You don't understand the happiness of the director

Wang Quan is very patient, "There are realistic themes in movies, and naturally there are fantasy themes. This story is a fantasy theme, so we assume that he is an old monster who is thousands of years old. That's okay."

Bi Zhifei sat down, still feeling dissatisfied. Fantasy should be based on reality. Your fantasy is too far-fetched.

After dealing with Bi Zhifei, Zhao Tianyu, who was also a graduate student in the 2002 Directing Department with him, raised his hands and said, "If I were this old monster, I would tell them that I know Li Bai and tell them all the stories about Li Bai in history. The lecture was vivid and vivid, and he even brought out a few poems written by Li Bai that could not be handed down, but one could tell at a glance that they were in Li Bai's style."

Wang Quan expressed his affirmation, and others were inspired and entered into a lively discussion stage, offering suggestions one after another.

When everyone had finished talking and thought of all the ways to prove that they were ancients, more than an hour passed. Wang Quan alienated everyone's thoughts and reordered them into a layer-by-layer progression. , the feeling is getting stronger step by step.

The students took notes one after another and said that they had learned what they had learned.

Suddenly, Xue Xiaolu thought of a question.

"Teacher Wong……"

"Oh, Teacher Xue has shortened my life." Wang Quan quickly said that he didn't dare to take the responsibility, "You should call me Xiao Wang~"

"Call me Director Wang," Xue Xiaolu said with a smile, "Then can this movie be made with a group of people sitting in a living room and filming this story?"

Wang Quan nodded.

"Oh, then it was too cheap to make this film!" someone lamented.

Wang Quan, "Yes, my debut film is about three people in one space. It is famous for its low cost. Saving money is my specialty."

Xue Xiaolu asked again, "So is this the script you prepared for your return to Chinese-language movies?"

Hearing this question, everyone else was seriously waiting for Wang Quan's reply. They still looked forward to Wang Quan making a Chinese film, especially Teacher Xie Fei, whose expression was even more solemn. This child has achieved such high achievements through English films. , is it possible for him to come back?

Sure enough, Wang Quan shook his head, "This story is actually the posthumous work of the American writer and screenwriter Jerome Bixby. I bought the script from his son and planned to give it to the newcomers in our company to practice. The cost is about It won’t exceed $200,000.”

The students in the audience did their own calculations, and it was more than 1.7 million RMB. It would be great if someone could practice for them. It is enough.

Today's class ended here. Wang Quan announced that get out of class was over, but a few students still gathered around and wanted to say a few more words to Wang Quan.

For example, Xue Xiaolu said, "If I have the opportunity to go to the United States to submit a script, can I come to your company to have a look?"

"Welcome, Teacher Xue feels like you are at home when you come to our company."

Li Weiran, a senior fellow from the directing department who is now a famous advertising director, said, "Director Wang, do you think a directing graduate like me who has been shooting commercials since graduation will still have the opportunity to make movies in the future?"

"It all depends on the trade-off. Advertising directors are guaranteed to make money without losing money. Our advertising directors from Nortel are very popular in the market. Many of them even opened their own companies and made a lot of money. But when you make a movie, you don't have to pay back. The pressure is very high, and sometimes I have to spend money to repair the holes. In this case, I may even lose money.”

"Yeah, yeah~" Wu Ershan, another advertising director, agreed.

Wang Quan continued, "So you still have to see how much weight your film dream holds in your heart. I think everyone who can come to this film master class today must have a dream of becoming a film director. If you still can't make a choice, Let me say one more thing, movies can be circulated for hundreds of years, but advertising is difficult."

Wu Ershan and Li Weiran looked at each other and smiled helplessly. Director Wang was urging them to join the film industry.

At this time, Yang Qing, who was in the drama, asked in a low voice, "Director Wang, I have been thinking about writing a script recently. Can you please give me some advice?"

Wang Quan tore off a piece of paper and wrote, "This is the address of Wangdao Pictures in Beijing. You can submit your script to the company, and people from the company will give me feedback. So far, the company has received several The script was written, but it didn’t meet the conditions for filming.”

Yang Qing was speechless, that standard must be very high. Before he could put the note away, others took out their notebooks and copied it.

"What are the conditions for starting filming?" Bi Zhifei was about to leave when he heard this and asked.

Wang Quan, "A good story would be even better if it is also commercial. Domestic people now want to make literary and artistic films, and there are too many that can make literary and artistic films. But if you can make good commercial films that the audience will enjoy, this year I I only saw one Ning Hao."

Bi Zhifei thought to himself, Ning Hao doesn't matter, it's because I haven't made the masterpiece I conceived, otherwise Ning Hao will have to step aside this year!

