I'm not just a director

Jiang Pei'an's "Source Code" press conference ignored the matter of media interviews, and once again followed the reports of major newspapers on the paper.

In this regard, the people of Hong Kong Province said that they have been immunized.

It seems that Jiang Pei'an is always accompanied by controversy.

This is very different from the mainland artists or directors in their impression.

Other mainland stars come to Hong Kong to be honest and low-key, even in the last variety show, they are cautious in their words and deeds.

On the other hand, when Hong Kong artists go north, which one is not arrogant?

In the Spring Festival Gala of 94, Hou Yaowen and Huang Hong's skit "Playing Poker" fully satirized this phenomenon.

Huang Hong offered "50 appearance fees for popular singers" and Hou Yaowen directly gave "[-] yuan for appearance fees for third-rate singers from Hong Kong and Taiwan." Control Huang Hong!

Well, even after 20 years, this skit is still full of irony and sharpness!
Not to mention the time when artists from Hong Kong and Taiwan are in full swing.

It turned out that Jiang Pei'an was a good guy, and he didn't give everyone any face when he came to Hong Kong and Taiwan.

For such an unscrupulous guy, the Hong Kong media can only condemn endlessly in the tabloids.

But it didn't work for him.

On the contrary, it confuses others. They are humble, polite and talented young people in the mainland, and they are also well-known internationally.

How come your Hong Kong province has become so unbearable?

Is it because your Hong Kong province is too small to accommodate people?
No matter how outrageous the outside rumors are, Jiang Pei'an has never appeared in an interview or issued a statement.

Just quietly waiting for "Source Code" to be released in Hong Kong.

While waiting, Jiang Pei'an suddenly received an invitation:
Cheng Long.

What did he invite himself to do at this time?
Jiang Pei'an was a little puzzled, but after thinking about it carefully, he had a vague idea.

Just last month, Cheng Long raised his arms, and the Hong Kong Provincial Film Workers Association was established overnight.

This general meeting is very big, comprehensive and cool!
It includes nine major associations that have been established before, including producers, directors, screenwriters, artists, photographers and entertainers.

In 2002, at the age of 48, Cheng Long's reputation in Hong Kong Province reached its peak.

He was filming "Rush Hour 3" in Hollywood at the time.

Seeing that the actors union in the United States has a lot of influence, it can even control the overall situation of the film.

Unlike the various film groups in Hong Kong Province, which "accord to each other" and "do their own thing", especially the entire film industry system is still immature.

So he wanted to set up a general association to unite all forces and fight for more rights.

And with the assistance of the Hong Kong Provincial Film Coordinating Division, I hope to catch up with Hollywood.

This move was supported by Er Dongsheng, then chairman of the Hong Kong Provincial Directors Association.

Ever since, the association was established with the support of all walks of life.

The establishment of the General Assembly has indeed done a lot for Hong Kong films, although it did not catch up with Hollywood as expected.

But its goal has always been to safeguard and protect the rights and interests of Hong Kong film workers.

And strive to improve the shooting environment of Hong Kong and provincial films, and promote the healthy development of the industry.

The past presidents of the association are basically seniors in the circle, such as Wu Siyuan, who has served as president for several consecutive terms.

He has participated in the production of classic Hong Kong films such as "Drunken Master", "New Dragon Inn" and "Once Upon a Time" series, and has a very high status in Hong Kong.

In future generations, the latest president is Gu Tianle.

Thinking about Cheng Long's big moves during this period, combined with his coming to Hong Kong, Jiang Pei'an seems to have a clue...

The next day, Jiang Pei'an accepted the invitation alone.

After arriving at the agreed place, several people were already sitting in the room.

There were not many people in the room, but it was already filled with smoke.

Seeing the few people sitting in the room, Jiang Pei'an was slightly surprised, but after being surprised, he felt a little interesting.

Sitting in the seat opposite was Cheng Long in a neat suit, and next to him was the taciturn Er Dongsheng.

Next to Er Dongsheng was Liu Tianwang Huazi, and the three of them were sitting on the side talking.

From time to time, Hua Tsai talked with the fat guy sitting opposite him, and he seemed to take care of each other's emotions.

After all, when the three of them were talking, the fat man on the opposite side had no desire to interrupt at all, but just stared out the window in a daze.

This fat man is exactly Wang Jing.

It can be said that the few actors or directors sitting in the room have almost gathered all the actors or directors in Hong Kong Province.

After Jiang Pei'an was brought into the room, several people smiled and stood up to greet him.

But Wang Jing glanced at him, did not speak, turned his head and was still looking at the scenery.

