Chapter 12 The Generous Mr. Han San

Teacher Xie acted quickly.

Three days later, Wu Yuan, who was waiting for news at home, received a phone call from Teacher Xie.

The Youth Film Studio could provide Wu Yuan with 50,000 yuan, which was not much, but it was the limit.

Qingying was established by a school to cooperate with the teaching plans of various departments and provide a place for all teachers in the school to practice creation. It was not comparable to the national studios such as Beijing Film Academy and Xi'an Film Academy, and the funds were limited.

China Film had better news.

After reading the script, Han Sanping, the vice chairman of China Film Group and the person who was actually responsible for promoting the marketization of mainland films, wanted to meet Wu Yuan and talk to him about the movie in person.

Wu Yuan, who got the news, immediately rode his bicycle and rushed to the building of China Film Group.

China Film was not busy these days and there were not many employees.

Through the phone call, Wu Yuan easily connected with Han Dong's secretary, and under the guidance of the secretary, he came to the vice chairman's office on the top floor.

"Knock, knock."

"Come in."

Wu Yuan walked into the office with his head held high.

His current persona is a young man with a dream of making a movie. No matter whether the movie is good or not, he must show his confidence and be full of vigor and vitality.

How can he leave a good impression on Mr. Han if he is submissive?

Unfortunately, his performance was completely in vain.

Han Sanping didn't even look at Wu Yuan, but lowered his head to sign some documents.

After signing several documents in a row, Han Sanping raised his head and looked at Wu Yuan standing in front of him.

The first impression was not bad. This young man was very handsome, with a bright smile on his face, and he didn't have any arrogance. He was very comfortable to look at.

And Wu Yuan's first impression of Mr. Han was also very good.

This future helmsman of Chinese film did not have the aura of a superior, and his appearance was not the kind of fierce type.

Han Sanye, who is nearly fifty years old, has a naive and kind look, especially when he smiles, which reminds Wu Yuan of Doraemon.

"Are you here?"

"Wu Yuan, right?"

Han Sanye stood up with a smile, stretched out his short hand to guide Wu Yuan to sit on the sofa next to him, and said kindly: "I read your script, it's very well written."

"No one in China has ever made a movie like this."

"Eight people, one house, one magical night."

"From the beginning of the script, foreshadowing is laid everywhere. Every interaction between the characters, the contradiction between the dialogues, and the subtle changes in the props have foreshadowing and deep meaning."

"It's very brain-burning and very interesting."

"It's a bit like the Blizzard Mountain Villa model, but it introduces new elements of parallel time and space."

"You young people are smart and can come up with such a subtle and interesting script."

Wu Yuan was a little at a loss when he was praised by Han Sanye right at the beginning, and he didn't know how to respond to this.

Fortunately, Han Sanye called him over not only to talk to him about the script.

"I heard from your professor Xie that the budget for shooting this script is 300,000?" Han Sanye asked with a smile.

Without waiting for Wu Yuan to answer, he waved his hand and said affirmatively: "300,000 is not enough. The script is so complicated that the actors will definitely have to do a lot of NG. If you want to shoot it well, the film alone will cost more than 300,000."

"I think the budget should be 500,000."

"I asked someone to check your financial situation. You don't have 300,000 on hand now."

Han Sanye looked at Wu Yuan meaningfully, and said with a smile: "Are you planning to sell the courtyard left by your grandfather to raise money for filming?"

"You should keep this courtyard well. It will become your most precious wealth in the future."

"As for this movie, we can still take out 500,000 from China Film."

"The movie will be registered under the name of Beijing Film Studio, and the distribution will be handed over to us, China Film. As the director and screenwriter, you will get 20% of the profit share."

"How is it?"

Wu Yuan was silent.

This is not a Doraemon at all, it is simply a thousand-year-old fox.

"This is my first time directing with a handheld game console. Aren't you afraid of losing all your money?" Wu Yuan asked hesitantly.

"It's okay. We can afford it!" Han Sanye waved his hand and said, "Chinese films need to support more young directors!"

"In the next 20 years, Chinese films need more directors who can make commercial films, films that audiences love and love to watch!"

"Our film industry aims to catch up with Hollywood in the United States!"

"Only one Feng Xiaogang is far from enough!"

Feng Xiaogang was supported by Han Sanye.

This year, Feng Xiaogang has been recognized as the king of the Lunar New Year file, but at first there was no concept of Lunar New Year file in China.

In 1997, three works adapted by Feng Xiaogang from Wang Shuo's works were rejected at the review stage, and all the investment in the early preparations was wasted.

At this dead end, Feng Xiaogang found Han Sanye, hoping that he could help him.

Sanye was indeed very courageous and gave Feng Kuazi 1 million, and then the movie "Party A and Party B" was created.

This movie also opened the era of Lunar New Year films in the mainland, creating the first popular movie schedule in the wild era of mainland movies - the Lunar New Year schedule.

Feng Xiaogang also became the first major commercial film director in the mainland!

Now, Han Sanye plans to bet on Wu Yuan again, betting that he can become a commercial film director who is as outstanding as Feng Xiaogang and can make money at the box office!

These days, there is really no shortage of people making art films in China. The sixth, fifth, and fourth generation directors all focus on the field of art films.

Some people have won the Golden Palm, Golden Bear, and Golden Lion.

Yes, I am talking about Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige!

What the mainland film industry lacks now is directors who can sell a lot of movies!

However, Wu Yuan has no intention of making commercial films in this era when there are not even 2,000 screens nationwide!

However, Han Sanye's request must be agreed to.

These days, China Film Group thinks highly of you and is eager to give you money to make a movie. Do you dare to refuse?

Do you still want to stay in this circle?

However, Wu Yuan is still very satisfied with this result.

The house does not need to be mortgaged, and there is money to make movies, which is a good thing.

As for the possibility of making less money, it is not a big deal.

At this stage, Wu Yuan values ​​fame more than money.

As long as the first movie can make a name for himself, will he still be short of money in the upcoming film marketization?

There are so many opportunities for him to make a fortune in the next 20 years that he can't count them!

Giving up some profits in the first movie in exchange for Han Sanye's support is a great thing that money can't buy!

Wu Yuan quickly agreed to Han Sanye's request and accepted his 500,000 yuan with a smile.

Next, Han Sanye will be the producer of the movie "The Night the Comet Came", but he will not follow the crew in person, but will send a representative to follow the crew throughout the process.

This representative is not here to instruct Wu Yuan on how to shoot the movie, but is mainly responsible for checking the accounts to ensure that the 500,000 yuan is spent where it should be spent and does not go into the director's pocket.

As for the crew shooting, Han Sanye is very generous and really wants to support new directors and completely give Wu Yuan the power to do it himself.

"It's okay, just shoot it boldly. Even if the movie doesn't turn out well, it doesn't matter. Just treat it as accumulating experience."

"As a director, it's normal to make some money and some losses. Who can guarantee that they can make a lot of money with their first movie?"

"You wrote such a good script. Even if it doesn't work this time, it will work next time!"

"Don't feel any psychological burden!"

With Han Sanye's encouragement echoing in his ears, Wu Yuan walked out of the China Film Building with a smile on his face.

As soon as he walked out of the door, he immediately took out his Nokia and made a call.

"Hello, hey, Brother Kun, are you free? I have a script that I want you to shoot!"

"By the way, do you know any cheap and good actors? Recommend a few!"