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Chapter 203: Against the Heavens, Fat Bing and Gao Yuanyuan can also be chosen! ?

"Who are you!?"

The middle-aged man looked at Zhang Yang with some caution.

He was holding a script and trying to solicit investment when suddenly a man wearing a mask and a baseball cap came up to him and wanted to "talk" to him. He felt inexplicably frightened.

"Hello, Director Diao Yinan, I am Zhang Yang." Zhang Yang took off the mask on his face.

"Zhang Yang?" A puzzled look appeared on Diao Yinan's face.

He felt that the name sounded familiar. He seemed to have heard it in the circle recently, but he didn't know much about it.

Because recently he felt that the script he wrote was completely completed, he was busy soliciting investments everywhere.

"It seems that I am far from being famous enough, nor powerful enough." Zhang Yang thought.

Diao Yinan didn't seem to understand him very well, but he didn't feel the slightest bit unhappy.

After all, he is now a somewhat popular star. Because of his connections with people like Jiang Zhiqiang, people in higher circles may have heard of him.

But ordinary people or people immersed in artistic creation may not necessarily understand him.

"This is my business card." Zhang Yang took out his personal and public business cards and handed them over: "I have heard of Director Diao's Black Coal, Thin Ice in the Daytime in the industry. I know that many people are optimistic about it, but no one has invested in it."

"My company wants to become famous, so we are eager for good movie scripts, and Black Coal, Thin Ice is within my scope of investigation."

"It is fate that we can meet on this street, so I am a little presumptuous to come up and disturb you."

Zhang Yang speaks politely and articulates clearly, which makes people feel good about him.

Diao Yinan took the business card and his eyes lit up when he saw the words "Chairman of Chenhai Film and Television Production".

For him, the first thing to solve is the investment problem, while the distribution and supervision problems can be solved through connections.

There have always been many people in the industry who are optimistic about his scripts, but they stay away when they hear that he wants investment.

If Zhang Yang can offer a price that satisfies him, they will cooperate with "Chenhai Film and Television" no matter what level it is.

"How about we talk inside?" Diao Yinan pointed to the coffee shop next door.

"please."

Zhang Yang was not surprised by Diao Yinan's change of attitude.

What kind of movie is "Black Coal, Thin Ice"?
A crime romance movie with an investment of 20 million yuan can earn over 100 million yuan at the box office, setting a record in terms of subject matter and achieving profitability.

But its truly outstanding achievement was winning the Golden Bear Award for Best Film and the Silver Bear Award for Best Actor at the Berlin Film Festival, two of Europe's three major film festivals.

It is worth mentioning that there are 55 high-quality international film festivals approved by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations, which are divided into four categories: A, B, C, and D.

Among them, the International A-Class Film Festival is a competitive non-specialized film festival. There are currently 14 International A-Class Film Festivals in the world, including the Venice Golden Lion Award, the Cannes Palme d'Or, the Berlin Golden Bear Award, the Locarno Golden Leopard Award, the Shanghai Golden Goblet Award, etc.

Among these 14 international A-category film festivals, the Venice Golden Lion Award, the Cannes Golden Palm Award, and the Berlin Golden Bear Award are known as the three major European film festivals. Due to historical, commercial and other reasons, they are unique.

Among these three major film festivals, the Cannes Palme d'Or is slightly higher than the other two due to commercial and political reasons. The Cannes red carpet is world-famous!
Therefore, Chen Kaige, who won the Palme d'Or for "Farewell My Concubine", has a high status and influence in China and has some say in various circles.

"Black Coal, Thin Ice" won the Berlin Golden Bear Award, which to some extent can be said to be on the same level as "Farewell My Concubine". If a company can produce such a movie, its status will soar both inside and outside the circle and even internationally.

This movie can also produce a Berlin Film Festival winner, a real Berlin Film Festival winner.

How could Zhang Yang not want it! ?

To win an award, the quality of the work is only an entry ticket; what is really needed is the right time, place and people.

