Sure enough, two days later, when Zhu Mei called, she regretfully told Shen Huan that Wu Tong was unwilling to modify the script.
Since he was unwilling to make changes, Zhu Mei returned the script and would not make this movie again.
Zhu Mei is not one of the top five directors in China, but she is one of the second-tier directors and a relatively outstanding director of artistic films. She still has a lot of appeal among a group of literary and artistic film fans.
Her withdrawal from the script made Wu Tong very unhappy, because it proved that Zhu Mei did not like his script, and it was a blow to his reputation, especially the follow-up to selling the script.
Zhu Mei herself said it was fine, but Shen Huan still heard a little bit of regret on her part.
I came back and heard from Shui Qingshan that Zhu Mei's life in the past two years has not been very easy, because literary and artistic films are really not profitable, and they often just go to win an award, or to save their money and make a few actors popular.
Zhu Mei is already an excellent director of literary films. So far, he has produced 7 films, 3 of which made money, 2 of which were breakeven, and 2 of which suffered a small loss. He has produced 9 male and female stars, although most of them are in the second or third place now. It's not popular, but the reputation is very good.
With this reputation, film companies are willing to invest in her.
The "Paper Kite" she has completed so far was completed under such circumstances.
Zhu Mei, who was very careful with her budget, found a new actor and a senior middle-aged actress to form the main cast of this movie.
From the beginning of preparation to the completion of production here, she only spent a total of more than 5 million, which is considered very cheap.
But the subsequent film "Flying Youth" was negotiated with Zhu Mei a long time ago by a film company, and Zhu Mei generally agreed. Unexpectedly, she turned it down in the end, which not only made Wutong angry, but also the film company. angry.
This film company is called "Toy Entertainment", which itself is not very famous, but their second shareholder is Xie Yang of Daqi Entertainment, one of the three major film giants, which seems a bit troublesome.
Originally, Ding Lun called Shui Qingshan and wanted Shui Qingshan to persuade Zhu Mei, but Zhu Mei still didn't listen.
Female directors who make literary films really have a temper!
Back home, before Shen Huan had time to think about it, she heard the sound of "ding dong" again.
"Because of the weak host's interference, Zhu Mei is about to be suppressed by Toy Entertainment, so the host must shoulder his own responsibility."
"If the host can help Zhu Mei, let her get through the difficulties, become famous, and become a famous artistic film director, then the great system will give enough rewards."
When Shen Huan listened to Hao Ye's announcement of the mission, his first reaction was that there was a ghost.
Did you know that Aunt Mei would be embarrassed, so when you gave me the award for "Straw Hat Song" before, you gave me the right to choose a classic movie
Isn't it clear that I should use this movie to help Aunt Mei
My dear, you are so thoughtful!
I also want to find a low-cost and high-investment commercial film to put out and make a fortune following others!
How can a good life lack money
If I get a share of the box office share of 3.5 billion yuan, I can lie down and play for the rest of my life!
Now that I want to help Aunt Mei, I can only choose literary movies! !
I'm at a huge loss!
Not to mention Shen Huan's sorrow, not to mention that it was because of the reward from the good master, but this time it was purely because of her own show off and comments that led Zhu Mei to reject "Flying Youth", so Shen Huan should indeed be held responsible. A little responsibility.
In desperation, Shen Huan could only think about what kind of movie would be suitable for Zhu Mei today.
It's not that he can't choose commercial films, but Zhu Mei is definitely not willing to make commercial films.
Give it to Zhu Mei. If she doesn't use it, wouldn't it be a waste of expression? Can't help her and can't complete the task
So Shen Huan can only be found in literary and artistic movies.
"I am the God of Medicine"!
Emmmmm…
This seems a bit too advanced.
"Days and Nights in Tin Shui Wai"!
Well, the box office of this one was so overwhelming.
After Shen Huan thought wildly for a while, he decided on a strategy.
First of all, the first point must be in line with literary and artistic tendencies and cannot involve any financial interests.
The second point is that this movie shouldn't be too sad, it's better to be happy, only then can it do well at the box office.
The third point is that this movie must be very artistic. To put it bluntly, it is very tall and can shock people when it is shown.
Otherwise, a literary film that does not win awards is not considered a good film.
I have watched Chinese literary and artistic films from another world several times, and the films of Guoshi’s first half of his life must be counted, and Brother Kai’s "Farewell My Concubine" is a generation classic.
But then again, with Zhu Mei's current ability and level, she is far behind the two masters. Giving her these difficult movies will definitely embarrass her.
Therefore, I have to add that this movie cannot be too difficult, let alone test the acting skills of the male and female protagonists - for example, in "Farewell My Concubine", Zhang Fenyi, Ge You and Zhang Guorong are all movie king-level figures, they are all kings! Otherwise, how could it be possible to make a classic
Brother Kai was able to make "Farewell My Concubine" because, on the one hand, he was already a top-notch director in the Mainland, and on the other hand, the investor, the proprietress of Tomson Yipin, was very well-connected in Hong Kong and was coaxed Drag Leslie Cheung here, otherwise how could the three major movie stars appear at the same time
Do you want Zhu Mei to ask Sun Dahe to take a look now? Ask her to ask Jin Weijie to take a look? Go and ask Ma Xing to take a look
Even other movie stars won’t come!
Therefore, we can only lower the difficulty and make the movie as simple as possible.
Shen Huan does have a choice among these movies.
"The Girl We Chased Together All Those Years", "Thirty-three Days of Love", "Huajing Meets Seattle", and "July and Ansheng" are all.
But if you think about it carefully, these movies are all biased toward love and are youth movies. There is nothing to dig into in terms of literature and art, and they cannot satisfy Hao Ye's request of "making Zhu Mei famous".
In the end, after much deliberation, the smart Shen Huan chose two movies that fit all the above conditions.
One is called "Sweet Honey", which is a super classic starring Li Huang and Zhang Manyu.
The other one is "Love Letter", which is the famous work of Japanese director Shunji Iwai. It is a rare classic of pure love!
From an inner perspective, Shen Huan certainly prefers "Sweet Honey", but "Sweet Honey" is too difficult and the investment is too high.
Li Huang and Zhang Manyu are both Best Actor and Best Actor, and even the supporting actor Zeng Zhiwei is also a Best Actor. It not only spans twenty years in Hong Kong, but also has to be filmed abroad.
The production cost of this part is at least 20 million, not including the remuneration of the male and female protagonists.
Without an overall budget of 50 million, I'm afraid it won't be possible.
For a director of Zhu Mei's level, the difficulty of this funding amount is really too high.
So in the end, Shen Huan chose the classic of pure love - "Love Letter"! !
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