Chinese Entertainment's Shining Star

Sitting opposite Nie Wei, Ning Hao swallowed nervously.

Because he had never been involved in commercial films, this was his first time writing a commercial script. To be honest, what aroused his interest in commercial films was Nie Wei's previous "Speeding Scandal".

The class he attended back to his alma mater had a great impact on him. He, who had always been on the literary and artistic route, also began to gradually become interested in commercial films.

The teacher was right. In terms of influence, literary and artistic films can never beat commercial films. After all, the crowd base is there. Otherwise, why do a lot of literary and artistic film directors say that movies are not easy to sell? It's because the audience is small.

Looking at the big directors who are familiar to the public now, they are basically famous for their commercial works, so Ning Hao's concept is also slowly changing, and he wants to seek development on this road.

But there is one thing that makes him very embarrassed about commercial films, that is, filming funds.

This is different from art films. You can't just gather a few hundred thousand and shoot it. Now domestic commercial films must start with more than one million. Just like the script that Nie Wei is holding at the moment, Ning Hao calculated for a long time at home after writing it. No matter how much he saved, the filming funds would be seven figures.

So after realizing that he couldn't get enough money for filming, he could only go to find investment.

And after making up his mind to find investment, the first person he thought of was Nie Wei.

After all, he made up his mind to go the commercial film route because he was interested in listening to the professor's analysis of Nie Wei's film, and for men, no matter what the first time is, it is always more important.

In addition, Nie Wei's graduation work support fund set up at the Film Academy also gave Ning Hao more hope. Although he graduated a long time ago, this fund is definitely not a treatment for him, but at least he can see from this fund that Nie Wei is very willing to help new directors.

Finally, and most importantly, Ning Hao used to be in the art circle and didn't know many investors at all, but Nie Wei still has some connections, right? After all, they all came from Beijing Electric, and since they came to ask for help, they should at least meet them, right?

So after making up his mind, he came to Huayi with the script.

It's true that big companies are big companies. Even though he barged in like a fool and asked to see Nie Wei, the front desk didn't treat him as a lunatic and drove him out. Instead, after carefully asking the reason, they were willing to help him ask for instructions.

Ning Hao felt that the quality of the front desk was really top-notch. No wonder Huayi could be so powerful in the circle.

Soon there was a reply, telling the front desk that Nie Wei was in a meeting.

"Our President Nie is in a meeting, which may take about an hour. Do you choose to wait or leave a message? If you leave a message, I will help you convey it truthfully."

"One hour? Then I'll wait." For Ning Hao, leaving a message was too unreliable. After all, he knew best the relationship between him and Nie Wei. In fact, it was not a relationship at all. He was afraid that the other party would not read the message at all, so he just kept waiting. It was only an hour anyway.

But this hour was a real torture for Ning Hao. He had lived for almost thirty years, and he had never felt that an hour would be so difficult.

The first fifteen minutes were fine, he read a magazine and drank tea, but his patience would wear out as time went by. Gradually, Ning Hao's eyes became more and more empty when he read the magazine. Later, he even looked up at the watch more than the magazine in his hand. He also stopped drinking tea. It was not that he didn't want to drink it. Tea is a diuretic. If he drank too much, he would have the urge to urinate in the "side light" area, making him restless. But if he went to the toilet, he was afraid of missing the notice. After all, it was said to be an hour, who knew if it would be early?

So even if the urge to urinate was about to break through the sky, he still held it in. In this state, time naturally felt slower.

Seeing that one hour and ten minutes had passed, Ning Hao felt that he could not hold it any longer. He was about to talk to the front desk about finding a toilet, but the phone rang. Then Ning Hao saw a pretty girl coming over and smiling at him, "Mr. Ning Hao, right? President Nie has finished the meeting. Please go to his office."

"Thank you, thank you." In his excitement, Ning Hao even temporarily forgot the urge to urinate in the 'side light' area, but when he stood up, his body's instinct still overcame his excitement at the moment.

"Girl, is there a toilet nearby..."

Five minutes later, Ning Hao blushed and followed a smiling girl to the door of an office.

