Become famous another day.

Things like wrapping up a film have become commonplace as they happen more and more often.

However, the completion of the filming of "Dingfeng No. 1" still gave Lu Yanhe a different feeling.

It was only three days after he finished filming and returned home that he suddenly realized that he had subconsciously stayed in "Dingfeng No. 1".

Is there no play?
It shouldn't be that case.

After Lu Yanhe stayed at home for two days, he immediately packed up his things and went to the editorial office of "Jump Up".

He felt that he needed to be in a crowded place right now.

You can't stay in this state alone.
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"Jump Up" is also very busy now.

Because "Jump Up" is now preparing to publish a supplement.

After twelve issues per year plus summer and winter specials, Jump Up is now set to publish in quarterly supplements.

The reason for this is that with the development in recent years, "Jump Up" has signed more and more authors, and many well-known authors have also taken the initiative to inquire about publishing their articles.

In this one and only commercial literary magazine, there are more and more good manuscripts, and the original publication can no longer handle so many manuscripts.

However, the four quarterly supplements have clear tendencies.

These four quarterly supplements mainly publish novels that are suitable for adaptation into "Jumping Theater" works.

Therefore, at this point in time, the editorial department of "Jump Up" has to start this year's inventory activities, and at the same time, prepare for the winter special issue and the first supplement of next year in addition to daily editing work.

The volume of tasks has increased dramatically.

After Lu Yanhe went there, he originally wanted to take a rest, but he was caught by Chen Siqi, who asked him to do part-time work as a planner and interviewer for the winter special issue.

The interview theme of this winter special issue is for the authors to talk about the winter-related stories they have read and the TV shows and movies they have watched that left a deep impression on them.

There was no other way, so Lu Yanhe accepted this task. Of course, having such a task to do would also help him get out of the influence of Dingfeng No. 1 as soon as possible.

In every interview, I hear some interesting opinions, especially when the interviewees are authors, who usually read more and watch more films than the rest of the population, and often have their own unique aesthetics and opinions.

Lu Yanhe has heard many interesting opinions in his communications with different people.

It took about five days for Lu Yanhe to interview a total of eight authors, compile them into a manuscript, and hand them over to Xu Zijun.

Xu Zijun now has an office of his own.

Lu Yanhe always felt that she was the one who had changed the most among his high school classmates.

This change is not only a change in appearance, but also an internal change.

It’s not that Xu Zijun was such an inferior person in high school, but the state she presents now makes it impossible to tell that she was born in a family that requires a lot of effort to escape.

Many people who grew up in a bad environment may be able to change their living conditions and quality through their own efforts, but they often appear to be "too strong" and unable to be "soft" and "relaxed" because they need armor.

What surprised Lu Yanhe the most was Xu Zijun's overall state. Over the years, he had become more and more gentle and resolute, not at all aggressive. Perhaps it was because of the so-called "original suffering" that left a stressful "extreme" in his character.

Around him, the only one who was able to work hard from a truly poor environment to reach his current position and to have such a life state and character is Xu Zijun.

Xu Zijun took the paper manuscript from Lu Yanhe with a smile and said, "I'll look at the manuscript later in the evening. I have a lot of contact work to do during the day and I can't calm down."

"Okay." Lu Yanhe nodded.

He visited Xu Zijun's office curiously.

The office is about 15 square meters, which is not big as the office of the current text director of "Jump Up".

However, Xu Zijun tidied the interior in perfect order, and people didn't feel it was crowded or cramped at all.

Lu Yanhe turned around and asked, "Does Li Pengfei come here often?"

Xu Zijun nodded: "It should come about ten times a year."

She also smiled helplessly.

"You said before that we could form a documentary filming team to record his experiences in the wild. After he came back, he thought about it for a long time and really planned to do it." Xu Zijun said, "He might really want to make this his life's work."

Lu Yanhe asked: "Do you mind? Do you support it?"

"I have no right to mind or not support it." Xu Zijun said gently.

Lu Yanhe subconsciously thought that Xu Zijun was saying that her family background was not compatible with Li Pengfei's in any way, which was why she put herself in such a low position and said such words.

As a result, the next second, Xu Zijun said again: "He has never opposed anything I want to do."

