I am a director, but I have the skills of an actor

Chapter 173 "Lust, Caution"

"Director Wan, this is the budget I prepared for "Awkward Love"!"

In the office of Qingshan Film and Television Company, Wan Qingshan, who had just returned to the capital, received the budget form handed over by Chen Chen!
Wan Qingshan in front just took a brief look at it, and then turned over the final total number, fifteen million!

"Unfortunately" was released in 2010 and cost only 700 million.

And now the budget for filming "Unfortunate Love" in 2006 is 1000 million, and Wan Qingshan is not surprised!

Although actors' salaries in 2010 were much higher than those in 2006, that was in the early days when they were equally famous!

With Xia Yu and Yuan Quan's current popularity and honors, their current salary is much higher than that of Wang Baoqiang and Xu Zheng in the future.

Also, "Love on the Road" is a remake of "Love on the Road", with a different plot and two more scenes required for filming!

Adding these together, the filming of "Love on the Road" required 800 million more funds than "A Love on the Road", which is normal!
Wan Qingshan took out a pen from the pen holder on the table, thought for a moment, and wrote down the director's fee of 900 million and the script fee of 100 million behind the total budget figure!

Jiang Zhiqiang asked him to film "Ip Man" and offered him a sky-high director's fee of 500 million.

But Wan Qingshan knows that this kind of super-premium opportunity is rare. Under normal circumstances, his director's fee is definitely not that high.

Previously, when he decided to shoot "Unfortunate Love" at the beginning of the year, Wan Qingshan had already thought about it. This time he set his director's fee at 2000 million, which is in line with great directors such as Zhang Yimou!

If it weren't for the fact that Jiang Zhiqiang had previously offered him a director's fee of 500 million, he would really have no confidence. Add 900 million more!
He has received a director's fee of 500 million yuan. Even if it is a super premium, someone has given him this price. If he pays a director fee of 900 million yuan, Enlight Pictures should have nothing to say!
After writing the director fee and script fee, Wan Qingshan went to Enlight Pictures with a budget sheet and a prepared contract!

As soon as Li Xiaoping saw Wan Qingshan, she immediately apologized to Wan Qingshan for what happened last time!
Wan Qingshan almost fell out about what happened last time. Afterwards, Li Xiaoping called Wang Changtian.

After listening to Wang Changtian's criticism for half an hour, Li Xiaoping learned from Wang Changtian that Wan Qingshan was domineering, thoughtful, and very sensitive.

If you want to get any benefits from Wanqing Mountain, you have to put your conditions on the table and tell him.

It's useless to make some small moves and tricks. Wan Qingshan can see it at a glance and will fall out with you immediately!
Wang Changtian's comments about Wan Qingshan made Li Xiaoping regret it. If she had known that Wan Qingshan was such a person, she would not have done so many things.

Now, although Enlight Pictures has a lot of film distribution business, most of its profits still come from investing in Wanqingshan films.

Enlight Pictures has not been able to completely get rid of Wanqingshan's influence on Enlight Pictures, so Wang Changtian will never fall out with Wanqingshan.

What's more, Li Xiaoping also learned about Jiahe Cinema from Wang Changtian, and knew that after the contract ended, Wan Qingshan was still very likely to continue to cooperate with Guangguang.

Li Xiaoping knew that Wang Changtian was now going crazy because of the future market value of Enlight Media.

Now if it was because of her that Wan Qingshan, who could make Enlight Media's market value soar, fall out, Wang Changtian would definitely remove her from her position as president of Enlight without saying a word and apologize to Wan Qingshan.

Before, Wang Changtian knew that she had offended Wan Qingshan and when he criticized her, he gave her a warning. If this happens again, you should give up the position of president of Enlight Pictures!
Not daring to offend or even make Wan Qingshan dissatisfied, Li Xiaoping had no objection to the budget table for "Awkward Love", which stated that the director's fee accounted for more than [-]% of the total investment of a movie.

Before the update, Wan Qingshan interviewed Bao Beier and the others and rejected them all. Even Li Xiaoping didn’t even mention the fact that they were not given a supporting role!
Li Xiaoping had no objection to the budget, so Wan Qingshan didn't stay with Enlight Pictures for long. After asking about the sponsor, Wan Qingshan left Enlight Pictures after signing the contract.

