I turned out to be top-notch!

Chapter 142 The National Style Cup starts

Lu Tao was very happy when he received Zhou Dingran's call. When he told the truth, he was a little caught off guard. What shocked him even more was that Zhou Dingran actually had a fairy tale script?
He vaguely remembered that Zhou Dingran mentioned it to him when he was on the set not long ago, but he didn't take it seriously.

But now it seems that not only does it exist, but it is also about to be made into a TV series?
Especially after hearing the news that the total investment would start at 8000 million, that the tentative director would be Wang Sheng, and that Chen Daozhou would also participate in the film, Lu Tao was instantly excited, "Let me think about it carefully."

Zhou Dingran said jokingly: "Director Lu, do we still need to consider this?"

Lu Tao smiled bitterly and said: "You haven't mentioned this to me before, so you said it so abruptly that I couldn't digest it for a while. Moreover, several producers have contacted me recently, but these scripts They are still urban emotional dramas, and I’m really tired of them.”

"Then what else are you thinking about? Come directly, the assistant director of our crew is a real person, not just a handyman like Ma Di. After all, in fairy tale dramas, many scenes require the assistance of the assistant director to shoot."

Zhou Dingran was persuasive: "Besides, I am the lead actor in this drama, and I also wrote the script. The investment alone is more than 8000 million..."

"Say it again, I'm really moved!"

Lu Tao said dumbfounded: "You have to let me read the script first, right?"

Zhou Dingran smiled and said: "Okay, I will send it to you right away. Please reply to me as soon as possible. Teacher Chen is still waiting!"

As soon as he heard Chen Daozhou's name, Lu Tao said quickly: "I will give you an answer before this evening!"

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Dingran sent the electronic version of the script of "Sword and Fairy" to him, and then looked up at Chen Daozhou: "This thing will probably work out. I know Lu Tao. He dreams of filming martial arts and fairy tales." , for this matter he often reads related novels on the Qidian Chinese website, and he is very devoted to research."

Chen Daozhou nodded and said: "Lu Tao's ability to shape the emotional lines of characters is indeed very strong. I'm afraid Wang Sheng has to learn from him. The two of them will definitely create different sparks when they work together."

After a pause, Chen Daozhou added: "In terms of the cast of the film crew, I personally want to give you a suggestion."

"Say it." Zhou Dingran quickly listened attentively.

Chen Daozhou said sternly: "Special effects play a major role in fairy tale dramas. In order to ensure no distortion, most of the funds should be invested in post-production special effects. Do you agree with this?"

"agree!"

Zhou Dingran nodded. There were countless lessons learned from his past life, which proved that Chen Daozhou's words were true.

For example, the much-anticipated film adaptation of "Fights Beyond the Sphere" was wasted because of the excessive special effects. It was even ridiculed as "fighting spirit turns into a horse", and it was placed on the pillar of shame in the history of IP adaptation.

"The 8000 million yuan used to shoot a [-] to [-]-episode fairy tale drama is a bit tight. A large part of it will be used for light and special effects. The remaining part will have to be invested in costumes and various shooting equipment, so it is left to Actors don’t get paid much.”

Chen Daozhou said: "I can act for free, but others can't, so in terms of the cast, I suggest you use some actors who are useful but not well-paid. If possible, among the students in our school, you can Take more care of me."

"In addition, according to your script, the character Zhao Ling'er is a woman who is soft on the outside but strong on the inside, smart, independent, and courageous. This can be realized through the director's camera language and script, but in terms of appearance, there is no The method can be easily changed. As the princess of Nanzhao and the guardian of the people of Nanzhao, she must have a smart and beautiful image in order to leave a deep impression on people. Do you have a suitable candidate in your mind? "

Zhou Dingran actually didn't have a favorite candidate at first, but after hearing the teacher's description of Zhao Ling'er, a name instantly appeared in his mind: Hong Shaorong!
Tianmang super newcomer Hong Shaorong became famous with the song "I Really Want to Confess to You", and subsequently released many songs one after another, all of which achieved good results.

Hong Shaorong's appearance was at least [-]% in line with Zhao Ling'er's appearance requirements, but the other party was from Tianmang. Although Zhou Dingran was a little tempted, in the end he did not intend to consider the other party.

After all, according to the route Tianmang has created for this super newcomer, he will definitely be a queen in the future, and the salary for his film and television debut will definitely be a lot of money.

