China Entertainment 2000.

Chapter 175 Director Jiang is a master of female roles

The arrival of Bernard, head of Sony Columbia Pictures Asia.

Jiang Liu felt deeply malicious because of the firm attitude of several major Hollywood film studios in not sharing box office revenue with films outside of Hollywood.

Hollywood looks down on him, but wants to make a lot of money from his movies. There is no such free lunch in the world.

Jiang Liu is not a temperless person.

After chatting with Bernard, he immediately made a decision: to temporarily abandon the North American film market and leverage the influence of "Pirates" to prioritize the Asian film market in the next few years.

Rather than selling the overseas copyrights of Yixin's films to be produced in the next few years to Hollywood companies at a low price and sucking his blood, it would be better to break the pot and throw it away.

"Jiang, you overestimated your personal strength."

"You make movies and you market movies, but movies are venture capital and no one can succeed all the time."

"So, any income is important. Colombia is not squeezing you. The overseas copyright income we provide helps you and your investors avoid risks and protect your career."

"When you have proven yourself with a few movies, it will not be too late for us to negotiate a share contract. Not only will we not be operating behind the scenes, we will also be an investor in your movies."

"Moreover, there is no sequel to Water Company's "Saw"? Columbia can continue to help you distribute it. Of course, the distribution share will be higher."

Jiang Liu frowned and looked at Bernard who was eloquent after being rejected by him and even started to use threatening tone:

"While having dinner at the Chang'an Hotel in the capital, I saw you tirelessly slandering the monopoly power of Hollywood executives. I thought you had stayed in China for a long time and had gained human touch, so you would ignore the threats and show your ugly face. "Pirates" made too much money. Are you so anxious to tear off your disguise?"

Bernard was poked at a painful spot, his face changed, and he said: "OK, I understand what you mean, and I wish you good luck in your future film career!"

Li Meijing looked at Bernard's back and said: "If "Monster" can be accepted by audiences in China and South Korea, I will contact Steven Spielberg to see if DreamWorks is interested in releasing it."

"Similarly, you said that your company CJ Entertainment has been the agent for DreamWorks' film distribution rights in Asia since 1995."

"After almost ten years of cooperation, have DreamWorks and CJ Entertainment's movies split the box office in North America? Are there very few of them landing in North America?"

After giving Li Meijing a small nod, Jiang Liu said passionately: "If you haven't seen through the nature of Hollywood, I really wonder if you have found the wrong partner."

"What does President Jiang mean?"

"Let's work on the Asian market together. In the future, the Korean distribution rights of Yixin Movies will be fully represented by CJ Entertainment. In return, I will also try my best to persuade the country to introduce more films and TV series from CJ Entertainment. What does President Li think?"

All the benefits Jiang Liu promised, the so-called help in introducing film and television dramas and Korean Wave, are things that Chinese audiences will have to experience again in the next ten years.

Even if he does nothing, domestic TV stations, brand owners and other companies will take the initiative to introduce him.

Jiang Liu used it as a bargaining chip to get a share of the box office of CJ Entertainment's Yi Xin movie in South Korea, which was actually a cost-free transaction.

Since Yixin has lost the North American film market, it must introduce other film markets to ensure a certain degree of box office for the film, otherwise it will not be able to bear the increasing film production costs of Jiangliu.

Li Meijing thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Let's find a time to discuss it."

Jiang Liu nodded happily. Li Meiying was willing to talk, which meant that Yixin was about to have a distribution channel.

Han Sanping once told him in China that if he wanted to become big, he must first have an independent distribution channel.

By making "Monster" a co-production and filming in South Korea, he can take the opportunity to cultivate a good relationship with CJ Entertainment's senior executives and lay the foundation for building a unified overseas distribution channel.

After Li Meijing also left, Jiang Liu murmured sadly: "I feel like I'm standing in a quagmire."

