240 Reasons to convince Leonardo

"Director He, I have learned Thai massage in Thailand and Indonesia in the past few days, why don't I give you a press?"

After returning home after doing the propaganda in Manila, everyone was preparing to go to the east and west at the airport, but who knows where Pan Zhilin suddenly found and said.

He Fang was stunned for a moment, and he was right to think about it.

Pan Zhilin was called one of the Fang girls, but she made two movies with He Fang, and they were both supporting roles who only appeared in a few scenes.

Obviously, she was not satisfied, so she wanted to fight.

This little girl is a rare young generation with a little good looks, and her acting skills are not good, but they are not very bad.

Therefore, who has to respect other people's progress, and if there is a suitable opportunity, he must give her a hand.

If she doesn't top it, how can she get to Qingyun? How to experience what it's like to be a big star?

"Let's go, I'll see how you're doing."

He Fang didn't say a word, and satisfied the motivation of others.

However, after the incident, He Fang also told her very clearly.

"Zhilin, I understand your thoughts, but, wolves have more meat and less meat, you have to wait a little, it won't be too long, there will be your chance within a year. Going back, you first play some low-budget movies to hone your acting skills with our company's new director, don't worry, you know? ”

He Fang looked at Pan Zhilin's sweet appearance, and he was also quite satisfied.

"I know, I'll try."

"Well, if you work harder, I'm not enough."

"Hmmm......"

……

The day after He Fang returned to the capital, he wanted to go back to Changsha to see his parents, after all, he hadn't been home for a while.

But these bigwigs in the capital had to organize a party and say what to celebrate.

I really couldn't push it, so I had to go.

Celebration or something is fake, it is true that you want to fool out the good projects in your hands, people are like this, you have the tools to make money in your hands, then both peers and laymen will salivate, racking their brains to get a piece from you. Of course, it would be better if I could monopolize yours.

It's a pity that he won't be fooled, everyone is the master who eats meat and doesn't spit out bones, so where do you think he is so easy to get along with?

Before the profit is just to make the plate bigger, the environment is good, only the plate is bigger, the industry ecology is better, so that he can develop better, less restricted by foreign countries.

Helping peers is just a situation where there is no way, not how it should be.

In the capital, I played Tai Chi with a group of bigwigs for most of the day, and then chatted with everyone separately about the real cooperation.

For example, Yu Dong talked to He Zhu about the 12 films that Bona will invest in in 2013, including "Sweeping Drugs", "Escape", "Very Lucky", "Fierce War", "Laughing Gong Zhen Wulin", etc., hoping that Changsha Tuanhuo can cooperate, such as overseas publicity and distribution.

Now Changsha Tuanhuo has initially established contacts with major overseas distribution companies, but there is no such thing as how in-depth the cooperation is.

But this distribution is generally joint, because the distribution has a characteristic, that is, you may not be able to cover the distribution resources I cover, and I may not have the distribution resources you cover.

So the parties to the distribution began to unite, that is, resource sharing, for example, if I want to release a film, how much does it cost to achieve the resources in your hands, and how much do I need to use the resources in my hands when you release the film.

This thing is basically not under the control of He Fang, most of it is done by Zhang Qian and Hu Ying, and Hu Ying is responsible for this by He Ben......

Therefore, Yu Dong knows that the specific matters of issuance are not in charge of whom, but which resources need to be opened to whom and how to open them, and where is the key to this kind of major event.

Of course, He Fang will not stop such a thing, but he also reminded Yu Dong that there are only ten places for the global distribution of Tuanhuo Culture, so unless it is a super blockbuster, do not use this quota. If it is an Asian release, Tuanhuo Culture can fully cooperate, which is no problem.

In addition to Yu Dong, Wang Changtian's cooperation with He Fang was more practical, and He Fang gave Wang Changtian a suggestion that Liu Yan could create two or three key films every year in the early stage to stabilize the company's fundamentals.

Then take the company's investment in low-cost films as the direction, supplemented by films invested in cooperation with other companies, such a three-tier structure of film and television development is more suitable.

