I am a director, but I have the skills of an actor

Chapter 190 (It was banned before, if you have read it, no need to click on it')
When the crew was promoting in Hong Kong Island, it was New Year's Day, and Wan Qingshan and Chen Yumo were discussing who to invite to the wedding.

As for who to invite to the wedding, Chen Yanfeng and Fang Hai jointly decided to invite relatives, and the rest of the people they wanted to invite were left up to them.

This caused the two of them to be very entangled. If everyone they knew was invited, it would be too many and it would also make the wedding scene very embarrassing.

Because Wan Qingshan only knew people in the entertainment industry, and Chen Yumo met many business bosses with Chen Yanfeng. Many of these business bosses have unclear relationships with female celebrities.

But if these people are not invited, there will be too few people. Wan Qingshan can only invite Yu Bo and others from Qingshan Film and Television Company.

As for Chen Yumo, there was no one except Huang Xiaolei. She didn't know any friends in Shenzhen before. She had a few friends who used to study, but she has lost contact with them since she went to the capital to go to university.

Wan Qingshan and Chen Yumo discussed it for three days. After deciding who to invite, they quickly made the invitations. If they think of who else to invite in the future, they can make up for it later.

The next day, just after the New Year's Day holiday, Wan Qingshan and Chen Yumo each went to the airport with a bunch of invitations.

Wan Qingshan flew to the capital with the invitation, while Chen Yumo flew to Star City to send invitations to Wan Qingshan's parents and relatives in Wan Qingshan.

After landing in the capital, Wan Qingshan was picked up by Feng Linlin and took Duan Tong's car back to the courtyard.

In the car, Feng Linlin told Wan Qingshan that during this period, she had selected those who should participate from the invitations to Wan Qingshan.

"Director Wan, on January 1th, the Actors Guild will hold its year-end general meeting, and on January 12th, the Directors Guild will hold its annual general meeting. You are the vice-president of both associations, so it's best not to go.

On January 1th, STI would like to invite you to attend a film and television support meeting.

On January 1, the General Administration held a symposium for young directors. "

"Wait a minute, what does this film and television support meeting mean? What kind of support method is there? Who is being supported?" Wan Qingshan asked in surprise.

"Wan Dao, film and television support, supports students who go to theater.

This support association has been held for two years. Every year at the end of the past two years, STI will invite the bosses of film and television companies to attend film and television support meetings.

This film and television support conference is to identify a few of the best students from the directing department, and the students will submit their scripts to various film and television companies,,,"

"I know, you don't need to explain anymore. To put it simply, it's just to attract investment.

You just said that this film and television support conference has been held for two years. Has there been any results in these two years?

Or to put it bluntly, are any of the projects invested by film and television companies in the past two years profitable? "

Feng Linlin whispered, "Director Wan, it doesn't matter whether these projects make money or not, the most important thing is to build a good relationship with Shangxi.

Although Shang Drama is not as good as Nortel and China Drama, it is still one of the three major drama academies, and it still has some say in awards.

Director Wan, I have also inquired about the film and television projects that were brought in, and the investment was not high.Two years later, the project with the highest investment is only 50 yuan. "

"Then this is asking me to spend money to buy my competitiveness in the award selection. Forget it, I won't go. You help me refuse to go to the show."

Feng Linlin frowned and advised in a low voice, "Director Wan, it's worth spending hundreds of thousands to build a good relationship with Shangxi. Many film and television companies are rushing to participate."

"Then let them rob it, and I won't join in the fun.

If domestic awards can be like those of the three major European film festivals, if I win an award and the copyright fee can be much higher, then I will definitely be willing to join in the fun.

But in domestic film festivals, if you win an award, you can’t increase the copyright fee, so why should I join in the fun?”

Feng Linlin couldn't persuade her any more, and then she continued, "Director Wan, on January 1nd, Piaget Company will hold a company dinner in China, and you will be invited to attend."

"Hmm! Earl doesn't have many stores in the mainland, so why do you want to hold a company dinner?" Wan Qingshan asked confused.

"Director Wan, it's a company dinner, but it's actually because Earl's company is very enthusiastic about watching the promotional video, so I want to invite you and Liu Yifei to the dinner so that reporters can report on it and add to the popularity!"

Two days ago, on New Year's Day, Piaget released a global promotional video and a short film for the Chinese region.

Because of the kiss between Wan Qingshan and Liu Yifei, the short film in Huaxia District became very popular, and there were many hot posts about the advertisement on the Internet.

But this time, only some netizens are still scolding Wan Qingshan bitterly, while the rest are saying how sweet it is and praising the love in their eyes.

