China Entertainment: Indulge in Vanity Fair

Chapter 58 Foresight and Excellent Team

Why do you think so hard about a new director?

The problem that Zhang Ziyi and her agent couldn't figure out was something carefully planned by Fan Bingbing's team. Why did it happen?

This is the importance of the team, and this is why Fan Bingbing's scandals are becoming more and more popular. I feel that she is both a topic queen and a number one star.

That's why Zhang Ziyi was messed up by Pomomen, and her reputation was notorious, and the management team's response was full of confusion.As a result, Zhang Ziyi did not have any particularly explosive works on the film and television road later, and her box office appeal also declined seriously.

The reason why Fan Bingbing's team attaches so much importance to He Fang is because they concluded from their analysis that many big stars are bound by one or two or three excellent directors, thus maintaining the continuous production of high-quality works of this star. out.

Those long-established directors Fan Bingbing can no longer be bound, and the new directors Lu Chuan and Ning Hao have tried, and they are not so easy to cooperate.

Now it's hard to come out with He Fang, who is young, talented and has a background. It's hard for such a director to succeed.This is a representative of the film industry forced by Huying Group and Hunan Radio and Television. Binding He Fang is not only him, but also the resources behind him.

Think about it, if Fan Bingbing got the support of Hunan Radio and Television, then as the number one local TV media in China, Mango TV would not be inclined to resources?

The most important thing is that the age difference between Fan Bingbing and He Fang is only two or three years old, which can allow for long-term cooperation and development.As long as whoever's achievement is higher, Fan Bingbing's income will be greater.

Therefore, we can't just focus on whether the salary of the movie in front of us is low or high, and whether it can win the award, we have to look at the long-term, not a year or two, but decades.

The rise of any great director will represent decades of brilliance, billions or even billions of benefits, and the life of people around him will take off.

This is really not a joke, because of the rise of Zhang Yimou, Gong Li, Gu Changwei, Mo Yan and others all got a ride, which made Zhang Weiping earn a lot of money in the past ten years.

Smart players play how to follow the trend. In this wind, you don’t have to be a waver yourself, you can take off as long as you hold the thigh of the waver tightly.

The next day, He Fang was preparing to return to Changsha, and the things that passed through the capital were almost done. We talked about cooperation with Huayi, and they also came up with a new plan. The actors were also selected, and the celebration banquet of "Far Cry" was also held. .

So, basically everything is done, and the rest is to go back and discuss with the team how to do it.

However, before going back, he still summoned Xu Dongdong and Zhang Xinyu separately, not because he was lustful, but because he wanted to save time for the two of them.

Of course, it depends on whether they are willing to play supporting roles in the new film.

There are still many supporting actresses in "Single Zoo", which is enough to accommodate them.

The summoned Xu Dong and Zhang Xinyu are willing to do so. If they don't want to do this, where can Zhentu enjoy sports?
Don't be too naive in the entertainment industry, this is a pack of wolves in the forest who are all staring at their interests.

Of course, before returning to Changsha, He Fang also needed to call Wang Zhonglei to say goodbye.

"Hey, Mr. Wang, I'm going back to Changsha tomorrow. Thank you for your hospitality and help these few days. Next time you come to Changsha, I will treat you well."

"Ah? Just go back? Don't you stay for a few more days?"

"No, I'm going to the United States before the end of the month. I'm in a hurry, so I won't stay."

"Go to the United States? Oh, I see, what kind of people from the Hollywood training class did you recruit a while ago, are you going to take them to the United States?"

"Yes, that's exactly what happened."

"Then, about "Single Zoo"?"

"Don't worry, I will finalize the cooperation with us after I return to Changsha before I go abroad. As for the actors, I probably have a score in my heart, and I will seriously consider your suggestions. Anyway, before I go abroad, I I will give an answer." He Fang's saying this is also a promise to the other party.

"Okay, then I'll wait for good news from Director He."

……

In addition to saying goodbye to Wang Zhonglei, he also sent text messages to others one by one.

Under Xu Dongdong's diligent care that night, he had a good night's rest, then went to the airport early the next morning, and took an early flight back to Changsha.

Back in Changsha, Zhang Qian drove He Fang's LaCrosse to pick him up at the airport.

"Zhang Qian, all the applicants have completed?" He Fang reconfirmed.

