Chapter 154 This Is a Work that Can Start a Prairie Fire!

Being able to sing a song on the Spring Festival Gala is also a special meaning for Lin Qiu.

The Spring Festival Gala is a New Year's Eve dinner that the people of Xiazhou cannot avoid.

Whether in the past life or this life, all the stars in the entertainment industry are scrambling to get into the Spring Festival Gala. Being invited to the Spring Festival Gala will be very helpful for the future development of Changan Film and Television Company.

Although it is not known whether it is a solo or a chorus.

With Lin Qiu's current status, it should be difficult to sing solo.

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Richard Mac is a famous comedian in Xizhou. He has starred in a comedy movie "Dumb" that has achieved success in the Jiuzhou film market. He has a certain reputation in the Jiuzhou film industry.

Comedy movies have very high limitations and cannot be on a higher stage.

In the past life, a series of great comedians have never won the Oscar for Best Actor.

As the king of comedy, countless audiences call him a genius. He has many classics, but Xing Ye's title of actor is rare.

Comedy, after all, is to entertain the public.

If you want to win the Best Actor award and compete for a higher seat, you must have an artistic background.

Most film festivals are dominated by feature films, with more humanistic plots or main themes.

In this regard, comedy films obviously cannot be perfectly presented in terms of subject matter and intention.

And there is a classic saying: "Comedy does not win the Oscar, tragedy always wins."

As an actor, it is much easier to express negative emotions, and the audience can easily identify with it.

Because life is originally a tragedy, but it is difficult for comedians to really move people.

Chen Daohua is Li Jie's neighbor in Xizhou and also a close friend.

This time, "Hachiko's Story" has gradually caused a stir in various states.

As a friend, Li Jie went to watch the film as soon as possible and cried in the cinema.

He envied Chen Daohua for being able to star in such an excellent film as "Hachiko", and he also admired that Xiazhou had such an outstanding young director like Lin Qiu!

Just a few days ago, Li Jie received a message from Chen Daohua, and then received an audition invitation from Changan Film and Television Company!

After seeing the amazing script of "Truman" and hearing that the film production was very large, Li Jie was so excited that he didn't sleep well all night.

The next morning, he bought a plane ticket to Xiazhou and flew over to see if he could get the role of Truman.

Hearing that Lin Qiu had returned from the Magic City and asked him to audition at the company, Li Jie immediately calmed down and stood in front of the gray mirror.

Next to the mirror, there was also the script of "Truman". The Truman in the story was an ordinary and optimistic little person who lived in a seaside city that seemed to be another world.

Now Li Jie seemed to have become the Truman in the story in an instant.

Now Truman was going out.

"Good morning!"

"If I can't see you, I wish you a good afternoon, good evening and good night!"

Li Jie looked at himself in the mirror and suddenly showed a bright and warm smile.

Then he went out and headed towards Changan Film and Television Company.

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"The reputation of "Hachiko" has been completely established. Now there are several exclusive interviews in Mizhou and Xizhou!"

In the office, Zheng Qing said to Lin Qiu excitedly.

During the few days when Lin Qiu was away, the Jiuzhou film market gradually entered the last week of the release of "Hachiko"!

After the word-of-mouth fermentation in the previous few weeks, the box office of "Hachiko" is now growing steadily every day.

Although it cannot achieve the global explosion like "Titanic".

But such a result has opened a door for the long-silent Xiazhou film market!

"When?"

"In these few days."

"Okay."

Lin Qiu nodded and said.

Now the Jiuzhou film industry has gradually known the name of director Lin Qiu. In addition, Lin Qiu's previous works "Love Letter", "Crucible" and "Dying to Survive" are all high-quality works in the three eastern states, which makes Lin Qiu full of topics!

Such a young director in Xiazhou, especially the media in Mizhou and Xizhou, will definitely not be stingy to write a column for Lin Qiu.

