The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 595 Post-production completed
  The release of "Tiny Times 1" kicked off the 2013 summer season. Relying on the appeal of Guo Xiaosi and Da Mi Mi, as well as fans of the original novel, the film quickly broke several screening records.

The highest box office on the first day, the highest box office in a single theater on the first day, the fastest movie to break [-] million, the highest box office in Shanghai on the first day, etc.

Then the movie was released, and the producers bought a lot of hot searches, attracting many young viewers to the theater. In the end, "Tiny Times 1" received more than [-] million in box office.

There are no big scenes in this movie, no special effects, and there are no big names. Except for Da Mimi, it’s hard to say whether anyone else’s salary is two million.

With a box office of more than [-] million, the producers must have made money.

This made Guo Xiaosi, Chai Zhiping and others excited and held celebration banquets one after another.

However, after watching the movie, fans were disappointed. Many people yelled and cursed, thinking that the movie was just a long MV without any interest or emotion.

Although several women were crying and laughing there, the audience felt that they were just playing house.

Many people think this is Guo Xiaosi’s imagination of women’s friendship and life.

The movie's rating on Douban is [-].

The situation like "Tiny Times 1" is not an isolated case. In the following summer, many movies with high box office and poor reputation will be released, especially variety shows sold by Fenghua, which are very eye-catching.

"The Voice of China", "Extreme Challenge", "Where Are We Going, Dad", "Happy Comedian" and other variety movies were released one after another.

They all want to harvest students' money.

These variety show movies have no storyline, and they actually film a variety show in the movie, which can be said to be extremely bad.

All the Douban ratings are below five. None of the films are worthy of study, and all of them are terrible and featureless.

Throughout the summer, the only two movies with relatively good reputations were probably Lu Yang's "Xiu Chun Knife 1" and Xu Zheng's "Hong Kong".

Unlike Lee Sheng Yew in his previous life, with Lee Sheng Yew suppressing him, Xu Zheng did not need to protect Belle. Xu Zheng and Bao Qiang collaborated in "囧 in Hong Kong" and received a box office of [-] billion.

As a martial arts movie, "Xiuchundao 1" shows the story of Jin Yiwei Xiaoqi Shen Lian. It is one of the few costume action movies that can be watched after the millennium, and it has received more than [-] million box office.

Since the copyrights of those variety show movies come from Fenghua, these variety show movies have a bad reputation, and there are a lot of black Fenghua news on the Internet.

At the same time, "Butterfly Lovers" and "囧" are also invested by Fenghua. Many people think that Fenghua has a poisonous vision. Lee Sheng-yew's record of never losing money on investments still continues.

Generally speaking, there is praise and disparagement.

Li Shengyao didn't know much about the outside world. During this time, he was busy with the post-production of "Three Billboards."

Fortunately, he was lucky. After editing quickly, he handed it over to Chen Guangrong for the soundtrack. Chen Guangrong had been preparing for this for a long time and completed the soundtrack work only twenty days after taking over.

Under such circumstances, Li Shengyao took over faster and completed the final fine cutting at an earlier time.

Originally, Lee Sheng-yew estimated that it would take two months, but it was completed in one and a half months.

Lee Sheng Yew then organized several assistant directors to watch the finished film. After watching the film, everyone was very satisfied and felt that there was no need to modify it.

"Master, Zhang Manyu and Simon Yam's performances are very good. They will definitely win awards."

Dapeng expressed his thoughts immediately.

Li Shengyao was very satisfied with the effect of the film. He smiled and nodded, "It's too early to talk about winning an award now. Let's wait until we go to the Venice Film Festival."

……

At 2013 o'clock in the morning on August 8, 17, the weather in Yanjing was very good, the sun was shining, white clouds were floating, and the summer wind was blowing gently.

In the conference room of Fenghua Film and Television Company headquarters, Li Shengyao met Yu Dong, Xu Zheng, and Bao Qiang.

Yu Dong is still the same. He is wearing an ordinary short-sleeved shirt and a pair of jeans. He is always smiling and looks very easy-going.

Xu Zheng still has a bald head. He has gained a lot of weight compared to the last time we met. Now his face is bulging and full of fat, and his neck is also thicker.

"囧" previously created a Chinese-language film box office champion.

"Embarrassed in Hong Kong" has set a new box office record for Chinese-language movies this time.

These two movies helped Xu Zheng quickly establish himself in the film industry. Xu Zheng is now a big-shot actor.

He is an ambitious person. He wants to start his own company, invest in his own movies, and become a capitalist in Vanity Fair.

However, although his status in the entertainment industry has improved a lot, he still has no reputation in front of Li Shengyao.

This time he and Yu Dong came to see Li Shengyao to buy the copyright of the "囧 series".

