China entertainment that year eighteen

Chapter 248 Good things come in pairs, applaud for love~ (two in one)

Facing Chen Jinfei's praise, although Liu Qianqian was happy, she was still a little embarrassed: "Why, it's still the same as before."

Liu Xiaoli walked to the side and said with a smile: "Children don't need to boast, they exaggerated too much at the beginning, and now they are smug every day."

"Praise makes people progress." Liu Qianqian said: "I read it in a book before, if a scientist praises a flower every day, the longer the flower grows, the better it will be."

"You're the only one with a lot of nonsense." Liu Xiaoli said angrily.

Chen Jinfei said with a smile: "The child will definitely have his own ideas when he grows up. It's good, at least it's not easy to be deceived outside."

Liu Qianqian quickly looked at Liu Xiaoli, her eyes seemed to say: "Look!"
Liu Xiaoli shook her head dumbfounded.

Chen Jinfei looked towards the direction where Lu Heng and the others left, and asked, "Lu Heng is also on the same plane as you?"

"Yeah, not only on the same plane, but the seats are also next to each other." Liu Xiaoli said, "I chatted with him for a while, and he seems to be very easy to get along with."

"How big a city a young man can have, as long as you support him, you can talk about anything." Chen Jinfei said casually: "But what is rare is that he has achieved so many achievements, and he hasn't lost his composure."

Liu Xiaoli nodded: "Yes, he speaks very easy-going, and he doesn't have the airs of some big stars before."

Liu Qianqian couldn't help but said: "He said that their company will have a drama soon, and there is a role suitable for me in it, and he invited me to audition."

Chen Jinfei asked in surprise, "Really?"

"Of course!" Liu Qianqian said proudly, as if she had already been selected.

But this is normal, after all, that is Lu Heng, the leading industry leader in China. Although he is still very young, he can't stand the fact that there are so many successful works and such a big company.

Seeing Liu Qianqian's proud appearance, Chen Jinfei couldn't help but smile: "That's true, our Qianqian is the best, if you are not selected, there will be no one who can be selected."

Liu Xiaoli poured cold water on her and said, "It's just an invitation to audition, it's still early."

Liu Qianqian remained silent because it was the truth.

Chen Jinfei pondered: "When Lu Heng is in this position, he doesn't have to please anyone. Look at his "Red Cliff", with such a large investment, the main actors are either from his company, or big names like Zhang Ziyi, Zhang Fengyi, or Liu Guanzhang. Such an old actor, this shows that he is very strong and has a strong desire to control his own works."

After a pause, Chen Jinfei looked at Liu Qianqian: "Since he invited Qianqian, it at least shows that he is optimistic about it, so the possibility of success is still very high."

Chen Jinfei's foresight and insight were naturally extraordinary to get to where he is now, and he explained Lu Heng's thoughts in one sentence.

Hearing his analysis, Liu Xiaoli and Liu Qianqian were naturally overjoyed, but one was restrained and the other was overjoyed.

"Okay, in order to congratulate Sissi on her return, and to get Lu Heng's invitation today, double happiness, godfather will take you to eat delicious food." Chen Jinfei waved his hand.

"Okay~" Liu Qianqian cheered.

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On the other side, Lu Heng and Han Ping had already arrived at a large conference hall. After a while, Lu Heng had two meetings in a row.

However, these two conferences are not general discussions. In addition to the discussion on movies, there is also a direct rise to a certain level!
It is as if the meaning and function of "Red Cliff" are determined in an official tone, and then formal documents will be issued to the industry's affiliated units and associations.

After participating in this meeting, Lu Heng realized that what Han Ping said was true, not only for Lu Heng himself, but also for his company.

And these were originally "Heroes".

Coincidentally, Lao Mouzi also came to the meeting today, not only him, but also Chen Kaige.

When entering the arena before, Lao Mouzi and Chen Kaige both greeted him separately, and now they look at Lu Heng with the same "overlooking" look that they used to look at the juniors and graduates -- not to say that they look down on Lu Heng. , but successful people face climbers, whether intentional or not, they will have a perspective and mentality of someone who has experienced it.

In addition to praising Lu Heng's films, Lao Mouzi also thanked Lu Heng for his contribution to the industry, which was also the contribution of "Hero".

There were too many evaluations of heroes back then, such as "opening the curtain of the era of Chinese blockbusters", "gaining unprecedented commercial success for domestic films", "a milestone in the industrialization of Chinese films", "a new breakthrough in the combination of Chinese film art and commerce". height" and so on too much.

These may be fictitious, but the real data also reflect it-in the 90s, Chinese films declined all the way to the bottom. In 00, the production of mainland films was 83, and in 01 it dropped to 71.