In addition, Zhou Dingran also thought about the actress Cha Duo, who he had a relationship with in "The King of Masked Singer".

Cha Duo's appearance is also considered to be top-notch, especially her fresh and refined face and pure temperament, which is in line with many men's ideal first love face.

But similarly, as a movie queen, Cha Duo's salary is also very high, and she can almost take away more than half of the investment in the entire drama.

"If you don't have a suitable candidate, I can recommend one to you."

Chen Daozhou saw that Zhou Dingran was thinking hard and could not name a name, so he took the initiative to introduce: "Zhang Wei, a freshman in the Department of Photography, has an appearance that matches the character setting in your script. This is her relevant information. Take a look. .”

"In addition, there is the role of Lin Yueru, and Chen Kexin, who has played opposite you in class, is also very suitable."

Chen Daozhou recommended two actresses in succession, and they were both classmates of the college. He obviously wanted to take care of the students in the college.

Zhou Dingran took the mobile phone handed over by Chen Daozhou, looked at Zhang Wei's appearance, and his eyes lit up, "It's indeed good."

Zhang Wei's appearance is indeed outstanding among Nortel freshmen. Unlike Chu Xiaoxiao's flirtatious face, which is a bit harmful to the country and the people, Zhang Wei looks pure and lovely. She is the kind of woman who can make people feel protective at a glance. .

"Zhang Wei's costume appearance is also very good." Chen Daozhou said: "The next one is her appearance in the new drama "Lonely City" directed by Song Xincheng. Take a look."

Zhou Dingran flipped through the pages again, and the woman who came into view shocked Zhou Dingran again.

Chen Daozhou seemed to have expected such a reaction from Zhou Dingran, and said with a smile: "Zhang Wei won Song Xincheng's favor through her appearance in ancient costumes. She was selected before she entered school and became the heroine of Song Xincheng's heart. I heard that on the set of the crew Under the influence of the atmosphere, Zhang Wei's acting skills have been greatly tempered and improved, and Song Xincheng praises it very much."

Zhou Dingran was completely shocked.

A little girl who has never learned acting becomes the heroine of a movie directed by a big director as soon as she stars?
He scrolled down and took a closer look at Zhang Wei's encyclopedia information, and found that the suffix of Zhang Wei's name had been introduced as "adult girl". Song Xincheng's support had indeed brought this ignorant girl into the public eye.

As for how it performs, we have to wait until the movie is released to find out.

But to be praised by the great director Song Xincheng, Zhang Wei's acting skills are quite remarkable.

Zhou Dingran raised his head and said, "Zhang Wei is filming Song Xincheng's new drama now? Her schedule conflicts with ours."

Chen Daozhou asked: "When do you plan to start the crew project?"

"When the money is available, start working immediately!" Zhou Dingran said without hesitation.

He originally wanted to accumulate filming capital through live streaming, but now that the teacher can attract so much investment, he doesn't want to wait any longer.

"There is indeed a conflict in the schedule. The filming of "Lonely City" will take about three months. Zhang Wei has been filming for more than a month. There are still about forty or fifty days before he can free up time." Chen Daozhou asked: "These four Can’t wait even fifty days?”

Zhou Dingran scratched his head: "I can wait."

Chen Daozhou smiled and said: "Send your script for review first. After the review is completed and the investment is in place, we will set up a crew, recruit actors, and choose the costumes and filming locations. This all takes time. , the preparation time of more than one month is not long, you are probably still a young man, and you are a little anxious. "

Zhou Dingran blushed.

His real age is actually about the same as Chen Daozhou, but now he is regarded as an impatient young man, which has something to do with Zhou Dingran's deep desire to film.

Of course, the bigger reason is that his original character is like this.

However, after more than a month of time travel, after gradually adapting to the surrounding environment, perhaps due to the influence of his predecessor's personality, the current Zhou Dingran's personality has become much calmer, and he no longer likes to make loud noises as before.

……

Chen Daozhou started the "Xian Xia" project step by step for Zhou Dingran. The first step was to submit the script for review. As a teacher, Chen Daozhou personally submitted the project for review on behalf of the students. The next step was to get the investment funds in place and various signings, all of which required dedicated personnel to be responsible for.

Chen Daozhou originally wanted to introduce a brokerage company to Zhou Dingran, but he never thought that Zhou Dingran had already signed a contract with a company, and it was also a new media company. This surprised Chen Daozhou. When he learned that the company named Zhenshijia had given When the contract was opened at [-], Zhou Dingran could clearly see that Chen Daozhou's pupils were shaking.

