The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 252

"What, we still have to wait two years?"

Jiang Wei stepped on the brake pedal lightly, raised his eyebrows, and looked at the co-pilot next to him with confusion.

If this person hadn't disagreed, he would have mentioned "Cliff" when the leaders of the General Administration asked for a sequel.

Lu Yuan looked through the car window at Wu Lang, who was surrounded by reporters on the street, and said, "Yes, the filming of "Cliff" will have to be postponed to two years later."

"why?"

"Teacher Jiang, don't you think these two scripts are similar to some extent, and the audience may be resistant to them."

Jiang Wei pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Although the relationship patterns of fake couples are similar, the cores are very different. "Latent" focuses on drama, "Cliff" focuses on restoring reality, and "Cliff" is better in terms of concept."

"Latent" is about digging deeper, Yu Zecheng uses clever tricks to get both sides, and is finally fooled by history and gets on the plane to Wanwan. It is a kind of sadness that "people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes".

"Cliff" is a sublimation. The male protagonist has endured for many years and could have escaped, but at the last moment he used sacrifice to write his faith. It is a kind of determination that "for the sake of sacrifice, I dare to make the sun and the moon change the sky."

The handling of emotional lines is also completely different. The male protagonist in "Cliff" is not as free and easy as Yu Zecheng.

Although they pretended to be husband and wife, the two of them lived together without any sexual intercourse. Their relationship transcended family affection and love, and was a kind of sympathetic comradeship.

Lu Yuan glanced at Jiang Wei, saw him frowning, and said with a smile: "The budget for this movie is more than 2000 million. The picture quality and props must be much better than "Insidious" in all aspects. It's not a bad thing to have more preparation time." .”

Jiang Wei thought for a while, nodded and said: "Let's do this. I will move to Harbin for half a year in a while. During the on-site inspection, I will check the local historical materials and strive for every firearm, every radio station, and every item in the play. Torture instruments and every ordinary life scene must withstand scrutiny."

Because of the low cost and short shooting period of "Latent", the rough production seemed to be a pain in his heart.

He has a rigorous character, and he has made up his mind to shoot "Cliff" next year, which should not only restore the original historical appearance, but also have artistic temperament.

It is best for the photography and composition in the drama to reach the level of a movie, and to present a cold and forbidding quality.

Lu Yuanyuan fell into deep thought and stopped talking. In fact, he had other plans in mind. The so-called advance preparation and ample time were just excuses to stabilize Jiang Wei.

Two years later, in 2010, it happened to be the time when he and Huayi officially terminated their contract.

It is advisable to take precautions before the rain, and not to dig wells when thirsty.

Huayi, the chairman's office, the Wang brothers are sitting on the sofa facing each other.

Wang Zhonglei crossed his legs, took out a cigar from the box on the table, cut off the cap, lit it again, took a puff and exhaled slowly, white smoke rising in curls.

Compared with his elder brother Wang Zhongjun, who married young, bought a horse farm, liked painting, smoked cigars, and played some relatively pretentious things, his interests were much more vulgar.

He took two puffs of the cigar, held it in his hand, frowned and looked at it several times, and shook his head: "It really doesn't feel any better than smoking."

"Vulgar!" Wang Zhongjun curled his lips, took out one from the table, and pretended to smell it in front of his nose.

Cut off the cap and light the fire. The cigar rotates constantly and regularly on the flame. After it is evenly lit, he does not rush to smoke, but blows back gently for two puffs.

Wang Zhonglei rolled his eyes: "Why don't you just smoke a cigarette? There are so many things."

"You don't understand. A cigarette is a cigarette, and a cigar is a cigar. They are completely different. This thing is just for the lungs, so you have to enjoy it in small sips." Wang Zhongjun leaned lazily on the sofa.

Wang Zhonglei shrugged, threw the cigar aside, and took out his cigarette. The office was filled with smoke for a while.

I don’t know how much time passed before Wang Zhongjun’s voice slowly sounded: “There are still six months left before the company goes public.”

"Yeah, six months left."

Wang Zhonglei sighed: "Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, the company has been established for 14 years." The establishment of Huayi Brothers dates back to 1994.

That year Wang Zhongjun returned to China with a master's degree in media from the University of Michigan and US$10.

With this 10 US dollars, the two brothers started their entrepreneurial journey ambitiously.

Because of their connections and resources, the brothers jointly opened an advertising company called Huayi Brothers.

Wang Zhongjun uses his experience and vision abroad to design unified logos and promotional brochures for customers.

In just three years, the brothers have become famous in the advertising industry with the resources behind them.

At the beginning, they went around asking people to find connections to attract customers. On the customer list, big customers such as Sinopec and Hua Xia Bank were prominently listed.

In 1997, Feng Xiaogang's New Year's Eve movie "Party A and Party B" was released.

Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei made the decision to open a film and television company and asked Feng Xiaogang to make movies together.

Although Feng Xiaogang was somewhat famous in the industry with the movie "Party A and Party B" back then.

But he is just a wage earner working for the state-owned enterprise Forbidden City Pictures.

The Wang brothers offered him an annual salary of 400 million yuan a year, plus stock dividends.

Feng Xiaogang turned around and entered the boss Gao Jun's office. He revealed that someone was poaching him and took the opportunity to negotiate salary with Gao Jun.

In the end, the negotiation collapsed because, based on the profitability of Forbidden City Pictures at that time, it was impossible to offer the Wang brothers such conditions.

In this way, the Wang brothers hired Feng Xiaogang with a high salary.

In 1998, with tens of millions earned from opening an advertising company, Huayi Brothers officially entered the film and television industry.

Time flies so fast, it feels like a lifetime ago, and it’s already more than ten years ago when I look back.

With the great success of Huayi Brothers in the film and television industry, the status and influence of the two brothers have also increased, and their scenery is unlimited.

Now it is about to become the first listed domestic private film and television company.

Wang Zhongjun was quite proud when he thought about the skyrocketing value after the listing, but when he thought about a certain TV series that had been killing everyone recently, he felt a little unhappy.

Even the cigar in his hand was no longer fragrant. He asked: "What are the recent ratings of "Insidious"?"

Wang Zhonglei was equally irritable and replied: "The first broadcast in Beijing was 8.01%, and it has skyrocketed since then. It has reached 12.5% ​​in the past few days, and it is estimated that the finale will exceed 14%."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk." Wang Zhongjun smacked his lips. He was the main investor in "Soldier Assault" back then. He knew better than anyone what the 14% ratings meant.

He scratched his scalp and said, "Why is this guy so lucky? He's still stuck on the eve of our company's listing."

"Yes, it is now clear to the outside world that he has broken up with the company. Otherwise, with his current popularity, the stock issue price might double." Wang Zhonglei rubbed his brows regretfully.

If I had known, the break should not have been so obvious in the first place. Lu Yuan's current value-added to the stock price is much greater than that of Huang Xiaoming, Su Youpeng and others.

Wang Zhongjun waved his hand and said: "Instead of regretting, it's better to talk to him. Didn't he like to collect copyrights before? Package them and sell them to him, and then give him some original shares at a low price. As long as he promises to join the company in the next six months, he can jointly create a Just pretend that you are ready to renew the contract."

"Okay, I'll ask Fei Lin to contact you."

"Go yourself!"

(End of this chapter)