Chapter 174: Filmmakers, There Must Be Borders!
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Lu Chuan!
The first 'leader of the new generation of directors' in the mouth of the media.
His fame is smooth, and it is not an exaggeration to say that his debut is not at its peak.
At the age of 27, Lu Chuan got a master's degree and began to write and direct.
A "Black Hole" was born, leaving a strong mark on the history of film and television dramas.
At the age of 31, Lu Chuan wrote his own script "Looking for a Gun", trying to complete the transformation from a TV director to a film director.
He did it!
Han Dong, the big and small Wang brothers, and several elders in the film field have helped to set up the stage and personally serve as the producer of "Looking for a Gun".
In order to let Lu Chuan start the opening shot, the elders even found the famous director Jiang Cohen to play the leading role and also serve as a film producer.
Its purpose, know everything!
Coco Jiang's joining is to support Lu Chuan and escort Senior Brother Lu, who enjoys a 'talented director'.
Lu Chuan is very happy, very happy!
That's Jiang Wen, deign to be the actor for him!
He is ambitious, vowing to make an excellent work to prove to his predecessors who are optimistic about him, telling them that they did not choose the wrong person.
However, Lu Chuan never imagined that the project that countless people are optimistic about turned out to be the beginning of the Waterloo of his life.
Can you imagine!
In the 90s, when there was no trace of capital, as the director of the movie, Lu Chuan couldn't control the dominance of film shooting!
In the crew, Coco Jiang has the final say!
The domineering Coco Jiang taught Senior Brother Lu a lesson for the first time directing a movie.
Movies, that's how they should be made!
The result was gratifying, and the film was a success.
With a box office of more than 9 million, it ranks ninth in the annual box office list of Chinese films.
Lu Chuan was an instant hit, and he was in the limelight.
Awards followed, and many awards were won for Best Virgo at the College Student Film Festival and Best Film in Chinese Film Media.
The media reported wildly and named him a 'leader of the new generation of directors'!
However, only Lu Chuan himself knows how aggrieved he is in his heart.
These awards, these honors, are not unique to him.
Behind him, there is still a Jiang Wen!
In the face of praise and doubts from the outside world, Lu Chuan was extremely depressed and vowed to make a movie that he made his own decisions.
In 04, "Ke Ke Xili" was released.
Box office hits.
The awards are substantial.
Lu Chuan was resurrected with full blood.
The big and small kings comforted him, don't care so much about the box office in literary films.
Wang Zhonglei even said at the wine table that Hua Yi would fully support Lu Chuan's next movie.
At that point in time, "Hero" came out, and commercial films gradually became mainstream.
Lu Chuan listened to Wang Zhonglei's persuasion and plunged into the commercial film with gratitude and ambition.
This entry is five years!
In 09, Lu Chuan finally prepared for the project of "Nanjing Nanjing".
This movie can be regarded as a disaster, and it took countless hours and dozens of drafts just to pass the review.
After the script was finalized, China Film watched with his left arm, and Han Dong, who had supported him, euphemistically refused the investment after reading the script.
After several fruitless searches for investment, Lu Chuan came to Huayi and found his former good brother Wang Zhonglei.
80 million investment, Huayi promised!
After reading the script, Wang Zhongjun directly brought in Tan Dong of Xingmei Group to invest together.
After a flip of exchanges, Xingmei became the main controlling investor of "Nanjing Nanjing", and Huayi only occupied 30% of the share, and at the same time enjoyed the distribution rights of the film.
To be honest, when Fang Ziheng knew the news, he couldn't help but sigh that the two brothers were really shrewd.
not only met Lu Chuan's expectations, but also shared the risks of the movie, and at the same time sold a favor to Xingmei Group, which wanted to participate in the movie.
In the last life, he thought that only Huayi was investing, but he didn't expect that there was a Xingmei Group hidden behind it.
No wonder "Nanjing, Nanjing" was released, and there was such a high number of films in the first two days.
You must know that Xingmei Cinema Line, a subsidiary of Xingmei Group, is currently the No. 1 cinema giant in China.
Wanda Cinema Line has developed so fast that it took 13 years to surpass Xingmei and become the No. 1 cinema giant in China.
With Xingmei Investment, "Nanjing, Nanjing" will start filming soon.
It took ten months of filming, and it was finally time to meet the audience.
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The imperial capital of Wangfujing.
Diagonally opposite Xingmei Cinema, on the top floor of a five-star hotel.
