Wind Rises 2005

Chapter 281 I Voted

Zhou Xingchi, a name resounding in the global Chinese circle.

But this is only true for ordinary people and movie fans. For the real upper circles, the situation is different.

As a director, Mr. Xing, the past few years have not been easy.

He was blocked by the Xiang family, and he had nowhere to raise money in Xiangjiang.When filming "Shaolin Soccer", no one in Xiangjiang dared to invest, which shows how arrogant Xiang Jia is in Xiangjiang.

However, Master Xing's difficulty in financing was not only due to the pressure on the family, but also his own reasons.

After all, the market is already a bit fatigued with Star Master's nonsensical comedies, and the box office of the few movies before 2000 was not high.

If "Shaolin Soccer" and "Kung Fu" hadn't been released and made a huge box office hit in the mainland market, Star Master's reputation and brand might have been ruined.

And these two films were invested by Han Sange, the head of China Film Group, with the help of them, and guaranteed them with all their strength.

Otherwise, these two films, which can be called classics in Chinese film history, may not have the chance to be released.

After the hits of "Shaolin Soccer" and "Kung Fu", everyone hoped that Master Xing would continue the elements of Kung Fu and carry out nonsensical comedies to the end, but he made Wenqing's mistake again.

Just like when I was filming "A Chinese Journey to the West" and "The King of Comedy", I became stubborn again.

Holding the script of "Yangtze River No. [-]", they began to raise funds everywhere. As you can imagine, no one was optimistic about this movie at first.

Even after it was released, word-of-mouth was severely polarized.

Many movie fans even began to criticize, scolding Master Xing for taking his money, complaining that "Yangtze River No. [-]" is a big bad movie that cuts off fans' leeks.

Some people say that he is exhausted, while others say that he is at the end of his game.

Although "The Mermaid" and "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" were big hits at the box office, in the hearts of many movie fans, the memory of Master Xing stays in the movie "Kung Fu".

It can be said that from the beginning of "Yangtze River No. [-]", Master Xing's acting career began to decline.

In the future, he will play more roles as director and producer, and gradually fade out of the public eye.

This point can be seen from the difficulty of financing. After all, in the eyes of professionals in the film and television industry, the selling point of Master Xing's movies is still his nonsensical performances.

As a result, you took a script similar to a literary film to finance, who would be happy about it.

The Huayi Brothers, who have collaborated in both "Shaolin Soccer" and "Kung Fu", naturally became the financing target of Master Xing.

As a result, after Wang Zhonglei read the script, he kept refusing to vote, and even avoided seeing it.

If Master Xing hadn't come to the door directly today, he couldn't hide anymore, so he brought the other party here.

But don't get me wrong, this guy didn't change his mind and wanted to invest in "Yangtze River No. [-]", but he wanted to take the opportunity to make Master Xing quit.

By the way, it will also let Chai Jin and other local bosses see his majesty.

The famous Master Xing was asked to come to him for financing, which fully demonstrated how awesome Huayi Brothers is in the entertainment industry today.

Wang Zhonglei did this, on the one hand, for show operation, and on the other hand, it was for financing.

In the past two years, he and his eldest brother Wang Zhongjun have been planning the listing of Huayi Company, but their strength is still not enough.

This year, he has aggressively entered the field of TV dramas, in order to broaden the scope of business and increase revenue.

But in this way, funds are a little tight again.Moreover, the preparations for listing also need to spend a lot of money, and another round of financing is necessary.

That's why Wang Zhonglei played tricks and called Master Xing to the dinner to talk.

"Director Zhou, look that I didn't lie to you, there is really a dinner today." Seeing Master Xing chasing after him to the private room, Wang Zhonglei pretended to explain.

In fact, this guy did it on purpose, and he didn't want to vote for "Yangtze River No. [-]" at all.

The local bosses present were all older, and none of them were fans of Master Xing. The only one who was younger was Chai Jin.

But Master Xing is a well-known movie star and director after all, as soon as he entered the door, Mr. Chai greeted him politely: "Isn't this Director Zhou? Please sit down and have a drink together."

"Uh, then it's better to be respectful than obedient. I don't know what to call this boss?" Master Xing took advantage of the situation and started typing.

How could he not understand that Wang Zhonglei's dinner party could not have ordinary people, maybe some kind of big boss, what if he could invest a sum of money in his new movie.

Before Chai Jin could speak, Wang Zhonglei hurriedly introduced him: "This is Chai Jin, Mr. Chai, and this is Mr. Xia."

"Bosses, it's really rude to come here uninvited. I'll punish myself with a glass of apology!" Although Master Xing was a little proud, he was not a person who would not come here at all. After filling his glass, he went straight to the job .

Everyone was also very face-saving, and they all had a drink with them.

Only then did Wang Zhonglei continue acting: "Director Zhou, it's not that I don't want to vote for you, it's because the company found out that the script is very risky after research!

How about we change the script and continue your best nonsensical style.

As long as the book is good, no matter how high the cost is, I will raise money for you even if I sell everything. Do you think so? "

"Mr. Wang, this script is really good, how about I tell you more?" Master Xing still insisted on his philosophy.

Seeing that he was still unable to persuade, Wang Zhonglei immediately became impatient, waved his hands and said: "Oh, Director Zhou, there is really no need for this, I guess we can only cooperate in the next movie.

After all, I also need to explain to the shareholders that there is really no way to invest in projects that are too risky. "

"This..." Master Xing was extremely disappointed, and turned his head to look at Chai Jin and the others, wanting to see if any other bosses were interested.

Don't look at the directors' good looks outside, but every time they raise money, it's like begging grandpa to sue grandma, pretending to be grandson is a common thing.

Not to mention those directors who did not do well at the box office, even Feng Pants, the top seller, would take actresses to court the patrons' fathers face to face, and even perform a dance to flatter them.

Who made the entertainment industry belong to the bottom of the food chain in the eyes of capital? The status of employees is far from as high as imagined.

Not to mention the patrons and fathers, many ordinary people do not do well on their own, and they all look down on this circle.

Although there is no distinction between high and low occupations, the national conditions are like this. Occupational discrimination has existed since ancient times.

At first Master Xing thought there would be a miracle, but after looking around, none of the bosses were interested in his new movie.

Although Chai Jin and the others behaved indifferently when drinking, the threshold in their hearts was clear.

Regardless of whether Master Xing is in person, even Lao Mouzi, the national teacher, is treated the same here today.

Casting movies and TV series is also a business, and professional things naturally have to believe in professional eyes.

Wang Zhonglei, a tycoon in the Beijing circle, doesn't like the script, so how could they go to the pole to vote.

After all, no one's money comes from the wind, and business must return to the essence of business.

Of course, if the director Zhou can bring a star girl over to make the bosses see him right, that would be another matter.

But with Master Xing as a person, how could he do such unscrupulous things as Feng Pants.

"Then I'll bother you all." Master Xing was extremely disappointed, so he could only stand up and bid farewell to everyone politely.

Seeing that he was about to walk out of the private room, Ma Liang finally couldn't help but shouted: "Director Zhou, please stop, I've voted for your film."

(End of this chapter)