Chapter 375: I Say You Can Do It, You Can Do It
Over there, Han Shanping and Ye Ming were discussing the future trend of Chinese films, and here, Wang Zhongjun pondered for a while and said: "Ye Ming was left behind, I always think there is a problem here, you find a chance to talk to this guy and see if he can come up with anything." Not only is this Ye Ming a headache, but at this time, Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou are also a kind of non-worrying thing.
Huayi Brothers wants to become the largest film and television company in China, and now with the help of Wang Jinghua, it is even more powerful, and one of the things we have to do now is to see how to make some classic movies to establish the status of our Huayi Brothers. ”
Feng Xiaogang said with a somewhat disdainful smile: "These two people, although they seem to be representatives of the reformers, are representatives of the fifth generation of directors, and there is nothing wrong with being conservatives, but Huaxia Film and Television really needs these two directors to support the scene, so the General Administration also turns a blind eye to these two directors."
I haven't seen it, if a movie is screened, it can be re-edited and released, and such shameless things can be done, what future do you say this Chinese film has? Our country's cinema chain is still state-run, so the General Administration still has a considerable influence on filmmaking.
Chen Kaige did this, which was to squeeze out the share of Chinese movies that were not very good. To put it simply, the leaders of the General Administration really pretended not to see such a thing. ”
This is exactly where Feng Xiaogang is angry, in fact, even if it is said that [Jing Ke's Assassination of King Qin] can be re-edited and released, but Feng Xiaogang is absolutely clear that the box office of such a movie will definitely not be strong anywhere, and no one will spend a wrongful amount of money to watch a movie that is already said to have been seen. But the key is that this movie [Jing Ke Assassinates King Qin] will occupy theater resources, so that there will be fewer theaters for other movies to be screened.
Wang Zhongjun seems to be looking at this issue through the eyes of a businessman. There was no angry expression like Feng Xiaogang, and said with a smile: "What can you do about this matter." People are capable people, as long as they have won international awards. According to the unspoken rules of the industry, you can enjoy such treatment, who made Chen Kaige a great director, in our country, except for Zhang Yimou, who can be qualified to say that he can overpower Chen Kaige, people have proud capital, there is no way. Feng Xiaogang snorted and said, "It's not that there is a good old man, there is no old man." He. ”
In fact, there is such an unspoken rule in the industry, if it is said that a director has won an international award and won glory for the country, the general country will take proper care of it. Of course, disobedience, censorship to go to foreign film festivals or something doesn't count.
Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige are obviously very obedient people. Therefore, at this time, what Wang Zhongjun said was that the country would give Chen Kaige a chance. Otherwise, his re-edited film would not have been released at all.
Feng Xiaogang couldn't get used to opposing this, and he wanted to shoot chicken feathers, but the leader was unwilling, and asked Feng Xiaofang to continue to make New Year movies. If you shoot three Chinese New Year movies in a row, then we will allow you to shoot a chicken feather.
This made Feng Xiaogang half angry. Look at Chen Kaige, it's basically a re-edit. Movies can be released, and this treatment is very different.
No wonder he was very unhappy after listening to Wang Zhongjun's words.
But there is no way, who let there be such an unspoken rule. In fact, the box office of Zhang Yimou's [Codename Jaguar] is also not ideal, but he is an international director, and a failure is nothing.
If it were replaced by Feng Xiaogang, if it weren't for the names that had been piled up with one New Year film after another, he would have been able to shoot a lot of chicken feathers later. Filming the capital of 1942?
Wang Zhongjun looked out meaningfully. interrupted Feng Xiaogang's words: "You and my brother can just say this, in front of outsiders." Especially don't say that in front of reporters, it's true and don't oppression, so everyone in the circle knows what it's like. But you've seen anyone say it so casually. Even Jiang Wen, who has always been unruly, would not dare to say such a thing. This thing is so offensive. ”
It's really not wrong, but you just can't say it, the entertainment industry is like this, there are some things that everyone knows but offends people when they say it. Feng Xiaogang was also a little excited, calmed down for a while and said: "I just said that, how about it, whether to go to the weekend party, this time, I think something different will happen at the party, the leaders have said that they want to increase the box office this year, one billion, and really dare to open their teeth, one billion, I see this thing when it is difficult." ”
The party Feng Xiaogang said is actually a gathering of some directors and producers in the entertainment industry, such a party is basically not very fixed, but there will always be one or two times a year, once something big happens, then someone will initiate such a party. The purpose is to discuss the countermeasures, and they are all people in the circle, and they will generally discuss it if they don't look up and look down. Any industry has a circle, and the entertainment industry also has such a circle. Wang Zhongjun thought for a while and said: "Let's go this time, let Lao Chen and them also follow the past to make an appearance, and tell everyone that our Huayi brothers are going to make a big move." This is also a channel, communicate with the princess, and see if you can give us a few more places. ”
A gathering like this is naturally not something that anyone can attend, but it must mean that talents who have enough say in the entertainment industry can be qualified to participate.
