New Age Artists

Chapter 49: Should we make a movie of "Lost on Journey"?
"The title says three great directors, but the press release says three great directors of commercial films. In the era of commercial films, there are only three of us whose domestic box office exceeds 100 million. Feng Xiaogang's box office is inflated, but mine is not. I am much more valuable than his."

Shen Santong raised his head and glanced at the person in charge: "I think I deserve it. What do you think?"

"I have no objection. The title of the three major business directors is well deserved. However, our relationship with the media is not very good, and I am afraid that we will be criticized." The person in charge reminded.

It is not accurate to describe Shen Santong’s relationship with the media as “not very good”; it is close to being an enemy.

Some media outlets dislike him intensely.

"As long as the writing fee is paid, I don't need them to like me in their hearts, just flatter me verbally." Shen Santong didn't care much.

It is normal to be subject to rumors when working in the entertainment industry.

Besides, his future path is to please the audience and serve them well.

Gold and silver cups are not as good as the reputation of the people.

The media can curse all they want, just take the money and do the work.

Moreover, Shen Santong is not worried about the failure of marketing the three major directors. "The Promise" will be released during the Lunar New Year holiday. If he makes good use of it, he can solidify his identity as a commercial director and it will not be difficult for him to become one of the top domestic directors.

"Career development plan for Tang Yan and Huang Bo."

The person in charge talked about something that Shen Santong overlooked: "Tang Yan and you are the ones who get the most attention. As for the follow-up works of the other two, there are very few projects at present."

Tang Yan was previously an Olympic baby and became famous with the help of "Dimples" and "Thousands of Miles Away".

The movie "Superstore" was a huge hit at the box office and became popular again.

I started to receive endorsement offers and also received commercial performance offers.

However, commercial performances often want to package Shen Santong together, and he is paid a high appearance fee of over 800,000 for singing "Dimple" and "Thousand Miles Away" as a duet and "My Sky" as a solo.

Some also talk about getting a million for the first commercial performance or evening party performance.

Well-deserved king price.

Huang Bo has the song "The Way of Justice" in hand, plus the bonus of the movie.

The value of commercial performances has soared, and appearance fees have also increased significantly.

But the heat will eventually fade.

The benefits of this wave of popularity will only last for three or four months at most, and will require subsequent support from other works.

"I'll think about it."

Shen Santong originally planned to make "Lost on Journey" as his next film.

Now that the outline of the script has been written, we are starting to form a screenwriter team and work on the details of the script.

At the moment, it’s not a good time to make “Lost on Journey”.

First of all, the role of Niu Geng in Lost on Journey should be played by Wang Baoqiang.

Given the relationship between Shen Santong and Huayi, it will be a bit troublesome.

It is possible to find it through China Film Corporation or by giving Huayi some share.

Shen Santong really likes being friends with Wang Baoqiang, but business is business.

This kind of behavior is to flatter the Chinese and foreigners.

If it was just an investment project, it would be fine, but it was unacceptable for him to leave Huang Bo behind in a project he was leading himself.

Just like the conflict between the Huayi Film Department and the artists' finances, Shen Santong naturally had to consider this issue after signing an artist.

Huang Bo's commercial value has increased, and a commercial performance can bring the company tens of thousands of dollars in revenue.

He has been in the business for many years, has high emotional intelligence and is good at handling things.

Taking advantage of the popularity of the supermarket, it would not be difficult to get three or four million for the company.

The personal relationship is no worse than Wang Baoqiang's, and there are huge economic benefits.

There is no reason not to consider Huang Bo.

After all, Huang Bo can also play the role of Niu Geng.

The oppressed and frustrated little people are Huang Bo’s specialty.

"Lost in Thailand" proved that there is chemistry between Xu Zheng and Huang Bo, and it also has great dramatic effects.

Second.

It's a bit of a waste to release the movie Lost on Journey so early.

Some of what Shen Santong said at the premiere were true.

In the current film market, good works are the key to filling the gap, changing the audience's prejudice against domestic films and attracting audiences to the cinema.

Lost on Journey has been released now, and the staring and malicious shots in the original version have been improved to stimulate the audience's resonance to the greatest extent, and the box office is at most on par with Supermarket.

The movie screen determines the box office ceiling.

"You have to take one step at a time. Don't take too big a step, or you'll break your balls."

This is still an era dominated by film and television companies.

There are many artists but few projects, and artists are dependent on film and television production companies.

Tang Yan and Huang Bo are popular, but they can't find good projects outside.

At most, we can create some supporting roles to consume their popularity.

The film and television industry is very closed, and outside funds have not yet poured in on a large scale. Whoever owns the child gets to take care of it.

"In this case, what is needed is a project with qualified quality that can be mass-produced."

Shen Santong convened an editorial team to write the script for Lost on Journey as planned.

Whether to shoot as soon as possible or wait two years to gain higher box office requires careful consideration, but it will not delay polishing the script.

“A very good feature film.”

Shen Santong took some time to watch the finished film of "Green Grassland".

After producing two films, Supermarket and Green Grassland, with a registered capital of 30 million, it has the qualifications to be an independent producer.

The Locomotive Film Studio was renamed Locomotive Film Company, and Ning Hao and Xing Ai became official employees of the Locomotive Film Company.

"What do you think of the results?" Xing Aina asked nervously.

The Shen San Tong at this time is no longer the Shen San Tong before, he has a halo around him.

"Don't worry too much about the box office. You can sell the TV series copyright. Awards are also difficult to get." Shen Santong said bluntly.

There is no doubt about Ning Hao's directing skills and storytelling ability.

"Green Grassland" tells the story of three children from the grassland who picked up a ping-pong ball. Their grandmother told them that it was a pearl fallen from the sky, so they were determined to present the ping-pong ball as a treasure to the country.

It is a film with a strong regional flavor. The beautiful scenery of Inner Mongolia, the sincerity and simplicity of the herdsmen, and the perseverance and naivety of the children all deeply moved the audience.

In addition, the film also touches on social hot issues such as environmental protection and girls' education, combining realism and aesthetics.

It's a good feature film, no lie.

But the problem is you, come to discuss environmental issues and women's education.

Are you qualified to discuss these issues?

These are all modern or postmodern problems, and are developing problems.

Not to mention China which refuses to kneel, even Latin America, Eastern Europe, Japan and South Korea, which either kneel or are dependent, are not qualified.

Only North America and Western Europe have the authority to interpret the Bible.

Therefore, foreign awards are out of the question.

This is not what they want.

What they need is a pristine jungle or a rural scene.

Ugly, bestial, desperate, dark.

It is impossible to win any valuable awards abroad, and Ning Hao does not have enough qualifications to win domestic awards. He needs to wait, work hard, and mingle in the circle.

"I want to try to win the prize."

Ning Hao was unwilling to give up. Of course he wanted to achieve good results after filming the film.

I am also a little unhappy. Shen Santong always pours cold water on me. This is true for the incense and the green grass.

"You should go. You may not get any real money prize, but you will get some small rewards." Shen Santong encouraged.

"We spent all our savings on this play, and we have some difficulty paying the mortgage," Xing Aina said.

A lot of problems happened during the filming of "Green Grassland". The investor ran away, the van fell into a ditch, the actors were injured and broke bones, and Ning Hao and his wife were not well off financially.

What’s worse is that because of the drama “Green Grass”, I didn’t participate in the post-production of Supermarket.

Shen Santong distributed more than two million bonuses to the supermarket crew on and off the stage, and the behind-the-scenes bonuses were based on working hours and milestone contributions.

(End of this chapter)