Chapter 468: Feng Xiaogang's struggle
"Did you watch the news? Lin Yuquan's "Immediate Rescue" is about to start filming. ”
"Of course, tsk, directed and starred by Lin Yuquan, with an investment of at least $80 million, this film may be more amazing at the box office than "Wild Story: The Rise of the Apes" in China."
"This shouldn't be, "Wild Story: The Rise of the Ape Race" will soon break 1 billion at the domestic box office, if the box office of "Immediate Rescue" is higher than it, wouldn't it also be 1 billion, and Chinese films can achieve such a high box office."
"How is it impossible, is Director Lin Yuquan an ordinary person?"
With the exposure of the news that Shuguang Film took the initiative to disclose to the public, "Immediate Rescue" quickly became one of the hottest topics nowadays.
Taking advantage of the break in between, the crew of "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb", which was filming in Sanya, immediately became lively around the topic of "Immediate Rescue".
"Every time Director Lin makes a move, it's really a big deal, but it's a pity that I don't have the opportunity to cooperate with him." Ge You sighed and regretted that what he is best at is undoubtedly comedy, but this does not match Lin Yuquan's filming.
"Yes, as an actor, why don't you want to cooperate with such a great director, but the difficulty of cooperating with Director Lin is too high, not to mention how many actors dream of such an opportunity, the Yuquan family alone is very strong." Shu Qi, who played the heroine stewardess Liang Xiaoxiao in "If You Are the Truth, Do Not Disturb", sighed.
It is true that she is a first-line actress in the Chinese film industry, but there are four actresses whose status is not below her in the Yuquan family, Zhou Xun, Liu Yifei, Gao Yuanyuan, Xu Jinglei, and everyone is above her in terms of popularity.
Meantime. The Yuquan family also has several first-line actresses in the field of TV dramas. Jiang Wenli, Jiang Qingqing, Jiang Yan, Wang Luodan. No one is weak.
And since it is Lin Yuquan's work, it is natural to consider his own people first, just ask, with them in the way, how easy it is to break through them to win the role.
"That's right." Ge You nodded, and he thought of Xu Zheng and Huang Bo, who are now gaining momentum in the field of comedy. Even if Lin Yuquan makes a comedy, it is estimated that they will be given priority, which is the same reason as Feng Bigang making a comedy, and the best choice for the actor.
"Don't talk about this, speaking of which, our "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb" will be released this year, and you don't have to fight with "Immediate Rescue", which is really lucky, and it would be bad if you fought head-on." Shu Qi laughed.
Ge You nodded in agreement, and then shook his head: "Even if there is no "Immediate Rescue". It is not easy for us to get good results in the Lunar New Year file, and "October Siege", which Shuguang Film invested hundreds of millions of dollars, was also released in the New Year file. ”
Shu Qi had a wry smile on her face. Director Feng's appeal is undoubted, but the all-star lineup of "October Siege" is not easy to match.
"Yuquan, this guy, is really fast enough." Feng Bigang looked quite helpless, after filming "Night Banquet" and "Assembly Number" two costume themes and war themes, he chose to pick up the comedy he is most familiar with and is best at, before he originally planned to cooperate with Hong Kong ghost director Pang Haoxiang "Aristocrat", unfortunately Peng Haoxiang's several drafts of the script did not satisfy him, he had to temporarily put on hold the filming plan of "Aristocrat", and neither he nor Huayi Brothers did not want to miss the Chinese New Year at the end of this year, so he was in the film "Marriage Notice" directed by Chen Guofu After getting the inspiration, he quickly created "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb", and then started shooting in mid-July, and this film with an investment of 50 million also exceeded the 40 million of "No Thieves in the World", becoming his most expensive Chinese New Year comedy so far.
It's just that few people know that he had plans for the next movie long before "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb" was launched, and that movie was the same earthquake theme as "Immediate Rescue", but it was also not the Wenchuan earthquake, but the Tangshan earthquake.
is very different from Lin Yuquan, he was not affected by the Wenchuan earthquake, so he came up with the idea of making a movie about the Tangshan earthquake, of course, he did not follow the trend.
