He Xin and Uncle Gao Qun made an appointment to meet at a Japanese restaurant in Sanlitun. The main reason is that Sanlitun is very close to home, and you can go home after eating. In addition, there is no store in the Japanese restaurant, so it is relatively quiet to have a small box, which is convenient for talking about some things.

Lao Gao said on the phone that he brought a friend over, but he didn't care, after all, Lao Gao is not the kind of unreliable goods who don't look at the occasion and bring everyone around.

He Xin, the Japanese restaurant, is also a frequent visitor, and the celebrity is already a frequent visitor after two or three times a year, mainly because it is recognizable, and it is also an invisible advertisement. For example, this store is frequented by the three-gold actor He Xin.

When He Xin arrived, Lao Gao had already arrived, and when the waiter pushed open the sliding door, he saw that in addition to Lao Gao, who was sitting with a big belly, there was also a thin middle-aged man with gray hair and ******.

When the man saw He Xin, he immediately stood up with a smile and greeted, "He Xin, long time no see!"

"Director Chen, it's been a long time, hello, hello!" He Xin hurriedly took off his shoes and walked over to shake hands with him in surprise.

Chen Guofu is a director he particularly admires. Although he has not had a new work for a long time, his name is in the producer column of the head works launched by Huayi Brothers over the years, including "Heroes of Heaven and Earth", "Ke Ke Xili", "No Thieves in the World", and the transformation war masterpiece "Assembly" by the pants director who will come out in the New Year file this year.

It is rumored that the pillar of the Huayi brothers is Feng Xiaogang, but this is not accurate. As the film director of Huayi Brothers, he may play a greater role than Feng Xiaogang. There is only such a sentence in the small area that is familiar with the inside story: Give me a Chen Guofu, and I can also become a Huayi brother!

However, He Xin prefers his movies, "Marriage Notice" and "Double Pupils". He hadn't seen these two movies in his previous life, otherwise he could see at a glance Feng Xiaogang's milestone work "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb" and "Tang Detective 2", which created a box office myth of more than 3 billion, in fact, the core of the story comes from these two works written and directed by him.

"He Xin, congratulations, won the Venice Jury Award, and won glory for our Chinese films. Chen Guofu warmly congratulated him.

"It's all the credit of Director Diao, I'm just an actor. He Xin said modestly.

"Eh, I heard that you are the first screenwriter of "The Tale of Two Donkeys". ”

Chen Guofu is a screenwriter, and at the beginning he helped Yang Dechang write the script of "Terrorist", and always firmly believed that the script was king!

As soon as Lao Gao beckoned everyone to sit down, he couldn't wait to say: "He Xin, the creativity of the script of "The Wind" is very exciting, and to be honest, I like it very much. Do you think there's a chance we can work together?"

"The Wind", Huayi Brothers, Chen Guofu, Film Director ......

These elements are intertwined, and Chen Guofu is looking at himself expectantly at this time. Then the screenwriter, producer, and even the main controller of this project in the original "The Wind" are naturally about to come out.

He Xin's eyes suddenly lit up, his memory of "Double Pupils" was particularly profound, and Chen Guofu was indeed unique in terms of suspicion reasoning. However, he had previously proposed to let Lao Gao direct this film, and he intended to look at Lao Gao.

Lao Gao laughed and said: "Don't look at me, without the help of Director Chen, I can't get it down by myself alone." And it is much more reliable for Director Chen to direct this film than me. ”

Lao Gao actually can't go down to "The Four Famous Catches" in his heart. After all, "The Four Famous Catches" is his own son, and "The Wind" was adopted halfway. And in terms of directing level, he knows that he is not as good as Chen Guofu, since Chen Guofu is interested, he is also happy to push the boat, and he is also responsible for He Xin, such a big investment project, he is not too sure in his heart.

"Hey, Gao Dao, you also have a lot of very good ideas in this book, I think we can work together. Chen Guofu also hurriedly said.

"No, no, Director Chen, I have a few pounds and a few taels that I know best......"

"Director Gao, you are the best director of the Huabiao Award......"

Seeing the two pushing each other around, He Xin, who was sitting on the side, was secretly happy. Obviously, these two should be the creators of the original "The Wind".

He pretended to cough twice and interrupted: "Brother Gao, Director Chen, I think the two of you can completely combine two swords!"

