This director needs to apologize

Chapter 217 Wubao Dinner Party

Before returning to the Magic City, Chen Yiming and Da Zhuang went to Tangcheng for a tour.

I have to admire the speed of infrastructure construction in China. The Tangcheng Film and Television Base signed a contract at the end of September. In just one month, the priority construction of Beidiwu Fort has begun to take shape.

According to the overall design plan of Tangcheng, this Wubao belongs to a relatively independent scenic spot. The prototype is the Jiangjia Manor in Mizhi, Shaanxi Province, which is just a scaled-down version.

The scenic spot makes use of a small hill on the southwest edge of the original development zone. According to the mountain topography, four-story buildings in front of the mountain, lower courtyard, middle courtyard and upper courtyard are planned from low to high.

When making a movie, the protagonist walked from bottom to top, but when building a house, he built it from top to bottom. When Chen Yiming went there, the hillside of the hill had been leveled, and the uppermost courtyard was being built.

The complete Wubao courtyard has three floors, upper, middle and lower. The courtyards are separated by courtyard walls and connected by light and dark passages.

The outermost courtyard wall extends to the foot of the mountain, with the main entrance opening to the south. The lowest courtyard wall is 5 meters high. In the ancient Chinese countryside, it was considered a very strong defensive building.

Da Zhuang said that all three floors of the courtyard will be completed before the end of the year, and the exterior walls will be built before the Spring Festival. It can be completed and delivered next year when the weather gets warmer.

The other scenic spots are the main scenic spots in Tangcheng. The construction difficulty is actually simpler than that of Wubao. However, the internal decoration is more time-consuming and will not be completed until the middle of next year.

After going around in a circle, Chen Yiming generally had a good idea, and immediately left Da Zhuang to continue supervising the work. He himself returned directly to the Magic City. Xiangrui had been waiting at Bojue for a long time.

Director Fu actually graduated in July. Although her graduation feature film had not yet been released in theaters at that time, her professor still awarded her a master's degree certificate.

The so-called bet between her and her nemesis has been transformed into an anecdote from the USC Film and Television School.

There is no way, Xiangrui's original script is really not that good, and her nemesis is still filming in a clichéd direction. Even with the support of her parents, the film will not be able to reach the theaters.

After "Super Sense", which Chen Yiming helped to revamp, was picked up by Humen Pictures, the outcome of this gamble was already clear.

Xiangrui let out a sigh of relief and successfully obtained her degree. From then on, she had no regrets. She didn't even wait for the movie to be officially released. She quickly returned to China as soon as the promotional period was over.

She has been preparing for "Love Letter" these days. With the experience and lessons learned from "Super Sense", all aspects of the preparations for "Love Letter" are progressing very smoothly.

On the afternoon of November 11, the day after Chen Yiming returned to Magic City, an internal viewing party of "Mulan" was held in the small screening room of Magic Film Group.

The two post-processed demos together were less than 5 minutes long. It was still a silent film without dubbing and sound effects, but the representatives of the major investors present were still very excited.

Everyone here is an insider, and they are not country bumpkins who have never seen the world. If nothing else, they have watched too many Hollywood special effects blockbusters. Even the ultimate visual spectacles like "Ark" or "Pandora" are nothing more than " Oh." It's just a matter of time.

What interests them is precisely that "Mulan" doesn't have many special effects at all.

Chen Yiming adopted the most restorative shooting method to present the most intuitive sense of time.

The 8-on-12 battle between the Tang Army and the Eastern Turkic Guards was particularly eye-catching.

In Ma Erye's words, the film captured the unique texture of a cold weapon war. Finally, it was not broadcasting gymnastics before the war started, but a swarm of swarms after the war started.

Hou Peijuan has no feelings about ancient military science, and she admires Wu Jun's casting even more. There is no actor in Hong Kong who has such a coexisting temperament of fortitude and heroism.

This kind of actor, combined with the broken armor and splashing blood, is the ancient warrior in her mind that thousands of armies are fighting in and out of.

Relatively speaking, the clips involving the two young actors received a somewhat mediocre response.

But this is not surprising. This scene of the meeting between Mu and Wu is just an introduction, and the character's character will be revealed in the subsequent plot.