In this process of development, if an excellent director and an excellent actor can be cultivated, it will be the second stage of development, with three main forces to make money.

If the company's industry's unique profitable film genre can be achieved, and several such types of films can be insisted on being output every year, it will truly become a pole of the industry and a non-negligible existence in the film and television industry.

"What is unique to the industry? What is it? Wang Changtian asked.

"You can learn from Disney or Pixar, specializing in anime movies, which is also a way out. Look at the anime movies of the island nations, that's their trump card, sold all over the world. Therefore, film and television do not have to stare at live-action movies. ”

He Fang said.

"Huh?" Wang Changtian seemed to have been cut a hole in his head, and suddenly all his thoughts became clear.

"Director He, your suggestion is so good, thank you."

"You're welcome, when our company frees up, we will do it, and when the time comes, we will compete." He Fang said with a smile.

After chatting privately with Bona and the boss of Guangguang, that is Huayi's business, but Huayi's ......

"Director He, do you remember the guy surnamed Shi who helped "Pacific Rim" with financing last time?" After Xiao Wang returned to China, he raised him for a period of time, and his mental state was much better.

"Huh? What's wrong? He asked.

"Can you work together on your company's big projects like the last time we worked on Pacific Rim?" Xiao Wang always asked.

He Fang was stunned for a moment, everyone else is thinking about how to develop film and television, but you Huayi are thinking about how to make money?

"Mr. Wang, you can't do this, just do it once or twice, if you do it for a long time, it will explode, and it will be over at that time." He persuaded him.

"Will the thunderbolt affect us?" Xiao Wang's total problem.

"Uh...... The direct impact will not be, but it will have an indirect impact, Xiao Wang should not play this, it is really not good for the development of the industry. He Fang persuaded again.

"Oh, hehe, okay, since it's not good, let's not play, we can't do things that are unfavorable to the industry." Xiao Wang always smiled.

"Yes, Mr. Xiao Wang, let me tell you, if you do a good job of "Ready Player One", your stock price will rise sharply, why bother thinking about it?" He Fang said with a smile.

"Ahem, you're talking about Ready Player One...... Tsk, do you want so many game characters in it? We went to make initial contact with the copyright owner, and they ......, "Xiao Wang is always a little depressed."

"Mr. Wang, we have cooperated so many times, how many times have I deceived you? You can't trap a child, you can't trap a wolf. In order to make a special effects blockbuster, I asked Huying to invest 7 billion yuan to build a film and television city, and now it has paid off one after another. ”

"You are just the portrait copyright of a movie, Huayi can't always think about making big returns with low cost, right? Development is different now in about 2,000 years. ”

He Fang persuaded bitterly.

"Hehe, I know, it must be different, and the country is going to go through the blockbuster era. Well, we'll move on. ”

……

Because I stopped in the capital for a day, I simply didn't go back to Changsha and came back from the United States.

Du Chunsheng told He Fang that he had bought the entire project for seven or four hundred thousand dollars, and he heard that Matthew McConaughey had a big opinion, but the screenwriter and producer agreed.

They didn't dare to take any more risks, and producer Robbie Borenner was going to mortgage his house to make this film, but when he thought about the risk, he gave up.

And the two screenwriters, they are gay and addicts, although they have been quitting for many years, but suddenly there is a million-dollar income, and they are not as determined to resist the temptation of money as they are to resist marijuana.

So, the project is in hand.

He Fang is very satisfied, this is a movie that can win awards, which is very good.

He has also made preliminary plans for the filming plan of this movie in the past few days, mainly to lure Leonardo.

On July 18, He Fang flew straight to New York after attending the premiere of "Painted Skin 2".

Of course, at the premiere of "Painted Skin 2", he praised Wu Ershan's directing level and also praised the quality of the movie, saying that the quality of "Painted Skin 2" is not inferior to "Three Dozen White Bone Spirits", and even better in the play.

This surprised many people, He Fang is not worried about praising "Painted Skin 2" too much, even if the limelight of "Painted Skin 2" overshadows "Three Dozen White Bone Spirits" in China, He Fang is not worried.