For example, Wang Zhongjun and Feng Xiaogang naturally have no problem to participate, and Chen Daomin has nothing to do, but if Su Youpeng, Lin Xinru and a few others from Huayi Brothers want to participate, it means that they are not qualified enough.
This party is much more upscale than Liu Xiaoqing's, because this is a party hosted by the princess. In the office of Brilliant Film and Television, at this time, everyone heard that the boss was coming, and many people rushed over, Xu Zheng, Huang Bo, Wang Baoqiang. There are also two people, Ma Su and Wang Di.
After Huang Bo came in, he asked directly: "Boss, I heard that you are pressuring to make a new movie, is it true?" If that's true, then don't forget me. If there is no male number one, then the male number two is also okay. ”
This Huang Bo has always been so arrogant, and he wants the role to be so straightforward. Xu Zheng said unceremoniously on the side: "Lao Huang, what can you play, is a migrant worker, just on your terms, go there, you don't need makeup to know that lovesick is a migrant worker, how many times have I said it." No matter what, you have to get a few famous brands, but what about you, look at you, this dress, Xiushui bought it, you go and direct like this, I tell you that the director may not be able to see it, and the drama will send you away. ”
This kind of sarcasm is not something that everyone can understand, Wang Baoqiang said suspiciously: "Brother Xu Zheng, why was Brother Huang sent away by the drama." ”
Xu Zheng snorted and said, "Why." The drama directly sent your brother Huang to the team of migrant workers, and it was still the kind of group performance for twenty yuan a day, and I couldn't see the director at all. ”
In the face of Xu Zheng's sarcasm. Huang Bo is also not polite at all, they are all from the same company, Huang Bo naturally knows the root of Xu Zheng, and gestured with a contemptuous gesture and said: "You have the ability, you have the ability, aren't you also driven back by the grace of others?" I still heard that you were working against other directors in the crew, and wanted to be the director yourself, saying that the other director's method was wrong, and as a result, he was kicked out without getting a penny, this thing is your masterpiece. As soon as you graduate. If you still want to be a director, you can't sit down as an advertising director. It's not like I was in a supporting role. ”
These two people, once they pinch up, it is endless. Fortunately, at such a time, Ye Ming was still here. In such a situation, Ye Ming didn't need to speak at all, Sister Fang Fang, who was sitting on the side, glared at the two of them after seeing it and said, "Are you in a hurry, are you in a hurry, you are in a hurry, go over there to quarrel on the street, and now you two are going to have a meeting." ”
Sister Fang Fang is the role of the general manager in the company, although there is no specific position of general manager, but she is Ye Ming's agent, this is naturally the boss of the brilliant film and television agent.
Ye Ming's work and life are all arranged by Sister Fang Fang, so it can be seen how high Sister Fang Fang's status in the company is.
Therefore, hearing Sister Fang Fang's words, Xu Zheng hurriedly smiled and stopped saying anything, but glared at Huang Bo unceremoniously, which means that you wait, next time it will not be over. Huang Bo also snorted unceremoniously, indicating that he was not convinced to come again.
Ye Ming knocked on the table and said: "The Chinese New Year films in the past two years have been quite popular, especially this year, at least six or seven companies have reported New Year movies, and our company can't be willing to lag behind, therefore, I decided to shoot a movie, the content is related to the Spring Festival, the name is [People in Embarrassment], what about the actors, let me tell me, the specific starring actors are two people, I am one of them, and Wang Baoqiang is one of them." For the rest of the supporting roles, I'll send you the characters when I get back?"
It's a bit surprising how much of a decision like this, Wang Baoqiang, a group performance who doesn't know anything actually says that he can play a supporting role, which is a great irony.
Although Xu Zheng and Huang Bo often fight, once it is related to their own interests, it is not polite at all at such a time.
Xu Zheng immediately said: "Boss, if you come to be the starring actor, then I have no opinion, but Wang Baoqiang, this kid is the leading actor, do you think it is a little inappropriate, he also has no experience in this party." Huang Bo also said unceremoniously: "Yes, boss, do you want to think about it again, an inexperienced group performer, to be a starring actor, this is somewhat inappropriate." ”
Wang Baoqiang sat there a little stupidly, he didn't know that happiness came so suddenly, he actually said that one day he would be able to play the leading role, which was simply a pie in the sky, but after he heard the words of Xu Zheng and Huang Bo, he was also a little unconfident and said: "Yes, boss, if I mess up, I'm sorry for the company, can I do it?" In fact, Ye Ming didn't say that he was going to star, he was going to the UK, because there was news from the UK. Harry Potter] is about to start the selection of roles, which means that the first Harry Potter [Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone] is about to enter the official preparation stage, and the crew invited Ye Ming to participate in the casting.
