The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 533 Island countries also want to send money
Li Shengyao's arrival in Hong Kong has indeed attracted a lot of attention, especially because the subject matter of "Parasite" is relatively sensitive.

This has caused many people to speculate and discuss the movie.

Li Zekai sent money to Li Shengyao, and several other big families in Hong Kong also took some actions. They more or less gave Li Shengyao some benefits. Then they inquired about the content of "Parasite" and learned that although the movie is about the relationship between the poor and the rich. , but did not ridicule these big families, they all breathed a sigh of relief, and everyone was much more polite to Li Shengyao.

In terms of public opinion, all newspapers on Hong Kong Island, whether they are pro-mainland media or reactionary media, are constantly praising Lee Sheng-yao.

Even Duguo Daily published several handsome photos of Lee Sheng Yew.

The network on Hong Kong Island can be connected to the external network, and the hype has spread a little bit. More people know about Lee Sung-yew's "Parasite" and know that Lee Sheng-yew's goal is to participate in next year's Cannes Film Festival.

Some people are worried that Lee Sheng Yew can replicate the same results as "1937" next year and take away his luck.

Some people are indifferent and think that Lee Sheng-yew is so young and won the Palme d'Or by relying on a fake one-shot "1937".

Some people are worried about Lee Sheng Yew's movies, not because they are afraid of Lee Sing Yew winning an award, but because they are worried that Lee Sing Yew's movies will have some bad influence.

Just like "1937", it tore off the hypocritical face of the island country and let more people know about their despicable and shameless history.

At noon on this day, the autumn wind of Hong Kong Island was blowing gently, carrying a faint smell of sea. There were many vehicles and people on the streets.

The mainland is getting colder and colder. Although it is much cooler here on Hong Kong Island, the climate is not bad and there are many tourists from the mainland.

Walking on the street, you can hear Mandarin without having to listen specifically.

In fact, this is a common phenomenon nowadays. Not only Hong Kong Island, Paris, Dongjing, but also Seoul are full of Chinese tourists.

In a private room at the Victoria Hotel, Li Shengyao, his assistant, and several foreign friends sat around a large round table.

The large round table was filled with dishes, eighteen in total, which made people's appetites whet their appetites.

In the morning, Lee Sheng-yew and several assistant directors went to the prepared set to check out the scenery. He originally planned to have dinner on the set, but he received a call from his assistant, saying that a big boss from the island country wanted to sponsor advertising for "Parasite". But I have to interview Li Shengyao.

When Li Shengyao heard the news, he returned to the Victoria Hotel.

"Parasite" was produced on Hong Kong Island. Although many actors were hired, there were no big scenes. In fact, the actual production cost was very low, with a total budget of 6000 million.

When we were in mainland China, we received almost 3000 million yuan in advertising sponsorship.

When he came to Hong Kong Island, Li Zekai gave away 2000 million, and then several other big families added up the bits and pieces, which amounted to almost more than 1000 million.

In fact, the current advertising sponsorship has exceeded 6000 million.

In other words, the film has already recovered its costs before filming has started.

If there is a big boss who wants to sponsor, then we can start making money directly.

Li Shengyao was not in a hurry to turn on the phone and came over to see the sponsor.

After arriving at the Victoria Hotel, Li Shengyao found out that it was sponsored by a food group from the island country.

This food group is called Meiji, and the person in charge who came here this time is called Nakata Ling.

Meiji can be regarded as the largest food group in the island country, covering a variety of foods from instant noodles, French fries, and lotus roots to milk, orange juice, and cola.

Meiji milk has long entered the mainland and is sold in some places in the north. However, generally speaking, Meiji milk has made little noise in the face of the encirclement of so many dairy brands in the mainland.

Nakata Antelope is in her forties, about 1.6 and a half meters tall, thin, with a big head, small eyes, a long face, and a mustache, which looks very similar to the little book in the TV series.

He wore a loose suit with leather shoes.

This is Xiaobook. Their style seems to be still stuck in the 90s and [-]s. The aesthetics and economy have not changed.

Nowadays, formal suits or suits are more popular, which are slightly tighter or more tailored suits. Only for small books, loose suits are still the main ones.

Nakata Antelope brought seven or eight people, both men and women, who seemed to attach great importance to this sponsorship.

This guy can also speak Mandarin. Although his accent is a bit strange, he can understand it clearly.

"Director Li, congratulations on winning the Palme d'Or in Cannes. This is the pride of us Asians. Cheers to you."

Several little notebooks then shouted "Cheers".

Li Shengyao smiled and nodded, "Thank you Mr. Nakata for your approval. I wonder if Mr. Nakata has seen the movie?"

He asked pretending to be expecting.

Hearing this, Nakata Antelope felt a little embarrassed. He widened his eyes, paused, and then said: "Of course I have seen it. The movie is very good. It is a very good anti-war movie. It is worth pondering for all of us. Movie."

"1937" was a hit at Cannes, and attracted some "reflective" remarks from Naomi Kawase. However, the island country will naturally not introduce it to the public screening, and they also deliberately blocked news related to sharks.

In fact, this movie was attacked by some small books on YouTube.

