director of the millennium

Chapter 100 Do you want to try "If Love"?
"Zhang Sheng, I think you are very talented in directing."

Wu Yuan smiled and pushed the script of "If Love" to Zhang Guorong.

"Have you thought about what I told you before?"

"We have also seen the box office results of last year's "Hero", and this year the mainland's film market has been completely liberalized."

"In the next ten or 20 years, the film market in the mainland will usher in a golden age."

"The glory of Hong Kong Island's movies is in the past tense, Zhang Sheng, let's look forward."

"Look at this script, as long as you join my company, this movie will be made for you."

"You don't have to worry about investment. The company is fully owned. All you need to do is make the movie."

Sure enough, it was for this matter.

Zhang Guorong's expression became serious. After looking at Wu Yuan, he took the script and started reading it in silence without saying anything.

Seeing that Zhang Guorong was willing to read the script, the corners of Wu Yuan's mouth rose slightly, feeling confident in his heart.

Why did he choose the movie "If Love" for Zhang Guorong?

There are two reasons.

The first reason is that this movie really suits Zhang Guorong's taste.

Watch his first directorial work "Stealing Heart", a story of love entanglements between a woman and two men.

And "If Love" also tells the story of the actress Sun Na who was born in poverty. When she was trying to forget everything in the past, two important men in her life appeared at the same time, and Sun Na faced an emotional choice.

And the script of this movie, to be honest, is better than "Stealing Heart".

Wu Yuan did not believe that Zhang Guorong was not moved.

As for the second reason, Wu Yuan wanted to put eye drops on the Hong Kong circle.

Immediately, since 2004, capital from the Hong Kong area has moved northward one after another, and directors and film crews from the Hong Kong area have also begun to come to the mainland to make money.

Among the directors who went north to film, the one Wu Yuan hated the most was precisely Chen Kexin.

At the turn of the century, when the Hong Kong Island film market, especially the overseas market for Hong Kong Island films, was completely finished, Chen Kexin wanted to go to Hollywood, but he couldn’t enjoy it there at all, and was once caught in the embarrassment of having no movies to shoot. .

Until the release of "Hero" directed by Zhang Yimou last year, he saw the straw and the light of hope.

He was the first director on Hong Kong Island to call out "the mainland market is the ultimate destination of Chinese-speaking directors" on Hong Kong Island, and he was also one of the first Hong Kong directors to go north to work.

However, like Old Freak Xu and Chen Jiashang, he didn't really have a heart to work and open up the market.

Chen Kexin just wants to use the mainland's capital and market resources, use the mainland's first-line actors to play supporting roles, and promote the stars of Hong Kong and Taiwan to enhance their popularity and market value.

The films he directed or produced, such as "Certificate of Fame", "Blood Droplet", "October Besieged City", "Magical Heroes" and "Martial Arts", all use 1 or 2 first-line mainland actors as supporting roles, and strongly support Hong Kong and Taiwan stars.

He even didn't hesitate to use Huang Xiaoming and heraldry to match Baodao's newcomer Ruan Qitian in "Blood Droplet", and praised him as the leading man.

You must know that Huang Xiaoming was in full swing at that time, and the influence of "Mingjiao" was even more terrifying than the three little ones later.

Heraldry is relying on "Struggle", "Snail House" and "Snow Leopard" to dominate the small screen, and the big screen also has two movies "Ocean Paradise" and "33 Days of Broken Love".

Letting such two mainland first-line actors act as supporting roles for a newcomer from Taiwan, in 2020, would definitely be the most ridiculous thing in the world.

At that time, directors including Wu Baige and Golden Horse Chairman Zhu Yanping expressed their opinions directly in public.

Talking about the directors and capital of Hong Kong and Taiwan, they should take advantage of the opportunity to direct co-productions and take advantage of the nomination and winning opportunities at the Hong Kong Film Awards and Taiwan Golden Horse Awards.

To lure mainland stars who are eager for awards, let them act as supporting sedan chairs for Hong Kong and Taiwan actors, and directly suppress the status and future of mainland actors.

Among them, Chen Kexin and Wu Baige are the ones who implement this principle most thoroughly.

Wu Baige, Wu Yuan really can't suppress him now. He has been around in Hollywood and has already become famous.

He wanted to go back to China to make a movie, Wu Yuan couldn't stop him, and it was impossible to stop him.

