Chapter 776: It's Time
This joke is called:
"Ziyi first came out, and the national teacher traveled to Berlin.
Xu Fei explores the boudoir, and Emperor Gong sweeps the couch to welcome.
There are two wives in the family, and the heart is clear and the waist is flat.
The Dragon and Tiger Wind and Cloud will be shocked by the world. β
......
"Knock knock!"
"Squeak!"
At night, Xu Fei knocked on Gong Li's door.
Large suite, the living room is a bit messy, and the English teacher I saw before is also there, and it seems that he is in class. The teacher was very measured and consciously retired.
"Just sit down, I brought tea and wanted to drink it and brew it myself. β
"As for being so tired?"
"As for it!"
Gong Li looked tired and complained: "-I have to watch several films every day, I have to watch them with tasks, and I can't relax at all." After reading it, you have to hold a review meeting, and if you don't vote, you are afraid of delaying others.
It's not a human thing. β
"Oh, I see you have a lot of news. β
"Don't mention it......"
She suddenly got angry and raised her voice: "It's all written by Hong Kong and Taiwan reporters, and the mainland also reprints it to join in the fun." What size Gong Li will meet, old lovers meet new friends, and former lovers meet in a narrow way......
It's disgusting when you mention it! You're still laughing, I'm angry!"
"I mean, why don't you take this opportunity and settle the two of you. β
"No, we don't have a grudge. I really don't care about him now, but no one else can talk nonsense, right?"
"Knock knock!"
As he spoke, there was another knock at the door.
There were several people standing outside, one was Lao Song, one was from the locomotive distribution company, and two foreigners looked like ghosts.
"Sony's classic Mr. Bernard, Mr. Barker, Lokomotiv's Mr. Allen. β
Lao Song helped introduce: "This is the mainland investor Xu, and the starring Miss Gong Li." β
Bernard and Buck are the global distribution partners that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" found, and there are a total of 6 people present, 4 of whom are their own people.
After greeting and sitting down, Lao Song said: "Director Li Yu is busy doing post-production and has no time to participate." Let's get together today and talk about the distribution strategy of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. β
"Okay, we're new here, and we need the rich experience of the two of us, I don't know what to think?" asked Xu Fei.
"It's not an ordinary foreign language film. β
"It engages the audience more than the average foreign-language film. β
"We tend to go to film festivals and want to have the premiere in Cannes. β
"Then Jakarta, Toronto, Reykjavik, New York, Austin...... Wherever there is a film festival, we have to go. β
"It's so poetic that it captures both the Eastern narrative style and the Western storytelling style. β
"So we believe in success, it transcends cultural boundaries. β
Bernard and Buck are as vivid as cross talk.
Xu Feizhen didn't know how "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was released, and said: "I agree with participating in the film festival, in fact, the so-called globalization is fundamentally in the North American market.
I would like to ask, what are your preparations for the North American market?"
"Uh......"
The two of them were not as confident as they were just now, and hesitated: "The tastes of American audiences are very strange, and we are often not sure. I have thought of some solutions, and what I think is feasible at present is to package "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" as a female martial arts work. β
"Huh?"
βWHATοΌβ
Several people were stunned, "What does female martial arts mean?"
Literally, kung fu films starring women are first tested in female athlete groups and ballet troupes to see how the response is. β
β......β
The scene was silent, and the faces of Gong Li, Lao Song, and Allen were written with the word "unreliable".
Xu Fei also felt that it was out of tune, but judging from the results, this promotion method was actually successful.
"Cannes Film Festival in May, can you participate?"
"Yes, or L'OrΓ©al would have invited me to go. Gong Li said.
"Well, this year you are a little more tired, help with publicity. β
When the opinions were unanimous, Bernard and Buck went to work, and Alan was gone.
Lao Song stayed, found out a script and said: "This is Chen Desen's book, written last year, looking for people everywhere to ask for 68 million investment, and everyone in the circle laughed at him as a madman." β
"What movie is so expensive?" said Gong Liqi.
"First, he wanted to find a bunch of A-listers, and second, he wanted to build a 1906 Central in Hong Kong. The other bosses ran away as soon as they heard it, and now I'm in my hands. β
Lao Song pushed forward, four big words: "October Weicheng".
As early as 1999, this script was formed, and Wei means Victoria Harbour. Later, at the suggestion of Su Zhaobin (director of "Sword Rain"), it was changed to a siege.
In 01, Chen Desen found an investor, and the list of actors is: Leslie Cheung, Andy Lau, Stephen Chow, Liming, Aaron Kwok, Chow Yun-fat, Tony Leung, Leung Ka-fai, Li Jiaxin, Zeng Zhiwei......
It has been prepared, and after encountering **, **, the investor committed suicide.
It has been delayed for 10 years, and filming only started in 2009.
There are many evaluations of Sun Yat-sen now, and these will not be discussed. Speaking of this movie alone, it is very suitable for making a domestic blockbuster, with a large number of stars, a good play, a passable literary drama, and a positive theme.
Even Gong Li understood, and said, "Oh, are you going to do the second part of the five-year plan?"
"It's not that I think, it's Brother Song's mercy and support me. Isn't that Brother Song?"
Old Song lazily ignored him.
"I, you, China Film, and the Forbidden City have invested in all directions, and I will change some mainland actors, and the city will be built in Xiangshan, and I will go to the municipal government to make a point, and it won't take 68 million at all.
But we are known as ah, known as 100 million giants, epic blockbusters!"
He said and looked at Gong Li, Gong Li had become a social animal under him, and said in a panic: "I haven't finished filming "No Thieves in the World" yet!"
"You don't need this, you can rest for a while. β
"For the time being?"
"There are more important plays that need you. β
Lao Song had some ideas and asked: "You use Hong Kong directors for two dramas in a row, will there be criticism from the mainland?"
"There's no way, how can there be a commercial film director in the mainland? My five-year plan is not a savior, it's just a transitional stage, but you're right, you should consider this aspect......"
Teacher Xu thought about it, Zhang Guoshi had to be arranged, the third part of the five-year plan!
The two of them occupied Gong Li's room to chat, and it took a while before they came out.
Lao Song said again: "Zhou Xingxing is preparing to shoot "Shaolin Football", and he is now in a very stiff relationship with Xiang Tai, and no one is allowed to invest in Xiang Tai's words. β
"What do you think?"
"There's something to do. β
By the way, don't look for Zhao Wei. β
Well?
Lao Song was inexplicable, he only felt that Mr. Xu's metaphysics was online, and he didn't want to see this person, so he secretly said pitiful, and said: "Mak Zhaohui and Zhuang Wenqiang also have a script, the story of the police and the underworld going undercover with each other."
No one voted, but I think I could. β
"Then do it!"
Xu Fei repeated it and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't be afraid, the opportunity is rare, Hong Kong movies depend on you!"
Sizzle!
Lao Song shook a moment and understood the meaning of his words, it was time for Sunshine to become a leader!
At that time, they thought that they were the big demon king, who would have thought that there was a big demon king standing behind them. Alas, three years and three years, finally no longer have to be an undercover agent!