The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 571 Public Opinion and Preparation

"Lee Sheng-yew is really crazy. The new movie actually uses Zhang Songwen and Lu Han. Who is Zhang Songwen and who is Lu Han? Are they actors?"

"Pan Yueming sued Dong Jie's agent Ren Jiaying."

"Lee Shengyao: I believe in Teacher Pan's character. He is not a gambler or a domestic violence man."

"Pan Yueming and Li Lianhua confirmed to join "La La Land"."

"What a bad choice. Lee Sheung-Yao actually chose Pan Yueming. Didn't he realize that other companies were afraid to use Pan Yueming?"

"Except for Maggie Cheung, Lee Sheng-yew's other choices are hard to explain. He can no longer listen to other people's persuasion. He has lost his respect for movies."

"Lee Sing-yew also said that he would use his new movie to compete for the Best Actor and Best Actress. Now it seems that we can only look forward to Maggie Cheung."

"Lee Sing-yew still wants to save face and bring in Maggie Cheung as a guarantee. Otherwise, none of his three new movies will have good results."

"Dong Jie Studio is not afraid of prosecution and sticks to its previous statement."

"One hundred thousand netizens signed a signature to boycott "La La Land". Unless Pan Yueming withdraws, Lee Sheng Yew will be boycotted forever."

……

The movie market in October [-] was very bad, but the entertainment industry was still very lively.

In particular, everyone's favorite golden boy Pan Yueming and Dong Jie broke up. A large amount of black material about Pan Yueming's gambling, domestic violence, and debts was spread on the Internet.

At this time, netizens had not experienced many reversals and were relatively innocent. They quickly accepted Dong Jie's rhetoric and hurled insults and criticisms at Pan Yueming.

When Pan Yueming sued Dong Jie's agent, Ren Jiaying, and Lee Shengyao invited Pan Yueming to star in "La La Land", more netizens were furious. They felt that their authority had been challenged, so with the help of well-intentioned people, some netizens even signed a petition to boycott "La La Land". "La La Land".

On the first floor of a high-end community in Yanjing XC District, Dong Jie was standing on the balcony making a phone call.

She was born as a girl and practiced dancing since she was a child. Even though she is older and has given birth to a baby, she still has a good figure.

At this time, the wind was blowing outside, but she still whispered and looked back from time to time.

In the living room inside the house, there stood a girl with long hair. From the back, she looked about seven or eight, no worse than Dong Jie.

But when I turned to the front of her and saw that big donkey face, it was really off-putting. I only rated it four points.

This person is Dong Jie's agent and assistant - Ren Jiaying.

She is only 22 years old this year, but she looks 42 years old, as if she is a generation older than Dong Jie.

Despite the rumors outside and being sued by Pan Yueming, Ren Jiaying was still in a good mood. She was changing channels with the remote control and a glass of red wine in front of her.

Dong Jie finished the phone call and walked in from the outside. She closed the glass door to block out the cold wind. There was worry in her eyes, "Jiaying, what should I do? Li Shengyao is standing with Pan Yueming, will we be passive?" "

Seeing Dong Jie's worried look, Ren Jiaying smiled secretly in her heart and curled her lips, "Don't worry, sister, we are not wrong, do we still need to be afraid of him?"

"Don't you need it?"

Dong Jie filmed "Please Forgive Me" and "Ten Years of Love" with Wang Dazhi in succession, and he was intoxicated by Wang Dazhi's beauty.

For this reason, the original assistant was fired. This assistant was Pan Yueming's cousin.

From then on, the only person beside her was Ren Jiaying, who had no bottom line and helped Dong Jie cheat on her in marriage, becoming Dong Jie's most trusted person.

No matter what happens now, Dong Jie will tell Ren Jiaying.

Seeing Dong Jie's eyes full of worry, Ren Jiaying took Dong Jie's hand and sat down. Then she lowered her head, rolled her eyes a few times, found several reasons, and then raised her head, "Sister, don't be afraid, the current situation. The advantage is on our side.”

Dong Jie listened blankly and did not answer.

Ren Jiaying continued: "You can use your mobile phone to log in to Weibo or Tianya Maopu. You can see that the current public opinion is overwhelmingly in favor of us. Netizens believe that he is a domestic violence man, in debt, gambling, and incompetent. We are justice." One side.”

"But Li Shengyao supports him now."

"Lee Sing-yew is indeed awesome, but he is not God. He doesn't mean that the wind will be windy and the rain will be rain. Now many netizens have signed to boycott "La La Land". He dares to support Pan Yueming. His new movie is even more deadly. quick."

