The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 295

The domestic entertainment in September is particularly lively, and the most popular one is Shonan Satellite TV.

Fenghua and Shonan Satellite TV co-produced the drama "The Temptation of Going Home" which was finally finished and then broadcast.

Once the show was aired, it immediately caused a boom in ratings.

Previously, Gusu Satellite TV broke the top ten ratings with "My Name is Jin Ailing", Zhejiang Satellite TV broke the top ten ratings with "My Uncle", and now it is Shonan Satellite TV's turn.

This makes them very excited and hyped hard.

And the person who gained the most is naturally Li Xiaolan, the actor of Pinru.

Not only did she have a sudden increase in endorsements, but she was also very happy to have found Li Shengyao. After several days of lingering, she took over billions of dollars in assets.

The proactive Li Xiaolan is simply an addictive delicacy, not only not greasy, but also very delicious.

But Li Shengyao finally broke free from Ruanxiang and quickly threw himself into work.

People from Hong's class have rushed to Yanjing to take over the training of several leading actors.

Li Shengyao went to see them a few times, and felt that they played better, and their bodies were also stronger.

He went south with peace of mind, preparing for the preparatory work of "Let's Punch, Dad".

The plot sets the male protagonist’s family living in a small southern town. The male protagonist is a retired boxer who wants to have a son so that he can inherit his ambition and strive to become the world boxing champion. As a result, he has four daughters in a row, which is highly controversial in his hometown. .

He accidentally discovered his daughter's boxing talent, so he cultivated it carefully.

Li Shengyao wanted to find a beautiful small town with southern characteristics. Besides, he also wanted to find a sports school. The heroine and her sister would go to the sports school to learn boxing.

This was originally a very private matter, Lee Sheng Yew did not disclose the itinerary to the reporters, but he previously promoted "My Uncle" and the hype of "Let's Punch, Dad", more passers-by got to know him.

This incident was quickly exposed by the media.

Then Li Shengyao received a lot of calls from people from Hengdian, they hoped that Li Shengyao would go to Hengdian to shoot, and other film studios, as well as some famous small towns in the south, all wanted Li Shengyao to go to them to shoot.

Regarding these invitations, Li Shengyao didn't say anything dead, saying that he still needs to conduct actual investigations.

He mainly looked at those relatively well-known small towns. After all, Huaxia is so big, and if you look at each small town, you can't see them.

The inviting party was patient. Many people wanted to treat guests to dinner, and they seemed very enthusiastic.

But Li Shengyao didn't lack those few meals, he was actually quite annoyed, so he directly refused.

Finally, after nearly half a month of careful inspection, he chose Huangyao Ancient Town in Hezhou, Guangxi Province.

This small town is not very famous, but the place is really beautiful and has a very ancient charm. Afterwards, Li Shengyao arranged for the assistant directors to stay and prepare, and he himself hurried back to Yanjing.

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It was already approaching September at this time, and the weather in Yanjing was still hot. Li Shengyao hurried back to Yanjing to participate in the Yanjing College Student Film Festival.

Now that you have entered the film circle, some things are inevitable, such as various film festivals, film award shows, film premieres, and film seminars held above.

Not to mention Li Shengyao, a newcomer to the film industry, and big-name directors like Feng Xiaogang and Lao Mouzi.

The big directors usually give face.

It's like the Yanjing College Student Film Festival. Although it can't compare with the Golden Rooster Award, it has been held for more than ten years and has gained a good reputation.

If a film wins an award, it is more or less an honor.

Sometimes the big directors don't care about it themselves, but if the actors in his movies can get the most popular actor, that's a good thing too.

The opening ceremony of the Yanjing Film Festival was held in the Dongyuan Theater. Not only were there many stars, but also Xiaogangpao and Lao Mouzi.

Li Shengyao sat in the first row, with Lao Mouzi and Xiao Gangpao.

He rarely saw Lao Mouzi, but met Feng Xiaogang several times, and the two talked a lot.

"Director Li, I heard that several of your actors are undergoing special training."

When making action movies these days, there is usually a period of special training.

"Seven Swords" people started closed special training at the beginning of the year, and then the whole crew went to the new rein, and they prepared for this play for a longer time.

Xiaogangpao continued: "You want to play a big game."

Although Lee Seung Yew was very successful in making TV dramas before and was able to write scripts for Hollywood, Xiaogangpao doesn't think that Lee Seung Yew's first film will be a big hit.

He was more or less teasing and joking.

Lao Mouzi next to him also smiled and nodded.

Li Shengyao smiled, "For the first movie, you have to be more serious. Besides, I only had special training for about two months, which is normal."

Xiaogangpao chuckled and nodded, "Director Li, do you want me to play a cameo for you?"

As expected of a human being, this EQ is indeed high.

Xiaogangpao's acting skills are completely fine, Li Shengyao nodded with a smile, "Okay, how about a cameo referee then?"

"Small, when the shoot, you tell me, I will rush over immediately."

After the words fell, Xiaogangpao continued: "Director Li, I'm planning to make a blockbuster costume movie, would you like to show me the script?"

There is no free lunch in the world.

"Director Feng, I've heard about your new play. Isn't yours an adaptation of a foreign classic? I don't need to watch it."

The production of "A World Without Thieves" has been completed, and it will be released at the end of the year.

Feng Xiaogang is already preparing for his next big movie, which is "The Banquet". This movie is adapted from "Hamlet", and Zhang Ziyi is also invited, obviously ambitious.

Xiaogangpao paused when he heard that, with some surprise in his eyes.

In fact, only Huayi's senior management and a few friends around him knew about this matter, but they did not expect Li Shengyao to get the news so quickly.

He later realized that Li Shengyao's network in Yenching was much deeper than he had imagined.

There is no need to be angry about this matter, because Huayi will soon hype it up, and it is not a secret that cannot be revealed.

But it kind of shows Lee Seung Yew's energy.

He smiled eagerly, "Director Li, I can't hide anything from you, do you think there is something wrong?"

Of course it didn't make sense, no foreigner wants to watch the Chinese version of "Hamlet".

In fact, Shakespeare's masterpieces didn't do very well at the box office in Hollywood, and they couldn't be liked by the audience even if they were produced in Hollywood, let alone your Chinese version.

But there is no need to say this kind of thing. Huayi must have thought it through carefully. They have many reasons to prove that this project can make money.

Li Shengyao went to refute it now, but it was disgusting.

"It's hard for me to say. After all, there is no such precedent before. If you are brave, Director Feng, I will honestly cheer for you."

Hearing this, Feng Xiaogang secretly glanced at Lao Mouzi on the other side, and there was also a look of complacency in his eyes.

Adapting "Hamlet" is indeed a bold attempt to interpret a foreign masterpiece in the form of a Chinese costume blockbuster, so that foreigners can see the mysterious East and make it easier for them to understand the story.

Both he and Xiao Wang felt that this was a genius setting.

"Director Li, then come over and play a guest role. I heard that you are good at martial arts. How about playing a general?"

It's reasonable for you to make a guest appearance in my play and I to make a cameo appearance in your play.

Li Shengyao nodded with a smile, "No problem."

The old Mouzi on the side heard this, his eyes flickered.

(End of this chapter)