China Entertainment’s rescue plan is hard to come by

Chapter 575 Awards and Hong Kong

Liu Yifei's dubbing work in the digital field was completed smoothly, but she didn't know that her boyfriend was almost raped on the other side of the city. By the time he came to North American Star Pictures, "The Invisible Guest" had almost started shooting, and she found Sun Yi on the set.

"Yukun, I think your idea is very good. We have communicated many times in the past two days. Don't feel pressured and just go ahead and do it. I will take care of it for you."

Sun Yi saw Liu Yifei on the set and told her to wait a moment with his eyes. He was still busy here. When he saw her nodding gracefully, he continued to explain to Xin Yukun.

Xin Yukun came to the United States with him this time. He thought he would be filming "Into the Dust" like Li Ruijun. Sun Yi would be the main director and he would be responsible for assisting. Unexpectedly, after arriving in the United States, the plan changed and he would directly become Sun Yi. In name only, he became the main force.

When I first heard the news, I was of course full of surprises, and at the same time I was full of gratitude to Sun Yi, but what followed was tremendous pressure.

Can I do it? This is a Hollywood movie, with a cost of 300 million US dollars and more than 2000 million RMB.

Xin Yukun had also shot personal movies before, but they were all small productions for practice. This time, he was suddenly raised from easy mode to hard mode, and he was a little confused.

Fortunately, James Wan was there to help, and Sun Yi also helped him control several leading actors, otherwise he wouldn't know what to do.

"Don't have any psychological burden on American actors. How to shoot how to shoot? Our heroine is a newcomer, but she has great potential. You need to pay more attention to this aspect. The other leading actors are all experienced. You just need to Just tell them your needs. If you have any other questions, we can keep in touch at any time. I’ll try to come back later.”

Listening to Sun Yi's arrangements, Xin Yukun nodded solemnly. He understood that this shooting was both pressure and opportunity for him.

Sun Yi patted his shoulder encouragingly, and then walked towards Liu Yifei with a smile on his face.

"How's it going? How's the dubbing?"

"It's not bad." Liu Yifei laughed playfully at first, then pursed her lips and said somewhat depressedly, "I can't go to the Disneyland I promised."

Sun Yi was a little helpless. There was nothing he could do. Yesterday, Brother Fan received a letter from China, saying that "Into the Dust" had passed the review. Then Teacher Gong Li still had something to ask of him. Now he had no choice. He couldn't go to Disneyland as he had made an appointment with Liu Yifei. I can only return home immediately tomorrow.

"I'll make it up for you next time. There's still a chance."

"Hmph~ I believe you once."

China Film Group is still the office of Han Sanping.

Sun Yi is now quite familiar with him here, because this is serious business, so he is very generous.

"Thank you, Third Master."

Han Sanping poured him a cup of tea, then sat on the sofa. Sun Yi thanked him.

"Lao Tong is quite a good person. I worked with him on a team back then. He can get things done, but his temper is a little soft and his will is not strong enough sometimes. However, in terms of film review, it is still not good to follow his path. questionable."

"Thanks to Third Master for the reminder."

Han Sanping waved his hand and said: "It's you who have this condition. Okay, let's not talk about the past. The movie has been reviewed and it is ready to be released. Also, I heard that the special effects of "Pacific Rim" have been completed. , when can the film be completed, and what are your schedule requirements?”

Hearing this, Sun Yi smiled slightly in his heart. The previous words of Han Dong were just supplements, and only the following ones about "Huan Tai" were the main course.

It’s no wonder that “Avatar” has a box office of 16 billion in China, which not only shocked Hollywood, but also shocked Chinese filmmakers.

It turns out that it’s not that people don’t like to go to the cinema to watch movies, it’s that there are no good movies that can arouse their interest. The box office revenue of this big Hollywood production is almost as much as the box office revenue of domestic movies in a whole year a few years ago.

Now all the major film and television companies are pursuing 3D movies and have proposed plans to produce domestic 3D movies, including Xiangjiang's Xu Laiguai, who have proposed to make a 3D martial arts movie.

The first truly domestic 3D film is Sun Yi's "Pacific Rim". As for the fact that part of the film production was invested by the United States, it was simply ignored.

"Third Master, I plan to release this movie simultaneously overseas, so I have to arrange the release date of each country in a unified manner. I estimate it will be around July, which is the summer season."

Han Sanping rubbed the back of his head, and after thinking about it for a moment, he realized that this was indeed the case.

Don’t be afraid of being too late if you’re good with food. Now that it’s been completed, it’s the second major 3D production in the true sense after “Avatar”. It also represents Chinese movies to a certain extent. It’s necessary to release them simultaneously overseas, and it’s also To do something big.

"Okay, you can choose from the entire summer schedule. As for "Into the Dust", it will be in June. During the same period, there will be "Kung Fu Dream" by Cheng Long. At the end of the month, there will be "Ip Man Prequel". There is not much else. "

Sun Yi looked at the June schedule that Han Sanping had just given him and nodded.

