"As expected of Teacher Zhao Jinhong, it is so depressing and shocking!"
Tao Tang put down the script, leaned against the armrest of the sofa, pinched his eyebrows, and his eyes slowly filled with sadness that could not be gone away——
Meng Dong was originally very interested in this new story, but when he saw this scene, his hands directly hung in the air, blinked his eyes, and said tangledly: "Tell Sister Tang like this, and look at her state, don't
Even though the movie is finished, I haven’t read the script yet!”
Xia Yu smiled and said: "Don't be so involved. From the perspective of a bystander, it's actually not bad!"
And Tao Tang is indeed a workaholic. It was already past ten o'clock in the evening after reading the script, so he directly called Song Ang's beautiful assistant, but it was Song Ang who answered the phone.
Although he tried his best to cover it up, he could still feel Director Song Ang's sweaty breathing.
"Tao Tang? Why are you calling so late?"
Although Tao Tang did not open the door to the outside, it was quiet in the middle of the night in the apartment. The three of them listened to the gradually calming sounds inside. Tao Tang remained calm. What kind of scene has she not experienced in this life? This is all trivial——
Xia Yu rolled her eyes. She had heard a lot about Director Dai's romantic affairs from Dai Chengbi. She was not surprised at first, but suddenly a big truck ran over her face, leaving a mark on her face.
Her face, she is not Tao Tang, it is a bit unnatural.
Meng Dong was even more serious, her round and delicate face suddenly turned red, and her ears were so red that they were bleeding!
Tao Tang's face was red and his heart was not beating, and he said without changing his expression: "Xia Yu sent the script of "Cure" to Zhuanghe Studio after the filming of "Jinling Festival" was completed. The polishing has been completed today. Director Song, take a look, do you want it?
Take some time to take a look and talk about the details?"
The sharp eyes over there restrained the assistant's fuss, and Song Ang couldn't help but frown - after the change, it's done. I can't call again early tomorrow morning, do I have to disturb people's good night in the middle of the night?
Although I thought so in my heart, I was still very polite and said, "Okay, I will let my assistant take a look at the schedule for these days and make time as soon as possible. Let's meet and discuss the details in detail!"
It was just Tao Tang's next words that directly shattered his dissatisfaction.
"The script was personally polished and polished by Mr. Zhao Jinhong of Zhuanghe Studio!"
He just jumped up and got up from the bed. His whole body was in disbelief, "You mean, Teacher Zhao Jinhong?"
"Yes!"
After putting down the phone, Tao Tang sent a message to several other contract staff in the studio to confirm that they had received it, and they all said they would work overtime to deliver it to her before nine o'clock tomorrow morning!
Taking the late-night snacks brought back from the manor, he went to the kitchen to heat them up and prepared them for the two of them. Xia Yu packed up his clothes, put the water in the bathtub over there, and lay down directly in it.
The new script of "Cure" was delivered to Tao Tang, and Xia Yu's mission was successfully accomplished.
As for the rest, such as changing the script and re-establishing the project, it is not the turn of a layman like Xia Yu to intervene. It is all left to Tao Tang and the studio team; what she has to do now is to have a good sleep and wait for tomorrow
Get up early in the morning, readjust your mentality, change roles, read the script again, and write a biography of her own life for the new version of "Bai Xiaofei"!
The script change was more like an episode to Xia Yu, but the whole move almost set off a competition between the two studios. Tao Tang later told that during the negotiations, a fight almost broke out.
As for the script, after Song Ang read it with the original screenwriter, he was naturally impressed and had already made up his mind to shoot a new script - and made a phone call in Taotang, that night on June 15th.
Tao Tang gave the studio a task, and Song Ang even called the people in his studio one after another and worked overtime all night!
Song Ang was able to get to where he is today because, in addition to his talent for light and shadow, his business sense and sensitivity are not necessarily much worse than Tao Tang's. As soon as the word "Zhao Jinhong" entered his ears, he immediately anticipated several
plan!
Zhuanghe Studio has not only a dozen but also four or five gold medal screenwriters. Song Ang originally thought that when Xia Yu sent the script, he would at most work with a few gold medal screenwriters to give the script a reputation, "plating"
gold!"
He really didn't expect that the script would end up in the hands of "Zhao Jinhong", the number one screenwriter in China, for refinement.
