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

Chapter 191 Destroying People
"Director Wan, if you are calling me at this time, are you planning to send me an invitation?"

"Mr. Jiang, I can't leave now in the capital. I can't deliver the invitation to you in person. However, I have asked Mr. Wang to bring it to you when I go to Hong Kong Island. I estimate that it will be delivered to you in two days. go."

"Haha, then I will definitely attend with a thick congratulatory gift."

"Mr. Jiang, it doesn't matter if you want to give me a gift or not, but I have something I want to ask you for help with?"

"Well, Director Wan, just tell me. I won't shy away from helping you if I can."

"Mr. Jiang, didn't you say before that Colombia wanted to invest in my new movie? Please help me contact the six major Hollywood companies to see if any company is willing to help distribute the movie globally."

"Global distribution! Director Wan, do you want global box office revenue?" Jiang Zhiqiang's surprised voice came from the mobile phone.

"Yes, otherwise how much money can you make just from copyright fees?"

At this time, Chen Yumo, Li Ru, and Fang Haizheng were coming back from outside with a bunch of shopping bags. Wan Qingshan smiled at Chen Yumo, and then continued to talk to the phone,

"Mr. Jiang, you will be one of the investors in my new movie. I think you also want to make more money.

If this global box office share can be negotiated, Mr. Jiang, you should know better than me how huge the profits will be. "

"Director Wan, the profits from global box office sharing are huge, but it is impossible for Hollywood companies to give out global box office sharing easily. Global distribution is the backbone of the six major Hollywood film and television companies. They rely on global distribution channels to earn huge profits every year. Generally speaking, profits from this channel will not be given away.

Director Wan, I was able to get a share of the global box office of "Ip Man" because I exhausted all my connections and begged my grandfather to sue my grandmother.

There’s nothing I can do about your new movie! "On the phone, Jiang Zhiqiang's tone was very difficult.

"Mr. Jiang, Mr. Jiang, you have misunderstood me. I have no idea what I want you to do with your connections.

I just want you to help me inquire with Hollywood companies. If they don't agree, then I will find a suitable company to cooperate with.

I’m not saying that we won’t cooperate if we don’t share the global box office share. "

Wan Qingshan also knows that based on the global box office of "Loyalty and Righteousness" and "Ip Man", he wants a share of the global box office as soon as he comes up, which is a bit unrealistic.

Therefore, he asked Jiang Zhiqiang to ask the six major Hollywood film and television companies, just to see how many of the six major Hollywood film and television companies wanted to invest in his movies.

With more competing film and television companies, it would be easier for him to negotiate terms.

Using the excuse of sharing the global box office, it is just to think that some film and television company suddenly has a short-circuit in the head and let him take advantage. Anyway, it is just a try and it does not require him to put in any effort.

From the phone, Jiang Zhiqiang's voice took a long breath, and then,

"Director Wan, since you just want to give it a try, that's no problem. I can contact you here."

"Mr. Jiang, I'm sorry to trouble you."

"Haha, this isn't really any trouble, it's just contact. Director Wan, I'll call you right away after we get in touch."

"Okay, thank you!"

Then, Wan Qingshan and Jiang Zhiqiang chatted about "A City Full of Golden Armor".

It has been more than 20 days since the release of "The City of Gold". Domestically, it has set a new box office record for more than a dozen Chinese-language films, including a first-day box office record, a single-day box office record, and a two-day weekend box office record of breaking 6000 million, the fastest Breaking the box office record of [-] million yuan,,,,,,

The movie box office broke the Chinese box office record set by "Hero" a few days ago, and now the box office has exceeded the original total box office, reaching [-] million!
This box office result shocked everyone!

As early as eight days after the release of "The Golden Armor", when the box office exceeded 3.6 million, some people said that it was time to knock off the [-] ​​million box office record of that big ship.

At that time, there were media reports that "The Golden Armor" would regain the mainland box office record, and the mainland box office record would be set by a Chinese-language film.

It exceeded [-] million in eight days of release, scaring the movies "Love Call Transfer" and "Hurt City" that were originally scheduled to be released in late January to change their schedules.

No one wants to be like "The Door" and "The Return of the Leaves", because it is too close to "The City of Gold" and the box office is so low that even theaters are unwilling to show it.

