Chapter 153 Extreme Cry
His current situation is very strange. He wants to develop into the film industry, but his grades in this are still not as good as those of him as a singer. After all, singers are different from actors, and actors need time and experience to hone them.
"Four dramas, two movies ensure box office, two movies ensure that they can win reputation and awards!" Lin Ling's eyes were bright. Next year is the most critical moment. If Chu Yue doesn't win the actor, she will lose in the agreement! But she doesn't want to use Chu Yue's future as a play, so she will be tired of Chu Yue this year and needs to buy a double insurance.
The music is reassuring. Although Chu Yue can only release two albums a year at most, and even only release one this year, it cannot shake his status. You know, he is a popular singer in the music industry and still has unlimited potential!
From Lin Ling's standpoint, she admires the legend of Ran Min that Ah Hao was writing. However, after she learned about this person's legendary deeds from Ah Hao, she knew that this drama was difficult to start filming. In her judgment, this drama would cost at least 200 million Hong Kong dollars, and I believe no film company would be willing to spend so much money.
Therefore, she did not expect that book for the time being, so she might as well look forward to the current script. As an agent, she received seven or eight scripts, all of which were hoping to find Chu Yuelai to star in, and some films that had invested in high-end films. Among them, the books that had the opportunity to sell the box office or win the award were filtered out.
One of them is the theme of martial arts, which is the work of Xu Ke. In recent years, he has not been very satisfied and seems to hope to turn back from martial arts again. The other is the invitation from Adu, and the other is the drama.
"I filtered it, these three books are the most suitable for you..." Lin Ling threw all three books to Chu Yue: "My suggestion, Xu Ke's play can be accepted or not. He is too arbitrary, you may not be able to bear his anger, and he has really not been able to do it in recent years. If Adu wants to take it, it is best to talk to the director for another drama about it!"
Who is Xu? In the hearts of all movie fans, this name means master. When Chu Yue saw this name, his eyes lit up immediately. Xu Ke just couldn't do it anymore, but as long as he could work with him once, it would be a big deal if he failed again!
As for Adu, Chu Yue was promoted by Adu at the time, and he must take on this love! However, he browsed the book and pointed out social issues. Such a play was definitely a failure in the box office, and the actors basically had no hope. Why should they consider this drama?
Seeing Chu Yue's hesitation, Lin Ling smiled silently: "You can talk to the director about the drama film. I made an appointment with him to have dinner together at noon. Adu has another drama on hand now, which in theory will not take up too much time, and he usually films very quickly! Don't worry about not being able to make mistakes in the schedule."
Alas! A great festival, I was strangled and killed by Lin Ling! Chu Yue shook his head in pain: "I must take Xu Ke's play, and Adu's play is also inconsiderate and reasonable. As for the plot movie... Let's talk to the director before talking to the director!"
The director of the drama film is Gao Fei. Chu Yue thought it was the thief played by Brother Fa. Gao Fei is a young director. He has directed several short films before. Although he did not win any awards, he received certain praise. After a few greetings with him, Chu Yue couldn't help but ask curiously: "Director Gao, why do you want to ask me to act in this drama?"
Gao Fei fell into deep thought and smiled bitterly. This was his first feature film. For this drama, he specially went to Wang Jindong's film fund to apply for filming funds, and ended up getting two million, but the two million were obviously not satisfactory. He hoped that this drama would have a little box office, and even if it was a feature film, it should have a box office.
So, when he knew that Wang Jindong was Chu Yue's teacher, he made up his mind and sent the script over. At that time, Lin Ling was shocked. Chu Yue's salary was as high as 5 million, and a two million drama, and he actually dared to find Chu Yue to star in the drama. The lowest investment was more than 10 million! She was very curious about what the person in front of her thoughts, how could he have such courage, and why could he attract Chu Yue to star in this drama.
Gao Fei was obviously a bold and meticulous director. He glanced at Chu Yue and Lin Ling and said the answer frankly: "Because you are one of the most box office stars now. With you, my box office will not be too bad!"
"Then why do you think I will take on this drama?" Chu Yue was even more curious now. Gao Fei wanted a star with a box office appeal to act in a drama that invested 2 million yuan because he wanted the box office to not be too bad. This person is so interesting. Even Adu, who has the kindness of supporting him, would never speak to him for a two million yuan drama.
"Because you are Wang Jindong's student!" Gao Fei gritted his teeth and said that his greatest confidence was that he was betting whether Chu Yue would act in this drama based on Wang Jindong's relationship. At least, everyone in the circle knew that Chu Yue was the one who wore Wang Jindong back then!
Chu Yue's face tightened. When he thought of Uncle Dong, he couldn't help but sigh softly. Uncle Dong had hurt Hong Kong films before, but when he got old, he regretted it but it was too late, so he left this fund to help Hong Kong films.
But Chu Yueyi knew that this fund had invested tens of millions of dollars so far, but no truly decent newcomer had ever stood up. Most of the young directors today are too impetuous and arrogant. No one knows how long can it last if a sum of money continues like this.
