Wen Zheng looked at the script he had written from memory on the computer, his face full of relief and pride.
"Hey, you really didn't sleep all night?"
Wen Zheng heard the news and went out, only to see Wang Sisi walking over.
Before he could speak, Wang Sisi just leaned forward and glanced at the computer screen, then yawned again and walked away.
"It's really written. You are only a famous director and a few big-name protagonists away from success. Oh, by the way, the investment seems to be close..."
A wisp of warm fragrance in the air and a shy protruding hand originally made Wen Zheng instantly energetic, but Wang Sisi's words made him furious.
"Stop talking nonsense here," Wen Zheng reached for a cigarette, but found that the cigarette box was empty at some point, "You got up so early just to make fun of me?"
"Hey! I also have to make money for the company, okay?"
Wen Zheng listened to the sound coming from the bathroom, deflated the empty cigarette box, got up and went upstairs to look for cigarettes.
In fact, Wang Sisi is right.
Now that the script is in place, it's time to consider the director and actors. He can't do these things alone.
You definitely can’t afford to hire a big name. After all, your budget is limited, so who else can you hire?
Wen Zheng hesitated for a long time and dialed a number.
"I am Wen Zheng."
"Uh, uh, uh? Wen Zheng! Ouch! Hello, hello, I didn't expect you to still remember me."
"Can the movie be made?"
"Okay, okay! How much are you prepared to invest?"
"Less than five million."
"Uh...Brother, let's stop making trouble, okay."
"Then let me put it another way, can you shoot a promotional video?"
"Well... if you give me the full responsibility, I will give you a friendly price of 600,000. Don't think it's too much. I charge per view, and the quality is absolutely excellent. The current market price..."
Wen Zheng couldn't help but interrupt: "When you gave me an extra fifty, you weren't so happy."
The fat director smiled helplessly and said: "You are joking, things are different these days. You have also seen that the labor costs are there. You should blame Wang Datian and his gang. They have contributed a lot to today's chaos."
Wen Zheng was about to say something more, but the fat director was the first to say: "I apologize for what happened at the beginning, because I looked down on others. But I have to advise you, five million seems like a lot, but in fact, after renting the venue, you have to pay for the services
Transformation, labor costs, etc. are not much. Don’t believe it, the facts are so outrageous. Anyway, I don’t want to waste time.”
Wen Zheng hung up the phone, his teeth itching with hatred.
If Lan Xing had left this matter alone, he could have taken over 100,000 yuan and gone to the film school to find a group of students to handle it. Why would this be the case?
In the final analysis, people in this world live too moistly, and their motivation for involution is obviously insufficient.
Before Wang Sisi left, she still did not forget to express concern: "Come on, don't smash your golden signboard of 'little expert at fixing leaks'."
Wen Zheng was speechless again.
After hesitating for a long time, he was finally willing to lower his face and ask Zhang Lin for help.
"Director Zhang, I am Wen Zheng, am I in the imperial capital?"
"I'm at work, where are you?"
Wen Zheng held his breath and said: "I want to make a movie..."
Zhang Lin interrupted: "Are you crazy? Do you dare to touch the current movie market? A movie can cost tens of millions or hundreds of millions. If the box office is not good, you won't even see splashes. If our unit has been above the top in recent years,
I didn’t ask for it, and I don’t intend to touch this thing. In fact, the film industry in Dragon Kingdom has been reduced to a tool..."
Wen Zheng has heard too many such words.
He decisively interjected: "How about I send you the script to read first? If possible, I would like to ask you to borrow some equipment and people. It would be best to have a ready-made team and a budget of several million."
Zhang Lin was silent subconsciously, and then said in a deep voice: "Then you send it over first, and I will show it to you now. The team is not a problem, our unit is not lacking in this, but as agreed, I don't have time to accompany you to fool around.
I have been busy preparing for the Three Kingdoms recently."
Half an hour later.
Zhang Lin had no reply.
After one hour.
Wen Zheng was already beginning to regret calling Zhang Lin.
Being left alone like this, could it be that Zhang Lin was waiting for me to call and said he would just let it go?
Another ten minutes later.
Wen Zheng finally couldn't wait any longer.
He called, and after listening to the ring tone for a long time, he was told: Sorry, the number you dialed is not available for the time being, please...
"What the hell... ugh!"
Wen Zheng lit a cigarette with some irritability and couldn't help but miss Yao Guangxiao.
Suddenly, the phone vibrated.
Zhang Lin’s phone number!
"Director Zhang?"
"I have good news for you! Your script has been spotted by our unit!"
"Eh?"
