Chapter 181 Negotiating with Senior Sister Han Jia
"Passed the review?" Han Jianv had never really thought about the possibility of not passing the review before, but now after hearing what Yang Hao said, it seemed that there might be some problems with passing the review.

It is difficult to see a doctor and medicine is expensive, which has always been criticized.

The script of "The Road of Life" exposes the dark and ugly side of the pharmaceutical industry. The release of this movie is bound to affect the interests of many people, and the resistance can be imagined.

Thinking of possible problems with the review, Han Jianu frowned and kept recalling the plot of the script in her mind.

One minute, two minutes, three minutes...

It took seven or eight minutes for Senior Sister Han Jianu to come back to her senses.

After coming to her senses, Senior Sister Han Jia picked up the teacup and took a few sips of tea before speaking to Yang Hao.

"Junior brother, I will discuss the issue of script approval with my father when I get home. You can first tell me whether this script has any potential."

Han Jianu doesn't want to make "The Road of Life" an underground movie. She has high expectations for this movie.

She not only hopes that the film can be released in theaters openly, but also hopes that the film can be a big hit at the box office.

When Yang Hao heard Senior Sister Han Jianu say that she would go home to discuss it with her father, a smile appeared on his face.

Although Han Sanpin has retired, he has worked in China Film Group for decades and has a huge influence in the film industry. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a mountain eagle.

Although the movie "Dying to Survive" reveals the dark side of the pharmaceutical industry, the whole theme of the movie is still positive and full of positive energy. As long as there are big shots involved, there will be no problem with the release of this movie.

The fact that "Dying to Survive" was released in its previous life is the best proof.

"Sister, the script of "The Road of Life" is really good. It is adapted from a true story and has strong practical significance. Moreover, the core conflict of the script directly points to the pharmaceutical industry. If a movie of this theme is well made, it will definitely cause a huge social response."

Yang Hao paused here, picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and then continued,

"It's difficult to see a doctor and medicine is expensive, these are things that everyone will encounter. Although this movie has literary and artistic attributes, it actually has a very broad audience and has the potential to be a big hit."

Yang Hao briefly analyzed the market prospects of this movie, and Han Jianuo nodded frequently, with a gleam in her eyes from time to time.

It is obvious that senior sister Han Jia agrees with Yang Hao's market analysis.

"Senior Sister! Do you want to direct this movie yourself?" Yang Hao asked with a smile.

In the previous life, this movie was directed by Wen Muye and Han Jianuo was only the screenwriter.

But in this life, Yang Hao wants to make some changes.

"Me? I'll be the director?" Han Jianyu asked, pointing her finger at her nose.

"Yes, it is you, senior sister, who should direct the film. You wrote the script, and you must have a deep understanding of this film. You are also a master's student in the directing department of Beijing Film Academy, so it is very reasonable for you to direct a film," Yang Hao analyzed rationally and persuaded senior sister Han Jianu to direct the film herself.

"No, no, I can't. I have no experience directing this kind of theater movie." When Han Jianv heard Yang Hao persuade her to direct it, she quickly waved her hands to refuse.

"Senior sister, no one is born to be a director. There is always a first time. Wasn't it my first time directing "The Richest Tomato"? ", Yang Hao continued to persuade.

To be honest, Han Jianv was a little tempted to direct this movie. Last time, Yang Hao invited her to be the assistant director of "The Richest Tomato", but she chose to refuse.

But this time is different. This time I am directing a script I wrote myself, which has a completely different meaning.

While persuading Senior Sister Han Jianu, Yang Hao had been observing the other party's expression.

Yang Hao saw clearly the conflicted look on Senior Sister Han Jianu's face.

"It works!" Based on the change in the other party's expression, Yang Hao knew that his persuasion was effective.

"Senior sister, if you feel that you don't have enough experience, I can lend you director Li Guoan."

"Director Li Guoan? Is he the executive deputy director of "The Richest Tomato?" Previously, there was a lot of negative news about Yang Hao in "The Richest Tomato", and Han Jianu, as the producer, knew it all.

"Yes, it's Li Guoan who was my executive deputy director in "The Richest Tomato". He is very experienced, and his only shortcoming is that his control over the movie's images is a little bit lacking." Then Yang Hao explained in detail to senior sister Han Jianu about Li Guoan's shortcomings in controlling the movie's images.

After hearing Yang Hao explain Li Guoan's shortcomings, Han Jianu suddenly realized.