Wan Qingshan was very surprised. Although he would not treat luxury goods as a noble prince or princess, the Earl Company's approach was a bit too unreasonable.

After Wan Qingshan was surprised, he thought for a moment and whispered, "Please help me refuse. I have to focus on the later stages of the movie and I don't have time."

“I advise you to attend Director Wan’s party.

When someone from Piaget Company called me, he hinted to me that at the party, he would introduce you to an international brand clothing company.

The one that Earl can introduce must also be a big brand. Wan Dao, this will allow you to accept another big brand endorsement. "

After Feng Linlin finished speaking, she rolled her eyes and said with a smile, "Director Wan, if you can take it, you will definitely make tens of millions more.

Tens of millions, just to attend a party. Director Wan, this deal is worth doing. "

Wan Qingshan, who was so short of money that he wanted to sell himself, immediately replied with a smile, "It's worth doing. You can reply to Earl's Company, and I will definitely go then."

Feng Linlin's face suddenly showed joy.

She was not happy because Wan Qingshan went to attend the Earl Company's party, but because of the previous film and television support meeting and the Earl Company's invitation.

She found that Wan Qingshan was very fond of money. After understanding this, her future work would be much easier.She would not appear again. She took the film and television support association for the movie and handed it to Wanqing Mountain.

After returning to the courtyard, Wan Qingshan had just put down his things when his cell phone rang. Seeing that it was Lu Wei calling, Wan Qingshan could only sigh and answer the call.

During this period, Lu Wei followed the agreement and did not make any calls after twelve o'clock, but he made many calls during the day. Even on New Year's Day, Lu Wei would call to discuss the script.

After answering the phone, he hung up the phone after saying a few words. After a while, while Wan Qingshan was still packing things, Lu Wei hurried to the courtyard.

"Wan Dao, Wan Dao!"

"here."

Lu Wei followed the voice and walked quickly to the side room. When he saw Wanqingshan, he hurriedly said,

"Director Wan, I feel that the Battle of Monan cannot be completed in just two hours.

And you have to target overseas audiences, and you have to describe the antecedents. It’s impossible to write it in two hours. Director Wan, why don’t you write it in two parts? "

Wan Qingshan was immediately frightened!
There are two parts, one part and one part part. This reminded him instantly of "Red Cliff" and "Tai Ping Huan", both of which are divided into two parts.

"Don't, don't!"

Wan Qingshan's overreaction made Lu Wei confused.

"Director Wan, why are you so disgusted with the first and second films?"

"Well, I really hate dividing it into two parts, because a movie must tell a complete story. This was the first lesson I heard when I was in school at Nortel.

Screenwriter Lu, you are my senior, and you should know better than me that telling a story in a movie is the most basic condition.

This movie only tells half of the story. What does it look like? Isn't it confusing the audience?

The audience came to watch the movie excitedly, but only saw half of the story. Do you think the audience will feel that watching this movie is a waste of money. "

"That's what I said, but the problem is that I really can't finish writing it in two hours!"

"Screenwriter Lu, I believe that with your skills, you can definitely write it well. You can take your time and think about it. There are still five months, so there is no rush."

"Director Wan, don't confuse me with your nice words. I really finished writing it in two hours!"

Looking at Lu Wei with a determined expression, Wan Qingshan smiled and said, "Screenwriter Lu, in the past month, we have spoken on the phone and met in person more frequently than we have met with each other!"

Lu Wei suddenly laughed, "Yes, my wife called me two days ago and said that you should go and talk to Director Wan. She won't go home on New Year's Day and won't make any calls."

"Haha, since we are so familiar, I will speak out if it may be presumptuous. Please forgive me."

"It's okay, Director Wan, you can say whatever you want."

"Okay, screenwriter Lu, Wu Yusen asked you to write a Red Cliff script before, but the script you wrote was abandoned by Wu Yusen. I would like to ask, you only wrote one Red Cliff script, right?"

Lu Wei's face immediately became a little ugly, and then he sighed in his heart and said,
"Director Wan, I also wrote the script of Red Cliff into two parts. Wu Yusen abandoned my screenwriter. It's just that his and I don't have the same ideas."

Wan Qingshan suddenly frowned, "Screenwriter Lu, I'm sorry, I thought you only wrote one version of Red Cliff.

No matter what, I can only request one script for the Battle of Monan.If you really can’t finish writing in two hours, then just two and a half hours.