Unlike the predecessors who worked hard in the world film industry.

Lin Qiu will stand on the land of Xiazhou and bring Xiazhou movies to the world of Jiuzhou movies.

Ye Zhiyuan sat aside, looking at Lin Qiu with three parts of admiration, three parts of appreciation, and three parts of envy.

"Brother Ye, when will "White Night Walk" be released?"

"It will be pushed to the New Year's Day."

Ye Zhiyuan replied.

Because he had to create the storyboards himself, Ye Zhiyuan's speed of shooting movies was far slower than Lin Qiu's.

One movie a year, Ye Zhiyuan himself was quite satisfied.

"White Night Walk" is also an extremely excellent film work, but its subject matter is destined to be successful only in Sanzhou.

It is difficult to rush into the Jiuzhou market like "Hachiko".

"Brother Ye, after "White Night Walk" is released, I will give you a masterpiece-level movie script that will definitely score more than 5 points and impact the Jiuzhou movie market."

"I already have an idea for the script. This movie is very important."

"Changan Film and Television Company wants to represent Xiazhou in the world film market. It doesn't just depend on me."

Lin Qiu turned his head and said this to Ye Zhiyuan, which made Ye Zhiyuan tremble all over!

A masterpiece-level movie script!

Since Lin Qiu dared to say this, he was sure.

Ye Zhiyuan read the script of "The Truman Show" yesterday and was shocked!

I really don't know how many genius ideas Lin Qiu has in his mind.

Now, Lin Qiu's sights are obviously not only on the local film market in Xiazhou, but also have higher goals.

"good!"

Ye Zhiyuan clenched his fists and nodded.

Zheng Qing stood aside and smiled. Lin Qiu had already talked to her about the future development direction of Chang'an Film and Television Company.

If Changan wants to achieve success in the Jiuzhou film market, there are three film types that are crucial.

The most important thing is undoubtedly the literary and drama films directed by Lin Qiu himself.

Secondly, it is a suspense movie.

You know, in the history of movies in previous generations, except for the literary and artistic films and dramas that have been the masterpieces of the past generations.

Suspense genres and brain-burning masterpieces abound!

"Shutter Island", "Inception", "The Prestige", "The Butterfly Effect", "Fatal ID", "Witness for the Prosecution", "Memento", "Gone Girl" and so on.

It just so happens that Ye Zhiyuan specializes in this theme style, so he is naturally an important part of Chang'an.

There is another link, which is commercial blockbusters.

This is the hardest part of the film industry, and everything is difficult at the beginning.

Once you gain experience, filming the second and third parts will be much faster.

Ye Zhiyuan calmed down.

What I didn't expect was that I would actually have the opportunity to impact the Kyushu film market.

"Does the investment in "The Truman Show" really cost one billion?"

Lin Qiu shook his head, "Of course not."

Lin Qiu looked towards her mother and saw Zheng Qing and his son smiling at each other and saying:

"Recruitment has already begun."

"What's the meaning?"

Ye Zhiyuan was startled for a moment, then suddenly, as if he had been opened up to the Ren and Du channels, he patted his thigh and said:

"I am Cio..."

"I see!"

In the past, Lin Qiu's movies had zero advertising.

Not just Lin Qiu, many movies will not place advertisements because it is quite against the rules.

Nowadays, even in TV dramas, product placement is at the front, and it will not interfere with the flow of the plot during intermission or after an episode.

But "The Truman Show" is different!

"The Truman Show" has countless advertising spaces, and they are fair advertising spaces within the plot of the movie!

"Making a movie at zero cost, making money right away before it's even filmed, have you learned how to do it?"

Lin Qiu blinked and said to Ye Zhiyuan.

"Awesome, you are really awesome!"

"Convinced."

"have nothing to say!"

Ye Zhiyuan gave a thumbs up and said with sincere admiration.

This movie hasn’t even been made yet, but it’s already making money?

