When he heard Lin Juan's words, Fang Mu on the other end of the phone waved his fist fiercely and was so excited that he was choked up. At this time, he was in a similar mood to when Lin Juan got Li Lan's recognition. After experiencing
All kinds of difficulties, the feeling of gaining hope after a desperate battle.
When he rejected Lin Juan, it turned out to be a serious dereliction of duty, and he paid the price for it. However, he did not resent anyone, but instead drew nutrients from it, thus breaking prejudices and breaking conventions to reach this point. In fact, he
He has completed his own redemption, but what happened in the beginning has always been a knot in his heart. If he had watched the movie in response to Lin Juan's request, would everything have been different?
He had complained about himself countless times, and occasionally immersed himself in regret when he was alone. Now at the moment when Lin Juan agreed to cooperate with him, he finally forgave himself.
What he blames is that he was arrogant because of common sense.
"Thank you, Director Lin, thank you." Fang Mu thanked him excitedly, and Lin Juan said with a gentle smile: "You're welcome, I'm very happy that you can complete the transformation, and I'm sorry for causing you trouble."
Some people will be destroyed in the blow, feel sorry for themselves or blame others, but some people will absorb nutrients from the blow and achieve extraordinary things. Fang Mu can be where he is today all because of himself. You can imagine his hardship at the beginning, "League of Legends"
"Although the project was a good job and became famous overnight, if it failed, it would have to be turned around.
Unless he is a top producer, ordinary producers do not have so many opportunities. Dare to fight for this project is a kind of courage in itself. And if he does not take over "League of Legends", with Lin Jian's current status, it will naturally be difficult.
Cooperate with him.
"No, it's because I didn't seize the opportunity." Fang Mu said firmly. Lin Juan shook his head and said, "Okay, let's not talk about this. Mr. Li of our company should have told you that I have not
Is it time to film "League of Legends"?"
"Well, I know, it's okay. If you direct it, Director Lin, we can wait. I believe the fans will also wait. This project has been discussed for several years, but we haven't made up our mind to do it. The company means that if we don't have the confidence to do it,
It's better not to do it." Fang Mu said.
"Have you ever planned how to do this project? Do you have a script?" Lin Juan asked.
"Yes, we have discussed it several times before. In the past, they were more inclined to shoot the story of players. That is, college students like the goddess, and then found that the goddess likes to play League of Legends, so the male protagonist also learned it. When he went to Summoner's Rift, he would do that kind of CG
, and then had a conflict with the school team, and finally the story of the male protagonist relying on the game to win the beauty back. The screenwriter was written by a screenwriter from the United States together with a screenwriter from our company. There is a game, there is youth, there is love, but the company still feels that it is not enough.
It’s too safe.”
Lin Juan: "..."
To be fair, it's normal for those screenwriters to write such scripts, and some companies will actually invest money in filming. One dares to write and the other dares to film. Now Tencent Pictures is holding back from filming because the project is too real.
It's too big, so I pressed it down because it felt unsafe.
But Lin Juan swore that this was not the epic feeling that players wanted.
"Have you not considered considering the background of the heroes?" Lin Juan asked, and Fang Mu said: "Of course I have, but the screenwriters said that the backgrounds of the heroes are too complicated and difficult to unify. If we insist on filming,
It will become very messy, so why not do that? Director Lin, do you have any good ideas?"
Lin Juan felt calm now... What a ghost! That's right, those screenwriters even thought that a single-protagonist film and television adaptation was confusing, and then they used it freely. I guess they didn't even bother to watch it, they only got to know the characters a little bit, let alone the game.
The background of many heroes.
But as a screenwriter, carrying the expectations of book fans and players, can't you really be more dedicated?
"I don't have many ideas. I haven't read the information yet. You don't have to show me the script. Just go back and burn it. I will contact you after I finish writing the script. Then we can discuss the investment amount and so on. But there is a preliminary
The idea is that I will not use real people to appear, but make it into CG. The real actors will only perform behind the scenes, and the motion capture device will capture the expressions and body parts, and restore the original paintings in the game. I don’t want to hurt the players’ eyes.”
Lin Juan's words were a bit harsh, because he was a little angry now. When it came to things like movies, he was really angry about some things in the industry, but all he could do was to be himself.
It’s not that the script Fang Mu said cannot be filmed, a lot of film and television companies have filmed this thing, and he can be sure that it will be filmed. Some players will pinch their noses and say that the film is actually okay, otherwise what should they do? If they don’t encourage it, even this
No need to watch it.
But in Lin Juan’s movies, there is no compromise.
"Well... ok, we will contact you later and I will prepare the contract as soon as possible. Thank you, Director Lin."
"Okay, then goodbye."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Juan was still a little... didn't know what to say. He was so angry that he felt happy to himself. Should he find some fresh talent to act in that ghost script?
Forget it, the domestic film and television market still needs to develop. If you don’t develop it, there will be no room for those movies that are not good enough to survive!
"What are you doing? Why aren't you here? Do you want to be lazy?" Li Qingyu's voice came from the kitchen. She was making Coke chicken wings and didn't know how to make them. After hearing this, Lin Juan put down what was on his mind and quickly replied.
: "It's coming, it's coming, I just made a call."
"Whose phone number? We've been talking for so long." Li Qingyu asked pretending to be casual. Lin Juan smiled and started telling her.
So while we were chatting and cooking, a table of freshly baked dishes came out. The dishes on this table definitely had a taste that you can’t buy anywhere, that kind of sour and refreshing taste...
Tsk.
In the following days, Lin Juan was in charge of the preparations for "Captain 2" while checking the background information of the League of Legends. The love and hatred of more than a hundred heroes became intertwined in his heart.
Find a main thread here.
Of course, it would be impossible for all of these heroes to appear. It would be too messy. We can only select some heroes and choose a protagonist among them. There are still many vacant parts in the background that need to be filled in. This is a quite complicated task.
Work, so Lin Juan just read and did not start real creation. He was about to shoot "Captain 2". If he was too immersed in other stories, it would inevitably be affected. This is called enough is enough.
Five days later, Lin Juan signed a contract to direct the first "League of Legends" movie with Tencent Pictures. The conditions were very generous. Then on the same day, Tencent Pictures and Chenguang Pictures jointly issued this statement and promised to hold a press conference in the near future.
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As soon as the news came out, the majority of players were confused at first, because they had not heard anything about it before, and then it exploded instantly after they reacted. Players' excited shouts were heard all over the country, and the screens of WeChat Moments and Weibo were instantly refreshed.
If there is a director in this world who can make movie fans feel at ease with his movies, it is Lin Juan.