Chapter 558: Really Stingy

To put it simply, when signing Luo Zhijun, Li Qian's idea is to be one positive and one strange!

When making TV dramas, the role of art may not be very obvious. Even in ordinary low-cost movies, art, design, costumes, and even sets are not easy to separate out. Just find someone with experience in the industry The veterans can handle it for you in a stable manner, at least not making big mistakes. Talented students like Zhu Mingyu and Luo Zhijun may not be able to excel even if they are entrusted with the work.

However, once the director's requirements for fine arts increase, ordinary people will not be able to accept it. At that time, they must be people like Zhu Mingyu and Luo Zhijun, who have studied hard for many years and have their own unique talents. Only in this way can unique art designs be made.

And the so-called good movies, awesome movies, actually lie in the improvement of details in these places bit by bit.

Especially for art, what it needs is not experience, but talent! For a person without that talent, no matter how experienced you are, you can't do well!

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Shuntian Film Academy's annual graduate student works exhibition is of course not a big deal in the entertainment industry, but for the film and television industry, especially for major film and television companies and production companies, it is a time to select talents important opportunity.

Over the years, many graduates from the Department of Directing, Screenwriting, Fine Arts, and Photography have shown their talents at the graduation exhibition, and then been selected by the production company, and gradually obtained their own opportunities step by step. . Of course, the most typical example - Lu Ping.

A piece of "Old Town", just after the screening of the graduation exhibition, was warned by several government officials on the spot: put this play away, and don't need to submit it for review, because it is impossible to pass! Just keep it in your academy for a while! ——No matter who it is for, this can definitely be regarded as a blow to the head!

However, just because this movie was banned forever from the library of Shuntian Film Academy just because it only met a few hundred audiences, Lu Ping's amazing talent, artistic creativity, and explosive power cannot be ignored. It was fully revealed, so shortly after graduation, he received his first investment and filmed his truly famous work: "Ma Mingfeng Xiao Xiao"!

This martial arts movie is extremely literary and artistic, and it is completely different from the cold tearing feeling of "Old Town". It can be said that Lu Ping once again surprised people who are familiar with him, and naturally attracted the attention of major awards. That movie earned him two nominations for best director alone! Although he got nothing in the end, he succeeded in getting everyone's attention.

Moreover, with a total investment of less than 7 million yuan, this "Ma Mingfeng Xiaoxiao" has earned more than 26 million yuan at the box office alone-not only is it easy to pay back, but it can also make a small profit! Coupled with the subsequent DVD sales, this movie will not only make investors a lot of money, but at least it can be from ear to ear.

You must know that art films, especially those with great reputation and reputation, have long-term sales of videotapes, VCDs and DVD copyrights.

At that time, Lu Ping had just graduated two years ago, only 24 years old!

Then, he worked hard again, "Old Well", which continued the idea of ​​"Old Town", and the filming was cold and tearing, but this time, he was much smarter, and many key points were handled in an ambiguous, ambiguous way. Tactfully, not so hard-edged, but won unanimous praise. Although the box office is not as good as the previous martial arts, it didn't lose money, and it also allowed him to start the best director of the Great Wall Award, which can be called fame and fortune!

Since his successive successes, many students at the film academy have followed him as an example, and they are also extremely serious about their graduation works.

Everyone is looking forward to being a blockbuster at the graduation exhibition, and then embarking on the road of Lu Ping!

The film selected as the opening film of this year's graduation exhibition is directed by Zhou Zhao, one of the two graduate students of the 97-level director department. Its name is "Yangliu Qingqing".

Li Qian looked at it seriously.

Just, somewhat disappointed.

The story is as plain as water, so you don’t have to be afraid of it. Love stories don’t necessarily have to be turbulent. On the contrary, for the literary and artistic movie stars in the film academy, the love movies that are taken by surprise are out of standard. Soft and delicate, occasionally towering, one drink and one peck to see the taste, this is everyone's favorite handwriting.

But the problem is that Zhou Zhao’s work not only doesn’t have any flavor, but is extremely lukewarm. In Li Qian’s opinion, maybe he cut the one-and-a-half-hour movie into 60 minutes. , to make it look better. It is a bit cumbersome to have to scrape together an hour and a half.

Of course, maybe he didn't mean to make something up. As a novice, it is my first film, I am reluctant to cut it everywhere, plus some deliberate show off skills - a common problem for novices.

However, since you have committed the common faults, it proves that your level is not much higher than others. The so-called master means that you will commit these common faults as little as possible.

Before the movie ended, Li Qian began to look distractedly at the front rows.

There were not only leaders and old professors sitting there, but also many people from film and television companies and production companies who came specially after receiving the invitation letter. Of course, there were also a group of old alumni who were invited to return to school to participate in the work exhibition.

