The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 475 Chinese-language film has the second highest box office
The afternoon sun fell in bunches, light, warm and not dazzling.

In a teahouse next to Yenching University, a pudgy middle-aged man was scrolling on his mobile phone.

This man's neck is almost invisible, his head is very big, and his face is also very big. He is wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses. It is obviously April and it is not hot at all, but he is holding a folding fan.

He slid the phone for a while, then stuffed it into his pocket and looked out the window with squinted eyes.

There was a faint smile on his lips, and his big head shook slightly.

Looking from a distance, there is a hint of talent in the wretchedness.

This is Gao Xiaosong, a Chinese-American director, poet, writer, composer, and screenwriter.

In recent years, Xiao Dajin has mainly lived in the beautiful country. However, seeing the rapid development of the Chinese film market, he couldn't help but come back. He wanted to see if he could sit on this trend, make some money, and go to Los Angeles to buy two more movies. A villa.

He had an idea in the beautiful country, which was to shoot a martial arts movie in the country.

The Kingdom of Min was the end of his dream, and he had always longed for that era.

He still had a wide network of contacts in the mainland. When he came back, he wrote a planning book and then found the great screenwriter Zou Jingzhi to help him write the script.

Now it’s time to find someone to invest.

Before that, he planned to chat with a senior in the industry to see if he could gain some useful experience.

This senior is Brother Chen Kai.

The two agreed to meet at three o'clock in the afternoon. In order to prepare for the meeting, Qiao Dajin came over at two o'clock. As a result, he pooped two bags of urine, and Poet Chen had not come over yet.

Gao Dajin looked at his phone and looked at the scenery, and finally passed an hour.

Heavy footsteps sounded on the wooden stairs, and someone was coming.

The short boy turned around and saw the tall poet Chen.

Lao Chen was dressed very casually today, an ordinary casual suit with a pair of jeans.

Although he is average in height, he is not tall or tall. In ancient times, he was either a general or a pig butcher.

It would have been much worse in ancient times if he was short and tight. He was too wretched and looked like a dog-headed strategist. He actually didn't really want to stand with Poet Chen. The temperaments of the two were so different.

But there is no way. Since you ask someone for advice, you have to bear some price.

"Brother Chen, it has to be you, no less, three points is three points."

Poet Chen and Gao Dajin were both from Beijing circles, and they had known each other for a long time.

Poet Chen nodded, and then sat down, "In such weather, it is best to find a book, sit under a tree, bathe in the sunshine and spring breeze, pursue knowledge, and feel the joy of spiritual unity."

started again.

Poet Chen likes this, he has to pretend to do whatever he does.

Xiao Dajin had long been used to it, he chuckled and agreed, "You're right, Brother Chen, you have a spirit of exploration that no one else has."

The filming of Poet Chen's "The Orphan of Zhao" has been completed and is now in post-production.

He is actually quite busy, but he can't lose with his mouth. He must maintain his image as a high-end intellectual.

Afterwards, Ao Dajing asked the waiter to serve tea and snacks, and then chatted.

Xiao Dajin has been living in a beautiful country in recent years.

Poet Chen did not immigrate, but he got a green card and often went to the beautiful country to see Arthur. The two of them had a lot in common.

Especially when they talked about the sweet air of the beautiful country, the two of them felt the same way.

After chatting for a while, Ao Dasong stated the purpose of this time.

"Brother Chen, I have a film project here. I want to be a director. What do I need to pay attention to?"

Poet Chen was stunned when he heard this and looked up and down.

In his opinion, not just anyone can be a director, and he can count on his fingers the number of mainland directors who really catch his eye.

He didn't expect that Xiao Dajin also wanted to be a director.

When did mainland directors have such low requirements?
He later realized that there was no need for him to pay, so why worry about it? Besides, after all, he was short and tight, and he was still from the Beijing circle.

He is his little brother, there is no need to dislike him.

"You...after you write the script, you must send it for review. There must be no sensitive plots."

"Then we have to talk to China Film, Wanda, Fenghua, and Shanghai Film's senior executives, so that we can have a better schedule when arranging films."

"If you meet Li Shengyao, you can ask him what he thinks of your movie. He is a first-class screenwriter. He has read the script of "Mei Lanfang" for me before, and he has a very sharp vision."

Xiao Da nodded repeatedly, "Brother Chen, is Director Li easy to get in touch with?"

"Director Li...it's okay."

Xiao Da then said: "Director Li's current film "Sicario" has received nearly 7000 million box office in the third week, and the total box office has been almost [-] million. It is really amazing. In terms of commercial movies, his ability is not You have to choose.”

"Sicario" is still the box office champion in the third week, and the newly released "Side A and Side B", as well as "Like a Dream" and "Full Moon Hennessy" are all cannon fodder movies.

"Moon Over Hennessy" is Tang Wei's first film to be released in the mainland after being banned. It stars Zhang Xueyou, but it turns out that neither of them has much box office appeal in the mainland.

"Currently on the box office list of domestically produced movies in the mainland, "Health of the Nation" is the highest, and "Sicario" is second, surpassing "If You Are the One" by Xiaogangpao."