The box office of "Three Dozen White Bone Spirits" has stabilized, and it has entered the closing stage of the third week, even if it is overshadowed by "Painted Skin 2"?

And the two blockbusters adapted from traditional Chinese cultural stories in a row will only be good for Chinese films, and there is no harm in it, as for the damage to "Three Dozen White Bone Spirits", I don't care.

How would a billionaire care about tens of millions of box office gains? Does he want a small profit? Of course not.

He Fang's praise for competitors is really a shame for some filmmakers, and he is really the leader of the industry, which is different.

Of course, everyone didn't sigh for long, He Fang left, he wanted to catch a plane.

On the afternoon of July 18, New York time, He Fang arrived at Kennedy Airport, and as soon as he and Tong Weidong left the airport, they were picked up by someone sent by Leonardo.

And when it came to the parking lot, Leonardo came out of the business van to welcome him, he really didn't fit to appear at the exit of the airport.

He ordered the room at the New York Terti Wang International Hotel, which made Leonardo wonder why the hotel was set there.

"Because there's a three-Michelin-starred restaurant there, so it's convenient for you to invite me to dinner, haha......" He Fang joked.

Leonardo shrugged, "That's it?" ”

Of course, he will not tell him

When I arrived at the hotel, of course, I didn't go to dinner, but when I came to the presidential suite, He Fang gave Leonardo the script of "Dallas Buyers Club" and He Fang's preliminary directorial shooting plan.

"That's what you said about the movie that made me win the Oscar?" Leonardo was stunned, of course he knew the script.

This...... But Hollywood's most famous unfinished project, I didn't expect it to fall into anyone's hands, and I want to help him win the Oscar, it's really ......

"Why, don't you look down on it? It's at least many times better than The Wolf of Wall Street, trust me, Leonardo. He Fang lit a cigarette, took a puff, and flicked off the ash.

"How?" Leonardo asked, he had also been handed a script to read before, only to give it up.

"Listen to me, is this an award-winning movie, a humble dying AIDS patient who has successfully challenged the U.S. medical law and fought for the benefit of a group, is he a hero? Can such a character be brilliant? ”

He Fang asked, facing He Fang's determined expression and sharp eyes, Leonardo thought about it and nodded.

"Second, art always lies in criticism and confrontation, the actor fights against the virus, confronts the chaos of society, and criticizes the system, is this a more standard art film?"

He asked, Leonardo thought about it, it seemed to be like this.

"Three, the actor needs to play a low-level rodeo player with a chaotic life, a gambler, a repairman, and then an addict. Such a rotten person, because of the damage of the virus, he gradually became a big hero who lives a regular and positive life and helps a group. ”

"I asked this kind of character growth and change, which role can you play? Fight externally, actively grow internally, may I ask what kind of role does such a role not win awards? You can win an award by playing a president? ”

Moreover, it is not only a breakthrough in the changes before and after the character, but also a change and breakthrough in his image. See if I have a director's plan? I need you to be a paper man. ”

"You, Leonardo, are crazy about making yourself a paper man in order to play a role well. If you don't give you an award, do you think fans will agree? ”

He asked, the more Leonardo listened, the more he felt that no matter from the artistry, criticism, transformation of the characters, or the image points attracted by the film, it seemed to be exactly what he said, this is a breakthrough in the role, but also a breakthrough in performance.

He Fang has already aroused his desire to play such a character.

"SO, Leonardo, is this kind of character a once-in-a-decade experience? How many scripts can give such a prominent male lead? This is the opportunity, if you can't take it, then just keep waiting, trust me, you won't win an Oscar for at least a few years. Because, you can't find such a breakthrough for your own role for you to play. ”

"When will it be filmed?" Leonardo asked.

"Next year."

"Crooked?" Leonardo was puzzled, "It's still too late to prepare for this year's shooting." ”

"No, before that, I need you to help me make a sci-fi movie."

“…… Oh...... NO, NO, NO...... "Leonardo wants to hit people, he can express art, why should he ......

(End of chapter)