Later, after gradually learning about Zhou Dingran's huge popularity on the Internet, Chen Daozhou gradually realized it, and then let Zhou Dingran worry about it.

Zhou Dingran immediately called the boss of Zhenshijia.

General Manager Hu Wei received the call and had a dull expression on his face when he heard the details: "TV series? Or Xianxia TV series?"

His first reaction was that either I was crazy or Zhou Dingran was crazy.

But soon after Zhou Dingran's narration, Hu Wei's heart gradually surged with enthusiasm: "Teacher Chen Daozhou also participated in the show? He agreed? And he also helped you get 8000 million investment? Damn it, Lao Zhou, you are good, you are so good Now, how much investment is needed for the rest, Zhenshijia will take care of it all for you!"

Hu Wei was initially heartbroken, feeling that Zhou Dingran was setting a trap for himself by signing this contract. But when he heard that Mr. Chen Daozhou had become a shareholder and participated in the role, he suddenly became energetic and immediately felt that this project It's a cash cow!
That's Chen Daozhou!
I have been in the film and television industry for 20 years, what kind of tricks have I not seen before?If even Chen Daozhou falls into the trap, Zhen Sega has absolutely no reason not to follow suit!

Zhou Dingran was happy when he heard this, "Okay, Mr. Hu, I will remember this. If you don't have enough money in the future, you have to make up for it with me!"

"Don't worry!" Hu Wei agreed immediately.

It’s not like they were taking all the risks, and everyone was out of pocket. So what if they, Zhenshijia, were out of pocket in order to flatter Zhou Dingran?
The higher Zhou Dingran's popularity and celebrity status, the more beneficial it will be for Zhenshijia!
"I can introduce you to relevant personnel on the crew, but you can't be left behind on the live broadcast."

Finally, Hu Wei warned: "After these days of screening, we have selected a total of sixteen brands for you. They have excellent strength and brand image. Let's test the waters for the first live broadcast and be careful about the brands." Choose, and if the follow-up effect is good, then keep up with the quantity.”

Zhou Dingran agreed: "Okay, just let me know when it will be broadcast live."

Zhenshijia does not have a branch in Peiping. Their head office is in southern Fujian Province. In order to facilitate the live broadcast of this time, Zhenshijia specially set up an office in Peking, so that Zhou Dingran does not need to travel back and forth.

And the contract Zhou Dingran signed with Zhenshijia was not too harsh.

You only need to broadcast live twice a week, and each session lasts for four hours.

This is the main reason why Zhou Dingran chose Zhenshijia.

……

Zhenshijia has its own film and television production team, but in order to meet Zhou Dingran's requirements, they also specially recruited some crew members in addition to their own team, including martial arts stunt technicians and special effects teams.

As for the photographers, director Wang Sheng also personally brought several familiar photographers. After all, they all specialize in making movies. They are very proficient in the use of various lens languages, which is much better than Zhenshijia's own film and television production team.

In addition, Lu Tao also quickly sent a reply and agreed to Zhou Dingran's invitation to become the deputy director of "Sword and Sword".

At this point, the director team has been established, and the next step is to announce and recruit actors.

Of course, the most important thing is the review of the script and investment funds.

According to Chen Daozhou's reply, there is not much difficulty in reviewing the script. After all, it is a fairy tale theme and does not involve reality. It will be released in about a week. However, in terms of investment funds, there is a need to go through the process, which will be completed within about half a month. All will be in place.

Since "Fairy Sword" is a fairy tale drama, there is no way to place advertisements in the film, so there is no need to think about advertising investment.

All investment funds depended on Chen Daozhou's personal charm and Zhenshijia's backing.

When Zhou Dingran was enthusiastically involved in the launch of the "Sword of Immortal" project.

On the other side, the "National Style Cup" creative competition organized by Haijiao.com has also officially begun.

The Chinese style work "Three Worships to the Red Dust", which was highly popular during the pre-heating, was also officially released.

This song attracted much attention because it featured the name "Wen Chao Gong" during promotion. After the "Guofeng Cup" officially started, the song skyrocketed and reached the top ten of the Guofeng Cup.

But in addition, there is also a song composed by Wen Chao Gong and sung by Zhou Dingran. It was also officially released on this day, and preceded "Three Worships to the Red Dust". It became popular all over the country overnight, and was on the streets of every city. The song rang out.

(End of this chapter)