This is not a matter of "gold plating". When this movie is finally released, once the words "Zhao Jinhong" are added to the screenwriter column, the net worth will be doubled. If we say that actors like Yu Junhao and Xia Yu are at the level of movie kings and queens
The cast is a guarantee of box office, and the power of a director and screenwriter can influence the attention of mainstream awards.
He has filmed two or three movies, and although the box office has been very good, in the eyes of mainstream awards and insiders, he still can't escape the stereotype of a "popcorn movie". Therefore, Tao Tang argued hard for Dai Chengbi to co-star
Although he disagreed with the director on the surface at the time, it was mainly to defend the studio's sovereign interests. In fact, he laughed happily!
Now, with the addition of China's number one screenwriter "Zhao Jinhong", his plan to step onto the international stage, which was originally shelved for a few years, may be moved ahead of schedule. Although "Zhao Jinhong" is well-known in the industry in China,
Many people outside the industry don't quite understand. After all, due to the Chinese entertainment environment, the world's attention is mostly focused on "actors and stars". These "heroes and stars" behind the scenes don't get much applause and flowers, but they do in the international arena.
The difference is that in addition to directors, screenwriters receive more attention than actors!
In recent years, Zhuang He has won three major international awards, and Zhao Jinhong has been involved. It can be said that in terms of international influence, he may still be far behind Zhuang He, but for a director like Xu Wei, he is a real "old-timer"
Already.
This is how he won the title of China's number one screenwriter!
And because of the joining of "Zhao Jinhong", the original division of interests between Song Ang Studio and Xia Yu Studio undoubtedly added another party - Zhuang He Studio! The interest dispute between Song Ang and Tao Tang lies in that,
The original investment ratio between the two studios needs to be further divided! Some people may regard money as dirt, but when you are no longer just fighting for yourself, and you have not been able to use it.
Before treating the strength as dirt, the meaning is completely different!
The script is a good one, and the actors are all top-notch nowadays (referring to commercial value), and the entire lineup of directors and screenwriters is extremely strong - according to the current lineup, even if the subject matter is not popular and is tear-jerking, according to "Prison Life",
In recent years, the current audience has gradually begun to accept this type of subject matter. Going to the cinema is not just for fun. There is a group of people who like to watch this type of tear-jerking subject matter - a series of
The factors converge, and a rough estimate of the box office is at least 500 million. If the popularity of Zhuanghe continues, or if it wins a few more awards to gain mainstream recognition and expand its influence, the box office is estimated to be 1 billion, which is not the upper limit!
With this huge investment return in front of them, how many people can convince themselves not to fight for it?
Even if it is a box office of one billion, the investment team can only get less than 40% at most, which is 400 million. If it is divided down, even if it is a small goal, it will be the amount that most people have lived since the Tang Dynasty.
Now, I can’t even make any money——
The thing that made Song Ang gnash his teeth the most was that Tao Tang was so good that he not only wanted to reduce his investment quota and give it to Zhuanghe Studio - not only was he unwilling to give up part of the quota to Zhuanghe Studio, but he also wanted to take it from him.
Meat in your mouth!
"It's really irritating!" If Tao Tang wasn't a woman, and he was best friends with his sister Tang, and he was kind to that woman! If it were a man, he really couldn't help but find someone to throw it into the sack.
Give him a good beating to vent his anger!
This dispute over the investment share lasted for three days. Three days later, representatives from Zhuanghe Studio came over and took an "important contract." Finally, the final decision was made - Song Ang Studio's investment accounted for 40% of the shares.
Nine, Xia Yu Studio holds 40% of the shares, Zhuanghe Studio holds 1%, and Great Wall Film and Television holds 10%!
Of course, Song Ang Studio is still the biggest winner regardless of appearance or actual profit estimation possibility. However, considering that the original shareholding of 65 was suddenly reduced to 49, a full 16 less,
The most important thing is that 5% of these 16 ideas were really taken over by Tao Tang! Song Ang was still angry - as soon as Tao Tang left, he became very angry!
Because apart from that, what does 49% of the investment mean? On the surface, Song Ang Studio still occupies a dominant position, but in fact, the final decision-making power and various authority over the entire film have been
In this battle of investment and shareholding, there has been a shift; Xiayu Studio, Zhuanghe Studio, and Great Wall Film and Television seem to be three parties, but in fact they are just one party!
