Chapter 240 Art Film, What Is This?

What Lao Yang and Kong Shan said was indeed true. Dai An was indeed thinking about attracting investment.

If there was a way, he really wouldn't come here to find Huo Bing.

During this period of time, Dai An really saw the warmth and coldness of human nature.

When they met, everyone still ate and drank with him, and even the circle did not exclude him.

But it was impossible to attract investment.

Many people said: "Lao Dai, forget it."

Obviously everyone felt that this director was not someone that everyone could do.

Dai An's first commercial film was a flop. You should know that many people paid a lot of attention to this film at the time, and even many people thought that Dai An would recreate the glory of Huo Bing's first film.

Everyone knew the result.

No means no.

Not only commercial films are not good, but the second art film was shot by Dai An with his savings and house mortgaged.

The result was still a flop.

He wanted to prove that he knew how to shoot completely after the failure of his first work, especially art films, which he felt were his comfort zone.

The result was that Dai An proved that he was indeed not good.

Two movies have failed, let alone Diane. Even famous directors will not be welcomed by investors.

"I say you're done."

Lao Yang said to Diane: "Today is the day when Mr. Huo celebrates the completion of "The Lost Daughter". Do you think it's appropriate for you to come and solicit investment at this time?"

Kong Shan also said: "Diane, you should know what you are doing. You have already failed twice in a row. Why do you want to humiliate yourself?"

Don't hit people in the face.

Diane was already a little embarrassed, especially in recent years he felt that he was about to become a clown from being the center of attention.

Before shooting these two commercial films that failed, Diane was still quite confident. After all, he had been an assistant director for a long time, and sometimes he could even stand alone in the crew.

You should know that in many cases, 70 to 80 percent of the filming of a movie is completed by the assistant director, and the chief director is just adjusting in the middle.

It is precisely because of this that Diane is confident enough in her ability.

Who could have expected the result.

The first one stumbled, and the second one flopped again.

People are like this a lot of the time. They can stand up after failing once, but if they fail a second time, they will lose confidence in the first place.

Just like Diane now.

He actually has no confidence in his new script now, but he has to pretend to have confidence, so his mentality is quite fragile now.

Let alone other people, even Diane's wife and children will not easily persuade Diane to stop filming.

Paranoia.

When a director is paranoid about proving himself, nothing you say will work.

It is precisely because of this that at this time, Lao Yang and Kong Shan said this to Diane in such an occasion, which made Diane angry.

"Aren't you just a scoundrel in the circle, Lao Yang? How did you get your status in the circle after so many years? Don't you know it? Wasn't it the time when you followed me and begged me to take you with you??"

"And you, Kong Shan, have you been able to write works in the past few years? A screenwriter who bombards this and that on the Internet every day, what else do you have besides living off your past? Did you forget that your last drama only scored 3 points on Douban??"

"How can you two jumping clowns have the qualifications to criticize me??"

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At this time, Diane pointed at Lao Yang and Kong Shan and her words were very sharp.

"Haha, Diane, if you can feel better by scolding us, it's fine, but you should really save some face for yourself."

Old Yang was not angry, but what he said was really heartbreaking: "Being a director is not suitable for you, you should continue to be an assistant director."

Kong Shan also said: "We really don't want to quarrel with you in this occasion. I just want to remind you not to think of morally blackmailing Mr. Huo. Mr. Huo is kind and doesn't want to say that you are too cruel, but I, Kong Shan, am not afraid."

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"I knew we were going to quarrel. Old Yang and Kong Shan seem to have always been at odds with Diane."

"In fact, the three of us had a good relationship at the beginning, but after Diane's movie flopped, Old Yang and Kong Shan ignored Diane."

"Then these two people are really a bit snobbish."

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All the people who came to the party were in the circle, and there are rivers and lakes in the circle.

Some people also look down on Old Yang and Kong Shan, and even think they are snobbish.

Lin Xing thinks he can understand it.

This circle has always been like this.

Just like the sitcom "My Family", every time the main actors reunite, they never bring those outdated actors.

There is also the Hong Kong film "Brotherhood in the Rivers and Lakes", every time they say brothers reunite, they never bring those outdated people.

It's very simple, the circle is extremely realistic.

