Chapter 58 Big names gathered together
The young girl in cheongsam is making tea, and every move is extremely professional, waiting for the tea leaves and hot water to reach an optimal blend.
Picking up the teapot and pouring it into two purple clay teacups, hot steam instantly emerged from the teacups, and the aroma was fragrant. After finishing all this, the cheongsam waitress got up and exited the room, closing the door. She didn't say a word during the whole process, and just concentrated on her work.
"Tieguanyin, have a taste." Han Shanping and Lu Chen sat down and sipped tea.
The aroma is instant in your mouth.
The aroma lingers in your mouth for a long time.
Lu Chen drank tea and felt a little better. He had already become drunk after drinking just now.
"Xiao Lu, do you have any ideas for a new movie?" Han Shanping was the first to finalize the investment for the new movie with Lu Chen.
Lu Chen put down his teacup and said, "I have an idea."
"What subject matter?" Han Shanping asked.
"It's hard to classify." Lu Chen plans to shoot "Let the Bullets Fly" for his new movie.
There seems to be no movie of this type before. Violent? It’s not particularly violent. Comedy? The movie has a lot of comedy elements, but it’s not a real comedy. Action movie? There are a lot of martial arts scenes in the movie, and they can’t be returned.
to action movies.
"Let the Bullets Fly" is a new type of movie that is diverse and all-encompassing. It is really difficult to classify it into a certain genre.
Han Shanping was stunned for a moment. It was difficult to classify. What was this planned to be made? "Is the background of the new movie modern, ancient, or a certain dynasty?"
A movie "Hero" set in the Qin Dynasty.
Won 250 million box office.
It has also brought movies set in ancient times into the eyes of investors, who have begun to be optimistic about this type of movies.
"The background is set in the Republic of China." Lu Chen has not yet written the script for "Let the Bullets Fly", mainly because he has no time, and the bosses of major film and television companies have been following behind him, giving him a headache.
When Han Shanping heard about the theme of the Republic of China, he frowned. There is currently no successful commercial movie on the market with the Republic of China as the background. "How much does it cost to invest in a movie?"
Lu Chen held out a finger and said, "Tentatively, we've decided on 100 million. If it's not enough, we'll have to add more."
A movie with an investment of hundreds of millions is itself a publicity point.
Lu Chen does not make a lot of money from this movie. The biggest goal of this movie is to break the record of "Titanic".
Want to make money.
It is absolutely possible to shoot "Crazy Stone" and "A Man on the Road" as low-budget movies with low investment and high returns.
But Lu Chen still has pursuits.
Han Shanping was not surprised at the investment of 100 million. This time, many bosses were staring at Lu Chen. The new movie must have a large investment. If it is like the previous two movies, the investment of 5 million has no investment quota, this will definitely offend the film and television industry.
Company bosses.
"Mr. Han, I know that an investment of 100 million carries great risks." Lu Chen dismissed Han Shanping's concerns, "I, Mars Film and Television, will invest 50 million."
Han Shanping frowned. It seemed that Lu Chen was very confident, otherwise he would not have allowed Mars Film and Television to invest 50 million, "Huaguo Film Group invested 30 million."
Only 50 million.
Han Shanping couldn’t ask for them all.
Besides, the investment is too big. If you lose money, you can’t explain it.
Unlike Huaying Brothers, Huaguo Film Group is privately owned.
If you lose too much, when the superiors investigate, many people will hate themselves to death, and you will offend a lot of people.
Movie distribution should be more stable and rarely lose money.
"Mr. Han, there is something I want you to help me with." Lu Chen thought for a long time before deciding on the candidate for the heroine. "I want Gong Li to be the leading female lead in the movie. I want to ask Mr. Han to help me with Gong Li."
Let’s talk about it.”
The three male protagonists of "Let the Bullets Fly" remain unchanged.
Female characters are different.
Let Gong Li be the leading female lead. She is currently the mainland movie star, and Gong Li has the biggest reputation.
This major production has a clear goal.
There must be a gathering of big names.
Otherwise, how can we break the record?
As for the second female lead, she must be a well-known actress in Hong Kong.
Junior sisters Liu Yifei and Lu Chen also arranged a role in the movie.
