Started as an independent producer in 1988

Chapter 316 If you have any problem, look for Chen Shiping

Life is difficult a lot of the time.

Cheng Kaige felt that his life was quite difficult.

Among the several films he has made, the one that won the most awards was "White Night Walk", which was only made possible because Chen Shiping did not allow him to make any random shots.

After Cheng Kaige finished speaking, he was stunned for a moment. Why did he say that he was messing around by changing the script?
Life gets harder!
Cheng Kaige came to China Film Studio to find Chen Shiping in a depressed mood.

"How do you want to film Hua Mulan?"

Chen Shiping was stunned for a moment, and asked curiously: "You are the director and you are asking me?"

"I don't know, that's why I'm asking you!" Cheng Kaige really didn't know how to shoot.

However, Cheng Kaige thinks Disney's Mulan is still good.

The new version of Mulan is cute, lively, smart, naughty, very likable and full of femininity!
This is to magnify the female character to please the audience.

The actual characters are pretty ugly.

He looks like a foreigner and is quite dark-skinned. He doesn't look like an Asian at all, but more like a brown person.

It's so ugly! This is so un-Chinese!
I don’t know what advice the invited experts from China gave!

Chen Shiping coughed and said, "Don't forget that this is a children's movie, so it needs to have comedic effects, be lighthearted, be inspirational, and highlight Hua Mulan's intelligence and bravery, and give up on romance. It's enough if you can do these things."

Cheng Kaige couldn't help but say, "Give up the emotional line? This will become very awkward!"

"It's not that we're giving up on the romance line. Hua Mulan was only a little old when she joined the army to replace her father." Chen Shiping said with a smile, "The romance should be vague, just like two classmates who liked each other in high school, but had to suppress their ignorance in order to study. They were more like partners than lovers."

Cheng Kaige feels like he's not that good at it. He's very good at exposing the darkness of human nature, but he always feels a little reluctant to shoot beautiful things.

"Then how about adding a Disney-style fantasy creature, for the family's honor or something?"

"No!" Chen Shiping said immediately: "Disney designed it purely for European and American audiences, which ignores Mulan's most beautiful quality! Filial piety!"

"Oh, let's just stick with the traditional story. No wonder your script looks so boring."

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Chen Shiping wants to ban Cheng Kaige!
Who are you calling boring!
Would it be boring if you weren't in love?
What are you thinking!
After Cheng Kaige finished speaking, he felt a little regretful because he spoke too quickly!
"Then what is your role as Kaga Min?" Cheng Kaige quickly changed the subject.

"Team! Hua Mulan showed her filial piety and loyalty, and was recognized by her partners such as Liu Zhong and He Min. The partners united to rescue General He Tingyu, broke up the war and became heroes."

Chen Shiping's considerations are more inclined towards younger groups, and the companionship, trust, recognition, and adventure that children like.

Adults will not be averse to these things and will watch them with great interest.

It's like Jumanji, or Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit.

Adults love to watch it and so do children.

Cheng Kaige felt even more confused. This was increasingly not an area he was good at.

“I can’t take good photos like this.”

"Try it, don't be afraid, I believe in you."

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Is this what it feels like to be trusted and recognized? I think I have that feeling!
Chen Shiping continued, "Disney took away our traditional culture and stories. I don't know how many people in China are looking forward to our movies. Mulan disappointed the audience, so you have to fight for your reputation!"

Cheng Kaige: "." Here it comes, a difficult task, carrying a mission! Become a hero!
I am Mulan!

Cheng Kaige looked at Chen Shiping and said, "I will work hard!"

"Well, but the costumes and makeup must be exquisite, not bloody or violent. Just imagine that this is a gift for your future children!"

"Got it! I'm going to the Children's Factory!"

"Come on! Brother Kai! I can't find a more suitable director than you in China!"

Cheng Kaige was full of confidence, he nodded and went out!
Chen Shiping only breathed a sigh of relief after he left.

Cheng Kaige has a very obvious characteristic, which is that he is very emotional and good at self-hypnosis.

To put it bluntly, if you tickle his itch, it's easy to brainwash him.

He also uses self-suggestion and hypnosis. He likes this story from the bottom of his heart and keeps adding details to it.

What a great director! As long as you pay attention, he can shoot what you want.

Chen Shiping really likes this kind of director!

Easy to handle!
It would be great if all domestic directors were like this!
Zhang Yimou actually has a similar personality, but he has one problem that is difficult to deal with.

