Chapter 141: A fairly reliable young director.
Zhou Xing took them to the Peninsula Hotel where he was staying. Liu Wei and Ning Hao were like Liu Laolao entering the Grand View Garden. On the surface, they had to pretend to be nothing, for fear of being underestimated.
Anli gave Zhou Xing a wink, meaning: Are these two okay? It doesn’t look very reliable.
Zhou Xing made an OK gesture to her.
"You two, oh, what should I drink?" For Zhou Xing, the benefit of the suite is that there is a living room to meet guests.
Liu Wei was a little restless and looked at Ning Hao. Both of them waved their hands repeatedly: "No, no need."
"Send three afternoon teas in Room No. 2308, thank you." Zhou Xing directly called the room service.
"Relax, Xiangjiang says it's big or small, and we can meet it, it's a fate." Zhou Xing saw that they were still very cramped, so he smiled.
When Ning Hao heard Zhou Xing speak with an Erhuayin, he asked, "Are you from the capital?"
"I'm half a native of the capital. I was in the capital for four years in college and now I'm also living in the capital."
After Zhou Xing said this, Ning Hao was amused: "I also went to Beijing in college."
"Oh? Art school?"
"Yes, my Beijing Photography Department."
Zhou Xing was a little stunned: "It's not that coincidental, right? I am from the Beijing Film Academy Performance Department."
Things are often so bloody. When both parties report their own family, they are actually brothers. Ning Hao is in the 2003 class and Zhou Xing is in the 2096 class, but the age difference between the two parties is only one year, Zhou Xing is in the 2076 class and Ning Hao is in the 2077 class, which is exactly one year older than him.
"Senior brother, why do I think you look familiar?" Ning Hao suddenly exclaimed.
"Wait, are you Zhou Xing?" Ning Hao suddenly slapped his thigh.
Anli was shocked and thought, what's wrong with this person? It would be fine if his eyes were not good, but he was so shocked.
The afternoon tea was delivered, and Zhou Xing asked curiously: "Senior Brother Ning, why did you think of investing in Xiangjiang La?"
Ning Hao was a little depressed: "Hi, don't mention it. I made a film [Green Grassland] in 2004 and was shortlisted for the Best Director Award of the Spanish International Film Festival. As a result, I rushed there excitedly and didn't win the award. Last year, I was shortlisted for the Magic City International Film Festival, the Asian Newcomer Award, and the Most Popular Film Award, but I still didn't win the award."
"You also know that the unfamous directors, who pee at your pot? I heard that there is an international film festival in Xiangjiang, so I'll try my luck."
Zhou Xing nodded secretly. The entertainment industry is just like this. If it is famous, people will naturally find it. If it is famous, they can help investors make money. Those investors can help you become their ancestors, but if they are not famous? Sorry, where can they go? Investors’ money is not blown by the strong wind.
There are often horses in a thousand miles, but not in a Bole, so there are so many gray areas in the entertainment industry.
After chatting, it is natural to talk about the serious business. Zhou Xing said seriously: "Senior brother, I can invest in you, but the cost of making these scripts is at least tens of millions. Otherwise, let's try it out at a small cost first?"
Ning Hao and Liu Wei were a little disappointed, but it was normal to think about it. The money was not caused by the strong wind, so the small cost was small.
"I really have a script here, which can be filmed for about two or three million." Ning Hao took out another script from his bag.
Zhou Xing took it and looked at it for a while, but frowned: "Your script was not specially prepared for this film festival, right?"
The script is actually quite interesting, it is a comedy, but the background is not suitable for Xiangjiang, because Ning Hao doesn't understand Xiangjiang. Since the Xu brothers faded out of the film industry, Xiangjiang has been dominated by Stephen Chow's nonsensical comedy. If a relatively "cold" comedy like Ning Hao is released in Xiangjiang, it will basically be a failure.
Ning Hao felt a little embarrassed to grab the scalp. As a literary youth, it is inevitable that he would be embarrassed to be caught by someone in such opportunistic things.
Zhou Xing was secretly funny. He has dealt with the old fox in the entertainment industry for many years, and this is the first time he has seen such a young director.
"Change the script background to the mainland. Now Xiangjiang filmmakers are all rushing to go north to film. Instead, we mainland filmmakers are diving into this quagmire. Are you stupid? What do you think?"
Ning Hao was shocked when he heard this. He and Liu Wei didn't speak Cantonese. He had been rolling his eyes a lot in Xiangjiang these days. When he suddenly heard such angry words, he stood up as if he was injected with chicken blood.
"Okay, I'll make the script right away."
After both parties left their contact information, the two said goodbye. After they left, anli said, "Do you really want to invest in them?"
"What about that?" Zhou Xing shrugged.
anli frowned slightly: "Why do I feel that they are not reliable? The one named Ning Hao is too young, right?"
