I'm not just a director

Chapter 232 Big brother, do you want to cooperate with me?
Cheng Long went north this time very low-key.

He only took two bodyguards to Beijing.

But because of the high degree of attention, his whereabouts were actually leaked by fans.

As a result, he was surrounded by many fans and reporters as soon as he got off the plane.

"Brother Cheng Long, may I ask if you have any cooperation to start when you come to the Mainland this time?"

"I haven't congratulated you, brother, for forming the Hong Kong Provincial Film Association. What is the next step for the association?"

"Brother, is there any film and television cooperation between the mainland and Hong Kong provincial capitals? When you formed the association, didn't you advocate mutual assistance and win-win results?"

Regarding Cheng Long's arrival, the media had their own speculations.

Combined with Chenglong's costly establishment of a film association in contact with various people in the Hong Kong film industry years ago, the purpose of this trip to the north is naturally self-evident.

Seek cooperation!

Cheng Long waved his hand at what the reporter said, not wanting to continue entangled in this issue, and walked away from the crowd with a smile.

"Brother Cheng Long, you have been working hard in Hollywood these years, have you ever thought of coming to mainland China to make movies?

Our mainland now also has its own movie with a box office of over [-] million!The future will definitely catch up with Hollywood! "

A voice suddenly came from the crowd, and it was definitely Cheng Long's die-hard fan.

As soon as this remark came out, everyone looked at him mockingly.

It is much better for people to break into Hollywood than to develop in China!
It's also catching up with Hollywood, isn't this a dream come true!
Unexpectedly, when Cheng Long heard this, he turned his head to look at the fan in the crowd, and said with a smile:
"Yes, I will definitely be back."

Cheng Long's words seemed to have encouraged the fan, his face flushed and he said:

"Brother, which mainland director would you choose to work with?
I think director Jiang Pei'an Jiang is very good, that is, his "Source Code" has a box office of over [-] million. "

Hearing what the fans said, Cheng Long smiled and said:

"I've heard of him and we've met in Hong Kong.

I'm very interested in his new film and looking forward to working with him. "

As soon as this statement came out, everyone showed excitement.

Cheng Long bluntly said that he wanted to cooperate with Jiang Pei'an?
One is an international action superstar, and the other is the first commercial film director in China who has returned from Hollywood and has exceeded [-] million yuan.

These two are about to cooperate, which is great news for fans of both parties.

Even ordinary people feel very excited after hearing it.

In the perception of many people, Cheng Long is really too famous.

When it comes to action actors, the names of Cheng Long, Li Lianjie and others will definitely come to people's minds.

But in terms of influence, I am afraid there is only the eldest brother.

And Jiang Pei'an is a rising star among domestic film directors...

Chenglong Airport's remarks were quickly spread through various media.

"Cheng Long and Jiang Pei'an may join forces for a movie"

"The Rise of Domestic Movies, Big Brother Cheng Long Joins Strongly"

"Domestic films are going further and further on the road of internationalization, looking forward to future development"

……

China Film Group Office.

Holding the newspaper in his hand, Han Shanping joked:
"It seems that he went north this time because he didn't want to drink."

Jiang Pei'an sat on the sofa, bored and said:
"The soldiers will come to block the water and cover the soil."

Han Shanping looked at him, raised the newspaper in his hand, and said with a smile:
"What if he really wants to play a role in Inception?"

Jiang Pei'an smiled and said:
"Then I will welcome him with all my hands and give him an important role. After all, we have to follow the voice of the audience, right?"

Han Shanping shook his head, laughed and cursed:
"It's so aggrieved, it seems like someone is persecuting you.

You are living in the blessing and don't know the blessing, that is Cheng Long.

Not only in China, but also in Asia or Hollywood, it has great box office appeal.

You are a golden signboard, and with him, it is even more powerful. "

"Indeed, but the appearance fee is also high, why don't you keep investing more, let's not only let Cheng Long play the role, but also call Li Lianjie over, how about it?"

Jiang Pei'an spread his hands and said.

Although this guy has a high reputation, the corresponding salary is also outrageously high.

Moreover, he is not the kind of master who only pays the film salary, and he also wants to share the movie box office dividends.

Take "Rush Hour 2" released last year as an example:
His salary in Hollywood is 1500 million US dollars, and then he has to add 500 million US dollars in North American box office dividends.

Plus overseas dividends of 600 million US dollars, a total of 2600 million US dollars.

2600 million dollars!
The salary + dividends of this person alone are many times higher than the production cost of "Source Code" in the early and late stages.

Who would dare to use such an actor in China?

