Bright Star Road [Entertainment]

25-year-old Chen Shanyu is a girl at her most prosperous age. She wears a pair of black framed glasses with clean clothes, short fluffy hair and diamond earrings, which makes people feel that she is a capable and not so easy-to-provoke woman .Chen Shanyu, who graduated from the screenwriting department of Yanjing Film Academy, became an assistant director in the crew by accident, and then became a director in less than a year.

Her directorial debut "Red Rose" surprised everyone with the tenth place in the annual TV ratings, and in the same year, another idol drama "Beach Lovers" she filmed entered the top five in the annual ratings list. Chen Shanyu, who was not yet 24 years old, immediately became a big celebrity in the domestic TV circle, and her self-written and directed idol drama "Just I Love You" even won last year's period drama ratings champion and the third place in the annual TV ratings ranking. Good results.

Like all directors, Chen Shanyu's dream is still on the big screen, but the short film "Salho" she directed at the beginning of the year did not achieve the desired results.Not only was the film not released publicly in the end, but even film critics gave the film a low-to-medium rating, which made Chen Shanyu a little sad, so she turned down a lot of follow-up work.After resting in Dongying for a period of time, Chen Shanyu quietly came back, but she didn't have much interest in directing TV dramas, so she waited until the end of the year before she got an offer.

Chen Shanyu still has an impression of pure love movies. It was a very popular theme ten years ago, and it belongs to a small branch of love movies.However, due to the excessive development of this type of film, some indecent scenes were flooded, and they were finally abandoned by the audience.Now there are still people secretly filming this kind of movie and titled it "New Pure Love Movie". Chen Shanyu wonders if the producer has lost his mind.

However, during the preliminary interview with the producer, Chen Shanyu found that the "new pure love movie" and "pure love movie" do not have such a necessary connection, and at the same time, the youth of the producer also surprised Chen Shanyu.

A few days after the interview, the director union notified Chen Shanyu that the producer wanted to further discuss the film with her. At the same time, the director union also reminded Chen Shanyu that she might be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement for this meeting.Chen Shanyu understands, because in this second round of interviews, the other party will definitely come up with the script and the theme of the movie, and it is reasonable to ask to sign a non-disclosure agreement.Therefore, Chen Shanyu tidied herself up and headed towards the East China Sea Center Building.

After Chen Shanyu confirmed the floor of Qilin Film Production Company at the front desk of Donghai Center Building, she took the elevator up.Since Kirin Entertainment will move to a higher floor in the future, the Kirin Movie here is just a signboard.After Chen Shanyu chatted with the receptionist, the receptionist hurriedly contacted Li Wei's administrative assistant, Emily.

Emily is naturally the one who knows about Li Wei's itinerary. She quickly ordered: "Director Chen is a director that Li Dong values ​​very much. You must receive her well. I'll let Rachel from the Secretary Li's office Er came down to pick her up, and you will receive her first. Remember to apologize to her on behalf of us, because the place for the interview is Li Dong’s private meeting room, but I didn’t expect that the address was not given to her, so you ask her to wait a while.”

After listening to Emily's instructions, the receptionist immediately knew how to deal with Chen Shanyu.Naturally, they first apologized for not doing enough preparatory work, and then said that the people sent by Li Dong would take Chen Shanyu up immediately.Chen Shanyu is still very grateful for this courtesy. Although she is considered a celebrity in the TV circle, she is still a newcomer in the eyes of the producer.To have such a producer who values ​​herself, Chen Shanyu still has the feeling that "a man dies for his confidant".

Chen Shanyu didn't wait long before Rachel came down.Rachel is the junior secretary in Li Wei's secretary's office, so she is the one who welcomes and sends them off.The senior secretaries are responsible for sorting out documents, collecting information, and handling Li Wei's unimportant business relationships.Although there are only six secretaries in the secretary's office, all of them are white-collar elites.Of course, the preferential treatment given by Qilin is also quite good.

.Rachel is only a junior secretary. Her basic salary is 8000 yuan per month, with a fixed salary of 15 yuan per year.At the same time, there are various subsidies and benefits, such as equipment fees, makeup subsidies and so on.In terms of Rachel's major, it is rare to be able to stay in Donghai City.But now Rachel not only has a firm foothold in Donghai City, but also has extra funds to work hard for the future.So Rachel will never give up this job no matter what, so she obeys the orders of her direct supervisor Emily.

She took Chen Shanyu into the elevator and said, "Director Chen, I will take you to the executive floor of our headquarters later. Because of work needs, there are many access control on the floor, so you need to follow me."

Chen Shanyu was not surprised, the management's office floor must be heavily guarded, so she just smiled and expressed her understanding.