Only then did the two react, it turned out that the main owner hadn't spoken yet, but they fought first.

Lao Gao laughed dryly, and wanted to open his mouth to excuse himself, but Chen Guofu rushed ahead and said in surprise: "He Xin, do you mean to agree to our cooperation?"

"Of course, with Director Chen's joining, then I will be completely relieved. He Xin said with a smile.

At the same time, he said to Uncle Gao Qun: "Brother Gao, don't you want to hide from your leisure, even if you can't help your brother?"

"Uh......"

Uncle Gao Qun is a very strong person, and when he heard He Xin say this, he was speechless for a while, so he had to nod and say, "Okay, then I'll help Director Chen." ”

Chen Guofu's face was full of excitement, and he even patted Uncle Gao Qun's fat hand and gave him a smug smile. Then he said to He Xin: "He Xin, I won't tell you that I also fell in love with "The Wind" at the beginning, and I wanted to take down the copyright. Coincidentally, I later found out that Director Gao was writing the script of "The Wind", especially after reading your outline, it was amazing to say, and many things in it actually coincided with my ideas. Oh, I don't mean anything else, don't be surprised, I just think it's amazing!"

"Really, I'm so honored!"

He Xin pretended to be surprised, but secretly screamed ashamed in his heart, he was originally plagiarized according to the original, of course it would coincide.

Chen Guofu is really happy to see the hunt, and after seeing the original work of "The Wind" for the first time on "People's Literature", he liked it very much.

Because the mystery is played very exquisitely, it is very much like a murder game: suppose that in a closed environment, there must be a bad guy, and you have to guess to find him. The bad guys then deny and confuse the public in every possible way. The people who participate in the game are all scheming and calculating with each other.

At first, he just wanted to take the copyright down and adapt it into a screenplay. But when he saw He Xin's outline and found that many of the elements in it coincided with his own ideas, he had the idea of directing himself, after all, he hadn't directed for a long time, and it was rare to encounter a favorite theme and a story, and he wanted to participate in it anyway.

The reason why I want to try my best to pull Uncle Gao Qun is because I consider that I am a bit unauthentic to cut off my beard halfway.

On the other hand, he is also lacking in skills, as the film director of Huayi Brothers, he has a lot of work. At present, in addition to staring at the post-production of the just-completed "Li Mi's Conjecture", Feng Xiaogang's plan to adapt and remake his old work "Marriage Notice" next year has also been put on the agenda. Therefore, he needs a trader like Lao Gao who is similar to an executive director to reflect his creative ideas.

The dishes were served, two glasses of sake were served, and Chen Guofu seemed to be full of interest.

"He Xin, I really didn't expect you to like this kind of suspenseful reasoning theme, and you understand it so profoundly!"

He did have a feeling of being a hero at this time. After all, his own ideas have not been put into practice, and the other party has long been on paper, except for coincidences, then it can only be described as a hero's vision. Still, he is happy, because only when everyone is on the same page can a good movie be made.

"I don't dare to understand it deeply, I just like it. For example, I really like "Double Eyes". So far, I still think that "Double Pupils" is the best suspenseful and reasoning genre film made in Chinese films. He Xin said modestly.

He didn't mean to shoot Chen Guofu's sycophants, at his level, he could communicate with Chen Guofu on an equal footing. is indeed because "Double Pupils" was filmed particularly well. It is not an exaggeration to describe that this film has a full plot, a calm narrative, and a variety of genre elements are organically integrated, which is exciting and fascinating, especially the first 70 minutes are definitely the high level of Hollywood suspense thrillers, but it is a pity that the ending is not complete enough. But even so, it is enough to crush similar Chinese-language movies.

"Win the prize!

Chen Guofu smiled and waved his hand, humble on the surface, but still very proud in his heart. After all, for him, "Double Eyes" has always been his proudest work.

"In fact, the main thing about this film is that the script is solid. To be honest, this idea was not mine at the beginning, it was Su Zhaobing's, a very talented young man. ”

"Oh, it's the Su director of "Silk". ”

Su Zhaobing is one of the screenwriters of "Double Pupils", the screenwriter of Wanwan has now changed careers to become a director, directed by him last year, starring Zhang Zhen, Yosuke Eguchi, Lin Jiaxin, Da S and others, similar to "Double Pupils" The thriller "Silk" was not only shortlisted for the screening unit of last year's Cannes Film Festival, but also won the Golden Horse Award for Best Visual Effects.

