Following.

Qin Muchu and Yang Mi were still watching films in various exhibition halls, and when they met Gong Li after the lunch break, her first words were:

"Xiao Qin, do you want to make a movie about me and Yimou?"

This sentence directly made Qin Muchu panic.

looked at Yang Mi, who was standing next to Gong Li with a smile on her face, and couldn't help but scold in her heart:

"This tiger girl, why do you say anything."

It is absolutely impossible to shoot the love story of Gong Li and Zhang Yimou, at least there is no hope for nearly thirty years.

Thirty years later, let's see if they are still alive......

No, Qin Muchu was annoyed by Yang Mi last night, and said it casually, it was purely a joke, how could he really shoot the love story of Lao Mouzi and Gong Li.

Just wanted to explain to Gong Li, I heard Gong Li say again:

"If it's filmed, I can act, Mimi played me when I was young, it was very good, quite similar."

Gong Li's gentle smile gave Qin Muchu no way.

Although the two of you said that you were relieved and became friends like relatives, wouldn't you feel embarrassed if you filmed this story?

Like a public execution, do you want to act in person?

And where is Yang Mi similar to you when you were young?

The only thing you two have in common is that you don't have to squeeze to shoot "Golden Armor", right?

Unable to understand Emperor Gong's heart, Qin Muchu squeezed out a smile and explained:

"I didn't want to shoot the story of you and Director Zhang, I just wanted to make a love-themed movie, so I collected all kinds of love stories for inspiration."

As he spoke, he pulled Yang Mi over and glared at her vaguely.

Find me something to do, won't you?

Do you understand the entertainment industry, if you want to play the heroine, learn a few more postures and serve the director well, won't you have a role?

But Yang Mi didn't care, and even glared back.

She wiped her mouth last night, and her boyfriend refused to let go and agreed to her to play the heroine of the movie.

Excessively!

"Oh, that's it......"

Gong Li's eyes moved slightly.

Qin Muchu didn't know if it was an illusion, he actually heard a trace of regret.

"By the way, Xiao Qin, when will our movie be released?" Gong Li suddenly asked again.

"Uh...... I'm not sure yet, but not in September or October. Qin Muchu had a headache.

Unlike other directors who pay attention to schedules and whatnot, his consistent style is to release the film as soon as possible after production.

Not this time.

"Why not in September and October?" Gong Li asked.

"Isn't it the third master's "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic" released in September? When the movie was finalized, the third master notified me and asked me not to have a schedule with him. ”

Gong Li naturally knew that this was a tribute film for celebrities, and the group performances were all stars, so he guessed:

"Afraid of affecting our box office?"

The lineup of this film is too strong, and it has a special color, the box office is likely to be not bad, and breaking 100 million should be stable, just see through hundreds of millions.

Seeing it this way, the third master is really good to Xiao Qin, and he specially called to remind him.

"Forehead ......"

Qin Muchu hesitated for a moment and said:

"I'm afraid that we will affect his box office."

"Do we affect him at the box office?"

Gong Li's eyes widened,

"Don't you know that we are a literary film? How will it affect his box office? ”

Qin Muchu smiled bitterly:

"I said it, but the third master said that all of my films except "Inception" are literary films, but none of the box office is the box office that literary films should have, and I am not allowed to release it in September, otherwise I don't want the dragon mark in the future, and he will take it away for me when he retires."

Although the third master's last threat was a joke, his attitude can also be seen.

Don't come to the sidelines!

Gong Li didn't know what to say for a while, it was obviously quite serious, and it was a little funny.

She retracted the corners of her mouth that wanted to rise:

"What about October? Someone told you to avoid it again? ”

"Well, in October, Huayi had a movie "The Wind", the investment was quite large, and this was a big production before the listing, and the impact was still quite big, and I am also a shareholder......

Qin Muchu was a little aggrieved.

It's said that this time it's really a pure literary film, and it really can't sell a few box offices, why don't you believe it!?

