The spring is steep and when the big trees in the park in the corner of the street quietly pop out a hint of green, Zhang Chu drove to a small cinema by himself. Novel.

Today is a great day for the internal preview of "Farewell My Concubine". As the original author and screenwriter, he obviously has to go and have a look.

Hanlin Culture Media has also participated in some investments. Although the investment is not much money, it is also one of the production companies.

In today's market environment, shooting such love and literary themes is a risky act, and there is a great possibility that the cost will not be recovered!

It's not just in the country, but even in overseas countries.

These days, they are all commercial films!

While previous plot movies have achieved good reputations, they can still win a lot of box office.

But now fewer and fewer people are paying attention to art films, and people enter the cinema to enjoy the visual impact!

Zhang Chu did not have too high expectations for the box office of "Farewell My Concubine" movie, as long as it doesn't lose too much.

Perhaps the aftertaste of the Spring Festival has not completely dissipated, and the vehicles on Yanjing Street are far less than that before the festival, so Zhang Chu just stopped and waited a little at a few traffic light intersections, and the rest of the time is much faster.

This time, Director Xu Ji chose a more private cinema, not like the ones that are open to the general public, but more like a leisure club.

"Director Xu, Happy New Year!"

When Zhang Chu entered the screening hall, he saw an old man wearing a Tang suit. He quipped and asked, "Do you have a red envelope?"

People feel refreshed when they are happy. Even though Xu Ji said this was his last movie, Old Master Dongmu, who was older than him, was still making movies abroad, and it was okay to stick to it.

Who knew that Mr. Xu had a Maitreya Buddha-like smile and really pulled a red envelope out of his sleeve!

"Happy New Year! You can't relax this year, you have to write more good books for us."

Zhang Chu was just a joke, but he didn’t expect there was a red envelope to get it!

He didn't care how much money there was, even a dollar was his heart.

"Thank you, Director Xu, it's really worth it this time!"

"I'll call you here before the winter vacation is over. I should have let you stay at home for two more hours. But the film selection committee at the Cannes Film Festival wants me to hand over the finished film as soon as possible, because later on, there will be English and French subtitles."

It's only February, and the Berlin Film Festival has just ended soon. The Cannes Film Festival, which opened in June for a long time, can't wait to book Xu Ji's film.

The competition at the film festival is also very fierce now, and no famous director's new work cannot be let go!

That's why the film selection committee kept urging Xu Ji to get it to pass the preliminary review as soon as possible.

The Cannes Film Festival may receive hundreds of films every year, but only a dozen films can enter the official main competition unit, and the elimination rate is very high!

And almost all those who were eliminated were famous directors from various countries or regions. It is difficult for unknown people to break through many levels.

Even if Xu Ji has won the highest honors of the three major European film festivals, and his new work is adapted from the original novel of the new generation of writers. These can only help him get an entrance ticket. Whether he can enter the main competition unit depends on the specific quality. As for winning the award, it is even further apart!

Of course, Zhang Chu hopes that the old man’s work of closure can end perfectly, so this internal preview is indeed a provocative mentality.

The "Farewell My Concubine" he watched in his previous life is a classic film history, so the quality of the movies in this life must not be too far apart!

Although not every picture, every shot, and every plot are consistent with the novels on Earth, after comparison, you can know where the advantages and disadvantages of Xu Ji's version of "Farewell My Concubine" are.

This is like the standard answer in the liberal arts exam.

Chen Kaige's version of "Farewell My Concubine" is the standard. Xu Ji's version of the movie may be better, more appropriate, more appropriate, or less accurate than the standard answer.

"It seems that I have to be a villain."

Zhang Chu said silently in his heart, and next he wanted to see what this video would look like!

Since there are no big companies in the investors in the film, the atmosphere on the scene is quite relaxing, and there is no restraint after meeting.

In addition to the producers of the film, Xu Ji also invited friends and film starring members.

"Director Xu's ability is obvious to all. Now that bad movies are rampant in the market, people like Director Xu need to support the face of Chinese movies. You shouldn't just retire like this!" A middle-aged man wearing glasses chatted with his friend, his tone full of regret.

His friend agrees with this view very much, "That's right! Now a good director is not filming after retirement, which is a huge loss."

"If Director Xu Ji retires, their studio probably won't be able to hold on, and there are few people who can withstand it."

"Xu Ji's movie, Zhang Chu's script, and starring powerful actors like Zhang Guorong, it will be a good movie no matter how you look at it!"

"The price of film and television adaptation rights of Zhang Chu's works soared so quickly. At the beginning, we wanted to compete for "Ghost Blows Out the Light", but Yida Group directly bought it with a wave of its hand. Now that they have a relationship with Disney, we can't afford it!"

"Actually, I think it's normal for me to not be able to afford "The Da Vinci Code". It's quite meaningful to have Asian male actors starring in Hollywood's top productions, rather than kung fu and martial arts films."

"Lao Zhu, does your company have a project recently? After the Hanlin Cultural Media people come, we will inquire about the film and television adaptation plan of the novel "Norwegian Forest" to see if we can add it."

The bosses of these film and television companies gathered together to talk, but didn't notice Zhang Chu's existence at all. They thought he was an actor in the movie!

Zhang Chu had never met these producers before, and even at the meeting, he was Ye Shumei as the representative.

The most important thing in investing in movies is to diversify risks. Even if it is an art film, it only has tens of millions of yuan to be divided into so many companies.

They cannot be more important than Yida Pictures, Huayi Brothers and other companies, and they must be cautious in any investment.

So at present, investing in Zhang Chu's novel ip is a good choice. At least the basic market is guaranteed and you won't lose money!

Looking at Zhang Chu's works, the film and television adaptation rights of many novels have been traded out, and only the recent books are still preserved.

As a novel about Journey to the West, "The Legend of Wukong" is a novel with the theme of Journey to the West, and with the blessing of the original and theme songs, it is almost a billion-level movie. Every company wants to buy it and shoot it. This is almost a sure-fire deal!

"The Forest of Norway" is a bit niche, and is a literary work on youth love themes. Audiences do not like to watch young people sad Qiuyue on the screen unless they are loyal fans.

The serialized "In the Name of People" seems to be completely unsuitable for the big screen. As for the small screen, it still has to wait for it to obtain a formal publishing license. TV series investors are waiting and watching!
Chapter completed!