Chapter 41: Building the Name of Miss AnAfter reading the script, Han Sanping found no problems and helped Chen An get it approved as soon as possible. After it passes the review, you can prepare the contract. This time is the same as last time. At least in the mainland, Beijing Film Studio can fully take over this small piece of land. It also has the ability to distribute to Hong Kong Island and Taiwan, but this time Chen An plans to include South Korea and Xiao Rizi together, and convert exports to domestic sales again, to make it big. As a classic love movie that was popular throughout Asia at that time, Chen An is still quite confident. After all, love is popular all over the world. "Titanic" is a typical example. It grossed 15 million . dollars in North America, and remained the North American box office champion for 12 consecutive weeks. It also grossed billion . dollars worldwide outside of its home country! It's simply crazy. Different from the technological innovations of "Jurassic Park" and "Avatar", it has swept the entire world film industry with love that can be understood by the whole world! It is the most awesome movie in Hollywood, and those subsequent superhero movies cannot compare with his own "Avatar". One is a fan movie, and the other is a technological innovation. Compared to "Titanic", both are top-notch in terms of awards, box office and reputation. There is still a long way to go.
"I plan to set the production cost at 10 million first. What do you think?" Chen An began to discuss the investment with Han Sanping who had just finished reading the script. This time, Chen An does not intend to do a small-scale thing, and will not talk about the production cost for now. After all, he plans to take advantage of the popularity of that big ship to see if he can break 100 million at the box office. Han Sanping thought about it and decided that there was definitely no shortage of funds. The previous two films had made a lot of money, and there was still one that hadn't been released yet, so it would definitely make a lot more. "No problem, same as before?" "Same thing, make it bigger. I won't charge a director's fee this time. I'll make money anyway. But this time I plan to release it all over Asia." Chen An told the truth that this time the target was not limited to the mainland or Hong Kong Island. "Well, same as before, 50-50, but this time you have to cooperate with the publicity all the way, from the beginning of the filming." Han Sanping thought about it and agreed, but this time Chen An couldn't be the same as before. They were only responsible for filming the movie and waiting for it to be released. Nowadays, big productions start promoting them from the moment they initiate the project and start filming. "No problem. We can even hold an interview to help boost publicity." Chen An also understood that this publicity was very important. After all, he had great ambitions and needed everyone’s cooperation. Han Sanping was also quite satisfied: "That's great, I'll make the arrangements when the time comes. Do you have any idea?" "I'm still thinking about it. I'll tell you later that the heroine must be pretty, but the hero doesn't have to be that handsome." "Okay, we'll talk about it later. I'll get it approved as soon as possible." "Then I won't stay either. You go ahead and do your work. I'm leaving now." After the two of them finished talking, Chen An left without staying any longer. Before leaving, Chen An went to the post-production room to watch the post-production of "Little Forest: Winter and Spring". The rough cut is ready. Chen An took a look at it and thought it was pretty good, it just needed some streamlining.
