The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 585 Tips for Wu Jing
Lee Sheng Yew's suggestion to Da Mi Mi was to film "The Legend of Ancient Swords". In his previous life, Da Mi Mi was popular for so many years. There were three TV series that were crucial, namely "The Palace Lock Heart" and "The Legend of Ancient Swords". ", and "Three Lives, Three Worlds and Ten Miles of Peach Blossom".

These three TV series have helped Da Mi Mi maintain its popularity, allowing it to maintain top traffic even though its resources are relatively scarce.

"The Story of Ancient Swords" is a game adaptation. It became popular at the time with a group of people, such as Brother Feng, Reba, and William Chan. Huanrui Century led the investment and filming.

If Da Mi Mi doesn’t cut it off now, Huanrui Century will probably have this idea in the second half of this year.

Li Shengyao also analyzed the advantages of this drama and made it clear that it can bring in a group of new people, which made Da Mi Mi very excited.

She is a very active person. After being touched by Li Shengyao for a while, she wanted to leave.

"Brother, I'm not looking for a boyfriend. I'm waiting for you."

Before leaving, she even glanced at Li Shengyao and left a message.

Li Shengyao didn't care about Da Mi Mi's "burning bridges" behavior. Just like Da Mi Mi said, when Jiaxing made money, he also made money.

The harder he works, the more he earns.

"The Story of Ancient Swords" was filmed for Huanrui, rather than for Jiaxing.

The production of "Dalian by the Sea" has been completed, and the next step is to produce "Three Billboards".

He has contacted Zhang Manyu to inquire about his preparations. Zhang Manyu said that he has thoroughly understood the script and is ready to act at any time.

He also arranged for several assistant directors and photographers to go to Tyrande to do some preliminary preparations.

He will stay in Yanjing for half a month, and then go to Tyrande with the actors. If there are no accidents, "Three Billboards" will start filming at the end of March.

He stayed in Yanjing during this period, mainly dealing with some film and television investment matters.

With the popularity of smartphones, mobile traffic has increased. Coupled with the improvement of people's living standards, more people pay attention to movies, and more hot money pours into the film and television industry.

Several major Internet giants are gearing up, waving money, and want to use their money capabilities.

Real estate giants are rich at this time. For example, Evergrande is not only strong in the AFC Champions League, but also owns Evergrande Cinemas and Evergrande Pictures.

At ten o'clock in the morning that day, the sun was shining brightly and the morning breeze was blowing gently.

Li Shengyao met Cheng Long, Jingtian, and Wang Jiandong in the company conference room.

Wang Jiandong is in his forties, with a square face, slender eyes, and a long nose. He looks a bit like Sicong. I don’t know if he is related.

He was wearing a suit, very formal.

His eyes are bright, and when he looks at other people, he is always full of strength and very confident.

Cheng Long had the best relationship with Lee Sheng Yao, and he introduced them to each other. Then he winked at Lee Sheng Yao and took the initiative to sit aside.

Jingtian also sat next to him, and she was also a foil.

Wang Jiandong sat in seat C. He was very proactive. After saying a few words, he said: "Director Li, we are looking for you this time because we want to cooperate with you."

"Work with me?"

"Yes, we at Wanda Pictures are preparing a new project. The movie is called "Police Story 2013". We have written the script and invited well-known actors such as Cheng Long, Jing Tian, ​​Liu Ye, etc. After careful consideration , I think you are very suitable to be a film director."

Li Shengyao glanced at Cheng Long, who immediately nodded.

It seemed that he agreed. He thought about it carefully and found that there was indeed such a movie in his previous life.

Liu Ye plays the bad guy, Cheng Long plays the old policeman, and Jingtian plays his daughter.

I have to say that the financial backer behind Jingtian was really willing to spend money to bring Cheng Long over to support her.

In the future, Jingtian will also collaborate with Nicholas Tse and Chow Yun-fu, and will also play the heroine in Zhang Yimou's movie.

I don’t know how much money I spent to support her.

Anyway, it should be the best in Chinese entertainment, absolute true love.

Li Shengyao glanced at Jingtian. Compared with when he was filming "Hurricane Rescue 1", Jingtian was obviously more beautiful.

She is whiter, more confident, and her smile is gentle and sincere.

