Not long after Jimmy had lunch, he received a call from Rist from France.
Looking at his watch, Jimmy smiled and said: "Rister, it's rare for you to call me at this time. Did YU and the others encounter something in France?"
Rest is very capable and tactful, but he doesn't like to work overtime. It should be around seven or eight o'clock in the evening in Paris, and Rest usually won't take the initiative to work at this time.
"Don't worry, nothing happened. However, YU recommended a writer and asked us to sign a contract with him."
"Oh? Who? Is he a famous writer?" Jimmy asked.
"In fact, this person cannot be considered a writer yet... His novel has not been released yet. What happened is, YU was signing autographs for readers at the literary festival today and happened to meet this..."
Rist briefly reported to Jimmy the situation of Yu Dong's encounter with Mark Levy. Jimmy raised his eyebrows while listening. This incident reminded him of the time when Yu Dong met Rowling in the UK.
The two situations were very similar.
At that time, Rowling's novel had not yet been published, but Yu Dong took a liking to her work at a glance and asked the company to sign her. Facts have proved that Yu Dong's decision was very correct. In just one year, Luo Lin
Lin became a hot best-selling author and became famous with one book.
Under the joint operation of Deep Space and Warner, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" quickly became popular in Europe and the United States, and the sales of this book also surpassed "A Song of Ice and Fire". Not only did Rowling
As a result, he won the British National Book Award for Children's Fiction and the Smarty Book Gold Medal Award, and became the second best-selling author under Deep Space Company.
Because of Rowling's success story, Jimmy also takes this matter very seriously.
"You haven't seen this man's work, have you?" Jimmy asked.
"Well, because he hasn't finished writing it yet, but what I heard from YU is that the story is very exciting."
Jimmy nodded: "Okay, keep an eye on this matter. Since YU is optimistic about it, then this person's work must have merit. After his novel is finished, send it to me as soon as possible. As for signing the contract, that's it.
Sign it according to our company's basic contract, and get him here first, and after his novel is finished, we can change the contract for him according to the situation."
The basic contract that Deep Space Company gives to writers is very simple, just like the one they gave to Bi Feiyu and others before. If the writer's annual income does not meet the standard, Deep Space Company will not charge any fees.
However, Yu Hua's contract has now become a new contract. The content of the new contract stipulates that Deep Space Company will invest more in publicity expenses for the writers every year, and at the same time, it will also collect more from the writers' royalties.
This was Rist's original decision. The reason for making this call was entirely because of YU. He and Jimmy thought the same. Since YU is optimistic about Mark Levi, Mark Levi must be outstanding.
As the person in charge of Deep Space's post office, Rist takes this matter even more seriously than Jimmy. The book section of Deep Space Company has developed well in France in the past two years. Because in France, Yu Hua and others
The sales performance of the author's works is better than that of other European countries.
But this is not enough. He also hopes that there will be a popular novel writer as popular as Rowling in France. In this case, if he works for another two years, he may be able to go to the United States to join the senior management, or directly work in France.
Open a company and let him take charge.
After finishing the phone call with Jimmy, Rest did not take a rest, but integrated the resource information of the French office to prepare for the work that may be needed next.
On the other side, Jimmy's lunch break was over. He originally wanted to make a call to Deep Space China, but thought of the time difference, so he gave up.
Waiting until it was morning in China, Jimmy called Yiliang and asked about the recent status of several movies.
During this period, Jimmy would call me every three days at most to keep track of the progress of each plan.
The crew of "Party A and Party B" has been formed, and the movie will start filming in mid-June. Lu Xi has already been in place as a director. In order to ensure quality and prevent some accidents, Shenkong also found a producer for Lu Xi
.
This producer was also recommended by Yu Dong, and he was Huo Jianqi, the art designer of "Half Sea Water, Half Fire".
…
Huo Jianqi sat at the door of the temporary office with a bowl of porridge. As the producer of "Party A and Party B", he studied with the director Lu Xi until midnight last night. After that, he did not go home. He was next to the office.
I spent the whole night in the dormitory.
He squinted at Lu Xi, who was playing with the machine not far away, and couldn't help but sigh, young people today are really amazing.
