Chapter 10: Proposal to abolish the directing departmentAlthough the Golden Lion Award has nothing to do with China, the Golden Lion Short Film Award does. After all, it was a Golden Lion Award, and the director was still a student, only nineteen years old. He is from the Photography Department of Beijing Film Academy, and he has so many explosive points that these reporters can hardly hold back their inner urge to expose secrets and fan the flames! They were spread all over the country! domestic. Many people who get up in the morning to go to work buy a morning newspaper as usual. I saw some current affairs reports, and in a large corner of the newspaper I saw: "The 52-year-old genius director from the Beijing Film Academy's Photography Department won the Golden Lion Award for Best Short Film at the nd Venice International Film Festival!" 'The Venice International Film Festival is one of the three major film festivals in the world, and its highest award is the Golden Lion Award. This time, winning the Golden Lion Award for Best Short Film is another breakthrough for my country at international film festivals. It is reported that this is the first time that the director has shot a film, which was sent to the Venice International Film Festival by the Beijing Film Studio.' There is also a picture of Chen An holding up the trophy. The country at that time was different from later generations. People still cared a lot about winning awards abroad. Many people remember this 19-year-old director.
As for entertainment and fashion newspapers, they are much more unrestrained. "The second Zhang Yimou? The 19-year-old genius director won the Golden Lion Award for Best Short Film at the Venice International Film Festival!" "The 19-year-old talented director of the Beijing Film Academy's Photography Department won the Golden Lion Award. It is recommended that the Beijing Film Academy cancel the directing department and focus on cultivating the photography department!" "The 52-year-old rising star director who won the nd Venice Short Film Golden Lion Award called out to Jiang Wen: I won the award, what about you?" "." The titles are more ridiculous than each other. After completing the filming, Jiang Wen returned to Beijing with Uncle Ge. Early in the morning, he saw Uncle Ge carrying breakfast and a few newspapers in his hand. Jiang Wen was a little confused as to why Uncle Ge broke into his house so early in the morning. I asked, "What's the matter? Why are you here so early in the morning?" Uncle Ge also turned his head and smiled, put down his breakfast, and threw the newspaper in front of him: "Look for yourself." Jiang Wen picked up a copy at random and saw a piece of news in the newspaper with a bold headline: "The 52-year-old rising star director who won the nd Venice Short Film Golden Lion Award called out to Jiang Wen: I won the award, what about you?" Looking down, Jiang Wen finally understood what was going on. "What was I talking about? It turns out that guy won the prize and even mentioned my name. Not bad, very impressive!" "It's just that the news writer here is not decent and writes nonsense here." Jiang Wen was eating breakfast while chatting with Uncle Ge about the news headline. "Your statement is still considered good. Look at this one. It's like pointing your finger at Beijing Film Academy and scolding it!" As he said that, Uncle Ge took over another piece of news that called on Beijing Film Academy to cancel its directing department. "Hahaha, you are so fucking brave to write this, you are such a fucking talent!"
