I'm not just a director

Chapter 96 Valentine's Day with Gong Li?
The tenth day of the Lunar New Year.

February 2th in the Gregorian calendar.

That's right, today is Valentine's Day.

But Hu Jing didn't start school, and she was still paying New Year's greetings in her hometown in Yunnan Province.

Gao Yuanyuan is a native of Beijing, but his family went out for a trip during the Spring Festival this year.

The concept of traveling during the Spring Festival in 2000 is still very novel today.

As expected of a Kochi family.

"Just captured a few demons, and captured a few more demons.

Why are there so many demons and sprites~”

Jiang Pei'an was bored watching the rebroadcast of "Journey to the West Sequel" in his villa in the capital.

This TV series complements the missing parts of the 86 version of "Journey to the West".

Moreover, the battle scenes are more gorgeous, and the characters are more vivid and full.

Especially the use of BGM in each battle, it is a thrill to watch.

It can be regarded as a successful conclusion to "Journey to the West".

It is worth mentioning that Cao Rong, who was born as a martial artist and an actor, played the role of the Dragon King Prince in the chapter "Love Breaks the Black Water River".

Most of the martial arts moves are done by himself.

Compared with the first part, the big opening and closing action of Wuhan University is really a lot of points.

Friends of later generations saw that "Journey to the West" was starring Cao Rong, and he designed the martial arts moves.

Of course, this is not a bonus item. The frenzied repetition of martial arts movements can be called the originator of ghosts and animals, which makes people shudder when recalled.

The reason for the Internet transmission is that the script originally only had 20 episodes, but later the TV station required 30 episodes to broadcast.

But after the filming of the TV series, the crew left early, and there was no way to make up the filming, so they had to collect the number through repeated actions.

It's unreal to hear this.

Later screenwriter Qian Yanqiu made a special clarification.

He wrote the first draft of the script for thirty episodes, and the second draft added three more episodes.

However, Cao Rong, who starred and directed the martial arts instructor, deleted all the content of the script that he could not understand.

Most of the deletions were literary dramas, a full third of which included many literary dramas with connotations.

As we all know, literary and opera are relatively time-consuming.

So the script ends up with a story that doesn't make sense and dry and repetitive martial arts scenes.

The credibility of this statement is still very high.

Cao Rong was originally a martial arts teacher in Hong Kong Province, and he hadn't studied for a few years. I hope he has some literary connotations.

Later, this guy took a fancy to "Journey to the West" and became the traffic for netizens to miss their childhood.

So I made a card of feelings, and made another "Subduing Demons and Subduing Demons: Dinghaishenzhen".

The main thing is to accompany!
The phone rang, and Jiang Pei'an picked it up.

"Pei'an, are you in the capital?"

Gong Li on the other end of the phone asked with a smile.

"In the capital, Miss Li, why do you call me when you have time?"

Jiang Pei'an said with a smile.

"I'm also in the capital, is it convenient to come out and sit?"

Spend Valentine's Day with Gong Li?

Jiang Pei'an did not expect this.

He thought about it, smiled and said:
"Sister Li, where are you? I'll go find you."

"I'll send the address to your phone later."

"it is good."

Jiang Pei'an read the message on his phone, tidied up a little and went out.

When he drove his car to the place, Jiang Pei'an saw Gong Li sitting there from a distance.

However, she wears a mask, and most of her expressions are hidden under the mask.

A pair of black eyebrows frowned, as if thinking about something.

Jiang Pei'an walked up to her, but she still didn't notice.

"Miss Li?"

Jiang Pei'an yelled softly.

Gong Li woke up like a dream, and said with a smile:
"Baian, are you here?"

Sitting opposite her, Jiang Pei'an had already ordered a cup of coffee.

"I don't know what flavor you like to drink, so I just ordered a cup for you."

Gong Li looked at the coffee and said with a smile.

"I can do anything."

Jiang Pei'an replied.

"Sister Li, why are you free to come to the capital today?"

After Gong Li married Singaporean tobacco tycoon Huang Hexiang, she was worried that Gong Li would not be suitable for the environment in Singapore.

With a wave of his hand in Hong Kong Province, he bought a villa for her to live in.

The two temporarily live in Hong Kong Province, but due to the different nature of their work, they often get together less often.

But their relationship is quite good, according to Huang Hexiang:

"I have lived with Gong Li for 13 years, and the couple respect each other as guests, and the relationship has always been very good.

Gong Li and I have never quarreled, nor have we ever blushed.

The reason why we broke up in the end is mainly because the nature of the work of both parties is different.

She is an actress and often goes out to make movies. I am a businessman and I have to go on a business trip to discuss business.

Therefore, the two almost ran around the world.Over the years, we have gathered less and separated more, and friendship has surpassed love..."

