I'm not just a director

Chapter 118 Columbia and the big names

China Film Group moved quickly.

Jiang Pei'an's actor has not yet been determined.

Han Shanping informed him that the crew has almost been set up.

"Taken" is the top priority of all the films of China Film Group this year.

Han Shanping had great expectations for it, and basically shifted a considerable part of his work focus here.

Jiang Pei'an also took the time to contact Yu Rongguang.

At this time, Yu Rongguang was producing a TV series called "Son of the Earth-The Story of Cai Xitao".

You can tell from the name that this is a TV series with the main theme.

This film later lived up to expectations and directly won the "Five One" Engineering Award.

"Hello Brother Yu, I'm Jiang Pei'an."

The two met in a small teahouse.

Don't look at Yu Rongguang as a tough guy, but he prefers to drink tea.

Perhaps due to the influence of film and television dramas, Jiang Pei'an always felt that drinking with a big bowl was more pleasing to the eye than drinking tea with a cup.

"Hi Director Jiang, Director Han has already contacted me two days ago."

Yu Rongguang's voice is relatively thick, but because he was a teenager learning opera, his intonation is high.

It sounds like a little drama.

Jiang Pei'an nodded, smiled and said:
"Since Director Han has greeted you in advance, I won't be a joke. You can read the script first."

Yu Rongguang nodded, took the script, and said with a smile:
"Then I'll waste some time and read the script first."

"Please."

……

About half an hour later, Yu Rongguang let out a breath and sighed:

"Happy! Very happy!"

Jiang Pei'an smiled slightly, no martial arts star could refuse "Taken".

Breaking through the world all the way, it's so cool.

"The setting of the agent's father in the script..."

Yu Rongguang rubbed his tough cheeks and said bluntly:
"I'm really worried that I can't master literature and opera well."

Jiang Pei'an smiled and said:
"The highlight of this movie is the indomitable drive of the male lead.

Literary dramas don’t focus, but don’t worry, I will put my arms around when filming. "

Hearing this, Yu Rongguang nodded and said:

"I am very interested in this movie, and I thank the director for giving me this opportunity."

Yu Rongguang developed in Hong Kong Province in his early years, but his career did not improve much.

In the past two years, he returned to the mainland to develop, but due to the constraints of the domestic environment and the types of films, he has not yet developed.

So he transformed into a director and producer. According to the development of the previous life, he directly opened a film and television company as the boss around 03.

Of course, he has never stopped being an actor.

Jiang Pei'an's invitation this time is like an opportunity for him to return to the big screen to play the leading role.

Jiang Pei'an grinned and said:
"Then wish us a happy cooperation."

Yu Rongguang took the script back, although he didn't sign the contract.

But Jiang Pei'an was not worried at all that the other party "swallowed" the script.

Otherwise, his acting career in China might be over directly.

The salary will be discussed by the staff of China Film, and he will not interfere.

Of course, if the actor is dissatisfied with the salary, he will stop acting.

Then he will come forward to clear it up, but basically this kind of thing will not happen to the leading actor.

The deputy director of China Film Group personally called to inquire about the movie, not to mention that the salary will not be deliberately lowered.

Even if it is lowered, with the quality of "Taken", the other party will not give up participating.

The leading actor has been finalized, and the rest are some supporting roles.

He plans to let Gao Yuanyuan play the role of daughter.

As for Hu Jing, her modern outfits are far less stunning than ancient ones.

And compared to movies, Jiang Pei'an always felt that she would develop better in TV dramas.

Jiang Pei'an, a classmate of the Chinese Opera's 96 acting class, did not intend to let it go.

Everyone was so supportive to him before, so Jiang Pei'an wants to repay him a little bit.

Although the protagonist can't do it, some supporting roles can still be handed over to them.

One is to let them show their faces in China Film.

Secondly, if there are really good seedlings among them, Jiang Pei'an doesn't mind digging them out.

There are still a few roles still undecided, but Jiang Pei'an probably has a choice in mind.

After finding the actors, he directly asked the staff of China Film Group to match them.

"Pei'an, when the roles are all set and the crew is ready, shall we hold a press conference to publicize it?"

Han Shanping's office, Han Shanping, who was sitting on an office chair, said with a smile.

"Okay, while I'm still a little hot."

Jiang Pei'an said with a smile.

He is too familiar with the development conference.

Some time ago, when he was "making a big splash" in China, he never thought about letting "Taken" get a wave of traffic.

