The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 560 Yu Dong’s conditions

"'Parasite' has a global box office of US$[-] million. This movie is both commercial and artistic. Lee Sheng-yew has done what all directors dream of."

"'Parasite' broke the box office record of Chinese-language films in South Korea."

"'Parasite' broke the box office record for Chinese-language films in Hong Kong."

"'Parasite' became Wanwan's highest-grossing Chinese film in the first half of the year."

"Xinhua News Agency: "Parasite" is the most successful co-production after the millennium and is worthy of study and study by all co-productions."

"Wu Ersan became an instant hit, and the box office of "Painted Skin 2" is expected to exceed [-] million."

"From "Sword Laughter" to "Painted Skin 2", the new generation director Wu Ersan is worth looking forward to."

"Dapeng's latest short drama will be broadcast on Fenghua Video soon. "Diaosi Man" will make you laugh."

"Dapeng: I am Director Li's student, and my goal is to make movies."

""China Partner" is about to be released, and Chen Kexin is full of confidence."

"'囧' was released in early August. Xu Zheng: Director Li said it could exceed one billion. I woke up from my dream last night and was so happy."

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The most important news in the Chinese entertainment industry in June is naturally the release of "Parasite". Although the box office in the mainland is only above average, it is a hit in the peninsula, Hong Kong Island, and Wanwan, and it is also very popular in the European box office. Such results This is exciting for all filmmakers, especially some directors of artistic films, who want to combine business and art.

And in July, the hottest news in the mainland was the release of "Painted Skin 2", which grossed [-] million at the box office.

This achievement scares many people, especially those in the Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment circles.

In the past, many mainland movies performed well at the box office, but the directors of these movies were either Lao Mouzi, Xiaogangpao, or Lee Shengyao, and they all had the bonus of being a great director.

The two movies "Painted Skin 12", which are entirely composed of mainland actors, have achieved consecutive successes.

This made people in the Hong Kong and Taiwan film circles panic. During this period, a lot of negative news broke out about Zhao Yanzi and Zhou Xun. The most important thing was the legend that the two were at odds. It was said that the two were violent in the dressing room and wanted to lift a chair to fight. People.

Unfortunately, it didn't take long for the hype in the Hong Kong and Taiwan circles to be overshadowed by the news of Lao Mouzi and Zhang Weiping's breakup.

Zhang Weiping, a guy who relies on the strength of others and pretends to be powerful, finally officially went offline this year, lost Lao Mouzi, and almost faded out of the entertainment industry.

At the same time, "China Partner" was officially launched under the joint promotion of China Film and Fenghua. The film was a hit at the premiere. Judging from the box office trend, it has a box office of at least [-] million.

When Han Sanping saw the daily box office statistics, he almost smiled crookedly. He made several calls to Lee Sheng Yew to organize a celebration banquet.

However, Lee Sheng-yew now wants to hold a celebration party for "Parasite", and he asked Han Sanping to wait a little later and come back after breaking [-] million.

At 2012 pm on July 7, 16, on the 8th floor of the China World Hotel in Yanjing, the producers of "Parasite" held a celebration banquet. At the elevator door on the [-]th floor, more than [-] security guards maintained order. There were more and more paparazzi taking pictures with their cameras.

In the banquet hall, the main creators of "Parasite" such as Li Shengyao, Andy Lau, Leung Ka Hui, Ni Dahong, etc. came over.

Han Sanping, Yu Dong, Wang Changtian, Lao Mouzi, Feng Xiaogang, Xu Ke, Wang Zhonglei, Jiang Wen and other entertainment industry bigwigs also came over.

In addition, there are celebrities and artists in Beijing. There are more than 500 people present, which can be said to be more lively than the Shanghai Film Festival Awards Ceremony in June.

The center of the crowd is naturally Li Shengyao.

He was dressed more formally, with a custom-made white shirt and black suit, which perfectly highlighted his tall and strong figure.

Standing among a group of big guys, he looks particularly handsome in contrast.

Next to the big guys, there are actors such as Liu Dehua, Liang Jiahui, Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao and so on.

These actors are all people who are relatively close to Lee Sung-Yao, and some of them are relatively distant from each other.

Because Lee Sheng Yew kept talking to the big guys, many young actors and stars who wanted to say hello to Lee Sheng Yew didn't even have the chance to go over, and they didn't even have the qualifications to say a word.

At the outermost edge of the banquet hall, in addition to some young women who wanted to catch Kaizi, there were also people from other circles.

