I turned out to be top-notch!

Chapter 162 "The Loyal Dog Hachiko"

After successfully redeeming his master-level composition and writing abilities, Zhou Dingran only felt that for a moment, his whole body became warm, his temples even swelled slightly, and he felt like he was growing a brain.

When he lowered his head to read the script of "The Story of Hachiko, the Faithful Dog", inspiration suddenly emerged in his mind, so he started writing and drawing on his mobile phone, eventually making the whole story more localized.

"Teacher, what do you think of this script? I heard that the teacher has been looking for a suitable script. I wrote this specially for you."

After Zhou Dingran sent the script to Chen Daozhou's WeChat account, he didn't wait for a reply, so he went to work on the live broadcast in the evening.

On the other side, Chen Daozhou also received a WeChat message from Zhou Dingran, but he was driving to Majen Film and Television with his friends to discuss work. After arriving at the destination, he had time to take out his mobile phone and read WeChat.

"A script written especially for me?"

Chen Daozhou smiled, feeling a little relieved in his heart. Then he clicked to receive the file and sent a voice message to Zhou Dingran: "Okay, I have something to do here. I will read the script and contact you again."

After sending the voice message, Chen Daozhou went to Majin Film and Television with his friends.

Majin Film and Television is one of the largest film and television production companies in China. It has rich production experience in movies and TV series in various fields. This time Chen Daozhou came here to discuss the script of "Young You" with Majin Film and Television. Cooperation.

Prior to this, "Legend of Sword and Fairy", which had attracted an investment of 8000 million, was also produced by Majin Film and Television. Basically, more than half of the cast and crew were contracted by Majin Film and Television.

This time Chen Daozhou came here just to let Majin Film and Television buy out the script of "Young You".

After all, Cha Duo himself is also a contracted actor with Majin Film and Television, so he has a lot of room for maneuver in terms of salary.

Chen Daozhou had already used favors before. It would be too frequent to ask for investment before "Legend of Sword and Fairy" started filming. After thinking about it, Chen Daozhou felt that it would be best to ask Majin Film and Television to bear the investment.

The quality of the script itself is quite good, and it focuses on the hot topic of school violence. In addition, it is also one of the assistance projects personally approved by the Film Bureau. Even if it passes the filming deadline, it will be given special treatment. In addition, Wang Sheng, a well-known realistic director, is in charge. Combining the two, the quality of "Young You" will definitely be very high.

Therefore, when Chen Daozhou came to lobby in person, Majin Film and Television also showed great enthusiasm for the script.

General manager Fang Kaige smiled and said: "Cha Duo told me about this yesterday. The script is indeed good. Currently, Cha Duo also has the desire to play the female lead. This is rare. After all, Cha Duo just won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress. , is very strict about the selection of subsequent scripts. To this day, there are few scripts that can catch her eye, but this "Young You" can, so after discussions, the company is already very interested in purchasing this script... …”

Chen Daozhou was overjoyed. He was just about to say something when he heard Fang Kaige change the topic and said, "But for the role of the male protagonist, can someone else be chosen?"

Choose someone else?

Chen Daozhou's smile faded and he frowned: "Zhou Dingran's acting skills are definitely among the best among his peers. His personal image and age are also very suitable for taking on this role. The most important thing is that this script was written by Zhou Dingran. Isn't it hard to explain to others if we replace him?"

Fang Kaige said with a smile on his face: "Zhou Dingran has taken over the male lead in "Sword and Sword". Whether his acting skills are good or not will ultimately be tested by the market. After all, movies are about winning awards and making money."

"This TV series allows for trial and error, and even the actors' acting skills are not picky, but the movie cannot. I think we should find a top-notch actor with box office appeal, perhaps more suitable for the male lead of "Young You", you What do you think?"

Chen Daozhou frowned even more tightly: "Who are the top actors you're talking about?"

Fang Kaige smiled and said, "Yao Yuan."

Hearing the name Yao Yuan, Chen Daozhou pondered for a moment.

I have to say that Fang Kaige is indeed good at selecting candidates. Yao Yuan is indeed a very powerful actor among the new generation, and he is not very old. He is just 24 years old this year, but he has already filmed three movies, and among these three movies, the box office The highest movie reached 18 billion.