In fact, his idea to shoot "Tangshan Earthquake" happened before the Wenchuan earthquake, and he had already bought the film and television adaptation rights of the novel "Aftershock", intending to make it into a touching movie in a solid manner.
But he never expected that he and the Huayi brothers had just started to do this project, and the Wenchuan earthquake happened.
What I never expected was that Lin Yuquan quickly announced that he would shoot an earthquake-themed movie.
At that time, he suddenly felt bad and had a bad premonition, and sure enough, what Lin Yuquan wanted to make was a Chinese-language movie, a Chinese-language movie with an investment of more than 80 million yuan.
There is no doubt that Lin Yuquan's actions completely disrupted his planning and arrangement, if it was an ordinary director, it would be fine, but who is Lin Yuquan, with him in front, he will be considered to follow the trend if he does not follow the trend when he shoots "Tangshan Earthquake".
What's more, in many ways, the "Tangshan Earthquake" he is preparing to shoot is far from being compared with Lin Yuquan's "Immediate Rescue", and it will inevitably be thankless after filming.
Speaking of which, he has been hesitating during this time, and he wanted to give up several times, but he was reluctant to have such a good story as "Aftershock", the problem is that "Tangshan Earthquake" is actually a thunder, once he doesn't get it right, the basin will be buckled on him, the more he thinks about it, the more he thinks about it, the more difficult it is, and the more he ponders, the more he feels that he is really shooting, which is equivalent to roasting himself on the fire.
Should I shoot it? Seeing that Lin Yuquan's "Immediate Rescue" was about to start, he still didn't make up his mind.
After thinking about it, Feng Xiaogang still felt that he should discuss it seriously with Wang Zhongjun, and it was best to have a clear decision, otherwise it would be difficult for him to concentrate on filming "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb".
"Zhong Jun, you read today's news, Yuquan's "Immediate Rescue" will start shooting soon, do you think our "Tangshan Earthquake" will be filmed yet?" As soon as he dialed Wang Zhongjun's phone, Feng Xiaogang immediately said.
"Xiaogang, do you want to shoot "Tangshan Earthquake"?" Wang Zhongjun did not answer immediately, but asked rhetorically.
"Of course, I think it's a good subject." Feng Xiaogang didn't have the slightest intention of evading, and said directly.
"That's not it, in fact, I was thinking about this just now. Ultimately. I think I should still shoot. That's right, Lin Yuquan's influence now is far above that of Xiaogang, and the amazing investment in "Immediate Rescue" is not comparable to us, but our goal is not to compare with "Immediate Rescue" at the box office, we just need to do our best. Speaking of which, although it is both an earthquake-themed movie, the content of our "Tangshan Earthquake" is completely different from "Immediate Rescue", which is about earthquake relief. And we are filming the life story of joys and sorrows after the earthquake. ”
Wang Zhongjun said unhurriedly that in addition to these reasons, the main reason why he does not want to give up "Tangshan Earthquake" is that he believes in Feng Xiaogang's brand appeal, with Feng Xiaogang's signboard, even if "Tangshan Earthquake" will be under huge pressure because of "Immediate Rescue", the possibility of loss is not too great.
What's more, before Tang. In order to show the outside world the achievements of Tangshan's construction in the past 30 years, the Shanshan Municipal Government specially approached the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and proposed to shoot a film with the 1976 Tangshan earthquake as the background. Mountain side can pay. Coincidentally, the director found by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television is Feng Xiaogang. If "Tangshan Earthquake" is filmed, Tangshan can solve a large amount of money. On the premise that the investment pressure is completely bearable. Of course he wants to give it a try, you must know that once "Tangshan Earthquake" is filmed, its box office potential is quite huge.
"Xiaogang, what do you think?" Wang Zhongjun finally asked.
Feng Xiaogang struggled in his heart, what Wang Zhongjun said, he knew it all, it was precisely because of this that he didn't give up for a long time, but after all, he is not an ordinary director, at his level, who wants his movies to be compared with other movies of the same theme.
He has always been self-aware, just as he thought that the box office of "No Thieves in the World" would definitely not be able to compete with "Kung Fu", he was not half sure that "Tangshan Earthquake" could surpass Lin Yuquan's "Immediate Rescue", with Wu Yusen's experience, to be honest, he really didn't want to repeat the mistakes of the past.
