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Chapter 183 The Wang Brothers' New Movie (Monthly Ticket Asked)

Huayi Company, Wang Zhonglei saw the impassioned look of Gu Zhongyu and Guo Fan standing on the podium in Cannes in the news, and felt very upset. It’s okay to lose at the box office, but he actually let this kid win a big prize!

"Fuck! These foreigners are blind. They give awards to this kind of bad movie. It seems that the level of Cannes is about this."

Production manager Ye Ning comforted him: "Don't worry, Mr. Wang. Winning awards is very mysterious. Even for an international film festival like Cannes, it's not impossible to spend money on public relations. It's possible that Gu Zhongyu bribed the judges."

The blind cat bumped into the dead mouse, and he guessed correctly. Gu Zhongyu did bribe the judges, but not with money.

"Indeed, if labor and management are willing to pay, we will win the Oscar! Forget it, let's not mention that kid, how is our new movie?"

"I was about to talk to you. Wu Yanzu and Feng Delun have already arrived. They are outside now. Let them come and talk to you!"

Wu Yanzu and Feng Delun both became famous at a young age and became good friends after "The New Man". Feng Delun has also transformed into a director in recent years. Now he has a new movie project and wants to cooperate with Huayi, and Wang Zhonglei is attracted to it. Because of each other's reputation, everyone hit it off.

The real Feng Delun looked a little sloppy, but Wu Yanzu was not as popular as Ni Dahong at this time, and still maintained a handsome demeanor. His handsome appearance made Wang Zhonglei envious.

The two sat down, and Feng Delun handed Wang Zhonglei a thick stack of documents and said: "Mr. Wang, the current domestic film market basically only has costume films and romantic comedies. This state is very unhealthy, just like the popular films a while ago. Like "Ball Lightning", it shows that young people are tired of traditional themes and need some fresh blood to add in."

Wang Zhonglei didn't bother to look through the boring script and asked directly: "Then what's outstanding about your "Tai Chi" series? This seems to be a costume theme too!"

Wu Yanzu added: "Although our "Tai Chi" is also a period film, we will use many different techniques to add it to the film. For example, the music is modern and has a rock and roll feel, and the martial arts are 3D, which can attract young audiences. "

"I have watched many costume films before, but I thought they were too serious. Many young people didn't want to watch them, but they found them very enjoyable when they watched "Avengers" and "Iron Man." Why don't we have this type of Chinese-language films? This time we just hope to shoot some cool, stylish and fresh films, full of steampunk flavor."

"Steampunk?" Wang Zhonglei didn't quite understand this concept.

Feng Delun said excitedly: "Yes, steampunk and Chinese martial arts, two seemingly unrelated elements put together will definitely be the intersection of ideals and reality, the collision of tradition and civilization, the friction between ancient and modern, our movie Not only can it shine domestically, it can even be sold to European and American markets.”

Then he took out some design concept drawings from his bag, including steam monster cars, Tianwei wings, and human mechanical gears. Because "Tai Chi" was set in the Qing Dynasty, the Westernization Movement accelerated the modernization process of the ancient empire, Feng Delun and fine arts With a slap on the forehead, the master invented various mechanical weirdos that combined Chinese and Western styles.

Looking at the strange concept drawings in front of him, Wang Zhonglei nodded.

Although I don't understand what these things are, but I always feel very powerful, especially Feng Delun's sentence, can be sold in European and American markets, which really touched his heart.

After all, watching "Ball Lightning" win the award at Cannes, Wang Zhonglei was naturally envious and envious. He hoped that his movies could also go abroad. After all, their Wang brothers' film company was the number one in the world, so how could Zongheng overpower Zongheng.

"So who else are you going to use as the cast and starring actors for this movie?"

"In addition to me and Azu, we have invited Brother Hung Ching Po as a martial arts instructor, and the actors also include Liang Jiahui, baby, and Peng and Yan. We think it is more suitable to be the male lead." Wang Zhonglei has no problem with the others, but the male lead He was not very satisfied with the selection of Peng Yuyan, because in this case, all the actors would be from Xiangjiang, and the most important thing to spend money on filming is to praise one's own people, not to make wedding dresses for others.

So he asked to change the male lead to Yuan Xiaochao, a newcomer he was very optimistic about now.

The 24-year-old Yuan Xiaochao is an active martial arts athlete. He has won the Changquan gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games and the Changquan gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games. All the results on his athlete resume are gold medals, which is quite eye-catching, and even many people It is said that he is Li Lianjie's successor.

Wu Yanzu and Feng Delun naturally wanted to lead actors in their own circle, and they also wanted to win over verbally. Unexpectedly, Wang Zhonglei did not answer the question at all, but asked another question.

"How much is the estimated investment for your movie?"

"Um...at present, it's probably around [-] million."

Wang Zhonglei asked in surprise: "Why does it cost [-] million? Then didn't Gu Zhongyu's movie cost just over [-] million? If we give you the same investment cost, we can't make a movie of the same quality?"

Feng Delun quickly explained: "Mr. Wang, that's not the way to calculate it. Apart from the hero and heroine, Gu Zhongyu's "Ball Lightning" is all newcomers or non-commercials. He hardly pays for the film. Even the special effects company is his own. Of course it doesn’t cost any money.”

"Then Gu Zhongyu can use a bunch of newcomers, so why can't we use it? This time "Tai Chi" is also going to compete with Zongheng. If you don't have this confidence, how can you shoot the second and third parts?"

Feng Delun's face was covered with sweat. He couldn't fool Mr. Wang. It seemed that he had to give up praising Peng and Yan this time.

Wang Zhonglei is very clear about their Xiaojiujiu, but it's not the 90s anymore, these expired Xiangjiang actors don't have the capital to bargain with him, they have to follow his ideas.

In the end, Feng Delun compromised, and the male lead was replaced by Yuan Xiaochao, while Peng and Yan could only play villains.

The film is scheduled to be shot for about four months, and is ready to be released during the Spring Festival and Zongheng's new film. Although I don't know what Gu Zhongyu will film this time, it should not be a sequel to "Ball Lightning". After all, Wang Zhonglei has heard that director Guo Fan is going The American emperor has studied abroad and will not be back in a short time.

This "Tai Chi" series, with an investment of more than 2 million for the first one, is the most expensive movie the Wang brothers have made in the past few years. I fully hope that this time it can help them vent their anger, beat Gu Xiaozi's movie, and get the Spring Festival release. Box office champion.

At this time, Gu Zhongyu was preparing to fly back to China. After Cannes, he stayed for one more day just to accompany Sha Liz. It had to be said that although this Oceanic horse was fast, it also consumed a lot of fuel, so he didn't have to worry about it. My waist is broken from fatigue!
When parting, Shalizi was also reluctant to leave, and told Gu Zhongyu to come to the United States to see her when he had time. Of course, Gu agreed and looked forward to the next meeting between the two.

At first, Gu Zhongyu didn't know that the Wang brothers planned to use such a "magic film" to fight against him, but soon some intelligence personnel told him about it.

After learning that the name of the Wang brothers' new film was "Tai Chi from Scratch", Gu Zhongyu, who was having a meal on the plane, burst out laughing. The rice grains splashed out all over the people next to him, causing the assistant to look at him resentfully. he!
He greatly admired the Wang brothers' vision in selecting films. It was true that they were just bastards looking at mung beans. Some people were destined to have such a disaster in their lives. He just hoped that when the movie hit the streets, the two brothers could relax their minds!

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