Hu Jing came in with documents, and several participants stood up to say hello.
"Teacher Hu."
"Producer Hu."
"Sister Jing."
Hu Jing glanced at the last one named Sister Jing. She had a unshaven beard. It seemed that her son was already in elementary school. How dare he call her Sister?
Women are different from men. More than 90% of men want to be brothers and fathers.
But when it comes to women, many people are still taboo about addressing each other, especially women who are sensitive in their age. If they are not careful, they may trigger a thunderstorm.
Hu Jing is fine now. She is 24 years old and in her prime, so she doesn't care about the title. But in a few years, especially when she is just 30 years old, the name Jing Jing may not be directly included in the small books.
"The boss hasn't come here yet?"
"Today the design institute came to deliver the design drawings. The boss went to see them and will come over soon."
As expected of Empress Wei Wu, she said that Cao Xuan had arrived. Just as he was talking, Cao Xuan entered the conference room cheerfully. Everyone stood up to greet him. Hu Jing asked curiously.
"Have the design drawings been completed?"
"It's done. It's a 20-story building with a yard and a parking lot. The finished product is very beautiful. You can come to my office to see it later."
After glancing at the people next to him, Cao Xuan added: "You guys should come too and see if you have any opinions. We will communicate with the design institute later. If there are no problems, we will start construction in October."
Fanxing Building is the headquarters of the future company, and it is directly related to the working environment of employees. Everyone attaches great importance to it. When they heard Cao Xuan's words, everyone beamed with joy and looked forward to it.
But after all, there is still business. After a few small talk, we started to get into the topic of the meeting.
This meeting was mainly for the new movie "Men in Progress". It was not only a script meeting, but also a casting meeting and a preliminary meeting.
Cao Xuan sat at the main seat, and producer Hu Jing presided over the meeting. This was also Cao Xuan's intention to give her a sense of presence.
"Official screenwriter, please introduce the plot."
Hu Jing pointed to a young man wearing glasses. The man was a little shy, but he still mustered up the courage to stand up and introduce him.
"Our play tells the story of a prodigal son who returns home. To facilitate censorship, we set the background of the story in the 1990s..."
This official screenwriter is called Guan Bu. He is one of the outstanding screenwriters in the Fanxing Screenwriting Department. He has a bachelor's degree in Chinese from Peking University. He once wrote romance novels on the Internet. His writing style is beautiful and the plot is touching. Later, he was spotted by Cao Xuan and hired him.
Stars.
Previously, Guan Bu had participated in part of the screenwriting work for "The Unruly Princess" and "The Golden Family", showing his creative talents and being particularly good at emotional dramas.
"When a Man Falls in Love" is a romance film, which happens to be Guan Bu's best subject.
In addition to Cao Xuan providing the outline, a total of three screenwriters participated in the creation, led by Guan Bu.
Under Guan Bu's introduction, some participants who had never read the script before had a rough impression of the plot of the movie.
There are three versions of the movie "When Men Fall in Love". The first one was the Korean version released in 2013, starring Korean actor Hwang Jung-min, whose representative work is the elevator war god Ding Qing from "New World".
In 2021, Taiwan Province produced a version of the movie of the same name, starring Tang Yan's ex-boyfriend and the famous entertainment industry scumbag Qiu Zhi.
Later, Bao Beier made a remake of "Northeast Love Brother". The plot was not much different from the previous two versions. It can be regarded as a mainland version or an online version.
The best of the three versions is none other than South Korea. The plot is not bad. The key is that Huang Zhengmin's acting skills are indeed outstanding and he is worthy of the top Korean actors.
Qiu Cui was in the middle, and his performance was actually not bad. The main reason was that Huang Zhengmin was ahead and was outclassed.
The worst one is Bao Beier. He can play the crazy Mr. Zhao, but he can't handle such a layered role, especially when compared with the first two, he was beaten in various ways.
Regardless of his acting skills, his image is not as suitable as the other two. Huang Zhengmin is not good-looking, but it fits the protagonist's setting of being vicious on the outside but honest and kind at heart. Qiu Zui is the same, handsome on the outside but kind and infatuated on the inside.
Bao Beier doesn't look fierce, and even has a bit of a comedic look. He can play a good villain because of Mr. Zhao's neurotic setting, which can be regarded as a deviant approach.
But the male protagonist of the movie is set up to be a villain on the surface, but he is actually a good guy.
With Bao Beier's appearance, he can't control himself when he plays a vicious low-level gangster, and he's unconvincing when he plays a good guy. He also wears a fake wig on his head. Even though it can be seen that he is acting carefully, you can still feel the violation coming towards you.
A sense of harmony.
Cao Xuan's looks and appearance are definitely more Qiu Zhen's, and his character design is more Huang Zhengmin's.
In other words, the settings of these three characters are similar. Huang and Qiu are more likable, including the addition of branch plots, which are relatively messy. In addition, due to performance and image problems, they are not unable to perform well.
