Entertainment tycoon who started out as a director

Chapter 122 Jiang Wen’s wishful thinking

"Ah! Burn burn burn."

"Burn with your voice."

"Burn my everything, burn my life..."

You may not have seen "The Mute Bride", but in the memory of those born in the [-]s, there is probably a song like this.

That's right, it's your mother watching the show.

There has always been a market for this kind of sad drama about a bad mother-in-law and a doormat of the daughter-in-law, and it's still huge.

Every housewife will feel that she is a doormat and a virtuous daughter-in-law, but she will never feel that she will be a bad mother-in-law.

I don’t even know where the bad mother-in-law came from.

This kind of drama is simply too satisfying for them.

"Ah."

"Idol dramas that focus on young female audiences, serious dramas that men like to watch, and dramas about middle-aged and older women's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law's bitterness."

"All it takes is the cartoon to make it complete!"

Gu Ming did some stretching exercises and immediately began to write the story outlines of "The Love from the Star" and "The Mute Bride".

After writing it, I gave it to my assistant.

I didn’t forget to tell you again, “Don’t write my name, no matter which column it is in.”

This kind of thing must be particularly emphasized.

Otherwise, the people below will probably be killed by you.

It’s not possible for me to check every drama before it’s released.

Don't wait until it's released. If you're interested, you'll see that "The Mute Bride" is actually a script written by director Gu Ming.

There won't be any big reaction from the audience.

Within the circle, he is inevitably treated as the object of ridicule.

This kind of thing must be prevented from happening!
Nip it in the cradle.

It was okay if Gu Ming didn't say anything, but if he did, the young female assistant couldn't help but want to read the summary of the story.

I took a few sneak peeks on the way to the screenwriting department.

The first thing I watched was "My Love from the Star". After reading it, I became a little curious, "This story is quite good. It will be great to film it. Why not give it a signature?"

Wait until after watching "The Mute Bride".

The female assistant ran out of ideas and it was right not to sign her name.

I really didn't expect that a great international director would actually write this kind of drama. It's simply breathtaking.

……

In a blink of an eye, it’s May.

Gu Ming, Jiang Wen, and Diao Yinan, who was halfway through Kanjingkan, took the same flight to Cannes.

Gu Ming is going to be a judge.

Jiang heard that they were going to sell movies.

That's right, simply sell movies.

"The Gun" didn't enter the main competition, so I had no choice but to sell the film at film festivals to see how many dollars I could earn.

Because of this incident, Jiang Wen, who was sitting next to Gu Ming, kept nagging.

"how could it be possible!"

"Why didn't my, ah no, Director Diao's "Looking for a Gun" even enter the main competition?"

"Is this appropriate?"

"Inappropriate." Diao Yinan responded.

"A film starring me and produced by Gu's company can't even get into the main competition? Is this appropriate?"

"It's even more inappropriate."

"Then why..."

"Si..." Jiang Wen stopped mid-sentence, took a deep breath, contributed to global warming, and then slowly turned his head and looked at Gu Ming.

"Is it because, brother, you are a judge?"

"Perhaps so."

Gu Ming could only take over the responsibility, otherwise, what else could he say?
It is normal to say that this film cannot enter the main competition, the plot is good.

But it doesn’t talk about human nature, it doesn’t talk about justice, and there are no disruptive innovations in light, shadow and structure.

The three major European companies don’t follow this trend?
Didn't you go in in the previous life?

"Hey, I'll contact the company to sell the film after it closes this time. Don't worry, it can be sold." At the worst, I'll sell it to Sony, sell it cheaper, and burn it back to DVD or something. They won't lose money.

"Okay, I'm just worried that you will lose money." Jiang Wen sighed.

But obviously.

He still couldn't figure it out, and said, "You think it's because your name is not written on it? The brand is not strong enough. The film selector has watched so many movies. How can he watch them all? The director must be noticed at first glance. And the producer, next time you name a producer.”

"decide as things go."

Gu Ming would not agree to this.

Producers don't just hang up.

Until now, how many times have you been asked to be the producer of a movie directed by someone else?
I only gave it to Gu Changwei, one time for "Tornado 2", for the overseas box office.Once "Tuya's Marriage", the quality of that film is high enough, it doesn't matter if it is released.

I have to maintain the reputation so that when people see the word "Gu Ming" they will know that this is a good film and cannot be dismissed casually.

"What do you mean, it depends on the situation? You can't believe it, buddy?" Jiang Wen nodded a few times in the air, "Okay, you give me a script for the next film, and I will star in it, and I will act strictly according to the script, so you can be a producer Is the filmmaker okay?"

"Yes, yes."

"But why do I think this is your purpose?" Gu Ming rolled his eyes at Jiang Wen. "Hahaha, don't ask me. The fortune teller said that I have been confused since I was a child." Jiang Wen laughed and turned his head to the side to look at the scenery.

Since being banned from coaching, his mentality has obviously been affected.

