Chapter 1262: Inside the director's circle

Gao Leng's fingers tapped on the table, his eyes fixed on the names of those directors.
Boom boom boom, boom boom boom, a muffled sound filled with thought, seemingly messy but occasionally rhythmic.
"In the past few years, no matter what scenes are being filmed in the inland, even if they are junk dramas, only investors have lost money. Those directors have made money. Therefore, directors nowadays have high prices when they encounter big IPs, let alone these first-line ones. The book in Li Qian’s hand is an undoubted big IP. When filming Li Qian’s book, the director is naturally expensive." Jian Xiaodan pointed to a few of them: "Actually these few idol dramas are very powerful, Li Qian They have also photographed the book, and they have a good appetite. But the price has to be really high, and they also cooperate with several star-making teams, and I am afraid that the casting will not be very fair."
Nowadays, it is common for many star-making teams and artists to open studios and bring small artists. These people have a close relationship with the director. They will give priority to casting roles when filming. If the artist has the strength, it will affect the plot. Up.
"However, artists bring their own artists to play the same show. This has long been an unspoken rule in the industry, especially since some directors have received a lot of favors during filming these years, and choosing roles will have their own selfishness and excuses. . If you don’t even want the director to be selfish when casting a cast, then you can only pay high prices."
If the director is allowed to be selfish in casting, then he can still make some money from casting. If the casting must be based on the plot, then he really has to pay the director a high price. It's the same as if you blocked the director from taking private work.
The director is also required to guide Li Qian's book well, without giving the director a lot of money, and to cut off the director's private work of exchanging characters for money in private. This is an almost impossible task.
"These are directors within the system. Let's not move. Let's get rid of them." Gao Leng took the pen and removed several famous directors from the notebook: "We don't use the ones within the system."
Directors are divided into the system and outside the system. Directors in the system of state-run film and television drama units are paid deadly. Of course, the wages are very high, and there are additional bonuses. They belong to the system and have little flexibility.
The directors outside the system are equivalent to self-employed individuals. They don't have a fixed salary from a film and television company. Instead, they can only earn income after filming. This is really skillful. The method of raising funds is to negotiate directly with investors. There are two methods. One is to give a fixed salary based on the director’s reputation, box office appeal, and the difficulty of filming. This salary does not change due to market changes, that is, even When the drama came out, the ratings dropped to the point that Grandpa didn't even know it, and it wasn't a matter of the director. You have to pay a lot of his salary.
There is another method that is currently the most common, and it is also more inclined to be high-cold. It is calculated based on profit. Nowadays, it is said that the director takes 10% of the net profit. In fact, more than this amount, generally can be divided into two profit. to make.
Therefore, many well-known directors outside the system sometimes direct seven or eight plays in one or two years, and divide the money for seven or eight plays. You can calculate it. How much? In addition to the director personally directing the play to make money, he can also make money by name. For example, if a particularly famous director has produced a drama that is too trash to be trash, it is very likely that the director did not direct it at all, but just asked his team to direct the play and then put his name on it. It's money.
In today's impetuous film and television industry, do you want a high-level director with a lower income to direct you a high-level drama? It's hard to get to the sky.
"Look, this is a boutique drama of the past three years. Five domestic film and television companies are on the list. These directors and associate directors are very active, and the money they give is sky-high." Xiao Shan took the calculator and pressed it fiercely. "It’s not good to say that. Now this actor is calling for hundreds of millions and hundreds of millions at the box office. The director also says that his box office appeal is hundreds of millions and billions. A competent director can’t get as much money as some garbage collectors. The director of the film, how good is his face?"
"Face." Gao Leng's beating hand stopped and said something like this.
"Well, face, you have to admit that high prices have face." Xiao Shan nodded affirmatively.
"I'll look at this list again." Gao Leng took the list again and thought about it carefully. It seems that the simple words made him more thoughtful. Seeing that Gao Leng was lost in thought, Xiao Shan stopped talking, but was light-handed. The foot ground filled him with a cup of tea. During this period, I drank a lot of strong tea. The high-intensity work did not make him look haggard, but his expression was serious.
It is said that a man is the most attractive when he is serious, which is true.
Xiao Shan secretly looked at Gao Leng's eyebrows, and saw that his eyes with some single eyelids were slightly squinted, and his tall nose was very masculine under the light. Even the ordinary black shirt that he wore on his body felt excellent in texture.
"Yeah." Gao Leng's throat made a subconscious voice under thought. He was unconscious, but he was surprised to jump briefly, and she quickly retracted her eyes to look at the information.
"The director I am looking for is not on your list." Gao Leng handed the list to Jian Xiaodan.
"This is the first-line director nowadays, I didn't miss anyone." Xiao Shan was very surprised. She checked this list many times. Almost every director personally called the director's assistant. , Don’t say who I’ve missed, the current situation of the first and second-tier directors in China has been well understood in just a dozen days.