Screenwriter Lu, please see if you can write it more concisely and keep the plot within two and a half hours. "

Lu Wei frowned and thought for a while, then replied, "Director Wan, if not, I will write two rough parts first, and then we will discuss them together. Those scenes can be removed, and then I will polish the script. What do you think? ?”

"This is a good method, Screenwriter Lu, but you have to work hard for it."

"Haha, this is nothing but hard work. It's normal for scripts to have scenes taken out of them. The script I wrote in the past for "Farewell My Concubine" even had some scenes taken away from it by Chen Kaige."

It was agreed that Lu Wei didn't stay long, chatted with Wan Qingshan for a few words, and left.

Perhaps because they had discussed enough before and had a clear understanding of Wan Qingshan's thoughts on the script, Lu Wei's phone calls became much less frequent in the following period.

Lu Wei has made fewer phone calls, but Wan Qingshan is still not idle. While sending invitations to people, he is also focusing on the post-production of "Awkward Love" and preparing for the wedding.

Fortunately, Chen Yumo flew to the capital in a few days. Chen Yumo flew to the capital. This time Chen Yumo flew to the capital and would not leave for a while. If he wanted to leave, he would have to wait until after the wedding was held in the capital.

Chen Yumo's arrival made the courtyard more popular. During this period, Wan Qingshan lived alone in the courtyard. Except for sleeping, he usually didn't want to come back. It was too quiet and not popular at all.

After playing around with Chen Yumo for two days, Wan Qingshan and Chen Yumo went to the airport to pick up Fang Hai and Li Rufei who were flying to the capital.

The arrival of Chen Yumo, Fang Hai and Li Ru made Wan Qingshan much more relaxed. He finally no longer had to do the wedding preparations alone.

But he still had a few days of leisure and became busy again. He had to attend the annual conferences of the Actors Guild and the Directors Guild.

These two annual conferences and the annual conference of the Actors Guild are okay, because Wan Qingshan was invited to join by Li Xuejian before.

Because of this, the Actors Guild was not criticized much by Tang Jianli, so although I don't know what the older generation of filmmakers in the Actors Guild thought, they were still quite polite on the surface.

However, the Directors Association treated Wan Qingshan as a nose, not a nose, and eyes, not eyes, which made Wan Qingshan very angry.

If it weren't for what Tang Jianli said before, even if his relationship with domestic filmmakers wasn't good, he wouldn't have come to attend this annual conference.

After attending the annual conferences of the two associations, Wan Qingshan went to attend the Young Directors Symposium.

It was said to be a symposium for young directors, but after Wan Qingshan arrived, he took a quick look and felt that this was not a symposium for young directors. It should be called a symposium for Laobancai directors.Most of the directors who came here are sixth-generation directors, no less than 30 years old.

After Wan Qingshan glanced at them, he said hello to Jia Zhangke and the others, and then found a corner to sit down.

In the past, Wan Qingshan would definitely sit down and chat with Jia Zhangke and Lou Ye, but when he attended the meeting where the General Administration set rules, Wang Xiaoshuai's words made both Wan Qingshan and Jia Zhangke understand that we are not the same people, so Wan Qingshan didn't want to do it again. Have more contact with Jia Zhangke and others.

"Hey, Director Wan, you came here to sleep."

Wan Qingshan was bored sitting alone, so he closed his eyes and started thinking about the promotion of "Awkward Love". Suddenly, Jing Youzi's words came to his ears, causing Wan Qingshan to open his eyes immediately.

Seeing the older version of Zhang Yishan and the older version of Xia Yu—Jiang Wen, Wan Qingshan's eyes flashed with surprise. He had no dealings with Jiang Wen.

With so many seats available, why did Jiang Wen sit down next to him and even take the initiative to say hello to him?

"Director Jiang, I'm not sleeping, I'm just thinking."

"Haha, whether you are thinking about something or sleeping, the leader hasn't come yet, so you can do whatever you want."

Wan Qingshan smiled and did not answer Jiang Wen's words, appearing very distant.

The smile on Jiang Wen's face gradually faded. He glanced at the people around him, then leaned towards Wanqing Mountain and whispered,
"You are all gentlemen, so I will tell you the truth. As for me, I want to apologize to you. I am really sorry for what happened on the red carpet."

Now, Wan Qingshan was even more confused.

The red carpet incident was between him and Feite Zhao. Jiang Wen was just a member of the cast of "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" at the time. What apology did he have to apologize for?

Moreover, if Jiang Wen really felt that he was also responsible for what happened on the red carpet, then he should have apologized long ago. Why wait until now?