Indeed, Ning Hao was born in 1977 and was only 29 years old this year. You should know that Chen Kaige was 32 years old and directed his first movie [Loess Land]. This is because he had a good father. Lao Touzi was still a photographer when he was 34 years old and directed his first movie [Red Sorghum] when he was 37 years old.
Directors are an industry that values qualifications very much. Because in this industry, you must know a little about everything, otherwise it will be easily overwhelmed and fooled. To put it bluntly, you don’t even know how many people you need for lighting, photography, props, and how many people you need. Do investors dare to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on you?
"Sister anli, age is not a problem. He has a film that can be shortlisted for the Spanish Film Festival. Isn't it much better than those who are completely inexperienced?" Zhou Xing talked to Ning Hao for so long, and his impression of him is quite good.
"That's all his one-sided words..." anli paused: "Yes, isn't it all I'll do if I check him?"
Zhou moved his lips, but did not stop him. After all, his money was not caused by the strong wind. With millions of investments, some things must be investigated clearly.
Anli has always been very efficient, and after a while, she sorted out Ning Hao's information.
I really don’t know if I don’t read it. It turns out that Ning Hao is much more reliable than Zhou Xing imagined. Ning Hao actually started shooting MVs for people during school, and the business is pretty good. Of course, it’s not that he’s shooting very well, but that this guy has no professional ethics and is selling it as soon as he gives money. The price is cheap, which almost cuts off other people’s business.
Moreover, in 2001, Ning Hao won the Best Director Award for the College Film Festival for his first directing film "Thursday, Wednesday", and later became the executive director of "Huaxia Divorce".
After reading this resume, Anli no longer objected to investing in Ning Hao, but his script is still being revised and he has returned to the mainland. After all, Xiangjiang's consumption level is too high.
"Sister anli, why don't you go back to the mainland to connect with Ning Hao after you finish the work. It's enough for me to have Xiaomei here." In fact, it's not just this matter, Anli is also in charge of the operation of the studio. With Xiong Xinxin's joining, if there weren't some private matters to be handled this time, he wouldn't have followed Zhou Xing with him.
Three days later, the opening press conference was held. The luxurious cast naturally attracted the attention of many media, but Zhou Xing was still the most "popular" one at the scene.
Of course, this does not mean that Zhou Xing's status crushes Wu Zhengyu and the others, but that he has been filming in the mainland for many years and finally comes back, so the people of Xiangjiang are naturally more willing to see his news. Even if the Xiangjiang media is not happy, they cannot stop the general trend.
However, most of the questions asked by Xiangjiang reporters have nothing to do with [Splitting * eviction]. Brother Feng couldn't watch it in the end and ended the press conference quickly.
The background setting of [Pu*Zhi] is that three days before Haojiang returns, and the crew's filming location is naturally here.
Haojiang is actually a city that is quite suitable for elderly care. It has a small population here, and many buildings also maintain the original Portuguese style. The alleys on the streets look particularly quiet.
Although the launch conference was held, Brother Feng did not start filming directly, but asked the leading actors to practice shooting. To be honest, Zhou Xing's foundation was the worst. He had been filming scenes for so many years, but he had been exposed to cold weapons and had never filmed a gunfight film.
Fortunately, the guns and bullets in the video are all props, and the recoil is not strong, so it is relatively easy to master.
However, when he saw that Brother Feng was so crazy that he ordered 18,000 bullets, Zhou Xing suddenly felt that when shooting, he should have to get a piece of armor to wear.
"Exile, Act One, First Scene, Action."
The first shot started, in the alley, the policeman played by Xu Shaoxiong happened to meet the three protagonists fighting in the room and were about to get out of the car to go out. However, outside the room, Abo, played by Jiang Xue, and Amao played by Zhang Yaoyang, took out a gun and shot at a can.
With such a flowing and lively shot, Zhou Xing couldn't help but admire Brother Feng's wonderful ideas. With a small can, he not only showed Abo and Amao's magical gun skills, but also created enough jokes.
Xu Shaoxiong hid behind the car in a mess and called Hei Shi to beg for mercy. It was funny and angry, and it also inherited the same black humorous style in his video.
"Ka, what's the best." Even Brother Feng, who always likes to pretend to be cool, praised Xu Shaoxiong's performance.
Zhou Xing couldn't help but nodded secretly. Xu Shaoxiong is definitely the representative of the entire facial muscles acting. Especially after being frightened, this part gives people the feeling that his whole face is shaking. But in this part, he is still in the comedy effect. Such a contrast, the visual effect is perfect.
"Exile, Act 2, Mirror 5, action."
A Huo, played by Zhou Xing, Ah, Ah, played by Zha Zha Hui, and Atae, Wu Zhengyu, each stood in the room.
After a bullet landed, it bounced slightly and then rolled to the side. Zhou Xing and Wu Zhengyu were silently removing the bullets in the magazine.
Zha Zhahui was filling the revolver with bullets, and the three of them tacitly retained six bullets.
Almost at the same time, the three of them shot at the same time.
Chapter completed!