451 Amazing (II)
Since "The Crow", Wang Shuai has not made other movies.
"Crow" hit Wang Shuai very deeply, and went to Cannes, but he didn't win any substantial awards, the reputation was very good, and the box office was not bad, but he didn't get anything in the end.
Later, I wanted to write a book that I was slightly satisfied with.,But my hair was almost white.,In the end, I couldn't write anything.。
"Crow" made him Jiang Lang exhausted.
His directing level is still there, and his various controls on human nature are still there, but he just can't find a suitable work for him to perform.
He thought of Zhou Yang and wanted Zhou Yang to get a few books, but he couldn't wipe his face for a while, and he was complaining with Shen Changwei and the others, and happened to receive a call from Zhou Yang.
Shen Changwei has also been quite suffocated recently.
As a literary film and commercial film, "one of the representatives of the five generations of Chinese directors", he finally pulled "Hero" out, and the business and reputation were very good, but he was repeatedly frustrated in the area of awards.
"Hero" has been to Berlin and has not found anything, and has been to the Oscars, but in the end it has not been fished out, and almost did not even enter the Oscar door.
Although the Academy Awards and Golden Horse Awards have given some substantive awards, they are still awesome in China when they are patted, and it is embarrassing to go overseas.
"Over the years, overseas awards have always been like this, if you want to win awards, you have to shoot some pain points in China, the special effects of "Hero" are really awesome, the plot is also quite deep, and the feelings of family and country, but when you go abroad, those foreigners can't understand it, he only knows that people are flying around in the sky and are very dazzling, but he doesn't understand Chinese ......culture at all."
"But when it comes to the pain points, there are some buttocks that are not right, and they specially expose the ugliness of Huaxia to outsiders......"
"But without the vigilance and encouragement of these movies, people will be very paralyzed, and they will shoot these singing and dancing things every day, isn't this the Southern Song Dynasty in the past?"
"That's ......"
Shen Changwei chatted with Wang Shuai and walked into the conference room.
Although he belongs to the people of the Huaxia Film Association, he has never taken care of a bunch of bad things, neither followed these people to make trouble because of the deterioration of treatment, nor did he support An Xiao's decision in public, he has always been in a state of freedom.
This time, I followed Wang Shuai to Huaxing, and I just came over to have a look, and I had no other ideas.
"This book is good! Are you going to play a role? ”
"Forget it......"
"Huang Feihong continues to let Huo Yuanjie act?"
"Well, let's keep acting, after all, it's a series of movies, and in addition to the second part, there is a third ......"
"The book of the third part is out?"
"Not yet, but there is an outline, this one will be shot first."
"After "Grandmaster 2", Huo Yuanjie's worth has increased a lot, I'm afraid that there will be some ...... in terms of investment."
"I'll cast some Huaxing!"
"How much?"
"Ten Million ......"
"Hahaha, this is too little, as a Huaxing production company, you will invest 10 million, this is really too little, right? Not a whole 100 million? ”
"Recently, the company has invested too much, and if it invests more, it will not be able to turn over."
"Okay, OK, no problem, let's make this plate bigger, in addition to investment, the company has a 30% box office share, and I will find someone to ...... the remaining 70%"
"I talked to Mr. Zhang, and Mr. Zhang is willing to invest 100 million ......"
"That's okay, I don't have to look for anyone, haha, I've waited for the script of your "Grandmaster 2" for so long, I've looked for you many times, and now it's finally finished."
When they came, Huang Jiacheng was already in the conference room.
Huang Jiacheng chatted with Zhou Yang about "Grandmaster 2" with a smile, and his body of nearly two meters was like a hill even if he was sitting.
After chatting about filming and investment, Huang Jiacheng couldn't put it down with the book of "Grandmaster 2 Top Gun".
Compared with Wang Shuai and Shen Changwei, the current Huang Jiacheng is at the peak of his career, although "The Grandmaster" has not won any awards overseas, but it has won numerous awards in China, and it has also broken historical records at the overseas box office, and has brought a wave of trends, and has become the first person at the box office of Chinese movies for a period of time.
Shen Changwei and Wang Shuai said hello to Huang Jiacheng and sat down.
Wang Shuai looked at Zhou Yang......
found that compared with a few days ago, Zhou Yang at this moment looked very haggard, with a frightening number of dark circles under his eyes, but his eyes were very energetic, as if a flame was burning, and his fighting spirit was high.
This made it difficult for Wang Shuai to connect with the young man who was once inferior and slightly shy for a while, and made Wang Shuai think that he was looking at the wrong person, or that Zhou Yang was taken away by something.
Director Wang...... I don't know if you're interested in Infernal Affairs 2? ”
"Infernal Affairs 2?"
"Yes, it is with Liu Jianming as the protagonist, mainly telling the story of Liu Jianming who fell into the infernal illusion of suspicion and suspicion after Chen Yongren's death, and some schizophrenia, which is probably the story outline ......"
