"Director Shen, is there any good news?" During the interval of filming, even the actors can perceive Shen Zhenghui's unconcealed joy during the filming - this specifically shows that he is very patient with the actors today, and is willing to spend effort to tell each protagonist and important supporting role, and explain his requirements in detail, so that everyone is much more relaxed during filming, at least they have a score in their hearts, and they are not so nervous.

This is not to say that Shen Zhenghui worked irresponsibly in the past. For the performance of actors, directors of different styles have different requirements, and some directors have very strict requirements, actors must act according to their own ideas, and every move cannot be wrong. Zhou Xingxing himself prefers this style; Some directors are willing to give actors more freedom to play, such as the king of sunglasses. Some actors are crazy when they meet the second director, and sometimes NG dozens of times just don't know what they did wrong, and the director doesn't say anything.

Shen Zhenghui is between these two kinds of directors, he has experienced such a long time of training, plus the talent of a prophet, so he is also decent as a director, and he does not completely rely on the assistant director. But he is not from a professional background after all, and he still has some problems with the exchange and communication of many theoretical things, so he still lets the actors play by themselves more often. Right now, he was stimulated by the good news, and he actually felt a lot of light in his mind for a while, and he used to have a lot of words that he couldn't say in his mouth, but at this time, he actually said it with a clear mind, and it was organized, plus the atmosphere was really good, so the director and actors were in good shape. Today's scene was actually completed very smoothly, and everyone had more time to rest.

Gong Li and Zhang Guorong, and even Fujiwara Norika are at least very familiar with Shen Zhenghui on the surface, Gong Li and Zhang Guorong can even joke, today's situation is really good, so Gong Li asked, is there any good news.

"It's good news, but it's not very relevant to our movie." Shen Zhenghui replied with a smile, "It can only be said that it is my personal good news." ”

"Then let's share it!" Gong Li said.

Shen Zhenghui felt a little wonderful, he had never thought Gong Li was good-looking. But if you really get in touch with her personally. I think this is a good person, although I don't covet her thoughts, but after getting along with her for a long time, I also have a feeling of sitting in a spring breeze. Sure enough, high-grade courtesans are also a scarce resource. Comparatively. Fujiwara Norika's table is much lower grade. This is probably a Japanese birth defect.

At this time, Shen Zhenghui naturally would not refuse Gong Li's suggestion. This can be regarded as a disguised propaganda and encouragement. So he lowered his voice and said in a stern tone, "The box office of "The Legend of Wukong" has come out for two weeks......

"Ahh I've heard the news," Zhang Guorong interjected with some excitement, "The box office in Hong Kong broke 10 million Hong Kong dollars in a week, and the newspaper said that it is estimated that this year's box office list will surpass all Hong Kong-made films." ”

Gong Li was a little stunned, "You invested?" ”

Shen Zhenghui first replied to Zhang Guorong's words, "The mainland also has a box office of more than 10 million, but what makes me happy is that the box office of Japanese movies has reached 3.8 billion yen in two weeks, and it may be the first place in the box office list of Japanese movies this year!" ”

"Really?" Norika Fujiwara's eyes widened.

"Aren't you not confident in our film?" Gong Li said with a smile.

Shen Zhenghui patted his forehead, "My slip of the tongue," he smiled, "Speaking of which there are new works by Ghibli and GONZO this year, I'm still too optimistic." But I hope our film will be the number one live-action film. ”

The Japanese film market in 2002 was probably too deeply affected by 2001, Murahama Shoji and Miyazaki Hayao created a box office of 30 billion yuan for two consecutive years, which is equivalent to an aphrodisiac for the film market, and the Japanese film market in 2002 was sluggish, if there was no influence from Shen Zhenghui, the first place on the box office list in their home country would be Ghibli's "Cat's Kindness", with a box office of more than 6 billion yen, so Shen Zhenghui was very confident at first to watch "The Legend of Wukong" replace "Cat's Kindness" position, but he forgot for a moment that Murahama Shoji also has a "Battle Fairy Snow Wind" this year, and this film is released immediately after "The Legend of Wukong".

