In fact, about the matter of "lifting the sedan chair".

Two years later, John Woo himself admitted it.

John Woo's "Wind Whisperer" failed miserably, directly causing a large Hollywood company to close down and return to China.

But he can use his past reputation to cash in and direct top projects in the Chinese film industry such as "Red Cliff", hundreds of millions of investments are at his disposal, first-line stars and powerful actors from across the Taiwan Strait and three places are at his disposal, and the producer arranges the best schedule.

So, of course, Director Wu Da felt that he could do it again, and his self-consciousness was completely inflated.

Moreover, as a Xiangjiang director who married Wanwan's wife, this person seems to be full of contempt for the mainland film industry in his bones, and he even regards the mainland investors who have invested huge amounts of money as a "big wrong".

In 2010, after filming "Red Cliff", he even talked about how to use mainland funds to be the main boss in a public interview in Singapore, and director Zhu Yanping, who has served as the chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards for many times, and joined hands with Wanwan filmmakers to support a new generation of Hong Kong and Taiwan and suppress the "great plan" of mainland actors.

He even said directly:

They want to use the opportunity to direct co-productions, including the nominations and awards of the Hong Kong Film Awards and Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards, to lure successful mainland stars to "lift the sedan chair" for the supporting roles of young Hong Kong and Taiwan artists who are supported by them.

is to rank the positions and roles of Hong Kong and Taiwan artists as much as possible before mainland stars, so as to give investors from all parties the illusion: "The most popular mainland actors can only play supporting roles for the new generation of Hong Kong and Taiwan; Mainland newcomers are not worthy of playing the leading role. ”

Therefore, it can not only directly suppress the coffee position and future of newcomers in the mainland, but also make the coffee position and commercial value of Hong Kong and Taiwan newcomers soar rapidly.

Therefore, "Painted Skin" directed by Chen Jiashang, starring Zhou Gongzi, Xiaoyanzi, and Chen Kun in the mainland, had a big box office reputation, and was even regarded as a "traitor" by John Woo, who reprimanded him in person: "Destroying the unified position of directors in Hong Kong and Taipei".

So Chen Jiashang, who wanted to come to this time and space, also encountered this situation.

Wu and Zhu also publicly mentioned that for mainland stars who are willing to cooperate and carry a sedan chair for Wanwan newcomers, they can appropriately "reward" a nomination for the Wanwan Golden Horse Award or the Xiangjiang Film Awards, so as to encourage more mainland stars to follow suit and rush to carry a sedan chair for the new generation of "Heavenly Court Banquet" (Ruan Jingtian, Zhao Youting, Peng Yuyan) who are highly praised by Wanwan.

It's so naked, undisguised.

The movie "Red Cliff" is exactly what they mentioned as "proud works".

At this time, the most popular actress in the mainland, Xiaoyanzi, who is a household name with "Huanzhu Gege", plays the second female "Sun Shangxiang".

found a 30-year-old model Lin Chiling who acted for the first time from Wanwan, and paired with Chaowei, an international actor, to play the female number one "Xiao Qiao".

Let the mainland actress Xiao Song Jia, who failed to compete for "Xiao Qiao", play a dragon maid.

Lu Wei, the top screenwriter in the mainland who created the scripts of "Farewell My Concubine" and "Alive", was completely inconsistent with John Woo's creative concept, and his original script was thrown directly into the shredded paper basket by Director Wu.

If it weren't for the huge amount of money invested by the mainland producer of hundreds of millions of dollars, there would be a considerable degree of supervision and restraint on John Woo,

Let him not dare to mess too much after all when arranging the plot,

So according to Director Wu Da's intentions, I am afraid that it is not just about arranging the bed scenes of Chaowei's version of "Zhou Yu" and "Xiao Qiao".

In this way, Ling Chiling is equivalent to "stepping on the little swallow to take the top", and one step into the sky among the first-line actresses in the Chinese film industry. Since then, all kinds of top fashion resources and movie heroines have been one after another, and the star road has been popular for more than ten years.

Through this cooperation, Xiaoyanzi has also gained more contacts in the Hong Kong and Taiwan film circles, and will have more resources in the future, including nominations and awards at the Xiangjiang Film Awards and Wanwan Golden Horse Awards.

And Song Jia, a mainland actress who has already starred in many TV series, will always lag behind Ling Zhiling, who is a halfway monk and overtakes in the back row, in terms of coffee positions and resources in the film industry

And the reason why John Woo spoke wildly in 2010, and even shouted for these remarks.

In fact, it was the Japanese market that saved the life of "Red Cliff".

"Red Cliff" was released in the mainland, and it failed miserably at the box office, and it didn't even exceed the cost.

But Japanese fans have no brainless love for the Three Kingdoms theme.

The box office is extremely high.

Wu Yusen then felt that he could do it again, and then he would speak wildly.

When a series of public interviews and videos of Wu and Zhu were exposed, they once caused an uproar on the whole network, and were awarded the "Golden Crow Award" by the hottest Tianya Forum at that time, which swept away their reputation.

When the mainland co-produced film and television dramas with Hong Kong and Taiwan, various unbalanced treatment and friction incidents have been going on for many years, and they occur from time to time.

In the end, the mainland film and television industry, which occupies the advantages of funds, platforms, and markets, has repeatedly suffered losses and been wronged, and many times simply "doesn't take them (Hong Kong and Taiwan circles) to play".

In 2014, "Taiping Wheel", which also invested heavily and was also a star-studded gathering of people across the Taiwan Strait, regardless of the complete box office reputation, directly invited the "International Director" who was awarded the "Lifetime Achievement Award" by the Venice Film Festival out of the mainland film circle.

Like "Red Cliff", the mainland accounts for the vast majority of the investment, but most of the main actors are a group of Hong Kong and Taiwan stars, and there are even two Japanese movie stars.

actually let a mixed-race actor of Japanese nationality play the role of the Chinese sage "Zhuge Liang" in the movie, which is probably unprecedented, and it is impossible for there to be any more comers in the future.

It's just that in the original time and space before 2014, at that time, mainland investors and mainland filmmakers knew this, and they could only do nothing.

But this is not the original plane.

At this time, the mainland film industry should be the first in the stars.

Even throughout Asia, the stars are giants.

So some people called directly to let Lu Ping'an, the big brother in the mainland, say something.

Lu Ping'an was speechless about this.

You dug the pit yourself, and you jumped it yourself.

Now you recognize me as a big brother and want to pull me into the water?

What do you think!

Of course, as the "big brother" in the mainland, from a public point of view, Lu Ping'an must of course pay attention to this matter.

So that night, he sat down with Han Sanpin and drank tea.

Lu Ping'an said directly: "This gang of Hong Kong and Taiwan has ulterior motives. ”

Han Sanpin was also a little helpless.

How could he not know?

It can be said that this situation is now the result of intervention.

But no matter how much he can't do, he can't do it.

After all, Hong Kong and Taiwan belong to China.

What can you do?

What can be done to affect unity?

I can only say a few words verbally, and I can't do more.

Lu Ping'an also expressed his understanding of this.

It's too complicated when it comes to the big picture.

But it's not like there's no other way.

Lu Ping'an took a sip of tea, and then proposed: "Why don't you lean "Under the Red Cliff" to the Spring Festival stall?" ”

(End of chapter)