Chapter 406 I Just Dated a Girl

On the eighth floor of Minghu Culture, the music director's office.

Li Qian spent half an hour reading the script, then looked up at Jin Han, and asked amusedly, "Brother Jin, is this your so-called guarantee of not losing money?"

Jin Han chuckled, "You come to play, I promise I won't pay you!"

Li Qian shook his head when he heard the words, and smiled again, with a helpless expression on his face.

Jin Han's new book is called "On the Road", which describes a pair of young people who feel that they have no hope of being admitted to university after the college entrance examination, so they decide to elope. With a little luggage, we hit the road.

Along the way, they experienced a lot of things, some things were ridiculous, and some things made them horrified, and along with this poor journey, they tried each other, love more and more, differences also became more and more However, in the end, the two overcame their mutual dissatisfaction with each other and fell in love more and more.

On this day, the girl finally decided to give her body to the boy, completing the most sacred ceremony in the minds of the two young people, and officially uniting together.

So, in a dilapidated small hotel, the two of them took a bath separately, changed into their latest, cleanest, and best-looking clothes, and were going to take a group photo, and then returned to the bridal chamber. However, in the photo studio, the two I saw my family's missing persons notice on TV: The boy was admitted to a third-rate university!

After the photo was taken, the boy decided to go home, not to marry the girl, and he wanted to go back to college.

And then... the end of the play.

Yes, Li Qian read it right, the whole drama is over.

It's such a simple yet not simple, but absolutely fucked story.

A love affair between a boy and a girl in the Mood for Love, but...

Well, the ending really made Li Qian feel very fucked up, but he knew that this was the only thing Jin Han and his literary directors really liked.

In short, it makes you uncomfortable and entangled after watching it, and then prompts you to think, because of this movie, it has produced a lot of insights and speculations-OK, don't care how much you scold the director, the director thinks he has succeeded!

As for the box office... I certainly hope that the more people watch it, the better. Who wouldn't want to earn money? But you can't let me not even give up the literary and ideological aspects of the movie for money, right? In that case, is the movie still called a movie?

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Li Qian knows that Jin Han, and many filmmakers like Jin Han, really love movies, but Li Qian also knows very clearly that he also loves movies, and he is no less than them.

However, the two ideas are different.

There are many great masters in the history of film. In terms of ideology, artistry, and technology, generations of masters have created more and wider roads for films. Every aspect of the film, from the shooting technique to the use of color, has greatly improved the expressiveness of the film. This is why the film has become more and more mature and has become an art for the general public.

A fact recognized by all filmmakers is: it is precisely because of the exploration and development of these masters, it is precisely because of the so-called art films and commercial blockbusters that it is possible to appear.

The exploration of films by literary films and art films has laid a solid foundation for commercial films, enabling the latter to make a lot of money in the world film market.

Therefore, Li Qian recognizes the greatness of art films, and respects those filmmakers who are willing to explore for the sake of art, but... His consistent point of view is that exploring art does not mean abandoning the market completely.

Even if it is a literary film, even if it is an art film, it does not necessarily have to lose money!

Or, to change to a more utilitarian way of thinking: you first make a commercial film, become famous, rich, and more appealing, and then explore the deep art of film, can't you?

Moreover, from the beginning of its birth, film itself is an art born for the general public. For filmmakers, shouldn't appealing to both refined and popular tastes be the real highest pursuit?

Of course, Li Qian knew that if he discussed this story with Jin Han, he would definitely come up with many ideas and arguments to prove that his thinking was extremely correct, so Li Qian was not going to do this.

So, he put down the script and asked, "What if I'm not acting? Let's be honest, how much do you think you need to pay? Give me the number."

This is actually... really embarrassing.

To find someone to invest in a film, I have to tell them how much I will lose for this film... This, even if Jin Han feels that his skin is thick enough, he is still a little embarrassed and can't open his mouth.

But the problem is, Li Qian is not the investors he has been looking for in the past. We have known each other for not a day or two, and we have cooperated many times. Of course, Jin Han knows that although Li Qian is not old, but for movies and TV dramas, He is an absolute expert, so once the script is over there, everyone will understand that the possibility of this film not losing money is very small... I can't find an excuse to fool me!

However, the previous few films were made one by one and lost one by one. Up to now, if it is said that Lakinham joined the filming group, everyone has to admit that this guy is not bad at handling the camera, but if you want to say that he has saved a book, Want to attract investment and make this movie? I'm sorry, no one wants to invest any more money!

