Acting school started in 1998

Chapter 366 Seamless docking
The winning films of this year's Huabiao Awards are all about theme themes, except for "Legend of Tianmai" which won the Outstanding Foreign Co-production Award and "Pearl Harbor" which won the Outstanding Foreign Film Translation Award.

Ten films including "Mao Zedong in 1925", "Judge's Mom" ​​and "Out of the Amazon" won the Outstanding Feature Film Award.

Brother Hou and Wang Ying, who plays Grandpa Mao, won the Outstanding Actor Award; Da Taohong and Shanghai Film Studio actor Yu Hui shared the Outstanding Actress Award for "Life Show" and "Qiao Feng" respectively.

What about this result?

At least Li Tang felt sorry for Tao Zeru, the male protagonist in "Life Show". Mr. Tao played the role so well.There is no way this is a government award. Certain characters are destined to have their own cheat halo.

Throughout 2001, the total domestic movie box office was only a pitiful 8.5 million, which fell to a historical low.What's even more sad is that two good Hollywood blockbusters - "Pearl Harbor" and "Charlie's Angels" accounted for 2 million in the box office.

Except for "Big Shot" by Feng Xiaogang and "My Brothers and Sisters" directed by Yu Zhong, the top ten in the box office rankings are all Hollywood blockbusters and Hong Kong films.

The total box office of the entire mainland market is not even half of the total annual box office of Hong Kong.

This year, the only Chinese New Year comedy that can help domestic films gain face in the box office rankings is missing. The best-performing domestic film so far is "Out of the Amazon," which grossed just over 1000 million.Except for the two co-productions "Unparalleled" and "Legend of Tianmai", the top ten in this year's box office rankings are all Hollywood blockbusters.

"Harry Potter", "Lord of the Rings", "Spider-Man", "The Bourne Supremacy", "Star Wars Episode I", "Elf Mouse", etc., just hearing the names of these movies makes people feel desperate. .

Thinking about it, the only thing that can regain face for Chinese movies this year is probably "Hero", which will be released at the end of the year.

"Mr. Li, hello!"

As soon as the ceremony ended, Wu Bin, who had just won the New Director Award, took the initiative to come over and say hello with the trophy and certificate.

"Congratulations, Director Wu."

Li Tang quickly shook hands with him.

"Teacher Li, I heard from Teacher Xu Zheng that your company is interested in investing in our drama?" Wu Bin said straight to the point.

Originally, Li Tang wanted to take advantage of today's opportunity to meet him and have a chat.At this time, he saw that the other party not only came to the door proactively, but also looked anxious, he felt confident.

But think about it, there is no director who doesn't yearn for the big screen.As for Wu Bin's award-winning movie "The Smell of Bitter Tea", it is said that it was released as early as last year, but Li Tang has never even heard of it. Needless to say, it must have been a hit at the box office. It is estimated that it will only be sold to the movie channel in the end and he will take back the money. cost price.

"invest?"

Li Tang pretended to be stunned, and then apologized: "Oh, I'm sorry, Director Wu, it's like this. I just happened to see the script at my senior brother's place last time. At that time, I thought the book was quite good, so I just mentioned it casually. Mouth. But I told my senior brother that investment needs to be evaluated. It just so happens that during this period, the company has been busy with the release of movies, and we haven’t had time for a while. "

"Is that so..."

Wu Bin clearly showed disappointment, and at the same time he couldn't help but secretly scold Bald Xu for being unreliable. He originally thought that Shanghainese people were quite strict, but he didn't expect that this guy was just like those Kanye in Beijing, he would always talk nonsense.

However, there was no obvious rejection in Li Tang's words. He just said that he needed to evaluate. Wu Bin still held hope in his heart and said: "Teacher Li, please tell me when you are free recently, let's talk about the notebook together."

Hearing this sentence, it is not difficult to find that Director Wu has a bit of a scholarly spirit. If he is still in the fog, he will inevitably be suspected of bullying an honest person.

Li Tang pondered for a moment and then said: "Director Wu, do you think this is okay? Let's sit down and chat after the National Day holiday. In addition, call my senior brother."

As he spoke, he half-jokingly said: "He was the one who started this matter, but we can't let him stay out of it."

His words had two meanings. First, he told Wu Bin that he was serious about this matter and was not fooling others; secondly, he made it clear that he did this for Xu Guangtou's sake.

To put it bluntly, from the very beginning when Wu Bin came to the door, he deliberately pretended to be stupid. In addition to trying to occupy a favorable position in future investment negotiations, he also overtly and covertly helped Baldy Xu to have a better say in the future.