But the price of comeback is worth it, because the "important contract" issued by Zhuanghe Studio is exactly the film scheduling agreement signed by all theaters under Great Wall Film and Television. After signing this contract, the movie will be released, and all theaters under Great Wall Film and Television will
Cinema chains will promote movies to the greatest extent - you know, as one of the top three cinema chains in China, Great Wall Cinema Chain Co., Ltd. has 180 theaters in operation in more than 80 cities across the country.
There are more than 1,400 screens and more than 120 IMAX screens (giant screens), accounting for 15.4% of China's box office share!
Once this contract is won, as long as the movie goes without incident, the minimum guarantee will not be 500 million, but at least 1 billion!
Although the previous "Prisoner" and "The Imperial Guard", as a director, in addition to receiving a fixed salary, his investment share is less than 10%. Don't think that 10% is less.
, if the "investment share" of that vote was not thrown out, and if there were not those parties to help gather and expand the theater circuit, the box office of the two movies would be greatly reduced. There is no way.
This time, it was unprecedented.
Faced with such a "pie" falling from the sky, he compromised most of it, leaving only the final control over the filming!
In other words, although Xia Yu Studio has the largest share, he still insists on the filming of the crew. Dai Chengbi co-directs with him and only has the right to make suggestions! Regarding this, Tao Tang is naturally non-committal——
Compared with "interests", Dai Chengbi's personal unhappiness can be completely ignored.
As for the investment, it remains unchanged, because the original 60 million was already the most extravagant plan after several negotiations.
Tao Tang did not expect that after three days of stalemate, Zhuang He contacted Great Wall Film and Television. As for Great Wall Film and Television issuing this theater contract, Tao Tang did not think that Great Wall Film and Television would lose money. Since he is here, it means that the review has not been completed.
Passed the general meeting of shareholders——
Besides, in addition to investing 10% of the shares, the issuer can also independently control the total box office of 8.3%. What is the loss? It can be said that except for Xu Wei's "The Swordsman", the issuer can have such success in recent years.
A movie with a large cast, namely "Jinling Festival", except that Zhuang He is not the director, once "Zhao Jinhong" joins the cast, in a certain sense, "The Cure" will be slightly ahead!
On the second day after signing the contract, although Dai Chengbi complained to Xia Yu, he finally accepted it.
After all, he received a salary of 3 million. "Besides, this movie has been promoted from a 'small production' to a top-level production. By then, I might be able to benefit even more!"
Although Dai Chengbi is a bit awkward when filming, in private, especially when it comes to such multi-party competitive project cooperation, he is very clear about it!
And because the old version of "Cure" has been filed for a long time, the replacement of the new script also requires a re-examination process;
If Song Ang Studio or Xia Yu Studio had sent it for re-examination, it would have taken ten days and a half. However, because of the participation of Great Wall Film and Television, the review was completed in one day, and the filming license was successfully replaced!
The day after Yu Junhao got the script again, he made an appointment with Xia Yu. The two went to Lin Xin's Mansion for a meal. Probably because of the major changes in the script, the character of "Chen Zimo" was re-infused with soul by "Zhao Jinhong".
Yu Junhao was not really happy with this script from the bottom of his heart, but now, from what he said, he has become addicted to this role.
Treating Xia Yu to a meal can be considered as repayment - "I'm really looking forward to this cooperation!"
Xia Yu is also very happy. After all, she also hopes that Yu Junhao can play the role of "Chen Zimo" from the bottom of his heart, instead of being forced to perform. In that way, during the scene, Yu Junhao's explosive acting skills and understanding of the character will be outstanding.
There is a high possibility of a deficiency!
If Yu Junhao was not fully focused, Xia Yu would actually be a little less interested.
Xia Yu still believes in that saying: Actors give to each other and achieve each other. Only in this way can the true vitality of the character be demonstrated to the best of one's ability!
Xia Yu glanced at him and pretended to smile, "You want to kill me after just one meal? Did Best Actor Yu underestimate my appetite?"
The script has been changed and the role has been adjusted. The character played by Xia Yu is no longer that of a terminally ill patient, and there is no need to lose weight as much. Although the requirements are still set, compared to the previous 13kg, this time 8kg is much easier.
, she has already completed most of it.
It took a few days to finalize the new script, and in a blink of an eye it was June 20th.