Such as singers, models, Internet celebrities, hosts.

Among them, two boys stood in the corner, lowering their heads to discuss. These two boys were Zhang Jie and his agent Liu Junjie.

Zhang Jie was a contestant of Kuaiman in 07. There were many talented players in Kuainan this year. Zhang Jie did not win the championship, but relying on his status as the son-in-law of Mango TV, he was able to attend Happy Camp almost every month, and his reputation gradually stood out.

Now he should be the most famous player among that group of fast men.

There is no doubt about Zhang Jie's strength, he is dozens of blocks ahead of Hua Tianshi.

However, some things have slightly hindered Zhang Jie's rise. The most important thing is that his temperament is too earthy.

Fans like idols for various reasons, one of which is the sense of superiority.

Fan circles also have a chain of contempt, and this is especially obvious in Hupu. Many fans who like James despise other fans because James has good grades.

Zhang Jie's temperament is too earthy, and he is nicknamed Runtu. This image greatly affects his ability to attract fans.

Regarding this point, Zhang Jie is actually still too young.

Hua Tianshi was just as earthy back then, and he even had a giant baby character, but he went to the peninsula for plastic surgery, where his cheekbones were shaved off, the corners of his eyes were opened, and his nose was padded. After returning to China, he was marketed as a pretty boy.

If Zhang Jie was more cruel to himself and shaved off his cheekbones, his temperament would immediately become much more fashionable.

The reason why he looks rustic is because his head is big and his neck is short. If he makes his head smaller, he will look foreign.

Zhang Jie didn't expect this. He chose the most difficult path. This path was not the path that Adu took. Instead, he tried his best to control himself and move closer to the fashion industry.

In the past two years, Zhang Jie has tried his best to wear famous brands, go to major fashion shows, attend the Grammy halftime show, and attend the MAMA awards ceremony.

He wants to let the common people see that he takes an international approach and is not local.

However, the effect was not good and it was still ridiculed by netizens.

This time, Zhang Jie and Liu Junjie came to the celebration party of "Parasite" together because they wanted to get in touch with Lee Sheung Yew and hoped that Lee Sheung Yew's future film-related songs could be handed over to him.

As we all know, Director Li is the number one commercial film director in Asia. He has also won the Palme d'Or in the past two years, which is very impressive.

Both Zhang Jie and Liu Junjie felt that if they could sing the theme song of Lee Sung-Yew's new movie, they would be able to get rid of their "rusticism".

At this time, the two people were holding wine glasses, but their expressions were not very good.

Li Shengyao and his group of big guys showed no intention of dispersing and kept sitting together chatting.

It makes it difficult for others to interrupt.
Zhang Jie had long noticed that not only him, but also many people wanted to chat with Li Shengyao, but they did not dare to go there and could only stand at a distance and stare closely.

Liu Junjie is the second head of Tianyu's management department. He actually has several artists under him, and the one who stands out the most is naturally Zhang Jie.

Liu Junjie's mind was rather distracted. He looked at Director Li not far away and whispered: "He must have gone to the bathroom after drinking so much. We will wait for him. He will go to the bathroom later. You can go find him." He said, I will help you block other people."

Hearing this, Zhang Jie pulled his face unnaturally, "No, I heard that Director Li doesn't drink. He either drinks orange juice, tea, or water."

"Why not? Even if he drinks water, he will still have to pee. Don't worry, it will definitely work."

"..."

Liu Junjie didn't hear the reply, so he looked over and saw that Zhang Jie still had worry in his eyes.

"what's wrong?"

"I don't have any advantages. I just introduced myself. Will Director Li really remember me?"

Zhang Jie is a little worried about gains and losses, and his character is actually somewhat contradictory.

He looked very narcissistic and posted a selfie on Weibo, saying that it was another day when he became more handsome.

But sometimes he is not very confident and appears to be very reserved.

In this respect, Hua Tianshi is much more confident. Hua Tianshi is very confident both on and off the stage. Even when he asks gods to come over, he is super confident.

Liu Junjie smiled, "How can there be such a good thing in the world? We just came here to recommend ourselves to Director Li and give him an impression, not that we can really sing the theme song of his new movie."

With his current status, it is estimated that Faye Wong and Liu Huan are competing to sing the theme song of his movie.

We just leave an impression, what if he really thinks of you, right?Anyway, it’s not a loss, we came up and drank a few glasses of wine. "

Liu Junjie has a nice name and a rather wretched appearance, but in terms of his conduct as a person, he is far superior to the naive Zhang Jie.