"Forgot? Yesterday was the premiere of "Pretty Mom". Today, I followed the crew to the capital for promotion. Didn't the crew inform you?"

Gong Li smiled.

Let me just say that "Pretty Mom" ​​was premiered in Hong Kong, and it was not released simultaneously in mainland China.

It wasn't until April that "Pretty Mom" ​​was released in Beijing.

Prior to this, it was a small-scale test screening.

Only then did Jiang Pei'an suddenly realize that the release of "Pretty Mom" ​​has something to do with him.

After all, he sang the theme song "I Remember".

Jiang Pei'an scratched his head and said in embarrassment:
"Two days ago, a few strange numbers called me.

But they didn't answer, maybe there was a call from the crew. "

Gong Li nodded in understanding, and jokingly said:
"That's no wonder, you are a big celebrity now. When I was in Singapore some time ago, I heard someone discussing you."

Jiang Pei'an waved helplessly and said:
"Now I'm still a little transparent in China, some time ago I helped director Zheng Xiaolong of the art center make a public service advertisement.

In the end, it won an award, and when the movie broke 1.5 million yuan, it was promoted by Lionsgate.

To tell you the truth, Sister Li, during this period of time, I have been looking for anything, commercials, movies, music and so on.

They are all friends who recommend friends, and they are a little famous in the circle. Who knows Jiang Pei'an among the public. "

Gong Li laughed when he said "little transparency", and said:

"Aren't you behind the scenes just to control the resources in the circle, so it's possible that you still want to compete with us for food."

"Hahaha, Miss Li, you are joking, even if I flatter you, I can't catch up with your current popularity."

Gong Li is different from the stars in China. In the early days, Lao Mouzi promoted her to the international route.

It can be said that they are the most famous group of people in China and internationally.

Gong Li smiled slightly and said rather self-deprecatingly.

"It turns out that sometimes fame doesn't bring a movie back from the dead."

Jiang Pei'an thought for a while, and suddenly understood the meaning of Gong Li's words.

Later generations have a ranking list called the nine lowest-grossing films in Hong Kong film history.

Among them, the number one is "Pretty Mom".

"Pretty Mom" ​​was screened in Hong Kong for 25 days, and the box office accumulated about 18 yuan.

The two months before the summer vacation when it is released is called the off-season, so the theater business is particularly bleak.

It is said that the theater in Kyoto screened "Pretty Mom" ​​starring Gong Li in one day, and the box office for the whole day was only 40 yuan.
This claim has not been confirmed, but the box office is indeed low.

However, when the film was released in Berlin, the response was good, and many foreigners watched it with tears streaming down their faces.

Some even complained loudly that this film could not participate in the selection, because Gong Li was the chairman of the jury at that Berlin Film Festival...

Jiang Pei'an didn't know how to comfort her, but Gong Li took the initiative to change the topic and asked:
"Then you plan to keep 'incognito' like this to make movies abroad, and you have no plan to return to China?"

Gong Li is regarded as Jiang Pei'an's nobleman, and he doesn't intend to hide it from her, saying:

"Director Han of China Film Group invited me to go back to China to make a movie, but Miss Li, you also know the current movie viewing environment in China.

To be honest, there is definitely no comparison with foreign countries, and the general environment is the first, and there is always a feeling of being restrained.

I definitely want to move to China, but the timing is not right now. "

Gong Li nodded, since Jiang Pei'an found her with "Ghost Shadow Records".

She knew that this young man would definitely not be confined to domestic development.

He is a man with ideas.

"What about Hong Kong Province, don't you want to go to Hong Kong Province for a break?"

Gong Li asked.

Hong Kong province?Jiang Pei'an shook his head, he probably knew why Gong Li asked him out today.

To be honest, today's movie box office in Hong Kong is basically the same as that in mainland China.

It is even worse than the mainland. The highest-grossing movie in Hong Kong during this period was "The Lonely Man and Widow" starring Hua Tsai and directed by Du Qifeng, with a box office of 3521 million.

We must know that this achievement was achieved in Hong Kong Province in the mid-to-late 80s.

The failure of the Hong Kong film market can be seen from the box office alone.

If Jiang Pei'an remembers correctly, the highest-grossing domestic movie in 2000 was a movie with the main theme.

"Life and Death Choice"!
Compared with the popular TV series "In the Name of the People" in later generations, this movie is not at all inferior in the intensity and scale of anti-corruption, as well as the level of the personnel involved.

In essence, the main theme movie is also a kind of commercial movie.

From the Hong Kong province and the mainland, the two box office champion movies can see the gap between the two markets.

Jiang Pei'an looked at Gong Li and said:
"Sister Li, is there something wrong with you asking me out today?"