If there are few movies, the theaters will close their doors if they cannot make money, and if there are few theaters, the movies will not be made if they cannot make money... This is closely related to each other.

In 02, when "Hero" appeared, there were 100 movies in the whole year. Although it is also related to the improvement of economic level, the promotion effect of "Hero" is certain. Up to 03, 140 in 04. Nearly a thousand in 212!
It can also be said that it was the emergence of "Hero" that brought the audience back to the cinema, renewed interest in watching movies, and renewed hope for domestic films.

Lu Heng knew all these things well, that's why Lu Heng caught up with the trend and made "Red Cliff" ahead of time.

But for Zhang Yimou's thanks, Lu Heng was polite on the surface, but he was somewhat embarrassed in his heart: Others may want to thank me, but you... just don't scold me when the time comes.

Because Lu Heng's "Red Cliff" has raised the standard of domestic blockbusters to a level that even "Hero" can't match, and it was released in the same year, audiences will inevitably not compare.

Although the word-of-mouth of "Hero" was not good back then, it was the first one after all, and with such vigorous promotion and publicity, the audience still took a look at it with curiosity.

But now...it's hard to say.

Unless Lao Mouzi read his own "Red Cliff" and made some adjustments, it might be possible, if that is the case.

Otherwise, if the original version is still followed, let alone 2.5 million domestic box office, 1.5 million box office is estimated to be very popular.

Of course, Zhang Yimou is not Lu Heng. He doesn't know the box office of "Heroes" in his previous life, and of course he doesn't have a specific concept to compare it with. Otherwise, knowing that 2.5 million yuan was lost by Lu Heng at least [-] million yuan, it would be strange if his mentality would not collapse. Thank you... Thank you sister!

However, as a person from the previous life, Lu Heng had been in Beijing for two years at this time in his previous life, and he had been in the industry for a long time. He vividly remembered the spectacular release of "Hero" back then, and even the industry thanked him, no matter the upper, middle or lower reaches.

Every reform of Chinese-language films has the figure of Lao Mouzi, and every time he is at the forefront to accept the impact of "cannon fire"——

From the very beginning to winning international awards, directors and younger generations in the same period imitated him to shoot local themes, no one cared about the box office, and more valued the addition of personal honor.

In 02, Lao Mouzi turned around and went to work on such a blockbuster "Hero".In fact, he also suffered a lot of scolding at that time, but it was mainly the people who felt that he had changed. He was no longer the former pursuit of art, but turned into a money-seeker.

Therefore, he also earned some of his reputation by making "Hero" - in the industry for so many years, it is impossible for him to be unaware of the fact that directors of art films switched to commercial films. There must be a lot of criticism, but he still made it.

In fact, without his change, the mainland film market would definitely have followed in the footsteps of Baodao and Neon Films—domestic art films have won numerous awards abroad, but there is no market in China, movie theaters have closed down one after another, and their market share has been gradually lost by Hollywood. cannibalize.

Lu Heng couldn't tell if he did it unintentionally or if it was pushed by Han Pingping's department, but the credit is indeed his.

However, those intellectuals in the public and some crooked media gave Lao Mouzi... most of them were condemned, criticizing him for giving up his artistic ideals, succumbing to power and capital just to make money, and even some Media people show their individuality by criticizing Zhang Yimou.

After that, Lao Mouzi continued to touch the creation of big scenes and group portraits, and his artistic grasp of the collective image became an important label for him for a long time afterwards.

Including his best "crowd tactics", he used people as the background board to show his power and grandeur in "City Full of Golden Armor". When it came to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, he presented a performance of thousands of people, reaching its peak!
However, this not only pushed him to the position of the national teacher, but also was criticized by the outside world, saying that he had some kind of paranoia in the shape design, and he couldn't get out of the tone of such a big scene.

As a latecomer, Lu Heng looked back at every step he took, and actually stepped on the development node of the times: the 80s reformed, the 90s were thirsty for knowledge, and the 21st century entered the era of commodities...

To use an old saying, it is almost "a man who knows the current affairs is a hero". This is not a "derogatory term" for some villains to surrender, but an adjustment that conforms to the times.

Lu Heng doesn't know how he will evaluate himself in the future, but some people may say: Lu Heng steps on the node of the times every step of the way!

Of course, Lu Heng must be because of the prophets. As for them, some are the spokespersons chosen by the times, there are Li Yimou without Zhang Yimou, and some people really have keen insight and talent.

After the meeting, Lu Heng brought back a few heavy signs and asked Xu Kun to put them in the car. Lu Heng asked him to arrange to hang at the door of the company, and asked him to pick him up after dinner. Lu Heng, surrounded by them, went to the banquet again hall.

