Reborn Entrepreneurial Giant.

Chapter 106 Two blockbusters

"Red Cliff" is still on the way, with Chen Kaige as the director, Qu Li as the co-director, Han Sanpin as the producer, and Galloping Pony Zhong Lifang as another producer.

Because it focuses on the domestic and Japanese markets, the "Red Cliff" project introduced Cheng Tian. As for Xiao Ma, it was because of Qu Li. It is also the first domestic science fiction film. Qu Li participated in the screenplay and was directed by Wu Yusen, "Source Code" for the Hollywood market. 》It was also because of Qu Li that he had the opportunity.

The investment in "Source Code" exceeded 1 million, and the investment in "Red Cliff" exceeded 3 million. China Film Corporation shouldered most of it, and the share given to Xiao Ma was not much, but it must be at least 2 million, otherwise it would not make much sense.

Qu Li returned to Beijin and participated in the pre-production meeting of the two project teams. At the same time, he had to discuss the company's affairs with Li Ming, the founder of Xiaoma. He was shocked by Qu Li's strong financing ability and was willing to send more money. The shares were given to Qu Li.

The pre-production meeting is very important and can decide many things. "Red Cliff" is not important. "Source Code" is more important to Qu Li. Because this is a future scene, it requires technical guidance. Li Yinan will serve as their consultant and as a At the price, Honor phones will appear in the movie.

Of course, this matter is not easy. Qu Li will not be polite to these Hong Kong directors who have their sights set on the top, but someone must stand up to ease the situation.

"This is some information I asked Lionsgate for. Yusen Wu suffered huge losses while filming "Windtalker" and basically lost the chance of a Hollywood blockbuster. Lionsgate is willing to take a gamble this time, largely because the script is simple. Rather than fancying Yusen Wu, if he succeeds this time, he will have the opportunity to enter Hollywood again. If I strongly object, let him bet whether Lionsgate supports me or him..." Qu Li said before communicating with Yusen Wu, Communicated well with Zhong Lifang of Xiaoma.Both China Film and Lions Gate have appointed people to serve as producers, and Zhong Lifang is the supervisor and will also take on the coordination work.

The two communicated for a while, and Qu Li went in to participate in the creative discussion. He knew Cantonese and had a limited level of English. There was no communication barrier. When he saw something dissatisfying, he directly fired at him without being polite at all.But no one from China Film and Lions Gate had any objections, and people from Huayi remained neutral. Therefore, Wu Yusen's team had a very tense fight with him, but they never said they would give up or choose one of the two.

Anyone who understands this situation will understand that Qu Li finally grasped their bottom line after several trials, and then slowly restrained himself, leaving the follow-up matters to Zhong Lifang, including advertising placement.

"You said you got angry at the "Source Code" creation meeting today. Do you think you don't like Director Yusen Wu?" Han Sanpin quickly called him.

"It has nothing to do with this. I just felt that they didn't treat us as their own, and I felt unhappy. I thought that I was not important in the crew, so I made a little effort to test the bottom line of Wu Yusen's team. The result was better than I imagined. It's better." Qu Li was very sincere.

"..."

"Please communicate with me next time. The higher-ups pay great attention to unity."

"It is impossible for everyone to pay attention to the overall situation. Young people will be looked down upon if they lose their vitality. When the creative direction is decided, you can fire me..."

"You don't care about reputation so much..."

"Being in the film and television industry is just for fun, and entrepreneurship is the foundation. If my business fails, any reputation will be in vain. Besides, my goal is to cultivate a group of young directors with ideas for the country."

Perhaps by mistake, Chen Er, Rao Xiaozhi, and Wu Ershan all had intersections with Bad Monkey, so Qu Li used this opportunity to let them join two big movies and become one of the assistant directors.

"Director Chen, please take it easy. He is a senior no matter what."

"Then first tell Director Chen what happened to me on the set of "Source Code"..."

"..." Han Sanpin couldn't help but laugh at this clever guy.

The next day Qu Li arrived at the "Red Cliff" crew and greeted the seniors warmly. When it was their turn to communicate, he still insisted on his own opinions. He could show the depth of Director Chen's thoughts through dialogue, but not through the plot.In other words, what Qu Li wants is a big-scene popcorn movie, with the momentum of a large group charging in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. It is best to have an epic music, such as "Victory" from "A Song of Ice and Fire" .

Qu Li had listened to Victory many times, but it was really difficult for him to reappear it. Qu Li could only recognize simple music scores, and he couldn't remember many popular music scores, let alone this kind of epic music. .

After several communications, both of them were very stubborn. Qu Li couldn't describe many of his feelings. Director Chen knew how to "recite poetry", but neither could convince the other party.However, "Red Cliff" gathers the best talents in the film and television industry across the country. After many twists and turns, Qu Li finally remembered the music of an Indian love song "nijamena" that he had learned on Douyin. If you haven't heard of it, you can listen to it. It's very interesting. It is very cool and is rated as the exclusive BMG of the Ming Dynasty. It is very suitable for cavalry charges.

Qu Li remembered the simplified score of the harmonica version of "nijamena", but he still had to match it with drums and other instruments he didn't know, so he had no choice but to ask for help from the soundtrack master here.

"What do you mean by that?"

"The courage to break through all obstacles." Qu Li made a nonsense statement. Who knows what the Indians wanted to express. Anyway, "nijamena" is very suitable for the scene of cavalry charge.

"what do you want to do?"

"I don't know how to arrange music. This step is already the best. How to integrate drums and female voices to make this music magnificent and majestic..."

"..." This is a typical Party A, I want colorful black!

"Nijamena" should be the soundtrack of the 2019 Indian movie "Postmodern Ramayana". The encyclopedia shows that it was in 2009, which is a bit strange.

No matter what, it was only a matter of time before the Quli harmonium version was played. It was only a matter of time before it could be reproduced. The crew had money, and they quickly gathered together a rough version of "nijamena". This domineering music was finally Let Director Chen learn to compromise.The director's imagination is very rich, and the scene of such a BGM combined with the cavalry charge is really exciting.

Geniuses can sometimes overwhelm everything. Although Qu Li didn't understand this and didn't do anything about it, the appearance of a soundtrack still won him a lot of respect. The crew of "Red Cliff" has great behind-the-scenes skills and exquisite costumes and props. However, they encountered a director who had an ambition to use domestic first-line stars to promote newcomers from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Yusen Wu is still the culprit behind the fall of Pony. Not only was the movie "The Wheel" crooked, but it was also a bad movie. This man's creative ability may have declined long ago.Domestic Zhang Yimou continues to break through himself, and director Chen Kaige's artistic level exceeds that of many others. Some of his films without commercial considerations are very interesting, such as "Deep Flowers".

After leaving "Red Cliff" and coming to "Source Code", this group of people finally became more honest. The main line of the script cannot be changed, and advertising is inserted. Haha, no problem.In the play, the military background becomes the new technology of a technology company, and the protagonist becomes a former member of the Flying Tigers and an injured firefighter.Whatever, anyway, the core of the plot is the repeated 8-minute memory and parallel time and space.

Qu Li didn't want to participate in the casting of the two crews, but he had the right to recommend it. Huayi Brothers wanted him to contribute. Cheng Tian, ​​who had seen Qu Li's influence, also had the same idea. As for Xiao Ma, sorry, it seems There is no artist management business yet.

Qu Li was the first to come to Xiaoma. If the major issue of lack of money is not resolved, subsequent development will be difficult. He sent emails to Xiaoma and Li Yanhong in his own name to see if they would take the bait.