Entertainment tycoon who started out as a director

Chapter 222

"Forehead……"

Jiang Wen seemed to have been cast on a body-fixing spell.

Staring at Gu Ming with bulging eyes.

After a few seconds, he raised his voice and said, "What you said makes sense!"

"I don't know how to refute it."

"But, I think you are deceiving me."

"The top three European Best Actors from Berlin and the Best Actor from Golden Rooster, are they the same concept?"

"Why not?"

"Why are you not fooling me?"

"Why is it not a concept anymore?" Gu Ming continued to lie seriously, "Just tell me, have you never won these two awards?"

puff……

Jiang Wen felt as if a knife had been inserted into his heart and an arrow had pierced his heart.

Gu Ming was right.

I really have never won the Golden Rooster Best Actor.

In 87, he was nominated for the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor for his two films "Furong Town" and "The Last Queen", but lost to Liu Wenzhi.

In 88, it was even worse this time. He was nominated for the Golden Rooster Best Actor with "Red Sorghum", but lost to Zhang Yimou, the director of "Red Sorghum" and the protagonist in "Old Well".

It can be said that it’s up to me to plan things, and it’s up to me to succeed!

Once Zhang Yimou was awarded the Best Actor Award, it was like cutting off Jiang's luck. Not to mention the Golden Rooster Best Actor, he was not even nominated anymore.

If you think about it carefully, it has been almost 20 years.

"Okay!" Jiang Wen was unambiguous, "If we can really win the Golden Rooster Award, we won't owe anything."

"But Lao Gu, don't be happy too early."

"I think you'll probably be disappointed."

Jiang Wen smiled slyly, with a look that saw everything through, "How can I understand these awards better than you? Do you think it's so easy for me to win the Best Actor Award?"

"Try it. If it doesn't work, I will owe you the Best Actor Award." Gu Ming had no objection to this.

I didn’t say I had to pay it back.

Anyway, even if he doesn't pay it back, Jiang Wen can't do anything to him.

Just like the United States, no matter how much I owe, who dares to ask me for a debt?
Do you want to test the sharpness of the sword in my hand?
Besides, I have always owed him a movie star to let him film for Daystar.

Although most of Jiang Wen's films are relatively unfavorable, one film "Let the Bullets Fly" is enough.

It's worth it anyway.

"Okay!" Jiang Wen laughed and actually extended his little finger, "Come on, let's hook up with my buddy."

"You're so old and you still pull hooks." Gu Ming curled his lips and smiled.

"From now on, when you eat, sit at the children's table, not with me."

"Hurry up!" Jiang Wen grabbed Gu Ming's hand and pulled it hard, "Okay, let's sit at the children's table together from now on, hahaha."

"Haha, you are so big!"

Gu Ming waved his hand in disgust and shook hands with Zhang Yimou again, "Congratulations, Director Zhang!"

"I can't bear this congratulations."

"I have to thank you. "The Embalmer" is really a very good book."

Zhang Yimou really felt that this movie was comfortable to shoot.

It feels like I have returned to more than ten years ago.

Look at Gu Ming.

He felt mixed emotions for a while.

Think about his new novel "A City Full of Golden Armor". Even though it was adapted from "Thunderstorm", he always felt that the plot was not very good.

But there is no way!
Sometimes, you can't help yourself.

I actually wanted to work with Ken Takakura, who had not worked with him in "Hero", on "Ride Alone, a Thousand Miles", but Zhang Weiping refused.

"House of Flying Daggers" didn't make much money, but Zhang Weiping still wanted to make a costume blockbuster.

And considering that Andy Lau and Kim Cheng Oh have no box office appeal in North America, they have even contacted the two leading actors.

One is Zhou Runfa, the star of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", and the other is Gong Li.

Oh, Zhang Weiping also insisted on having a singer act.

It would be fine if his acting skills were similar to those of Andy Lau, but that young singer's acting skills are seriously not directly proportional to his achievements in the music industry!

He wanted to refuse, but in the end he was always too soft-hearted and could not withstand Zhang Weiping's repeated bullying.

"Perhaps if I hadn't been soft-hearted and had always cooperated with Gu Ming, there wouldn't have been so many troubles?"

Such an idea suddenly popped into Zhang Yimou's head.

Memories of working with Gu Ming emerged one by one.

He also had to admit that Gu Ming was indeed a good partner, more generous than Zhang Weiping, and basically did not interfere with actors and filming.

Unfortunately, there is always someone who comes first!
He still can't make up his mind to leave Zhang Weiping. That would mean falling out with Zhang Weiping, which he can't do yet.

"Hey, I just did some preliminary work."

Gu Ming smiled and said, "Let's go, have a meal and wash away the dust."

When they arrived at the restaurant for dinner, Jiang Wen found Gu Ming again, clinked the wine glasses with Gu Ming and said.

"Lao Gu, I think the chief director of the Olympic Games will definitely be yours in the end. If you don't come, who will?"

"Oh? Really?" Gu Ming glanced at Jiang Wen and then in the direction of Zhang Yimou, "Is that what you said to Director Zhang just now?"

"Of course it's impossible!" Jiang Wen shook his head, "Who among us is following whom? My relationship with Yi is not as good as yours, of course I support you."

"Tell me, what's the matter."

