Chapter 189 Zhang Yimou's blockbuster plan

Sometimes, you will be defeated by the difficulties and setbacks of life, maybe you will cry, but please persevere, wait for hope, will sprout little by little in the corners of the years.

Hope is the most magical thing, perhaps inadvertently, it jumps out of the street and jumps straight into your pocket.

For many people, Run, Brother, is indeed a show that gives people positive energy. There are affections, righteousness and brothers, and this is the type of work that is being said.

Therefore, the popularity of the Run, Brother is also reasonable for everyone. Ye Ming is indeed unexpected, but one of the advantages of doing this is that Ye Ming is a lot quieter this time, he has been doing variety shows recently, so the involvement with tax evasion is not very big, at least it means that no one is black Ye Ming, and it is not black, because variety shows are just a little money, and black is not interesting.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to say, because according to Ye Ming's status in the entertainment industry, it is true that few people hack him, but this time the tax evasion is very extensive after all, therefore, on such a problem, if this matter is really involved, it can really hack Ye Ming, even if it is said that Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige are likely to be involved, let alone Ye Ming.

But at such a time, Ye Ming plays variety shows, and there is really no meaning to be black, not to mention that this is done by Ye Ming's own company, black Ye Ming's company, Ye Ming's company has no place to be black, people have no tax evasion at all, and they are naturally not afraid of shadows.

Zhang Yimou glanced at Ye Ming and said: "This show of yours is very good, everyone is not very optimistic about variety shows, but I didn't expect you to be able to play with new ideas, will the next key action be placed here?"

It's as if it's pulling a homely thing. However, Ye Ming also heard that there was something in this. At that moment, Ye Ming pondered for a moment and said: "It will be transferred here in a short time, after all, it means that this show is very popular, which is somewhat unexpected by me."

The second and third phases of filming are about to take place, so at this time, the last month. I'm going to shoot this show at a pace like this, about fifteen episodes in total, and what to do after the filming is over, it's still undecided?"

Zhang Yimou's eyes lit up, and he suddenly had an idea and said: "If you don't have anything special to do, I have a book here, and I'm going to set up a project, and there are a few roles that are more in line with you, if you have the will." You can come and have a look.

Don't worry, I know that you are now a member of the Screen Actors Guild, if you say that you signed with our crew, then at such a time, in fact, I will definitely let you have a satisfactory bargaining chip, our show will have a big production, the goal is a production of 100 million. Zhang Weiping, Zhang Zong. I also put a lot of effort into making a good movie in China. ”

Coming, coming, Ye Ming suddenly became excited. Chinese blockbuster, it can be said that it is the first movie in China that can be called a blockbuster, and it is also one of the most successful blockbusters, Zhang Yimou finally can't help but make a small fuss and is going to march internationally.

Therefore, when he heard Zhang Yimou say this at this time, he actually understood it very clearly in his own heart. This time I want to shoot the [hero] known as the martial arts masterpiece.

It can be said that the plot of this movie is watery and the characters are rigid, anyway, the shortcomings that the movie should have are almost exposed. Especially the lines are very mentally retarded, anyway, no matter how you analyze the script, it is not valid.

Flying snow is both ten steps. Why bother to break the sky, and get Qin to lose the deer, who is a hero in ancient and modern times.

This is the biggest evaluation of this movie, Nameless killed Feixue and the Remnant Sword, and he was able to drink with the emperor, but I don't know why, Nameless and stupidly killed Changkong, this is the hero's biggest lack of heart.

Anyway, no matter what, the hero got a super high box office in a burst of scolding and controversy, letting the Chinese entertainment industry know that our blockbuster could be filmed like this.

This is actually a success for Zhang Yimou, and in the future, many blockbusters will follow in the footsteps of Lao Zhang. Hero, destined to be a name that has left a strong mark in the history of Chinese films.

Ye Ming was stunned: "Blockbuster, hundreds of millions, it's really a blockbuster, if you want to recover the cost, it won't be so easy." Mr. Zhang Weiping is really bold. ”

Zhang Yimou is actually very satisfied, in fact, on such a problem, no matter what it is, as a director, everyone hopes to have a very good start, a very big and good film crew to control themselves, a crew of hundreds of millions, such a scale, is definitely something that many directors dream of.

Therefore, Zhang Yimou nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yes, I was also surprised, but this time, everyone also wanted to fight for a breath." Your movie Slumdog Millionaire is capable of beating Pearl Harbor.

Why can't we make a blockbuster film? In fact, I can have a chance like this now, or because of you, your box office is too high.

The money earned is also very eye-catching, and someone will invest hundreds of millions of dollars and plan to start shooting a costume movie. ”

Zhang Yimou's eyes are actually shining with burning fighting spirit, this kind of big production is a very big test for the director.

And it is said that on such a problem, the pressure on the box office is almost all on the director alone.

Feng Xiaogang also understands very well, why does a director invest in you, or because your previous movies have achievements, that is to say, everyone invests in you because they believe that they can make money. If it is said that your film has had brilliant results in the past, then it is very easy for you to attract investment at this time.

For example, Brother Chen Kai, who has made movies before, such as Yellow Earth, Farewell My Concubine and so on, are all masterpieces of Chinese films. As for how these movies were made, let's not talk about it.

But anyway, the director is Chen Kaige's name. Therefore, in such a situation, Brother Chen Kai can be regarded as a big bad movie like Jing Ke's assassination of Qin. And it was a big defeat, but there are still people who are willing to invest in Chen Kaige in the future.

