The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 422 It's better to go back to China

Cheng Long returned to China to participate in the recording of the Olympic propaganda song, which is the song "Yanjing Welcomes You".

He returned to China for a week, then returned to the crew, and then filmed "Taken 3".

Twenty days later, time entered August.

Cheng Long has to go back to China, and this time Director Li also wants to go back.

The Yanjing Olympic Games will be held on August [-]th. Both Li Shengyao and Cheng Long will go back to show their faces, participate in the opening ceremony, and then show their faces in several games and accept interviews.

I will stay for about a week, and then rush to Los Angeles to continue the previous shooting.

At 2008 o'clock in the evening on August 8, 8, the Yanjing Bird's Nest was crowded with people, cheering constantly.

In a corner of the auditorium, Li Shengyao and Chen Xun sat together, smiling and applauding. Next to them, there were many entertainment stars, both from the mainland and from Hong Kong Island.

For example, Li Lianhua, Brother Xiaoming, Chen Kun, Nicholas Tse, and Asa, etc.

The director is also there, Xiaogangpao, and Brother Kaizi are all here.

Xiaogangpao is sitting on the other side of Li Shengyao. This guy's skin is still very fair, but his complexion is much better today, his eyes are bright, and his hair is all combed back. Although his hair is short, it is not a lot, but he is full of energy very good.

While applauding, he pointed to the performers in the center of the venue, and told Li Shengyao about Zhang Yimou's intentions, the scale of the performance, and their origins.

Ordinary people don't know much about Zhang Yimou's programs, but a bigwig in the entertainment industry like Feng Xiaogang knows it very well.

In fact, many big directors in the mainland have helped out in the past, and Xiaogangpao has already seen the rehearsal.

He knows more about these things.

Li Shengyao smiled and nodded, listening quietly.

At this moment, Xiao Gang Pao suddenly said, "Director Li, I heard that the public opinion of your movie in the beautiful country is not very good?"

Xiaogangpao didn't look at Li Shengyao, he looked at the performers in the middle of the stadium, but he pricked up his ears, obviously listening carefully.

Li Shengyao was not surprised by this.

"Well, McCain, this guy, said a lot of inflammatory things."

"The foreign devils are just jealous of you. They worry that you will develop better and better in the beautiful country and earn their money."

Li Shengyao smiled, "It's beyond his control."

Seeing that Li Shengyao was not flustered, Feng Xiaogang looked calm, surprised and curious, "Director Li, aren't you worried that the audience in Pretty Country will follow the rumors?"

For Hollywood, Xiaogangpao is mostly afraid.

After all, Hollywood movies are sold all over the world. Even last year, his "Assembly" won more than 2 million box office, but it was not the number one movie in the mainland box office. Last year, the number one movie in the mainland was "Transformers".

In Xiaogangpao's mind, the film production company in Hollywood is very capable and very capable.

It is difficult for outsiders to make money in Hollywood.

Lee Sheng Yew made a lot of money relying on "Taken 1" and "The Hangover 1", which is already very good.

Now "Taken 23", it is also expected that McCain will be criticized.

But McCain is a candidate. People at this level come to belittle Lee Sing Yew's movies. If it is him, he must be flustered.

He was very puzzled by Director Li's attitude at this time.

Li Shengyao smiled, "It's useless to worry about it. I believe McCain won't last long. He will go down after the general election. O'Hei is not that kind of person. He will win me over."

He then pointed forward in the void, "Our country is getting stronger and stronger, and they are going to win us over."

Xiaogangpao heard the words, but he didn't know what to do.

"Then you can still make a lot of money in the beautiful country."

"It should be fine for the next few years, but it's not very interesting."

Li Shengyao paused, clapped his hands, and continued, "It's not comfortable to film over there. I'll be back after the filming of "Taken 23" is finished."

Feng Xiaogang felt a little complicated when he heard this, "It's good to be back, you are back, Chinese movies must be more prosperous."

Li Shengyao glanced at Steel Cannon, smiled and nodded.

Xiaogangpao is currently preparing "If You Are the One". This movie is a comedy movie, which can be regarded as his strong point. He is very confident and smooth in shooting, and the whole person is quite smooth.

Director Li has also been in this state, he misses this feeling very much, making movies in China, with his status and influence, there are not so many messy things.

Xiaogangpao continued: "Director Li, what direction will you go after you come back?"

In fact, he was a little worried about Li Shengyao making comedies. After all, Li Shengyao made "The Hangover" in a beautiful country and it was very popular. If he made a comedy in China, would it be even more popular?

Will it compare him?
Li Shengyao thought for a while, "I'm not sure yet, it must be a commercial film."

"Is it a comedy?"

Li Shengyao hesitated for a while, then shook his head, "No."

In his previous life, the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan did not actually have any outstanding comedies in the next ten years, that is, "Charlotte's Trouble" is slightly better.

In fact, even in Hollywood, except for the "Hangover" series, there are no comedy movies that make people shine.

On the contrary, France and Italy have produced many well-received and well-received comedies.

Just like "Where Am I Going", "A Beautiful Day" is an Italian comedy movie, with a domestic box office of 5000 million Euros and a global box office of more than 2 million US dollars, which can definitely make money.

It's a pity that both France and Italy's comic irony are too strong to be adapted.

There is no way for Lee Sung Yew to remake comedies from these two countries.

But it should be possible to invest. When the time comes, go to France to register a film and television investment company and invest in excellent comedy films from these two countries.

As for his own movies after he came back, he naturally had to think carefully about it.

First of all, commercial films must be able to make money.

Making money is his top priority in filming, and he will never make a film that loses money.

It's like "Certificate of Voting", which has a good reputation but loses money. What's the point?

The second is to try to be a good word-of-mouth movie.

After all, his previous movies had a good reputation, and if he continues, he will form a brand in this way, which will be more conducive to subsequent development.

Just like Nolan, there are more and more good movies, and finally even cultivated a group of director fans.

The last point is to bring Chinese culture to the film.

"The Hangover" and "Taken" series of movies are all beautiful Chinese culture.

On this point, it is necessary to correct it.

Hearing Li Shengyao's words, Feng Xiaogang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then he said: "Director Li, I wish your movie will be a hit after you return to China and become popular all over the world."

"It's an exaggeration. Don't expect it to be global. In Southeast Asia and the Chinese-speaking area, it's fine."

Li Shengyao and Feng Xiaogang did not deliberately suppress their voices, and many people nearby heard their conversation.

The actors naturally looked forward to Director Li.

Directors and producers are thoughtful.

Everyone realized that this man who made money was about to come back.

(End of this chapter)