The world of Chinese style creates a prosperous era for girl groups

On the way from Yancheng to Zhangjiakou, Xia Haoyang and Tang Wanqi were talking about martial arts novels. In fact, the first thing Tang Wanqi asked Xia Haoyang was: "Are you thinking about Wang Qing?" I can only say that women's intuition is really accurate. At that time, Xia Haoyang was thinking about Wang Qing, but he denied it in front of Tang Wanqi and joked about Jin Yong's novels. Regardless of whether Tang Wanqi really didn't know or pretended not to know, the two of them avoided talking about it after that. Wang Qing's topic was just random chatting along the way. An hour's drive was not too far. Xia Haoyang, who was bragging, hadn't had enough fun yet. We arrived at the station, Zhangjiakou!

With real tickets in hand, the two people exited the station without much hindrance. They took a taxi and rushed to the appointed hotel.

Yao Ting was born in 1986. In 2014, when she was less than 30 years old, she directed "The Year in a Hurry" with a Douban score of 8.1; in 2016, she filmed "Whose Youth Is Not Confused", a small-budget youth film with a box office of 1.8 million, and the cost It is less than 3000 million. According to the general market conditions: the box office figure is three times the production fee to recover the cost. The 3 million box office earned the production company 1.8 million. And if the film that Xia Haoyang wants to invest in now has a production fee of 1 million, it means that the box office must reach at least 3 million to recover the cost.

The reason why Xia Haoyang fell in love with director Yao Ting was because he had seen her film "Whose Youth", which not only made Bai Tingjing and other young actors popular, but also because her filming was not bloody or sensational, it was True youth and happiness. So Xia Haoyang has great expectations for her.

Just after six o'clock, Xia Haoyang and Tang Wanqi arrived at the designated hotel, opened a private room, served a pot of tea, and waited for the arrival of director Yao Ting. The time they agreed on was half past six, so they didn't have to wait too long. At exactly 6:30, Director Yao pushed open their box and walked in.

"Hello, Teacher Xia, I'm very sorry. This time has changed. Originally it was tomorrow, but tomorrow night I may have to fly abroad to attend a lecture, so I have to reschedule it to tonight, which makes it difficult for you here. Sorry for the inconvenience, I’ll pay for it.”

"It's not too much trouble, but I'm quite happy when someone takes the initiative to ask for payment while eating. Thank you, this is my girlfriend Tang Wanqi." Xia Haoyang said with a smile.

Tang Wanqi stood up and said, "Hello, Director Yao."

"Hello, Miss Tang, you don't have to be so polite. Sit down quickly. Sit down quickly." Taking off his long windbreaker, Director Yao also found a chair and sat down at random.

"Let's order first. Are there any taboos?" Director Yao took the initiative to ask Xia Haoyang.

"There are no taboos. We are free to do it. Just watch it." Xia Haoyang picked up the teapot and filled a cup of tea for Director Yao Ting.

"Thank you, Teacher Xia." Director Yao Ting ordered 5 dishes at random, including meat, vegetarian and soup. Then she took a big sip of the tea that Xia Haoyang poured, and then said with a satisfied look on her face: "Oh, I can finally relax a bit. Got off."

"Is Director Yao very busy recently?" Xia Haoyang asked with a smile.

"I've been working on a documentary recently, so I'm traveling all over the country, but it should be finished soon, and it won't take more than two weeks." Director Yao Ting spoke cleanly.

"That's right, I wrote a new script myself. The film tells the story of music memories and a man's unforgettable first love, set against the backdrop of the Bay Bay boy band Kittens in the late 80s. Now we want to film this script. It will be a movie with a budget of about million, and I don’t know if Director Yao is interested." Xia Haoyang said calmly.

"I've heard this news. Did Teacher Xia write the script himself?" Director Yao asked.

"Yes, the script is here, take a look." Xia Haoyang took out the script from his bag and handed it to Director Yao, then lowered his head and took a sip of tea.

Then Director Yao began to read Xia Haoyang's work very seriously. While Director Yao was reading the script, the dishes were served, but everyone did not move their dishes and chopsticks, waiting.