But Chen Kexin is different, and Chen Kexin is even worse than Wu Baige.

Wu Baige just used the funds from the mainland to support actors from Hong Kong Island and even Japan and South Korea. Not only did Chen Kexin do this, but he also enriched his own pockets, at the expense of the public and private interests!
In 2011, he directed the movie "Martial Arts" and was billed US$6000 for just a straw hat.

When faced with doubts, he plausibly said: "Money is earned, not saved."

In the end, the movie lost everything, and Chen Kexin could buy a new villa.

That's why Wu Yuan took out this "If Love".

This movie can be regarded as one of the few good movies made by Chen Kexin after the new century.

Although it did not perform well at the box office, it won many awards.

It was also because this movie won many Golden Horse and Golden Statue awards, as well as Best Actress and Best Director, that Wu Yuan wanted Zhang Guorong to give it a try.

Zhang Guorong, a director from Hong Kong Island, uses mainland investment and mainland movies made by mainland actors to share your cake for the Hong Kong Island Film Awards. This operation is too coquettish.

As long as the movie is made and released, the effect of the eye drops will be achieved, and it will disgust those filmmakers in the Hong Kong circle who only want to make money in the mainland.

When the golden statue arrives, will the award be given or not?

Yes, the Light and Shadow Era has made a lot of achievements in awards since its establishment, which can bring a lot of hidden value to the company, and it can also take the cake of the Hong Kong Island Film Awards in a fair and honest manner.

It is estimated that some Hong Kong Island filmmakers will be pissed off.

don't give?

That's okay, you can go to Jinji!

With the three films "Chinese Partner", "Dear" and "Win the Championship", how many awards has Chen Kexin won in mainland awards?

"Chinese Partner" awarded him 2 Golden Rooster Awards, 2 Huabiao Awards, and 1 Hundred Flowers Award.

"Dear" gave him a Huabiao Award.

"Win the Championship" gave him a Golden Rooster Award.

Three films won three Golden Rooster Awards, three Huabiao Awards, and one Hundred Flowers Award. How exaggerated is this?
Are these three films so good?
Why can Chen Kexin do it?
It's not the guidance of "Unite Hong Kong and Taiwan" above, and the blessing brought by Chen Kexin's Hong Kong Island ID card.

Zhang Guorong is also a pure Hong Kong Islander. He was born in the entertainment circle of Hong Kong Island, and now he is going north to develop in the mainland. Why can Chen Kexin get the treatment that Zhang Guorong can't?
Either way, Wu Yuan is not at a loss. He can not only earn fame and fortune, but also accurately target those Hong Kong directors who go north to make money.

Zhang Guorong has proved that Hong Kong Island directors + mainland actors can win awards, so why do you have to use Hong Kong Island actors to do it?
You said mainland actors can't carry the box office?
Don't worry, it's not just this "If Love".

In the future, if the development goes well, Wu Yuan also plans to let Zhang Guorong make films such as "Chinese Partner", "Dear", and "Win the Championship", which are all blockbuster movies!

Not to mention that Wu Yuan himself will make a few films in China in the future, and they must all use mainland actors.

Let's see what those people say.

Wu Yuan seldom strongly dislikes a person, but Chen Kexin is honored to receive this treatment.

Without the movie "If Love", Chen Kexin's "Certificate of Voting" will lose everything again. Whether he can still go to the mainland to make a lot of money is a big question mark.

Even if he can still lick his face and come to the mainland to direct plays, it is impossible for him to be as beautiful as before. If he makes a slight mistake, he will be thrown into the abyss.

Chen Kexin is doomed to be cool directly under Wu Yuan's arrangement.

Wu Yuan's only concern now is whether Zhang Guorong can make this "If Love" well, and whether he can support his mission line of destroying Chen Kexin and replace Chen Kexin.

Wu Yuan thought there was something to be said for it. Zhang Guorong, who had worked under Sunglasses King and his subordinates, would not be worse than Chen Kexin in the future as a director!
Putting back the thoughts that were wandering in his mind, Wu Yuan focused his attention on Zhang Guorong again.

"How about it, Zhang Sheng, is this book good?"

"I prepared this specially for you. The story style is very similar to your "Stealing Heart", but there is a new element of "singing and dancing" added."

"Would you like to try it?"

(End of this chapter)