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Chapter 122 Are you kidding me? (asking for monthly ticket)

"I heard that you charge a high price for scripts. This means you want to develop in an all-round way. Those musicians said that they charged too little from you."

As long as it has a high price prefix, it is equivalent to being labeled as a sucker, and the news will spread very quickly.

Now even Jin Dazhou, who is a musician, knows that Qi Hao Studio is collecting scripts.

"If they can write a good script, we can also show it to you."

Qi Hao was in Jin Dazhou's recording studio, and took the water that Jin Dazhou handed to him attentively to moisten his throat.

This was his third day of recording.

The early stage was mainly practice, and the recording has not yet officially started.

His level is not particularly high, and the recorded materials still need to be revised.

Of course, even professional singers need to do various tuning.

"Forget about them. They can't even write songs clearly."

What Jin Dazhou hates most is that he can't write scripts.

I heard that if the script is good, the price can be increased to five million.

Fuck, he worked for three years and didn’t even have five million in his pocket.

"Dazhou, do you think my album has a chance to win a new artist award?"

Qi Hao recorded songs for a few days and felt good about himself, especially after listening to the edited demos. He began to imagine that if he had debuted as a singer, he would not have been helpless in the past.

“Are you kidding me?”

Jin Dazhou wanted to make some sarcastic remarks, but when he thought of this person as the sponsor, he immediately changed his expression:
"Even if you were to cover "Two Tigers", you wouldn't end up winning a new artist award! Are the organizers crazy? Do you still want to hold the next one? The 9th CCTV-MTV Music Festival gave Chen Hao the Most Popular Female Singer Award. Can you believe it?"

For some reason, Jin Dazhou found that Qi Hao became even more depressed after being comforted by him.

Alas, I really don’t understand the worries of rich people.

"Forget it, let's continue recording."

Qi Hao was disheartened, but there was nothing he could do.

Come here.

I spent so much money on this album, I can't give up halfway.

Qi Hao didn't spend a penny on the original MV assignment, and he got it for free. He even boasted about it for a while, thinking it was still cool.

As a result, hundreds of thousands of dollars have been invested in the newcomer award mission, and if the subsequent marketing costs are added, it may cost millions of dollars.

The worst thing is that even millions of dollars may not be enough to complete the task.

Shet!

Qi Hao now trains four times a week, with a total cost of 111,100 yuan.

That’s four or five hundred thousand a month.

Plus maintaining the studio operations, marketing and public relations, personal expenses...

His annual income after tax is only about 10 or 20 million.

We are almost spending more than we earn.

Selling Huayi’s stock is not only about wanting to get capital, but also about the desire for cash flow.

"Second time, ready, go!"

“…Winter is coming and I want to buy you a scarf/I’m afraid I don’t have good taste so I ask my sister who keeps up with the fashion to come with me/I can talk and laugh with my sister/to relieve my bad mood/At the next corner/I meet you/She is just my sister…”

"Emotion, put some emotion into it. Teacher Qi Hao, aren't you an award-winning actor? Listen to it again for the second time." Jin Dazhou said patiently.

"Which one?" Qi Hao was also patient.

At work, we are all mutually compatible and there is no need to act like the client.

"'But I Met You' follows 'She's Just My Sister'. You can be a little aggrieved and show the paleness and helplessness of the explanation."

Jin Dazhou hopes that Qi Hao can express his emotions delicately.

Make up for the lack of skills with emotion.

This should be Qi Hao's strong point, after all, he is an actor who won the Best Actor award.

For now, the Golden Rooster Award, as a professional award, still has a very high value in China.

"Then let me try..."

Qi Hao put on his headphones and continued practicing his new song.

Xu Song actually gave the background story of the song.

The protagonists of the song are a couple who have relationship problems.

The girl's attitude towards the boy became very cold, and in order to appease the girl, the boy had to call his fashion-conscious sister to go to the store to choose gifts together.

But on the way back after choosing the gifts, he met the girl and another boy walking together, and the situation was awkward for a while.

The licker hopes to save the relationship, so he quickly explains that the person next to him is his sister and gives her the purple scarf.

The girl just accepted the gift as if nothing had happened and said thank you.

The girl doesn't care about the boy's explanation, which corresponds exactly to the title of the song "Unnecessary Explanation".

So, "she's just a sister" and "how many good sisters do you have" in the song are not the same thing.