"What's the matter?" Jiang Wen looked puzzled, "It's okay!"

"Okay, if you don't say anything, I'll really think it's fine!" He was always trying to be courteous for nothing, but he was either raping or stealing. Looking at Jiang Wen's smiling face just now, Gu Ming knew that he was definitely not the one who was worried about this matter in the end.

"hey-hey."

"When you said that, it really reminded me."

"Something's wrong." Jiang Wen stretched out his left hand with five fingers spread out. "I was banned for five years. Five years. Do you know how I lived these five years?"

“I think about being a director all the time.”

"It's a real director, not a real director, a famous star." "Now, the five-year period has arrived."

"The Return of the King?" Gu Ming raised his eyebrows, "You want to recruit a group of people to make a movie, right?"

"Yes." Jiang Wen smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, I won't ask you for a script this time. I just need money, and I've found someone to prepare the script."

"What are you talking about?"

"Hey, this is complicated. I have four themes: madness, love, guns, and dreams."

"Sounds quite complicated!" Gu Ming nodded slightly, already knowing what this movie was, "The Sun Also Rises".

“How much investment is required?”

"3000 million!"

"Hahaha..." Gu Ming couldn't help laughing.

"Why are you laughing?" Jiang Wen asked.

"Do you think I should believe your offer of 3000 million?"

If I remember correctly, when Jiang Wen was filming this film in his previous life, his initial offer to Hua Yi was also 3000 million.

As a result, it cost 800 million, and not even a third of it was completed.

Hua Yi took a look and realized that Jiang Wen was suffering from an old habit.

36 meter, go is the best plan.

The remaining 200 million will not be invested.

Jiang Wen found Han Sanpin, who brought in Ying Huang and invested another 200 million.

Jiang Wen and his wife scraped together just over 1000 million, and the film ultimately cost 5000 million!

The domestic box office was 600 million.

As for winning awards abroad...

After encountering "Lust, Caution", Jiang Wen left the famous sentence "It's up to me to plan things, and it's up to me to succeed."

In fact, even if you don't touch "Lust, Caution", "The Sun Also Rises", which didn't win the first prize in that year, won't win the Golden Lion. You can predict how much foreign copyrights have been sold.

All in all, this film is definitely a loss.

"So, Lao Gu, you don't want to vote?"

"Yes!"

Even if you lose money, you still have to invest.

If you can't make money at the box office, it's worth supporting a few actors.

Let him shoot first and practice his skills. When "Let the Bullets Fly" is released, he will get back all his capital and profits.

After "Let the Bullets Fly" was filmed, Jiang Wen almost reached the point where he could no longer hold himself back.

No need to press either.

Let him go free.

Find whoever you want to invest in. Daystar will invest less and just arrange a few actors.

You can't lose much if you lose.

Overall it's profitable.

"Okay! That's interesting." Jiang Wen toasted Gu Ming, "3000 million is unambiguous. I'll remember this favor."

"Come on, pull it off. You are the one who can't say 3000 million, right? Tell me why "The Devils Are Coming" cost so much money."

"This, this, art matters cannot just be about money." Jiang Wen said plausibly.

"Okay, art."

"By the way, with so much investment, the actors have to listen to me, right?"

Gu Ming didn't have much opinion on the film "The Sun Also Rises". He could only say that it was Jiang Wen's attempt from literature to business. It was not done well and many people could not understand it.

But there is nothing to say about Jiang Wen's vision in selecting actors.

Jackie Chan's son Fang Zuming is dead.

There was also Huang Qiu Sheng who screamed fiercely later.

Maybe it was because Yinghuang later invested more than 2000 million.

But the winning rate is really accurate.

This time, Gu Ming was absolutely determined not to let this happen again.

"If there are suitable actors in Daystar, let's use Daystar."

"no problem!"

Jiang Wen's chest thumped loudly.

Regardless of Gu Ming's face, he couldn't refuse for the sake of the 3000 million.

"But I have to say something good. The heroine is my daughter-in-law Zhou Yun."

"Don't worry, I won't fight you for this. What about the second male and female?"

"It's from Morning Star!"

"It's a deal!" Gu Ming and Jiang Wen had reached an agreement. As for letting Gu Ming be the producer, Jiang Wen obviously had an idea. He didn't mention it, and Gu Ming was happy to play dumb.

……

Originally, Gu Ming thought that Daystar was solely responsible for the filming, so he did not sue China Film or anything, so as not to blame the other party for compensation.

Unexpectedly.

I don't walk towards the mountain, but the mountain comes towards me.

Jiang Wen has a lot of connections. He wants to make a new movie and invest 3000 million in one breath. How can others not know?

What was decided today was discussed at the dinner table the next day.

Then, everyone in the entertainment circle in Beijing knew about it.

The next afternoon, Han Sanpin found Qixing.

"I heard that you are going to make a big investment film with Jiang Wen?"

"You can't say it's big, 3000 million soft sister coins. It's too small to say it's too crazy. Let's say it's a medium investment."

"Ahem..." As soon as these words came out, Han Sanpin, who was drinking tea, choked. He patted his throat several times before shaking his head helplessly, "You, you, you are so heroic. .”

"Is 3000 million considered a medium investment?"

"Are you feeling any pressure? Do we, China Film Group Corporation, need to bear part of the investment?"

(End of this chapter)