Lu Chuan, dressed in a straight suit, stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking down at the bustling city under his feet.
Behind him, the great beauty Qin Lan wore a black evening dress, her hair was in a high bun, and she was graceful.
"Six years to sharpen a sword!"
"Six years, I've been waiting for six whole years!"
"I don't want to say how awesome I am, I just want to tell the world how I've come over in the past six years."
"Huh.."
"A movie, how many six years there are in life!"
Lu Chuan laughed at himself and let out an indescribable sigh.
After sighing, he turned around and took the red wine from Qin Lan's hand, raised his neck and drank it all.
"Lan Lan, tonight, I will definitely be able to take back the glory that belongs to me!"
"In the Glory Military Merit Medal, there is half of Lanlan's credit!"
"I believe in you!"
Qin Lan Yingying raised her glass, smiling and gentle like water.
"Let's go over, there are already guests in the room!"
"Let's go."
After looking at the time, Lu Chuan took Qin Lan downstairs, met with the main creator of the movie, and drove to Xingmei Cinema diagonally opposite.
Two kilometers away from the studio.
Fang Ziheng, Concubine Lin, and Wu Jing were on the road, slowly moving forward with the crowded vehicles.
Wu Jing drove, and Fang Ziheng sat in the back seat with Concubine Lin.
Audi A6, followed by three Mercedes-Benz S600, several artists under Hengyu in Beijing also participated in tonight's premiere.
Thirty minutes later, the convoy arrived at Xingmei Cinema.
Outside Xingmei Cinema, a long red carpet leads from the gate to the infield, and both sides of the red carpet are filled with flowers and tripod posters.
Fang Ziheng got out of the car and shouted: "There are quite a few people present!" ”
"The movie co-produced by Xingmei and Huayi, there must be a lot of people coming."
Concubine Lin got out of the car elegantly, glanced at the crowded crowd outside the theater, and said with a smile.
Lu Chuan's first commercial film, many industry insiders and star artists have come to cheer.
In the summer, female celebrities are dressed coolly, and after stepping on the red carpet, their eyes are flying, and they pose seductively in the coaxing of reporters.
After waiting for a while, several eighteenth-tier female stars finally entered the infield, and Fang Ziheng hurriedly pulled Concubine Lin over.
Leaving Wu Jing alone to touch his nose in embarrassment!
On the red carpet.
Fang Ziheng slowed down appropriately and waited for Concubine Lin beside him.
Sister Lin stepped on seven-centimeter high heels, her figure was tall, and she couldn't get up fast if she wanted to.
Many viewers recognized Fang Ziheng, looked surprised, and cheered in unison.
"Brother Chaser, I love you..."
"Brother Ziheng, look here, look here..."
"Brother Chaser, you are so handsome.."
"Brother Qin Feng, come to my sister's arms.."
"The Four Famous Catches" is still being screened, it stands to reason that he should be promoting it everywhere, how can he have time to come over today.
Not only were the audience puzzled by the fans, but the reporters at the end of the red carpet and waiting for an interview at the infield were also surprised.
Fang Ziheng held Sister Lin with one hand, and kept waving his other hand, greeting fans on both sides of the red carpet.
After stepping off the red carpet, reporters who had been waiting for a long time surrounded them.
"Hello Director Fang, first of all, congratulations on the gratifying results of "The Four Famous Catches", I would like to ask you about the second project you mentioned before, how far have you prepared, and can the movie meet the audience in the Chinese New Year?"
"Rest assured, filming will officially start at the end of the month, and you will definitely be able to catch up with the Chinese New Year."
Hearing this, the reporters' eyes lit up.
Two movies a year, sows seem to be highly productive!
Gee..
Senior brother Lu Chuan sharpened a sword in six years, and junior brother Fang Ziheng made four movies in three years!
In an instant, the reporters thought of many, many things.
However, today is the host of "Nanjing Nanjing" after all.
The media reporter took the money, and it was difficult to ask about other topics.
"Director Fang, what do you think of "Nanjing", Nanjing?"
"It is said that in order to shoot a good movie, Director Lu Chuan changed the script hundreds of times and paid a lot of effort."
Fang Ziheng's eyes flashed, he shook his head and skipped the topic, and said: "It's the premiere in a while, you guys watch the movie seriously, it's better than asking me here." ”
After speaking, he smiled mysteriously and walked into the infield with Concubine Lin in his arms.
The reporters were stunned, looked at each other, and saw a hint of surprise in the eyes of their peers.
