"You two, wait a minute!" Xiao Ran, who rushed out of the office like a whirlwind, saw the frustrated duo at a glance, and shouted quickly. The two stopped in shock, looking like martial arts masters rushing towards them.
Xiao Ran was greatly surprised.
"Screenwriter Xiao, what's the matter with you?" Wang Jiawei is in a very low mood now, as would anyone else. Therefore, the task of speaking falls on Liu Zhenwei.
"Do you know me?" Xiao Ran was greatly surprised. He is just a slightly famous screenwriter now, not a big celebrity.
Liu Zhenwei glanced at Xiao Ran with a strange expression, blinked and smiled with a hint of sadness: "You are a famous screenwriter worth 20 million, no one in the circle knows about it!"
"Well, I have something to talk to you about. Would you like to have lunch with me?" Xiao Ran smiled slightly and secretly hated him. I don't know who gave him this bad nickname. It's really vulgar. You know, our protagonist
What I yearn for is the nickname of Academy Award-winning screenwriter.
Wang Jiawei and Liu Zhenwei looked at each other and saw clear doubts in each other's eyes. They obviously didn't know Xiao Ran's purpose. Of course, if they knew that they could become famous quickly within two years, they would definitely understand Xiao Ran's intention.
In any case, they had no reason to reject the famous screenwriter in front of them. Although Xiao Ran didn't think he was very famous, Wang Jiawei and Liu Zhenwei knew how famous this kid who was younger than themselves was. So they both nodded at the same time.
Agreed.
After making an appointment at the time and place, Xiao Ran walked easily to Huang Baiming's office. Of course, he was still a little proud now. He was really lucky to know these two outstanding people. If he could win them over, it would be even better.
alright.
Suddenly, Xiao Ran's body shook violently, and his eyes showed regret. He thought of something, something really terrible. Wang Jiawei was definitely a character he couldn't afford to offend, at least not at the moment.
character of.
The whole world knows that Wang Jiawei has an extremely weird hobby, and the filming progress is so slow that it makes people crazy. It took five years to sharpen this not-sharp sword for "2046". Of course, this was not done by Xiao Ran.
Keep it in mind.
The most important thing is that the whole world knows how ruthlessly Wang Jiawei spends money. The big production "Days of Being Wild", which invested tens of millions, was sold out in Hong Kong. It can be said that he lost all his money. The investor Deng Guangrong
He was so angry that he vomited blood and was sent directly to the hospital to narrowly save his life.
Xiao Ran didn't think he had so much blood to vomit, nor did he think he had squandered tens or even hundreds of millions on Wang Jiawei. In these days, a film with an investment of 10 million is already equivalent to a big movie with an investment of 50 million.
It was produced, and besides, it was a big production worth RMB 30 to 40 million.
If Xiao Ran now has 30 to 40 million to make a film for Wang Jiawei, then he might as well use the money to make ten medium-sized productions, which will definitely sell for money. Otherwise, use these tens of millions to make a film that is better than "Infernal Affairs"
A film with a lineup ten times stronger would be fine. Invest in Wang Jiawei, just kidding, it’s okay to eat too much and have nothing to do, Xiao Ran doesn’t want to vomit blood and die.
However, if Wang Jiawei ties up Liu Zhenwei, then Xiao Ran might as well consider it. This famous grape Liu Zhenwei is known to everyone in the mainland, and he is simply dedicated to wiping Wang Jiawei's ass. "Ashes of Time" was a huge loss.
, Putao immediately started filming "East and West" with the original cast, and the good box office finally made up for some losses.
In fact, it's not just this one. Ever since these two brothers came together to found Zedong Film Company, Liu Zhenwei has wiped Wang Jiawei's butt many times, and many films have appeared because of this. Simply put, in Xiao Ran's view,
No matter how many awards Wang Jiawei wins, he can't make up for his business failure, while Liu Zhenwei is good at business and art, and he is a talent who will never let go.
