Director’s Legend

"Ah Jun, this is Gao Zhisheng, a high-achieving student from USC. Not long after he came back from the United States, you will test him yourself." As a producer, Wang Wei is not only responsible for the budget and casting, but also for Shao Shuaijun. assistant. This wretched-looking Gao Zhisheng with eyes and traitorous hair is the assistant director recommended by Wang Wei.

"Hi director, I'm your fan."

Gao Zhisheng smiled brightly, bowed and held Shao Shuaijun's hand with both hands, shaking it vigorously: "I am very happy to be able to shoot movies with the director beside an international director like you. Please rest assured that my education at the University of Southern California is Director, you must be able to take on the job of an assistant director, and share the heavy responsibilities for you, and you can leave all the dirty work to me!"

Shao Shuaijun pulled out his hand calmly, he couldn't stand someone who was too enthusiastic, but he could bear it if it was a beautiful woman.

"Your name is Gao Zhisheng, you graduated from the Directing Department of USC? Do you have any experience?"

"Yes, yes. When I was studying, I worked as cutscenes and props in the American drama "Lost". After returning to China, I worked with several crews. When I heard that the director was recruiting an assistant director, I recommended myself to Sister Wang."

"lost"?

The hottest American drama right now?

Shao Shuaijun couldn't help giving Gao Zhisheng a high look: "I'll test you with a few questions, and I'll keep you if you answer correctly." At the moment, Gao Zhisheng was tested on the common sense and judgment necessary for several assistant directors, but he didn't expect this wretched-looking guy , Open your mouth and come, not unfamiliar at all, it seems that you have a solid foundation.

Immediately, Gao Zhisheng was included in the crew.

The second assistant director recommended by Wang Wei was called Li Fangfang. It sounded like Li Bingbing and Li Xiuxiu's younger sister. In fact, it didn't matter. Li Fangfang was a little older than Li Xiuxiu. She is a graduate of New York University School of Film, and is an alumnus of Director Li An.

"Li Fangfang, another outstanding student." Holding his resume, Shao Shuaijun couldn't help but wonder why a student from USC came here, and another from New York University. The film schools of these two universities are both ranked first in the world. Countless great directors were born here: "Tell me about your experience?"

Li Fangfang looks ordinary, but very hearty: "Hello director, I am Li Fangfang. I published "Don't Cry at Seventeen" in 1994, and it was later adapted into a TV series and broadcast on CCTV. At that time, I was just in high school. A few years ago I was admitted to USC and NYU film school at the same time, I chose NYU, wrote many scripts and novels, and published them in major newspapers. I also have the experience of working in American TV dramas.”

Great man.

Shao Shuaijun couldn't help raising his head to look at Li Fangfang carefully. This is definitely a talent. Moreover, Shao Shuaijun suddenly remembered that he had seen this Li Fangfang before. In his previous life, not long before he planned his new film, around 2012, he participated in an exchange meeting for new directors from mainland China, and met Li Fangfang at that time.

That exchange meeting was mainly a gathering of sixth-generation directors and new-generation directors. At the meeting, someone pointed out that the eighth-generation directors had already appeared, and the seventh-generation directors could also have their names corrected. As a result, Wang Xiaoshuai, the director of the sixth generation, said: "Directors who have not made serious films cannot be called 'generations'. Because their films lack artistic taste and cultural commitment."

Wang Xiaoshuai also said: "After the sixth generation of directors, it is impossible for there to be another generation of filmmakers. There is no so-called seventh generation, because they have no commonality."

Director Wan Li, the apprentice of former director of Nortel Director Department Xie Fei (fourth-generation famous director), also said: "The seventh generation has not yet formed, how can the eighth generation come about? The current 'generation' does not exist, more The most important thing is independent directors. When we were in school, there was a "seventh generation alliance", just to find a place for ourselves. When we say "generation", there must be a group of people and a group of works. We assign "generations" to directors. , it is more about finding a word to count and summarize them after the fact. To say which generation, it is better to say "the descendants of the 70s" or "the descendants of the 80s."

Therefore, since then, there has been no such thing as a seventh-generation director. Directors born in the 1970s, such as Ning Hao and Yang Shupeng, are classified as the new generation of directors. There is only one special case, Lu Chuan, who was born in 1971, is classified as the sixth generation of directors.

Li Fangfang is a female director of the new generation, highly recommended by Wang Xiaoshuai and the others. It seems that she has made a movie called "Post-80s", and it is said that the box office is not bad.

Now that he knew about her future achievements, Shao Shuaijun naturally smiled: "Very good, welcome to join the crew of "33 Days of Broken Relationship"."

After the assistant director was in place, the crew of "33 Days of Broken Relationship" also officially started.

Shao Shuaijun began to gather actors to come over to set makeup and rehearse the play.

The film investment is very small, there are no big stars to support, and there are no special scenes and shots, so the plan is only 10 million investment, and it will be shot in the capital. For Shao Shuaijun's new movie, many film companies who wanted a share of the action came to the door, but Shao Shuaijun firmly refused.

Now that his network has developed, Zhang Hongsen is likely to become the Director of the Film Bureau within the year, and the downstream Wanda Cinemas are in full swing, introducing Shao Shuaijun's management philosophy. Strong cinema.

For theater companies, it is necessary to firmly grasp it. Therefore, Li Xiuxiu puts most of her energy on theater companies, striving to train a group of qualified managers. Even if Wanda wants to kick Shao Shuaijun in the future, with the support of these managers, Shao Shuaijun can still quickly find new theaters to cooperate with.

China's movie theaters are not run by the Wanda family.

With such confidence, he will not be afraid of being put on small shoes by others. On the contrary, with Wanda Cinemas in his hand, he will be the face of these film companies in the future.

After dismissing the movie company that came to invest, Yi Jianmei, the new official, began to contact companies that wanted to advertise. With the success of Du Lala, more and more companies set their sights on "33 Days of Broken Relationship". However, Shao Shuaijun has absorbed Du Lala's awareness of being scolded, and does not intend to place advertisements in the movie.

Therefore, six advertisements were finally determined, with a total price of 21 million. The movie has not yet started shooting, and it has already begun to make money.

Flipping through the ledger, Yi Jianmei sighed: "It's no wonder that countless directors have devoted themselves to the film business one after another. As long as they are famous, making money is as easy as printing money."

"Sister Mei, not every movie can make money without making it, and I won't let my movies have a lot of advertisements. It's okay to do this kind of thing occasionally, but if you do it too much, it will arouse the audience's disgust."

Shao Shuaijun was writing the shot script while talking: "By the way, how is the advertisement of "33 Days of Broken Relationship" going? I shot it very quickly, and it is estimated that it will be finished by the end of the year, and it will be released during Valentine's Day in February next year."

"Don't worry, "33 Days of Broken Love" has already become popular after you and Xu Jinglei's blog promotion. I plan to cooperate with the publishing house in the next step to publish the novel, and then contact the New Wolf website to hold a "Broken Love Story" video event to collect All the little stories of people who lost their love completely ignited the movie. The last thing is to increase the exposure rate of newcomers, and you also need to establish an advertising company as soon as possible. Newcomers need advertising to increase exposure and income.”

"You discuss with Li Xiuxiu, I want to make a movie, but I don't have time."

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