After leaving the China Film Building, Zhang Hao breathed a sigh of relief. The investment was settled. Although there was still a shortfall of five million, once the news of China Film's investment spread, film and television companies would soon come looking for him.
Sure enough, as soon as I had a burger at KFC, I got a call and it was Bona Pictures.
"Hi, hello, this is the secretary's office of Mr. Yu of Bona Pictures. Please don't hang up. Mr. Yu will speak to you personally."
"good……"
About thirty seconds later, Yu Dong's voice rang on the other end of the phone: "Hello, is this Zhang Hao? I'm Yu Dong."
"Hello, Mr. Yu, I am Zhang Hao." Zhang Hao replied quickly.
"Haha, I read your script and it was very good. I even called your grandpa. I heard that you got investment from Mr. San, right?" Yu Dong didn't hesitate and went straight to the point.
Zhang Hao smiled and said: "Yes, Uncle Han supports me very much and invested 10 million for me."
"Huh! Ten million is not a small amount. The third master is quite wealthy." Yu Dong took a breath. If it were him, he wouldn't be so courageous.
When Mr. San was working as an assistant at Beijing Film Studio, Yu Dong worked under Mr. San. Later, one of them went to China Film Studio and the other joined Bona, and both became important figures in the mainland film industry.
Zhang Hao smiled and said: "Actually, 10 million is not enough. I am still 5 million short, and I have to continue to attract investment!"
"Ten million is not enough? You have a big appetite. So don't look for anyone else. Come to my place. I will invest the five million in Yu Dong." Yu Dong said directly.
Yu Dong didn't trust the 22-year-old Zhang Hao, who was just starting out, but he believed in the vision of his old boss.
Although Zhang Hao's background plays a certain role, as the helmsman of China Film Group Corporation, Mr. San must be very rational when investing. His background and connections cannot affect Mr. San's judgment.
When I came to Bona Pictures again, this time Zhang Hao was no longer begging his grandpa to sue his grandma. He walked with wind and spoke with a high air.
Seeing the beautiful front desk lady in a hip-hugging skirt again, Zhang Hao said directly: "Mr. Yu has an appointment with me."
The lady at the front desk in the hip-hugging skirt obviously still had an impression of Zhang Hao, a handsome boy. She was surprised by how forcefully Zhang Hao spoke this time, but her good professionalism still allowed her to suppress her surprised expression.
Mr. Yu's secretary had been notified just now. Zhang Hao came and notified her directly, so the lady at the front desk in the hip-covering skirt had a professional smile with a bit of kindness. Not everyone could see Mr. Yu, especially someone so young.
"Please wait a moment. I'll call Mr. Yu's secretary desk. She will come down to pick you up right away."
"Thank you..." Zhang Hao nodded slightly and then said: "How long have you been working at Bona Pictures?"
"Ah?" The lady at the front desk of the butt-covering skirt didn't expect Zhang Hao to ask a question suddenly. She reacted and replied: "I've been here for a year..."
"Have you been working as a receptionist for a year?" Zhang Hao asked.
"Yes..." Facing the young handsome boy, the lady at the front desk in the hip-hugging skirt was willing to chat a few more words, and since he was someone Mr. Yu wanted to meet, she didn't count as leaving her post without permission.
Zhang Hao then asked: "Have you ever thought about changing your job?"
"What?" The lady at the front desk of the hip-hugging skirt was surprised. What does this handsome guy mean?
"How about changing your job and becoming my assistant?" Zhang Hao blinked.
"This..." The lady at the front desk of the hip-hugging skirt was hesitating, how to refuse without hurting the handsome boy's heart.
Just at this time, Mr. Yu's secretary came down and solved the problem of the front desk lady in the hip-covering skirt.
"Mr. Zhang Hao, right? Please follow me, Mr. Yu is already waiting for you." Secretary Yu politely led Zhang Hao, and did not look down upon Zhang Hao because of his youth.
When working in a big company, the plot of a novel like looking down on others and then being slapped in the face by the protagonist will basically not happen. No matter whether you despise it in your heart or not, you will have the respect you should have on the surface. This is the rule of life and is the norm in the workplace.
law.
What's more, Zhang Hao is the person Yu Dong wants to meet, so it's definitely not easy.
"Wait a minute," Zhang Hao turned around and asked the lady at the front desk: "What's your name?"
"Tang Qianqian, my name is Tang Qianqian." The lady at the front desk of the hip skirt said her name hesitantly.
"Tang Qianqian, this name is so familiar. OK, I will remember you. If you have any idea of changing jobs, remember to contact me." Zhang Hao smiled slightly and followed Yu Dong's secretary up.
After Zhang Hao went up, another front desk lady teased Tang Qianqian: "Hey, do you think this handsome guy likes you and wants to pursue you?"
"Shh, don't talk nonsense. I'm so handsome, and I look like I'm a child from a rich family. How could you fall in love with me?" Tang Qianqian said this, but she was actually a little happy inside.
At the same time, she also secretly wrote down Zhang Hao's contact information, which was on the visitor list. If she had to change jobs one day, this might be an opportunity.