While thinking of Wang Jiawei's "brilliant record", Xiao Ran also had a very insidious but not yet mature idea. He thought cunningly that if he founded a company in the future, if there were strong competitors, he could let Wang Jiawei
Making movies for the other party will definitely greatly reduce the company's strength. Just like Wu Yusen's "Wind Talker" almost bankrupted MGM, just like Xu Ke's "The Legend of Shushan" almost bankrupted China Star.
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Of course, this is just a premeditation and has not yet become a reality. What Xiao Ran wants to do now is to be a good and successful director, get enough capital and popularity for himself, and then start a company. He does not want to lose his reputation because of poor popularity.
Like Du Qifeng, he was repeatedly rejected by the Academy Awards.
Returning to Huang Baiming's office, Xiao Ran saw Huang Baiming busy with other things. Seeing him coming, Huang Baiming quickly shouted: "By the way, Aran, you accompany me to the recording studio."
On the way, Xiao Ran asked about Wang Jiawei and Liu Zhenwei, and Huang Baiming finally figured it out. It turned out that these two guys graduated from Wireless, and worked at Wireless at first, and were later loaned over by Huang Baiming.
Originally, Wang Jiawei was working as a screenwriter for a new film, but this guy kept the entire crew waiting for a full month without writing a single word.
When Huang Baiming met Wang Jiawei, he asked him to come up with the script within three days no matter what. Just the day before, Wang Jiawei's script was handed in, and Huang Baiming became angry as soon as he saw it. In his opinion,
, what kind of script is that? It’s just rubbish among rubbish. But Liu Zhenwei is very interesting. He helped Wang Jiawei hand in his homework many times, and that’s why he got here.
As for Liu Zhenwei, he is now working as an assistant director and screenwriter. Of course, Xiao Ran secretly chuckled with evil intentions. Waiting for Wang Jiawei's script? Wait until the end of time. He knows better than anyone else in the world that Wang Jiawei
It simply cannot adapt to the fast-paced atmosphere of Hong Kong movies today.
When Xiao Ran arrived at the recording studio, he saw Zhang Manyu and Du Qifeng at a glance. He suddenly remembered that Huang Baiming also starred in "Happy Ghost Collision Ghost", and couldn't help but laugh. He was thinking of his old self, when he was still naive and watched
After the Happy Ghost series, I became obsessed with this series. When I played with my friends, I always called myself Happy Ghost. Thinking about everything, Xiao Ran found that he was really lucky.
This was not the first time that Xiao Ran and Zhang Manyu met. They were very familiar with each other when they were filming "Police Story", and they were also very familiar with Du Qifeng. When they met at this time, they were not wordy, but just nodded to express their feelings. Recording
The room generally needs to be quiet, and try not to talk if you can.
What they are recording now is the original Cantonese voice, and the Mandarin voice will naturally be dubbed by professional dubbing personnel. This dubbing did not take much time. The reason why Huang Baiming asked Xiao Ran to come with him was to let Xiao Ran, the "creator", determine a certain person.
The emotion and tone required for some dialogues. Although this mainly depends on the director's wishes, sometimes the screenwriter's opinions are also important.
After completing the morning's tasks, they left the recording studio together. Xiao Ran was wondering if he should remind Huang Baiming not to make another sequel to Happy Ghost. However, after carefully recalling it, the last episode of Happy Ghost seemed to have been released in the 1990s.
I'm taking pictures, but I'm not in a hurry.
Looking at Zhang Manyu and thinking, Xiao Ran suddenly remembered Yi Shu's comment on him: Beauty is beautiful, but it has no soul. This simple sentence perfectly describes Zhang Manyu's current situation, but no one would have thought of this "nothing"
How successful can a "soulless" woman be in the future?
"Aran, let's go have lunch together." Huang Baiming glanced at the three of them and smiled in a good mood: "I know there is a very good restaurant nearby!"
"No!" Xiao Ran smiled and shook his head. He had an appointment with the other two people: "You go ahead, Ayu, and pay attention to your diet. Don't become a fat woman! I won't love you anymore by then."