Xu Zheng plans to collaborate with Bo Na in his next movie.

Why not cooperate with Fenghua? Naturally, Bona will give you a larger share, and no one will have trouble with money.

Xu Zheng believed that Li Shengyao could understand his choice, but despite this, he was still very worried. At this time, he sat down and looked around, his heart still hanging.

He was afraid that Li Shengyao would say that he was a traitor.

Bao Qiang and Xu Zheng were in similar situations. Bao Qiang had an idea. He wanted to make a series of embarrassing movies about traveling in Asan.

He does not plan to rely on Fenghua for investment. He has already discussed with Yu Dong that Bo Na will invest in his first film.

However, if you want to use the name "Yin囧", you still have to buy the copyright from Fenghua.

Unlike Xu Zheng, Bao Qiang is very relaxed, with a naive smile, very magnanimous and natural.

Yu Dong consciously poached Li Shengyao's two "talents" and came over on his own initiative, hoping that Li Shengyao would not embarrass Xu Zheng and Bao Qiang.

Li Shengyao sat on the other side, facing the three people from Yu Dong. The two sides seemed to be negotiating.

Yu Dong picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea, and then talked about these two things. He finally said: "Director Li, you asked Xu Zheng and Bao Qiang to film for us. Bo Na is [-] million per person, so he is ours." Sincerity.

In addition, the exclusive online copyrights of these two movies will definitely be sold to Fenghua.

If you want to invest, you can put it forward and we will discuss it.

Finally, I hope that this incident will not destroy our friendship. Business cannot be done without righteousness. I hope that we can develop together. "

Xu Zheng immediately continued: "Director, I will always remember your kindness to us.

As long as you need us, no matter what problem you encounter, no matter what time it is, we will come back quickly and make a movie for you. This sentence is valid for us for a lifetime. "

Bao Qiang then said: "Director, Xu Zheng is right, I mean the same thing."

After finishing speaking, the three of them looked at Li Shengyao with a bit of nervousness in their eyes.

However, Yu Dong looked more natural, while the other two looked more nervous.

Li Shengyao noticed the expressions of the three people and smiled slightly, "Neither Xu Zheng nor Bao Qiang are Fenghua artists. You and I have a cooperative relationship. If we all want to make money together, then let's cooperate. If anyone has a better path, then naturally we will choose another path.”

"It's too overbearing to talk about money. There's no need to say that. Whether it's Xu Zheng or Bao Qiang, you are free to go wherever you want. I sincerely wish you more and more success and the ability to make more exciting movies."

"As for other conditions, they are also unnecessary. There is no need to tell me these conditions. I am not an overlord who only dominates. We are in an equal relationship."

Li Shengyao was not angry at Xu Zhengbaoqiang's choice.

These two were not his entertainers. Moreover, after "囧囧", Xu Zheng only had one film, "I'm Not the God of Medicine", that did well at the box office, and other movies did not do well at the box office.

Now Wen Muye is following Lee Sheng-yew, and he will let Wen Muye film "I'm Not the God of Medicine" at the latest next year.

Xu Zheng is useless.

As for Bao Qiang, his first film won the Golden Broom Award. Lee Sheng Yew was too lazy to invest in such a film.

When Yu Dong heard this, he looked at Li Shengyao in surprise. He was also happy that he could save [-] million.

Then I thought that Li Shengyao was worth tens of billions of dollars, far more than him.

I couldn't help but feel a little sad. They didn't want the [-] million because they were rich, but he didn't have the courage. His total assets now totaled less than [-] million US dollars.

Of course, he still had to talk about the scene. He gave a thumbs up and said, "Director Li, you are so generous. I said we don't need to worry. You are a person who does big things and have a broad mind. You won't care about us at all."

When Xu Zheng heard Li Shengyao's words, he was moved and said some nice words.

Baoqiang continued at this time: "Director, I want to shoot my first movie, can you help me refer to it?"

"Long story short, I've been very busy these past few days and haven't had time to read the script."

Li Shengyao responded that of course he would not really give advice to Bao Qiang.

Baoqiang nodded, "I also want to make a road movie. The movie tells the story of the male protagonist in Asan. My male protagonist will encounter a series of strange customs in Asan. The process is very funny, and in the end, humanity is sublimated."

Li Shengyao smiled and said, "It's a good idea. As long as the plot is interesting, it might be a big hit."

Bao Qiang was so excited when he heard this that he almost jumped up, "Director, you didn't lie to me, did you?"

"Of course I'm not lying to you. If you polish the script well, the subsequent filming will be much easier."

"Yeah, director, I listen to you."

Xu Zheng sat next to him, looking at Bao Qiang quietly, smiling in his heart.