Just after leaving Enlight Pictures, Wan Qingshan was about to return to the company when his cell phone rang!

After answering the phone, Wan Qingshan asked Duan Tong to drive him to Qingshan Media Company! .

After meeting Zhang Zhao, Wan Qingshan smiled and joked, "Mr. Zhang, Qingshan Media should not be short of this little money!"

Just now Zhang Zhao called and said that he hopes to give 10% of the investment share of "Awkward Love" to Qingshan Media.

Wan Qingshan was a little confused. He gave 10% of the investment share of "Awkward Love" to Qingshan Media, and he held nearly 90% of the shares in Qingshan Media. Isn't this the left hand and the right hand?

Even if Zhang Zhao wanted to make money, he wouldn't have come up with such a bad idea!
Besides, Zhang Zhao only holds 10.5% of the shares in Qingshan Media, so he doesn’t make much money at all!
"Director Wan, Qingshan Media is short of money, but compared to money, the company is now short of 10% of your film's investment share!" Zhang Zhao replied with a smile.

The smile on Wan Qingshan's face suddenly faded, and he listened carefully to what reasons Zhang Zhao could come up with.

"Director Wan, you should also know that Jiang Xuerou and President Jiang asked Qingshan Media to invest in Zhouyi Company's TV series in order to repay a favor. That could only be temporary. If the company wants to develop in a long-term and stable manner, it must establish relationships with other film and television companies. Exchange of interests and exchange of resources.

Director Wan, I will give you 10% of the investment share in your new movie in exchange for resources.

I have already chosen a target, which is to give 10% of the investment share of Wan Dao Ni's new movie to a well-known film and television company.

Qingshan Media can get involved in the big-budget movie projects that the company is preparing there.

Once I get involved, I can give part of my investment share to some film and television companies. In this way, resources can be exchanged. In the future, Tsingshan Media can establish interest-related relationships with those companies. In the future, those companies will think of Tsingshan Media when they have projects. "

He had finished what he wanted to say, but when he saw Wan Qingshan frowning, Zhang Zhao continued,
"Of course, Wan Dao, I will not change the development policy that you have set before for Qingshan Media to build its own projects and take the lead in the project.

I will still follow this guideline, but I just think that walking on two legs will be more stable.

Qingshan Media mainly builds its own projects, supplemented by participating in film and television projects of other companies.

In this way, we can avoid the current situation where the company has no projects and I have nothing to do.

At the same time, this can also reduce risks. After all, no one knows what the results will be before the film is released.

I can’t guarantee that the projects built by the company will definitely make money! "

Wan Qingshan thought for a moment, nodded slightly and said, "Mr. Zhang, I agree with the company's development plan. Walking on two legs will be more stable."

I can also give 10% of my new movie to Qingshan Media Company.

However, you have to tell me first which film and television company you are going to give this 10% share to, and what big-budget movie projects there are! "

Zhang Zhao hesitated for a moment and then said, "This is Chen Kexin's JiaShang Entertainment Company. Director Wan, I know there is a gap between you and the film and television industry on Hong Kong Island, but for the sake of the company's development, I hope you won't mind too much, Director Wan."

"Okay, Mr. Zhang, there is no gap between me and Hong Kong Film and Television. Don't think too much. The company will develop as it should.

Please tell me first what movie it is and who they plan to cast! "

Zhang Zhao carefully looked at the expression on Wan Qingshan's face and found that Wan Qingshan was not dissatisfied at all, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Director Wan, the movie is an ancient war film called "Tou Mingzhuang". Chen Kexin will direct it personally. As for the actors, we have reached a verbal agreement with Andy Lau Dehua and Jin Chengwu.

As long as the funds are in place, the contract can be signed. At the same time, they are still contacting Li Lianjie and want to invite Li Lianjie to star. With Li Lianjie starring, the overseas copyright of the film will be much easier to sell. "

Wan Qingshan remained silent and thought in his heart.

"The Certificate of Investment" did well at the box office, but the investment was too high, and I seemed to have lost a lot of money!
From the perspective of income, for the development of Qingshan Media, it is not worth it to participate in a movie that loses money and have to give away 10% of the investment share of "Love is Lost".

But the movie hasn't even been released yet, so there's no way he could tell Zhang Zhao that "The Film" would suffer a huge loss!

