Chapter 263 The Future Director Seeking Investment (Second Update!)

Zhao Yazhi finished filming "Shanghai Beach" at Jiashi. Li's side planned to start filming the sequel of "Chu Liuxiang" in May, but Zheng Shaoqiu recently made a film for TVB, and Jiahe also asked him to shoot. It's a movie, and I can't get out of it at the moment.

Luckily, Li De still has "The Change of the Silkworm" in hand, as long as it can be picked up on June 10th, it will be fine, so the shooting time is arranged around May 20th.

Therefore, no work was arranged for Zhao Yazhi for the time being, and Zhao Yazhi ushered in a rare holiday.

She has been living a very comfortable life recently. On the one hand, she got rid of the not-so-harmonious marriage, on the other hand, she got the custody of her son, and her career went well, so she was naturally happy in her heart.

Her son was still young, so taking care of him was a bit of a hassle. After she came back from Qiongkou City, she took over the responsibility of taking care of him. She was busy all day long, but this kind of busyness made her very happy.

It's just that people in the world are always troubled by mundane things.

She had only been free for two weeks when a good friend came to her door.

This good friend is not an actor, but a director. Her name is Xu Anhua.

Xu Anhua is a typical talented woman, similar to Tang Shuxuan, both of whom have a professional background, but Xu Anhua went to the London Film School in England to study film courses.

After working as Hu Jinquan's assistant for several years, Xu Anhua went to Xiangjiang Radio Station to work for more than a year. After the Spring Festival, he resigned and stayed at home to actively plan his own film.

Xu Anhua and Zhao Yazhi met two years ago. At that time, Hu Jinquan was still working in Shaw Brothers Films, and Zhao Yazhi also worked on TVB and Shaw Brothers, so they knew each other.

Xu Anhua took good care of Zhao Yazhi, and told Zhao Yazhi many times how to shoot a scene, helping her improve her acting skills. Zhao Yazhi was also very grateful to her, and the two gradually became good friends.

However, since Zhao Yazhi transferred to Li's and went to Qiongdao Island to film, the two haven't seen each other for several months.

Zhao Yazhi was a little surprised that she came to the door suddenly.

After some politeness, Zhao Yazhi asked, "Sister Hua, what's the matter with you coming here in such a hurry?"

"Yes." Xu Anhua was not polite, put down his drinking glass, took out a thick stack of paper from his bag, and handed it to Zhao Yazhi.

Zhao Yazhi took it over and took a look, only to see the words "Crazy Tribulation" written on the bound book.

"This is... the script for me? I came to act?" Zhao Ya asked subconsciously.

"That's right." Xu Anhua said, "I've been thinking about this script for a long time and polished it many times before it took shape. Take it and have a look. If you haven't been too busy recently, come and help Sister Hua."

"But...I've been busy with raising children recently..." Zhao Ya subconsciously wanted to refuse.

"Having children is your whole life for the rest of your life?" Xu Anhua smiled, "You are still so young, you should try to develop into movies. Only big movies are the pinnacle of an actor's life."

Zhao Yazhi nodded slightly, Xu Anhua was right, of course she didn't plan to be a housewife for the rest of her life, if she didn't work, what would the big family do for food?

Acting in movies is also what Zhao Yazhi has always wanted to do.

Otherwise, she wouldn't know that women are just vases in Xu Guanwen's movies, and she would still be willing to act in them——Xu Guanwen only paid her 50,000 yuan for each movie, which is a lot compared to the millions earned by the Xu family brothers. It's the price of a set, but she doesn't have any dissatisfaction, but concentrates on playing her part well.

"Let me see." Zhao Yazhi hesitated for a moment, "But I don't have much time recently, and I will be filming the sequel of "Chu Liuxiang" at the end of May."

"What's the point? We can shoot a movie for a month at most. For you, I would like to set aside more time." Xu Anhua said, "You work harder, anyway, you are so young, you can work hard."

