The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 514 Your Dad

"Click, click!"

The reporter pointed the camera at the people on the stage and kept pressing the shutter button.

As the year draws to a close, big news breaks out!

Yuanfang Media held a media meeting and announced that after Xu Zheng, the Star Project will join hands with post-80s writer Han Han to shoot the debut novel "See You Tomorrow".

When this news came out, the industry was in an uproar.

First it was Guo Jingming, then Han Han, both post-80s writers were eliminated.

Guo Jingming found a little-known film and television company, while Han Han found Yuanfang Media, which belonged to Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan is a good man. He suddenly does something at the end of the year. This is to give them bonuses.

On stage: Lu Yuan, Han Han, Wu Lang, Lu Jinbo, Zhu Yawen, Zhu Yilong, Yin Xiaotian, and Liu Xinyu.

Eight people stood in a row.

At the beginning of the month, both parties finalized everything.

The contract stipulates that "See You Tomorrow" will be funded by Yuanfang Media with 1500 million yuan and Guomai Culture with 300 million yuan.

Unlike Xu Zheng who is isolated and helpless, Han Han has supporters behind him.

The chairman of Guomai Culture is Lu Jinbo. He has known Han Han for nearly ten years. Lu Jinbo has paid Han Han more than 4000 million yuan in royalties and is a key figure in helping him achieve financial freedom.

Lu Jinbo is very optimistic about Han Han. The film and television industry has been booming in recent years, and he is interested in developing his career in the industry.

This was Han Han's filming debut and she found him first, followed by Lu Yuan.

Because of the failure of "The Great Warrior", Lu Yuan has reservations about the fan economy and the box office performance of "See You Tomorrow".

An investment of 1800 million means that 5400 million will be required to get the money back. The risk of exclusive investment is too great, so for the sake of safety, multiple companies bear the risk. Investment in a package is a common cooperation model in the current circle.

As director and screenwriter, Han Han only received a salary of 150 million.

After signing the contract, we found actors for auditions. The process went smoothly and the roles were finalized within a few days.

Cast: Zhu Yawen, Zhu Yilong, Yin Xiaotian, Liu Xinyou, Yuan Chen, Chen Qiaoen.

But at this meeting, only one of the three heroines was present.

The reporter couldn't wait to ask: "Han Han, what motivated you to direct and act in this film yourself? Was it because of the pressure from Guo Jingming?"

Han Han was in a dilemma. No matter what he said, he couldn't please others.

Lu Yuan stepped forward and said, "When Han Han and I discussed making a movie, Guo Jingming hadn't proposed the 300 million plan yet. It was just that Han Han was too busy with racing and was good at delaying the submission of the manuscript, so it was postponed to this year. It's not that Han Han deliberately wanted to compete with Guo Jingming. Our investment only focuses on two points: the quality of the script and the director himself."

The reporter then asked: "What prompted you to change from being a writer and racing driver to a director?"

Han Han smiled and said: "I will be 30 next year, and making movies is what I want to do most. In fact, someone contacted me before and wanted to remake my work, but I found that other people may not really have the ability to describe my narrative method.

I feel most comfortable expressing my own style of work, and I understand what I want best. Rather than letting others mess it up, it’s better to do it myself, after all, it’s in my own hands.”

"Why did you choose Yuanfang Media?" the reporter asked again.

Lu Jinbo stepped forward. In addition to being an investor in the play, he was also Han Han's agent.

"In fact, Han Han has always wanted to be a director. We have also contacted other people for this purpose. Generally, they have many requirements. We think Lu Yuan's goal is the simplest, which is to make a good movie. He can give us the greatest freedom. This script retains Han Han's greatest characteristics and will not disappoint everyone."

“Is the story adapted from a novel?”

“This is a completely new story, it’s not adapted from any of my novels.”

Reporter changes: "Lu Yuan, why did you choose Han Han?"

"story."

Lu Yuan answered: "Several teenagers on an island interrupted their traditional lives and came to a completely unfamiliar continent. The degree of fit between what they saw, thought, and encountered and reality will cause many dramatic conflicts. I like the fluidity of this perspective, which is more vivid and has many stories to tell."

