Chapter 271 Preparation for Smiling Proud Jianghu
After the college entrance examination, Zhang Duo has been staying at home to code words. On the one hand, he wrote the script of the movie Xiao Ao Jianghu, and the other is to write the manuscript of Lu Ding Ji.
The Songjiang Morning Post received countless reminder letters, but Zhang Duo still did not publish Lu Ding Ji. He planned to wait.
On the 20th, the college entrance examination results finally came out. Zhang Duo's score was 550 points, barely passing the score line of that year. Although it can't be compared with the top students in No. 1 Middle School in the city, it is a miracle that he can get such a score in school.
Zhang Duo volunteered to fill in the Chinese Department of Songjiang University, and finally passed the exam without any suspense. Qin Lan was a little worse and was admitted to Bincheng Normal University. Ning Daier, who is far away in Xixia City, did not come to study in Bincheng as in her previous life, because her grades were not even enough for her undergraduate line, but she was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy, which can be described as a twists and turns.
Of course, the admission notice was issued in August. At the end of June, Zhang Duo went to Bincheng after writing the script of Xiao Ao Jianghu. At Wanbang Film and Television Company, the TV series "Smiling Proud Jianghu" has already started shooting. But Zhang Duo's movie didn't even set up a shelf.
In the conference room, Song Siwei and Jin Yutang both lowered their heads and read Zhang Duo's script. This script is almost exactly the same as the 90th edition of "Smiling Proud Jianghu" in the previous life. Based on the novel, they added the story and cynic political criticism of the eunuchs of Dongchang who framed Zhongliang.
This "Smiling Proud Jianghu" can be said to be one of the movies Zhang Duo has wanted to make the most since his rebirth. The 90th edition of the previous life is recognized as the most successful adaptation of Jin Yong's film so far, and is also known as the "opening work of the new martial arts film".
Jin Yong's novels are full of anecdotes, and it is difficult for a film to fully extract the stories in Jin Yong's novels due to time constraints. Therefore, the key to adapting Jin Yong's films is whether he can extract the essence of his novels. This "Smiling Proud Jianghu" can be regarded as a classic adapted from Jin Yong's works. The story of the film is almost divorced from the original novel, but the characters of several main characters in the film are almost the same as those in the original work. The free and unrestrained Ling Huchong, the sinister and vicious Zuo Lengchan, and the deep Yue Buchun of the city government. Therefore, although most of the plots in the novel have been adapted, they can still let the audience see "Smiling Proud Jianghu" The shadow
"How's it going?" Seeing that the two put down the script one after another, Zhang Duo couldn't help asking that he was still a little worried about the play, because the success of this version of "Smiling Proud Jianghu" lies not in how exciting its storyline is, but in the artistic conception.
The significance and its artistic conception of "Smiling Proud Jianghu" cannot be done by many martial arts films. With the continuous development of film technology, martial arts movies are increasingly flowing in the gorgeousness of action design and the ghosts of various small props, focusing on "martial arts" and ignoring the word "xia", just like exquisitely packaged fast food for the audience to eat. The happiness lacks a nostalgic taste.
Song Siwei looked at Jin Yutang, then nodded and said, "It's very good. The artistic conception is far-reaching. Although the story is different, it has gained the essence of the original work!"
Jin Yutang couldn't help laughing and said, "Lao Song, whether it's the novel or the script, he wrote it, and he still doesn't know his intention?"
Song Siwei's expression was a little embarrassed, "Oh, I'm used to it! Ha ha! By the way, Aduo, how much do you sell your books now?
"The Smiling Proud Wanderer has sold more than 5 million copies now!" Zhang Duo replied vaguely.
"Your novel is simply a cash cow. From physical books to adapted movies and TV series, you have made a lot of money!" Jin Yutang is a little envious, because Zhang Duo has more than the shares of Wanbang Film and Television. The annual manuscript fee, Songjiang Morning Post and Wansheng Book's assets make Zhang Duo already have hundreds of millions of assets at a young age, absolutely richer than Song Siwei and Jin Yutang.
Zhang Duo smiled and said, "I can't help it, because the novel is an upstream industry, just like many blockbusters in the United States, which are adapted from comics. In our country, this position is occupied by martial arts novels.
Song Siwei and Jin Yutang nodded one after another. The reason why they wanted to win over Zhang Duo was that they took a fancy to his novels, and now the development of Wanbang Film and Television has also proved that their original vision was correct.
"Aduo, you are about to go to college after the college entrance examination. Do you think we should do a big job to make our Wanbang Film and Television bigger and stronger?" Jin Yutang said excitedly, looking a little excited.
"Brother Song, do you have any plans?" Zhang Duo asked, because Song Si is good at data analysis, he is quite far-sighted.
Song Siwei pushed his glasses and smiled and said, "I've been prepared for a long time. I'm waiting for you to graduate from high school!" After saying that, he stood up and walked out of the conference room to get his plan.
Taking advantage of this moment, Jin Yutang poked his head and asked, "A Duo, you are now a college student now. For emotional matters, it's different from when you were in high school. I want to ask you, what's going on with Yuzhi?"
