Chapter 576: Good Luck Comes
Li Rengang, who is it?
In 79, he went to Canada to study the Department of Communication, minored in visual arts, returned to Hong Kong in 83 and worked as an assistant director at ATV at that time, at the beginning of the TV series, after years of accumulation, in 94, he finally began to direct movies, successively "94 One-armed Knife Love", Li Lianjie's version of "Black Man", "Star and Moon Fairy Tale" starring Zhang Guorong, "A Tiger" starring Liu Dehua, and was invited by the American film company to France to shoot the action film "TheHairyTale" from 2001 to 2002 , distributed worldwide by Warners, the 2005 action film "Raptor" is considered to be the breakthrough of the year, and the 2008 "Three Kingdoms: The Dragon Unloads the Armor", this film not only has Lau Dehua, but also Hung Jinbao's big-name star.
These are all information that Lu Yang can find on the Internet, in the original time and space, his works also include "Jinyi Wei" and "Hongmen Banquet", if Lu Yang can be reborn two years later, he will also know that "The Lion of the Heavenly General" starring Cheng Long is also directed by him.
Such a predecessor in the film and television industry, there is absolutely no problem with calling a great director.
Although in Lu Yang's feelings, his reputation is not as good as Zhang Yimou, Du Qifeng and others, but he can definitely be regarded as a powerful director.
After finding Li Rengang's past qualifications on the Internet, Lu Yang's heart was much colder, thinking that Wang Lin had little hope of success if he contacted him.
This is a big director who no longer needs to prove his strength, and it should not be difficult for his new film, with the script of "Jin Yiwei", to attract enough investment.
Unexpectedly, the good news came much earlier than Lu Yang expected.
It has only been two days since Lu Yang instructed Wang Lin on the phone to inquire if Li Rengang has a script recently and what the name of the script is. Wang Lin called Lu Yang and said: Li Rengang did have a movie script called "Jinyiwei" recently, and I heard that Li Rengang has been pulling investment everywhere recently. There is no news about this matter in the outside world at present, but it is in the film and television industry. But it was not mysterious, Wang Lin sent someone to inquire about it.
When I received this call, it was about one o'clock in the afternoon, and Lu Yang was writing the script of "You from the Star", a computer, a small teapot of purple sand tea, a pile of newly bought scratch paper, and a pencil.
The weather outside is very red, and in such an afternoon, being able to concentrate on his own thing indoors quietly is for Lu Yang. It's a treat.
After receiving Wang Lin's phone call and learning the good news, Lu Yang chuckled lightly, and Wang Lin asked him what he was laughing at? Lu Yang said to him over the phone: "Hurry up, immediately, and immediately contact Li Rengang as soon as possible!" Express our interest in this script, he is pulling investment everywhere at this time, I think...... We send him money, he should be interested, right?"
On the other end of the phone, Wang Lin was silent for a moment when he heard this, and then asked the doubts in his heart: "Wenda! Two days ago, you asked me to ask if this Li Rengang has a script recently. I checked his information on the Internet, well, I admit that this director's qualifications are really awesome, I didn't know him before. I've seen several of his films, but ...... No director's new film will definitely make money, and this Li Rengang information is awesome! But you just know the name of the script called "Jin Yiwei". I haven't seen it yet, so I want to invest in this movie. Isn't that a bit sloppy? Do you want him to send us a copy of the script, and let's read the script first?"
Lu Yang's mobile phone was attached to his ear. Refreshingly smiling, he got up and walked to the balcony, the warm sunlight from the floor-to-ceiling glass windows of the balcony sprinkled on his face, very comfortable, Lu Yang squinted his eyes comfortably, looking at the bustling Shanghai outside the glass window, and heard Wang Lin say on the phone that he wanted to read the script of "Jin Yiwei" first, Lu Yang refused without thinking about it.
