Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

Chapter 3 Script Completed
Of course, if Zhou Qing went to shoot it, it would be impossible for him to spend as much as three million US dollars.

After all, he didn't plan to ask Xiao Jianjian to act, right?
The cost of this film, apart from some equipment rental and coffin prop manufacturing, was only the actors' salaries.

As long as Zhou Qing can find an actor with low enough pay and good enough acting skills, all problems will be solved.

So can Zhou Qing find such an actor?
Thinking of this, Zhou Qing couldn't help but smile.

If I remember correctly, a certain future movie emperor was also a student of the Class of 02 of Beijing Film Academy, right?

Moreover, before he became famous with "Crazy Stone", his acting career was extremely difficult.

After all, the other person's face is really discouraging. Which serious crew would choose such an ugly actor?
"Fuck, it looks like this is something I can do!"

After some calculations, Zhou Qing felt his blood boiling more and more.

Making a movie by yourself is not just a pipe dream.

Zhou Qing, full of energy, immediately took out a pen and paper and started writing the script of "Buried Alive".

I don’t know if it’s because of the superposition of mental power after rebirth, but Zhou Qing found that his memory was particularly good. He could recall the movie Buried Alive clearly.

In addition, with his current level of nearly full-level director, it was no problem for Zhou Qing to copy the script of Buried Alive.

It can even be further optimized to be better than before.

The only thing that was a bit of a waste of Zhou Qing’s brain cells was that the script had to be “Chinese-ized” accordingly, and the censorship factor had to be taken into consideration.

But this will not be a problem for Zhou Qing now.

In this way, all the enthusiasm and inspiration came together and turned into words from Zhou Qing's pen.

He wrote it down line by line.

Zhou Qing was completely immersed in his own world. There was no self or others, only the pen in his hand.

"Aoko, what are you writing so attentively? get out of class is over, boss!"

It was not until Zhu Yawen's voice rang in his ears again that Zhou Qing's attention was drawn back.

"Is get out of class over already?"

Zhou Qing suddenly realized this just now, and he didn't expect time to pass so quickly.

"Is this... a script?"

Luo Jin leaned over to take a look, his eyes widened, "Really? Qingzi, can you write a script?"

"What's that expression on your face? It's just a script. Is it that difficult?"

Zhou Qing glanced over with a cocky look.

"Oh, oh, oh, you're getting more and more pretentious. Come on, tell me what script you wrote so I can worship it."

As Luo Jin spoke, he stretched out his claws, and Zhu Yawen's curiosity was also aroused.

"Keep it secret for now. I'll tell you when I finish writing it."

Zhou Qing knocked the two men's claws away and quickly put the script away.

"Still keeping it a secret? What on earth did you write? Isn't it a romantic action movie?"

"Get lost, get lost! Do you think everyone is like you and doesn't have any serious ideas in their heads?"

"Okay, be serious, and don't come to me when you want seeds next time."

"Brother, is it too late for me to admit my mistake now?"

A few people left the classroom chatting and joking, leaving laughter all the way.

There were no classes in the afternoon, so Zhou Qing, Zhu Yawen and Luo Jin returned to the dormitory and began to chatter about where to go for fun.

Only Zhou Qing had no intention of paying attention to these things and was still immersed in his own creation.

His hands kept tapping on the keyboard, and the clicking sounds never stopped.

"Qingzi, are you still fiddling with your script? Come on, stop fiddling with it and go out and have some fun!"

"Let's make some barbecue first, and then we'll go sing. Luo Jin will treat us."

"Damn, didn't you say you were going to treat us?" Zhu Yawen and Luo Jin had already planned their next "schedule" and were clamoring for Zhou Qing to join them.

But Zhou Qing is now concentrating on writing the script and has no time to do anything else.

I flatly rejected both of my roommates.

What else could Zhu Yawen and the other man do?
I can only abandon Zhou Qing temporarily.

Not only this time, but in the following week, Zhu Yawen and Luo Jin both found that their roommate seemed like a different person.

He was absent-minded the whole day long. He didn't listen to the classes or have fun. Whenever he had free time, he would tinker with the so-called script.

Zhu Yawen's curiosity had long been aroused, and he wanted to take a look, but the other party kept it tightly covered and refused to reveal anything.

……

"It's finally done!"

On Sunday afternoon, Zhu Yawen and Luo Jin were not in the dormitory and no one knew where they went.

Zhou Qing, who had been busy for more than three hours, finally stopped with satisfaction.

He glanced at the two script files on the computer screen and nodded with satisfaction.

Yes, two scripts.

In fact, Zhou Qing had completed the script of "Buried Alive" three days ago, but after careful consideration, he felt that there was still a risk of it being rejected.

After all, the tone of Buried Alive is too depressing, and its critical nature is already on the edge of censorship, yet it is still a tragedy.

The protagonist still died in the end.

Given the nature of the domestic censorship system, even if the ending is translated into Chinese, it will probably have to be changed, but the ending of this script is the highlight.

It cannot be changed.

So in case the script was rejected, Zhou Qing prepared another classic low-budget movie: "127 Hours".

This movie is almost a one-person movie, telling the story of a hiker whose hand was crushed by a huge rock during an outdoor adventure, and then he broke his arm to save himself.

It has much more positive energy than "Buried" and is not very critical, so there is no possibility of it being blocked by the review.

The original film was even nominated for an Oscar, and its score on a certain website is higher than that of "Buried", but its cost was a little higher.

At that time, in addition to the leading actors, a few other people may be needed to make guest appearances.

But generally speaking, it can be done.

The only thing to consider is that this movie is based on a true story, but the unlucky guy's accident should have happened in 03.

As long as Zhou Qing takes the photo before that, there will be no problem.

Gudong!

After taking a sip of water, Zhou Qing continued to think about his next plan.

Now that the script is completed, the next natural step is to submit it for review, during which time other corresponding work must also be carried out.

For example, it would be best to set up a studio, which would make many things easier to do, including raising funds for filming, tricking actors, and so on.

Zhou Qing is busy enough.

But for now, let's submit the script for review first.

For Zhou Qing, who was a director in his previous life, this process is very familiar.

I turned on the computer and started working on it, and it was done in just a few minutes.

Then there is the studio, which is not difficult for Zhou Qing. Preparing the materials is just a matter of running around.

What really gives Zhou Qing a headache is money.

Even though Zhou Qing could make the movie with just tens of thousands of dollars according to his plan, he was too embarrassed to ask his family for money.

Forget it, let's settle the studio's affairs first, and then see which script passes the review.

(End of this chapter)