"What type of film is this?"

"Strictly speaking, it's a road movie. Because it's a story about a road trip, Han Han is a person with a great sense of humor and he's always got some golden sentences, so the characters' speeches, actions, and ways of dealing with things in his scripts are full of comedy, and not boring or monotonous."

"'The Flowers of War' lost the Golden Globe Foreign Language Film Award. Zhang Weiping and Tong Dawei attended the event, but Zhang Yimou and Ni Ni were nowhere to be seen."

"Dragon Gate" was the first to break 6 million yuan in box office, Yu Dong laughed and @Zhang Weiping on Weibo."

"The love talk challenge in "Out of Time" has gone viral, and the earthy love talk has become all the rage. Fans have extremely high expectations for "Out of Time"."

"Breaking news! Lu Yuan has made another move, spending 1500 million to bet on new director Han Han. The new film "See You Tomorrow" is scheduled to start shooting next year."

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The media conference is over.

The news that Han Han, a representative of post-80s writers, directed and acted in the film quickly sparked heated discussions online.

Han Han’s book fans were naturally delighted and celebrated wildly on Weibo.

Book fans said that Han Han said on Luyu's Appointment in 2008 that she would definitely direct a movie. Calculating the time, she is definitely not following the trend, nor is she imitating Guo Jingming. She is just insisting on doing what she wants to do.

Some book fans also said that Han Han has permeated a certain stage or certain things in their youth, and they want to see what the people they paid attention to and admired when they were young are doing now, and they will support him just for the name Han Han.

The onlookers were also talking about it.

Amen of the Triple Door: "When Guo Jingming announced it a few days ago, I was still wondering when Han Han would come out and fight, fight, fight, I wonder if Lu Yuan would star in it."

Crowd: "No, the three leading actors showed up at the meeting, Zhu Yawen, Zhu Yilong and Yin Xiaotian, and Lu Yuan is the investor."

Give Me Back My Pretty Fist: "Ah, what a pity."

Little Lion: "It's not a pity. Lu Yuan has always had a good eye. The fact that he dared to invest shows that the script is of good quality, or at least has some highlights. As long as everyone trusts him, it'll be fine."

Lu Yuan was dressed in black: "Lu Chui upstairs asked me to make some money. You are always mentioned in Lu Yuan's news. What's the matter? Your dad. People who don't know him would think that he has made remarkable achievements in film investment. But after searching for a long time, I found that he only has Lost in Thailand and See You Tomorrow, neither of which have been released yet. What's the point of shining? Pah."

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Some people are optimistic, while naturally some are pessimistic.

Some people’s view is that it has only been a short time since the box office failure of "The Great Warrior", and the fan economy has little effect on the box office, so Lu Yuan’s investment this time is unwise.

Among them is Li Guoxin, chairman of Media Asia Entertainment.

"Time Raiders" and "The Banquet" have each used different means in their promotions recently, with sparks flying everywhere.

Li Guoxin V: "You can't go far by relying on fan economy. I hope new directors can realize this early."

Little Lion: "Who relies on fan economy? You fart!"

Poetry and Distance: "+1, bite him."

Little lion: "Awooo~"

Poetry and Distance: "Forget it, biting him is too dirty!"

Little lion: "Awoo, awoo~"

Little black fan: "."

Zhao Siyu: “.”

Han Han couldn't stand it at all and spit back on the spot: "Every good author or director has fans behind him, but I won't shoot for anyone specifically. First of all, I have to be satisfied with myself. My satisfaction point is very high, and the things that satisfy me can't be bad."

This is his usual character, rebellious, unruly, and he would even kill himself when he gets mad, but his fans just love it.

Wu Lang also did not tolerate Li Guoxin's sarcasm. He posted a message under the title of general manager of Yuanfang Media: "Fan economy is not a bad thing, as long as the quality is good. I hope "The Banquet of Hongmen" can live up to the expectations of all fans. See you on February 2."

Poetry and Distance: "+1, bite him."

Wu Lang: "."

What? I don't mind it being dirty.

2012, April 1.

It was the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, the day of severe cold.

In the bedroom, Liu Shishi was busy packing her suitcase.

