Big director

"The previous filming of "Rental House" was great," Zhu Zimo said with a smile as he looked at the bookish boy who was about the same age as him, "It can be seen that you are a very thoughtful person. So, if I were to invest a few million dollars for you to make a film, do you have any concrete ideas?"

Funing tried his best not to look so anxious, he sat there with his back straight, and immediately took out a stack of thick documents bound by A4 paper for printing from his bag, and handed them to Zhu Zimo.

Zhu Zimo took it over and took a look. On the cover, there were four big characters - "The Fourth Person".

Open the cover, the first page is a brief synopsis.

Turning to the back, it is the specific movie script. Zhu Zimo noticed that this so-called "script" was only printed on one side of the A4 paper, and the blank part on the other side was filled with handwriting. up.

Some are storyboards described in words, and some are just storyboards in simplified Chinese characters—this boy named Funing has very good drawing skills, and he draws those storyboards very vividly.

"Did you write this script yourself?" Zhu Zimo asked, "Do you like this kind of thriller and suspense themes?"

After starting to talk about movies, Funing became more confident, and he began to talk eloquently: "Yes, I have liked such stories since I was a child. At that time, I often compiled similar pictures in my mind. Later, because of this, I was admitted to Communication University. I majored in directing, I learned a lot of skills, and I think I can control the plot in my heart..."

The two of them chatted about various issues for about an hour before Funing was sent out.

"I will notify you as soon as I have the result. You can continue to improve your script. Watch more excellent suspense movies at home and abroad, and find out the reason why those movies are successful. Well, it's a pleasure to meet you ,goodbye."

Funing thought about this short sentence countless times in his heart. His first feeling was that he should have passed this assessment, but soon he wondered if he was thinking too well?Because it was too important to him, he, who was always confident and calm, couldn't help worrying about gains and losses.

The ones who felt the same way as him were of course the fifteen first-round winners who were "summoned" one by one.

Zhu Zimo treated everyone equally. He rarely mentioned the work they had submitted before, but focused on asking them—"If I were to invest in you, what kind of movie do you plan to make?"

Some people talked eloquently and scolded Fang Qiu, wishing they could catch the moon with only their body!

Some people are very pragmatic, just like this Funing, who brought the movie script he had prepared for a long time and told Zhu Zimo, this is the story I want to shoot!

Some people don't seem to have thought about the next movie yet, and when asked, their faces are blank and embarrassed, and their faces are ashen.

Some people are more "cunning", insisting that they can shoot any kind of work, and then ask Zhu Zimo to recommend a story with investment value.

The so-called all kinds of beings, even if there are only fifteen "sentient beings", the performance of these fifteen people is completely different.

Shen Pingzhang asked him: "How do you plan to choose?"

Zhu Zimo replied: "I admire an ancient poem very much, that is, 'Yesterday's day cannot be chased, and tomorrow's day is just a moment away'. Yesterday's honor is already yesterday's. Since they participated in this competition, they must respect the 'tomorrow's day." The journey' has a clear understanding. A truly successful director must have his own preferences and perseverance. For example, I am unlikely to shoot horror-themed movies because I am timid. I will not shoot pure love in the short term. Movies with the same theme, because I still can’t take it lightly. Those who say that they can make any movie and ask me to help recommend scripts, hehe, it’s ridiculous!”

What is also ridiculous are those two guys who "slammed Fang Qiu". They didn't have a specific plan, they just shouted slogans and said what I want, their feet didn't land on the ground, they were still floating in the air In China, they can also make good-looking movies?

What Zhu Zimo meant was, what is the purpose of your participation?Surely it's not just for the 1 yuan bonus, right?Since the purpose is to get investment, and the investor is not an idiot, I must ask you, what kind of film do you plan to make after taking the investment?In the end, you didn't prepare anything. Are you missing a string in your mind or don't pay attention at all?

There are also some people who have prepared a script, and the script looks pretty good, but when Zhu Zimo asked him how he wanted to shoot, he was immediately dumbfounded, and what he said was wrong...

