my movie years

Chapter 8 Pulling investment (please recommend, please collect ~)

The third master hung up the phone and was speechless for a long time.Mr. Zhang's grandson wants to be a director himself, which is a bit whimsical in the eyes of the third master.

A 22-year-old director is almost unheard of, and one mouth is 500 million investment.Fifteen million, not 500 million.

There are countless directors waiting for an opportunity in the film industry now. Who can have the opportunity to direct a film with an investment of 500 million?I am afraid that they are only eligible if they have accumulated a lot of achievements in the industry.

However, Mr. Zhang was very courageous in supporting his grandson. He borrowed a lot of money from his years of savings, plus the courtyard house mortgage.In addition, Zhang Yu paid for it himself, so it can be said that the whole family mobilized 800 million yuan to make a movie for Zhang Hao.

Mr. Zhang also asked the third master to keep it a secret, and not to tell Zhang Hao that his family raised money for him to make a movie, so as not to stress him too much.

In this way, the third master approved 200 million from the young director training plan on behalf of China Film, and said that China Film invested 1000 million.After the news of China Film Group's investment in Zhang Hao is released, the remaining 500 million will naturally be paid by investors.

After meeting with his grandfather, the next day, Zhang Hao came to China Film as scheduled.

The receptionist had already received the instructions, and after Zhang Hao expressed his intentions, a receptionist led Zhang Hao to the third master's office.

"Sister Tang, this is Zhang Hao, come to see Mr. Han." The receptionist handed Zhang Hao to the third master's secretary.

"Okay, you go down, I'll take him in." Sister Tang nodded and said to Zhang Hao: "Mr. Zhang, come with me!"

Zhang Hao tidied up his attire, a good attire image is very important, and it also respects the person he is about to meet.

After looking at his handbag, the prepared scripts, and the production schedule, Zhang Hao followed Sister Tang into the third master's office.

"President Han, Mr. Zhang Hao is here."

"Okay, make tea, I'll have a good chat with him." The third master was wearing a Chinese tunic suit, very imposing.

As the helm of China Film, San Ye can be said to be in control, and China Film has always been committed to the development of Chinese-language films, giving many young directors opportunities.

"Xiao Hao, do you still remember me?" The third master motioned Zhang Hao to sit down on the reception sofa, and asked with a pleasant face.

"Of course I remember, Mr. Han." Zhang Hao hurriedly said hello, and then sat on the sofa, not daring to do more, and only took a third of it.

This is not to be feared, even if you are reborn, you still have to give respect to a big guy like the third master.

"That's the same name, let's call me Uncle Han. Your father and I are classmates at Nortel, and we introduced him to your mother, but later he decided to immigrate, alas..." the third master sighed .

San Ye graduated from the Chinese Department of Sichuan University, and later studied in Nortel.

Zhang Hao knew about the past of his elders in his previous life, but he had never seen what his father looked like, and he was not touched by these words. It’s okay to not have a father, isn’t he living a good life!

It's also strange that with such a good background and resources in his previous life, Zhang Hao still has to be in his 40s to be considered a bit famous.It seems that background contacts are important, but one's own ability is also very important.

With a background and contacts, without ability, it is just a pile of mud that can't support the wall.

"Okay, let's not talk about this, your grandfather called me yesterday and said you want to be a director?" The third master asked.

At this time, the secretary, Sister Tang, served tea and retreated, leaving room for the third master and Zhang Hao.

Zhang Hao didn't drink tea, and directly took out the script and scene scripts he had prepared from his bag, and said to the third master, "Yes, I wrote a script called "Manslaughter", which is a suspense type."

The third master took the script and the manuscript of the shot, and carefully read it.The format of the script is very standardized. The status of screenwriters in the film and television industry is not high now. Many screenwriters are half-way monks, and they don't even understand the format of the script.

But the script written by Zhang Hao is very strict and standardized. It can be seen that there is intention to prepare, and it can be seen that Zhang Hao is a careful person.

Also, you hope that others will invest in your film project, but in the end you can’t even write a script well, so how can you reassure investors?

Looking at the manuscript of the shot, Zhang Hao used a stick figure manuscript with simple lines. Although it is simple, the third master can also see what the shot looks like through the manuscript.

Don't forget, the third master himself is also a director.

"It's well prepared. It seems that you came prepared." The third master smiled.

Zhang Hao rubbed his head and said, "I have been preparing for a long time. After graduating from Nortel, I went to Hengdian as a group performer for several months to observe the operation mode of the crew."

"Okay, those who are prepared have a chance to succeed." The third master put down the script of the scene, motioned for Zhang Hao to drink tea, and then asked: "Let me ask you, you are too young, and there has never been such a young film director. The crew is not convinced. what would you do?"

