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

Chapter 220 Returning to China
After landing in Bangkok, Wan Qingshan asked Li Yancheng who was picking him up at the airport, "What's going on? Why did he suddenly say he doesn't want to shoot anymore?"

"Qingzi, it's not that Xiao Yang said he wouldn't shoot. He told me that after shooting for a while, he found that he couldn't shoot well, so he asked me to find a director to shoot."

The two of them got into the car and asked and answered questions. Li Yancheng patted the back of the driver's seat and said, "Drive, go back to the hotel!" '

After the car started, Li Yancheng continued, "Qingzi, Xiao Yang's attitude is quite sincere. He said that because of his delay to the crew, he will slowly pay back the lost time later."

Wan Qingshan's expression immediately softened a lot, as long as he wasn't deliberately looking for trouble, that would be fine.

“It’s a new director, and I can’t find a director for a while. Plus, now that a new director is taking over, I guess there’s no one to take over.

After all, this famous director is afraid of getting a bad reputation, and I don’t know who to look for for this unknown director, so I can only inform you, what should you do about this matter? "

Wan Qingshan thought for a moment and replied, "I'll go over and take a look at the material he shot first."

After the car arrived at the hotel, Wang Baoqiang, Luo Jin, Chen Shu, the main actors of "Detective Chinatown" were chatting with Yan Dong in the hotel lobby. When they saw Wan Qingshan coming, they immediately stopped chatting, stood up and shouted, "Director Wan! "

Wan Qingshan glanced around and said with a smile, "Hello everyone, don't worry, it won't take you too long. The crew will be able to start filming again soon."

"It's okay, it's okay. I don't have any work schedule next, so it's okay if it exceeds the shooting expectations."

After Wang Baoqiang finished his reply, Luo Jin and Chen Shu also said the same thing.

Wan Qingshan smiled and continued to lead him towards the elevator entrance.

"Chenchen, don't go up there. I don't need you to translate when I go up to talk."

At this time, Yandong shouted from behind.

Yan Dong and Chen Chen confirmed their relationship a few months ago. The couple in love couldn't wait to be apart for a second.

Wan Qingshan brought Chen Chen to the United States before, and Yan Dong even complained a few times.

Chen Chen stopped and looked at Wanqing Mountain.

"You stay!"

Hearing the sound of Wanqing Mountain, Chen Chen immediately turned around and ran to Yandong.

In the smoke-filled room with the windows closed, Wan Qingshan saw Xiao Yang, who looked slovenly and looked as if he was more than ten years older!

After Xiao Yang saw Wanqingshan, he immediately put out his cigarette and lowered his head slightly, not daring to look at Wanqingshan.

"Director Wan,,I,,,"

"How are you?"

"I'm sorry for you!"

Wan Qingshan looked Xiao Yang up and down expressionlessly, "It's not that you can't forgive me, it's that you can't forgive yourself."

Xiao Yang didn't speak, but his head dropped even lower.

Wan Qingshan wrinkled his nose and said, "I'll look at the material. You go take a shower. I'll talk to you later!"

"Yes!"

Before the material was finished, Xiao Yang came over after packing, and Wan Qingshan closed the camera.

Wan Qingshan looked Xiao Yang up and down, feeling very strange in his heart. Not to mention other movies in the next ten years or so, just "Oldboy" a few years later. Xiao Yang did a pretty good job. Why did "Detective Chinatown" get made? It's a piece of shit, the plot and shots are very mixed, and the colors are just passable, but that's probably all due to the harsh winter.

"Oh, the movie will definitely not work like this. You should still be an actor and an assistant director at the same time. When you come up with a short film and make me think it's okay, you can be the director again."

Wan Qingshan's words made Xiao Yang feel relieved.

He thought he could do it, but when he was filming, he discovered that he couldn't do anything.

I originally thought it was because I was new to many places and I was not familiar with them, so I would just have to wait a few days.But the more he endured, the more uncomfortable he became, and the resulting footage was not as good as the previous one. Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken the initiative to tell Li Yancheng that he couldn't do it!

"Yes, Director Wan, I have caused trouble for you."

"If you know it will cause me trouble, just study hard."

Xiao Yang nodded repeatedly, and then Li Yancheng on the side asked, "Qingzi, who should I ask to take the photo?"

Wan Qingshan thought about it in his mind. With only two directors under Qingshan Media, if Cheng Er came, the comedy plot of "Detective Chinatown" would probably be gone.