There was a young and fresh subject in the preliminary round, but he showed Zhu Zimo a very strong script. After hearing his shooting ideas, Zhu Zimo was speechless.Boy, you're not suited for this route at all, okay?Wouldn't it be better to focus on Xiaoqing first?

Like the attitude of Funing before, Zhu Zimo appreciates the attitude.Firstly, he had already prepared for the movie he was going to shoot; secondly, the subject matter of the script he chose was exactly what he was best at; finally, as can be seen from his large number of manuscripts, his basic skills were very solid, and he himself Also very hardworking.

As a rookie director with no qualifications and no qualifications, if you don't show some sincerity, do you want to be an empty-handed wolf?

Zhu Zimo told Shen Pingzhang about his selection ideas, and looked at him complacently: "How is it?"

Shen Pingzhang gave a thumbs up, "It's really high to find another way!"

To be honest, even he didn't expect that he could "jump out and watch" in this selection!

Just like a competition, the selection of the first, second and third prizes must be based on the results of this competition, right?

For example, the microfilm shot by XX is great, the microfilm shot by XX is very popular with director Zhu, the micro movie shot by XX has great commercial potential, the micro movie shot by XX is the most artistic... and so on.

Who would have thought that the organizers would completely ignore those micro-films, and only examine those directors' ideas for the next film?

It's as if the competition party doesn't care about the students' grades this time, but wants to examine the students' learning ability, learning potential, and whether they can continue to maintain the next competition...

However, when Director Zhu did this, many people suddenly felt, ah, it seems that this selection method is more scientific, reasonable, fair and convincing!

... Otherwise, he is a great director, alas, I really can't accept it.

As soon as Zhu Zimo was happy, he dragged Shen Pingzhang to the graduate school of Tsinghua University.

I also listened to the recommendation of Professor Ma, saying that there are several experts in the study of Chinese myths and legends, especially an old professor surnamed Gu, who can be called an encyclopedia in the field of ancient mythology!So if you want to shoot a movie with this theme, talk to him, you must be right!

Professor Ma has some friendship with that Professor Gu, and mentioned this matter to him. That Professor Gu is also very talkative. If you go back to half a year ago, he might not know who Zhu Zimo is. , but Zhu Zimo has moved the Chinese candidates now, not to mention anything else, for these old scholars, Zhu Zimo's favorability has increased by a lot!There is no embarrassment at all, just say that he is welcome to come and chat with him at any time.

But Professor Gu also has a little requirement, that is, you must remember to bring a bottle of his own brewed wine when you come to the door. Rice wine and red wine are fine, he is not picky!

Although the city of Beijing is not small, the cultural circle is so big. Professor Ma has been fooled for such a long time, which has already made some familiar professors jealous. Now that he has this opportunity, who would be wronged if he didn't seize it?

Zhu Zimo is also very happy to be a man. He brought two bottles, including rice wine and red wine. That Professor Gu was wearing that kind of buttoned jacket and had a big beard. Without exchanging greetings with Zhu Zimo, he opened it on the spot, muttering: "I want to see if this good wine is blown out!"

Professor Gu's wife is also a professor at Peking University, who teaches ancient musical instruments. Seeing this scene, she gave Professor Gu a blow, and she enthusiastically introduced Zhu Zimo and Shen Pingzhang into the living room.

For a while, Professor Gu had already put the cork back on, and then he was groping around to find a place to hide the wine.

When he finally hid it and came back happily, and looked at Zhu Zimo and Shen Pingzhang again, it was pleasing to the eye no matter how he looked at it—although it was quite pleasing to the eye before.

"I heard that you want to make a movie based on Feng Shen Yan Yi?"

"Yes! So I want to ask the old man, about the images of demons and ghosts in those myths and legends... and some interesting stories about the era of Xia, Shang and Zhou. What is the system of immortals like? This kind of folklore What is the deep meaning behind it, about culture.”

