Who are you calling powerful?.

Chapter 456 New Movie - "Operation Mekong"

Magic City, a certain restaurant
  Wei Yang met Fatty Yu from Bona, who enthusiastically introduced the guests attending the party today.

"Mr. Sun, our vice president at Bona, is also the main person in charge of the film. You have gone through the previous process, so you must be familiar with it."

Vice President Sun, who was fair and fat, smiled and shook Wei Yang's hand: "Mr. Wei, I invited you here from my three visits to the thatched cottage. He is probably tired of looking at me."

"What Mr. Sun said, you Mr. Yu may not think that I have wronged you. You need to explain this clearly. Mr. Sun, you man, is treated as a VIP at my place. We, Mr. Xia, all thought that I was poaching people."

Fatty Yu joked: "That won't work, Mr. Sun is my confidant."

Wei Yang answered smoothly, "Do I need to pay more?"

The scene was immediately extremely cheerful. "Xiu Chun Knife" had just been released in August. The box office was not very high, but it had a lot of word-of-mouth and buzz. Especially Jia Qian Jushi, which was slightly popular on the Internet, at least Wei Yang would not be left out if he said it.

Vice President Sun was considered the third most powerful figure in today's scene, after Wei and Yu, so he was able to join in the fun.

The three of them joked for a while before continuing the introduction: "You must also know this one, director Lin Chaoxian, a famous director in Hong Kong."

"I have studied Director Lin's "The Witness" and "The Fight", and I am honored to work together this time."

Lin Chaoxian has a bald head. He has not yet been able to vaguely carry the banner of Hong Kong directors in future generations. He is currently barely able to secure his position as a first-line director.

In his early years, he hung out with Chen Jiashang, the director of "Painted Skin", and did not direct independently until 1997. He is considered a junior among Hong Kong directors.

However, his performance is not bad. He is good at action police and gangster movies. The box office is not high, but he is very good at making people happy.

In 2008, "The Witness" only had a box office of 1700 million in the mainland and about 800 million in Hong Kong, but it allowed Zha Zhahui to win the Golden Horse and Golden Statue Best Actors in one fell swoop.

In 2010, "The Informer" grossed over 5000 million at the mainland box office, allowing Chef Tse, the so-called crown prince of Hong Kong, to finally realize his dream of becoming an Academy Award-winning actor.

Last year's "Guild Wars" had a box office of 1.17 million in the mainland, allowing Zha Zhahui to win the Best Actor trophy again.

It can be said that Lin Chaoxian is not ranked high in commercial films, but his status among actors is not low. People including Bona Yu Fatty and others believe that Lin Chaoxian was able to invite Wei Yang this time.

In the director-centered Chinese entertainment industry, even if Lin Chaoxian is not yet a great director, front-line actors still have to get close to and even please him when they meet him.

But Wei Yang is obviously an exception. He is a big boss in the industry, and he is on equal footing with the big bosses in the Hong Kong film industry. He is even stronger than some Hong Kong capital in some aspects due to his backing to the Shanghai circle and the many cards in his hands. .

Wei Yang called him Director Lin, and he was very respectful in his words. This was to give Lin Chaoxian face. The latter did not dare to hit a snake with a stick, and his attitude was very humble.

"No, boss Yu said that we can hire Wei Sheng. We are very happy. This role is perfect for you. You are the best choice. Moreover, Wei Sheng is also a master screenwriter and a talented director, and he is also a great help to our crew."

"Director Lin, you deserve the award. You are a famous director, and I still have to learn from you."

"..."

The two brag about each other in business, but only they themselves know how true or false their words actually are.

At least Wei Yang heard that at first, Lin Chaoxian was interested in finding his favorite general, Peng Yuyan, who had also worked with him in "Guild Wars", to cooperate. However, after Bona came into contact with Blue Whale, this matter was out of his control.

Not only the casting, but also part of the power of the crew must be transferred.

