Millennium director

Teacher Xie moves quickly.

Three days later, Wu Yuan, who was waiting for news at home, received a phone call from Teacher Xie.

Youth Film Studio can provide Wu Yuan with 50,000 yuan. Although it is not much, it is already the limit.

Qingying Film was established as a school. It cooperates with the teaching plans of each department and provides a place for all teachers in the school to practice creative work. It is incomparable with national-oriented studios such as Beijing Film and Western Film and Television, and has limited funds.

However, China Film Group has better news.

After reading the script, Han Sanping, vice chairman of China Film Group and actually responsible for promoting the marketization of mainland films, wanted to meet Wu Yuan and discuss the film with him in person.

After receiving the news, Wu Yuan immediately rode on his bicycle and rushed to the building of China Film Group.

China Film Group is not busy these days, and there are not many employees.

Through the phone call, Wu Yuan easily connected with Director Han's secretary. Under the guidance of the secretary, he went to the vice chairman's office on the top floor.

"Dong dong."

"Enter."

Wu Yuan walked into the office with his head held high.

His current character is that of a young man with movie dreams. Regardless of whether the movie is good or not, he must show off his confident aura and feel high-spirited.

If you are submissive, how can you leave a good impression on Mr. Han?

Unfortunately, his performance was completely empty.

Han Sanping didn't even look at Wu Yuan, but lowered his head and was busy signing some documents.

After signing several documents in a row, Han Sanping raised his head and looked at Wu Yuan standing in front of him.

The first impression was not bad. The young man was very handsome and had a bright smile on his face. He didn't have any arrogance about him and he looked very comfortable.

Wu Yuan's first impression of Mr. Han was also very good.

The future helmsman of Chinese films does not have the aura of a superior person, and his appearance is not the fierce type.

Mr. Han, who is nearly fifty years old, has a naive and kind appearance, especially his smiling expression, which reminded Wu Yuan of Doraemon.

"Coming?"

"Classmate Wu Yuan, right?"

Mr. Han stood up with a smile, stretched out his short hand to guide Wu Yuan to sit in the sofa area next to him, and said kindly: "I read your script, it's very good."

"No one in the country has ever made a movie like this."

"Eight people, one house, one magical night."

"From the beginning of the script, there are foreshadowings everywhere. Every interaction between characters, conflicts between dialogues, and subtle changes in props have foreshadowing and deep meaning."

“It’s brain-burning and fun.”

"It's a bit like the Blizzard Villa model, but it also introduces new elements of parallel time and space."

"You young people are still smart enough to come up with such an ingenious and interesting book."

Wu Yuan was so complimented by Mr. Han that he was at a loss as to what to do. He didn't know how to respond.

Fortunately, Mr. Han called him over, not just because he wanted to talk about the script with him.

"I heard from Professor Xie that the shooting budget for this book is 300,000?" Mr. Han asked with a smile.

Without waiting for Wu Yuan to answer, he waved his hand and said affirmatively: "300,000 yuan is not enough. The script is so complicated and the actors will definitely need a lot of NG. If you want to make a good film, you will have to spend more than 300,000 yuan on film."

"I think the budget should be 500,000."

"I asked someone to check your financial situation, and you can't afford 300,000 yuan now."

Mr. Han looked at Wu Yuan meaningfully and said with a half-smile, "Are you planning to sell the courtyard house left by your grandfather to raise money for filming?"

"You'd better keep this yard, it will become your most valuable asset in the future."

"As for this movie, China Film Group can still afford half a million."

"The movie is under the name of Beijing Film Studio, and the distribution is handed over to China Film Group. As the director and screenwriter, you get 20% of the profit share."

"How about it?"

Wu Yuan remained silent.

This is no Doraemon, it's just a thousand-year-old fox.

"This is my first time as a handheld director. Aren't you afraid of losing all your money?" Wu Yuan asked hesitantly.

"It's okay, our China Film Group can afford the compensation!" Mr. Han waved his hand and said, "Chinese Films need to support more young directors!"

"In the next 20 years, Chinese films will need more directors who can make commercial films, films that audiences love, and films that they love to watch!"

"Our film industry aims to be on par with Hollywood in the United States!"

"Only one Feng Xiaogang is not enough!"

Feng Xiaogang was supported by Mr. Han.

This year, Feng Xiaogang is already recognized as the king of Lunar New Year stalls, but at first there was no concept of Lunar New Year stalls in China.

In 1997, Feng Xiaogang's three works adapted from Wang Shuo's works were killed during the review stage, and all the investment in the early preparations was in vain.

At this desperate moment, Feng Xiaogang approached Mr. Han, hoping that he would give him a hand.

The Third Master was indeed very courageous and gave Feng Pants 1 million, and then the movie "Party A and Party B" was produced.

This movie also ushered in the era of Lunar New Year films in Mainland China and opened up the first popular movie schedule in the wild era of Mainland movies - the Lunar New Year movie.

Feng Xiaogang also became the first commercial film director in the Mainland!

Now, Mr. Han plans to place another bet on Wu Yuan, betting that he can become as outstanding as Feng Xiaogang, a commercial film director who can earn box office!

There is really no shortage of people making art films in China these days. The sixth, fifth, and fourth generation directors counting from the top are all focusing on the field of art films.

Some people also won the Golden Palm, Golden Bear, and Golden Lion.

Yes, we are talking about Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige!

What the mainland film industry currently lacks is directors who can sell blockbuster movies!

However, Wu Yuan did not plan to make a big commercial film in this era when the national screen did not even have 2,000 yuan!

However, Mr. Han’s request still has to be agreed.

These days China Film Group is interested in you and is rushing to give you money to make movies. How dare you refuse?

Do you still want to hang out in this circle?

However, Wu Yuan was still very satisfied with the result.

I no longer have to mortgage my house, and I have money to make movies, which is a good thing.

As for the possibility of making less money, that’s nothing.

At this stage, Wu Yuan values ​​fame more than money.

As long as the first movie can make him famous, will he still be short of money in the marketing of the upcoming movies?

The opportunities left for him to make a fortune in the next 20 years are simply too numerous to count!

Giving a little profit in the first movie in exchange for Mr. Han's support is a great thing that money cannot buy!

Wu Yuan quickly agreed to Master Han's request and accepted his five hundred thousand.

Next, Mr. Han will be named as the producer of the movie "The Night the Comet Came", but he will not personally follow the team, and will only send a representative to follow the team throughout the process.

This representative was not here to advise Wu Yuan on how to film. He was mainly responsible for checking the accounts and ensuring that the 500,000 yuan was spent where it should be spent and did not go into the director's pocket.

As for the filming of the crew, Mr. Han is very generous and really wants to support new directors and completely delegate power to Wu Yuan.

"It's okay, just go ahead and shoot it boldly. It doesn't matter if the movie doesn't turn out well. Just use it as a way to gain experience."

"As a director, it's normal to have both losses and profits. Who can guarantee that your first movie will make a lot of money?"

"Your script is so good. Even if it doesn't work this time, it can work next time!"

"Don't be mentally burdened!"

With Master Han's encouragement echoing in his ears, Wu Yuan walked out of the China Film and Television Building with a smile on his face.

As soon as he walked out of the door, he immediately took out his Nokia and made a call.

"Hey, brother Kun, are you free? I have a book I want you to shoot!"

"By the way, do you know any actors who are cheap and good at acting? Can you recommend a few!"