It would be okay to let Wu Ershan do the filming. All the movies he makes are quite satisfactory, but he is singing with the world, and there are several screenwriters who are changing "Ghost Blowing the Lamp: The Ancient City".

Wan Qingshan thought for a while and said to Li Yancheng, "I'll call Director Han and Wang Changtian to discuss it first."

There are people from Guangwang and China Film on the crew of "Detective Chinatown", so Han Sanping and Wang Changtian know about such a big thing about the crew.

But the movie is controlled by Qingshan Film and Television, and they are not easy to interfere with. Just like "Charlotte Trouble", when Lu Bing caused trouble, they didn't interfere.

But Wan Qingshan is now discussing with them about changing directors. No one from Wang Changtian recommended it, but Han Sanping strongly recommended Lu Yang.

Previously, because Wan Qingshan said that Lu Yang could make a small-budget movie, Han Sanping immediately invested money in Lu Yang's movie.

A year later, Lu Yang worked on "Cinema for the Blind" ahead of schedule. Although the box office was not very good, it won a small award at the International Film Festival. This made Han Sanping trust Lu Yang even more, so he highly recommended Lu Yang.

Lu Yang!

Wan Qingshan thought for a while and agreed.

"Detective Chinatown", as long as the director is solid enough and doesn't add anything into it, it should be okay to shoot.

Since the movie Lu Yang made can win a small award at an international film festival, it means that Lu Yang should have tempered himself by this time.

After asking Han Sanping to notify Lu Yang to come over as soon as possible, Wan Qingshan told Li Yancheng in front of Xiao Yang not to let Lu Yang add anything to the movie.

Then, Wan Qingshan asked Xiao Yang to keep an eye on it when he was learning as an assistant director. If Lu Yang added something to the movie, tell Producer Li immediately.

The matter here was settled, and the next day, Wan Qingshan flew to the United States with Chen Chen under Yan Dong's reluctant eyes.

After landing in Los Angeles, after Wan Qingshan met the crew, Hillier approached him.

"Mr. Hillier, have you been transferred back to Hollywood?"

"No, I am still the president of Columbia Asia. I came back because the company was worried that others would not have a pleasant conversation with Mr. Wan, so they asked me to come back and talk to you, Mr. Wan."

While Wan Qingshan was still confused, Hillier asked with a smile, "Mr. Wan, the company wants to send "Huo Qubing" to the Oscars. I wonder what your thoughts are?"

"Of course I agree to send "Huo Qubing" to the Oscars. Mr. Hillier, just tell me, what do you want from me?"

Wan Qingshan doesn't think that Hillier will return to Hollywood because "Huo Qubing" won the Oscar, and he doesn't believe that Columbia will spend a lot of money to win the award for "Huo Qubing."

The smile on Hillier's face immediately faded, "Mr. Wan, since you said so, let me tell you straight away that Colombia hopes to be Mr. Wan's only partner in Hollywood."

Wan Qingshan frowned inwardly, "The only partner? What can I get?"

"Mr. Wan, what Columbia can give you is to ensure that you will not make any big mistakes in terms of movie profits.

On your movie, you can send people to follow you all the time, and all accounts are available for your people to check. "

Wan Qingshan's eyes lit up. This condition was the best one he had heard in this period of time.

"Mr. Hillier, the terms your company offered me are very good, but I still have to think about it and give you an answer next year."

"No problem, Mr. Wan. After next year, we will be able to cooperate more closely. I wish you a happy cooperation in advance."

Hillier was very sure that Wan Qingshan would agree, because other companies may not be able to provide this condition. If the company hadn't seen the good box office trend of "Parasite", and the company was very optimistic about the Chinese market and Wan Qingshan, I am afraid that this condition will not be given, because once this condition is given, there will be a lot less profit later.

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"Parasite" is a box office hit, with a total box office of US$800 million so far, temporarily ranking No. 3 in North America's single-week box office.

It was a hit at the box office, and many film critics praised the movie for being nominated for Oscars. So CJ Company was excited, and Li Meijing even flew to Hollywood in person.

The day after meeting Xi Lier in Wanqingshan, Li Meijing came to the hotel.

"Mr. Wan, thank you, thank you!"

Li Meijing was a little excited and clutched Wan Qingshan's thanks as soon as they met.

Not to mention that no Korean film has won an Oscar so far, and has not even been shortlisted. As long as "Parasite" is shortlisted, it will make history. For CJ Company, this honor is unimaginable. "President Li, I am also a film investor. If the film is good, I can make more money."

