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Chapter 820 Body Shape (Two in One)

"Wait a minute, Mr. Jiang."

Gan Jing got up from the bar, gestured to Huang Bo, walked to the quiet box, and changed the juice into fresh beer.

After he calmed down, he asked with his slightly organized thoughts: "Mr. Jiang, I was surprised to hear such a request suddenly. Uh, I have to say, I'm quite surprised. May I ask, why?"

Jiang Wenli had obviously thought carefully before making the call, so she would answer directly: "First, Mr. Gan has always been principled in his work, which is reassuring. Disagreement, um, there may be some changes. In the end, I asked Lao Gu what he thinks of the myth series movies you have approved, and he thinks they are quite good. As elders, of course, they would like to see the younger generation have a good time. I am very happy. I want Ma Sichun to have a better development, and I will make a lot of forays outside."

Gan Jing was a bit honored, he didn't find it strange after he had been in contact with great directors, but what Gu Changwei praised was the content of Plan A of Hundred Days Red, which was a bit of an itch.

"Mr. Jiang, I understand how you feel." Gan Jing immediately hit the snake with his stick, "The Myth series will be the focus of our company's efforts to create movies. Don’t have time to come to our company for guidance?”

A big director goes to a film and television company to direct, so what can he direct?
Guidance, directing ear.

Jiang Wenli laughed on the phone: "Old Gu has always regretted not working with you, the Oscar winner. If the script is okay, I hope to have this opportunity next year."

The corners of Gan Jing's mouth curled up involuntarily, and he was finally relieved: "That's really great. If Ma Sichun himself is willing to come to our side, then of course he is very welcome. I heard Dong Yu said, Ma Sichun's acting skills are very good." This sentence is obviously nonsense.

"My niece's agent is her mother, who is my sister. But considering health issues, I have always wanted her to reduce her workload. Well, at the beginning, she must follow. Teacher Gan will see if there is any suitable candidate. , the agent can be replaced by a reliable agent." Jiang Wenli said.

"No problem, it's easy to talk about." Gan Jing agreed wholeheartedly.

Naturally, the two couldn't just hang up the phone as soon as they finalized the exchange of benefits, and then ended the call after repeated politeness for a while.

Gan Jing stuffed his mobile phone into his pocket, walked out of the box with a wine glass in his hand and a smile on his face.

"Oh, what's the matter? What kind of happy event did you meet?" Huang Bo's eyes were piercing, and he could see the difference in A-Gump's mood at once. Although he couldn't say he had a gloomy face when he came here, it was probably because of something in the company. Okay, but now, tsk tsk, look at these eyebrows, they are almost flying.

It turns out that the word elated is not an exaggeration.

Seeing A-Gump's expression, classmate Huang Bo felt that he had strengthened his literary attainments, so he replaced the drink at the table with fruit juice.

Gan Jing ignored Huang Bo's tricks and replied: "The cooperation intention with Director Gu Changwei has been finalized."

"That was Gu Changwei's call just now?" Huang Bo asked in surprise.

"No, it's his wife's." Gan Jing took a sip of fresh beer, thought for a while before remembering to say another thing, "Oh, there's also the matter of Ma Sichun coming to Bairihong."

"A new recruit?" Huang Bo passed the name in his mind, "Oh, Jiang Wenli's niece. Hey, they feel relieved to hand over the newcomer to you."

Gan Jing took out his mobile phone to talk to Lao Chen about it, and replied casually: "There is nothing to worry about, I am not a dragon's pool or a tiger's den."

"I see that your expression on the set is like a tiger. Do you know that Zhou Dongyu complained about you to me." Huang Bo decided to show off.

After Gan Jing sent the text message to Old Chen, he raised his head and asked, "What did you say?"

"You said that you were too serious when you were working, really like her elders." Huang Bo pinched his voice to imitate Zhou Dongyu's speech.

Gan Jing was a little puzzled, why did this guy keep talking about Zhou Dongyu in front of him? Shouldn't the conversation between men be more frank?
It's fine if you don't talk about your career, but it's a bit strange that you haven't even heard him mention young models.

"Why do you have such weird eyes?" Huang Bo was very keen, after thinking about it, he felt that the atmosphere was good now, so he sat next to A-Gump.

Gan Jing sat back silently: "It's nothing, I'm thinking about the company."