Wei Yang is not only an actor, but also a screenwriter on behalf of the crew, and he has certain rights to make suggestions and modifications to the script.

In addition, he is also the producer and producer of the film crew. In theory, if Lin Chaoxian didn't have Bona behind him, he would really not be able to speak to Wei Yang on the crew.

This also makes Lin Chaoxian love and hate Wei Yang's joining.

What I love is Wei Yang's popularity and exposure. His acting skills are decent, and his screenwriting ability is not flattering just now. He is indeed very good in the industry, which is helpful for the movie.

At the same time, this movie has a relatively large investment and involves many aspects. With Boss Wei mediating in the middle, there are many benefits.

What I hate is naturally that Wei Yang has a higher status and more control. No director likes to have an extra emperor above him.

Imagine that it's okay if both parties have the same idea, but if there are differences, his life as a director will be in trouble.

Boss Wei mostly shoots his own dramas, and his reputation as a drama tyrant is not as exaggerated as Jiang Wen's, but he has never been a good gentleman. Anyone who is interested will know how much power Wei Yang has in speaking and controlling the crew if he inquires.

It's okay for those who are capable, but those who are not will simply turn into tool men and become boss Wei's filming puppets.

Therefore, Lin Chaoxian's feelings towards Wei Yang were very complicated at this time, but on the surface, he was still extremely welcoming and cooperative.

It doesn't work if you don't cooperate!

To put it bluntly, at this point, Wei Yang's position in the crew is much more stable than his. Once there is a fight, it will definitely be the director Lin Chaoxian who gets out.

"Zhang Hanyu, you don't need to introduce me to this one."

Zhang Hanyu, who had dark skin and a beard, shook hands with Wei Yang, with a smile on his face and the same familiar subwoofer voice.

"Haha, Mr. Wei and I are much more familiar with each other than you are."

Wei Yang smiled and nodded. Although he and Zhang Hanyu had never collaborated before, they had seen each other many times at large and small ceremonies and gatherings in the circle.

He is an upstart in entertainment, so Zhang Hanyu is naturally willing to get acquainted with him. Wei Yang also appreciates him quite a lot, and they have become familiar with him after going back and forth.

Wei Yang and Fatty Yu had no friendship before, and Vice President Sun had become familiar with him recently. Lin Chaoxian had called several times before, and this was the first time they met. Based on this, Zhang Hanyu was indeed the person he was most familiar with.

"Well, you must help me accompany Mr. Wei in a while. If he is not happy, I will take it from you."

Fatty Yu pretended to give the order. He really had the qualifications because Zhang Gaoyu was an artist under his banner.

In many people's minds, Bona is more concerned with distribution and film and television production, but in fact, it has always had an artist management business, and its artist lineup is very capable.

As mentioned before, Bona imitated Huayi and established a star shareholder mechanism to attract a group of big names.

The most outstanding among them are Huang Xiaoming and International Zhang, followed by Zhang Hanyu and Chen Baoguo.

Relatively speaking, Huang, Zhang, and Chen are more cooperative and have a certain degree of independence. However, Zhang Hanyu and Bona are deeply tied. Most of the subsequent masterpieces basically have Bona participating, and they are the number one generals in the direct line.

In addition, Yuan Quan, Xin Baiqing, Tong Yao, and Huang Yi are also Bona artists or have affiliations and cooperation relationships, so they often appear together.

It seems that the Bona Department is very keen on capable actors, but this is not the case. They still have many newcomers and young actors, but they have not promoted them.

Bona has no shortage of film resources, but in terms of popularity, the film success rate is too low, which is why Bona artists have little sense of existence.

The high-performing talent in the limelight has low popularity exposure, and artists suitable for traffic marketing cannot be promoted. Many people simply don’t know that Bona still has this business.

Fatty Yu envies Wei Yang for this. In terms of company size, Blue Whale dare not claim to be the best in the industry, but in terms of comprehensiveness, no other company dares to challenge it.