"Yes, yes, Mr. Wan, I originally scheduled the release date of "Parasite" in South Korea at the end of December, but now I want to postpone it until after the Oscars next year. Will this delay the film's Oscar nomination?"

Lee Meijing is very nervous about "Parasite" right now, so nervous that she doesn't even think about the negative impact it will have on the Oscars if it is released in South Korea.

"No impact, no impact. By the way, President Lee, whether the film can be shortlisted and whether it can win awards after being shortlisted, many things have to be done by President Lee. After all, this is a Korean film, so I'm afraid I can't do much."

If Wan Qingshan had something to say, Li Meijing immediately understood. She had consulted many people in the past two days and knew the operating rules behind the Oscars.

Wan Qingshan did not want to pay for the operation, and Li Meijing had no objection. Just like Wan Qingshan said, this is a Korean movie.

"I understand, I understand. Don't worry, Mr. Wan. Leave all this to me. I promise I won't let you down, Mr. Wan."

After meeting with Li Meijing, Wan Qingshan, Zhou Xun and the others returned home the next day.

"Parasite" was selected to participate in the Oscars, so after the number of theaters reached [-], even though the box office of a single theater is still nearly [-] US dollars, Wan Qingshan still prevented Universal from increasing the number of theaters.

It is better for movies participating in the Oscars to be screened for a long time. It is best to have the Oscar shortlist announced and even the movie is still being released during the awards show. This can greatly stimulate the box office.

After "Parasite" was released in the United States, domestic reporters have been following up on the reports. When reporting that "Parasite" was a hit in North America, most film critics in the United States believed that "Parasite" and "Return to Youth" were the two best films of 2008. This movie will definitely be nominated for an Oscar.

The domestic audience was so excited that they wanted to scream, but after the excitement, they remembered that this was a Korean movie. It felt like you had just taken a bite of delicious food, but someone told you that there was a dead mosquito just now.

Then, many netizens criticized the censorship issue online. After all, there was a movie that might have won an Oscar, but because of the script, it became a Korean movie. Who can bear this?

"Parasite" has always been full of topics, so when Wan Qingshan and his team got off the plane, they were blocked by the media.

"Director Wan, can you say a few words?"

"Director Wan, what are your expectations for "Parasite" to win Oscars? How many awards do you think it can win?"

"Zhou Xun, how do you feel about working with Director Wan for the first time and the film may be nominated for an Oscar?"

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There were a lot of reporters, and since they were at the airport, Wan Qingshan agreed to interview them, but they had to find a place.

After changing to a small conference room at the airport, reporters came up and asked very topical questions.

"Director Wan, the script was rejected and you had no choice but to turn the film into a Korean film. Do you feel that the review of your script was irregular?"

"I don't think so. The review must be a set of standards. This journalist friend, you can't think that my script review is irregular just because the movie may be nominated for an Oscar."

"Director Wan, what are your expectations for the Oscars? How many awards do you hope "Parasite" will win?"

"I will only consider these things after the movie is shortlisted. Now that the movie has not been shortlisted, I will not consider these things."

"Director Wan, there are media reports in Hollywood. The six major Hollywood film and television companies have offered very favorable conditions for you to stay and develop in Hollywood. Have you decided to go to Hollywood to develop?"

"I'm thinking about it and I'll let everyone know next year what my decision is."

The reporter's eyes lit up. In the past few years, the media has asked Wan Qingshan several times about Wan Qingshan going to Hollywood, but Wan Qingshan always said it depends on the timing. Now he has changed his answer. It seems that Wan Qingshan will go to Hollywood next year. .

"Director Wan, Megan Fox, Anne Hathaway, and many Hollywood female stars have expressed their desire to cooperate with you on their personal Facebook. Do you have any Hollywood female stars you want to work with?"

Wan Qingshan couldn't help but roll his eyes in his heart. These people came out to ride on the popularity of "Parasite" when the box office soared and the entire North American network was talking about it.

Of course, they wanted to cooperate, and they wanted to cooperate, but they just didn't know what kind of cooperation it was. He received calls from several of them at night.

"I haven't decided whether to go to Hollywood or not, I haven't considered these things yet."

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After dealing with these reporters, Wan Qingshan separated from Zhou Xun and the others. He flew to Shenzhen to find Chen Yumo.

During this period of time in Hollywood, he had been tempted enough. Several times, the thought came to his mind. They were very open and it was just a casual relationship. Why worry so much?

