Huayu’s ex-husband

Chapter 99 98. Bad Monkey’s Seventy-Two Changes Plan

Wei Wu followed Ning Hao for a casual tour of the shooting base, then looked at some of the semi-finished materials that had been shot, and spoke highly of them.

Well, that’s it, it still tastes the same!

Then the two of them went to a private room of a hot pot restaurant, and while making hot pot and having dinner, they discussed the details. When the meal was almost done, the matter was just finished talking.

In the end, Wei Wu agreed to contribute 1 million yuan to participate in the investment of the film. According to industry practice, in addition to Liu Dehua, the producer of this film must also add Wei Wu's name, and then be listed as a joint producer with Wei Guo Pictures.

These are all reasonable and normal demands. Of course, Ning Hao has no objections, and even actively asked for more:

"How about I hook up another producer for you?"

Wei Wu smiled and said nothing. Ning Hao immediately bowed slightly, picked up the wine glass and said coquettishly:

"I can't help it. The main reason is that our film doesn't get much attention, so I hope it can make you famous when it is released..."

That's right, I don't have a problem with you trying to take advantage of my fame, but you must make it clear first!

It's obviously you who asked me to help you, so don't act like you're giving me face.

In fact, there is a saying that Wei Wu's current reputation is really valuable. Especially for certain groups, such as those who are willing to pay and like to watch movies.

Who can the current Wei Wu be compared to?

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

Of course, fame cannot be quantified after all. It can only roughly describe the gap in quality.

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

And if you take into account that Wei Wu achieved this box office result while facing off against Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige, it will naturally add more to his reputation.

Therefore, it should be no problem to say that Wei Wu's current reputation is comparable to that of the two Ning Haos after "Crazy Stone" was released.

You must know that Ning Hao's next movie "Crazy Stone", "Crazy Racing", has a box office of over 100 million!

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

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

"No problem, you can use my name to promote this movie then, and I will try my best to help you promote this movie..."

Ning Hao raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp, then burped and said:

"Thank you so much. To be honest, I can't even repay you! If this continues, I'm afraid I'll have to commit myself to you!"

"Hey, there's no need for that!"

Ning Hao beamed with joy, and his gratitude to Wei Wu increased even more.

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

This is obviously a full affirmation of his ability! You must know that Wei Wu is now a relatively famous director, so he must be careful in his words and deeds, otherwise he will destroy his future.

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

I went to see this movie because you recommended it, but it turned out to be so bad! A pure waste of money and time!

You even invest in this kind of garbage movie and recommend it to everyone. It seems that your taste is not very good. I will never watch your movies again in the future!

Ning Hao compared his feelings with his own. If an unknown little director came to him at this time and said that he could be a producer in his movie, and then asked if he could promote it under his banner.

Ning Hao must be very respectful and would not do anything even if he was given money, unless it was a sum that he could not refuse.

If you recommend a bad movie and your reputation backfires, it will harm your future, so this brand cannot be borrowed easily!

Although Ning Hao and his team can promote this movie under the banner of Andy's investment certification, Andy is still an actor no matter how popular he is.

Although it is famous enough, to be honest, it lacks a little authority when it comes to evaluating movies.

The audience definitely recognized 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 necessarily be bad movies.

On the contrary, if Wei Wu, a supernova director, helps to endorse it, then the quality of "Stone" may be more convincing.

After all, Wei Wu, as a new director, must cherish his feathers and cannot randomly recommend self-defeating films.

After talking about business, the two asked the waiter to come in and clear the table a little. Then the two started drinking tea and chatting about interesting things in life and work.

The two of them really have something in common. After all, they are both young directors and both are talented. However, no one appreciated them in the early stage, so they had to rely on their own investment to make movies and take risks.

In short, the more the two of them chatted, the more they became more and more speculative, and they almost didn't marry Jinlan on the spot. Seeing that the atmosphere was almost up, Wei Wu slowly introduced the theme:

"Actually, based on our experiences, I deeply understand how difficult it is for us young directors to get ahead!

"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 Knife 2", "I'm Not a Drug" "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 Wei Wu could now use this banner to gather a group of young and middle-aged directors who were not yet ambitious and gathered 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 in charge of internal entertainment? Is there any need to say?

Ning Hao patted his thigh and said, "What a great idea! In fact, I have had similar ideas, but now I am a low-key person. Even if I stand up and raise my voice, there are basically very 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: "Wonderful 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 had been so impassioned and passionate just a moment ago simultaneously showed expressions of embarrassment, bared their teeth, and stuck out their tongues:

Damn, it’s so hot!