But after thinking about it later, China Film Group may not agree to this plan and give up.

Now that the Zhao Gege incident has just passed, everyone's attention is still on him.

At this time, the matter of him and China Film Co., Ltd. cooperating to make a movie will definitely ignite public opinion...

Han Shanping froze for a moment and said:
"I don't mean to consume you. This is also a domestic tradition."

"I support it with both hands. Some time ago, everyone was guessing what kind of movie I was cooperating with China Film.

There are even rumors that because of the previous two films, the film I made this time cannot be released in China.

Holding a press conference can be regarded as answering their questions, which saves them from grabbing me every day. "

Jiang Pei'an said with a smile,

In fact, the rumors outside were even worse than what Jiang Pei'an said.

Once a person becomes famous, good and bad comments will come one after another.

When everyone has heard enough praise for Jiang Pei'an, the media will find another way to re-discover the material from other angles.

You boast?
Okay, then I'll scold you!

With a hot headline, sales are guaranteed.

So, the remarks about Jiang Pei'an praising the stinky feet of the West and pleasing Western audiences came out.

Others said that he could not grasp the domestic red line at all, otherwise he would not have gone abroad to make movies.

What's more, some media claimed that the marketing of Jiang Pei'an's two foreign films was far greater than the film itself.

The box office of more than [-] million is extremely wet.

Even the rumors of proxy filming came out, which was outrageous, why did he still have the treatment of Director Chen.

As a result, these newspapers and periodicals that published negative news were selling very well.

The traffic password is well-crafted.

After all, it is because Jiang Pei'an's foundation is unstable and he has no works in China.

Without works, there are no fans.

As long as he has a fan base, the media will never slander him like this.

Believe it or not, the fans overwhelmed your newspaper office in minutes!

"By the way, if you want to invest in "Taken", you'd better do it in the name of the company."

Han Shanping said suddenly.

Jiang Pei'an nodded, just having this thought in his mind.

Company.

Apart from other things, investing in movies in the name of the company, the final box office dividends of the company and personal interests are completely different.

The company can save a lot of money that should not be spent, and there are many benefits.

"Thank you, Director Han, for reminding me that I've been thinking about the company recently."

In fact, Jiang Pei'an already has a company, Xin'an Folk.

It's just that the main business of this company is folk ditty and the management of commercial performances by folk ditty artists.

Not suitable for film investment.

According to Jiang Pei'an's vision, he will basically set up two companies, one specializing in investment.

The other is a film and television company. It is impossible for him to join China Film Group. At most, he will maintain a good cooperative relationship with China Film Group.

Use China Film's resources to gradually grow your own film company.

Of course, this is a long process, and many high-quality film and television dramas are needed in the middle.

His personal positioning will not always be a director.

Before a large amount of capital pours into the film and television industry, quickly grow yourself and grasp the right to speak in the industry.

Otherwise, he can only make films for the rest of his life and live on the breath of others.

"Hey, we were chatting, Director Han and Anzi, didn't I disturb you?"

The little steel cannon bared its big teeth and walked in with a smile.

"Xiao Gang is here, sit down."

Han Shanping greeted with a smile.

Jiang Pei'an also said hello.

Just as Han Shanping was about to pour tea, Feng Xiaogang trotted to the table with an ouch and exaggerated:

"How can I trouble you, I will do it by myself, I will do it by myself, and you, Anzi, will do more?"

Jiang Pei'an smiled and waved his hands.

He was not surprised at all that Feng Xiaogang came to Han Shanping.

The two met earlier, when Han Shanping was the director of Beijing Film Studio, they had known each other.

The two of them also produced the first New Year's film in the Mainland, and they have a close relationship.

"What are you two talking about? Let's also listen to the dialogue between successful entrepreneurs and international leaders to broaden our horizons."

Feng Xiaogang poured tea for Han Shanping and said with a smile.

"What a successful entrepreneur."

Han Shanping shook his head and said with a smile:
"Tell Bai'an about the next movie."

"Excuse!"

Feng Xiaogang said in surprise:

"Good guy, I knew there would be such a day when China Film released the news to the outside world, but I didn't expect it to come so soon!

Congratulations to Director Han, with Anzi as a general, China Film is even more powerful, and it is about to take off!

When Anzi, the Maxima, meets Han Dong, the Bole, as the saying goes, once they meet, they will win but there are countless people in the world.

