Didn't you say that we would lose money after filming?

Chapter 7: Is this character handsome?

Chapter 7: Is this character handsome?
The next few days were boring for Xia Yuan.

After a brief meeting with Tang Ying, he immediately returned home and started to get busy.

All three scripts that he had prepared for trial run had been put on hold, and now he needed to rush out the script for "Pulp Comedy".

Fortunately, if he was forced to copy and write and was only given a story outline, it would be hard to say how long the process would take. Even if he relied on his memory, it would not be so smooth.

After all, human memory is actually unreliable.

Fortunately, the mysterious treasure trove in his mind could actually materialize, and he could see a lot of detailed information and even directly see the picture.

That would be very comfortable. With the picture, he could just pick up the computer and watch it in his mind while writing with his hands.

Anyone who has studied this major knows the format of the script. As long as there is content, it can be done very quickly for him.

However, it was precisely because of watching this film in his mind that Xia Yuan couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

The plot of the movie describes a film producer, who is also the protagonist of the movie, describing from his own perspective an experience he has had, the various sacrifices and prices he has paid for the film industry.

The protagonist Hui Zhang, who is also a film producer, has been in the entertainment industry for many years but remains unknown. During the most difficult period, he had no money to make a new film, and could not even pay the alimony to his ex-wife, who is a barrister.

Not to mention that his daughter has great hopes for him. She thinks he is a great hero and is proud of her father. Her biggest dream is to see an interview about him on TV.

In order to fulfill his daughter's wish, Hui Zhang felt that he needed to rebound from rock bottom.

It was at this time that, by chance, his good friend Lei Yongcheng called him and claimed that a wealthy investor wanted to find Hui Zhang to make a movie.

That is Brother Tyrannosaurus. He is the second-generation rich man of the Bagui Society. He made his fortune by smuggling golden coin turtles. He loves to eat wild game and has alternative XP.

In order to get the opportunity to shoot a new movie, Hui and Lei made various efforts and sacrifices. Finally, they got the strong investment of Tyrannosaurus Rex, but Tyrannosaurus Rex designated his childhood idol to play the leading role in the remake of the classic triple-action film and named the movie "My Sir, I Want It Again".

During this process, many ridiculous and outrageous events occurred.
Looking at the thick stack of scripts that he had finally finished working on, Xia Yuan's eyes were dull and he rubbed his temples woodenly.

Even he himself was greatly shocked.

Although he had known for a long time that this film that he accidentally searched for was particularly outrageous, after all, it was able to combine all kinds of unrelated labels together.

But I never thought it could be so outrageous.

It’s simply outrageous to open the door for outrageous things. It’s so outrageous.

The whole film is full of various pornographic and violent elements, from the lines to the plot, to the actors' performances.

The approach is quite wild, and the plot is quite explosive. The various labels that Tang Ying mentioned, which seem particularly outrageous at first glance, are integrated quite perfectly.

However, it was also because of this that Xia Yuan, who had originally had some self-confidence, began to become somewhat unconfident.

Can this thing really become popular? Can it really achieve results?
It makes him lose his confidence.

But this was confirmed by the boss, and he couldn't say anything. There was nothing he could do. Who told him that what the boss and the senior sister said was very realistic?
You can shoot those big blockbusters, but can you afford it now?
Finally, the script was finalized, and there was nothing else to do. Xia Yuan took the script and returned to Heye Film and Television and found Tang Ying.

When they met again, Tang Ying was still a little nervous.

Because Xia Yuan had a criminal record, she was particularly afraid that after she had set up so many shackles, Xia Yuan would come up with something shocking.

But it wasn't until she read the script that she felt relieved.

The script is actually not that thick, and the setting is very simple compared to other movies.

After all, when it comes down to it, it's just a sitcom, a comedy drama.

What made her feel gratified was the plot.

She watched this plot and was shocked from beginning to end.

Not to mention the depth of the plot, even the various funny jokes are filled with all kinds of vulgar figures.

Movies are highbrow. How can something this vulgar, which is simply going down a dead end, become popular?

All these nonsensical things completely met all the requirements she put forward.

And if Xia Yuan really shoots according to this script, then there is no doubt that it will be rated restricted.

As long as it passes the rating review and reaches the adult review, the summer season will soon be here.

The summer season is a time when the gods fight each other, and there are countless strong people.

Then the most crucial point is that this period eats up the money in the pockets of children and students, and eats up the traffic during the summer vacation.

There are few people who would do anything to release restricted films during the summer season. When shooting, they would also consider the summer season and hold back a lot, fearing that they would be rated restricted. Wouldn't that mean they would lose money?

It seems that even a talent like Xia Yuan would be wasted under absolute restrictions.

Although it is a pity that Xia Yuan said that the production cost of this film would only cost 10 million at most.

Ten million, even if it is a total loss, according to the current multiples, it would only be twenty million.

Not much.

But everything is difficult at the beginning, and we have to do everything step by step, right?

After accumulating this experience, I will find a way to make a bigger loss next time.

"Not bad! I'm very satisfied!" Tang Ying nodded with satisfaction: "Just shoot it well, I'll give you all the power, as long as you don't deviate from the script, you can do whatever you want!"

At this point, the script has been completely finalized.

Xia Yuan’s first film has also been officially confirmed to be “Vulgar Comedy”!
At the same time, the contract between the company and Xia Yuan was finalized and signed.

For the first film, Tang Ying generously gave 5%.

The director can directly share the profits and can share the box office revenue of the film.

In addition, Tang Ying also gave a signing fee of 200,000 yuan.

This price is already the highest among new directors.

As for Tang Ying's attitude, Xia Yuan simply attributed it to trust.

In his opinion, maybe there was also the factor of junior and senior students involved. Tang Ying was taking special care of him, and he felt flattered.

He was even more determined in his heart that he must make this film well!

Then the next step is to form a crew.

He didn't need to worry too much about forming a crew, as the company would take care of it. It would take some time to prepare the framework and then select the filming location.

The script has been submitted and the project team has been established. From that moment on, the crew's work has been implemented.

During this period of time, as the director, Xia Yuan's biggest responsibility is to take care of the casting work!

The director needs to be involved in the casting.

Speaking of this, in the parallel world, this movie seems to be full of big names, and all the people who can star in it are big names, and there are even big names lining up for roles.

This is certainly not possible in their world.

However, he has his own ideas about the selection of the leading actor.
He had once promised Chu Zhongtian, Zhou Yisen and the others that as long as he was successful and had a film, he would definitely reserve a good position for them in the first work!

He took out his cell phone and called Chu Zhongtian.

Toot. Toot. Toot.
"Hey?"

The call was connected quickly and Chu Zhongtian's dog barked.

"Hey!"

Xia Yuan's dog barks.

Chu Zhongtian: "How is it going? Is it going well?"

"It went smoothly. The crew is already preparing for it." Xia Yuan nodded.

"So fast?" Chu Zhongtian was a little surprised.

"Well, I'm short of a few people. Do you want to be the leading actor?" Xia Yuan asked.

"Is there really a role to play? Then let me ask you, is this role handsome?" Chu Zhongtian asked.

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Xia Yuan was silent for a moment.