The astonishing box office performance caused critics and film and television experts who had previously criticized the movie to turn around and praise "The Golden Armor", as if they were not the ones who had previously criticized the movie.

Nowadays, the outside world is praising it, and everyone believes that "The Golden Armor" will overturn the record of the ship, but when Wan Qingshan and Jiang Zhiqiang talked about it, both of them felt that it was impossible.

Although Zhang Weiping and China Film Group did a good job in preventing theft of "The City of Golden Armor", no matter how good it was, it only lasted for more than half a month. In the past few days, pirated discs appeared on the market and even appeared on the Internet. Recorded movie video.

Now the box office is a bit stagnant. Unless the government charters the theater, it is possible to break the box office record of "Titanic".

However, it is basically impossible for the government to book the venue for "City of Golden Armor"!
In fact, some of the film critics were right. The costumes were too revealing and made it look like a porn film. How could the government book a movie like this?

As early as a few days ago, after the pirated version came out, many discerning people in the industry discovered that the box office of "The Golden Armor" was in decline.

If this continues, unless there is help, it is impossible for "The City of Golden Armor" to break the record of "Titanic".

As for the help, it is impossible for the government to book the venue, so there is only one thing left, and that is-the American Golden Globe Awards!

If the movie wins the Golden Globe Awards, it might be able to increase the box office by 3000 million. If the release date is extended and delayed for a while, the total box office should be pushed to [-], breaking the record of "Titanic" .

But two days ago, the results of the Golden Globe Awards came out, and "The Golden Globe" failed to win.

Therefore, the outside world now believes that the movie can break the record of the big movie, but people in the industry think it is impossible. The total box office of "The City of Gold" is only around 3 million at most.

The mainland box office was 3 million. Except for Zhang Yimou who was a little disappointed, everyone else was already very happy.

The box office has already exceeded Jiang Zhiqiang's expectations. Zhang Weiping did not expect that it would break through 3 million. He made a big claim that the box office would exceed [-] million before the movie was released, and it actually came true.

The mainland box office is good, but in the United States, the box office trend of "The Golden Armor" is very strange.

The first few days of its release were good, with many critics in the United States praising the movie as an exciting blockbuster.

Zhang Yimou has brought everyone a visual feast, and Wan Qingshan's acting skills are as amazing as in "Heart". His ubiquitous small details are simply an acting textbook. .

Audience reviews on IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes are also good. Except for some saying that it is difficult to distinguish the characters, the rest of the reviews are mostly positive.

But the damn thing is, one day after Paramount rolled out the film across the board and the number of theaters reached [-], the reviews of the film critics changed drastically and they all began to criticize.

He said that Zhang Yimou used vulgar pornography to attract the audience, and that Wan Qingshan's acting was too artificial, with too many small details, too deliberate and very unnatural.

Because of the big change in film critics, the film's box office in North America is only close to 4000 million US dollars now.

Nearly 4000 million U.S. dollars, which is much better than the total box office of the original version of "The Golden Armor" in the United States, which was 650 million U.S. dollars.

However, in the first week of its release, "The City of Gold" topped the weekly chart with US$300 million.

At that time, everyone thought that the total box office would be US$8000. If the follow-up box office trend is good and it is released in a long-term, it might exceed [-] million, or even surpass "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."

Now that it has been released for more than 20 days, it has only reached nearly 4000 million U.S. dollars. The total box office is only 500 million U.S. dollars at most. It is not even as good as "Hero". The box office of "Hero" in the United States is more than 5000 million U.S. dollars. This is far from the previous What a huge difference in expectations!
When Wan Qingshan and Jiang Zhiqiang talked about the US box office, they couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Jiang, has the movie been censored by other Hollywood film companies? Otherwise, why would the attitude of those film critics suddenly change!"

Although Wan Qingshan does not want to participate in the promotion of the movie in the United States, he is also paying attention to the situation of the movie in the United States. He wants to know whether "The City of Golden Armor", which he has changed, is popular in North America. Let’s find out what Chinese films American audiences are interested in.

When the film critics suddenly changed their attitude, he wondered whether the movie had blocked the financial opportunities of other films of the same period, and was bribed by other Hollywood companies to criticize "The Golden Jacket".

But there is one thing that makes Wan Qingshan feel strange...

"Oh, Director Wan, you guessed right, the movie was hacked, otherwise those film critics wouldn't have changed their faces."