This stuff is basically semi-public, so it’s not a big deal to show it to Sun Yi. Sun Yi noticed that there was also a movie called "The Journey" in early June. This movie is famous, but it was released during a different period in my memory. That's right, it was a hit but not a box office hit, and its box office results weren't very high.

A movie that reflects people traveling home during the Spring Festival was actually released in mid-June of the year. I don’t know what the production company thought, but it was a waste of time to make a good movie.

"Okay, then it'll be June. I'll follow Mr. Han's arrangements." Sun Yi closed the schedule and smiled with satisfaction.

Next, Sun Yi and Director Han discussed the promotion of "Huan Tai". After all, when the contract was signed, this man agreed to provide an additional 100 million for promotion as the publisher. At this time Don't forget it.

It's not that Sun Yi is being petty. At that time, Xingkong was indeed short of funds. Although it is much better now, the He family has a big business, the stalls are too wide, and they are not so wealthy. If you can save, you have to save a little. Besides, , in addition to the investment proportion, China Film also has an additional 15% distribution share, making money while lying down.

"The big boss of a listed company still cares about these three melons and two dates?" Han Sanping asked Sun Yi with some fun, looking like he was going to default on the debt.

"Third Master, that's not right. This landlord's family has no food left." Sun Yi replied with a smile.

Han Sanping pointed his fingers at Sun Yi. For such a big boss, Sun Yi said that there was no surplus food at home, he was quite dumbfounded. In the end, he could only laugh and curse,
"You, you, okay, what I said before, I will do it now, you are indispensable."

"Thank you, Third Master." Upon hearing this, Sun Yi thanked him with satisfaction. It's a small goal, but there are so many people's dreams in life. How can you just give in?

After discussing some publicity details, Sun Yi then stood up and left.

Returning to Starry Sky, Teacher Gong Li had been arriving for a while, and Liu Yifei was accompanying her. When Sun Yi entered the office, the whole group was chatting enthusiastically. Although Sun Yi saw that most of the conversations were made by Liu Yifei, Gong Li The teacher will also respond with a few words at the right time, controlling the rhythm just right.

"Sister Li, I heard that you are looking for me. If you have any questions, you can just tell me. There is no need to come to the door in person."

Sun Yi said politely, he respected Gong Li very much. Although the first impression she gave people was that she was full of aura and full of oppression, but after getting to know her, you will find that she is still She is easy to talk to, not to mention, she helped Liu Yifei a lot before on the set.

Gong Li also has a very good sense for Sun Yi. When she first came to participate in the filming of "Into the Dust", she did feel a little angry with Zhang Guoshi and Zhang Weiping, but when she got in touch with Sun Yi, she found that there was no trace of arrogance in him. Angry, if someone else could achieve such an achievement at his age, he would probably be crazy to the sky.

Moreover, as a director, Sun Yi respects the actors very much. He is not the kind of director who has to listen to me and is full of control. Instead, he fully gives the actors room for personal development, unlike the king of sunglasses who is right and wrong, without any A clear demand, so Gong Li's cooperation with Sun Yi this time was very pleasant.

At least, she hasn't performed so well in a long time.

"Sun Yi, I came to you today because I really have something to do, so I'll tell you directly." After seeing Sun Yi, Gong Li spoke openly.

"Sister Li, tell me straight, I'm not happy with your detours." Sun Yi naturally sat opposite Gong Li, next to Liu Yifei.

Gong Li chuckled lightly and said to him: "I heard that the film's screening permit has been issued?" "Yes, it has been approved. I just went to China Film Studio today to confirm the release date, and it will be released in June."

"I wonder if you would be interested in using this film to participate in an exhibition in June?" Gong Li nodded and asked.

Exhibiting? Are there any film festivals during this time?
Apart from Cannes, it seems, there is nothing else.

Sun Yi was a little surprised and asked quickly: "I haven't had this idea yet, what do you mean, Sister Li?"

"I am the recommender of the works to be exhibited in the Asian region of this year's Cannes Film Festival. I mainly assist in the selection of Chinese-language films. However, so far, I have not seen any particularly outstanding films. I think our film is quite good. It would be a bit awkward if we did not participate in the exhibition. Pity."

Oh. It turns out to be like this.

In total, Sun Yi has participated in the Cannes Film Festival twice. He knows that the Cannes Film Festival has film recommenders in various regions around the world. At the beginning, his short film and "The Intouchables" were all recommended through the Asian region. The recommender sent it to the exhibition.

Unexpectedly, this year’s Asian recommender is Teacher Gong Li.

but.
The next second, Sun Yi hesitated again. In fact, before making this film, he had considered participating in the exhibition. In his previous life, this film participated in the Berlin Film Festival and was shortlisted for the final unit. Although he did not win the award in the end, it It was the only domestic film shortlisted that year.

