Chapter 820 The original version is excellent, no need to take risks
Chen Zhixi likes the diary-style novel "Love Is Not Blind" very much. In the words of her best friend, she especially hopes that she can become someone like Huang Xiaoxian.
As a woman, there is always a little princess living in her heart.
With Chen Zhixi's shrewd personality, family background, and the businessman genes she was born with, the value of adapting this novel into a film and television series can be seen at a glance. As for whether to adapt it into a movie or a TV series, it is just that she came to congratulate her today.
Just a new excuse.
Of course it’s a movie!
Movies have greater impact and higher profits, but the risks associated with them are also higher. And currently, she does not have the ability to produce a movie independently. Choosing to cooperate with Xinhao Media, which has never failed, is undoubtedly the best option.
It is a good choice, especially the two urban love-themed movies "Du Lala" and "I Do" managed by Xinhao Media, which have achieved successive successes.
"cooperate?"
Of course He Xin is willing to cooperate. There is no reason to refuse the money that is delivered to your door.
He pondered: "How to cooperate?"
Chen Zhixi was still afraid that He Xin would look down on her. When she heard that there was a way out, her eyes lit up and her mouth hurriedly said: "Brother, I will listen to you!"
He Xin couldn't help but smile and said: "Then the investment income will be half of the family's income, and the copyright will belong to you."
He is not greedy and does not want to use his plug-in to deliberately take advantage of others.
Of course, Chen Zhixi readily agreed to such a loose condition, and then said: "Brother, can you help me with the script?"
Of course, the three elements that ultimately matter whether a movie is successful or not are script, director, and actors. The first thing that matters is the script. If the director and actors determine the upper limit of a movie, then the quality of the script determines the lower limit of the movie.
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He Xin is not only an actor, but also a screenwriter, and has won the Best Screenplay Award.
"I'll forget it. Your best friend graduated from the Literature Department of the Film Academy. Her writing is so good, so it shouldn't be a problem for her to adapt it."
Although he doesn't know who the screenwriter of the original movie is, judging from the content of the novel, there is a high probability that the screenwriter is the original author. There is no need for him to overstep his bounds.
"OK!"
It seems that Chen Zhixi is also very confident in her bestie.
Then she hesitated and said: "Brother, when you see Akai play Wang Xiaojian, what do you think?"
Wang Kai is an actor signed by her company, and the wealth does not go to outsiders. Of course, his own movies must use his own people.
"Akai..."
He Xin paused thoughtfully. It wasn't that Wang Kai's acting skills were not good, nor was it that he was too impressed by Wang Xiaojian, played by Xiao Wen in the original version.
Although the sissy Bai Xiaonian played by Wang Kai in "The Wind" is excellent, his face is too upright and a little soft. If he is just a sissy, there may be no problem. The key is that Wang Xiaojian has a poisonous tongue and has
Very aggressive, in this regard, Wang Kai's appearance seems very inconsistent.
In contrast, Xiao Wen is the kind of...well, in Shanghai dialect, he is a "little Diao mold". He is careless and unreasonable, and a person like him who is arrogant can be seen at first sight.
Very aggressive and not easy to deal with.
Facts have proved that Wang Xiaojian in the original version is one of the few highlight moments in Xiaowen's career.
Seeing his hesitation, Chen Zhixi hurriedly said: "Brother, when I saw Wang Xiaojian in the novel, the first thing I thought of was Akai... Isn't it appropriate?"
"Well, it's not urgent anyway, let's talk about it later."
If there really wasn't a suitable candidate, Wang Kai might just make it. Looking at Chen Zhixi's expectant look, he couldn't categorically reject it, so he had to be vague for the time being.
Chen Zhixi is so smart. Of course, he could see that He Xin was not optimistic about Wang Kai, so he refused to give up and said: "Brother, tell me what's wrong with Akai? Isn't his role as Bai Xiaonian very good?"
"Sissy is one thing, but can you imagine Akai's venomous tongue?" He Xin sighed.
"vicious?"
Chen Zhixi tilted her head and imagined for a moment. Perhaps she was influenced by the character Chen Jiaming, the orchid-fingering character Wang Kai had played in "The Ugly Girl Series", but she still felt that there seemed to be nothing wrong with Wang Kai.
So he said in confusion: "I think it's pretty good!"
"So it's not urgent yet."
He Xin shook his head and thought to himself: If you see the Xiaowen version of Wang Xiaojian by then, you won't think that Wang Kai is the best candidate.
Of course, he also understands that from Chen Zhixi's perspective, he will naturally use his own actors. But from his perspective, investing in this drama to make money is the first priority. Since there are original examples, there is no need to take risks and replace actors.