"What about Paramount? They just don't care?
The film rights were bought by Paramount, and the box office is related to their income.

Paramount is one of the top six, so it doesn't even have the power to prevent movies from being hacked! "

What Wan Qingshan found strange was Paramount's attitude, which actually allowed "The City of Golden Armor" to be hacked without taking any countermeasures.

“Director Wan, I don’t know why Paramount is indifferent.

But I think it should be that other companies have exchanged interests with Paramount. Apart from this reason, there can be no other reasons.

In addition, during this time period, the Golden Globe Awards and the Academy Awards are held consecutively, which is the time when interest exchanges between Hollywood film companies are most frequent. There are too many hacked films, not just Chinese-language films.

To be honest, this time period is not suitable for Chinese-language movies to be released in the United States.

We don’t have any influence there, so movies can easily be given up and traded.

Paramount should not have been asked to hold a world premiere in the first place. The film has already had several limited-time screenings in the United States and has already met the requirements for the Golden Globe and Academy Awards. There is no need for a simultaneous world premiere. reflect. "

Listening to Jiang Zhiqiang talking on the phone, he was full of resentment.Wan Qingshan seemed to understand where Jiang Zhiqiang's dissatisfaction with Zhang Weiping came from during the previous premiere.

Wan Qingshan smiled and comforted, "Mr. Jiang, you are an investor. From an investment perspective, even if the movie has a low box office in the United States, Paramount should have paid the copyright fee a long time ago. Don't be like this." Very angry."

"That's what I said, but...,,,,,,,, forget it, let's not mention it.

Director Wan, if I don’t have anything else to do, I won’t talk about it for now. I’ll contact the six major Hollywood film and television companies soon. "

"Okay, Mr. Jiang, thank you."

After hanging up the phone, Wan Qingshan was thinking about the investment in the new movie. Jiang Zhiqiang was determined to invest, and there would definitely be companies investing in Hollywood. Even if the other five major film and television companies were not interested in his movie, the conditions that Columbia had offered before , can also be brought in for investment.

Then, we have to bring in a state-owned enterprise, otherwise it will be a bit difficult to use people from the army as extras.

Including Enlight Pictures, four companies have already invested. If the General Administration...
Before Wan Qingshan could think more, Chen Yumo's voice came from the room over there.

"Qingshan, come on, put on this dress and see if it fits you."

"Okay, I'll be right here."

Wan Qingshan temporarily put these things behind him and walked quickly towards the room over there.

After two days of busy work for the upcoming Chinese wedding, Wan Qingshan, accompanied by Feng Linlin, flew to Shanghai to attend the Earl Company's party.

After landing in the Magic City, Wan Qingshan was picked up by the people sent by Earl's company and sent to the hotel arranged by Earl's company.

As soon as he entered the hotel, Wan Qingshan saw Liu Yifei, who was tightly covered and acting a little sneakily.

"Miss Liu!"

Wan Qingshan greeted Liu politely, startling Liu Yifei who was walking out.

She suddenly looked up and saw that there were only Wanqingshan and her group around, so her expression became less nervous.

"Hello, Director Wan!"

Liu Yifei's reaction made Wan Qingshan understand that she wanted to get rid of Liu Xiaoli and run out alone.

Wan Qingshan frowned and persuaded in a low voice,

"Miss Liu, to be honest, it's not suitable for a female star like you to go out alone."

Liu Yifei was stunned for a moment when Wan Qingshan said it straight. Then, she took off her mask, wrinkled her nose and said, "Being a star is so hard, and you don't have any freedom."

Wan Qingshan rolled his eyes and said, "Then you can withdraw from the circle."

After putting down these words, Wan Qingshan strode towards the front desk.

Feng Linlin quickly apologized to Liu Yifei in a low voice, "I'm sorry, Miss Liu, Director Wan is in a bad mood today and spoke a little too hastily. I'm really sorry." "It's okay, it's okay." Liu Yifei replied absentmindedly, and then walked toward the elevator entrance. Go.

In the evening, Wan Qingshan, who was dressed in a white suit and white leather shoes by a makeup artist, and Liu Yifei, who was wearing a long black dress, entered the dinner hall.

It was said to be a company dinner, but in fact it was all the bosses of well-known companies in Shanghai, some celebrities, and a few specially invited reporters.

