Beijing Olympic Games Song Collection Temporary Selection Office.
"Alas, it has been four months since the Olympic Song Contest. There are thousands of songs collected, and foreigners have participated, but the higher-ups have never been very satisfied." A civilian wearing glasses said helplessly:<
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"The leaders said that they lack explosive power, lack strength, and lack the charm that embodies China's Olympic spirit... How do you understand this?"
His colleague shrugged:
"No way, the higher ups attach great importance to this and sent many music professors to participate in the competition. And writing songs requires inspiration. You think everyone is Zhou Jielun, but they don't seem to write Olympic songs."
Glasses Clerk Road:
"Write it, why don't you write it? Some singers will definitely be clearly named and solicited. But I didn't expect that none of the thousands of songs will be selected, and the theme song is even further out of date. I listen to all the songs these days.
It exploded..."
"There are still ten months left. Keep going. Maybe in a few months, thousands of songs will turn into tens of thousands, and your head will explode ten times."
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Mid-October.
"Mr. Tang, good news, the script review has passed. We can officially participate in the casting!" Old Wu rushed to Tang Ze's office and reported a pleasant thing.
"Phew!" Tang Ze finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After completing the preliminary preparations, he immediately submitted the script for review.
Maybe there are many people in the film who have an impression of Tang Ze. This time, no one had the patience to directly kill the script because the subject matter was a bit strange.
The second movie Karasawa plans to shoot and the first theatrical movie is called "Don't Stop the Camera!".
It is an alternative comedy zombie film released on Little Days in 2018.
The reason why I chose this one is naturally because of its low cost and high profit.
The production cost of this movie was only 3 million yen, which is equivalent to about 180,000 yuanmei currency, and the publicity cost was even less. However, when it was released in the small days, it made 3 billion yen, which is equivalent to about 180 million yenmei currency.
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If this were the case, a movie would inevitably be acclimatized when moved to other countries.
However, when this movie was released in Hong Kong, it earned more than 900,000 US dollars at the box office, which is equivalent to more than 7 million Hong Kong dollars.
At that time, it was difficult for locals to produce a film with a box office of over 10 million, which was also an excellent result.
It's just a pity that maybe because of the "zombie" and "bloody" content, the mainland directly banned it. In fact, the core of this movie is inspiration and hard work.
The successful release of this movie in Hong Kong also explains the problem. The reviewers at that time probably only watched the first half hour of the movie.
And although the film's box office in Europe and the United States was mediocre due to the lack of overseas distribution capabilities in Little Days, it also had a certain impact.
In 2022, France remake "The Zombies Don't Stop" based on this movie, and it became the opening film of the Cannes Film Festival.
Because of this series of achievements, Tangze chose this movie.
Although this movie is not a blockbuster movie, it is also an example of a low-cost movie's counterattack.
As long as it works well, it is not impossible to achieve a box office of over 100 million.
Of course, for Tangze, the movie only has a budget of 400,000 yuan, and even if it has a box office of 10 million yuan, it will still make a lot of money.
In the original film, almost all the cast and crew were friends and relatives of the director, so the pay was almost zero.
Naturally, Tangze could no longer let others star for free, so he initially set the salary budget at 200,000 yuan. It could be raised in due course, but it could not exceed 500,000 yuan.
Such restrictions made it impossible for him to invite comedians with certain appeal such as Huang Bo and Wang Baozhen to participate in the show.
I can only find a way to choose from newcomers who have not yet made a fortune.
"Old Wu!" Tang Ze shouted.
"Mr. Tang, tell me."
"Remember it and send out audition invitations on my behalf to the leading actors I named."
"Director Shen Teng, director's wife Ma Li, director's daughter..."
Having said this, Tang Ze saw Lao Wu's eyes light up and his breathing became heavier, as if he was looking forward to it.
He knew that Lao Wu wanted to give Wu Qian a role, so he didn't refuse.
In itself, this drama does not test acting skills, and the acting in the beginning is deliberately exaggerated to look like a bad movie, so I chose the still immature stage actor Happy Ma Hua Er Jiang Shi.
Otherwise, even if the movie had to use Shen Teng and Ma Li, he would not dare to use them without letting them train for several months.
Therefore, he does not plan to star in this movie and will focus on directing this time.