What should I say?
After thinking for a while, Wan Qingshan said, "Mr. Zhang, have you ever thought about it. If Li Lienjie is invited to star in "The Film", the investment in the film will be huge, at least several hundred million.

With the current funds of Qingshan Media, even if it only accounts for a few percent of the investment share of "Investment Certificate", it will still have to suppress all the company's funds.

I suppressed all the company's funds. If the movie didn't make money, the company would have no funds, and I would have to advance the funds.

Mr. Zhang, you can’t think that with me here, if the company runs out of money, I will advance the capital, and you can develop the company by gambling! "

As soon as Wan Qingshan finished speaking, Zhang Zhao hurriedly explained, "Director Wan, Director Wan, I, Zhang Zhao, will not use the mentality of a gambler to develop the company.

I have also considered your concerns, Director Wan. In order to avoid this situation from happening, the company will only take a small share of the investment share of the "Investment Certificate" in exchange for 10% of the investment share of "Awkward Love". It's just a business position, I gave most of it to other companies.

Director Wan, I have never thought about making money through "Tou Mingzhuan". My idea is to establish beneficial relationships with other film and television companies through "Tou Mingzhuang". "

Wan Qingshan was stunned for a moment and looked at Zhang Zhao in surprise.

"Mr. Zhang, it's not a waste of time for you. I'll give you 10% of the investment share in "A Love Is Away". The company will invest a little and give a little to other film and television companies. Why bother bringing "The Famous Film" in!"

He had just thought of using the "Investment Certificate" to dispel Zhang Zhao's idea that the investment was too big and the risk was too high.

Who knew that Zhang Zhao just wanted to be an investor in the "Investment Certificate"? I really don't know what Zhang Zhao was thinking.

"Director Wan, I have thought about what you said, but your new movie is a comedy, and the investment is small. It is a movie that will definitely make money. If you leave it to other film and television companies, then they will make a lot of money."

Wan Qingshan's expression suddenly changed and he looked directly at Zhang Zhao!

"Zhang Zhao, did you make any deal with Chen Kexin privately? Otherwise, you would be willing to give up 10% of the investment share of "Awkward Love" to Chen Kexin, but you would not be willing to give it to other companies!"

Wan Qingshan called him by his first name, and Zhang Zhao realized that things seemed to be getting serious. He quickly said,
"Director Wan, I made a deal with Chen Kexin, but it was also for the company, not for me personally.

Chen Kexin and I have discussed a 10% investment share in "Unfortunate Love", a 10% investment share in "Investment Certificate", and a 10% investment share in the upcoming movie "Riverside Beauty".

I know that Director Wan, you have a gap with the Hong Kong film and television industry, and you feel that Hong Kong directors are unreliable, so I didn’t tell you in detail! "

Wan Qingshan took a deep look at Zhang Zhao and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Zhang, we agreed at the beginning that you would be at the helm of Qingshan Media.

I only care about the development direction of Qingshan Media, and I don't care about other matters. This already shows that I am assured of you, Mr. Zhang.

I don’t have any objection to you hiding some small things from Qingshan Media.Because I also know that if the water is clear, there will be no fish, so I won’t take it so seriously.

But regarding my movies, I hope you won’t hide them from me in the future! "

Zhang Zhao opened his mouth and wanted to refute, but he didn't know how to refute. He could only sigh, "Director Wan, I understand. I will pay attention to it in the future so that this kind of thing won't happen again."

Wan Qingshan's expression softened slightly and he said, "Mr. Zhang, in the Hong Kong film and television industry, I only deal with Jiang Zhiqiang.

In the eyes of outsiders, it is because Jiang Zhiqiang is responsible for the release of my movies in Hong Kong Island and Bay Area, so I have more contacts with Jiang Zhiqiang!
But if it were just because my movie was released in Bay Area and Hong Kong Island, I would not be so close to Jiang Zhiqiang.

He, Jiang Zhiqiang, is not willing to take over my movie to be released in Hong Kong Island and Wanwan. Someone has to take over. I don’t need to be so close to him just for this matter!

As for why I got close to Jiang Zhiqiang, Mr. Zhang, you should be able to guess it! "

"Understand, only Jiang Zhiqiang is not that deceptive in the Hong Kong film and television industry. The rest of the people, from the boss of the film and television company to the handyman on the crew, will all take advantage of investment whenever they have the opportunity.