"Well, I know." Zhao Yazhi said, "Let me think about it!"

"That's fine, you call me earlier." Xu Anhua nodded.

...

Of course Zhao Yazhi didn't know, as soon as Xu Anhua came out of her house, he turned around and went to the Xingji Tea Restaurant on the radio channel.

Entering the box on the second floor, a teenager was sitting there reading a newspaper.

Seeing Xu Anhua, Yin Jun stood up and stretched out his hand, "Sister Hua, hello."

"Hehe, hello Ah Jun." Xu Anhua shook hands with Yin Jun enthusiastically, sat down and said, "Have you been waiting for a long time?"

"No, I've only been here for a while." Yin Jun smiled, "By the way, you can also read the newspapers. I rarely care about current affairs during this time, which is not good."

"My child has grown up, and if you had to work half as hard, I should have snickered." Xu Anhua said in admiration.

"Sister Hua, you are welcome. If you are hungry, let's talk while eating?" Yin Jun pointed to the pastries he ordered, "The chefs here, Brother Xing, make several kinds of Cantonese-style pastries. Famous."

"Let's talk about business first." Xu Anhua picked up a lotus seed paste bun and swallowed it in two or three mouthfuls. "Today, I invite Ah Jun to come over. I need your help with something."

"Tell me." Yin Jun nodded.

"I worked for Hong Kong Radio Station last year, and I filmed a movie for them, and the effect was pretty good." Xu Anhua said: "I have always wanted to make my own movie. After the last experience, I think I should give it a try. , so I wrote a script with Ah Wen. But I searched around, and the film company bosses didn’t like this script, saying they only liked Ah Jun’s script.

I really had no choice, so I thought, Ah Jun, can you do me a favor and give me 500,000 yuan so that I can finish the filming? Don't worry, I don't want a penny of compensation, all the profits belong to you, the investor. "

Yin Jun couldn't help laughing when he heard that, "Sister Hua, what are you... who told me that I want to invest in a movie?"

"Didn't you also write scripts? Of course you can accept the script, right?" Xu Anhua said, "Why don't you buy my script for 0 yuan, and then you pay to find me to direct?"

Xu Anhua really worked hard to make this movie.

Yin Jun didn't say anything, he probably guessed which movie Xu Anhua made.

If it is this movie, it can be invested.

Not only because it made money, but also because it was an instant hit, making Xu Anhua a new generation of famous female director, perfectly replacing Tang Shuxuan's so far.

Of course, this movie also made another person popular - Zhong Zhiwen, who won the Golden Horse Award for Best Cinematography with this movie, and has been out of control since then in the movie circle.

Seeing Yin Jun groaning silently, Xu Anhua knew that he was still considering the gains and losses.

She quickly took out her script, "Ah Jun, take a look..."

After hesitating for a while, she followed Sister Xuan's instructions and said this: "Ah Jun, I have already found the heroine. What do you think of Zhao Yazhi? She likes this script very much."

Xu Anhua came to her through Tang Shuxuan's relationship. She thought that Yin Jun only met her because of Tang Shuxuan's face, but whether she could successfully attract Yin Jun's investment could not simply rely on Tang Shuxuan.

Therefore, before coming here, Tang Shuxuan gave her an idea, asking her to get rid of Zhao Yazhi first.

Xu Anhua felt a little strange, why did he have to deal with Zhao Yazhi first?

As a result, Tang Shuxuan told the younger sister that there is definitely a secret between Yin Jun and Zhao Yazhi that no one else can know. Eighty-nine out of ten will invest.

Zhao Yazhi was originally one of Xu Anhua's favorite heroines, so today Xu Anhua went to check Zhao Yazhi's tone, and after basically confirming that there was no problem, he came to Yin Jun again.

Yin Jun didn't know that she had such thoughts. Although he decided in his heart that he could invest in this film, he couldn't agree so easily.

While reading the script and listening to Xu Anhua talking about Zhao Yazhi, he also nodded slightly.

