Why would you be concerned about a rookie director?

The question that Zhang Ziyi and her agent couldn't figure out was something carefully planned by Fan Bingbing's team, why did this happen?

This is the importance of the team, which is why Fan Bingbing has more scandals, the more popular she becomes, and she feels that she is both a topic queen and a first star.

That's why Zhang Ziyi was embarrassed and discredited by the splash of ink, and the agent team was full of confusion in coping. As a result, Zhang Ziyi did not have any particularly popular works on the road of film and television in the future, and the box office appeal also declined seriously.

The reason why Fan Bingbing's team attaches so much importance to it is because they have analyzed and concluded that many big stars are bound to one or two or three excellent directors, so as to maintain the continuous output of this star's high-quality works.

Those long-famous directors Fan Bingbing can no longer be bound, and Lu Chuan and Ning Hao among the rookie directors have tried, but they are not so easy to work together.

Now it's hard to come out where to go, both young and talented with a background, it's difficult for such a director to succeed or not. This is a representative of the film circle who was pushed out by Huying Group and Hunan Radio and Television, and where is he bound, not only him, but also the resources behind him.

Think about it, if Fan Bingbing has the support of Hunan Radio and Television, then Mango Channel, as the first local TV media in China, will not have resources tilted?

The most important thing is that the age difference between Fan Bingbing and He Fang is only two or three years, which can be cooperated and developed for a long time. As long as the higher the achievements of He Fang, the greater the benefits of Fan Bingbing.

Therefore, we can't just stare at whether the salary of the movie in front of you is low or high, and whether it can win the award depends on the long-term, not in a year or two, but in decades.

The rise of any great director, what he represents after him is decades of glory, billions or even billions of interests, and the take-off of the lives of the people around him.

This is really not a joke, because of the rise of Zhang Yimou, Gong Li, Gu Changwei, Mo Yan and others have all hitchhiked, and Zhang Weiping has made a lot of money in the past ten years.

Clever players play how to follow the trend, in this wind you don't have to be a tide, you just need to hug the thigh of the tide to take off.

The next day, He Fang was ready to go back to Changsha, and the things in the capital were almost done, and they talked about cooperation with Huayi, they also came up with a new plan, the actors were also selected, and the celebration banquet of "Far Cry" was also held.

So, basically everything is done, and all that's left is to go back and talk to the team about how to do it.

However, before going back, he still summoned Xu Dongdong and Zhang Xinyu respectively, not because he was lustful, but because he wanted the two to set aside a schedule.

Of course, it depends on whether they are willing to play supporting roles in the new film.

There are still a lot of supporting actresses in "Single Zoo", which is enough to accommodate them.

Xu Dong and Zhang Xinyu, who were summoned, are a hundred willing, if they don't plan these, where will the real picture and the sports enjoyment?

Don't be too simple in the entertainment industry, this is a wolf pack in the forest that is all staring at interests.

Of course, before returning to Changsha, He Fang also needs to call Wang Zhonglei to say goodbye.

"Hey, Mr. Wang, I'm going back to Changsha tomorrow, thank you for your hospitality and help in the past few days, next time you come to Changsha, I will entertain you well."

"Huh? Just back? Stay a few more days? ”

"No, I'm going to the United States before the end of the month, and I'm in a hurry, so I'm not going to wait."

"To the United States? Oh, I see, what kind of Hollywood refresher people you called some time ago, and you're going to take them to the United States? ”

"yes, that's exactly what happened."

"So, what about "Single Zoo"?"

"Don't worry, I will finalize the cooperation with us before I go abroad after I return to Changsha, as for the actors, I probably have a score in my heart, and I will seriously consider the suggestions you give." Anyway, before I go abroad, I'll give an answer. "He Fang said this, and he also gave the other party a half-promise.

"Okay, then I'll wait for Director He's good news."

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In addition to saying goodbye to Wang Zhonglei, he also sent text messages to others one by one.

That night, under the care of Xu Dongdong, he had a good night's rest, and then went to the airport early the next morning and took an early flight back to Changsha.

Back in Changsha, Zhang Qiankai came to pick him up at the airport.

"Zhang Qian, have all the people who signed up completed?" He Fang confirmed again.