Compared with those in the Hong Kong film and television industry, although people in the mainland film and television industry also invest, their appearance is much better! "

"Mr. Zhang, since you know this, why do you still want to cooperate with Chen Kexin? Aren't you worried that Chen Kexin will trick you?" Wan Qingshan asked curiously.

As soon as Wan Qingshan finished speaking, Zhang Zhao complained, "Director Wan, I can't help it.

In the mainland film industry, promising film projects are now in the hands of big companies like Huayi and Chengtian.

They have fixed cooperative companies. Even if they exchange your film project, they may not let Qingshan Media participate.

In the television industry, I have also contacted several TV drama companies to discuss cooperation.But during the conversation, they all kept asking about Director Wan's movies.

To put it bluntly, if you invest in their movies and TV series, you have to spend thousands of dollars to direct your movies to praise the people in their company, or bring them into the film industry.

You take advantage of this kind of cooperation! "

Zhang Zhao sighed and continued in a very helpless tone,

“Except for the Hong Kong film and television industry, Castle Peak Media cannot participate in film and television projects at all!
When working with Chen Kexin, I was also prepared. I had already told him that if Qingshan Media Company got involved, they would have to send people to the crew to keep an eye on the financial accounts!

Chen Kexin agreed, so I continued talking to him! "

Wan Qingshan frowned, thought in his mind for a while, and said,
"In this case, the company should start by participating in TV series projects, and then wait for the company's independent projects before moving on to film projects!

You can use the 10% investment share in "Awkward Love" to exchange resources with the company that produces the TV series! "

Zhang Zhao was stunned for a moment and said in astonishment, "Director Wan, you're going to lose a lot by doing this. "Awkward Love" is a 100% profitable movie, and it can also help those companies develop into the film industry, so it's not worth it. !

I was previously thinking of using my share of the investment in "Awkward Love" to make a deal with Chen Kexin.

Then take the investment share from the "Investment Certificate" and go to Chengtian Company to change projects.

If Orange Sky Company doesn’t agree, I will go to these companies that produce TV series!

In order to develop the company into the film industry, they would agree to it even if the investment in "The Certificate of Investment" is high!

If you directly exchange the share of "Awkward Love" with them for projects, then they can take advantage of it! "

“It is better for them to take advantage than to make a deal with Chen Kexin.

Chen Kexin has been in the Hong Kong film and television industry for so many years, and he must have more things on his mind than you and me.

Mr. Zhang, why don’t you think about why Chen Kexin gave me 10% of the investment share in two movies in exchange for my 10% investment share in one movie! "

Suddenly, Zhang Zhao's eyes widened and he exclaimed, "Director Wan, are you saying there will be something fishy about the investment in these two movies?"

"I don't know if there's something fishy about it. But I know it's definitely not normal.

With such a large investment, "The Investment Certificate" also stars Li Lianjie. This kind of project is risky, but the profit prospects are much greater than that of "Unfortunate Love".

Chen Kexin dares to lead such a project. Logically speaking, he should have a bit of a gambler mentality now.

For a person with a gambler's mentality, would he be willing to exchange his gambling funds for a share of the investment in "Awkward Love"?Even, for this reason, a movie "Jiangshan Beauty" was included. "

Wan Qingshan didn't know if there was anything fishy about it, and he had never heard of it in his original life. There was news about the money being invested in these two movies, but he deliberately made it up in order to get Zhang Zhao to give up his cooperation with Chen Kexin.

Zhang Zhao frowned and thought for a while, then sighed and said, "Director Wan, if you analyze it this way, there must be something fishy about the investment in these two movies. Either they are taking advantage of the investment, or they are laundering money for others.

It's better for this kind of movie to be hands-off. It seems that the only TV production companies are cheap! "

Seeing Zhang Zhao give up, Wan Qingshan had a faint smile on his face.

He shook his head and smiled, "Mr. Zhang, don't always think about how much benefit they can get from it. When doing business, just think about how much we can get."

Nowadays, the profit of a TV series with good ratings is no less than that of a movie that sells well at the box office.

We will not lose money by investing 10% of the investment in exchange for a similar profit, and at the same time helping Qingshan Media Company develop. "

Zhang Zhao raised his brows and said with a smile, "Haha, Director Wan, according to what you said, the cooperation between Qingshan Media and the TV drama company is a win-win situation!"