"Xiaogang, do you still have any concerns?" Seeing that Feng Xiaogang had not moved for a long time, Wang Zhongjun asked again.
Yes, of course there is, Feng Xiaogang smiled bitterly, the struggle in his mind became more and more intense, and after a long time, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll shoot." ”
"Hah, that's right!" Wang Zhongjun laughed.
After finally making a decision, Feng Xiaogang also became relaxed, speaking of which, he is an extremely pure commercial director, and his desire for the box office has never been hidden, "Tangshan Earthquake" has huge box office potential, there is no doubt about it, if you can create good box office revenue, why not shoot it?
And when he thought of the torment he had suffered before, a bright smile appeared on his face, the next time he saw Lin Yuquan, he would definitely beat him hard, that guy would make him miserable.
Lin Yuquan didn't know this, he was already in Chengdu at this time, and later he and the actors and creators of the film would hold a press conference for the launch of "Immediate Rescue" here.
"Alright, it's time for Black Diamond Villa." Lin Yuquan, who was sitting in the passenger seat, smiled and said to Liu Yifei, Liu Shishi and Jiang Yan in the back row.
"Is it here? I didn't expect there to be such a large villa group in Rongcheng. Liu Yifei exclaimed.
"This is normal, is it good, Rongcheng is the largest city in the west, although the number of rich people is not comparable with Kyoto, Shanghai, Yangcheng, but it is also the top in China." Lin Yuquan said with a smile that after the plane arrived in Chengdu, he invited a group of friends and actors who were also on the private jet to his home.
"Oh, it's a big golf course, we'll have lunch in a while, let's play golf in the afternoon!" Looking out the car window at the grassy golf course, Jiang Yan's face was excited.
"Do you know how to play golf? How I don't know. Lin Yuquan smiled, there was a golf club next to Ziyu Villa, he had never been there, and as far as he knew, Jiang Yan and Wang Luodan, who had lived in Ziyu Villa for a long time, had never been there.
"No, can't you learn?" Jiang Yan's breath suddenly suffocated, and she said angrily.
"Of course you can learn, I'm just afraid you can't." The corners of Lin Yuquan's mouth turned up, which suddenly made Jiang Yan's teeth itch with hatred.
"You don't have to worry about that." Jiang Yan snorted.
Liu Yifei covered her mouth and chuckled, she rarely saw the scene of the two fighting, and she was quite happy to see this scene.
In addition to Lin's father and mother, Yifei, Shi Shi, and Jiang Yan, who arrived in Rongcheng with Lin Yuquan this time, there are also Zhu Yawen, Liu Ye, Zhou Xun, and Gao Yuanyuan. Xu Zheng, Wang Luodan, and Huang Bo were unable to attend the press conference. Sun Honglei, Jiang Qingqing, Zhang Jiani, Zheng Yi and others will participate in the filming according to the filming arrangement after the start of filming.
Lin Yuquan's carefully selected and decorated villas were naturally unanimously appreciated by everyone. In fact, Jiang Yan is far from the only one who is interested in the golf course, Lin Yuquan is also pulled by everyone to the golf course to play together.
"Director Lin, it's really hard to believe that you are just a beginner in golf, and you are better than many professional golfers, presumably if you are a professional golfer, you will be more successful than Tiger Woods." Gao Yuanyuan exclaimed.
"I'm not as good as you say, I'm just lucky." Lin Yuquan put down the mineral water in his hand. Looking at Gao Yuanyuan, who was smiling like a flower in front of him, his heart suddenly moved, speaking of which, because of the somewhat similar relationship between Xu Jinglei and his own situation, he had always been quite curious about what Gao Yuanyuan thought at the beginning.
"Can I ask you a question about feelings? If it's inconvenient for you, you can also choose not to answer. ”
Gao Yuanyuan glanced at him in surprise, nodded after a little groaning and said, "Director Lin, may you ask!" She had a faint feeling that Lin Yuquan's question must be extraordinary, but before hearing the specific question. She really couldn't refuse Lin Yuquan's request, you know. There are many people who want to contact Lin Yuquan, but they can't, let alone Lin Yuquan took the initiative to ask.
