"Director Lin, someone saw you with Director Zhang Yi, Director Chen Weiya and others, everyone knows that they are currently busy with the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, may I ask Director Lin have you joined the main creative team of the opening ceremony? What kind of position do you hold? A reporter handed the microphone to Lin Yuquan.

"Heh, it's not an official position, it's just soy sauce, although I really want to join it, but I can't find the time to do it."

Lin Yuquan smiled and shook his head, and was about to end the interview and go to chat with Zhou Xingchi, when a reporter with black and shiny hair asked aloud.

"Hello, Director Lin, I'm Zhou Jun from the Times. Ledger died of a stressed, drug overdose, and on the same day he was nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the Joker in "Batman: The Dark Knight", as a director, what do you think of the untimely death of such a talented actor, and how do you feel about the stress on the actor? ”

"Hiss. Ledger, you're talking about Australian actor Heath who starred in "Brokeback Mountain". Ledger? A handsome and attractive young face appeared in Lin Yuquan's mind.

"Yes, that's him." The young man who called himself Zhou Jun nodded and said.

Lin Yuquan shook his head slightly, he and Hiss. Ledger has only met once, that is the 78th Academy Awards in 06, when the other party was shortlisted for the Oscar for Best Actor with "Brokeback Mountain", when he stood next to Li Yu on the red carpet, he had a conversation with the other party, the other party is indeed a talented actor, according to his development, if nothing else, a few years later, it will be another international superstar in Australia, I didn't expect to be in a golden age, about to win "Batman: The Dark Knight" He played the role of a clown, and he died suddenly.

"I'm busy and haven't watched the news, can you tell me more about how he died?" Lin Yuquan then asked.

"Oh, it is said that because of starring in the two movies "Batman: The Dark Knight" and "The Fantastic Show of Dr. Parnassus", because the character is an exaggerated madness, a multiple personality, and is more extremely dark, so he can't get out of the role, and he is in a trance all day long, and he has insomnia, plus he was infected with pneumonia at that time, in order to make himself sleep, he took a lot of pneumonia drugs to stabilize his condition, as well as a large number of sleeping pills and other sedative drugs, and finally the drugs were taken improperly and died young."

Lin Yuquan's heart rose with infinite regret. Ledger's talent, it's really a pity to die in such a way, just like Bruce Lee, Ruifan. Phoenix, Huang Jiaju, Weng Meiling, Zhang Yusheng, and Leslie Cheung, they all had the opportunity to reach higher peaks, but time kept them forever.

"Whew", he was about to leave, and temporarily dispelled his thoughts, he did have a few words to say.

"Me and Hiss. Ledger only met him once, and he left a deep impression on me at that time, he was a very good actor, with a rare and extraordinary acting talent, and I, like everyone else, firmly believed that he would go to a very high level, but I didn't expect that his departure would be a huge loss to the film industry, because we have forever lost a good actor who is destined to bring you a wonderful story, as for the actor facing pressure. ”

Lin Yuquan paused when he said this: "This is actually a very normal thing, not only actors, directors, teachers, doctors, lawyers, civil servants, farmers, construction workers, everyone has pressure, just more or less differences, in comparison, actors, as public figures, must be under greater pressure from all sides than most ordinary people, but similar to Heath. Ledger's situation is still a very special case, in my opinion, in the face of pressure, a good attitude is very important, as long as we maintain a positive and optimistic attitude towards life, a pressure can be easily solved in the end. ”

"Okay, thank you Director Lin." Zhou Jun thanked.

"Hello, Director Lin, I'm Guo Ziyu from Business Week, I don't know if you still have an impression? Last time, you said that this year's charitable donation amount will increase significantly compared to previous years, I wonder if your charity initiative is now being implemented? A middle-aged reporter lifted his glasses and said slowly.

Lin Yuquan's eyes suddenly turned cold, how could he not remember this defender from "Business Weekly", who kept saying that the rich in China had no sense of responsibility and claimed to be righteous, was really haunted!

"Oh, it turned out to be Reporter Guo, I have no comment on your question for the time being, I can only say that everything is in progress, okay, that's all for today's interview, I still have things to deal with."

"Okay, I'm looking forward to Director Lin's charity initiatives coming out as soon as possible." Guo Ziyu said with a smile this time, no longer as excited as last time.

Lin Yuquan saw through the other party's idea at a glance, it was nothing more than temporary restraint, and he would make trouble when his charity measures were not effective, which was really annoying.

"Don't worry, I won't let you wait for a long time."

