Superstars start as villains

Chapter 142 A fairly reliable young director.

Chapter 142 A fairly reliable young director.

Zhou Xing took them to the Peninsula Hotel where they were staying. Liu Wei and Ning Hao were just like grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden.

Anli winked at Zhou Xing, meaning: Are these two okay?It doesn't look very reliable.

Zhou Xing gave her an OK gesture.

"You two are free, oh, by the way, what do you want to drink?" The advantage of a suite for Zhou Xing is that there is a living room where he can receive guests.

Liu Wei was a little restless, glanced at Ning Hao, and both of them waved their hands again and again: "No, no need."

"Room 2308 will give you three sets of afternoon tea, thank you." Zhou Xing directly dialed the room service.

"Relax, Xiangjiang says it's not big, it's not small, it's fate for us to meet each other." Seeing that they were still cramped, Zhou Xing said with a smile.

As soon as Ning Hao heard Zhou Xing speak in a childlike voice, he asked, "Are you from the capital?"

"I'm half a native of the capital. I studied in the capital for four years in college, and now I'm still living in the capital."

When Zhou Xing said this, Ning Hao was overjoyed: "My university is also in the capital."

"Oh? Art school?"

"That's right, I'm from the Beijing Film and Television Department."

Zhou Xing was a little dumbfounded: "It can't be such a coincidence, can it? I'm from the Beijing Film and Television Department."

Things are often so bloody, the two sides reported their family backgrounds, they were actually brothers, Ning Hao was in the 03rd class, Zhou Xing was in the 96th class, but the age difference between the two parties was only one year, Zhou Xing was 76 years old, Ning Hao was 77 years old, Exactly one year older than him.

"Brother, why do I think that you look familiar?" Ning Hao suddenly snorted.

"Wait, you're Zhou Xing?" Ning Hao suddenly patted his thigh.

Anli was taken aback, thinking, what's wrong with this man?It's okay to have bad eyesight, and still be so surprised.

Just when the afternoon tea was delivered, Zhou Xing asked curiously, "Junior Brother Ning, how did you come to Xiangjiang to invest?"

Ning Hao was a little depressed: "Hey, don't mention it, I made a film [Green Grass] in 04, and it was shortlisted for the best director award at the Spanish International Film Festival. As a result, I rushed there excitedly, but I didn't win the award. Last year It was nominated for the Shanghai International Film Festival, the Asian Newcomer Award, and the Most Popular Film Award, but it still didn’t win the award.”

"You also know in China, an unknown director, who pissed on your pot? No, I heard that there is an international film festival in Xiangjiang, so I will try my luck."

Zhou Xing nodded secretly. This is the environment in the entertainment industry. If you are famous, people will look for it. If you are famous, you can help investors make money. Those investors can help you become your ancestors, but if you are not famous?I'm sorry, where it came from, where it came from, the investor's money didn't come from the wind.

Maxima often has it, but Bole doesn't. That's why there are so many gray areas in the entertainment industry.

After the chat, it was time to get down to business, Zhou Xing said solemnly: "Student, I can invest in you, but your scripts cost at least tens of millions of dollars to shoot, otherwise, let's get a small-cost one first." Test the waters?"

Ning Hao and Liu Wei were a little bit disappointed, but it's normal to think about it. The money is not blown by strong winds. Small costs are small costs.

"I really have a script here, and I can shoot it for about two or three million." Ning Hao took out another script from his bag.

Zhou Xing took it and looked at it for a while, but frowned: "Your script is not specially prepared for this film festival, is it?"

The script is actually quite interesting, it’s a comedy, but it’s not appropriate to put Xiangjiang as the background, because Ning Hao doesn’t know Xiangjiang. Ever since the Xu brothers faded out of the film industry, Xiangjiang has been dominated by Master Xing’s nonsensical comedies, like Ning Hao. Hao's relatively "cold" comedy, if it is shown in Xiangjiang, will basically only hit the street.

Ning Hao scratched his head in embarrassment, literary youth, it is inevitable that he would be a little embarrassed to be caught in such an opportunistic thing.

Zhou Xing laughed to himself, he had dealt with those veterans in the entertainment industry a lot these years, and this was the first time he had seen such a young director.

"Change the background of the script to the mainland. Now that Xiangjiang filmmakers are scrambling to go north to make films, we mainland filmmakers plunged into this quagmire. Are you stupid? What do you think?"

Ning Hao was shocked when he heard the words, neither he nor Liu Wei could speak Cantonese, and these days in Xiangjiang, he had often received supercilious glances. up.

"Okay, I'll fix the script right away."

After the two parties left their contact information, the two left. After they left, Anli said, "Do you really want to invest in them?"

"Otherwise?" Zhou Xing shrugged.

Anli frowned slightly: "Why do I feel that they are not reliable? The one named Ning Hao is too young, right?"

Indeed, Ning Hao was born in 77 and is only 29 years old this year. You know, Chen Kaige also directed his first movie [Yellow Earth] at the age of 32. This is because he has a good father. At the age of 34, he was still working as a photographer, and at the age of 37, he directed his first film [Red Sorghum].

