"When a Man Loves" was a very popular love movie in the previous life.

This movie has been released in South Korea, Taiwan and mainland China, and has achieved a box office of over 100 million. For a love story, it can be said to be a great success.

The film mainly tells the love story between a gangster and the daughter of a man who owes money.

The male protagonist, who has reached middle age and lives a miserable life, makes a living by collecting debts from loan sharks. Once when he was collecting debts from a seriously ill debtor, the debtor's daughter silently took care of his father and shouldered the debt.

deeply attracted by his sense of responsibility.

The hero has a hard time being a beauty, not to mention the gangster, so the male protagonist, who always thought that he had nothing to do with "love", fell into trouble and decided to give it a try for his own happiness in life.

A good girl is afraid of being entangled by a man. When the heroine finally lets go of her guard and accepts his pursuit, a series of changes make the future of the two people even more bumpy.

In the face of the blow, the male protagonist shouldered the responsibility of a man and endured everything silently.

Then, he died.

Generally speaking, "When a Man Loves" is not a story with complex character relationships and ups and downs in the plot. From the perspective of a romance film, the usual "terminal illness" routine even seems a bit ridiculous.

However, the routine is not too old, the key lies in how to use it.

Different from the popular love movies between handsome men and beautiful women on the market now, the love theme told by the male and female protagonists in this movie is closer to reality.

——Adult love is not easy.

This movie firmly grasps the word "touching" and implements the point of "tear-jerking" vividly from beginning to end.

The reason why Ye Zhiqiu chose this movie was mainly due to two considerations.

The first, of course, is the low cost. The whole movie was shot by about a dozen actors. The whole movie is also made up of modern scenes. The filming is easy and there is no need for special effects that cost money per second.

Although I have many billion-dollar and tens-billion-box office scripts in my mind in my past life, the production costs of these movies without exception are in the hundreds of millions...

The meal has to be eaten one bite at a time, and the road has to be walked step by step. If you suddenly come up with a script and say you want to invest more than one billion, others will either think you are crazy or crazy.

Moreover, Ye Zhiqiu cannot guarantee that the popular movies in his previous life will be successful here. Box office is a very mysterious thing, and it has something to do with the selection of actors, the filming rate, and the social hot spots of the same period.

If one of them is not done well, you will probably have to eat Yu Caiwei’s soft rice from now on, so of course you have to be careful.

This "When a Man Loves" is just right, a small-budget romance film that I can afford.

The second reason is also based on the consideration of playing it safe and steady.

This is the first film of the "One Leaf Knows Autumn" studio, and it is also Huang Zhengmin's first official work after his comeback, so success is particularly important.

The most tear-jerking scenes and highlights of this movie almost all come from the acting skills of the gangster male protagonist, which is Huang Zhengmin's strength.

Huang Zhengmin's performance as an undercover agent in "The Brave Man" and the traitorous grand master in "National Treasure" made Ye Zhiqiu feel that he is quite suitable to play this kind of "bad guy".

In the conference room, Huang Zhengmin had mixed eyes after reading the script.

He has rich acting experience, so he can naturally see the characteristics of the script in front of him.

It is no exaggeration to say that the success or failure of this movie will almost depend on the performance of the male actor.

This is a script tailor-made for you!

Huang Zhengmin was a little touched by the feeling of being taken seriously.

Ye Zhiqiu didn't know that Huang Zhengmin was thinking wildly, so he took the two of them directly to Li Wenrui's office.

"You want to make a movie?"

When Li Wenrui and Lu Ping, the head of the film and television department, heard Ye Zhiqiu's words, they were all stunned.

"Strictly speaking." Ye Zhiqiu pointed to Huang Zhengmin beside him, "I want to invest, and he will take the pictures."

Li Wenrui and Lu Ping were still a little dazed, unable to react for a while due to Ye Zhiqiu's out-of-the-box thinking.

Is there something wrong?

Didn't your kid just become a music director? Why are you talking about movies?

The last time it was an anime, why did I feel like it got better the more I played it...

Lu Ping reacted and subconsciously advised: "Zhiqiu, making a movie is not that simple, you still have to be cautious..."

"I know this well, so since it is a romance film, the production cost should not be very high."

Ye Zhiqiu smiled and said: "I have written the script. I have no experience in production, so I still have to rely on the company's channels."

"If the company is interested, they can invest. If they are not interested, I can invest myself."

Li Wenrui and Lu Ping looked at each other with helpless expressions, and both secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

A movie, after all, requires tens of millions of investment. Ye Zhiqiu has the courage like no one else, and he is not afraid of going back to before liberation overnight.

But a low-cost romance movie...that's okay, and it really doesn't cost much.

After receiving the script handed over by Ye Zhiqiu, the title "When a Man Falls in Love" did not cause any confusion in the eyes of the two.

Then, the background explanation at the beginning left the two of them stunned.

Is the male protagonist a gangster in his thirties? This opening is indeed a bit different from the current romance movies that are all about young handsome guys, and...

The two of them looked up at Huang Zhengmin and felt that he was perfect for the role.

As they continued reading, Li Wenrui and Lu Ping became more and more focused and gradually became immersed in the story.

Ten minutes later, the two put down the script, looked at each other, and found that there was a sense of movement in each other's eyes.

This script... seems to be really good?

There is innovation, there are tears, and more importantly, it is really touching.

I don’t know if it’s because they are both middle-aged men like the protagonist in the play, but Li Wenrui and Lu Ping were touched when they saw certain lines.

However, the two of them are still a little unsure about the market acceptance.

After all, the age group of the audience for romance movies is very concentrated, basically young people. It’s hard to say how young people will accept such a realistic plot without much romance.

But after reading this script, Li Wenrui also made a decision in his heart.

"This movie can be done!"

"We will have a meeting later and the company can start the project."

What Li Wenrui was thinking was that the total cost of production, promotion and distribution of the entire movie could be controlled within 30 million, which is not very high.

The script is indeed good, and the box office should still be good. No matter how bad it is, it shouldn't be a huge hit. Even if it loses hundreds or ten million, it can still be tolerated.
Chapter completed!