Chapter 1504: Premeditated
Zhao Jianfeng and Hou Zhengde chatted from the hotel table to the elegant café upstairs.
After all, running for the president of the Huaxia Film Association is not a trivial matter, even if Hou Zhengde is confident and thinks that eight or nine is not far from ten, but even he himself does not dare to take it lightly.
Although the number of industry insiders aiming at this position is small, none of them are easy to match.
They are basically well-known people who are highly respected in the film industry.
In this case, even if Hou Zhengde has confidence in the Yanjing Opera Academy behind him, he must cheer up.
To be honest, he originally didn't think there was much of a problem with this, but he didn't know why Zhao Jianfeng was so cautious, which didn't fit the other party's young people's style of doing things at all.
Under the influence of Zhao Jianfeng, Hou Zhengde also became important.
I went to this quiet café and discussed this issue for a long time.
Zhao Jianfeng probably guessed Hou Zhengde's surprise in his heart, but he didn't explain, could it be that he was slapped in the face too hard by Yang Ming last time, and he had a deep understanding of how a boiled duck could fly.
This kind of thing obviously cannot be said.
Once bitten by a snake for ten years, I was afraid of the well rope.
I have to say that even if Zhao Jianfeng himself thinks that he has a similar situation, there is no way, who told him to be deeply vigilant about the extraordinary relationship between Yang Ming and Tao Lao.
After a long time, the topic of the two began to shift, chatting about the internal situation of Shengli Pictures, and somehow got in touch with Yang Ming again.
"I heard that DreamWorks is cooperating with the military to make a movie, do you know the specific situation?" Hou Zhengde didn't want to say Yang Ming's name from his own mouth, so he replaced it with the name of the other party's company, which shows how much he dislikes this young man in his heart.
Zhao Jianfeng thought for a moment when he heard this, his expression became slightly solemn, and he said slowly: "It's not a joint shooting, but the military assists in the shooting, I once asked someone to inquire, the military attaches great importance to this movie, not only provides all-round support, but even uses the army to complete the filming for this purpose, the most important thing is that I heard that this movie should be completed and logged into theaters soon, according to the news revealed, it should be about two months!"
"Two months, can't it!"
Hou Zhengde heard this time, his face was full of disbelief, although he couldn't deny Yang Ming's achievements in his heart, but he didn't want to deny that this young man did have a set of commercial films.
Even he had to admit it.
According to what he knows about this young man, it is estimated that it will be difficult to make a large-scale war military movie in two months.
"I don't know the specific situation, and that's what I heard over there, but the person I found repeatedly emphasized that the military support is very strong!" Zhao Jianfeng was also puzzled by this.
With his understanding of Yang Ming. The other party should not make that kind of shoddy movie.
Although the details of what type of movie the other party made have not yet been announced, judging from the current situation, it is definitely not a love movie made with a small budget.
In this case, two months is definitely not enough.
Hou Zhengde and Zhao Jianfeng glanced at each other, and then they each pondered for a moment, neither of them thinking about the reason why the time was so tense.
They don't know.
Although the filming of "Dragon Eagle Fall" was only two months away, the preparation for the film began a month in advance.
In addition, the level of support from the military is not at all what they can imagine.
It's completely the Ministry of Defense endorsing this movie, in this case, it's a big problem for other crews, and when it comes to the crew of this movie, it's not worth mentioning at all.
Even the crew in charge of props and costumes couldn't help but sigh: if every movie was like this, they would definitely lose their jobs.
In fact, there is one of the most critical reasons, that is, Yang Ming already has the original picture in his mind, what kind of lens is needed, what kind of picture is needed, and how it needs to be presented, there is no problem for Yang Ming.
It is precisely because of this that Yang Ming will assure the military that as long as the support is in place, the location can be solved quickly, and two months is enough.
It's a pity that Hou Zhengde and Zhao Jianfeng have been thinking about it for a long time, and they can't figure out what the problem is, what kind of movie is Yang Ming making?
"If nothing else, the DreamWorks movie should be released in theaters at the end of April and early May. Hou Zhengde calculated in his heart and said slowly, with an unpredictable smile on his face when he said this.
If you are someone who knows him well, you must have guessed what he thinks when you see his smile.
Zhao Jianfeng saw Hou Zhengde's expression while holding the coffee, although he didn't know what the other party was thinking, but he could guess a little, put down the coffee gently, stirred the spoon in his hand a few times, and then looked up at Hou Zhengde: "What, what does Hou Lao think?
