Chapter 711 'I'm Not the God of Medicine' (4000 words chapter)
"Hello, Director Tang, hello teachers, this project I brought is a romance film."
Han Yi, a graduate student in the Directing Department of the Film School, introduced her project on the stage, and her film project appeared on the big screen.
"The male protagonist was cheated on by his fiancée. He came out of the bar and met the heroine on the road. The heroine kissed him without saying a word and planned to leave. The male protagonist, who had just suffered a breakup, could not accept the behavior of kissing someone he did not know, and expressed
Dissatisfied.
Unexpectedly, the heroine led the hero to do a series of crazy things, stealing toys from a toy store, tattooing the doctor, etc. After they separated, the hero accidentally saw a car accident on the news, and the girl died in the car accident.
Exactly the same as the heroine.
So the hero caught up with the heroine. It turned out that today was the heroine's birthday. She was hit by a car while trying to buy a toy from the toy store across the street that was exactly the same as the one her mother gave her when she was a child.
She is dead, so she wants to do things crazily that she could not do during her lifetime: kiss strangers, give toys to children, be a sashimi master, love someone, and dive
Then the hero accompanied her to fulfill all her wishes, and finally dived with her, found the diamond ring he had thrown in the water because his fiancée had cheated on her, and put it on the heroine.
This should be a relatively good one among the thirty projects. Although the type and creativity are not amazing, it is at least much better than the one just now.
But it still didn’t have much of a selling point, so he was one of the five people selected for this master class.
The five selected people will either use their own projects or rewrite a story to form a movie "City in Love". Each person directs his or her own share, which is equal to five short stories.
This is a story from that film, it is still the first version, and it has been changed a lot compared to what was in the film.
Tang An patiently listened to her and then asked, "Ghosts can't appear in movies, otherwise they won't pass the trial. You should know this, right?"
Except for online dramas and online majors, ghosts cannot appear in film and television dramas. This is something almost everyone outside the industry knows.
The ghosts were changed into various monsters, and later even web dramas were banned.
As for the Monkey King causing havoc in the underworld in "Journey to the West", the black and white impermanence, the bull's head and the horse's face in it are all organized in the underworld and are considered gods.
However, in Zhang Jizhong's "New Journey to the West", the episode where Emperor Taizong traveled to the underworld was deleted when it was released. The Guanyin Bodhisattva who appeared in that episode was still a man with a mustache.
The requirements for ancient masterpieces are somewhat relaxed. If ghosts appear in other films, they will definitely be criticized.
As a director with a master's degree, Han Yi certainly knew this. She immediately said, "Even if it can't be shown in China, it can still be sold overseas."
Selling overseas copyrights
Tang An shook his head, young people, especially those with a master's degree in directing from the Film School, a real master's degree, cannot be compared to a postdoctoral fellow who scored 19 points in mathematics on the college entrance examination.
With eyes ahead of head, I haven’t even scratched the surface of the investment in this project yet, so I’m thinking of selling overseas copyrights.
Probably in their mind, they take the film to rent an exhibition hall at an overseas film festival that specializes in selling films, or simply set up a street stall with projection equipment. They happen to be seen by overseas film dealers, who take a liking to it and spend hundreds of dollars.
Purchased overseas rights for US$10,000.
This kind of situation exists, and it happens every year, but compared with the huge base, the possibility is very slim.
Tang An nodded, "That's right. You can sell overseas copyrights. "Fireworks in the Day" produced by the 2012 Venture Capital Conference just won the Golden Bear Award and Best Actor in Berlin. It has been sold in several countries within two days.
The copyright has recovered the cost.”
First he confirmed her idea, but then he poured cold water on her.
"However, "Fireworks in the Day" can win the Golden Bear Award. What award do you think your film can win? Director Diao Yinan directed two films before "Fireworks in the Day" and was shortlisted for some international awards. And you
You have no experience in making feature films, so how can you convince investors to pay for your film that is destined not to be released in China?"
Han Yi didn't say anything. Let alone the Golden Bear Award, it would be great to win an award at any A-category film festival.
When Tang An saw that she didn't answer, he gently tapped the table to signal.
"The biggest purpose of your coming here is to get an investment. Now that I am an investor, how do you convince me? As long as you can give me one-tenth confidence that this project can make money, you can go there tomorrow.
When my company signs a contract, I will award you 20 to 30 million immediately without saying anything more."