He Xin has seen this film, and it is very original, but it's a pity that the stunts are too clumsy, and there is definitely a fight with the currently popular five-cent special effects in China.

"There's a chance to introduce you to each other!"

"Good!"

"Come on, come on, I'll give you a drink. ”

He picked up the cup again and touched it with He Xin and Uncle Gao Qun.

He and He Xin drank sake, and Lao Gao thought that the sake was bland, so he asked for a bottle of high-grade liquor to pour himself.

He Xin rarely met someone who drank about the same amount as himself, and the atmosphere was quite warm for a while.

"Ah Xin, uh......"

Chen Guofu burped, and changed his name to He Xin, who was closer to Ah Xin.

"If this project is really operated, it is not a small amount!"

"Well, at least 20 million dollars of investment. Lao Gao interjected.

"I'm afraid 20 million is not enough, not to mention anything else, first of all, this Qiuzhuang, I estimate that it is difficult to find such a building in China, and if you don't get it, you have to build one yourself." In addition, it is also necessary to show the luxury of Qiu Zhuang, including the service of Huadao, which is a large expense. ”

Chen Guofu shook his head and looked at He Xindao: "I'm afraid that the total investment may have to be more than doubled." ”

"So much?"

Uncle Gao Qun was surprised and looked at He Xin worriedly.

He was a little frightened by the last "Tokyo Trial", and he almost didn't get himself into it, but fortunately, the box office in the end was not bad, barely keeping his capital.

He Xin couldn't help frowning, he originally expected that he might invest about 30 million, but he didn't expect Chen Guofu to ask for 40 or 50 million as soon as he opened his mouth. He didn't question Chen Guofu's big mouth, after all, as the director of Huayi Brothers, he was much more experienced in budgeting and production than him and Lao Gao. What's more, a good commercial film, in addition to factors such as the script, director, and actors, itself is made by money.

Seeing this, Chen Guofu smiled slightly, and said with a relaxed expression: "Actually, our Huayi brothers ......"

It's just that before he could say anything, he was interrupted by He Xin: "Director Chen, you should know that we have always had a good cooperation between Xinhao Media and Poly Bona, and this investment should not be a problem." ”

“......”

Chen Guofu knows very well that in the domestic production field, in addition to China Film, Huayi Brothers should be called a dominant company, even if it has recently risen and invested heavily in "Red Cliff", the Orange Sky Group cannot be compared with it. In the field of distribution, it is obviously Poly Bona that is unique, and at the same time, in the past two years, PropNex has expanded its business scope to cinemas, production and other fields, and has always been regarded as the biggest competitor by Huayi.

"Actually, I would like to reach a personal cooperation with you and Brother Gao. He Xin then smiled again.

"It's too risky, isn't it?" Chen Guofu said subconsciously.

"Mr. Yu and I are very confident in this project, and of course, if you participate, then we are even more confident. ”

As the director of Huayi Brothers, he has held the idea of company cooperation from the beginning, and of course it is better for Huayi Brothers to get the main control investment. Even with Poly Bona's involvement, who says competitors can't cooperate?

A movie is invested by many parties, and this situation is common, which is nothing more than everyone sharing the risk, and whoever pays more money is the boss.

It's just that he didn't expect He Xin to obviously exclude the Huayi brothers. The so-called individual cooperation either takes a salary to work, or converts the investment to get a share.

Lao Gao's face doesn't matter, he and He Xin are friends, whether it is company cooperation or personal cooperation, he is helping his friends.

But Chen Guofu is different, he is the film director of Huayi Brothers, and when he makes movies of Bona and Xinhao Media in his personal capacity, it is inevitable that he will be suspected of being a rival, not to mention that the Huang brothers are very good to him. As long as he likes the script, Huayi will definitely help him get it. It's just that Huang Zhongjun's temptation has already touched the nail before, so he came forward in person. His idea is very simple, even if Huayi can't get the main control investment, he can participate, so that he will become justified as a producer and director.

To put it bluntly, he likes the book "The Wind" very much, and he only needs to have a name.

In He Xin's view, it is clearly a money-making project, and he and Bona wonder if it is not fragrant to make a fortune, why let the Huayi brothers get a piece of the pie. What's more, he doesn't like the Huang brothers at all.