If your competitors are too strong at the same time, or your public relations are not in place, or the jury does not favor you, you will not get the award.

Then the path of replicating the original successful work is the best choice with the highest success rate!
"I'm going to the bathroom first, do you mind?"

As soon as he sat down, Diao Yinan said he wanted to leave for a while.

"Director Diao, please go ahead." Zhang Yang raised his hand, but did not show any intention of standing up to greet him.

"Fireworks in the Daytime" is great, but that was when he watched it as a person from the future.

At this moment, this is still a movie script that is favored by many investors, but not considered worthy of a big investment.

He wants to be an investor next, and also wants to be the male lead and have a say in choosing the female lead, so he needs to maintain a stable position.

And this Diao Yinan, he must have left to find someone he knew to ask about him.

"Mr. Zhang, sorry for the wait."

In less than five minutes, Diao Yinan returned from the toilet with a more sincere smile on his face.

Just as Zhang Yang thought, he went to someone with good connections in the circle to inquire about Zhang Yang's news.

As soon as the other party heard the name "Zhang Yang", he told him: "You are in luck. This Zhang Yang is not ordinary. I can tell you without checking."

"For superficial matters, you can just search on Baidu. He is very popular now, and you can find a lot of information about him if you search."

"He has an extraordinary background. As far as I know, he has a good relationship with the queen of the fashion world, the editor-in-chief of VOGUE, the most powerful of the five major women's magazines. He also has a good relationship with the chairman of Anle Film and Television, Jiang Zhiqiang."

"He invested in TV dramas with Gao Xi and Perfect Films and was responsible for the production. He also invested in Lost in Thailand directed by Xu Zheng with the CEO of Guangguang Media."

"He's in Yan Zi's "So Young", Zhou Xingchi's "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", and Xu Ke's recently filmed "Dragon King of the Mysterious Capital"!"

"If the other party is willing to invest, it means that you have met the most powerful and well-connected investor, and I have heard from people in the industry that he has good character and is reliable."

Upon hearing the news, Diao Yinan could no longer remain calm.

He now wants to discuss his script with Zhang Yang and try to get investment.

This change in mentality was also within Zhang Yang's expectations.

One year and four months have passed since his rebirth, and his time has not been in vain.

What's more, there is also the entertainment industry opportunity guide plug-in to help,
“Director Diao, you’re too polite.” Zhang Yang raised his hand to signal Diao Yinan to sit down, his superior temperament immediately showing its full potential. He smiled and said, “I’ve heard of the name of Black Coal, Thin Ice. Many people in the circle are optimistic about it. I’ve also seen the script in the early years.” “But after so many years, I believe Director Diao has improved it. Do you mind telling me about it? ”

Zhang Yang smiled warmly, but Diao Yinan suddenly felt pressured.

This young man's eyes seemed to be able to see into people's hearts, and the pressure he put on him was greater than the money he had just invested in the entertainment industry with assets worth hundreds of millions.

His palms were sweating, and his smile became a little more reserved: "Of course."

"Take a look at the script." Diao Yinan handed the script to Zhang Yang and began to narrate.

"I wrote this script in 2005. It was very literary at first. After several years of polishing, I accepted many suggestions from friends and added suspense, romance, detective and other genre styles."

"Mr. Zhang must know that my partner Wen Yan and I have been looking for investment for this project for four years. Many people are optimistic about the story of this script. The story mainly tells about..."

Diao Yinan has introduced the project and story of "Fireworks in the Daytime" to countless people, and he is very skilled in doing so.

After saying that, he drank some water and watched Zhang Yang flipping through the script quietly.

"It's a good story." Zhang Yang closed the script and smiled. "It's a mature script that emphasizes both business and art. It's also very stylish and in line with the investment direction I want now."

In fact, without the guidance of the opportunity manual, he also planned to arrange for Mo Xiangwan to talk to Diao Yinan about investment in the near future.

It is not easy for a new director to find investment. Diao Yinan was able to successfully secure investment only after he met Happiness Blue Ocean Pictures.

