The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 456 The script is so-so

As the time entered the end of August [-], Lee Shing Yew's work intensity suddenly became much weaker. In the past few days, he mainly arranged for the film crew to go to Laos / Laos one after another, and to participate in the premieres of various films, and to communicate with various people. Meet.

The movies in August are not special. At this time, the film and television industry in Hong Kong Island has the intention of promoting Fang Lishen. The "Mechanical Man" starring him has received a good lineup at this time.

But the effect is very general.

In addition, there are a few main theme movies. These movies don't have any stars, and they are very preachy movies at first glance. They are equivalent to cannon fodder in the movie market.

It can be said that most of the time in August is to rely on movies at the end of July to earn box office.

Not to mention Wu Jing's "The Occupation of Hong Kong Island", Li Shengyao's disdainful "The Secret Agent Zero Dog", both of which have grossed over [-] million at the box office.

It was during this period that Li Shengyao met Wang Zhonglei. Wang Zhonglei meant that Huayi would be listed in September. He thanked Director Li for his previous cooperation. If Fenghua and Huayi could continue to cooperate, they would be very willing.

In addition, there are Wu Jing and Hong Jinbao. Lee Sing Yew mainly gave Wu Jing and Hong Jinbao the script of the next movie - "The Fall of Bangkok", so that they can prepare well.

The other is to meet with some high-level theater companies.

Due to the obvious growth of the mainland film market, many film producers hope that the theater chain can give more share.

The theaters are naturally unwilling.

Li Shengyao is not only the film producer, but also the owner of the cinema, his identity is a bit embarrassing.

Faced with such problems, he always played sloppy.

This matter caused quite a big fuss in his previous life, and later the theaters made some concessions.

What they mean is to let the film producers talk one by one.

In other words, there is no specific distribution ratio, and the distribution ratio of each movie can be arranged flexibly.

For movies made by big directors like Zhang Yimou and Feng Xiaogang, the producer's share can be higher. If it's a movie made by an ordinary director, then the same old rules apply.

Li Shengyao can also be regarded as a great director, and he seems to be able to benefit from the tricks played by the theaters.

Apart from these things, Lee Sheng Yew is basically preparing for "Sicario".

On the morning of this day, Dao Li drove to the China World Trade Center with his assistant. Not long after, he met Han Sanping.

Director Han was dressed in a suit, with a slightly shy stomach, flushed face, and he looked very good at a glance.

The production of "The Great Work of the Nation" has come to an end, and it will be completed soon. As for the matter of taking the dragon mark, it is naturally within reach for China Film Group.

In other words, the production of "The Great Work of the Nation" has basically been completed.

This super movie that brings together hundreds of stars is about to be released, and Director Han, as one of the directors of the movie, will definitely leave a mark in the history of movies.

In addition to Han Sanping, there is also Huang Jianxin.

Lao Huang looked very tired before, but now he is full of energy and has an uplifted look on his face.

"Director Li, please come in quickly, please come in quickly."

Han Sanping was very enthusiastic. He stood waiting at the door. When he saw Li Shengyao, he immediately took a few steps outside, and then dragged Li Shengyao into the box.

Li Shengyao was a little surprised by this, he wasn't sure what would happen if Han Sanping was so enthusiastic at this time?
But he didn't show it, but sat down with a smile, and then chatted with Han Sanping and Huang Jianxin.

After a while, good wine and good food were served, and the three continued to eat and chat.

Han Sanping's face turned even redder, and Huang Jianxin's eyes were a little blurred. Then Han Sanping said: "Director Li, I'm looking for you this time, and I actually have something to ask for your help."

"You said."

""The Great Work of the Nation" is about to be produced, and we will have an internal screening tomorrow night. I hope you will go and have a look to see if there is anything that needs to be corrected."

It turned out to be this matter, this is a trivial matter, and it doesn't take much energy to mention a few words.

"no problem."

Han Sanping was so happy when she heard this that her little eyes almost burst into laughter.

He went on to say: "There is one more thing, that is, "The Great Yee of the Nation" will be released at the end of next month. I want to hear your opinion on how to promote this movie."

The situation of "The Great Work of the Nation" is special. Although there are many stars, most of them are soy saucers, and it is not suitable for national promotion like ordinary movies.

And this movie is a tribute movie, so it's not appropriate for the leading actors to play funny games on variety shows.

Li Shengyao thought for a while, "There are so many stars in this movie, so it shouldn't need too much publicity. The movie has enough highlights, just let the audience know when it will be released."

Han Sanping clapped his hands together and nodded repeatedly, "You're right, I also mean the same thing. Next month, more premiere posters will be displayed in subways and bus stops. Other publicity is unnecessary."

"That's the reason. With so many stars, there is no need to promote hot spots like ordinary movies, just let the audience know when it will premiere."

Han Sanping poured herself a glass of wine, and then poured a cup of tea for Li Shengyao, "Come on, Director Li, I respect you."

The two had a drink.

Han Sanping went on to say: "Director Li, there must be no problem with the scheduling of this movie. When the time comes, I will watch the movie's reputation. How much box office do you think the movie can get?"

"I think at least [-] million."

Last year, two domestically produced films exceeded [-] million, namely "On the Red Cliff" and "If You Are the One".

