Chapter 448: Director Candidates

。 Li Haitao stood up, propped up the table with both hands, and leaned over in front of Chen Feng.

He stared at Chen Feng's eyes: "How sure are you?" ”

Chen Feng looked at Li Haitao like a monster, "Didn't you know me on the first day, what do you say?" ”

"Well, I didn't ask." Li Haitao withdrew his body, and then grabbed the phone on his desk, "Kede, you inform the media, we will hold a press conference in the afternoon, and we will announce Huayu's recent new film shooting plan." ”

Li Haitao commanded a few more words on the phone, and when he put down the phone, Chen Feng looked at him with a stunned expression.

"My script has just been written, do you need to be in such a hurry?"

Li Haitao nodded solemnly at him, "Huayu has had a good start this year, I hope this state can continue... Moreover, ending the false scandal between you and Yerong on the grounds of co-filming, I think it will be good for you and her, although it is true. ”

At the briefing meeting that afternoon, Li Haitao personally announced the filming plan of "New Sherlock Holmes" in front of more than 100 media.

A reporter asked on the spot whether it was necessary to know the original novel in advance to watch this film, and Li Haitao replied affirmatively at the scene: "Whether I know about this film or now, I will say no." The answer given by Chen Feng has never been reliable, if he made movies in a proper manner, then he would not have the current popularity and fame. ”

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With the momentum of a big victory, the shooting of Huayu's new film has naturally attracted much attention from all parties. The hero and heroine of the film have been determined, and Chen Feng will be the screenwriter himself this time, but he does not plan to be the director himself. As the last suspense before the start of filming, the director of "The New Sherlock Holmes" has naturally become the focus of media attention.

And the scandal between Chen Feng and Ye Rong has also subsided, but even if Huayu does not stand up and clarify at this time, it is estimated that the media will not stare at this matter, because another piece of exciting news has recently broken out in the entertainment circle of the United States.

The news about the preparation of the divorce of pop queen Mina and British director Guy Ritchie has been boiling for a long time as early as the beginning of the year. However, the parties have not come forward to confirm. But recently, Reuters, People magazine, New York Daily News, The Sun and other media have published reports, pointing out that the two have officially announced the end of their marriage of less than 8 years.

Although news of Myna's divorce from Guy Ritchie has been circulating from time to time, it has never been feasible. In July of this year. There were even rumors that Myna had an affair with New York Yankees baseball star Alex Rodriguez, which led to the latter's divorce, but Myna refuted the rumors in public and firmly stated: "My husband and I have absolutely no intention of divorcing." ”

She has since taken a break from touring. Accompanied Guy Ritchie to the London premiere of his new film "The Rock Gang". And Richie also said in an interview with People magazine: "As far as I know, there is no problem with my marriage. ”

Just when the media and the public thought that this was another untrue farce, Mina officially issued a statement, saying that this marriage had come to an end, and the media was in an uproar for a while.

Mina, who is on a "Hot & Sweet" world tour in Boston, has not explained the divorce herself, but her spokeswoman announced: "Both Mina and Guy Ritchie have agreed to divorce." During these extraordinary times, they all hope that the media will show respect to the two and their families. ”

The British newspaper The Sun, citing "a reliable source", pointed out that since the recent heated argument between the two over the amount of time they spent on their careers and Maina's desire to adopt another African girl, it has been difficult to continue living together. The two originally planned to officially announce their divorce next year. However, due to the recent busy careers of the two, they have no time to deal with the many problems between the two. As a result of the further deterioration of the relationship, coupled with Guy Ritchie's desperate desire for a divorce, Mina finally has no intention of pretending to be a loving couple with her. …,

The end of the marriage also marked the beginning of the war, and a divorce lawsuit was inevitable between the valuable Mina and Guy Ritchie. Mai is the richest female artist in the world today, with Fortune magazine accounting for $72 million between June 2016 and July 2017. Naturally, the media will not miss this opportunity to "join in the fun". The newspapers were full of news about Mai Na's divorce, and the scandal about Chen Feng had long been thrown to Java.

Chen Feng is naturally also paying attention to this big event in the entertainment industry in the United States, and everyone else is staring at Mai Na, but what he cares about is Guy Ritchie.

Why did Guy Ritchie divorce Maina, and how much property he could get after the breakup, Chen Feng didn't ask these questions. What he wants to know is whether Guy Ritchie has the time and would like to be the director of "The New Sherlock Holmes".

