Chapter 165 Zhou Kai's Debut Work!

When Lin Qiu came back from his hometown, it was already the fourth day of the Chinese New Year when he met Zhou Kai.

Because he was busy performing at the Spring Festival Gala, Lin Qiu basically had no time to see Zhou Kai after he returned to Xiazhou.

This time Zhou Kai came to Lin Qiu's house, and without saying a word, he directly used a naked choke and a thousand-year kill!

"Oh my god! It hurts!"

"You look like you have a good physique. Have you not been drained by the women in Mizhou?"

Lin Qiu slapped Zhou Kai's hand and teased.

Zhou Kai smiled and licked his lips subconsciously.

But suddenly he became serious and said to Lin Qiu righteously:

"What are you talking about?"

"I'm in Mizhou, and I'm fully committed to studying special effects movies."

"Why do you think I'm that kind of person?"

Lin Qiu shrugged and said contemptuously:

"Isn't it?"

"Tsk."

"You don't understand me."

"The ones who understand you are my sisters."

"Slander! Defamation!"

It took a full year and a half since I graduated and went to Mizhou to study.

A lot of things happened in this year and a half.

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"Oh my god! Are you and Sister Tang really together? I thought it was just a rumor!"

"But that's true. You two were flirting with each other when I was here."

Zhou Kai crossed his arms and said.

Thinking about it carefully, it doesn't seem to be very surprising.

From the first time they met, Zhou Kai, the "love master", saw the signs.

Zhou Kai was in Mizhou, learning foreign languages ​​and studying movies, and there was no conflict.

After chatting about some family matters, the two talked about the main business, which was the shooting and production of special effects movies.

Mizhou's special effects movies have always been the best in Jiuzhou and are in a leading position, but only recently have there been signs of being gradually caught up by Xiazhou.

In fact, it was the same in the previous life.

You should know that American special effects movies have been developing since the end of the 20th century.

At that time, "Terminator" and the subsequent "The Matrix" and "Star Wars" series and other special effects masterpieces were already leading the world, and domestic industrial movies were only in their infancy at that time.

Then there are Marvel blockbusters and science fiction masterpieces such as "Interstellar", "2012" and "Avatar".

Until Lin Qiu traveled through time, the reputation of Marvel blockbusters gradually declined due to many reasons, but even so, they still swept the global box office.

The threshold for watching the special effects blockbusters of the Marvel series is quite low for movie fans.

Just grab some popcorn, don't use your brain, just relax and you're done.

The reason why this series is so popular is that it has built a huge superhero universe and realized the superhero dream in the boy's mind.

Lin Qiu himself is not interested in the Marvel series of movies, but he has to admit that this is a real Kyushu box office harvester, and it is also a series of movies that can really enter the Kyushu market and trigger a Kyushu tsunami.

In the previous life, because the film industry developed late in China, there were few special effects blockbusters.

At the beginning, the reputation was lowered by special effects masterpieces such as "Lord Dynasty".

Originally, the domestic public generally believed that the special effects technology of the United States was far ahead of ours. This was a deep-rooted idea.

It was not until the appearance of "The Wandering Earth" that this prejudice was truly broken.

Of course, the appearance of Shanghai Cannon deepened this prejudice a little more...

From the effects directly presented on the movie screen.

Without talking about the plot, just talking about the special effects, "The Wandering Earth" will not be much inferior.

In the past life, including Hollywood production staff, many of them were domestic staff.

The reason why domestic special effects blockbusters are far inferior to foreign ones is that the production of domestic movies is always primary and secondary.

Whether the special effects are good or not, the amount of investment is of course important, and the other important thing is whether the special effects are worth the value of the investment.

In China, most of the investment in movies is given to actors.

"The well-known actors in Xiazhou are paid too much."

"Unless it's your movie, otherwise..."

Zhou Kai shook his head and said.

This is the situation in the whole Xiazhou now, but Lin Qiu is different. Even if Lin Qiu's movies are paid 0, there will be a large number of good actors vying to shoot them. But it is unlikely for a new director like Zhou Kai.

In Xiazhou, if you invite a well-known actor or a well-known star, the effect will be much better than making a movie in a down-to-earth manner.

The production budget of a movie is limited. Once the actors are paid, the remaining production budget for the movie will naturally be less.

The reason why a movie like "The Wandering Earth" appeared in the previous life also experienced many twists and turns.

"Another point is investment."

"It has to be said that Mizhou movies have much more confidence in investment than our Xiazhou because of the vast market."

