Big director

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhu Zimo sincerely asked Han Siping: "Then what kind of subject matter is safe?"

"It's actually very simple." Han Siping picked a piece of orange with a toothpick and put it in his mouth. "No violence, no pornography, no ghosts and other super-scientific things. If the protagonist is a decent person, he must not have any tendency to endanger social stability. You are not allowed to touch it in special times... In fact, if you really want to avoid it completely, try not to shoot films with modern backgrounds. You can either shoot forward and shoot martial arts dramas, court dramas, and mythological dramas, or shoot backwards and shoot fantasy futures. Basically, there is nothing wrong with it.”

"..." Zhu Zimo was tongue-tied for a while, and then said again, "But I have also watched a lot of modern gangster shootout movies recently!"

Yes, after finally settling down, Zhu Zimo was not idle. He went to the video store to buy many classic movies recommended by the boss, and found a lot of good ones. The shooting style of the ancient era, if you look carefully, it is very distinctive and full of "feelings". Anyway, Zhu Zimo thinks that the rhythm and coolness of those movies are well grasped. If he is asked to shoot, he will definitely not be able to shoot this kind of charm. .

More than 300 years later, more powerful lasers, biological weapons, etc. became popular, and the most primitive mechanical guns withdrew from the stage of history, but some people think that men still feel more comfortable with that kind of hot weapon, and have a kind of iron and The primitive pride of blood!Zhu Zimo has a cousin who likes to collect antique guns. He once saw his cousin practicing guns on the shooting range-the crisp loud noise and the smell of gunpowder smoke. This kind of gun really feels much better than those silent laser guns.

Han Siping smiled and shook his head, "Hong Kong is a special case, unless you want to develop there."

Zhu Zimo was silent. In fact, he just raised a counterexample. He didn't really want to make a shootout.

Han Siping asked him: "Why not continue to make animated films?" This is undoubtedly the safest choice at present.

Zhu Zimo said: "You have to try different things, right? Live-action movies must be more challenging, but, can Uncle Han recommend an experienced assistant director to me? I'm really afraid that I can't do it well by myself."

"No problem," Han Siping raised his eyebrows, "But have you really decided on the subject of the shooting?" It seems that he has a lot of options. He just shot one, and immediately took out a new one.

"Well, that's right, since disaster movies can't be made, let's put the main battlefield on an alien planet, an adventure story full of fantasy flavor..." Zhu Zimo said confidently.

In fact, he has been thinking about this topic for a long time.In that era more than 300 years later, it was the heyday of the era of great interstellar navigation. Almost every day, new planets were discovered, named, and included in the territory of the Earth Alliance.The situation at that time can be called crazy, just like the first great age of navigation on the earth. The huge benefits made every country seem to be bloody, forming a fleet, colonizing everywhere, and at the same time breeding The largest private armed and pirate gang.

This is the wave of the times. No nation or family dares to relax a bit, because in the period when the whole world is developing and expanding rapidly, let alone you stop, if you run a little slower, you will be caught by those runners. Step on it quickly, and swallow it in one gulp!

Human beings seem to have an ambition to expand in their bones. Treasure hunting is definitely the game that can stimulate the secretion of adrenaline hormone the most. Literary works and film and television works are always the best at capturing everyone's G-spot. What do people like to watch?What kind of plot is most likely to catch fire?In the eyeball economy, if you don't even have this ability, you will have been eliminated long ago.Zhu Zimo wanted to shoot such a subject, of course not because it was hot, but also because he was really interested and really liked it—and what are his advantages?The Zhu family is the vested interest in the age of great voyages!He knows too much 'insider information', any bit of wonderful clip can be expanded into a wonderful work, without a doubt.

Han Siping looked at Zhu Zimo who was full of confidence for a while, and he smiled heartily: "Okay, as long as you think it's okay. Do you still plan to be sole proprietorship this time? How much money are you going to invest?"

"It depends on whether you are interested or not," Zhu Zimo also laughed, "If China Film Group wants to get involved, then I can accept a part of the capital injection... If China Film Group is not interested, I can pay for it myself-- As long as about 5000 million yuan is enough, it is not a big sum of money.”

Han Siping was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said: "You are really confident..." What Zhu Zimo meant in his words was that for your sake, I can take China Film to play and let China Film share a big cake... He Are you really sure that you can make money by making movies?

You know, in terms of return on investment, "Crafting Under the Sea" is still losing money on the books!

After laughing for a while, Han Siping suddenly said seriously: "Xiao Zhu, I know you have money in your hand. Tens of millions of dollars may not be taken seriously, but you know why when any director in the world wants to make a new film, Will he always look for investment in the first place? Even in terms of his assets, can he afford it independently?"

Zhu Zimo made a gesture of all ears.

