After Liu Jianguo returned to Beijing, he went to various film schools.
When they heard that someone was going to invest in a TV series for their students, many schools even took the initiative to contact Liu Jianguo.
At that time, everyone still treated these people who made movies and television dramas as actors. Not to mention their income, even their social status was very low.
Especially the famous Liu Xiaoqing, Pan Hong, Siqin Gaowa, Zhang Tieling, Tang Guoqiang... If they were doing well, they would go to the film studio. If they were not doing well, they would even have trouble finding food and clothing.
Every day, he was either playing small roles or performing art performances in the mountains and villages. His income was pitiful.
The teachers at the Film Academy said that it was fine as long as they could give the children a chance to show their faces. The things they usually learned in school were basically scripted. If they could have an internship opportunity like filming a TV series, they would be more than happy to do so.
Moreover, their school would provide free fashion consultant, technical guidance, movement guidance, and even post-production.
The only requirement was to add the name of the school at the end of the film and provide food every day.
Liu Jianguo was stunned by the conditions.
He didn't expect the domestic TV series and movies to start so late. Even the cost of actors was pitifully low.
They were not like the students from any random school who dared to ask for tens of thousands of dollars to film a TV series.
Now that there were actors, the director was the key.
For this reason, Liu Jianguo had been watching TV dramas at home for a few days.
At that time, information was too underdeveloped. Now, everything depended on traffic.
Who was famous or not? One search on the Internet and you would know.
Now, they could only rely on their true ability to film TV dramas to speak. Whether they could do it or not was up to the audience.
When she was watching a movie called " One and Eight," she saw a very familiar name-Zhang Yimou. He was the cameraman for the first time in this movie.
This film was a big breakthrough compared to previous films in terms of form, content, direction, photography, and aesthetics. In the end, it even won the National Film Outstanding Photographer Award.
If he could get Zhang Yimou to film a TV series for him, wouldn't that be awesome!
In 1987, Zhang Yimou's first film, Red Soroliang, won the Golden Bear Award at China's first international film festival.
Later on, they filmed " Ambush from All Sides,"" The Golden Armor of the City," and " The Thirteen Beauties of Jinling ", which broke the box office records of Chinese movies.
The Hundred Flowers Award, Golden Rooster Award, Golden Ear Award, Academy Award…These awards were all very popular.
Liu Jianguo hesitated again. If he could hire such an amazing director, it would be impossible for his TV series not to become popular.
However, he didn't know if the cost would be very high. It wouldn't do to increase the cost too much. He couldn't pull all the funds of the clothing factory at once.
Liu Jianguo hesitated for a while before deciding to go find him personally.
Zhang Yimou had already been assigned to Guangbei Film Studio. He was still a cameraman in the film studio.
However, Zhang Yimou had an extraordinary talent for filming.
When he was studying at the Film Academy in Beijing, he would skip classes to study in the directing department.
Up until now, he had already memorized a thick stack of notes about directors. He had also secretly accumulated a lot of experience in filming movies and television dramas in his usual work.
If he were to compare photography to making a movie, he would definitely choose to make a movie.
After Liu Jianguo saw Zhang Yimou, he had an indescribable feeling.
At this moment, Zhang Yimou was a very young and sunny boy.
Liu Jianguo directly told Zhang Yimou the purpose of his visit.
"I want to ask you to help us shoot a TV series.”
"You want me to film a TV series?"
Liu Jianguo nodded with certainty, and his eyes were filled with certainty!!
"Did you find the wrong person? I'm in charge of photography in our factory!”
"That's right, I'm looking for you. I heard that not only do you like photography, but you're also very knowledgeable in directing.”
"If you're interested, I'd like to ask you to help me shoot a TV series.”
Zhang Yimou felt that this was a rare opportunity. Usually, he would only look for them to learn in his free time, even though he had accumulated a lot of knowledge.
If someone was willing to let him try, it would be a big help to his transformation in the future.
However, Zhang Yimou had some concerns. What if he messed up the other party's investment?
Chasing after him to collect debts was not worth it!
"How about this? I've never filmed a movie before. If you insist on me filming, I can promise you!”
"But if you screw it up, you can't ask me for compensation.”
Liu Jianguo wanted to laugh when he heard this. He never expected that Director Zhang, who had become a global hit, would actually be afraid that his film would fail.
"Then, Director Zhang, how do you calculate the remuneration?”
Zhang Yimou had never thought about the pay at all. If he could have a chance to practice, it would already be a very happy thing. He actually had a pay!
"Hmm, how about this? Just give me 20 yuan for every episode you film. The premise is that you can't ask me for compensation in the future!”
Zhang Yimou knew very well that Director Yang Jie only paid 90 yuan per episode when he was filming Journey to the West. At his current level, not only could he practice, but he could also get paid. It was like a pie in the sky.
"No, no, no. We have to sign an agreement on this matter. It means that I'm only taking the money for my hard work. You can't compensate me in the future.”
In this day and age, not to mention directors, even celebrities had very low salaries, especially in Hong Kong.
Liu Jianguo was also surprised. He did not spend much money to invite Zhang Yimou.
Zhang Yimou was very happy to have this opportunity. After signing the contract, he went back to prepare for the shoot.
Now that everything was ready, the only thing missing was the script.
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