After Wan Qingshan's thoughts flew for a moment, he said, "Director Jiang, it's been so long, and if you didn't tell me, I would have almost forgotten.

Oh, Director Jiang, why did you suddenly remember this? "

Jiang Wen's expression suddenly froze. After a moment, his eyelids twitched slightly, then he stood up, walked to a distance and sat down.

Wan Qingshan's words were too sarcastic. Jiang Wen understood the meaning of Wan Qingshan's words, "It's been so long. Jiang Wen must be in trouble if he mentions this again." '

Jiang Wen has such a temper, how can he stand this anger!

After Jiang Wen was angry and left, someone else walked down beside Wanqingshan not long after.

This man was very enthusiastic about Wan Qingshan, even a little flattering, and kept praising Wan Qingshan's movies.

But Wan Qingshan didn't know this person and had no impression of him at all, so he acted very distant.

The man praised him for a while, but when he saw that Wan Qingshan's attitude was still very distant, he gave up.

When he gave up, the official from the General Administration arrived.

"Everyone, you are the hope for the future of the film and television industry. This time, the General Administration has called everyone to come to this symposium. The General Administration wants to bring the future hope to fruition one step ahead of schedule.

How to advance?
That is to let you make more movies and exercise more.When it comes to making a movie, the most difficult thing is getting investment.

To this end, the General Administration has negotiated with several companies that are willing to invest in the film and television industry. They will allocate a sum of money every year to invest in movies.

This fund will be used by the General Administration to help you make movies, so that you, the future hope, can accelerate your growth and regain the dominance of the mainland market from foreign movies as soon as possible. "

It sounds like these words are entirely for the benefit of these directors, but some of the directors' faces turned ugly.

When the General Administration came to talk about the negotiations with several companies, the faces of these people became ugly.

There is no lack of investment in the movies of these people. Everyone in the industry knows it, and it is impossible for the General Administration not to know.

But they were still called to this meeting, which clearly shows that someone wants to make money through this method, so the General Administration convened this symposium for young directors.

This kind of thing has happened before, but most of them were in cooperation with TV drama production companies.

Open a leather goods company and then invest in TV series, because as long as the TV series has a good lineup and a good subject matter, it is a sure-profit business.

Now, these people are coming to invest in movies, and the target is them!
After the person from the General Administration finished speaking, he glanced around the crowd and said with a smile, "Why, are you not satisfied with the help the General Administration has given you? The General Administration has solved the biggest problem in making movies for you in the past."

"Satisfied, thank you Director Zhao for your help!"

"Satisfied, satisfied."

"With your help, Director Zhao, I don't have to ask grandpa or grandma for investment!"

,,,,
Some unknown directors who couldn't even recoup the cost of their previous movies replied in confusion.

After these voices stopped, Deputy Director Zhao looked at the people who had not replied. After turning his eyes back and forth on several people a few times, he asked Ning Hua,
"Director Ning, you didn't speak just now. Do you have any different opinions?"

Ning Hua quickly replied with a smile, "Director Zhao, you are thinking of us young directors, and I am grateful to you from the bottom of my heart.

But I also understand that these funds are definitely limited. As the youngest person here, I really don’t dare to compete with the seniors, so these funds should be left to other seniors and brothers! "

After finishing speaking, Ning Hua saw that Deputy Director Zhao was still staring at him closely. He could only continue,
"Of course, the main reason is that I have been busy making movies since graduation. I am too tired. I plan to take a two-year break, so I better not waste the funds raised by the bureau."

Deputy Director Zhao frowned, although he was very dissatisfied that Ning Hua would rather not make a movie for two years than let the bureau invest.

But it was hard for him to continue talking. There was no need to force Ning Hua to make a movie quickly.

Ning Hua had no choice, so Deputy Director Zhao looked at Wan Qingshan and Jiang Wen.

After thinking for a while, he then turned his attention to people like Jia Zhangke.

"Director Jia, you have always been very productive in your movies. You won't have to take a two-year break like Director Ning, right?"

"No, no, I just work hard and don't plan to rest. But Director Zhao, I have signed contracts with Japanese and European film and television companies long ago, and my movies have always been invested by them.

Therefore, I can no longer enjoy your love, Director Zhao. "

After Jia Zhangke finished speaking, he saw Deputy Director Zhao frowning and staring at him.

He smiled calmly and said, "Director Zhao, if you don't believe it, I can show you the contract?"

Deputy Director Zhao's pupils shrank slightly and he smiled, "No, no, Director Jia, you will definitely not lie to me."

