Chapter 1320 Cultural Exchange II
The headquarters of Yanjing Film Academy is located on Xitucheng Road, Haiding District. It is the largest film art school in China.
Early in the morning of the 11th, the leadership team led by the principal gathered at the school, and a big red banner that had been prepared long ago was hung at the school gate.
At 9:30 in the morning, the convoy drove into the school gate on time and the school held a small welcoming ceremony.
Since it was during the winter vacation and there were no students on the campus, these art masters in the delegation were able to visit the campus without any disturbances throughout the whole process.
The hardware conditions of Yanjing Film Academy are still very good. The recording laboratory is the only laboratory in the country that has obtained international sound authority - Dolby Company certification. It also has a studio under construction of more than 7,000 square meters, and is equipped with video laboratories, studios, studios, and photography laboratories.
French film colleagues were amazed at the fact that China had such a professional school to cultivate film talents, which made the school very proud.
This kind of visit is very official. I visited the campus in half a day. French staff boarded the bus and left and returned to the hotel.
In the afternoon, Tan Xiaotian took Sun Li, Chang Hong, Zhao Yu and Jiang Wen to knock on Jacob's door.
The first round of consultations on the cooperation between "God of Chef" has officially begun.
Jacob called Lucbesson and Louis Garrell over, and Tan Mingyan was the translator, and both sides discussed the script and the details of the cooperation.
In fact, Luke Besson didn't want to take on this movie, and he could agree to come to China because of Jacob's face. However, after eating authentic Chinese food several times, Luke Besson has changed his mind, especially in the past two days, Tan Xiaotian gave away several food movies of "God of Cookery", "Food Men and Women", and "Man and Han Banquet" to his room. After watching it, he realized that the theme of food is definitely in-depth to dig.
It took only two days to go from the initial resistance to the current desire.
Everyone sat down in the living room, and Luc Besson took out the French version of the script, "I read the script, it was well written, it was easy, but I don't want to just shoot a popcorn movie, so I made some modifications, and I hope you can agree."
Zhao Yu's face changed slightly.
No screenwriter wants his script to be changed, but opposite him is a famous commercial director in Europe, and he really has no confidence to say NO.
"The original film has two lines, the male protagonist's path of studying and the later emotional line. I also want to add another memory line of Master Hu, because it turns out that Master Hu's image in the script is too thin..." Luke Besson talked happily.
Zhao Yu's face looked much better, and he was also very convinced.
The big director is the big director. When he wrote about the character Master Hu, he just regarded him as the mentor tool for the male protagonist, while Luc Besson wanted to portray this character in flesh and blood, which was obviously a supplement to his shortcomings.
This change really made the script three-dimensional all of a sudden.
Jiang Wen could understand French. Before Lucbesson finished speaking, he grinned and smiled.
He had the same idea as Lucbesson. He agreed to play the role before just talking about Xiaotian's favor. He thought he was just a guest appearance, but he didn't expect that Lucbesson actually added so many dramas to him and was able to work with European directors. Jiang Wen was also very satisfied.
After Lucbesson talked about the script, no one raised any objections, so this article was passed.
The rest is the specific question of how to cooperate.
Lucbesson proposed that he wanted to participate in the investment in this movie, but Tan Xiaotian agreed without thinking.
He didn't even want to make any money through this movie, but just laying the groundwork for Tianshi Restaurant to successfully enter the European and American markets in the later period.
Luc Bessonken invests, which is definitely good news, so that he can devote himself to the filming of the movie.
Finally, Lucbesson and Chang Hong agreed that Lucbesson's Europa Films invested 6 million euros, plus his director's salary, accounting for 40% of the investment, and Tiantan Film and Television invested 90 million yuan, accounting for 60%.
After the main talk, Tan Xiaotian introduced Zhao Yu and Jiang Wen to Lukebesson.
Lukebesson and Jiang Wen had known each other before. When they heard that he would play the role of Master Hu, they were very happy. They even said that Jiang is the best actor in China. With him in it, the movie should be half successful.
At the same time, Tan Xiaotian also said that the actor who plays Master Hu's daughter in the film is Gu Zhiqing. Since she is still on a solo tour abroad, she was unable to come back. However, when the filming officially starts, she will definitely join the crew as scheduled.
Gu Zhiqing is now very well-known in Europe and the United States. When Luke Besson heard that it was her, he immediately gave a thumbs up and praised Tan Xiaotian for his good casting.
But when he heard Gu Zhiqing's name, Tan Mingyan obviously glared at her husband.
However, the male protagonist, Louis Garrel, never said a word from beginning to end. She sat alone on the sofa and listened carefully to everyone's speech.
Until the discussion ended, Luc Besson pointed at him, "Luis, I'll give you two months, you have to learn simple Chinese dialogue."
Louis Garrell nodded, "I'm already starting to learn. When I return to Paris, I will find a teacher."
The negotiations went smoothly and everyone was happy.
In the evening, Tan Xiaotian invited his French colleagues to Tianshi Restaurant.
Originally, foreign guests were not allowed to engage in foreign affairs activities without authorization, but Tan Xiaotian reported to the leader in advance, saying that this event was an inspection task for the joint venture film and was indispensable. Tan Guangwu waved his pen and was accurate.
Tianshi Restaurant listened to Tan Xiaotian's opinion, removed the waiters' cheongsam Tang suits, and tried to get closer to modern times. Although the courtyard is ancient and ancient, the facilities inside are very advanced.
Hu Jin carefully prepared delicious food for these French people. When the exquisite dishes that were extremely exquisite and works of art were served, Lucbesson was obviously excited. After he finished eating, he even shouted to see the chef.
Hu Jin, dressed in a snow-white chef costume, appeared in front of him. Luc Besson turned his head and begged to Tan Xiaotian and said, "Tan, I need this person. With him, the movie "The God of Chef" can be successful."
Obviously, he didn't know that Hu Jin was the food consultant for the script.
"This is a bit difficult. Master Hu is a top chef in China. He is very busy with work and wants him to join the crew unless..." Tan Xiaotian approached Lucbesson. "I heard that Master Hu has plans to open a restaurant in France. If you can support him at that time, maybe Master Hu will agree to you."
"It's absolutely fine. Master Hu's cooking is so delicious, needless to say I'll visit."
“hu?”
Lukebesson then realized that the chef's surname in front of him was the same as the Master Hu in the script.
Tan Xiaotian laughed, "Luke, I will officially introduce you to you. Hu Jin is the food consultant for the movie "The God of Chef". The exquisite dishes in the script are all due to him and the team."
"With him, I can definitely make the best food movie."
Chapter completed!