Chapter 194 You Actually Rejected Chen Xiao's Script?

After hanging up the phone call from Chazelle, Chen Xiao first contacted the company and told them about discussing cooperation with Chazelle's company.

After hanging up the phone, I pulled out a piece of white paper, turned my pen around, and roughly thought about my next schedule.

Today is February 23rd.

Next, both companies go through the process.

If there are no problems, we can sign the "Letter of Intent for Cooperation" and apply for project approval this month. There is nothing very sensitive in this script, so I guess there will be no problems and it will be approved in mid-March.

There are still about 20 days in between.

He would draw a storyboard script and discuss location selection with the creative team.

By the way, the director of "Family with Children" has been decided.

Once the project is successfully approved in mid-March, formal preparations can begin.

Shooting started in mid-April and was completed in June. Then we will launch a marketing campaign to try to release it in August.

In the North American market, the summer season is from late May to early September every year. The summer schedule catches up with the summer vacation and has more viewers. This is a good time period in the domestic market and many foreign markets.

This shooting was not too difficult. In addition to the usual focus of casting, he also had to pay more attention to the lens and lighting. Because it wants to create a sense of surveillance and uneasiness, making the film look more like an advertising film.

The schedule is roughly like this, and the time is quite relaxed.

Taking advantage of this time, he went to visit the crew of "Family with Children". Go and see the production of "Frozen" and occasionally visit the spring recruitment site.

If I have more free time, I will create a variety show.

That's it. I've decided to take a nap first, and when I wake up, I'll draw the storyboard.

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"Hahaha! This Liu Xing is so cute."

Fang Rong's wife took the episode script and walked out of the study, laughing so hard that she was out of breath.

What she was holding in her hand was the episode script of "Family with Children". Yesterday, Chen Xiao randomly picked out a few episode scripts and gave them to Fang Rong.

When Mrs. Fang saw Fang Rong lying on the sofa and concentrating on watching TV, she also sat on the sofa and continued:

"I'm laughing so hard, Lao Fang. Summer snow, summer rain, summer hail, hahaha. I also want to dye my hair green."

"Are you really the lovely brother of Xia Xue? I am really the lovely brother of Xia Xue."

"No, I'm laughing so hard, please agree quickly."

Mrs. Fang put the script on the coffee table, then reached out and patted Fang Rong, who was concentrating on watching the TV series, and sighed: "I used to think that this kid Chen Xiao was very good at things. When I was filming "Farewell My Concubine" At that time, he gave you a precious opportunity to appear on CCTV! Otherwise, with your appearance, how would you have a chance to be remembered by the audience? "

Fang Rong slowly got up from the sofa, sat cross-legged, curled his mouth slightly, and retorted:

"Hey, you can just praise him. Why do you have to step on me? What's wrong with my appearance? I'm not an actor. It's good that the audience knows my name."

"Okay, okay." Mrs. Fang smiled, patted his arm, and put the script into his hand.

"I haven't finished speaking yet. I used to think that kid was pretty good, but I didn't expect that he would directly hand over such a wonderful script to you to film. This is really rare in the film and television industry. You agree to it quickly and film it quickly. I want to see."

Fang Rong took the script, sighed, looked at the cover of the script, and fell into silence.

"Hello? What are you doing? Although I am not from the film and television industry, I have watched TV for decades. This is a sitcom. There has been no such good work in China for almost 20 years. Why are you hesitating?"

Fang Rong glanced at her and sighed again.

He put down the script, walked to the window in his slippers, looked out the window and sighed: "I... don't really want to take it."

Mrs. Fang burst out laughing, "Have you watched too many TV series? You go to the window to pose while you are talking."

"Why are you exposing me? How handsome is it to say rejection of Chen Xiao's script in this posture? It feels like a hero." Fang Rong shrugged, walked back to the coffee table from the window, picked up the script and sat back down .

"Old Fang, do you really want to refuse?"

Fang Rong nodded and touched the script, feeling full of reluctance.

"This is a good script and a good opportunity. Chen Xiao is determined. In order to become famous, I should take the next step. But I want to shoot something challenging. Compared with dramas or many movies, sitcoms have a lot of emphasis on scripts, scenes, The requirements for the role are high, but the requirements for the director are a little lower. I am 51 years old and I won’t be able to work for many years. I hope I can break through.”

After talking about it, Fang Rong's tone became more and more sad.

He didn't have a strong background, so he worked hard on his own and worked hard to become a top director.

In order to be exposed and famous, he slowly gave up his creative ideas and catered to the market and capital.

He did not shoot many works for love, but for life and opportunities.

After he succeeded once, he kept copying the template.

He didn't dare to step out of his comfort zone, let alone make a literary film like Chen Xiao. He didn't dare to take risks, for fear that if he let go of an opportunity, he would let go of his last chance.

This is grief without a solid context.

But in the past year, it seems that I have gradually gained confidence.

"Old Fang, you have changed."

"Really? I think so too."

“It used to be a good dog.”

Fang Rong rolled his eyes, "I'm immersed in emotion, please don't ruin the atmosphere, okay?"

"You're right, you used to be a bitch."

Fang Rong crossed his hands and held his head, falling on the back of the sofa.

"Indeed, because I am not a capital, I dare not offend anyone. But now I have won several international awards, and I am considered a veteran of Oriental Media. I am a comrade-in-arms with Director Chen, so I am indeed more confident."

I have to say that I really have to thank Chen Xiao.

I also thank my dog. It is precisely because of his dog that I did not quit the crew of "Farewell My Concubine" and today I don't need a dog.

Fang Rong sighed, "Who wants to be a dog? Isn't it for the family and for survival? Only single dogs like Chazelle dare to go crazy, right?"

As soon as he said this, Fang Rong was stunned.

Eh? Why did he suddenly think of Chazelle?

It should be because of the international awards mentioned just now?

Well, it must be this reason, otherwise?

Mrs. Fang flipped through the script reluctantly.

She was reluctant to part with this script, but as an old couple for many years, she also knew Fang Rong's thoughts. Of course she would support him.

Let others shoot it, anyway, as a viewer, she will see the finished film sooner or later.

Mrs. Fang put down the script, "Old Fang, what are you going to do next?"