"It's not that you missed it, but that these people are not what I was looking for." Gao Leng put the information aside: "Someone has chosen in my heart."
"Who?"
"Guide Lin."
"Who?!" Xiao Shan didn't react: "Director Lin Qi or Lin Kai?" These two directors are both famous directors of TV dramas now in the limelight.
Gao Leng shook his head: "Neither."
"Could it be... Director Lin Yifan?" Xiao Shan asked again.
"No."
"Isn't it the director Lin Jun? He's a director of the War of Resistance." Xiao Shan was a little confused. There were only a few directors, and only those with the surname Lin were eye-catching.
"No, I said, it's not on your list." Gao Leng stood up and stretched out, then looked at the dizzy Xiaodan, and said near her ear: "Lin Yu."
"Lin...Lin Yu?!" Xiao Dan listened to take a breath of air, and took two steps back: "That's right? Lin Yu? The director Lin in Hong Kong?!"
"Yeah." Gao Leng nodded: "Hong Kong directors are cheap, and many of them are very good. You can see how well Jin Yong's films were shot in the early days." Now Hong Kong film and television have entered a period of decline, compared with the mainland. It is no exaggeration to say that they are down. Hong Kong Star's frontline is far less expensive than the mainland frontline, actors are like this, directors are even more so.
It is indeed cheaper to find a director from Hong Kong than a famous director from the mainland, especially for TV series.
"Lin Yu?" It is extremely rare for Jian Xiaodan to repeatedly confirm after Gao Leng said the answer. Her eyeballs were about to fall off, and she obviously couldn't believe that she had heard it wrong.
Lin Yu was a well-known female director in Hong Kong's early years.
The early Hong Kong films were very good-looking, especially when they were poorly produced, they were able to make many martial arts films proudly. This requires skill.
However, a "famous in his early years" is enough to see the identity and status of this guide Lin.
"Apart from the fact that Director Lin is now shooting small scripts, and her identity and status aside, even if she is willing to come and make your film, you have to weigh it, this, this, this candidate..." Xiao Shan recognized the abilities and skills of Director Lin, and also recognized her early status as a first-line director, but the problem lies in this "early life."
"She is 65 years old! This..." Xiao Shan held his forehead obviously a headache.
Director Lin needs skill and power, status and status, and is also a master who doesn't care much about money. She has been heard in the circle that she is very elegant, and she is not used to seeing the film and television circles nowadays, and she can't read ordinary people's books. Go, Ke Li Qian's book is absolutely admired by her. Speaking of it, it's really right.
It's a pity that no one agrees.
65 years old, no joking.
Now that the civil servant works until the age of 65, lighter work is enough, let alone the director's career. It is true that many old farmers from poor backgrounds are so busy that they can chop trees and kill pigs in their 80s or 90s, but they are not as physically demanding as the director. The director’s job is both physical and intellectual, and he also has to worry about socializing. Needless to say, the large group of hundreds of people underneath, even the young director can get sick from exhaustion, let alone the 65-year-old.
At 65 years old, he is really the oldest in the director circle.
"65 years old, not to mention that she can't answer it, if she picks it up, if you're tired...what, then you can't say that this movie is broken. If you are tired, you will feel uncomfortable in your heart, no , No, no, I'm against it." Xiao Shan said three "No" in succession, plus a categorical "I'm against." In her daily work, Xiao Shan is not obedient to Gao Leng. She has her own opinions and opinions. In general, she is doing her best for her work. She has also argued with Gao Leng in the office while patted the desk. stand up. But once Gao Leng made a decision, she swallowed her stomach even if she had tens of millions of opinions. When she opened the door of the office to face other employees, she always supported any decision Gao Leng made.
"I firmly oppose it." Xiao Shan emphasized again: "A 65-year-old director, who dares to use it? 65 years old, I heard that Director Lin still has..."
"I dare." Gao sneered and waved to interrupt her: "Book two tickets to Hong Kong and go out."
"No." Xiao Shan twisted his neck: "I oppose, resolutely oppose." His words were very worried and angry.
"Well, I'll go to Hong Kong by myself. You can come to me after you object, and take my Secretary Yang to go. Our President Jian will slowly oppose it in the company. Would you like to make a sign for you?" Gao Leng Ignoring Xiao Shan's anger and worries, she stood up and stretched with a smile, "Hey, it's okay to take Secretary Yang, she always dresses me so much."
"You!" Xiao Dan glared at Gao Leng. She knew in her heart that the decision Gao Leng made must have no turning back, so she bit her teeth: "Go and go, I still don't believe it. Director Lin has been shooting in Hong Kong these years. Relaxing short films or something, can you come to the mainland to film at such an age? And also film your Star Group?"