Huo Bing is now 76 years old. There are many students and people he has promoted over the years, and these people are also not very united.

Huo Bing even thought that Diane was pretty good before, so he even supported Diane's first movie, but the result disappointed Huo Bing.

People are not afraid of being used, but they are afraid of being useless.

When Diane's first movie came, Huo Bing only helped a little occasionally, and he didn't even want to be a producer.

At present, the most famous students of Huo Bing are the other few, all of whom have made movies with box office of over 100 million yuan.

As for Diane, she has now been excluded from this circle.

"Okay, let me ask you three, do you want to quarrel as soon as you meet? Mr. Huo will be here soon, what will this make him see? Do you want others to laugh??"

At this time, another middle-aged man came out to try to make peace.

Jiang Ning.

This student of Huo Bing is currently a hot figure in the film industry. He has made two movies in total, but both of them were box office hits.

It is said that he is preparing for his third movie. Although the filming has not yet started, the film and television company has stated that there is no limit on investment. Jiang Ning can invest as much as he needs.

In short, Jiang Ning is Huo Bing's most proud disciple.

He came out to persuade them, no matter it was Lao Yang, Kong Shan or Dai An, they all gave face.

"Brother Dai, it's not that I don't want to help. I've asked several companies and no one is willing to invest..."

Jiang Ning looked at Diane and said helplessly: "Even if I am the producer, no one is willing to invest."

Diane was very helpful when Jiang Ning was filming his first movie, so in Diane's current situation, Jiang Ning naturally helped whenever he could.

In fact, in Diane's second movie, Jiang Ning had some favors in it. Forget about other people in this third movie, even Jiang Ning didn't think it was suitable after reading the script.

It is a literary film with some cruel realistic themes. More importantly, it tells the story of a small town.

There is no market for this kind of subject matter.

Especially the script written by Diane is a bit magical.

Today's market likes cool movies, clean and cool movies, or it can be said that they match the subject matter.

Just like Huo Bing, who is still filming female-themed films such as "The Lost Daughter" with hot topics at his age.

Not to mention that because telecom fraud was quite popular last year, some people filmed telecom fraud.

But Diane is going against the market, so naturally this is not good.

"Jiang Ning, I know, it's okay."

Diane smiled bitterly at this time and said, "Okay, I won't be an eyesore here. I'm leaving first."

"No need, Mr. Huo will be here soon, and Mr. Huo has been paying attention to you. Please wait until we meet before leaving."

Jiang Ning said hurriedly.

"Mr. Huo is here."

At this time someone suddenly said.

Huo Bing came to the party with a little energy, and with him were some of the leading actors of "The Lost Daughter".

"Mr. Huo..."

"Hello Mr. Huo..."

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Huo Bing was the absolute center of attention as soon as he arrived. He greeted everyone and said they were casual.

"Today is just a small gathering, mainly to relax..."

Huo Bing first went on stage to say a few words, and also said that "The Lost Daughter" will be released in the Spring Festival.

"kindness??"

Lin Xing was slightly startled, and he said to Ren Yi: "So fast? Is it too late? ?"

"There's enough time. Mr. Huo always shoots movies relatively quickly."

Ren Yi smiled and said: "Although this year's Spring Festival movies are still some time away from being scheduled, there are basically only six or seven movies. At this time, the Spring Festival movies that are scheduled to be released may get a piece of the pie..."

Lin Xing said: "I just feel it's a bit too rushed. After all, the Spring Festival is less than three months away."

"Well, more than three months is actually enough..."

Ren Yi said in a low voice: "The main reason is that there are too many actors in this movie. If it is scheduled to be released during the Spring Festival next year, I am worried that something will happen. In fact, from the beginning of the filming, it was planned to be released during the Spring Festival this year..."

As for the more than 3 months, post-production was completely in time.

After all, "The Lost Daughter" doesn't need any special effects.

"It just makes the later stage work harder."

Ren Yi said: "And in previous years, we didn't dare to set the schedule so early during the Spring Festival. Everyone was afraid that setting the schedule in advance would disrupt the plan, and even wanted to see when the competitors would set the schedule... But this time "The Lost Daughter" Just releasing it and disappearing today will make it easier for everyone to trust..."