"It's done, 40 people, a lot of one, and all signed contracts. Except, of course, for me and Brother Xiong. ”

"Well done, this is the key to whether we can rise or not, when you come to the United States, as a leader, you must supervise them well, and strive to let all those who go to study study seriously and learn true knowledge. Don't go fishing for three days and dry your nets for two days, just go to play. Of course, you can't be as strict as managing students, everyone is just a colleague who signs a contract, you should give them full personal space, don't care too much, as long as you pass every grade test, and criticize those who don't qualify. "He Fang's ear preached the face-to-face teaching.

"Well, don't worry, the people selected this time have been examined in many ways, and they are all potential in some industries, and the Tian Yusheng you introduced is good."

"Haha, this is a talent, train him well."

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On September 17, He Fang listened to the opinions of Mr. Huying Huang, and after agreeing with the company's team, he finalized an actor contract for "Single Zoo" and handed it to producer Guan Jianqiang to negotiate.

As for the cooperation with Huayi, he handed it over to General Manager Huang Ke of Huying to discuss.

In addition, there are several main creators who need to be determined.

Huang Ke helped him contact Li Pingbin to be his director of photography, this person is one of the top directors of photography in the Chinese film industry, has won photography awards such as Cannes, Golden Horse, Golden Rooster, etc., and is one of the top photographers of literary films.

Like "Woman Forty", "In the Mood for Love", and "The Sun Also Rises", all of which were written by Li Pingbin, who talked to him, there is only one requirement, that is, the director cannot interfere with the work of the director of photography.

That is, how to shoot the camera Li Pingbin has the final say, this is no way, the top director of photography is equivalent to the director, and the creative autonomy is very large.

However, who agreed. After all, he doesn't know how to make art films, he has only learned how to make commercial films. For art films, he doesn't want laymen to guide insiders, just let insiders do it.

The art director even invited Zhang Shuping, this is a famous art in Hong Kong, what "Mong Kok Carmen", "The True Story of A Fei", "In the Mood for Love", "2046" art is from him, he is also a film costume designer, editor.

Of course, the premise is that "Single Zoo" must be filmed before December, because Zhang Shuping still has to go to the crew of "The Grandmaster" as an art director.

With these two big names joining, two more art insurances have been added to this movie, but the story of "Single Zoo" is where he wants to discuss with Li Pingbin.

This story may be one of the difficulties in winning the film award, although the films that won the three major film festivals are all weak stories, and even some award-winning films have no logic at all in the story, which is the basis of the author's film, de-storytelling.

Of course, with the exception of critical stories, critical films can be non-storytelling, or can be strong storytelling.

This is also one of the fundamental problems why Feng Xiaogang's films can't win awards, his films are too storytelling, too weak in criticism, too strong in commerciality, and too weak in audiovisual language, rhythm and other artistry.

There are many art film masters who can tell the story well, so the audience rarely criticizes Feng Xiaogang's film story for not telling it well, and only criticizes the other two masters Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige for telling the story in a mess.

He Fang's "Single Zoo" has an average story and a strong brain hole, but fortunately, it is very critical, which is one of the ways to break the game.

In fact, what Li Pingbin wants to discuss with is this story, it can't be said that this story has no logic, there is logic, and there are brain holes, it's just ...... The disconnect between the front and back is a bit severe.

He also knows this problem, he is a commercial director with a strong story, how can he not know the weaknesses of this film? Why did the film not win the Palme d'Or but only a Jury Prize?

There are three reasons for He Fang's analysis, one is that the competition back then was too great, the second is that the story is out of touch and subtracts points, and the third is that the background of this story is not in the East.

Ha, that's right, if this story is set in the East, what choice will the jury make? After all, the film is set in a single man and woman who are imprisoned in a concentration camp-like hotel, subjected to authoritarian forced marriage.

That alone was enough to get the judges excited.

The three major film festivals cannot be judged by the story, and there are many factors other than the film. For example, political, such as public relations, such as the judges' unique preferences...... It doesn't do it justice.

It's far away, what I'm talking about is who determined the creators of "Single Zoo", and then gave a list of actors.

Then on September 20, He Fang and the leaders of Huying Group met with the 40 students who gathered in Changsha, and they ate and drank together after giving an enthusiastic speech.

On the 23rd, he boarded a flight to Los Angeles in Shanghai with 40 advanced course students and Guo Zhaosheng.