Unless you are really a movie lover, you will come here specifically to watch it.

Ordinary people in the island country have not even heard of this movie.

Naturally, Nakata Antelope had never seen it. He could tell it so quickly that it was an anti-war movie, so he was thinking very quickly.

Li Shengyao smiled and did not expose this point.

There is no point in fighting in front of Nakata Antelope. That day he made another anti-war movie and won an international award. It was the right way to tell the world about the crimes of the island country and let more people remember this period of history.

Since people want to sponsor, let's talk business, have a good chat, and make more money.

Nakata Ling secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Li Shengyao didn't ask any more questions.

Meiji is the largest food group in the island country. They have been actively expanding overseas recently. The mainland, Hong Kong Island, and Wanwan are all their goals.

However, advertising Lee Sheng-yew's movies was not actually the idea of ​​Meiji's senior management.

After all, Meiji Food is not very famous in these places, and the audience for the movie is relatively high-end and not potential customers for the food they produce.

Instead of advertising in "Parasite", it would be better to ask Jay Chou or Lu Han to be the spokespersons, which would make it easier to expand the popularity.

The main reason why Meiji Foods wanted to advertise in Lee Sing-Yao's "Parasite" this time was because the island's foreign publicity came to them and wanted them to test Lee Sing-Yao's attitude towards the island country.

The anti-war film "1937" was a hit at Cannes, with a box office of more than 4000 million U.S. dollars in Europe and the United States, which made the island very passive in its foreign promotion.

Human beings are like this. It is easier to remember some swear words and some bad things.

When talking about Asan, it means the vitamin-rich Ganges water. When talking about the peninsula, it means the origin of all things in the universe. When talking about the island country, it means all the teachers.

In the island country movies, the teachers are outstanding and the male students are relatively wretched. Although this impression is not good and makes the male charm of the island country almost zero, it is not harmful and will not make people resentful.

And if, like "1937", the island country is the invader and the initiator of the war, it will be easy for people to become resistant.

To eliminate such negative effects, greater and more energy is needed.

The island's foreign publicity is aware of Lee Sing-yew's "Parasite" and knows that although the film has not yet started filming, it has already triggered huge discussions in the mainland and Hong Kong Island.

We also know that Li Shengyao’s goal is Cannes.

If "Parasite" wins the same award as "1937", and there are some metaphors about the black island country in the movie, it will be a huge challenge for the island's foreign propaganda.

In order to eliminate such hidden dangers, the island's foreign publicity found the Meiji Group, hoping that they would test Lee Shengyao's attitude.

In fact, the island’s foreign publicity is really awesome and its achievements are remarkable.

There are very few well-known directors in the Mainland and Hong Kong Island who can actually make movies that exceed their expectations.

The more famous one is probably "The Devils Are Coming" by Jiang Wen.

Other directors, whether they are fifth or sixth generation directors, actually have a very good relationship with the island country’s film and television industry.

Pork is also divided here in the island country. The East View Film Festival often awards awards to mainland films. In this regard, it is more generous than Hong Kong Island and the peninsula.

The Meiji Group agreed to the island's request for foreign publicity, and Nakata Antelope came over.

He was originally the general person in charge of the Meiji Group's China Region.

He naturally wants to go further, and whether he can complete this task now is crucial. "Director Li, please have a taste, we have prepared authentic Chinese food.

In our island country, Chinese food is a very important diet in our lives. I remember when I was very young, our elders would take us to eat Chinese food every festival.

I personally like beef noodles very much. In my mind, Chinese food is more important than Japanese food and has a more homely taste. "

Li Shengyao smiled secretly in his heart, but with a look of approval on his face, "Mr. Nakata, this is great. We have the same hobbies. I also like Chinese food the most."

Seeing this, Nakata Antelope breathed a sigh of relief again.

After all, Li Shengyao is young, but in his early thirties. It is relatively easy to please such a young man.

There are many young Chinese people in his department, and he can easily handle them.

Nakata Ling then began to tout China's wine, movies, TV series, poetry, history, and economic development. The people he brought did the same, saying as much good things about China as possible.

Li Shengyao made a proud and proud expression.

Overall, the atmosphere is very good.

After the meal, Nakata Ling immediately arranged for someone to clear the table, and then served a lot of fruits and good tea.

This guy obviously asked about Li Shengyao's habits.

If it is according to the customs of the island country and the peninsula, they will also eat and drink before discussing business. After eating and drinking, they will invite people to the custom shop. They prefer to discuss business in Shiqing shop.

Nakata Ling personally poured tea for Li Shengyao and his assistant, and then revealed his true purpose.

"Director Li, we want to sponsor "Parasite" and place ads in the movie."

Li Shengyao nodded, "No problem, in the food category, our movie has advertising for potato chips. As long as there is no conflict with potato chips, other food advertising is fine."

Nakata Antelope paused for a moment and said, "Director Li, we also want to see the script. Is that okay?"

Another person came to read the script, and Li Shengyao immediately thought of Li Zekai.

He frowned slightly and looked over pretending to be confused.

Nakata Ling immediately explained: "Director Li, our Meiji Group is the largest food company in the island country, and we have a very large influence in the island country.