Yu Dong's office is larger and more luxurious than Third Master's. This may be because Third Master prefers simplicity.
Zhang Hao met with two film company executives who he had previously shunned in a row today. At this time, he was calm and talked to Yu Dong calmly.
"I want to ask you, in terms of casting, what kind of actor do you want to choose?"
Zhang Hao replied: "I adhere to a principle, only choose the right one, not the expensive one."
"Even if the other party is an A-list celebrity?"
"Even if the other party is an A-list celebrity."
Yu Dong smiled and nodded: "That's good, otherwise, the fifteen million won't be enough for the film's salary."
These days, Hong Kong movie stars are the mainstream, while mainland movie stars used to play supporting roles. Chen Kun and Huang Xiaoming were all supporting roles.
However, the situation will change in the future. The rise of Xu Dabald, Bao Qiang, Huang Bo, Shen Teng, etc., and even the rise of Wu Jing, will become the backbone of mainland movie stars.
Of course, what cannot be ignored is that the idols who returned to China also rushed into the film market to make money, although most of them rushed to the street, so that later capital invented the capital operation formula.
The meeting with Yu Dong went smoothly. After discussing the script and some specific details, Yu Dong immediately made the decision and invested five million, becoming the second largest investor in "Manslaughter".
A few days later, the preparatory meeting for the "Manslaughter" project was held at China Film Studio. Zhang Hao, Yu Dong and San Ye only appeared at the beginning to give Zhang Hao a platform and then left.
Only Huang Jianxin, the producer of China Film and Liu Hao, the producer of Bona Pictures, was left to discuss the crew preparations with Zhang Hao. Huang Jianxin only used the name of a producer and did not care about anything. He really cooperated with Zhang Hao in setting up the crew.
It's Liu Hao.
It is worth mentioning that after hearing from his secretary that Zhang Hao was interested in the lady at the front desk of the hip-hugging skirt, Yu Dong directly made a favor and helped the lady at the front desk of the hip-hugging skirt switch jobs and became Zhang Hao's assistant.
Tang Qianqian took her notebook and sat next to Zhang Hao. She never expected that she would be job-hopping like this. Looking at Zhang Hao chatting with the company's producer Liu Hao, Tang Qianqian could only comfort herself. At least Zhang Hao was handsome.
Watching handsome guys is also a pleasant job.
"The filming location is in Thailand. I hope to communicate with the local people in advance to avoid unnecessary trouble." Zhang Hao and Liu Hao discussed the preparations for the film.
"Will there be any formalities involved in filming abroad?" Liu Hao was doubtful.
"No, many movies have been shot in Thailand. The policies there are very supportive. There may be some employment troubles, but it's not a problem." Zhang Hao was fully prepared and naturally took this small problem into consideration.
"OK," Liu Hao noted in his work diary that he already had 15 million in funds, and he would go to Thailand to communicate in two days.
"In terms of casting, I hope that the male lead will find a middle-aged actor with mature acting skills. For the female lead, I need an actor with good acting skills and good looks. The rest will depend on the audition situation." Zhang Hao said about his choice.
Corner ideas.
In fact, the audition method is very unpopular in the Chinese-speaking film industry. In the Chinese-speaking film industry, roles are usually decided by the director who has a project and a favorite candidate, discusses it with the investor, and then communicates with the favorite candidate without auditioning.
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Only scrap roles will be put out for auditions to select suitable candidates.
Therefore, there are often announcements that the protagonist of a certain film and television project is going to audition. In fact, the role has been pre-determined long before the audition. Most people don't know these details, and they think there is actually an audition.
"Then do you have a suitable candidate?" Liu Hao asked.
"Guo Tao, I think it's good. Yu Feihong is also suitable for the role of the heroine. Ask their agent if there is a schedule." Zhang Hao proposed the candidate.
"OK, I'll contact their agent." Liu Hao wrote it down in his work diary again.
Other aspects of work were discussed one after another. This project preparatory meeting is over. It is basically a meeting between Zhang Hao and Liu Hao. Huang Jianxin acted as a clay sculpture and did not speak during the whole process. Tang Qianqian was an assistant and had no turn.
She speaks.
Even if the "Manslaughter" project is approved, there will be no flowers, no applause, and no media reports. The entire crew, including Huang Jianxin, who does nothing, only has four people, and still needs to recruit manpower.
However, what surprised Zhang Hao was that his directorial authority was not ordinary, and it was not like the treatment that a novice director would receive.
Moreover, his proposal that the director's remuneration be folded into investment was actually approved and was written into his director's contract.
With an investment of 15 million, his salary was only 150,000 yuan, accounting for 1% of the investment share.
The remuneration was included in the investment amount, and Tang Qianqian's salary seemed to be in arrears. However, Zhang Hao learned from Tang Qianqian that her personnel relationship was still with Bona Pictures, so she still had salary.
It seems that Yu Dong is also a good person. If Zhang Hao's first project fails, wouldn't this be a trap for this little girl?