Director’s Legend

() The script of "Buried Alive" is quite thought-provoking. The protagonist is an American, a hired driver of a multinational company, working for a crt company. Hijacked somewhere in Iraq and buried alive. The robbers left him with a flashlight, a mobile phone, two fluorescent sticks and a knife. He also has a small jug of wine, a bottle of medicine and a lighter. The robber asked him to make a phone call to raise $5 million.

The background of the whole story is not terrorist attacks or revenge actions against American Americans, but the process of an Iraqi who lost his job because of the expansion of American companies in Iraq and went on the road of crime. In the eyes of this robber, Americans are rich. But from the whole hostage self-rescue process, what the film shows is that, as ordinary Americans, they are also poor and their lives are not guaranteed.

During the entire process of struggling to save himself, the American named Paul called 911, the State Department, the FBI, the company he worked for, family members, friends, etc., all received varying degrees of indifference, blame-shifting, and institutional bureaucracy. The irony of the film is quite strong, and it also explores the relationship between people in modern society.

It has connotation, depth, low-key, and simple content. It is a very suitable script for Shao Shuaijun's current poor and poor situation.

Such a script is made into a movie, in terms of positioning, it is not suitable for large-scale screenings. In fact, "Buried Alive" was originally at the Sundance Film Festival, and Lionsgate Films bought the distribution rights for US$4 million. After a small-scale screening, it earned US$20 million at the box office. After the DVD was released, the sales were quite good, and it made a lot of money.

In order to transfer the story to the Chinese background, Shao Shuaijun had to restructure the content. Fortunately, it is not the content that attracts the whole story, but the connotation, so it is not difficult to change it. First of all, the place where the story takes place is still somewhere in the desert of Iraq, and it is still in a coffin, but the protagonist is renamed Luoshan.

Luo Shan also called many organizations, most of them in the United States. After all, the Iraq War had just ended and was taken over by the United States. In the end, the organization that came to the rescue was changed by Shao Shuaijun to the troops dispatched by the Chinese government. Belittling the US imperialism and elevating the country can make the final review of the film easier.

The general story content will be completed soon, and the rest is carving. As a small-budget, single-character, single-scene movie, if you want it not to become dull, you must work hard on the details. Shao Shuaijun had to go back and forth to deliberate on the highlights of the American version of "Buried Alive", and to modify various sub-shots of the Chinese version of "Buried Alive", which was a labor-intensive task.

Early the next morning, Shao Shuaijun was woken up by the ringing of his mobile phone. Last night he revised the script until late at night and slept very late. He was still in a daze when he answered the phone.

"Hello, who is it?"

"Excuse me, is this Mr. Shao Shuaijun? I'm director Zhang Yimou's assistant. My surname is Pang."

"Hello, Miss Pang."

"It's like this. Director Zhang read the script you handed in yesterday and wants to talk to you in detail. Do you have time this morning to come to our crew?"

"Yes, I'll be there right away, and I'll be there in thirty minutes."

"Okay, I'll pick you up outside the set."

After hanging up the phone, Shao Shuaijun washed his face and brushed his teeth, bought some breakfast on the street, and hurried to the crew of "House of Flying Daggers". Under the leadership of Ms. Pang, I came to the studio of the crew and met the famous director Zhang Yimou. As the banner figure of the fifth generation of directors, Zhang Yimou has been very popular in the past two years. A "Hero" ushered in the era of domestic blockbusters, and this recently most popular and most anticipated "House of Flying Daggers" ranks first among all mainland directors.

When Zhang Yimou saw Shao Shuaijun, he was taken aback. He thought that the person who could write "Love in the Hawthorn Tree" would be at least thirty or forty years old, but he didn't expect it to be a young man.

"You really wrote this script?" Zhang Yimou couldn't believe it.

Shao Shuaijun nodded: "Of course." Facing great directors, he was not embarrassed. Although he was not famous in his previous life, he had drunk and eaten with many great directors. In the entertainment circle, the big ones are big, and the small ones are also small. When you grow up, you will gain more knowledge of all kinds of people. Big stars and small actors are all human, so there is no difference.

This composure made Zhang Yimou look twice: "It's not easy, are you eighteen years old this year?"

"Just turned eighteen."

"Tsk tsk, tell me why you thought of writing such a story?"

"The story originated from an elder I knew, and I wrote it on a whim. In order to restore the background of that era, I also specially consulted many elders. Director Zhang, what do you think of this script?" Shao Shuaijun edited an excuse.

"Let me just say it, I like the script very much and plan to buy it, but I won't shoot it now. I already have a filming plan for this year, which is also a literary film. You definitely don't want to be buried when you write the script. I will definitely shoot it. But it will drag on for a few years. I will make up for it in terms of price, how much do you plan to price?"

Shao Shuaijun knew that Zhang Yimou would shoot "Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles" this year, and he didn't care whether "Love in the Hawthorn Tree" would be filmed now or not. As for the script Xuezang, Amy published the original work in 2006, what should I do if the two conflicts? In Shao Shuaijun's mind, Amy only started writing novels in 2005, and she can make money later. Case……

"I'm just a newcomer, and I don't understand the rules in the industry very well. Director Zhang, you can set a price." Shao Shuaijun kicked the ball back. A well-known director like Zhang Yimou would not blackmail him.

Zhang Yimou thought for a while: "So, how about a price of 150,000 yuan?"

150,000 yuan is much better than Shao Shuaijun imagined. According to the current script price in the market, 100,000 yuan is basically the ceiling price. The extra 50,000 yuan should have been moved by the script. After all, Zhang Yimou himself was from that era, otherwise he would not have competed with others to shoot "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree".

"OK."

Signing the contract, taking the money, and transferring the money, it was almost noon. Zhang Yimou wanted to invite Shao Shuaijun to dinner, but Shao Shuaijun declined. Drinking and eating were the things he was least good at, especially with people he didn't know well.

After returning to the rental house, Shao Shuaijun immersed himself in the creation of the script again. After spending three days, I finally sorted out the shot scripts, and then wrote the actor scripts. As the name suggests, an actor's script is a script for actors to read. There are only two characters who show up and speak, the protagonist and the woman in the mobile phone video.

But the person the protagonist calls has a lot of dialogue.

It took another day to incorporate props, equipment, lighting, and scenes into the script. "Buried Alive" was officially launched, and it was time to find the protagonist next.

The American version of "Buried Alive" is starring Hollywood's popular movie star Ryan Reynolds, and the salary alone is as high as 2 million US dollars. But Shao Shuaijun felt that he did not help the film much. This kind of film does not win by attracting attention. The connotation is one aspect, and the actors' acting skills are also one aspect.

Just find someone who can act and has no reputation. There are many such people in Hengdian.

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