Happy Blue Ocean Pictures is the "king of follow-up investment" in the industry. It likes to invest in blockbuster films, such as "The Founding of a Republic", "The Siege of the City in October", "Let the Bullets Fly" and other big productions to accumulate experience, but lacks truly independent productions that highlight its own temperament.

"Fireworks in the Daytime" is considered a representative work, but it didn't make any splash afterwards.

Or it would be more valuable to become a part of his “Chenhai products must be high-quality”.

"How much investment do you want?" Zhang Yang went straight to the point.

Diao Yinan instinctively wiped the sweat from his palms on his pants and said, "Twelve million!"

He estimated that it would cost at least 10 million to film his story in its entirety.

This is even without the participation of famous actors, so the quality will be affected to a certain extent.

If you really want to make a good movie, 15 million is enough, and you should hire talented actors.

"Haha!" Zhang Yang didn't say yes or no, but took a sip of the water cup and asked, "Director Diao, your movie is not short of investment, but it's short of someone who is willing to make a big investment."

"In our industry, there are several types of movies that are very safe to invest in. One is big investment, big production, and big stars, like "Painted Skin" and "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate."

"Second, the investment is small, but it is easy to make a big profit with a small investment, such as Love Is Not Blind."

“Third, romance films are easy to make money from, but they don’t help much in improving the brand of the film company.”

"But Black Coal, Thin Ice, an artistic crime romance, has no precedent of success in the market."

"But you're asking for twelve million. Any normal person would think you're asking for too much, right?"

Hearing this, Diao Yinan lowered his head deeply.

Of course he understood this principle. If he didn't understand it before, he would have understood it after encountering many setbacks over the years.

But a crime, suspense, and romance film like "Fireworks in the Daytime" can easily become a low-cost suspense thriller if it encounters unreliable investors.

Actors with a little box office appeal would not consider challenging this type of movie.

Some film and television companies are willing to give low-budget films a try, but high-budget ones are discouraging them.

"Mr. Zhang, 10 million is fine, it can't be any lower." Diao Yinan said pleadingly.

He had already decided to hire cheap but talented actors, and he lowered his head to beg them.

He must use this movie to prove that his idea is correct!

"No!" Zhang Yang shook his head and refused firmly.

A bitter taste appeared in Diao Yinan's mouth.

After all, it still doesn't work.

But Zhang Yang's next words made him feel like he was returning from hell to heaven.

“I’m going to invest 15 million in this movie!”

“Fifteen million!?” Diao Yinan’s breathing became rapid.

This was the highest investment he had ever imagined, and it was also an investment that would definitely make the film a masterpiece, or even a classic!
But when he was soliciting investment, this was just the price he asked for.

Zhang Yang is actually willing to come out!
"Don't be too excited." Zhang Yang smiled slightly: "Heroine, I can help you find Pang Bing or Gao Yuanyuan. The investment required for the film remuneration is another matter. What do you think?"

The original heroine of this movie was Gui Lunmei. Not to mention her acting skills and appearance, but she actually did not fit the role setting.

In "Fireworks in the Daytime", the heroine Wu Zhizhen is the source of crime, whether it is the initial homicide, letting her husband take the blame for the murder and committing serial murders one after another, or the policeman who almost violated his faith and fell into depravity.

It's all because of the beauty and sexiness that make men fall in love with her. It's the direct embodiment of the fact that beauty is a disaster, and the interweaving of beauty and desire.

Gui Lunmei is suitable for art films and has the temperament to do so, but she is totally unable to carry the character of the heroine in a movie.

The first person Diao Yinan wanted to find was Pang Bing, and the second was Gao Yuanyuan.

The former is the kind of beauty that makes people want to violate it at first sight.

The latter is the kind of beauty that makes people want to possess it at first sight.

Coincidentally, these two women are both his women.

Diao Yinan: "."

Are you sure this isn't a dream?

It's his turn to choose Pang Bing and Gao Yuanyuan! ?
(End of this chapter)