Reborn Entrepreneurial Giant

"Red Cliff" is still in production, Chen Kai is the director, Qu Li is the co-director, Han Sanpin is the producer, and Zhong Lifang from Galloping Pony is another producer.

Because it focuses on the domestic and Japanese markets, the "Red Cliff" project introduced Orange Sky. As for Xiao Ma, it was because of Qu Li, the first domestic science fiction film. Qu Li participated in the screenwriting, directed by Wu Yusen, and "Source Code "It was also because of Qu Li that he had the chance.

"Source Code" invested more than 100 million yuan, and "Red Cliff" invested more than 300 million yuan. China Film Group paid most of it, and Xiao Ma's share was not much, but at least 280 million yuan, otherwise it would be meaningless.

Qu Li returned to Beijin to participate in the pre-production meeting of the two project teams. At the same time, he also had to discuss the company's affairs with Li Ming, the founder of Xiaoma. He was shocked by Qu Li's strong financing ability and was willing to send more Shares to Qu Li.

The pre-production meeting is very important, and many things can be decided. "Red Cliff" is not important, and "Source Code" is more important to Qu Li, because this is a future scene, so it needs scientific and technological guidance. Li Yinan will serve as their consultant, as For the price, the Honor mobile phone will appear in the movie.

Of course, this matter is not easy, Qu Li will not be polite to these directors of Xiangjiang who are above the top, but someone must stand up to ease the situation.

"This is some information I asked for from Lionsgate. Wu Yusen suffered a huge loss in filming "Wind Talker", and basically lost the opportunity of a Hollywood blockbuster. Lionsgate is willing to take a gamble this time, largely because the script is simple. Instead of fancying Wu Yusen, if he succeeds this time, he will have the opportunity to enter Hollywood again. If I strongly oppose it, let him bet on whether Lionsgate will support me or support him..." Before communicating with Wu Yusen, Qu Li said, I communicated well with Zhong Lifang from Pony. Both China Film and Lions Gate have appointed someone to be the producer, and Zhong Lifang is the producer and will also undertake the coordination work.

The two communicated for a while, and Qu Li went in to participate in the creation discussion. He understands Cantonese, and his English is barely proficient. There is no communication barrier. However, the people from China Film and Lions Gate did not object, and the people from Huayi remained neutral, so Wu Yusen's team had a tough fight with him, but they never said to give up or choose one or the other.

In this situation, anyone who understands understands that Qu Li finally grasped their bottom line after several trials, and then slowly restrained himself, leaving the follow-up matters to Zhong Lifang, including advertising placement.

"You said you lost your temper at the "Source Code" creation meeting today, do you dislike director Wu Yusen?" Han Sanpin quickly called him

"It has nothing to do with this, it's just that they felt that they didn't treat us as their own people, and they were upset, thinking that I was not important in the crew, so I made a little trouble to test the bottom line of Wu Yusen's team, and the result was better than I imagined. Be good." Qu Li was very sincere

"..."

"Communicate with me next time, the higher-ups pay great attention to unity."

"It's impossible for everyone to pay attention to the overall situation. Young people will be looked down upon if they lose their vitality. When the creative direction is determined, you will fire me..."

"You just don't care about fame..."

"The mixed film and television industry is just for fun, and entrepreneurship is the foundation. If my business fails, any reputation will be false. Besides, my goal is to cultivate a group of young directors with ideas for the country."

Perhaps by mistake, Chen Er, Rao Xiaozhi, and Wu Ershan all had an intersection with Bad Monkey, so Qu Li took this opportunity to let them join two big movies and become one of the assistant directors.

"Director Chen, take it easy, he is a senior no matter what."

"Then you first tell Director Chen what happened to me on the set of "Source Code"..."

"..." Han Sanpin couldn't help laughing at this clever ghost

The next day Qu Li arrived at the crew of "Red Cliff" and warmly greeted all the seniors. When it was his turn to communicate, he still insisted on his own views. He could show director Chen's depth of thought through dialogue, but not through the plot. In other words, what Qu Li wants is a popcorn movie with a big scene, with the momentum of a large group charging in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, it is best to have an epic music, such as victory in "A Song of Ice and Fire" .

Qu Li has listened to Victory many times, but it is really embarrassing for him to reappear. Qu Li's level can at most recognize a numbered notation, and he can't remember the scores of many pop music, let alone this kind of epic music. .

Several times of communication, both of them were very stubborn, Qu Li couldn't describe many feelings, and Director Chen knew how to "recite poems", so they couldn't convince each other. However, "Red Cliff" has gathered the best talents in the film and television industry in the country. After many tosses, Qu Li finally remembered an Indian love song "nijamena" that he had learned on Douyin. If you haven't heard it, you can listen to it. Ran is very emotional, and was rated as the exclusive BMG of the Ming Dynasty, which is very suitable for cavalry charges.

Qu Li remembered the numbered musical notation of the harmonica version of "nijamena", but he needed to match drums and other instruments he didn't know, so he had to ask the soundtrack master here for help.

"What do you mean by that?"

"The bravery to break through all obstacles." Qu Li made a nonsense, who knows what the Indians want to express, anyway, "nijamena" is very suitable for the scene of cavalry charge.

"what do you want to do?"

"I don't know how to arrange music. This is the ultimate step. How to integrate drums and female voices to make this music magnificent and majestic..."

"..." This is a typical Party A, I want colorful black!

"Nijamena" should be the soundtrack of the 2019 Indian movie "Postmodern Ramayana". Wikipedia shows that it is 2009, which is a bit strange.

No matter what, it’s only a matter of time before Quli’s harmonica version comes out, and it’s only a matter of time before it’s reproduced. The crew has money, and they quickly got together a rough version of "nijamena". This kind of domineering music is finally Let Director Chen learn to compromise. The director's imagination is very rich, such a BGM with the scene of cavalry charge really ignites.

Sometimes a genius can overwhelm everything. Although Qu Li doesn't understand this, he won't move that much, but the appearance of a soundtrack still won him a lot of respect. The behind-the-scenes strength of the "Red Cliff" crew is super strong, and the various costumes and props are quite exquisite. I also met a director who had aspirations and wanted to use domestic first-line stars to support Hong Kong and Taiwan newcomers.

Wu Yusen is still the big culprit behind Xiao Ma's fall. A "Taiping Wheel" not only has a crooked butt, but it is also a bad movie. This person's creative ability may have declined long ago. In China, Zhang Yimou keeps breaking through himself, and director Chen Kaige's artistic level surpasses many others. Some of his films without commercial considerations are very interesting, such as "Deep in a Hundred Flowers".

After leaving "Red Cliff" and coming to "Source Code", this group of people is finally quite honest, the main line of the script cannot be changed, and the placement of advertisements, huh, huh, no problem. In the play, the background of the military becomes a new technology of a technology company, and the protagonist becomes a former member of the Flying Tigers and an injured firefighter. Anyway, the core of the plot is the repeated 8-minute memory and parallel time and space.

Qu Li did not want to participate in the casting of the two crews, but he has the right to recommend. The Huayi Brothers hoped that he would contribute. Orange Sky, who had seen Qu Li's influence, also had the same idea. As for Xiao Ma, I'm sorry, it seems There is no artist agency business yet.

Qu Li came to Pony first, and if the major issue of lack of money is not resolved, subsequent development will be difficult. He sent emails to Brother Xiaoma and Li Yanhong in his own name, to see if they would take the bait.