But seeing Xu Zheng and Huang Bo together, there was no unity at all. It's still a company guy. As a result, two people attacked each other, even if it was said that the relationship between the two people was good, but at this time. It's also unbearable, always quarrelling. Therefore. Originally, he wanted to use Xu Zheng and Wang Baoqiang's original team, but think about it, at this time, once Xu Zheng is given a chance, it must be said that Huang Bo will be snubbed. Will he be convinced if Huang Bo plays a supporting role? Although he must listen to whatever he says, but in such a situation, Ye Ming is also unwilling to cause disharmony within his company, therefore. He decided to play the role of the boss himself, and let Wang Baoqiang play another leading role. But Ye Ming just forgot about it, and now Wang Baoqiang is simply a person who has come up in a group performance, and he doesn't have that much confidence at all. Ye Ming looked at Wang Baoqiang unceremoniously and said: "Baoqiang, remember one thing, in this world, all people can say that you can't succeed, but only you can't say that you can't succeed, if even you lose confidence in yourself, that's the greatest sorrow for an actor." Since I let you play, it must have my intentions, and I think you can do it so that I let you perform. ”
Wang Baoqiang is so simple now. smiled honestly and said: "I'm just afraid that I won't act well, some time ago I was still moving bricks at the construction site, and now I'm going back and saying that I'm acting in a movie." I didn't believe it in my family, I took out a photo with Brother Xu Zheng and Brother Huang, and they believed that we were a company, and they were envious of the people in our village. ”
Ye Ming laughed and said, "Then let them continue to envy them, you have to believe that you have a successful day." And I don't want you to act anything, you can just perform in your own colors. You don't have to worry about anything else. Seeing that the boss said that he could succeed, Wang Baoqiang seemed to have infinite motivation at this time, nodded and said very resolutely: "Since the boss said that I can succeed, then I will try." ”
Ye Ming nodded with satisfaction. Then he looked at Xu Zheng and Huang Bo and said, "You two, now I know why I didn't let you play the leading role." ”
Both of these are smart people. After hearing the true performance from Ye Ming's mouth, he knew that he had no drama.
The need for the character is to perform in their true colors. Even if it is said that the actor is here, what can he do, even if the actor can act more like a migrant worker than a migrant worker? That is simply impossible, the actor can only say that he is acting like a migrant worker, but Wang Baoqiang is a migrant worker in the first place.
Therefore, this difference in the middle is not something that can be compensated for by performance.
Therefore, the two of them obediently stopped talking.
Ma Su took over with a smile and said, "Boss, then what do you say the three of us are playing, is there a suitable role for us?" ”
There is really not only one supporting actress in this movie, so Ye Ming nodded and said: "Don't worry, our company has always said that we will first select actors from our own company when making movies, as long as our company's own actors can do it, then we will definitely not use other artists at such a time." You are the same as Huang Bo and Xu Zheng, you both have your own supporting roles, I will let Sister Fang Fang send the role to you when I go back, you think about it yourself, of course, don't delay the filming of [Bright Sword]. ”
Ma Su immediately smiled and said: "Boss, don't worry, the Bright Sword crew is about to end, at least the performance of a few of us has ended, how should we say yesterday to persuade the boss to film by yourself." ”
[Bright Sword] is said to be filmed a little earlier than [Deep Love and Rain], so even if the war scene is more difficult to film, it will almost be filmed at this time.
Hearing this, Ye Mingcai nodded and said, "Okay, after you get the role, go back and figure it out for yourself, and when will you start filming, I will inform you separately." ”
One of the things like this is that it was decided at the meeting, and my company is so simple, I can shoot whatever I say, and I am much freer than Han Shanping.
After Ye Ming left, Sister Fang Fang glanced at Huang Bo and Xu Zheng and said, "The boss's plan was originally for the two of you to have a starring role, do you know why the boss changed his mind temporarily?"
These words, that made Huang Bo and Xu Zheng very surprised, it turned out that the leading actor in [People in Embarrassment] was one of the two of them, so why did the boss change his mind temporarily?
Seeing the puzzled eyes of the two people, Sister Fang Fang hated iron and said: "It's because the two of you always quarrel, people in a company, pay attention to unity, this is how many times the boss has emphasized, but have you put such words in your heart, in front of the boss is still so noisy, you say, the boss doesn't clean up the two of you." ”
This was Ye Ming's true intention, this result made Huang Bo sit there in a daze, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
And Xu Zheng glanced at Wang Baoqiang, and secretly said in his heart, shit luck. (To be continued)