Chapter 527 Li Donglai's Request
Li Donglai was originally a stagehand in Hengdian. He was spotted by a Hong Kong director by chance and started directing movies.
Over the past decade, Li Donglai has grown from a small-time director to an international star, having directed no less than five international blockbusters, including some well-known high-grossing series.
It can be said that Li Donglai is definitely one of the top three Chinese directors.
If we consider his ability to direct international commercial films, it is not an exaggeration to call him the best Chinese.
Zhou Anan naturally has to show great respect to such a great Chinese director.
The meeting place was chosen by Li Donglai. It was in the western restaurant on the fifth floor of Qianbao Hotel. One could see the river from the window. Zhou Anan arrived ten minutes early.
However, the other party arrived earlier than him.
"Director Li, I'm sorry to be late and keep you waiting."
Seeing the handsome middle-aged man drinking coffee slowly, Zhou Anan walked over and apologized with a smile.
Although there are still ten minutes until the agreed time, your attitude will always make the other person feel comfortable.
"Mr. Zhou, you're too polite. I arrived early."
After shaking hands with the other party, Li Donglai, who knew some of the other party's information in advance, was very polite and did not show any neglect because of the other party's age.
No matter that the other party owns a large entertainment company or has written several eye-catching scripts, Li Donglai attaches great importance to this meeting between the two.
"Did Director Li order anything?"
After sitting down, Zhou Anan asked with concern.
Zhou Anan had a good first impression of this internationally renowned director.
"not yet."
"Then let's order some food first and talk while we eat."
"good."
After calling the waiter, the two simply ordered a few dishes and started chatting.
“How did Mr. Chow come up with such an amazing plot for Edge of Tomorrow?”
Speaking of movies, Li Donglai's eyes brightened up a bit.
For a director, movies are the brightest colors in life.
"Actually, I had the idea after reading an online novel. At first, I thought of a plot about constant rebirth on a train. Then I saw a South American science fiction film and thought that adding the theme of alien invasion and defending the homeland could be more meaningful and more attractive."
Since he was given the title of screenwriter, Zhou Anan naturally wanted to show off his talent and briefly talked about the plot of a science fiction movie about infinite rebirth.
In fact, many ideas of the movie "Edge of Tomorrow" were borrowed from the science fiction film "Source Code", but the former had much greater box office and influence.
Furthermore, the investment in "Source Code" is not very large, and it is completely unable to support the production of 200 million. Relatively speaking, the scenes of "Edge of Tomorrow" are much more powerful, and the artistic conception of defending the country is also better.
Zhou Anan must make up for the boast she made.
“Oh, this is another good topic.”
When Li Donglai heard Zhou Anan talking about the plot of "Source Code", he became very interested and asked several questions in succession.
Afterwards, the two discussed the ideas for the two films "The Martian" and "Passengers".
Before I knew it, the steaks were a little cold.
While traveling in the South China Sea, Zhou Anan wrote three science fiction film scripts in a row and asked the great director to choose from them. This obviously aroused the other party's strong interest, which was exactly the result he wanted in the first place.
Unfortunately, "Inception" has some elements that are not very suitable for China, and Zhou Anan can't remember the details very clearly, so she passed it up for the time being.
"Sorry. I get a little excited when it comes to good movies and it's hard to control myself."
While eating the slightly cold steak, Li Donglai apologized for asking so many questions earlier.
"It's okay, I'll have someone bring another one."
Zhou Anan felt very happy after boasting in front of the international director without any trace of affectation. She called the waiter to change two steaks.
"Mr. Zhou, I am very interested in your company's three films. I just don't know if you can let me direct all three films."
After chatting for such a long time, Li Dong finally stated his final request.
Originally, he insisted on meeting with the screenwriters in order to obtain the copyright or directing rights of three science fiction films.
However, the screenwriter was a bit of an important figure, so Li Donglai had to settle for the next best thing and wanted to direct these three films.
He knew that his request was a bit unreasonable. After all, if the other party agreed, he would have to take four to six years to complete the production of three films.
However, Li Donglai really likes these three movies and feels that missing any one of them would be a regret in his directorial career.
"Hahaha, these three movies were originally prepared for Director Li. If Director Li hadn't told me, I would have been afraid that these three movie scripts would have been sitting in the warehouse gathering dust."
After hearing the other party's request, Zhou Anan couldn't help but respond with a smile.
Originally, he just felt that he couldn't choose which movie to make, so he wrote three movie scripts and let the other party choose freely.
Now that the other party has taken the initiative to ask to direct all three films, Zhou Anan naturally couldn't agree more.
Apart from Li Donglai, Zhou Anan really doesn't trust anyone else to direct these three science fiction films with large investments.
“That’s great.”
Seeing that the other party agreed, Li Donglai's worries faded and he felt very happy.
For a director, whether the producers are good people is very important, and movie scripts are also something you can only come across by chance.
Having encountered a bottleneck in Hollywood, he urgently needs a few representative works to announce the arrival of Li Donglai's era.
Let those people with prejudiced views see that the Chinese can also conquer audiences around the world.
"I don't know, which movie Director Li is going to direct first?"
After confirming the intention of cooperation, Zhou Anan became concerned about the other party's production order.
He had his own preferences in mind, but he had to respect the director's ideas. After all, he was a complete layman in film shooting.
"I want to make The Martian first, and then have someone make the movie you just mentioned about infinite reincarnation to find the real murderer, to prepare for the follow-up Edge of Tomorrow."
After thinking about it, Li Donglai came up with a rough plan.
"Okay, I wonder if Director Li has any other requests?"
After hearing the other party's reasons, Zhou Anan, who was more inclined towards "Edge of Tomorrow", nodded in agreement.
"In terms of filming, I want to use the 3D filming technology that Cameron has recently used to make a 3D movie. However, in this way, the production funds may increase slightly. I think"
In case the other party was not familiar with 3D technology, Li Donglai boasted a little about this emerging technology.
"no problem."
Zhou Anan gave unconditional support to this point.
Although there are not many 3D screens in China now, Zhou Anan is clear about the future trend.
When Cameron's epoch-making movie is released in two years, a large number of 3D cinemas will emerge in China, enough for everyone to appreciate 3D movies.
Ten years later, the top three spots in the cinema movie box office rankings will be occupied by 3D movies for a long time.
“Also, I want to acquire a special effects company in Hong Kong Island.”
Unexpectedly, the other party would support his shooting plan so easily. Li Donglai was a little embarrassed to state his other request.
(End of this chapter)
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