Gong Li couldn't help but laugh, and gently patted Qin Muchu's shoulder:

"You are the "Wolf" in the film industry, and no director in our country dares to collide with you."

"No, no."

Qin Muchu lowered his head and shook his hand again and again.

That's crazy.

He is just an ordinary record holder of the highest box office in the Celestial Empire, how dare he say this.

Gong Li saw Qin Muchu's "modest" appearance, and his eyes showed appreciation,

"Don't be modest, facts are facts......"

Yang Mi pursed her lips.

Gong Li thought that Qin Muchu was humble and embarrassed when she lowered her head, but she stood next to her but clearly saw the corners of her boyfriend's mouth raised.

Sullen monsters!

"It's better to set it in early December, after participating in the Golden Horse Awards, if you win the award, you can also add some box office to the movie." Gong Li suggested.

Participating in this year's Golden Horse Awards is what Qin Muchu promised in front of the media, and after the interview was broadcast, the Golden Horse Awards took the initiative to send an invitation, which was full of sincerity.

It would be rude to refuse any more.

So he nodded:

"Okay, early December."

Although "Sleepy Father" will not be very high at the box office in his expectation, it can be a little more.

The cost of this film is not high, mainly in the actors' salaries.

Gong Li, Chen Daomin, Zhang Manyu and other big names, although they all lowered their salaries because they were literary films, but all the actors combined, the salary still reached 6 million.

plus other expenses and publicity, the total production cost is 10 million.

The return to the original cost of 30 million box office.

If you change to other movies, the box office of 30 million will only be a matter of one day, but "Sleepy Father"......

Qin Muchu was a little empty.

These days, the audience in Venice has reported a problem, that is, they can't understand the plot.

After reading it, I still don't know which people are real, what the timeline is like from a normal person's point of view, and what happened.

But the amazing thing is that although they can't understand the plot or even distinguish the characters, they understand what the movie wants to express better.

This sense of confusion that I don't understand and can't figure out after reading it is precisely the state of Alzheimer's patients, who actually experience the inner world of the patient.

When watching a movie, the audience is "painful", empathizing with the pain.

It's okay at the film festival, but it's not the people who like to watch popcorn movies.

But when it is released in theaters, there will inevitably be a situation where it will sell well or not.

……

Back in the hotel room, as soon as the door was closed, Yang Mi asked mysteriously:

"Do you know why Sister Gong Li asked you to put the movie in December?"

"Didn't you say that you can add some box office after the Golden Horse Awards?"

"That's a lie, the real reason ......"

Yang Mi looked at Qin Muchu, who was unresponsive, glared, reached out and pulled him down forcefully, whispering for a while.

Qin Muchu listened to Yang Mi's words, and his expression kept changing.

After Yang Mi let go of him, he immediately said:

"No, Sister Gong Li and Lao Mouzi have a good relationship, and they are all relieved."

"Oops, stupid, I didn't say she was targeting Director Zhang!"

"You mean...... Against Zhang Weiping? ”

"Well, the son can be taught~~ Zhang Weiping's news today, you see."

Yang Mi pointed the computer at Qin Muchu, and the news on it was ""Three Guns" is set for December, Zhang Weiping said that it is Zhang Yimou's meticulous work that has been prepared for three years, with a cost of more than 100 million yuan, and it does not lose any blockbuster. ”

Qin Muchu frowned when he saw this title.

Three years of preparation, the cost of more than 100 million ......

As an insider who has discussed the script with Lao Mouzi, these two words are pure nonsense.

Lao Mouzi only bought the copyright of the original "Blood Labyrinth" in December last year, and he thought about adapting it, and the preparation time was less than half a year.

As for the cost of more than 100 million, it is even more of a joke.

There are no special effects in this scene, and there are no big names.

Although he used Heshenyang, he was just a fire, but he was an absolute newcomer in the film industry, and he made a movie of Lao Mouzi, so it was impossible to ask for a high price.

