China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

Chapter 93 A ship about to leak

Beijing, Taiwan Hotel.

This is a time-honored restaurant that has been open around Wangfujing Street since the 90s, and its Taiwanese food is very authentic.

The most famous ones are three-cup chicken, pineapple fritters shrimp and curry Roche shrimp, as well as a variety of Taiwanese delicacies, such as grapefruit vinegar pig ears, Taiwanese rice cakes, Taiwanese sausages and roadside oyster omelet.

In a private room in the open stall, various dishes were gradually served by waiters wearing masks.

"Gentlemen, please have your meal." The waiter greeted the two people in front of him in a classic Taiwanese accent.

"I've been in Beijing for so long, and to be honest, this is my first time here. Before, others took me to places like KTV." Chen Guofu, who was wearing black-rimmed glasses, smiled.

"I have been adapting to the mainland, but today I still feel more friendly. Thank you for your understanding."

Sitting opposite Chen Guofu was naturally Guan Ling. He asked Chen Xia to make an appointment with Chen Guofu through an intermediary.

Feng Xiaogang's side, Guan Ling, has already been retained. How to choose is his own business, but Chen Guofu and Guan Ling will definitely not leave it to Huayi, because as long as it is left to Huayi, Huayi may be able to breathe a sigh of relief. After all, This guy can write and direct.

The news from Wang Jinghua was not only about these signees, but also the news that Focus Media wanted to invest.

Guan Ling understood after thinking about it for a moment. It is normal for a company to prepare for a one or two years if it wants to go public.

Huayi, on the other hand, is in the process of making preparations, but Guan Ling has been beaten in half a year from September last year to now.Therefore, Focus Media’s investment negotiations have also stalled.

Everyone is watching the situation. Guan Ling is shouting fiercely online, but Huayi will not die even if he shouts a few times online.

Guan Ling was just a small director in the entertainment industry in his previous life, but he also knew how ruthless the ruthless people in this industry were, so he was not prepared to let Huayi still have a way to survive in the film industry.

Then Chen Guofu must leave Huayi, and the price will be trivial.

Moreover, Lingyun Media itself needs talents.

If you don’t dig Huayi, who will?

"I knew that Director Chen was from Taichung, so I specially looked for Taiwanese food." Guan Ling also told the truth. He had indeed put in the effort and prepared a lot of scripts.

Both of them were very direct. They chatted about life, their opinions on movies, and Guan Ling's first Oscar for Mainland China.

We also talked about Ang Lee. He was filming "Lust, Caution" and the actor he chose was a girl from the Chinese Drama Director Department. This person defeated Zhang Ziyi and won the heroine.

It's purely gossip. Chen Guofu said that he also knew this girl and her boyfriend, and they were said to be getting married soon.

While we were enjoying our meal, we talked about "Twin Eyes". Guan Ling said that this movie was the most awesome domestic horror film, especially the massacre in the Taoist temple, which was so interesting.

Chen Guofu waved his hands repeatedly and said that Director Guan was overrated. After all, he was not from a major, and it was all down to luck.

He also said that the food on this table reminded him of the taste of his grandma.

After almost eating, Guan Ling got straight to the point.

"I invited Director Chen today because I want to talk about Director Chen's position."

Here comes, finally comes.

Chen Guofu guessed it, and he smiled and said: "Director Guan may be a little late. Just last year, I just signed a contract with Huayi for six years."

"I know." Guan Ling didn't pretend, "I know that Director Chen signed a contract with Huayi, and the cooperative relationship with Huayi was relatively good when he was in Colombia."

"Since you know that, Director Guan, you know that I won't leave Huayi for the time being. Mr. Wang values ​​me very much. Moreover, things between Lingyun Media and Huayi are in serious trouble now. It is even more difficult for me to leave at this time. Huayi.”

"Director Chen, don't be nervous. Today is just a business transaction. It doesn't matter whether the negotiation is successful or not, but I still have to say something. What do you think?"

"Director Guan, please tell me."

"I know that for you, Director Chen, you attach more importance to artistic creation and have been committed to the integration and creation of Chinese-language films from across the Taiwan Strait and the three places.
Instead of being a nanny-style art director, everything from administration, to art, to final publicity rests on your shoulders.

At this point, we have the same expectations, but I want to promote Chinese-language films to the world. "

"Director Guan, your plan is bigger, but it's difficult." Chen Guofu would not be fooled by Guan Ling's words.

"So I won't tell Director Chen any more of these falsehoods and clichés."

Guan Ling came up with many scripts, many,
"Director Chen, I just brought some scripts over here. You can take a look here.

The ceiling of Chinese movies has been the same in recent years, so I might go to Hollywood first,

But I have already made the domestic layout. It is just a matter of the director and the producer. But you can always find it with money. Even if it is not Director Chen Chen today, it may be someone else, but I value your view of the movie more. Serious and persistent,

Whether it's the Golden Horse Best Director or a movie like "Twin Eyes", it all proves that you have control over all the details of artistic creation.
People like you can do great things everywhere, there is no need to be on a boat that is about to leak, what do you think? "

Guan Ling's straightforwardness made Chen Guofu a little confused. He was especially confused by the sentence that Huayi was a leaky boat. Why didn't he see it?

"You can take a look at these scripts first, and we'll talk about it later if you have any questions."

Guan Ling started drinking tea.

He used this trick last time with Cheng Long.

