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Wan Xiaohu raised his thumbs up: "Gao Ming. However, I have some impression of Jun Ji-hyun, she is a very good actress, if possible, it would be good to let her act. I originally planned to find one or two Korean actors It will be convenient for me to sell the movie to Korea."

"You are the director, it's up to you."

When they arrived at the Peking University dormitory, they sent Zhao back, while Su Ya and Wan Xiaohu continued to drive to the company.Without Zhao, Wan Xiaohu spoke out about the cooperation agreement between "Butterfly Effect" and Huayi Brothers.Although the script was created by him and the investment was also drawn by him, it is reasonable to have full discretion, but after all, we are partners, and it is necessary to make the film together and discuss together.

After finishing speaking, Su Ya frowned: "Tiger, why are domestic profits so low?"

"I knew you were going to ask this question. In fact, I didn't pay much attention to the profits in the mainland from the beginning. "Butterfly Effect" focuses on overseas markets, and overseas profits are the focus."

"You want to learn from Gu Changwei and Wang Xiaoshuai to take the award-winning route?" Li Xia was puzzled.

There are generally two routes for domestically produced films, selling at the domestic box office and winning awards abroad.Selling at the box office in China is simply too difficult for many directors. Every year the country produces one or two hundred films, and it is estimated that less than ten films can make money.Especially the first-generation director who has just made his mark in China, and has never made a box office movie at all.

In the current domestic film environment, directors of the fourth generation have gradually begun to retire from filming, handing over the inheritance of the film industry to the fifth generation of directors who are at their peak, which is equivalent to handing over the task of developing commercial films to the fifth generation of directors.So directors of the Five Dynasties began to explore the commercial road. Feng Xiaogang is currently the best commercial director, and Zhang Yimou has not yet started.

At the same time, the first-generation director, who was born in the 70s, entered Nortel in the late 80s, and gradually began to pick up the director's microphone in the 90s, also began to run on the Chinese film road.It's just that unlike the fifth-generation directors who were tasked with developing businesses, the first-generation directors fell into a quirk.

Most of their generation has not experienced the changes of that great era, and even if they have, they have a vague impression of childhood.However, the stage of their growth was the period of China's reform and opening up. The old system and concepts collapsed, and new ideas and concepts were established, which left a deep mark on their growth.

Especially the pains brought about by the economic transition in the [-]s and [-]s, such as laid-offs, unemployment, loss of jobs, and sale of golden nests, made them view society more critically.They are either extremely pursuing the ontology of images, or they are paranoid about realistic forms and paying attention to grassroots people. The films they make are full of "rebellious and reflective" thoughts.

This kind of thinking is doomed to be unable to converge on business. Without business, there will be no investment in the next movie.Therefore, many first-generation directors, such as Jia Zhangke, Gu Changwei, and Wang Xiaoshuai, set their sights on international awards.If you win this award, you will basically be able to release it in France, Germany and other regions that like art films, and earn some money for the next film.

However, the current situation is that these generational directors do not have a domestic audience base, and are not well-known at all. If you name any of them, the audience will not be able to name them, and they belong to "underground directors."

It wasn't until the "future directors" such as Zhang Yang, Wu Shixian, and Liu Hao, as well as directors such as Lu Chuan and Ning Hao, came out, injecting commercial cells into the first generation of directors, and this group of directors gradually surfaced.The audience also gave them a new title "New Generation Director".

Wan Xiaohu smiled and shook his head: "Do you think I look like an artistic director? I want to take a different director's path, and my goal is to earn money from all over the world! Haha!"

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0059【Back to Nortel to pull people】

The investment matter was settled quickly, without any major movement. After the signing, Wang Zhonglei was the host, and Wan Xiaohu and others were invited to have a meal.After that, it was time to submit the script to the radio and television for review, and then prepare the crew.

"Brother Lei, let's divide the preparations of the crew into two ways. Issues such as script project approval, financial review, and publicity planning all depend on Brother Lei to come forward. I'm only in charge of filming, and I don't care about the rest." Wan Xiaohu said.

Wang Zhonglei nodded: "Okay, if you need anything, just tell me."

Wan Xiaohu said to Li Xia again: "Ma Xia, this time you will still be the casting director and outreach producer, I will tell you the character image I need later, you let Brother Lei take you to go to Huayi Brothers Pick a few and arrange for them to audition."

"receive."

"I'm a bit impatient. I'll go back to Nortel in the afternoon. First, I'll ask some Nortel students to set up the frame, then I'll contact some well-known photographers, lighting engineers, and prop artists, and I'll ask two assistant directors to assist me. Try to pull up the crew of "The Butterfly Effect" within one week, confirm the cast in the second week, and start the film on time in half a month."

Wan Xiaohu stated his plan, and finally asked, "Brother Lei, what do you want to add?"

Wang Zhonglei thought for a while and said: "The investment is not small, and the publicity is very important. I was wondering if I should learn from foreigners to make movies and hold a launch ceremony? Create a momentum for the movie first?"

Su Ya smiled and said, "This is a good idea. I always do this when I watch Hollywood movies. Before the movie starts to be released, everyone will know about it."

"This can be possible." Wan Xiaohu also said with a smile, currently making movies in China is still very simple, and has not learned the tricks of later years.Although filmmakers can't grasp the direction and can't make good movies, they don't have too many crooked ways.Unlike later, before the filming started, gossip and scandals were flying everywhere.

