Reborn Tycoon Rise

"Goodbye Xu Sheng, I hope we can cooperate well this time." Luo Wei said with a smile at the door of the tea restaurant.

"no problem!"

Xu Zhi and Luo Wei shook hands and said goodbye. Just when Xu Zhi finished his steak rice, Luo Wei and Chen Long read the contract. The contents were all agreed before and were relatively simple. After confirming some small details of the shooting, Luo Wei He signed his name.

According to the contract, Xu Zhi paid a deposit of 10,000 yuan first, and the rest plus some salary from the filming was paid after the filming was completed.

Luo Wei smiled and said to Chen Long: "Along, work well with Xu Sheng in the future."

Chen Long nodded and said: "Understood."

In fact, Luo Wei had already said this, and now he was just making a show in front of Xu Zhi. Luo Wei found out that Zou Wenhuai was more optimistic about Xu Zhi and intended to cultivate him. Since Luo Wei wanted to cooperate with the other party, it was natural that we would do well together.

Xu Zhi smiled, and suddenly thought of something, and said, "Luo Sheng, you have obtained the film copyright of Jagged Prodigy, do you know when the filming will start?"

Luo Wei shook his head and said: "At first I just thought about buying the copyright. Now I'm doing some research, but I found that some scenes are extremely difficult to shoot. If I want to shoot well, the investment cost is too high. I'm now trying to adapt a movie script. Come out and see if you can find some investors.”

"I always thought that movies didn't have scripts?" Xu Zhi said with a smile. In this era, many directors in Hong Kong would shoot wherever they thought. When they first got an idea, they would look for investment.

More than ten years later, there was a god-level movie: Ashes of Time. It took three and a half years to shoot, from Xiangjiang to Dunhuang to Ningxia. Even the lead actors didn’t know what they were filming because there was no script at all. During the period, the director I also discussed with the leading actors many times what kind of story to shoot - this was already a year after the filming started.

Luo Wei smiled and said: "Generally, as long as there is a story, a movie can be made, but this novel of yours is different. I have to think about it carefully. It happens that Aaron doesn't have any film appointments during this period, so he can also follow Xu Sheng. Hone your acting skills.”

Chen Long asked: "Xu Sheng, when do we start?"

Xu Zhidao: "In a few days, I need to contact someone first, and I will notify Chen Sheng then."

Chen Long smiled and said, "Just call me Aaron. You don't need to call me Chen Sheng."

"Okay, Aaron!" Xu Zhi smiled.

Chen Long seemed to be choked. According to the routine, wouldn't you also reply, "You don't have to call me Xu Sheng"?

"Hahaha." Luo Wei smiled: "Then we are waiting for the good news from Xu Sheng!"

………………..

The next day, inside the Jiahe Daily office.

Lin Siqi came to the company early in the morning, but unfortunately Xu Zhi was not a competent boss and did not arrive until ten o'clock.

But the boss has the confidence of the boss, so it doesn’t matter if he is late.

Looking at Lin Siqi, Xu Zhi also knew that he was late, so he smiled and said, "Let's go, come with me to meet someone?"

Lin Siqi nodded: "Okay!"

………….

Yuan Heping arrived at the Jiahe headquarters in advance. After working in the Hong Kong film industry for more than ten years, he came here for the first time. He was just an action director. This kind of position is actually not popular in the film industry in Hong Kong. There are many well-known martial arts stars. Everyone has their own ideas and routines, and their guidance is just a supporting role.

Because a star is a star, even if he has many ideas, other people need to arrange the details and surrounding environment. Since the action director also understands various problems in the filmmaking process, it will be much more efficient if they prepare.

Just yesterday, when he was still doing action design for (Eagle Claw Iron Shirt), he suddenly received a call from Jiahe. A senior executive from Jiahe wanted to see him. This also made him very confused. What on earth did Jiahe need? senior executives came to see him in person.

Soon, Jiahe's secretary took him into a conference room.