The other two movies are also around [-] million, which can be said to be the mainstay of Chinese-language movies in the future.

But Chen Daozhou did not believe in evil and said bluntly: "I think it can be a fair competition and let Zhou Dingran and Yao Yuan audition for this role together, and the result will be determined by their acting skills."

"That's... okay." Fang Kaige thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

Chen Daozhou breathed a sigh of relief, this was the best result he could strive for for Zhou Dingran.

Although the movie "Young You" is a reality-themed movie, it has extremely high requirements for the acting skills of the actors and the service of the crew. The total investment is at least [-] million, so it must use the capital of Majin Film and Television. Shoot.

Chen Daozhou personally feels that Zhou Dingran has a great chance of getting this role. Even if the opponent is Yao Yuan, who has won the Academy Award for Best Newcomer, Zhou Dingran will definitely be able to compete.

"Don't underestimate Zhou Dingran. His personal acting skills surpass those of his peers. Moreover, he is the screenwriter of the drama "Young You". He has an absolutely profound understanding of this drama. I think it is better to give this role to Zhou Dingran directly."

During tea time, Chen Daozhou once again persuaded Fang Kaige, but in the end he did not persuade him. After all, Yao Yuan already had a lot of experience in filming, and Zhou Dingran has not had a film work with him until now. It is normal for Fang Kaige not to trust him.

"Let the audition results prevail. Then I will ask Wang Sheng and other directors to come and take a look." Fang Kaige shook his head.

Upon hearing this, Chen Daozhou sighed, "Okay!"

He stopped talking. While his accompanying friend was talking to Fang Kaige, he casually took out his mobile phone, opened WeChat, and checked the script that Zhou Dingran sent him not long ago.

""Hachikō"?"

Chen Daozhou murmured the title of the script and subconsciously thought that this should be a drama film mainly from a canine perspective.

After he opened the script and started watching it, sure enough, the content of the script confirmed what he had just thought. However, only a minute or two passed, and Chen Daozhou had no distracting thoughts and was completely immersed in the story of the script.

University professor Li Wei came across a poor Akita dog at a small town station. Its helpless figure aroused Li Wei's pity.

Although his wife Tang Hong strongly opposed it and tried every means to give it away, seeing her husband and daughter's sincere love for it, she finally decided to let it become a member of the family.

Li Wei named it "Eight Gong".

Hachigong grew up with Li Wei and his family, gradually growing from a puppy to a giant...

During this period, Hachiko accompanied Li Wei to work on time every day, and appeared at the station gate on time at five o'clock in the evening to welcome Li Wei after get off work. This was their date time.

In the eyes of the stationmaster of the small town station, the hot dog vendor and the proprietress of the nearby store, this is a scene that they have become accustomed to: seeing Professor Li Wei coming out of the station and calling out the familiar "Hachi", and then Hachi Excitedly rushing forward to act coquettishly has become a story that plays out every day at the station.

However, on the day when Hachigong learned to pick up the ball, Li Wei was happy and proud, but this was also the last precious memory for the two of them.

On that day, Li Wei suddenly collapsed during class at the university——

He died of a sudden myocardial infarction and never returned to the station.

After that, every evening at five o'clock, Hachiko came to the train station to wait and stare.

From the second day, the third day...from summer to autumn...

For nine years, Hachiko remained calm every day until he finally died.

While reading the script, Chen Daozhou was serious and focused.

The entire script is not long, about four to five thousand words, but when Chen Daozhou read the last sentence, he only felt his scalp numb, and an emotional power that penetrated the soul made Chen Daozhou stunned.

Even as the plot of the script is told, a series of appropriate pictures have emerged in my mind.

It was a season when the autumn wind swept the fallen leaves. I walked out of the station wearing a black woolen coat and carrying a briefcase. What I saw was a docile "Hachiko" lying at the intersection waiting for his return...

Spring goes and spring comes again, flowers bloom and fall.

For 9 years, the years have changed and the cycle has gone back and forth, but what will not change is that a dog named "Hachiko" will wait at the exit of the station on time every night, waiting for his owner.

But its owner has passed away for nine years.

Chen Daozhou was fascinated by it. Even after reading the script, the image of commuting with Hachiko in his imagination was still emerging and echoing in his mind.

This made him sigh.

