Chapter 12: First Encounter with the Legendary Mountain EagleIn fact, Chen An has thought about the choice of script many times, but he has not thought about commercial films yet. Since 95, the domestic box office has been declining. Except for the main theme movies, other movies have not made much box office. Not to mention the box office theft, there are countless cases of piracy. A movie that was released yesterday can be seen today, but the pictures will be blurry. It was not until the release of "Hero" in 02 that the domestic box office began to rise, ushering in the era of commercial films. The box office of million accounted for a quarter of the total box office that year. It’s scary to think about it. Therefore, unless he becomes a big director, Chen An will not consider making commercial films. So Chen An’s goal has always been to make award-winning films. And it can’t be the kind of film that wins the Big Three, otherwise it would be a waste. Firstly, I couldn’t possibly make such a good film, and secondly, I didn’t think they would give the Best Picture award to a 19-year-old director. After choosing for a long time, Chen An finally picked out the script of "Run Lola Run".
The original film was nominated for the Golden Lion Award and grossed over 100 million in Europe! It is also a pioneering film that breaks the original classic narrative structure and adopts a three-part narrative structure. It looks really awesome in this era! I don't feel bad that I didn't win the award. It will be released in three years anyway, so I might as well copy it. It's also a good way to practice, and it has some style, as it's innovative. It is a film that is both experimental and entertaining. More importantly, it's a film about 'feminism' that just happens to keep up with the current European version. It completely meets Chen An's current conditions. I even think it's not difficult to touch the nomination for Best Director. The film has approximately 1581 shot transitions and 71 minutes of motion footage, with an average shot length of seconds per shot. It hasn't gotten boring yet. It's definitely the director's show of skill. Although Chen An is not that awesome yet, the picture is already in your mind and he can polish it out for you. Although Chen An believes that he has not yet reached that level in terms of picture aesthetics, color scheduling, and light and shadow. But the main part of this movie is not these, and Chen An is still confident. This movie doesn't have many special effects, mainly animations interspersed, they are not big special effects, but they are acceptable. The important heroine Chen An has also made a choice in her mind, which is to find her brother Jiang Wen. Now, before he gets involved with his French woman. Ning Jing would not insist on marrying a foreigner. Delay your own shooting. After all, the heroine needs a sense of power. I can't afford Gong Li, the first choice, and the investment is not enough to cover her salary. Thinking about what happened later, I have to say that our Brother Jiang is really a romantic man.
After writing the script, Chen An immediately took it to Dean Liu and asked him to take a look at it first. It would be even better if he could recommend it to him. "A pioneering experimental script?" Dean Liu asked Chen An while looking at the script in his hand. Dean Liu saw it when he saw Lola running the second fastest. "Yes, I want to try to win a prize abroad. I have already received the investment, so I came to ask you for help." "You are so bold. You just finished developing a short film and you are thinking about developing a feature film now." "I don't want to try this, but others are willing to invest." "You decide for yourself. This script is not easy to film. You can't film it the way you did it last time." Hearing this, Chen An grinned and said, "Didn't I come to see you?" "You are really good at finding someone. You found me. Since you have come here, go directly to the Beijing Film Studio. I will help you contact Director Han." "Okay, thank you, Dean. I'll be leaving now." "Come on, come on, hurry up. I'll help you this time. After that, stay in school and study hard." Dean Liu looked at Chen An's playful face and said unhappily. "No problem, I'll listen to you. I'll leave first." After saying that, Chen An closed the office door and went to the Beijing Film Studio with the script. Since Lin Dajiang has been told about the release, we must find a production studio. Chen An came to see Dean Liu specifically for this reason. After arriving at the Beijing Film Studio, Chen An waited in the lobby for more than half an hour before a staff member came. Took Chen An into Han Sanping's office. As soon as he entered the door, Chen An saw at a glance this eagle who was about to become a big name in the film and television industry. Much younger than I imagined. "Director Han." Chen An, who walked in, was the first to greet everyone. "Brother Chen, please sit down quickly." Han Sanping, who was sitting behind the desk, also waved to Chen An to sit in the chair in front of him. After Chen An sat down, he handed him the script. Han Sanping didn't say much and picked up the script to read. After reading it, he said to Chen An: "Have you got the investment? Are you planning to use it to compete for the three major awards?" "Correct!" Chen An nodded. "Okay then, leave the distribution and production to us, we'll take 10%."
Han Sanping didn't say any polite words and went straight to the point when speaking to Chen An. "Okay, but you've read the script, and we're going to film in Hong Kong Island. I hope Director Han can help." "Of course. Dean Liu called me personally. It seems that he has high hopes for Brother Chen." "Don't dare, don't dare." "No, the heroine has been chosen. I'll talk to whoever you need." Chen An did not refuse: "The first choice is Gong Li, but I feel that her salary is more expensive than my movie. The second one is Ning Jing. I plan to ask Jiang Wen to recommend me." Hearing that Chen An already had an idea, Han Sanping didn't say much. "Then I'll hand in the script for you first. Just come find me when you want to start work. If you need any help, that's fine." "No problem, thank you Director Han, I'll be leaving first." "Walk slowly." Chen An got up and left, and Han Sanping did not try to keep him. After leaving the house, Chen An couldn't help sighing that it was really difficult to make movies privately in this era. They also had to pay salaries to the hired staff, finance the production themselves, and when they wanted to release the film, they only took 10% out of President Liu's consideration. No wonder people nowadays like to go abroad to win prizes. Then Chen An found a place and called Lin Dajiang. After explaining all these things, Lin Dajiang agreed and only said that he would come back to him when the work started. After the chat, Chen An went to find Jiang Wen. He happened to be at home, and so was his younger brother Jiang Wu. Chen An thought it was such a coincidence that the male protagonist was here! When Chen An walked into his yard, he saw the two brothers sitting at the stone table in the middle of the courtyard, with food and wine. It seems that I came at the right time. "Hey, what a rare visitor! What brings you here to your brother Jiang?" Seeing Chen An, Jiang Wen waved his hand and asked Chen An to sit over. Chen An sat down, picked up a piece of food, put it in his mouth and started eating. After he finished eating, he said, "I have something to ask you, and Fifth Brother happened to be here too, so we bumped into each other." "Looking for him? What's the matter?" Chen An did not hide it. He put the script on the table, pushed it in front of Jiang Wu, and said: "I'm here to borrow a heroine and a hero. Coincidentally, Fifth Brother is here too. See if he likes them." "Okay, I'll take a look." Jiang Wu didn't refuse and picked up the script to read.
Jiang Wen was not in a hurry to watch it. After his younger brother finished watching it, it would naturally be his turn. "Borrow a heroine? Who?" "You just made a movie, who are you talking about?" "Her? Okay then, I'll help you contact her. But if your script is not good and they don't accept it, don't contact me." "How can that be possible? Don't worry, my script is great!" After saying that, Chen An gave a thumbs up. "Okay, I'll help you contact her, and then I'll see if your script works." "Then you should give it a try. Men won't say no. This is a role tailor-made for me. If I can't afford Gong Li, she would be the heroine." "Brag as much as you can. I'll see how good your script is later." After saying that, Jiang Wen went back to the room and called Ning Jing. Jiang Wu was reading the script, and Chen An was not idle either, picking up some food and eating. Then he went into the house and took out a cup. I poured some wine and drank it slowly, bit by bit. Not long after, Jiang Wen, who had just finished a phone call, came out, and the two sat together and started drinking. Jiang Wu was indeed reading a script non-stop. Please help me. It's snowing in my hometown. It's a pity that I can't post illustrations now.
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