After watching it for about fifteen minutes, Director Yao put down the script, smoothed his hair and said, "Teacher Xia's story is still very attractive. I read it for a while and found that the script is not bad."

Xia Haoyang didn't speak, just looked at Director Yao with a smile.

Director Yao Ting didn't sell it and said directly: "Yes, but the dramatic conflicts in the script are relatively flat. Has Mr. Xia thought about the audience's aesthetics?"

Xia Haoyang was unfazed and said calmly: "Are you worried that if this film is made, the audience may not pay for it and they don't like this genre?"

Director Yao nodded: "Movies have to be made for the audience. Let's put aside the blockbuster films. To attract the audience to the theater, a small-cost film should be close to life or reflect real life. I'm talking about the audience. Life, several hot movies last year, "The Vanishing Man" and "All or Nothing" have high box office because the script is suspenseful and interesting, or close to the lives of ordinary people. In this way, you can use a small amount to make a big profit. Teacher Xia, this I'm worried that the audience's taste of the script will not be so elegant."

"Actually, when I was writing this script, I also knew that musicals themselves are a niche in China. Many people think that musicals are trying to sell dogs over others. I only listen to albums when listening to music. There are also MVs, which is very enjoyable. "What the hell is a movie musical? An extended version of the MV? And I like to listen to good songs over and over again. Going to the cinema to watch them over and over? It's not cost-effective at all, so it's very difficult for a musical to win the box office." Xia Haoyang also explained A few words.

Director Yao nodded, said nothing, and then took a sip of tea.

"But I like musicals. Although they are niche, there are always people who insist on what they like, right? Chinese movies also need movies with various themes and styles, and I will let my girl group Tara will make a guest appearance in the film, and she will also sing a few ost songs. Perhaps Director Yao also knows that our music MVs of Tara also like to take a plot route, and the feedback we received is pretty good, so if this film is made, it will be in Tara With the support of traffic, I dare not say it will make money, I believe it will be no problem to recover the cost." Xia Haoyang said calmly.

"Speaking of Tara, it has been really popular since last year. The music made by Teacher Xia is really good. The ringtones on the headphones I am using now are also made by Teacher Xia. Please listen to it." Director Yao deliberately played the ringtone on his phone.

"It's the title song "Su Gaofei" from the second album. This song is really dynamic. Thank you Director Yao for liking it."

"I've seen the music movie Tara before. It was very well shot. I also like the songs. But Mr. Xia, there is a difference between the big screen and music MVs. How much was your previous music MV's box office?" Director Yao asked.

"4000 million after tax." Xia Haoyang said frankly.

"If it was a MV, you must have made money. I remember that Mr. Tony Leung was your leading actor at that time, but it seems that there was no acting fee." Director Yao said.

"Yes, Mr. Tony Leung is a free assistant." Xia Haoyang admitted.

"But do you know how much it would cost to invite Mr. Tony Leung to play the leading role?" Director Yao said with a sigh.

"Anyway, million is definitely not enough. I know what you mean. If the actor's remuneration is included, our MV will not make any money." Xia Haoyang also said frankly.

"So, I think it's doubtful that your script will earn million yuan at the box office, but with a few changes to this script, it's still possible to win awards abroad."

Director Yao's intention was also very clear to Xia Haoyang. It would be extremely difficult for this film to take a commercial route, and it might not be able to recoup the million box office. Anyway, Director Yao was not sure. If a director himself believes that he cannot recoup the cost, he is generally unwilling to make this film. Yes, it wasted time and was scolded. Directors are taboo about films that cannot recoup their costs, because it will affect their subsequent image. Unless the script is going to win awards, such as the Best Picture at the Cannes Film Festival abroad. And so on, then it doesn't matter if there is no box office, it will increase your reputation. But this script is unlikely to win awards, so many directors are not interested.

"Okay, let me read the script again. I'm hungry too. Why don't you eat something first?" Xia Haoyang said to everyone with a smile.

So everyone started to use the dishes and chopsticks, chatting and laughing.