Chapter 41 Nightclub
Writing scripts according to movies is not easy. Li Xiaohu only completed half of it until he returned home at night, so he had to stay up late and continue to drive out the script.
The next morning, when Li Xiaohu went to school, he gave the script to his elder brother.
"What? Do you want to make a movie by yourself?" Li Xiaoshan was really surprised when he took the script.
"Brother, please take some time today and read the script carefully first. If you have any ideas, I will talk about it when I come back tonight," Li Xiaohu shrugged and left without looking back.
Today is February 1st. By tomorrow afternoon, the school will announce the holiday, and the final exam results will be announced tomorrow morning.
Li Xiaohu left the school gate at noon and bought a copy of "Shenzhou Martial Soul" magazine. "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is indeed the main feature of this issue.
There were many classmates in the classroom who also secretly bought the "Shenzhou Martial Soul" magazine, but it seems that no one has discovered it yet. The author of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is Li Xiaohu.
However, during evening self-study, Zhang Xiaoming said that his uncle called his dormitory and asked about the manuscripts behind "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". Because "Shenzhou Wuhun" is a bimonthly magazine, you can get the manuscript as soon as possible and arrange the layout matters calmly.
Li Xiaohu was thinking about going to the "Shenzhou Wuhun" magazine after the holiday tomorrow afternoon to discuss whether he could pay some more royalties. Now he heard that Xie Longjun was urging the manuscript, so he happened to bring the manuscript with him tomorrow.
However, when Xie Longjun urged the article, he also complained about Li Xiao. Li Xiaohu only filled in one home address in the magazine's contact information, but he didn't even leave his phone number. If he wanted to find him, he had to pass the phone number in Zhang Xiaoming's dormitory. It was really troublesome.
Li Xiaohu had the idea of buying a mobile phone, but now he doesn’t know if the money is enough for filming movies, and this plan is only stranded for the time being.
"By the way, have you written the script? Take it to me and see what role has you arranged for me?" Zhang Xiaoming was curious all day long, and at this time he finally couldn't help asking: "Also, you said that the movie will be filmed during the winter vacation, so why can't I go home?"
"The script has been written. As for the shooting time, I will go back tonight to discuss with my brother. If we can get all the actors together, the faster the filming, the better," Li Xiaohu said: "I have inquired. This year, the major of acting and director at the China Overseas Film Academy will be registered from March 10 to 12. The exam starts from March 12, and a total of ten days, so we don't have enough time."
Zhang Xiaoming didn't know that the art candidates had to take the professional course exam so much time in advance. He was shocked when he heard this. It was February 1st today, and it was only 40 days before the exam.
"I really have to hurry up. I haven't even told my family about registering for the art exam, so I called home in the evening." I used to think that I had plenty of time, so Zhang Xiaoming was not in a hurry to ventilate with my family, so I can't stop talking about it now.
During the evening self-study period, Lin Yue brought good news. Lin Xuan agreed to join Li Xiaohu's crew, which had not yet been seen. Moreover, Lin Yue himself also agreed to join.
However, the brother and sister still have the conditions. They have to read the script first. The script is really outrageous. The brother and sister reserve the right to repent... Even if Li Xiaohu is talented, he is still a high school student after all, and the brother and sister's confidence in him cannot be without reservation.
Li Xiaohu of course agreed to the small conditions of the brother and sister.
When he returned home, Li Xiaoshan was holding the script and waiting in his room.
"Brother, how do you think of this script?" Li Xiaohu threw his schoolbag at the corner of the bed and dragged a chair to the side.
"It's indeed quite novel and funny. I laughed many times when I read the script," Li Xiaoshan praised and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that you are not only good at writing songs, but also have such good talent in writing movie scripts."
"Hehe, I'm not only good at writing scripts, but I'm even better at making movies," Li Xiaohu didn't need to make fakes in front of his elder brother, and his nature was undoubtedly exposed. He said unmodestly: "There are ten days in the winter vacation, and I have to shoot the movie within ten days."
"I don't know if you are really confident or bragging. It's really like a myth to shoot a movie in ten days," Li Xiaoshan shook his head, but said, "But I choose to believe you. At least you need actors and camera equipment to make movies. Have you considered these?"
"Isn't this just here to discuss with you?" Li Xiaohu laughed and said, "I can't afford to buy camera equipment, but I can rent it. As for the actors, brother, you have been in the crew before. Are there any suitable actors recommended?"
"Actually, I can get the camera equipment for you for free, so I don't have to spend money to rent it. It's just an actor. Do you have the money to pay for the movie?" Li Xiaoshan questioned: "I see, although there are not many people in your play, there are nearly twenty people in it, which is a considerable expense."
Li Xiaohu was overjoyed. It was still very expensive to rent camera equipment. I didn’t expect that my elder brother could get it for free. This was an unexpected surprise. “I have found four actors, all of which are free, Lin Xuan, Lin Yue, my deskmate Zhang Xiaoming, plus you, the four main characters will be done.”
"Me?" Li Xiaoshan pointed at his nose and said in surprise: "Which role should I play?"
"The role I chose for you is this urban migrant worker with a mathematical genius and a very principled person," Li Xiaohu clicked the script in his hand. "But your image is too handsome, but you don't look like a migrant worker, so you have to find someone to put on makeup for you. Then don't shave the beard in the past two days, leave some stubble, and make yourself depressed. My only problem is that I don't know if your acting skills are competent for this role?"
What Li Xiaohu is going to film is a controversial movie in his previous life - a nightclub, also known as a supermarket.
This movie tells the story of a group of urban little people who are linked and interesting thrilling stories that happen in a 24-hour supermarket one night. It is an honest comedy.
In my previous life, because of the jade in "Crazy Stone", many people accused this "Nightclub" of plagiarism. In fact, this "Nightclub" is similar to the earlier Korean film "The Gas Station Attack" and the American "Sleeping Night in the Supermarket", so it is not unfair to say that "Nightclub" is labeled as plagiarism.
However, in this world, all the styles, plots, and jokes of "Nightclub" are original.
In addition to the criticism of plagiarism, the various jokes in "Nightclub" are undoubtedly a bit outdated during the period of 2009. Although they made many people laugh and praised, there is also a movie that claims that they can't laugh.
The box office of "Nightclub" in his previous life was nearly 8 million in the first week of its release, and it was called the box office dark horse. Unfortunately, the final box office was only more than 10 million. In addition to various external factors, the jokes of "Nightclub" itself are also a major reason.
However, it is 1997 and has not experienced the influence of the Internet era. Everyone's funny points are still relatively low. Moreover, during this period, the funny lines and plots in "Nightclub" are not out of date at all. As a comedy, it can definitely make people smile happily.
Li Xiaohu has reason to believe that as long as he remakes this "Nightclub" are not too bad, he will definitely receive no less than the box office in his previous life.
In this world, China not only has much better economic development than in its previous life, but also because the atmosphere and environment are very open and relaxed, the film industry is relatively developed. Every year, the box office of over 100 million movies emerged in China, often more than ten movies, and sometimes even more.
So as long as the movie is good, there is no need to worry about box office... Everyone has money to enter the cinema. With such a large market in China, it is really difficult to lose money.
Chapter completed!