Chapter 347: Faint Anticipation
There is no doubt that Chen Kaige is best at historical themes, and he seems to be particularly fond of traditional drama or traditional culture, which is very worthy of encouragement from a certain point of view, because traditional culture and traditional skills should indeed not be forgotten lightly. +◆Top+◆Point+◆Small+◆Say,www.
However, he did not approve of Chen Kaige's use of making movies to put them on the screen, because the cost of doing so is too high, and if it works, it is worth the money, but it turns out that people don't like this way, let alone spend dozens of yuan to go into the theater to see these traditional cultures that have essentially changed their taste in film shooting.
In fact, compared with the screen, the carrier that is more suitable for disseminating traditional culture and traditional skills should be TV and the Internet, first of all, the audience does not need to pay for this communication method, so they don't care whether it is worth it; Secondly, especially television, its audience is mainly concentrated in the family group above the middle-aged, which is diametrically opposed to the audience of movies, in contrast, the interest of middle-aged and elderly people in traditional culture is far from being comparable to that of young people.
The last is the cost of production, if Chen Kaige shoots "Mei Lanfang", the cost of production is conservatively estimated at more than 60 million, and the final result of such a huge amount of money is a film of about 100-120 minutes, which only contains a very small part of traditional culture, and the final impact is minimal.
The cost of making TV documentaries is generally not high, 500,000 yuan for a single episode is very rare, not to mention millions of single episodes, taking an episode of 1 million zuò as an example, an investment of more than 60 million can get at least 60 episodes of 3600 minutes of exquisite TV documentaries, and finally with the help of TV platforms and online platforms, the number of audiences covering far exceeds the number of movies.
So it's not for the purpose of making money. Which of the two is better or worse? Glance. At least Lin Yuquan didn't want Chen Kaige to focus on it.
What kind of movie should I make? Although it was quiet in the dead of night, Lin Yuquan frowned, no sleep, and it was estimated that it would be difficult for him to fall asleep before he had a clue.
First of all, it is certain to let Chen Kaige shoot historical themes, with his ability, there are few directors in China who can match him in this regard, and secondly, it must be entertaining. Being able to be liked by the audience is what Chen Kaige needs most at present.
Lin Yuquan first thought about well-known characters and stories in history, Confucius, Mozi, Xiang Yu, Huo Quzhi, Wei Qing, Li Shimin, Di Renjie, Yue Fei and their stories crossed his mind, his frowning brows have never stretched, there are many characters and stories that can be filmed, but there are very few that match his shooting ideas, he hates to take pictures of historical figures, and hates absurd distortion of history and historical figures, the former is not entertaining, and the latter is not. Just think about the fact that Di Renjie is actually a martial arts master who walks on the wall, and Yue Fei is a handsome young man with the best personality, you can know the reason why he hates it.
But bringing these historical figures and stories to the screen will definitely involve adding a lot of fictional characters and content. I don't want to be ridiculous, unless it's an alternate history, Lin Yuquan's eyes lit up when he was thinking, yes, alternate history, why stick to the historical dynasties in reality, rather than making an absurd historical movie with Di Renjie's martial arts, Wu Zetian's voluntary abdication, and endless magical scenes, it is better to directly overhead it, although this is not better than attracting the audience with the help of historical figures, but it makes the world in the movie more real, and there is not so much messy sense of disobedience, which is more conducive to improving the quality of the film.
And it is precisely in Lin Yuquan's mind that there are many mortal realms with different characteristics, and using one of them as a blueprint and injecting wonderful stories into it is not better than painstakingly figuring out how to tamper with historical figures?
After suddenly becoming enlightened, Lin Yuquan immediately became busy in high spirits, forgetting the passage of time.
The light of the dawn of the morning shone through the window into the room, "Ah! Lin Yuquan, who was sitting at the desk, stretched his waist, he didn't rest all night, but looking at the results on the computer screen, his face was not the slightest tired, but with a smile on his face, showing a strong sense of satisfaction.