It turned out to be the case.

Lu Yanhe breathed a sigh of relief instantly.

"When I was in high school, and later in college, one thing I talked to him about a lot was what he wanted to do in the future," Lu Yanhe said. "He told me the most that he didn't know what he wanted to do. He felt that he had nothing he was passionate about, and nothing he was particularly interested in. He always joked that he was born to be a second-generation rich man who just lived a life of idleness and waiting for death."

Xu Zijun smiled.

"He always does this, keeping himself in a low position."

"So, I'm very happy to see that he has been doing this for so many years and still wants to continue doing it, even though he is worried about the dangers of outdoor exploration."

"Yeah." Xu Zijun nodded. "It's really rare to be able to find something you want to do, especially for him."

Lu Yanhe and she smiled at each other.

"That--"

"I haven't thought about breaking up with him." Xu Zijun said suddenly.

The words that Lu Yanhe wanted to say were blocked in his throat.

Xu Zijun said: "I said those things to him just to stimulate him."

Lu Yanhe looked surprised.

"He is different from you." Xu Zijun said helplessly, "If I don't stimulate him, he may never think about these things. In his life, there is almost nothing he needs to worry about, but I can't help but care."

Lu Yanhe nodded to express his understanding.

"You stimulated me just in time."

"I thought you would stand up for your friend." Xu Zijun smiled.

"For him, or for you?" Lu Yanhe said, "Although I admit that I tend to be biased towards my relatives, when both sides are relatives, I usually choose to stay out of the matter and not interfere."

Xu Zijun was stunned for a while, then smiled helplessly but gently.
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Lu Yanhe stayed at "Jump Up" for a week.

He finally came out of the influence of "Dingfeng No. 1".

Afterwards, he had to devote himself to various tasks again.

He first followed up on the latest progress of the movie "Fly Paper".

After Arne Bogut was cast in the film for $200 million, the fifth main actor was cast.

So far, the actors' total pay has reached 430 million US dollars.

Adding Lu Yanhe's base salary of $50 as a screenwriter, the total personnel expenses have almost reached $500 million.

According to Linghe's budget control of "Fly Paper", there is actually not much budget space left for the production team represented by the director and the remaining actors.

This also means that they don't actually have the budget space to hire someone with a salary of more than one million dollars.

Unless Linghe is willing to adjust the budget.

However, Lu Yanhe did not dare to do so.

The original version of "Fly Paper" was not regularly released in theaters in North America at the time, not even on a small scale. It was only screened at the Sundance Film Festival and earned more than $5,000.

After it was released overseas, it earned nearly four million US dollars at the box office worldwide.

To be precise, this is not a movie that was originally a box office success. Its fame was gradually opened up later. As a genre film, it relied on word of mouth from fans and then gained popularity on various charts and rating websites.

Therefore, what Lu Yanhe is sure of is that this story is a good story, and if the movie can be shot normally, it will definitely be a good movie. The only thing he is not sure about is whether it will be accepted by the audience in the market.

Lu Yanhe didn't want to gamble, there was no need to gamble.

His idea was to use this movie to prove his "success" and to prove that Yan Liang could be a box office hit.

If the cost of a movie exceeds 20 million U.S. dollars, even if the movie ultimately earns more than 20 million U.S. dollars at the box office in the United States, it will still be unsuccessful in the market's evaluation system.

But if the cost of the movie is controlled within 10 million US dollars, and it sells more than 15 million US dollars in the United States, plus the overseas box office performance is good, it will be a blessing for Yan Liang. Compared with the absolute box office figures, people still pay more attention to the rate of return.

After all, even in the current parallel universe, the well-received Captain America 4 has grossed over million worldwide, and Snow White has grossed over million worldwide in just one week, but no one would say they were successful, except for some die-hard fans who don't look at the facts.

Lu Yanhe tried his best to keep the cost of "Fly Paper" down to around 10 million, and the maximum should not exceed 15 million US dollars.

He was unsure of what kind of box office results "Fly Paper" would achieve in North America, so to be on the safe side, he decided to prepare for the worst.

Of course, he believes that the movie "Fly Paper" will definitely do well.