Lin Yuquan was not surprised that Gao Yuanyuan would agree, and said slowly: "You should know that Xu Jinglei and I are good friends, and you have such a special relationship with her, and later you both chose to break up with Zhang Yadong, I know Lao Xu's situation, why did you choose to break up with him?" Again, if you are inconvenient, you don't have to answer me, and when I didn't ask this question, don't feel embarrassed. ”
Gao Yuanyuan smiled and shook her head: "What can't be said about this, I have already come out of that relationship, when I first met Zhang Yadong, I was attracted by his side face, his appearance is what I thought in my dream, and then we got along for a period of time, it was natural to be together, but love at first sight is not reliable, if he really loves me, to be honest, although the situation at the time was very painful, I will grit my teeth and insist, but I found that he didn't love me much, he just wanted to have more." ”
Looking at the delicate face close at hand, Lin Yuquan sighed in his heart, Gao Yuanyuan's answer reminded him of the reason for the breakup that Xu Jinglei said at the beginning, I have to say that the two are very similar in their treatment of feelings, they both don't care about the world's eyes, and their love is extremely free.
Then he smiled: "Heh, it turns out that Zhang Yadong's appearance is your ideal type, I thought what you liked was his talent, it's really incredible, if you let your fans know the news, will they probably cry bitterly?" ”
Gao Yuanyuan suddenly burst out laughing: "Director Lin, my vision is not as peculiar as you say!" ”
"Isn't it peculiar? You're a goddess in the hearts of countless people! Naturally, the eyes of the goddess should be a little picky. Lin Yuquan had a smile in his eyes.
"Love doesn't just look at appearance, isn't Director Lin, your criteria for choosing a girlfriend only look at appearance?" Gao Yuanyuan said with a smile.
"Well, this one!" Lin Yuquan touched his chin: "Although it's not all, at least it should be a part of it, and a good appearance can make people's hearts pound, isn't it?" ”
"Then Director Lin, do you think I meet your girlfriend's standards?" Gao Yuanyuan looked at him with a smile.
"Ahem." Lin Yuquan coughed: "Don't scare me, if others hear it, do you think you are interesting to me?" To be honest, I think I'm much more handsome than Zhang Yadong, and I don't dare to have the luxury of letting you be my girlfriend. ”
"Flutter", Gao Yuanyuan, who didn't expect Lin Yuquan to say this, suddenly laughed dumbly, almost laughing.
"That's right, "Nanjing! Nanking! >> When will filming start? Lin Yuquan smiled and then asked.
"There's no definite news yet, it should be late September."
"Well, when the time comes, I will shoot the scene between you and Liu Ye first, and I won't delay you from entering the crew to report." Lin Yuquan said with a smile.
"Thank you Director Lin, by the way, Director Lin, it is said that China Film has also asked Shuguang Film to invest in "Nanjing!" Nanking! Why didn't the company invest in the end? Gao Yuanyuan asked curiously.
"I don't know about this, the plan was not handed to me, maybe Director Qiu thinks that the heavy subject of filming the Nanjing Massacre is very difficult and not easy to grasp!" Lin Yuquan shook his head.
"What's the matter, Yifei, I'm worried that your Yuquan and Gao Yuanyuan will hook up, they do have a good chat, don't worry, your Yuquan won't be tempted by Gao Yuanyuan, obviously, your Yuquan likes young girls like you and Liu Shishi." Jiang Yan said with a grin.
Liu Yifei's face flushed: "I'm not worried, I believe in Brother Yuquan." ”
"Really?" Jiang Yan seemed to smile: "It's good to believe it, but you'd better tell your family Yuquan not to be so friendly to other women, he is not moved by Gao Yuanyuan, it does not mean that Gao Yuanyuan is not moved by him." ”
"Sister Yanzi, you don't have to scare me, Brother Yuquan is so good, it is normal for many women to be attracted to him, I believe Brother Yuquan." Liu Yifei smiled brightly.
"Okay, it's not fun at all, Dandan is right, Yifei, you are really becoming less and less cute." Jiang Yan sighed.
"Huh." Liu Yifei smiled like a crescent moon. (To be continued......)
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