The highest salary of the actors in the crew of "Three Guns" should be Zhang Songwen, with a maximum of three million.

The movie shooting location is also simple, don't create any luxurious scenery, if you can spend 50 million, it's too much, where is 100 million.

Of course, for the sake of movie promotion, it's normal to exaggerate the movie at best.

But this is Zhang Yimou's first movie after the Olympics, and the public has high expectations.

Zhang Weiping boasted at this time, which meant that he was consuming the prestige of Lao Mouzi.

If the movie has a good reputation, then it's okay, but if the movie is lower than the audience's expectations, then it will be Lao Mouzi who will be counterattacked.

"It's really like you said, Sister Gong Li wants me to set the December file because she wants me to fight in the ring with Lao Mouzi, but what's the point of doing this?

Do you want me to suck up the box office in December, so that "Three Guns" will lose all its money, and Zhang Weiping will lose money?

What I want to make is a commercial film, so I can still touch Lao Mouzi, but how can a literary film compare with Lao Mouzi's "Three Guns"? It's not on the same track. ”

Qin Muchu didn't understand.

"Sleepy Father" is still struggling to "return to the original line".

"Probably Sister Gong Li has more confidence in you."

Yang Mi can only think of this reason.

After all, it seems that except for his boyfriend, everyone thinks that the box office of "Sleepy Father" will continue his previous brilliant record.

Just as the two were chatting, the room doorbell suddenly rang.

Qin Muchu no longer thought about Gong Li's thoughts.

There is a good saying "Don't guess a girl's thoughts", don't guess girls, let alone a woman like Gong Li.

Opening the door of the room, there was an unexpected person standing outside the door.

With a slightly shy smile on his face, he looked a little cramped standing there.

……

Ang Lee, the director Qin Muchu, is not very familiar, because he doesn't communicate much with him.

His impression is more from the perception of a third party - the director of "Lust, Caution" and an international director......

These are all labels given by others, and if you really get in touch with Li Yu, you will find that he is a "strange" person.

Generally speaking, directors, especially directors, are not extroverted, but at least they are good at expression and communication, and can talk to others.

But Ang Lee is different.

He is indeed very shy, even introverted.

If you talk to someone you don't know, you will be embarrassed and you won't be able to find a topic.

It's a bit of a social phobia.

It's like he's sitting opposite Qin Muchu now, and he's so nervous that he's clasping his fingers.

"Are you watching a movie these days?"

"You are good at English, it should be easy to attend film festivals and watch movies."

"I really like "Inception", I have watched it many times."

Qin Muchu could feel that Li Yu was trying his best to create a harmonious and harmonious chat atmosphere, but he was really not the kind of person who was good at dancing with long sleeves.

Not to mention that the atmosphere was very embarrassing, the key was taken to the café for a long time, and Qin Muchu didn't know what Li Yu was looking for him.

"Director Li, why don't we have something to say." Qin Muchu said.

If it drags on like this, the two of them won't be able to get down to business until the evening.

"Oh, good, good." Li Yu nodded a little embarrassedly.

Obviously, he also knows that communication is not his forte.

Unconsciously shook his palm and looked at Qin Muchu:

"Qin Dao ......"

"You call me Xiao Qin, Director Qin is too polite." Qin Muchu interrupted.

Li Eucalyptus's qualifications and age are more than enough to call him "Xiao Qin", after all, to be precise, Li Eucalyptus is from the generation of Lao Jiang and Lao Mouzi.

"Little ...... Qin. ”

Xu felt that this title was a little closer, and Li Yu's smile was a little more natural:

"I disturbed your rest at noon, mainly to thank you in person."

"Thank me?"

Qin Muchu didn't think of this answer at all, that is, Li Yu secretly gave him the "Golden Lion" trophy, and he imagined it in his mind.

Wait, Li Yu thanked me......

He remembered something and looked at Li Yu:

"For Tang Wei's business?"

"Yes."