Sitting at the back of the middle, although the light in the theater is not good, Li Qian can still vaguely see that there are many people in front of them who seem to be whispering to each other - as for whether they are praising or complaining, it is not known .

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When the movie was over, the headlights were turned on.

The host invited director Zhou Zhao and several of his main creative staff to take the stage together. According to the usual practice, he will give some creative talks, and then he will accept a short interview with several other main creative staff.

The main creators of photography and editing are all classmates in the school, and the actors even use local materials. Even the group performances are teachers, security guards, restaurant chefs, etc. from the college. They are only willing to spend money when they are on location. Qian hired a few group performers, and as for the male and female protagonists, they were classmates from the school—Xiang Chunfeng, a boy from the Acting Department in his senior year, and Du Xiaoyuan, a girl from the Acting Department in his sophomore year.

Zhou Zhao was very excited, but Li Qian was not very interested after listening to a section of his creation talk.

He should be very talented to be admitted to the graduate school of the directing department, but obviously, no matter whether it is watching his works or his perception, he still has a long way to go before he can really grow into a mature filmmaker.

Reminiscent of the fact that his work was selected as the opening film, this year's graduation student work exhibition may indeed be as Dean Kong said at the beginning: the quality is limited!

At this time, it was already approaching noon, the senior students were fine, and many freshmen and sophomores had left the venue in a grand manner—the restaurant was about to open!

The Academy of Film has been the best at crying poor for many years. The graduation student works exhibition has been held for so many years, and it has always only invited people to eat. The invited guests are given 50 yuan meal coupons, and they are still valid within seven days. ——No way, the film academy has always been so aggressive, no matter if you come from the Ministry of Culture or a big leader of the Communist Party, I don’t care about food!

Of course, it doesn’t mean that everyone really only gives the fifty yuan, and there is a desk at the entrance of the restaurant. After the meal coupons attached to the invitation letter are used up, you just need to take the invitation letter and they will give you a desk. After stamping a stamp, you can get another fifty yuan-each invitation letter is limited to seven times.

It's just that most of the people who were invited were either leaders or bosses, or successful alumni, and they weren't so shabby enough to go there every day to get a meal coupon!

As for the teachers and students of this school, it is more about how to live normally, but there is no class arrangement for these seven days!

It's just that the stage was still talking about creation, and the middle and back sections had already left sparsely. Occasionally, when they turned around, several old professors still showed signs of uncertainty. On the contrary, Dean Kong glanced back after being reminded, smiled calmly, and seemed to say: Let them go!

Li Qian saw the timing and slipped out with Xue Changlong.

"Meteor Garden" is being filmed. Zhu Qiang plays a supporting role in this TV series, Chen Qinghe. He rushed over a few days ago. Needless to say, Li Qian and his dormitory side, Fu Xuelong is the photographer, Lu Bin, Liu Xueyi He and Song Yupin also followed the crew, so only Xue Changlong and Li Qian were left.

Before coming out, Li Qian sent a text message to Zhao Sicun to say hello.

Zhao Sicun was promoted to director last year, and today he is also representing the Ministry of Culture to participate in the graduation exhibition of Shuntian Film Academy. The two of them made an appointment a few days in advance to have dinner together at the restaurant at noon.

Xue Changlong didn't eat breakfast, knowing that Li Qian had an appointment at noon, he ran away when he came out, so Li Qian had to stand alone outside the school's theater, waiting for Zhao Sicun to come out.

However, Zhao Sicun was the leader, and he sat in the front, so he was really embarrassed to leave halfway.

There was no other way, after waiting for a while and not seeing him come out, Li Qian had no choice but to sneak back again, and simply waited until it was over, and then came out with the flow of people.

At the door, Dean Kong shook hands with Zhao Sicun and other leaders from the Ministry of Culture and the Communist Party of China, and offered a symbolic invitation to dinner, but the other party was very sensible, politely declined the invitation, praised a few works exhibitions, and everyone dispersed go. Whether people will come to see the work every day in the next few days is another matter, but when the graduation drama is on the last day, if there is no accident, these leaders will come again.

Li Qian waited for Zhao Sicun under the steps, the two chatted for a few words, and then went straight to the school restaurant.

After entering the restaurant, Li Qian was familiar with the way, and he stretched out his hand directly, "Brother Zhao, where is the meal ticket issued to you, take it out, I didn't bring the meal card, I just waited to eat your meal ticket!"

Zhao Sicun laughed loudly and reached out to search his pockets.

There were a few girls who passed by after a meal, all of them lowered their heads and snickered.

"What a sting!" said a familiar voice.