After the interview, Lin Yuquan walked to Zhou Xingchi and Ning Hao, and after the premiere ended, they were also surrounded by reporters, but in comparison, they ended the interview earlier than him.

"Yuquan, thank you for coming to my movie premiere today." Seeing Lin Yuquan coming, Zhou Xingchi said with a smile in broken Mandarin, although the two have only met once, and there is little communication at ordinary times, but the two who talked to each other very happily at the beginning were not strangers, and at Lin Yuquan's insistence, he also called Lin Yuquan by his name.

"Master Xing, you're welcome, I know you don't like to be lively, don't blame a few of us for coming uninvited to join in the fun." Lin Yuquan smiled.

"Of course not, you can't ask for it, this time I picked up a big bargain." Zhou Xingchi smiled heartily.

"Well, that's true, if you ask us, you won't be able to invite us, because we'll just come uninvited." Lin Yuquan joked: "Master Xing, is it convenient for a while?" If it's convenient, let's find a place to have a good chat, this place is not a good place to chat. ”

"Okay, Yuquan, wait for me for a few minutes, I'll give an explanation to the company and the crew." Zhou Xingchi smiled slightly.

"No problem, it should be." Lin Yuquan nodded.

"Haha, Yuquan, I arranged a good cooperation just now!" After Zhou Xingchi left, Han Shanping, who had chatted with Ning Hao and a few people before, said.

"Hehe, very good, this time thanks to your cooperation Han Dong." Lin Yuquan said that of course, he and Ning Hao couldn't suddenly kill themselves in the premiere, but called Han Shanping in advance and asked him, the organizer of the premiere, to help arrange it.

"Hello, Director Lin, it's a pleasure to see you today." Yu Dong said enthusiastically to Lin Yuquan.

"Hello, President Yu, I have heard of the name for a long time, and today I finally met the most successful film distributor in our country." Lin Yuquan smiled and shook hands with Yu Dong, relative to the identity of the president and founder of Poly Bona, in Lin Yuquan's view, or his identity as a distributor is more dazzling, it is the first time he proposed the cooperation method of "guaranteed account sharing", and it is also the new record he has set in the past few years for domestic film distribution, as for the strength of Poly Bona, he didn't care much, although Poly Bona is already one of the most successful private film and television companies in China, However, the lack of its own financial strength and excessive reliance on the distribution business have made the company's development space strictly limited, as far as the current situation is concerned, not to mention Shuguang Films, even the gap between Huayi Brothers and it is gradually widening.

"Director Lin is too modest, I can't be called the most successful film distributor in China, and in this regard, your company's director Ye Zetao is second to none." Yu Dong shook his head with a smile.

"You're welcome, if you want me to say that Yu Dong, you and Ye Zetao of Shuguang Film are both masters of film distribution, and we in China Film lack such talents." Hanshan Pingdao.

"Heh, Han Dong, what you said is polite, when it comes to film distribution, is there a film and television company in China with better results than China Film? Not before, not now, and the same for a long time to come. Lin Yuquan said with a smile, as long as the introduction system of imported blockbusters does not change, the position of China Film as a leading distributor will not be shaken.

"Director Lin is right, China Film's distribution system and distribution talent reserve are the best in China, and there is no one." Yu Dong also smiled.

In the chat with the two, a few minutes passed almost in a flash, and when Zhou Xingchi explained the matter, Lin Yuquan immediately said goodbye to Zhou Xingchi and left.

Looking at the back of a few people leaving, Han Shanping thought thoughtfully, recently China Film intends to seek cooperation with Zhou Xingchi's Xinghui Company, and the two sides will jointly invest in filming movies in the next few years, I don't know if Lin Yuquan is also looking for Zhou Xingchi for this reason.

However, he is not too worried about this, speaking of which, China Film's seeking cooperation with Zhou Xingchi is more of an act of increasing influence, with Zhou Xingchi's current filming speed and Xinghui's operation, such cooperation does not actually help China Film much.

In comparison, what he wants to cooperate with most is Lin Yuquan's Dawning Film, first of all, the financial strength and production strength of Dawning Film itself are not comparable to Xinghui, not to mention that with the growing growth of Dawning Cinema and Dawning Network, the cooperation between the two sides has obvious benefits to the film.

Now the co-filming of "Mei Lanfang" is undoubtedly a good start, but this is not enough, Han Shanping's eyes narrowed slightly, and he had to do something more

In a café in Kyoto, with steaming coffee and beautifully crafted snacks on the table, Lin Yuquan sat together and had a good conversation.