"I don't know if it's a win-win situation, but Qingshan Media won't lose money. Of course, the premise is that the TV series production company you find, Mr. Zhang, is strong and can guarantee that the TV series it produces will have high ratings!"

"Haha, don't worry, Director Wan, I will definitely choose the strongest TV drama company."

Afterwards, after a few chats between Wan Qingshan and Zhang Zhao, they asked someone to prepare an investment contract for "A Journey to Love". After signing the contract, Wan Qingshan left Qingshan Media Company.Just returned to Qingshan Film and Television Company, and within two minutes of sitting in the office, Wan Qingshan went out again.

After a while, Wan Qingshan came to a teahouse near China Film Group and saw Jiang Zhiqiang and - Ang Lee in the box!
"Director Wan, I don't have to accept this from you!" Jiang Zhiqiang stood up and said.

"Of course, Director Li, who doesn't know the pride of Chinese directors!" Wan Qingshan replied with a smile.

"Director Wan, you are overly praised. You are more famous internationally than I am.

After "Heart" became popular in the United States, many Hollywood directors and actors asked me about you.

Some time ago, after the release of "Loyal Liver and Righteous Brave", people from Paramount asked me if I knew director Wan Qingshan! "

Li An had a faint smile on his face, his voice was gentle, and he looked very elegant.

"Director Li, the box office of "Loyalty and Righteousness" in North America is far inferior to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" that you made a few years ago!

Speaking of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", everyone says that it was director Zhang Yimou who started Chinese martial arts blockbusters and brought Chinese martial arts blockbusters to the world.

But in my opinion, this title is more suitable for you, Director Li. Without the global success of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", the whole world discovered the charm of Chinese martial arts films.

Not to mention other things, I am afraid that Mr. Jiang will not dare to invest in "Hero". "

As soon as Wan Qingshan finished speaking, Jiang Zhiqiang laughed and said, "Haha, Director Wan, you really didn't guess. Without "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", I really wouldn't dare invest in "Hero".

After all, there was no box office market in China at that time, and blockbusters had to rely on overseas copyright fees to recover their costs.

If it weren't for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Hero" wouldn't be able to fetch such a high overseas copyright fee. "

After a few people drank tea and complimented each other, Jiang Zhiqiang got down to business.

"Director Wan, you must also know that Director Li is preparing for a new movie. Director Li and I are meeting with you this time because we want to invite you to play the male lead."

Wan Qingshan was stunned!
Ang Lee's new movie has been watched by the news media and people in the industry since the news of the project came out!

There were news reports from the beginning that Tony Leung will play the male lead in Ang Lee's new movie.
Then the actresses also made a fuss. It was rumored that Zhang Ziyi and Liu Yifei had all gone for interviews.

He heard about all this when he was on the set of "Ip Man".

So when he saw Li An there before, he was very confused. Why did Li An come to see him at this time?

After Wan Qingshan was surprised, he said with an apologetic look.

"Mr. Jiang, Director Li, I would like to thank you for your attention in advance, and I would like you to come and invite me together.

But I'm really sorry, I'm too busy right now. The post-production of "Ip Man" hasn't been completed yet, and Mr. Jiang also knows that.

Also, I am still preparing to shoot my own movie. When "The Golden Armor" is released later, I still have to promote it!
At the end of the year, my girlfriend and I are going to have a wedding and have to go on a honeymoon after the wedding.I really can’t spare the time, I’m so sorry! "

Jiang Zhiqiang and Li An's faces were full of surprise.

Wan Qingshan definitely doesn't have time this year. They know that Jiang Zhiqiang was the main investor in "Ip Man" and he also invested in "The Golden Armor". Jiang Zhiqiang is very clear about the situation of the two movies.

As for Wan Qingshan's preparation for a new movie, the news media has been reporting on it since Li Yancheng sent an interview invitation to the actor a week ago!

But they still came to invite me because "Lust, Caution" is planning to start filming next year.

They weren't worried that Wan Qingshan wouldn't have time, but they were worried that Wan Qingshan couldn't accept it because of some revealing scenes in "Lust, Caution."

They have also thought of countermeasures and throw money at it!
Previously, money was used to persuade Wan Qingshan to star in "The Golden Armor", and to persuade Wan Qingshan to direct "Ip Man".

