China Entertainment: Indulge in Vanity Fair

Chapter 141 Director He is going to train newcomers
In 2011, there was no concept of Spring Festival stalls in China, so there were no blockbuster movies released during the Spring Festival, and people did not have the habit of going to cinemas during the Spring Festival holiday.

After all, movie theaters in small towns have not yet been built on a large scale, and movie theaters in cities have lost many audiences due to the trend of returning home.

Therefore, now the film industry does not have the concept of Spring Festival stalls, only Lunar New Year stalls.

However, in 2013, Stephen Chow's "Journey to the West Conquering the Demons" came to the Spring Festival file, and only then did the mainland have the concept of the Spring Festival file.

Perhaps, where can this golden schedule be triggered one year in advance.

Following He Fang's embarrassing blind date, he had a quarrel with Zeng Jinghua, and Zeng Jinghua stopped introducing him to a blind date. Originally, according to Zeng Jinghua's plan, there would be arrangements from the 31st day of the Lunar New Year to the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, but He Fang resisted It was too intense, and Zeng Jinghua also sighed: "My son can't help his mother when he grows up."

He Fang went to the capital on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year to prepare for the audition for the cast of "Three Dozens of Bone Demons". Staying at home was mainly boring.

It's just... who is the bone pick?To be both coquettish, gorgeous and brutal...

Damn it, He Fang thought of Fan Bingbing again, no way, I can't choose her, otherwise I came here to praise her by time travelling, what a disgrace to the time traveler.

However, who in the country is both coquettish, gorgeous and ferocious can compare to Fan Bingbing?Really go back to the old way to choose Gong Li?But Gong Li is already old.

The younger generation, who can carry the burden?Don't be Fan Bingbing, don't be Fan Bingbing...

Among the four dens and double ice, apart from Fan Bingbing, Xu Jinglei?No, absolutely not. The girl next door is okay. It seems a bit too much to ask her to be both flirtatious and cruel.

Zhao Yanzi?I dare not touch this person, besides, she doesn't have the feeling of being both coquettish, gorgeous and cruel.

Zhang Ziyi?You can't talk about Yao and Yan, can you?Ferocity is okay.

Zhou Xun?Li Bingbing?

These two can be barely considered.

what about others? 85 flowers?forget it.

Should I choose Hong Kong?
Such as Wang Zuxian?
No, she's too old, and now that she's gone, it's a big question whether she can be invited out.

There are no coquettish, flamboyant and cruel actresses of the right age in Hong Kong. The most suitable age is Cecilia Cheung, but she has nothing to do with the high-end sense of being coquettish and flamboyant. up.

Alas, the old generation is getting old, and the new generation can't hold on anymore.

Now except for the four-den and double ice that can barely play, the 85 flowers and the post-90s are not able to play.

This is not only the case in mainland China, but also in Hong Kong. The post-80s generation has nothing to fight.

How many can fight in Hong Kong back then, Joey Wong, Maggie Cheung, Rosamund Kwan, Vivian Chow, Michelle Reis, Zhang Min, Yau Shuzhen, Anita Yuen...they are all first-tier, and there are even more sub-tier ones.

It's a pity that Hong Kong's film and television industry declined later, but the mainland is on the rise. Why is there still a lack of capable actors who are rising?Shouldn't more excellent actors emerge?This is unreasonable.

No way, think about how many beautiful female stars in Hong Kong's heyday, they need to have good looks and good acting skills.

If things go on like this in China and it has reached its heyday, it is estimated that there are still a few stars who can be named, young newcomers?It is estimated that there is no play.

Need to change.

Learn from Zhang Yimou audition?Make a star?

He Fang is entangled, should we do this?

On the second day when he came to the capital, Wang Zhonglei took him to drink and eat at his home.

Tsk, it really is the big guy's house, the yard alone has three or four acres of land, and the lawn in the yard is well manicured.

Wang Zhonglei's two children were playing in the yard. When they saw He Fang coming, they were very excited and asked He Fang to take a group photo and ask for an autograph.

He Fang signed them and gave each of them a red envelope.

Anyway, I don't know if Wang Zhonglei taught it, or if the children really like He Fang, at least He Fang feels very comfortable.

"Mr. Wang, Mr. Wang, Teacher Chen, Director Feng...Happy New Year." He Fang greeted everyone in Huayi.

"Happy New Year, Happy New Year, welcome Director He to my house." President Xiao Wang warmly embraced He Fang.

Then the others shook hands with He Fang one by one.

At this time, a young man came over with a box in his arms, and He Fang patted him on the shoulder: "Thank you for your hard work, let's make a fortune in the new year."

As He Fang spoke, he stuffed a red envelope into the young man.

"Ah, thank you, Director He." The young man happily left with the red envelope.