When He Guanchang saw that someone had come in, he quickly stood up and said, "Come, Yuan Sheng, please sit down."

"Thank you." Yuan Heping was a little flattered, but he knew what kind of role the person in front of him was: Jiahe's second in command.

Nodding towards Xu Zhi and Lin Siqi, Yuan Heping sat opposite He Guanchang. As soon as he came in, he noticed the two of them. The man was young and handsome, and the woman was a little older and pretty good-looking.

He Guanchang said: "Let me introduce, this is Xu Zhi, the boss of Changxing Company, and this is his assistant Miss Lin. Yuan Sheng, it is actually Xu Sheng who is looking for you this time. You guys can talk slowly, and I will go out." "

After saying that, He Guanchang stood up and left. He already knew that Xu Zhi wanted to ask Yuan Heping to be the director, but there was no need for him to participate in the negotiations between the two parties, so he left after making the introduction.

Xu Zhi watched He Guanchang leave and smiled at Yuan Heping: "I wonder how many years Yuan Sheng has been an action instructor?"

Yuan Heping replied: "It's been almost ten years. I was a martial arts student before and also served as a bit player several times."

Xu Zhi asked: "I wonder if Yuan Sheng knows Chen Long from Luo Wei Pictures? What do you think of his acting skills?"

Yuan Heping asked about Chen Long for some reason, but he still replied: "His kung fu is good, but his acting looks too much like Li Xiaolong's, but his appearance is not as tough as Li Xiaolong's, so it always feels wrong."

Xu Zhi smiled and said, "I wonder if Yuan Sheng is interested in co-producing a movie with Chen Long?"

"Is Xu Sheng ready to invest? Let me be the action guide?" Yuan Heping asked.

Xu Zhi shook his head and said, "No, I want you to be the director?"

"Director?" Yuan Heping said in surprise. He did not expect that the other party would let him be the director, but he also explained why the other party wanted to meet him in person.

Xu Zhi nodded and said: "Yes, but I have to make it clear first. The plot and scene design of the story must be in accordance with my requirements. However, I only control the big aspects, and all other details are controlled by you!"

Generally speaking, when investing in a movie, the director basically has the final say. Of course, the producer also has some privileges to a certain extent, but the entire plot direction is not decided by the director, which is really against the rules. However, Yuan Heping was not a well-known director, and he was not qualified to ask for too much, so he asked: "What kind of story do I need to know first? And I only make martial arts films."

Xu Zhi smiled, knowing what Yuan Heping was worried about, and said: "This is definitely a serious martial arts film, but I hope you can think about Chen Long's development direction! What kind of style suits him. As for the movie script , as long as you agree, I will tell you."

Yuan Heping nodded and said, "Okay, as long as it's a martial arts film, I agree."

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "Yuan Sheng didn't ask about the reward?"

Yuan Heping said: "The normal salary for newcomers is good."

Xu Zhidao: "Okay, that's no problem."

After speaking, Xu Zhi took the briefcase from Lin Siqi and took out a contract, which was prepared yesterday. He filled in the numbers in the blank spaces and handed it to Yuan Heping.

Yuan Heping took it and took a look at the contract. It was only two pages in total. He was satisfied with the numbers on it and signed his name. After all, this was Jiahe's headquarters, and there was little chance of a liar.

Xu Zhi collected the contract and said with a smile: "Yuan Sheng, my requirements for this movie are very simple. Just follow my plot. The other aspects are basically up to you. Except for Chen Long being the protagonist, all other aspects are up to you." You speak your mind for all the supporting roles.”

Yuan Heping nodded and said, "Can I read the script now?"

After Xu Zhi put down the contract, he took out a book and handed it to Yuan Heping. This is the plot schedule that Xu Zhi has pondered over the past few days, including a rough introduction to various scenes.

Yuan Heping flipped through the pages for a while, and roughly understood the meaning, and said, "Is this movie going to rely on laughter?"

