I'm serious about making money

It is said that when Jiang Wen was preparing for "Let the Bullets Fly", he wrote a personal letter to Ge You and Zhou Runfa.

Tell Fa Ge that Uncle Ge has agreed to participate in the performance, and I will wait for your nod.

Tell Uncle Ge that Brother Fa has agreed, why are you still being hypocritical with me?

Just like this, he was fooling at both ends, and he just fooled the two big movie kings.

Of course, the script of "Let the Bullets Fly" is indeed excellent.

In a few decades, it might be possible to apply for intangible cultural heritage.

When Jiang Yu heard on the phone that Uncle Ge had invited Jiang Wen, he immediately felt something was wrong.

If "Donkey Gets Water" and "Let the Bullets Fly" collide, he can't split Uncle Ge in half, can he?

But I still have to go, and it would be good to see Mr. Tang and Zhang Mazi.

At noon that day, Jiang Yu deliberately went to Ge You's house.

As soon as he entered the door, he could smell a scent. Jiang Wenzheng was chatting with Uncle Ge. When he saw Jiang Yu, he smiled and said, "You are so accurate."

Jiang Yu smiled and said, "I came here just because of the smell, my sister-in-law is really good at cooking."

Zhou Yun took a look from the kitchen, "Xiao Jiang is here, sit down first, the meal will be ready soon."

Jiang Wendao: "I'm not making a fuss, you said you came here to grab a meal, is it appropriate to come empty-handed?"

An ordinary person would not be able to answer this question. Jiang Yu sat down and said, "It's not appropriate, but I didn't come empty-handed."

"What did you bring?" Jiang Wen asked with great interest.

"I have a sincere and passionate heart for movies and Mr. Ge," Jiang Yu said so disgustingly, with sincerity.

Jiang Wen pointed to Jiang Yu and said to Ge You: "See, just open your mouth like this, I don't know how many good girls you can harm."

The three of them laughed together.

He wasn't embarrassing Jiang Yu, he was just playing around.

If Jiang Yu was serious, cautious, and polite, they could only be polite and deal with business.

But Jiang Yu can chat with them, which has the basis for becoming friends.

Although the age gap is a bit big, but some things can be said freely.

Jiang Wendao: "These movies of Tianchao have become a thing of the past. There are not many interesting ones. Ning Hao counts as one, and now you count as one. I watched your "Donkey Gets Water", and it is really interesting."

"But..." Jiang Wen said: "Do you really think that the reason why a hero becomes a hero is because the first shot hits?"

The most ironic scene in "Donkey Gets Water" is here. Zhou Tieman is as his name suggests, a man of iron, he feels that he is not afraid of death, and dares to confront the special commissioner for the truth—until the gunshot.

If Zhou Tienan was killed, he would undoubtedly be a hero.

But the great thing about "Donkey Gets Water" is that the shot missed Zhou Tienan, and it went wrong.

Zhou Tienan came back to life.

After experiencing life and death, after being pointed at the head with a gun, Zhou Tienan was intimidated.

He became a bear.

This leads to the line in "Donkey Gets Water":

What is a hero?The first shot is the hero!

Jiang Yu said: "Of course I am not questioning those revolutionary martyrs. They are all proven heroes who are fearless in life and death."

"What I want to irony is that those young people, especially the cynics, always feel that they are very noble and brave, but in fact they have never been beaten by society."

"What's the situation now? Many people dare to slander the country and God on the Internet, slander the Buddha and slander the ancestors, and look down on the world, but they dare not even fart when facing the old men and women in the community who walk their dogs without leashes."

"Hahaha..." Jiang Wen Yile exchanged a glance with Ge You, confirming that this kid could be one of his own.

"You just feel that the arrogance of intellectuals is a fart in front of bullets," Ge You said, "What kind of free and useless souls, once the gun is fired, all have to kneel down, don't you mean that?"

"That's not necessarily true. Some intellectuals really have backbone, but more so-called intellectuals are actually weak in their bones. They don't need to shoot a gun. They check the water meter in the middle of the night and they are scared."

"The so-called intellectuals, that's what it is. Usually, seven of them are dissatisfied and eight are not angry. In fact, they knelt on their knees and waved their fists at the same time."

"Brother, because of this sentence, I have to drink one with you." Jiang Wenzhuang looked like a bear, looking around but didn't see the wine, raised his teacup and touched Jiang Yu, "Come on, do one!"

"Go!"

The two hit the glasses.

Jiang Wen was quite happy. This guy was born with a special personality. Although he didn't consider himself an intellectual, he still had a so-called "intellectual self-awareness" in him.

I always feel that these young people are entertaining to death all day long, and they don’t understand farts. He has to stand up and shoot something, while avoiding the god of harmony, and at the same time enlightening young people.

Now when I saw Jiang Yu at first glance, I realized, hey, it turns out that these young people are also like this, and they are not as entertaining as he thought.

"Youzi, just to speak to others, you have to run for others," Jiang Wen immediately agreed to help Ge You.

Ge You said: "Hey, am I afraid of bumping into your movie schedule?"

"When will you turn it on?" Jiang Wen asked.

"I will start the machine in July, and it will be completed by the end of August, how about you?"

"I started shooting in August, so it will take more than five months to shoot."