When Ren Jiaying said this, she felt an unprecedented sense of relief in her heart.

She believed that she had great looks and figure. She originally wanted to enter the entertainment industry, but no one liked her at all. She didn't even have a movie or TV show, so she had to settle for the next best thing and become an agent.

Li Shengyao was aloof, someone she could never compare to.

But this time, netizens sided with Dong Jie. Li Shengyao had a high status and strong personality, but he was still boycotted by many people.

She planned this good show, and every time she thought that she could embarrass Li Shengyao, she was very excited and excited, and she almost became immortal on the spot.

"is it?"

Dong Jie said: That's just the way she is, she doesn't have any opinions.

Ren Jiaying nodded, and then expressed an inference of her own, "Sister, we only invited hundreds of navy troops, but now there are many blackmailers, not only our people, but also other people.

Li Shengyao used to be so high-profile and famous, and he offended many people.

Now many people are following the trend, just watch, this is the beginning, and soon more people will boycott him.

If he was smart, he would quickly announce Pan Yueming's replacement. If he persisted, his new movie would be completely ruined. "

Hearing this, Dong Jie breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Okay, keep an eye on me. I had insomnia last night, so I'm going to catch up on my sleep first."

She then went to her room to sleep.

Ren Jiaying waited for Dong Jie to close the door and immediately sat down. Then she lay back, leaned on the sofa, and squinted her eyes to change the channel.

I tuned into the music channel, then shook my legs and hummed a song.

When her cell phone rang, she picked it up and saw that it was the real estate agent she had contacted last month.

"Hello, I'm Ren Jiaying, is it done?
Don't worry, I have money, a down payment of 100 million, absolutely no problem, I will go there tomorrow.

Yes, I am the head of the household, and my name is written on the property certificate. "

Putting down her phone, Ren Jiaying couldn't hide her joy. Then she got up and went to the wine cabinet to get a bottle of wine. She drank the red wine on the coffee table and poured another glass.

She picked up the wine glass and saw Dong Jie's bag on the sofa from the corner of her eye.

She rolled her little eyes, then walked over, opened Dong Jie's bag, found the Chanel lipstick she had longed for, and put it in her pocket.

"I'll help you deal with Pan Yueming. It's okay to get a lipstick."

She put the bag back, then held the wine glass, humming a song, shaking her head and twisting her body, her face full of pride.

……

The weather in Yanjing is getting colder and colder. By the end of October, most pedestrians on the street will wear coats.

Outdoor activities have been reduced a lot, and indoor entertainment activities have become the mainstream.

On this night, a group of special people came to the top KTV box of Shangri-La Hotel. They all wore masks when entering and leaving, and several waiters thought they were celebrities.

In the box, international superstar Cheng Long is sitting on the sofa. On his left are Yao Xingtong and Bai Luna, and on his right are Zhang Lanxin.

Relying on the "Rescue" series of movies provided by Lee Sung-yew, Cheng Long is still active in Hollywood. A Hollywood blockbuster is released every year. The box office is not high, with more than 1 million in North America and about [-] million US dollars worldwide.

But even so, he is still the top actor on the planet, and his salary is still 2000 million US dollars.

In addition to the "Rescue" series of movies, Cheng Long will also follow big leaders on interviews and produce his own movies in China.

The domestic box office has soared, and Cheng Long is naturally greedy.

This time "Twelve Zodiac Signs" is a work he has been planning for a long time. It is said that it has traveled to several countries, and some European collectors, looking at Cheng Long's face, returned the family's animal heads to China.

In short, Cheng Long was very high-spirited and very unhappy at this time.

Yao Xingtong, Bai Luna, and Zhang Lanxin are all mainland actresses, and they look pretty good. Zhang Lanxin is tall and has practiced taekwondo. She has long, slender legs that are very slim.

The three of them are all actors in "Twelve Zodiac Signs". Zhang Lanxin hopes to become a hit girl and is favored by Cheng Long.

At this time, all three people took off their coats and wore sweaters and tight pants, which made them look slim.

On the coffee table in front of the four people, there were three fruit plates and several wine glasses.

In front of them, Li Shengyao, with his back to the four people, was singing "Black Sweater" intoxicatedly.

Director Li rarely goes to KTV. If he does, he must sing Jay Chou's songs, "Trajectory", "Back to the Past", "Black Humor", "Stranded"...

Cheng Long held the wine glass and smiled.

