Rhapsody of Entertainment Rebirth

After leaving the documentary to his roommates, Shanhe started writing a new book. Since he had a draft in his mind, the beginning of the story went very smoothly.

While Shanhe was working hard to write a new book, Bruckheimer had just finished reading the "Pirates of the Caribbean" script sent to him by Qu Ling in a mansion in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

He shook the goblet of red wine in his hand and thought about how to fight for this project with the executives of Disney Pictures.

This year, Disneyland added an attraction, the Pirate Captain series of amusement parks, and Bruckheimer plans to use this as a breakthrough to persuade senior executives to support him.

The next day, Bruckheimer walked into Robert Iger's office with the script in hand.

Robert Iger represents the young and radical faction in the Disney Group, which is at odds with the relatively conservative older faction. He and Michael Eisner are busy competing to be the next helmsman of Disney, and they need the success of projects and box office to support themselves. ambition.

Bruckheimer naturally understood this, so he was the first to find the chairman of the group.

"Jerry, please sit down. What do you want to drink? I have some good cat poop coffee here. Do you want to try it?" Robert Egger asked.

Bruckheimer nodded, "Why not!"

"OK!" Robert Iger called his secretary and asked her to prepare coffee, and then asked Bruckheimer, "Jerry, what good things do you want to share with me in such a hurry?"

"Robert, you are still so sharp. I do need your support for something." Bruckheimer replied.

"Oh, does Jerry have a new project? Tell me!" Robert Iger looked at Bruckheimer and said.

Bruckheimer nodded, took out the printed script of "Pirates of the Caribbean" from his pocket and handed it to Robert Iger, "This is the first part of the series of scripts, you have to read it first!"

Robert Egger happily took over the script and without saying much, he lowered his head and read it. Slowly, his brows began to wrinkle, and the wrinkles became deeper and deeper.

More than half an hour later, Robert Iger raised his head and asked Bruckheimer doubtfully: "Jerry, this is a pirate-themed movie. Are you crazy? Have you ever seen a pirate-themed movie in the past ten years?" Will the video make money?”

Bruckheimer looked at the confused Robert Egger and smiled, and said: "Robert, have you finished reading the script? This is Hua Guoqiu's script. I know that the market for pirate-themed films does not respond well, but there are exceptions to everything. I believe in Qiu’s level and luck, and I also believe in my vision!”

Robert Egger frowned even more after hearing this, "This is Hua Guoqiu's script. Does he also write this kind of fantasy theme? Give me some time and I will read it for a while."

Over a cup of tea, Robert Egger roughly understood the entire plot of the script. He lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and said to Bruckheimer: "Jerry, I'm still not very optimistic about this subject. Although the script is very exciting, you know "The Future" The script of "Water World" is also very exciting, and the final result is great!"

After experiencing Robert Iger's denial, Bruckheimer remained calm and composed. He responded slowly: "Robert, Disneyland has a new pirate project, and the investment is huge, right? It's not a good idea to use a pirate-themed film to promote it. If you suffer a loss, even if the film loses money, it is more cost-effective than throwing your money to an advertising company. Besides, I don’t think it will fail. Robert, I am Bruckheimer, and no one in Hollywood will reject Qiu and I’s project!”

Robert Egger took a deep look at Bruckheimer and lowered his head to think.

"Jerry, let me think about it and I'll call you tomorrow!"

"No problem!" Bruckheimer stood up, picked up the coffee cup, and took a final sip, "Robert, the coffee is great. By the way, I heard that Michael is also planning to make a naval battle-themed film. It seems like It is adapted from a certain novel that describes the Age of Discovery of Country Y. I won’t disturb you anymore, farewell!”

Robert Egger looked at Bruckheimer's back as he walked out of the room and whispered: Fuck!

Bruckheimer still received a call from Robert Egger the next day.

As a result, an internal struggle within Disney Pictures began, and two films with an investment of more than 100 million US dollars began to compete for project approval.

A month later, "A Dog's Purpose" had already written about Huang Dou's rebirth as a police dog.

The production of the TV series "Under the Zhengyang Family" was coming to an end. Qu Ling rushed to the capital. The first round of broadcast by CCTV required her and Deng Xiaolong to sign a broadcast contract with CCTV.

Ning Hao's film festival trip is about to begin. Qu Ling attaches great importance to the company's first film. Although the investment is not large, everything is difficult at the beginning. If the first shot is not successful, it will have a negative impact on the company's morale and expansion. Influence.

Qu Ling moved into a courtyard house when she arrived in the capital. She had been curious about this old house that Xie Meiyu said was quiet and peaceful.

That afternoon, Shanhe, Yangliu and Ninghao met in the courtyard.

Several people talked about the situation of "Under the Zhengyang Gate".

""Under the Zhengyang Gate" has a total of thirty-five episodes. By the end of the production, it will probably cost about 9.5 million, with an average of less than 270,000 per episode. Since the first round is broadcast on CCTV, the price will not If it is too high, it is estimated that it will be difficult to recover the cost. The price of the second round depends on the ratings. Cost recovery is not a big problem. The amount of profit depends on the ratings." Yang Liu gave the general situation.

Qu Ling nodded and asked Ning Hao: "Ning Hao, you are the assistant director on the crew. Do you have any judgment on the quality of the TV series? I haven't seen the finished film yet?"

"Deng Xiaolong's team is very experienced, especially when filming a TV series with a Beijing background. The scenes and actors are very strict. There are not many changes to the script in the middle, but the quality is not bad. I have watched the original film, but it has not been passed. Post-production, the effect is good." Ning Hao replied.

