Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

In fact, this short film was remade by an Indian director, and the cost was not high, about US$4.5 million, which is about 30 million yuan.

The domestic box office in India is not high, only 15 million US dollars. It is said that it only took a month from the introduction to the domestic release, and there was no time to promote it. During the same period, there were Chinese and foreign commercial blockbusters such as "Anti-Corruption 4" and "Shazam" released, and the industry was not optimistic about it.

But unexpectedly, it was very popular, with a box office of 320 million yuan. It is the third highest-grossing Indian film in China, second only to Aamir Khan's masterpiece, "Dangal!" Dad" and "Mysterious Superstar".

Although it is based on the original micro-movie, the plot is confusing and twists and turns, making the audience hooked. The artistry is not bad either, and he once won the Indian Film Audience Award for Best Film and Best Actor.

In the original time and space, Yu Dongqing had watched this movie several times.

Yu Dongqing thought that if he reshoots it himself, the cost will probably not be so high. If he uses the micro-movie trend and publicizes it properly, the box office may be even higher.

How about giving it a try?

Making a movie is a very troublesome thing. Yu Dongqing cannot do it alone. First of all, he must have an excellent producer, which can save him a lot of effort.

He thought of Li Wan.

Li Wan has been the producer of films such as "Hello, Teacher" and "Young You" produced by Meili Meili. He is also a veteran in the industry. He is friends with Yu Dongqing, and it is more pleasant to work with him.

In fact, Li Wan had called Yu Dongqing earlier and asked him if he could remake "The Tuner" and he could be the producer. Yu Dongqing had no intention of filming at that time and declined.

When Yu Dongqing called Li Wan, the other party laughed and said, "I knew you wanted to reshoot! Just write the script and shoot it well. As for the film project approval, crew preparation, and investment, all the messy things are left to me!"

"Let me make it clear first, I have the final say regarding the actors! You can't interfere with the specific filming process either!

"Okay, okay, I know, I will never interfere with anything in your filming, okay?"

"Also, you don't have to look for funds. My studio will invest all the funds." Yu Dongqing added.

Unexpectedly, Li Wan disagreed.

"That's not possible. I have to invest some money in my studio. You eat meat so that I can drink some soup, right?"

"Look at what you said, aren't you worried about losing money on your investment and losing all your money?" Yu Dongqing said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

Li Wan laughed loudly on the phone: "Loss? What are you afraid of if you don't fear me? If you lose blood, I will admit it!"

Ah?

Of course, the script for choosing Yu Dongqing has not yet been written, so we cannot make a cost estimate, so we will put the investment matters later for the time being.

The most important thing now is writing the script.

"Holly, you have to hurry up. I'm going to prepare a crew for you now. Let's try to stage it during the prime time of the Spring Festival!"

Damn it!

There's not even a script yet, so why are you thinking about it and starting to stage it?

The two parties discussed some details on the phone, and of course the specific cooperation agreement was officially signed by the studios of both parties.

Yu Dongqing is planning to remake "The Tuner", which is no longer a short film but a commercial blockbuster!

This news was released simultaneously on the official Weibo of the two studios, which immediately attracted the attention of netizens.

After all, the excitement of that short film has been witnessed by many people.

Some people applauded, hoping to make a better-looking film than that short film so that everyone could enjoy it, but some people were worried.

This movie is mainly suspense and thriller, but the micro-movie has explained the entire storyline very clearly. If it is remade, will it be like water-injected pork?

Ma Kai had such doubts.

Ma Kai is a professional film critic and a self-media practitioner. His film review column is very popular. With millions of fans, he is a big V in the film and television industry.

He really liked watching the short film "The Tuner" produced by Yu Dongqing. He even wrote several film reviews for this purpose, analyzing the film from the results and details, and the number of clicks was quite high.

Now I heard that Yu Dongqing decided to reshoot this movie. While I was happy, I also expressed my worries: if a micro-movie that is only 13 minutes is now extended to about two hours, both the structure and plot will need to be redesigned. What will happen? Will there be any suspicion of water injection?

After all, Yu Dongqing is just a famous singer, musician, and excellent screenwriter, but he has only made two short films and has no experience in directing commercial films!

Ma Kai also @ed Yu Dongqing on his Weibo.

But Yu Dongqing ignored it.

At this time, Yu Dongqing was discussing the script with Li Wan in his office.

Just after the National Day, Yu Dongqing called Li Wan and said that the script had been written and that he would come to his office to discuss it.

"So fast?" Li Wan was very surprised: "I thought it would take you at least ten and a half months, right?"

"Didn't you say that it would be staged during the Spring Festival prime time? I wrote day and night throughout the holiday without rest." Yu Dongqing joked.

"Hard work, hard work." Li Wan was deeply moved after hearing this.

Who knew that Yu Dongqing only took three days to write it, and the plot was basically unchanged, except for localization and modification of some content that was not in line with domestic reality.

The story takes place in Yanjing.

Now, Li Wan is sitting on the sofa and reading the script intently.

It was very thick, with nearly 40,000 words in more than ten pages. It took Li Wan two hours to read it.

Yu Dongqing drank tea leisurely.

"How's it going? Give me your opinion." Yu Dongqing asked with a smile when he saw the other party put down the script.

Li Wan said: "To be honest, Dongqing, I was very worried after signing the agreement with you."

"worry about what?"

"I'm worried that the script you wrote will become water-injected pork." Li Wan was also very honest: "Just like the self-media person named Ma Kai said."

"You mean Ma Kai? He once @ed me, but I ignored him." Yu Dongqing smiled slightly: "What do you think now?"

"The changes are very large. Except for the originality of the film, it is basically the same, but the story is almost brand new!" Li Wan was a little excited.

"The content has been expanded, but the suspense of the plot has not been diluted. There are so many twists and turns! There is also some black humor and commercial discussion of human nature, which has not diluted the artistry of the original micro film!"

"Now that the script is finalized, can we move on to the next step?" Yu Dongqing said again.

"Okay! I'm going to make the budget. By the way, the actors, especially the leading actors, must be finalized as soon as possible. The remuneration affects the cost of the entire film." Li Wan reminded.

"I have confirmed that the heroine is Ye Xiaomin who starred in "Young You"."

"She? Her acting skills are good. She can star in this film's leading female lead, Li Meng." Li Wan immediately agreed, and suddenly something occurred to him: "Dongqing, has that coal boss approached you? You shouldn't let him invest, right?" ?As I said, I also need to invest in my studio!"

"They came to me." Yu Dongqing briefly explained Zhang Longwen's situation with him: "I only agreed to let Ye Xiaomin play the leading female role."

"That's good! You, the male lead, hurry up and get these two leading actors, and the rest will be easy to deal with."

The female lead has been confirmed, and now we are looking for the male lead.

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