In the past few years, he has been planning to copy some movies based on his original memories, and after making enough money, he can enjoy life and be relaxed and comfortable for the rest of his life.

After only a few movies were made, external pressure came one after another.

And it actually got to the point where he was threatened, forcing him to extend his tentacles longer and longer.

It can only be said that even if he became a web drama director in his previous life, he was just a small character who had never seen the real world. The film industry was in deep water.

Back on the set, the camera was on, and Jiang Liu stood by the monitor without saying a word.

The most important thing the "Monster" crew lacks is a director. Although Bong Joon-ho and Ning Hao have only made two movies each, there is no doubt about their directorial talents.

Jiang Wen is an actor in the crew, but his director qualifications are higher than those of the two executive directors, and he often gives instructions on the filming.

Yan Yan is not very talented as a director, but he has filmed several TV series and it is not a problem to keep an eye on the screen.

Once such a strong production team was well integrated, Jiang Liu's work gradually tended to reconcile and suppress the conflicts and quarrels between the staff of the two countries.

"Director Bong Joon-ho, the actor laughed out loud and needs to be retaken."

"I found it." Bong Joon-ho muttered, put away the walkie-talkie, and walked towards Bae Doona, who was bending to apologize with "Oh, sorry."

Bong Joon Ho and Bae Doona have known each other for a long time.

Bae Doona is the female lead in his feature-length debut "Kidnapping the Doorstep Dog" in 2000.

Therefore, Bong Joon Ho was very considerate and encouraged Bae Doona in a soft voice.

"Doona, be confident, be more confident."

Jiang Liu, who appeared later, echoed: "You must have a sense of belief. Don't treat the opponent as a human being, but as a man-eating monster. You have to blend into the character. If you don't blend into the character, this shot will not shock people, and the audience will not treat you." deep impression."

The aunt played by Bae Doona is an archery athlete who always fails in key competitions.

It is the character of the aunt character to feel a lot of pressure and be nervous every time something big happens.

Therefore, the scene where the aunt uses a bow and arrow to drive a fuel bottle to shoot the monster at the last moment is extremely difficult to interpret.

On the one hand, my aunt wanted to shoot the man-eating monster to death immediately to avenge her father.

On the other hand, she had to resist the huge pressure and fear in her heart and break through the shackles.

The most hilarious thing is that the person standing opposite Bae Doona instead of the monster is a man in black.

"Director Jiang is right, Doona, have a sense of faith!"

Pei Douna pursed her lips and thought for a while: "Okay, I've adjusted it."

Seeing her strange look of suppressing a smile, Jiang Liu frowned and said to the two of them, "Let's change the plot to the moment when the aunt shoots the arrow, and then just turn around and walk away confidently."

"Doona doesn't need to lower her bow slowly like before to pay attention to whether the shot is successful, so as not to attract her attention again by the special effects reference object."

"What do you think?" Jiang Liu asked.

Bong Joon-ho quoted a Chinese sentence that Jiang Wen often said: "It's not very human."

Jiang Liuliu laughed: "In line with human nature and common sense, there will be no monsters in the Han River. "Monster" is intended to be entertainment."

Bong Joon-ho was helpless: "Okay, let's listen to Director Jiang and shoot it again."

After applying makeup, a temporary prop fan was added, and the camera was turned on.

Under the Han River Bridge, Bae Doona used an arrow to pick up a Molotov cocktail, and assumed a standard archery posture. She tightened her bow and shot an arrow without breathing in or out, with a calm and stern face, and then turned around.

The whirring fan blew up her long hair, making her look stunning with blood on the corners of her mouth and bruises on her face.

"Hey, that's a nice shot!"

In front of the monitor, Ning Hao slapped his thigh and shouted to Yan Yan and others behind him.

Yan Yan agreed: "Director Jiang is really good at shooting female characters. The scene of Qin Lan holding the reins and leaping in "Pirates" made many viewers excited."

(End of this chapter)