Zhang Jie became much calmer after hearing this.

About an hour later, Yu Dong, Feng Xiaogang, Lao Mouzi and others all went to the bathroom one after another. Just when Zhang Jie was looking around, Li Shengyao finally put down his wine glass and went to the bathroom.

Zhang Jie and Liu Junjie looked at each other and then chased after each other.

Zhang Jie quickly caught up with Li Shengyao and followed him into the bathroom, while Liu Junjie stayed outside to watch the door.

"Hello Director Li, my name is Zhang Jie and I am a singer."

Li Shengyao smiled when he heard this and nodded towards Zhang Jie, "I know you. You were born as a fast boy in 07 and you are good at singing."

When Zhang Jie heard this, he felt that the light above his head was much warmer, the falling light had pink bubbles, and even the incense in the bathroom smelled very good.

He thought of what Liu Junjie had said and hurriedly said: "Director Li, I like your movies very much. If you need a singer to sing, I can do it at any time." Li Shengyao nodded, "Okay, if there is a suitable opportunity for cooperation, I will find one." you."

After saying this, Li Shengyao left the bathroom.

Zhang Jie looked at Director Li's retreating back and breathed a sigh of relief. He finally said everything he wanted to say. The big stone hanging in his heart was gone. He felt much more relaxed and felt as light as a swallow.

"How's it going?"

Liu Junjie walked in.

"Director Li said yes. If there is a suitable opportunity, he will ask me to cooperate."

Even though he knew that this might be a scene, Liu Junjie was still very happy, "That's good, I'll say you can do it."

Zhang Jie nodded, "Director Li is quite calm, it's just me who worries too much."

……

Li Shengyao didn't know about Zhang Jie, and even if he knew, he wouldn't take it to heart.

He left the bathroom and returned to the circle of bosses. He met many people who greeted him along the way, and he always smiled and nodded.

When he returned, the big guys were still gathering together. It seemed that they were not going to break up tonight.

At this time, a group of directors and producers were trying to persuade and win over Lao Mouzi.

The directors asked Lao Mouzi to look away and stop thinking about Zhang Weiping.

The producers are somewhat interested in wooing him, hoping that Lao Mouzi can make a movie for them.

Li Shengyao has long known about the falling out between Lao Mouzi and Zhang Weiping. If he wants to bring Lao Mouzi into glory, then he should have the best advantage.

But he didn't do it. He had no intention of bringing Lao Mouzi into glory.

It's not that he thinks Fenghua doesn't need talents anymore, it's just that Lao Mouzi's later movies didn't make much profit, and Lee Sheng-yew didn't want to do a loss-making business.

In his previous life, after 2010, Lao Mouzi seemed to have lost money on all his other films except "River Red" and "Sturdy as a Rock".

As for the box office of the movie "Man Jiang Hong", we can talk about it.

Li Shengyao never liked doing business at a loss, so he never introduced Lao Mouzi's idea.

As for him writing the script and letting Lao Mouzi film it.

Such a thing may not necessarily succeed. As a celebrity, Lao Mouzi doesn't need any scripts. The movies he chooses are the movies he is interested in and wants to shoot.

Even if Li Shengyao writes a good story, Lao Mouzi may not have the will.

At this time, faced with the wooing of several top producers, Lao Mouzi showed hesitation.

Li Shengyao didn't say much, he just watched with a smile.

When Yu Dong saw Li Shengyao back, he immediately stood up and then said to Li Shengyao: "Director Li, let's chat alone."

"Okay, go to the window."

Li Shengyao took the lead and walked over. Standing in front of the window, he could see the night view of Yanjing.

This ancient city is now very modern and fashionable. At night, neon lights are everywhere, cars are flowing, and pedestrians on the street are fashionably dressed and look confident.

In the distance, it seems that you can hear the sound of cars on the street below.

Yu Dong followed, glanced at Feng Xiaogang and Tsui Hark not far away, and then whispered: "Director Li, do you have any plans for the new movie?"

"It's hard to say, I haven't thought of it yet."

Yu Dong nodded and agreed: "You must be very tired after making two movies in a row and winning awards. You really need to recuperate. Your health is the most important thing."

He paused and then said: "Director Li, can you cooperate with our Bona for the next movie?"

"How to say."

Yu Dong looked around, then lowered his voice and said: "You are a smart man, and I won't hide it from you. Bona needs good movies. We need movies that can excite the American stockholders, so that we can boost Bona's stock. Now In all of China, only you can do it."

