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Chapter 698 "I'm Not the God of Medicine" (4000-word chapter please subscribe!)
"Hi Director Tang, hello teachers, this project I brought is a romance movie"

Han Yi, a graduate student of the Directing Department of the Academy of Film, introduced her project on stage, and her film project appeared on the big screen.

"The male protagonist suffered from his fiancée's cheating. He came out of the bar and ran into the female protagonist on the road. The female protagonist kissed her and planned to leave without saying a word. Dissatisfied.

Unexpectedly, the heroine took the hero to do a series of crazy things, stole toys from the toy store, stabbed the doctor, etc. After parting, the hero accidentally saw a car accident on the news. The girl who died in a car accident Same as the heroine.

So the hero catches up with the heroine, and it turns out that today is the heroine's birthday, and she was hit by a car in order to buy a toy exactly like the one her mother gave her when she was a child in the toy store across the road.

She is dead, so she wants to do crazy things that she couldn't do in life: kiss with strangers, give toys to children, be a tattoo master, love someone, dive.
Then the hero accompanied her to fulfill all her wishes, and finally dived with her, found the diamond ring he threw in the water because of his fiancée’s cheating, and put it on for the heroine.”

This should be a relatively good one among the thirty projects. Although the type and creativity are not very amazing, at least it is much better than the previous one.

But there is still not much selling point, this is one of the five people who were selected for this master class.

The five people who were selected either used their own projects or re-wrote a story to form a movie "City in Love". Each of them directed their own share, which was equivalent to five short stories.

This is a story in that film, which is still the first version, and has been changed a lot compared to the film.

Tang An listened to her patiently before asking, "Ghosts can't appear in movies, otherwise you won't be able to pass the trial. You should know that, right?"

Except for online dramas and online dramas, ghosts cannot appear in film and television dramas. This is something that almost everyone in the industry knows.

Ghosts were changed to all kinds of monsters, and later even online dramas were banned.

As for Monkey King's riots in the underworld in "Journey to the West", the black and white impermanence, bull's head and horse face in it, these are all organized in the underworld, they are considered gods.

However, in Zhang Jizhong's "New Journey to the West", the episode of Tang Taizong's tour of the underworld was deleted when it was released, and the Guanyin Bodhisattva that appeared in that episode was still a man with a mustache
The requirements for ancient masterpieces are relaxed a bit. If there are ghosts in other films, they will definitely be caught.

Han Yi, as a master of directing, of course knows this, she immediately said, "Even if it can't be shown in China, it can be sold overseas."

Sell ​​overseas copyrights.
Tang An shook his head. Young people, especially those with a master's degree in directing from the Film Academy, a real master's degree, are not comparable to postdoctoral students with 19 points in mathematics in the college entrance examination.

Eyes are higher than the top, and the investment in this project has not even been written off, so I want to sell overseas copyrights.

Probably in their thinking, take the film to an overseas film festival to rent an exhibition hall, or simply bring the projection equipment to set up a street stall, just happen to be seen by the overseas film dealer, and the other party will take a look at it, and spend a few hundred dollars. million dollars to buy overseas copyrights.

This kind of situation exists, and it happens every year, but compared to that huge base, the possibility is very small.

Tang An nodded, "That's right, you can sell overseas copyrights. The 12 Venture Capital Conference's "Fireworks in the Day" just won the Golden Bear Award and the best actor in Berlin, and it has been sold in several countries within two days. The copyright has recovered the cost."

First he affirmed her thoughts, but then poured cold water on her.

"However, "Fireworks in the Day" can win the Golden Bear Award. What kind of award do you think your film can win? Director Diao Yinan has directed two films alone before "Fireworks in the Day", and has also been shortlisted for some international awards. And you You have no experience in making feature-length films, so how can you convince investors to pay for your film that is destined not to be released in China?"

Han Yi didn't say a word, let alone the Golden Bear Award, it would be nice to win an award at any A-category film festival.

Seeing that she didn't answer, Tang An gently tapped the table to signal.

"The biggest purpose of your coming here is to get an investment. Now that I am the investor, how can you convince me? As long as you can give me one-tenth of the confidence that this project can make money, you can go there tomorrow." Our company signs the contract, let alone more, two to thirty million will be granted to you immediately."