After entering the hall, Wan Qingshan and Liu Yifei, under the arrangement of Earl's company, sat on the sofa nearby and accepted interviews from reporters.

"Miss Liu, if you are looking for a boyfriend, what kind of person will you look for?"

"Ms. Liu, does Director Wan meet your requirements for a boyfriend?"

"Director Wan, what do you think of Miss Liu Yifei?"

"Ms. Liu, many of your fans have said that your performance in the Earl promotional video is more realistic than your previous performances in movies and TV shows. What do you think of this?"

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These reporters' questions kept pointing to the relationship between the two, because since Wan Qingshan debuted, he either refused to accept interviews or answered questions almost in clichés, so the questions were all directed at Liu Yifei.

Although Liu Xiaoli had told Liu Yifei a lot of words to deal with various problems before, there were too many problems, which led to insufficient preparation for Liu Xiaoli before. Some problems were not even thought of by Liu Xiaoli.

"Ms. Liu, since the spread of Earl's promotional video, many viewers have said that they want to see you and Director Wan play a couple in a film and television drama. Have you ever thought about starring in Director Wan's movie and being a couple with Director Wan?"

"Of course I want to star in Director Wan's movie. I auditioned for Director Wan's movie before, but I wasn't selected."

Liu Yifei's intermittent words made Wan Qingshan frown.

Wan Qingshan found the questions asked by these reporters very strange. Piaget Company could not be stupid enough to let reporters keep asking these questions.

Wan Qingshan now suspects that the purpose of the reporter's question is not to promote the count, but to cause trouble.

If something were to happen, Liu Yifei's answer would definitely be reported. Liu Yifei wanted to play a couple with Wan Qingshan, and she even told Wan Qingshan about it, but Wan Qingshan rejected her.

"Ahem, friends from journalists, I have a girlfriend, and Liu Yifei is still young, so don't always change the topic to relationships.

I also advise you to be merciful and don't write me as a romantic person, and don't write Liu Yifei as a mistress. "

After Wan Qingshan finished speaking, he immediately smiled when he saw that the reporters did not speak, but had a look of pride in their eyes.

"Everyone, you can come to the dinner because Earl's Company has asked you to come in.

Although the Piaget Company wants to gain popularity, it definitely does not want its spokesperson to become a bad person. This will greatly affect the brand's reputation. "

Seeing that several reporters were still silent, Wan Qingshan reached out and gestured to Feng Linlin, who was not far away.

After Feng Linlin walked past with long legs, Wan Qingshan said without any concealment, "Tell the people at Earl's company that the reporters they invited want to ruin the reputation of Earl's spokesperson."

"Director Wan, we are just asking normal questions, there is no intention of ruining it."

"Director Wan, you have a dark heart, so you are thinking dark things about us."

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Several reporters immediately panicked. They had been warned by people from Earl's company not to raise too many questions.

But before they came, a female star in the industry contacted them and asked them to report Liu Yifei's relationship well, and they would be grateful afterwards.

They all understand what this means. Liu Yifei's popularity depends on her looks and her otherworldly temperament. If Liu Yifei is reported as a mistress, her stardom will definitely be ruined.

Liu Yifei's stardom was ruined, but it didn't hurt them. On the contrary, they could still receive a lot of money, so they kept asking the question about their relationship.

Feng Linlin didn't care whether the reporter was panic or not. After hearing this, she quickly walked towards the people in Earl's company.

"Director Wan, we are just asking questions normally."

"You are slandering us!"

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The excited voices of these reporters made everyone in the hall look over, and Liu Xiaoli, who was not far away, came over immediately.

"Yifei, what's wrong?"

Just as Liu Xiaoli asked, Feng Linlin and people from the Earl Company arrived, along with several security guards.

"Bring it here and listen."

After the people from Earl's company finished speaking, the security guard immediately stepped forward.

"You are robbing personal property."

"You are breaking the law and I will sue you!"

The reporter's voice was stern and no one paid attention. The security guard snatched the recording pen from the reporter's hand and handed it to someone from Earl's company.

After listening to a few words, the people from Earl's company turned off the recorder.

After taking a deep look at the reporters, the leader of Earl's company turned and handed the recorder to his colleagues, "Take this thing to see their boss and ask them to give an explanation to Earl."

Then he turned to the security guard and said, "Kick them out!"