When he was filming "Police Story", he knew that Zhang Manyu paid attention to body shape, so he made a joke about it. Zhang Manyu actually smiled and scolded Xiao Ran and patted Xiao Ran gently: "What nonsense are you talking about? Go quickly. By the way, Xia
My sister is having a party today to celebrate her housewarming, are you going to go? However, she said she wants to bring a female companion. If you don’t, you definitely won’t be able to go this time!”
"It doesn't matter!" Xiao Ran tried his best to make a face that suited his age: "I want you to be my female companion, so you won't reject me so cruelly!"
Zhang Manyu made an angry expression and kicked him. Xiao Ran nimbly dodged past, laughed and ran away with one sentence: "What a move to kick the North Sea dragon, this young man will be defeated! Escape!"
The remaining three people thought it was really funny. Of course, this had nothing to do with Xiao Ran. He was rushing to the place he had made an appointment with Putao and the others. This was just a small tea restaurant, and Putao and the others were obviously a little impatient to wait.
I get impatient and always look at the time on my wrist.
Xiao Ran walked in and sat down, exhaled and said, "I'm sorry, I'm late for something!"
"It doesn't matter!" The person who spoke was Wang Jiawei. His old husband was so busy making movies that he didn't care about this little time anymore.
After ordering a cup of milk tea, Xiao Ran glanced at the two people in front of him and smiled slightly: "I know about you. In fact, you don't need to be depressed, because no one knows the future. As long as you have the ability, you will naturally be able to show your ambitions in the future!"
He felt very funny about his tone. What kind of strong men were these two people in front of him? He actually spoke in such a tone similar to that of a senior. The two of them looked grateful and said thank you to Xiao Ran.
Xiao Ran raised his fingers and shook them slightly in front of his face, his expression full of noncommittal: "There is no need to be so polite. You two are the director. If you have written any good books, maybe I can recommend them to you!"
"Really? Thank you!" Wang Jiawei still looked half-dead, but Liu Zhenwei was a little excited. Although the guy in front of him was younger than himself, he knew that Xiao Ran was very famous in the circle, not just because
The books written by this person are all best-selling works, and because this guy has never graduated from any major, and has never learned how to be a screenwriter, many people say that this guy is a genius!
Of course, the two of them were still half-convinced. Xiao Ran didn't care about their suspicions, the facts would prove it anyway. After thinking about the current three major film companies and two major studios, in his impression, Jiahe seemed not suitable for the situation in front of him.
As for the styles of the two, Debao mostly takes the route of urban comedies and women's films, while Baohe, a subsidiary of Golden Harvest, is better at ghost films and zombie films.
As for Xu Ke's film studio and Mai Dangxiong's film studio, they were the most creative studios from the mid-to-late 1980s to the early 1990s, but their styles are obviously not suitable for Liu Zhenwei and others. How to arrange the two in front of us?
Xiao Ran was really troubled.
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Novel title——Xu Ke
Real name - Tsui Hark
Occupation: Director, Producer
If you have never seen any Hong Kong movies or heard of Tsui Hark's name, you can be forgiven. But if you have seen it and don't know it, it is definitely a kind of ignorance. Tsui Hark is a ghost and geek in Hong Kong. He is the author of "Hero"
Although the success of "True Colors" is mainly due to John Woo, Tsui Hark also contributed a lot as the producer. In fact, it is difficult to describe what kind of director he is. The answer can only be found in his movies.
Works: "A Chinese Ghost Story", "The Swordsman", "The Swordsman: The Invincible East", "New Dragon Inn", "Once Upon a Time" and countless other classics
Novel title——Shi Nansheng
Real name——Shi Nansheng
Occupation: The woman behind Tsui Hark
She is Tsui Hark's wife and also Tsui Hark's strongest supporter. If Shi Nansheng had not taken care of Tsui Hark's finances and everything, I'm afraid we would not be able to see some classic works.