Gong Li was taken aback for a moment, then joked:
"It's really hard for you to spend Valentine's Day with me, an old man."

Jiang Pei'an smiled and said:
"How can you, if you stand on the street and yell, who will invite me to Valentine's Day.

Estimated to be able to line up from Tiananmen to Badaling. "

Gong Li rolled his eyes at him and said:
"This time I came here to chat with you on the one hand, and on the other hand, it's really a little thing.

The main reason is that Director Xu Ke is very interested in you, but he is now in Hong Kong Province and he is not familiar with you.

I just want to probe your tone through me. "

Hearing this, Jiang Pei'an smiled and said:
"Sister Li, you turned around and sold out Director Xu."

Gong Li smiled and said:
"Being a middleman is very troublesome. If the communication is inaccurate, it will be frowned upon. Simply open the skylight and speak honestly, so as to save trouble."

Hearing what Gong Li said, Jiang Pei'an murmured in his heart, the two had never met before, why did Monster Xu seek him?
Seeing that Jiang Pei'an didn't speak, Gong Li continued:
"Director Xu had already watched "Pretty Mom" ​​before it was released.

He has a fair evaluation of the plot, but he is very interested in your theme song.

After learning that you are the one who made a big splash in foreign film circles with low-budget films, he insisted on asking me to be the middleman to introduce you to him.

The main reason is that he has a movie in preparation and wants to invite you to participate in the production of the theme song. "

Hearing this, Jiang Pei'an remembered that Mr. Xu should be preparing for "The Legend of Shu Mountain" at this time.

This is an adaptation of the classic novel "The Legend of the Swordsman in Shu Mountain" by Master Huanzhu.

Once "The Legend of Shu Mountain" was released that year, Old Monster Xu's reputation collapsed.

It was once scolded as a bad movie, and it was not turned around until later generations.

People in later generations would never have imagined that "Legend of Shushan" was the beginning of Chinese fairy tale movies.

Unexpectedly, debut is the pinnacle, so far there has not been a movie about cultivating immortals that surpasses the show in terms of plot, content, and special effects.

The most shocking thing is the special effects production of "The Legend of Shu Mountain", which can be called the peak of the year.

But what puzzled Jiang Pei'an was that your "Legend of Shushan" is a fairy tale movie.

The theme song of "Beautiful Mother" is a folk song. What was going on in Xu's mind that he was actually asked to participate in the music production of "The Legend of Shushan"?

It is said that he got the name Xu Laoguai because of his maverick personality and slanted swordsmanship.

But you can't play like this across borders, you don't even want the crotch?

Jiang Pei'an knew it well, but he couldn't reject Gong Li straightforwardly. He smiled and said:
"Sister Li, let me think about it. I have a movie to be released in a while, and I'm afraid I won't be able to find the time."

Gong Li nodded and said:

"Okay, if you really don't have time, forget it, I'll call Director Xu back."

Jiang Pei'an thought for a while and said:

"Well... Don't worry about it for now. I'll call you when I think about it."

Gong Li nodded and said with a smile:
"The business is over, let's go out for a stroll too? Feel the atmosphere of Valentine's Day?"

Jiang Pei'an was fine, but Gong Li was a married woman and a big star.

If he is ostentatious outside, if he is photographed by the paparazzi, he will be very popular!

Jiang Pei'an suggested:

"Shall we go to the movies?"

"It's all right."

Gong Li readily agreed.

No matter who can't pass Valentine's Day, on this special day, there will always be a little touch in the heart.

This stems from the festive atmosphere and people's ideology.

Of course Gong Li is no exception, her emotional road is quite bumpy.

In this emotionally charged day, she and her husband lived in two places.

Whether it's the company of friends or the company of relatives, she doesn't want to be alone.

Therefore, she nodded generously to Jiang Pei'an's invitation.

Jiang Pei'an and Gong Li watched the air crash movie "Emergency Landing" starring Xu Fan and Shao Bing.

The movie is very good, and it is more interesting than the later "Captain Huaxia".

After leaving the cinema, the two separated.

……

"Jingjing, you're back!"

When Jiang Pei'an got home, he was pleasantly surprised to find that Hu Jing was cooking in the kitchen wearing an apron!
Hu Jing turned her head and smiled sweetly:
"Today is Valentine's Day. This is our first Valentine's Day. I can't let you spend it alone!"

Looking at the exhaustion on her face, she must have been rushing here by train on the road.

From Yunnan Province to Beijing, it takes nearly 30 hours by train.

This silly girl also said that there is no way to rush over because of New Year's greetings.

It turned out to be a surprise for him.

Jiang Pei'an was deeply moved, and he hugged Hu Jing.

"Director, I miss you so much."

"I miss you too."

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