Of course, for the sake of gimmicks, he will make a guest appearance as a passerby to let fans know that he is also participating.
He said to Lao Wu: "Wu Qian... you have to give her more advice on her studies. I won't let her join the group without her role in the future."
"But if she fails one subject in the final exam because of filming, then wait until she graduates before she considers starring in my movie!"
After a pause, Tangze said sternly: "It's a college graduation, not a high school graduation."
"I understand, Mr. Tang, after the filming is over, I will put her in a dark room every day and force her to study, so that she can catch up on her missed homework." Lao Wu said with a smile.
After humming, Tang Ze continued to read the list of candidates for the movie: "Director's daughter Wu Qian, zombie movie heroine Zhao Liying, zombie movie actor..."
When it comes to male protagonists in zombie movies, Tang Ze is stuck.
The male protagonist must be handsome, the Japanese version is too ugly.
But according to his memory, he can't think of an actor who has not yet made a fortune, is good-looking, and has a low salary.
The current young actors have either appeared in popular TV series.
For example, Brother Hu, the film salary is at least 300,000, and Brother Hu is still hospitalized at this time.
Either you are too young and appearing in the movie will only violate the rules.
For example, Yang Yang is only 17 years old now, and his face still looks young.
After thinking for a while, he said: "Forget it, write down the specific requirements. We will audition for the male lead in a zombie movie and see who takes it. The salary will not exceed 100,000 yuan. Other supporting actors such as makeup artists and photographers will have decent acting skills." , look for it among the extras!"
"As for the shooting time, it is estimated to take 20 to 25 days, two weeks of post-production, and the total production period will not exceed two months."
"By the way, also, the leading actors must sign long-term contracts with Tianze for at least five years. If you don't want to, you don't have to think about it, including Wu Qian!"
This does not mean that Karasawa will only use his own people, the specific movie roles will be different.
However, in the early stage of capital accumulation, all money must be carefully calculated. Didn’t you see that there are two gold-eating beasts, Weibo and Douyin?
Using his own people can at least create profits in the future, but using other people... he will still hesitate if they are not close to him.
"Okay, Mr. Tang, I've written it all down."
Old Wu naturally has no objection. He is also very happy for Wu Qian to sign a contract with Tianze as soon as possible.
After becoming Tang Ze's manager, Lao Wu has not been idle these days.
Either you recognize them from the Screen Actors Guild, or you recognize them from movies and TV series DVDs, so you are quite familiar with the current entertainment industry.
As long as he has seen the names, he will always have some impression, but he can't remember Shen Teng and Ma Li.
Until Tang Ze said they were two stage actors from Kaixinmahua, Lao Wu understood and went to do the work.
At this point alone, Karasawa had to sigh. If it were known that he used a stage actor as the protagonist, the outside world would probably boo him.
But Lao Wu never asked and trusted him 100%.
He is really good at getting things done... For such a good agent, it would be bad to give him a few days off if he is exhausted.
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"Wow, Liying, Liying, hurry up, your agent said that you have received an audition invitation from Tianze, and you are still the heroine!"
"Huh? What?" Zhao Liying was still a little confused at this time.
"Amasawa, Karasawa, your idol's company, in short, chose you to be the heroine of Karasawa's new movie."
Hmm...did she hear it correctly?
It wasn't until her friends told her the good news repeatedly that she believed it was true.
Happiness came so suddenly, Zhao Liying couldn't help but stood stunned.
Since joining the industry, she has encountered a lot of bad things, but not many good things.
Whether it was a TV series or the only movie, most of her roles were small roles, which did not bring any improvement to her career.
The difficulty of her career has made her from a rural area very frustrated.
It's not because I can't persevere, but because I can't adapt to this unpleasant environment. I want to go home several times.
But she endured it in the end. She always believed that as long as she worked hard, she would eventually be recognized.
Unexpectedly, the recognition hit her on the head like cheese, it came so unexpectedly.
She had no hesitation in her heart and was already planning to join Tianze.
And if she knew that in the future, she would have to leave Huayi to join Hairun Film and Television in 2011 to make a difference, I am afraid she would be extremely grateful for this decision.
What is the difference between making no progress in your career for five years and being left in the dust?