"I said, look at me." Huang Bo touched Forrest Gump's fresh beer glass with his juice glass, "How is it?"

"You asked me how I am with an old face, how about something?" Gan Jing said angrily.

Huang Bo pointed at himself, and smiled apologetically, "Do you think I have the temperament of a director?"

"You have a funny temperament." Gan Jing replied solemnly.

"Don't make trouble, I'm serious." Huang Bo waved his hand.

"I'm also serious, Mr. Huang Bo, the comedian master." Gan Jing called the waiter to bring another glass of wine, and said lazily, "Why do you suddenly have the idea of ​​wanting to be a director?"

Huang Bo opened his left hand and showed A-Gump one finger at a time: "I was born in 74, and now I am 42."

Gan Jing was not surprised: "Someone will watch your performance for another ten years."

"But it will be too late to transform after ten years. Taking advantage of the good time to hone yourself can be regarded as making some other contributions to the film industry." Huang Bo said cheerfully, "Young film stars like you have to go to Why can't I direct a movie."

Gan Jing saw that his friend was serious, so he took it seriously: "I'm playing for tickets, and the box office is a fan favorite. Because it's a remake, I didn't apply for any awards, it's just for playing."

"Even if it's for fun, the movie "Only You" has indeed won Zhou Dongyu a lot of fans, and the quiet and beautiful image under a few shots is very popular." Huang Bo said, "I also plan to try this feeling of praising actors. "

Gan Jing didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "What are you going to do? It's easy to be a director. I'll ask Zhou Shen to be your assistant director, and you'll be called a director."

"No, no, of course I don't want to be famous, I really want to direct a film myself, you think, we usually listen to the director's opinions under the camera and follow their requirements. If we stand on the monitor How does it feel to watch other people's performances?"

Huang Bo described the picture in his imagination.

Gan Jing listened and felt that he might have drunk too much fruit juice.

Buzzing, the phone on the table vibrated, Lao Chen sent a WeChat message.

——Then next year's three films, one for Zhou Shen and one for Gu Changwei.

Just as Gan Jing wanted to reply, he narrowed his eyes and saw Huang Bo who was still talking to himself. He hesitated for a moment and sent a message: The other one is temporarily not looking for a director. I will communicate with Huang Bo to see what he wants. .

Lao Chen replied almost in seconds, just a string of symbols: ...

Gan Jing can probably understand his manager's mood, maybe he thinks he's messing around, but directors are sometimes really uncertain, this industry...

"Come on, come on, one more song." Huang Bo joked loudly at the resident singer.

Well, this industry still needs professionals.

Gan Jing shook his head, he didn't intend to talk about this matter with Huang Bo tonight, let's talk about it after two days to see if it was a temporary enthusiasm.

On the night of "Cheers Bar", the two film stars discussed the national publicity arrangements for the release of "Memory of a Murderer" in December, which can be regarded as a free talk about work in a relaxed atmosphere.

……

In November [-], with the rapid growth of China's film box office market, the cost of film publicity and distribution has gradually increased.

Yang Lan, who has been in charge of the new media department, feels this most clearly. In the past two years, the cost of publicity and distribution industry has increased by about 30%.

In other words, the work that could have been done with 3000 million would now cost [-] million.

TV, computer, mobile app.

Weibo, WeChat, Zhihu Douban.

Advertisement, material design, network anti-theft, public relations entertainment.

Some people think that the extra 30% is not too expensive, but the box office figure after the final release can only get a little more than 3000%, which means that an extra cost of [-] million will require an extra [-] million at the box office. to be even.

"Boss, the box office of this suspense film is not easy to get." Yang Lan felt a little heavy after reviewing this month's announcement arrangement. She has been busy with the arrangement in Plan A recently, and has less energy for other aspects Not a lot.

"It shouldn't be a loss. It may not be easy to go back to the show twice or three times, but it should be very tense to watch the performance for the first time." Gan Jing was quite surprised that Yang Lan came to find him.

"Boss, since the second half of this year, the publicity and distribution costs have been rising, which puts a lot of pressure on the box office." Yang Lan silently took out the information file.

"Really?" Gan Jing didn't pay attention to this, and replied, "That will take a lot of effort."

"This suspense film was originally not too high, so it's okay, but next year's three films will be approved. I calculated the budget here, and the budget is a bit exaggerated." Yang Lan used this as an excuse to talk about next year's events.