Clothes, shoes, cosmetics, and all kinds of miscellaneous things were stuffed in there.

I look at this piece and want to take it, and then I look at that piece and feel that I may also need it. I suffer from decision-making difficulty and want to pack up the whole house and take it away.

In front of the bedroom door, Father Liu leaned against the door frame with a frown on his face, holding a feather duster in his hand, waving it gently from time to time.

The warm winter sun shone into the house through the glass windows, bringing a soft light and shadow, but his mood did not become cheerful.

"Ah~" He sighed heavily.

Miss Liu is going back to her hometown with Lu Yuan to celebrate the New Year. They are taking a flight in the afternoon and are packing their luggage now.

Liu's mother walked into the bedroom and pushed her husband away. Seeing her daughter staring at a pile of clothes, hesitating, she smiled and said, "Why haven't you packed them yet? It's not that difficult. You'll only be living there for a few days. How can you wear everything?" Liu Shishi was holding a black sweater in her hand, wanting to put it on, but then she glanced at the other similar sweaters on the bed sheet and suddenly felt a headache.

Liu's mother came to the bedside, looked at the messy suitcase, and scolded: "You are in your twenties, but you don't even know how to fold your clothes. How will it look to others?"

"Mom, who would check my suitcase except Lu Yuan?" Miss Liu retorted.

"What if his mother accidentally sees us?"

"Don't be afraid." She said confidently: "When the time comes, I will say that it was Lu Yuan who turned it over."

"Just do it."

Liu's mother tapped her forehead with her index finger and scolded her helplessly.

"I told you to pack before going to bed last night, but you didn't listen. You had to wait until you were about to leave to pack in a hurry. Then you forgot things and didn't bring things you should bring. This habit has been around for many years, and you don't know how to change it."

"Ah~" Father Liu sighed first, then subconsciously replied, "I forgot."

Liu Shishi blinked and wondered why her father stole her line.

"It's always the same sentence. A dog will learn it if it hears it often enough." Liu's mother continued to mutter.

She picked up a beige coat, shook it, and gestured to Miss Liu.

"This one is nice, take it, it's pretty, don't take the others."

Liu Shishi glanced at him with a look of disgust on her face: "No, it's too ugly."

"What's so ugly about it? This material feels so comfortable."

"This style is from several years ago. If you like it, keep it for yourself."

"It's not appropriate." She was a little tempted.

"It's pretty good and in line with the aesthetic taste of the previous generation. My dad will definitely say it's good." Miss Liu answered truthfully.

Seeing her old mother glaring at her, she pouted and hid aside in fear.

"Hey~"

The old father sighed frequently behind him.

Miss Liu couldn't bear it, so she came up to him obediently, hugged his arm, and said coquettishly: "Dad, I'm only going to be away for four days, and I'm not staying here permanently. I'll be back soon. I'll bring you something delicious when I get back, okay?"

Liu's mother curled her lips. She was so old and still brought food. She didn't know how to coax people.

Then I looked at my husband and laughed like an idiot.

Father Liu patted her head and joked, "I was just wondering, why don't you stay there for a few more days, so that I can go traveling with your mother without any worries. We can have fun for a month. It's been so long since I've had such a burden around. It's been so easy just thinking about it."

"Hmph." Liu Shishi shook her arms. How annoying.

Father Liu laughed, walked to the window, and swept the dust away with a feather duster.

But I saw Lu Yuan standing in front of the car downstairs, holding his mobile phone, and kicking the tire from time to time.

"Who is Xiao Lu talking to on the phone? It's been almost half an hour." he asked curiously.

Liu Shishi tilted his head and glanced at him, then said uncertainly, "It should be the director of See You Tomorrow. Something went wrong with the project, and he has been receiving calls from him frequently these past few days."

"Han Han?" asked Liu's father. He also had the habit of using Weibo and knew some public figures.

"Ah."

"What's going on? Will Xiao Lu be affected?" Liu's mother worried.

"A little bit, but it doesn't matter much."

After many comparisons, Liu Shishi finally made up her mind and took out a sweater she didn't like from the suitcase, explaining at the same time.

