"What's the point of hitting this thing? Just a stick and a ball. ”

This was the first thing Jiang Wen said after coming to the golf course. Then, he stayed at the Tomson Golf Club Hotel for three days, and every morning he got up and asked Song Weiyang to play golf.

If Song Weiyang hadn't appeared, Jiang Wen would have been forcibly dragged by his friends to play golf a year or two later. Since then, it has been uncontrollable, and even in 07 when filming "When the Sun Also Rises", the crew carried golf clubs with them, played two shots during the filming, and often picked up pebbles on the spot to practice swinging.

Circle summary ginger playing golf has three major characteristics: playing on any field, playing at any time, and playing everything.

"Come, Lao Jiang, let me introduce you," Song Weiyang said with a smile as he carried the club, "This is Lao Zhang, Zhang Chaoyang, the CEO of Sohu Company." ”

Zhang Chaoyang took the initiative to shake hands: "Hello Director Jiang, I am your fan." ”

"Haha, you're welcome," Jiang Wen said with a smile, "Mr. Sohu, I know that I went to Mount Everest last year." ”

"That's a show, in order to promote Sohu mobile SMS. Zhang Chaoyang also smiled.

Jiang Wen's sentence actually hides a mystery, and even has a hint of irony. The first time he heard of Zhang Chaoyang's name, he was actually chatting with a few friends in the Beijing circle, and everyone said that Zhang Chaoyang was a good money boy. Since about last year, Zhang Chaoyang has been frequently in and out of the entertainment venues in the capital, and the money cabinet and the workers' stadium of the Lama Temple are flying...... Zhang Chaoyang's footprints have been left everywhere, talking about business while playing, and every consumption is frighteningly high.

There are often entertainment stars in those places, and Zhang Chaoyang is also enthusiastic about making friends, and from time to time he takes the initiative to pay for others.

People often say that Zhang Chaoyang stepped into the entertainment industry with half a foot, but in fact, more often, people in the entertainment industry regard him as a Kaizi. The reporter once interviewed La Yin and asked her to evaluate Zhang Chaoyang, and the actress replied: "He is a good person." ”

You see, not only the IT industry evaluates Zhang Chaoyang as a good person, but even the entertainment industry also evaluates Zhang Chaoyang as a good person.

In another time and space, after Sina launched Weibo, Sohu also launched Weibo. Even if he lost the opportunity, Zhang Chaoyang instantly invited more than 200 celebrities or celebrities to settle in just by virtue of his personal relationship, all of which are friends Zhang Chaoyang has made for many years. Even if it is Jiang Wen in front of him, he will make friends with Zhang Chaoyang, and the official website of the movie "The Sun Also Rises" is hung on Sohu.

With so many star resources, it stands to reason that Sohu Video should be very interesting, but it's a pity that the product operation is too poor!

Playing together today is Shen Nanpeng, this guy seems to be leisurely, but he is actually ready to make big moves. Next year, he will cooperate with Sequoia Capital to co-create "Sequoia China", and his successful investments include: 360, Village, JD.com, Vipshop, Meituan, Dianping, Tuniu, Donkey Mama, AutoNavi, Lebee.com, Jumei, ......

"Hey, this ball is good!" Shen Nanpeng praised.

Jiang Wen smiled and said, "Good luck, good luck." ”

Zhang Chaoyang asked: "When does Director Jiang plan to make a new film?"

"We already have a preliminary concept and are saving up for investment. Jiang Wen said.

Song Weiyang joked: "Lao Zhang is a rich man, so if you don't invest enough, you will find him to throw money." ”

Zhang Chaoyang hurriedly said: "In front of the boss, what kind of rich man am I? ”

"Tell me about it. Song Weiyang said.

Jiang Wen said: "This is a film that reflects a special era, but in order to pass the review, it will be very obscure. I don't have a clear story line yet, just a few sets of pictures, let me tell you: the sky is pure blue, the grass is oily green, the earth is raw red, and there is no gray ......"

Song Weiyang, Shen Nanpeng and Zhang Chaoyang are all a little confused, this Nima is just a few scenes, and he is about to make a movie? It sounds like a prose poem.

But "The Sun Also Rises" is really such an established project, some time ago Jiang Wen met a leader of a cultural department, and the leader asked: "Director Jiang, why don't you shoot things?" Jiang Wen asked rhetorically: "You allow me to shoot?" The leader smiled: "Who said that you won't let you shoot? Who can stop you Jiang Wen from making movies?"