This is also the reason why film investment is huge. With so many big names, the remuneration alone is a huge expense.
"Xiao Lu, it shouldn't be a problem for you to talk about it yourself." Han Shanping thought, Lu Chen is young, but not a new director. He is a Golden Bear Award winner and directed the commercial film "A World Without Thieves" which won a box office of 220 million.<
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It is impossible for Gong Li to refuse Lu Chen's invitation, not to mention that this is a large-scale production with an investment of over 100 million yuan. For actors, they are all begging to be cast in it. Although Gong Li has a big reputation, the Golden Bear Award
It's impossible for her not to be tempted by a big-budget film directed by a winner.
"Mr. Han, I have a close relationship with Director Zhang Yingmou, so it's better for you to go." Lu Chen knew that Gong Li and Zhang Yingmou had a falling out. The two had been together for several times since they collaborated on "Shake, Shake, Shake to Grandma Bridge"
We haven’t worked together in years.
Han Shanping understood instantly, "Okay, I'll talk to Gong Li. With Xiao Lu directing, Gong Li shouldn't refuse."
Lu Chen and Han Shanping chatted about movies for a while, and then went out to continue celebrating the success of "A World Without Thieves" with everyone, but Lu Chen did not stay in the banquet hall for a few minutes.
I was called over by Yang Shuocheng from Yinghuang Group and had a private chat for a while.
Yinghuang Group invested the remaining 20 million.
With the investment of these two large companies, Huaying Brothers is no longer qualified to enter the game.
As for letting Yinghuang Group invest, Lu Chen saw that Yinghuang Group's resources in Hong Kong would be of great help to the film's release in Hong Kong.
Lu Chen also asked Yang Shoucheng to help him negotiate with Hong Kong movie stars about participating in the movie "Let the Bullets Fly".
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Peking, Rose Garden Villa
This period of time.
Lu Chen is all at home, writing the script for the movie "Let the Bullets Fly".
The more you write.
The scenes from the movie "Let the Bullets Fly" are even more profound in my mind.
Let Lu Chen become more and more addicted as he writes.
Sometimes I forget to eat.
"Dong dong~" At this time, there was a knock on the door, and Liu Ruyu's voice, "Xiao Chen, can I come in?"
Lu Chen closed his laptop, stood up and opened the door, "Auntie."
"Braised lion's head, braised pork with pickles, hand-shredded cabbage, boiled cabbage." Liu Ruyu held a plate with four dishes on it, including meat and vegetables, and a glass of pure milk.
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"Is it time to eat again?" Lu Chen looked at his watch. It was three o'clock in the afternoon. It can be said that it was already past the lunch time. He wrote the script and forgot about it.
The main reason is also the script of "Let the Bullets Fly". It is so good and so attractive that it is very easy to forget about food and sleep while writing it.
"Xiaochen, no matter what, you must eat on time." Liu Ruyu warned, "Only when you are in good health, you can do more of the things you like."
"As for the script, you can leave it to the company's screenwriters. There is no need to do it yourself. You can just give a general direction and leave the rest of the work to them."
Today, Mars Film and Television has five screenwriters.
One of them is also a gold medal screenwriter.
The script adaptation of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was completed by the company's screenwriter.
"The new movie script must be completed by myself." Lu Chen not only wrote the script, but also deepened the imprint of the movie "Let the Bullets Fly" in his mind, striving to present "Let the Bullets Fly" perfectly and even beyond
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"Xiao Chen, you can finish it by yourself, but you have to eat on time in the future. Okay, eat quickly to avoid the dishes getting cold." Liu Ruyu put the dishes on the table, "After eating, come down, Huang Bo and the others are in the hall.
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"What's wrong with Huang Bolai at home?" Lu Chen asked while eating. As for my aunt's cooking skills, she was as good as ever.
"Xiaochen, have you forgotten that you have another movie currently playing in theaters?" Liu Ruyu had to remind her, ""Crazy Stone" has been in theaters for a week, and the data has come out. Now the main actors of "Crazy Stone"
, all came to my house to thank you."
The Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival will hold its opening ceremony in two days.
I need to remind my minister carefully.
Chapter completed!