"Wait a moment." The girl smiled and looked at Ning Hao, stopped and knocked on the door, and soon a voice of 'please come in' came from inside.

"Please." The girl opened the door and welcomed Ning Hao in. After entering the door, she bowed slightly to the man sitting behind the desk and reported: "Mr. Nie, this is Ning Hao. Is there anything else you can do for me?"

"Thank you for your trouble." Nie Wei looked up and smiled at the girl, indicating that he had nothing to do.

Before leaving, the girl smiled and glanced at Ning Hao, which made the latter blush again. Then she closed the door.

Nie Wei also noticed the unusual interaction between the two people. He looked at Ning Hao strangely. He didn't doubt that there was any relationship between the two. He could see that the girl's laughter was just a joke to Ning Hao. He didn't know what this kid did to make the girl laugh so much and not forget to look at him again before leaving.

Nie Wei didn't know that Ning Hao's title of "Uncle Who Holds Urine" was widely spread at the front desk. After all, a man who looked to be in his thirties almost wet his pants because he couldn't hold back his pee. In the eyes of the girl at the front desk who was bored every day , this is definitely a very pitiful and interesting thing worth discussing.

"Sit." Nie Wei quickly looked away and pointed to the chair opposite.

"Hello, Mr. Nie, my name is Ning Hao. I am here to seek investment from you. I want to make a movie. Here is the script." Ning Hao sat down and introduced the purpose of his visit today. After all, in his I have the impression that the boss's time is very precious. If I waste time, I may not be able to finish the introduction.

If he couldn't get investment because of this endless introduction, Ning Hao would probably cry to death, so he was well prepared and immediately started introducing his movie after seeing Nie Wei and saying hello.

Nie Wei, on the other hand, was holding the script and letting Ning Hao spit out what he said, but his attention seemed to be entirely on the script.

In fact, when he called from the front desk, Nie Wei thought that this Ning Hao was probably the director in his impression. When he saw the real person, he confirmed it even more. At this time, Ning Hao was better than Nie Wei's impression. She is thinner and darker, but the general outline has not changed.

After seeing the script in his hand, Nie Wei was absolutely sure that this was the great director in his impression.

It's just that the script that was obviously not going to be written until next year was released ahead of schedule, and Ning Hao didn't attend the event organized by Liu Tianwang, but went to Huayi to fund the film. In Nie Wei's opinion, it was really a bit confusing. a feeling of.

As for what Ning Hao said, Nie Wei didn't care too much because he had already seen the final product of the movie. It can be said that Nie Wei now knows more about the script than Ning Hao, the creator himself. Mature and profound.

After talking for ten minutes, there was no response from Nie Wei. Ning Hao felt a little uneasy, but Nie Wei also showed no impatience, and just read the script page by page without hesitation.

"Ning Hao?" After another ten minutes, Nie Wei was relieved of the script and asked Ning Hao.

Hearing Nie Wei's greeting, Ning Hao nodded quickly and said, "Mr. Nie, speaking of which, we are still alumni, and I am also a graduate of Jingdian." After saying that, Ning Hao blinked, wanting to see Nie Wei's reaction. .

But Nie Wei's face was already calm, and he just reached out and tapped the script on the table.

"Tell me how you want to make this movie, where to film it, how much to invest, which actors to use, estimated revenue, etc."

Nie Wei's words choked Ning Hao, not only complaining that what he just said was in vain, but Mr. Nie had spoken and asked in such detail, so Ning Hao naturally answered immediately.

"I hope to incorporate dialects into this movie, so in the setting, I chose a mountain city, where the tone of people's speech is naturally humorous, and I also wanted to place the filming location there. As for which actors to use, I like Guo Tao very much as the male lead. He has a wealth of amazing performances, and his image and age are very suitable for the male lead. In addition, I think Liu Hua is very suitable for the villain. He is also an experienced actor, and I think he looks good. Bad, I haven’t decided on the other candidates yet. In addition, I hope to have 1.5 million in funds for investment..."