The characters are biased toward the first two versions, but the story background can be appropriately referred to the mainland version.
The time background is set in the 1990s, and the urban background is blurry. After all, there must be some relevant gang-related scenes. If it is stated clearly, it may trigger associations.
There is even a main theme version in the script, which can bring those criminal bosses to justice at critical moments and pass the review.
Anyway, a brief mention does not affect the main plot. The focus is still on the male and female protagonists.
The male and female protagonists initially have the identity of debt collectors and debtors, with debt as the key point. The male protagonist pursues the female protagonist, makes some moderate demands, gradually conquers the female protagonist, becomes a happy enemy, and gradually feels each other during the collision.
of mind.
It's a bit like the female channel's "The Domineering President's Debt-Defined Little Wife". Regardless of whether the three views are positive or not, this model is still very pleasing.
From the initial happy enemies to the middle, the male and female protagonists are together, the male protagonist turns back as a prodigal son, and prepares to settle down and live a small life, and then stage a terminal illness plot.
The three major treasures of Korean dramas are amnesia, terminal illness, and car accidents. Although they are overly familiar, they are really beautiful when filmed, and the plot has a strong sense of conflict.
After that, the male protagonist uses this time to leave some way out for the female protagonist and contributes passionately. Then the female protagonist has various misunderstandings and finally clarifies them. The male and female protagonists use their swords to torture the audience to death.
Frankly speaking, from the perspective of later generations, the plot is a bit old-fashioned, but even so, there are still many viewers who like it.
Now in 2002, although the plot cannot be said to be novel, it is still fresh and can bring more "shock" to the audience.
Happy enemies, prodigal son turning back, terminal illness, infatuation, all kinds of elements come together, and the power cannot be underestimated...
At least in Cao Xuan's view, this kind of mature commercial romance film is still very popular in the current mainland film and television industry.
As long as the quality is guaranteed, coupled with the popularity of him and Hu Jing, I dare not say more, Xiaobao is very promising, which is why he chose it to become the first film of Fanxing.
The plot of "Man in Progress" itself is not too complicated, and there are not many local Korean elements. It can be easily remade in Chinese, which is why it has been remade twice in succession.
The script of Fanxing version has been refined, the main plot remains unchanged, and certain mainland elements are grafted in. Cao Xuan has read the script and is personally quite satisfied.
After the plot was introduced, several people talked about the plot characters, and then began to discuss casting.
The actors in "When Men Fall in Love" are not complicated. The male and female protagonists are the most important. In addition, the female protagonist's father is the catalyst for the relationship between the male and female protagonists. The male protagonist's father also has some roles.
In addition, the most important character is the black boss. This character is cunning and cruel, and his subordinates who have been following him for many years are just as evil as they say, but there are also flashes of humanity at critical moments.
In addition, there is a friend/colleague of the female protagonist and two followers of the male protagonist. They don’t have many roles, they play supporting roles, and there are other scattered roles. It’s not important to list them one by one.
The father of the heroine, Cao Xuan, plans to find Niu Ben. This old man has solid acting skills and is relatively thin, so he is suitable for hospital bed scenes. Jin Shijie from Taiwan is also good.
The hero's father, Cao Xuan, did not choose any other candidate, but planned to find his master Li Xuejian.
In the last "Your Answer" MV, the two men worked well together. In addition, the male protagonist's father also had some important roles, so he was relieved to leave them to Li Xuejian.
And there is also a small selfish intention. Although he is acting, it is always a bit awkward to call other actors "dad", but Li Xuejian, the master, can greatly eliminate this mentality of Cao Xuan.
As for gang bosses, there are many choices, including brothers Ni Dahong, Wang Jinsong, Liang Jiahui, Li Youbin, Wang Zhiwen, Jiang Wen and Jiang Wu, and Zhang Guoli.
Either ruthless, domineering, rude, or deep, there are so many things that this character can play, and you can get whatever kind of dark boss you want.
The heroine's friend/colleague, a female artist in the company, didn't have time to take pictures, so Hu Jing pulled her best friend Zhang Tong into a favor.
After this girl graduated, although she was not as prosperous as some other Golden Flowers, she also acted in many dramas, mostly in supporting roles.
She has good friends with Hu Jing and Mei Ting. Mei Ting has a bit of a big sister character. If she has the right resources, she will think of her as a good sister.
There are not many good friends in the Mei Ting circle. The ones who are close to each other are Hu Jing and Jiuji Zhang.
However, these two obviously don't need the resources in her hands, which would be an advantage to Zhang Tong, whose friendship is second only to the two.
Not to mention Hu Jing, there is no guarantee that Zhang Tong can easily win the starring role in films produced and invested by Fanxing and even Guolan.
If he hadn't felt that after joining the company, his relationship with Hu Jing would easily change and distance him, Zhang Tong would have signed with Fanxing.