And even though she was hanging out in the entertainment industry, no one would dare to stalk her. Her eyes were very pure, and she looked like a little girl who had never been in love.

Wealthy flower in the world.

With little experience in life, Jin Chen could tell at a glance that Zhang, a gambler, was not a good person. Jingtian could still fall in love silly and even filmed him.

Lee Sheng-yew has no prejudice against Wanda Pictures or Jingtian, but he has already made plans and naturally will not be the director of "Police Story 2013".

"I have already made arrangements and don't have time to direct this new movie."

When Wang Jiandong heard this, he did not have any negative emotions. He was still smiling and very confident.

"Director Li, we know what you think, please listen to our conditions first."

"Okay, you say."

Wang Jiandong glanced at Cheng Long, and then said proudly: "Director Li, this movie will give you a director's salary of US$2000 million.

In addition, there is a [-]% copyright share.

After the movie was released, the webcast rights were given to Fenghua Video. "

Lee Sheng-yew's status lies here. His previous movies have all made money, especially several Hollywood movies. If he goes to Hollywood to make movies, he has great hope of getting a maximum salary of US$2000 million.

Previously, Bo Na approached Lee Sung-Yao to film a film and offered him a salary of US$2000 million.

Everyone in the Wanwan entertainment circle in Hong Kong and Mainland China knows about this.

Li Shengyao will not invest in Wanda Pictures' movies, so giving him a [-]% copyright share is giving him money.

As for giving Internet copyright to Fenghua Video, it is also an act of giving money.

Hearing this, Li Shengyao smiled and nodded, "Is there more?"

Wang Jiandong had been observing Li Shengyao and saw that Li Shengyao's expression did not change. Knowing the three conditions just mentioned, Li Shengyao was not moved.

He secretly sighed in his heart.

For other domestic directors, let alone 2000 million U.S. dollars, even 100 million U.S. dollars would probably be ridiculous.

He realized that Director Li was different from other directors and had to come up with conditions that would make Li Shengyao's heart flutter.

He paused for a moment and then said: "Director Li, our Wanda Cinema is now the number one cinema chain in the country. I can guarantee that if you cooperate with us, our Wanda Cinema will definitely support Fenghua's future movies and arrange them. We will definitely not let Fenghua’s film suffer.”

In the early years, the theater chains with the largest number of theaters were all national-brand.

However, Wanda Cinema Line has grown rapidly thanks to "Wanda Plaza". They adopt a cinema franchise system, and a cinema can be set up with several cinemas.

They are completely different styles from Fenghua Cinemas. All the cinemas of Fenghua Cinemas are directly owned by the company and no outsiders join.

Moreover, all Fenghua Cinemas are movie theaters, with dozens of movie halls, film and television activity centers, and film and television peripheral sales points.

It can be said that Fenghua Cinemas takes the quality route, while Wanda Cinemas takes the quantity route.

Among the top ten single cinemas in mainland China by revenue, Wanda Cinemas does not have a single one. In fact, many people in the industry feel that Wanda Cinemas is not profitable.

But it is undeniable that they have the reputation of being the “No. [-] theater chain in the country” and can attract a lot of audiences. I heard that Wanda is actively preparing to list Wanda Cinema Line, and they will be able to reap a wave of success by then.

Now that the Wanda Cinema chain is on the rise, people in the film industry are supporting them.

Feng Hua has a good relationship with China Film Group, and Lee Sheng Yew's movies have always been a hit, so he doesn't need to look at Wanda.

He smiled and said, "Mr. Wang, I'm looking forward to cooperating with Wanda Pictures, but I have plans for the next year and I don't have time to make movies for Wanda Pictures."

"Director Li, don't you think about it?"

Wang Jiandong didn't expect Wanda to be willing to give up so much profit, but Li Shengyao still refused. He didn't look very good. Thinking that other people in the entertainment industry were flattering and bowing to him, he wanted to say some cruel words.

However, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Cheng Long sitting next to him with a smile, looking like he had nothing to do with himself. Reason prevailed. He knew that Lee Sing-yao had won two Palme d'Ors and the idol drama was popular in Southeast Asia. He was a great contributor to cultural export and was valued by the higher authorities. director,
Wanda didn't dare to play tricks on Li Shengyao.