When it came to funds, Ning Hao glanced at Nie Wei subconsciously. When he saw that the other party didn't have much reaction to the number he proposed, he suddenly felt a little disappointed. Did he say that he was short?

"As a Jingdian graduate, you chose actors from dramas. Aren't you afraid that your senior brothers and junior brothers will cause trouble for you?" Nie Wei suddenly said with a smile.

This sudden joke made Ning Hao startled, and then he started laughing too.

"Don't be afraid. I choose the right actors, and the acting skills of the people in the drama are indeed closer to life than those from our school... I'm sorry, Mr. Nie, I didn't mean that your acting skills are exaggerated. You are a special case." Ning Hao really wanted to give himself a slap in the face at this moment. As soon as Nie Wei smiled, he got carried away, and the result was that trouble would come from his mouth.

However, Nie Wei didn't care at all about his words. His acting skills have long been recognized in the industry as thumbs up, at least for his age group, let alone China Theater and Jingdian, even if Shangxi and Beijing TV are included. In all the acting schools, it is difficult to find someone who can compete with Nie Wei in acting.

"You don't need to praise me here. I've read the script. It's quite interesting, but..." Nie Wei specially lengthened his tone when he said this, which made Ning Hao feel anxious. This little junior brother He was really anxious to speak, and it sounded so bad anyway. Didn't he really offend him with what he just said?

"But I think the investment you want is a little small." Nie Wei finally couldn't say the next words, but it made Ning Hao a little dumbfounded.

"You mean..." After coming back to his senses, Ning Hao looked at Nie Wei with excitement.

"If you spend 1.5 million to make such a movie, excluding the actors' remuneration, I think it is a bit too tight. Well, I can double your investment, but there is one condition." Nie Wei said with a smile. .

"You say, you say, I agree to any conditions." As soon as Ning Hao heard that the investment was doubled, Ning Hao was immediately led by Nie Wei and started to agree without even listening to the conditions.

But that is three million after all. Although it is only a small investment in commercial films, it is a huge amount of filming funds that Ning Hao has never received. Thinking that with three million, the budget of this film will suddenly be rich. Many shots you want to take can also be realized.

"Don't worry, it's not a difficult condition. You are making a commercial film. I invested money to make money. I can give you three million, but you have to show me the benefits. I don't ask for much. I will give you three million, but I require that the box office of your film must exceed 10 million. As long as it exceeds, in addition to the director's salary, I will give you a big red envelope. If you still want to make a movie, I will invest more money in you, but if it doesn't exceed, I'm sorry, you have to work for free to make a movie for me, how about it?" Nie Wei asked.

10 million box office, Ning Hao suddenly felt pressured, but the conditions proposed by Nie Wei were good enough. Not to mention how much the red envelope was, just the investment in his future new movie was enough to tempt him. Being a director, the most feared thing is lack of funds, and Nie Wei's conditions just touched the heart of Ning Hao, a commercial rookie director.

As for the fact that he would work for nothing if he failed, Ning Hao thought about it and felt that it was nothing. He was not a big director who could get a salary of millions for making a movie. For a rookie like him, even if he worked for a movie for nothing, it would only take a few months at most. Compared with success, this condition was nothing.

The most important thing was that Ning Hao would be more confident to make the movie after getting 3 million.

After thinking it over, Ning Hao immediately promised Nie Wei that he agreed to the "bet".

Although Ning Hao and Nie Wei both wanted to sign the contract immediately, it was really not urgent. The contract needed to be prepared, and Nie Wei had to communicate with Wang Zhonglei, so the signing was put off until tomorrow.

Seeing Ning Hao leave the office, Nie Wei could no longer hide the smile on his face. Nie Wei knew that he would lose the bet. After all, in another time and space, this movie also had an investment of 3 million, but the box office revenue was more than 20 million.

But Nie Wei, who seemed to have lost the bet, actually knew that he had won, because Ning Hao's next few works were completely profitable, and Nie Wei wanted to leave an impression on Ning Hao that if he wanted to invest, he should find him.

At this moment, the phone on Nie Wei's desk suddenly rang. Looking at the caller ID, it was Wang Zhonglei who called.

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