This is not a proper gold-swallowing beast.

Some people may say that, for a film star like Cheng Long, a high salary must mean a high box office.

But the key point is that Jiang Pei'an's plan did not include this master from the beginning.

With such a high salary, he would rather find a few cost-effective actors and spend more funds on screen production.

Cheng Long has box office appeal in Hollywood, but Jiang Pei'an is not bad either...

Han Shanping knew that the boy hadn't held his fart well, so he glanced at him and said:

"He'll be here later, let's see what he has to say."

Jiang Pei'an nodded, he came here today also at the invitation of Han Shanping to accompany him.

After staying in Han Shanping's office for about an hour, Cheng Long came to the office led by Gao Chengsheng.

Cheng Long seemed a little surprised that Jiang Pei'an was also there, but the surprise on his face was swept away.

Then put on that iconic smiling face and said:

"Han Dong, happy new year, director Jiang is here, happy new year!"

"Hahaha, Mr. Cheng Long, hello, come and sit down."

Han Shanping waved his hand, and Gao Chengsheng left the office.

Jiang Pei'an also had good eyesight. After greeting Cheng Long, he took the initiative to pick up the teapot and pour tea for them.

"The weather in the mainland is much worse than that in Hong Kong. Is Mr. Cheng Long still used to it?"

Han Shanping said with a smile.

"Chairman Han was joking, the mainland and Hong Kong provinces have their own scenery, but my ancestral home is from Xin'an Province in the mainland.

I have visited relatives in my hometown before, and I also know something about the climate in the mainland. "

Cheng Long said with a smile.

Han Shanping pretended not to know, and said:
"Mr. Cheng Long is also from Xin'an Province? Coincidentally, so is Pei'an."

Cheng Long was also taken aback, and said with a smile:
"I didn't expect Director Jiang and I to have such a relationship. No wonder we hit it off when we were in Hong Kong Province. It turns out that we are fellow villagers."

Hearing this, Jiang Pei'an slandered in his heart:

Brother, you were born in Hong Kong, you are an authentic Hong Kong native, okay?

What's more, Xin'an Province is so big. Your ancestral home is from southern Anhui and I am from northern Anhui. We are far away from each other.

As for hitting it off... that's even more ridiculous, it's just a deliberate approach with a certain purpose.

But Jiang Pei'an is not stunned, he is obviously looking for common ground there, so he won't jump out to correct him stupidly.

"Hahaha, then this is really a coincidence. When the eldest brother returns to Xin'an Province, I will treat you to dinner."

Jiang Pei'an said with a smile.

Cheng Long nodded in embarrassment, and returned to Xin'an Province?

Then don't you admit the fact that his father had a family in the mainland...

Han Shanping and Cheng Long chatted about the film and television market at home and abroad, and Jiang Pei'an occasionally chimed in.

"The mainland film market is under the leadership of Director Han.

With the joint efforts of Pei An, director Yimou, director Xiaogang and other film and television colleagues.

It can be said to be booming, on the contrary, Hong Kong film and television is not as good as every year..."

Cheng Long's tone was a little low.

It's not that I'm pretending to be pitiful, Hong Kong film and television is indeed a little out of date nowadays.

Han Shanping glanced at Jiang Pei'an next to him, and then said with emotion:

"People say that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. No matter how bad the Hong Kong film and television industry is, after all, it once had a good time, and the Hollywood of the East is well-deserved.

However, mainland film and television are still progressing in their groping, and the pace is slow. "

In 2002, there were "Hollywood" wolves waiting outside the gate of Huaxia Film.

The reform of the internal theater chain system has released the vitality of private capital.

The market players in the entertainment industry are becoming more and more diverse.

It was also this year that Huaxia Film began to embark on the road of industrialization and commercialization.

Hearing Han Shanping's words, Cheng Long immediately said:
"So I think the mainland and Hong Kong province can cooperate more deeply.

Our film and television staff can bring more experience to their counterparts in the Mainland.

Whether it is the filming and production of the film or the operation when it is released.

And the filmmakers from Hong Kong Province went north just to live a more stable life..."

Cheng Long hadn't finished his sentence. Apart from his so-called more stable life, he also wanted to take advantage of the huge mainland market.

Cheng Long's purpose in coming to the mainland this time is to actively seek cooperation with the mainland, and China Film Group, a giant, is naturally his primary goal.

In fact, from the perspective of future generations, if Cheng Long made this decision a year later, he would probably have achieved what he wished.

Throughout the 90s and [-]s, mainland film and television greatly drew on the experience of Hong Kong and Taiwan films.

