Chapter Ninety-Eight: Do You Want to Give "If Love" a Try?
"Zhang Sheng, I think you are still very talented in directing."
Wu Yuan smiled and pushed the script of "If Love" to Zhang Guorong.
"Have you thought about the incident I told you before?"
"You also saw the box office results of "Hero" last year, and this year's mainland film market has also been completely liberalized."
"In the next 10 or 20 years, the mainland film market will usher in a golden age."
"The glory of Hong Kong Island's movies is a thing of the past, Mr. Zhang, look forward."
"Look at this script, as long as you join my company, this movie will be filmed."
"You don't have to worry about investing, the company is wholly owned, you just need to make this movie."
Sure enough, it's for this.
Zhang Guorong's expression became serious, and after glancing at Wu Yuan, he took the script, did not speak, and watched it silently.
Seeing that Zhang Guorong was willing to read the script, the corners of Wu Yuan's mouth rose slightly, and he already had a grasp in his heart.
Why did he choose the movie "If Love" for Zhang Guorong?
There are two reasons for this.
The first reason is that this movie is really in line with Zhang Guorong's appetite.
Watch his first directorial work, "Stealing Hearts", the story of a love entanglement between a woman and two men.
And "If Love" also tells the story of Sun Na, an actress from a poor background, when she is trying to forget everything in the past, two important men in her life appear at the same time, and Sun Na faces emotional choices.
And the script of this movie, to be honest, is better than "Stealing Hearts".
Wu Yuan didn't believe that Zhang Guorong was not moved.
As for the second reason, Wu Yuan wants to give the Hong Kong circle some eye medicine.
Immediately, since 2004, the capital of the Hong Kong circle has gone north one after another, and the directors and crews of the Hong Kong circle have also begun to come to the mainland to make money.
Among these directors who went north to film, the one Wu Yuan hated the most was Chen Kexin.
At the turn of the century, after the Hong Kong Island film market, especially the overseas market for Hong Kong Island films, was completely finished, Chen Kexin wanted to come to the dock to break through, but he couldn't eat there at all, and once fell into the embarrassment of having no scenes to film.
Until, last year's "Hero" directed by Zhang Yimou was released, which made him see a life-saving straw and a ray of hope.
He was the first Hong Kong director to shout on Hong Kong Island that "the mainland market is the ultimate destination for Chinese directors", and he was also one of the first Hong Kong directors to go north to work.
However, he did not really have a heart to work and open up the market like Xu Laowei and Chen Jiashang.
Chen Kexin just wants to use the mainland's capital and market resources to use the mainland's first-line actors to play supporting roles, support the stars of Hong Kong and Taiwan, and enhance their coffee position and market value.
The films he directed or produced such as "Casting a Name", "Blood Drops", "October Siege", "Wonder Heroes", "Martial Arts" and other films are all matched by 1-2 first-line actors in the mainland, and they support Hong Kong and Taiwan stars.
even did not hesitate to use Huang Xiaoming and heraldry to match the newcomer Ruan Qitian in "Blood Drops" to the newcomer Ruan 7 Tian of Treasure Island, and praised him as the male lead.
You must know that Huang Xiaoming was in full swing at that time, and the influence of "Mingjiao" was even more terrifying than that of the later three small ones.
Heraldry relies on "Struggle", "Snail House" and "Snow Leopard" to dominate the small screen, and the big screen also has two movies "Ocean Paradise" and "Thirty-three Days of Broken Love" as the foundation.
Let such two mainland first-line actors match a newcomer on a treasure island, and put it in 2020, it is definitely a ridiculous thing in the world.
At that time, including Wu Baige and director Zhu Yanping, chairman of the Golden Horse, all directly expressed their positions in public.
Speaking of directors and capital from Hong Kong and Taiwan, it is necessary to take advantage of the opportunity to direct co-productions, and take advantage of the nominations and awards of the Hong Kong Island Film Awards and the Treasure Island Golden Horse Awards.
to lure mainland stars who are eager for awards, and let them go to carry sedan chairs for Hong Kong and Taiwan actors, directly suppressing the coffee positions and prospects of mainland actors.
Among them, the most thorough implementation of this principle is Chen Kexin and Wu Baige.
Wu Baige, Wu Yuan really can't suppress it now, people have come to the dock to mix around, and they have already become famous.
