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Chapter 99 98. Bad Monkey's 72 Transformations Plan

Wei Wu followed Ning Hao to visit the filming base casually, then looked at some of the semi-finished materials that had been shot and gave high praise.

Well, it's settled, it's still the same taste!

Then the two came to a hot pot restaurant's private room, ate hot pot and had dinner while discussing the details. When the meal was almost over, the matter was just finished.

Finally, Wei Wu agreed to invest 1 million to participate in the investment of this film. According to industry practice, in addition to Andy Lau, the producer of this film must also include Wei Wu's name, and then Weiguo Films must be listed as a co-producer.

These are all reasonable and normal requests. Ning Hao certainly has no objection and even takes the initiative to ask for more:

"How about I give you a producer?"

Wei Wu smiled and said nothing. Ning Hao immediately leaned forward slightly and picked up the wine glass and said embarrassedly:

"There is no way. The main reason is that our film has not received much attention, so I hope to use your fame when it is released..."

That's right, I have no objection to you using my fame, but you must make it clear first!

It's obviously you who asked me to help you, don't make it seem like you are giving me face.

In fact, to be honest, Wei Wu's current fame is really valuable. Especially for certain specific groups, such as those who are willing to pay and like to watch movies.

Who can Wei Wu now be compared to?

Well, it's almost equivalent to Ning Hao after the release of "Crazy Stone" in the previous life! Of course, his fame may be at least twice that of Ning Hao.

Of course, fame is something that cannot be quantified after all, it is just a rough description of the difference in grades.

Why do you say that? First of all, of course, it is because the box office of "Lost on Journey" is 50 million, which is exactly twice that of "Crazy Stone".

And if we consider that Wei Wu got this box office result in a direct confrontation with Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige, then it will naturally add more to his fame.

So it should be no problem to say that Wei Wu's fame is now equal to the two Ning Haos after the release of "Crazy Stone".

You should know that the box office of Ning Hao's next movie after "Crazy Stone", "Crazy Racing", directly exceeded 100 million!

It can be seen from this that Ning Hao's fame at that time was still very "valuable", and Wei Wu's fame was more than twice that of Ning Hao, so of course it was more valuable!

Wei Wu stretched him a little, then clinked glasses with him and said:

"No problem, you can use my name to promote the film, and I will try my best to promote the film for you..."

Ning Hao raised his glass and drank it all, burped and said:

"Thank you so much, to be honest, I have no way to repay you! If this continues, I'm afraid I can only repay you with my body!"

"Oh, no need!"

Ning Hao smiled happily, and his gratitude to Wei Wu increased a little.

He originally thought that Wei Wu would at least agree to this request after watching the rough cut of the film. Unexpectedly, Wei Wu was so generous that he agreed directly on the spot.

This is obviously a full affirmation of his ability! You know, Wei Wu is now a well-known director, so naturally he has to be cautious in his words and deeds, otherwise he will ruin his future.

If "Crazy Stone" is a bad movie, Wei Wu will definitely be bullied online:

Damn, I watched this movie because you recommended it, but it turned out to be so bad! It's a complete waste of money and time!

You even invested in such a rubbish movie and recommended it to everyone. It seems that your vision is not very good. I will never watch your movies again in the future!

Ning Hao put himself in his shoes. If an unknown director came to him at this time and said that he could put him in the role of producer in his movie, and then asked if he could promote it under his name.

Ning Hao would definitely decline the offer, even if he was paid, unless it was a sum that he could not refuse.

If he recommended a bad movie and it led to a backlash in word of mouth, it would affect his future, so this signboard cannot be easily borrowed!

Although Ning Hao and his team can also promote this movie under the banner of Andy Lau's investment certification, Andy Lau is still an actor after all.

Although he is famous enough, to be honest, he lacks a little authority in evaluating movies.

The audience must recognize his vision, but not that much. After all, he himself has made a lot of bad movies. In other words, the movies he likes may not be bad movies.

On the contrary, if there is a superstar director Wei Wu to help endorse it, then the quality of "Stone" may be more convincing.

After all, as a new director, Wei Wu must cherish his feathers and cannot make random recommendations to ruin his reputation.

After talking about business, the two asked the waiter to come in and clean up the table. Then the two began to drink tea, and chatted with each other and talked about interesting things in life and work.

The two really have a lot in common. After all, they are both young directors, and they are talented, but no one appreciates them in the early stage, so they can only rely on their own investment to make movies and take risks.

In short, the two talked more and more speculatively, and they almost became sworn brothers on the spot. Seeing that the atmosphere was almost right, Wei Wu slowly introduced the topic:

"In fact, based on our experience, I deeply feel how difficult it is for young directors like us to stand out!

"I was lucky enough to make some noise, but there are still many young directors in China who are as unappreciated as we are...

“So I couldn’t help but come up with an idea. To put it simply, it is the Youth Director Support Program.

"However, the name may seem a bit official, so I changed it to: Bad Monkey 72 Change Plan. The purpose is to directional discovery, incubation, selection, and training of young directors.