Hou Zhengde suddenly heard Zhao Jianfeng's proposal, and his expression was stunned, but he quickly recovered.
He thought about it carefully and quickly rejected the suggestion.
If he had time, he could still consider it, but it was too tight, only two months.
The most important thing is that under normal circumstances, he has rarely gone out of the ring in person in the past.
Even if it is a fight, it is a person who matches the identity enough.
"I don't have a good script in my hands for the time being. Hou Zhengde Xun rejected Zhao Jianfeng's suggestion, but he also found a good reason, "And if I want to run for the president of the Film Association now, this time is not appropriate." ”
"That's right. Hearing Hou Zhengde say this, Zhao Jianfeng nodded, it was indeed out of place.
Just as he was pondering whether to block Yang Ming's movie and make him make a fool of himself in front of the military, Hou Zhengde continued: "I can't come forward, but I can recommend someone. ”
"Who?" Zhao Jianfeng became interested when he heard this.
"Xiao Gao. Hou Zhengde said with a straight face, he saw that Zhao Jianfeng didn't seem to know who Xiao Gao was, and added: "Gao Xiaogang." ”
Hearing this name, Zhao Jianfeng suddenly realized.
It turned out to be this one.
He couldn't help but look at Hou Zhengde with great meaning, what an old fox!
In recent years, in addition to Yang Ming, who is the most dazzling young director in the film industry, there are also several young directors who have achieved very good results.
It's just that they were all suppressed by Yang Ming's dazzling achievements.
Make people ignore them unconsciously.
If you really want to count it, these people can be regarded as the directors of the younger generation in the film industry.
Yang Ming is still too young.
In his early twenties, according to the understanding of the film industry, only those in their early thirties can be regarded as young directors.
Gao Xiaogang is one of them, and this young director has another identity, that is, he was born in the Yenching Opera Academy and was a student of Hou Zhengde.
"Xiao Gao has a movie being filmed, I have already read the script, it is a good book, directed by Xiao Gao, the quality of the film is guaranteed, the last time I talked to him on the phone, this drama was completed quickly, but at that time he revealed on the phone that this drama was going to be released in the summer. Hou Zhengde said unhurriedly while drinking coffee.
"What cast?" Zhao Jianfeng frowned slightly, even if Hou Zhengde was full of confidence in his apprentice, even if this Gao Xiaogang had indeed made a lot of reputation in the past few years and was favored by the industry, he still felt quite worried.
That guy's talent in movies is not comparable to anyone.
It's not like he hasn't suffered this before.
"The actors are ok. Hou Zhengde said a few actors' names.
After Zhao Jianfeng listened, he nodded slightly in his heart, although this lineup is not an all-star lineup, it is also a powerful one.
Coupled with Hou Zhengde's insistence that he had already read the movie script, it was a good script, and Zhao Jianfeng couldn't help but feel a little tempted in his heart.
To be honest, he didn't expect this movie to completely suppress Yang Ming at the box office.
But as long as it can cause trouble to Yang Ming's movie, make the other party feel disgusting, and lose face in front of the military, then for him, the goal has been achieved.
"Okay, then Hou Lao will see when it will be convenient these days, and ask Director Gao to come out for a meal together. Zhao Jianfeng pondered for a moment and quickly made a decision.
As for the production company and industry behind this movie, whether the movie has been scheduled or not, the theater has already been arranged, and Zhao Jianfeng has not taken it to heart at all.
For him, none of this is a problem.
"No problem. Hou Zhengde nodded with satisfaction.
Whether it is to avenge the revenge that has made him quite embarrassed in the past few days, or the position of the president who has been plotting for a long time, he has a very happy meal today.
Ghost Dragon Alternate Base.
In the past few days, the actors of "Dragon Eagle Falling" have been crying for their fathers and mothers every day after they officially started military training, even though they have already been prepared to endure hardships in their hearts, they are still intimidated by the military training arranged by Lieutenant Colonel Liu himself.
Wu Tianhao also played an important role in it this time, he took advantage of the opportunity to sneak around, pulled Yang Ming and asked, "Director Yang, will you die if you practice like this?"
Wu Tianhao, who has always been proud of his physical strength, has been colorless after a few days of military training.
Every day when I go to bed, I don't want to move at all.
Yang Ming couldn't help laughing when he saw Wu Tianhao's rather tanned face that had been tanned for a few days, but he still comforted the other party and said: "Don't worry, Lieutenant Colonel Liu is a professional, and there are military doctors on standby at any time in the base, so there will be no major problems!"