However, if you don't sing, you will be a blockbuster, and you still need to keep a low profile and polish the script.

After sending all the students out, Wang Quan came to Teacher Xie Fei and invited him to have a meal.

"I won't eat outside. Let's eat at home. It's not far."

Yes.

At the dinner table, Teacher Xie asked Wang Quan about his next movie plans.

Wang Quan was a little embarrassed, "Next I will make some popular commercial films for money."

Xie Fei was puzzled, "Apart from "Juno", haven't you always made commercial films?"

Wang Quan shook his head, "This, it's very vulgar." Or you can say Su, Mary Sue's Su.

Xie Fei frowned, "You don't want to take pictures like that..."

He glanced at the wife who was carrying the plate and said, "Isn't it the kind of restricted movie that cannot be broadcast in China?"

"Teacher, you are worrying too much. It is just a story about young men and women falling in love, but it has no depth or connotation. It is relatively childish."

"From your description, it seems like you don't like it too much."

Wang Quan sighed, making money is not easy.

After leaving the teacher's house, Wang Quan called Yang Mi and asked her to come to Beiying Community to see him off.

In fact, Yang Mi had already received the news that Wang Quan was returning to school, and she also knew that he was coming back to give lectures to some graduate students and lecturers.

Good guy, you haven’t even graduated from undergraduate degree yet, and now you’re becoming a master’s tutor?

Yang Mi originally wanted to block Wang Quan, but the teacher took them to observe life on the street today. When they returned to school, no one was there, and they didn't reply to messages.

Now I'm finally back, it seems like something happened just now.

See you off now? Are you leaving soon?

Yang Mi got on the bicycle she just bought and pedaled towards Beiying Community.

At this time, Chen Chuling was waiting for her cousin's decision.

The recommendation of "Twilight" was unsuccessful, but Chen Chuling did not give up. She quickly found another article from the articles she had read before. It was a short story about food, and she thought it was interesting.

The novel is not long, and Wang Quan finished it quickly.

"Brother, how's it going? It's not bad."

Wang Quan said, "I would like to ask my second uncle first if I can film it. He is a chef and has the right to speak."

It's a coincidence that this short story has indeed been adapted into a movie, and the director and screenwriter is a certain student in class today, who is also a graduate student in Nortel's Directing Department.

Not long after he finished speaking, Yang Mi arrived.

"Brother...Chen Chuling, you are here too!"

The enemy was extremely jealous when they met, and Chen Chuling also stood up immediately.

During the winter and summer vacations when she was a child, Chu Ling often came to the courtyard to stay in the capital. Following Wang Quan, she naturally became Yang Mi's rival for favor. Yang Mi used her sharp tongue as a Beijing native to bully Chen Chuling.

But Chen Chuling was one year older, and later she took the lead in getting bigger. Yang Mi just started talking, and she did it herself. Who told you to call me a country girl?

They haven't seen each other for several years. Wang Quan chuckled and said, "Chu Ling didn't eat. Where are you, Mimi?"

"I didn't eat either."

"That's good, come with me to the Mei Mansion banquet."

"Ah, aren't you leaving tonight?"

"It's not that urgent."

Chen Chuling snorted, "I can just call you brother. You are not a relative, but you call me brother directly. You are so shameless."

If Yang Mi heard her inner words, she would probably sneer: Not only am I called brother, I am also called brother. Not only am I called brother, I can also be called dad~

Chen Chuling drove the company car near Dashizuo Hutong and couldn't help complaining about how difficult it was to park.

When they entered the Meifu Banquet, the waiters all knew Wang Quan and quickly called Mei Yanqiu out.

"Son, why didn't you say anything when you came back?" Mei Yanqiu hugged her son affectionately.

Wang Quan said, "I have something to do and I will be leaving tomorrow. I am here to see you. By the way, where is my second uncle?"

"Where's the kitchen?"

Wang Quan, "Are you busy? Why don't you help me call him out?"

Now the banquet in the Mei Mansion has become more formal, and there are many rules. The back kitchen is an important place, and no idlers are allowed in, not even Wang Quan, his close nephew.

Mei Yanqiu was unhappy, "Do you care about me or your second uncle?"

"Actually, it's my second uncle." Wang Quan said straightforwardly.

"Oh, you kid, you can't even coax me," Mei Yanqiu patted her son, and then said to Yang Mi and Yang Mi, "You come into my office, and someone will bring you food later. There are no private rooms today."

"Okay!" Yang Mi said happily, she could eat a top-notch meal for free again.

