Chapter 303: Novice Village Chief Ning Hao!

'It is the first Chinese-language musical in 30 years and it deserves the title!'

'Debut and peak, Zhang Guorong's first directorial film was highly praised! '

'Chen An is unparalleled in discovering the potential of directors, and Director Zhang Guorong's career change is extremely successful. "If Love" has become the pinnacle of Chinese musicals! '

'The premiere of director Zhang Guorong's new film "If Love" was well received, and there were frequent good news from previews in various places, and the preview record in eastern Guangdong was broken! '

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Yesterday's premiere was a great success, not only because of the all-star scene, but also because the quality of the film was highly praised.

The box office of the preview was also very good, especially in the eastern Guangdong region where Hong Kong Island has the greatest influence, the box office of the preview broke the record!

Today marks the start of the seven-day National Day holiday and the official release of the movie!
The film "Uniform" written and directed by Diao Yinan is also pretty good. It didn't work out in China, but it was shortlisted for the Vancouver International Film Festival in Canada.

It’s pretty good. It’s one of the five major film festivals in North America, on par with the Sundance International Film Festival. Director Jia’s "Xiao Wu" also went there.

Chen Wei's "Lost on Journey" is almost finished, just one step away from completion.

The release date can basically be confirmed.

The company's performance is booming and good news is coming in frequently.

When the movie "If Love" was a big hit, Ning Hao also went to watch it. He couldn't help but sigh, as he hasn't received any news from the other party yet.

It's been a month and it seems there is no chance.

After watching the movie with my wife, she was very moved, but I looked worried and sighed.

Seeing him like this, his wife, the afterglow of the movie just now dissipated, and she began to comfort him: "It's okay, husband, there is still a chance. This is just the first one to try, and we can take our time later."

Ning Haoque shook his head. It wasn't that easy.

Even Lightyear Media, which likes to approach directors, wasn’t very optimistic about responding, so other opportunities were even harder to come by.

An investment of several million is not a small amount of money. I have been making music videos for so many years and have lived a good life, but I dare not even think about making a movie!

I finally came up with such a satisfying script, but I can’t find anyone to invest. Do I have to go back to making short films?
Just when he was worried, the cell phone in his pocket rang.

He took out his phone and saw that he didn't recognize it. He was about to hang up but finally picked up, "Hello~ Who are you? Are you here to shoot a music video?"

Although the movie is not famous, I still have many word-of-mouth customers in the MV shooting circle.

So he subconsciously thought that someone else had gotten the number and wanted to come over and call him to shoot a MV.

A young man's voice was heard on the other end of the line: "Filming a music video? Why would I want to shoot that? I'm looking for someone to make a movie. Is that Ning Hao?"

The voice sounded familiar, but Ning Hao couldn't remember it. However, he still said quickly, "Yes, yes, I'm Ning Hao. Who are you?"

"I am Chen An. Do you have time? Come to Light Year Media?"

Ning Hao's pupils shrank and he became excited instantly. It was Chen An!

"I have time, I have time now, I'll be there right away!"

"Okay, I'll wait for you at the company!"

After saying that, the other party hung up the phone.

The wife next to him looked at her husband's excited face, her hands shaking as she held the phone. She asked curiously, "Is it Light Year Media calling?"

"That's right!" Ning Hao hugged his wife excitedly, "Do you know who it is?"

Seeing the other party's excitement, the wife had guessed about 70% of the situation, but still pretended to be curious and asked, "Who is it?"

"It's Chen An!"

Ning Hao was so excited that he almost jumped up. His movie was finally made!

Just got off the phone, less than two hours ago.

Chen An, who was thinking about who to find to manage Weibo, heard a knock on the door, and then a familiar but much younger man walked in.

The man with a prominent forehead and a street-slick look walked in excitedly. Ning Hao couldn't hold back his emotions, and walked quickly into Chen An's office, but his eyes were attracted by the glass cabinet behind him.