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"..."
Although Chen Zhixi was unconvinced, she couldn't say anything more. After all, she just said that she wanted to listen to He Xin, and He Xin didn't stick to his words.
After she obtained the film and television rights for this novel, she obviously put a lot of thought into it. She even thought about the choice of the male and female protagonists. She hesitated for a moment and then said: "Brother, do you think it would be suitable for Yaya to play Huang Xiaoxian?"
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"She also wants to film "The Legend of Zhen Huan", but there is no schedule..."
He Xin's first reaction was also to shake his head. In fact, excluding the impression of the original movie, it should be said that Tong Yali is quite similar to Huang Xiaoxian in the novel.
But halfway through his words, he couldn't help but look at Chen Zhixi, who had round eyes across from him, and said with a smile: "What do you mean? You don't want to exchange, do you?"
Obviously Wang Kai is a contracted actor with her company, and Tong Yali is an actor with Xinmiao Studio. Since the two are cooperating, the male and female protagonists will be produced one at a time.
Chen Zhixi waved her hands with a playful smile: "No, no, brother, didn't I just say that I will listen to you in everything."
He Xin pointed at her and said, "Forget it about Xiao Tong, I have a more suitable candidate."
Again, the original version is already excellent, so there's no need to take the risk of replacing it.
"Who is it?"
"You'll know then."
He Xin didn't bother to explain to her anymore, so he deliberately let it slip and said, "Your task now is to take out the script first."
"Uh, okay." Chen Zhixi had no choice but to respond.
There shouldn't be much problem with the script. Even if the screenwriter of the original version is not the original author, if there are any deviations in the script, He Xin will be able to correct it himself.
There is no need to replace the actors. Xiaowen and Bai Xue can only be considered second- and third-tier actors now. When Xinhao Media came forward to find them to make a movie, it was still a matter of one sentence for them to be the male and female protagonists.
The only problem that bothers He Xin now is the choice of director. He really can't remember the name of the director of the original version. It stands to reason that Ning Hao must be good at this kind of subject matter, but this guy is now enthusiastically tinkering with the "Human Crowd" movie.
"Surge", designated not interested; Xu Guangtou is also suitable, but he currently has "Thailand" on hand, which is the most important project in He Xin's mind.
As for Liu Jiang, the director of "I Do", although "I Do" is now selling well, Liu Jiang has also become a popular film director in one fell swoop, and the outside world has even compared him to Ning Hao.
But He Xin understands that "I Do" is not so much the success of the director as it is the success of the script and actors. After all, Liu Jiang has a somewhat rigid personality and lacks creativity. He is good enough to be a TV drama director, but it is hard to imagine
He was able to capture the spicy flavor in "33 Days After Love".
In addition, there is Yang Qing in Ning Hao's circle. To be precise, he was brought into this circle by Bald Xu. Yang Qing, who graduated from the directing department of the Chinese Academy of Drama and Adult Education, is also very familiar with He Xin. The short film he shot before
The low-budget comedy "Nightclub" was quite good, but now he has been roped in by Bald Xu to help, and together they are perfecting the script for "囧囧".
The others are either obsessed with literary films, such as Diao Yinan and Cheng Er; or they are works that have little imagination at present and have no impression in the memory of their previous lives, so they feel unreliable.
He Xin thought for a while and found that there was no suitable candidate for a while, so he could only let it go for a while. If it didn't work out, he would pull Yang Qing over to take over.
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"It smells so good! Auntie, the food you cook is so delicious!"
At the dinner table, Chen Zhixi was eating and flattering Mama Cheng. She felt very comfortable and had a sense of accomplishment. Old people are retired, especially those like Mama Cheng who are in their fifties and not yet sixty years old.
To put it bluntly, she is still classified in the category of middle-aged women. What actresses of her age are still participating in in the future?
Therefore, middle-aged women like Cheng Ma who have retired at home especially hope to gain a sense of accomplishment and recognition.
"Xiao Chen, if it tastes good, please eat more. In fact, many of the dishes today were cooked by Sister Lan. I just made fried crabs and stewed chicken."
"Auntie, this is the stewed chicken I'm talking about. It tastes as fresh as the chicken stewed with mushrooms from our hometown. Brother, don't you think so?"
Chen Zhixi's expression was exaggerated. As she spoke, she described it in broken Shanghainese to Sister Lan sitting next to her: "Xian's brows dropped!"
This is the biggest advantage of Chen Zhixi. In her you may not find any trace of the rich second generation that you usually think of. She is not arrogant, knows how to get things done, does not flatter others and takes care of everyone's emotions.