I didn't read the content, I was amused by Jiang Wen just by the title! Chen An, who was in Venice, had no idea what was happening in the country. After waking up from a good sleep, he felt refreshed and comfortable. Getting ready to find out about Lin Dajiang's next feature film. There are very few film investors in this era, and the only producers who can distribute films are the major studios. Without them you can't have a release. Moreover, the mainland film industry is currently in a downturn, the box office of theaters is not increasing, and it is impossible to stop the people below from stealing the box office. Other markets are making progress, but in China, box office has been declining in recent years. It was not until the opening up of private enterprises and the emergence of heroes that the domestic market began to prosper again and grow higher and higher! Now there is such a ready-made investor who has money and doesn't care about anything. Chen An thinks he is the best investor. Having just won an award, it was easy to negotiate and communicate, after all, the money was earned by Lin Dajiang. When I went downstairs, I happened to run into Lin Dajiang who had just finished discussing with others in the lobby, and the people he brought with him were beside him. "Brother Jiang." Chen An greeted him first and then sat next to him. Lin Dajiang casually handed Chen An a cigarette. Chen An took it and started smoking. "What's the matter, Brother Chen?" Sitting on the sofa, Lin Dajiang asked Chen An. "That's what I told you last time. Let's make a feature film together. It will help you promote your brand." "Oh, I've thought about this for the past few days. It's no problem. How much do you plan to invest?" It seems that Lin Dajiang, who has tasted the sweetness and made a lot of money, is very generous. After all, the money is made in US dollars. If the global copyright is sold, it will be 200,000 or 300,000, and it will be more than 1 million if it is sold domestically. This is still the smallest of estimates. Moreover, it is the US dollar, an international hard currency and foreign exchange, which makes it much more convenient to do business abroad. Chen An did not hide it: "If we want to make a feature film, it will definitely cost more, probably about a million. Then we can ask the Beijing Film Studio to distribute it, and by the way, continue to take it abroad to participate in competitions." "As long as you can be shortlisted, you will definitely make some money. Besides, it's a feature film, a formal movie that can be released, and the price is not the same as a short film." Lin Dajiang nodded: "That's right, I asked around, and the Golden Lion Award was sold for a lot of money, almost 10 million US dollars." "Hey~ Let me make it clear first, Brother Jiang, I can't guarantee that your feature film will win a Golden Lion Award. Let's make it clear first, our goal is to make some money as long as we are shortlisted." Chen An explained to him clearly that he had no intention of directly giving you the three highest awards, which was basically impossible. "That's right, I didn't have that idea. It just so happened that I still had a lot of film left from the last shoot, so I wasn't in a hurry to deal with it."
"That's better, it can save some money, but there's one thing." Chen An changed the subject and said: "Brother Jiang, you know that last time we filmed a movie, I only received 2,000 yuan as a photographer." "This time, let's get this straight. I want to make it clear that I am the director, screenwriter and producer, so I will take 15% of the investment." Having said that, Chen An didn't say anything else. He waited for Lin Dajiang to make a decision. He also used the excuse of going to the bathroom to let him discuss it with his own people. Chen An walked in, smoked a cigarette, and then wandered around the hotel for a while, waiting for them to finish their discussion. After all, Chen An couldn't work for them in vain. His scripts were all carefully selected and tested in his previous life. The less he used one, the better. It's impossible to give it away for free, these are all my old savings. After walking around for about ten minutes, Chen An finally walked back. Lin Dajiang was also waiting there. When he saw Chen An sitting over, he spoke: "Brother Chen, you have helped me this time, so I'll take this as a thank you. I can promise you anything within million." "But I need to read the script, and you know what happened last time, so I have to send someone to accompany you so that I can feel at ease." Chen An was also happy to hear the answer and nodded: "I didn't ask you that. I understand Jiang Ge. It just so happens that I plan to go to Hong Kong Island to shoot. The security there is not as safe as in China. I feel more at ease with your people accompanying me." "As for the script, I haven't written it yet. It depends on whether you believe me, Brother Jiang. This movie is a pioneering film and you may not understand it. I specifically got it to win awards abroad." "The domestic box office is not making much money right now. I believe you have watched a few of these award-winning movies, and they are not suitable for ordinary audiences." After hearing Chen An's answer, Lin Dajiang put out the cigarette in his hand in the ashtray and replied: "I did watch a few of them, but I couldn't quite understand how they could sell for so much money." "Okay, I'll listen to you. I was planning to use the money to promote my brand. This time, I made some money from selling your short film." "Then I'll continue to take it out. I believe in your ability, Brother Chen." Seeing that the discussion on the issue was almost over, Chen An also smiled and said: "Okay then, I'll write the script when I get back and submit it for review. I'll contact you and we'll get it done as soon as possible." "No problem, brother, contact me when the time comes and I'll send someone to sign the contract for you." As soon as Lin Dajiang finished speaking, Chen An stood up, shook his hand, and said happily: "Then I wish us a happy cooperation this time, Brother Jiang!" In fact, Chen An knew from his expression that the film was selling well and he had reaped a lot of benefits in the international market. So I was quite confident at the beginning. Just as he thought, it happened. Lin Dajiang was not polite: "I hope that the cooperation will be as pleasant as our short film!" ask for everything
(End of this chapter)
