New Age Artists

Chapter 50: Give Ning Hao a Chance to Reach the Top
Ning Hao and his wife could have received a large sum of money, but unfortunately they missed the later stages and their bonus was sharply reduced.

Getting more than 20,000 is actually not a small amount.

But earning less is more painful than earning nothing.

"Don't feel stressed. The company can cover the mortgage and other things." Shen Santong understood the situation of the two and showed concern for them.

Both of them are very talented and are in the early stages of their breakthrough.

It's just some care, it's impossible to completely solve the burden of life.

We are all adults. We make our own decisions and bear the consequences ourselves.

It's impossible to write a check to Ning Hao just because you admire him.

Shen Santong studied directing and understands the thinking of current directors very well.

His mind is full of author films and literary films. Even if Ning Hao is not allowed to suffer, the literary and artistic thing in his mind cannot be killed, and he will not be able to make "Crazy Stone".

Self-entertainment.

Just use your own money to have fun.

If he can really persist, Shen Santong will admire him.

"Haozi got a lot of inspiration after visiting the supermarket and improved a previous script." Xing Aina took out a notebook written by Ning Hao.

Shen Santong took a look and saw the name was "Jade". His heart moved, but he suppressed his excitement and started to read the book.

"Good book, this is the kind of book you should make."

Shen Santong flipped through the film and found it not as good as the final movie.

It imitates the traces of "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and has a strong Guy Ritchie style.

But the general plot has been localized.

Based on multi-line narrative and black humor, Chinese elements are added.

The can scam and the shadow of many supermarkets surrounding a jadeite.

The director of the previous film "Night Club" should have borrowed from and paid tribute to "Crazy Stone".

In this life, Ning Hao was inspired by Shen Santong.

“If we film it, we can regard it as the second part of Supermarket,” Shen Santong suggested.

"This this"

Hearing this, Ning Hao couldn't believe it.

The movie Supermarket has grossed over 100 million yuan at the box office, which is of great significance in the industry.

The entire mainland cast swept away the stereotype of low-budget films being of low quality, and fully delivered on what Shen Santong said at the premiere.

Be the first to release domestic films and break the audience's prejudice against domestic films.

This film left its mark in Chinese film history and was a huge success both at the box office and in terms of popularity.

Shen Santong asked Ning Hao to make the sequel to Supermarket, which was definitely a promotion.

It is not just ordinary support, but a strong support.

"We may not be able to do it well, and we're afraid of ruining our reputation." Xing Aina really wanted to agree directly. This would definitely be a shortcut for Ning Hao.

It can be said that even my own father doesn’t have such a personality.

"This script is not good enough. You need to come up with a good script and do a good job of localization. The quality of the film must also be high enough. I have a lot of say in the sequel to Supermarket, but the attitudes of China Film and major cinema chains must be considered."

Shen Santong said it very bluntly.

The decision to entrust the sequel to the unknown director Ning Hao was not something Shen Santong could decide alone.

It’s like the success of Ning Hao and Shi Tou in the previous life, which greatly brought honor to domestic films.

It is absolutely a treasure in the hands of China Film Corporation.

Ning Hao wants to go into seclusion, and China Film Group provides him with shelter.

The influence of Shen Santong's supermarket is much more powerful than Ning Hao's stone in his previous life.

Supermarket is no longer Shen Santong's own movie. It is part of the domestic industry and even part of the Chinese film ecosystem.

The copyright is in his hands, so he can push it, but why?

Shen Santong is not Ning Hao's nanny. Giving him a chance is already a great favor. It depends on whether he can seize it.

If Ning Hao can reach the quality of Stone's original, the sequel will be his.

Of course, Shen Santong will intervene, the plot will not change, but some changes will be made to the pictures and characters.

The pictures should be nice, and the characters shouldn't be too weird. Especially the female characters, they should be pretty.

You can't be black just for the sake of being black, or weird just for the sake of being weird.

Shen Santong gave this opportunity to Ning Hao, which was a step forward for Ning Hao today.

If Ning Hao succeeds, Shen Santong will also benefit greatly.

First of all, the benefits, Stone is a good movie, with the quality of the original, enough to be a supermarket sequel.

Secondly, by promoting new talents, it can greatly enhance one’s status in the industry and increase one’s voice in the film industry.

Zhang Yimou's films can negotiate profits directly with theaters. He has increased the share of producers. Everyone who makes a living in the film industry has to owe Zhang Yimou a favor.

Zhang Yimou has this status because the movie "Hero" promoted the film market to complete the theater chain reform and opened the door to the theater chain system, which is of great significance.

Promoting Ning Hao would make more money and improve Shen Santong's social status more than promoting a few celebrities.

Only those who influence an industry are the real big names.

"Thank you, Mr. Shen." Ning Hao was excited.

Huang Bo was a little Karami who was nothing before, but with Shen Santong's help, he became a star.

He never expected that the opportunity of a pie in the sky would fall on his head one day.

"What's the matter with always or not, Director Shen is enough."

Shen Santong also exchanged his experience of filming the movie with Ning Hao.

"Digital movies really save money. The cost saved from film movies is enough to make a digital movie."

When talking about digital movies, Ning Hao was very emotional.

Shen Santong agreed. He knew the future trend and said, "Some of our directors' understanding of digital film is still to save costs and they have not made good use of this technology."

"What's your next movie?"

Ning Hao asked about Shen Santong's next movie.

Shen Santong obviously had other ideas when he gave the sequel to him.

“It’s hard to say, a groundbreaking road comedy, or an attempt at a new genre.”

"No, I don't agree. You have to do the sequel yourself."

When Han Sanping heard that Shen Santong wanted to hand over the sequel to Ning Hao, he directly expressed his disagreement: "What if it goes wrong? Xiao Shen, you can't be willful. This play is not just your personal movie. It carries too many things."

"How about this, we don't need to name the project as a sequel yet. I'll just be the producer in name only and be in charge of the whole process. After I see the finished film, if it's good, I'll make it as a sequel. If not, I'll do it myself."

Seeing Han Sanping's firm attitude, Shen Santong took a step back.

Shen Santong himself obviously did not fully understand the influence of the supermarket.

Completely underestimated the influence of supermarkets.

It is not a series of cold box office numbers, nor is it about making a few people famous, or breaking a number of records.

Or not entirely.

Its influence is not abstract, not conceptual, and not a rhetoric that can be distorted.

It is real power, a continuous impact like a tsunami.

The impact on the television and film industries is huge, even subversive.

Therefore, when it comes to seriously discussing movie sequels, it is obviously not convincing to hand it over to Ning Hao, a small director who has not even made a theatrical movie.

Shen Santong knew Ning Hao's potential, but others didn't.

The sequel was only written by Shen Santong himself.

Because in the current Chinese film industry, no one believes that anyone else can do it well except him.

"The development of Chinese film cannot be supported by just me. We need to train new talents. To train new talents, we need real money and projects." Shen Santong stood on the moral high ground and taught Han Sanping a lesson.

"Since you insist, let's give it a try. But you still have to watch the finished film."

Han Sanping was silenced. This seemed to be his line?
“You’re not making a sequel to Superstore, so what about your new movie?”

"I want to make a groundbreaking road comedy. There hasn't been any domestic films like this yet. Isn't it bold to create a new genre?" Shen Santong said.

"Very good, comedy is your strong point." Han Sanping thought it was great.

Reliable, continuing the successful style.

Shen Santong: "But I gave up."

Han Sanping: [○｀Д○]
(End of this chapter)