You know, "The Truman Show" is a new movie with an investment of one billion, directed by Lin Qiu and starring Chen Daohua.

This is a movie that will be put into the Kyushu film market again!

Even if it is impossible to replicate the miracle of "Hachi Gong" in the Kyushu film market, the bottom line in Xiazhou is 4 billion.

With this kind of traffic base, the value of advertising is much greater than the title advertising of some variety shows!

unless!

Lin Qiu's movie collapsed.

This is the only risk, but what investment is risk-free?

Given Lin Qiu's achievements, this risk is almost negligible.

To give you some data, in the previous life, the naming fees for "The Voice", "Sisters Who Brave the Wind and Waves" and "Brother Overcoming Troubles" were 200-400 million, but now it is 30% higher in this world.

That's why Lin Qiucai said that this seemingly scary-cost movie has almost zero risk and may make money before it is even shot.

At this moment, Lin Qiu's phone vibrated. Lin Qiu lowered his head and glanced at the message, then raised his head and said:

"Mom, Li Jie is here."

"I'm going to try out the mirror. Brother Ye, do you want to go?"

"Let's go, nothing happens."

Ye Zhiyuan will not interfere with Lin Qiu's casting.

If Ye Zhiyuan hadn't planned to shoot a new film next year, he would have wanted to rush over and become Lin Qiu's assistant director!

This is "The Truman Show"!

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at the same time.

There are many real industry companies in Xiazhou.

"What is Chang'an Film and Television Company doing?"

""The Truman Show" is looking for advertisers? Where can I find it?"

"Are you trying to destroy your own brand?"

"What's the situation? One billion investment, directed by Lin Qiu, starring Chen Daohua?"

When the companies in Xiazhou received the shocking news of the Chang'an project, they were all stunned, and the corners of their mouths were twitching!

These companies all invest in movie advertising, many of which are before the movie is released.

In this day and age, if you put it in the middle of a movie, even if it has a certain amount of exposure, it will be attacked by some movie fans, and the gain outweighs the loss.

Today's movies, as long as they carry advertisements, will definitely be rated as "money-making bad movies", which will greatly affect the reputation of the movie!

But Lin Qiu's new film actually openly solicits investment and directly sells advertising space?

Just four words:

【DD with price】!

Surprised and convulsed, these companies quickly launched an analysis of this investment!

The first reaction must be to smash the sign, but if you think about it carefully, there is no way Changan would do such a stupid thing.

This is an opportunity to appear upright in Lin Qiu's movie!

If "The Truman" had the same results as "Hachi", what would a mere investment fee of several hundred million count?

This is a global listing, and it is more of an opportunity for Jiuzhou’s market value to soar! !

This kind of risk and reward has led many companies to make immediate decisions:

"Done!"

…

Chang'an Film and Television Company.

When Li Jie saw Lin Qiu, he was not too reserved and greeted with a smile:

"Hello, Director Lin Qiu."

"Hello, you are so fluent in Xiazhou dialect?"

Lin Qiu said in surprise.

Today's Kyushu language is just like the dialects of the previous life. It is common to all states and there is definitely no problem in communication. However, there are still some differences between states.

Li Jie smiled and said, "When I was in Xizhou, I often communicated with Teacher Chen."

"This is Ye Zhiyuan, he is also a very good director. Maybe you may have some opportunities to cooperate with him in the future."

"Hello."

"Hello."

Lin Qiu was quite satisfied with Li Jie's appearance.

The reason why Xiazhou's comedians couldn't meet Lin Qiu's requirements for the role of Truman was because the overall image was not up to standard.

In Xiazhou, comedians often have to act ugly. Characteristics are more important than good looks.

The protagonist in "The Truman" is the "starring" in a reality show and needs to be good-looking.

Otherwise, no audience would be willing to watch Truman if he looked "agitated", "talkative" and "dirty".