If there is no mistake, the second place in the Japanese film box office list in 2002 is the theatrical version of "Detective Conan" "The Ghost of Baker Street", which earned only 3.4 billion yuan at the box office, so in fact, the box office of "The Legend of Wukong" must be in the top five positions of the annual movie box office list in Japan, which means that Liu Xin himself has opened a high starting point.

Almost everyone who heard the news at the scene was shocked by the strong strength of Kasuga Pictures, and the good luck of the animation production company they worked with, few people could pay attention to the fact that this animation company is basically a Japanese skin, which is almost full of Chinese power.

Gong Li and Zhang Guorong know a little more, Gong Li and Zhang Guorong are not familiar with each other in Japan, and their usual pastime is to devote themselves to work more. After dangling in front of Shen Zhenghui for a long time, he naturally knew a little bit about the news that Shen Zhenghui inadvertently revealed. Gong Li began to pay attention to this film when she knew that "The Legend of Wukong" could be released in China, she was not a simple actor, she was also full of self-motivation, which is why she repeatedly tried to break into Hollywood in the future. From this point of view, she actually understands Shen Zhenghui a little better than Zhang Guorong together.

Zhang Guorong is a good actor, but due to the environment of Hong Kong, his vision and pattern are too small, and he has a little bit of unmotivated taste. Gong Li can feel that Shen Zhenghui has some hidden ambition that he has not said, but judging from his conversation, he himself is not the kind of director who longs for the world's recognition and recognition - in layman's terms, he is not eager to win awards. Judging from the content and performance of the first few films he just made, as long as he caters a little, it is still possible to mix a few awards in the world film industry, but he would rather be closer to the Japanese aesthetics than spend more effort to win awards.

Because I care about it. So Gong Li collected more information about Shen Zhenghui, and with the understanding of the movies that Spring has invested in in recent years, Gong Li feels that she seems to have grasped a little bit of Shen Zhenghui's movie, but she has never been able to grasp it. Now when Shen Zhenghui is very happy to say such a news as "The Legend of Wukong", coupled with her association with the movie she performed, Gong Li finally understands what Shen Zhenghui's ambition is, what he does is not only what a director does, he also stands in the perspective of an industrial capitalist, and even several industrial capitalists, thinking about the two levels of the cultural industry. Fiction, anime and live-action films. Combined in a more striking way, it's not a question of whether a director's work is good or bad, he's trying to do a business of binding sales.

Of course, as ordinary people. Gong Li definitely doesn't understand what kind of vitality the socialized production of online articles will have in the future. She was just surprised by Shen Zhenghui's train of thought. Generally speaking. A good director can't shoot multiple high-level films in a row, and Shen Zhenghui doesn't seem to be like that, at least commercially. Gong Li thought to herself that this might be Shen Zhenghui's trick as a director, he is not a director who remakes zuò, but a translator.

Gong Li naturally thinks of the film she is currently shooting, she thinks that this is a purely commercial film, and accepted this role in order to gain greater and wider recognition and expand her acting path, and now it seems that this film corresponding to Shen Zhenghui's ambition is not so simple.

Gong Li remained silent, she knew that the relationship between Liu Xin and Shen Zhenghui of the animation company was not simple, it seems that Shen Zhenghui also has shares in the animation company, the box office of "The Legend of Wukong" is soaring, which also means that Shen Zhenghui's purse is full of money, looking at others fainting at the box office of 3.8 billion yuan, she smiled and asked, "So should you invite us to a meal today, director?" ”

This mention was approved by the vast majority of people, and the Kasuga staff felt that they were honored to be successful at the box office, and that they were not the other staff members of the Kasuga staff, although not directly, but they also had some unspeakable confidence in the film. For example, Fujiwara Norika, who is still dizzy by the box office of 3.8 billion yen, deliberately confirmed that by the time this film is drawn, it will definitely be able to rank in the top 50 of Japanese film history, no, maybe it will be the top 25, and for a while, Fujiwara Norika found that he actually had some kind of inexplicable happiness because of these boring numbers.