As for Wu Bin, he didn't think so much. Being able to attract investment was the most important thing. After all, the box office market was sluggish these days and few people were willing to invest.As for coal bosses who love looking for actresses so much, they can't dedicate their girlfriends to them.

Hearing Li Tang's words, he was immediately surprised and said: "Teacher Li, let's make an agreement. After the National Day holiday, we will call Teacher Xu Zheng and we will have a good chat then."

As long as he can get investment, he is willing to wait even half a year, let alone half a month.And since Baldy Xu told him about this, he also inquired about it. Even though Shengtang Film and Television was just a small company that had just been established, it had made a lot of money last year relying on the overseas profits of "The Third Man".

What's more important is that the two films he invested in back-to-back went to Venice, which is one of the three major film festivals in Europe!Almost all of the fifth and sixth generation directors active in China today became famous after winning awards at overseas film festivals.

"Okay, I will contact my senior brother directly when the time comes." Li Tang said with a smile.

Baldy Xu has been very busy recently. The last time he came back to the capital, he hurried back to Shanghai. He was busy rehearsing the play "He Doesn't Have Two Wifes" and would not have time until after the National Day performance.

Wu Bin was not stupid at this time. He quickly took out his business card from his pocket with the trophy and certificate and handed it over: "Teacher Li, this is my business card."

Li Tang took it, then took out his mobile phone and dialed the number on the business card: "I didn't bring my business card. Please write down my mobile number."

The call went through, Wu Bin set the vibrate setting, and quickly took out his phone to save it.

By coincidence, a text message came in to Li Tang's cell phone at this time. It was from his ex-girlfriend, "You go back first, I'll be home later."

My ex-girlfriend is the host today. After the ceremony, in addition to removing makeup and changing clothes, I guess the organizer also wanted to do something interesting, such as a personal condolences from the head of the General Administration.

These are all intangible assets for actors.

He glanced calmly, put away the phone, and then shook hands with Wu Bin, who was full of joy, and said goodbye.

The next day, Li Tang took Xu Jinglei to attend the recording of "Super Interview" without stopping.A year later, "Super Interview" has also grown in size. It no longer lives in an audio-visual education center in Dongcheng, but a specially rented studio with a larger space and can accommodate more live audiences.

And as its influence increases, "Super Interview" not only premieres on Beijing TV every Wednesday, but also has established cooperative relationships with many domestic TV stations.

To put it simply, the wider the spread, the more viewers can see it, and the better the publicity effect will be.

Dai Jun is as funny as ever, and Li Jing, who is married, looks even plumper. The two of them cooperated well and the whole recording process was very relaxed and enjoyable.

Because there is a lot of material, it will be cut into two episodes later, which will be broadcast on September 25th and October [-]nd respectively. This is exactly the time when the movie is about to be released and when it has just been released, so as to achieve the best publicity effect.On the morning of September [-]th, Li Tang drove a dirty Toyota Corolla to the company.

"Master Shen, please take this car for maintenance."

He asked for the car keys and gave them to the driver Shen Lin.

My ex-girlfriend flew to Hong Kong early this morning.The wealthy Huayi Brothers had already equipped their first sister with an Audi. This red, manual-shift Corolla, which was very fun to drive, was occasionally driven by Li Xiuxiu. It was parked in the basement and accumulated a layer of dust. Li Tang saw I can't stand it anymore, so I'll take advantage of the free time in the past two days to help clean it up.

This car is quite old, and my ex-girlfriend’s driving skills are a double-edged sword.Shen Lin is an experienced driver and knows cars very well. Li Tang asked him to check it to avoid safety risks.

"Brother, this is the itinerary for the next few days!"

As soon as Li Tang entered the office, Zeng Jia followed him in and handed over an itinerary.

On September 21th, I flew to Changsha to participate in the recording of Fulan TV's "Happy Camp" on the [-]th. On the [-]st, I went to Shanghai to record "Intellectual Surfing" and then participated in several local TV talk shows.

"Happy Camp" and "Intelligence Surfing" are both satellite TV programs with a wider audience. "Happy Camp" in particular has high ratings among young people.

"Has Xu Jinglei notified you?"

"Notified."

Zeng Jia brought the brewed tea over and said with a smile: "Xu Jinglei is very cooperative, everything is OK."

Although Li Tang and Xu Jinglei have a good relationship, they are old friends with Zhang Baibai and Liu Fendou. They have worked together as early as the movie "I Love You" directed by Zhang Yang.What's more, Zhang Baibai's "Love to the End" also promoted her to the position of "Four Little Actresses".

