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Chapter 728 The Two Great Directors of Shanghai and Shanghai (4200+ chapters, please subscribe~)

Sassoon Villa has been renamed Wu's House by Wu Jianye, which is the same as the one in Xiangjiang.

At this moment in the living room, Wu Jianye, Chen Ming, Wu Jianhu, and Huang Jianxin, who is in charge of the domestic Fengge theater line in Shanghai, were sitting on the sofa watching the news on TV.

Some people have said that watching news broadcasts is a must-have course for domestic businessmen, while others have said that news broadcasts are just a good propaganda tool to promote our side.

Wu Jianye actually agrees with the above one. It cannot be denied that there are a lot of publicity news in it, but it also contains a lot of business opportunities.

For example, in the current news broadcast, it is the old man's southern tour that is being broadcast!
Wu Jianye looked at the old man on TV, and his mind was full of thoughts.

The southern tour, which actually means that no one can stop the spring breeze of reform. From then on, fewer and fewer people will ask: the question of surname capital and surname society!

This is actually a huge business opportunity.

Chen Ming and the others were also very excited at this time, and they could naturally understand the meaning contained in it.

"Brother, it seems that doing business in China will reduce a lot of constraints in the future!" Chen Ming said first.

Wu Jianye chuckled and said, "Yes, from now on you can be bolder too!"

The rest of the people nodded, only Huang Jianxin regretted: "If this happened last year, we might be able to invest less!"

Wu Jianye laughed loudly and said, "Everything has to be done step by step. Even if the old man makes a tour of the South, it won't be our industry's first turn. Now it's actually pretty good. We must learn to be content!"

One year ahead of schedule, the document (3) appeared ahead of schedule, which was a very remarkable thing for Wu Jianye.

Some people may think that it is only a year. In fact, there are still many differences. There are actually many differences between the No. 3 document at this time and the No. [-] document of the original time and space. Coupled with the establishment of Fengge Cinemas, this is already a big advance for Huaxia Films!
Even to a certain extent, it can be said that this advance has exceeded at least five years. If you count the detours in the domestic film reform, the advantages Wu Jianye has gained can be compared with around 2000!

This is a gap of nearly ten years!
In another time and space, even with the emergence of Document (3), the domestic film industry is still experiencing its most painful winter.

The number of movie viewers has plummeted, and the box office of a single movie is not to mention hundreds of millions like in the 80s, and there are not even a few 4000-[-] million ones.

After the news broadcast ended, Chen Ming and others stood up and said goodbye.

Gong Xi has been in Shanghai for a long time, and it's time to go back, but before going back, the two of them still have some people to visit.

For example, director Bai Chen, the director of "Under the Bridge" they collaborated with before!

Bai Lao completely retired after filming "Falling Wind" in 90. He has been growing flowers at home for the past two years, but he is very contented.

When Wu Jianye and Gong Xie came to Bai Lao's home, Bai Lao was watering the flowers. After seeing Wu Jianye and Gong Xie, he was also very happy.

As for the relationship between Wu Jianye and Gong Xi, Bai Lao didn't ask. At his age, especially as a director, his eyes are naturally very poisonous, but he also knows that there are some things that cannot be asked.

"It's a pity that Xiao Gong doesn't make movies anymore!" Bai Lao still felt a little regretful about Gong Xi's passing away.

"You are one of the few spiritual actors I have ever seen. If you can do a good job in acting, your future achievements will definitely be very high!"

Gong Xi smiled and said, "It's actually quite good now, if you have something you want to do, let's act according to fate!"

Bai Lao nodded, and didn't delve into it. When he looked at Wu Jianye who was sitting beside him, he also sighed a little.

"I've seen your new movie. Although the arrangement of the story is a bit weak, the special effects in it are still very successful. It scared me at the time!"

Wu Jianye smiled slightly. He still approves of director Bai Chen's evaluation. Although the story of "Jurassic Park" has not been criticized by too many people, compared with drama films, it is definitely better in terms of story. There are still many shortcomings.

"I'm old, I couldn't believe what I said before, but I can see such real dinosaurs on the big screen, tell me how those dinosaurs were made!" Director Bai Chen has retired, but It means that he doesn't pay attention to movies anymore, especially this time "Jurassic Park" can be said to have changed many people's inherent understanding of movie technology.