Damn it!
As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the directors in the audience lit up, wishing they were the ones on stage now.
But the client was worried. She came here just to see if she could meet someone with vision who would take the initiative to invest, instead of trying to persuade a person without vision by talking hard and begging for nothing.
Anyone who looks down upon her project has no vision in her heart.
Tang An looked at her and said, "Why, you can't tell?"
"This project of yours seems interesting, but it's obviously the result of your own assumptions. I didn't see anything about the film's style positioning or market analysis from this plan, which shows that you haven't considered the market at all.
I earn market money, and you have not considered the market, so you have eliminated more than half of the possibility of recovering the cost of this film. As an investor who has nothing to do with you, it is impossible for me to invest in this project."
The words were still very rude, and now Guan Jinpeng came out to smooth things over again.
He chuckled and said, "Actually, I think this project is pretty good. I also made a movie with a "ghost" back then called "Rouge Button", which was okay at the box office in Southeast Asia. But in your project, the upper and lower parts
Half of it is about fulfilling the heroine's wish, with almost no difference. The middle part is just because the hero knows that the heroine is dead, but continues to help her, without making a good transition. The change in the relationship between the two is the key point. This aspect
You have to make a good transition."
"Rouge Button" has a dime to do with this project.
Tang Andao said, "I have watched Director Guan's "Rouge" many times. It is indeed a classic. It can even be said to be a symbol and monument of Hong Kong cinema."
Tang An's sudden compliment made Guan Jinpeng confused, but he answered with "but" again.
"However, let's first take a look at the era Hong Kong was in at that time. It was just after the New Wave. Director Xu Anhua was the most influential director at the time. As Director Xu's assistant, Director Guan was favored by many film companies.
Chen Zhiqiang, a well-known agent at the time, signed a contract with Director Guan. He originally wanted to ask Director Guan to direct "Farewell My Concubine". Chen Zhiqiang also planned to ask Cheng Long to play the role of Duan Xiaolou, but Cheng Long did not want to rashly switch roles. "Farewell My Concubine"
It was only more than ten years later that it was brought to the big screen by director Chen Kaige."
Tang An suddenly told such an old story, leaving everyone confused.
But when I heard that Cheng Long was originally wanted to play Dai Xiaolou, some people couldn't help laughing.
I can't imagine what it would be like for Cheng Long to play "Overlord".
Guan Jinpeng still had a slight smile on his face, but he also scolded Tang An in his heart.
He originally had a chance to make a movie like "Farewell My Concubine". If he got the Palme d'Or, it would definitely beat his contemporary Wang Jiawei.
Tang An continued, "After that, Chen Zhiqiang bought the film rights of another novel "Rouge Button" by Chen Bihua and asked Director Guan to film it. There is no other meaning in saying this. Just like what Director Guan just said, every one
Directors have at least one mentor. Director Guan worked as an assistant to Director Xu Anhua. This is a kind of personal connection, and it is easier for the film company to believe. Otherwise, how could a movie starring Cheng Long be handed over to an unknown director?
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I don’t think any of you here have a great director or relative, nor have you shown the ability to convince investors enough.
What's more, "Rouge Button" can invite Anita Mui and Leslie Cheung, who can you invite?"
There is no doubt about the importance of a great director-teacher. Several of these famous directors in Hong Kong do not have a good teacher.
Guan Jinpeng and Wang Jiawei were both famous at the beginning, and their "teachers" were also two representatives of the Hong Kong New Wave.
Guan Jinpeng's face changed slightly. The co-writing was all due to Anita Mui and Leslie Cheung. Without them, I wouldn't be able to make a good movie or sell it at the box office.
Tang An continued, "You have no capital that people can trust. You can only rely on this project. If it is obvious from the beginning that this project cannot make money, investors will have no reason to pay for you. I hope everyone here will remember
Remember, you are looking for investment, not investment looking for you, so investors must see the hope of making money, even if this hope is exaggerated, it is better than no hope at all."
To put it bluntly, it’s deception!
"Tell me how to improve it. The setting of ghosts must not be used. It can be set as a dream or something, as long as it can be rounded. And what the director just said, there are twists and turns in the relationship. In addition, the style of the movie, I
It is recommended to combine warmth and comedy style. Every goal accomplished by the hero and heroine should be set into a short story. This short story should be added with some jokes or fragments that can promote their relationship. After all, it is a romance film."