So Jiang Zhiqiang thought, since he is a man, he is not a woman, and some revealing scenes are nothing. He should be able to smash Wan Qingshan this time. It is just a matter of how much money.

But I didn't expect that Wan Qingshan was going to get married!
marry!Wan Qingshan is so young. He is still several years away from turning 30. He has not yet reached the golden age of men, but he is about to get married!
Jiang Zhiqiang hesitated and said, "Director Wan, Director Li's new movie will start shooting in March next year. If you squeeze the time, it should be fine.

If you participate in the film, you will be paid 4000 million! "

Wan Qingshan couldn't help but roll his eyes in his heart. Jiang Zhiqiang was throwing money at him. He was addicted to it.

"Mr. Jiang, we really can't squeeze in this time. This isn't anything else. This is a wedding and honeymoon. How can we squeeze in this kind of time!"

Jiang Zhiqiang sighed inwardly when he saw this. Wan Qingshan refused 4000 million without even thinking about it. It seemed that he couldn't smash it this time!
Jiang Zhiqiang expressed "no hope" to Li An with his eyes, and then Li An couldn't help but sigh.

After watching the video tape of "Heart" in the United States, Ang Lee decided that he must collaborate with Wan Qingshan if he had the opportunity.

An actor with this kind of acting skills is still a Chinese actor. He is really unwilling to cooperate.

But this time "Lust, Caution" is a Chinese-language film, so we can't work with Wan Qingshan, so we may never have the chance to work together again.

He knew that Wan Qingshan had rejected invitations from 21st Century Fox and Sophie Marceau, both because of language inconvenience.

Regardless of whether this reason is from Wan Qingshan's heart, it shows that Wan Qingshan does not want to accept foreign language movies.

And after he finished filming "Lust, Caution", which he has been thinking about for many years, unless some novel comes out that makes him want to film it like "Lust, Caution", otherwise he probably won't make another Chinese film!

After sighing, Li An still didn't want to miss what might be the only opportunity to cooperate with Wan Qingshan, so he said,
"Director Wan, if you are willing to star, I can postpone the shooting by one month and start shooting in April!"

Jiang Zhiqiang and Wan Qingshan were immediately shocked!

"Lust, Caution" is not like the previous "Love Is Away". At that time, "Love Is Away" was not prepared for anything. It was postponed if it was postponed, and it didn't matter.

But "Lust, Caution" is different. Actress Tang Wei is already undergoing training, and the filming location is also being set up. This will be postponed for a month, and the expenses are not small.

After Wan Qingshan was surprised, he said in a very sincere tone, "Director Li, I thank you for your love, and I will tell you the truth. After my wedding and honeymoon, I will prepare for my next movie.

My next film will be a big-budget war drama.This is my first time filming this kind of scene. I have to be fully prepared. I really can’t be distracted from filming your movie. I’m sorry! "

After being rejected again, Li An really gave up. Feeling a little frustrated, he laughed dryly,
"Haha, it's okay, it's okay. The actor and the director are matched with each other. If they are not matched, it can only be said that there is not enough fate!"

After Wan Qingshan smiled, he couldn't help but ask, "Director Li, wasn't there news before that Tony Leung Chaowei will be the male lead in your movie? Why, you're looking for me again?"

As soon as Wan Qingshan finished speaking, Ang Lee immediately shook his head, "No, before the movie was approved, I had already thought of inviting you, Director Wan, to play the male lead!
Later, the movie project was approved. You were filming "Ip Man" at the time, and Mr. Jiang said that you would have to direct your own new movie later, so I didn't send you an invitation immediately. I first selected the actress and found the actress. site.

After all this is done, I will drag Mr. Jiang along to formally invite you.

As for the previous news, it was because at that time, I had a casual dinner with Tony Leung and was photographed by reporters, so there was news that Tony Leung was starring in my movie.

Director Wan, if you know more about it, you should be able to know that I later denied to reporters that Tony Leung would star in my new movie! "

"I'm really sorry, Director Li, because I delayed the preparation of your new movie!"

After Wan Qingshan finished speaking, he thought in his mind that it seemed that "Lust, Caution" had already started filming at this time in his original life, but for some reason, Ang Lee said that filming would not start until March next year!
And the butterfly effect caused "Red Cliff" to be released ahead of schedule!

"Red Cliff" starring Tony Leung as Zhou Yu has just started filming.