"Oh? Let me see. ”
After Zhou Yang handed the script to Wang Shuai, his eyes looked at Shen Changwei again, and his eyes began to heat slightly, as if the flame was even stronger: "Director Shen, do you have any ideas for making movies recently?" ”
"Yes, yes, but it's very difficult to choose for a while......" Zhou Yang's words came straight to the point, which made Shen Changwei a little uncomfortable for a while.
"Missing a script?"
"Scripts are always missing."
"Can you tell me what type of script you want?"
"Huh?" After Shen Changwei heard Zhou Yang's reckless question, he was stunned at first, and then a little weirdness flashed on his face: "Can you make up a book on the spot according to my ideas, or do you have a lot of books?" ”
"Tell me first?" Zhou Yang looked at Shen Changwei with a bit of expectation on his face.
"This ......" Shen Changwei frowned slightly, he suddenly felt that this was a bit sloppy, and after hesitating for a while, he didn't know how to respond to Zhou Yang for a while.
"Let's talk about it, a few books compiled by Xiao Zhou, which one is poor, if you want business and business, you want literature and art to have literature and art......" Wang Shuai was pleasantly surprised while flipping through the script of "Infernal Affairs 2", and said this sentence without looking back.
"Haha, Director Zhou, I said I want to make a movie for the Oscars, can you?" Looking at Zhou Yang's serious appearance, Shen Changwei felt that Zhou Yang was so confident that he was boundless, so he quipped.
He thought that after he asked this question, Zhou Yang's face would be embarrassed, at least he would retreat, but he didn't expect Zhou Yang to sit back on the chair instead, and he didn't reply immediately, nor did he feel much embarrassment, but fell into deep thought.
The room suddenly fell silent.
After this silence lasted for three or four minutes, Huang Jiacheng stood up and greeted the two happily: "You guys are busy first, I'll go first." ”
When Shen Changwei and Wang Shuai responded to Huang Jiacheng, Huang Jiacheng left the conference room with the script.
The conference room suddenly fell silent again.
Wang Shuai was reading the script of "Infernal Affairs 2", but Zhou Yang, who was sitting on the main seat, lowered his head, picked up a pen and paper, and pondered while writing.
Shen Changwei looked at Zhou Yang's serious appearance, and his joking emotions gradually disappeared, turning into worry.
He actually admires Zhou Yang a lot.
Zhou Yang's movies, from "Mine Bottom" to "Infernal Affairs", he has seen every movie.
He naturally knew that after Venice came back, the directors of the Huaxia Film Association suddenly attacked Zhou Yang, and Zhou Yang's life might be difficult in the future.
It is equivalent to facing so many directors in China alone, and uniting the theater chain and all parties to threaten the relevant departments with box office results......
In this stall, will the relevant departments sacrifice Zhou Yang alone, or will they sacrifice these directors of the older generation?
The thing speaks for itself.
Even if An Xiao has a close relationship with Zhou Yang, as a newcomer who has just taken the position, how long can she last and how long can she withstand the pressure?
"The Exotic Reclamation of Vegetable Skeletons"
Three billion!
Counting "Infernal Affairs" and the box office completed by Zhou Yang, there is still a box office task of 900 million.
Three months!
To complete the box office task of 900 million, unless there is another big hit like "Infernal Affairs", how can it be completed?
However, the box office of the "Infernal Affairs" movie is generally considered by the outside world to be water-injected, and even if the script of "Infernal Affairs 2" is excellent, even if it engages in charity marketing again, it is unlikely to reach 700 million!
And the Huaxia market is not all given to you Zhou Yang, you know, in the second half of the year, there are not a few Hollywood movies, although at present, except for "Jaws", there are no blockbusters, but Hollywood Movies will always have a few explosive blockbuster movies every year, which is normal, and Hollywood movies are bound to squeeze the living space of "Infernal Affairs 2".
All factors come down......
900 million box office mission!
How is it done?
Time went on bit by bit, and half an hour had passed......
Wang Shuai finished reading the script of "Infernal Affairs 2", looked up with great satisfaction, and when he looked at Zhou Yang, who had been writing on the main seat, he did not speak, but put the outline of the script in his arms.
Then, the door to the conference room opened.
Feng Kai walked in excitedly: "Mr. Zhou, I have got the film shooting ideas of several young directors, as well as the types of movies they are good at, they are outside now, do you want to meet them?" Ah, Director Shen, Director Wang......"
Feng Kai's voice broke the silence in the conference room.
Shen Changwei nodded at Feng Kai, and was about to say something, but saw Zhou Yang on the main seat standing up, holding the outline of the written script.
"See you now...... Look at what type of movie they want to make, and I can figure out the corresponding script ......."
"Hmm...... Good. ”
"Director Shen, I've finished writing the outline of the script, take a look, I'll go out and get busy."
"Oh, good!"
Shen Changwei nodded, and then continued the outline of the script, but saw that the name of the script was "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon......
After Zhou Yang left, he subconsciously picked up the script and read it......
At first, he was quite distracted, but then, the expression on his face suddenly turned to shock!
"Grass!"