LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 211 Rewriting the Script
On March 2025, 3, the dragon raised its head, and the official website of Fat Cat Studio issued an announcement: The studio will invest 1 million Chinese national dollars to film the new script "Extreme Escape" written by the company's boss Mr. Xia Haoyang, and the director is Liu Chang, an old friend of the company Sir, welcome Mr. Zheng Yunlong and Miss Tang Wanqi to join this drama as the male and female protagonists. Please look forward to their wonderful performances.
Choosing opera star Zheng Yunlong as the leading actor was actually a helpless move for a small-production film because the pay was relatively low. Compared with the 8000 million that a new generation of outstanding actors like Zhu Longyi can earn, the asking price of the opera prince Zheng Yunlong was only 600 million. On the basis of guaranteed acting skills, Xia Haoyang could only choose an opera singer who was less well-known by passers-by.
But Xia Haoyang made this move well. Someone with good intentions will know the background of the male and female protagonists. The male protagonist Yun Long is a great star in the opera world and the first choice for male protagonists in various operas; the female protagonist Tang Wanqi was amazing as the heroine in "So Beautiful" Once, and he was also a drama actor. Although not many Chinese people like to watch dramas and operas, they have a natural affinity and affinity for such actors. Therefore, after the male and female protagonists were confirmed, they attracted various praises from netizens.
"Although Xia Haoyang is not a good person, the male and female protagonists in this movie are pretty good. They don't have those disgusting traffic bastards. They are solid opera and drama actors. I remember that the four famous TV series back then had many seniors in the drama industry starring. So His acting skills are beyond comparison with those of ordinary young actors."
"That's right. For example, Mr. Jiao who played the role of Kangxi in "The Yongzheng Dynasty" more than 20 years ago, his acting skills were outstanding. He beat countless actors. Even the male protagonist, Mr. Tang, couldn't compare to him."
"You want to talk about Kangxi played by Mr. Jiao? That's not much better than Uncle Dao Ming."
"Is it a joke upstairs? Mr. Jiao plays Kangxi better than Uncle Dao Ming, even though I am a fan of Uncle Dao Ming."
"Uncle Dao Ming plays Kangxi; Mr. Jiao plays Kangxi."
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Although netizens have gone crazy, from discussing movies to discussing the acting skills of two seniors, this shows that the status and popularity of drama actors and opera singers are actually very good and very high in the hearts of Chinese audiences. In the end, At least the acting skills are recognized by everyone and are not questioned like those of young actors. Therefore, surprisingly, this film has become a hot search without any publicity and has been well received.
On Monday, a little after nine o'clock, an ordinary working day, Xia Haoyang and Wanqi came to the company hand in hand.
“Mr. The report was given to Xia Haoyang truthfully.
"Okay, this is a good thing. Sharing risks can also increase investment and allow Director Liu's capital operation to be more relaxed." Xia Haoyang agreed without thinking.
"But if you make money, do you also have to pay dividends to them?" Tang Wanqi asked gently.
"Of course, otherwise why would people want to invest? It's just to make money."
"Then I think it's better to refuse. Our studio can afford 1.5 million anyway and we don't need their funds."
Before Xia Haoyang could say anything, Xie Shujie, Zhao Yishen, Zhou Yuanhong and others came over after hearing the sound.
Among them, Lao Xie said: "What Wan Qi said is wrong. No film is guaranteed to make money. It must be a good thing if someone is willing to share the risk. And if you want to get involved in the film and television industry, multiple friends are definitely better than multiple enemies." , now everyone wants to invest in our movie, so let’s cooperate, and their participation will be beneficial to our movie’s release schedule and promotion. Their cooperation with those big theaters is much deeper than that of a small studio like ours. , with someone else’s name on his back, more films will be scheduled.”
"So that's it, I don't understand much about this." Tang Wanqi stuck out her tongue and smiled shyly.
"Then Lao Xie and Shen Zi, I will leave this matter to you. You can also inform Director Liu that the funds can be increased appropriately." Xia Haoyang entrusted Lao Xie and Zhao Yishen with matters such as dealing with foreign countries. I mostly just write scripts and create lyrics and music, so now there are rumors in the circle that Xia Haoyang is afraid of society.
Within a few days, Lao Xie and Zhao Yishen reached an agreement on the matter, and then released another message on the official website: Forty Thieves Film and Television, Emperor Penguin Film and Television, and Friendship Brothers Film and Television will invest in the film "Extreme Escape", which has the largest total investment amount. will reach 3 million.
"Fat man, it's obviously an investment of million, but you announced it on the official website as million. Is this good?" Han Xiyu was teasing the news on his company's official website.
"Don't talk nonsense. I said it could reach up to 1.2 million, but I didn't say for certain. What if Director Liu needs to increase investment? The original plan was 3000 million for filming and million for publicity. Now that we have enough funds, the publicity expenses are Blocks also need to be increased.”
"There is no bottom line for publicity expenses. You can spend whatever you want." Although I have only produced one film, everyone was shocked by the huge expenditure on publicity expenses.
"Now we have only invested million in this movie, and we still have some spare funds. How about making another movie?" Han Xiyu suggested.
"Another movie? We haven't started filming this one yet? And I don't have a script yet." Xia Haoyang didn't even react in time.
"There is no script to write, fat man. I remember eating late night snacks in Shashi. You told me about another funny comedy plot. What was it called? Anyway, it was two people scolding each other because they made a wrong phone call. The result was that they ended up scolding each other. A love affair that turns into love in the end, this film is interesting upon hearing it, if you write this script, it will definitely be a hit," Han Xiyu said beguilingly.
The film Han Xiyu is talking about is a 2012 R-rated comedy film "My PS Partner" from South Korea, starring Kim Ah-jung. When they hear the word "restricted", many people think it is purely pornographic. However, the reason why South Korea's R-rated comedy movies are good-looking and famous is not only the pornographic scenes, but also the humor and light-heartedness of the story. For example, "Color is Empty" is also true to its original form. piece. This film has a score of 7.1 on China's Douban, and the theme song in the film is also very nice, whether it is the male protagonist's version with vulgar lyrics or the female protagonist's version with normal lyrics.
The film was also shortlisted for Best Picture at the Daejong Awards in South Korea in 2013. Although it did not win the award, can you imagine a restricted-rated film being nominated for the Best Film of the Year? At least this is impossible in China. It seems that this film can also be made if the plot is slightly changed and it is not filmed as a 18-year-old movie. It can be viewed purely as a comedy.
"Okay, then I'll write the story and we'll discuss whether to film it or not." After thinking about it for a while, Xia Haoyang agreed to complete the script.
Several other bosses present also smiled at each other. The quality of Xia Haoyang's scripts is guaranteed. Whether it's a MV, a movie, or a TV series, it's undoubtedly a good thing that he's willing to write a new script.