It is one of the best in the industry in terms of television and artist management, and its variety shows are also very prominent. Now it also has its own video platform, which is worse in terms of movies, but it is still developing and making progress.

In the past, in the entertainment industry, artist managers were actually just that, most of them were doing it to save money during filming. Later, Huayi listed a star shareholder, and the industry began to pay attention to the value brought by star influence.

Only when Wei Yang and even the new generation of popular artists rise, relying on the Internet to achieve top status and dominate the world, will the celebrity economy truly become a pillar industry of entertainment.

But obviously, by the time everyone discovered this, it was already a little late.

Wei Yang joined forces with Tang Dynasty and Fan Xiaopang, recruited Tang Yan and Damimi, and also brought out Zhao Liying, Xinjiang Ermei, Zhang Ruoyun and others. At this stage, his family accounts for almost half of the top circles, and the others are also more or less. associated with it.

The most annoying thing is that Wei Yang not only has many top leaders, but other companies can't poach them.

Needless to say, he himself said that almost all of those women were won over by his beauty trick, and there were only two male artists left.

Hu Ge is not only an old friend of Wei Yang, but also the best brother of the Tang Dynasty. It seems that he will become a shareholder recently. There is no need for him to change jobs unless he pays a sky-high price.

The same is true for Zhang Ruoyun. Now the Blue Whale family is favoring him. Besides Wei Yang, he is the one with countless resources and can be regarded as a direct lineage. He is so full that he becomes a traitor.

Didn't you realize what happened to Lin Gengxin who ran away last time? It's almost turned into a joke.

A popular young boy, a first-line reserve, a top-notch youngster, now he is working as a helper for Young Master Wang.

It's not that Mr. Wang is not qualified. Most of the entertainers in the entertainment industry will give face to him when they see him, but to praise him and to lick him is another matter.

Being yelled at, yelled at, and scolded, Lin Gengxin said that he was a friend of Young Master Wang and even seemed to be a relative, but from the attitude he showed when getting along, it was not clear how equal they were.

Many people either ridicule or regret that Lin Gengxin wanted to stay at Blue Whale, but maybe he is more popular than Zhang Ruoyun now.

You want a career, you want to be popular, you want to have a backer, at least not to be a follower to Young Master Wang.

In fact, sometimes Wei Yang did not expect that Lin Gengxin, who made him sad back then and even considered a major "failure" since starting his business, has now become a typical negative case.

He constantly simulates the misery of job-hopping for his artists, which greatly enhances the loyalty and cohesion of the artists.

How should I put it? There are some words from our ancestors that you cannot but listen to. It is a blessing in disguise.

Who would have thought that Lin Gengxin was a "traitor" and somehow became a "political commissar" for Boss Wei...

...

After a round of introductions, a few people took their seats, but did not order food. Wei Yang actually came not too late, and the real finale was behind him.

Within a few minutes, Fatty Yu's secretary came over and whispered a few words in his ear. Fatty Yu nodded to Wei Yang, and the two of them got up and took the lead to go out to greet him.

Soon, people were waiting at the door, a group of six or seven people, followed by the driver and secretary, the real key ones were the two.

Director Zhang of the Golden Shield Film and Television Center of the Public Security Department!
  Chairman of Shanghai Film Company Ren Dong!
  This is also the real behind-the-scenes organizer of their movie "Operation Mekong".

"Operation Mekong" is based on the Mekong River case that was famous overseas a few years ago. After this incident occurred, several film and television companies wanted to get the rights to adapt it.

However, the public security department attached great importance to this project and did not let it go easily. In the end, Fatty Yu won it after all the hard work.

At that time, Blue Whale was actually one of them, and it was wanted by TV and movies. However, the former was intercepted by CCTV, and the latter was won by Fatty Yu, who was more powerful in the film industry.