This movie will definitely be screened on a large scale in North America. Moreover, with so many well-known actors joining in, it is completely different from the original "Fly Paper". When the original "Fly Paper" was released, only the male lead was a little famous, and the others were small names. This movie slowly spread its influence later.

Therefore, based on the subject matter, cast, and current market performance of North American films, Lu Yanhe consulted some professional box office analysts and believed that under normal performance, it would not be difficult for this film to get a box office of 30 to 50 million US dollars.

This is also the reason why Lu Yanhe insisted that the production budget of this film should not exceed 1500 million US dollars. Otherwise, even if "Fly Paper" made a profit from the box office outside North America, Yan Liang would still not be able to win the North American film market.

Then Lu Yanhe made this movie in vain.

As for the director of this film.

It is not difficult to shoot this movie. As long as there is a director who understands genre films and has a good rhythm, Lu Yanhe feels that according to the storyboards he provided, the filming will not be a failure.

The director is Muken Sorge.

Lu Yanhe told Muken Sorge about his ideas and style of the film.

A darkly humorous, not intentionally funny, locked-room "gangster-eating-gangster" crime story in which the characters are all somewhat gag-filled.

The positioning is already very clear, and Lu Yanhe feels that it should not be difficult to find a director.

Sure enough, Muken Sorge quickly found three directors for him, sent him their resumes, and said they could communicate with him via online video at any time.

However, Lu Yanhe felt that if he wanted to meet the director in person, he should do so.

Whether the aura between people is right or not is not something that can be keenly felt through video calls.

So, Lu Yanhe flew to the United States and met with Muken Sorge in New York, and then met the three directors one by one.
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Each of the three directors has their own strengths and weaknesses.

Fortunately, it was not difficult for Lu Yanhe to make a choice.

When looking at a person’s shortcomings, we need to see whether his shortcomings exceed the bottom line and whether they affect the development of the project.

To judge a person’s strengths, we need to see what his strengths can bring to the project and whether they fit the “selling points” of the project itself.

When Muken Sorge asked for his opinion, Lu Yanhe stated his choice without hesitation.

"I met Marshall Reynolds yesterday," Lu Yanhe said. "He previously directed the low-budget film Hide and Seek, which has a similar style to Fly Paper. Although Hide and Seek has not been released in theaters, it has received high ratings on your Rotten Tomatoes website. If he were to direct Fly Paper, his experience as a director of Hide and Seek could convert many viewers of Hide and Seek to watch Fly Paper."

"Didn't Carlo on the first day also direct a film similar to Fly Paper called Accidental Discharge?" Muken said, "Besides, the reviews were also good. He has more directing experience. In addition to Accidental Discharge, he has also directed two other films. His performance is quite stable."

Lu Yanhe said, "But this is also the reason why he is at the bottom of my priority list. Carlo's salary offer is 500,000 higher than Marshall's. Moreover, he has already made several movies. Many fans have a fixed impression of him as a mediocre director who does not have outstanding performances. Marshall has only made one movie. Although he is not that experienced, Fly Paper is not a film that requires a lot of director experience. It is a closed room structure, so scheduling is not that big of a problem."

Muken Sorge nodded.

"alright."

"What do you think?" Lu Yanhe asked.

Muken Sorge said: "I don't like Marshall very much. He is very talented and I like Hide and Seek very much, but he is a bit weird."

"Do you mean that he always interrupts us to talk about his own understanding and thoughts on "Fly Paper"? " Lu Yanhe asked.

"Yes." Muken Sorge nodded. "It seems that he is a person who is difficult to communicate with."

"As a director, I don't think it's a bad thing to have difficulty communicating, especially when it comes to content creation," Lu Yanhe said. "Muken, you know I'm an actor, well, an actor who many of you think is fully qualified to go against the director and the director should obey me, why do I always listen to the director on the set? Even if I don't understand his instructions, I don't understand his ideas."

Muken Sorge said: "You are a very professional actor."

"It has nothing to do with my major." Lu Yanhe shook his head. "It's because I must fully understand the director before choosing to work with him. After understanding him and making a decision, I know that he will not shoot something too bad, and he must have his own strengths. Under this premise, if I go against him and use my ideas to influence his ideas, the final presentation will often not be perfect because of too many opinions. The ideas of one person must be more coherent and unified than the ideas of two people combined."