Zhang Duo also had a headache when he heard it. Shit, I know what's going on. If only I knew. Well, let's talk about it in detail when we have time, cousin Yu!"
Thinking that Song Siwei might come back soon, Jin Yutang also felt that it was not good to struggle with this problem now. After saying a good word, he stopped talking.
Not long after, Song Siwei came back with two thick plans and handed them to Zhang Duo and Jin Yutang respectively. This is my plan for the future of our company. You two have a look and give me some advice.
Zhang Duo took the plan and looked at it at a glance. In the plan, Song Siwei's plan for the future of the company is: "I. Build a Wanbang cinema line, and II. I will split the current production part into a TV drama department and a film department. Among them, Gu Zongling is the head of the TV series department, and Zhang Duo is in charge of the film department. 3. On the basis of existing directors and screenwriters, continue to recruit directors and screenwriters to expand the market share of the company's TV series.
Zhang Duo took a look and felt that there were no major mistakes in the direction, and he was not very good at specific management. He is only in charge of the film department, which is exactly what he wants.
"Yes, Brother Song, I think this plan is very good. I am very satisfied with the film department!" Zhang Duo did not seem unhappy at all. In fact, he didn't care much about the company's business before. Song Siwei must have discussed with Jin Yutang before, so Jin Yutang did not express any comments.
"Aduo, from now on, it's up to you to invest less than 50 million movies. More than 50 million, just discuss it with the two of us. Song Siwei said to Zhang Duo.
"Well, in this case, I will decide for myself!" Zhang Duo said with a smile, which also shows that this "Smiling Proud Jianghu" is not a high-cost film, at least not comparable to "Journey to the West".
After the script was passed, Zhang Duo's "Smiling Proud Jianghu" officially began to be prepared. First of all, the staff of the crew were recruited, among which the deputy director Wu Jiangxiong played the role of Bodhi ancestor in Journey to the West. Photography is a photography team led by Liu Weichang. The lights, props, drama, field notes, art directors, etc. are all the original team of Journey to the West, and the action guidance is also held by Zhang Duo himself.
And the actors are a little difficult to do. Among them, Ling Huchong is famous for his difficult performance. For the time being, Zhang Duo himself is at the same time. If he can't find a suitable actor, he will have to fight by himself.
The reason why the "Smiling Proud Jianghu" in the previous life can become a classic lies in the wonderful performance of Xu Guanjie, Zhang Min, Liu Xun, Liu Zhaoming, Ye Tong, Zhang Xueyou and others. Linghu Chong played by Xu Guanjie is even more known as "the most successful Linghu Chong" - he will Linghu Chong's heroic Jianghu spirit and * The spirit of the market is perfectly integrated.
It's hard to say whether Zhang Duo can play Ling Huchong well, and Zhang Duo doesn't know where to look for those extremely outstanding supporting actors. Especially the aura-rich ancient father-in-law, played by Liu Xun, a Hong Kong actor from Cantonese opera in his previous life, is one of Zhang Duo's favorite green leaf actors.
Liu Xun has an innate aristocratic temperament and often plays the role of a master in movies. He once played Huang Qiying in The Lion King and told Huang Feihong, played by Li Lianjie, that he loved tiger oil. He regarded his son as his brother-in-law, called his thirteenth aunt his daughter-in-law, and performed a cute and masterly old man vividly.
If you play a villain, you are also a senior villain, such as Gu Jinfu, the eunuch of Dongchang in Xiao Ao Jianghu, and Jia Gong, the head of the three giants of Dongchang in Xinlongmen Inn.
He is also a father-in-law in Hong Kong movies. In Shanghai, he plays the father-in-law who comes across time and space. In Jiupin Sesame Official, he played the role of Grandpa Li and was scolded by Xing Ye.
Zhang Duo is worried about the role of the actor, but the artists of Wanbang Film and Television are salivating these characters. After all, the identity of a film actor is higher than that of a TV actor. Who wants to play on the big screen? After the news that Zhang Duo was going to start shooting the movie "Smiling Proud Wanderer" came out, he called him and wanted to ask him to meet countless people, and the phone was about to be blown up. In desperation, Zhang Duo had to choose to turn off the phone.
In the evening, Zhang Duo stayed in his room and continued to write the manuscript. Suddenly, he heard bursts of laughter in the living room, as if guests had come. Zhang Duo went out and saw that the person who came was Jin Yuzhi.
"Sister Yuzhi, why are you here?" Zhang Duo was surprised that although he had been to Jin Huaizhong's house many times, he had not invited Jin Yuzhi to come to his house.
Wang Shuying laughed and scolded, "How does this child speak? Yuzhi heard that you came back from Xingshan City and came to see you!" Wang Shuying did not know the identity of Jin Yuzhi, but she also heard Zhang Duo mention that there was such a person, but she never thought that Jin Yuzhi would be so beautiful.
Jin Yuzhi smiled and said, "He is usually like this. He has never been polite to me!"
"I don't treat you as an outsider, okay?" Zhang Duo glanced at her and said.