"There is nothing to give away, everyone. I asked someone to buy some red wine in France. Lafite dry red wine, both from the 2010 vintage. I heard that last year's wine was good. You can keep it for a while." He Fang opened it. In the box, take out a box of wine from it, and give it to several people.

"Oh, Director He, you have a heart, you have a heart." Everyone smiled happily.

After entering the house together, He Fang also took off his coat, and everyone gathered in the living room drinking tea and chatting.

"Director He, I heard that you are going to open three projects this year? And one about Journey to the West?" Feng Xiaogang asked directly.

"That's right, Huying Group's film and television city was built with a lot of money. Without project support, it was built in vain? So there is no way, we have to make a big movie." He Fang said bitterly.

"Tsk tsk, young people still know how to play, so how much money are you planning to invest in the theme of Journey to the West?" Chen Guofu asked.

He Fang spread his hands, "Starting with [-] million RMB, without this investment, it will not be effective."

Of course, he lied about it. The theme of Journey to the West actually doesn't cost that much money, at most a little over [-] million is enough.

It doesn't need any big scenes, and it's not as good as "Pacific Rim", which is full of monsters, mechs, and aircraft carriers.

"Tsk tsk, you are a great director, if you want to make a big production, you can make a big one." Feng Xiaogang said enviously.

It's just that as soon as he said this, the speaker had no intention and the listener had intentions, Mr. and Mrs. Wang felt uncomfortable all of a sudden.

Could it be that Feng Xiaogang complained that Huayi didn't give money to invest in blockbuster movies?
"You can do it too. Huayi is richer than our Tuanhuo and Huying. Listed companies can go to the stock market for as many as [-] million yuan. The investment department's hundreds of millions of movies are not sprinkling water."

He Fang smiled.

He is also climbing up the ladder, joining Huayi in the army. How can such a large private film company not invest in blockbuster films?Only when they invest in a blockbuster film, the film and television city of Huying Group will be effective, and they will be able to use it.

Big companies do not engage in big projects, so who will use the Huying Film and Television City after it is built?

Therefore, He Fang is happy to see these big companies develop big projects.

"Hey, what Director He said, what Huayi is looking at is that the stock price and market value are very high, but the funds that can actually be used are limited." Mr. Wang blocked his mouth immediately.

He Fang froze for a moment, pretending to be surprised.

"Ah? Is Huayi's cash flow very tight? It shouldn't be. Our Tuanhuo culture now has a book liquidity of more than one billion. You Huayi has no heavy assets and is still a large company with a market value of tens of billions. By the way, Doesn’t that Ali and Ma like movies very much, let him vote, a few hundred million is not a drop in the bucket for him.”

He Fang continued to fight, pretending to be an unintentional person who said unintentional words.

"Ha, Director He, the truth is not as simple as you think." President Xiao Wang smiled awkwardly.

He Fang was stunned for a moment, then looked at Feng Xiaogang, who was unhappy, and then at Mr. and Mrs. Wang.

"Oh, oh, look, I don't know the inside story, I'm talking nonsense. I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

He Fang quickly apologized, in fact he knew that Feng Xiaogang was arguing with Mr. and Mrs. Wang, Feng Xiaogang wanted to make "1942", Mr. and Mrs. Wang wanted him to make commercials to make money, such as "If You Are the One 3", "Mobile Phone 2", "Party A and Party B 2" This kind of money-making commercial film.

Originally, they were playing games, so it would be even more interesting if He Fang turned on the fire.

"Cough, it's okay, I understand. You Tuanhuo are so rich? There are more than a billion lying on the books?" The king asked enviously.

"There is such a small amount of money, mainly because variety shows made a little money last year, and movies didn't have hundreds of millions."

"Oh, you want to cast actors for the movie Journey to the West? How do you choose actors?" Wang Zhonglei asked.

"Oh, stop talking, I'm worried about this." He Fang sighed as soon as he mentioned this, as if he had encountered some serious problem.

"What's the matter? There are still problems in choosing actors. Is there no actor to choose?" Feng Xiaogang asked curiously.

As He Fang spoke, he took out a cigarette and lit it, but suddenly thought of something, and immediately distributed one to everyone, and immediately the area became smoky.

"In this movie, I need a bone spirit actor who has acting skills, looks and body, and is both coquettish, flamboyant and ferocious, but I searched and found that there is no one in China who is suitable for this role except Fan Bingbing. It's the second one. But if I use Fan Bingbing again now, there will be scandals, and this one won't work. So, I'm annoyed."

He Fang dared to tell the truth, not hiding it at all.

"No one can act except Fan Bingbing?" Feng Xiaogang was also taken aback for a moment.

"Who can act? Who among the younger generation in their 80s can be both coquettish, gorgeous and brutal? Or, Director Feng, can you introduce me?" He Fang asked.

"..." Feng Xiaogang thought for a while, then took a light breath, as if... really not.

"What about the older ones?" Chen Guofu asked.