Lin Qiu and Li Jie sat down and discussed the script of "The Truman Show" for a while before starting the audition.

"Just perform three parts."

"The first paragraph is the scene when Truman goes out, 'In case I don't see you, then I wish you a good afternoon, a good evening and a good night.' Brother Ye, match the neighbors."

Ye Zhiyuan glanced at Lin Qiu, took the script, and directly transformed into a coolie.

"The second paragraph is..."

"The third segment is the scene where you shout at the camera at sea."

"is that clear?"

Li Jie nodded, "No problem."

"Start once you've adjusted."

In the past few days, Li Jie has deeply studied the role of Truman, so he has confidence.

After about five minutes, Li Jie adjusted his condition and returned to his position.

At this time, Li Jie had not yet appeared, but Lin Qiu's eyes lit up!

That's how it feels!

Comedians, why are they so prone to depression? It's because they control their emotions too well.

Comedy is not farce, it carries the core of tragedy, and is an art with strong control.

Chaplin, Mr. Bean, Ron Atkinson, and Hollywood comedy king Jim Carrey all suffered from depression in their previous lives. It is because of the art of comedy that if emotions are not handled well, it can easily backfire.

This is the threshold and difference between comedians and drama actors.

Comedians can act in drama, but actors in drama cannot act in comedy.

"I order you to eat me."

"Is it okay to just eat belly?"

"Do I have a belly? A little bit."

Li Jie stood in front of the mirror and said to himself.

Whether it is expression control or line skills, they are all at the level of a top actor.

After entering the next scene, Li Jie suddenly showed a bright smile and greeted Ye Zhiyuan: "Good morning!"

Ye Zhiyuan's lines are very simple, with only one word: "Morning!"

This time Li Jie's smile was a comedian's signature smile, which made Lin Qiu unable to hide his smile. "In case I don't see you all, I wish you good afternoon, good evening and good night!"

In just one minute of this first scene, Lin Qiu almost wanted to confirm Li Jie as the starring role!

It really fits the character image in the original work.

But this alone is not enough. In addition to some comedy, in the end, Truman's explosive power is going to move the audience.

But Li Jie's superb acting skills still gave Lin Qiu a satisfactory answer!

Li Jie shook his body, as if he was on the sea, fighting with the waves and Director Chris on the other side.

Now Li Jie was completely immersed in it. With provocative but firm words, he shouted towards the sky:

"that's all!!"

"You have to kill me!"

…

After the performance ended, one minute later, Li Jie opened his eyes and gradually separated from the role of Truman.

Lin Qiu reached out to Li Jie and said, "Mr. Li Jie, your performance is very good. I think you are very suitable for the role of Truman."

"If there are no problems, Changan will discuss the contract with your agent during this period."

"When the contract is signed, the complete script will be sent to you. The approximate shooting time will be between November this year and April next year. If there are any changes, we will notify you as soon as possible."

Li Jie was extremely excited when he heard that he had won the role of Truman.

For Li Jie, although it cannot be said to be 100%, this movie has a great chance of taking him further in the Kyushu film industry!

"No problem, just call me Li Jie, Director Lin Qiu."

"Okay, Li Jie, I'll treat you to dinner tonight. When are you going to return to Xizhou?"

Li Jie smiled happily. He has always respected Chen Daohua, an actor of Xiazhou artist level.

This time I finally got what I wanted.

"In two days, I'll just go and see Teacher Chen and tell him the good news."

"I never thought I would get to play opposite Teacher Chen."

Lin Qiu smiled and corrected, "Playing against each other in the air."

In the movie, Li Jie and Chen Daohua did not have real face-to-face scenes, they were all on the screen, which required the actors' superb acting skills.

"almost!"

……

Hachiko was released on August 11th, and after 4 weeks and 28 days of release, it was officially closed in the Kyushu film market on September 8th!

On the day the film was closed, the entire blog's hot search was full of all the impressive achievements of Hachiko in Xiazhou and Kyushu markets.

