"International thief Mike? A very powerful character?" Zhang Yuxuan's expression was a bit subtle. Is this character very powerful?
In fact, this role was originally prepared by Ning Hao for Andy Lau, but Andy Lau obviously didn't have time to make such a low-budget movie. After all, Andy Lau's own salary alone has exceeded the investment in the entire movie.
If Andy Lau didn't come, Ning Hao originally wanted to choose an artist from Andy Lau's company, but——
Even if the other party is a third-tier star, but he is from Xiangjiang, the salary is not low. If he joins the crew, the salary of the other party alone will have to catch up with the total salary of all other actors combined.
What should we do? Change people. After all, the crew of "Crazy Stone" is really poor.
At this time, Huang Bo recommended his friend Zhang Yuxuan, and also said that Zhang Yuxuan himself was very rich. If Ning Hao's ability to deceive people was strong enough, he might be able to deceive Zhang Yuxuan into investing.
So, there was the scene before.
Li Hedian looked through the script and unexpectedly found that the quality of the script was pretty good!
It's just that the international thief Mike that Ning Hao mentioned seems to be a bit of a character.
When he first appeared, he seemed quite awesome, but later on, he became incomprehensible again and again, and he seemed to be a rather funny character.
But this role seems to be good for Zhang Yuxuan’s first role in the film industry - well, Zhang Yuxuan has also filmed a movie before, Qinghong, that is the movie, and the male protagonist Xiao Gen, is there,
It seems to have no impact at all, so it doesn’t count, it doesn’t count the movies that Yuxuan Cheung has starred in.
"How is it? This script is not bad. When Andy Lau saw my script, he liked it at first sight. He knew it was a good script and decided to invest in my movie on the spot." Ning Hao said in a boastful tone.
Said.
"But the money invested by Andy Lau is still not enough for you to finish filming this movie, so you want to attract investment." Li Hedong said in a calm tone without any fluctuation.
"...Well, actually I am too striving for perfection, so the shooting requirements are a little higher. If I save a little, the money is still enough." Ning Hao said so quibblely.
"That's just right. We don't need to invest. In fact, we have never made any investment before. We are also very unfamiliar and unfamiliar with this model, so we are not willing to get involved easily." Li He closed.
The script is written in a zany way.
"Um, no, um, I am still very pursuing for movies. I want to keep improving and make better movies. So if I invest, it is better to invest more." Ning Hao said quickly.
Ning Hao felt bitter and depressed.
He is simply poor and has no money, otherwise he would never be willing to be humble for a little investment.
In fact, some of the actors in the crew are also rich, such as Xu Zheng. Although Xu Zheng is also a newcomer in the film industry, he has made many popular movies, accepted many advertisements, and is worth a lot.
It's just that Xu Zheng can star in a movie for free, but he won't spend any money to invest in the movie. After all, he is still very unfamiliar with movies and is still a newcomer.
Ning Hao also heard what Huang Bo said before, and then he couldn't help but set his target on Zhang Yuxuan.
It's just that he didn't expect that Yuxuan Zhang's agent Li Hao would be so difficult to deal with.
"Okay, Sister Hed, since I'm here, and Director Ning is so - well, so difficult, I'll give it a shot." Zhang Yuxuan waved his hand and said with a smile.
Hearing what Zhang Yuxuan said, Ning Hao looked at Zhang Yuxuan with gratitude in his eyes.
The reason why Zhang Yuxuan invested was that he would not lose money. On the other hand, he also wanted to establish a good relationship with Ning Hao. To be more precise, Zhang Yuxuan liked Ning Hao and wanted to invest in him.
After all, Ning Hao has become one of the most powerful directors in China. As long as he can catch Ning Hao, he will definitely go far in the film industry.
"Director Ning, tell me the number. As long as it's not too outrageous, I'll vote." Zhang Yuxuan said to Ning Hao in a gentle tone.
"Fifty thousand - no, three hundred thousand, two hundred thousand, two hundred thousand is enough." Ning Hao said excitedly, but he was worried that the number he said would scare away Zhang Yuxuan, and did not wait for Zhang Yuxuan to speak.
, he took the initiative to lower the price.
"Okay, then two hundred thousand. Director Ning, I will treat this as my friend." Zhang Yuxuan smiled and extended his right hand to Ning Hao.
Ning Hao grabbed Yuxuan Zhang's right hand with both hands and shook it vigorously. He was so excited: "Okay, from now on we will be friends, no, brothers. From now on, you Zhang Yuxuan will be my brother, Ning Hao!"
Although it was only two hundred thousand, it was still a very big number for Ning Hao.