Sister Lan was obviously a little surprised and smiled politely at her to express her gratitude.
Today is actually just an ordinary meal at home, but the conditions at home are better and a little richer than ordinary people. Cheng’s mother is not familiar with Chen Zhixi. She knows that she is her daughter’s friend and He Xin’s partner. Especially she heard that she is with He Xin
He is from the same hometown, and he even said enthusiastically: "It's not easy for you to work hard in the capital at such a young age. When you have time in the future, come to my house for dinner more often."
"OK……"
Chen Zhixi hurriedly responded, but as she spoke, the girl actually deliberately looked at He Xin and Cheng Hao with a look of embarrassment, but stopped talking.
Cheng's mother had a very good impression of this "Beijing drifter girl" whom she subconsciously thought of. She immediately patted her chest and said: "You don't have to look at their faces. From now on, if you want to eat the food cooked by aunt, just come here. It's okay, you're welcome, just have more pairs."
It’s about the chopsticks.”
"Ah, thank you, auntie!" the girl said quickly with a cheerful face.
He Xin couldn't stand it anymore and said: "Mom, don't listen to her. She is much richer than ours. She lives in a big villa. It's no problem even if she hires ten cooks to help her cook. How can she care about us?"
Home’s food!”
"Ah, really?" Cheng Ma was surprised.
Chen Zhixi hurriedly said: "Auntie, don't listen to my brother. I live alone in the capital and usually eat out. I just love the food you cook. Uh... it just tastes like my mother's.
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Looking at the sweet little mouth, Cheng's mother smiled from ear to ear. She also picked up the cup and said: "As I said, I will come to my house often in the future. Come on, Xiao Chen, let's have a drink!"
"Auntie, just call me Xixi. My family members all call me that."
"Okay, Xixi, come and cheers!"
"Auntie, I did it, you can do whatever you want!"
Seeing their lively looks, He Xin and Cheng Hao could only look at each other speechless.
Compared with the big fish and meat on the dinner table, Cheng Hao can only serve confinement meals now. The staple food is red bean and glutinous rice porridge, as well as sesame oil pork liver, peanut stewed pig's feet and stir-fried spinach, which are all good for recovering the body and producing milk.
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On November 22nd, the Lunar New Year Festival, "I Do", which had been in theaters for five weeks and two days, was released. The final box office was 160 million, surpassing Guoshi's "Hawthorn Tree" and only better than the Spring Festival movie at the beginning of the year.
The big-nosed dragon's "Little Soldier" was released with less than 2 million, and it did not rank in the top ten of the annual box office list, ranking eleventh.
The box office result of 160 million actually surpasses Ning Hao's "Racing". It is currently second only to "The Wind" and "Du Lala" which exceeded 200 million on May 1st this year. It ranks among the box office of movies produced by Xinhao Media.
the third.
Among the three blockbusters released during the National Day holiday, "Detective Dee: The Empire" produced by Huayi Brothers stood out, taking in 292 million at the box office. "Fist of Fury" also broke 100 million at the box office. The only regret is "Sword Rain".
Although this martial arts film with a novel style rebounded slightly at the box office, its final box office revenue was just over 60 million.
In addition, before the release, Uncle Gao Qun's "Western Wind", which had boasted that the box office would exceed 200 million, was a surprise. At the beginning, due to various intensive publicity efforts, especially when Lao Gao teamed up with Xu Ke to film "The Wind" last year,
Xu Ke's independently directed "Di Renjie" is at the forefront, and the audience is looking forward to his new film.
After raking in nearly RMB 30 million in box office in its first week, the film's reputation and box office suddenly collapsed, with negative reviews. It has been in theaters for nearly four weeks, and its box office has surpassed "Sword Rain", which was released during the National Day holiday.
He Xin specially rewatched this movie, and I have to say that Uncle Gao Qun (because Gao has always admired Hollywood action movies), the various intensive explosions, speeding cars, galloping horses, and gunfights in the movie were particularly lively.
But in the final analysis, it is still a problem with the script. The clues are complicated and the presentation is only superficial. The story telling is not clear and it is difficult to leave a deep impression on people.
To simply describe it, this hodgepodge is like punching out a bunch of punches, but none of them can hit the flesh.
In addition, the product placement in this film has also attracted complaints from the audience. It is not easy to think about it. "I Do" has so many product placements, even more so than some film critics derided it as an "advertising film".
But the response from the audience was not as intense as "Western Wind".
In particular, the advertisement for Xielipid is extremely crude and blunt. For example, in a deserted town in the west in the film, there is a huge, brand-new billboard advertising Xielipid on the roadside. It really feels like someone is being force-fed.