However, some of Blue Whale's filming plans still left a deep impression on the public security department.

Later, when Fatty Yu was preparing for filming, the person in charge took the initiative to ask if he could bring Blue Whale to work together. Fatty Yu was envious of Wei Yang's popularity and box office appeal, so they hit it off immediately.

But Wei Yang is not easy to invite. He has his own business, so he has to give up enough benefits and have a big boss to pull the strings.

Therefore, Ren Dong, who was deeply involved with Blue Whale, also got involved.

At that time, Wei Yang was originally working on another movie, but when Director Ren came over to chat and brought up the banner of the public security department and the main theme, Wei Yang had to think about it.

First of all, the project "Operation Mekong" is definitely on track, and its quality and box office are both comparable to major blockbusters.

In addition, Wei Yang has always intended to develop into the main theme and build a golden body for himself. This movie is directly under the jurisdiction of the public security department and the level is high enough, so it is a good opportunity.

So Wei Yang sent people to contact and negotiate with Bona, strive for enough benefits, and finally reach a cooperation.

Unlike the original film, "Operation Mekong" increases the role of Wei Yang's character Fang Xinwu.

This is not surprising. With his position as a celebrity, Zhang Hanyu couldn't do it. At that time, Fatty Yu wanted to let Wei Yang play the policeman, and then arrange for Zhang Hanyu or another person to play the undercover.

However, he was still stopped by Wei Yang. He felt that his image was somewhat different from that of the refined and steady criminal police captain.

Zhang Hanyu is a very suitable candidate. He is more suitable for walking in the gray area and pretending to be an undercover agent with a cool and carefree appearance. Therefore, he did not agree with the change of roles, but relatively adjusted the role.

In the early stage, Wei Yang, the undercover agent, detected the culprit of the crime, and then joined Zhang Hanyu and others to investigate and launch operations locally.

"Operation Mekong" is originally a group drama, with a lot of undercover scenes. The story structure remains the same, but with a slight change in the plot, Wei Yang becomes a genuine male protagonist.

Wei An is very familiar with Director Ren, but this is the first time he has dealt with Director Zhang. He is not a low-ranking person and has a lot of power.

Let's put it this way, if Wei Yang opens up this path, it will save a lot of unnecessary trouble if Blue Whale wants to make some police crime movies in the future.

This is one of the reasons why Wei Yang is willing to participate in "Operation Mekong". This is a major subject matter, and he has always wanted to take part in it.

Although Director Zhang met Wei Yang for the first time, he had a very good attitude towards him. Later, Wei Yang found out after some testing that it was because of his "Interpol".

Even though this drama is not eye-catching among Wei Yang's works, it is a masterpiece of police themes in recent years. This is why the public security department trusts Wei Yang.

They felt that Wei Yang understood police officers and had the ability to film police stories well.

This was another surprise. Wei Yang never expected that a script he wrote to make money would bring him such great benefits a few years later.

Boss Wei is so smart. He immediately hit the snake with a stick. He has quite a lot of police-themed scripts. If he can get the support of the public security department, he can open a special "theme special" on PPTV.

Director Zhang was also very considerate. Although he did not give accurate words, he was willing to deepen cooperation.

In fact, these units normally have publicity tasks, and film and television dramas are also one of the important channels, otherwise they would not set up a special organization.

Blue Whale is a well-known film and television company in the industry with a strong brand name. If it can produce some high-quality films and provide positive publicity to the public security community, it will be a win-win situation for both parties.

Unfortunately, Wei Yang found out after asking about it that Director Zhang's Golden Shield Center was affiliated with the Public Security Department, and there was another Golden Shield Center affiliated with the General Logistics Department.

The names are the same, but they are not from the same family, so it doesn't matter, otherwise he would have thought about putting "In the Name of the People" on the agenda...

　Sorry, I forgot to send the timer last night. I just saw it when I woke up.

　　
  　
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