That means you have to keep persuading him, otherwise he will change back to his original state after a few days.

After fooling Cheng Kaige, Chen Shiping finally felt relieved for a while.

Disney's Mulan performed really poorly in Asia. Domestic audiences didn't like it, and audiences in other regions didn't like it either.

Japanese and Korean audiences don't like this style of painting.

Audiences in other parts of Asia don't have money to watch movies.
Disney is going to have a dismal ending this time.

Chen Shiping doesn’t care about that, the worse Disney is, the better!
Let’s not worry about the Children’s Film Studio for now, let them shoot a movie called Mulan first.

The Children's Factory previously defined children's films as films starring children.

Chen Shiping felt that this concept was not very good and that the film should be shot with children's needs in mind.

Limiting children's films so strictly is just limiting one's own creative scope.

The purpose of establishing a children's factory is not to support child actors.
Let Cheng Kaige take care of the Children's Factory first, and then I will go and organize the plan for the Children's Factory for next year.

At this time on Mango TV, Director Ouyang received a call from Tao Huimin.

After a few pleasantries, Tao Huimin asked for the contact information of several actresses from Return of the Condor Heroes.

Director Ouyang asked in confusion, "Why don't you want the little girl to wear flowery clothes?"

"I was just about to talk to you about this. This actor has been banned." Tao Huimin said lightly.

Director Ouyang: “.” What? Why do you ban it right away?
"Can I ask why?"

"Illegal filming, defying the law." Tao Huimin thought for a moment and added, "And a bad brain."

Director Ouyang suspected that Tao Huimin was lying to him. Did you catch her flirting with Chen Shiping in flowery clothes?
But it's just a ban for an actor who has just become popular.

Director Ouyang didn't want to offend Tao Huimin and the forces behind her.

Tao Huimin and Zhang Da Huzi's group of CCTV producers and directors can produce several popular TV series every year.

In addition, there is a television art creation center that produces hit idol dramas every year. How many TV stations want this?

It's really not worth offending these people for an irrelevant actor.

Besides, even if I don't agree, what can I do? If Tao Huimin and the others want to ban it, no one will ask Hua Yi to act in a TV series.

This is the rule in the entertainment industry. There will always be strong people coming out to make the rules!

Mango TV is just starting out now and needs to build good relationships with all parties.

However, this incident also reflects the power of Chen Shiping and his group of people in the film and television industry.

It really has come to the point of deciding life and death.

After hanging up the phone, Director Ouyang couldn't help but sigh, thinking that it's unlucky to wear flowery clothes.

This is just one individual. If it were a company, it would probably be even worse.

As for individuals, the worst that can happen is that I can stop acting. There are always other ways to go.

If it were a company, it would probably lose a lot of money.

In fact, Chen Shiping has always been very cautious and has not used his power to do anything excessive.

Once you have control over the media, the energy that unleashes is enormous!

Chen Shiping had no intention of even trying it, for fear that he would lose control.

Getting rich overnight is just a drop in the bucket.

Chen Shiping really didn't dare to even think about it.

It’s scary just thinking about it!

The superiors can be the first to give him a blow.

However, in the past two years, foreign capital has been trying to infiltrate domestic media and control entertainment. Phoenix was their first move.

How can this TV station that claims to bring entertainment, entertainment and more entertainment be so innocent?

Merkel is the number one promoter of prosperity, so how could his investment in Phoenix be entertainment?

Now that it has been two years since its creation, it is indeed very well behaved and entertaining.

This is quietly accumulating loyal audiences.

When the time is right and some hosts and programs have influence, we will start to work.

That threesome had done this more than once.

This show is really popular, has a lot of fans, and can generate a lot of energy.

It's easy to beautify something.

Phoenix is ​​a good name.

But after plucking out those beautiful hairs, you will see inky goose bumps.

As for Merkel, this is not the first or second time that he has intervened in the domestic media industry.

Some star artists who have developed internationally are also the result of deliberate guidance.

Most of the current domestic stars who want to go to Hollywood want a bigger platform and want to make money.

Jackie Chan and Jet Li were both like this at the beginning.

But things started to change after the millennium.

Some deliberate public opinion guidance is quietly changing the development of the entire film and television industry.

Not to mention other aspects.

When celebrities from the entire entertainment industry are chasing Hollywood, let alone the audience.

Praising Hollywood movies is the least worth mentioning influence.

The media industry is really a killer.

There are some things that Chen Shiping really doesn't dare to touch and only dares to do them abroad.

