The original script of "Under the Mine" that has been in the dust for more than a year has not become dusty with the passage of time, and there is not even any sign of being torn. Instead, it is very well preserved, just like a year ago.
Zheng Jun sat obediently on the chair, his expression a little restrained. His once arrogant spirit had long since been smoothed away by life.
Although his spirit was still strong and his willpower was as tenacious as ever, the uneasiness and anxiety permeated his whole body, and he stared closely at "Under the Mine".
That year...
He made a movie by selling everything, and like other directors who want to make a name for themselves in this world, he took the movie to participate in a small pheasant film festival overseas without permission.
He was shortlisted and screened. Although the screening results were mediocre, he sold the first overseas film rights in his life.
He returned home full of enthusiasm and ambitiously planned the next step in his life...
However, what greeted him after returning to China was not unlimited glory, nor was he recognized by the mainstream film associations and receiving invitations to join, nor was he instantly famous throughout the world.
He received an official ban order and was among the group of "underground directors" who were dealt with seriously.
His script cannot be signed, cannot have copyright, and cannot participate in any filming...
The joy of success was hit hard by reality.
Repeatedly complain, actively admit mistakes, publicly apologize, use relationships...
He has used all these methods, but they have no effect at all except taking out all the money in his pocket.
He saw that his colleagues could not bear the hopeless days and began to change careers one by one...
Some became clerks in movie theaters, some went to work in factories, and some even started their own business as vendors, overwhelmed by life.
He is the only one who persists...
Although he cannot appear in any public places, he has always insisted on writing scripts and conceiving the story in his heart.
To make a living, he started selling scripts.
The script "Under the Mine" was sold by him personally during that period.
He remembered that day, when he was deeply in debt and impoverished, he had no choice but to sell his carefully prepared script "The Bottom of the Mine" to a script intermediary for 20,000 yuan.
"These pictures are beautiful! But 20,000 yuan is still a bit expensive. After all, no one wants such a large-scale book... Forget it, just treat it as charity and stock up on the side..."
He still remembers the man in the middle of the script silently holding the notebook with a trace of contempt on his face.
Lost and disappointed, but he had to smile and watched his notebook being stuffed into his pocket. He also humbly added that he could still write the notebook, and after finishing it, it would be cheaper...
His dignity was crushed, like an old dog sticking out its tongue and constantly wagging its tail at people begging for mercy.
But there is no way, he must live!
That year...
After Huaxing's "Under the Mine" was released, he ran to the cinema and watched "Under the Mine" with excitement and anticipation.
He thought this was his own script, thought that his script had been released, and even looked forward to the director showing the underground world in his heart.
But it's a pity.
"Under the Mine" is not "Under the Mine" written by him, it is just a movie with the same name. Although it was shot very realistically and moved him very much, it is not his after all.
Later, I heard that "Under the Mine" had won an award and caused a sensation in China...
But he is still hiding in the dark basement, writing in his notebook over and over again, not knowing when the ban will be lifted...
Although he was strong, his mood became more and more depressed. He wanted to commit suicide by jumping off the building several times, but in the end, looking at the notebooks on the floor, he gritted his teeth and survived.
"No need to be restrained."
"I can see that you have suffered a lot in these years..."
"Okay, first tell me about the plot of "The Bottom of the Mine"."
In the office.
Zhou Yang looked at him with a gentle smile on his face, especially when he saw that the age on Zheng Jun's ID card was only thirty-one, but he already had half of his hair white and his skin was unusually pale. He had obviously stayed in a
After staying in the small space for a long time, he sighed slightly in his heart.
"The basis of this movie is the theory of a hollow earth. Modern physicists believe that the mass of the earth is almost one billion times 6 megatons. This data is already quite ambitious, but if the interior of the earth is solid, the mass should be more than that...
It can be seen that the earth is very likely to be hollow, or partially hollow..."
"Modern geological exploration scientist Zhang Mingyang accidentally encountered a major collapse while exploring the bottom of a mine. When he woke up, he found that he had come to a magical world. According to his speculation, he was very likely to reach
The legendary "center of the earth"..."
"He struggled to survive alone in that world..."
"..."
Although more than a year has passed.
The plot of the script "Under the Mine" still echoes in Zheng Jun's mind over and over again.
In order to write the script "The Bottom of the Mine", he spent energy unimaginable by ordinary people, reading various classics and illustrations over and over again...
The existence of every animal, every plant, and even every rock in the movie can be logically consistent with the content of the theory of evolution...
This is his most completed script and it is also his hard work!
He said it over and over again, and Zhou Yang's expression began to become more and more serious.
After he finished telling the plot of the script "Under the Mine", he saw Zhou Yang put down the script silently.
"Does this movie require a lot of investment?"