However, for someone like Li Guoan, it is indeed very suitable to be an assistant director.

"Junior brother, I'm still a little worried. I'm afraid that I will mess up this script. It would be bad if you lose money," Han Jianu said hesitantly, still unable to make up her mind.

"Senior Sister, I, as an investor, am not afraid of losing money, so what are you afraid of?"

Yang Hao was really impressed by this senior sister. In other film projects, the investors were hesitant, but with her, the investors were not afraid of losing money, but the director could not make up his mind.

"Okay then, Junior Brother, I will take this movie. Don't blame me if I really lose money." After Yang Hao's repeated persuasion, Han Jianu finally made up her mind to take this movie.

Hearing Han Jianu's agreement, Yang Hao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In the past few years since his debut, Yang Hao has invested in so many projects in the circle. Every time Yang Hao said he wanted to invest, those directors would not refuse, and they would like Yang Hao to transfer the money to their accounts on the spot. Only for senior sister Han Jianu, it is really difficult to invest in a movie.

Yang Hao thought for a while and continued: "Senior Sister, my initial investment budget for this movie is 1.5 million yuan."

"Ah? How could the investment be so high?" Han Jianuo opened her mouth wide with shock on her face when she heard the investment figure Yang Hao said.

When writing this script, Han Jianv had already made a budget for the film. If she didn't hire big-name stars, she could produce a pretty good film with just over 30 million yuan.

Even if we invite a few big stars, the cost would only be 1.5 million yuan. No matter how you calculate it, it is impossible to spend million yuan.

Yang Hao found it funny to see Senior Sister Han Jianu's shocked look.

If she knew that there was a drama film called "Hot as Hell" about weight loss in the future, and that the cost of the film was as high as 3.5 million, she would probably be so shocked that she would doubt her life.

The 3.5 million investment in "Hot and Spicy" is estimated to cost 50% for publicity, 30% for star pay, and only 20% for actual production. "Sister, the investment budget I mentioned includes publicity," Yang Hao explained when he saw Han Jianu's shocked look.

When Han Jianu heard Yang Hao say that it included publicity expenses, she finally understood.

In the past year, the publicity costs for movies have been rising again and again. Now, if a movie is pursuing box office success, the publicity costs will not be less than 50 million.

The reason why the cost of movie promotion has skyrocketed is somewhat related to Yang Hao.

Because of Yang Hao, the ticket subsidy for "Maoyan" was released several months earlier.

"Knife of the Assassin 1" was a huge success through Maoyan's ticket subsidies, which made Maoyan an instant hit.

Now everyone in the industry knows that Maoyan’s ticket subsidy promotion is powerful.

In the past, movie promotion meant buying some hot searches on Weibo, buying some news on portal websites, inviting some film critics, and then there were bus stop signs and cinema posters.

This kind of conventional promotional process would cost about tens of millions of dollars.

But the ticket subsidies of Maoyan are often 30 or 50 million yuan, and some movies even have subsidies of up to 100 million yuan.

The money for these ticket subsidies has to be paid by the film crew.

This directly led to a sharp increase in the cost of film production.

"By the way, senior sister, the name 'Road of Life' doesn't sound good. Why don't we change it to 'Dying to Survive'?" After discussing the film collaboration in general, Yang Hao suddenly remembered that the name of the script had not been changed to 'Dying to Survive', so he suggested.

"Dying to Survive, Dying to Survive..." Han Jianu kept repeating the name. The more she repeated it, the more she felt that the name fit her. It was much better than Road of Life.

"Junior brother, you've chosen a good name. Okay, let's call her this," Han Jianu said with a smile and shining eyes.

"By the way, Junior Brother, didn't you say on the phone yesterday that you had something to discuss with me today? I was just busy talking about the movie project 'Dying to Survive' and didn't have time to ask you what you wanted to talk to me about?" After talking with Yang Hao about the collaboration on the movie 'Dying to Survive', Han Jianu was in a very good mood with a bright smile on her face.

"Senior sister, you should have heard that I have started a movie called "Detective Chinatown," Yang Hao asked.

"Yes, I did hear about it," Han Jianu nodded.

In the past two years, Yang Hao has produced many hit movies and has a huge influence in the film industry. Now there are too many people in the industry who are keeping an eye on Yang Hao.

The project "Detective Chinatown 3" reached cooperation with Wanda and China Film Group a few months ago.

