Huayu 1995

Chapter 79 You can't poison me! (Seeking monthly votes)

Huo Jianqi graduated from the Fine Arts Department of Beijing Film Academy, in the same year but different class as Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou.

After graduation, he was transferred to the Beijing Film Studio as an art designer, working for Xie Tieli, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Xia Gang, and others.

With an art background, it's not surprising that he was able to make a film like "Postmen in the Mountains".

He is currently preparing his film debut, "The Winner," and he is working as a music video director to gain experience and earn some extra money.

Of course, although Su Chao was reborn, he is not omnipotent.

Therefore, he was unaware that the MV's producer, Zheng Yang, was also incredibly talented.

In 92, Zheng Yang secured CCTV's publicity resources for "Da Sa Ba," which is how he came to work with Huo Jianqi.

Zheng Yang is currently an editor at CCTV, but she will become the deputy director and producer of Beijing Music Radio in the future.

Just like Zhang Heping, if you don't get in touch with someone's circle, you won't be able to recognize their identity.

Fortunately, Su Chao never underestimates anyone.

Within minutes of arriving at the filming location, everyone he met became his older brother and sister.

"I've never tried a Republic-era style before. Do I look good in this?"

Su Chao and the makeup artist had a very pleasant chat.

I almost straightened out that older sister's hair.

"If you say that, how are other men supposed to live? Little brother, are your parents also very good-looking?"

Jiang Shan brought her own makeup artist.

These small music video production teams don't have a very detailed division of labor.

It's already good enough if someone just gives Su Chao a quick fix; if you encounter someone with a bad temper, you can only smear it on yourself.

It's your own fault for not wearing makeup.

However, this was no problem for Su Chao; no one could resist his charm.

The stylist dressed him up and led him out, which made director Huo Jianqi's eyes light up.

Jiang Shan couldn't stop smiling.

She even ran to Su Chao's side, hugged him, and asked producer Zheng Yang, "Yangyang, do you think we're a good match?"

"Come on, don't forget you already have a boyfriend."

Zheng Yang couldn't bear to watch and could only sigh to himself.

Su Chao was genuinely startled when Jiang Shan suddenly hugged him.

This girl is way too unrestrained.

However, upon closer reflection, it's not surprising.

Jiang Shan comes from a very good family. Her father was an actor and director, and later became the director of the literature department and the planning department of the Beijing Film Studio.

She grew up riding on the shoulders of many leaders of the Beijing Film Studio.

Having never experienced hardship since childhood, I naturally developed an enthusiastic yet somewhat absent-minded personality.

In the TV series "Perfect Summer" starring her and Yuan Quan, there was a scene where Yang Zhigang hugged her waist from behind, and she asked him, "Brother, is my butt perky?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Zhigang's expression was priceless.

However, Su Chao has a thick skin.

There's no such thing as embarrassment; the more shy you act, the more people will tease you.

He immediately begged for mercy, saying, "Sister, I'm only eighteen, you can't hurt me!"

"Haha~"

Jiang Shan was immediately amused by him and couldn't stop laughing. How did he make her seem like a female bully?

"Are you really only eighteen?"

Zheng Yang was surprised by Su Chao's age.

Su Chao is tall and not thin; he has a handsome face but a mature demeanor.

You could say he's twenty-two and people would believe you.

Of course, it wouldn't feel out of place for him to say he's eighteen now.

If you look closely, you can still see some of the naivety of a teenager.

"Sister, look how old I am."

Su Chao's expression changed; he dropped his playful grin and quickly entered a state of deep sorrow.

Wow, little brother, you're so amazing!

Jiang Shan was absolutely impressed with Su Chao. His ability to change his mind so quickly and with such perfect control of the situation deserved praise from everyone.

"You were born to be an actor. Spend more time hanging around the entrance of the Beijing Film Studio and start with small roles..."

These days, there aren't as many projects starting as there will be in the future. With the restructuring of film studios, even fewer projects are starting. Zheng Yang can't offer Su Chao any help for the time being.

"I've been going there a lot lately. I had some minor roles in 'Prime Minister Liu Luoguo' and 'The Emperor's Shadow,' which is how I got to know Mr. Zhang Guoli, and that's how I was recommended to act in the music video..."

Su Chao did not exaggerate.

Actually, Su Chao was just putting on a show for Huo Jianqi.

Director Huo Jianqi, putting aside his other films, just one film, "Postmen in the Mountains," is enough to make Su Chao put in a lot of effort to study him.