"Red Cliff" was filmed in two parts at once. The large-scale war scenes require a relatively long shooting time. The two parts were shot together, which took even longer.

It seems that the filming of "Original Life" took nine months to finish. Zhou Yu, played by Tony Leung Chaowei, is the male lead. His scene will take at least seven months to complete!

Then, Tony Leung may not have time to star in "Lust, Caution"!

In this life, who will Ang Lee choose to play Mr. Yi?

If someone else plays Mr. Yi, will Tang Wei not be the only one who is banned in the end?

In his original life, Tang Wei was banned because of "Lust, Caution", and Wan Qingshan thought this was fucked up.

"Lust, Caution" was reviewed and approved by the General Administration before it was released in theaters after filming, but in the end Tang Wei was banned because of the explicit scene!

The General Administration has gone too far in this matter. Movie review is done by the General Administration. If the impact is huge later, the actors will be banned!

Also, in the past, actors have never been banned because of explicit scenes. Usually it was the director who banned the director. How to shoot the explicit scenes is not decided by the actors, but by the director!
Besides, Tang was not the only one to take the revealing scenes, Liang Chaowei was also exposed, he was exposed all the time!
Just because Ang Lee is from Taiwan and Tony Leung is from Hong Kong, both of them are very famous internationally.

In order not to affect the overall policy and worry about the international impact, the General Administration only banned mainland actor Tang Wei. In his original life, Wan Qingshan always felt that what the General Administration did was too outrageous!

Unable to cooperate with Wan Qingshan, who was always on his mind, Li An had no intention to talk.

But Jiang Zhiqiang is very excited. He is excited about what Wan Qingshan just said - a big-production war drama next year.

Such a large-scale production requires an investment of at least [-] million. Wanqingshan and Enlight Pictures will definitely not be able to swallow it up and will have to invest.

As for Wan Qingshan's large-scale productions, there is definitely no shortage of investors. As long as he says something in the industry, a large number of investors will definitely come to the door of the large-scale productions that he directs and stars in.

Now that he heard it, he must seize the opportunity.

Therefore, later Jiang Zhiqiang asked Wan Qingshan if there was a script for a large-scale war drama and if the actors had any ideas.

But for this big-budget war drama, Wan Qingshan just had an idea. Not to mention the script, he didn't even think about which dynasty to film.

He just casually said that he hadn’t decided on the actor yet for filming the Battle of the Giant Deer!

Wan Qingshan said casually, but Jiang Zhiqiang took it seriously and hurriedly persuaded Wan Qingshan not to film the Battle of Julu.

What do you mean, the Battle of Julu, except for those foreigners who study Chinese history, other foreigners have no idea that if they want to film it, they should film a war scene from the Three Kingdoms.

People in the island country know the Three Kingdoms very well. You film the war drama of the Three Kingdoms, act in it yourself, and then bring in Zeng Li to play the female lead. I will bring in Zhang Jin. With your reputation in the island country and the theme of the Three Kingdoms, the island country The copyright fee can almost cover the cost.

Jiang Zhiqiang persuaded him to film the Three Kingdoms, but Wan Qingshan shook his head repeatedly.

Wan Qingshan didn't want to film Three Kingdoms, not because Wu Yusen was filming "Red Cliff". Filming Three Kingdoms would offend John Woo, but he was not afraid of offending Wu Yusen.

The reason why he doesn't make a movie about the Three Kingdoms is because the TV series "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has already penetrated into the hearts of the audience. If he makes another movie about the Three Kingdoms, the audience will definitely look at it critically.

After Jiang Zhiqiang persuaded him for a while, he saw that Wan Qingshan still shook his head and refused to film the Three Kingdoms, so he instead persuaded Wan Qingshan to film Huo Qubing.

He said that Chinese people abroad have a strong sense of belonging to the Han Dynasty. They know the history of the Han Dynasty very well, and they know Huo Qubing even more. When filming Huo Qubing, they can recover more than half of their investment just by relying on the copyright fees from Southeast Asian countries.

Jiang Zhiqiang persuaded Huo Qubing to take pictures, but Wan Qingshan shook his head repeatedly.

Previously on the crew of "The City of Golden Armor", Zhang Yimou told him that he needed to practice more when shooting big scenes.

At that time, he came up with the idea of ​​filming a large-scale war drama, practicing while filming, and looking for investment from China Film Group. Anyway, Han Sanping likes to invest in blockbusters.