"Twelve Zodiac Signs" will be released during the Lunar New Year this year, and Cheng Long is starting to plan the film's promotion now.

Li Shengyao happened to be in Yanjing, so he invited Li Shengyao to come over to sing and chat.

He had naturally heard about Lee Sheng Yew's recent news. He did not want to persuade Lee Sheng Yew. He felt that there was no need to persuade him. If he felt unhappy, he could just vent it out.

He was like this when he was young. He felt uncomfortable, so he would go to a bar to find some pretty girls and have fun for a while.

Three girls, Zhang Lanxin, Yao Xingtong, and Bai Luna, were holding wine glasses and looking at Li Shengyao. They all felt a little embarrassed. They still thought they could sing, but when they came to the box, they listened to Li Shengyao singing alone.

If a stranger came over, he might think that Lee Sheng Yew had just fallen out of love.

"Director Li may not be in a good mood lately. It will definitely be beneficial if you talk to him more later and build a good relationship with him."

Cheng Long noticed that the three girls were a little absent-minded and smiled to remind them.

"Brother, Director Li isn't even here."

Zhang Lanxin immediately followed.

At this moment, Li Shengyao put down the phone, walked over to drink a glass of water, and then sat down.

"Director Li, you sing so beautifully."

Before Li Shengyao could speak, Zhang Lanxin took the initiative to speak.

"It's okay, I just have a white voice and I haven't practiced it."

"Really? You can sing so well. I thought you had studied vocal music before."

Anyone who is not a fool will know that Zhang Lanxin is just bragging with his eyes open, but there is no malicious intention, so there is no need to be angry with others.

Li Shengyao then picked up an orange and chatted with Zhang Lanxin while eating the orange.

Yao Xingtong and Bai Luna had been observing secretly, and seeing that Li Shengyao was easy to talk to, they joined in to chat.

Cheng Long was sitting next to him and didn't pay attention at first. Later, he found that Li Shengyao didn't seem to be affected by the recent public opinion. Even when he was chatting with Zhang Lanxin and several starlets, it was normal and natural, without any impatience.

"ah!"

The door to the private room opened, and several middle-aged men came over with red faces and smelling of alcohol, holding wine glasses.

"Big brother, Director Li, I didn't expect you to come to sing. We brothers respect big brother, Director Li. You two are the pride of China. We did it."

These people drank a lot of wine and talked loudly. Before Li Shengyao and Cheng Long could hear clearly, they raised their glasses and drank it all.

Cheng Long shook his head gently and whispered to Li Shengyao: "A friend I knew before, don't be angry."

Li Shengyao nodded, "It's okay."

These people then took out their mobile phones and asked people to take pictures of them, and Li Shengyao cooperated to compare.

"Brother, Director Li, have a drink, our brothers will pay the bill."

Several people then left, and Cheng Long hurriedly followed them out, asking the bodyguard at the door not to let outsiders in.

After a while, Cheng Long came back. When he saw Li Shengyao chatting with Zhang Lanxin and others, he couldn't help but look at them suspiciously.Li Shengyao was too normal tonight, without any negative emotions of frustration, irritability, or dissatisfaction.

There are people on the Internet boycotting "La La Land". Does Lee Sheng Yew really not care?

Cheng Long was puzzled, but he was not reckless, so he didn't ask.

"Director Li, let's play truth or dare, shall we?"

Yao Xingtong placed a wine bottle on the coffee table and suggested playing a game.

"Okay, but I don't drink alcohol, I drink orange juice."

"no problem."

So Li Shengyao, Cheng Long, Yao Xingtong, Zhang Lanxin, and Bai Luna played truth or dare.

The bottle was rotated several times, and finally it was transferred to Li Shengyao.

Yao Xingtong put his right index finger to his mouth, pretending to be cute and thought for a while, then asked: "Director Li, so many people are hating you now, aren't you worried?"

"do not worry."

"why?"

"No problem, I can solve it easily."

The photos of Dong Jie and Wang Dazhi's private meeting had been secretly taken by Zhuo Wei, and Li Shengyao could release them at any time to change public opinion.

He has not been released yet, but is just waiting for the court's verdict.

In Li Shengyao's previous life, it was Pan Yueming who won the lawsuit. Then a few months later, Zhuo Wei released the photos, public opinion reversed, and Dong Jie was directly scolded and retired from the industry. He only made a comeback a few years later.

Lee Sheng Yew can now release the photos, but the effect is not that great. He plans to wait a few more months.