However, Hong Kong and Taiwan films are still subject to the quota limit for imported films like Hollywood blockbusters.

It was not until 2003 that the mainland and Hong Kong signed the "CEPA".

Since then, Hong Kong films are no longer regarded as imported films, but enjoy the same treatment as domestic films.

Filmmakers from Hong Kong Province are allowed to invest in cinemas on the mainland.

This also led to the spring of co-productions and the trend of Hong Kong and provincial directors going north.

Mainland capital, Hong Kong and Taiwan capital, and overseas capital compete on the same land.

The obvious change that the audience can feel is that there are more oriental wonders on the screen.

In "Hero" and subsequent domestic blockbusters, ancient costumes are the standard, and exotic oriental regions are the condiments.

The mysterious palace, the magnificent landscape, the music of Tan Dun and Hisaishi Joe, and the art of Ye Jintian and Zhang Shuping have become the "standard equipment" of domestic blockbusters.

Right now...

It can only be said that the mainland has made an information gap.

Cheng Long's appeal cannot be decided in just one or two conversations.

Han Shanping couldn't make a decision for a while. After all, the impact of this matter is very great, and it still needs to be studied at the meeting.

Cheng Long was not disappointed, he also knew that there was no need to rush.

After the two talked for a while, the topic turned around and came to Jiang Pei'an's new movie.

"Before Mr. Cheng Long came, I was still discussing with Pai An what was reported in the media.

Hehe, it seems that you have a very high status in the hearts of movie fans in the mainland, and every joke has been reported by major media. "

The "joke" that Han Shanping said was naturally Cheng Long's talk at the airport that he wanted to collaborate with Jiang Pei'an in a new movie.

Cheng Long said earnestly:

"If there is a chance, I really want to cooperate with Director Jiang. After all, I also want to contribute to the development of Huaxia Film."

Jiang Pei'an and Han Shanping looked at each other, Cheng Long was serious.

Jiang Pei'an also made preparations in advance. He took out a thick stack of scripts from his purse, and said with a smile:
"Actually, I really want to cooperate with Brother Cheng Long, this is the script of my new movie.

Brother, you can read it when you have nothing to do in the hotel during this period of time. It is right to read it as a story to pass the boring time. "

Jiang Pei'an said that, but Cheng Long would not really do that.

He took the script and saw the four characters "Inception" written on the cover.

"Is this a sci-fi movie?"

Cheng Long asked.

"To be precise, it's a sci-fi adventure action movie."

Jiang Pei'an said with a smile.

An adventure action movie, this suits my style of play quite well.

However, Cheng Long did not express his opinion on the spot. He wanted to cooperate with Jiang Pei'an so that China Film Group could see his sincerity.

But it doesn't mean that they accept all kinds of movies. Today's Chenglong Festival still has its own standards for accepting movies.

It's not like making bad movies in order to maintain one movie a year like later generations.

……

Cheng Long came from a long way, and Han Shanping also put down the work at hand, and took a few middle and high-level executives from China Film to accompany him to lunch.

During the banquet, although there were waiters, Han Shanping waved them all down.

Jiang Pei'an, a young man, was retained to do the service, and although all the senior executives of China Film Group present were middle-aged people in their 40s.

But their attitude towards Jiang Pei'an was quite kind and cordial.

This also deepened Cheng Long's inner thoughts, Jiang Pei'an was not just a partner of China Film Group.

I'm afraid Han Shanping has already treated him as his own nephew, and his attitude is surprisingly kind.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help tightening the script in his bag.

……

After Cheng Long returned to the hotel, he took out his glasses, put them on, and began to read the script carefully.

During the whole process, except for lighting cigarettes and turning pages, he spent the rest of the time reading the script carefully.

He didn't put down the script until the light in the room was dim and the words on the script could not be read clearly.

He read the script over and over again three or four times in one afternoon.

I already have the rough outline of the story in my mind.

But there are still many puzzles, so that he keeps flipping through the script, trying to find out the answers to confirm the thoughts in his heart.

Unfortunately, he was destined to be disappointed.

He didn't find the answer, but other questions that popped up during the process bothered him.

But judging from his years of making movies, the plot of this script is very delicate.

Compared with his previous action-adventure movies of fighting and killing, it has a little more sense of storyliness.

After closing the script, he already had a decision in his heart.

In this movie, he wants to be in...

Not to mention Cheng Long's being conquered by the script, with the passage of time, all units have basically resumed work.

And Jiang Pei'an discussed with Gao Chengsheng, and the casting work for "Inception" can start!

As soon as the news was sent out, many actors became interested in it.

……

(End of this chapter)