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Chapter 1278 "A Chinese Ghost Story"

In fact, when he was filming "The Love Between Humans and Ghosts", Li Yi remembered the same movie about the love between humans and ghosts. 90s movie.

As a native of China and Hong Kong Island, Li Yi actually prefers that movie, but unfortunately, at this stage, if such a movie is made, it may only be released in Hong Kong Island.

Although the movie "Ghost Love" is slightly inferior to "The Sixth Sense" in terms of box office and word of mouth, and the box office is also a little worse, it is still a very successful movie.

This also made Dean Films and other Hollywood companies pay more and more attention to Li Yi.

After all, this is all about small things.

The return on investment is frighteningly high, but the key is that the risk is really not high.

Therefore, when they learned that Li Yi was going to return to China at the celebration reception where the North American box office of "The Love of Ghosts" exceeded [-] million US dollars, James Dean and others were a little surprised.

"Li, why don't you stay in Hollywood? No matter what movie you want to make, we at Dean Films will definitely support it!" James Dean naturally didn't want to let Li Yi, a rich boy, let go.

Just kidding, although it was only two movies, the first "The Sixth Sense" brought several hundred million dollars in profit to Dean Films, and more than that, although the later "Ghost Love" was diluted because it shared the investment. Although the profit is lost, the income is still in the hundreds of millions. The key is that this money is easy to earn.

Another point is that the movies directed by Li Yi are really cheap, even though his own salary is very high, but this is Hollywood, and no one really says anything. After all, Li Yi makes movies with really few shots Poor, and although there are only two movies, both movies far exceeded expectations, and the key is that the cycle is very short.

Compared with those big directors who always ask for additional investment and shoot for a few years at every turn, Li Yi is the big director that capitalists like them dream of the most!
Save trouble, worry and effort, where can I find such a director?
Li Yi shook his head and said with a smile: "My home is always in Huaguo, I miss home!"

As soon as his words came out, James Dean didn't even know what to say.

Of course, it is impossible for James Dean to really force Li Yi to stay in Hollywood, but he still said that the door of Dean Films is always open for Li Yi.

Naturally, Li Yi would not refuse.

After all, it's hard to say when he will come again?
At the same time, Zhao Guangming, who came from China, found Li Yi on purpose.

"You said earlier that you had an idea similar to "The Love of Ghosts", which can be made into a domestic film, can you tell me about it?" Zhao Guangming's trip here is indeed for Li Yi.

"Mr. Zhao, it's useless to say it, right? Could this kind of movie still be released in China?" Li Yi said disapprovingly.

"Not necessarily!" Zhao Guangming said with a faint smile.

Now it was Li Yi's turn to be a little surprised.

"What? Didn't you say that this piece is the red line?" Li Yi asked in surprise.

"Of course it is a red line, but there are exceptions to everything." Zhao Guangming said.

"Exception? Director Zhao, what do you mean?" Li Yi asked curiously.

""Journey to the West" is purely from the level of subject matter. There are monsters, hells, etc., but it can break through the red line to get the dragon mark, and "The Legend of the White Snake" is the same." Zhao Guangming looked at Li Yidao with a smile .

Li Yi suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment, but he was a little negligent about this.

Although it is true that domestic movies are very stuck in this area, as Zhao Guangming said, there are exceptions.

That is, some stories adapted from famous Chinese traditional literature are allowed to exist.

Because of itself, those rumors, literature, folklore, etc., are very well-known among the people and belong to stories that everyone is familiar with, so in this area, relatively speaking, it is not as strict as the card.

In other words, this is the only subject that can break through that red line.

Li Yi's eyes suddenly lit up, because although his movie about ghosts and ghosts involved monsters and ghosts, the story itself was adapted from the famous "Nie Xiaoqian" in "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio".