After going back, you must blackmail Chen Kaige fiercely, otherwise how can you afford to stay up late, Lin Yuquan smiled, got up and washed up and changed into practice clothes, and then came to the wide platform behind the villa to practice boxing against the salty and wet sea breeze blowing from the Atlantic Ocean to Beverly Hills.
In the modern world, coupled with the lack of aura and elixir on the earth, it is destined that the martial arts he cultivates are difficult to come in handy, and it is almost impossible to reach the realm of entering the Tao with martial arts in the memory of cultivators, so Lin Yuquan's cultivation of boxing and sword practice is more of a physical fitness and a habit, but if other people see him showing his strength with all his might, he will definitely shout and complain, how can such a strong strength just strengthen the body.
But for Lin Yuquan, who has seen the memory scene of cultivators, his current strength may be stronger than ordinary people in the mortal world, but not to mention that compared with immortal cultivators, even a martial artist who has achieved cultivation is far from being comparable to him.
After practicing boxing and eating breakfast, Lin Yuquan took a short rest, and then continued to work on his own script of "Heartbeat", until half past four in the afternoon, when he changed his clothes and drove out to a large restaurant in downtown Los Angeles.
"Boss, you're here, are you waiting for you?" Paul. Haggis probably had been standing at the door waiting for Lin Yuquan, and as soon as he saw Lin Yuquan, a smile immediately appeared on his face.
"Hey Paul, looks like I'm not late!" Lin Yuquan smiled.
"Of course not, it's just that we can't wait to arrive a little earlier because we are a pie." Paul. Haggis grinned.
"Heh, are you reminding me that I should deduct your wages from your early work?" Lin Yuquan had a smile in his eyes.
"Oh, boss, I'm sure you'll be considerate of us on this special day, when we leave work a little early." Paul. Haggis was naturally not frightened by Lin Yuquan's ridicule, and immediately said with a smile, who said that Westerners don't make sycophants, treachery knows no country. Regardless of race.
The two walked into the restaurant laughing. The entire restaurant has been chartered by Summit Entertainment and Little Bear Press today. And from the morning began to decorate, after walking into the restaurant, along the way there were constantly staff of the two companies and their families to greet Lin Yuquan with a smile, Lin Yuquan naturally smiled and waved.
"Hi Lin! Tonight is the company's year-end pie, and as the boss, you're a little late! "Stephanie. Mel smiled.
"Shouldn't all bosses be the finale? It's Stephanie you, who obviously came a little early today, the usual activities. You're going to be late. Lin Yuquan said with a smile, yes, tonight is the year-end company of Summit Entertainment and Little Bear Publishing House, in fact, in the United States, the company's year-end party is generally held at the end of December, but he is more accustomed to holding the company's year-end dinner in China before the year, plus he has been busy before, so he deliberately pushed the time to the present, and after participating in the year-end party of Tomorrow's Emperor Gate Game, he will return to China.
"Isn't it because they've heard that Pai Duì is very positive?" Stephanie. Mel dotingly touched the three children in front of him.
"Uncle Lin." The three children shouted in unison. looked at Lin Yuquan with sparkling eyes.
"Hi, Gaby. Seth, Airy, hello! Lin Yuquan smiled and waved at the three little guys of different ages.
"Boss, if you're here, our pie can finally begin." Chris. Anderson laughed.
"Okay, look at the way you guys, if I don't start again, I guess I'm going to be hated to death." Lin Yuquan chuckled.
"Lin, you are wrong about this, it's not that you hate death, but that many children are dying of hunger." Stephanie. Mel covered his mouth and smiled.
"Oh, is that an exaggeration? Gaby, are you hungry? Lin Yuquan smiled at Stephanie. Mel's eldest son, Gaby, asked.
"I'm not hungry, but I really want to eat strawberry cake, and my mother said that after Uncle Lin arrives, I will announce that I can only eat it." Gaby had longing in his eyes.
"I want pizza." "I want to eat mangoes." Seth and Airy immediately followed.