Wen Zheng's brain felt a little short-circuited, "No, Director Zhang, I just want to borrow some equipment and people. It's not like I won't give you money. Why are you making these excuses?"
Zhang Lin laughed and said: "What are you thinking, kid? I'm that kind of person! Besides, you are a celebrity in the industry now, how dare I give you a face? Okay, okay, let's get down to business."
"Your so-called script is very good. After I read it, I recommended it to the director. Guess what, the director immediately made the decision after reading it, saying that our unit has voted for this movie! He just came back from the meeting, and the above meaning
We are asking our unit to release such a positive military-themed movie before the end of the year! You should know the reason."
"Are you free now? I'll send someone to pick you up and come to the unit to discuss it in detail."
The happiness came so violently that Wen Zheng was a little dizzy.
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Longguo Film and Television Drama Production Center.
Zhang Lin introduced: "This is Director Li of our unit."
Wen Zheng looked at the fat and kind man in front of him and quickly extended his hand, "Hello, I am Wen Zheng."
Director Li patted his arm and said with a smile: "Hahaha, don't be so formal. In fact, I am also your fan. I never get tired of listening to that song "Boundless Seas and Sky"."
After a few pleasantries, the three of them sat down and talked about business.
Zhang Lin coughed twice and said first: "Wen Zheng, we have been friends for a long time. You won't find anyone else to direct this director, right?"
"That's great! I just want to ask you to take charge of the overall situation, but I'm too embarrassed to ask."
Wen Zheng also gave Zhang Lin enough face.
Everything was going in a good direction, until the three of them talked about the time issue, Wen Zheng couldn't help but said: "I have to release this movie at the end of the month."
Zhang Lin and Director Li looked at each other and couldn't help but be stunned.
Wen Zheng explained: "The thing is like this. The singer competition has added a military training variety show. The boss asked me to make a promotional video for this variety show. After thinking about it, I decided that making a movie would be the most cost-effective."
"Although I can promote it by writing songs or doing live broadcasts, the audience may not be motivated to watch this variety show if they know about it. I can't bear to spend money and still not achieve the best results, so I just grit my teeth and do it."
We plan to use a movie to promote it. Military training will start early next month, so the movie must be released at the end of the month."
Zhang Lin murmured: "Let me just say, you are a singer, why do you suddenly want to make a movie? Before I read the script, I thought you made some black money."
Director Li pondered for a moment and then said: "I know a little bit about your company's situation, and I'm sorry to make things difficult for you. It's really not easy to shoot something now. However, have you ever thought about the feasibility of releasing it within one month?"
"Okay, I have a very good memory!"
Wen Zheng told the truth, but in the eyes of others, his words were purely amateurish and irrelevant.
Director Li saw that he seemed unable to persuade him, so he said tactfully: "The script is good, and we also want to participate, but if we want to complete the filming, editing, etc. within 20 days, is it too hasty? Just
Take the location selection as an example, there are no tropical scenes around here, at least we have to go to the south, it will take a lot of time to travel."
Wen Zheng was unmoved and insisted: "Many of the scenes are in my mind. A ninety-minute movie can definitely be shot in ten days. As long as there are no problems with the actors and the weather, I can shoot a nine-minute movie in one day. I'm not kidding."
Same?"
Brother Haonan back then, didn't he appear on the big screen in just ten days?
Director Li looked helpless.
Zhang Lin just smiled bitterly after hearing this.
In their industry, an average of 16 minutes of screen time takes one day, and this is the shooting speed of TV dramas.
Movies have stricter requirements on details such as light and shadow composition. On average, ten minutes of screen scenes are shot a day?
I'm afraid you don't know that there are video editing, post-processing, and other tasks. Don't you think that as soon as you turn on and off the phone, the film will be put on the big screen as it is?
None of the Japanese movies are this simple.
The scene was awkward for a while, and the three of them were a bit stuck.
Wen Zheng pondered for a moment and took the initiative to give way: "I'll give it a try. If I don't get it right, I will destroy the sample and you will reshoot it. I will never interfere."
Director Li couldn't help but look towards Zhang Lin.
The latter thought for a while and said: "In terms of time... there is still time for reshoots."
Director Li let out a heavy breath and then said: "Then let's do this first and prepare with both hands. Our unit will fully support you."
Wen Zheng was relieved.
Zhang Lin suddenly asked: "Have you thought about the location selection? It's definitely too late."
Wen Zhengconfidence said: "You are responsible for forming the team, and leave the rest to me. We will try to get together and start filming tomorrow morning!"
Zhang Lin looked helpless and said to himself: Do you dare to be more hasty?