The three girls, Yao Xingtong, Zhang Lanxin, and Bai Luna, were not very familiar with Li Shengyao and thought that Director Li had a tough mouth and was unwilling to admit his bad state at this time.

Cheng Long knew Li Shengyao well and knew that Li Shengyao would not target without aim, so he couldn't help but be curious.

The truth or dare game was still going on, and the girls all drank a lot, and Zhang Lan’s heart soon hung on Li Shengyao’s shoulders.

Her face is not outstanding, but her figure is really good.

She has been exercising all year round and her legs are slender and strong. With these legs sandwiched between them, she will probably feel great.

Cheng Long sat next to him, with envy flashing in his eyes.

However, Li Shengyao was very calm and did not respond redundantly.

Half an hour later, the party ended. Several assistants came to pick them up. The three girls left first. Cheng Long asked in a low voice: "Director Li, don't you still despise Zhang Lanxin?"

"Well, I don't like it."

Cheng Long rolled his eyes, and then asked: "You just said that dealing with online public opinion is easy, is it true or false?"

"of course it's true."

"I wanted to let you relax, but it seems that you really don't take the dirty information on the Internet to heart. Do you have any trump cards?"

Li Shengyao nodded and continued: "I have photos of the woman cheating on her during marriage. If they are released, Pan Yueming can change the reputation."

"Then why don't you let it out?"

"It's not the right time yet. It will explode in a few months, and the effect will be better by then."

Cheng Long was stunned for a moment, then gave a thumbs up, "Awesome, Director Li, you have a plan and a long-term view, and you are a person who can do big things."

……

Lee Sheung Yew did not take the recent public opinion to heart. In his opinion, the boycott by these netizens can be regarded as a kind of movie promotion. After all, black and red are also red.

Under his control, the entire Fenghua Film and Television Company kept a low profile on this matter.

There was a lot of commotion outside, but the company was very calm, and the people in the company believed that he could solve it.

He was not bothered by public opinion and spent most of his time preparing for the upcoming movie.

Mainly to solve the problem of soundtrack, he contacted Chen Xiaoxia and gave her the responsibility for the soundtrack of "Dalian by the Sea".

I contacted Chen Guangrong and gave him the responsibility for the soundtrack of "Three Billboards".

In addition, I personally went to Beautiful Country and met Mandy Moore, the two-time Grammy Best Choreographer, and invited Mandy Moore's team to choreograph "La La Land" for a price of US$200 million. .

In his previous life, the dancing star of "La La Land" was Mandy Moore.

There is no doubt about the strength of this big guy.

After signing the contract, Mandy Moore will bring the team to China in November, and then take over the dance rehearsal work of Pan Yueming, Li Bingbing, and the extras of "La La Land".

Lee Sheng-yew once considered whether to directly ask Justin Hurwitz, the composer of "La La Land" in his previous life, to be responsible for the film's soundtrack.

However, there is still a big difference in the feeling between English songs and Chinese songs.

Since he is directing it and the story takes place in China, it is natural that he will sing Chinese songs.

Thinking of this, Li Shengyao gave up the idea of ​​inviting Justin Hurwitz.

He plans to find relevant talents in the Chinese music circle.

In fact, the male protagonist in "La La Land" plays the piano and likes traditional jazz. For this aspect, Lee Sheng-yew considered whether to use ancient Chinese instruments instead.

However, after much thought, he still felt that it was not suitable.

In today's era, one thing we have to admit is that Western culture is popular around the world.

Even in the Mainland, playing the piano is a serious matter.

In the minds of ordinary people, playing the piano is definitely more romantic than playing the erhu.

Jazz is definitely more fashionable than Peking Opera.

This is not something that one movie can change.

The East must completely overwhelm the West before our culture can truly become popular.

Li Shengyao did not revise it. The general story of "La La Land" he wrote is similar to the American version.

In order to make the leading actor look competent, Lee Sheng-Yao also found two of the best jazz tycoons in China - Luo Ning and Ren Yuqing. He hoped that the two tycoons would help him compose some piano music and then practice it for Pan Yueming.

Luo Ning and Ren Yuqing were very happy that Li Shengyao was willing to promote jazz in the mainland and readily agreed.

In this way, Lee Sheng-yew only needs to confirm the composer of "La La Land".

It’s ten o’clock in the morning on October 30th, and the weather in Hong Kong Island is good.

A warm sun floats above the white clouds.

The cool breeze dances among the tall buildings.

There are many tourists on the street, including white people, black people, South Americans, and all kinds of languages.