There is something in Guide Fang's words!
Could it be..
"Nanjing, Nanjing" and other famous halls!
The expressions of the reporters couldn't help but become weird.
In the theater of the theater, there is also a formal interview area.
As soon as Fang Ziheng, Concubine Lin, and Wu Jing came in, they saw Lu Chuan standing on the small high platform, bragging to reporters!
"The project "Nanjing Nanjing" was the inspiration that suddenly came to me after I went out to collect wind at the end of 04 and came to the ancient city of Jinling.
I remember standing on the wall of the ancient city baptized by time, and the terrible suffering of the ancient city 70 years ago came to my mind. ”
"After I came back, I wrote the four words "Nanjing", Nanjing!"
Get out and pick up!
Monstrous suffering!
The corners of Fang Ziheng's mouth twitched, and he didn't want to look at Lu Chuan.
Blow, blow hard.
There are times when you cry.
Without the slightest stop, Fang Ziheng let go of Concubine Lin and walked past with his head held high.
Concubine Lin and Wu Jing also looked calm, the two looked ahead, and followed Fang Ziheng through the interview area.
Hengyu's artists, Xiao Yang, Wang Ou, Jiang Shuying, Tang Yan, and the new additions Sun Li, Li Qin, Tang Yixin, Chen He, Zheng Kai.
The nine of them followed closely Concubine Lin and Wu Jing, who didn't dare to look at the interview area.
Before coming, Hengyu Media's new deputy director of the artist management department, Chang Jihong personally explained to everyone.
Today's premiere, with only eyes and ears, if you encounter anything, follow Mr. Fang and Mr. Lin.
The artists are not stupid, as early as when they learned that they were coming to the premiere today, they inquired a lot.
Their boss, BOOS of Hengyu Media, was once bullied by Lu Chuan as a senior brother.
Now that the boss is taking the lead in ignoring Lu Chuan, they must have a wave of support!
On a small high platform.
Lu Chuan glanced at Fang Ziheng abruptly, and did not say hello.
Since he fired a cannon under Huayi Tower, swore that he wanted to make hard steel "Four Famous Catches", and beheaded Fang Ziheng under the horse, the two of them took over the beam.
This kind of hype of touching porcelain head-on is even more disgusting than his previous evaluation of education as a senior brother!
Lu Chuan didn't care, or he was never afraid of offending Fang Ziheng.
As long as the movie is successful tonight, all the beams will be smoothed out and continue to hide underwater.
Even if you only win five or six hundred million at the box office and fail to beat "The Four Famous Catches", it's fine.
How can Fang Ziheng drop, and he can still bite him Lu Chuan.
………
Walking into the infield, a lot of people from all walks of life in the entertainment industry came.
Fang Ziheng had a friendly smile on his face, and shook hands with the star artists who came forward to take the initiative to say hello one by one.
Three movies in a row have exploded, and with a Hengyu Media behind him, Fang Ziheng is also a big mountain in the entertainment industry.
I don't know how many female stars want to know him, and even want to climb into his bed, and soar to the sky from then on.
Seven o'clock in the evening.
At the beginning of the premiere, CCTV host Sa Beining quickly stepped onto the stage at the front of the screening hall.
"The ancient capital of Nanjing, also known as Jinling."
"This ancient city, which has a history of nearly 2,500 years, suffered extremely tragic damage during the Anti-Japanese War.
Sa Bei is worthy of being the famous mouth of CCTV, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he brought everyone back to the era of fire, blood boiling, and desperate fighting.
The large screening hall was full of guests and audiences, all of whom looked serious, and the smiles they had just entered were long gone.
"Nanjing, Nanjing"!
Just by listening to the name, everyone knows that it is a slightly heavy movie.
Many of the guests and audiences present today are here with the purpose of being baptized and educated.
After the opening remarks, Lu Chuan took the main creative team to the stage and nagged for a long time.
It wasn't until half past seven in the evening that the movie was officially released.
No surprises!
As Fang Ziheng thought, the content of the first twenty minutes of "Nanjing, Nanjing" is almost the same as the previous life.
At this time, although many viewers did not notice anything wrong, they were also full of doubts.
It's been almost half an hour, why haven't you got the opponent yet!
It's strange if you can do it!
The theme of the movie is not to describe the Anti-Japanese War from the perspective of Chinese people, but to describe the invasion from the perspective of a small day.
"Nanjing, Nanjing" is not a film that is passionate and opposes aggression.
is a movie that uses the so-called exploration of human nature to invade Southview City for a small day, and whitewashes all evil.