"Deng Xiaolong is a local snake in the capital. We don't have to worry too much about "Under the Zhengyang Gate". His connections are much stronger than you think. As long as the quality is not bad, he has plenty of ways to market it. We can just wait and collect the money. Senior Brother Ning What I care about is how much the team has learned." Shanhe said to several people with a smile.

Ning Hao looked at Shan He and replied: "To be honest, I learned a lot. Compared with others, our original crew was just a grassroots crew. The hardware and software were far behind. But maybe because they are used to filming TV series, their team was a bit rigid. , I always feel lack of energy and creativity.”

"It's good to have something to gain, senior brother. Do you have an idea for the next movie?" Shanhe asked.

"Not yet. Don't ask me according to your standards. Your speed is called genius. You can come one book after another. I don't have the ability!" Ning Hao replied with a smile, "We'd better look for it again. It was a TV series to give me some exercise. Now I look back and watch "Incense" and it still feels too rough!"

Shanhe responded with the same smile: "You still want to be exquisite in a movie that costs hundreds of thousands of dollars. What good things can you think of? I think it's pretty good to be able to make it like this. Are you sure you can win an award this time in Seoul?"

"How can I say this accurately? I don't dare to expect to win a prize. I will be satisfied if I can sell a few broadcast rights!" Ning Hao replied with a wave of his hand.

Qu Ling nodded, "Ning Hao, don't belittle yourself. I will go to Seoul with you next week. We have to spend the money we need to spend. Yangliu and the promotional materials for "Incense" must be prepared in advance. This time we are going to Seoul." Go for the prize!"

Yang Liu was right. The price offered by CCTV was indeed not high. CCTV only paid 8 million for the first-round broadcast rights of "Under the Zhengyang Gate". It was already the highest-priced TV series on CCTV this year.

If you want to see profits, you have to wait until the CCTV episode is broadcast in the summer before the second round of bidding can take place.

After signing the broadcast contract, Qu Ling Yangliu and Ning Hao flew to Seoul with a copy of "Incense".

After seeing off a few people, Shanhe returned to the yard to continue his creative life.

A few days later, good news came from Seoul. "Incense" won an award, and it was also the Best Picture Award. Ning Hao on the phone couldn't express his excitement.

It was Qu Ling who took the call and told Shanhe about the award-winning process.

"Aunt Qu, how valuable is the Asia Pacific Film Festival's Golden Harvest Award?"

"How should I put it? It definitely doesn't have much influence in the world, but it still has some weight in Asia. At least it helps a lot to sell the film. From the time of winning the award to now, distributors in several countries are interested in buying broadcast rights. , the price is not high, but we only have a small investment, and the rate of return is not low!"

"So I have started to make money. Ning Hao is probably more confident this time. You celebrate first, and I will give you a banquet to celebrate when you come back!"

"Okay, we will stay in Seoul for a few more days to see how many broadcast rights we can sell!"

"Okay, let's talk about it when we get back!"

Shanhe put down the phone, what an unexpected surprise! "Incense" costing more than 100,000 yuan can still win the best picture. As expected, gold shines everywhere, and Ning Hao feels proud this time.

The Asia-Pacific Film Festival is still a noob. Ning Hao won the best film. There was not a single splash in the country, and there was not even a tofu-sized report!

Shanhe was puzzled. Even if the Asia-Pacific Film Festival no longer has any influence, it is still a 5A-level international film festival!

I remember that a certain actress in later generations won the Best Actress Award in Houston. The media publicized it and her reputation as a best actress spread all over the country.

The Houston Film Festival is not as good as the Asia Pacific Film Festival. Is it all her own marketing?

When Shanhe received a few people who had returned home with a full load at the airport, another three days had passed.

"Incense" sold a total of eight countries' broadcast rights at the Asia Pacific Film Festival in Seoul. Neon sold it for nearly 50,000 US dollars, Bangguo sold it for 30,000 US dollars, and the other small Southeast Asian countries totaled less than 50,000 US dollars.

This film festival has made the return rate of "Incense" more than five times. Don't forget that there is also the New York Independent Film Festival. The broadcast rights in Europe and the United States are much more expensive than those in Asia Pacific.

"Incense" is worth looking forward to again!

That night, Shanhe hosted a banquet for all the crew members at the Nine-Headed Bird Hotel near the courtyard, and promised to give 20% of the profits to the crew immediately after the broadcast copyright fees are paid, and they will distribute it among themselves.

That night's dinner party didn't end until the hotel closed. Ning Hao and several creatives drank until they fell unconscious.

After the crew carried away the drunkards, Shan He and Qu Ling slowly walked towards the courtyard.

"Xiaohe, your mother is right. You are really a star falling from the sky. You can see people so accurately. I really don't see anything special about Ning Hao. I can't even watch "Incense". It's too trivial. Sorry, I’m so tired from watching, but how can I win an award!”

"The pace of art films is inherently slow. "Incense" is an experimental film. Ning Hao's shot was quite normal. The ones we watched in the film appreciation class were really tiring. I remember a French film. From the beginning to the end, the camera kept Rotate, sometimes clockwise, sometimes counterclockwise, anyway, it keeps spinning up, down, left, and right. After watching it, there are circles in your eyes. This kind of avant-garde movie is experimenting with the development prospects of movies. It does not require you to understand it. I just give you a feeling and a possibility!”

"You won't make movies like this in the future, right? I think movies like the ones you mentioned are not made by normal people!" Qu Ling said in confusion.

Shanhe smiled and replied: "I still like business more. Appreciating both refined and popular culture is my goal!"