"No! Lin Zi! I believe that this movie will be a success, and at this time we can't waste even a day of time, once Li Rengang has enough investment, we won't be able to squeeze in if we want to invest! Even if he doesn't have enough investment for a while, during the period of our hesitation, there may be one more investor, and our investment ratio will be reduced! Contact him immediately! If you really don't feel at ease, you can invest a little less this time, or I don't have a problem with not investing, but I must invest! Linzi, do you understand what I mean?"
On the other end of the phone, Wang Lin was still puzzled, and he didn't know where Lu Yang's confidence came from? Could it be that he had already read the script of "Jinyiwei" in advance?
However, two days ago, he asked me to ask Li Rengang if he had a script recently, and what the name of the script was.
was puzzled, but when Lu Yang said this, although Wang Lin felt very strange, he still agreed on the phone.
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On Lu Yang's residence and balcony, Lu Yang, who was squinting and bathed in the warm sun, put down his mobile phone, a smile on the corner of his mouth was very bright, and he could faintly hear him whispering to himself: "Li Rengang ...... "Jinyiwei"...... Come to the bowl!"
muttering to himself, Lu Yang stretched his comfortable waist, then turned around and went back to the study to continue writing the script of "You from the Star".
The rustling of pencils on manuscript paper resounded in the study on this sunny afternoon.
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Lu Yang and Wang Lin's Choulin Film Company is not large, but after three movies and one TV series have been produced, the company naturally has some employees, such as those who came to Wang Lin's signboard before and went to sell the first round of broadcast rights of "Gang of Men" to various David TVs, they belong to the employees of Choulin Film Company.
Lu Yang asked Wang Lin to contact Li Rengang immediately on the phone, but Wang Lin couldn't do it, because he only asked people to ask Li Rengang if he had a script at present, and if there was a script, what was the name of the script.
As for Li Rengang's contact information, he didn't give orders to go down, so no one took the initiative to inquire, searched on the Internet, and there was no personal contact information about Li Rengang on the Internet.
Therefore, before carrying out Lu Yang's instructions, Wang Lin could only let the people below find Li Rengang's contact information as quickly as possible, if they could find the other party's phone number, it would be the best.
After the command is passed down. Wang Lin's heart moved, and he thought of a big director he could contact himself-Yuan Xuan.
Yuan Xuan is one of the best martial arts instructors in Hong Kong. also has the title of a famous director, and is the same person in the Hong Kong director circle as Li Rengang. There should be contact information for Li Rengang.
Moreover, if Yuan Xuan can't contact Li Rengang there, Wang Lin still has a few candidates in mind, that is, Zhao Wenzhuo, Xiong Xinxin, Luo Yi, Chen Guanzhu, Liang Xiaolong and others who are the stars of "Dragon and Snake Attack".
Most of these people are veterans of the Hong Kong film and television industry, Wang Lin believes that there are so many people, there is no reason why none of them have Li Rengang's contact information.
As soon as he thought of it, Wang Lin immediately took out his mobile phone and called Yuan Xuan.
Facts have proved that his brain hole is very correct, and Wang Lin mentioned this matter on the phone. On the phone, Yuan Xuan smiled heartily: "Do you want Ah Gang's contact information? Haha! It's simple! I'll send you his private mobile phone number right away!"
first gave Wang Lin a reassurance, and then, Yuan Xuan said curiously: "Mr. Wang, what are you looking for Ah Gang's contact information? Don't you want to ask Ah Gang to help you make a new film? I kindly remind you, I heard that Ah Gang has been investing in a book recently, I'm afraid I don't have time to help you direct a new film!"
From Yuan Xuan's hearty words, Wang Lin could feel the open-mindedness of Director Yuan Da, and he obviously did not have any dissatisfaction because Wang Lin was looking for Li Rengang and did not ask him to make a new film.
In terms of character. This is the magnanimity of Director Yuanda, but from another aspect, first, Director Yuanda is not young. I have already earned enough money in this life, and I don't care much about the opportunity to direct one more or one less movie. With his fame in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the mainland, it is impossible for him to lack job opportunities. Even if no one asks him to direct for a while, someone will ask him to be a martial arts instructor.
The latter point. Most likely the most important reason.
