Superstars start as villains

Chapter 72 Conquest.

In fact, Gao Qunshu’s recent life has not been easy. He originally majored in journalism, not a major. In 94, by chance, he filmed a documentary-style police-themed TV series [Huaxia Archives]. On the road of director.

In 2000, another TV series "Thirteen Murder Cases" was filmed, which was broadcast on Beijing TV Station and won a good score of 16% in the Beijing area.

At first he thought that with such a result, he would be soaring into the sky. However, soon this drama was rejected by many TV stations because of its large scale. Quite a lot.

It's obviously a good movie, and the audience's response is good, but it just doesn't make money, which is very uncomfortable.

Of course, Gao Qunshu was not discouraged. He spent a lot of time conducting interviews. Based on real cases in Shishi, he invited his friend, the famous screenwriter Chen Zhe, to write the script [Conquer] in his hand. Turn around.

However, the facts soon dealt him another painful blow. First, the trial process was full of twists and turns, and he was shot several times because he was too close to reality. less than investment.

He is not a big-name director himself, and the theme of police and gangster films is very restricted in the mainland.

Just a few days ago, by chance, Gao Qunshu heard people in the industry mention Zhou Xing's return to the mainland for development, so his heart moved, and the images of Dongguan Tsai and Liu Jianming appeared in his mind, and then there was the previous scene .

Anli stared at Gao Qunshu with some displeasure, this guy also had the nerve to ask, 150 million?What about sending off beggars?Still pouring tea?It would be nice not to have a cup of hot tea splashed in his face.

In fact, Anli didn't know that at this time, Gao Qunshu couldn't even get 150, let alone 15 million. , and then to attract investment, it will come naturally.

"Director Gao, I want to read the script first, is it convenient?" Zhou Xing actually had a good impression of Gao Qunshu, a very down-to-earth person. If Director Xiangjiang came to persuade the actors, he would have already praised his film to the sky .

"Of course." Gao Qunshu hurriedly handed the script to Zhou Xing. He now has only one commanding officer, and this script is the only thing he needs to do.

When Zhou Xing took over the script, his first impression was that it was thick. After opening it, he asked, "Director Gao, how many episodes are you going to shoot for this drama?"

"20 episodes."

In fact, when Zhou Xing was filming in Xiangjiang, he basically never got a very professional script, and the director often changed the script on the spot. The most formal script he filmed was "Slimming Man and Woman" which he exchanged for himself.

And the script of this play is very formal, and the writing is very standardized and impeccable, giving people a very strong picture impact.

For example, the passage he is looking at.

Wu Tian was shot dead by two young men at the entrance of the alley. Among them, the protagonist Liu Huaqiang did not get out of the car the whole time. In the dark compartment, the light of the black horse sports car shines through the windshield and sprinkles on his face. A pair of cold and murderous eyes are staring at Wu Tian full of hatred.

Gao Qunshu stared at Zhou Xing nervously, and drank a sip of tea when his mouth was dry. He had been preparing for this drama for more than a year. If Zhou Xing didn't participate, he didn't know when he would be able to get investment. The director also needs to eat.

"Director Gao, I'll take this movie, and I'll follow the price you said, 150 million." After Zhou Xing closed the script, he made a decision.

Anli kicked him straight with her eyes, her eyebrows raised in anger.

Gao Qunshu was so excited that he shook Zhou Xing's hand for a while. Although he didn't know Zhou Xing's actual net worth in the industry, he had heard that the price of friendship in "Infernal Affairs" was more than 300 million, and 150 million was definitely the price. He vomited blood and jumped to the price of a building, and I couldn't help being moved.

"Ahem, director Gao, it's like this, I hope you can keep the salary of our family Zhou Xing a secret, after all," Anli hurriedly ordered.

Gao Qunshu patted his chest: "Don't worry about this. To the outside world, I'll tell you that it's the original price, and I won't embarrass you."

"Director Gao, when will this film be able to be shot?" Zhou Xing found out that people are really cheap. When he was busy, he wanted to rest every day, but once he was free and felt uncomfortable, he was now in an itchy state. I can't wait for the crew to start shooting tomorrow.

"Ahem." Gao Qunshu said with a guilty conscience: "After all, this drama involves sensitive content, and many things need to be applied for in advance. Two months, two months is almost the same."

Zhou Xing couldn't help being a little disappointed, but Gao Qunshu was right, even Xiangjiang had to report in advance when shooting police and gangster films, not to mention that the mainland's censorship is so strict, it is normal for it to take longer.

Gao Qunshu left in a happy mood, but Anli glared at Zhou Xing angrily: "Boss, before you make a decision in the future, can you discuss it with me? Don't drop your salary easily. If it gets out, we will How do you ask for the price outside?"

Knowing that he was wrong, Zhou Xing hurriedly comforted him: "Sister Anli, you have seen it all. This senior director has nothing to do with him, and he has been squeezed dry. How can I make this movie? It's my first movie back in the mainland. Hope it's a shoddy movie, right?"

"Hmph, you are right to say anything." Anli knew that what Zhou Xing said was true, but still glared at him angrily.

"Sister Anli, it's almost time. May I treat you to Beijing roast duck?"

"Two!"

"Wow, do you want to be so ruthless, can you finish eating?"

"I can't finish eating, I'll pack it up, okay?"

On the other side, Gao Qunshu hurriedly contacted the investor, and finally got Zhou Xing's contract. If he got impatient, wouldn't his efforts be in vain?

Needless to say, Zhou Xing's signboard is really easy to use, and soon several investors expressed their willingness to invest.

On the other hand, Gao Qunshu used this to persuade Jiang Shan to play Li Li, the female boss behind the scenes in the play.

For the crew, everything is easy to do if they have money, and there is efficiency when they have money. After the investment is in place, the crew can prepare almost one month.

Zhou Xing also received the start-up notice from the crew one and a half months after signing the contract, and he couldn't help thinking, it seems that this senior director is quite reliable.

At the same time, "Infernal Affairs" was officially released in the mainland, but unfortunately, the pirated version had already been rampant at this time, and the mainland version had been revised to pass the review, and the final ending was changed, so the box office was not very good.

Of course, the box office does not matter to Zhou Xing at this time. After the release of "Infernal Affairs" in the mainland, his popularity has been greatly improved, so that once the news of his participation in "Conquest" was exposed, it caused a lot of media attention. focus on.

(End of this chapter)