Chapter 55: Applying what you have learned

As a master actor who has been famous for many years, Ian McKellen has many beautiful qualities that the younger generations in the entertainment industry do not have, which can be seen from his rejection of the wedding officiating job with a salary of up to $1.5 million. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info He turned down the job for nothing else, just because he was asked to wear the white-robed wizard in "The Lord of the Rings" to officiate at the wedding, and he was unwilling to overdraft the image capital of the characters in the movie for personal profit.

A person who tramples money under his feet instead of being trampled on by money, of course, does not care whether the film is paid high enough, Ian McKellen only cares about whether the script of the movie is excellent and whether the crew of the shooting is professional. Liang Baoguang's script for "Bursting Drummer" is good enough, and judging from his years of experience in selecting scripts, as long as this work is filmed without major problems, it has the potential to hit the award.

At present, Ian McKellen agreed without much thought, such a good script is hard to come by, and playing a major role in it not only means a gain in reputation, but also a challenge to his acting ability, so even if he is not paid, he will willingly follow.

"Since you have the right person, then let the person you like shoot it, but the filming is going to take place in New York, can you coordinate the schedule in advance?" Casting is one of the most important rights of a director, and when used properly, it can pull up a strong fixed team, and many well-known "iron triangles" come from this, you must know that the position of the leading actor in a movie is enough to win people's hearts.

Ian McKellen smiled with satisfaction, hello, hello, hello, everyone, that's the thing, the director is so good at being a person, they will inevitably be much easier when they work together, "The actors I choose will not let you down, and I will bring people over when the movie starts shooting in the summer." ”

The trip to the UK made Liang Baoguang feel reassured, with the great god Ian McKellen as the Poseidon Needle, in the case that the script has been completed, even if he pats it casually, he can be brilliant. The status of directors and actors in the entertainment industry is different, of course, the responsibilities of actors will never be at the forefront, even if they make bad movies, they can dump the blame on others, but once the director makes a movie with bad reviews, it will be difficult to get sponsorship.

Although Liang Baoguang does not expect others to invest in his films, he currently needs to be recognized by the actors, and it is difficult to find the actors he likes to make films if he is not famous, has no connections, and has no reputation. A best director at the Cannes Film Festival can only be said to be better than nothing, and he can only prove his directing talent by constantly coming up with good works.

If I want to say that I have regrets about this trip to the UK, I am afraid that I did not meet Emma Watson, the magical girl who played Hermione Granger in "Harry Potter". Liang Baoguang read a lot of idle books when he was bored, and almost every male protagonist in it had a chance encounter after arriving in the UK, and even just went to the roadside to buy a newspaper to meet this post-90s female student. However, he doesn't seem to have the aura of the protagonist on his own head, obviously the two master balls are hungry and thirsty, but he deliberately turned around for several days and didn't see the figure of that person, and it was impossible to talk about catching it.

The plane landed at Incheon International Airport, and Liang Baoguang's trip to Europe ended successfully, not only won the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival, but also confirmed the two main actors of "Burst Drummer", so his state of mind at this time is completely different from half a year ago. Before, he was not sure what he thought, and he had expectations for the future and anxiety about the unknown, but now he is full of confidence and enthusiasm.

After walking out of the passenger passage, Liang Baoguang glanced around, and the airport was as he expected, except for the people arranged by the Xinsheng Group, no one else came to pick up the plane. There are no screaming fans and no flashing lights, and the director is always just a hero behind the scenes, far less beautiful than the actors standing in the foreground.

When Jeon Do-yeon first returned to South Korea a few days ago, she was treated like a hero, and more reporters came to the airport than usual reporters at press conferences. A Cannes actress is enough for Koreans to blow for a year, not only the media is blowing it, but the people are really buying it, and in just one week, Jeon Do-yeon's fans will suddenly have more than 10,000 members.

"Hello room manager!" still in black suits and red ties, two rows of people stood on either side of the exit and bowed hello.

Liang Baoguang hurriedly waved his hand, it was okay when he was not famous a year ago, people were just curious, and now he is a public figure, and it is easy for others to gossip about it if he does it like this, "Uncle Zhenghong, didn't you say don't do this, it's too public." ”

"Recently, there have been a lot more people who have come to worship the mountain, and that's all the credit of your kid, how can you reflect your important role without publicity. "Cheon Jeonghong is mainly in charge of business here in Incheon, so he brought someone to pick up the airport. In the past few days, the people in the Xinsheng Group can feel that the eyes of the people around them have obviously changed, and this change is inseparable from Liang Baoguang, "How about it, are you interested in opening your own entertainment company, let's train artists and make money by ourselves?"