As a cutting-edge British director who specializes in violent films, Gary is one of the few directors whose debut film is a blockbuster, and who has made the world remember and fanatical with two works, and has established his unique status in the film industry with "Two Old Smoking Guns" and "Kidnapping and Robbery" alone.

The biggest impression of Guy Ritchie's films is the fragmented plot and the multi-line parallel narrative. The most famous is the scene in "Kidnapping and Robbery", where the three people meet for the first time in the film and influence each other without knowing it. Here, the director uses cross-montage to invert the cause and effect, first show the results and then explain the origins one by one, which enhances the effect of black humor.

And fans of Guy Ritchie enjoy the thrill created by the intense dramatic character clashes in his films. In Guy Ritchie's films, there are usually nearly 10 characters of equal weight, and these characters often cross each other because they are fighting for an object. The director uses a large number of flashbacks and quick editing to present the behavior of these characters in an anxious and chaotic form, and the music and editing are perfectly coordinated and perfectly integrated, making the movie very cool.

Guy Ritchie's success lies in the fact that the complex relationships of the characters in the film do not slow down the pace of the film, but rather speed it up with a large number of fast and sharp edits. This treatment polarizes the audience's evaluation of him: some people are forced to give up watching the movie because they can't keep up with the later plot because they don't sort out the clues in front of them.

It can be said that the perfect blend of story editing and music is the reason why Guy Ritchie's films are fanatically sought after by many fans. But it is precisely because of this strong stylization that the audience accepts and analyzes a large amount of information on the way to the movie, which makes mainstream fans stay away. This also explains the fact that Richie's films are niche films, and his films generally struggle to achieve large-scale box office success.

Chen Feng wanted to make a subversive Sherlock Holmes film, and it was not surprising to think of Guy Ritchie, who knew that the 37-year-old British director liked to use narration frequently, often constructing a lot of informative and intertwined threads to tell the story. For this film with suspense and reasoning as the main tone, Guy Ritchie's feature is exactly what Lin Mingyang needs.

The crowd-oriented film style and post-modern editing techniques are all acceptable to Chen Feng, but what really bothers him to make a choice is the extremely unstable quality of Guy Ritchie's works.

Guy Ritchie's "Kidnapping and Robbery" caused a sensation upon its release, and even broke the highest box office record in British film history, becoming the highest-grossing film in British film history. But then he made a recognized bad movie like "Stepping on the Line", a film by Rich and his wife, the response can be described as terrible, and the husband and wife were both ridiculed by the Golden Sour Plum Award.

In addition to Chen Feng's own concerns, his idea also encountered a lot of resistance when it was discussed within Huayu Company. Most people think that if this film is handed over to Guy Ritchie to shoot, it is estimated that in the end, it will not even be able to recoup the investment. And Guy Ritchie is now deeply involved in the center of public opinion in the divorce turmoil, and it is not a wise choice for Huayu to find him at this time. …,

The conference room was almost one-sided, Chen Feng was holding his head with one hand, his fingers were rubbing his temples very hiddenly, he was really feeling a little headache about this now.

Li Haitao, who was sitting next to him, was not in a hurry to express his opinion, but was quietly considering the pros and cons of the whole thing. has been cooperating with Chen Feng for so long, Li Haitao has long been surprised by his "unbelievable" ideas, in fact, he has differences of opinion with Lin Mingyang every time, but it turns out that Chen Feng's choice has not made any big mistakes every time.

Li Haitao knew that Chen Feng was not 100% sure when he was doing something, but that kind of intuitive judgment of success alone was already terrifying, so this time, when everyone was against it, he chose to stand on Chen Feng's side.

"I think I can give Guy Ritchie a try."

As soon as these words came out, everyone else in the conference room, including Chen Feng, was dumbfounded. None of them spoke, but the expressions on their faces were rich. Chen Feng glanced at Li Haitao with a little gratitude, and finally made up his mind.

"Do you have any comments?" Whenever Chen Feng said this, it almost meant that the meeting was about to end, and he had already made a decision in his heart.

"I think it might be safer to let Guy Ritchie come up with a shooting plan first." The head of the distribution department made a compromise proposal.

Chen Feng nodded, "This matter will be done as you say, so... Meeting. ”

Guy Ritchie was busy with his divorce case with Maina at this time, and he didn't even look at the script sent by Hua Yu and threw it into the drawer, if it weren't for Hua Yu's side paying attention to this matter, he almost forgot about it after several urgings. (。 )