Later, when he had free time, he also thought about which dynasty he should photograph.

His first thought was to film the Qin Dynasty. Foreigners should know a little bit about the Qin Dynasty, otherwise there would not be a Dragon Emperor like Qin Shihuang in "The Mummy III"!
Later, I thought of filming the Han Dynasty. After all, Han Chinese, foreigners should also know a little bit about the Han Dynasty.

Then, he thought of filming Mongolia in the Yuan Dynasty. Mongolia had already reached Europe before. If he filmed Mongolia, overseas copyright fees should be easier to sell.

Later, Wan Qingshan thought of filming the Tang Dynasty, which was also very famous in Japan and South Korea!

I have been thinking and hesitating since then. Except for the Republic of China and the Qing Dynasty, Wanqingshan has thought about all the other dynasties, but I have never made up my mind about which dynasty to photograph!
Seeing Wan Qingshan's hesitation, Jiang Zhiqiang immediately continued to persuade, saying that if Huo Qubing was shot, Southeast Asian countries could recover a lot of investment.

And given Wan Dao's age and appearance, it's quite suitable to play Huo Qubing.

There is also a film about Huo Qubing. It must be a film about Huo Qubing and the Huns. If it is about the Battle of Monan, the investment will be much less.,,

Jiang Zhiqiang talked about a lot of benefits of filming Huo Qubing. He didn't stop until Li An asked to leave!
After walking out of the teahouse, Jiang Zhiqiang said with a smile on his face,

"Director Wan, we are so familiar with each other. If you are in need of investment, you must come to me!"

"Haha, Mr. Jiang, if you are not afraid of losing money, I will definitely find you!"

Seeing that Wan Qingshan agreed, Jiang Zhiqiang laughed happily!

"Haha, it's normal to have losses and profits when investing in a movie, but I think investing in your movie, Director Wan, is definitely much less risky than investing in other people's movies!"

Jiang Zhiqiang was overly happy and praised too much. Jiang Zhiqiang was also one of the investors in Ang Lee's "Lust, Caution"!
Wan Qingshan glanced at Li An, who looked a little unnatural, smiled, and said, let's go first!

Then, when Wan Qingshan got into the car and was about to close the door, Jiang Zhiqiang shouted, "Director Wan, how much more is needed for the post-production of "Ip Man"?"

Wan Qingshan stopped closing the car door, thought for a moment, and then replied, "Well, it will probably take another month. The two versions will take longer!"

Jiang Zhiqiang was immediately dumbfounded. He thought that the production would be completed by the end of this month. In addition to post-production, it was useless to rush Wan Qingshan, so he never asked about "Ip Man" just now.

But now Wan Qingshan told him that it would take another month, so he wouldn't have to go in mid-October.

After Jiang Zhiqiang came to his senses, he quickly ran to the car and said, "Director Wan, Director Wan, do you think there is any way to speed up the post-production of "Ip Man"."

Wan Qingshan thought for a while and replied, "Well, Mr. Jiang, if not, let Shanghai Film Studio do the post-production of the foreign version of "Ip Man" first. You can take the foreign version of "Ip Man" and make arrangements first. Overseas release dates.

As for the domestic version, we will do it later. After all, "Ip Man" focuses on overseas.For the domestic version, a slower speed should have no impact! "

Jiang Zhiqiang thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Director Wan, just do as you say, and "Ip Man" will trouble you!"

"Haha, Mr. Jiang, I took the money, so naturally I have to do something. Mr. Jiang, don't worry, I will call Shanghai Film Studio in a moment, and then I will go there in two days and keep an eye on it.

After the post-production of the foreign version of "Ip Man" is completed, I will come back to shoot my movie.Mr. Jiang, you should feel relieved now! "

Seeing that Wan Qingshan was so responsible and willing to put down his own movie first, Jiang Zhiqiang had a smile on his face.

"Haha, Director Wan, I have always been very confident about you, but this time I am a little more impatient.

But Director Wan, I believe you can also understand that after all, there are two different things if a movie is popular when it is released and if it is not. "

"I understand, I understand, Mr. Jiang, don't worry! I'll go over and keep an eye on you in two days."

"Then Director Wan, I won't delay you. If anything happens, call me!"

"Okay, Mr. Jiang, goodbye!"

(End of this chapter)