"Ugh." Lin Yuquan held his forehead: "Okay, let's start."
Soon, the host's high-pitched shout sounded in the restaurant: "Now is our most respected and amazing boss to speak." ”
As his words fell, the restaurant immediately burst into applause and cheers.
"Although I know that the applause and cheers are actually more due to the fact that I can drink and eat after I speak, I am very grateful to everyone." Lin Yuquan smiled slightly, everyone in the restaurant also smiled, his eyes swept over everyone, he continued: "I am very happy to be here with you, there are many people here who are meeting me for the first time, some of them are new employees who have joined the company for a short time, and some are family members of employees who have come to participate in the party. Good company with a brilliant future.
Here I would like to say to the families of all the employees who came to participate in the pie, welcome to the pie, you have an amazing father, mother, husband, wife, it is because of their hard work and excellence that we have this lively pie duì tonight, and finally I want to say to all the management and staff of Summit Entertainment and Little Bear Publishing House, thank you for your hard work in the past year, without all of you, Summit Entertainment and Little Bear Publishing could not have achieved such excellent results last year, of course, You can't be proud, I hope you can make persistent efforts in the new year, and whether we can have a more grand pie next year depends on your own watch, okay, without further ado, everyone enjoy this wonderful night! ”
Lin Yuquan raised his hand, and after the thunderous applause, the restaurant became lively, because it was a buffet-style pie, so the children and women generally went straight to the food, while the men held cocktails in their hands, laughing and talking to each other.
"Paul, doesn't our year-end party really look shabby?" Lin Yuquan, who was holding a cocktail, said to Paul beside him. Haggis said.
"Of course it won't be a boss, our year-end party duì is already very good in a number of companies, if it is really in a high-end hotel, employees will have opinions, compared to holding a expensive pie duì, in fact, everyone prefers to exchange the cost of pie duì for bonuses, many companies actually do this." Paul. Haggis laughed.
Lin Yuquan shook his head, this is the difference between American culture and domestic culture, in China. Even the smallest company. As long as it's not the kind of business that is on the verge of bankruptcy. There will be a sumptuous year-end dinner, and New Year's goods will generally be distributed.
"Boss, have you finished writing the second novel of "Wild Stories"?" Paul. Haggis asked as if he didn't seem to care, but in fact he was concerned.
"Haven't written it yet? It's been too busy lately. Lin Yuquan shook his head.
"Ah, haven't you written it yet? You have to hurry up and write the boss, Stephanie is almost done, and this year we are still like last year, in mid-August, with both "Wild Stories" and "Twilight". So by June at the latest, boss, you must give me the manuscript, otherwise it will be too late. "Paul. Haggis said with a serious expression.
"Oh, Paul, are you going to keep me busy?" Lin Yuquan couldn't cry or laugh, and finally participated in a relaxed pie, but he was urged to work again, and when he thought of his busy schedule and having to join the second part of "The Wild Story", his whole head was too big, and he really didn't like to be too idle. But in comparison, definitely less like being too busy.
“boss。 I can't help it, if your "Wild Tales 2" can't be released this year, then the mission goals set by our publishing house this year will definitely not be completed, and I think you definitely don't want to see this happen! "Paul. Haggis smiled.
"Who said I didn't want it, you didn't finish it, didn't you just get punished? I don't look at the process, I only look at the result, the specific process, you can figure it out yourself! Lin Yuquan smiled dumbly, where is there an employee threatening the boss, after speaking in a dashing manner, Shi Shiran walked towards Stephanie. Mel, Paul with a smile on his face. Haggis.
After the enthusiastic year-end party, as soon as Lin Yuquan returned home, he immediately dialed Qiu Qingyi's phone again, his time was too busy.
"Boss, I heard Mr. Ding say that you are coming back the day after tomorrow, is there anything you want me to handle immediately?" Qiu Qingyi's smiling voice came from the phone.