With the help of this movie viewing party, Chen Yiming finally handed in an 80-point monthly exam report card.

After the movie viewing session, Mr. Ma specially stayed with Chen Yiming for a chat.

It’s still about the Golden Rooster Awards.

Ma Erye was originally worried about his son and wanted to take action personally and comfort him from Chen Yiming's point of view.

As a result, when he learned that Chen Yiming not only didn't care, but also didn't plan to attend the award ceremony, he started to speak for the Golden Rooster Award. "Yi Ming, I won't talk nonsense about nomination as encouragement. Although there are rumors that you will be used to carry the sedan chair, I estimate that at most it will be a double-edged egg, and it is unlikely to put you aside directly.

Since no one from you was present, was your reaction a bit excessive? "

Chen Yiming said with a grimace, "Uncle Ma, I really don't like that kind of occasion. I couldn't do anything about it during the previous award season, because without awards, people would have no confidence.

Now that I have won the awards, the need to prove myself no longer exists, and the awards are not that important to me. "

Facing Chen Yiming, who was "showing off", Ma Erye didn't know what to say.

This topic was boring to talk about, so Chen Yiming abruptly changed the subject.

"Uncle Ma, Fu Ruixiang is preparing a medium-cost project. Is Moying interested in getting involved?"

Mr. Ma's thoughts were immediately led astray.

"Oh? Has Xiaoxiang returned to China? Please tell me in detail."

As the head of the Demon Shadow Group, Mr. Ma Er is focused on large projects worth tens of millions and hundreds of millions. Investments worth hundreds of millions cannot reach his desk at all.

The reason for his concern couldn't be simpler, Fu Ruixiang.

Although Xiangrui's father disapproves of her joining the entertainment industry, her family actually has a deep connection with Moying. Xiangrui is a serious junior of Mr. Ma.

The Magic Film Studio has not produced many film directors in recent years. This year, the independent projects of the Magic Film Group, aside from three proposition films that are insulated from making money, there are only two "Magic Film" films that can only be shown in its own theaters. "Du" movie.

For these two movies, the directors are all "backbones" in their fifties and sixties. It's not that the new generation can't make a splash, it's that they don't exist at all.

The Tangtang Moying Group mainly controls and invests in projects, all of which are directed by external directors from Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Therefore, Mr. Ma attaches great importance to Xiangrui, a graduate of the University of Southern California, otherwise he would not have given her the task of promoting the expo.

Chen Yiming immediately introduced the situation of "Love Letter".

I heard that it was written and produced by Chen Yiming and directed by Fu Ruixiang. Mr. Ma didn't even listen carefully to Chen Yiming's story, so he decided to invest in the project.

Chen Yiming didn't expect Mr. Ma to be so forthcoming. He didn't have a script or a production schedule yet, so he just submitted it?

Ma Erye's style can be described as vigorous and resolute. He directly called Manager Mo from Moying Investment and gave principled instructions on the investment on the spot.

Regardless of the final investment amount, the demonic shadow claimed half of it.

It made Chen Yiming a little jealous. Not only did "Holiday in the Magic City" not get a single penny of investment from Moying, but it also paid a large sum of "protection fees" for its entrusted distribution. Comparing the two, it is simply a contrast between human nature.

When he came out of Mr. Ma's office, he suddenly remembered that mentioning auspiciousness was just to change the subject. Now that the pie of "Love Letter" has been eaten directly by the demon shadow, it is difficult for Da Zhuang to explain it.

But now it's just an intention. How could one side ask for half and this side give half? Chen Yiming himself couldn't agree.

After leaving the Demon Shadow Base, Chen Yiming took a taxi and went straight to Bojue. One month and three weeks after Xiangrui came back, he stayed in Chen Yiming's office.

He took out his cell phone and called Xiangrui. It turned out that the latter was not at the company today, but at the airport.

It turns out that the big fat sheep Megan Allison flew to Shanghai today, and Xiangrui picked her up at the airport.

The two reconciled on the phone, and Chen Yiming directly asked the driver to divert to the Bund to make a stop for a dinner party later.

To entertain foreigners who are coming to Shanghai for the first time to have dinner, it would be a good idea to find a restaurant on the edge of the Pujiang River.

(End of this chapter)