Jiang Wen was immediately ecstatic, because since "The Devil is Coming", he has been in a state of being "banned from filming". But it is impossible to ban the filming, most of it is a sentence from a certain leader, so Jiang Wen can't make a film. Now it's another joke, but it's tantamount to letting out the rumors: Jiang Wen has been banned!

It's very subtle, and it's not just a matter of one sentence.

Soon, Jiang Wen invited his royal team to his home for dinner and drinking. Half-drunk and half-awake, he told four stories, the plot was very simple, but the picture was full of sense, and then asked the royal screenwriter to write the script for him.

"I'll invest 3 million. Song Weiyang said with a smile that power is a private emotional investment, and he didn't think about making money at all.

As for the stuff of "The Sun Also Rises", you have to refer to the movie review and watch it repeatedly to understand, and in the cinema it will only confuse the audience. Even if you fully understand the story, it is difficult to resonate with the director, and at most you have the idea that it is very awesome.

Jiang Wen even pulled his father and mother to watch the film, and his mother didn't speak after watching it, Jiang Wen asked, "Don't you understand?" My mother said again: "Don't, I understand all the story, but what do you want to express?Where is the main idea?" Jiang Wen was anxious: "The theme idea is there, and the sun is rising as usual!"

The father said to Jiang Wen: "Son, you want to make wine, let me see, some places are a bit like alcohol." You can get a beer next time, twelve or thirteen degrees, I'm afraid it will be better. ”

To put it bluntly, the personal feelings were rendered too hard, and I moved myself, and the audience couldn't get the director's point at all.

also likes to let go of himself, Director Chen, the main creator of "Farewell My Concubine", plus a strong producer, Director Chen can only hold back when filming, so he created a Chinese classic film. Once there is no restraint from the producer and other main creators, Director Chen will completely follow his own path, and his thoughts will travel to the sky, and the eight horses will not be able to pull it back.

"Thank you, I'll take the 3 million. Jiang Wen is not polite, he makes movies similar to Han Xin's soldiers, and the more the better.

Take "The Sun Also Rises" as an example, the crew brought hundreds of birds and beasts, and Jiang Wen also sheared and dyed it himself. More than 300 square meters of Tibetan-style houses, dozens of tons of pebbles and red clay, and 13 carriages from eight cities were all transported thousands of miles to the location, and the filming funds were spent in this way.

A literary film that started filming in 2005, the production cost will give you 60 million yuan, which is still a pure production cost excluding publicity expenses, isn't it a bit too sophisticated?

Song Weiyang sprinkled 3 million out, and finally got to the point: "Lao Jiang, what is the price of the online copyright of domestic film and television dramas now?"

"What is Internet copyright?" Jiang Wen asked rhetorically.

Song Weiyang explained: "Sohu has just made a video website, and netizens can watch videos on the Internet. I want to buy the online rights of some movies and TV series and put them on Sohu Video for everyone to watch. ”

Jiang Wen put down the club, scratched his head and said, "Just give three or five thousand." I don't know about other people's, my movies can help you contact the production company, and you can give 5,000 yuan for each film. ”

"So cheap?" Song Weiyang was slightly surprised.

"Hey, it's all free money, how expensive can it be?" Jiang Wen said with a smile, "China is full of pirated CDs, and the production companies can't make a penny from the film and television dramas that have been played." Let me tell you, if you really like this thing, you can directly find a big company like China Film and buy the copyright for a few thousand yuan. If dozens or hundreds of films are bought, the film and television company will be able to earn millions of dollars, and they may be so happy. ”

Song Weiyang nodded and smiled: "It's a good idea, you introduce a friend and ask him to help contact you." The more films I buy and the cheaper they get, the higher the labor fee I pay him. Even cartoons can be, what a gourd baby, a black cat sheriff, a big-headed son and a small-headed father, we want as many as we want. ”

"It's a trivial matter, wrapped around me!" Jiang Wen said, patting his chest.

Now the copyright is useless, because the video website belongs to the regulatory blank area, as long as you don't do professional news videos, no one will care about it, and if something goes wrong, the video will be deleted directly. But around 2008, the copyright storm will be set off, and more than 90% of domestic video websites will be killed in an instant, and the rest will become dead and worse.

Only LETV is a wonderful, and it actually registered the copyright in advance and soared into the sky in the copyright storm.

If Sohu Video hoards the copyright now, then all the competitors will have to eat, and don't even want to play "Gourd Baby" to Lao Tzu!