What the hell!

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the directors in the audience lit up, wishing they were the ones on the stage now.

But the person involved was beeping in her heart. She came here to see if she could meet someone with vision who took the initiative to invest, instead of trying to convince someone with no vision.

Anyone who looks down on her project has no vision in her heart.

Tang An looked at her and said, "Why, can't you tell?"

"Your project seems a bit interesting, but it's obviously the result of taking it for granted. I didn't see anything about the film's style positioning or market analysis from this planning proposal, which shows that you haven't considered the market at all.

I earn money from the market, and you have not considered the market, and have already wiped out more than half of the possibility of recovering the cost of this film. As an investor who has nothing to do with you, it is impossible for me to invest in this project. "

The words were still very rude, and now Xiaguan Jinpeng came out to smooth things over again.

He laughed and said, "Actually, I think this project is not bad. I also made a movie with "ghost" back then, called "Rouge Button". Half of it is to fulfill the heroine's wish, there is almost no difference, the middle is just because the hero knows that the heroine is dead, and continues to help her, the transition is not done well, and the change in the relationship between the two is the key point, this aspect Make a turn."

"Rouge Button" has a dime relationship with this project.

Tang Andao, "I have watched Director Guan's "Rouge Button" many times. It is indeed a classic. It can even be said to be a symbol and monument of Xiangjiang movies."

Guan Jinpeng was puzzled by Tang An's sudden praise, but he answered another "but".

"However, let's take a look at the era that Xiangjiang was in at that time. It was not long after the end of the New Wave. Director Xu Anhua was the most appealing director at that time. As Director Xu's assistant, Director Guan was attracted by many film companies. At that time, the famous agent Chen Zhiqiang signed a contract with Director Guan. Originally, he wanted to invite Director Guan to direct "Farewell My Concubine". It was only more than ten years late that it was brought to the big screen by director Chen Kaige."

Tang An suddenly said such an old story, which made everyone puzzled.

But when I heard that I originally wanted Cheng Long to play Dai Xiaolou, some people couldn't help laughing.

It is impossible to imagine what it would be like for Cheng Long to play "Overlord".

Guan Jinpeng still had a slight smile on his face, and he also scolded Tang An in his heart.

He had the opportunity to make a movie like "Farewell My Concubine". If he had the Palme d'Or, it would definitely beat Wang Jiawei of the same generation.

Tang An continued, "After that, Chen Zhiqiang bought the film copyright of Chen Bihua's other novel "Rouge Button", and asked Director Guan to shoot it. There is no other meaning in saying these, just like what Director Guan said just now, every Directors have at least one master. Director Guan has been an assistant to Director Xu Anhua. This is a kind of network, and it is easier to convince the film company. Otherwise, why would the film starring Cheng Long be handed over to an unknown director? .

I think that none of you here have a great director or relative, nor have you shown the ability to convince investors enough.

What's more, "Rouge Button" can invite Anita Mui and Leslie Cheung, who can you invite? "

The importance of a great director and teacher is unquestionable, and some of these Hong Kong famous directors do not have a good teacher.

Guan Jinpeng and Wang Jiawei were brilliant at the time, and their "teachers" were also one of the two representatives of the Xiangjiang New Wave.

Guan Jinpeng's face changed slightly, the co-authors are all thanks to Anita Mui and Zhang Guorong, without them I can't make a movie well, and I can't sell at the box office.

Tang An went on to say, "You don't have the capital to be trusted. You can only rely on this project. If it is obvious that it is impossible to make money from the beginning of this project, investors have no reason to pay for you. I hope everyone here will remember Keeping this in mind, it is you who are looking for investment, not investment looking for you, so the investor must see the hope of making money, even if this hope is exaggerated, it is better than no hope."

To put it bluntly, it is fooling!
"Let's talk about how to improve it. The setting of ghosts is definitely not acceptable. It can be set as a dream or something. As long as it can be rounded, it is fine, and what the director just said is a change in emotion. In addition, the style of the movie, I It is recommended to combine warmth and comedy style. Every goal accomplished by the hero and heroine is set as a short story. This short story adds some jokes or fragments that can promote their relationship. After all, it is a romance movie”

"Okay, let's go next."

