Chapter 373: Take Home

January 1, 2016. At the press conference held, Ye Zheng announced an investment of 500 million yuan to establish Spacetime Film and Television, and at the same time established Spacetime Group, whose industries temporarily include Space-Time Music, Time-Space Film and Television and the national chain Time-Space KTV that will be put into operation.

At present, there are only these three industries in which the Space-Time Group has all the shares, but when it comes to the controlling stake of Space-Time Music, it will include Peacock Music and several other industries. The industry of Spacetime Group is not only in the entertainment industry, but also has begun to expand to other industries. Of course, what people pay the most attention to is time and space film and television.

In 2014, Ye Zheng and Zhou Ke founded Time and Space Music, and it only took more than a year to make Time and Space Music the leader of the Chinese music industry. Miracle! It's not an exaggeration to use that word to describe this achievement. No one before them could have done this, and no one could have imagined anyone would do it. Not to mention the music industry, let's just say that all industries can appreciate the company's market value from 30 million to more than 10 billion yuan in more than a year, and who has done it? Since its establishment, Time and Space Music has continuously delivered a large number of excellent music for Chinese music, and created more than ten new generation of singers, which has greatly satisfied people's audio-visual needs.

Then, people speculated about what kind of film and television works the space-time music that had been created would bring to everyone. Ordinary people and industry insiders are looking forward to it, curious. And industry insiders are concerned about the team of time and space film and television. There are two main aspects to a film and television company making movies. One is to invest in a film and television work, and then find someone to shoot it, using the method of paying a salary or giving a share. The second is to shoot by your own internal team, so that you can pocket all the profits for yourself. And all have their pros and cons, the former has to share the profits, and the latter has to bear all the risks themselves.

After the creation of Time and Space Film and Television, the team that came out was shocking. Since the concert of "Let the World Be Full of Love", Ye Zheng and Zhou Ke have been exposed to frequent contact with some people in the film and television industry, and people speculated that they were trying to win over a group of people. But after this team was revealed, it still scared everyone. There are only two well-known directors, one of whom is Hong Guang, and the other is Cangshuiyue. Cangshuiyue is a female director, and she is also a very famous female director in China, and she is even well-known internationally.

Of the five films filmed, three have been nominated for awards at the world's first-class film festivals, and two have won awards, one of which won the Best Film Award and the Best Director award, which was a sensation at the time and made Cangshuiyue a well-known director. For a long time, Cangshuiyue has never officially signed a contract with a film and television company, big-name directors are unnecessary, countless scripts are waiting for them to shoot, countless film and television companies are vying to invest in their works, and countless movie stars want to participate in their works. As a big-name director, there is no need to go to a certain film and television company and obey the orders of others.

Time and space film and television can sign in to the water moon, which makes many people surprised. Everyone speculated that Ye Zheng came up with some good script that moved Cangshuiyue, so that the big-name director signed the newly founded film and television company without regard to his identity.

At the press conference for the establishment of Time and Space Film and Television, Cangshui Moon also appeared. So reporters threw this question to her one after another, and Cangshuiyue smiled: "Okay, today I'm going to expose some things, about why I signed a contract with Time and Space Film and Television, um...... First of all, of course, Ye Dong's creative talent, he is a very talented and intelligent young man, I believe everyone does not deny this, Ye Dong gave me a good script, which is an aspect that moved me. The other is ......" She smiled, pointed at Zhou Ke and said, "Maybe you don't know, Zhou Ke and I are old classmates." ”

Zhou Ke also smiled and nodded. "When are the classmates?" a reporter asked. That's a good question. Cang Shuiyue smiled, and then looked at Zhou Ke: "You say?" "Say it." Zhou Ke said. "Ahem, that's up to me. Cangshuiyue's personality is quite outgoing and humorous: "Don't scare you when you say it, this, Zhou Ke and I actually lived in the same community when we were children, and then ...... When I was in kindergarten, we were in a class, and I can't remember the specifics. In elementary school, we were in the same school, and it seemed like we were in the same class when we were in the fourth grade, and we were at the same table. The junior high school was in the same school, the high school was still in the same school, and it was in the same class, and we were table ...... for three years."