Director is an industry that values ​​qualifications very much, because in this industry, you must know a little bit about everything, otherwise it is easy to be ostracized and fooled. To put it bluntly, you don’t even know how many people you need for lighting, photography, and props , Do investors dare to throw tens of millions of funds on you?

"Sister Anli, age is not a problem. At least he still has a film that can be nominated for the Spanish Film Festival. Isn't it much better than those who have no experience at all?" Zhou Xing talked with Ning Hao for so long, and he still has a good impression of him. of.

"That's all his one-sidedness." Anli paused: "That's right, won't it be over if I check him?"

Zhou moved his lips, but he didn't stop him. After all, his money didn't come from a strong wind. There are several million investments, and some things must be investigated clearly.

Anli's efficiency has always been very high, and Ning Hao's information was sorted out in a few days.

I really don’t know if I don’t see it. It turns out that Ning Hao is much more reliable than Zhou Xing imagined. In fact, Ning Hao started to help people shoot MVs during school, and the business is not bad. Of course, it’s not because he shoots well. It's just that this guy has no professional ethics, he shoots as soon as he gives money, and the price is cheap, which almost squeezes out other people's business.

And in 01, Ning Hao won the Best Director Award at the College Student Film Festival with his first film "Thursday, Wednesday", and later became the executive director of "Huaxia Divorce".

After reading this resume, Anli no longer objects to investing in Ning Hao, but his script is still being revised, and he has already returned to the mainland. After all, Xiangjiang's consumption level is too high.

"Sister Anli, why don't you go back to the mainland to connect with Ning Hao after you're done, it's enough for me to have Xiaomei here." In fact, it's not just this matter, Anli is also in charge of the operation of the studio, plus With Xiong Xinxin's joining, if it wasn't for some private matters to attend to when returning to Xiangjiang this time, he wouldn't have come with Zhou Xing.

Three days later, [Exile] held a launch conference, which can be called a luxurious cast, which naturally attracted a lot of media attention, but at the scene, Zhou Xing was still the most "popular" one.

Of course, this does not mean that Zhou Xing's coffee position crushes Wu Zhengyu and the others, but that he has been filming in the Mainland for many years, and finally came back. The people of Xiangjiang are naturally more willing to see his news, even if the Xiangjiang media is not happy, they can't stop it The general trend.

However, most of the questions asked by Xiangjiang reporters had nothing to do with the movie "Exile". In the end, Brother Feng couldn't stand it anymore, so he hastily ended the press conference.

The background setting of "Exile" is three days before the return of Haojiang, so the filming location of the crew is naturally here.

Haojiang is actually a city that is quite suitable for the elderly. The population here is not large, and many buildings maintain the original Portuguese style. The streets and alleys are extraordinarily quiet.

Although the opening press conference was held, Brother Feng did not start filming directly, but let all the leading actors practice shooting. Speaking of it, Zhou Xing's foundation is considered the worst. He has been filming for so many years, but he has been in contact with cold Weapons, I have never made a shootout film.

Fortunately, the guns and bullets in the film are all props, and the recoil is not very strong, so it is relatively easy to master.

But when he saw Brother Feng ordered [-] rounds of ammunition in a frenzy, Zhou Xing suddenly wondered if he should get a real body armor to wear when shooting.

"Exile, first act, first shot, action."

The first scene was shot, in an alley, the policeman played by Xu Shaoxiong happened to encounter the three protagonists in a gunfight inside the house, and was about to get out of the car to call the police, but outside the house, Abo played by Jiang Xue and Amao played by Zhang Yaoyang pulled out their guns , shooting at a soda can.

With such an elegant and agile shot, Zhou Xing couldn't help but secretly admire Brother Feng's whimsy. With a small soda can, he not only showed the superb spear skills of Apo and Amao, but also created enough jokes .

The scene where Xu Shaoxiong hides in the back of the car in embarrassment and calls Heishhui to beg for mercy is both funny and angry, which also inherits the black humor style in his films as always.

"Kah, how good it is." Even Brother Feng, who always likes to pretend to be cool, praised Xu Shaoxiong's performance.

Zhou Xing couldn't help nodding secretly, Xu Shaoxiong is definitely the representative of the whole facial muscles acting, especially after being frightened, it gives people a feeling that his whole face is trembling, but in this scene, he is in charge of acting. It's still a comedy effect, such a contrast, the visual effect is perfect.

"Exile, second act, fifth shot, action."

A Huo played by Zhou Xing, A He played by Zha Zhahui, and A Tai played by Wu Zhengyu stood in the room.

A bullet bounced slightly after it hit the ground, and then rolled to the side. Zhou Xing and Wu Zhengyu were silently removing the bullets from the magazine.

Zha Zhahui was filling the revolver with bullets, and the three tacitly kept six bullets.

Almost at the same time, the three men fired at the same time.

(End of this chapter)