At this time, Mrs. Han came out of the kitchen with two dishes, and seeing the two people in the living room looking at each other seriously, she couldn't help but greeted angrily: "Wash your hands and eat! Xiao Zhu, don't worry about your lecturing!" Uncle Han, old-fashioned, so boring! There are so many capable children in my little Zhu!"

Han Siping shook his head and smiled bitterly, stood up and raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, "It's alright, alright, don't talk, don't talk! Let's eat first! Let me have a drink."

"What to drink! Don't pass on your bad habits to Xiao Zhu!" Mrs. Han babbled, but in the end she rummaged through the boxes and chests to find a bottle of tribute Moutai, "Just one drink!"

Zhu Zimo rubbed his nose and smiled, occasionally making a few jokes, but in general, he was still wise and safe, and did not "stand out" for Uncle Han. The three of them finished their meal in such a lively manner, taking advantage of Mrs. Han's time to go to the kitchen to tidy up. , Han Siping took Zhu Zimo to the study, so as not to sit in the living room and be nagged by the emperor.

They went on to talk about it.

Han Siping said: "Producers, directors, actors, every film is indispensable for these people. I know that 'independent film' is very popular in foreign countries. The director raises funds by himself, finds scripts and actors, and finally goes to film festivals. Or door-to-door sales to sell the film... The boat is easy to turn around. Compared with the rigid procedures of large companies, the advantages of independent films are of course freedom and power, but what about the disadvantages? That is, once it fails, it will definitely hurt. , and even many people don’t even have the capital to start all over again.”

"It's not that you can't shoot good works if you invest by yourself, but it's like a big gamble. Of course it's easy to say if you win, but what if you lose? It's a bit like professional gamblers and casino dealers. Professional gamblers bet on their own Money, the casino croupier is the gambling money of the casino. At any time, don’t test human nature. If you gamble all your belongings every time, you can’t maintain an objective and normal mind when filming, and worry about gains and losses. How to shoot good works? And once you lose money, the financial injury is still light. What I worry about is that this will blow your self-confidence... If you fall into the "red-eyed gambling" in the future It's even more dangerous if you're in the mood of trying to turn over the book."

Han Siping spoke very earnestly. He is indeed very optimistic about Zhu Zimo's talent, but the more talented a person is, the more he needs self-discipline. Are there few cases of hurting Zhong Yong?Han Siping didn't want to see this promising young man disappear from the crowd one day.

Zhu Zimo nodded, his face thoughtful.In fact, he has also thought about this issue. If he finds someone to invest, he will naturally share a big piece of cake if the box office explodes. But before he is uncertain about the result, he must have shared the risk. Investing 5000 million is almost like throwing all your wealth into it, and you can't afford to lose at all.Therefore, Uncle Han's words can be regarded as good words and a heart of love.

But he also has his own plans, especially for the film he is going to make.

Organized the language, Zhu Zimo said sincerely: "I understand what Uncle Han said, but you see, even if I already have a work, animation movies and live-action movies are very different. Considering my current age , Which investor would trust me to invest such a large amount of money? And even if someone really invested, I was worried that I would not have enough prestige and qualifications. Some people would point fingers at my studio, change the script and change actors, etc. I want to avoid these, I will definitely have to make an excellent movie, and I will use my results to speak—I believe this movie will definitely be successful."

Hearing these words, Han Siping pondered for a few seconds, and then nodded. This little Zhu was indeed thinking realistically, as long as he had a plan in his mind, at least he didn't just mess around when his head got hot.As the vice chairman of China Film Group, he actually knows that even if a giant like China Film Group has just collaborated with Zhu Zimo on a successful movie, it is impossible for him to pass the 5000 million investment plan for a live-action movie. Without any profit margin, the board of directors will not believe that Zhu Zimo can also make a good live-action movie-if he says he wants to continue to make animated movies, there is still a little room for maneuver.

Zhu Zimo continued to add: "After the film is finished, I will go abroad to participate in several film festivals, so don't worry about making money."

Han Siping finally nodded, "Wait until I come up with a proposal, let's see what China Film means! When are you going to plan the crew? Are there any actors you want to use? If you need help, you must talk, and don't talk to Uncle Han You're welcome, huh?"

Zhu Zimo smiled: "The sooner the better, if it goes well, you can catch up with the Chinese New Year's Eve..."

Han Siping immediately made several phone calls, and soon he said to Zhu Zimo: "I found you a reliable assistant director. We will meet up later, and I can hand over any administrative matters to him. As for the actors I don’t know what requirements you have, but he is also very experienced in this area, if you tell him, he will naturally find a suitable actor for you.”

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Three days later, a small casting audition was held in Beijing, and hundreds of famous and unknown actors signed up for a role.

Shen Pingzhang held a thin piece of information paper in his hand, and while queuing up, he carefully pondered the short paragraph of text on it.

There was a sudden commotion in the crowd, and several people were whispering in amazement and envy, "Xiao Qihang is here too? I don't know which role he is going to audition for, so don't bump into him!"