But in his case, the Berlin Film Festival couldn't catch up. The reviews were all finished in March, leaving only Cannes in May.

No, I didn’t want to participate at all.

This film is based on reality, and it reflects the current situation of the working people at the bottom of Chinese society. If this film is exhibited at an exhibition, it seems a bit misleading.

"Sun Yi, do you have any concerns?"

Seeing Sun Yi's thoughtful expression, Gong Li was a little puzzled. These days, there are still directors who don't want to participate in the top three European universities.

But Sun Yi was an exception. He didn't feel in his heart how awesome the three majors were. The most important thing is that he is afraid of being scolded.

When Teacher Gong Li asked this question, Sun Yi didn't hide anything and said what he wanted in more tactful words.

Speaking of which, I really don't blame Sun Yi. It was all the so-called art directors who followed the trend in those years and took out all kinds of dark themes in domestic society for exhibitions.

It has greatly damaged China's image and attracted a lot of criticism on the Internet.

Gong Li thought for a while, then asked Sun Yi:
"Did you make this movie to win an award?"

"No." Sun Yi shook his head.

"Then, is it to expose the dark side of society and the suffering of the working people at the bottom?"

"No, I just think that the hardships of the working people at the bottom exist objectively and should attract wider attention from society to help them."

"That's right. Since your original intention is not here, what do you have to be afraid of? What movies are about is nothing more than people and things. We Chinese filmmakers are about Chinese people and Chinese people. Story, we have a clear conscience, we care about other people’s opinions, so we don’t have to do anything.”

"What's more, a movie is not just your director's fault, but also the result of the joint efforts of all the cast and crew. This is unfair to them."

When Sun Yi heard it, it made sense. Why worry so much? He was convinced by teacher Gong Li.

It's an excellent movie, but you can't give up its honor just because you're afraid of a few comments online.

"Okay, Sister Li, please help me. Let's go to Cannes again."

"That's right."

After Gong Li left with a smile on her face, Sun Yi felt a little belatedly, as if this sister had told him a lot, and the sentence "the result of the joint efforts of all the cast and crew." was the key.

Sun Yi secretly smiled in his heart, and it didn't matter. His previous concerns were a bit immature. Let's see if he can gain something from this year's Cannes.

It is said that when people sit at home, the pot comes from the sky.

Two days after returning to China, Sun Yi had just finished a few things at hand, and before he had time to take a rest, something went wrong at the Hong Kong Island Film Awards over there.

On April 4, the 29th Hong Kong Island Film Awards officially came to an end. It was nothing to begin with and had nothing to do with Sun Yi. He did not participate at all.

But I don’t know who started the conversation, and the public opinion suddenly started to quarrel.

First, netizens on both sides made relatively "calm" discussions about the award-winning film on the Internet, and then there were reports on the fate of some big journalists who didn't mind it. They also brought up the fact that Feng Xiaogang's "If You Are the One" failed to leave Hong Kong last year.

Feng Xiaogang is also a troublemaker. He was so angry last year because of this incident, and it's coming again this year?

He directly started to engage in open affairs with the Hong Kong circle.

In the interview, he directly criticized Hong Kong Island audiences for discriminating against mainland films. No matter how big the production or how good the film is, in the eyes of Hong Kong Island people, it is inferior and not as good as the films from the Bay Island. The Academy Awards are unfair. , protect our own people on Hong Kong Island everywhere.

He is a great director with a combined box office of over 1 billion, but here he is not as good as a director with a box office of just over 100 million in Bay Island. This is completely aimed at him, and even at mainland movies.

It didn't matter that Feng Xiaogang was making trouble, the Hong Kong community responded immediately.

Accused him and other mainland directors of discriminating and excluding Hong Kong actors. Even if they are used to play the leading roles, they will always be just a few old people.

In the example given, Sun Yi and Ning Hao are at the forefront, with Director Jia, Wang Xiaoshuai and other award-winning directors behind, especially Sun Yi. There are a lot of reports in the Hong Kong circle. To sum up, this guy made his debut. In the few movies since then, there has not been a single Xiangjiang actor.

Commercial film directors come first, and Sun Yi is still the first, which is very realistic.

But if you look closely, Sun Yi has made so many movies, it seems that he has never used Hong Kong actors.

However, he was wronged in his heart. If you could lower the salary, you wouldn't want to use it.

The salary of actors of the same level is double or even triple that of mainland China, so only fools use it.

Sun Yi has not responded yet, but Feng Xiaogang directly stated that he will never consider the box office of Hong Kong Island for his future movies.

What he means is, it doesn't matter, I won't play with you anymore.

Now, the conflict has completely intensified, and the media on both sides are full of verbal exchanges.

As the current box office record holder for domestic films, Sun Yi has become the focus of both parties.

(End of this chapter)