Li Yu nodded heavily,

"Thank you for letting Xiao Tang act in a TV series, giving her the opportunity to appear in the mainland again, and helping her unblock ......"

"Wait, wait."

Li Yu looked at Qin Muchu who interrupted him with a wave of his hand.

"There is no ban, Director Li, you have to remember that no one has ever banned Tang Wei, she studied by herself and had other developments, so she disappeared from the public eye in the past two years.

Your previous remarks about her grievances were all misunderstood. Qin Muchu said seriously.

Li Yu was a little confused.

Isn't it clear to learn from him?

At the beginning, for Tang Wei's matter, I begged my grandfather to tell my grandmother, my leg was going to break, and it was useless.

As for learning, there are other developments, which is even more nonsense.

was purely forced to have no choice but to temporarily leave the mainland entertainment industry to avoid the limelight.

Seeing that Li Yu didn't understand, Qin Muchu was very helpless, this was too simple.

simply opened the skylight and said something bright:

"After Tang Wei came out, he had to deal with the previous ban coldly, and when asked by the media, he denied it, and then brushed it off.

Don't complain about it again, or hype it up, otherwise if you go in again, it will be difficult to come out next time. Not only her, but you and the crew of "Lust, Caution" have to be like this. ”

Qin Muchu said it so clearly, Li Yu would be stupid if he didn't understand it, and he nodded again and again in thanks.

"Don't thank me, it's the TV series director who wants to use her, and I, as a producer, help solve the actor's problem."

Qin Muchu shook his head and did not accept Li Yu's thanks.

Although it is an objective fact that he helped Tang Wei, subjectively speaking, he was not rushing to help Tang Wei.

If Zheng Xiaolong had a crush on another actor at that time, such as Jiang Xin.

Then he won't be idle enough to go out of his way to unseal Tang Wei.

But since Zheng Xiaolong felt that Tang Wei was the most suitable, then he had the obligation to get the most suitable one.

The premise is not to make mistakes of principle.

This may be a kind of obsessive-compulsive disorder of Qin Muchu, who always wants to do the best possible in film and television works.

Although he did not direct this work, he participated in it.

However, for Li Yu, he doesn't care whether Qin Muchu is subjective or objective, in short, his godchildren have benefited.

Then he had to express his gratitude.

It's not just the verbal kind, but the actual one.

"Xiao Qin, a film like "Sleepy Father" should not have a very good box office performance, if you want to make money from the capital, you may have to rely on selling copyrights, do you have a way?"

As soon as Qin Muchu heard this, he knew that Li Yu had some way to recommend it to him.

It is a fact that art films do not make money, and the reason why they can still exist is that the director was not starved to death, and the investors did not jump off the building, relying on selling copyrights at film festivals.

Basically, they sell DVD rights to some European countries, such as France and Italy, and their audiences prefer to watch art films.

Qin Muchu naturally also has the idea of selling DVD copyrights, but he has a deep network in Asia and North America, but Europe, a small country that likes "unpopular movies", has not had much contact.

I am also going to contact a domestic company and transfer a few people in this area to help deal with it.

"Jiang Zhiqiang, I don't know if you've heard of it, my producer, and the overseas distribution of my films are all done by him...... He also did it for director Yimou.

In terms of overseas distribution and copyright, he is better at it, and he is also very grateful to you for Tang Wei's matter, so I want to take this opportunity to express it.

If you can rest assured, he will help you sell the copyright of "Sleepy Father......"

Li Yu rubbed his hands, his eyes were very sincere.

Qin Muchu looked at Li Yu, thought about it, and still smiled and agreed:

"Then thank you Director Li and Mr. Jiang."

Since others want to be grateful, it is not good to blindly refuse.

Proper acceptance can bring people closer and build friendships.

Sure enough, after Qin Muchu agreed, Li Yu smiled more genuinely and happily than before, and was not so cramped and blunt:

"It's okay, it's okay, it's supposed to be ......"

(End of chapter)