Zhou Kai sighed.

From the perspective of investment, Mizhou's special effects blockbusters are almost all invested in at least 1.5 billion.

In China, an investment of 300 to 400 million is considered a big production, and a movie like "The Truman Show" with an investment of 1 billion is even rarer.

In the final analysis, it is because of the Jiuzhou film market.

Because once a Mizhou movie is released in Jiuzhou, the box office will exceed 10 billion, so they will invest so much, and the total box office of Xiazhou movies in Jiuzhou Movie World has never exceeded 10 billion.

Large investment, high special effects, high box office, and then invest in the second movie...

In this virtuous cycle, the chain of the entire film industry is running.

That's why Lin Qiu had to work hard to open the Jiuzhou film market, because only by opening the Jiuzhou film market can the Xiazhou film chain be operational.

In Xiazhou, a film worth five billion is considered excellent.

But if the Kyushu market is opened, the total box office in Kyushu may be directly doubled.

"how?"

"Still a little weak?"

Lin Qiu looked at Zhou Kai's expression and teased.

"Nonsense, there must be pressure."

"I'm a new director, and I'm going to direct commercial blockbusters that cost billions of dollars. What do you think?"

Lin Qiu chuckled and patted Zhou Kai's shoulder directly, "The company isn't panicking, so why are you panicking?"

"Well, let's make a movie for you first."

"Practice your hands."

"The second part will start the Marvel series. I will draw the storyboards for you. Don't panic."

Lin Qiu took out one of the scripts he had written and handed it to Zhou Kai.

Script name: "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years".

Zhou Kai currently has little directing experience.

Directing a masterpiece right out of the gate is definitely not realistic.

This was planned by Lin Qiu and Zhou Kai long ago.

Chang'an's low-budget films have always been very interesting, especially Lin Qiu's scripts.

A movie like "Those Years" with an investment of 10 to 20 million will lose money if it loses money.

Even if Zhou Kai's family pays for it themselves, they won't blink, so Zhou Kai won't feel any pressure.

Although I learned it after Lin Qiu and the Mizhou crew, as a director, I still need to have directing experience.

"Trust me, it's no problem."

Lin Qiu said with a smile.

In Xiazhou, I am afraid that only Lin Qiu is more suitable for shooting such a special effects masterpiece than Zhou Kai who returned from Mizhou.

In his previous life, Director Guo, before directing "The Wandering Earth," had only directed one independent film, "My Deskmate," and had never directed science fiction.

Even so, Director Guo still brought science fiction masterpieces like "The Wandering Earth".

Among the directors of the Marvel series of movies, there are many directors with sparse resumes. The proportion of special effects film directors is limited. What is more important is post-production and story composition.

"OK."

"Modan, it's done."

Zhou Kai breathed a long sigh of relief, his eyes becoming more and more intense.

Since graduation, Zhou Kai has watched Lin Qiu and Ye Zhiyuan shine more and more brightly. While envious, he can only calm down and tell himself to study more so that he can keep up with them.

Chang'an's iron triangle is still missing a corner.

After getting the script of his debut movie, Zhou Kai went to the living room, calmed down, and started reading.

Lin Qiu flipped through the Marvel script, which was only in prototype form.

"There's still a long time, so there's no rush."

"When filming starts, change the background of the story."

Lin Qiu murmured.

Lin Qiu has long planned to adapt the Marvel series of movies.

It is to change the backgrounds of several important characters in the Marvel series to various places in Kyushu.

"Captain Xiazhou."

"Dr. Strange from England, The Magician, Fantasy Linked to Harry Potter."

"Xizhou Thunder God, the prototype of his previous life was the Nordic God of Thunder."

“The Green Giant of Yingzhou perfectly fits its ocean pollution.”

…

A few years later, the Avengers and the heroes of Kyushu returned to fight against foreign enemies.

The pattern is definitely bigger than "American Heroes Save the World."

living room.

Zhou Kai, who is extremely emotional, seemed to have been included in the script of "Those Years"!

Lin Qiu's movies have always been very sharp.

In "Those Years", why is it that it is not a knife, and why is it not making people break their defenses?

"Woo..."

The script of the movie is not very long. After more than an hour, Zhou Kai reached the last paragraph.