Then, Deputy Director Zhao's eyes turned back and forth on Lou Ye and Wang Xiaoshuai, thinking that Lou Ye's previous movies basically didn't make much money, so,
"Where's Director Wang? I saw that you didn't express your opinion just now. Do you have any thoughts in your mind that you can speak out?"

"I had no idea and I didn't say anything because Director Jia and I were in the same situation.

Director Jia signed a contract with film and television companies from island countries and Europe. I signed a contract with a film and television company from Bayan. I can't get the support funds from the General Administration. "

Deputy Director Zhao frowned immediately, and then looked at Zhang Yuan and Lu Chuan.

Thinking that these people's movies barely made any money, he turned his attention back to Wanqing Mountain and Jiang Tattoo.

"Jiang Wen, what about you!"

After being rejected repeatedly, the reasons given were either a break, a contract with a foreign company, or a contract with a film and television company in a sensitive area. Deputy Director Zhao was very angry and even called Jiang Wen by his first name.

"Haha, me, my movies have always been invested by film and television companies in Hong Kong Island. Director Zhao, if you can deal with the film and television companies in Hong Kong Island, I have no problem with whoever invests in my movies."

Jiang Wen raised his eyebrows and continued to smile, "Besides, Director Zhao, you should also know the speed at which I make movies. My new movie has not been completed yet, and I don't even know when I will have to wait for the next movie.

It’s better not to leave this assistance fund to me. You should give it to those in need.

For example, Director Wan, Director Wan has always made movies very quickly, so it would be more appropriate to leave this fund to Director Wan. "

Deputy Director Zhao was very angry, but he also understood that Jiang Wen was telling the truth. Jiang Wen made movies too slowly, and his movies never made much money.

He could only look at Wanqing Mountain!He didn't want to mess with Wan Qingshan, but Tian Jin told him who was standing behind Wan Qingshan.

But those few people knew that Wan Qingshan's movies were very profitable, so they said they would invest in Wan Qingshan's movies as much as possible.

Neither party could afford to offend him. He planned to pretend to be dead and invite Wan Qingshan, but in the end the funds were invested in other directors.

As long as the directors they invest in can make money, there's nothing much they can say.

But the reason for Jia Zhangke's refusal was that he had no choice. He couldn't let foreign or Bayan film and television companies sue the authorities for acting overbearingly and taking away the investment they had signed contracts for!
If that were the case, he would still be dismissed, and he would be lucky if he didn't get Shuanggui.

Deputy Director Zhao sighed inwardly and said, "Director Wan, what about you?"

"Director Zhao, can I ask how much funds are there?"

Deputy Director Zhao's eyes flashed with surprise and he said, "Twenty million a year!"

"Haha, Director Zhao, I actually don't want to go outside to attract investment, but [-] million a year is too little.

The investment for my next movie requires [-] million, and even if all the funds are given to me, it won't be enough.

Of course, if you, the leader, are willing to provide some funds to help me, I would also be very grateful. I will look for other funding gaps later. "

A trace of surprise flashed in everyone's eyes. Although they knew that Wanqingshan's next movie was extraordinary, otherwise they would not have asked Lu Wei to write the script.But this opening is an investment of [-] million, which is no less than "Red Cliff".

Deputy Director Zhao was silent for a moment and then said, "The investment of [-] million yuan is really too big. The General Administration must consider it carefully."

"Of course, after all, the film industry is a high-risk industry, so you have to think carefully.

Especially blockbusters are the easiest to lose money. The only blockbusters that make money now seem to be director Zhang's movies. "The Promise", "The Banquet", and "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" all seem to be losing money.

I'm timid and I'm afraid of everything, so the new movie is where most of the investment is, and I'm going to get it from outside.

As for investment, anyone can invest, it doesn’t matter to me, I just need to be prepared to lose money before entering the market. "

Wan Qingshan looked directly at Deputy Director Zhao and said what he said, which made Deputy Director Zhao feel relieved.

Since Wan Qingshan doesn't resist the investment of these people, he can just reply there. As for whether they dare to take the risk to invest, and whether anything will happen afterwards, it is none of his business.

"Haha, Director Wan, what you said makes sense. Blockbusters can easily lose money, and it is difficult for the mainland market to support blockbusters now.

Blockbusters can only recoup their costs through overseas copyrights, which is equivalent to leaving the fate of a movie to others. The risk is too great. "

Afterwards, a 'Young Directors' symposium ended hastily. As for the [-] million yuan a year, Deputy Director Zhao did not say whose film he would invest in.

Wan Qingshan thought about it while driving home, and called Jiang Zhiqiang when he got home.

(End of this chapter)