Speaking of "A Chinese Ghost Story", from the story point of view, it is even more bizarre than "The Love of Ghosts and Ghosts". It is reasonable to say that such stories basically don't want to get the dragon mark in China, but this is based on Adapted from a traditional literary masterpiece, it has the possibility of breaking the rules.

Of course, it is extremely difficult for ordinary people to cross that red line, but for a famous and influential director like Li Yi, it is really not difficult!

Li Yi immediately told the story of "A Chinese Ghost Story" briefly.

Zhao Guangming frowned upon hearing this.

Although it is said that movies adapted from Huaguo's classical myths and literary masterpieces can break through that red line, but it doesn't mean that they can mess around.

Although Li Yi simply told the story of "A Chinese Ghost Story", there are many things that cross the line in this story itself.

"The story is adapted from "Nie Xiaoqian" in "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio". Why does Director Zhao think there is a problem?" Seeing Zhao Guangming frowning, Li Yi couldn't help but said.

"You, the story is a good one, but..." Zhao Guangming hesitated.

"Just what?" Li Yi asked suspiciously.

"I just heard the story, and I always feel that if some of the plots in it are filmed, it's a bit over the line!" Zhao Guangming said with a wry smile.

Li Yi shrugged and said, "What do Director Zhao think is wrong?"

"Forget it, you make the script first, and I'll submit it for review for you. However, it's best to keep the filming!" Zhao Guangming finally didn't say anything.

This kind of movie itself will have a lot of controversy. The controversy here is not a civil controversy, but a controversy in the review department.

In fact, it is precisely because this type of film can often break through the red line, so some stubborn old leaders have always had very different opinions on this.

To put it bluntly, this is actually rubbing the edge, jumping repeatedly between what is possible and what is not.

Especially some domestic directors often like to do some other tricks in this kind of movies, which will embarrass the people in charge of reviewing the movies.

After sending Zhao Guangming away, Xu Nannan was naturally very reluctant to part with Li Yi, but she also knew that Li Yi had stayed in Hollywood long enough this time, so for the next period of time, Xu Nannan almost looked like she wanted to squeeze Look like Li Yi.

When Li Yi was about to leave, his legs were still a little weak.

The news of Li Yi's return to the country is a big deal for the entire Huaguo entertainment circle.

Of course, the joys and sorrows of people are different.

For Li Yi's fans in China, they are naturally cheering.

"Director Dog is finally back. It's not easy. I don't know how he got here after more than a year!"

"Passed upstairs! Although Director Dog is good at making movies, but you say that, why do I think you are like a bitter woman?"

"One thing to say, the dog director won't come, I always feel that watching movies is not fun recently, is there any reason?"

"Although I have watched "The Sixth Sense" and "The Love of Ghosts", I still feel that it is not interesting. The domestic version of the feature film is more substituting!"

"Who said no!"

The domestic media and film critics naturally cheered.

For the media, Li Yi itself is the biggest news material, and his works can often bring huge traffic.

The same is true for film critics. There are too many things to write about Li Yi's movies. Although Li Yi went to Hollywood, his movies can also be written about, but after all, they have not been released in China. less traffic.

But for those colleagues in the country, they couldn't be happy at all. The big devil came back, and they had to feel the fear of being dominated by the big devil again.

Just after returning to China, Li Yi got out the script of "A Chinese Ghost Story". After all, even if he has his reputation and Zhao Guangming's support to submit it for trial, even if it can pass, it will inevitably be a nonsense.

This is impossible, after all, the subject matter is sensitive, isn't it?
Don't look at many domestic adaptations of this kind, which can break through the rules, but in fact, people also have requirements, and it's not just a random adaptation of the name, it's fine.

And where it works and where it doesn't work, there is no standard for this thing at all, so some people have to wait.

However, Li Yi was not in a hurry, and naturally he had to spend time with his wife and children when he came back.

For this reason, although Li Yi has returned to China during this period of time, fans, media critics, and domestic star actors who have been staring at Li Yi are all a little disappointed, because Li Yi is completely on vacation. It looks like it doesn't mean to work at all.