The company hopes to expand the global market, but we cannot disappoint customers in island countries.

Therefore, the requirements for sponsored movies are relatively strict. We need to take care of the emotions of the people of the island country. Don't worry, we just read the script and will never interfere with your creation. "

Li Shengyao picked up the tea cup and clicked his tongue without saying anything else.

Upon seeing this, the assistant immediately said: "Mr. Nakata, our movie has not been officially shot yet. If the script is leaked, it will still be very troublesome."

Nakata Ling knew that it was not that Li Shengyao refused to read the script, but that he wanted more.

He thought about the conditions announced by the island, and then said: "Director Li, please rest assured that we will never leak the script of "Parasite", and we will watch it here, and you can arrange for someone to watch the whole process.

We are not a film and television company, and we have never had the idea of ​​competing with you in the film and television industry.

Moreover, our Meiji Group is an important sponsor of the East View Film Festival. If we cooperate closely, we can give more support to "Parasite".

In addition, to show our sincerity, we can let NHK purchase your TV series again and broadcast it on the most important TV station in the island country. "

Li Shengyao smiled when he heard this and said, "Your company is very polite."

Nakata Ling continued: "This time the sponsorship fee is 500 million yuan."

Li Shengyao frowned slightly when he heard Nakata Ling's words.

Upon seeing this, the assistant immediately said: "Mr. Nakata, there have been a lot of people looking for cooperation with our boss recently. Mr. Li from Hong Kong Island Telecom came over the day before yesterday. His sponsorship fee is 2000 million."

Hearing this, Nakata Ling couldn't help but glance at Li Shengyao.

After the millennium, the island country's movies have completely declined, and there are very few movies that have invested more than 5000 million people and lost money.

They place advertisements in the island country's movies, which cost up to 600 to [-] million yuan.

I never expected that Huaxia Film’s advertising placement charges would be so high.

He thought that he had stood in the sun and shouted in front of many people that he wanted to complete this mission, and he immediately continued: "Director Li, this is what we should do. The previous quotation was our mistake. Our Meiji Group is willing to 2000 million yuan to sponsor "Parasite" and insert advertisements into the movie, is it okay with you?"

Winning an award at the East View Film Festival next year.

NHK buys Lee Sing-yew's TV series.

2000 million advertising fees.

This is the condition of the Meiji Group.

Lee Sheng-yew was very satisfied. He did not have any intention of being a black island country in "Parasite". If people were willing to read the script, he would read it to them.

Anyway, he was about to shoot, and no one else had time to do anything bad.

But well...

Seeing this, the assistant immediately continued: "Mr. Nakata, Mr. Li from Island Telecom also undertook the transportation expenses for our crew."

Nakata Ling glanced at the assistant speechlessly, thought for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "Director Li, we can give you fifty seven-day travel vouchers for the island country, and we will cover all the round-trip air tickets."

Lee Sheng Yew naturally doesn't have time to travel to island countries, but he can reward the crew. "If You Are the One 2" was filmed in island countries, and island country travel is quite popular at this time.

Li Shengyao gave his assistant a look, telling him to shut up temporarily, and then said: "Yes, Mr. Nakata, happy to work with you."

Five hours later, Nakata Antelope and his group finished reading the script of "Parasite".

Nakata Ling's hanging heart finally calmed down. There is no Black Island Country in the movie.

In addition, judging from Li Shengyao's attitude towards them, he felt that Director Li was a little greedy for money and was not a difficult person to deal with.

Also... the script of "Parasite" is really well written.

Nakata Antelope was not a chaebol. He studied hard in the island country and was admitted to Tokyo University. Then he entered the Meiji Group. After going through the 81 disaster, he finally became a senior leader.

He has experienced poverty and understands how poor people feel in the presence of rich people.

His net worth has increased a lot now, and he also understands the thoughts of rich people.

Sometimes it is not necessarily good or evil, it does not necessarily mean that you want to do bad things, or you have some bad intentions.

It's just that the standpoint is different and the things you see are different.

The gap between the poor and the rich is now getting wider and wider, and they have completely become two species. This is the most tragic thing.

He was particularly shocked when he saw the male protagonist killing the rich man at the end. If he had been at the bottom, maybe he would have done the same.

"Director Li, this script is very good. You are the pride of Asia. I sincerely hope you win the grand prize at next year's Cannes Film Festival and let Europeans see the strength of our Asian films."

Li Shengyao smiled and nodded, "I'd like to lend you some good advice."

Nakata Antelope thought for a while and then said: "Director Li, regarding Meiji Group's advertising placement in "Parasite", we have signed a contract. Please pay more attention to the specific placement plan."

I originally thought it was an excellent movie, but after reading the script, Nakata Antelope felt that this movie might actually win an award.

If Meiji Group's advertising placement is effective, it may be beneficial to brand promotion.

He didn't have many ideas at first, but now he wanted to implant it better and get recognition from the leader.

"no problem."

Li Shengyao takes money to do things, and he has professional ethics.

I went to the set today. The film crew is ready. The actors are in good condition and can shoot immediately.

(End of this chapter)