[The other side: Brother the groom, want to discuss it? 】

[Groom: What discussion? 】

[Other side: We have so many red envelopes... I want to kiss the bride, but I don’t know if it’s possible! 】

[Groom: The bride said yes, I have no problem! 】

[Bride: (laughing) OK. 】

[Everyone: Great! (Clapping hands, gearing up)]

[Groom: Wait! It's okay to kiss the bride...but! How you want to kiss the bride later, you have to kiss me first. This is only fair! (Pretending to be a joke)]

…

When he saw this paragraph, Zhou Kai seemed a little confused.

Shen Jiayi got married, and the groom was not Ke Jingteng. He could only witness his beloved becoming someone else's wife.

But when Ke Jingteng rushed up and kissed the groom wildly, Zhou Kai could feel the burst of emotions just from the words in the script!

Once it is released on the big screen, it will definitely be very tear-jerking.

After turning the last page of the script, Zhou Kai could not calm down for a long time.

Turning around, she saw Lin Qiu wearing slippers and staring at him with red and swollen eyes with a smile.

"cough……"

"This script is so good that I cry."

The pain of youth is that girls are always more mature than boys of the same age, and the movie "Those Years" exaggerates this regret to the extreme.

Compared with "Love Letter", stories like "Those Years" may be more resonant with Xiazhou audiences!

After all, who in their youth did not have Ke Jingteng or Shen Jiayi who walked into their hearts?

Especially the classic Lin Qiu style, which is hard to love.

The story in the front is so sweet, and the story behind is so cruel!

Even in the era of youth films flooding the market in the past, this youth film is still praised as "one of the best youth films in China", and it may even be the best.

"This play is directed seriously."

"I will be a consultant."

"This kind of low-cost film can be shot and produced very quickly. It can start shooting in April and May and can be released in August and September."

Zhou Kai nodded and said seriously:

"Okay!"

Although Zhou Kai doesn't have much serious words on weekdays, when it comes to the real work link, Zhou Kai dare not be careless at all.

From February to June now, Lin Qiu's main work is to prepare for the filming of "The Yang Family Generals", and he has free time.

It is expected to start filming as soon as "Truman" is released.

Strive to broadcast it on major CCTV and satellite TV stations during the Spring Festival next year. Regarding this, the official has given a lot of support after the Spring Festival Gala.

Zhou Kai knows that he lacks experience and has to ask Lin Qiu for advice in many places. With Lin Qiu as a consultant, Zhou Kai can feel more at ease.

But Zhou Kai will eventually become a director who can stand on his own.

Lin Qiu and Zhou Kai immediately began to discuss the casting and shooting details of the script. After all, as the author of the script, Lin Qiu should be the one who knows the story of "Those Years" best.

The actors of the movie "Those Years" are quite particular.

After all, many youth films nowadays are played by popular actors in their thirties, and their age alone does not fit the role very well.

In this play, there are only two main actors, one is Ke Jingteng and the other is Shen Jiayi, and the role of Shen Jiayi is very important!

But Lin Qiu and Zhou Kai reached a consensus on the casting of this role almost in a short time.

"Qu Wen!"

"Qu Wen!"

Qu Wen.

Chang'an can be said to be the most popular new actress in the present day!

After all, others such as Chen You and Li Ya are powerful actors, and their popularity is relatively poor.

And Qu Wen, who became popular for playing Zhao Linger in "Legend of Sword and Fairy 1", plays the role of Long Kui in the currently popular "Legend of Sword and Fairy 3".

Her pure temperament is so suitable for the role of Shen Jiayi in "Those Years" that there is no need for an open casting.

Regarding Ke Jingteng's choice, Jiang Hao, who starred in "Love Letter", is actually very good.

…

Just when Changan's new work, "Those Years", was officially launched for filming, many entertainment companies and actors in the entertainment industry received an amazing news.

That is the news of the "Yang Family Generals Training Camp".

During the Spring Festival Gala, Lin Qiu revealed that he would prepare to shoot a TV series today, but no one expected it to be in this way!

This made many actors who were ready to compete for Lin Qiu's TV role stunned!

It's not that they questioned Lin Qiu, but participating in this training camp is too time-consuming!

Many stars in the entertainment industry make a lot of money every day, and the bigger the name, the more so.

The training camp alone lasts for a full 100 days. If we calculate based on the daily income of 2.08 million, we will lose 200 million...

In addition, the more popular and famous actors are, the less they like to compete with marginal actors in the entertainment industry for roles, as they feel it is a loss of face.

This is why Lin Qiu said that there may not be many big-name actors participating in the training camp.

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[PS: I didn’t expect that the outline design template for Brother Kai was Director Guo, right? ]

[I can describe any tear-jerking movie. ]

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