In a coffee shop, Li Shengyao was sitting on one side, and opposite him sat an elderly couple in their 60s.

The man had a bald head and looked quite elegant, with a gentle smile on his face.

He has humble eyes and is a very gentleman.

The woman has long hair shawl, wears a pair of black-rimmed glasses, and has a very calm gaze.

Men and women exchange glances from time to time, which is very loving.

These two people are Lu Guanting and Tang Shuchen who support half of Hong Kong Island's music circle.

Lu Guanting grew up in the beautiful country and studied music since he was a child. He is very familiar with Chinese and Western music and various styles of music, and his creations are at his fingertips.

He acted in movies in his early years, but had little success. Later, he entered the music circle and became a blockbuster. He quickly became the top composer in Hong Kong Island.

For mainland audiences, the most familiar soundtrack should be the music played by Gao Jin in "God of Gamblers".

The most familiar song about Lu Guanting should be "What I Want in Life" from "Westward Journey".

He had dyslexia since he was a child. After he met his wife Tang Shuchen, he usually composed the music and Tang Shuchen wrote the lyrics.

In 1998, Lu Guanting became chemically sensitive due to too much computer radiation. Since then, he has gradually been in a state of semi-retirement.

When he has inspiration, he writes songs.

However, there is a lot less film scoring work.

"La La Land" needs to match the plot of the male protagonist who likes traditional jazz. The music style is relatively retro. The soundtrack engineer needs to create works of this style, and there are not many such talents.

Li Shengyao thought about it and finally chose Lu Guanting, but he was not very sure whether he could hire someone to come out.

At this time, Lu Guanting and Tang Shuchen exchanged glances from time to time. Li Shengyao was hacked in the mainland, and the same was true in Hong Kong Island.

The media in Hong Kong also thought that Lee Sheng-Yu was too good for his own good, and even used unknown actors like Pan Yueming and Zhang Songwen. In their opinion, Lee Sheng-Yao should use famous actors from Hong Kong.

Only then will the new movie be as successful as "Parasite."

However, Lee Sheng-yew used Zhang Songwen and Pan Yueming, a young actor, but it was Director Li who got carried away and felt that he could do whatever he wanted in film production.

Lu Guanting naturally knew Lee Sheng Yew's status and strength in the Mainland. He didn't want to go out. The big directors were demanding and he felt tired. But he also didn't want to offend Lee Sheng Yew, so his brain cells were spinning, thinking about how to decline politely.

Li Shengyao spoke his mind directly without any politeness.

Lu Guanting and Tang Shuchen looked at each other, and then Tang Shuchen said: "Director Li, we like your movies very much, but we are older now. In recent years, we mainly write songs for ourselves. When inspiration comes, we write, and when there is no inspiration, we take a rest. , writing songs for movie soundtracks, I’m afraid we don’t have the ability now.”

Li Shengyao was well prepared and took out two scripts of "La La Land" and said, "Teacher Lu, Teacher Tang, can you take a look at the script of "La La Land" and then decide whether you can write songs and score it?"

Lu Guanting and Tang Shuchen were stunned for a moment, then nodded and took over the script.

These two are a husband and wife team, so naturally they mainly write love songs.

Although the story of "La La Land" is cliché, the arrangement is very exquisite and complete. The male and female protagonists meet and fall in love, and then separate for their dreams.

In fact, they all made huge sacrifices and worked hard for this relationship, but forced by reality, they had no choice but to leave in the end.

The story contains dreams and pursuits, love and sacrifice, sweetness and sadness.

At least in Li Shengyao's opinion, after the new century, there will be no better love story in the Chinese film and television industry than "La La Land".

He felt that Lu Guanting and Tang Shuchen would be moved.

The old man read slowly. By lunch time, Lu Guanting and Tang Shuchen had not finished reading the script. It was only in the afternoon that the two of them finished reading.

The two people looked at each other and saw the joy in each other's eyes.

Li Shengyao breathed a sigh of relief. He believed that there was a good story and these musicians couldn't help it. He paused for a moment and then said slowly: "Teacher Lu, Teacher Tang, if you are willing to wrap up the creation of "La La Land", I can Pay a reward of 300 million."

The salary of music composers in Hong Kong is not high, and the salary of song writing is also low, hundreds of thousands per song.

In Lee Sheng-yew's previous life, Lu Guanting later went to the mainland to perform variety shows in order to make money. He believed that musicians also need to eat.

An interesting enough story and enough money to be made, is there any reason to refuse?

(End of this chapter)