Fortunately, filming is almost over.

Shen Zhenghui discussed with Miyamoto, and the two of them also felt that everyone was working too hard during this time, and they should take this opportunity to let everyone relax and relax, so that they could shoot in a better state later. So in a short time, the two of them set up a plan for the evening's entertainment. Then Miyamoto immediately went to arrange a contact hotel or something, but fortunately, Kasuga is a big company, and even if it is a plan that is decided on the fly, it can be implemented very well and quickly. The staff quickly packed up their things with joyful temperament, and then Mitsumi Fukuda sent several buses to take everyone to the hotel they had booked and held a buffet-style banquet.

Gong Li and Zhang Guorong blended into this atmosphere very well, and Gong Li also asked Shen Zhenghui if she could let Liu Xin come over to celebrate together. After learning that Liu Xin and they were nervously making a zuòTV animation, they also expressed some regret. By the way, she used this introduction to talk about the problems of the domestic animation market. The Chinese have always been caught and killed, and when they are released, they are chaotic, and Gong Li said that as a member of the CPPCC, she wanted to put forward a proposal on this issue. She didn't say that it was okay, but when she said it, Shen Zhenghui also remembered that he was also a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. However, it is not appropriate for him to propose this proposal himself, his animation company now has two series that can brush the box office every year, since Gong Li mentioned this stubble, Shen Zhenghui did not object, just took this opportunity to chat with each other and exchange views in depth.

Zhang Guorong couldn't fit into the carnival atmosphere of the Japanese, so he also sat aside and listened. So Fujiwara Norika watched very depressedly as Shen Zhenghui was occupied by two Chinese, and she wanted to step forward to join the conversation, but the three people got together and spoke Chinese. Suddenly, Fujiwara began to regret that she had not studied Chinese in the first place.

However, the Chinese will not have a small meeting for long, and soon, director Miyamoto brought the crew and other actors to come forward to toast with Shen Zhenghui, and by the way, pulled the two Chinese leading actors to drink together, high together. I finally had this opportunity. Shen Zhenghui wanted to be in the corner with others all the time, how could it be. In the end, Fujiwara Norika also stepped forward, drank half a glass of wine with Shen Zhenghui a little shyly, and wanted to chat with each other about personal topics, such as the paparazzi stealing time a few days ago, but what he didn't expect was that at this time, Mitsumi Fukuda arrived with people.

The big boss arrived and there was a burst of chickens and dogs, but fortunately, it was the atmosphere of the celebration party, which was not very strict. Mitsumi Fukuda greeted everyone with a smile and asked them to relax as much as possible. Then Mitsumi Fukuda walked in front of Shen Zhenghui.

"You should indeed be congratulated." Mitsumi Fukuda said. "You know. I was too busy with things to think about for a while. ”

"I totally understand." Shen Zhenghui replied, "So you have to come over to shake hands with everyone at the end?" "Not exactly." Mitsumi Fukuda shrugged her shoulders, and then the people present were a little depressed to find that President Mitsumi Fukuda had pulled Shen Zhenghui to the corner and sat down. Shen Zhenghui was still holding the plate. Inside, there is a buffet of food. Mitsumi Fukuda held a glass of wine. The two of them whispered face to face, and at first glance, they really had the feeling of a golden boy and a girl.

However, Mitsumi Fukuda has a lot of momentum. Fujiwara Norika had a feeling of being stunned on the side, and from a real point of view, Fukuda is really more suitable for the role of Ryoko Yakushiji than Fujiwara Norika. Whether Shen Zhenghui is suitable for complaining about Uncle Junichiro Izumida is a matter of opinion.

Miyamoto appeared at Fujiwara Norika's side, "It's good for you to watch more." He said, raising an eyebrow as Norika Fujiwara turned her head.