"Bingguo, that's the case, director Chen Kaige will come to our Shuguang Film to make a movie, and his movie script is operated by me, I have already conceived the script, and I will send you the script plan later, you will find a writer who is good at writing detective novels and a screenwriter who is good at writing historical commercial works for me, and let them collaborate to complete the script creation." Lin Yuquan said slowly.
"Detective fiction writer." Qiu Qingyi was a little puzzled, but he didn't ask too much, and after reading the script, he naturally understood Lin Yuquan's intentions, and nodded and said, "Okay, boss." ”
As the New Year draws closer, the weather in Kyoto is getting more and more icy and biting, and the sun valley is sprinkled, but people can't feel the warmth in it, but because the Spring Festival is coming, such cold can't extinguish the fire in people's hearts.
But there are always exceptions, since she proposed to break up with Lin Yuquan that night, Liu Shishi's mood has been in a bleak grief, this is the only time she has not looked forward to the Spring Festival since she was a child, she is full of thoughts about things related to Lin Yuquan, those bits and pieces of happiness or laughter, where is there anything else to tolerate.
And if at the beginning she was heartache in addition to heartache, then as time passed, she may still feel heartache from time to time, but more often she is reminiscing, remembering, reluctant, and in love, and if she begins to be very resolute, then as time goes by, she doubts her decision more and more, and whenever that happens, she will force herself not to think about it, because she is afraid of getting the answer that she least wants but may be doomed in the dark.
Why is this happening, Liu Shishi has thought countless times about what he likes about Lin Yuquan? appearance, although Lin Yuquan's appearance is not too handsome, his temperament and aura are becoming more and more flavorful, which fascinates countless women; Character, although he is a big director and a rich man, he does not have that kind of arrogance, he is filial to his parents, concerned about his friends, kind to employees, and more importantly, when he is with him, he is so considerate and gentle; Talent, he is known as an all-round genius, directing, acting, writing, costume design, kung fu, racing, cooking, he seems to be omnipotent; Wealth, he is young but he is already a world-class billionaire with a net worth of tens of billions, there are few people in the world who can compare, it can be said that Lin Yuquan is impeccable in almost all aspects, he is a more perfect man than novels, more perfect than Prince Charming in film and television dramas, no wonder he likes him, Liu Yifei likes him, thousands of women like himself and like Liu Yifei like him.
But what should she do now, Liu Shishi didn't know, her heart was at a loss.
"I want to be happy, I want to be able to sleep peacefully, some people don't hug to be warm, and they don't hate when they leave, I should have given up a long time ago, I want to be happy, even if I laugh loudly"
The sudden ringtone of the mobile phone woke up Liu Shishi in a daze, and glanced at the mobile phone on the bedside table far away from her, she reluctantly got up and walked over to pick up the mobile phone, and after seeing the name of the caller ID, she barely squeezed out a smile on her face: "Sister Zhao, is there something wrong?" ”
"Shi Shi, Sister Chang informed me just now, the opening of Supernova is scheduled for the 25th, we have to prepare early, are you feeling better? I'll give you a contact dress, and when the time comes, you can try it first. A gentle voice came from the phone to Liu Shishi's ears.
"Oh, okay, Sister Zhao, you can arrange it, my body has basically recovered." Liu Shishi nodded and said.
"Well, this time I must pick a particularly beautiful dress for you, so as not to be compared with other girls when it opens, the appearance conditions of those girls are very good, once they are compared, it is not conducive to your development, after all, our big boss and a group of high-level executives, directors, and screenwriters of Shuguang Film will attend, and they can be impressed by standing out at the opening ceremony."
"Okay, then I'm sorry for you, Sister Zhao."
"Whew." Putting down the phone, Liu Shishi let out a long sigh, she knew that Lin Yuquan should go back to Kyoto, and at the opening ceremony of Supernova, the two would meet for the first time after more than a month after that night.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help biting her lip, her expression was complicated, there were sighs, melancholy, heartache, fear, confusion, but the most was a faint expectation, what kind of situation would it be? (To be continued......) R527