It completely suppressed the popularity of the second Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, which was officially released in Xiazhou!

[Hachiko: A Dog's Story, a milestone Xiazhou film! ]

[200 million in Xiazhou, 800 million in total in Kyushu! Hachiko created the history of Xiazhou films in the Kyushu film market! ]

[Surpassed director Song Hua! 600 million in overseas box office in Bazhou! Lin Qiu and Hachiko created a new history! ]

[Lin Qiu! The hope of Xiazhou films! The new film "The Truman Show" has been approved, how far can Lin Qiu go? ! 】

When these eye-catching headlines appeared on blogs and major media, it is easy to imagine how excited Xiazhou movie fans are!

After 28 days of release, "Hachiko" has earned 600 million yuan in the overseas eight states, breaking the 100 million yuan box office originally held by director Song Hua!

It has become the first in history!

This means that Xiazhou movies have entered a new stage.

And don't forget that director Song Hua is old and is gradually going downhill now.

But Lin Qiu is different!

Lin Qiu has not yet celebrated his 23rd birthday. He is so young and talented. Movie fans have begun to imagine boldly how far Lin Qiu can represent Xiazhou movies in the Kyushu movie market in the future.

And according to the news, Lin Qiu's next movie has been approved with an investment of 1 billion!

Xiazhou movies have a prominent style and have never needed the recognition of the Kyushu market.

But "Hachiko" can go to this point. Seeing that audiences in various states overseas are crying for "Hachiko" and praising Lin Qiu and Xiazhou movies, as a Xiazhou fan, who can not be proud!

[600 million overseas box office, I contributed to it! Look at me, look at me! ]

[Don't say it anymore, I'll watch every movie that Lin Qiu makes! Support Xiazhou movies, Xiazhou movies 1!! ]

[New movies, shoot quickly! Although it's very productive, I always feel that it's not enough! ]

[Alas, I can only wait for "White Night Walk" on New Year's Day. After Ye Zhiyuan arrived in Chang'an, it can be said that he and Lin Qiu have joined forces! ]

Nowadays, Lin Qiu is so powerful that he is the pride of all Xiazhou fans, blowing above the white clouds!

This kind of grand occasion will lead to fans' expectations for Lin Qiu's movies getting higher and higher.

"If you show your talent, you may break it easily."

Several directors who have come to Yanjing recently, looking at this overwhelming public opinion, can't help but worry.

Among them are Director Song Hua and Director Wang An, who just broke the record.

Director Song Hua knows the consequences of this kind of public opinion backlash best.

Song Hua was not disappointed at all about his overseas film record being broken. Instead, he was very happy for a young and outstanding filmmaker like Lin Qiu.

Capitals will fight each other, but Xiazhou filmmakers should not fight each other.

Song Hua was very happy to see that the Jiuzhou market was opened again after many years.

It's just that now all Xiazhou movie fans have praised Lin Qiu to the sky, and the expectations are too high.

"The Crucible" and "Dying to Survive" scored 6 points, and "Hachiko" scored 7 points.

After that, any film of Lin Qiu that drops 5 points will be used by people with ulterior motives.

"Why does Changan promote it like this?"

Director Wang An also didn't understand it very well and was a little worried about Lin Qiu.

Logically speaking, the company should learn to hold back at this time, otherwise the fire is too strong.

Unless Lin Qiu can always produce masterpieces, is this really possible?

Even the best directors in the world can't do it.

Under this surging wave, "The Truman Show" began to be prepared for filming, adding another piece of wood to the already strong flame!

"If the fire is not strong."

"How can it burn all over the nine states?"

Sitting on the plane to Xizhou, Lin Qiu turned off his phone and muttered.

During this period, Changan selected more than one community in Xizhou. Lin Qiu had to personally select and build the scene on site to achieve the movie effect he wanted!

This is a work that can set the prairie on fire!

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