"Is the older one still called a goblin? Yes, an old goblin is also a goblin."

"Haha..." Everyone laughed.

"Why don't we choose Huayi, we have many good actors in Huayi." Mr. Wang said.

"Xiao Wang, do you think Huayi has a second Fan Bingbing? Or is there someone like Fan Bingbing who is both coquettish, gorgeous and brutal? With her looks? Is there someone with a good figure and decent acting skills? If Yes, then hasn't she been popularized by you long ago?"

"Don't say they are exactly the same, but if they are a little similar, you will probably be fired as a little Fan Bingbing, just like Liu Yifei, isn't there a little Liu Yifei, but I haven't heard of a little Fan Bingbing. .”

After He Fang finished speaking, he spread his hands, and everyone smiled and shrugged.

"Do you have to use this model? Can't you do anything else? Like Li Bingbing and Zhou Xun are big flowers." Mr. Wang said.

"To tell the truth, Mr. Wang, I seem to have to choose only two of them now, but... alas!" He Fang said distressedly.

"Then according to what you said, you can just use Fan Bingbing directly, why bother to be so entangled." President Xiao Wang spread his hands and said.

"No, I can't use her. A director has been using an actor for a long time, and after a long time, he can't do without this actor, and he can't make movies anymore. Because using other actors can't achieve the appearance he is satisfied with. If you come here, you will be kidnapped by an actor. Ask Director Feng, if he does not have Mr. Ge You in his comedy films, will he be awkward."

When He Fang said this, everyone suddenly realized that this was the case, and what he said made sense.

Mr. and Mrs. Wang also took a look at Feng Xiaogang, as if he felt that what Fang said was right.

Feng Xiaogang left Ge You to make comedies, not to mention himself, even people like them would feel awkward.

Just when everyone didn't know how to give He Fang an answer, He Fang suddenly started to say another thing.

"Mr. Wang, Mr. Chen, Director Feng, we have a serious shortage of actors in the mainland. This is not acceptable. You can count dozens of top actresses in the prosperous period of Hong Kong movies, as well as top male actors."

"What about us? Now is the time when the film industry is starting to rise. As a result, we can't even find a replacement for Fan Bingbing. It shouldn't be that way. It stands to reason that we have several top universities that train actors every year, and our talents are even bigger. Why can't we find top actresses?"

"So, after much deliberation, we somewhat famous directors should learn to praise newcomers and actors. If everyone doesn't praise newcomers, then there will be no newcomers in the industry, and our talents will run out, which is not good for everyone."

When He Fang said this, Feng Xiaogang nodded approvingly.

"Director He, you're right. Yes, we really need to use more newcomers."

"However, with so few resources now, no matter how many newcomers you recruit, it's empty talk if you don't have enough resources for them." Chen Guofu said.

"So, we need to make more good movies. There are only a few really good movies in hundreds of thousands of movies every year, and all the movies in the theaters are Hollywood blockbusters. We make more blockbuster movies, and each company makes a few more movies every year. , don’t you have resources? Director Feng, I think you have to make at least three movies a year.” He Fang said.

"Ah? How can I have that kind of energy?" Feng Xiaogang was stunned.

"There is a professional team to help you, what's wrong? Let the team create the script and you just need to check it out. If you have a team in preparation, even in the later stage, you don't need to participate too much. Just watch the editing a little bit and see the effect. No If you feel afraid that others will not do well, if you let go, they will do well.”

"Look at me, basically I shoot in the early stage and don't care about the later stage. Is the movie that comes out bad? It won't be bad. You have to trust the professionalism of these people. Besides, even if you are not satisfied in the later stage, you can do it all over again, I'm afraid What."

After He Fang's bragging, Mr. and Mrs. Wang's eyes lit up immediately, Feng Xiaogang was also a little moved, and Chen Guofu was even more thoughtful.

"Here, here, dinner is ready..." At this moment, Wang Zhonglei's wife called out for dinner.

Therefore, everyone also ended this topic.

……

As a result, as soon as He Fang returned from Wang Zhonglei, his words at Wang Zhonglei's house spread throughout the entertainment circle and caused a lot of discussion.

Some newcomers even cheered.

At the same time, He Fang also received a call from Fan Bingbing.

"Director He, I heard you want to get rid of me?"

"Hey, did it reach your ears so quickly?" He Fang really sighed at the speed.

"That's right, there are no secrets in the entertainment industry."

"Well, anyway, you have to know sooner or later. From now on, you can act in the sequel of "Pacific Rim", and I will try to let you take part in as little as possible. I don't want to be like Feng Xiaogang who can't live without Ge You, so why should I? Wasn't it being manipulated by you?"

He Fang is honest and straightforward.

"Is there nothing wrong with my guy? All right, I know, I can understand. You said that you are afraid of not being able to leave me, which makes me very happy."

　It's the end of the month, ask for a monthly ticket!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)