Zhu Zimo felt that this old man was very kind, probably because he was very similar to Professor Ma, like an old child... At that time, I heard that the old pedants of cultural rights were either the kind of old-fashioned, or This kind of person is more free and easy than anyone else, and it is a blessing to be able to deal with people of this temperament.

"You have a lot of ideas!" Professor Gu looked at Zhu Zimo for a few times, and said suddenly, "I think I have to watch a few movies directed by you in my free time. I feel that you are not like those foolish directors. Looks reliable..."

Hearing such words, Zhu Zimo could only touch his nose and laugh dryly.

It should be because he has been a professor for a long time, and Professor Gu is particularly interested in things like preaching and teaching.

How many young people today are interested in the myths and legends of ancient China?Isn't that feudal superstition?It is the dross that should have been swept into the pile of old papers long ago.

"However, studying the changes of the ancient mythology system is beneficial to understanding the spiritual demands of people at that time, as well as art, aesthetics, folklore and even politics."

Zhu Zimo listened very attentively, and the more he devoted himself, the more excited Professor Gu became. In the end, he almost dragged Zhu Zimo not to let him go.

Caressing his beard, Professor Gu looked sad: "Why did that bastard surnamed Ma take the lead? This old boy is not as good as me in everything. I didn't expect that he would be suppressed by him when he was getting old. It's just a shame!"

After finishing speaking, he took the next best thing, looked at Shen Pingzhang and said: "Why don't you come to my graduate school? I think you are pretty good, just right, didn't you also get a bachelor's degree in this school? If you want, I will I invite you here!"

With such enthusiasm, it took the two of them a lot of effort to retreat.

Zhu Zimo came here today and brought a recording pen. He was afraid that he would miss something if he just took notes with his head, and taking notes on the spot would definitely not be able to keep up with the speed of his speaking... Now he not only has a full voice recorder There is also a thick folder in the bag, which contains the analysis of the list of gods compiled by Professor Gu over the years, as well as many "atlases" about monsters and ghosts in mythology.

With this thing, it will undoubtedly be of great help to Zhu Zimo's script creation.

He has already figured it out, this time, he will not complete the script by himself, but will recruit a team of screenwriters—just like the common practice in Hollywood, there are screenwriters who are responsible for listing the skeleton, and there are also screenwriters who are responsible for filling the story with flesh and blood. The screenwriter, and some are responsible for determining the lines to make the lines more refined...

Everyone gathers firewood, and the flames are high. Such an efficient screenwriting team, working together to create a script, will definitely be better than the script he created behind closed doors.

If this model proves to be effective, he will not have to worry about not having good stories to shoot in the future.

And he also has a "sudden whim", he wants to install at least one excellent web writer in this screenwriting team.

It has to be said that web writers are definitely the group with the most brains. His novel website has been built very prosperously, and he has cultivated a group of masters who write web novels—in online novels, popular memes are more important than real ones. Fiction, TV, and film are ten years ahead!

That is to say, today's physical novels and TV movie plots are still chewing on the cold food of online novels that have been outdated for ten years.

Of course, online novels also have disadvantages, such as lack of connotation because of too much pursuit of refreshment; for example, because of too much pursuit of update speed, the writing style is average.Asking them to write a movie script will appear "rough", and some dialogues are simply scalp-numbing...

But if they take advantage of their brains and unconstrained worldview, and then have a traditional and powerful screenwriter polish the script, so that the whole story has more real strength and connotation, and take the best of the two, maybe it will bring him a pleasant surprise !

Just do what you say, Zhu Zimo directly handed over the matter to Hua Li, and when someone is found, he will be responsible for the final decision.

I have to say that Zhu Zimo has become more and more comfortable with delegating power after working hard before. This is the benefit of being a leader!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he also told Hua Li to recruit more capable screenwriters. After deciding which eight new directors to invest in, he would also call up the team of these screenwriters to polish the eight scripts— —

This kind of microfilm competition will definitely not be held only once. He wants this support fund to establish a system, and then it will be healthier and form a virtuous circle, so that this event will not become a one-time event. It proves that Zhu Zimo is a fool with a lot of money and a farce!