"Okay, let's go to the next one."
After finishing his long speech, Tang An stopped talking nonsense.
All the opinions that should be given have been given. It is their own business to listen or not. They are all adults and have the ability to think independently.
Han Yi walked off the stage angrily, still complaining softly to his schoolmate Wen Muye beside him.
"I thought Tang An had a good vision, but I didn't expect him to be the same as those from the film company."
Wen Muye was startled and said quickly, "Keep your voice down so that others don't hear you."
Just say a few words of complaint in private when no one is around. There are so many people here, and Tang An is still teaching them. No matter what, you shouldn't complain in class.
"Next, Wen Muye."
But before he finished speaking, Tang An called his name and quickly went on stage.
"Hello, Director Tang, hello all teachers."
Wen Muye said hello to the teachers and began to introduce his project.
"The project I brought is a road film about travel."
It is an extremely niche literary film. The heroine's father dies, and the heroine scatters her father's ashes all over the world. One day, the bag containing the ashes is stolen. The heroine and the thief get together inexplicably, and then the two of them run around.
This time Tang An didn't speak first, he was a little dry after talking so much.
Guan Jinpeng first commented, "I took a closer look at your project. Overall, it is more literary and artistic. Although the story is a bit cliché, it is not a big deal. And depending on your intention, you should try to reduce the lines as much as possible and use the actor's expression to express it."
Express everything, right?”
Wen Muye immediately replied, "Yes, Director Guan, I want to create a feeling of starting from the beginning and leaving a sense of reverie."
Guan Jinpeng smiled and nodded, "It also adds more sense of literature and mystery. It's very good. And judging from your description, it shouldn't reach the length of a movie, right?"
Wen Mu Nodo said, "Actually, I didn't think about it before. If the content is expanded, the 90-minute movie will not have that artistic conception. Originally, my idea was to make a short film of about 40 minutes."
Guan Jinpeng smiled and said, "Short films can also be used. Many film festivals have short film awards. If you can capture that feeling, you can still hope to win the award. Moreover, the cost of short films is lower and the risks are lower."
Wen Muye said a little embarrassedly, "Originally I thought so, but after listening to Director Tang's advice, I was greatly inspired to make a road comedy romance film, mixed with some comedy elements, and the story of the journey.
Laugh and curse, and add one or two supporting characters to make the movie fuller."
After hearing what he said, the smile on Guan Jinpeng's face slowly faded.
I just finished talking about admiring the artistic style in this project, and now I turned around and told him that I wanted to change it. I listened to Tang An and changed it to a road comedy and romance film.
That's a commercial movie, just the opposite.
Guan Jinpeng, who was about to praise him a few more words, immediately suppressed his words. Wouldn't this be a slap in the face?
Wen Muye was also a little embarrassed. He originally wanted to make a low-budget art film, but after thinking about Tang An's words carefully, he still had to follow the market.
Moreover, this project is an imperfect micro-movie and cannot even make it to the big screen.
Tang An, who had been silent next to him, laughed, "Road love comedies are very good. The most popular movies in China are comedies, which are also investors' favorite genre. I took a look at your project and found that it would be very suitable to change it to a comedy romance.
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Tang An seemed to have remembered something as he spoke, and then said, "Ning Hao's new film is not just a road comedy, it is still being filmed. You can go and learn from Ning Hao, and become an assistant director or something on the crew to gain experience."
To work for Ning Hao as an assistant director?
This is a rare learning opportunity, and Tang An personally recommended it, which means something different.
Wen Muye was very excited and said quickly, "Thank you, Director Tang. I have always hoped to have the opportunity to learn more from Director Ning. Thank you, Director Tang, for giving me this opportunity."
Tang An waved his hand, "You have to be prepared yourself. I can't guarantee whether Ning Hao will accept you."
Of course Tang An didn't ask him to learn comedy, but asked him to learn to shoot people.
Every director is good at different things. Ning Hao is very good at characterization. This is true for "Crazy Stone" and "Crazy Racing". However, the later "Crazy Alien" abandoned what he was good at.
The movie "I'm Not the God of Medicine" that followed Fumi Makuno was a textbook-level movie in terms of character portrayal.
This is not a typical commercial movie. It does not leave much space to show the environment and atmosphere. What is important is to shoot people, the real characters in this series of events, so that it can be deeply moving in the end!