Ning Hao turned over the script and smiled like a fool.
"Axin, where did you find it? It's so funny!"
"Then do you think anyone will watch it if it is made into a TV series?"
"Of course someone watched it, so I watched it. What, you want to take a photo?"
"It's not that I want to shoot, I want to win this project, and our studio will work with a powerful partner to do it," He Xinda said.
When Ning Hao heard this, the smile on his face suddenly froze. He flipped through the script and hesitated: "Thirty episodes are not cheap, are they? At least three or four million?"
He Xin shook his head and said: "This is a sitcom. Thirty episodes is far from enough. I think it would be best to do a hundred episodes."
"One hundred episodes?"
Ning Hao's eyes suddenly widened and he said with a look of disbelief: "That would cost at least tens of millions. Even if we find someone to cooperate, it would still cost several million. How can we get so much money now?"
"I have a solution for the money matter. I came here today just to discuss it with you. If you agree, I will ask Xiao Hu to meet with the screenwriter of the book and win the project." He Xin said with a smile.
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"ah?"
Ning Hao was startled, and then said in confusion: "Since you have money, why are you still discussing with me? Can't you just do it yourself?"
He Xin took out a cigarette from his pocket, threw one to Ning Hao, and said with a smile: "This project was brought by Xiao Hu. It can be regarded as a studio project, but the studio belongs to the two of us. I
I can’t leave you to do it on your own, so how can we cooperate in the future? Besides, doesn’t the studio still have your money!”
"No, what kind of money do I have?"
Ning Hao understood what He Xin meant, and he clearly wanted to take him with him. Although investment projects have risks, after a cursory look at this book, he was very optimistic about this project. Besides, this project is so big, and his
What's the point of counting money? I'm afraid it's not even a small change.
"Axin, you don't have to be like this, I..."
Ning Hao rubbed his hands and said with a rare expression of embarrassment.
"Okay, Haozi, don't forget that we are partners!" He Xin waved his hand and interrupted him: "As long as you nod, I will figure out a way to deal with the money, and Xiao Hu will be responsible for the specific operations. What you are doing now
The main task is to complete the post-production of the film. I'm afraid I won't be able to relax for a few more days. I will join the team for filming in half a month at most. Before that, I have to take care of the money matters.
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"Okay, you are the big boss, you can do whatever you say! If we lose money, we will bear it together!" Ning Hao spread his hands and said with a smile.
"Bah, bah, bah! You kid really can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth. Are you hoping for a loss or something? Knock on the wood quickly, bah bah! I'm not bragging. I'm putting my words here today. This project will be in the future
We can definitely make money. If we want to make movies again in the future, maybe we can point to this project to make money for us!"
Conversations between men often don't require too many sensational words, just keep some things in mind. Ning Hao said that if it's thanks to our willingness to fight together, then he appreciates it, and the two of us will be tied together from now on.
From Ning Hao's perspective, it is not difficult to analyze his current mentality. At this time, his perception of He Xin is probably that he is on the road, candid, model, loyal, and words like brothers.
Thinking about it, even though he was the one who tricked the other party into joining the ship in the first place, the other party's progress from acting to post-production, and then using various connections to participate in film festival awards were all the credit of the other party. In his opinion, if there was no He Xin, his
It is absolutely impossible for a debut novel to reach its current heights.
And later he talked about filming "Green Grass", and He Xin gave his full support. Even though he had no capital now and only had the name of a partner, He Xin was still willing to take him.
What else is there to say? Since we are brothers, we will naturally share blessings and hardships in the future!
For He Xin, although the "Wulin Gaiden" project is a golden doll, he and Ning Hao are partners after all. If he is left alone to eat alone, this cannot be justified. Besides, he and Ning Hao have been together for so long,
We are all friends and brothers, so of course we should make money together.
But at the same time, the more important thing is probably that I want to take this opportunity to win over Ning Hao. To put it more honestly, it is a favor kidnapping.
Because in his mind Ning Hao is a bigger golden doll.
In fact, as an actor, sometimes he is really helpless, because actors are often chosen. Even if he has a memory that exceeds that of others by more than ten years, after all, he is not Long Ao like Pao Hui or Lu Qian.
He is a heaven-like person who can edit, direct, act, and operate capital. Apart from a little kidney failure, he is almost a decathlete.
He is very self-aware, or in other words, in this industry, even though he knows that many movies will be popular and box office hits, he can't make them happen!
First of all, a script cannot be solved by just one story, otherwise all writers would be screenwriters. Even if he could tell the movie in his memory, ten screenwriters might write ten different scripts.
In addition, the most difficult thing is the director. He has the pictures in his mind, but he has no way or ability to shoot them authentically.
The birth of a movie is not just what you see on the screen. When shooting, it often takes five, six, seven or eight hours of material, and the rough cut version often takes three or four hours, and finally the best parts are taken.