Qi Hao compared himself.

He found that he could actually find empathy in the story.

People say he has a lot of scandals, but in fact he hasn't even had a formal girlfriend in all these years.

No matter how you explain it, it’s useless.

When others hype up scandals related to Qi Hao, he rarely attempts to clarify them as long as they are not too excessive.

The main reason is that when he became famous, he also benefited from the scandal.

The rumor was hyped up because Lao Tian had just become Qi Hao's agent and the operation was a bit clumsy.

However, the person involved did not clarify the matter immediately, giving Qi Hao the opportunity to digest the heat and find resources.

However, allowing others to create scandals is not without consequences.

That is, even if you meet someone you like, you will still be questioned.

"Oh, yes, the emotional processing this time is very good. In fact, Qi Hao, your voice is still good. With professional training, you can adapt to many kinds of singing styles."

Jin Dazhou expressed satisfaction with the results of the sound audition.

At this point, all six songs have been rehearsed almost completely.

Next comes the formal recording.

This mini album took about two months to make, which is quite a long time.

Qi Hao stayed obediently in the recording studio, ignoring everything happening outside and focusing on singing sad songs.

The protagonist of the record has a life like a "model", singing "Where Has the Time Gone", wandering on the "old street", but can't find the person "who will never change in this life", if it's not true love, "why should we be together", and does not need "extra explanations".

By the time he came out of the recording studio, people who wanted to sell his script were already lining up.

The quality of the script this time is much better.

Even the famous Hong Kong director Wang Jing sent over a script called "Beauty Secret Order".

It’s not that the gimmick of buying the script for 5 million can attract the attention of the Hong Kong bosses, but the main reason is that the Hong Kong market is not good and Wang Jing has been in the domestic entertainment industry for a long time.

Moreover, Qi Hao once participated in "Black and White Forest" co-directed by him and Mai Zishan.

Of course Qi Hao looked down upon Wang Jing's script.

Because there is no chance of winning the award.

Wang Jing has been in the industry for so many years, but has only been nominated for the Golden Horse Best Screenplay once in 1999.

After receiving a new round of scripts, Qi Hao will screen them. If he thinks they are good, he will contact them personally and go out for dinner if the other party is convenient.

When you come, you are a guest. Whether you accept the script or not, having a meal and chatting with others can not only expand his network of contacts, but also allow him to learn a lot of knowledge from the communication. In the end, Qi Hao locked on a script about laid-off workers in Northeast China - "The Piano in a Factory".

When screenwriter Zhang Meng saw Qi Hao, his face didn't look very good.

He always felt like a poor man who sold his children, while Qi Hao was like a fat and bloated landlord.

He is not a professional screenwriter.

After graduating from the Stage Art Department of the Central Academy of Drama, he was assigned to Liaoning TV Station as the stage design director. He participated in the scriptwriting of "Kung Fu", the last of the "Huyou" series of sketches for the Spring Festival Gala, and another sketch "Talking about Things".

In 2007, he directed his first film "Big Ears Bring Good Luck", which started his directing career. He won the Best New Director Award at the 9th Chinese Film Media Awards for this film.

What Qi Hao wanted was the award he won.

This prize alone is worth 200 million!
"Teacher Zhang, please take a seat!"

Qi Hao didn't care about the other person's ugly face at all, and enthusiastically pulled the other person to sit down.

If you marry someone else's wife, it's normal for her husband to have a sour face.

"Thank you." Zhang Meng sat down.

Qi Hao led the topic and mainly talked about "Big Ears Bring Good Luck".

He has a photographic memory.

Just watch a movie once and you will remember it exactly.

He also memorized dozens of classic film reviews.

In Zhang Meng's opinion, Qi Hao must have read his book "Big Ears Bring Good Luck" at least ten times.

How can you make him dislike such a person?

"Hey, do you know how much money it cost to make "Big Ears Bring Good Luck"? "

Zhang Meng, who was from Tieling, soon started chatting with Qi Hao.

"It must be three million, right?"

Qi Hao actually knows everything, but he has to pretend to be confused when it is time to do so.

"Three million. All in all it cost three million."

Zhang Meng gestured with his hands.

"Brother, you are amazing. This quality only cost three million."

Qi Hao exaggerates just to praise him.

"But man, it only grossed 1.5 million."