"Of course, it's a big step, and it's easy to be fooled. I'm going to take the first step and start recruiting talents from our Nortel alumni. What do you think of my idea?"

The inspiration for this idea, of course, came from Ning Hao in front of him. The Bad Monkey 72 change plan was the first one proposed by him in his previous life.

It was officially launched by Ning Hao's Bad Monkey Pictures around 2016. Thirteen new directors were signed in the first phase, including Lu Yang, Wen Muye, Shen Ao, etc., and launched "Xiu Chun Dao 2", "I'm Not a Medicine" "God" and other films have received good response.

Then again, the reason why Wei Wu proposed this plan was not entirely to discover new forces for Chinese films, but more importantly to form gangs and develop power.

The entertainment industry is both feudal and closed. Basically, in this circle, if you don’t know how to find a backer and form cliques, then it will be difficult for you to go to the top and see the scenery.

Different from the producer-centric system in Hollywood, what we implement here is the director-centric system. In other words, directors are the most cherished and core strategic resource in the entire entertainment industry.

And now Wei Wu can use this banner to gather a group of young and middle-aged directors who are still frustrated at the moment and gather them under his command——

Even if it's just a loose alliance with him as the core, as long as a good relationship is formed and someone will wave the flag and cheer for him in the future, it will be enough.

When the time comes, young directors such as Ning Hao, Wen Muye, Chen Sicheng, Wang Baoqiang, Guo Fan, Wu Jing, Jia Ling, Jiaozi, Dapeng, Lu Yang, Rao Xiaozhi, etc. will all be brought in to help.

By then, the entire Bad Monkey 72 transformation project will be full of talents, and with so many young directors exchanging resources, they must be the most important young force in domestic entertainment that cannot be ignored.

When these people grow up one after another, who will be the leader in internal entertainment? Is there any need to say?

Ning Hao patted his thigh and said, "What a good idea! In fact, I have had similar ideas, but I am a low-key person now. Even if I stand up and raise my voice, there are basically only a few people who respond.

"So this initiative is most suitable for you. Basically, among the younger generation, you are the only one with this reputation and strength."

In fact, Ning Hao's words are really not a compliment, because among the new generation of directors, Wei Wu is indeed the one who takes the lead for the time being and is the most popular.

Not only did he start his own company and make a lot of money, but he also had the backing of his natal family, Nortel, and he also had Tian Zhuangzhuang as his teacher.

The key thing is that it was appreciated by Han Sanping some time ago, and the news is basically confirmed. China Film has begun preparations for a fantasy blockbuster that is said to have an investment of 100 million yuan, and the director is none other than Wei Wu.

Therefore, when choosing a leader among the new generation of domestic entertainment directors, only Wei Wubing has become the leader. He needs people, money, and fame. He is undoubtedly the best candidate to stand up and cheer up.

Of course, Ning Hao was no longer young. How could he be fooled by Wei Wu's high-sounding words? Wasn't he just planning to set up a mountain to recruit his younger brother? I understand everything!

But it is precisely because he knows how to develop his power at a young age, gather a large number of party members, and is well versed in the operating rules of the entertainment industry that people take a high look at him!

In fact, to be honest, Ning Hao has a bit of a generous temperament, and he has really never been impressed by anyone in particular since he was a child.

Even for Zhang Chenfeng, he didn't feel that he was necessarily worse than them, it was just that they debuted earlier!

But Wei Wu is younger than him, and has already run ahead of him. To be honest, he can't even refuse to accept it.

So he might be dismissive of others, but now that Wei Wu came to recruit him, he was still willing to give in.

What's more, someone has just done me such a big favor, and it's really hard to refuse at this time.

The key person is too young. He is only 22 years old now. If you say something ugly, he can easily kill Zhang Chenfeng and others.

Isn’t that what the art world is all about? As long as you beat your peers to death, aren't you a master of art?

At this time, if you don't give face to Corporal Lixian, then you will be punished by drinking wine instead of eating it!

Bully the old but not the young! Wei Wu still has thirty or forty years of golden career left at least, so I'm afraid you will suffer a lot in the future!

As soon as Wei Wu saw his expression, he knew that the matter was basically settled, so he directly issued the invitation formally:

"Then I would like to ask Brother Hao to participate in this grand event with me. As the first contracted director of our Bad Monkey 72 Transformation Project, what do you think?"

Ning Hao immediately said without hesitation: "What an honor!"

When Wei Wu was excited, he immediately raised the tea cup and said something sourly:

"With brother's help today, we can expect great success!"

Ning Hao also joined in the fun and raised the tea cup: "My dear brother, don't forget each other even if we are rich and noble!"

"Hahahaha, please!"

"please!"

The two looked at each other and smiled, clinked cups with tea instead of wine, picked up the tea cup and drank it all in one gulp.

However, the two people who were so impassioned and passionate just now, the next second they both looked embarrassed, bared their teeth, and stuck out their tongues:

Damn, it’s so hot!