There are not many scenes in the script, most of them are psychological dramas, so Yin Jun read it in half an hour.

After closing the script, Yin Jun raised his head and said, "Sister Hua, I think your script is okay, but in the end... Li Wan died just like that, so what about the child in her stomach? Can you let the child go alone?" Life, give a child a successful ending?"

Xu Anhua made up his mind and found that there was no possibility of changing the plot, so he nodded: "Okay."

"Personally, I like people with ideals. Sister Hua, you gave up so much for this movie. I know you want to make this movie well." Yin Jun said, "Specifically... um, You make a budget, and everyone’s salary should be written down, including yours, and then we can discuss it in detail. I’m not used to making people work for nothing, and I don’t know if you know my habits. I like it. To share success with others, you can write a share ratio in it. Of course, it must be profitable, and if it is not profitable, there will be no dividends for everyone.”

Xu Anhua was inexplicably surprised, "Ah Jun, do you agree?"

"Of course." Yin Jun said, "If there are no major problems, we should be able to cooperate."

Without further ado, Xu Anhua took out another document from his bag, wrote a paragraph, and handed it to Yin Jun, "Look, this is the reward I set."

Yin Jun took it and took a look, and saw that it was full of production costs, including scenes, props, remuneration, etc. Xu Anhua only changed the remuneration of her director and producer.

The place where 0 was originally written has now become 10,000.

Nodding his head slightly, Yin Jun didn't tell her that he would increase the salary.

Since she said so herself, it's not good to raise the salary rashly, but after making money later, she can give her a little more dividends, so that she can be happy with it.

Yin Jun remembered that the investment amount for this film was only 400,000, but the box office performance was very good, with a total of more than 2 million, which made investors a lot of money.

Seeing Xu Anhua's impatient look, Yin Jun also understood that she wanted to settle the investment sooner.

Speaking of it, Xu Anhua was too impatient, but this is also the first film she financed, so it is normal to be impatient.

Xu Anhua is actually a very interesting director. Although she also makes art films, she is completely different from Sunglasses King.

The King of Sunglasses mainly focuses on his good shots, so the box office and so on are all floating clouds.

But Xu Anhua is different. She takes both artistry and the interests of investors into account. Basically, the films she makes can make a small profit, even if they lose money, and they can get compensation for winning awards——Xu Anhua is in the Golden Horse Awards Awards and Academy Awards, but definitely not inferior to Sunglasses King, a "Peach Sister" is enough to crush all the so-called great directors of literary films.

This is also the reason why Xu Anhua's first official film "Crazy Robbery" can achieve both fame and fortune.

It's just that Xu Anhua herself doesn't know now, she doesn't even know if anyone wants to watch the movie she made, and finally got Yin Jun's approval, of course it's better to put the money in the purse first, and be more careful.

I remember that "Crazy Tribulation" in the previous life was funded by Bigao Film Company...Of course, this Bigao is different from the later Bigao of Master Xing, it is a small company established by Zhang Aijia and Liang Shuyi.

It's probably because Xu Anhua hasn't found their heads yet, so it happened to be cheap for Yin Jun.

Originally, Yin Jun wanted Xu Anhua and Le Yiling to discuss the details, but it was really difficult for her to fight with Le Yiling, and she would be killed without leaving a trace, so Yin Jun changed temporarily. If you have an idea, you can decide for yourself.

"All right."

Seeing Xu Anhua's eager look, Yin Jun finally nodded, took out his checkbook, wrote a check and handed it over.

"1000000!?"

Looking at the amount on the check, Xu Anhua was inexplicably pleasantly surprised and puzzled, "Ah Jun, all I want is 500,000!"

"A good movie must have enough cost to carve, otherwise it will be a bad movie if it is crudely fabricated." Yin Jun said, "I have no other requirements for you, Sister Hua, I just hope that you can do your best. Yes, make this movie the best it can be.”