However, what Li Yi didn't expect at all was that he originally thought that even if "A Chinese Ghost Story" could pass the review, it would have to be revised at least a few times, even if it was just the script, but who would have thought that in less than a month, Zhao Guangming told Li Yi, the script of "A Chinese Ghost Story" has passed the review!
"Has "A Chinese Ghost Story" passed the review?" Mu Qing asked curiously.

Li Yi was also a little puzzled, but still nodded and said: "Yeah, I didn't expect it to be so fast!"

Mu Qing is also an insider, so she naturally knows what Li Yi means. In fact, as long as it is a highly sensitive script, it usually takes a long time.

If it's another director with a smaller background and less influence, it may be easier for the script to pass the review, but the films that will be made later may have to endure.

But when it came to Li Yi's side, in fact, because Li Yi was very cooperative before, most of the time, the script did not change much. Therefore, for the script he submitted, the review can generally be said to be the final review.

Because they all know that Li Yi's script is different from other directors' scripts. Other directors may submit one script but shoot another.

But Li Yi is different. Whatever his script is, the filming is basically the same. Most of the time, there is no such thing as trickery.

For this reason, it takes longer.

But this time it was so fast, which really surprised Li Yi.

Zhao Guangming quickly met Li Yi.

"Why so fast this time?" Li Yi asked curiously.

"Unexpected, it makes sense!" Zhao Guangming said with a smile.

"How?" Li Yi asked.

"On the one hand, it has something to do with your previous trip to Hollywood. You went to Hollywood to shoot two films, one "The Sixth Sense" and one "The Love of Ghosts". A lot of public opinion came out." Zhao Guangming analyzed.

"What?" Li Yi looked blank.

I am making a Hollywood movie in Hollywood, but the movie cannot be released in China. What kind of public opinion is there?
Zhao Guangming explained: "The two films of yours are so popular at the box office in Hollywood, and they are also very popular. There are also many audiences in China who have watched the films. Therefore, some rumors spread, and many people said that you are Because there is no hope for this kind of subject matter in China, so I went to Hollywood!"

"You know, there have always been some people who have complained about this area in China, but this time, when you, a great director, were "forced" to leave Hollywood to film, many movie fans also had a lot of complaints. Although Talking about this kind of thing, everyone has long been familiar with it, and some directors are talking about it every day, but after all, the impact this time is still relatively large!" Zhao Guangming said.

Li Yi nodded. Of course, he is clear about this point. It can be said that the big scissors are often the key targets of some directors.

When the movie hit the street, I started to talk about the problem of the big scissors, saying that the big scissors cut off the essence of the movie and so on.

Does the situation exist in this regard?There are indeed some, but they are not that exaggerated.

But just like what Zhao Guangming said, anything that is suppressed for a long time will always come out.

"So, the script of "A Chinese Ghost Story" you submitted is just right. This script, it can be said that if it is placed at other times, there is indeed something to wait, but at this time, it is more appropriate. After all, you just Come back, if you are beaten back, then it is true that you, a big director, have been "forced" to leave Hollywood.

Another one, "A Chinese Ghost Story" and "Ghostly Love" are somewhat similar to a certain extent, and it is easier for the audience to compare the two. It is considered to be in line with our regulations. At first, some people had doubts about the scale of some plots in it, but it was passed in the end.

Therefore, this movie can be regarded as a model!You must not be too outrageous! " Zhao Guangming said.

"Don't you know me yet? When did I do something that made everyone look bad?" Li Yi said lightly.

Zhao Guangming nodded, and it was precisely because of this that this time it went so smoothly. After all, the review department also relies on people to review films, not machines. Don't feel sorry for them.

If they reciprocate, they naturally have a good impression of Li Yi. If you change to a director who often acts as a monster, then even if it's no problem, they will definitely get stuck with you.

Therefore, worldly sophistication is really important!
(End of this chapter)