He hurriedly made amends, "Director Li, I don't mean any harm, but I think "Police Story 2013" is very promising. You will gain a lot by making such a movie, and you will definitely be able to reach the next level."

Li Shengyao nodded, "Mr. Wang, thank you for taking me seriously, but we have already made a shooting plan, and I don't have time to make movies for other companies."

Jingtian sat next to him and listened quietly to the conversation between Wang Jiandong and Li Shengyao. She did not stare at Li Shengyao, but her eyes occasionally fell on him.

Once upon a time, she regarded Lee Sing-yew as her idol.

As a result, she soon discovered that Director Li was playing tricks and her idol was broken. Later, she stayed in the entertainment industry for a long time and gradually realized that Li Shengyao was actually okay and did not force people. Moreover, with Li Shengyao's reputation, if he really wanted to dive, You can be the groom every night, I am already very temperate.

Jingtian no longer had any prejudice against Li Shengyao.

Later, Lee Sing-yew won the Palme d'Or twice, and Director Lee once again became the most awesome director in Jingtian's heart.

It's just that Jingtian contacted Li Shengyao almost every year, but he rejected them all.

Jingtian now admires and looks forward to Director Li, with a little sense of distance.

After all, she had been rejected too many times, and she was a little embarrassed.

Now listening to what Wang Jiandong and Li Shengyao said, it was obvious that they were rejected again this time.She couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Soon after, Wang Jiandong led Cheng Long and Jingtian out of the conference room.

Wang Jiandong looked heavy and said nothing.

Cheng Long had an expression he had known for a long time.

Jingtian looked at the busy Fenghua office hall and thought of Li Shengyao and how she had always longed to star in idol movies, so she called out to Wang Jiandong, "Uncle Wang, wait for me."

She then quickly returned to the conference room.

"Hello, Director Li."

Jingtian bent down and saluted.

"Hello."

"Director, I like your movie very much. I will definitely act seriously so that you can see my progress."

"okay, I get it."

"If my acting skills improve, will you ask me to act?"

Jingtian's big eyes fell on Li Shengyao, full of expectation.

Li Shengyao smiled and said, "If the role is suitable, I will find you."

Jingtian was overjoyed. Then she thought about her reputation. Netizens said that she was unable to support her. "Director, don't you have any prejudice against me?"

"No."

Li Shengyao answered very simply and directly.

When Jingtian heard this, he almost flew up with joy, "Thank you, director, I will definitely prove myself."

After saying that, Jingtian left in a hurry.

She had a smile on her face, and even the AK47 couldn't suppress the raised corners of her mouth.

……

Lee Sing-yew did not take Jing Tian's matter to heart. With Jing Tian's acting skills, it would be impossible for him to star in his movies in this life.

There should be no intersection between the two people.

A few years later, Jingtian's financial backer stopped playing. Maybe Li Shengyao could make some suggestions to keep this somewhat silly girl away from gambler Zhang.

For now, it is better to keep a distance to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.

At three o'clock in the afternoon that day, an off-road vehicle parked outside Li Shengyao's compound in Dongcheng District.

Wu Jing and Xie Nan got off the car together. The two were not married yet and were in the period of boyfriend and girlfriend.

Xie Nan has short hair and wears an ordinary white shirt and a pair of nine-point jeans.

She is now best known as the host of Light. Although she knows many celebrities and actors in the entertainment industry, she is not familiar with Lee Sheng Yew. When she came to visit, she felt a little nervous.

"Brother Jing, wouldn't it be too casual for us to come to your door with a bag of fruit?"

Wu Jing waved his hand boldly, "Director Li doesn't have anything at home. There's no need to see anyone else. Just visit a good friend at that time."

Seeing this, Xie Nan relaxed a little.

Afterwards, the two people entered the courtyard. Chen Hao led Xie Nan to the house to chat, while Li Shengyao and Wu Jing sat in the courtyard.

The cook aunt brought fruits and tea.
Li Shengyao smiled and poured tea for Wu Jing, "Try it. This is a gift from a friend. He said it is the best Maojian."

Wu Jing nodded immediately, held the teacup in both hands, and took a sip.

He felt delicious, but he was thinking about something and did not put his mind on the tea.