Lu Xi is only in her twenties, more than a round younger than him, but her ideas in film shooting are already very mature.
In fact, he was quite surprised when Deep Space Company invited him to be a producer this time.
There are two surprises.
First, do Chinese movies need to find a producer? What can a producer do?
Second point, why did Deep Space Company choose him to be the producer? He had been an art designer earlier and earned a little fame, but it was nothing. In other words, why did Deep Space Company want to find someone who only got the movie last year?
The director who won the Golden Rooster Award for his debut directorial debut will be the producer?
He raised these two questions at that time, and Deep Space Company did not explain much and showed him the plan for "Party A and Party B".
After seeing it, Huo Jianqi decided to give it a try.
After arriving, he discovered that the producer of "Party A and Party B" was not a decoration at all. Although he was not as powerful as a Hollywood producer, he could at least be on an equal footing with the director.
Although he, as a producer, doesn't care about money, director Lu Xi will come over to ask him about basically all preparations for filming and ask him to pay attention.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! At first, Huo Jianqi was not used to it. After all, China is a "director-centered system". During the filming of a movie, the director is the director from front to back.
After all, even if some movies have producers, they are just decorations.
And he had little experience as a producer. It was not until later that he slowly began to adapt to the role of producer, and used all his contacts and experience to help director Lu Xi pave the way.
These days, he has also figured out some reasons. Perhaps Deep Space Company hopes to use his experience and connections to protect Lu Xi, a new director.
But Huo Jianqi is willing to do this. On the one hand, he admires Lu Xi very much. On the other hand, he also learned a lot from this production job. These are things he used to work as an art designer on other crews.
Or something that your own director cannot learn.
I have to say that Deep Space Company really spares no effort in training new people.
While Huo Jianqi was thinking about things, Lu Xi walked up to him holding a notebook and said with a smile: "Teacher Huo, when you have time after dinner, I want to confirm with you about the tank again."
Huo Jian nodded: "No problem, I'll come find you after I've washed the dishes."
"There's no rush, it's important to eat."
Huo Jian smiled and quickly took a few bites. When the rice bowl was clean, he got up to wash the dishes, but he met He Youkang, the production manager of "Party A and Party B" at the door.
He Youkang is an insider of Deep Space Company and was sent to assist him. In fact, his main job is to manage money and he is also a mouthpiece for investors.
"Teacher Huo, where are you eating?" He Youkang said with a smile.
"I just finished eating." Huo Jian raised the empty bowl in his hand, "I was about to wash the dishes."
He Youkang grabbed his arm and said, "Don't wash the bowl in a hurry, I have something to do with you."
Huo Jianqi showed a puzzled expression, "What's going on?"
"It's a good thing, let's chat."
With that said, He Youkang pulled Huo Jianqi into the dormitory next to him. There was no one in the dormitory at the moment, making it easier for them to talk.
The two of them found a bed and sat down on their own. He Youkang gave Huo Jian a cigarette to light, and then took out a lighter and lit it for him.
Huo Jianqi took a comfortable puff, then looked at He Youkang: "Mr. He, if you have anything to say, just tell me. Is there any instruction from the company?"
He Youkang smiled and shook his head, "It's a good thing. It has nothing to do with "Party A and Party B". Mr. Huo, do you know why our company asked you to be the producer of "Party A and Party B"?"
Huo Jianqi narrowed his eyes. Although he had a guess in his mind, he did not say it out loud. Instead, he asked He Youkang, "I really don't understand this. Could you please explain it?"
"It was our boss who recommended you."
Huo Jian raised his eyebrows: "Mr. Jimmy Ji?"
He Youkang shook his head, "It's boss Yu Dongyu."
Huo Jianqi patted his head. He had heard that Yu Dong was the boss of Deep Space Company before, but he never took it to heart. When he thought of the boss of Deep Space Company, Jimmy was the one who appeared in his mind.
However, no one at Deep Space Company told him about Yu Dong's recommendation to him before.
"Why did Mr. Yu recommend me?"
"Of course it's because I appreciate your work." He Youkang smiled and pointed in the direction of the office next to him, "Teacher Huo, what do you think of this young man Lu Xi?"
