Chapter 42 The Script of "Farewell My Concubine" Is Completed!
Yao Hua stood up and walked to the study, "I'm going to think about the script. Call me for lunch."
"Okay."
Yao Hua closed the door of the study, sat on the mahogany chair, and began to think about it.
The purpose of the short film is to promote Peking Opera to the public, especially young people. How to attract young people?
Create a Peking Opera script?
This is definitely not possible. The promotional short film is to make people who have no feeling for Peking Opera interested.
What should I do?
Yao Hua crossed his fingers and hugged the back of his head, leaning back against the back of the chair.
Oh, his creation has always been academic and traditional. Now it's really difficult for him to think about selling points and attract young people.
After thinking for a while, Yao Hua's eyes lit up.
During the Spring Festival this year, tourism promotion videos in various provinces were very popular.
A short video attracted tens of millions of tourists. In the final analysis, it was the visual and auditory effects that attracted young people.
So he did it.
Use Peking Opera costumes, makeup, and music to enhance the audio-visual effects and attract young people in a short time.
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At the same time.
Chen Xiao is quickly sorting out the script of "Farewell My Concubine".
This movie is very suitable for promoting Peking Opera to young people.
What is the purpose of promotion? It is to make people who are not interested in Peking Opera watch it.
This movie not only shows the beauty of Peking Opera, but also has some touching parts outside of Peking Opera.
It is not like a movie, but more like life.
From the eve of the Anti-Japanese War to the Cultural Revolution, the people with miserable fates during this historical period permeate every detail.
The child who can't stand the abuse of the troupe.
Dieyi who can't live without madness.
Juxian who has always been kind but whose life was taken away by the times.
The little people kidnapped by history are not spared under the torrent of the tragedy of the times.
Especially when it comes to the Cultural Revolution, he doesn't recognize his relatives, and his personality distortion is even more extreme.
The believers of art are forced to become the betrayers of art.
...
Chen Xiao sighed softly.
When the public is moved by the stories of joys and sorrows and the history of collective memories, they will pay attention to Peking Opera itself.
Write!
However, the next few days will be for discussion, not shooting. Just write a simplified script first.
Just as he was writing furiously.
Director Li of the Ministry of Culture has contacted several experts in opera research, statistics, and marketing to establish an advisory committee.
Just waiting for the 7 screenwriters and directors to arrive on the 8th.
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A week passed quickly.
On the evening of October 7th.
Chen Xiao estimated that the total box office for National Day should be out.
He sat down at the computer desk and prepared to go to Maoyan Movie to check the statistics.
However, as soon as he opened the webpage, he saw the first three hot searches:
"Titanic broke the total box office record in just 7 days!"
"Titanic will be released for another 18 days, what is its limit?"
"Titanic's seven-day box office is 6.14 billion, surpassing the total box office record of 540 million!"
Click on the third one to see.
Netizens are so enthusiastic that it seems like they have won the world championship in football.
"We won the championship!!!"
"I believed from the beginning that you can do it!"
"I will buy all the souvenirs if there are any blockbuster souvenirs!"
"Howled with excitement and was scolded by the dormitory next door.
"Chen Xiao is the world's number one! The future is promising! "
Chen Xiao was very calm and closed the webpage.
The big hit was expected.
Now he just wanted to count the money and think about how to spend it.
Previously, the conservative estimate was 5 billion box office, and now it seems that it should be able to soar to 8 billion.
The producer gets 35%, and as a director and screenwriter, he gets 5% of the share from the producer.
The total is estimated to be 80*35%*5%=140 million.
In the evening, Uncle Zhang said that the net income in the past seven days reached 420 million, which directly completed the planned sales volume for the next six months!
It is estimated that he can get a share of 5 million next month.
As for shares, dividends are only distributed at the end of each year, so don't consider this part of the money for now.
Both items will be credited next month, a total of 145 million.
Compared to the previous calculation, it is 50 million more.
Then buy a villa first.
Buy it by the lake.
Get up in the morning and open the curtains to see the green lake. How great it feels!
Buy some gifts for parents, and keep the remaining money for future filming.
The last item is the sale of derivatives. The original 4.5 million has been received.
He does not plan to continue selling peripherals and other derivatives.
In front of the box office, it is just a mosquito meat.
Tomorrow morning, go to the Ministry of Culture first.
Then use the 4.5 million earned from selling derivatives to pick up a car!
...
Early the next morning.
Chen Xiao brought the script to the building of the Art Department of the Ministry of Culture.
Under the guidance of the staff, he came to a huge conference room.
In the middle of the conference room is an oval long table, and each seat is equipped with a microphone.
There are two rows of tables on each side.
The leaders should be meeting in the middle, and others sit next to them.
The staff helped him pull out the chairs at the oval long table in the middle and asked him to sit down.
After sitting for a while, six middle-aged men followed three staff members in.
Seeing Chen Xiao, everyone's eyes lit up.
Recently, Titanic has been a big hit, and it broke the box office record yesterday. Of course, everyone has seen his photos.
This young man looks more energetic than in the photos!
A tall, thin, middle-aged man wearing glasses came over and smiled and stretched out his hand, saying, "Hello, Director Chen, nice to meet you. I am Director Fang Rong."
"Hello, Director Fang, nice to meet you." Chen Xiao stretched out his hand and shook hands with him.
Fang Rong's name is well-known.
Many anti-Japanese war dramas and historical dramas broadcast on TV are his works.
Fang Rong continued to smile and said, "I watched your "Titanic" on October 1st. It is really a masterpiece! Later I watched it twice and learned a lot from it."
Chen Xiao smiled and said politely, "Director Fang, you are too kind. I learned everything from my predecessors. I have watched your dramas since I was a child and they have given me a lot of inspiration."
Fang Rong heard this and smiled heartily, and he had more expectations for the young man in front of him.
He stood beside Chen Xiao and introduced other people to him, "This is the director of the Film and Television Department of the Peking Opera Theater, Yao Hua."
"Hello, Director Yao."
"Director Chen is young and promising!" Yao Hua smiled and shook hands with him, "I watched your Titanic. If talents like Director Chen can participate in the production of short films, it will be of great benefit to our promotion of Peking Opera culture!"
As soon as these words came out, the faces of the people around him changed slightly.
Director Yao is the best candidate for the chief screenwriter of the promotional short film.
He said this, it seems that he wants to keep Chen Xiao.
But immediately, everyone was relieved.
Judging from Titanic, with Chen Xiao's screenwriter and director skills, even if he doesn't understand Peking Opera, he is also a good deputy. He can put forward market-oriented opinions for the script and provide ideas for the camera.
It is right to keep him.
The seven candidates greeted each other, exchanged a few polite words, and sat down one after another.
A staff member came over and said respectfully: "Director Li is in a meeting, please wait a few minutes."
Of course, Chen Xiao is no problem.
He didn't have anything to do today, except coming here to buy a car, so he just had to wait.
Although the others had their own jobs, every minute counted.
But who is Li Zhiming?
The director of the Art Department, the highest supervisor of literature and art.
He is in charge of all funding and policies.
Not to mention waiting for a while, even if they were asked to wait here for a day, they would have to wait obediently.
The seven people were all behind-the-scenes personnel in the film and television industry. They sat together and soon started chatting.
Their topic, of course, was "Titanic", which had just broken the box office record yesterday.