The sense of accomplishment of Zhongxing Pengyue is indeed wonderful, but Lu Heng is still clear-headed. He just has some more memories, and he has experience in this industry in his previous life, otherwise he would not be able to reach his current height without one, so he still With self-knowledge, it is still difficult for him to make original movies, but it is still possible to smooth out those bad roads.

After dinner, Han Ping asked Lu Heng to sit in his office and drink some tea to sober up.

Han Ping raised the tea box while making tea: "You gave me this."

"Have you finished your drink yet?" Lu Heng asked with a smile.

"It's only been a few months, and it hasn't been long since Gu Yu. You have made so much, you can drink enough until the end of the year." Han Ping laughed.

After finishing speaking, he looked at Lu Heng with emotion: "You boy, we have known each other for three or four years. Your growth is so fast, so fast that I sometimes doubt that those child prodigies and geniuses in ancient times were real."

Pointing to his own tea box, Han Ping curled his lips: "At the beginning when you followed me and Lao Huo to make that movie, you were only then, and you knew how to bring us tea. Others... Forget it, maybe they are 23 or [-] years old You don’t even think about it when you graduate from college.”

Of course, Lu Heng knew that he didn't fancy Lu Heng's gift. In fact, it wasn't much money at that time, but it was a thankful heart, letting people know that you are worth cultivating, and you will not forget your roots——

Baoqiang accidentally heard that Feng Xiaogang had a bad stomach. At that time, he had no money, so the only thing he thought of was to give away the special product of his hometown, millet, which remained the same for many years.

Lu Heng smiled: "Actually, I am also promoting it for my hometown. You see, not only you drink it now, but with your drive, how many people in Huaying Group drink it, and in the industry, Lao Mouzi and Director Kaige drink it. Wait, there are still a group of people from CCTV..."

After hearing Lu Heng's report of these people, Han Ping clicked his tongue and said, "How many people have you given tea in these years?"

After finishing speaking, he joked: "Isn't it true that you bought all the tea from your hometown?"

Lu Heng laughed loudly: "How is it possible, how much do I buy... It's only a hundred catties a year, but our hometown, our county alone can produce at least a few hundred tons a year, and I'm just drizzle."

Han Ping shook his head: "Look, if you move it like this, this is a spark that can continue to expand."

After speaking, he said with emotion: "It's like your movie. In fact, it is not exaggerated. This kind of influence is very far away. Maybe you can't feel it yet."

Lu Heng said in his heart, of course I know, even better than anyone else, but I won't say it.

Then Lu Heng mentioned to him that he was planning to cast a Disney movie.

Han Ping was stunned: "You workaholic, you come here just after the end, and you are making such a big deal again?"

Indeed, according to the investment amount of 3000 million Mg, it is more than 2 million RMB. These days, only "Red Cliff" and "Hero" have this level, but they are the total investment, and Lu Heng... only accounts for less than [-]% of others. Proportion.

Lu Heng explained and said that he is optimistic about this movie.

"By the way, when you signed the contract, did you sign the sequel?" Han Ping not only paid attention to domestic films, but also paid attention to foreign films. After all, Huaying Group also manages the domestic distribution of foreign language films.

"Of course I signed it, it would be foolish not to sign it." Lu Heng laughed.

Not to mention that Lu Heng knew that "Pirates of the Caribbean" would be a big hit in the future, even if he didn't know, Lu Heng would not be so stupid as to only sign this one - he directly wrote clearly on it the investment rights for subsequent related works, no less than this investment proportions and more.

Of course they would be skeptical, but Lu Heng explained: Isn’t it common practice in Hollywood to make sequels when they become popular? Look at Lucas, how many Star Wars series have been filmed, I certainly hope that we will become popular, and everyone can make money if it becomes popular. , and if it doesn't become popular or even loses money, the sequel can't be done, and this one is useless.

As soon as they thought about it, they joined it, because many Hollywood film and television investments have sequel clauses, and Lu Heng's is not obtrusive, so they didn't pay much attention to it.

It was late in the evening after chatting with Han Ping, and then Lu Heng had a casual dinner at his place, and then Li Xiaoran, who had been reunited for a long time, came to pick him up.

The "little couple" both returned the courtyard, but it was not until Lu Heng found out that Zhang Yan was also waiting here!

Not only Liu Qianqian had good things in pairs today, but so did Lu Heng!

Naturally, at night, there will be warm applause for these good deeds: Fortunately, it’s even good, singing (brother) with (already) chanting (using) ambition (juice)~
　thanks for your support.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)