"We need 80 million, at least 80 million..." After Zheng Jun looked at Zhou Yang's serious expression, he was silent for a long time and finally said this.
The ridicule and shock that Zheng Jun imagined did not appear. Zhou Yang seemed not surprised by the number 80 million, nor did he feel that he was talking too loudly.
Zhou Yang's expression was very serious and he stared at Zheng Jun seriously: "Is 80 million enough?"
After facing the inquiry, Zheng Jun finally remained silent for a while.
The evening sun shines in through the window, and the setting sun in the distance looks like snow.
Zheng Jun's lips moved, and then he lowered his head: "If we really want to achieve good results, 80 million is far from enough..."
"Oh, that's such a pity. It seems we can't take the photo yet."
In the past, there were many old and American blockbusters in the world, all of which told stories about adventures to the center of the earth. Although the box office performance was uneven, the truly good films did not hit the street.
The script "Under the Mine" is really well written, and the plot is impeccable. There are even hand-drawn versions of special creature compositions of the underground world in the script. These compositions made him very amazing and full of strict logic.
Zhou Yang himself is not sure that he can shoot well, and it is even more impossible for Zhou Yang to let Zheng Jun get the book and shoot...
He is not a person now, he is the person in charge of a company, and he must be responsible for every action he takes.
"I know, so I didn't come here for "Mineral Bottom" today, I came here for another movie, "Struggle"..."
"Another movie?"
"Yes!" Perhaps it was Zhou Yang's interest in "The Bottom of the Mine" that calmed down Zheng Jun's original uneasy mood, or perhaps it was because he had absolute confidence in his script that Zheng Jun stood up and wrote "Struggle"
He handed it to Zhou Yang: "Mr. Zhou, this is a movie with only five people participating. The initial investment is very small. It only takes one million, no, five hundred thousand to complete it!"
Zhou Yang didn't say anything after seeing Zheng Jun's excited expression, but took over the script of "Struggle".
Zheng Jun is definitely a very qualified screenwriter. At least the format of the script and the supplements during the filming of the script are more perfect than Zhou Yang's. Especially the script is full of various shooting techniques and methods, and he even drew them himself.
The storyboard footage of the characters is simply a film shooting instruction book...
When Zhou Yang saw the content in "Struggle", Zhou Yang was a little surprised.
He thought of a movie he had heard of by chance. The name of that movie was "Buried Alive"!
The script of "Struggle" is similar to the main plot of "Buried Alive". Both characters are imprisoned in a dark world. Tortured by claustrophobia and fear, they try every means to escape.
There is no problem with the main line of the script, and the detailed description makes Zhou Yang feel extremely amazing.
But some of the content left Zhou Yang a little confused.
"Why is the protagonist of the movie called Jeff? Although he is in Iraq, he is Chinese, right?"
"Nowadays, many directors like movies with foreign names... They feel that if they have Western names, they will be more powerful, and the scripts will be easier to sell..." Zheng Jun answered honestly.
"Why in the end of the movie, after the protagonist is rescued by an old American soldier, why does he deliberately emphasize that the old American soldier is very kind, kind, and kind, and there is a vague feeling of whitewashing the war?" Zhou Yang frowned deeply and stared at Zheng Jun.
"Because writing this way sells better, many directors and producers in China like this type of book, and it is easier to pass review overseas..." Zheng Jun continued to answer.
"Oh, this content makes me feel very disconnected..." Zhou Yang nodded, seeing the kindness of the old American soldier to the Iraqi civilians in the last scene, he felt very inconsistent.
In this world in 2007, there was still that war between the United States and Laos, and the trajectory was almost exactly the same as in the original world.
Not only are the trajectories exactly the same, many major events are no different from the original world.
"Mr. Zhou, you shouldn't be... well, you shouldn't be a public servant, right?" After thinking of the content of "Saw" filmed by Zhou Yang, Zheng Jun seemed to have realized something and asked subconsciously.
"No." Zhou Yang shook his head.
"That war was not just. If I was filming, I would prefer to film the real scenes. I would rather "Struggle" be an anti-war film that reveals the truth. This is a film from a friend of mine in Iraq.
It was a true story told to me, and the version I am showing you is the version that many directors asked me to modify..." Zheng Jun felt relieved, finally sighed, and then took out another one from his arms.
version of "Struggle".
"Huh?" Zhou Yang took another version of "Struggle" in surprise. After reading it once, he couldn't help but nodded.
This version of Struggle focuses on describing the protagonist's escape and all aspects of psychological interpretation. All embarrassing and deliberately kneeling and licking content has been deleted, making it look much smoother!
"Mr. Zhou, what do you think of this version?" Zheng Jun looked at Zhou Yang cautiously.