It doesn't matter abroad, and the higher-ups are happy to see it happen.

Chen Shiping has no one above him and doesn't want to find anyone to back him up.

He is a lone man, and only a person like him can hold such great power now.

The Asian media sector that Chunyu Investment has penetrated, the Asian distribution network controlled by China Film Group, the Asian International Film Festival, etc., just try to get someone with background and faction to take over.

No one would trust a person who has a faction and a stance.

Sometimes having no backing is the greatest backing.

Otherwise, if the situation changes in a few years, Chen Shiping will be immediately removed from office.

Chen Shiping would not be so foolish as to look for someone to back him up.

He is looking for a crooked tree to hang himself.

Sometimes being alone is the safest thing.

As long as you have the ability and skills that others don't have, you don't have to worry about being replaced.

Today's China Film Group is no longer a small enterprise with assets of 20 to 30 billion yuan.

Chen Shiping must consider these issues.

In the China Film Corporation's office, Chen Shiping hung up the phone with Tao Huimin and felt that he had done a good thing.

People who wear flowery clothes should stay away from harming others.

Can you believe that this person wearing flowery clothes also played Mulan?!
He's really lost all his face!

Chen Shiping wants to see in this life whether he can curry favor with the big boss by wearing flowery clothes.

I also want to see which big shots she can curry favor with, and whether she can make me make concessions!

Chen Shiping was humming a song while fiddling with the building blocks he had just bought on the table out of boredom.

This is an educational toy I bought for my daughter, but he thought it was fun so he snatched it away.

When you have nothing to do, you can put it in the office to relax. The building blocks accumulated together will become a huge monster, but it will collapse completely if you are not careful.

This game is still fun!

Outside the office door, Secretary Li knocked on the door.

"Mr. Chen, is it convenient for you to come in?"

Chen Shiping looked at the almost finished building blocks and swept them into the drawer with regret.

"come in."

Secretary Li outside the door couldn't help but giggle. She recognized the voice. She had seen those building blocks when she helped Mr. Chen clean his desk last time.

Secretary Li calmed down before walking in. He put a document on the table and said sternly:

"Mr. Chen, this is the asset planning form for the new company sent by Secretary Liu of Chunyu Investment."

Chen Shiping nodded and asked, "Where's Xiao Liu?"

"Still outside, want to see you?"

Secretary Li felt really good when he said this. They were both secretaries, but he seemed a little more senior.

"I'll take a look first and then talk."

Chen Shiping looked through the asset allocation and equity division after the merger of the production company and the TV Drama Art Center, and then took a look at the situation of the companies after the merger of the tertiary industries.

These companies were not originally 100% controlled by the group headquarters. Many of them were half owned by individuals or some companies that skirted the group.

After the merger, these companies kicked out all the original shareholders and replaced them with Chunyu Investment.

Chunyu Investment is also composed of seven or eight companies, which means that the original 50% of shares have been further divided.

China Film still holds the controlling stake, but among the other shares are some companies related to Chen Shiping.

The investment company held by Guan Zhilin accounted for a considerable share, but Chen Shiping found that these shares were much larger than previously planned.

Chen Shiping only dared to do these little things secretly.

It's no big deal, after all, those companies are backed by Chunyu Investment.

Chen Shiping doesn’t own any shares in Chunyu Investment!
Very clean!

After reading these reports, Chen Shiping looked up at Secretary Xiao Li and asked, "Did Xiao Liu say anything else?"

"Yes, they said that Chunyu Investment has some problems with its overseas assets, and they hope you can find time to attend the meeting as soon as possible."

Chen Shiping's fleshy temples ached with headache; there must have been problems with the investment in Southeast Asia.

Either he is Asan or he is Asan’s relative!

I told you long ago that you should just invest in movies related to India, but you wouldn't listen!
You all deserve it!

Fortunately, it wasn’t my money that was spent, otherwise everyone would be hung on the tree and beaten!

Just invest directly in Bollywood companies, why bother with anything else.

I'm so hungry now that I'll bite you hard if I catch you!

Let them go and buy at the bottom as Singapore, Thailand, Japan and South Korea expand one after another!

I’ll scold them at the meeting tomorrow!

Let it sit overnight first, they will be so anxious!

When Chen Shiping is not around, they are very happy at Chunyu Investment. But now that something has happened, they look for him first!

Damn, no wonder Guan Zhilin holds so many shares in the company!

(I’m making up for yesterday’s post. I’ll make sure to update it on time this afternoon!)

(End of this chapter)