You are a strong alliance, will you give our domestic directors a chance! "

Whether the best domestic director in 2000 was Zhang Yimou or Chen Dadao is hard to draw a conclusion.

But if you say the most popular director, it is definitely Director Feng Xiaogang in front of you.

But he kept his posture very low in front of the boss, and he couldn't see the appearance of being a "famous director" at all.

If other people heard these words, they probably thought that Han Shanping had found an assistant with a strange appearance and a good tongue.

"You, don't be so exaggerated. What's the matter this time?"

Han Shanping asked with a smile.

"Hey, I'm mainly here to listen to Director Han's teachings."

Han Shanping nodded, knowing that he still had something to say, so he didn't make a sound.

Sure enough, Feng Xiaogang grinned and said with a smile:
"Unexpectedly, An Zi is also here. Both of them are experts in the industry. Show us the script that we just saved, and give us some pointers."

As he spoke, he took out two scripts from the black briefcase and handed them to Jiang Pei'an and Han Shanping respectively.

Jiang Pei'an thought to himself, Xiaogangpao's "A Sigh" will be released in September this year.

The script he is currently presenting is probably his third Lunar New Year film, the black comedy "Big Wrist".

Sure enough, on the cover of the script, there were five big characters "Funeral of a Big Name".

The room suddenly became quiet, only the sound of pages turning.

Feng Xiaogang looked at the two expectantly.

Although he has been in the limelight in recent years, he has not been recognized by the mainstream film circle.

The only people who favored him were Han Shanping and the Wang brothers.

But it was Han Shanping who really had the right to speak, so as soon as the script came out, he came over to "seek praise"...

Jiang Pei'an read it carefully, the current script should not be the final version, it should be the second version written by Li Xiaoming and revised by Shikang.

The final version should have been polished by Feng Xiaogang on the basis of the two.

There is a little story about this movie.

It is said that Feng Xiaogang and Chen Dadao were drinking together, and they chatted while drinking.

It was all about people and things in the circle, and somehow the topic led to Akira Kurosawa's funeral.

As a world-class film director, Akira Kurosawa's memorial service is grand.

Many fans and the masses spontaneously saw him off, causing street congestion.

Both Feng and Chen are film directors. Speaking of this, they are both envious and embarrassed.

Feng Xiaogang's thinking was lively and his brain was clear, so he said to Director Chen:
"Don't envy him, after a hundred years, I will organize your funeral.

I dare not say whether it will be more grand than Akira Kurosawa's, but it is definitely possible to make more money than him. "

Director Chen: ...

Not long after, Columbia Corporation of America suddenly contacted Feng Xiaogang.

Said that after doing market research, they found that Feng Xiaogang's movies had a good box office and wanted to cooperate with one.

So, Feng Xiaogang suddenly thought of the night he drank with Director Chen...

About three or ten minutes later, Jiang Pei'an and Han Shanping finished reading the script one after another.

"How about it?"

Feng Xiaogang asked quickly.

"Tell me, Pai An?"

Han Shanping looked at Jiang Pei'an and asked.

Feng Xiaogang turned his expectant eyes to Jiang Pei'an again.

Jiang Pei'an smiled and said:
"Then I will briefly talk about my personal opinion. This script breaks through Director Feng's previous works such as "Party A and Party B" and "Endless" and shows some new features.

The theme of the movie is to satirize the ubiquitous advertising phenomenon in life, and a lot of revelations have been generated from it, which is very ironic and humorous, but..."

"But what?"

Feng Xiaogang hastily asked.

"Feng Dao's movie should be released during the Spring Festival, right?"

"Correct."

"Then I personally think this name is a bit inappropriate, because Chinese New Year is a joyous atmosphere.

The movie "The Funeral of the Biggest Man" is somewhat inconsistent with the festive atmosphere, how about calling it "The Biggest Man"? "

Jiang Pei'an seriously suggested.

Feng Xiaogang was taken aback for a moment, pondering:
"Big guy, big guy... okay, let's call it that!"

He laughed loudly and said to Han Shanping:

"Thanks to my trip today, Anzi's suggestion is very pertinent, high, really high! You are indeed an international leader!"

Jiang Pei'an smiled slightly, I am tall with a hammer!
However, I'm quite interested in your movie, Hua Yi's street-crazy guy can use this to get in touch with Columbia.

I have to step in too...

(End of this chapter)