He's definitely going to make a killing with this movie.

Even Jesus couldn't keep him.

I said!
Liu Ye, you should just stick to making "Lan Yu".

Jiang Wen?

Who is Jiang Wen?

Oh, that old Deng I met a few days ago. The original plan was to film "Looking for a Gun" with him, enduring hardship and trying to learn how to direct from him.

But it seems I've met someone even better...

Jiang Wen, you'd better not contact me anymore, I'm afraid Huo Jianqi will misunderstand.

As for the poor box office performance of the movie "Postmen in the Mountains," there are ways to improve the situation.

The first thing is to avoid selling it outright to Japan.

It turns out that selling the film to Japan for $60,000 yielded a total revenue far less than one-twentieth of the film's box office in Japan, making it a huge loss.

Of course, if you don't sell out the entire deal, they might not put much effort into marketing it for you.

Even if we earn a little less.

Even a steady, gradual income is better than a twenty-fold income gap.

Su Chao also has connections in Hong Kong.

It's better to have a Hong Kong film company act as an agent than to foolishly hand it over.

The second is to avoid the animated film "Lotus Lantern".

They really couldn't beat them even a little bit.

Of course, there's a third option: to raise more money for publicity and marketing.

In 1999, 50,000 yuan was a lot of money, but using it as the total budget for the publicity and distribution of a movie was a bit outrageous.

There are also ways to promote and distribute the product.

How could a promotional film tailor-made for the postal service leave them out?

Investing some money isn't unreasonable, is it?

It's not too much to ask for free promotion, is it?

Of course, all of these plans require Su Chao to have sufficient say.

Otherwise, why would directors, producers, distributors, and other personnel listen to him?

He's a complete loser now.

Fortunately, there is still time. Su Chao is confident that he can influence the film in the next two or three years.

The most important thing right now is to influence Huo Jianqi.

Huo Jianqi was unaware that Su Chao was targeting him; he only thought that Su Chao's thing was incredibly useful.

Music videos don't require much acting skill.

The two people in the photo don't need to interact; they basically just pose and move around.

As long as the visuals are beautiful enough, that's fine.

Jiang Shan and Su Chao are both good-looking, no, they are very good-looking.

This ensures that the visuals are stunning.

Even if there are one or two scenes that require acting skills, both of them are able to provide them at crucial moments.

Therefore, the filming went incredibly smoothly.

Su Chao successfully made contact with Huo Jianqi and saw his personal shop.

This left Su Chao slightly disappointed.

The movie "Postmen in the Mountains" is not included.

A script for "Singer", an art attribute, and a high-level art experience value.

I can't afford to buy art attributes or experience points.

It's of no use to Su Chao either.

The script for "Singer" wasn't too expensive, only 22,000 yuan, but Su Chao wasn't interested in scripts from relatively unknown companies.

Su Chao wasn't in a hurry.

The personal shop refreshes every month, and it might reappear next time. Once you've established a relationship with Huo Jianqi, there will be plenty of opportunities to get your script back in the future.

Following the original trajectory, the screenwriter was Huo Jianqi's wife, and Su Chao had no intention of completely depriving her of her screenwriting rights.

At worst, you can just be with your wife.

During the break between scenes, Su Chao intentionally or unintentionally began to take the lead in the conversation.

He said he had read an interesting novel before.

It's called "Postmen in the Mountains".

"Have you seen it too?"

Huo Jianqi was very surprised. Are young people these days reading such a wide range of things?
“Our homeroom teacher recommended ‘A Collection of Excellent Short Stories from Across the Country’ and encouraged us to learn how to write essays. This story is in the collection. When you mentioned the use of light and shadow, I couldn’t help but think of the scenes from the story.”

Su Chao's statement was half true and half false.

"The Mountain, the Man, and the Dog" was first serialized in the magazine "Mengya" and later included in "National Collection of Excellent Short Stories". Su Chao did indeed see the novel for the first time in that magazine.

However, in his previous life, he only bought the novel after watching the movie.

"Oh yes, I had a similar feeling when I first read this novel: distant mountains like dark eyebrows, neat rice paddies, ancient Hui-style buildings, and narrow, long, rainy alleys..."

Huo Jianqi seemed to be completely absorbed in it.

"Yes, yes, back then I thought, when I grow up, I will become a director and turn this novel into a movie."

Take the way of others and leave others nowhere to go.

Su Chao has not forgotten his original aspiration.

When he was reborn, he vowed to carry forward his shameless nature.

he made it!

(End of this chapter)