When did Fatty Wang take the deep route?This is not like him!
Although puzzled, Jiang Pei'an still greeted everyone with a smile.

"Hehe, I've heard of Anzi's name a long time ago, but I haven't seen it all this time. She's really too young."

Cheng Long smiled and said kindly.

"Where, big brother still looks the same."

Jiang Pei'an replied with a smile.

Next, Cheng Long introduced the three present to Jiang Pei'an.

Several people exchanged pleasantries with Jiang Pei'an respectively, and when they reached Wang Jing's side, Fatty Wang smiled and shook hands with Jiang Pei'an.

"Anzai is so bold, how much box office does "Source Code" plan to win in Hong Kong this time?"

Wang Jing said with a smile.

Jiang Pei'an smiled and said:
"I'm not going to dislike the low box office, the more the better, what do you think Director Wang?"

"Haha, I also think the same way, I hope this time your film can return with fruitful results in Hong Kong Province, and you can also teach someone how to make a film to get a good box office.

That's a movie with a box office of over [-] million in the mainland, Hong Kong does not have such a big market, so we can't just keep doing it..."

As soon as Wang Jing said this, Jiang Pei'an keenly noticed a trace of sullenness flashing across Er Dongsheng's face.

Well, if you two want to fight, don't drag me into the water!
Jiang Pei'an said helplessly.

"Hehe, then I would like to thank Director Wang for his blessing."

Jiang Pei pretended not to know, and agreed with a smile.

Several people sat down again, but obviously because of Wang Jing's words just now, everyone's atmosphere became a little stiff.

"Director Wang also said just now that the box office of "Source Code" exceeded [-] million in the mainland, which is really enviable.

Hong Kong movies have never been treated like this in the mainland, haha, if I remember correctly.

An Zi should be filming "Source Code" for China Film Group. I think the two places can definitely deepen their cooperation. "

Cheng Long said with a smile.

Hearing this, Jiang Pei'an understood clearly.

Sure enough, I guessed right with myself, the Hong Kong Provincial Film Association is planning to go north collectively.

In fact, the Hong Kong film and television industry has been going north.

But that was before the establishment of the General Assembly. As Cheng Long said before, Hong Kong Province is "a forest of hills" and everyone is fighting on their own.

The method used was just to find a mainland film and television company to co-produce, and then find a few mainland actors to be the "protagonists".

Then it was released in mainland China under the banner of a co-production film...

Jiang Pei'an's "Source Code" surpassed [-] million in mainland China, which is undoubtedly a shock to the declining Hong Kong film industry.

What a huge market this must be, it is simply full of gold!
Why don't you rush into the mainland, what are you waiting for!
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Cheng Long first mentioned China Film Group, and then mentioned the cooperation between the two places, which is also testing the attitude of China Film Group.

Jiang Pei'an's "Source Code" is China Film's first movie with a box office of over [-] million. As the number one hero, in the hearts of Cheng Long and others, Jiang Pei'an's status in China Film is definitely not low.

This test was probably intended to use Jiang Pei'an to convey information to China Film Group.

As for why you didn't talk to China Film Group directly, you wanted to use the middle ground to ease the situation.

After all, the Film Federation has just been established, and such a large group hastily went north, for fear of arousing the resentment of mainland film and television.

And this middle ground is Jiang Pei'an...

Hearing this, Jiang Pei'an smiled and said:
"Strengthening the cooperation between the two places is actually quite good, after all, it is beneficial to the development of Huaxia Film and Television.

But I'm just a director, and I can't play much role.

Hehe, there are actually many ways to cooperate, for example, the Academy Awards can also relax the selection criteria for mainland films, so we can learn from each other..."

Jiang Pei'an pretended not to know Cheng Long's intentions, and said jokingly.

As soon as Jiang Pei'an finished speaking, there was a moment of silence in the room.

Different expressions appeared on the faces of several people.

Cheng Long was a little embarrassed and said:
"This matter, uh... the general committee can't decide here, haha."

Hearing Cheng Long's words, Jiang Pei'an was not surprised, but just found a reason.

There are roughly three conditions for participating in the Academy Award selection.

The director has a Hong Kong permanent resident identity card, the production company must have a legally registered company in Hong Kong, and the staff with at least six work projects in the film must be Hong Kong residents.

Two of the three conditions must be met.

But in fact, this is just a condition for participating in the selection, even if you get the qualification, it is very difficult to win the award.

There are many reasons for not being able to win the award, such as...the movie has no Hong Kong flavor.

This stuff is purely subjective.

For example, from the moment the judges see the names and producers of the selected films, there are probably films that have already been rejected.

"A relaxation of the conditions ... is probably not possible."

Er Dongsheng, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said something.