If he hadn't thought that Chen Yumo was working so hard to help him develop the Qingshan Cinema Line, and he was messing around here, I felt so sorry for Chen Yumo, and he probably wouldn't have been able to bear it.

After having a good vent with Chen Yumo, Wan Qingshan went to the airport to pick up Feng Zhi two days later.

"Second brother, why do you have time to come to Shenzhen? Aren't you busy over there?"

Feng Zhishen looked at Wanqing Mountain and said with a smile, "What do I have to do? As for everything, you are very busy. I have been asking to go to Jinling to play before, but you didn't come."

Wan Qingshan curled his lips inwardly and muttered in his heart, "How dare you go to Jinling so often? You have so many tricks for entertaining people."

"Second brother, I've been too busy during this period. I'm either filming a movie or responsible for the company's affairs."

Wan Qingshan didn't want to talk too much about this matter, because talking too much would reveal flaws. After filming "Huo Qubing", he took a long break.

So he changed the topic and asked with a smile, "Second brother, are you satisfied with the income from "Painted Skin"?"

Feng Zhi's face was suddenly filled with a smile, "Satisfied, satisfied, couldn't be more satisfied."

Feng Zhi had known that the film and television industry was very profitable, but he did not expect it to be so profitable. One "Painted Skin" made the new company nearly 2000 million.

Then, the smile on Feng Zhi's face immediately disappeared, "It's just that the few movies after "Painted Skin" either didn't make any money, or they lost a little bit."

He promised Feng Zhi that the new company would invest in his film and television projects, so Wan Qingshan had told Zhang Zhao before that any film and television projects the company had would be included in his new company's share. If there were official matters, he could ask him for help. He also gave Feng Zhi’s phone number to Zhang Zhao.

But after "Painted Skin", Qingshan Media Company produced two small-production films, neither of which made any money.

Wan Qingshan now understood why Feng Zhi came. It turned out to be a film and television project that wanted to make money.

"Second brother, in movies, there will always be some losses, but as long as you make sure you make money overall.

Also, Zhang Zhao is preparing a new project. The director is Ur Fan who made "Painted Skin". It should make a lot of money. Second brother, just wait. "

A smile suddenly appeared on Feng Zhi's face.

"Haha, then I'll just wait."

"Second brother, don't worry, I also have a share in the new company, and I will definitely not ignore it.

Previously, "The Richest Man in Xihong City" and "Charlotte Troubles" were not produced by Qingshan Media Company. They were almost fixed investments from cooperative companies, so it was difficult to attract our new company.

I own two film production companies with different focuses. My Qingshan Film and Television Company generally produces comedies in addition to my films.

Qingshan Media Company generally produces large-scale productions and small-budget films. "

Feng Zhi frowned, but didn't say anything.

The projects of Qingshan Film and Television Company were much more profitable than the projects of Qingshan Media Company, but after working together for so long, Wan Qingshan had nothing for him to help with, and it was hard for him to say anything.

"I understand. Although I don't understand film and television, I still have a company. The wider the business, the more stable it will be." Feng Zhi replied very perfunctorily.

Wan Qingshan heard that Feng Zhi was a little dissatisfied, and he was also a little dissatisfied.

He also understood the operating situation of Qingshan Media Company in the past two years. Although the two low-cost movies did not make money, they did not lose money as Feng Zhi said.

Just one "Painted Skin" has made the new company a lot of money, and since the establishment of the new company, Feng Zhi has not been required to do anything. Feng Zhi is not satisfied with this, and his appetite is probably a bit too much.

After thinking for a while, Wan Qingshan smiled and said, "Second brother, if you feel uncomfortable cooperating with Qingshan Media, then switch to cooperating with Qingshan Film and Television Company.

Of course, as you said before, you can't interfere with my movies. The projects of my Qingshan Film and Television Company, in addition to my movies, can be counted as part of the new company.

But even for Qingshan Media, the new company cannot account for the investment. After all, I also have a cooperative company, and it is impossible for the new company to invest in all the projects of the two companies. "

Feng Zhi's eyes lit up. The box office performance of several Qingshan Film and Television movies made him jealous, so he stopped pretending and agreed immediately.

"Then it's settled."

"Of course!" Wan Qingshan immediately replied with a smile.

Feng Zhi didn't stay long in Shenzhen. He had a meal with Chen Yanfeng and the others, and returned to Jinling that night.

The next day, Wan Qingshan also left Shenzhen and flew to Beijing to attend the film and television development conference held by the General Administration.

(End of this chapter)