Seeing that Yuan Xuan had a misunderstanding, although he didn't hear the uncertain feelings from his voice on the phone, Wang Lin immediately explained: This time I was looking for Director Li not to ask him to make a movie, he and Lu Yang also knew that Director Li was pulling investment for a movie recently, and what he and Lu Yang wanted was to participate in the investment of that movie.
Wang Lin's explanation, I don't know if Director Yuanda believed it, anyway, within a minute of the end of the call, Wang Lin received a mobile phone number from him.
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Sometimes things really come by chance!
Li Rengang's qualifications are indeed at the box office, but his script "Jin Yiwei" this time tells a martial arts story that happened in the Ming Dynasty.
Before the movie is filmed, investors can't be sure whether the movie is a good work or a bad movie, and not everyone has a "forward-looking" vision like Lu Yang.
Traditional martial arts films, developed in the 21st century, have long been in decline, even if the script of "Jin Yiwei" is very good! But do major film companies lack excellent movie scripts?
Many people think that film companies often make bad movies because they don't have good scripts!
This is certainly not the case!
There are hundreds of millions of Chinese, so many people who write Chinese characters, and they still can't write a few good books? What the film company really lacks is actually a director who can perfectly show a good book!
The script of "Jin Yiwei" is good, and Li Rengang is also highly qualified, it stands to reason that he wants to attract investment, and some film companies are willing to invest.
But the bad thing is that the budget proposed by Li Rengang is too high!
How high is it?
More than 100 million!
used more than 100 million to shoot a costume martial arts film, even if the script quality of "Jin Yiwei" is good and Li Rengang's directing skills are also good, it still makes people feel little confidence.
Since the birth of movies, how many movies have not been popular but not popular?
In other words, in many cases, even if the quality of the film is high, fans may not buy it!
This is like the online literature circle, many games, science fiction, military, and even history and supernatural, among which there must be some high-quality works, but limited to the subject matter, most readers will not see it at first sight, and a small number of readers will go to see it, even if they like it and support it, what can they do?
The popularity of a novel cannot be supported by one or two hundred readers, and in the same way, a movie is not something that a few fans can pull up the box office.
The budget of "Jin Yiwei" is more than 100 million, and how many Chinese films of all types released in this year can exceed 100 million at the box office every year......
Recently, Li Rengang has been running major film companies in person. and even other companies that have nothing to do with the film business, such as the president and general manager of a certain group. At the same time, he is also mobilizing his personal power in the circle and asking people to help contact foreign companies.
Coincidentally...... He has been in Shanghai for the last few days. Discuss investment with Shanghai Film Group.
Shanghai Film Group, just listen to the name, you know that this group has strong capital, and the fact is also that this group is the main target of Li Rengang. As long as it can be said that this group can invest in "Jinyiwei", then not only will a large part of the investment of more than 100 million yuan in "Jinyiwei" be settled, but at the same time, through the gimmick of Shanghai Film Group's investment in "Jinyiwei", it can also better convince other investors.
A large group does have great courage. There was no person in charge of some companies contacted by Li Rengang before after hearing about the total investment of hundreds of millions, and immediately retreated, and Shanghai Film Group was interested in investing in "Jinyiwei".
The fly in the ointment is that the Shanghai Film Group has not yet decided whether to invest or not, and if it wants to invest, how much to invest.
At about two o'clock in the afternoon, Li Rengang had just come out of the gate of the Shanghai Film Group, sighed in disappointment, shook his head and walked to the car that the assistant rented for him in Shanghai, judging from his disappointed expression. One can imagine the results of today's efforts.
With a feeling of disappointment, I opened the car door and just got into the car. The mobile phone in Li Rengang's bag rang.
Could it be that the other party has changed their minds?
Li Rengang was overjoyed, and quickly opened his handbag and took out his mobile phone from it. As a result, what I saw on the screen of my mobile phone was an unfamiliar number. This made Li Rengang a little disappointed, but fortunately, the location of the owner shown in this number was displayed. It was Shanghai, which made Li Rengang still have some illusions in his heart, thinking: Could it be the phone call of other leaders of a certain Shanghai Film Group?
