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Chapter 140: Raising investment (please subscribe)
"You wrote it?"

Chen Daozhou was a little surprised. He took the script and took a look at it, ""Legend of Sword and Fairy"... is it a fairy tale theme?"

I squeezed the weight of the script in my hand. It was nearly a hundred pages long. It was quite thick. If it were expanded into a scene script, it would probably be hundreds or even thousands of pages.

Chen Daozhou was a little surprised and asked again: "You wrote it all?"

"Yes." Zhou Dingran admitted readily and introduced carefully: "This story may be a bit cliché. It mainly tells the story of Li Xiaoyao, a waiter in a small fishing village, and Zhao Ling'er, a descendant of Nuwa, and others. The main plot is that a group of friends eliminate the cult. The story of saving lives.”

Hearing this, Chen Daozhou thought thoughtfully: "The main line of the story is very clear and the theme is clear. It is true that there are not many highlights, but it has no merits. When we read the script, we mainly look at the character's personality and other aspects, as well as the story's development context. .”

Although he was very confident in Zhou Dingran's acting skills, Chen Daozhou did not have high hopes for the script written by Zhou Dingran himself.

He casually put "Legend of Sword and Fairy" in the drawer, "I will find time to read it after lunch break, but I also need to take back the dramas I introduced to you and take a closer look. There are two dramas among them. The leading role is very suitable for you. If you perform well, it will be easy for you to excel."

Zhou Dingran nodded in agreement, and before picking up the script and leaving, he warned again: "Teacher, don't forget to read the script I wrote!"

"it is good."

Chen Daozhou agreed wholeheartedly.

After watching Zhou Dingran leave, Chen Daozhou devoted himself to his work.

When he got off work at noon, Chen Daozhou was ready to take his lunch box to the canteen to deal with it.

However, because there were too many students in the cafeteria, he, a well-known actor and teacher, was too conspicuous to eat in the cafeteria, so after dinner, Chen Daozhou took him back to the office.

There were classes in the afternoon, and he had to prepare lesson plans, so after dinner, he stayed in the office during lunch break, opened up a camp bed, and took a nap on the spot.

But today's nap time was not smooth. After only ten minutes of sleep, I was awakened by a phone call from a friend. He said that he had just made a fortune and was bored. He asked him if he had any suitable film and television projects to invest in.

He only said a few words in a hurry and ended the conversation. When he tried to fall asleep again, he was completely sleepless.

So I got up, washed my face, sat at my desk and continued to revise the lesson plan.

Another half hour passed. When the lesson plan was revised and I was looking for the portfolio, I pulled out the drawer and saw the script sent by Zhou Dingran still lying quietly inside.

"Xianxia drama..."

Chen Daozhou pondered for a moment. The market for fairy tale dramas is not hot at the moment. In comparison, martial arts dramas are more popular. After all, they do not require special effects, burn less money, and it is easier to repay the investment.

But since I agreed to Zhou Dingran, I immediately took out the script and took a quick look at it.

Unexpectedly, after only six or seven minutes, Chen Daozhou was completely attracted by the plot.

He read quickly and roughly finished the entire script in just an hour.

"good."

Regarding this script, Chen Daozhou was still a little surprised.

The first thing that surprised me was that Zhou Dingran's ability to write scripts was indeed much better than he imagined, and the scene descriptions were clearly layered and the scene could be outlined in just a few sentences, which shows that Zhou Dingran's writing skills are quite strong.

Secondly, the characterization of the characters and the arrangement of lines for each character are very consistent with the character settings and are outstanding.

At the same time, on average, every three or four shots can highlight a contradiction. It is not an assembly line operation at all, it will not make people feel boring, and it is full of fun.

"This kid, he still has this kind of skill? He's really good!"

Chen Daozhou's eyes were bright, and he vaguely felt that Zhou Dingran's talent seemed to be overflowing.

In addition to acting skills, he also has such a strong screenwriting ability!

And looking at the outline of the script, it can be easily expanded into a split-shot script.

The storyboard scripts are basically for the director to read.

What does this mean?
It shows that Zhou Dingran has experience in controlling split shots and seems to have certain directing skills!

"How old is this kid?" Chen Daozhou clicked his tongue in surprise.

He then quickly flipped through "Legend of Sword and Fairy" and felt more and more that there was indeed something in this script.

The plot of the entire story can be summarized by the title of the play. The story line is relatively simple and not complicated. It mainly shows the love and hatred between the characters and the relationship between people. The writing is quite exciting.

And in terms of character design, it is even more eye-catching.