As the time approaches the end of the year, the screenwriters of Bai Rihong are close to completing the creation of the script.

Three films in the mythology series, three core characters.

Zhuxian Sword Formation welcomes the Master of the Four Sages, the Supreme Master of Tongtian.

Capture the third prince of Nezha who crossed the sea and cut his flesh and bones.

And, Monkey King, Monkey King, who can be called the number one mythical hero in the hearts of the Chinese people.

The characters in these three movies are all well-known IPs in China, and the effect they can produce in Asia depends on the popularity of the upcoming "Saint Lich" in various countries.

Anyway, with the Huaxia market as a guarantee, the loss will not be much. This is the confidence of Bairihong in making this series.

"The publicity budget is [-] million?" Gan Jing was surprised when he saw the data given by Yang Lan, "Is your poster made of gold?"

Yang Lan was very helpless, so she had to say: "This is based on a strict budget. Boss, the three parts add up to [-] million yuan, which is about the same. Moreover, this is the price for this year. I can't guarantee that I will use this price to complete the announcement next year." .”

Gan Jing did a simple calculation. The [-] million publicity cost reflected in the box office would be [-] million more. This is not a small number, but the special effects costs of mythological movies are still relatively high.

"What's the constructive suggestion?" After Gan Jing finished the calculation, he directly connected to the internal line, and postponed the appointment with Ma Sichun, and now Yang Lan successfully used the money to jump in line.

"The production and publicity time of the three films can be closer." Yang Lan said, "It will be much cheaper if they are done together, and the various promotions can drive each other, and at least 4000 million can be saved."

Gan Jing shook his head: "Producing three films at the same time is a bit stressful, and the market can't digest it all at once. In the end, all three films can't get a good box office."

"Then make two films together." Yang Lan made the next best thing, "This way at least 3000 million can be saved."

Movie budgets are a big deal.

Gan Jing thought about it seriously for a while, and felt that it should be no problem for Bai Rihong to produce two films at the same time, but another director needs to be confirmed first.

In his plan, Gu Changwei is used to direct the Monkey King, the most important of the three films. The box office expectations of the first two films may also be lower.

"Notify Lao Chen that a high-level meeting will be held tomorrow morning. In principle, I agree to start shooting the two films at the same time. Thinking about it this way, it can actually save time." Gan Jing said to Yang Lan, "You can announce the budget." Then make a specific number and report it in detail at the meeting tomorrow.”

"Okay, boss." Yang Lan breathed a sigh of relief. This is a successful suggestion, but the company's crew will indeed be under pressure in terms of operation, and several aspects such as TV dramas, movies, and special effects must bear a considerable degree of operation.

Gan Jing nodded, and after seeing Yang Lan going out, he thought about it for a while before he pressed the intercom to let Ma Sichun and her manager's mother come in together.

Before today, Gan Jing couldn't remember whether he had met Ma Sichun, but his impression was that he hadn't, although he had visited "July and Ansheng" before.

Now, his first impression is that this person's weight...

Ma Sichun's mother, Jiang Wenjuan, is Jiang Wenli's eldest sister, and she was also the person who worked hard with Jiang Wenli all the time. She looks quite similar to Jiang Wenli.

After a little politeness, Gan Jing looked at Ma Sichun who had calmed down after saying hello.

"Ma Sichun, don't you have any movie appointments recently? If it's on the big screen now, I think you might look a little fatter." He said it not in a polite way.

Ma Sichun didn't speak, his eyes drifted past his mother's face.

Jiang Wenjuan immediately said: "Mr. Gan, Xiaochun has been a little unwell recently, so he didn't pay much attention to his diet. If there is a suitable script, his body shape can be lost."

Gan Jing frowned a little when he heard this, and felt relieved. He hoped to hear Ma Sichun's own answer, not her mother's.

What's more, what he's seen all the time is that big-name actresses go crazy in order to keep in shape. They either gain weight or lose weight when they meet a suitable script, and they never let themselves go.

Gan Jing put his hands together on the desk, and said calmly: "Mr. Jiang, this is not at school, so don't call me Mr. Gan, just call me Forrest Gump."

"Or, Mr. Gan." Gan Jing smiled, "Anything is fine."

(End of this chapter)