"By the way, brother, do you still have anyone to invite to the premiere on the 26th?"

"Subway to Spring" is a literary film, and it is not expected to do well at the box office. Coupled with the overall sluggish environment, it is unlikely to exceed the box office of last year's "The Third Man."

But I have to say that Yu Dong still worked very hard. In addition to the necessary publicity in the early stage, he also contacted a number of theaters. The number of copies released was increased from [-] to [-], which was basically the number last year. The copy distribution level of "The Third Man".

In addition, a press conference and premiere will be added on the 26th, the day before the film is officially released, and the media and many filmmakers will be invited to participate.

The invitation list had been drawn up a long time ago. Li Tang thought for a while and said, "Let's add Jiang Qinqin."

"She's back?" Zeng Jia said unexpectedly.

Only she and Zhao Luoyao knew about the secret meeting between Li Tang and Jiang Qinqin in Venice.Of course, she knew more in detail. She knew that Jiang Qinqin was currently unhappy with her agency and was using the time while waiting for the contract to be terminated to go abroad to fulfill her obligations.

To be honest, she quite envied him for being able to be free and more importantly, there was a man she liked by her side.

Li Tang said without raising his head: "Well, I have to pick you up when you come back this afternoon."

"..."

Zeng Jia looked down at her boss sitting on the sofa, showing a rare expression of speechlessness.The short ten days since returning from Venice have been like a revolving door. As soon as Fan Binbin left, Li Binbin took over. Li Binbin just left today, and Jiang Qinqin came back in the afternoon. It was a seamless connection!

She even felt that she had put the wrong tea leaves when she made the tea. She should have put some wolfberry or cordyceps in it.

Li Tang didn't pay attention to Zeng Jia's reaction. He lowered his head and looked at the schedule while still considering the invitation list for the premiere.Zhou Xun, Xiaopang and his ex-girlfriend were unable to attend because they were filming out of town. However, Gao Yuanyuan, who was filming "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Sword", said she would take time off to attend.

She was also an old acquaintance with Zhang Baibai and Liu Fendou, but Li Tang felt that she was more interested in his face.It's a pity that there are not enough Yuanyuan coffee places now, they are only in the third or fourth tier at most.

Director Zhang Yimou and Zhang Ziyi have sent out invitations, but they don't know yet whether they can come.Guangtou Xu definitely couldn't come either, so he sent Xiao Taohong as his representative.Now only Director Xiao Teng and Wu Jing, who is lame, are left among his friends.

In the afternoon, considering that Jiang Qinqin had a lot of luggage when she returned this time, Li Tang simply asked Shen Lin to drive a van to the airport to pick her up.

There were so many people at the airport that he didn't dare to show up and just waited in the car.Fortunately, Jiang Qinqin took the VIP channel, and the car could drive directly to the entrance of the VIP channel.

Not long after, Shen Lin and the female bodyguard were seen walking out pushing a full luggage trolley, followed by Jiang Qinqin and Xiao Tang, dragging a box in their hands.

He quickly opened the car door, jumped out of the car and loaded his luggage into the car, seven large boxes!
"So much, how many things did you buy?"

Last time we were in Venice, we only had four boxes. After more than ten days, there were three more big boxes.

"Oh, they are all souvenirs!"

After not seeing her for more than ten days, Jiang Qinqin looked better than when she was in Venice. After more than ten hours of long journey, there was no trace of fatigue on her face, and she was in a pretty good mood.

After getting in the car, he stayed with Li Tang Niwai without any scruples.Xiao Tang and the driver Shen Lin are both on their own. As for the female bodyguard, she signed a confidentiality agreement, and Li Tang just stuffed her with a thick envelope. Firstly, it was to express his gratitude, and secondly, it was considered hush money. .

The female bodyguard who received the red envelope was very knowledgeable. After the car drove into the city, she found a nearby subway station and got off.

"Huahua, let's get together again in two days!"

Jiang Qinqin waved goodbye to the female bodyguard through the car window. They had been getting along day and night for more than a month, and they had a good relationship.

"Master Shen, go to Guancheng Garden."

Every time he mentioned the name Guanchengyuan, Li Tang always felt a little bored.

That's right, Jiang Qinqin's house in Beijing is in a community called Guanchengyuan, which is also considered a high-end real estate in the city center.But the boss who developed this property was the wealthy man who pursued his ex-girlfriend back then.

It's just that I can't talk about it.

　Sorry, I've been busy with trivial matters these past two days, so I'll update it tomorrow!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)