Huayu: From an ordinary person to a happy director

Chapter 82: The Legend of Sword and Fairy

"Mr. Han, I have no choice. In order to pass the review, I have already changed the ending of "A World Without Thieves". If I change it further, the artistic conception of the original work will be lost. It would be better to change it to a movie." Shi Lei cried out in injustice.

I swear to God, he really wrote the script according to the original film. How could he have thought that it would not pass the review? Did he have to revise it several times to demonstrate the authority of the review?
The script has such a big risk, so the film review must also be risky. It would be better to change to one with no risk.

"Do you have any other ideas in your mind? When will there be a new script?" Han Sanpin asked.

"It will take at least three to five months for the script to come out." In fact, there are quite a few scripts in his safe, but his current focus is to make money in North America, so he can choose to shoot domestic films or not.

The previous version of "A World Without Thieves" had a box office of 1.2 million yuan, and the producer and distributor shared 38% of the profits, which was 4560 million yuan. The mainland only earned 1560 million yuan.

If a low-budget horror film is made in North America and the local box office exceeds 8000 million US dollars, Shuimitao can earn nearly million US dollars, which is equivalent to million RMB.

Judging from the benefits, North America is where he should stay more often.

Of course, filming "A World Without Thieves" can enhance his and Taolin Film and Television's status, and by the way, promote the actors of Taolin Film and Television.

"It's been too long, you should revise the script!" Han Sanpin rejected Shi Lei's idea of ​​changing the script without thinking too much.

It will take three to five months for a new script to come out, plus the early preparations for the film, the film may not start shooting until next year, which is too slow.

Directors of the older generation can take their time, but Shi Lei is so young and needs to move faster.

"Boss Han, I don't know how to change it either!"

"Don't refuse yet. Think carefully about how to revise it in the next two days. I'll also ask someone to take a look at it. Let's work together and try to get the script approved as soon as possible." Han Sanpin said firmly.

Shi Lei could only agree: "Okay, Mr. Han, I'll think about it."

When Yang Xing saw Shi Lei hang up the phone, she immediately grabbed Shi Lei from behind, pressed him close, squeezed him, and tightened him, "Brother Lei, what happened? Did it make you unhappy?" Although they were in the same room, she did not eavesdrop on it deliberately, but took the initiative to stay away from it. She did not know the whole story, but only knew that there was a problem with the movie script.

"The script didn't pass review, and I wanted to just give up and prepare a new one, but President Han disagreed." Shi Lei explained casually.

"Brother Lei, don't let him affect your mood. What can he do to us if he doesn't agree?" Yang Xing rubbed Shi Lei's broad back and comforted him.

Shi Lei reached back with both hands and held Yang Xing's buttocks, "You are so naughty. China Film Group is not someone we can offend." He didn't believe that Yang Xing didn't know the status of China Film Group in the country, and that ignoring Director Han was just comforting words, just an excuse to please him.

Each country has its own national conditions. In North America, you can choose not to cooperate with the Big Six, but you cannot offend them because they have the power to rate movies. To give an extreme example, if a movie is originally rated G (mass), but is rated R (restricted, only viewers over 17 years old can watch it), the film will lose a large number of viewers.

In China, if you offend China Film Corporation, the script review of a film will be delayed for several months, the film review will be delayed for several months, and the screening schedule will be suppressed. No prime time will be given, and you will only be given showtimes at 8 a.m. or 11 p.m. The box office of the film will definitely be greatly affected.

Therefore, as long as it is not a matter of principle, Shi Lei will not offend China Film.

In order to improve efficiency, he even needs to win over China Film.

Moreover, China Film Corporation still needs to make efforts to pass some scripts, such as films like "Dying to Survive".

We can choose not to shoot "A World Without Thieves", but we cannot give up on films like "Dying to Survive" which have huge influence and super high box office.

"Aren't I just afraid that you, Brother Lei, will be unhappy?" Yang Xing jumped onto Shi Lei's back and clamped his legs around Shi Lei's waist.

Shi Lei smiled and said, "You, you're overthinking it. Being unhappy is only for a moment. It's just a matter of changing the script."

He is not a young man anymore. He is already a middle-aged man in his past and present lives. There are so many things in life that are not satisfactory. If he is unhappy for the whole day every time something goes wrong, his life span will be shortened.