"囧 in Thailand" and "囧 in Hong Kong" were huge successes. Xu Zheng felt that he had extremely high talent in film creation.

It's not that his creative ability exceeds that of Lee Sing-Yew, but he feels that he understands his unique performance style better than Lee Sing-Yew.

The bridge section he designed is more in line with his style.

He felt that there was no need to ask Li Shengyao, after all, the plot he designed was more funny and more in line with his interests.

Yu Dong sat next to Xu Zheng. Seeing that Xu Zheng had no reaction, he couldn't help but cough a few times.

Everyone knows that Lee Sheng-yew is a master of commercial films, and he has never lost money on any film he invested in.

This time Xu Zheng and Bao Qiang are no longer with Lee Sheng Yew, but Tudong still hopes that Lee Sheng Yew can give them some suggestions for their movies.

Baoqiang just asked.

But Xu Zheng didn't ask, what was this guy thinking? Why didn't he ask?
  Xu Zheng noticed Yu Dong coughing, smiled, and gave Yu Dong a reassuring look.

Yu Dong was speechless, but he didn't take the initiative to speak. He was still willing to believe Xu Zheng.

He thought for a while and decided to change the topic, otherwise sooner or later the conversation would be about Xu Zheng's new movie.

"Director Li, I heard that you are going to attend the Venice Film Festival in early September?"

Li Shengyao nodded, "Yes, we will go to Venice then."

"Director Li, are you confident?"

"There must be."

When Yu Dong heard this, he was filled with envy. Bo Na did not have such talent.

Although the Venice Film Festival has not yet started and no one knows whether Lee Sing Yew will win the award, he has an inexplicable trust in Lee Sing Yew.

He couldn't help but continued, "Director Li, what I said before is still valid. As long as you are willing to cooperate with us at Bona, the salary of [-] million U.S. dollars, box office share, and copyright share are all negotiable."

Bao Qiang and Xu Zheng couldn't help but be envious when they heard Bo Na's conditions for Li Shengyao.

Xu Zheng thought that when he made another high-box office movie, he would become a capitalist and get more shares.

But Bao Qiang thought that like Li Shengyao, Virgo could become famous in one fell swoop, become an international director, and then go to Hollywood to make movies.

Baoqiang comes from a rural area. He actually has an obsession in his heart, hoping that he can be more successful, more famous and more international.

Hearing this, Li Shengyao chuckled and nodded, "We can cooperate if we have the opportunity."

Yu Dong knew that what Li Shengyao said was just polite words. He had a smile on his face and felt a sense of loss in his heart.

Xu Zheng listened to Li Shengyao's words, thought for a while, and decided to ask Li Shengyao what he thought of his new movie, "Director, my new movie is also in the "囧" series. I plan to make a road movie to Da Mao. Do you think it is interesting? ?"

Isn't this "囧Mom"?

Several of Xu Zheng's "囧Tu" movies were all about the plight of middle-aged men. They were fine at first, and the audience found them novel, but by "囧Mom" it was obvious that they couldn't sell tickets.

But what do these things have to do with Li Shengyao?

Just like Baoqiang's bad movie.

It's not a movie he wants to invest in.

Li Shengyao continued: "Da Mao has a lot to write about, and the audience also knows Da Mao's related jokes. As long as your script is good, I think you can continue the brilliant achievements of "囧 in Thailand" and "囧 in Hong Kong"."

Xu Zheng nodded happily when he heard this.

He feels that the subject matter he chose is right. It seems that there is no difference between him and Lee Sheng Yew in terms of subject matter selection.

Thinking of this, Xu Zheng became more confident.

But then he thought about Lee Sheng Yew's upcoming participation in the Venice Film Festival, and his momentum suddenly weakened.

For someone like him who changed his career to become a director halfway, he can only make commercial films or literary films, but he really doesn't have that ability.

He put away the thought of comparing himself with Lee Sing-yew, and then asked: "Director, are you going to Venice this time to win the Best Actress Award for Maggie Cheung?"

It is public news that Lee Sheng-yew has produced three movies and is competing for Best Actor and Best Actress.

"Dalian by the Sea" has been produced for a long time. It will not participate in the Venice Film Festival, but will be reserved for next year's Berlin Film Festival.

The reason is to arrange for "Three Billboards" to participate in the Venice Film Festival. I hope that Maggie Cheung can finally give it a try and see if she can win the Best Actress Award from the three major European film festivals.

This is something that many people know.

Li Shengyao ordered a movie, "Yes, I hope she can win the Best Actress Award at the Venice Film Festival."

This was the reason why Lee Sheng-yew originally invited Maggie Cheung to star. He hoped that his dream would come true and make Maggie Cheung a top actress in the history of world cinema.

(End of this chapter)