Especially in China, think about it, such special effects are the most advanced in North America, let alone in China!

When the movie was released, many domestic audiences even believed that dinosaurs were real.

Wu Jianye told Director Bai Chen about the special effects production method of the dinosaur. After listening to it, Director Bai Chen sighed: "I didn't expect that the technology is so advanced now. I think future movies will definitely use such technology!"

Wu Jianye nodded. To be honest, he was a little surprised that director Bai Chen was able to express such an opinion. After all, ordinary people would never think of this.

In fact, not everyone is interested in the emerging film technology, or even willing to accept them.

When the sound film came out, Chaplin looked down on the sound film and stubbornly shot his own silent film!

There are also many people who think that the appearance of special effects in movies will break the artistry of the movie and make the movie lose the artistry it should have.

But Bai Lao was able to say the direction of the movie in the future, which is already a very remarkable foresight!

"It's true. Although I've come back from Hollywood, the news I got is that many production companies have already started to produce their own special effects movies!" Wu Jianye said.

With the success of "Jurassic Park", it seems that several major Hollywood production companies have seen new hope, and they have begun to copy the success of "Jurassic Park", pursuing movies with large productions and special effects.

In fact, several major production companies have indeed found the right direction this time.

Director Bai Chen nodded. His experience in Xiangjiang gave him a lot of different views on movies from those in China. He can also imagine what the movie market will be like in the future.

Then director Bai Chen became concerned about Wu Jianye's new film.

In fact, almost everyone in the domestic film industry is now staring at Wu Jianye's new film plan. Some people who are related to Wu Jianye will also ask him about his new film preparation plan after seeing him again.

Wu Jianye naturally did not hide anything from Director Bai Chen, and told Director Bai Chen the story of his new film.

Director Bai Chen thought for a while after hearing this, and then said: "It will be more troublesome to shoot this film. First of all, it is very difficult to find a shooting location. In fact, your film is more suitable for shooting in Hollywood!"

Wu Jianye smiled and said, "The idea for this movie actually came to me when I was in Hollywood, but I still plan to shoot it in China. As for the shooting location, someone is already looking for it in coastal cities!"

Director Bai Chen nodded and said, "Okay, since you have this idea yourself, then go ahead and do it. I like the story of this movie very much!"

Wu Jianye said: "As long as you like it, please give me more opinions when the time comes!"

Bai Chen joked: "Now I don't dare to give you any advice. Who doesn't know that Director Wu is our number one director in Huaxia!"

"You should stop saying that, I should blush!" Wu Jianye said.

"You still blush?" Director Bai Chen glanced at Wu Jianye.

The three of them were chatting about the movie, Bai Chen's wife had already prepared lunch, Wu Jianye and Gong Xi were not polite, they finished their lunch at Bai Lao's house, and then officially left.

After visiting Bai Lao, Gong Xi and Wu Qichen boarded the plane back to Xiangjiang.

And Wu Jianye received a call from an old friend when he was about to return to Yanjing.

"Xiao Wu, I heard that you are in Shanghai?" The voice on the other end of the phone was very loud and enthusiastic.

Wu Jianye smiled and said, "Director Xie, aren't you filming "The Bell of Qingliang Temple"?"

It was Director Xie Jin who called Wu Jianye.

Xie Jin smiled and said: "The filming has been finished a long time ago, and now I am doing the post-production. I chatted with my friends yesterday and found out about your coming to Shanghai. You are not interesting enough. You didn't call me when you came to Shanghai!"

After talking about the final meeting, Director Xie Jin obviously wanted to complain.

Although Dao Xie is from Shanghai, he doesn't have much delicacy of Shanghainese, instead he has the boldness of many northerners.

"I thought you were filming a movie, so I didn't bother you." Wu Jianye asked tentatively, "Then shall we have something to drink at night?"

Sure enough, Director Xie immediately became interested when he heard about it, and laughed loudly: "That's exactly what I mean, then let's meet at night, when the time comes, I have something I want to ask you!"

Wu Jianye agreed: "Well, let's meet tonight!"

In the evening, Wu Jianye came to the restaurant. The restaurant that Director Xie found might not be a luxurious hotel, but it was definitely the most suitable restaurant for drinking.