"Hey, hello, hello! I'm Li Rengang!
The phone was connected, and Li Rengang asked politely.
The first sentence of a completely unfamiliar young man's voice came from the phone: "Hello Director Li! I am Wang Lin of Choulin Film Company! I heard that Director Li recently has a script called "Jinyiwei"? Mr. Lu of Choulin Film Company is very interested in this script, I don't know where Director Li is now? Do you have any intention of cooperating?"
Ugly Forest Film Company?
Li Rengang recited the name of this film company in his heart, his eyes were very dazed, just like Wang Lin was very unfamiliar with his name before, Li Rengang was also very unfamiliar with the name Choulin Film Company, and it was the first time he had heard of it.
Wang Lin thinks that he and Lu Yang's Choulin Film Company are already somewhat famous in China, but in fact, he really thinks too much! Maybe the name Choulin Film Company, because of Lu Yang's relationship, is already very famous in the online literature circle, but in the film and television industry, its fame is not as big as he imagined.
If it was before, maybe Li Rengang was not interested in taking care of this unknown small company, but who made him hurt his brain about the recent investment in "Jin Yiwei"!
It happened that he got the news that disappointed him from the Shanghai Film Group just now, and after hesitating for a while, Li Rengang still pressed down the disappointment in his heart and asked, "Oh...... I'm in Shanghai now, and I just saw that your mobile phone shows that the location is also Shanghai, is your company also in Shanghai? If so, I think we can meet and talk at any time!
"You're in Shanghai right now?"
On the phone, Wang Lin was very surprised, he felt that it was too coincidental, it was unbelievably coincidental, a Hong Kong director, a phone call, his person was in the mainland, not to mention, and it happened to be in Shanghai, is it that Wenda has already contacted him, just waiting here?
The first thought that popped into Wang Lin's mind was this.
Of course, our vast number of book lovers and friends know that this kid is thinking too much this time! This is really just a coincidence!
After receiving Li Rengang's reconfirmation, Wang Lin immediately said: "Yes, yes! Our Choulin Film Company is in Shanghai, and Mr. Lu and I have also been in Shanghai recently! Do you think this is okay? I will immediately make a phone call and ask when Mr. Lu of our company will have time in the past two days, and then confirm the appointment time with Director Li.
Li Rengang: "Ok! OK! Yes! That's right! Presumably, President Lu of your company must be very busy every day! I've been in Shanghai recently, so you can set a time and let me know!"
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Has Lu Yang really been in Japan lately?
If Lu Yang heard this, he would probably think in his heart: No, my brother has had a recent emotional crisis, and there is not a woman around him, let alone the legendary Li Wanji......
Lu Yang, who continued to write the synopsis of the script of "You from the Star" in the study, unexpectedly found that after less than an hour, he actually received a call from Wang Lin again.
However, after he listened to the meaning conveyed by Wang Lin on the phone, his eyes immediately lit up, and the smile on the corner of his mouth bloomed like a flower.
Sure enough, if you are disappointed in love, your career will be proud, and if you are proud in your career, you will be disappointed in love!
It is an honor that Lu Yang has once again verified this truth with himself.
When will I have time to meet Li Rengang?
Right away, of course!
Long nights and many dreams, Lu Yang has long understood this truth, and still remembers that before he was reborn, in addition to his first work published in Taiwan's Bay, in fact, he had another chance to almost publish it later, but unfortunately, that time to communicate with the publishing house in Taiwan was too long, and for more than a week, the editor of that publishing house asked Lu Yang to revise the manuscript again and again, and he was very interested, but after more than a week, he was inexplicably yellow.
Cause?
The reason is very fucked! The leader of the publishing house suddenly ordered the following to stop accepting killing-oriented works in the near future, and the biggest realization that happened to Lu Yang was that there were many dreams at night!
Many things that could have been done well, after a long time, all kinds of accidents may occur.
Lu Yang didn't want this good opportunity to invest in "Jinyiwei", and he had a lot of dreams at night. (To be continued......)
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