"It's done. There are 40 people, not one of them, and they all signed the contract. Of course, except me and brother Xiong."

"Good job, this is the key to our rise. When you arrive in the United States, you, as the leader, must supervise them well, and strive to make all those who go to study study hard and learn real knowledge. Don't go there for three days After fishing for two days and posting on the net, I just went to play. Of course, we can’t be as strict as the students. We are just colleagues who signed the contract. We should give them enough personal space, don’t worry about it too much, as long as the performance test every time If you are qualified, you can criticize what you should criticize.” He Fang taught by ear to face.

"Well, don't worry, the people selected this time have been checked by many parties, and they all have potential in some industries. The Tian Hanyu you introduced is not bad."

"Haha, this is a talent, train him well."

……

On September 9, He Fang listened to the opinions of Mr. Huang of Huying, and after negotiating with the company's team, he finalized an actor contract for "Single Zoo" and handed it over to the producer Guan Jianqiang for negotiation.

As for the cooperation with Huayi, He Fang handed it over to Huang Ke, general manager of Huying, to discuss.

In addition, there are several main creators who need to be determined.

Huang Ke helped him contact Li Pingbin to be his director of photography. This person is one of the best directors of photography in the Chinese film circle. He has won photography awards such as Cannes, Golden Horse, and Golden Rooster. He is one of the top photographers in literary and artistic films.

"Women Forty", "In the Mood for Love", and "The Sun Also Rises" were all written by Li Pingbin. He Fang talked to him. He only had one request, that is, the director should not interfere with the work of the director of photography.

That is to say, Li Pingbin has the final say on how the camera should be shot. There is no way to do it. A top-level photography director is equivalent to a director, with great creative autonomy.

However, He Fang agreed.After all, he doesn't know how to make art films, he only learned how to make commercial films.For art films, he doesn't need laymen to guide experts, just let the insiders do it.

The art director even invited Zhang Shuping. This is a famous artist in Hong Kong. The art of "Carmen in Mong Kok", "Days of Being Wild", "In the Mood for Love" and "2046" are all from him. He is also a film costume designer. teacher, editor.

Of course, the premise is that the filming of "Single Zoo" must be completed before December, because Zhang Shuping is going to work as an art director on the crew of "The Great Master".

With the joining of these two big names, two more artistic insurances have been added to the film, but for Li Pingbin, he would like to discuss the story of "Single Zoo".

This story may be one of the difficulties for films to win awards. Although the films that won the three major film festivals all have weak stories, and some award-winning films have no logic at all in the story. This is the basis of the author's film. Go to the story change.

Of course, except for critical stories, critical films can be non-storytelling, or can be strong storytelling.

This is also one of the fundamental problems why Feng Xiaogang's films failed to win awards. His films are too storytelling, too weak in criticism, too commercial, and too artistic in audiovisual language and rhythm.

Few of the masters of art films can tell stories well, so audiences seldom criticize Feng Xiaogang's films for not telling stories well, but only criticize the other two masters Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige for their messy storytelling.

He Fang's "Single Zoo" has an average storyline and a strong imagination, but fortunately, it is very critical, which is one of the ways to break the game.

In fact, it is this story that Li Pingbin wants to discuss with He Fang. It cannot be said that this story is not logical.

He Fang also knows this problem, he is a commercial director with a strong story, how can he not know the weakness of this movie?Why didn't the film win the Palme d'Or but only the Jury Prize?

He Fang analyzed that there are three reasons, one is that the competition was too great back then, the other is that the story is out of touch and the points are reduced, and the third is that the background of this story is not in the East.

Ha, yes, if the background of this story is in the East, what choice will the jury make?After all, the background of the movie is that single men and women are detained in concentration camp-like hotels, accepting authoritarian forced marriages.

That alone was enough to get the judges excited.

The three major film festivals cannot be judged by the story, there are many factors other than the film.Such as politics, such as public relations, such as the unique preferences of the judges...it is not fair.

It's far away, it's about He Fang who confirmed the main creators of "Single Zoo", and then gave a list of actors.

Then on September 9th, He Fang and the leaders of Huying Group met with 20 students who had gathered in Changsha.

On the 23rd, he boarded a flight to Los Angeles in Shanghai together with 40 advanced students and Guo Zhaosheng.

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