He wants to return to China to make a movie, Wu Yuan can't stop it, and it is impossible to stop it.
But Chen Kexin is different, and Chen Kexin is even worse than Wu Baige.
Wu Baige just used the mainland's funds to support Hong Kong Island and even Japanese and Korean actors, Chen Kexin not only did this, but also filled his own pockets and damaged the public and private interests!
In 2011, he directed the movie "Martial Arts", and he paid $6,000 for just a straw hat.
In the face of doubts, he also said eloquently: "Money is earned, not saved." ”
In the end, the movie lost a lot, and Chen Kexin could buy a new villa.
That's why Wu Yuan took out this "If Love".
This movie is one of the few good movies after Chen Kexin in the new century.
Although the box office results were not good, he won a lot of awards.
It was also because this movie won many awards for the Golden Horse and the Golden Statue, as well as the Best Actress and Best Director, that Wu Yuan wanted Zhang Guorong to give it a try.
Zhang Guorong, a Hong Kong Island director, uses mainland investment and mainland movies made by mainland actors to share the cake of your Hong Kong Island Film Awards, which is too sassy.
As long as the movie is made and released, the effect of this eye medicine will be achieved, and it will disgust a wave of filmmakers in the Hong Kong circle who only want to make money in the mainland.
When the golden statue is given or not, will this award be given?
Yes, the light and shadow era has won a lot of achievements in awards since its establishment, which can bring a lot of hidden value to the company, and can also share the cake of the Hong Kong Island Film Awards.
It is estimated that some Hong Kong Island filmmakers will be angry.
Don't give?
That's okay, you can also go to the Golden Rooster!
Chen Kexin relied on the three films "Chinese Partner", "Dear" and "Winning the Championship", how many awards did he win in the mainland?
"Chinese Partner" awarded him 2 Golden Rooster Awards, 2 Huabiao Awards, and 1 Hundred Flowers Award.
"Dear" awarded him 1 Huabiao Award.
"Winning the Championship" awarded him 1 Golden Rooster Award.
Three movies, won 3 Golden Rooster Awards, 3 Huabiao Awards, and 1 Hundred Flowers Award, what an exaggerated achievement?
Are these three movies so good?
Why can Chen Kexin do it?
It's not the guidance of "uniting Hong Kong and Taiwan" above, and the blessing brought by Chen Kexin's Hong Kong Island ID card.
Zhang Guorong is also a pure Hong Kong Islander, born in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, and now he is developing in the northbound mainland, why can Chen Kexin be treated, Zhang Guorong can't?
Wu Yuan is not a loss, he can not only gain fame and fortune, but also accurately target the group of Hong Kong Island directors who went north to make money.
Zhang Guorong has proved that you can win awards with Hong Kong Island directors + mainland actors, why do you have to use Hong Kong Island actors to do it?
You say that mainland actors can't carry the box office?
Don't worry, it's not just this "If Love".
After that, if the development goes well, Wu Yuan also plans to let Zhang Guorong shoot movies such as "Chinese Partner", "Dear" and "Winning the Championship", which are all blockbusters!
Not to mention that Wu Yuan himself will make a few movies in China next, and he must use mainland actors.
When the time comes, it will be interesting to see what the group of people say.
Wu Yuan rarely has a strong dislike for a person, but it is an honor that Chen Kexin has received this treatment.
Without the movie "If Love", Chen Kexin's "Vote for Fame" will lose another day, and whether he can still make a lot of money in the mainland will have to put a big question mark.
Even if he can still lick his face and come to the mainland to direct a play, it is impossible for him to be as beautiful as before, and if he makes a slight mistake, he will be thrown into the abyss.
Chen Kexin was destined to be cool directly under Wu Yuan's arrangement.
Now Wu Yuan's only worry is whether Zhang Guorong can shoot this "If Love" well, and whether he can support his task line to bring down Chen Kexin and replace Chen Kexin.
Wu Yuan thinks that there is a play, Zhang Guorong, who has been mixed with both the king of sunglasses and his subordinates, will not be worse than Chen Kexin's future directorial path!
Retracting the thoughts floating in his mind, Wu Yuan put his eyes back on Zhang Guorong.
"How is it, Zhang Sheng, this book is good, right?"
"This is specially prepared for you, and the story style is very similar to your "Stealing Hearts", but with the addition of a new element of "song and dance". ”
"Would you like to give it a try?"