However, this year, there are no domestic films that have exceeded 2 million, but there are imported films, and that is "Transformers [-]".

There are so many stars in "The Great Work of the Nation", Han Sanping and Huang Jianxin do expect to exceed [-] million, but they don't really have much confidence.

Huang Jianxin was drowsy. Hearing Li Shengyao's words, he immediately said, "Director Li has a good eye. I also think there are [-] million."

Huang Jianxin didn't know Li Shengyao very well.

However, Han Sanping knew that Director Li had a very good business vision. Hearing what Li Shengyao said, he felt a little excited, and then couldn't help but said, "Director Li, are you so optimistic about "The Great Work of the Nation"?"

"Well, I'm very optimistic. After the Olympics, our country's cohesion will be stronger and the people will be more proud. The people should like this blockbuster with many stars as the main theme. "The Great Cause of Strengthening the Country" may exceed [-] million and eventually break [-] million. .”

"Okay, okay, okay, let me borrow your good words."

Han Sanping almost burst out laughing. He drank two glasses of wine, picked up a chicken head, and bit it hard for a while before calming himself down. Then he said, "Director Li, your new movie will pass three or three years." [-] million."

Director Han drank a lot of wine, and he was already a bit tongue-in-cheek.

What he said at this time was completely polite.

Except for Lee Sung Yew, no one else knows what the selling point of "Sicario Sicario" is. How could they be optimistic about this movie?
However, Li Shengyao was very happy, not only Han Sanping hoped that the film would exceed [-] million, he also had this expectation.

Especially now that Xiaogangpao and Wu Yusen's movies have both broken [-] million, and "Healthy China" will break [-] million in the near future.

If Li Shengyao didn't chase after him, his momentum would be much weaker.

……

At 2009 am on September 9, 1, Fenghua Film and Television Company in Liangmahe Building.

In the boss's office, Li Shengyao sat on one side, Zhang Ziyi and Duan Yihong sat on the other side, with a glass coffee table in the middle, and the three were discussing matters related to the script.

Soon to go south to Laos/Laos, today is the last time Lee Sung Yew and the two leading actors study the script before the movie starts.

Zhang Ziyi and Duan Yihong have quite a lot of opinions, both of them are people who like to think.

Among them, Zhang Ziyi prefers to use Hollywood thinking to consider whether the movie can be accepted by the audience and whether it has something to attract the audience.

Duan Yihong will pay more attention to the artistry and ideological realm of the film.

Zhang Ziyi spoke quite a lot today, and she has her own views on many places.

She even faintly revealed the idea of ​​drastically changing the script.

To be honest, the story of "Sicario Sicario" is very ordinary. In Lee Shengyao's previous life, he gained a high reputation because of three intense and exciting battles.

Now Lee Sung Yew has added such battle scenes to four.

However, in terms of the film's fun, you can't tell from the script. The actors only got the script and felt that the film was very ordinary.

Zhang Ziyi has been in Hollywood before, and she has some constructive ideas about the script, which is totally understandable.

Li Shengyao sat beside him, smiling and listening.

Most of Zhang Ziyi's suggestions were rejected by Li Shengyao.

Most of her suggestions are to clarify the functionality of the male and female protagonists, and hope that these two characters will have more cool plots.

But Li Shengyao didn't like this arrangement.

The hero and heroine of "Sicario Sicario" are actually not very attractive, and the wonderful scenes are all team battles.

Faced with such a situation, Zhang Ziyi looked like he was about to explode several times, but finally endured it.

Duan Yihong's suggestions had similar effects, and most of them were rejected by Li Shengyao.

Duan Yihong is somewhat of a literary youth. He advocates focusing more cameras on small drug dealers and digging out more of the dark side of human nature.

Dig deep into how the people at the bottom embarked on the illegal and criminal path of drug trafficking.

This kind of thinking is actually not impossible, but the movie is very taboo to want everything, and in the end it ends up ordering everything.

Lee Sing Yew has already determined the theme of the movie, which is to tell about the cruelty of drug control.

Now that the theme is determined, he will focus on the hero and heroine instead of other characters.

Duan Yihong and Zhang Ziyi saw that their ideas and suggestions were rejected by Li Shengyao, and both of them felt like a stick in their throats.

They wanted to speak, but thinking of Director Li's style and status, the two of them had to suppress what was on their minds.

After the script seminar ended, Duan Yihong and Zhang Ziyi left Fenghua Film and Television Company together. After entering the elevator, they were just the two of them.

Duan Yihong couldn't help but said: "In the past, everyone said that Director Li's script was good, but the script of this movie can only be said to be so-so."

"It can't compare with "Let's Punch, Dad" or "Extreme Escape". From the perspective of commercial films, it can't compare with "Taken"."

Zhang Ziyi tilted his head slightly, glanced at the monitor on the upper right corner of the elevator, and nodded indistinctly, "That's right, the script this time is much worse, and I don't know if the box office of this movie can reach [-] million."

She regrets it a little now. She finally won the movie role and wanted to turn the word of mouth around, but the story of the movie was not exciting.

Lee Shing Yew, the most successful director of commercial films in Asia, may be capsized in the gutter.

(End of this chapter)