The dashing, naughty, and adventurous hero Li Xiaoyao, and the simplicity, kindness, and consistent love for Xiaoyao of the heroine Zhao Ling'er are more inclined to what Chen Daozhou thinks of as a "fairy knight" and a "heroic couple."

"The male protagonist must have a boyish air."

Chen Daozhou thought of Zhou Dingran's appearance and felt that this boy seemed a bit mature in front of him, but his appearance was obviously in harmony with the "youthiness". With his strong acting skills, it would not be a problem to play Li Xiaoyao.

As for Zhao Ling'er, Chen Daozhou didn't have a suitable candidate in mind.

"A descendant of Nüwei, a fairy-like person, whose eyes are free of worldly distractions and extremely clear..."

Chen Daozhou murmured a few words and suddenly remembered Zhang Wei, a freshman in the Department of Photography. She looked like a fairy in ancient costume. She had a pure appearance and skin as white and tender as snow. Moreover, she was designated as the heroine of the movie by director Song Xincheng before school started. More than a month ago, After reporting to the school, the school immediately made an exception and allowed him to go to Song Xincheng's crew to film during his freshman year.

It is said that Zhang Wei will change her major after returning to the acting department and officially become an actor.

"And the role of Lin Yueru...Chen Kexin is very suitable."

……

Unknowingly, Chen Daozhou had already thought about the actor suitable for the main role of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" in his mind, but he soon realized, what was he doing?

After just reading a script twice, you are eager to film it?
This surprised Chen Daozhou. Only then did he realize that "Legend of Sword and Fairy" actually had such magical power.

Perhaps the hidden dream in every man's heart is to become a generation of heroes who can conquer the world!

He remembered the phone call he had just received from his friend, and his heart moved, so he immediately called back.

This friend's name is Huang Guofeng, who was once the illegitimate son of a coal boss in Jin Province.

It's a pity that it is not recognized. Even though the family has hundreds of millions of assets, it has nothing to do with him.

But after all, it was his blood that remained outside. Huang Guofeng had been pampered since he was a child. When he grew up, he would receive millions of living expenses and pocket money every year until his family fell into ruin.

Because he had some talent for business, Huang Guofeng dropped out of school and started business before graduating from college. With some living expenses he saved, he made a lot of money from opportunities and earned himself a net worth of hundreds of millions.

And this opportunity has nothing to do with Chen Daozhou.

More than ten years ago, Huang Guofeng invested in a TV series. The TV series became an instant hit, became popular all over the country, and became a household name across the country.And that work was Chen Daozhou's debut work.

Since then, Huang Guofeng has placed his treasure on Chen Daozhou. As long as it is a work in which Chen Daozhou stars, whether it is a movie or a TV series, he will work hard and play with trust.

With this trust, Huang Guofeng made a lot of money.

Unfortunately, later on, Chen Daozhou kept improving and took on fewer and fewer roles, and focused more on teaching and educating people. This made Huang Guofeng's opportunities become less and less.

Several times I tried other projects, but the final results were always unsatisfactory.

Especially for an investment last year, he was deceived. After a little lobbying, he said that the actor was participating in the movie, and he directly invested 3000 million without thinking.

The result is a fucking arthouse movie!

Because there were too many illegal scenes, it was not even qualified to be shown on the big screen. In the end, it was all in vain, and even the underpants were left behind.

Later, I thought that it would be a consolation for me to win an award abroad.

As a result, it was only nominated for Best Cinematography at the Venice Film Festival, but it has not yet won an award.

After this tragic experience, Huang Guofeng hated literary and artistic films, and the investment company he founded also directly blacklisted the director and actor.

After much thought, he still felt that investing in his old friend Chen Daozhou was the safest. He persuaded Chen Daozhou to come out several times and even promised that as long as Chen Daozhou came out, he must invest 5000 million to cheer up his old friend.

But Chen Daozhou lacks nothing now. As long as he doesn't come across a suitable script, he will not consider the idea of ​​​​coming back at all.

At this stage of his life, remuneration and other things are no longer too important, reputation is the most important thing, and the main thing is to leave a name in history.

As long as it is a work that can leave a mark in history, he is willing to play a small supporting role with few lines.

If he couldn't find a script for Sleeping Eyes, Chen Daozhou had no plans to go out.

This made Huang Guofeng anxious.

I called Chen Daozhou every once in a while to lobby, but unfortunately Chen Daozhou didn't have enough oil and salt.

But today, Chen Daozhou returned a phone call for the first time, which surprised Huang Guofeng. He opened his mouth and asked: "Have you figured it out? Tell me, which movie to invest in? As long as you participate in it, I will invest at least 5000 Ten thousand."

Chen Daozhou smiled.