Chen Chuling said yin and yang, "Last time Sister-in-law Jiaduo came, she used the largest private room for the Meifu Banquet."

Since she studied law and joined the school debate team, Chu Ling's fighting ability has skyrocketed. She is now also the captain of the debate team of the University of Political Science and Law.

Worried that Yang Mi would be hurt twice if she fought back, Wang Quan grabbed both of them by the neck and entered the general manager's office, and then reminded his mother's secretary, "Just two portions, I'll eat it."

Yang Mi finally fought back, "It's okay, I eat less. We'll share it later, one bite for you and one bite for me."

Chen Chuling disliked her face, but it was a pity that she was related to Wang Quan by blood, so she couldn't beat Yang Mi in this way.

Soon the food arrived, and so did my second uncle.

"I heard from your mother that you made a special trip to see me this time?"

Wang Quan hummed, "Uncle, I'm here this time to ask if it is true that mutual interactions in food exist? For example, shrimp contains pentavalent arsenic compounds, and the vitamin C in fruits will be converted into trivalent arsenic. Is it arsenic?”

"I'm not a chemist, and I don't understand what you're saying, but it's not like you haven't eaten it before. Are there shrimps in the set meal?"

"have."

"Is there any fruit?"

"Yes."

"Are you feeling uncomfortable after eating it?"

"No," Wang Quan, "So there is no food conflict?"

Mei Hedong, "That's not to say. Talking about toxicity regardless of dosage is nonsense. Of course, if consumed in large quantities, it might be effective."

"Can it kill people? Or torture them until they are half dead?" Wang Quan asked again.

"Why don't you just buy arsenic if you have some spare time?" Mei Hedong smiled, and suddenly his smile faded, "What do you want to do?"

Chen Chuling said, "Don't get me wrong. My cousin is here for a novel. He is here to verify the authenticity. Brother, does that mean this story cannot be used?"

Wang Quan shook his head, "On the contrary, if my second uncle says so, I can use it with confidence."

"ah?"

Wang Quan laughed and said, "If those food-related techniques written about can really poison people for good or bad, then this movie will definitely not be able to pass the review, because it can easily lead to bad guidance for the audience. Precisely because of its fictional nature, this story is just a story. , I’m actually a little interested.”

Yang Mi was pulling steak, her eyes rolling around, "Brother, what's the story? Is it a movie prepared for me? The female lead?"

Wang Quan, "Nothing happens without you."

Chen Chuling, "Eat yours."

The novel is called "Double Food", written by Shu Qiao, and Wang Quan allows Chu Ling to start talking about the copyright with the other party.

The cost of this movie is very small, just over 1 million, and the original box office is over 8 million. It is considered profitable, and has a good reputation. It is very suitable for Wangdao Pictures to test the waters in the mainland market.

As for how much participation he can have and whether he will write the script himself, Wang Quan is not sure. The original director was Zhao Tianyu. He came to the class today and his performance was average. Wang Quan gave it a B.

And looking at his future works, the level is uneven. "A Story of Two Foods" is already his best performance, but it only has a score of 7.1. Others include "A Smile Is Allure" (movie version), "Zhong Kui Fu" "Demon" (Chen Kun version) is a bit miserable.

King Quan has not decided whether to continue using him or not. Let’s settle the copyright first.

Afterwards, Wang Quan talked to his mother for a while, walked out of the office, and came to the courtyard, when he heard someone shout, "Mimi?"

Yang Mi turned around, "Oh, Brother Kun!"

Wang Quan thought it was his father who had come, but a chicken flew out of the back kitchen. The second uncle's eldest disciple suddenly jumped out and seized the chicken that was almost sperm. Only then did Wang Quan see clearly that he was calling Yang Mi. Who is the person.

This high and low eyebrow, Chen Kun.

Chen Kun, Rong Xinda's absolute best brother, was having a dinner with his friends at the Mei Mansion. He first recognized Yang Mi and then never left Wang Quan's eyes.

"This must be Director Wang!" Chen Kun smiled and stretched out his hand.

"Oh, hello, Teacher Chen." Wang Quan smiled and shook his hand.

"Are you eating here too?" he asked.

Yang Mi, "This place is owned by Brother Quan's family."

Wang Quan sighed, "Mimi, you've already said that. I'd be embarrassed if I didn't give in."

Yang Mi hurriedly covered her mouth, oh, how could such a clever little girl like herself say the wrong thing.

Chen Kun smiled hurriedly and said, "No, no, if Director Wang doesn't mind, why don't you come in and sit down? There is an old friend of yours here."

"my old friend?"

Chen Kun, "Bingbing is here too~"