"Constrained by the work contract." Zhang Hao said briefly.

"How to restrain?"

"It's clear who is responsible for what. Each group has its own person in charge. I film to complete the film project, not to engage in infighting, so I will use the work contract to bind the heads of each group, and if there is a problem, I will find the person in charge. "Zhang Hao explained.

"Very good, their minds are very clear, but they will obey what they want, and sometimes the work contract of the crew can't restrain these old fritters on the set." Sanye said.

"I've already said that I'm here to complete the project, not engage in personnel struggles. Besides, if I screw up the project, I'll go back and take over the advertising company at home and start all over again.

But those people, I will definitely publicize them, and I will dare to use them in the future. "Zhang Hao's tone gradually became firm.

With a strong will and a clear goal, this kid is not here to play tickets, the third master made a judgment on Zhang Hao.

"Very good, I'm almost relieved. The investment in the film is 500 million, and I'll settle 1000 million for you. You have to figure out what to do for the remaining 500 million." The third master laughed.

In fact, the third master only paid 200 million yuan, and the Zhang family paid the remaining 800 million yuan.

"Uncle Han, don't worry, as long as you are willing to invest, someone will send up the remaining 500 million." Zhang Hao let go of half of his heart and worked hard to get the investment, and now it's settled.

"Okay, what do you think about the treatment of that person?" The third master asked with concern.

"I hope that the casting of the movie will fully respect my opinion." Zhang Hao made a request.

"That's no problem. You are a film director. No one knows the right actor better than you. What else?"

"Also, I hope that my opinion will be the main factor when editing." In the Chinese-language film industry, the director still has relatively great power, but Zhang Hao is young after all, so he may not be able to get the final editing power.

But the third master still agreed: "You have prepared very well, you know the movie best, and the final editing is based on your opinion."

"Also, I hope my remuneration can be converted into investment." Zhang Hao made the last request.

"Huh?" The third master expressed doubts.

Zhang Hao shrugged, knowing that he had made an unreasonable request, so he had to give up.

In fact, there are rumors in the circle that it is a taboo for directors to invest in their own film projects.Because the film project is a very risky investment project in the final analysis, and the probability of losing money is very high. In order to avoid risks, it is wise not to invest.

But in fact, it is very common for directors in the industry to invest in their own films. For example, the current Guoshi Guoshi, the new picture company founded by him and his partner Zhang Weiping, has been investing in Guoshi's own films.

If the time is correct, the national teacher will soon usher in his career Waterloo, and more than ten years later, he stumbled again on the same subject, although that movie made money.

The movie "Half River Green" is full of doubts, and the box office of Yin Bing is half an hour at midnight, stealing the box office of the movie next door.There are also crazy marketing behaviors, outrageous things such as getting out of Qin Hui's surroundings and so on.

To be reasonable, if "Half River Green" ignores those off-site factors, it can be regarded as a quality movie under the capital operation formula, and it can still make money.

What is the capital operation formula, that is, successful movie types + reproducible scripts + famous directors + popular stars + crazy marketing + small and medium investments = profitable.

"Half River Green" is such a movie that mixes the money-making elements of domestic films, but it mixes well, and it doesn't mix well. It is "No Name".

But I feel my conscience, "Ball [-]" and "Half River Green", who do you want to win?
I hope "Half River Green" wins, and the future film market will be manipulated by capital. If you are lucky, a few "Half River Green" will be released. If you are not lucky, it will be "No Name"!

So it's better to win "Ball [-]", at least the upper limit is high.

Of course, it's too early to tell.This formula has not yet been invented, mainly because the Internet companies with the largest capital in the film and television industry in the future have not yet entered the market.

Now the biggest funder in the film and television industry is actually the coal boss. When the coal boss was brilliant, the film and television industry was actually relatively easy to mix.

The coal boss doesn't care about anything except female celebrities.The rest is left to the film and television creators, so good film and television works can often be produced.

The second is the real estate tycoon. It may be that the risk of real estate is relatively high, so capital control is relatively strict.

The worst thing is when Internet capital enters the market, what big data, big IP, big traffic, all kinds of requirements are tied.If it's a good constraint, it's okay.

But the problem is that capital is short-sighted, only focusing on immediate interests, making quick money and cutting leeks, regardless of whether the market is healthy or not.

Perhaps, the reborn Zhang Hao can change this phenomenon of bad money driving out good money.Although Zhang Hao in his previous life was also a typical director under the capital operation formula, he made a bad movie "Three-Body Problem".

But isn't this the Sword of Damox with an alien master? If he makes a bad movie, the alien master will directly destroy himself at the atomic level.

Having said that, the alien master has not yet answered Zhang Hao's question, what is the criterion for judging a good movie and a bad movie, he made a mistake.

(End of this chapter)