With his influence and appeal, as long as it is a work starring him, it is very easy to attract investments of tens of millions or hundreds of millions, and he does not really care about Huang Guofeng's 5000 million.

But for the students' consideration, Chen Daozhou still made this call, "I have a script that I'm quite optimistic about. You can try to cast it, but I won't participate in it because there is no role suitable for me in the script. I will give it to you." You play the leading role by yourself, his name is Zhou Dingran, he is my student, his acting skills are very good, he is one of the best among the younger generation, if you are interested, you can contact him."

"Ah? You don't even act in the scripts you like? Is there no role suitable for you? Then let the screenwriter write one! Old man, tell me, when do you plan to come out?"

Huang Guofeng is already in his 50s and [-]s, but his character is not very stable. He was a little irritable when he said these words.

"do not worry."

Chen Daozhou smiled and said: "If I want to film, I will be the first to inform you. Who would think that the investment is too little?"

When Huang Guofeng heard this, he felt relieved, "Okay, I'll wait for you. I won't invest in the drama you recommended. I'm afraid that if I miss your investment, that would be called a blood loss." .”

He actually doesn't have much money left. Although he is worth hundreds of millions, that's just net worth. It's still very difficult to come up with [-] million. If investing in a movie requires hundreds of millions, he has to sell off his property to complete it.

"I'm not asking you to do it all. This drama is a fairy tale drama. Special effects will inevitably cost money. The investment is at least [-] million. This is without the budget of hiring big-name actors."

Chen Daozhou said: "If you don't vote, I won't force you. I will call others later."

When Huang Guofeng heard this, he was afraid that Chen Daozhou would be angry, so he quickly said: "Don't say that, old man, I will vote, I will definitely vote, 2000 million will definitely not be available, but I can still get [-] million."

"Okay, it's settled then. I'll find other people to invest in the rest."

Chen Daozhou didn't take it too seriously, and finally asked: "Can you read the script?"

"Don't read it, I believe you." Huang Guofeng said very boldly: "It doesn't matter if you lose it, it's only 2000 million, so sprinkle it on!"

Chen Daozhou smiled, and instead of exposing this middle-aged man who was pretending to be fat, he made a few more calls.

Some of them are going to read the script of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" and study it in detail.

There were also people who believed in Chen Daozhou and, like Huang Guofeng, directly invested 2000 million.

However, some people heard that it was a fairy tale drama and there were no big-name actors participating in it, so they were not interested and declined directly.

Chen Daozhou is not angry either. After these rounds of phone calls, he has already secured an investment of 7000 to [-] million yuan for "Legend of Sword and Fairy".

These investments were enough to launch the crew.

Let’s talk about the follow-up. If it doesn’t work out, he can personally invest 1000 million in it. In this way, there will be more than 8000 million.

This was the first time that he was so impulsive and finalized a project during just one lunch break.

The first is because of Zhou Dingran.

The second reason is that the script of "Sword of Immortality" is indeed very suitable to his taste. His many years of experience in debut tell him that this drama does not require a very powerful director or actor. As long as Zhou Dingran can hold up the whole audience, it will be great. It will probably explode.

……

In the afternoon, Chen Daozhou called Zhou Dingran over again and first asked Zhou Dingran what he thought of the scripts he recommended.

Zhou Dingran answered truthfully: "I'm not very interested. Life is limited. I don't want to waste my time on these emotional dramas that are just about nagging parents and family stories. Maybe they are the hottest themes now and have a wide audience, but to be honest, teacher, I Not very fond of it.”

"Well, actually with your acting skills, playing these emotional dramas is really overkill."

Chen Daozhou nodded, then took out the script of "Sword of Immortality" and put it on the table: "I read this script and it's pretty good. What are you going to do with it? Are you going to sell it to a film and television company? Or are you going to keep it in your hands?" Awaiting price?"

Zhou Dingran was actually a little embarrassed: "Teacher, I can sell it to a film and television company, but the premise is that this drama must start the project as soon as possible and let me play the leading role of Li Xiaoyao."

"Oh?"

Chen Daozhou smiled half-heartedly: "It seems that you have thought carefully about who you plan to let as the director of this drama? Do the character actors all have goals?"

"I have no idea yet, I haven't thought that far yet."

Zhou Dingran shook his head: "Besides, I am an actor and my words have no weight..."

Chen Daozhou said: "Then you can think about it now. I think your script is good and can be filmed. I just made a few calls for you and attracted an investment of about 8000 million, but after all, this drama It is a fairy-tale theme, and the special effects are too expensive. Once the project is officially launched, the final cost is estimated to be more than [-] million."

(End of this chapter)