Chapter 57: The Master's Work
"Congratulations, you've made a masterpiece!"
At the end of the premiere, the audience and the media dispersed, and Wang Zhonglei walked to Xu Hui's side with a complicated expression.
"Where, what kind of master am I, it's all the credit of the team..."
Xu Hui was wary.
What kind of person Wang Zhonglei is, he knows very well.
"Xiaogang said, whoever can make such a movie is a master!"
Wang Zhonglei glanced at Xu Hui, and then said: "I admit that I looked away before, your talent in commercial films is definitely not weaker than Xiaogang!"
In fact, when the box office of "Those Years" broke 500 million, Wang Zhonglei wanted to apologize to Xu Hui.
Although Huayi was listed, he knew that the connection between Huayi and Xu Hui was only limited by that insignificant contract...
Xu Hui's identity is a shareholder of Huayi, which is also surprising, and it is impossible for the Wang brothers to really shoot at him.
Sometimes, Wang Zhonglei thinks that if Xu Hui stays in Huayi like Feng Xiaogang, then Huayi will not have to worry about the next twenty years...
Unfortunately, he knew it was impossible.
Huiwen Tianxia has developed rapidly, and now it has submitted an IPO application, just waiting for the capital to enter the market, and it will be listed soon...
"Thank you, Brother Zhonglei..."
Although I don't know what kind of medicine Wang Zhonglei sells in the gourd, his expression is very sincere, does he want to participate in the investment in the sequel to "Once Upon a Time"?
Sure enough, Wang Zhonglei's next sentence was: "I heard that the production cost of "Huang Feihong" is as high as 110 million, and the next two films must not be low!"
"There is already a preliminary budget, the budget of the second "Men Should Be Self-Improvement" has reached 150 million, and the budget of the third "Lion King" is 200 million!"
After thinking about it, Xu Hui still told Wang Zhonglei about the budget.
Of course, he knew very well that the purpose of Wang Zhonglei's question was nothing more than wanting to invest.
Once the "Huang Feihong" series is really famous, it has become the most profitable series of Chinese films, and it is conceivable what kind of situation Huiwen World will face.
Needless to say, the eyes of the peers are red, and the key is to beware of them secretly using cold arrows!
Or is it because Huiwen Tianxia's strength is not strong enough, otherwise, how can there be so many scruples!
In line with the idea of risk sharing, Xu Hui is willing to participate in Huayi's investment, but there may be a dispute in terms of benefit distribution...
Sure enough, Wang Zhonglei's next sentence was: "I don't know if our Huayi brothers have the opportunity to participate in investment?"
"Of course, I was originally a director from Huayi, and of course I welcome Brother Zhonglei's investment..."
"By the way, I also heard that you seem to be producing a variety show, and you are choosing guests, right?"
“… Yes, that's the case. ”
"Can you consider the artists under Huayi..."
"Let's talk about this!"
Xu Hui snorted and covered up the past.
"Running Man", Xu Hui wants to ensure that he is firmly in control of his company, and it is impossible to become a gold-plated program for Huayi artists like in his previous life...
……
After the premiere, Xu Hui immediately returned home by car.
I didn't take a shower, and I just stuffed myself into a soft bed while lying sideways.
There is a big idea of sleeping in the dark.
It's a pity that this kind of thing is so annoying that the biological clock wakes up on time at seven o'clock in the morning.
Today I want to go to Shanghai to publicize.
Although he is very optimistic about the box office of "Once Upon a Time", the publicity procedures that should be followed must be followed.
There will always be people who don't know that their movie has been released!
Walking out of the bedroom and taking a shower, Xu Hui walked out.
Chen Xiaoyu is playing with his mobile phone.
"You didn't go to work?"
Picking up a newspaper in front of her, Xu Hui rolled his eyes at his little cousin angrily.
"The biggest thing in the company recently is that your movie has been released, and I think following you is what I should do!"
