Chapter 37 The Script
"condition?"
Shen Changlin spread his hands: "We are not short of money to make movies now. If you want to join, you can either provide channels or publicity. What can she give?"
Shi Shi didn't quite understand: "Channel? What channel?"
"The screening channel..."
Shen Changlin motioned for her to sit down, and then said: "The total cost of "I Am a Witness" is 25 million, our company invested 8 million, and Enlight invested 8 million. Is it because we have no money?"
Before Shi Shi could answer, he continued: "Definitely not. We have to spread out our investment share, such as theater resources, Wanda, Hengdian, China Film, New Film Alliance... You have to give some share to them, right? In this way, they will have preferential treatment when arranging films..."
"The same goes for publicity resources. TV and Radio Media and Shangshi Pictures should all invest some..."
Regardless of whether it is TVB or STV Films, they all have TV stations under their banners.
After a pause, Shen Changlin asked, "What does Tang Ren have?"
"…They have me!"
"With you? Are you the major shareholder of Tang Ren? Does all the money you make belong to you?"
“…”
"If you want to invest, you can set up a studio and participate in the investment in the name of the studio. Tang Ren should forget it."
"No, my agency contract is still with Tang Ren. I still have...three years until the contract is full!"
Shen Changlin frowned: "Can't you terminate the contract in advance?"
"There is no such rule...and Lao Cai is very good to me!"
"What a guy, I worked for five or six years before I got a heroine..."
"You can't say that. Without Tang Ren's platform, I would be an ordinary woman."
Shen Changlin was happy and kissed her: "Okay, I won't complain about Lao Cai anymore. Let's go eat!"
"Hmm...what should I do with these two?"
"...How about we ask them to deliver the food?"
"Okay," Shi Shi nodded, and then thought of something: "By the way, I'm not satisfied with the dog's name. I think it can be called Da Mao or Er Mao!"
Shen Changlin was speechless: "Da Mao, Er Mao? You are too casual. What's the difference between my Xiao Bai and Da Huang?"
"I don't care, I will call you Da Mao or Er Mao!"
"...Whatever, which one is the big one?"
Shi Shi knelt down and weighed it with one hand: "This Labrador must be a big-haired dog, it's a bit heavier!"
"Really?"
Shen Changlin also squatted down and took over the two puppies: "Okay, then he is Da Mao..."
…
In the study, Shen Changlin is preparing to write the script of "The Thieves"...
In commercial films, the most important thing is logic!
Shen Changlin has actually almost conceived the scene, etc., he just needs the motivation for revenge in the final stage...
Script writing is actually quite simple. "Save the Cat" summarizes ten types of writing methods for genre films. "The Thieves" obviously belongs to the "Golden Fleece" type + companionship...
It’s hard for a pure genre film to amaze the audience!
The first stage shows the climax performance skills of the Demon Thief Group.
Four magicians with special skills gathered together to form the strongest magic team in history.
Lubitsch, the male protagonist who is a master of blindfolding with great leadership skills, Louis Lee, a master of psychological hypnosis who is good at various routines, Andy, the supporting character who is good at escape techniques, and Jason, a young street thief.
In a large-scale magic show, a group of magic thieves stole 3.5 million euros from the Bank of Japan, which greatly shocked the audience and the world...
In the second stage, the fifth magician appeared. He had friendship with all four of them and contacted them to arrive in Macau...
Plan a shocking show and steal the casino treasury!
Then it failed.
But the money in the vault was taken away by the fifth, the real actor...
The third stage, confrontation, revealing secrets!
How should this secret be organized?
Revenge is definitely necessary, the revenge for killing my father...
Well, a certain treasure in the vault was his ancestral possession, but it was taken away from his father by gangsters using shameless means...
His family was ruined because of this!
But this has nothing to do with magic...
As for the Demon Thieves, magic must be involved!
Could it be possible to assume that the boss behind the scenes was his father's apprentice, with amazing magic talent, but was kicked out of the apprenticeship because of his evil intentions, and then succeeded in rising to the top of the gang with his magic skills, and after he rose to power, he killed his mentor?
It's too cliche. Let's just set up a feud and add a little anti-Japanese background. The villain Boss defected to the Japanese army and killed the protagonist's family, leaving him alone...
The protagonist must be at least sixty years old!
An old man's revenge?
This is definitely not possible. Let’s just assume that the protagonist’s father is the one who wants revenge. Before he died, he read the suicide note and then had the idea of revenge...
Just as he was thinking about it, Shi Shi pushed the door open and came in with a glass of water in his hand and said: "Dalang, take your medicine!"
"...what?"
"Drink some water!"
Shen Changlin turned around, okay, she just wore a lace nightgown with suspenders...
Under the light, the legs are very white, the calves are well-proportioned, and the thighs are slightly round and plump. They are a pair of legs that are comfortable both visually and in other aspects.
It’s just not long enough…
"Oh," he took the water glass, took a sip, looked at Shi Shi, and simply hugged her over.
After all, she was dressed like this to tell Shen Changlin - please solve it!
Pause for a moment and solve some math problems!
…
The study room is not very big, but it is enough for operation...
Many plots can take place in crowded places like buses. The study room is even more spacious than the bus, and there is still room for action.
For experienced people, a chair can make a difference!
After solving the problem, Shen Changlin sat back at the desk again. He cleaned up the battlefield next to him and drank all the water in the cup. Shi Shi came over and said, "You... are still writing the script?"
"Hmm...I've got the key points figured out."
""The Thieves"?"
"Well," after thinking for a while, Shen Changlin added: "It is an entertaining commercial film that focuses on visuals. I went to see Director Han that day and he suggested that I make one!"
"Director Han?"
"I guess he was inspired by someone after watching Mission: Impossible 4... and came up with the idea."
Shen Changlin talked about the creativity of "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains": "This project cannot be done logically. You see, the most important thing about the treasure hunting genre is the villain setting..."
After talking a lot, Shi Shi was confused. Seeing that she was not interested, Shen Changlin smiled: "But this idea inspired me, so I decided to make a treasure-hunting type film!"
"...Oh, when will it be filmed?"
"Soon, the scenes and other things were easy to find, and the actors also had preliminary ideas... all that was left was to finish the script!"
"oh…"
Shi Shi's reaction was a bit beyond Shen Changlin's expectations. He couldn't help but ask: "Don't you ask if you can star?"
Shi Shi decisively became interested and asked with hope: "Is there any role suitable for me?"
Shen Changlin smiled and then said: "No!"
"Then why do you still ask me?"
"I reject you in person so that you don't have to think nonsense!"
"Bah, you just want to see me deflate."
"I'd rather see you eat Gui!"
"…roll!"
Chapter completed!