Due to the entry of American and Japanese capital, South Korea's entertainment industry is facing a new round of reshuffle, and the old order will no longer exist, as long as there is money and power, you can come in and stake your land. Liang Baoguang has no shortage of money or power, as long as he is willing, he can easily seize the market of the original major brokerage companies, but he is not ready to do this, "Uncle Zhenghong, if people are too greedy, it is easy to be attacked by a group." ”

The new life group has just won the entire cinema chain of MegaBox, and it also has a film production company with an annual output of more than two works, which is enough to make peers in the circle fearful, if they establish another brokerage company to play a dragon, several other competitors will inevitably join forces to resist under heavy pressure. If he really has the intention of dominating the peninsula, even if Liang Baoguang is ruthless, he will link up the industries in his hands, but in his eyes, the Korean entertainment market can only be regarded as a small pond, and he has no interest in spending energy here.

"Hehe, don't you know my stinky problem, I was ...... when I was with my brother. Don't talk about that, do you have any plans to come back this time, and do you still make films?" Qian Zhenghong scratched his head, except for a few exceptions, there is no culture in their group, and they are used to only looking at the immediate interests, but if there is something they don't understand, they have to follow the eldest brother, but they understand this.

Liang Gesheng wants to support his son to make movies, and his brothers are all supportive, and they made a lot of money when the freshmen washed their whitewash, and they didn't take any less benefits in the years since, and they are all convinced of him, and this time the investment in the film industry is not that no one has tasted the sweetness.

"What, did Uncle Jiang say something in front of you?" Liang Baoguang understood as soon as he saw this expression.

For the sake of convenience, the filming funds of "Miryang" were all taken from the books of the new life group, Jiang Chenghao saw the opportunity at that time, he pulled Liang Gesheng in vain, and invested a sum of money into it, after "Miryang" won the international award, he immediately became a "well-known film investor" and became a hot figure in the Korean entertainment industry. The movie was not released, Jiang Chenghao couldn't get a share of the box office, but he has already taken enough benefits elsewhere, after the Cannes Film Festival, I don't know how many people want to go through his relationship with the Liang father and son, and these people will definitely have to pay the corresponding price since they are looking for his relationship.

"Alas, isn't that surnamed Jiang just because he has a beautiful daughter and a brother to make him special, but it's a pity that our family is a son, and he looks crooked and cracked jujubes. When Qian Zhenghong's wife gave birth to a son, he proudly feasted guests and friends in the West Village, spoiled his son indecently, and later even laughed at Zheng Jingren after Zheng Xiujing was born, but now he is aware of the benefits of his daughter, and his son can't help him when he gets into trouble outside all day long, unlike his daughter who is an intimate little padded jacket.

"Uncle Zhenghong, what do you mean by saying this in front of me?" The corners of Liang Baoguang's mouth twitched, this was clearly saying that he was in the brain and only stared at other people's daughters, could it be that because Jiang Minjing had a pair of dazzling big headlights, he would give up his principles? How could it be.

"Hehe, uncle understands. Qian Zhenghong squeezed his eyes twice and grimaced at Liang Baoguang.

In the past, Liang Baoguang can be said to have gone from the south of the Han River to the north of the Han River, and the parents of the major high schools in Seoul would really cry if they knew that their daughters were rated as school flowers by their classmates in school. Many things were settled by Qian Zhenghong, so they knew a lot of inside information, and in their eyes, Liang Baoguang was a PGZ95 humanoid self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery.

"Can't we talk about serious things?" Liang Baoguang could only pretend not to care about the scenery outside the window because of Qian Zhenghong's strange eyes, and he didn't want the prodigal son to turn back these years? The mistakes made when he was young and frivolous were long gone like running in the sunset that year.

"Then let's get down to business, can you still use the things you learned at Harvard Business School to make movies?" Qian Zhenghong himself has no culture, but this does not prevent him from yearning for the world of academic tyrants, and when he is fine, he will also think about this and that.

"Of course, you can use it, the film industry is not only about shooting. Liang Baoguang nodded, the film has been industrialized, strictly speaking, its commercialization level is the highest in the entertainment industry, "If you have business acumen, you won't do useless work, for example, the first online casino in Macau (please don't Baidu by yourself) The group of second-hand goods is always unclear, where do a group of people who watch pirated small movies have the money to cheat them? They might as well invest in a product placement for "Transformers". ”