Of course, the effect is very good, Wan Xiaohu doesn't care about this kind of hype, he won't take the initiative to do it, and he doesn't object to others doing it.Or to put it another way in an ugly way, Wan Xiaohu is just being a whore~ and wants to set up a memorial archway, wanting to make money and get a picture name.

After the respective division of labor is in place, they should do what they should do.

Wan Xiaohu and Li Xia returned to Nortel together.

"Director Wanda? Why are you free today to visit the humble house? It gives me the urge to flourish!" Chen Chong was in a dormitory alone, playing with a DV camera. The next moment the door was pushed open, I saw Wan Xiaohu.

Wan Xiaohu threw a pack of good cigarettes over, and said: "Come back and get some help, Li Xia is going door to door to notify. I'll just be lazy and come over to see if you have become a cultivator. Don't take advantage of my absence, you will be here." Fucking on my bed, how is your relationship with Xu Ying?"

Chen Chong unpacked the cigarette, lit one, and wanted another one for Wan Xiaohu, but Wan Xiaohu refused.When he got angry, Chen Chong smiled a little wretchedly, but it could be seen that his expression was quite smug: "You don't even look at who I am, it's easy to catch a horse. Now Xu Ying has officially decided to be my girlfriend, I If you are going to have a summer vacation, I will take her to my house to play, and recognize the door."

"Damn, you're progressing too fast, aren't you going to take it home?" Wan Xiaohu couldn't remember who Chen Chong was with in the last generation, but he remembered that he was single for four years in college.This time, after Wan Xiaohu's change, Chen Chong also had a different life.

Chen Chong smiled sweetly: "I can't help it, the charm can't be stopped. Hey, you just said that this time you came back to help people. What do you mean, you are going to make a movie again?"

"Correct."

"So fast, you are too prolific, what movie?"

Wan Xiaohu talked about the general plot of "The Butterfly Effect": "Huayi Brothers invested 600 million yuan, and this time we will do it with real swords and guns. Come here too, I will invite professional old photographers, you follow Learn about it?"

"No problem, I'll just go there to gain experience. But, why did Huayi Brothers invest? Didn't you and Su Ya start Dandelion Film Company?"

"600 million, the risk is too high. We are a small company, and we don't have the ability to resist risks. Besides, we don't have distribution channels. We still focus on production. It's better to be a studio company."

"That's right."

After talking nonsensically for a while, the two went out together and visited the surrounding dormitories.They are all high-achieving students from Nortel, so if you pay some emotional costs first, you may be able to attract many people to work for Dandelion Film Company in the future.

In less than afternoon, the entire Nortel students knew that Wan Xiaohu was picking someone to make a movie again.

Given that "Waiting Alone" is becoming popular and Wan Xiaohu's future is boundless, many Nortel students let go of their arrogance as high-achieving students and flocked here one after another.Faced with so many people, Wan Xiaohu slapped his butt and asked Li Xia to contact them first, while he went to the office of the director department.

"Oh, Director Wanda is here." Associate Professor Wang Hongwei was reading the newspaper with his legs crossed in the office, when he looked up and saw Wan Xiaohu.

"Professor Wang, you killed me, you still call me Xiaohu very nicely." Wan Xiaohu walked in with a smile, and greeted several other teachers.

Wang Hongwei put down the newspaper and asked, "What kind of wind is blowing today that brought you in?"

For Wan Xiaohu, the teachers in the directing department still have a good impression. Who doesn't want their students to become talents, and they are also honored.

"If you are thirsty for talents, come to the school to quench your thirst. My new movie "Butterfly Effect" has been invested and approved. Professor Wang, this is a sci-fi thriller movie. script?"

Wang Hongwei is a professor of film studies. He mainly teaches film studies. He helps the script to fine-tune the lines and restore the context, so that the film will not make mistakes in terms of background and fluency. "Butterfly Effect" is a movie with strict logic, and Wan Xiaohu hopes to get professional guidance on the grasp of lines.

"Are you making a sci-fi movie?" Wang Hongwei adjusted his glasses, "You're bold enough. It's not that there are domestically produced sci-fi movies, but there's not one that's been done. Have you thought it through?"

Wan Xiaohu laughed: "Of course you dare to mount a horse only if you are absolutely sure."

With confidence in the future, Wan Xiaohu has a strong self-confidence. After persuading Wang Hongwei to be the academic director, Wan Xiaohu asked the teachers to introduce him to some better assistant directors. "Butterfly Effect" is not a low-budget, small-scene movie like "Waiting Alone", the crew will be much larger, and it will be difficult to manage without an excellent assistant director.

"Speaking of assistant directors, I have a few good candidates to recommend to you." A teacher said, "They are all students of our school. Wu Ershan, who has graduated from the 94th grade, and Cheng Er, the 95th grade, are very good candidates. Yes, he is talented in directing. Wu Ershan is currently directing commercials, and Cheng Er was directing TV dramas before. There is also Ning Hao who was admitted to the photography department last year. I have seen his short story "Thursday, Wednesday", Very talented."

Ursan?Ning Hao?

Wan Xiaohu's eyes sparkled. He knew these two people. Wu Ershan later directed "Painted Skin 2", and Ning Hao rose to fame in "Crazy Stone". As for Cheng Er, he didn't have much impression.

"Teacher, can you make an appointment for me? I want to meet them in person." Wan Xiaohu smiled brilliantly.

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