In this movie, Andy Lau invested a total of 3 million. Ning Hao paid himself a director's fee of 150,000, but as he continued filming, he found that the money was not enough. He had no choice but to use the 150,000 he had given himself.
He filled in the director's fee, but the money was still not enough. In the end, he also filled in all the money he had earned from shooting commercials, but the funds for filming were still tight, and the funds might break at any time.
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The two hundred thousand invested by Zhang Yuxuan was undoubtedly a life-saving elixir for Ning Hao.
As for why Leslie Cheung only invested 200,000 yuan instead of 300,000 or 500,000 yuan? Of course, it is also a question of human nature.
Ning Hao has already reduced his money to 200,000 yuan. If Zhang Yuxuan insists on spending 500,000 yuan at this time, it will give Ning Hao the impression that Zhang Yuxuan is very rich. He took out 500,000 yuan casually.
Wan is nothing to Zhang Yuxuan. This situation will lead to Ning Hao's gratitude to Zhang Yuxuan being more or less discounted.
So Ning Hao lowered the price to 200,000, so he could just take 200,000. Don't be smart and increase it.
Moreover, in terms of investment, investing in a movie is not as good as investing in a demolished house. If you invest 200,000 in a movie, it is really more cost-effective than buying a demolished house and waiting for it to be demolished. Well, if you think about it this way,
It seems that Zhang Yuxuan still lost a little?
"Yuxuan, I will change the role of Mike again to make him more outstanding and have more scenes." Ning Hao said very proudly.
"Don't, don't, just follow your script. Just make a few changes and it won't affect the script. If the quality of the entire script is affected by adding scenes, that's not good." Zhang Yuxuan quickly persuaded.
"Hey, brother, you are smart. Look at my head. OK, OK, OK. I will make some changes and try to make the character of Mike a little better without affecting the script." Ning Hao patted himself.
The head said.
In just a few words, Zhang Yuxuan and Ning Hao became brothers.
Huang Bo on the side couldn't help but gnash his teeth at Hanako, this change was too fast.
When Huang Bo was in school, he met Ning Hao by chance. Their temperaments were quite compatible, and they gradually became friends. This time, Ning Hao felt that Huang Bo was suitable for his movie.
A character in the movie invites Huang Bo without saying a word. The relationship between the two is considered to be strong.
But the relationship is strong, but not strong enough to become brothers.
Looking at the two people who met for the first time - oh, no, it was the second time they met and immediately called them brothers, Huang Bo felt a little sour in his heart for no reason.
"Okay, okay, you two, stop talking about each other. Don't worry about the elder brother and the younger brother. Yuxuan just flew to the mountain city and hasn't rested yet. Let's have a good rest today. Let's do it again in the evening.
Come to the table, have a few sips, and start filming directly tomorrow."
"Huang Bo is right. Brother Yuxuan, you should rest first. I will set up a table for you tonight and treat you well." Ning Hao said quickly.
"Then I'll have to worry about you, Brother Ning Hao, tonight."
After Ning Hao and Huang Bo left, Zhang Yuxuan did feel a little tired. He took a shower and then slept in bed for two hours to rest.
When he woke up, it was still early, so Zhang Yuxuan took out the script again and flipped it through. There was not much difference between this script and the movie in his memory. Occasionally there were some subtle differences, but they should have no impact.
As for the role of the international thief Mike, the setting in this script is that he is a Hong Kong native from Hong Kong. In terms of image and clothing, he is more or less suitable for Andy Lau.
Obviously, when Ning Hao created this character, he really based it on Andy Lau.
A ruthless international thief who had his own principles, but was tricked by a few gangsters, finally managed to steal the jade, but then killed his employer.
This character is very serious throughout the whole process. There is no need for any funny plot. This character can be completely played as a serious drama character, just combining it with other plots.
, will form a kind of contrast, the kind that makes people laugh.
Indeed, this is also a very outstanding role.
For this role, Leslie Cheung is confident that he can play it well.
In the evening, Ning Hao brought a group of people to greet Zhang Yuxuan.
In addition to Ning Hao and Huang Bo, there are also Xu Zheng, Wang Xun, Guo Tao, Liu Hua and others.
Everyone, facing Zhang Yuxuan, was quite enthusiastic.
The enthusiasm is right. Among the entire crew, only Xu Zheng is as famous as Zhang Yuxuan. The rest are either unknown or outdated actors. They are not a bit worse than Zhang Yuxuan.
Half a point.
The entertainment industry is such a realistic place. If Yuxuan Zhang is very popular and well-known, he will naturally be respected by others, but it is only on the surface.
"Come, let's welcome Zhang Yuxuan to join us, let's have a drink."