This relationship frightened everyone, and they didn't expect that Zhou Ke and Cangshuiyue still had such a deep and intimate relationship. That's a lot of friendship, and it's been since I was a child. "Childhood sweethearts?" A reporter smiled and asked: "And it's been at the same table for so many years, you two ......" The people present laughed, and Cangshuiyue smiled: "How is it possible, we are good buddies, how can we be embarrassed to start with buddies when it comes to falling in love?"

The reason for Cangshuiyue's joining has been clearly explained, and there are reasons for Zhou Ke's favors, but according to industry insiders, a very important reason must be because of Ye Zheng's conditions, including the script that moved Cangshuiyue. What is the script for Cangshuiyue, the movie can't be made, and everyone can't know what it is, but everyone is very interested in the first movie that Time and Space Film and Television will launch. When time and space music was created, it vigorously opened the curtain of the rapid growth of time and space music with the revival of rock and roll. So, what kind of meeting gift will Time and Space Film and Television give to the audience? Cheng Yijian's work "The Two of Us".

When the news was announced, the general public was very confused, who is Cheng Yijian? Definitely not a big director, who is that? What works have you directed? Everyone thought about it and checked it, only to know that this director's works are several micro-films, among which the most famous is "Father". That's it, that's it. It seems that Time and Space Film and Television is still preparing to launch its own newcomers? Time and Space Music has successfully launched a group of singers and newcomers, and Time and Space Film and Television are ready to launch their own new directors just after its establishment?

So, what is this "The Two of Us"? When the publicity began, everyone knew that this film actually won the Best Film and Best Actress awards at the Xiangjiang International Film Festival, and then won four awards at the Zhuhai Film Festival: Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best New Actor. A number of awards have added a lot of luster to this film, and the publicity work of time and space film and television has also been carried out vigorously.

The premiere was held in Yanjing, Yanjing's famous Sunshine Cinema, Ye Zheng came to the Sunshine Cinema as promised, waiting for the start of the premiere. "What is the box office you expect for this movie?" Ye Zheng asked Cheng Yijian. "I don't know. Cheng Yijian shook his head: "I'm very nervous, this is my first movie to be launched." Box office...... I don't think it's too high, if it can exceed 100 million, I'm satisfied. ”

"More than 100 million is certainly not a problem, and 200 million is no pressure. Ye Zheng said with a smile: "Your goal should be 300 million, 400 million, or even 500 million! It may be a little difficult, but the problem should not be too big." The company will definitely promote it vigorously, after all, it is the first movie launched by the company. "The Two of Us" belongs to the category of feature films, and the box office of feature films has never been too high. Two years ago, there was a feature film that reached 800 million at the box office, which is already amazing. A large part of the reason is because the main actor is a big star, and there are several stars participating in it.

For general feature films, the box office can reach two or three hundred million, which is excellent. Of course, in fact, for Cheng Yijian, a rookie director, this small-budget film with an investment of only a few million yuan can reach 100 million, which can be regarded as a great success. It's just that Ye Zheng's goal can't be just that, of course. In the previous life, the movie "The Two of Us" deserved excellent praise in Japan and South Korea, and the box office was also very good. But at home, the box office was dismal. is like "That Mountain, That Man and That Dog", which received excellent praise and high box office in Japan, but ended miserably in China. This is determined by many aspects such as cultural and ideological differences and the market environment, and there is no way. However, Ye Zheng is fortunate that although this kind of feature film and literary film is still not good at the box office in this world, there are still many people who like to pay attention to it and will not become a niche movie.

