The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 116 The Respect of Yixi Lake
At 2001:9 p.m. on September 30, 4, the sun was shining high and the autumn wind was blowing in the Yanjing area.

At the Fenghua Film and Television Company of Liangmahe Building, Li Shengyao met a man he knew from Peninsula. This man was Shen Dongyue who came to buy the drama last year.

This time, apart from Shen Dongyue, there was also a middle-aged man wearing glasses who could not speak Mandarin. After Shen Dongyue introduced him, Li Shengyao learned that this person was the director of "Blue Life and Death"— — Yixi Lake.

Lao Yi is still very talented, and has directed "Blue Life and Death", "Winter Sonata", and "Summer Scent".

If nothing else happens, Yixi Lake will be preparing for "Winter Sonata" this year, and is waiting to start filming next year.

But I didn't expect Li Shengyao to shoot first. He came here probably because he had doubts about this matter.

Shen Dongyue was very polite, and after exchanging pleasantries with Li Shengyao for a while, he finally revealed that the purpose of coming to Yanjing was to buy the rights to broadcast "Winter Sonata".

The last time "Emotional Hotel" was broadcast on the peninsula, the response was not bad, with an audience rating of 30.00%.

KBS has made a lot of money, so they have been paying attention to Lee Seung Yew's works.

"Funny Family" has too many episodes, and it's still a mainland sitcom. They don't dare to try it, but "Winter Sonata" is different.

This is a very bloody drama. After reading the synopsis of the plot, KBS felt that it was very interesting and very appetizing.

Isn't such a bloody thing what they are after?

Fake siblings, car accidents, amnesia, terminal illness, blindness.

It feels exciting to think about.

So Shen Dongyue came over again.

Li Shengyao was naturally happy that someone came to give money, but he still had to say something.

"Mr. Shen, we spent 1000 million yuan filming "Winter Sonata". Compared with "Love Hotel", the production cost has increased by six times. In terms of the price of a single episode, we will increase it a bit."

Shen Dongyue expressed his understanding, "Director Li, can you give me a firm price?"

"Episode [-]."

People in the peninsula are stingy, and the price is high, so they won't buy it.

But if the price remains the same, people will think you are stupid.

Shen Dongyue had inquired about the purchase price of the island country a long time ago, and he could accept this increase, "Yes, Director Li, a happy cooperation."

The two then prepared to sign the contract, and an hour later, the two parties completed the contract.

The [-] episodes of "Winter Sonata" were sold to KBS, and the peninsula remitted the money within three days.

Shen Dongyue was very happy, "Director Li, you are a straightforward person, and it was very pleasant to talk about things with you."

"Mr. Shen is polite, let's go, I treat you, let's have a meal."

Next to the company was the famous Landmark Hotel, and the three of them went to dinner together.

Li Shengyao ordered special dishes for a table.

Yixi Lake drank four glasses of wine in a row, his face flushed slightly, and finally mustered up his courage, and asked cautiously: "Director Li, when did you have the idea to write the script of "Winter Sonata"?"

"When filming "Funny Family" last year, I was in Jinling. After a day's work, I went back to the hotel to write the script. Many actors and field workers knew about it."

Upon hearing this, Yixi Lake stared at Li Shengyao again.

Seeing his calm face and sincere eyes, not like lying, he breathed a sigh of relief.

After filming "Blue Life and Death", he rested for more than half a year, and then prepared his second love drama.

That is, since March of this year, he sat and chatted with several screenwriters. They expressed their opinions and slowly conceived a play full of all kinds of gossip.

By September, they had already conceived a lot of ideas. They never expected that at this time, a screenwriter said that they saw a Chinese drama, and the plot was [-]% to [-]% similar to what they thought.

This frightened Yixihu. On the one hand, he was worried that he had an inner ghost on his side, and on the other hand, he was worried that his drama was too similar to a Chinese drama and would be scolded by the audience for plagiarism.

Hearing that Shen Dongyue was coming to Yanjing, he immediately followed him. He wanted to verify it himself, and asked Li Shengyao when he would start preparing "Winter Sonata".

Hearing Li Shengyao's answer at this time, he was sure it was a coincidence.

Although it is hard to believe, it is indeed a coincidence.

After all, they prepared to write the script last year.

It's just that all the scripts prepared by their group are about to be overturned.

Fortunately, the shooting has not yet been approved, otherwise the loss will be even greater.

Thinking of this, Yixi Lake asked cautiously: "Director Li, can you tell me what the theme of your next drama will be."

This "Winter Sonata" almost crashed, and the next drama can't crash.

Li Shengyao understood Yixi Lake's mentality. He was in a good mood and said with a light smile, "My next drama is a criminal investigation drama."

Yixi Lake heaved a long sigh of relief when he heard the words, and his tense nerves were completely relaxed.

He still plans to prepare a romantic drama, or a life-and-death drama like "Blue Life and Death".

Lee Shengyao doesn't make romantic dramas, so he feels much more at ease.

He hurriedly raised his glass, then got up and bent down to toast a glass of wine.

"The criminal investigation drama is good, and the criminal investigation drama has social significance."

Li Shengyao nodded, "Yes, I won't shoot romantic dramas in the future, I will shoot dramas that are more vigilant, provocative, and thought-provoking."

"Director Li, you are a person with noble pursuits, and you deserve the respect of all our colleagues."

Yixi Lake was even happier when he heard the words, and immediately offered his flattery.

Li Shengyao suppressed his laughter, raised his teacup and had a drink with Yixi Lake.

The reason why he stopped copying is because the dramas behind Yixi Lake are not very good.

"Summer Scent", "Spring Waltz" and "Love Rain" were filmed behind Yixi Lake.

Among them, "Summer Scent" has Song Seung Heon as the male lead and Son Ye Jin as the female lead. This big cast is obviously ambitious, but the effect is not good.

Compared with "Blue Life and Death" and "Winter Sonata", "Summer Scent" does not have a rating of 30.00% in the peninsula. Only in the mainland, Hong Kong Island has a little splash, and the island countries have not introduced it.

The peninsula entertainment industry is much more realistic than that of the mainland. For a once brilliant director like Yixihu, the two dramas failed, and the resources behind them dropped a lot.

Later, he raised money by himself to make a movie, and the box office hit the street, so he completely quit the circle.

Shen Dongyue drank a few glasses of wine and ate a lot of meat. He didn't dare to eat like this in the peninsula.

"Director Li, do you want to cooperate with Al Jazeera?"

Shen Dongyue also knew that "Love Hotel" and "Funny Family" were sold in Southeast Asia. He felt that on the one hand, the drama was good, and on the other hand, there were many Chinese.

Chinese dramas have this advantage and are better sold abroad.

Korean dramas are now thinking about going out.

Shen Dongyue thought that maybe he could use the Chinese drama to spread it in Southeast Asia first.

Lee Sung Yew thought of Son Ye Jin and Lee Young Ae, and smiled, "Of course there is a chance, I've been expecting that we can unite together, resist Hollywood, resist Western culture, and carry forward our own culture."

Shen Dongyue and Yixi Lake were in awe when they heard the words.

"Director Li, you are a person with great ambition and spirit, come and have a toast."

(End of this chapter)