He secretly glanced at Li Shengyao and considered how to speak.

Xie Nan was nervous. In fact, he was also a little nervous.

Previously, Lee Sheng-yew promoted Wu Jing and let him star in "The Raid 12" and several movies in the "Fall" series, making him a representative figure in domestic action movies.

However, although the "Fall" series of movies are very popular, their domestic box office is not very high, that is, [-] to [-] million.

Now the box office in the domestic market has exploded, with "囧囧" 13 billion and "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" 12 billion.

Wu Jing is a thoughtful person. He does not want to continue making the "Fall" series of movies.

It's just that this "Fall" series of movies is just like Cheng Long's "Rescue" series, making money steadily.

Now that he is no longer acting, Wu Jing is worried that Li Shengyao will be angry.

"Do you have something to tell me? Don't worry, just tell me if you have anything."

Wu Jing breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, but when he thought that the "Fall" series of movies could still sell DVDs in beautiful countries and steadily make tens of millions of dollars for Lee Sheng-Yao, he felt a little speechless for a while.

"What are you talking about? Just tell me if you have anything to do."

Li Shengyao has a natural face, calm tone and calm eyes.

Seeing this, Wu Jing completely relaxed and felt more confident, "Director, I don't want to make the Fall series of movies anymore."

"Oh, tell me why."

"This series of movies has a limited box office and it is difficult to break through [-] million box office. Moreover, I think the subject matter is too narrow. I want to make some more exciting movies."

Li Shengyao smiled and said, "If you have an idea, you can do it. You don't need to worry about this series of movies."

Wu Jing saw that Li Shengyao was not angry and became even bolder. He couldn't help but said: "Director, I want to find someone to write the script myself and then become the director."

"Yes, Guo Xiaosi and Han Han are planning to become directors, you can definitely do it."

When Wu Jing heard this, he couldn't help but be very moved. Unexpectedly, Li Shengyao was not only not angry, but also encouraged him.

"Director, let me toast you."

He then replaced the wine with tea and drank it all in one gulp.

Li Shengyao chuckled in his heart. Among the Mesozoic people in the Mainland, Wu Jing, Xu Zheng, Huang Bo, Deng Chao and Bao Qiang were all ambitious and thoughtful people.

It is very difficult to suppress them.

Instead of doing this, it is better to make friends generously.

For example, Wu Jing made a lot of money from the "Wolf Warrior" he directed, and the movies he invested in also made a lot of money.

Led by Wu Jing, wouldn't Fenghua be the main cast member of "Wolf Warrior" in the future?In the future, "The Wandering Earth" will also be cast by Fenghua.

These are money-making projects.

Wu Jing finished a cup of tea, then glanced at Xie Nan in the distance, and whispered: "Director, I'm still not very confident."

In Lee Sheng-yew's previous life, Wu Jing directed a film "Spike" on Hong Kong Island.

In this dimension, due to the support of Lee Sheng-yew, Wu Jing did not direct or act in Hong Kong Island. He is now preparing a movie, which is the first movie directed by himself.

It is normal to have no confidence.

Li Shengyao laughed when he heard this and said: "Since you want to make the movie you want to make, then choose the movie that you like the most and have the most emotions."

"I like military action movies. I want to make movies that are very patriotic and have a spirit of sacrifice."

He then added, "The people in Hong Kong cannot understand this kind of spirit. I can't let them write the script for me. I have to find someone else."

Li Shengyao nodded, "You already have a plan, so don't worry. Just make the movie seriously according to your ideas."

Wu Jing nodded, "Director, do you think there is a future for patriotic military action films?"

"If there is a future, you can go ahead and make it with confidence. Fenghua will invest in it."

When Wu Jing heard this, he immediately patted his chest and said, "It must be left to Fenghua. I will only cooperate with you."

An hour later, Li Shengyao and Chen Hao sent Wu Jing and Xie Nan away.

The off-road vehicle started, Wu Jing waved goodbye to Li Shengyao and Chen Hao, and then left humming a song.

Xie Nan smiled and said: "I feel like you are different, much more relaxed."

Wu Jing smiled and said, "No, I'm pretty much the same as when I came here."

"What did Director Li say?"

"He said military action movies have a future and Fenghua will invest in my new movie."

(End of this chapter)