"Yes, thank you, Director Miyamoto." Fujiwara Norika bowed.

"Go and stay with Miss Gong Li and Mr. Zhang Guorong for a while!" Miyamoto said.

Fujiwara Norika nodded obediently and walked away, how could there be a little shadow of Ryoko Yakushiji in the play, and Miyamoto shook his head a little.

At this time, Fukuda, who was talking to Shen Zhenghui, beckoned to Miyamoto.

Miyamoto's heart tightened, but he still walked over without changing his face.

"Miyamoto, sit!" Mitsumi Fukuda patted the chair next to her and said, and then she continued to stare at Shen Zhenghui with a slightly impatient tone, "Let's tell Mr. Sasaki about the experience of filming in the United States, so that Mr. Sasaki can have a good experience." ”

A trace of astonishment flashed on Miyamoto's face, but he still sat down and talked seriously about his filming experience in the United States, which was really painful to say, and it was simply painful to work in a place where the culture and customs were completely unfamiliar as a person from a foreign country. Starting from Takeshi Kitano's filming "The Big Guy" to Zhou Xingxing's "The Green Hornet", Miyamoto has done almost all the most difficult things by him, which also depends entirely on the strong patience of the Japanese. Miyamoto just said something, Shen Zhenghui was a little impatient to listen, he knocked on the table and spread his hands, "Okay, I know." He continued to roll his eyes, "Miyamoto, hard work, if I really want to go to the United States to shoot a movie, I will definitely continue to use you as an assistant director." ”

Miyamoto's face couldn't tell whether he was resistant or repulsed by going to the United States, and he turned his head a little cautiously, "Are we going to go to the United States to make a film again?" Now the film is not over yet! ”

"Colombia has always had this intention," Mitsumi Fukuda pursed her lips, "and they've been saying that they've been inviting you to Hollywood for an unknown number of times," she spread her hands, "I really can't think of how to say no." ”

"Just say I can't stand flying?" Shen Zhenghui squinted, "Didn't you keep saying that you wouldn't let me go to the United States before?" ”

"It's called selling at a price." Mitsumi Fukuda said, "Columbia has given you a preference for the release of your new film that you can't refuse, provided that you make a film for them. Then she blinked, "How are you going to explain how you go from China to Japan and back to China from Japan every time?" Swim back? ”

"The Pacific Ocean is much wider, mostly, and scares me." Shen Zhenghui shrugged his shoulders, and then resumed his normal expression, "You want us to invest?" ”

"You've already found a good investment, you just need to get paid and dividends at the same time."

"They've got the script ready?"

"They offer alternative scripts, and of course, if you have a script, they can accept it."

"It sounds like the conditions are too generous, and some people feel ill-intentioned." Shen Zhenghui was thoughtful.

"Probably trying to use your luck, you know, from '98 to now, you haven't failed." Mitsumi Fukuda said, "Colombia even says it's OK if you want to shoot an anime. ”

"It doesn't sound like they're a Sony affiliate."

"They've actually always been very independent."

Shen Zhenghui held his chin and thought thoughtfully, "It sounds like they really want me to go to the United States, why?" Because I'm a director like Akira Kurosawa. ”

"You're much more powerful than Akira Kurosawa," Mitsumi Fukuda replied, "and I think maybe the U.S. government values your influence." ”

"Oh, that makes sense." Shen Zhenghui laughed, "But I'm very determined." ”

"Americans will always feel like you won't quit business."

"Have you read Zhou Xingxing's new script?" Shen Zhenghui asked suddenly.

"The one you wrote the outline?" Mitsumi Fukuda nodded, "Very good, but his enthusiasm for work is much lower than yours, by the way, I tell you that he auditioned actors in Chinese mainland, and I estimate that the official shooting will wait until the second half of the year, so you can't find him this time." ”

"It's so hard!" Shen Zhenghui said thoughtfully. (To be continued......)