"It can be staggered," Jiang Yu said happily, "I can shoot Teacher Ge's scenes in advance, and I will definitely let you finish in July."

Ge You nodded: "That's fine, but let me start with what I said, it's not cheap to invite me."

Jiang Yu laughed: "Don't worry, the remuneration will definitely satisfy you."

"How much is your budget?" Ge You asked.

"What is a budget?" Jiang Yu asked back, "I just want to make a good movie with all my heart, and if I care about the budget, is that still called sincerity?"

Ge You was really caught by the question for a while.

On the other hand, Jiang Wen almost asked Jiang Yu to do his bidding, and these words were too much for his taste.

"Let the Bullets Fly" invited two major film stars, with a total investment of 2000 million US dollars, which is equivalent to 2000 million, which means that it must reach [-] million box office to pay back.

You must know that in 2008, the annual box office champion "On the Red Cliff" only had a box office of 1000 million.

Who dares to give him this investment easily?

What if it gets killed like "The Devil Is Coming" again?

Faced with such a situation, any investor would be terrified.

So during this period of time, Jiang Wen really suffered a lot in order to attract investment.

Seeing Jiang Yu now, he felt a little confidant.

Feeling Jiang Wen's enthusiasm, Jiang Yu wiped the sweat that didn't exist on his forehead.

Fortunately, he watched a lot of Jiang Wen's interviews back then, but he didn't expect to use them now.

He didn't object to befriend Jiang Wen, who made his sister-in-law so beautiful and could cook.

The three of them chatted a little more, and the sisters-in-law had already packed up the meals and put them on the table.

After a simple lunch, the two sister-in-laws were basking in the sun in the yard and tending some flowers and plants, but Jiang Yu and Ge You came to the study.

"Brother, your script is good, but..."

There are two words "but" in everything, no matter how good the front is, the key point is actually behind the "but".

Jiang Yu said humbly, "Say it."

Jiang Wendao: "You'd better find a better assistant director to help you plan the shots."

In one meal, he had almost gotten to know Jiang Yu's bottom.

This kid is indeed quite talented and has great ideas, but after all, he is too young and doesn't have much experience in making movies.

You must know that movies are not just for telling a story, it is also an audio-visual art, and you have to pay attention to sound and camera.

The former is like "Kung Fu", the sound effects in it are simply amazing, as if you are giving your ears a massage.

The latter is like "The Great Master", each scene is like an oil painting, and the artistic content is as high as three or four floors.

After all, Jiang Wen has been famous for many years, and he is regarded as one of the top directors in Tianchao. He can see the problem of the script of "Donkey Gets Water" at a glance:

The scene is too monotonous, coming and going are filmed in that one school, two classrooms.

It's not that it's impossible to shoot like this, but it's almost impossible to take the route of earning awards.

Unless there is a fortified photographer who can make the most of the lens in a limited space.

The original time and space "Donkey Gets Water" actually has this problem. The most criticized part is that the sense of film camera is too weak and the sense of drama is too strong.

When Jiang Yu was writing the script, it was inevitable that he would bring this problem up.

But whether it is at his level or at the level of Luo Xin and others, it is almost impossible to solve this point.

"Then you have a good photographer, recommend me one?"

"Yes, my photographer, Zhao Fei, that's the one in the industry!" He gave a thumbs up.

Jiang Yu had never heard of Zhao Fei, and Ge You then shared his resume with popular science, and Jiang Yu knew that he was another great god.

This master has worked as a photographer for "Raise the Red Lantern", "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" and "The Sun Also Rises", and these three films are top-notch in terms of lens and color matching.

Audiences often think that this is the credit of the director, but in fact, the birth of a good movie is inseparable from these excellent behind-the-scenes personnel.

The director is more like a project manager, combining these resources and great masters together to create a remarkable career.

Jiang Yu smiled and said, "That's great, can you introduce me?"

"Don't dare, you can find it yourself." Jiang Wen directly refused.

Jiang Yu said: "It's not for nothing, you can just give me a small role in the movie."

"Hey, is this you begging me, or am I begging you? Do you think my movie is Chinese cabbage?"

"I'm rich. If you lack investment, I'll give you 1000 million. Is it sincere enough?"

Jiang Wen looked at him strangely, "Do you have a fever?"

"No."

"Rich second generation? Is there a mine at home?"

"No, I'm from the countryside."

"Then you are burning too much money, how old are you to dare to invest in movies?"

Jiang Yu smiled and said, "If I didn't invest myself, I wouldn't be a director today."

It was only then that Jiang Wen found out that it turned out that this kid paid for all the movies he made.

"You haven't found an investor?"

"I found it," Jiang Yu said, "If they want to vote, they can vote, and if they don't want to vote, they will fail. Anyway, I will make up for the lack of money."

"You awesome!" Jiang Wen couldn't help giving him a thumbs up.

This time it was sincere.

In this circle, those who dare to invest their own money to make movies are either stunned or really capable.

This kid is more natural than he thought.

Jiang Yu laughed.

In Jiang Wen's view, investing in "Let the Bullets Fly" is a huge risk.

But in Jiang Yu's view, this is basically a deal that is sure to make a profit.

And you can go in and play a role, it's a lot of money.