When Wu Jianye walked into the private room, he saw Director Xie was already sitting there waiting for him.

"Director Xie, I'm sorry to be late and keep you waiting!" Wu Jianye said hastily.

Xie Jin smiled and said: "I didn't come late, I didn't come late, I came early, but I am your senior after all, it is always bad to let your senior wait for you, just punish yourself with three cups later!"

Wu Jianye showed a wry smile. Although Wu Jianye had already prepared for a big drink today before coming, but when facing Xie Jin, Wu Jianye always felt a little timid in his heart.

Director Xie Jin has two major abilities, making movies and drinking!

It's all top notch!
But this time Director Xie Jin didn't drink as soon as he came up, but instead pulled Wu Jianye to talk about business.

"Xiao Wu, I am learning from you this time!" Director Xie Jin said seriously.

Wu Jianye was slightly taken aback, and asked, "Director Xie, please don't say that, if there is anything, just speak up!"

Xie Jin, as the fourth-generation director in China, not only has a very high achievement in directing, but also is well-known for supporting the younger generation. None of the actors who worked with him did not say good things about him.

Wu Jianye also admires Director Xie Jin very much. It is not easy to be able to do what he does.

It would be even better if there was less alcohol!

"It's like this. Your Tangting culture can be regarded as the earliest film and television company in our country. I also watched the news about the old man's southern tour. I think the spring of movies should be here, so I plan to open a film and television company myself. , so I want to learn from you!" Director Xie Jin said.

Only then did Wu Jianye realize that Director Xie Jin's idea was originally for this matter.

In fact, Director Xie Jin did exactly that. After the old man’s southern tour this year, within a few months, Director Xie established his own Xie Jin Hengtong Film and Television Co., Ltd., and in the second year he founded the Xie Jin Hengtong Star School .

That is, later the School of Film and Television Media of Shanghai Normal University.

Zhao Wei, Fan Bingbang, Yan Yikuan, Chen Sicheng, Zhao Yihuan and others all had the experience of studying here.

Director Xie, as the most well-known director in China, naturally has no worries about investing in the film and television company he established. However, in another time and space, the domestic film industry has not improved much because of this reform, not to say that the reform The direction is wrong, purely because in another time and space, the process of reform is a very cumbersome thing, lacking a strong thrust, so it was not until the end of the 90s that the domestic film industry saw the dawn.

If you have to find a familiar metaphor to describe the domestic film industry during this period, you can actually use Xiangjiang films after 2000 to describe it.

At this time, in the domestic film market, the real ticket sellers were basically Hollywood and Xiangjiang films. In 1994, the domestic box office champion was Hollywood's "The Fugitive" with a box office of only 2500 million.

In 95, Cheng Long's movie "Red Fan District" let the country know that there is a Lunar New Year file, and at the same time it also made a domestic box office of 9500 million. However, Cheng Long's "Red Fan District" was not the highest domestic box office this year. Fan District", but Arnold Schwarzenegger's "True Lies", with a box office of 1.02 million!
"Titanic", which was released in 98, made a super high box office of 3.6 million in China in one fell swoop!

And at this time, the box office of domestic movies is only so much. The box office of "Sunny Day" in 95 was 5000 million, which is already an untouchable peak.

So after Director Xie founded the film and television company, he didn't make any money, but instead lost a lot. There is another more vivid example during this period.

That is the film and television company founded by Chen Peisi. The film and television company founded by Chen Peisi can be said to be the earliest film and television company in China that integrates investment, production, and distribution. It even produced the classic "Two Sons Series" movies , but it still made Chen Peisi lose everything!

Therefore, Wu Jianye's work still has a long way to go!
"It's no problem to set up a film and television company. If Director Xie has time, you can visit Yanjing after the Chinese New Year to see how our Tangting culture works!" Wu Jianye said.

If everyone failed in another time and space, it does not mean that this time and space will still fail.

Because of the existence of Wu Jianye!
When Director Xie Jin heard it, he really showed a happy smile: "Okay, let's make an agreement like this. When will you return to Yanjing?"

Wu Jianye smiled and said: "I was going to go back today, but I received a call from Director Xie, so I can only go back tomorrow!"

(End of this chapter)