Remove the noise, add the music, add the subtitles, and then do some fine-tuning before you can start promoting it. It is planned to be released at the end of the year, and the audience in the south will be able to see the snow scenes that I have carefully shot. It's cold in the south but there's no snow, so this time they got a treat for their eyes. After finding no problems, Chen An walked out of the Beijing Film Studio. As soon as he stepped out of the door, he felt a heat wave coming. "It's summer already. Time flies." Chen An stood at the door and shielded his eyes with his hands to avoid being dazzled by the sun. After walking for a while, Chen An took a taxi and returned home. In fact, when writing the script, Chen An had thought about the candidate for the heroine. Both newcomers and established actresses are fine. After all, the original actress in the previous life was also a newcomer, so it doesn't matter. If you want to choose an established actress, it's best to go to Hong Kong Island. Because of their reliance on Hong Kong Island's developed entertainment industry, the popularity of Hong Kong stars has more or less influence throughout Asia. Of course Gong Li is also very beautiful, but Chen An couldn't imagine the Gong Li in his impression playing such an image, so he decided to look for her if there was any award-winning opportunity. Besides, she is now moving towards the Hong Kong circle for development. But Chen An didn't want to use people from the Hong Kong circle. In this era, if he did, he would only be paying for the money. People from the mainland are all focused on going to Hong Kong Island, let alone those in the Hong Kong circle. Unless Chen An goes to Hollywood to gain experience as the mainland's saint and becomes an international director, it will all be in vain. And I didn’t think too much about the last movie, but when this movie starts, I will definitely sign the actors. The male and female protagonists must be our own people, the others don’t matter, especially the female protagonist must be signed, her value is too great. The heroine in my previous life became instantly famous throughout Asia thanks to this movie, so I have to exploit her well. Therefore, Chen An still thinks that if he wants to use newcomers, he should be a director like his senior brother, who is a supporter of people! The title of Miss An is not bad either, she is in a relatively high class situation, and she cannot be "kidnapped" by actors like Zhang Yimou was. I will change my film after film to let you know that the truly amazing director is still me. "Then we can have an interview at both Beijing Film Academy and the Central Academy of Drama. We can interview together. Whoever is good enough will get the job, and the acting department teachers will have nothing to say." After thinking for a long time, Chen An finally decided to interview and cast a wide net to select people. The already famous actress Chen An was not considered. She wanted to follow Zhang Yimou's path and choose a student to make her the same as Gong Li. He became famous overnight and became a big director that everyone admired. He was a big director who could make people famous overnight. The previous experience with Yu Jinghong was a lesson for us. This time, Chen An wants to make the name of Miss An famous! As for the male lead, it's much easier, any role will do, as long as he can act like the punching bag in the movie, with some comedic effect. We can interview together at that time to see if Duan Long, who has worked with me on two movies, is suitable. If he is, I will choose him. Originally, Chen An paid the most attention to Zhang Yi, as he was quite good at playing that kind of role. It’s a pity that I still don’t know where it is now.
After thinking for a long time, Chen An finally decided to interview them all and decide who to hire later. After making the decision, Chen An called Han Sanping and said, "Brother Han, I plan to interview for the female lead. I'll choose between Beijing Film Academy and Central Academy of Drama. I'll also interview for the male lead and we'll see who's the right person when the time comes." "The leading actress is only chosen from students of the Central Academy of Drama and the Beijing Film Academy?" Han Sanping on the other end of the phone raised questions. For a moment, he couldn't understand why Chen An did this. "Yes, I plan to use newcomers, and I will not let outsiders keep the best talent. I will select from Beijing Film Academy and Central Academy of Drama." "Why? Brother Chen, tell me the reason. Don't you like any of them? If you need a Hong Kong star, I can give you one and I can also contact you." Han Sanping didn't care that the previous "Little Forest" had a small investment, but this time the investment was 10 million and newcomers were hired. He wanted to know the reason so that he could have an idea in his mind. "I just don't want to use Hong Kong stars, so I plan to cast newcomers. I'll also learn from my senior brother and create an An girl. Don't worry, I have a plan for this movie." Chen An explained the reason and comforted Han Sanping by letting him know that he had his mind set and would not mess around. Now Chen An has both awards and box office success. If he wants to continue to expand his reputation, in addition to making other excellent works, he must also demonstrate his ability to promote people. Only in this way can actors and capital that want to support actors flock to it. Han Sanping on the other end of the phone could only helplessly reply after hearing Chen An's answer: "Well, brother, I still believe in you. I'll listen to you. When the time comes, I'll pick a place and we'll have the interview together." "Just interview at Beijing Film Academy, so that the teachers won't say that I don't take care of you. I get a headache every time I hear this." "Hahahaha, this is the tradition of your Beijing Film Academy directors. We can't lose it." Han Sanping, who had just learned the interview location, also found Chen An's complaints funny. After all, it was an old tradition for directors from Beijing Film Academy to select actors from the Central Academy of Drama. Normally, the directors wouldn't take those nagging things seriously, but Chen An was still a student, so it was hard for him not to listen. New author asks for everything~
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