Bona is listed on Nadex, but the stock price has always been very low. The valuation of Bona in the United States has always been around US$50 million, which means that the market value is [-] billion US dollars.

This market value is useless, it is too low, and Bona’s senior management cannot make money.

In Li Shengyao's previous life, Bona struggled many times, but investors in the beautiful country never looked at Bona. Later, Bona simply delisted from the beautiful country and was listed in Shenzhen.

Bona hired Jet Li for last year's "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate". It originally wanted to make money in the global market, but overseas film producers were not optimistic about it.

In the end, "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" only had a box office of more than 5 million in the mainland. I don't know if it can make back the money. Such results will definitely not drive the stock price.

Li Shengyao heard Yu Dong's words and nodded, but did not answer.

He is equal to the east opening condition.

To put it bluntly, no other mainland directors now have overseas appeal, only he can.

In his previous films, he only cooperated with China Film and Warner.

China Film Group is special in the mainland. It can play a role in distributing, reviewing and arranging films, and is qualified to become an ally.

As for Warner, it has global distribution capabilities.

Both of these are useful to Fenghua.

And Bona?

Li Shengyao didn't know where he needed Bo Na's help.

Yu Dong is a smart man and immediately went on to say: "If it comes from cooperation, the director's salary for your new movie will be US$2000 million."

The salaries of top Hollywood directors are already at the same level as those of superstars.

Lee Sheng-yew has not gone to Hollywood to develop his career. His previous films "1937" and "Parasite" were based on mainland standards, with a salary of 2000 million yuan.

Yu Dong is now asking for US$2000 million, which is considered very sincere.

You must know that except for super blockbusters, 2000% of mainland movies at this time will not cost more than [-] million US dollars.

"I know your request. You must have the copyright for the movie you make. Then I will give you 40.00% of the copyright, and we at Bona will get a little more."

Yu Dong continued: "You can say whatever you want about the funding. Fenghua doesn't have to pay a penny for the entire film's production. It's all paid for by Bo Na. How to make it, how to shoot it, how to edit it, what kind of actors to choose, it's all up to you." Have the final say.

Except for movie promotion, everything else is focused on you. "

Bona wants to use Li Shengyao to open up the beautiful Chinese market, and will focus on promoting "Bona Pictures" to increase the stock price.

Regarding these three points, Bo Na is very generous.

Lee Sung-yew did not need to pay a penny to obtain 40.00% of the copyright for the new movie, and the director's salary was US$2000 million. Whatever he wanted to make and how he wanted to make it was all decided by him.

The only thing lost is the copyright of the new movie. This movie is to promote Bo Na, so the copyright naturally belongs to Bo Na.

Hearing this, Li Shengyao thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Yu, I'll think about it."

He hadn't decided what movie to make, so he didn't say anything.

When Yu Dong heard this, he thought that Director Li's "Parasite" had a box office of more than 3 million U.S. dollars, which was higher than most Hollywood movies. Maybe Hollywood would spend a lot of money to invite Lee Sheng-yew.

He gritted his teeth and continued: "Director Li, we can still sign a contract. After your new movie is released, if it can really increase Bona's stock price, we will give you a 5.00% commission by how much our market value increases."

If, like Fenghua Video, the listing increases by [-] times, then Lee Sheng-yao can earn tens of millions of dollars.

Feng Xiaogang, who was standing nearby, sat down to drink. He faintly heard Yu Dong's words and almost raised his right hand.

"Let me come, let me come, let me come."

But thinking of Director Li's overseas appeal, Feng Xiaogang quickly calmed down.

Bo Na needs filmmakers who can cause a sensation in the beautiful country. In the entire Chinese film industry, only Lee Sheng Yew can do this, and no one else can.

Thinking of this, Xiaogangpao looked at Li Shengyao enviously.

His two films "If You Are the One" and "Tangshan Earthquake" both had high box office, but they can only make money in the mainland, and neither Hong Kong Island nor Wanwan recognize them.

His influence cannot extend beyond the mainland, which is his biggest limitation now.

His new movie "1942" also invited Hollywood celebrities, just to make a breakthrough.

Li Shengyao thought for a moment and then said: "Mr. Yu, I will think about it again and give you the answer in a few days."

Yu Dong nodded, "Director Li, please remember that money is not an issue. We at Bo Na can have as much money as we want. No matter what the scene or what the special effects are, we can satisfy you."

"Okay, I'll seriously consider it."

(End of this chapter)