knew Tang An's personality. Unlike those directors who just came out of the Film Academy, she would not decide to make a film just because she suddenly had an idea.

Good art skills, this is her first impression after reading the storyboard script.

"Very good!" Xu Jinglai put down the script, and looked at Tang An with a little surprise, "The script is ordinary, but the script is very coherent! I can basically go through the few scenes just now in my mind."

"But if it is shot like this, there are not many options for post-editing."

"I will check it out during the shooting. I know this in my heart, and all the plots are in my head!" Tang An said confidently, pointing to his own brain.

Generally, no matter if it is a TV series or a movie, the shots that are actually cut into the finished film will not exceed half of the material that is shot, that is, most of the shots have to be discarded.

And Tang An's shot script didn't have too many extra shots, nor was there a single shot missing.

Tang An naturally relied on something to do this. He had watched all well-known movies more than ten times in his previous life, and he knew it by heart.

And after traveling, he found that his memory was much better, and he remembered many things that happened when he was young clearly.

Maybe it was a gift from God.

"Well, the script is not the most important thing, you can add it at any time, so what about the investment!"

Xu Jinglai said back to the question just now, "Sharks need special effects, the crew's salary, equipment, actors' remuneration can be ignored if you find an unknown actor, and there are also venues, lunch boxes, and accommodation. How to solve these."

"I currently only have 3 yuan for my whole body, and [-] yuan is my salary for these three months." Tang An said truthfully.

"Then where are you going to invest, Huayi? Bernard? Or China Film?"

"Otherwise, I'll pass the notebook to Huayi for you, and see if they are interested!" Xu Jinglai said after thinking for a while.

At this time, Jiang Wen, who had been quietly watching the script, spoke.

"Even if it's for your face. Huayi is willing to pay 200 million at most!"

"And that still has to factor in the equipment."

Jiang Wen put down the script and looked at Tang An with even more surprise.

This shot script may not be comparable to most well-known directors, and there is nothing special about it.

It's not special at all, everything is well-behaved, and there are no bells and whistles.

It seems ordinary, but it is actually very standard. It can even be said that this is a storyboard script that can be used as a model in film schools.

"Tang An, you boy is really a genius. Just this storyboard script, without seven or eight years of skill, it is impossible to achieve such comprehensiveness."

"Lighting effects, camera angles and movements, sound effects and phonetic symbols, characters' psychology and body language..." Jiang Wen said in amazement.

"Brother Wen, you are overrated. This is just an ordinary storyboard script." Tang An waved his hand.

What he can do now is only the basic skills. When he was the busiest, he led two groups of people to shoot two 4-episode anti-Japanese dramas on the same set for 40 months, interspersed with a campus romance drama. Relying on basic skills, the three crews sorted out in an orderly manner.

"No need, I already have an idea, otherwise I wouldn't have told you about it!" Tang An smiled and shook his head, rejecting Xu Jinglei's proposal.

If Xu Jinglai handed over the book to Huayi, and then asked Jiang Wen to help talk about the situation, not to mention too much, the investment of three or four million yuan would not be a problem.

The investment of more than 2000 million yuan in "A Letter from a Strange Woman" came from Huayi, and Jiang Wen is also an artist under Huayi.

Last year Xu Jinglai directed and starred in the film "My Father and Me" which was also invested by Hua Yi, and Jiang Wen also starred in it.

Moreover, Huayi also recruited a director to act as the male lead to check for Xu Jinglei.

In the entertainment industry, connections are not the most important thing, but they are absolutely indispensable.

Tang An said immediately, "According to what I know, Huayi still has more than one month's shooting time for this batch of equipment for you. If you don't worry, I would like to borrow some of the equipment for one month!"

"That's no problem, what about the crew's salary, room and board?"

Xu Jinglai nodded, and she was not worried that he would run away with these equipments. Huayi Media is the largest cultural industry media group in China, and the establishment ceremonies were held in the Great Hall of the People.

"Director, live production, on-site production, photographer, lighting engineer, prop artist, coordinator, and field management are all done by me. I only need a makeup artist, and I can hire a few temporary workers to do miscellaneous work at the shooting location. It would cost too much!"

Rao Xu Jinglai, a talented woman who has always been calm, was also taken aback, "Are you doing all the duties of the crew by yourself?"

"That's right! All the scenes in this film are concentrated on the heroine, one person should be busy, and there are not many multi-angle shots!"

"What about the aerial photography? Our crew's aircraft lasts only 18 minutes and can reach a height of 200 meters. Do I need to send someone from the capital?"

"Hot air balloons are found in many seaside tourist attractions. As long as the wind speed is not strong, it is not a big problem to keep the camera steady!"

"There is a part of the surfing scene in the storyboard. Can you guarantee the safety of the actors? Can you save them if something goes wrong?"

"Actors must practice first. A few supporting roles will find surfing enthusiasts on the beach. That scene will be filmed at the end. If it doesn't work, use a double. It shouldn't be difficult to find a girl who is about the same size and can surf at the beach!"

The two asked and answered, Xu Jinglei asked all the questions she could think of, and Tang An explained them one by one.

Jiang Wen listened to their questions and answers, and knocked on the table, "It seems that you are really well prepared, so how about investing!"

"Brother Wen is talking about that shark!"

"If you want to make a better effect, you can't do it without 300 million yuan, but if you want to make it as rough as those TV dramas, it really doesn't cost a lot of money, but it's too fake to put it on the big screen!"

This is an unsolvable problem, either spending money or fifty cents for special effects.

Jiang Wen believed that Tang An was not aimless, and was very curious about how he would solve this problem.

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