Xiao Dajeng didn't pay much attention to the mainland box office before, but he just saw it on his phone.

When Poet Chen heard this, he was speechless and glanced at Xiao Dagen.

He had some doubts about whether this guy had an ulterior motive.The mainland film market is growing rapidly. There have been many media comments before, saying that both Xiaogangpao and Wu Yusen have movies worth over [-] million yuan.

But Lao Mouzi, Chen Poet, and Li Shengyao did not.

When "Sicario" was released, Director Li had [-] million movies.

Poet Chen is actually under a lot of pressure now, because let alone [-] million, in fact he has not yet made a movie worth [-] million.

"Well, he's okay."

Although he knew in his heart that in the field of commercial films, he could not compare with Li Shengyao, Poet Chen did not want to follow the example of Gao Dagen, which would make him appear unqualified.

Xiao Da then said: "I also saw the news that the box office of mainland films in Hong Kong this year was very poor, but "Sicario" now has a box office of 100 million."

The Hong Kong Island film market has always been a pain in Chen Poet's heart. His films have used many Hong Kong Island artists, but the box office has never exceeded 1000 million.

Lao Mouzi at least has "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers" to support his scenes. He really doesn't have any decent movies.

"His movies have always been good on Hong Kong Island."

Poet Chen has never quite understood this, but he must admit that Lee Seng-yew's films have done very well in Hong Kong, and no mainland director can compare with him.

Xiao Da then said: "The box office of Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand has also come out. It is said that Po Village has 300 million. Malay is a big hit. It is the local box office champion after its release. Now it has 600 million, and Thailand Rand has 700 million, and the three places add up to 600 million."

Poet Chen glanced at Xiao Dajin in confusion.

Is this worshiping Li Shengyao as godfather?What are you talking about?
Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand are also a pain in Poet Chen's heart. After the millennium, his movies have never been a hit overseas.

"He has been doing well in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand."

As soon as he finished speaking, Poet Chen stood up and said, "I'll go and take a moment."

He then went to the bathroom, took out his cell phone, opened his calculator and did some calculations.

"Sicario" has a box office of [-] million in mainland China, including Hong Kong Island, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.

The movie has only been released for seventeen days, and by the time it's released, it might be close to [-] million.

This result is really awesome.

Poet Chen did not expect that Lee Sheng Yew could have such high box office without making Hollywood movies.

He really admires it.

Of course he wouldn't show it, he then washed his hands and returned to his seat.

"Brother Chen, I heard that Director Li's movie will be released in beautiful countries and Europe soon. It should have better results by then."

"Brother Chen, if I have contact with Director Li, what should I pay attention to?"

"Brother Chen, I heard that Director Li likes to drink tea. Should I prepare a bag of good tea for him?"

Poet Chen didn't expect that Gao Dagen kept bragging about Lee Sheng Yew. He no longer had any hostility towards Lee Sheng Yao, but he really didn't want to hear these words.

He's still not used to hearing nice things from other directors.

He likes to hear other people praise him, not other directors.

But Qiao Dajin kept asking, and it was hard for him to fall out, so he could only keep responding.

"It's alright."

"It's okay,"

"it should be OK."

The two of them started chatting like this. After almost an hour, Gao Daqing suddenly smiled and said, "Brother Chen, you said that Director Li has such a good vision for commercial films. Will he invest in my movie?"

Hearing this, Poet Chen rolled his eyes and planned to say something serious to express his depressed mood today, "It's difficult. He has only cast three movies made by others, two by Ning Hao and one by Xu Zheng." Department, I heard they are all comedies.”

"Is that so? Do you want to add some comedy elements to my movie?"

"do not know."

Soon after, Poet Chen left the teahouse and drove away with a speechless expression.

I thought the little brother was coming to ask him for advice, but I didn't expect that he kept bragging about Li Shengyao.

Instead of asking him about his experience, he was clearly asking him about how to get close to Lee Sheng Yew.

If it weren't for the short, tall, tight and ugly figure, Poet Chen would really suspect that the two of them had an ulterior relationship.

There was a traffic light ahead, and Poet Chen stopped.

He felt that the side was much brighter, and turned around to see a huge billboard on the side wall. It was the Coca-Cola advertising poster shot by Li Shengyao and Da Mi Mi.

On the billboard, Li Shengyao is young and handsome. Even though he wears very outrageous clothes, he still has a very good temperament.

In terms of image, Director Li has no problem being a star.

Poet Chen couldn't help but think about the shortness and tightness of the teahouse, and then thought about the results of Director Li's latest film. If he was a new director, he would probably hope to be recognized by Li Shengyao.

He then thought that Lao Mouzi's next film would be a literary film.

Can't help but feel a lot lost.

Lao Mouzi was so scolded that he had to return to literary and artistic films, so as to heal his blood.

If "The Orphan of Zhao" doesn't work, will he have to change his mind?
"Why are Lee Sheng-yew's movies so popular? Why can't Lao Mouzi and I do the same?"

(End of this chapter)