Huo Jian nodded: "Very good, down-to-earth, and thoughtful. Although he hasn't graduated yet, he already has a lot of experience. In addition, he also has a certain level of appreciation in literature and fine arts, which should be related to Jinyi School.
"
As a comprehensive art school, Jinyi's art department is already quite strong. In the past two years, with the addition of Yu Dong and others, the literature department has become much stronger.
"But he still has many shortcomings." He Youkang said with emotion.
Huo Jianqi smiled: "After all, I'm only in my twenties, so what if I could cover everything? When I was his age, I didn't even understand what a movie was, and I couldn't even understand how to be an art designer. I
I believe that with the vigorous training of your Deep Space Company, his future achievements will definitely be great. I have to say that your company is very attentive in training new people."
"This is what we should do." He Youkang looked at Huo Jianqi, "However, we will not only train new people. Just like asking you to be the producer this time, we are actually also considering cultivating new people for our Chinese film industry.
An experienced and talented producer.”
Huo Jianqi also looked at He Youkang, and their eyes met through the swirling smoke.
"Mr. He, tell me straight, why are you looking for me? It's not just to promote your deep space company's business philosophy and future plans to me."
"Hey." He Youkang laughed, "I blame me for being long-winded. In fact, I'm looking for you this time for another movie. Our company is planning another movie recently and is going to ask you to direct it. I won't hide it from you.
The movie is adapted from Mr. Peng Jianming’s novel “That Mountain, That Man, That Dog,” and the script was written by the boss himself. Although the cost will not be very high, our company attaches great importance to this plan.”
Hearing what He Youkang said, Huo Jianqi was a little surprised. He didn't expect that He Youkang came to him so early in the morning and talked so much that he was looking for him to make a movie.
Here, "Party A and Party B" hasn't started filming yet, but they have already started planning the next movie.
Is China's film environment already so good now? A private company can't stop filming.
But if you think about it carefully, people in Deep Space are rich, and it would be enough to make a movie just by picking at the cracks between fingernails. Huo Jianqi doesn’t know the details. I only heard people say that the money earned by the Deep Space Company is in the hundreds of millions.
Earn billions.
Huo Jianqi was very excited about the new drama, but he did not agree immediately. Instead, he asked first: "Can I read the script?"
"Of course, no problem. I will send you the script this afternoon. It won't be too late for you to give me a reply after you read the script. By the way, there is one more thing I want to tell you in advance. There are two characters in the movie.
We may decide the role directly."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Huo Jianqi frowned slightly. No matter which director he is, he definitely hopes that the casting of the movie will be completely controlled by himself, and he is also afraid of this kind of investment.
The party directly assigns actors.
I'm just afraid that in order to train new people, Deep Space Company found inappropriate actors.
"Let me read the script first, and we'll talk about the rest later. How about that?"
He Youkang nodded and said: "No problem. If you have concerns, you can wait until you see the two actors selected by our company before making a decision."
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While Huo Jianqi and He Youkang were chatting, Yu Hua and the others had just returned to the hotel after their evening camping activity. Before that, they had not thought that the camping activity would last until more than two o'clock in the night.
Mark Levy and the director of the literary festival did not lie to them. The camping activities at night were indeed very lively, and many bands would perform live performances. During the day, the literary festival turned into a music festival at night.
After returning to the hotel, Yu Hua was not sleepy yet, so he took out his poker and prepared to exercise before going to bed.
Mo Yan and Su Tong were so sleepy that they went straight to their room to sleep. Wang Xiaobo's heart was not very good and he had been feeling unwell recently, so he didn't want to stay up too late.
After the three of them left, only Hua, Bi Feiyu, and Wang Shuo were left in the old company. There were not enough people.
Yu Hua looked at Yu Dong: "Yu Yuanwai, you have to raise troops for a thousand days and use them for a while. At this time, you have to step up."
Before Yu Dong could speak, Bi Feiyu pulled Yu Hua's arm, and then nuzzled at Mark Levi, "Why do you have to find Yu Dong? Isn't there a ready-made partner here?"
Yu Hua looked at Mark Levi and raised an eyebrow: "Pony can't do it either."
"It's going to be okay. You can learn. I think Mark has a strong learning ability."
Chapter completed!