Isn't this the script I'm waiting for?

Chen Daozhou's strangeness also attracted the assistants next to him, Fang Kaige and his friend Luo Guang.

Luo Guang is an actor, a golden supporting actor, and has won the Golden Rooster Award and the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor. This trip is because the contract with his former company expired. After Chen Daozhou's introduction, he came to Majin Film and Television to find a new home. .

He and Chen Daozhou were college classmates and good friends for many years. Seeing the sadness on Chen Daozhou's face, he asked strangely: "What happened?"

Fang Kaige also looked over curiously.

"My good student sent me a script, which was tailor-made for me."

Chen Daozhou came back to his senses, smiled slightly, and casually transferred the script to Luo Guang and Fang Kaige's WeChat.

Then the two of them were immersed in the desolation and loneliness described in the script. Until they read the last word, the feelings in their hearts were beyond words.

"Good script!"

Luo Guang was a little excited, even a little envious: "I haven't seen such a good script for a long time. Is this written by Zhou Dingran? Tailor-made for you? Old Chen, you have cultivated a good student!"

There was also something strange in Fang Kaige's eyes: "Zhou Dingran is only eighteen or nineteen years old, right? How can he write such a script with a sense of time and history? What a genius, Tianmang didn't discover this specialty of his before? He signed a contract with the company Yet?"

If it were one or two high-level scripts, Fang Kaige wouldn't be too concerned or concerned about it, but this week Dingran actually came up with a third script, and the quality of the script was quite good, which surprised Fang Kaige. and shocked.

"The company I just signed is Zhenshijia, which specializes in new media." Chen Daozhou replied.

When Fang Kaige heard this, he immediately looked distressed: "Just signed? Teacher Chen, why didn't you tell me earlier? With such talent, I want to sign him!"

After saying that, he was confused again: "Does Tianmang feel that he has trained too many talents, and he actually pushes people out? It's weird."

Chen Daozhou smiled and said nothing. When Zhou Dingran was kicked out of Tianmang, there was a lot of commotion in the industry, but no one was willing to take over. Just because the value of the idol singer was not high, he would not offend Tianmang for Zhou Dingran. .

But now it is discovered that Zhou Dingran has such talent. Not only can he sing, he can also act, and most importantly, he can also write scripts. The quality of the scripts he writes is surprisingly high, which makes Fang Kaige have to pay attention.

If he had known this, he would have definitely poached Zhou Dingran as soon as possible, not to mention Tianmang, even if I, the King of Heaven, came.

At this moment, Fang Kaige was beating his chest and lamenting again and again, as if he had let go of a gold mine.

But Chen Daozhou asked: "You two also think this script is suitable for me?"

"Suitable for."

Fang Kaige and Luo Guang both nodded, acknowledging that this script was indeed very consistent with Chen Daozhou's temperament.

Chen Daozhou smiled and said: "As a student, I am really surprised at every turn!"

There was no trace of envy in Luo Guang's eyes: "Old Chen, tell me, do you think you don't like this script? If you don't like it, leave it to me to act."

"Go! Go! Go."

Chen Daozhou laughed and scolded: "Who said I can't stand it? If I can't stand a script like this anymore, I won't be filming for the rest of my life."

Fang Kaige said: "Teacher Chen, if you play the male lead in this script, we, Tangren Film and Television, can invest directly."

The script of "Hachiko" is very simple, and even the scene setting requirements are not too high.

The most difficult part of filming such a scene is editing and camera movement. After all, the real protagonist of this movie is actually a dog. It is easy to make a dog obedient, but it is extremely difficult to make a dog cooperate in filming. More difficult.

Secondly, there are actors. Of course, if Chen Daozhou plays the male lead, then as Chen Daozhou is a professor of the Acting Department of Beidian, the acting skills required for filming are absolutely not a problem.

But precisely because of the existence of actors like Chen Daozhou, the total investment for this drama should be at least around [-] million.

Because his salary alone is as high as about 2000 million, not counting the salaries of other actors.

"I'm relieved with your words."

Chen Daozhou smiled and said: "But the devil invested in three new crews at once. I wonder if there is any pressure?"

"Mr. Chen was joking."

Fang Kaige said: "At the peak of our Magic Films production, we activated [-] crews at the same time."

(End of this chapter)