Coupled with the luster of many awards, and the gimmick just created by Time and Space Film and Television, coupled with the vigorous publicity of Time and Space Film and Television, many people are paying attention to and looking forward to this movie. Therefore, he is still more confident in the box office of this movie. "Hopefully, I'm so nervous. Cheng Yijian said. "I'm so nervous too. Ma Huijie said. A few days ago, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Xiangjiang International Film Festival and Best Supporting Actress at the Hundred Flowers Award at the Zhuhai Film Festival, and won the Best New Actor at the Zhuhai Film Festival. For a time, many honors were added, which made her feel like a dream. She was not a student majoring in acting, but at the premiere, Ye Zheng and Cheng Yijian walked in, and Ma Huijie helped Gong Yaqin.

In the applause, everyone sat down, and Ye Zheng also appeared in front of the media for the first time since the large-scale charity concert of "Let the World Be Full of Love". The guest who came to help sing was a singer recently recruited by Wan Chengcheng and Time and Space Music, and then it was time for reporters to ask questions, and sure enough, there were many questions that went towards Ye Zheng. Of course, there is no source of creativity, but Ye Zheng's lies are very calm: "At that time, I overheard the artists and arrangers in the company talking about their experiences when they were in school, and many people said that they had a hard time at that time, but now they look back on it as the most beautiful and sweetest day...... Then some people mentioned the experience of renting a house outside when they were studying, and the story that happened with the landlord or tenant, and then I thought about whether I could use this as a starting point to write a story, I originally wanted to set up some fierce friction, love or something, but I felt that it was a bit clichΓ©, and I personally prefer a more literary and plain story, so I came up with this script. "It's all lies that others don't know.

"Mr. Ye, an industry insider who participated in the Pearl River Film Festival and watched the film said that the most touching thing about this movie is the handling of many details, which is very real, not delicate and contrived at all, very natural and real, not at all like a story written on paper...... We were all very surprised by this, how could the story be portrayed so delicately if it wasn't for one person's own experience?"

"This ......" Ye Zheng thought for a while and said with a smile: "How to say this question, creating this kind of thing, of course it is good to have personal experience, and it turns out that the scene we have experienced will definitely be more realistic and detailed than dreaming of a virtual scene." But although there are a lot of experiences in this life, there are actually very few that can be used to do film and television art. No one can write a story based on their own experiences alone, otherwise it would be called an autobiography...... Well, what I'm trying to say is that a lot of times you can only rely on your imagination when it comes to creation, and if you think a lot of the details are delicate, that can only explain ...... I'm amazing. ”

Ye Zheng's words caused a burst of laughter, and then someone asked the old man Gong Yaqin, who is over eighty years old, and has won the Best Actress at the Xiangjiang International Film Festival and the Best Actress at the Hundred Flowers Award at the Pearl River Film Festival, how do you feel. Gong Yaqin said with a smile: "Someone recommended me to shoot this drama, saying that the play was well written, and it just so happened that I didn't take on other dramas during that time, so let's take a look...... Then Ye Zheng and Director Cheng personally visited me with the script, and then after reading the script, I was very moved and shed tears.

I have acted in a lot of movies and TV series in my life, and I have tried large and small roles, but there are not many that can really move me and make me have a desire to act, but this script is one of them. Then this drama won an award, and it was quite unexpected that I won two awards at such an age. I am very grateful to Director Cheng and them, and I am also very grateful to everyone in the crew, they usually take good care of me. But I actually want them to win awards, I'm older and a lot of things don't matter to me anymore. ”

Ma Huijie continued: "Speaking of gratitude, we also have to thank Grandma Gong, we have learned a lot from Grandma Gong, love, kindness, and cultivation...... One of the most important is the love for the profession of actor, I asked Grandma Gong a question, probably what you want to ask, that is, Grandma Gong is over 80 years old and still making movies, when will she really retire? Grandma Gong, do you remember what you said at the time?" Gong Yaqin smiled: "When did you ask, I don't remember, I don't remember when I'm older." ”

"You don't remember, I remember it clearly. Ma Huijie said: "Grandma Gong said, I will keep filming, actors should die on the stage."