Hearing this, Wu Tianhao's face became even worse, and just when he wanted to continue crying, Yang Ming patted the other party's shoulder and said with an encouraging smile: "You have to come on, you are the biggest star in our company in the crew, don't be compared to the actors of the art troupe." ”
This time, the filming time is tight and the task is heavy, and most of the actors in the movie are found by Cai Gaoyuan from the art troupe.
After all, the art troupe belongs to the military propaganda unit, and all the actors have a certain amount of experience in making military-themed movies, and even many actors are from military backgrounds.
In this case, after these actors arrived at the base to start military training, they adapted much better than several actors under DreamWorks.
Yang Ming is also quite glad to have Cai Gaoyuan as the assistant director of the film this time.
Otherwise, he could really make a mistake with this movie.
If you want to make a war movie with depth, it's really not something that ordinary people can play.
When Wu Tianhao heard Yang Ming's words, his whole person's expression was not good, but he still gritted his teeth and held back a sentence from his mouth: "Okay, this time I admit it, we won't admit it!"
After saying this, he glanced at Yang Ming with disdain, showing that he had seen through Yang Ming's little trick of agitation.
Seeing the other party's appearance, Yang Ming shook his head with a smile, didn't say anything, and returned to the room arranged for him by the base to rest.
After returning to the room, he did not wash up immediately, but first opened his laptop and logged in to the mailbox to receive the company's quarterly schedule from Liu Xinsheng.
This quarter, DreamWorks has a total of three movies released.
Among them, there is a movie made by Jing Yongchang, which is also a movie that the company attaches great importance to.
The other two are small-budget productions.
A romance movie, an art film.
Yang Ming read Liu Xinsheng's work report in the email, there was no special problem, he replied briefly, and then looked at Li Dongyang's work report.
"Huh?"
Most of Li Dongyang's work report is basically the same as usual, but in the end, there is a sentence from the other party that has attracted Yang Ming's attention.
"There are already obvious signs of a blowout in the local film market!"
Then Li Dongyang listed detailed statistics on the domestic film market in the email.
After Yang Ming saw it, he showed a thoughtful look.
It seems that it is necessary to speed up the pace of cinema expansion, otherwise the longer it takes time, the higher the cost of expansion.
Now Yang Ming is not short of cash in his hands, but he has always wanted to find a partner and take the route of Wanda Entertainment Plaza in his previous life, so the expansion of the theater chain has always maintained an unhurried pace.
When he saw Li Dongyang's work report at this moment, he also had a sense of urgency in his heart.
But there's still time.
Referring to the domestic film market in the previous life, the total box office of local films is about to break the shackles of 5oo billion Chinese yuan, reaching an unprecedented level.
But in Yang Ming's view, the scale of 5oo billion Chinese dollars is far from the limit.
He once estimated in his heart that the total box office of local Chinese films in this world should be around 1ooo billion yuan.
And according to the relevant statistics of the government, the annual box office of Chinese films has passed the United States, ranking first in the world.
In the past, according to government statistics, other Chinese countries in East Asia should be counted in order to pass through the rice country.
But last year, the single local box office has passed the United States.
It can be seen that the importance of the rice film market for Chinese films has further declined.
On the contrary, the importance of the Chinese film market to Hollywood has been further enhanced, especially the entire East Asian film market, which is an important factor related to Hollywood's ability to keep up with a higher level.
Yang Ming saw Li Dongyang's data statistics in the email.
I couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in my heart.
The completely different circumstances of the two lives really made him have a kind of melancholy and wandering thoughts, and after a while, his body was full of bloody impulses.
The environment of this world is really in an excellent era for Chinese films.
If the Chinese films of this world can no longer dominate and lead the global box office, then Yang Ming really feels that he has lived in vain.
He especially remembered that he had seen such a statistic in his previous life, in 2o16, the total global box office was 38.6 billion US dollars, of which Hollywood earned 28.9 billion worldwide, almost monopolizing the entire world's movie box office, accounting for 76%, and domestic films were less than a fraction of Hollywood's.
It's inexplicably sad to think about.
In particular, Disney, one of the Hollywood giants, topped the annual ranking with $500 million.
It can be said that with the movie box office of a Hollywood giant, it is several times the total box office of domestic films, and it is simply beyond the reach of Chinese films to catch up.
Yang Ming took a look at the data reported by Li Dongyang, and the idea that he wanted to rest for a while and relax disappeared at this moment.
He has a long way to go.
(End of chapter)
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