"After the news of the project of "See You Tomorrow" was announced to the media, some people on the Internet suspected that director Han Han's previous works were ghostwritten, and there has been a fierce argument in the past few days."

"I'm glad Xiao Lu is okay."

Mother Liu breathed a sigh of relief, then immediately yelled, "I just folded the clothes!!"

Liu Shishi didn't guess correctly.

The person who was talking to Lu Yuan was not Han Han, but Bona Yu Dong.

The final box office figures for "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" and "The Flowers of War" are released.

"Dragon Gate" grossed 6.09 million yuan, narrowly winning the annual box office champion with a margin of less than million yuan.

Just on January 1, the Film Bureau released the latest data.

In 2011, the national movie box office revenue was 131.1 billion yuan.

Among them, the box office revenue of domestic films was 70.3 billion yuan, while the box office revenue of imported films was 60.8 billion yuan.

There is not much difference between the two, and the domestic film market is gradually rising.

The top five domestic films in terms of box office revenue are: "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate", "The Flowers of War", "The Founding of a Party", "Shaolin Temple" and "Overheard 2".

In terms of imported films, "Transformers 3" won the championship with box office revenue of 10.8 billion, followed by "Kung Fu Panda 2" with box office revenue of 6.2 million.

Yu Dong originally did not hold out much hope that "Dragon Gate" would beat "The Flowers of War" at the box office, as he had never won in the past few years of confrontations.

So I was particularly excited this time.

So much so that when Zhang Weiping scolded him in the media, he was shameless, saying that he relied on his wife's support to make his fortune, but after he became rich, he abandoned his wife and children and found a new love.

He wasn't that angry either.

Just a loser, unable to bark.

Yu Dong knows why the box office of "Dragon Gate" is so high. A large number of people came for Yu Huatian.

So I wanted to invite Lu Yuan to dinner at the end of the year and show my appreciation.

"boom!"

Lu Yuan stuffed his girlfriend's heavy luggage into the trunk, waved to Liu's father and mother who were standing at the entrance of the corridor, closed the car window, started the engine, and joked at the same time.

"You must have put a weight in the box. It's so heavy."

"It's just a little bit of stuff." Liu Shishi pursed her lips, her eyes wandering.

Lu Yuan snorted. Who was he trying to fool? It wasn't the first time he helped her carry her luggage, clothes, cosmetics, shoes, and computer.
Liu Shishi took off the makeup mirror on the passenger side, took out her lipstick and applied it: "Who called just now?"

"Yu Dong."

"I was wondering how Han Han's ghostwriting thing went. Is there any result?"

"It's still early. This matter may still take some time." Lu Yuan had a headache.

The outbreak of Han Han's ghostwriting incident was really unexpected.

The next day after the media meeting, a blogger named Maitian published an article titled "Artificial Han Han".

Some people question the image of Han Han as a young and successful man, and attribute the success to his father and the marketing team, and suspect that Han's father wrote the articles for his son.

After Mai Tian's article was published, it undoubtedly caused an uproar on the Internet, with many people supporting or opposing it.

That afternoon, Han Han responded with a statement and offered a reward of 2000 million yuan for evidence of ghostwriting.

Afterwards, many Weibo verified users such as Nan Yunlou joined the fight, Mai Tian continued to question, and then Fang Zhouzi, who was famous for fighting against counterfeits, also joined in.

Fang Zhouzi, who was criticized last year for questioning the academic fraud of a university professor, has a group of loyal supporters online.

Therefore, this matter caused a huge uproar.

"Why is it so difficult to invest in a movie?" he sighed.

"Boom~"

Liu Shishi came over, pouted and kissed him on the cheek, leaving a wet lip mark, and comforted him: "It's okay, good things take time."

Lu Yuan rolled his eyes at her. Do you know how to use words? If you keep on wasting time, this project will be scrapped.

"Why are you looking at me?" She was quite proud, holding up the lipstick and said, "I didn't buy it especially for you."

"It doesn't matter, I just noticed there's something on your face."

"What?" She looked in the mirror.

"A bit silly."

"Hmph, I'm going to bite someone, owl~"

"I'm driving, stop making trouble!"

(End of this chapter)