"Okay! I promise you!"

Xu Anhua hurriedly held the check in his arms, smiling so hard that he couldn't close his mouth.

Originally, 500,000 is a little compact, but it can still be saved a little.

Now that Yin Jun has directly doubled the budget, she can spend a little more money, at least on the film and camera, there can be a big upgrade.

"By the way, Miss Hua, have you found a good photographer yet?" Yin Jun asked.

"Not yet." Xu Anhua replied casually.

"Then how about I recommend someone to you?"

"Who is it?"

"Zhong Zhiwen."

Hearing this name, Xu Anhua's heart skipped a beat, he didn't even read the check, "Really!?"

Zhong Zhiwen at this time is completely different from Zhong Zhiwen a year ago. This person has become a top-notch videographer of Jiashi. It is a bit exaggerated to say that he is the first, but there is no doubt about the top three.

In particular, Yin Jun appreciated him very much, and let him shoot several blockbuster films written by himself in one breath. "Shanghai Beach" also asked him to be the first photographer.

With so much tempering, Zhong Zhiwen has improved a lot, and has become a very outstanding photographer in the industry. Compared with Xu Anhua's shooting "Crazy Tribulation" with Xu Anhua at this time in his previous life, he is completely at the level of two people .

Originally, Xu Anhua arranged for an ordinary cameraman, and she didn't have that much money to hire a good photographer.

But if Yin Jun was willing to persuade Zhong Zhiwen to be the photographer, it would be completely different. The overall photography level would have to be improved by two or three levels, and it could fully meet her requirements.

"Of course it's true. Brother Wen has worked so hard in the TV industry for so long, he should come to the film industry to have a try." Yin Jun said, "I only have one request. You are the director, he is the cameraman, please be strict. I urge him to take good shots, scold him when he needs to, and ask him to tell me if he has emotions."

"okay!"

Xu Anhua felt that he was really right to come to Yin Jun today. Not only did he solve the financial problem, but he also brought a top-notch photographer as a gift. With so many good conditions, he will definitely be able to make a good movie!

"Ah Jun, don't worry, I will definitely teach Yazhi's acting skills well, so that she can take her to the next level!" Xu Anhua assured Yin Jun before sinking his head into eating.

Yin Jun was inexplicable.

What does it have to do with me to help Sister Zhi improve her acting skills?

Could it be that there is a misunderstanding between me and sister Zhi?

He thought about it for a moment, then put aside these thoughts, and went to figure out how "Crazy Tribulation" needed to work.

Even with more funds, the box office of "Crazy Robbery" will not be much higher. If the box office of Hong Kong's local port can reach 2.5 million, you have to laugh, so it is almost enough to save money.

But because it is about to become one of the big winners of the next Golden Horse Awards, we can look forward to its box office in other cities. At least one or two million won is not a problem.

And investing in this film, making it the first film of Kylin Culture Co., Ltd., is a good start.

Yin Jun will definitely make his own movies in the future, but definitely not now.

Because he did not control the most important tool that affects the movie box office-the theater.

If you are stuck in the neck by others, then no matter how good a movie is, it will be very embarrassing. They will not release it on a large scale for you, and you will only have a box office of one or two million. Don’t you expect film distributors from other cities to rush to send money? ah?

Don't look at how detached Yin Jun is now, everyone is demanding him, but this is because Yin Jun has not entered the film market, otherwise Jiahe and Shaw Brothers would teach Yin Jun how to be a man in the film market every minute.

Opening a theater chain is very far away for others, and they don't know what will happen to the Hong Kong film market in the future, so they hesitate.

But from Yin Jun's point of view, it's not a problem at all.

Originally, Yin Jun was going to develop real estate. Will there be a shortage of suitable sites for movie theaters?

As for whether Xiangjiang movies will become popular, how could Yin Jun not know?

That is sure to be extremely hot!

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(Both updates are 5,000 words long! Full of sincerity!)