"Yes." Xu Zhi nodded. In fact, the reason why he invited Yuan Heping was for his directorial style and action guidance ability. At this moment, there is only one year left before the filming of Drunken Master. Whether it is Yuan Heping or Chen Long, their styles should be very different. Not big.

As long as the plot remains the same and the style is similar, there is no reason why a movie that would be successful a year later cannot be successful if it is moved to a year ago.

Yuan Heping thought for a while and asked, "What's the budget for this movie?"

Xu Zhi asked: "What does Yuan Sheng think the budget is?"

This is a very important question. Xu Zhi only knows a theory about the cost of making movies. The most troublesome thing in this era is shooting.

Unlike the digital cameras that can be used in later generations, the film at this time is very expensive, and if an NG occurs, you must reshoot, and the previous film will be scrapped, but this is actually a small problem.

Because there was no direct image to see when shooting, so no one knows how the shooting turned out? I can only send it to be washed out urgently after taking the photo.

In the film era, a 90-minute movie was made into a film copy, which required 5-6 copies without scrapping. Each copy could weigh up to 25kg and be worth nearly 10,000 yuan.

Shooting film makes film shooting very cumbersome, with multiple tape measures required to measure focus for a scene. Future digital cameras will have monitors, so anyone can see the effects intuitively and clearly, while film requires multiple measurements of the distance between the lens and the object before moving, rehearsing, and shooting, which takes a long time.

Another important point is the lighting engineer. You can’t see the effect on film on set. If the lighting is wrong, the shot will be completely different. If the shot is not good, you can retake it, but if the lighting is wrong, you won’t be able to detect it at the time. We can only wait until later, and when we find out again, we can only retake it. So in this era, awesome lighting technicians are more popular than some second-tier celebrities because they can actually save money.

Of course, the cameraman is also very important. The film camera is very heavy and must be fixed every time. Therefore, in the fights in the 1970s and 1980s, basically one or two minutes of fighting were in the same frame. Li Xiaolong’s style So true.

It’s not that it’s impossible to move, it’s just that the cost is too high. Only in the late 1980s, when film prices dropped, film profits increased significantly, and audiences became more discerning, were the various thrilling scenes later available.

Of course, there are various other careers in a movie. Because of the special nature of film, its cost is very high. Fortunately, the income of celebrities in this era is not too outrageous. For today's investors, the most important thing is shooting control.

Yuan Heping thought for a while and said: "I have basically held various positions in filmmaking, but I didn't pay attention to the budget. However, based on previous films, it probably costs 300,000 to 500,000 Hong Kong dollars!"

Xu Zhi laughed and said, "What if I force the filming to follow my plot step by step?"

It's not that Xu Zhi is reluctant to give up money, but that many directors of this era are wild and unconstrained, filming whatever they think of. This is actually the case for Yuan Heping's Drunken Master in later generations. I felt it was feasible to shoot like this, but after I finished shooting I felt it was not good and had to reshoot!

If this goes on, a bunch of useless money will just make Kodak cheaper. Limiting the filming of plots is to get things done with the least amount of money!

Yuan Heping thought for a while and said: "I can find some people I know in the industry, and the cost will be lower, but it's not convenient to follow a fixed plot, right?"

Xu Zhidao: "I know you want to make a movie of your own. This is understandable, but my money must be calculated according to what I say. You help me put this structure together. This movie will be successful according to my requirements." I will sponsor you to make a movie alone, all based on your ideas. Except for cost control, you will be responsible for everything else, how about it?"

Yuan Heping thought for a while and said: "Okay, then I will shoot according to this plot first. If this is the case, I will save a lot of money on film. It is estimated that 200,000 yuan can be used to shoot it!"

Xu Zhidao: "Is Yuan Sheng sure he only wants more than 200,000 yuan? What if the money is not enough by then?"

Yuan Heping said: "If it's not enough, I won't take the director's fee!"

"Okay, happy to cooperate!" Xu Zhi stood up, smiled and shook hands.