Zhang Meng was so sad that he had no tears to cry. His family conditions were very good, his parents were both in the entertainment industry, and he worked in a TV station and had a decent job.

However, no matter how wealthy one is, it is not enough to pay such a huge amount.

All the savings of several years were gone. If I wanted to start a new movie, I would have to sell the house.

But how much is the house worth?

What's more, we are still in the midst of an economic crisis, and housing prices have dropped a lot compared to when he inquired last year.

"I heard that art films have bonuses and support."

Qi Hao knew that "Big Ears Bring Good Luck" would definitely not make much money, but if it was to lose money, he felt that it would not be much.

"Oh, you don't understand. Eat, take, block, and ask. You don't think winning an award is really based on your own ability!"

When it comes to this, Zhang Meng gets particularly angry.

The complaints at the table were endless. Qi Hao didn't urge them to drink too much because he had to talk about serious matters.

"Are you really willing to buy my script for three million?"

After he finished complaining, Zhang Meng realized that he was here to sell the script.

No, he felt like the loser who rode his bicycle to send his wife to sell goods during the downturn.

"Yes, I think it's worth it." Qi Hao was very sure. It was definitely not worth it from a commercial perspective, but it was definitely worth it from an award-winning perspective. It felt like it could be premiered in Venice.

Among the scripts collected this time, "The Piano in a Factory" was the most outstanding one, making Qi Hao no longer look down on other scripts.

If he wasn't too young to act out that feeling and was afraid of affecting the quality of the film, he would even want to act in the role himself.

After thinking about it, I decided to find someone more suitable.

He lacked the script for "The Piano in a Factory", but he did not lack the role of Chen Guilin.

Even if the child is adopted, since we have a bond with him/her in this life, we should love him/her as if he/she were our own.

"You are still so young and this is your first time as a director. Do you know how to make a movie?"

Such questioning is very rude.

However, the main reason why Zhang Meng hesitated was not that he felt three million was too little.

On the contrary, he felt that three million dollars for his script was a bit too high.

Under normal circumstances, the price of a script for a theatrical movie usually starts at 10 yuan, and the specific price depends on the number of works the screenwriter has released and other factors.

Indeed, some scripts written by famous screenwriters can cost hundreds of thousands or even millions, but "The Piano in a Factory" is a script with no apparent commercial value, so a price of fifty to one million is considered high.

What Zhang Meng was really hesitant about was - could Qi Hao do it?

In 1999, Zhang Meng graduated from the Central Academy of Drama and returned to his hometown of Tieling. In the Tieling Pingju Troupe, he saw a dilapidated piano.

Although the piano can still make sounds, the paint has long since cracked and the keys have lost their elasticity.

His father told him that during difficult times, the troupe performed model operas without instrumental accompaniment, so people built this piano themselves.

This homemade piano inspired Zhang Meng's creativity, and he began to write the script of "The Piano in a Factory".

It took him six years to write this script!

Unfortunately, it would cost more money to make it, so Zhang Meng could only make "Big Ears Bring Good Luck" first, hoping to attract the attention of industry capital.

"Big Ears Bring Good Luck" does have a good reputation, but the box office of 1.5 million with a cost of 3 million is even more daunting for investors.

Big capital looks down on it and small capital dares not invest in it.

When he heard that someone was willing to pay a high price for the script, he decided to sell it.

In this way, "The Piano in a Factory" had the opportunity to be released.

And he will have enough money to make future works.

"I read the script, it's very detailed, even the blank spaces are filled with explanations, some parts are even storyboarded. Frankly speaking, I don't know if I can do it well, I can only say that I will do my best."

Qi Hao could see from the script the creator's passion and cherishment for his work.

“It’s not enough to just do your best.”

Zhang Meng muttered something, but in fact he was very satisfied with Qi Hao's attitude.

At least this guy doesn't have too much money to spend, so he doesn't have to be a director just to show off.

"Teacher Zhang, I actually have a suggestion."

When Qi Hao was grabbing - or not really grabbing, because he paid - the fruits of other people's labor, he was actually suffering in his heart.

He is a very soft-hearted person.

If there is no mission.

He could have easily used Little Sheep to invest in this movie.

Anyway, it’s not his money that’s lost.

However, Qi Hao needed to complete his mission, so he could only rationally reject this ridiculous pity.

"What proposal?"

"I plan to ask Mr. Zhang to be the producer of this movie. What do you think?"

(End of this chapter)