It’s the ninety minutes or one hundred and twenty minutes of content that the audience sees.
It is said that actors and directors achieve mutual success, but the proportion of the director is often greater and even plays a leading role. For example, Uncle Ge left Feng Xiaogang. Although "The Death of Romance" is still amazing, the rest is "Fragments".
” and “Two Tigers”.
Also, the same is true for the Imperial Master to Gong Huang and the Wang Sunglasses to Man Shen.
Therefore, it is very important for an actor to be paired with a talented director, especially a talented director like Ning Hao who can both write and direct. Moreover, He Xin has always been thinking about being able to work with him in the future.
He co-created the famous "Seventy-two Transformations of Bad Monkey" plan, and maybe he will become a big boss in the industry by then.
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He is in his early thirties, with a flat head, buck teeth, and black-rimmed glasses. Although he is from Shanghai, he can speak fluent Beijing dialect, but his speech is a bit awkward. He is very polite to others and wants to bow at ninety degrees when shaking hands.
This was He Xin's first impression when he met Ning Caishen.
The man who came with him was in his forties, not tall, not fat, and his waist was straight even when he was sitting. At first sight, he seemed to be very clean and tidy, without any trace of a middle-aged man.
The greasiness on his body, especially the smile on his face, is particularly honest and friendly.
"Hello, Mr. Chen! I thought all writers majored in literature, but I didn't expect you majored in finance. It's amazing..."
"Director Shang, I've heard about it for a long time. I particularly like "The Story of the Cooking Class". The theme is the main theme, and the comedy method is very down-to-earth and very good..."
"Teacher He..."
"Don't ever dare to call me teacher in front of you two, Xiao He! You can call me Xiao He or A Xin."
"Then I'm not welcome. The God of Wealth told me before that he wanted to meet an investor, but I didn't expect it to be you, a big star..."
After the meeting, everyone exchanged greetings and business talk. Compared to the friendly Shang Jing, Ning Caishen was both polite and awkward. He spoke stumblingly and seemed to have some social difficulties.
The God of Wealth and Shang Jing are old partners. They have previously collaborated on "Healthy Express" and "Women and Women in the City", and they have a tacit understanding of cooperation. They also won the Feitian Award for "Healthy Express".
After the success of the two works, Caishen had many new ideas on how to write sitcoms, and Shang Jing wanted to make a comedy with a completely new form, so the two hit it off. In addition, Caishen has always had a martial arts complex, so this series was born
"Wulin Gaiden".
The God of Wealth spent less than two months writing a thirty-episode script. Then the two of them took the script and excitedly discussed it with the investors they had previously cooperated with. However, it turned out that they had no interest in such novel themes at all.
Dare was interested, and in turn persuaded the two of them to strike while the iron was hot and continue with the original urban theme.
In a word, the original investors were conservative and unwilling to take risks.
However, there was a bright future, and just as the two were thinking about how to convince investors, a Xinhao Studio actually showed up and was interested in this project. The two were surprised, but also a little worried.
The surprise is that someone is willing to invest and the investor is the popular star He Xin. The worry is that they don't know He Xin's strength, and very few actors these days will spend real money to invest in movies and TV series, so they don't know what to do.
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He Xin was very direct and straight to the point: "Director Shang, Teacher Chen, we are willing to submit this script, but for a sitcom, thirty episodes is too few. I think it should be at least seventy or eighty, and of course preferably more."
Hearing He Xin's words, Shang Jing and Caishen glanced at each other subconsciously, both of them seeing surprise in each other's eyes.
To be honest, they were not sure about such a novel subject. They originally planned to shoot thirty episodes to test the water, and if feasible, then continue filming. Unexpectedly, the person in front of them was more confident than them, and he could more than double the number in one breath.
, even the more the merrier.
Before Director Shang opened his mouth, Caishen's eyes lit up and he stopped stumbling when he spoke and said hurriedly: "No problem, it's no problem for a hundred episodes."
When He Xin heard this, he immediately became happy and said with a smile: "Okay, then we will tentatively decide on a hundred episodes. We have invested in this project, and let Xiao Hu discuss the details with you when the time comes. I'm really sorry, I will go to Xinjiang soon.
To save on filming, we have Xiao Hu here who is fully responsible for this project."
Is this the end?
The two couldn't help but look at each other, and at the same time they saw an incredible look in each other's eyes.
It is very difficult to attract investment these days. It often requires a long tug-of-war in Toronto. Many second- and third-tier directors and screenwriters like them often accept many unequal offers in order to produce their works.
treaty.
With just a few words like today, the decision was made immediately. This was really the first time they had met.
Not only them, but even Xiao Douding, who was sitting next to He Xin, was a little dissatisfied with the boss's overly cheerful behavior. You have already made up your mind, and you will be very passive and take advantage of it when negotiating and signing.