Even Yu Bojun is unwilling to give him money anymore—it’s not that he’s a bad friend, you Jinhan said I’m poor and can’t eat anymore, don’t care about Yu Bojun or Li Qian, I’ll just write you a check and use it for dinner, no need to pay it back! No problem, my friend! But investing in his movies, sorry, no! I can't joke about investing!

When Jin Han asked him to play the male lead, Li Qian already understood Jin Han's so-called "guaranteed no compensation" idea-if he is popular, he must have it. To be honest, the investment in such a road movie must be limited, so maybe just relying on his own fan appeal, he can pull in a lot of box office? If Liao Liao, He Runqing, Rose Power, and the Four Great Beauties were all invited to make cameo appearances, it is estimated that just watching these singers would be enough to pay back the cost of this film.

But... no.

Li Qian loves to make money. Whether a film or TV series is made, whether it can make money, and whether it can be recognized by the market and audience are the most important parts to him, but it does not mean that he will go out of his way to make the film make money. ——If it is really made into a movie that needs to rely on a group of singers to make money, how is it different from those so-called "variety movies" in other time and space?

Therefore, he directly asked how much he would pay if he didn't act! In fact, it is tantamount to clarifying your attitude. It doesn’t matter whether I act or not, invest with me or not, in this film, and you don’t want to rely on me to act in it to get back your money—it can be compensated!

Hearing the words, Jin Han hesitated for a long time before he said: "In the past two years, I have taken many of your MVs, and I have also filmed some for other record companies. I have a bit of money, and besides, I can mortgage my house, and I think I can get a part of it. If you add it up, you will have more than one million yuan, and you can invest another one million yuan for me, and it will be almost the same.”

Li Qian watched coldly, and nodded slowly after hearing the words.

At this moment, Jin Han did not have the humor and heartiness of the past.

He is honest, silent, even a little dull, he is not willing to talk too much, and even cares about words like gold.

He lowered his head, his hands subconsciously rubbing his pants, or rubbing each other.

He was even embarrassed to look up to see Li Qian's expression.

After a while, Li Qian asked him: "Do you have to shoot this?"

Jin Han was silent for a long time, then nodded.

Then, without waiting for Li Qian to speak, he raised his head, pursed his lips, nodded, and said, "It's not that I have to take pictures, the main reason is that I'm a little unwilling. I feel that I have these thoughts in my mind, so I want to get them out."

Li Qian raised his hand and interrupted him.

"Has the budget been made?"

Jin Han looked up at him in surprise and nodded.

"Bring it!" Li Qian stretched out his hand.

Jin Han took out a notebook from his bag and handed it over.

Li Qian took it, flipped through it, and found the final ledger. Seeing that it said a total budget of 3.5 million, he nodded, got up, took a pen from the desk, and signed his name. , and pass it over.

Jin Han was dumbfounded.

Li Qian handed it forward again, and after a while, Jin Han took it, glanced down at the name, then looked up at Li Qian, "I..."

Li Qian waved his hand again and interrupted him, then he sat down and said seriously: "Since you want to shoot, then go and shoot, and shoot all your ideas. Sorry! But..."

After a pause, he pointed to the notebook in Jin Han's hand, and said, "When this film is finished, you have to come back no matter if you lose money or earn money. .”

Jin Han pursed his lips and wanted to speak, but he didn't say it.

At this time, Li Qian had already said: "As for your little money, you should keep it. If you have food in your hand, you will not panic in your heart. If you put in the little money you saved, you will probably be upset in your heart." I always consider the pursuit of a balance between commerciality and literature, and I want to get back as much as possible!"

Li Qian waved his hand and said: "No need! I will pay the money, just treat it as a deposit I paid in advance in order to get your future works. You are open to shooting, and you can shoot as you want! It doesn't need to make money , you can even pay it off, but it must be a good movie, a good movie in your heart!"

Jin Han grinned silently, which was uglier than crying.

"Grass!" he said.

Li Qian got up, took out two cigars from the desk drawer, walked back and handed one to Jin Han, and said with a smile, "I got it from Lao Cao, and Lao Cao scratched the soles of his feet in distress!"

Jin Han took it silently, held it in his hand, and turned it around.

"Grass!" he said.

Li Qian looked up at him and handed over the cigar cutter.

Jin Han took it, and after a while, put it on the tea table again.

Then, he put away the script and the budget book, stuffed them into his bag, and stood up with the cigar in his hand, "Don't say anything, I'm leaving!"

Li Qian called him, "Why are you panicking? We're going to watch movies with Lao Yu after dinner!"

Jin Han waved his hands as he walked, without turning his head, "Tell him, just tell him that I just got a girl and I don't have time!"