After arriving at the floor, Rachel led Chen Shanyu to Li Wei's private meeting room.This meeting room is not big, and it is more like a small salon for friends to meet.Since Li Wei hadn't arrived yet, Chen Shanyu ordered a lot of this meeting room.On one side of the conference room is a huge LED display screen, and the color of the room is mainly silver and white. On the milky white conference table, there is a bunch of colorful flowers in the middle, and there are two fruit plates on each side, full of fruit fragrance.There is a post-modern sculpture in the corner, but there are oil paintings of Impressionist masters on the wall.

Not long after Chen Shanyu admired it, Li Wei walked in. "Director Chen, I'm sorry to keep you waiting for so long. Do you want coffee or tea? Red wine and champagne are also available."

"Give me a glass of champagne!" Chen Shanyu said with a smile.

"Good taste! I happen to have a pink champagne from Lebhan Savina Winery here." Li Wei pressed a button on the conference table and ordered.Then he said to Chen Shanyu, "This wine is made from old vine Chardonnay. It has been stored for three years. It is the best time to drink it. It has fresh and elegant aromas of rose and raspberry, as well as a hint of pomegranate. Important What’s more, this wine is sweet but not cloying. So it is very suitable for both men and women.”

At this time Rachel came in with two glasses of champagne, put down the wine and left.After Li Wei chatted with Chen Shanyu about champagne, Li Wei asked, "Director Chen, what do you think of the pure love movie? Here is the script of the movie, what do you think is the difference?" Li Wei handed a copy of the script to Chen Shanyu, And Chen Shanyu carefully studied the script.

After about half an hour, Chen Shanyu said: "Mr. Li, this is essentially a youth idol movie, and it is completely incompatible with the so-called pure love movie. The script is wonderful, but I don't want to repeat myself .”

"Who defined the term pure love movie?" Li Wei ignored Chen Shanyu's words, "In fact, to put it bluntly, pure love should be pure and pure love. This kind of love usually occurs in adolescence, so it will definitely involve campus Subject matter. Director Chen, do you know what attracted me to ask you to make this series? It is your achievements in idol dramas. I know, but those who make movies always look down on commercial movies, especially youth idol themes This kind of movie has simple plots, scenes, and characters. But what is the purpose of our filmmaking? Movies are works of art, but movies are commodities. Director Chen, I hope you can take over this series. Because in my It seems that only you can arrange this series."

"Thanks to Li Dong's attention, but I really don't have the enthusiasm to shoot this kind of subject." Chen Shanyu still declined.

Li Wei was already complaining crazily in his heart, but he continued to persuade: "Director Chen, I know your goal is the movie award, but isn't the lesson from "Salva" not enough? Although I don't want to say that, However, you are really not suitable to be an artistic film director. As for film awards, commercial films can also be given to you. Maybe you will say, what is the difference between my new pure love film and youth idol film? Let me tell you, there is a difference !My new pure love movie sells everyone's memories and feelings in adolescence, and I am helping you find that innocent heart in the flashy city.

Director Chen, put everything aside, let's return to the essence of movies!What was the birth of the film for?Isn't it just to entertain the public and soothe the soul?I have given you such a chance now, why don't you try it?Movie investors watch the box office. If I hadn't found your resume from the trash, you might not even have the opportunity to sit here and talk to me.Why?Because you make movies that don't make money.You can say that my films bring you trophies and accolades.But sorry, directors who don't make money have no chance to speak.Director Chen, think about it, once you finish filming my three films and win an amazing box office, it will be your initiative. "

It has to be said that Li Wei's words were very inspiring, and Chen Shanyu also began to think about it.The reason why I was able to get an investment to film my debut movie was not because of my super high ratings in idol dramas.It's a pity that I didn't seize the opportunity. My debut film has neither box office nor word-of-mouth, which means that I have been sentenced to death by all the members of the Huaxia Producers Association.

When the film industry becomes more and more standardized, everything is aligned with the data.Even if you are a first-line director, as long as you have a movie that hits the market, you are basically finished.Super-first-line directors may have a second chance to make mistakes, because they all have their own production companies and can invest in a turnaround for themselves.As for a new director like herself, Chen Shanyu can only say, wake up!

Thinking of this, Chen Shanyu raised her head and said, "Director Li, I promised to cooperate with you in these three new pure love movies. But after the contract is over, I hope you can invest in my next movie, how about it?"

"Well, if the average box office of the three films you filmed for me is more than 1 million yuan, then I will invest in your fourth feature film." After loving movies, her views on movies will change, so she is not worried about her fourth feature film. "But I have to reserve investment funds for you, so there is no box office share."

According to the established rules in the film industry, directors, screenwriters, and male and female leading actors are eligible to request a share of the box office, but that is only required by the super-first-line level.Therefore, Chen Shanyu said rather embarrassedly: "Director Li is still really good at joking. With my current qualifications, how can I be qualified to ask for a share of the box office? If you can give me 50 yuan as a director, it is already very rare."

Li Wei smiled, but did not speak. The remuneration of 50 yuan is indeed very high for a new director.

To be continued...