The conspicuous Palme d'Or trophy and the little golden man were placed in the center. He had everything he had ever dreamed of.

Chen An looked at the younger version of Ning Hao, the chief of the Novice Village, curiously. He believed that the other party's talent was truly amazing and he was definitely one of the top commercial directors in the country!
Multi-line narrative is something that not many directors in Hollywood can handle, but he is really good at it.

Seeing that the other party was staring at the trophy wall behind him like an idiot, he waved his hand to block his sight and wake him up:
"Don't look at it. Instead of looking at mine, you might as well go get it yourself. Let's talk about the script first."

"Oh, yes." Ning Hao came back to his senses after being awakened by Chen An's shout.

Chen An crossed his arms and said straight to the point: "You can find Light Year Media to get a rough idea. We signed a director."

Facing Chen An's gaze, Ning Hao nodded, "Yes, I know."

"Then it's easy to talk about." Chen An spread his hands, "I'm very optimistic about the script and would like to invest, but you have to sign it and make the decision yourself."

Once the problem is thrown to the other party, it is up to them to make the choice.

Ning Hao, who had been prepared for a long time, nodded. He just needed an opportunity. He was tired of the previous short film shooting and MV shooting, which was far from his ideal!
"I agree. I was already prepared when you approached me. I just waited a month for the news and thought I had failed."

Ning Hao agreed without much thought. It was much better than signing a contract or having the script eliminated by Chen An.

The director chosen by the other party has achieved success one after another, so there is nothing for me to refuse.

Chen An remembered it only after hearing what the other party said, "Oh~ You are talking about this, I was late for work before, Sister Xiaoping told me but I only got the script a few days ago, so I was delayed for a while. I liked your script the first time I saw it, you are very talented!"

She told herself that a junior from the photography department brought a script to her and asked if she wanted to take a look at it, but she didn't say it was Ning Hao, otherwise he would have come back long ago.

I didn't expect that I would hit the other party. What a coincidence.

I pulled the other person's script out of the drawer. It was already perfect and no changes were needed. I put it on the table.

"The script is good. If you can write it, you should be able to film it well. But you need to change the name. Just calling it "Big Diamond" doesn't sound good. If you change it to "Crazy Stone", it might even become a series."

Chen An remembered that this thing had three parts. Although they were not very related, the directors were all good.

Ning Hao scratched his head and didn't think this thing could be made into a series.

"It's all right. This name is just a random one."

Having said that, it is better to listen to the other party, after all, the other party is the boss.

Chen An pointed at the script with his index finger, "Let's sign the contract later. Show me some ideas and storyboards."

Although I know that the other party has this ability, I still have to pretend, otherwise I will end up being taken advantage of.

"No problem!" The matter has been settled, Ning Hao nodded frantically in agreement!

"Take your time. Don't rush. Get it done. I estimated that six million is about right, not including the cost of issuing it."

Chen An said in a pretentious manner, asking the other party to take it slow.

I am very optimistic about this classic low-budget Chinese hit. With basically no publicity, it cost two million to produce and grossed twenty-six million at the box office!

Without any publicity, it relied purely on word of mouth among netizens to achieve epic box office success!

Although Andy Lau invested in this movie, he couldn't help much with its distribution and promotion. He alone could hardly make any difference, so the quality of the work speaks for itself!

The disadvantages are also obvious. The pictures look like they are made of paper. Watching such movies in the cinema greatly affects the visual experience. Some of the productions are not sophisticated enough, and the reason is naturally insufficient investment.

This time we will first improve the quality and then increase the distribution and publicity. The results will definitely not be comparable to those in the previous life!

In his heart, "Crazy Stone" is better than "Crazy Racing"!

Ning Hao was not yet a big director, but when he heard Chen An’s figure of six million, he was so excited that he couldn’t express it in words!
"No problem, I will do my best to send it to you, brother!"

"okay."

Chen An was a little stuck. He was not used to Ning Hao, who looked much older than him, calling him "senior brother".

(End of this chapter)