If he were to live again, his goal would be to live a hundred years. As long as the company didn't go bankrupt, everything else was trivial. He could be depressed and complain a few words, but he must not let his anger affect his lifespan.

As the saying goes, masts, oars, and sails can be reduced to ashes while chatting and laughing. Solving problems while chatting and laughing is the right way!

For example now...

Shi Lei felt the softness on his back and felt happy. He carried Yang Xing to the Simmons mattress.

Yang Xing understood and lifted up Shi Lei's T-shirt with both hands, stroking Shi Lei's strong abdominal muscles. At the same time, he crossed his legs tighter and rested his head on Shi Lei's shoulder, close together.

The whole person was like a beautiful snake, coiled around Shi Lei.

Shi Lei stroked Yang Xing's delicate calves from her waist, all the way up to her thighs.

"Papa!" He patted Yang Xing's thighs twice. Yang Xing's thighs had no excess fat, and he felt the muscles of his thighs.

"You're good at fighting scenes!"

"As for me, my martial arts scenes are just so-so, it's all because of the good guidance of the action director. Brother Lei, do you want me to specialize in female action?"

Shi Lei knew that Yang Xing had misunderstood, but he did not correct him. Instead, he continued, "You don't have to specialize in being a female fighter. It's enough to be able to film some martial arts scenes. You should continue to improve your acting skills."

The martial arts market will gradually decline, and the fairy tale market will gradually rise, so there is no need to focus on martial arts.

"Brother Lei, I get it." Yang Xing kept Shi Lei's words in mind, then blew air into Shi Lei's ear and said, "Brother Lei, I can do the splits, do you want to try?"

As the hot air blew past him, Shi Lei felt his ears itchy and he suddenly felt a little itchy.

"Then try it."

……

The next day at noon, Shi Lei walked downstairs refreshed, ate something, and then took a bus to Taolin Film and Television.

After sitting in the office for a while, Liu Yan walked in with a folder.

"Boss, I have summarized the company's recent situation. Can I report to you now?"

Shi Lei picked up the tea that the office assistant had just brought in, waved his hand and agreed: "Go ahead!"

"The first round of sales for 'Zhaojun Goes to the Frontier' has been completed. CCTV-70 will invest 49 per episode, totaling 3430 million for episodes. It is expected to be released in May."

"This first round is a bit low!" Shi Lei sighed.

The quality of "Zhaojun Goes to the Frontier" is not low. The props and costumes are very authentic, and the location selection is also authentic. It is a high-quality drama.

Liu Yan glanced at Shi Lei and explained, "The lead actor Yang Mi is a newcomer. If it weren't for the excellent production, this drama might not even make 70 per episode.

70 per episode, we’ve already made some money.”

Shi Lei touched his nose awkwardly. Although Yang Mi was suitable to play Wang Zhaojun, newcomers would indeed affect the sales of the TV series. He took Yang Mi's path and supported Yang Mi as the heroine, so he really couldn't complain. "As long as there is some profit, you continue."

Liu Yan nodded and continued, "'Detective Di Renjie 2' has been completed, and the premiere was also purchased by CCTV-85, with each episode costing 3400 yuan, a total of million yuan, and is scheduled to be released in July.

Director Qian Yanhao took out the script of Detective Di Renjie 3 and asked us when we would start filming. "

"Let's wait until the ratings of Detective Di Renjie 2 come out before we talk about it." Shi Lei gave his conclusion directly.

He knew the ratings of "Detective Di Renjie 2", but other people didn't know. If he started it directly, the people at Taolin Film and Television would have questions. He didn't want to explain to his subordinates, so he might as well wait until the TV series was released as usual.

"I'll have someone talk to Director Qian Yanhui." Liu Yan flipped through the documents and continued to report: "The filming of 'Seven Fairies' has been completed and is in post-production. It is expected to be completed in a month."

“The first broadcast of The Legend of Sword and Fairy didn’t sell out. No TV station was willing to buy it.”

"Wait, you don't even have the intention to buy?" Shi Lei was shocked.

“Yes, there are, but the price they offer is too low.”

"What about Mango TV? Have they contacted?"

Liu Yan looked through the information and shook his head, "No."

"How many TV stations are broadcasting it?"

Liu Yan shook his head: "The few TV stations that were willing to broadcast the show offered too little money, less than half of the cost of filming."

Shi Lei fell into deep thought, his fingers tapping on the table.

(End of this chapter)