To deal with people like Chen Guofu, money is important, but money is not that important.

Because people have artistic pursuits and vision, people like them pay more attention to dominance and whether the art form can follow their ideas.

Guan Ling doesn't care. For Guan Ling, art forms are all made in the mind.

On this point, there is indeed a gap between Guan Ling and others.

So he doesn't mind giving away part of the production rights, especially for the movies that Huayi will produce in the future. Wouldn't it be crazy not to cut off the nonsense?
Chen Guofu was there reading the script, drinking water from time to time and reading again.

He looked up at Guan Ling and turned the page again.

There was sweat on my forehead. I wiped the sweat and turned over it.

Is Huayi a leaky ship?

Chen Guofu's suspicion just now was a little hesitant.

Inside the room, Guan Ling also felt bored, but he had already anticipated this problem and took out the book Liu Yifei had given him before, a Japanese book called "How Wise Men and Fools Speak", a Chinese version.

Guan Ling has been reading this book for almost two years, but he has never finished it. It just sits in the capital.

This time I brought the script over and picked it up easily.I thought of this picture.

Last time he waited eagerly for Cheng Long for more than an hour, but this time Guan Ling learned to be smarter.

Chen Guofu didn't want to read it at first, but he still couldn't take his eyes away. How could you endure the script presented by the Oscar winner for Best Original Screenplay?
He turned over them one by one.

"The Wind"

"Detective Dee: The Tongtian Empire" and "Painted Skin 1 and 2"

"Tang Shan earthquake"

"Bullfighting"

"Turning the Mountain"

"Twelve Zodiac Signs"

"Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons"

"Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon"

"Embroidered Spring Knife"

"Hot Pot Hero"

"Predecessor Strategy"

"The Golden Heist"

…………

After reading each script, Chen Guofu felt something was wrong.

There are good scripts, purely commercial films, and art films.But he accepts all these types.

He still didn't look up at this moment, because those scripts really attracted his eyes, but the inexplicable confidence he had in Huayi just now gradually disappeared.

There were many scripts, but he felt that his eyes were gradually getting blurred. He could see every word clearly, but every word seemed to have entered his mind and then slipped away. He could only feel that he had turned to a certain page. This place will feel a bit amazing.

Is Huayi a leaky ship?

Chen Guofu was a little nervous now, because he felt that the water would indeed leak because someone was ramming him with an aircraft carrier.

He stared at the script blankly, his body tensing up little by little, his back numb, and his mind empty.

Then he saw another script, which was different from other scripts because it was written in black letters as a love letter to Tsinghua University.

The movie title is in four big characters.

“What is this movie about?”

Chen Guofu pointed to those four words and asked Guan Ling. He didn't quite understand what a love letter to Tsinghua meant.

"This movie depends on the situation. If it is possible, it will be a centenary gift to Tsinghua University." Guan Ling said with a smile.

Chen Guofu was confused. Guan Ling was not from Tsinghua University, either?Not from Nortel?
But he didn't have the nerve to ask. After reading the script, he closed it and his eyes were completely blind.

The long-term mental stress made him need to rest.

In the chair in the private room, Chen Guofu was sitting on pins and needles. He wanted to say a lot, but he was choked and couldn't say it.

"Where did you get these scripts...?"

It seemed that after a long period of mental preparation, Chen Guofu finally spoke, but he was a little unsure of himself when he asked this question.

"The quality is so good, I can tell these are good movies."

In the entire film industry, there are ten or twenty people who know more about film than him?Up to thirty.

He is one of the few people who understands movies best.

But now, he was numb.

Guan Ling did not answer his question, but collected the scripts bit by bit and put them in the bag he brought with him.

Every time he put a book in, Chen Guofu's body trembled.

"I'm waiting for your answer, Director Chen. If you want to leave Huayi, Lingyun Media will solve your contract problem. If you come to Lingyun Media, you will still have the position of art director. The difference is that you can do these scripts of mine." Producer.

And I will also give you the right to choose other movies. We can discuss the specific cooperation details again. "

Guan Ling asked confidently, "I believe we will succeed in our cooperation, right?"

…………

After leaving Taiwan Hotel.

Chen Guofu got into his assistant's car.

The assistant was a young man named Luo. He saw that Chen Guofu was a little tired and deliberately left a small gap in the car window.

Suddenly, Chen Guofu trembled.
"Ronaldo, when was Tsinghua University founded?"

"what?"

Ronaldinho was a little confused, but luckily he didn't drive. He immediately took out his mobile phone and went to the website to search.

"Mr. Chen, Tsinghua University was founded in 1911."

Chen Guofu seemed to hear it, but he didn't seem to hear it.

The car started and Ronaldinho drove steadily on the road. He was an experienced driver.

Later, Chen Guofu suddenly muttered to himself.

"2006, 2011, five years, five years, how could these scripts be worth five years?"

What he said was so messy that Ronaldinho didn't dare to interrupt.

He only felt that something was very wrong with Mr. Chen today. He had never seen Director Chen behave like this before.

After a while, Chen Guofu suddenly howled behind him.

"This ship is about to break!"

"The ship was broken and people were killed!"

Ronaldinho was so frightened that his hands shook. The car swayed on the road and was hit from behind. He honked the horn frantically, apparently to curse.

Xiao Luo was frightened to death and secretly complained in his heart.
I'm driving a car, not a boat!

Not a boat!
(End of this chapter)