The more he communicated with Zhou Xingchi, the more Lin Yuquan admired each other in his heart, among the directors he contacted, whether it was Ning Hao, or Zhang Yimou, Feng Bigang, maybe they were all dressed casually on the set and in private, but when attending official events like movie premieres, they would deliberately dress up, but today's Zhou Xingchi is wearing an ordinary gray-brown down jacket, coupled with his coffee-colored glasses, messy white long hair, and unkempt beard, if he didn't know that he was Zhou Xingchi, I never imagined that he would be a famous director, a superstar who was loved by people.

And of course, this is not Zhou Xingchi's maverick or anything, because in private he is exactly like this, he is just the most authentic self, only on the big screen, people can see a completely different him.

Like Liang Chaowei, although he is introverted and reticent, once he talks about movies, Zhou Xingchi is immediately full of energy and whimsy, among which Lin Yuquan is most moved by Zhou Xingchi's imagination and use of special effects.

In fact, as early as after the release of "Shaolin Football" and "Kung Fu", Lin Yuquan had an intuitive impression of this, and after mentioning special effects and talking face-to-face with Zhou Xingchi, he fully saw Zhou Xingchi's special effects level as a director.

Then Lin Yuquan sighed again, in fact, Zhou Xingchi should be a pure director, not an investor in the film, and should not co-invest in the production with other film companies, which makes it difficult for him to fully show his special effects ideas for the film, if not, "Shaolin Football" and "Kung Fu" are bound to have better special effects, and the film will be more watchable.

In this regard, Zhou Xingchi is inferior to him and inferior to George. Lucas, fellow studio owner, and George. Lucas is completely independent in making zuò films, and will not be criticized by other investors, and at the same time, the two are not afraid of investment risks, and always spare no effort to achieve the best rationality in film special effects and other aspects, Zhou Xingchi actually has enough wealth to do these two things, but he has a businessman factor in his bones and is too concerned about the investment risk of the film, which makes it difficult for him to let go when making zuò films.

If Zhou Xingchi can no longer be conservative, or just serve as the director of a large-scale zuò film, maybe he can achieve self-transcendence and truly become an international director, he has such a potential ability.

Thinking of this, Lin Yuquan suddenly had more ideas, which made him faintly excited in his heart, looking forward to what kind of scene these ideas would be when they were finally realized.

"Master Xing, "Yangtze River No. 7" will be released soon, do you have any plans to shoot a movie next?" Lin Yuquan put down the coffee and asked with a smile.

"It's clear no, but there are a few ideas, and I'm also talking with Sony Columbia, and the specific filming will have to wait for a good script, and you know, the script is the most important." Zhou Xingchi said quickly.

Lin Yuquan nodded, incomprehensibly agreeing, the script is the foundation of a play, and only under the premise of having a good script can a good movie be released, a smile appeared on his face: "It means that you have a schedule in the first half of the year!" ”

"What, are you trying to get me to work with?" Han Shanping could think of the reason why Lin Yuquan helped and chatted with him, Zhou Xingchi couldn't have imagined it, after all, his relationship with Lin Yuquan was not so good that the other party took the initiative to help for no reason.

"Yes, Shuguang Movie will have a big production in the first half of this year, director Chen Desen, you know, doesn't he have a movie to build a city? It's that movie, there's a character in it, I think you're the best fit to play it, but how about it, are you interested? Ning Hao and the three of them were not outsiders, so Lin Yuquan said without hesitation.

In addition to Zhu Yawen's doubts on his face, Zhou Xingchi, Ning Hao, and Xiao Yang all showed clear looks, Ning Hao and Xiao Yang were because they participated in the annual meeting, and Zhou Xingchi knew that it was because the story of Chen Desen and "October Siege" was not a secret in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, and in 03, Chen Desen almost started filming that time, Chen Desen invited him to play Liu Yubai, but he was preparing to shoot "Kung Fu" at that time, and refused without hesitation.

"Yuquan, I may not be able to promise you, I hope that the work I starred in will be a good work, a work that can stand the test, I don't know if Chen Desen can do this, his previous movies, I have seen them, they are good, but on the whole, they are not good enough, can he control a movie with so many main characters with his ability? It's hard to say for sure. And I have a strong desire to control the movie, if I play in "October Siege", I will definitely be very strict with the role I play, and if I don't meet my own requirements, I will definitely not be able to do it, and I can't guarantee that I won't have a difference of opinion with Chen Desen because of this. Zhou Xingchi shook his head.