This is true.

The Spring Festival schedule is kept secret every year, and major films dare not easily be the first to be scheduled. But as long as there is the first one to be scheduled, then a lot of movies will start.

Today's gathering is actually mainly about publicity.

Take advantage of the party to spread the news that "The Lost Daughter" will enter the Spring Festival stalls.

Lin Xing believes that it will definitely attract a wave of popularity next.

that's the truth.

After the party ended, Weibo exploded.

"Damn it, didn't "The Lost Daughter" just wrap up? Is it scheduled to be released now??"

"So fast? Is it too late??"

"Yeah, I also think it's a bit too late??"

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"I think we can look forward to this movie. The early release date fully proves his confidence, and I believe in Huo Bing."

"Yes, I believe in Huo Bing too."

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Obviously this is a promotional resource purchased by "The Lost Daughter" itself.

Let it ferment first.

"There's one more thing."

After the party, Ren Yi and Lin Xing found another place, accompanied by Lao Yang and Kong Shan.

Obviously, Ren Yi has a good relationship with these two.

As soon as he sat down, Ren Yi suddenly remembered something and said to Lin Xing.

Lin Xing was stunned: "What happened???"

"My spy movie may be released at the beginning of the new year, and the two of us may run into each other."

Ren Yi said with a smile.

"Congratulations to Brother Yi. First you have a TV series to kick off the New Year, and then you have a movie for the Spring Festival..."

Lin Xing smiled and said, "It looks like it's your first year."

Many times it's easy for actors to have their films pressed, and then when it comes time to film, they all appear at the same time.

Ren Yi is considered good, after all, TV dramas and movies do not conflict much.

There are actors who are filming movies at the same time, and they are competing with themselves, which is more hurtful.

"Where is this?"

Ren Yi said calmly: "Whenever I can have a movie with a box office of over 100 million in the film industry, that will be my first year."

Lao Yang smiled and said, "No problem. As soon as the next film "The Lost Daughter" is released, you can get a wave of dividends first, and then choose a movie that can carry the title. That won't be a big problem."

Kong Shan advised: "Old Ren, don't be in a hurry, and you can't rashly choose the male lead. By the way, Diane won't come to you, right?"

Ren Yidao: "You did find me."

Lao Yang was a little surprised: "You won't agree, will you? His drama will definitely be a hit. I didn't read the script, but Jiang Ning did. Don't you still believe Jiang Ning's vision?"

"I can't take the script seriously. Diane wanted me to recommend a servant, so I recommended Shen Fei to him..."

Ren Yi shook his head slightly: "I think the script is okay, but it is indeed a literary film and the subject matter is not flattering."

"I really don't understand what Diane is thinking?? He seems to be obsessed with preaching in literary films. How can this be so easy??"

Kong Shan shook his head slightly: "If it were so easy to win awards for literary and artistic films, then everyone in the industry would have already made literary and artistic films."

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."

Ren Yi picked up the wine glass and said, "Drink."

It was obvious that Ren Yiduo was relatively good, and he didn't want to say anything to Diane.

After leaving, Ren Yi spoke to Lin Xing alone: ​​"Axing, you see, this is the reality of this circle. How good their relationship was back then between Lao Yang and Kong Shan..."

Listening to Ren Yi's review of the scientific records, Lin Xing understood a little bit.

"So, you can't make a wrong step in this industry. Ah Xing, you should be more careful when choosing movies next..."

Ren Yi said seriously: "Don't take risks. If you really want to take risks, you have to wait until you have a few more Ichiban dramas."

"Brother Yi, I know."

Lin Xing said.

As a result, just after Lin Xing returned to the hotel, he received a call from Ding Chunling.

"Axing, do you know that Diane??"

Ding Chunling asked directly.

"ah??"

Lin Xing thought for a while, and then told what happened today: "We didn't have much contact. He left early in the middle of the party."

"That would be strange."

Ding Chunling frowned a little and said, "He actually handed me the script and said that this script is particularly suitable for you."

"The one from the art film??"

Lin Xing was stunned.

Ding Chunling said: "Yes, have you read his script??"

"No."

Lin Xing explained the situation and felt a little confused.

What is this?

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