Muken Sorge was thoughtful.

"So, I admit that film is the director's art, so after I choose a director, I will definitely trust him unconditionally and help him complete his work and his art." Lu Yanhe said, "He is difficult to communicate with, and he pays special attention to himself. This actually shows that he has very clear ideas about the script of "Fly Paper" and has a desire to create, which is particularly valuable."

Muken Sorge looked at Lu Yanhe in disbelief.

"If I can't find investors for my movies in the future, I'll come to you. It would be great if film companies like Parameter and A19 have the same idea as you."

"Haha, this is just my opinion as an actor. If I were an investor, my perspective might change and my standards would also change. Everyone is afraid of losing money."

Muken Sorge said, “What do you want to do with the movie Get Out?”

"You have the final say." Lu Yanhe said with a smile, "I said, this is the script for you, I'm just a screenwriter."

Muken Sorge looked at Lu Yanhe in surprise again.

Lu Yanhe actually wanted to give him such a script?
Of course it’s not free.

But, Lu Yanhe really didn't participate in the production? Didn't he try to control the production of this movie?
Lu Yanhe smiled.

"You have the final say on how to shoot the film, but you know the special nature of this movie, so try not to choose well-known actors," said Lu Yanhe.

The topicality of this movie determines that, to some extent, it is not a film that relies on celebrities to attract attention.

On the contrary, the attributes of the celebrity actors themselves (especially those in Europe and the United States, who are more or less associated with sensitive topics) will affect the positive fermentation of the film in the field of social issues.

"Also, depending on the budget of this film, you have to keep at least 50% of the investment for me."

This movie, with an initial production cost of $450 million, earned $2.5 million worldwide, ranking first in terms of return rate that year.

Of course, now that Muken Sorge is filming the film and Lu Yanhe is the screenwriter, their pay may be more than 450 million US dollars.

Lu Yanhe just wanted to give Muken Sorge full production power, but he had no intention of being a philanthropist.

These words sounded different to Muken Sorge.

Not only did Lu Yanhe not come to seize power from him, he also supported him with real money to make this movie? !

Muken Sorge hugged Lu Yanhe directly on the street and hugged him tightly.

I don’t know who took the photo and posted it online.

Many people are wondering: Are they going to cooperate again?
There are also some groups: Why are they so ambiguous with each other? Are they coming out?

Of course, this is just some after-dinner fun.
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Lu Yanhe does not plan to cast Asian characters in Get Out.

Or maybe it’s because this movie is quite special and its theme has nothing to do with Asians.

After securing the director's approval for "Fly Paper", Lu Yanhe went to meet with executives from several film companies.

They are all old acquaintances of his.

As a result, everyone was very concerned about his project "Fly Paper".

Everyone seems to be particularly optimistic about this project.

A good script and several well-known actors have made everyone optimistic about the film's prospects, so they all want to get it distributed in North America or even globally.

However, this time Lu Yanhe does not plan to give the distribution rights of "Fly Paper" outside North America to an American company.

Although Linghe does not have its own distribution channels around the world, it has familiar and cooperative film producers.

Using "Fly Paper" to further strengthen cooperative relationships, we can also negotiate better release conditions for each company.

Especially since "Fly Paper" itself is a film with a relatively international cast.

Parameter's Zeby Doyle was a little shocked when he heard that Lu Yanhe only planned to release the distribution rights of "Fly Paper" in North America.

Lu Yanhe said: "The cast of Fly Paper may be so-so in North America, with the only one worth noting being Arne Bogut. However, in Asia, it has an all-star cast and is a highly anticipated film. You didn't believe in the box office appeal of Speed, starring Yan Liang, before. This time, I can't say for sure how well it will do in North America, but at least I can show you how much Fly Paper can sell in Asia."

Zebe Doyle: "..."

Lu Yanhe is quite vindictive.

Is it a grudge?

Lu Yanhe smiled.

"We'll see."
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Recommended old book on entertainment: "I Became the Scandal Heroine Overnight" (End of this chapter)