Just when the guests and the audience were becoming more and more puzzled, the movie played for forty minutes.
The actor of the movie, Liu Ye sacrificed!
Rumble...
Liu Ye's sacrifice dropped a bombshell on the screening hall.
Countless viewers stared at the big screen with wide eyes and incredulity.
Some people even looked at the first row, at Lu Chuan and several movie creators.
That's it!
The heroes are dead, how can this battle be fought!
The audience thought too much and there was no war.
The real hey is coming.
On the big screen.
As soon as the camera turned, the perspective came to Xiao Ri.
The narrative of the movie also starts with the officers of the small days.
See here.
The guests were silent.
The audience also stopped talking.
It wasn't until the end of the movie, when sparse applause rang out, that the audience reacted.
Immediately, the discussion rang out.
There are more and more people arguing and begging for wheels, and the noisy and noisy voices are getting louder and louder, and it is easy to cover the applause.
The audience came back to their senses!
Bang!
A bottle of mineral water was thrown from behind to the front stage.
Bang bang bang!
A dozen excited young men threw out their hands to vent their inner dissatisfaction.
A security guard stepped forward to stop the young man's behavior in time.
Facing the irritable audience, Lu Chuan breathed a sigh of relief at this time.
The movie was a success!
It was the first thought in his heart.
If the movie is controversial, it is not afraid, and the greater the controversy, the higher the popularity.
The higher the popularity, the more viewers will be attracted.
As early as when the script of "Nanjing Nanjing" had not yet been finalized, these situations were imagined countless times in his mind.
From the point of view of the aggressor, tell a real historical event.
Lu Chuan stood up and walked onto the stage with a calm face.
The reporters rushed over, surrounded him, and questioned him loudly.
"Director Lu, you're a little girl, right? Why glorify the aggressor in the movie? ”
"Director Lu, you are whitewashing the invaders, have you ever thought about the feelings of the 300,000 victims of Nanjing?"
The reporters held the microphone high, their expressions were very serious, and they stared at Lu Chuan on the stage.
In the face of doubts, Lu Chuan was not a little flustered on the surface, he had already prepared a draft in his heart.
"You misunderstood me, the theme of this movie just wants to tell the audience that the opponent we faced back then was very strong!"
"As I said before, my team and I looked up a lot of materials during the preparation of the film in order to recreate a true historical story."
"This story is absolutely true, I just stand on a neutral side, and I show the story from an objective point of view."
Lu Chuan's tone was calm, he couldn't say anything, and explained to the reporter without hurrying.
Journalists didn't buy it, and the questions they asked became more and more acute and unpleasant.
In the end, Lu Chuan, who was calm on the surface and glass on the inside, finally broke the defense.
Throw down the sentence 'I have a clear conscience' and walk quickly off the stage.
Fang Ziheng stood not far away, silently watching this scene, and secretly scolded in his heart that he deserved it!
He didn't leave either, waiting for the reporter to find him.
Since he is here tonight, he doesn't want Senior Brother Lu to have a good time!
The two brothers Tan Dong and Wang of Xingmei came to say hello and invited him to the dinner together.
He smiled, and didn't say to go, and didn't say no!
Sure enough, as Lu Chuan left the scene from the small passage, the reporters became more angry, looking for guests everywhere for interviews.
Fang Ziheng, who was motionless, was the first to enter their field of vision!
Seven or eight reporters rushed up and stopped Fang Ziheng, as well as Tan Dong and the big and small Wang brothers who saw off the guests.
In front of the three hosts, the reporter handed over the microphone and asked loudly: "Director Fang, what do you think of "Nanjing Nanjing"? ”
How to look!
Scold...
Of course, it's a cannon!
Fang Ziheng took the microphone, snorted coldly, and said with a disdainful face: "What is there to say about the movies that whitewash the little days." ”
"The theme of the movie is completely contrary to the perspective of the Chinese people, and it is completely speaking for the invaders."
Fang Ziheng fired directly, ignoring the big and small kings, and ignoring the Xingmei Tan President whose face was gloomy.
The more he spoke, the more agitated he became, and the more he spoke, the more stern he became.
"Here I want to tell Senior Brother Lu, if you want to be a traitor, no one will stop you, you can bow down to Xiao Ri!"
"At the same time, I would like to say a word to the audience and the industry peers who are here today."
"Movies can have no borders, we filmmakers have."
"Because, we are Chinese!
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