"I promise you!" Chu Yue closed his eyes, and the senior who brought him into the industry seemed to appear in front of him. When he opened his eyes, he saw Gao Fei's uneasy look, and smiled relievedly: "Don't worry about the film reward, I just need all the income from this drama to the Movie Foundation!" As soon as this said, Gao Fei immediately relaxed a lot and nodded repeatedly to agree.
"Wait, why don't you discuss this drama first and then talk about other things!" Lin Ling would not act emotionally like Chu Yue, and immediately interrupted their words. If Chu Yue takes on the next bad movie because of this, that would be a bad thing.
"About this drama, my concept is to make a father-son relationship. There are too few things about family affection in local films. I really want to do something like this!" When talking about the movie, Gao Fei's eyes lit up and he sorted out his thoughts to introduce him to Chu Yue: "I originally considered a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old to play the role of father in it. Later I thought that this might not be able to convey the theme exactly!"
Chu Yue exchanged a look with Lin Ling. It seemed that Gao Fei in front of him was not like those too proud young directors, with a clear mind! Gao Fei thought about it and continued to introduce: "Responsibility, I want to convey such a concept, through the interaction between father and son, to convey the lack of responsibility for society and family in the new generation of young people. This is a common problem!"
Chu Yue is also an excellent director, so Gao Fei did not hide his ideas in front of Chu Yue, and was even happy to communicate. He was very obsessed with "Lost".
"Then how do you solve the problem of Chu Yue being too old..." Lin Ling immediately pointed out this focus. Chu Yue is really not young now, almost thirty years old. If he still plays a guy on the screen who has no sense of responsibility for himself and society, in a sense, there is naturally persuasion. However, this has lost its distance from the theme of the film and has a huge deviation. After all, this drama wants to express a new generation!
Gao Fei frowned and drank some coffee and said, "If you put on makeup, you can make KEVIN look younger. With art guidance and clothing design, you should make KEVIN look only twenty-two or three years old in the play, which should meet my requirements!"
"OK, if that's the case, what do you understand about this drama!" Lin Ling is indeed a very dedicated agent and immediately asked a new question: "Do you want business or art? I want to know this route!"
Gao Fei was slightly stunned and grabbed his head in distress. In fact, the reason why he came to Chu Yue to star in this drama at the risk of being scolded for being ungrateful is of course because he hoped that the box office of this drama would not be too bad. It was the money of the Movie Foundation, and it was his first feature film, so it was not to be lost.
However, he also understands very well that from the standpoint of a new director like him, it is more important to stand firm. It is of course better to be able to make a difference in the movie awards. If it doesn't work, then it should make a difference in the box office. Now that KEVIN is starring in this drama, the box office will never be too bad.
Thinking of this, he felt relieved: "I think it can be more artistic. As for the box office, it will be completely left to Brother Yue. His box office appeal will be the key factor in determining whether this drama will be a top-notch player!"
Chu Yue and Lin Ling smiled at each other again. If Gao Fei used this notebook to tell him that he wanted to be a box office and not literary, they would definitely leave immediately. Originally, such notebooks and stories were only suitable for art films. If they were made into commercial dramas, it would be extremely awkward. Chu Yue and Lin Ling were not unaware of people, so of course they would not make such mistakes!
Gao Fei wisely puts his box office hope on Chu Yue. This drama focuses on artistic factors, which proves that he is very wise, and as a director, he obviously has his own thoughts and strength.
In fact, the reason why Chu Yue agreed to act in this drama was not entirely because of Wang Jindong, but because he admired Gao Fei. A young director who dared to take risks and tried, appreciated this style and came to him to act in this drama because Gao Fei dared to come to him to act in this drama. All this is enough!
He stood up and stretched out his hand to hold Gao Fei, and smiled and said softly: "Then, I wish us a happy cooperation..."
"Happy cooperation!" Gao Fei's face was filled with a happy smile!
However, they never thought about what kind of changes this cooperation would bring! Chu Yueyi had never thought that after the start of Gao Fei, there were countless filmmakers who emerged on the road of the Movie Foundation, becoming the new blood delivery point for future Hong Kong films, and becoming the most powerful force to cultivate new directors outside of black and white films...
Lin Ling understood what he meant, and her face changed drastically. Looking at the ground getting closer and closer, she gritted her teeth and flew over and hugged Chu Yue, yelling in his ear: "Hug tightly, we won't have any trouble!"
Can a person's parachute withstand two people? The answer is no. Lin Ling and Chu Yue fell much faster than others. They only floated in the air for a short time, and then surpassed the other people's falling speed!
It seems that even if you don’t die, you will end up being injured!
Seeing that the ground was getting closer and closer, Chu Yue could even see the grass on the ground, and his thoughts flashed. He hugged Lin Ling tightly, and threw it to the ground with a bang, protecting Lin Ling, and rolled out more than ten meters, successfully unloading most of the falling power.
Even so, Chu Yue still felt his internal organs tumbling and jumping out in an instant. While rolling, his arms were dislocated. He lay on the ground with cold sweat for a long time, his face as if it was painted. After a while, he stood up shakingly, gritted his teeth and endured the pain, and looked at Lin Ling.
Chapter completed!