Yang Hao, Wanda, and China Film Group did not try too hard to keep it secret. Yang Hao's new movie "Detective Chinatown" was considered an undisclosed secret in the circle, so it was normal for Han Jianuo to know about it.

"Senior sister, we had a very pleasant cooperation on the crew of "The Richest Tomato" last time. This time, I still want to invite you to be the producer of "Detective Chinatown 3". After Yang Hao said this, he stared at senior sister Han Jianu, hoping that she would agree immediately.

“By the way, senior sister, you can also be an assistant director in the crew of ‘Detective Chinatown 3’, practice during the filming and accumulate more experience. Once the filming of ‘Detective Chinatown 3’ is completed, the project of ‘Dying to Survive’ can be launched,” Yang Hao continued before senior sister Han Jianu could answer.

"Junior brother, you are really not polite at all. Do you want to tire me to death? You are the producer and the assistant director at the same time. How can you exploit me like this?" Han Jianv pretended to be very angry and said.

"Senior sister, this means that those who are capable should do more work! Senior sister is a real talent!" Yang Hao laughed.

"Great talent, I think you are the real fortune," Han Jianu emphasized the word "fortune" when she spoke.

"Do you know what your nickname is in the Beijing Film Academy circle now?" Han Jianu said this and then covered her mouth and laughed.

"Beijing Film Academy circle", "nickname", Yang Hao extracted key words from Han Jianu's words.

Yang Hao only knew that he had a good reputation in the Beijing Film Academy circle, but no one had ever told him this nickname. Yang Hao was aroused by the words of senior sister Han Jia.

"Senior sister, what's my nickname in the Beijing Film Academy circle?"

"Bei Dian Cai Shen Ye," Han Jianu said word by word.

"Ah!" Hearing this title, Yang Hao was really a little puzzled as to how he got this nickname.

Although I did make a lot of money, there are many people who graduated from the Beijing Film Academy and are richer than me, so it is impossible for me to get this nickname.

Han Jianu could see the doubt in Yang Hao's heart, so she didn't keep him in suspense and explained directly,
"Think about it. In the past two years, how many movies and TV series directed by Beijing Film Academy have you invested in? Including "Dying to Survive", there are seven or eight, right? Moreover, the investment amounts for these movies and TV series are not small. The lowest is at 10 or 20 million yuan, and the highest is 100 or 200 million yuan."
"And you always invest the full amount. Can you see any film and television companies in the industry invest like you?"

"Normally, a film and television project would have at least seven or eight investors, and as many as thirty or fifty. That's normal."
"What's more crucial is that all the projects you invested in can be considered hits. Looking back at the entertainment industry over the past twenty years, there has not been one as outrageous as you. If you are not the God of Wealth of Beijing Film Academy, then who is the God of Wealth?"

After listening to what senior sister Han Jianu said, Yang Hao realized that his performance in the circle in recent years was really too eye-catching.

The nickname "Beijing Film Academy God of Wealth" seems to be a compliment to himself, but in fact it is putting himself on the fire.

Suddenly Han Jianu said with a smile: "Junior brother, I don't think I have read the script of "Tang Jie Ren Detective Case" yet? How come I agreed to become the producer of this movie without thinking? You are not going to fool me with a bad script, are you?"

When Han Jianu said this, she looked at Yang Hao with a smile, full of sarcasm.

"How could that be? Here is the script," Yang Hao walked to the desk, took out the script of "Detective Chinatown" from the drawer, and handed it to Han Jianuo.

"It's getting late now, so I'll take the script home and read it slowly," Han Jianu said unceremoniously after taking the script.

When Han Jianu said this, Yang Hao realized that three hours had passed without him noticing. It was already past five in the afternoon and it was almost time to get off work at the company.
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In the following days, Yang Hao met with three directors, Han Yan, Zhang Ying and Wang Wensheng, and negotiated film investments with them one by one.

Yang Hao also brought Han Yan and Zhang Ying into the "Detective Chinatown" crew and asked them to serve as his assistant directors for a few months.

The director lineup of "Detective Chinatown 3" has been preliminarily finalized, including Yang Hao, Han Yan, Zhang Ying, Han Jianu, and Li Guoan, a total of five directors, one chief and four deputy directors.

The producer and assistant director have been initially confirmed, and the preliminary preparations for "Detective Chinatown Detective" have officially begun.

(End of this chapter)