Lin Yuquan understands Zhou Xingchi's psychology very well, in fact, he himself is not like this, as a director, he hopes that every work he shoots will be a wonderful movie, if he can't even meet his own requirements, no matter what others think, he will not be satisfied.

"I understand, this is normal, I believe that everyone who has a pursuit is so demanding of themselves, you are, I am, Brother Hao is, Xiao Yang is, Yawen is, for your worries, let's put it this way, I have talked to director Chen Desen, his directing skills are very solid, "October Siege" is a film that he has conceived for ten years, and there is no one more suitable for him to be a director. As for Xingye, after you starred, you were not satisfied with your performance and asked to reshoot, in my opinion, this is a very appropriate thing, Shuguang production, it must be a high-quality product, Shuguang Film encourages every director, screenwriter, and actor to strive for excellence, on the contrary, if anyone gets by and does not want to forge ahead, Shuguang Film will not hesitate to sweep each other out of the house, and will never be used.

In other aspects, such as investment, such as scripts, such as casting, we at Dawning Films have always spared no effort just to make movies well. It has been almost four years since the establishment of Dawning Films, and I can proudly say that Dawning Films has never made a bad movie. I really hope to have such an opportunity to cooperate with Xingye, if you have any worries or conditions, you can put them forward. Lin Yuquan said sincerely.

Zhou Xingchi was a little silent, as if he was thinking about something, and the three Ning Hao next to him knew that the matter was important, so they didn't speak, just looked at Zhou Xingchi quietly, just like Lin Yuquan, waiting for Zhou Xingchi's answer, and the scene was extremely silent for a while.

"Huh, Yuquan, thank you for your trust in me, I also believe in the strength of Shuguang Films and the sincerity of making zuò movies, but you should know that since I collaborated with Wang Jing in "The King of a Thousand Kings 2000", I haven't taken on other director's works for a long time, and it's not that no director has sent me invitations over the years, but I have all refused, there is only one reason, I am not satisfied with the role, the film, so I can't promise you now, I want to read the script first, and after detailed communication with Chen Desen, I will reply to you, Sorry! For Zhou Xingchi, it was not easy to say so many words in Mandarin in one breath, and after saying this, he was a little out of breath.

"No problem, I'll send you the script as soon as I get back later." Lin Yuquan smiled, and was not disappointed because Zhou Xingchi did not agree immediately, on the contrary, he admired Zhou Xingchi's approach in his heart, every good actor and every good director should be picky about the work, and a rash agreement can only show that the other party cares about the opportunity to appear and money.

"Okay, I also hope to cooperate with the best film companies in the three regions of the Taiwan Strait now." Zhou Xingchi said with a smile on his face.

Basically achieving the purpose of this trip, Lin Yuquan became happy, and thought of the idea just now, so he said: "Master Xing, are you interested in cooperating with Shuguang Movies or Summit Entertainment to make movies, I mean you are a director, or you direct and act?" ”

"Oh, of course I'm interested, but if I'm the director, I want to have full control over the filming, and I only make original films, can that be guaranteed?" Zhou Xingchi looked at Lin Yuquan, he naturally hoped to have the opportunity to cooperate with Shuguang Films or Summit Entertainment, the former is the best in the Chinese film industry today, and the latter is a cornerstone for him to step into Hollywood, but he hopes to have absolute control, because only in this way can he make the movie he wants, otherwise, he would rather not shoot.

Lin Yuquan didn't answer immediately, there is no doubt that Zhou Xingchi's conditions are very difficult for the film company to accept, after all, the director is fully responsible, and the risk is too high, once the director insists on going his own way, the consequences are terrible. Although as a director, he is very aware of the importance of the director's creative rights, and has always given the director a lot of trust in Shuguang Films, but he has never had complete delegation of power except for himself, not to mention the risks, once such a precedent is opened, it will inevitably affect other directors.

After thinking about it, Lin Yuquan finally made a decision: "I can't do it if you decide with full power, but you will generally lead the shooting, I can guarantee it, but in terms of investment budget, script, and cast, although you have the right to operate it all, you need to go through the company, to be exact, through my approval." ”

Hearing Lin Yuquan's first half of the sentence, Zhou Xingchi was a little disappointed, but after listening to all of Lin Yuquan's words, he laughed: "Haha, Yuquan, do you think that what I said about the carte blanche is to let you not interfere in the slightest?" Of course not, if you follow what you say, I think as long as there is a suitable script or plan, I would be happy to have a chance to cooperate. ”

Lin Yuquan suddenly had a smile on his face: "Okay, I'm looking forward to that day coming soon." ”R1152