That's because Brother Chen Kai is famous. But 100 million, this number also made Feng Xiaogang startled, such a sum of money has never appeared again in Huaxia.

So, at such a time. Feng Xiaogang, who is a small urban movie Qi family, said in surprise: "One hundred million, Director Zhang, you also have the courage to do such a thing, and it almost means that the pressure on the front part will be on you alone." Not only actors, screenwriters, cameramen, lighting, etc., these are very strict requirements. You are the only one who dares to take on such a crew. ”

This is not Feng Xiaogang's compliment, in fact, in such a situation. is Feng Xiaogang's heartfelt words, in fact, in the early 20th century, Feng Xiaogang, even if you said that you gave him an investment of 100 million, it is difficult to say whether he has the courage to pull up a crew. Therefore, at this moment, he is worried about Zhang Yimou, which is actually a real worry.

But it seems, whether it's Ye Ming. It was still Feng Xiaogang, who underestimated Zhang Yimou's ambition at this time. Ye Ming's slum millionaire. It is indeed a great stimulus to Zhang Yimou, and Ye Ming can do it to such a point.

As international directors, how can Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige be willing. At this time, it is normal for big-budget movies to come out. Sure enough, Zhang Yimou said very proudly: "I have a lot of pressure on this movie, but I must also find a way to do it."

Because now we in China have also joined the WTO. In other words, in such a situation, Hollywood blockbusters will be easier to come to our China in such a situation.

In our film circle in mainland China, if we say that we will not touch big productions again, then we will really say that we will encounter Hollywood blockbusters in the future. What should we do, do we have no ability to resist at all?

This is not what I want to see, so I hope that there will be a new form of making movies, blockbusters, big productions, big stars, big scenes, everything is to be the best, at least to the point of being the top in China. That's what I want to see.

I want everyone to see clearly that if we Chinese people shoot by ourselves, we can also shoot big-scale scenes and big-budget movies. That's why I agreed to the movie. A large-scale costume martial arts movie. ”

When he said this just now, Feng Xiaogang also felt a little surprised, he was very surprised, his eyes widened and said: "Director Zhang, let me say something out of sight, don't you mind, this martial arts is still in ancient costumes, such a movie with a theme, in the Chinese entertainment industry, there are a few successful shoots."

Isn't it a bit risky to make a film like this, and it's such a big investment? ”

Feng Xiaogang looked at such a problem from the position of a director, and at this time, he knew very well that if a director could not grasp a good subject matter, then such a thing would be very tragic.

He himself actually wanted to make a drama at the beginning, but he didn't expect his self-esteem to be broken, and the loss was a mess, but fortunately, it was a public investment. It wasn't until Feng Xiaogang really found his place and filmed an urban comedy, Party A and Party B, which made Feng Xiaogang famous, and the New Year trilogy established Feng Xiaogang's status as the father of New Year's films. Therefore, this is a question of the positioning of a director.

Feng Xiaogang himself is suitable for shooting urban comedy movies, if it is said that filming a drama or something, it is definitely a dead end.

Even if it is said that no matter how good the rallying number boasted by later generations, how many billions of box office is, this is all false, and what really shows that a movie is a classic is how many people will mention it on the Internet. Like Party A and Party B, the landlord's family has no surplus grain, and after nearly 20 years, it is still often mentioned on the Internet.

But how many plots, how many characters, and how many lines have become classics? This anyway shows that Feng Xiaogang is indeed a little powerless to shoot this kind of drama. His true essence is in shooting urban comedies.

Therefore, at this time, the question of a director's positioning is the most important. Zhang Yimou shoots movies with rural themes, which is absolutely leveraged and world-class, but if it is said that he wants to shoot costume martial arts dramas, it is difficult to say.

Zhang Yimou said with a smile: "Someone always has to try it, so I have already decided to shoot a martial arts costume drama, the name is all good, it is called Hero, it is a story of assassinating Qin." ”

Because Ye Ming and Feng Xiaogang who were present were all known to Zhang Yimou, Lao Zhang would not be afraid of Ye Ming and Feng Xiaogang revealing their movie names and synopsis. If this is really the case, then the two of them will not be mixed in the entertainment industry in the future.

Therefore, Zhang Yimou did not have any secrets, and directly told such a problem.

At this time, Feng Xiaogang said with a more calm expression and very serious: "Director Zhang, in fact, in such a matter, I am not pulling you back, you can explore a path of heart for the Chinese entertainment industry, which I admire very much, and I also support your actions like this." But to be honest, it's a bit risky for you to do that.

Lao Chen didn't say that he hadn't made a similar movie, Jing Ke assassinated King Qin, and such a movie was lost. I didn't make this up, and I don't say you know it. Now, do you want to shoot heroes directly at this time?"

Feng Xiaogang has something to say, especially when the club says it in front of his friends, he is even more outspoken, the failure of Jing Ke's assassination of King Qin is known to everyone in the circle, therefore, in this case, in fact, at this point, Feng Xiaogang is not wrong at all, Assassinating Qin, this is an old topic, but this topic is not very suitable for making a movie, and the failure of Chen Kaige is a very good example.

An investment of 100 million yuan, if it is said that there is no way to recover the investment, it will be a very big blow to Zhang Yimou. It is precisely because of some worries like this, therefore, in such a situation, Feng Xiao just bluntly told one of his worries. (To be continued.) )