But it's not bad now. I have a good relationship with Boss Hu, there is no direct interest relationship, and I am aloof. Hu Jing always thinks of her when she has good things.
Zhang Tong's ambitions are not big, he has no shortage of acting roles, he earns a lot of money, and he has a backer to support him, so he lives a happy life.
As for the male protagonist's two followers, Cao Xuan immediately thought of a candidate and asked the casting director to go back to Nortel's 02 dubbing class to see if there was a new student named Huang Bo.
With Huang Bo's appearance, he doesn't even need to act as a gangster, he just looks like a second-rate person once his shoulders are slumped.
Another follower, Cao Xuan, thought of Jiang Chao from Kongzheng, who was Li Dazui from "Wulin Gaiden".
Cao Xuan has always felt that this actor is very talented in acting. He is vicious, honest, cunning, and funny. He can play various characters with a certain flavor and has the potential to be a golden supporting role.
These two people can be ugly or fierce, and they are also talented in comedy. They do not steal the spotlight from the protagonist, and they complement Cao Xuan's handsomeness, making them perfect candidates for the role of follower.
Huang Bo has already made his acting debut, starring in the TV movie "Get in the Car, Let's Go", a "clean house" TV movie, and has already shown some aura.
The first part of "The Story of the Cooking Class" starring Jiang Chao has also been aired. He is the same age as Cao Xuan. I don't know how far his acting skills have reached, but it is absolutely no problem to be a fat guy.
The characteristics of the two followers are that Huang Bo is smart, the male protagonist is a dog-headed strategist, but he always makes bad moves, and Jiang Chao is stupid, but he is more loyal and obedient.
Regardless of their later achievements, their debut images are more in line with these two roles, and their acting skills are not an issue.
The main roles are basically delineated. The single option is basically not a big problem. The main thing for multiple options is communication and finalization.
Let’s move on to the next discussion soon, which is also the most important topic of today’s meeting.
director!
Movie directors are different from TV drama directors. For TV dramas, just hire an experienced person, and if the requirements are not high, the result will not be too bad if you imitate a cat or a tiger.
However, movies pay attention to lens language, scene scheduling, plot connection, and telling a good story within an hour and a half. The requirements for directors are very high, and not just anyone can be a director.
At least Cao Xuan didn't like any of the two directors within Fanxing. There were quite a few directors outside, but they were hard to find.
It's hard to find a famous director, and there are a lot of troubles.
As a new director, his ability is not guaranteed.
Ordinary directors have their own shortcomings.
According to the routine of entertainment, Cao Xuan should take action personally at this time, a new director will be born, and the public will be shocked.
But Cao Xuan knew something in his mind. Instead of writing novels, he might as well let Chen Hanzhu and others do it himself. At least they had experience, and he was just a complete rookie.
If "A Man in Love Chases His Dream Showbiz" is filmed, he will be ready to die and quit the industry.
And not to mention the issue of ability, Cao Xuan doesn't have the energy.
He still has to prepare a new English album later; as the end of the year approaches, he also has to prepare for the Spring Festival Gala; he also has to film a movie, as he is the leading actor and has the most roles in the movie; the company and other industries must not neglect everything; and there are also two palaces in the east and west that he has to serve.
Wait, ask for help, pay public rations...
Cao Xuan is really afraid that he will die suddenly if he becomes a director again.
He worked so hard to earn so much money, but he died without enjoying the blessings. He could not close his eyes until he died.
Cao Xuan reviewed directors from Mainland China and Xiangjiang, and still felt that Chen Kexin was the most suitable.
Works such as "Sweet Honey", "New Love" and "If Love" are all considered to be high-ranking romance films. The shooting techniques are both delicate and able to relatively capture the essence of some commercial films.
All things considered, he is indeed a very good director choice.
Moreover, Chen Kexin is easy to hire, but I don’t know if starting my own company is still not popular. In the past two years, he has hardly directed any works. Instead, he has supervised and produced a large number of horror films. The remuneration is sufficient. I believe that Director Chen is very willing to go north to film.
As for Chen Kexin's love for black money, Fanxing and the rest of the crew are not blind either.
He doesn't care what the other party's status is in Xiangjiang. When he comes to the mainland and signs a contract, he is either a dragon or a tiger. If he dares to steal the boss's money, he has 100 ways to make him spit it out.
Others are used to this group of directors or actors in Xiangjiang, but Cao Xuan has no such idea.
He pays people to make movies, and he is the boss, but instead he supports his employees and listens to them yelling at him and shitting on his neck as the boss.
This is no way to kneel down and beg for food. Cao Xuan wasn't that stingy, so he couldn't kneel down.
Love is talent, Cao Xuan can also make certain concessions on some things, but the bottom line is not touched.
Otherwise, given the environment in Xiangjiang, Cao Xuan could throw money at people and kneel in front of him to admit his mistake...