Chen Xiaoyu hurriedly put away his mobile phone and looked at Xu Hui with a flattering expression: "Brother, I've run out of pocket money recently, look at it..."
“… Isn't your monthly salary enough for you to spend?"
"The salary is my dowry, how can I mess around!"
“…”
Xu Hui was a little speechless.
What Chen Xiaoyu said really makes sense!
"Well, find a few film reviews about Once Upon a Time and read them to me..."
"Is money by words?"
Xu Hui put down the newspaper in his hand angrily, Chen Xiaoyu hurriedly took it flatteringly, found a movie review, and read:
The essence of the entire "Once Upon a Time" is its English title - "once upon a time in China" - the past of China.
If Xu Hui just tells the story of a martial artist from that time period in the late Qing Dynasty, then this movie can only be considered good at best, far from the level of a master's handwriting!
In fact, the film "Once Upon a Time" comprehensively shows the silhouette and spiritual roots of Chinese people of all walks of life in an era of fragmentation and renewal.
As the protagonist, Huang Feihong, although he is a martial artist, is a generation of grandmasters, calm and elegant, not surprised by changes, and proficient in medical skills, Yunwen Yunwu, is the representative of the traditional Chinese scholar class.
When the great change came, they were the first to be affected. But they were also the first to awaken. From Lin Zexu to Wei Yuan, and then to a group of important ministers in Tongzhi Zhongxing, the idea of change began to spread in the upper echelons, until the Westernization Movement, the Wuxu Reform and even the Xinhai Revolution.
Just like the scholar class of that era, Huang Feihong in the movie has also gone through a process of ideological transformation. At first he was conservative, even stubborn. But as the narrative unfolds, on the one hand, he is moved by the thirteenth aunt who returned from studying abroad, and on the other hand, he is shocked by the indisputable status quo of China's poverty and weakness, and begins to change his heart.
Of course, as a traditional Chinese, Huang Feihong also has his personal limitations in the big era. In dealing with the ruined country and the weak people, as Mr. Lu Xun said, he lamented its misfortune and was angry with it, but he could not find a way to save the country and the people. Medical skills can't save the people, and his fists and feet can't wake up the people, so he can only get drunk and wake up alone, and retreat to his hometown to be alone.
And Aunt Thirteen and Ya Mo Su and others represent another kind of Chinese. Embracing total Westernization, they did not fit in with the ancient country, and instead became the revolutionary targets of certain radical patriots.
Their set cannot save this terminally ill and dying empire, but can only prove how frightening and desperate the so-called land of Chinese etiquette and the land of the emperor and queen of heaven is from the world.
The rest of the people of all shapes and colors all have distinctive characteristics of the times and representatives of classes and strata, such as Yan Zhendong!
Yan Zhendong is a very tragic character, and he has the metaphor of the old order - fists and feet, and invincible martial arts.
But in this era of change, his set is outdated, so he has only two choices, either poverty and the end of the hero, or the dog and the villain to help the abuse. His death was self-inflicted, but it was also a tragedy of fate. Punches and kicks can never be lower than guns, and he is just a tragic hero in a wrong era.
It's just that the questions raised in the movie, Xu Hui didn't give us answers, the Huang Feihong he portrayed, there is never a triad under the feet of Foshan without shadow, the righteous will win, and the unrighteous will die, he used such a simple technique full of romanticism and heroism to solve the contradictions and dramatic conflicts in the movie, but it also left a question, which makes people think and think..."
Chen Xiaoyu's reading was not affectionate at all, obviously he praised Xu Hui positively, but the person who listened to it didn't feel it at all.
“… Alright, don't read it!"
"Give me the money!"
Xu Hui took out his wallet, and then was a little embarrassed: "I don't have any cash on me, I'll transfer it to you later!"
“… Do you want to pay off?"
"I'm that kind of person, by the way, change my clothes..."
"What?"
"Soon we are going to Shanghai and then to Hangzhou, by the way, we will give you a few days off and go home to see!"