I have found so many novels but I am not very satisfied.

But let him make up his own story. He is actually similar to other fifth-generation directors, and his screenwriting ability is not that strong.

"Sunny Day" is adapted from Wang Shuo's novel "Animals Are Ferocious".

"The Japanese Are Coming" is adapted from You Fengwei's novel "Survival".

He could only put his mind on Gu Ming.

Who makes Gu Ming so powerful? He is the screenwriter for most of his works. All of his literary films have won awards, and the scripts he wrote for Gu Changwei have won awards. He went to Hollywood to make a movie. He even won the Oscar for Best Picture. Came down.

This made the arrogant Jiang Wen convinced.

If you can't compare, then join.

Not ashamed.

"Okay, you go look for it first. If you really can't find it, I'll get you a copy of it after my new movie is finished. But I've warned you not to overspend."

"Did you see that I overspent on "Looking for a Gun"?"

"Just don't overspend."

Jiang Wen is a good director, but only for movies, and not so good for investors.

In fact, there are many metaphors and so on, which affects the box office, but with his reputation, the box office cannot be low. The key is that it is so good. If you raise the cost to that level, how can you still make money?

The photo of "Sunny Day" in Milan directly used four films, one for 4 minutes and 24 frames per second, which is equivalent to taking more than 2 photos, and then selected one of them to make a photo.

I have the same problem as the King of Sunglasses. I took the same shot more than 20 times and finally chose the shot taken for the first time.

……

Arrived in Cannes.

Gu Ming went to the place arranged by the organizing committee, and here he met other members of the jury.

The chairman of the jury is David Lynch, another Chinese judge Yang Ziqiong, and a familiar one is the woman Shalang Shitong.She was quite proactive and wanted to get acquainted with Gu Ming, but when she thought about future events, Gu Ming was very cold to him and kept ignoring him. Although she didn't know why, she didn't feel guilty after seeing this. No fun anymore.

As for the others, they are not so familiar.

Gu Ming mainly chatted with David Lynch and Yang Ziqiong.

"Gu, when will your new work be released? I'm really looking forward to it." David Lynch has a good impression of Gu Ming, "I hope it will be a masterpiece that surpasses "Green Book"."

"It's a Chinese-language film. It's unlikely to be released in North America. It should only be released on DVD. I'll send you one when the time comes."

"Oh, no problem, I'll leave you an address."

……

The jury and judges appeared together and participated in the opening ceremony.

What follows is all kinds of watching movies, watching movies, watching movies.

After watching a few movies, I came across a classic, "The Pianist".

This is a new work directed by Roman Polanski, a director wanted by the United States. It is adapted from the autobiographical novel of a Polish pianist.

It tells the story of a talented Jewish pianist. During World War II, he lived under the threat of death all day long. He was lucky enough to escape the search and hid under the ruins of the city. In the end, his musical talent moved a German officer. , the other party risked his life to protect him, and he finally survived until the end of the war.

Looking at Adrien Brody's downward-tending eyebrows and his melancholy eyes, Gu Ming couldn't help but sigh, he really has a face suitable for acting in art films.

If any more literary and artistic films are made in the United States in the future, he will definitely be one of the leading candidates.

Wait until the end of the video.

Gu Ming knew that this film would probably win the Palme d'Or.

Unless there is another film history classic, look at the list of the main competition, there is nothing of this level.

By the way, there is also a Chinese film this time.

It's called "Rizhao Chongqing".

It was taken by Wang Xiaoshuai, an old acquaintance.

Perhaps because he invested in his "Blue Red", he produced this film eight years in advance, which he also produced in his previous life.

The production cost is 1000 million.

When attending the premiere of "Rizhao Chongqing" with the judges, Gu Ming went to see the film's producer from time to time.

There are only two words in my heart, admire!

You guys really dare to invest 1000 million to make a literary film. What do you think?

I am really willing to invest for art!
If you don't get the prize, prepare to die at a loss, right?
In fact, Gu Ming had thought about not supporting Wang Xiaoshuai's film.

Let quality alone speak for itself.

If this is the case, "Rizhao Chongqing" will most likely not win a single award.

But who did not offend him in the first place?

The film also cast actors Qin Hao, Deng Chao and Jin Suo from Daystar.

Three actors are not a lot to use.

In addition, we are all Chinese, so it would be unreasonable not to support it.

Gu Ming also spoke out in support of "Rizhao Chongqing" during the jury's discussion.

Of course, support is limited.

The Palme d'Or, the Best Actor and the Best Actor certainly have no hope.

The jury award, best director, etc., the quality of the film is already there. Gu Ming asked himself, there is no need to waste his reputation on Wang Xiaoshuai by pushing it.

Besides, even if you force the recommendation, you are not the chairman of the jury, so you can’t do it.

It can only be recommended to win the Best Screenplay Award or another very small award in the main competition unit, the Jury Award.

(End of this chapter)