Jiang Pei'an looked over, and Er Dongsheng said without changing his expression:

"Some Hong Kong and provincial filmmakers have always insisted on the pure lineage of the Academy Awards, and no one can change this.

They don't want to make money, and they don't compromise. They would rather not make movies. "

As the president of the Hong Kong Provincial Film Association, Er Dongsheng is very familiar with the internal trends of the association.

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a sneer from the side:
"Uncompromising? That's because they can still survive, and still retain the unwarranted pride in their bones.

Just like some people are in high positions, they can't starve to death without making movies, and of course they don't care what other colleagues think. "

It was Wang Jing who spoke, and his words were very specific.

Almost pointing at Er Dongsheng's nose and cursing.

Er Dongsheng also had a fiery temper, he slammed the table in anger:
"Fatty Wang, do you only hide in the corner of the wall and insinuate?"

Hearing this, Jiang Pei'an was taken aback:
Director Er, you speak Mandarin well, and this little idiom speaks one set of things.

Very standard!

Wang Jing didn't show weakness, and counterattacked with a stiff neck:
"It's a guilty conscience, and I didn't mention you, why are you so excited to check in?"

"I lost your mother, can you try again?"

"What about you? I haven't made many movies, and the president's airs are quite good!"

"You make a lot of movies, all of which are rubbish, ghosts don't even watch them..."

The two suddenly started a scolding fight, and Andy immediately fought in the middle.

"Director Wang, talk less, Director Er, he didn't mean that, you all calm down, there are guests here."

Hua Tsai stood in front of the two of them, trying to ease the conflict between them.

Jiang Pei'an didn't expect to see bigwigs in Hong Kong's film and television industry scolding and arguing when he came here this time.

It was unexpected.

But it is also reasonable, after all, the two of them have been fighting a lot in the past few years.

The cause of the conflict between the two originally came from a sentence Er Dongsheng said when he participated in the show.

When talking about his views on certain directors, Er Dongsheng said bluntly:
I hate some directors the most. Although they can make good works with their own skills, they still want to make some bad films to deceive the audience.

Coincidentally, when the video of Er Dongsheng's interview was exposed, Wang Jing and Zhou Xingchi ended their partnership.

Since then, his movie ratings have plummeted, and he has become a bad movie director.

Naturally, everyone thought that Er Dongsheng's words meant Wang Jing.

Later, in "Erotic Men and Women", Er Dongsheng teased Wang Jing with his lines:

"I didn't ask you to be Wang Jiawei, can you at least be Wang Jing?"

Unexpectedly, the protagonist played by Zhang Guorong replied:
"You asked me to be Wang Jing, but I don't have Qiu Shuzhen"

At that time, Wang Jing was in love with Qiu Shuzhen, and the irony was self-evident.

But Wang Jing is not a person who swallows his anger. Also in the movie, Wang Jing used Maggie Cheung as a hindrance more than once.

Neer Dongsheng and Maggie Cheung fail in love.

So, in the battle between directors, only the actors are injured?
The most intense quarrel between the two was in the previous two years when the Academy Awards were selected.

At that time, Er Dongsheng had already won multiple awards such as Best Film, Best Director, and Best Screenplay at the Academy Awards.

Although Wang Jing has made hundreds of films, he has never won an award, not even nominated.

This made him very angry, and directly bombarded the organizer of the Academy Awards for unfair selection.

When Er Dongsheng saw it, he swears:
"Look at the films that Wang Jing has made in the past few years? It's strange that these films can be nominated.

Wang Jing is a typical unbalanced heart, tell him to die! "

Ever since, in the past few years, the two have fought several times in space every once in a while.

This time Cheng Long didn't know how much painstaking effort it took to get the two of them together to discuss major issues.

It's a pity that the two still pinched when they met.

In the end, due to the two-year "war", Cheng Long regretfully announced that this "exploration" failed.

Of course, it wasn't a complete failure, at least when Jiang Pei'an left, Cheng Long took his hand and said kindly:
"We want the world to see Chinese films, and co-productions between the Mainland, Hong Kong and the provinces are the ultimate way to go international.

I hope you, Anzi, can help convey it to Chairman Han. In addition, in June, Hong Kong Province will hold the "Hong Kong International Film and Television Exhibition 2002" film and television exhibition.

I hope that you, Anzi, will come to participate and communicate with film and television workers from different countries. "

Jiang Pei'an nodded in agreement.

But he realized it in his heart. If he remembered correctly, the theme of this sensational film and television exhibition in Hong Kong Province was "Going International, Entering the Mainland".

Involving more than 40 countries and regions, the momentum is huge.

... (end of this chapter)