After finishing the long speech, Tang An stopped talking nonsense.

All the opinions that should be given have been given. Whether to listen or not is their own business. They are all adults and have the ability to think independently.

Han Yi resentfully stepped off the stage, still complaining to his alumnus Wen Muye in a low voice.

"I thought Tang An had a good eye, but I didn't expect to be the same as those people from the film company."

Wen Muye was taken aback, and quickly said, "Keep your voice down, don't be heard by others."

It's enough to say something like this in private when no one is around, and there are so many people present, and now Tang An is still teaching them, so no matter what, you shouldn't complain in class.

"Next, Wen Muye."

But before he could finish speaking, Tang An clicked his name above, and immediately went to the stage.

"Hello Director Tang, hello teachers."

Wen Muye greeted the teachers and began to introduce his project.

"The project I bring is a road movie about travel."

In an extremely niche literary film, the heroine's father died, and the heroine scattered her father's ashes all over the world. One day, the bag containing the ashes was stolen, and the heroine and the thief got together for no reason, and then they ran around.

Tang An didn't speak first this time, it was a bit dry after talking so much.

Guan Jinpeng first commented, "I took a closer look at your project, and it is more artistic in general. Although the story is a bit old-fashioned, it's not a big deal, and what you mean is to minimize the lines and use the expressions of the actors to express it. Express everything, right?"

Wen Muye immediately replied, "Yes, Director Guan, I want to create a feeling of going to the end and leaving a daydream."

Guan Jinpeng nodded with a smile, "It also adds a sense of literature and mystery, which is very good, and judging by your description, it shouldn't reach the length of a movie, right?"

Wen Muye said, "Actually, I didn't think about it before. If the content is expanded, the 90-minute movie will not have that kind of artistic conception. My original idea was a short film of about four to 10 minutes."

Guan Jinpeng smiled, "Short films are also available. Many film festivals have awards for short films. If you can make that feeling, you can still win awards. And the cost of short films is lower, and the risk is lower."

Wen Muye said with some embarrassment, "I originally thought so, but after listening to Director Tang's advice, I was greatly inspired to make a road comedy romance with some comedy elements. Laughing and cursing, and adding one or two main supporting roles to make the film a bit fuller."

After listening to him, the smile on Guan Jinpeng's face slowly faded.

I just finished talking about admiring the literary style in this project, and then I told him to change it. I listened to Tang An and changed it to a road comedy romance.

That is, a commercial film, just the opposite.

Guan Jinpeng, who just wanted to boast a few more words, immediately choked back his words, isn't this a slap in the face!
Wen Muye was also a little embarrassed. He originally wanted to make a low-cost literary film, but after thinking about Tang An's words carefully, he still had to follow the market.

Besides, this project is an incomplete micro-movie, which cannot even be shown on the big screen.

Tang An, who was silent all the time, smiled, "Road romance comedy is pretty good. The movie with the largest audience in China is comedy, and it is also the favorite genre of investors. I took a look at your project, and it is very suitable to change it to comedy romance." .”

Tang An seemed to think of something, and then said, "Ning Hao's new film is a road comedy, and it's still being filmed. You can learn from Ning Hao, and become an assistant director or something in the crew to gain experience."

Going to be Ning Hao's assistant director?

This is a rare learning opportunity, and Tang An personally recommended it, which means something different.

Wen Muye was very excited, and quickly said, "Thank you Director Tang, I have always hoped to have the opportunity to learn more from Director Ning, thank you Director Tang for giving me this opportunity."

Tang An waved his hand, "You have to prepare yourself, I don't guarantee whether Ning Hao will accept you."

Of course, Tang An didn't ask him to study comedy, but asked him to learn how to shoot people.

Every director is good at different things. Ning Hao is very good at characterization, as is the case in "Crazy Stone" and "Crazy Racing". Later, "Crazy Alien" abandoned what he was good at.

After Wen Muye, "I'm Not the God of Medicine" is a textbook-level movie in terms of portraying characters.

This is not a typical commercial film, it does not leave much room for the display of the environment and atmosphere, it is important to shoot people, the real people in this series of events, in the end it will be touching!
(End of this chapter)