Chapter 440 Young Director

"Sherlock of the plains?"

Xu Jia frowned slightly. This notebook was actually stuffed in to make up for the numbers.

After all, with the identities of Uncle Benshan and Zhou Xingxing, it is difficult for this book to be worthy of their worth.

But then I thought about "The Fallen Leaves Return to Their Roots" filmed by Uncle Motoyama.

This type of book seems to be one of the few that is suitable for Uncle Benshan, and it is inseparable from Chinese local culture. After all, the latter's sketches and comedies are all rooted in the Chinese local soil.

From "Ma Dashuai" to "Country Love", facts have proved that Uncle Benshan is the undisputed king in Chinese local comedies.

"That's right, this book that I decided on together with the scope is also good, but this one is more suitable for us." Uncle Motoyama said.

That is, the identity of Xu Jia's gold master, he also explained a few words, which would be inconvenient to others.

Do you still need to question the book I picked?

"Okay, as long as you have an idea, this book is..."

Xu Jia paused. He really forgot who wrote it, so he called Miao Yuqing over: "Yuqing, where did you get "Sherlock on the Plains" from?"

"Written by Xu Sanshi, who is part of our company's emerging director training program."

Miao Yuqing thought for a while and then remembered this person. He obviously left a deep impression on her, "He reported before that if the company invested one million in him, he would be able to take pictures of this book. I remember it very clearly at the time. He said that his father would be the lead actor, and all the amateurs would be able to complete it."

No wonder Miao Yuqing remembers it so well, there are still very few directors who let their father be the leading actor...

"It's interesting. How old are you?" Uncle Benshan asked with interest.

He himself comes from a wild background, and he particularly appreciates talents who do not follow common sense.

"In 1982, I was born in Hengshui, Hebei Province. The short film "From Bendei to Shenbei" shot in 2014 was shortlisted for the International Outstanding Short Film Screening Unit of the Shanghai Film Festival. This year, I entered Jiaxing through the emerging director training program." Miao Yu Qing introduced.

Xu Jia scratched his head. He never thought that his company's spontaneous director training program would attract so many talents.

But it's no wonder, the circle is so big, and directors with some talent can't wait to get ahead.

It's very popular, and his meritocratic performance may have attracted a lot of people.

As long as Fumino stands as a benchmark, it is enough for the group of young directors to follow suit.

Not to mention that young directors have already become a trend in Jiaxing. Wen Muye was born in 1985, Xin Shuang was born in 1981, and Guo Fan was born in 1980. Seriously, Dapeng and Chen Sicheng were all around 80.

"I think this guy is good. He can write this movie. I would rather shoot it with only one million and all amateurs. It shows that he has the confidence and drive. Let him direct this movie." Uncle Motoyama said.

At this time, everyone present was stunned, thinking that Uncle Benshan would give personal guidance.

Uncle Benshan noticed the reaction of the big guys and said with a smile: "Why are you all looking at me? How can I say that I snatched away the book that the kid finally wrote? Besides, I am so old, how can I have the energy to direct?" , at most, it is to help, but also to give young people opportunities to grow, which Jiaxing has done very well."

The last sentence was expressed by Uncle Benshan sincerely. He didn’t use it very well, but it was too good.

When he participated in the Spring Festival Gala, he suffered enough from the seniority ranking. Later, he was able to participate because the content was eye-catching and excellent enough, but he had to wait until the 1990s to have his own place, and it was only in the new millennium that he became the king of sketches. .

And the more one has come from the barbaric era, the clearer it is that it is difficult for young people today to get into positions.

Because the key positions are controlled by previous people, everyone is more willing to invest money in great directors such as Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Yimou, and Chen Kaige, or directors who have been successful.

It is difficult for those who have not proven themselves to get opportunities, let alone young people. First, they have no connections and second, they have no resume.

Most of them have to work hard on the crew, hanging around for decades, and their wives become mothers-in-law. Only by virtue of their connections can they get the opportunity to direct.

Producers, investors, starring actors, etc. may all have their say. If you adapt a famous work, you will be more easily constrained. The final product will have nothing to do with you, and those who fail will be confused.

But the market will not give him a second chance, so he will remain lonely and become one of the entrenched feudal remnants of the entertainment industry.

But Xu Sanshi was lucky. His script was noticed by Uncle Benshan, and he was pointed out as a director.

Let’s not talk about Jiaxing’s work from investment to promotion to film arrangement. As long as the strength allows, it can meet the needs. Let’s just say that with the golden pair of Uncle Benshan and Mr. Yuan in charge, this film is already half successful.

The remaining half is to see how successful it is.

Based on the box-office appeal of this golden pair and Jiaxing's supporting conditions, if you can lose money, then you have the ability.

"It doesn't matter to me. I'm just a brick. I can move it wherever I want."

Mr. Wang Shi smiled. He knew very well before he came that his role was a supporting role. It was basically impossible to steal the attention of the protagonist, Uncle Benshan.

The best result is that like "Selling Kidnappings", the two complement each other.

But for him, the pay and the script were satisfactory, and that was enough.

"Okay, Yu Qing, then you contact Xu Sanshi and see when you can meet with Teacher Benshan and Teacher Wang. You can think about how to prepare for this film. If you need anything, just tell Yu Qing directly. If you can, please do as much as you can. "

After Xu Jia finished his instructions, he looked at Zhou Xingxing aside: "Master Xing, what are you going to do here?"

"I should also find a young director. After all, I may not have enough energy at my age." Zhou Xingxing said.

The reason for finding young directors is firstly to impart experience to others and satisfy the inheritance of a film and television person. Secondly, he is easy to bully and it is easier to follow his own ideas.

If it were some well-known directors, it would be easy for the two of them to get into trouble, so there would be no need.

Zhou Xingxing clearly understood that this film was purely for making money. Without losing reputation, the higher the box office, the better.

As for the dignity of the so-called king of comedy...

Come on, "The New King of Comedy" was rushed to be filmed in one month. What kind of dignity does it need to be filmed like that?

It would be disrespectful to fail to complete the agreement and owe a huge debt.

But if it really comes to that point, maybe Star Master will be like Zhang Guoli who is half a century old and still working hard on filming and making announcements, which is a good thing for movie fans.

But in order to prevent the latter from ruining the deal and destroying the classics in order to complete the agreement, it would be better for Xu Jianeng to help him.