When the reporter was escorted by security guards and walked out of the door, someone from Earl's Company leaned over and said,

"Mr. Wan, Miss Liu, I'm really sorry. The company's negligence almost led to a big mistake."

Wan Qingshan stood up and said with a smile, "Mr. Henry, I have had a lot of scandals before, one more scandal will not matter."

Liu Xiaoli, who knew what was going on from the recording just now, said with a straight face, "Mr. Henry, my daughter is not Director Wan. The promotional video has already caused a lot of trouble to her before. If it happens again, it will be even more serious." It’s a big deal, my daughter’s acting career might be cut off.”

A trace of displeasure flashed across Henry's face.

Wan Qingshan also frowned.

What do you mean your daughter is not him? Your daughter is troubled as if he is not troubled.

Although both of them were dissatisfied, neither of them tried to refute Henry's fault. It was indeed his negligence.

Wan Qingshan was thinking that Liu Xiaoli was eager to protect her daughter, so he was too lazy to meet Liu Xiaoli.

"Ms. Liu, Miss Liu, I apologize to you two on behalf of the earl."

Henry apologized, and Liu Xiaoli looked much better.

Then, everyone continued to attend the party as if nothing happened.

Wan Qingshan and Feng Linlin also met the people from the big international brands that Henry wanted to introduce.

"Mr. Wan, this is Ms. Ruili, President of Armani Asia."

"Hello, Mr. Wan!" the blond Ruili said in fluent Chinese.

"Hello, Ms. Ruili."

Wan Qingshan stretched out his hand to shake hands with Ruili, who looked to be in her 30s and had a curvy figure like a red peach, feeling very confused.

Armani not only makes clothes, but also watches. He has already endorsed Piaget watches. How could Henry introduce Armani to him?

Didn't Armani find him as its spokesperson?
After letting go of her hand, Ruili smiled affectionately and said, "Mr. Wan, with all due respect, my preferred way of working is to finish talking about business and then chat.

This makes me more relaxed and comfortable when chatting. "

"Well, Ms. Ruili, please speak frankly. I also like to be direct."

"Mr. Wan, I would like to ask you to be the global spokesperson of Armani clothing brand. At the same time, I also hope that Armani will become the clothing sponsor of all your future movies."

When he heard about the clothing brand, Wan Qingshan's doubts were instantly revealed. Armani asked him to be the spokesperson, not the spokesperson for the entire brand like Piaget, but the spokesperson for clothing, just like the spokesperson for a series of Piaget watches.

A clothing spokesperson is not a clothing image ambassador. As long as there is money, Wan Qingshan has no objection. As for the clothing endorsement for the movie, Wan Qingshan cannot agree.

"Ms. Ruili, I can't promise you the costume sponsor of the movie.

Armani is a big brand, not everyone can afford it, and the characters in my movie can’t all be rich.

I have to be responsible for my film, and I cannot neglect the film itself because of clothing sponsorship.

Furthermore, Ms. Ruili, if in the movie a beggar wearing Armani is begging, I think this will not only have no promotional effect on your company's brand, but may even have the opposite effect. "

Ruili frowned, was silent for a while, and then said, "Mr. Nawan, I hope that in your future movies, as long as they are suitable for Armani clothing sponsorship, Armani Company will have priority sponsorship rights. In this regard, I hope that you can cooperate with Armani." The company signs the contract.”

A hint of surprise flashed in Wan Qingshan's eyes!
Ruili's performance shows that her main purpose is to make Armani clothing a sponsor of her movie, and it is incidental to find him as a clothing spokesperson.

"What is she thinking? Is she very optimistic about me and wants to be like Mitsubishi and Cheng Long?"

After Wan Qingshan muttered in his heart for a while, he thought that he had nothing to lose anyway, so he smiled and said,

"Of course, no problem. Regarding the specific situation, Ms. Ruili, please send someone to talk to my agent, Ms. Feng Linlin."

Ruili immediately replied with a smile on her face, "OK!"

After the serious talk was over, Wan Qingshan, Henry and Ruili found a place to sit down and chat.

After a few words of conversation, Henry stood up and left, leaving only Ruili and Wan Qingshan talking.

Then——Wan Qingshan gradually became weird in his heart.

After about a few minutes, Wan Qingshan couldn't bear it anymore and quickly made a secret signal with his eyes to Feng Linlin who was not far away.

After Feng Linlin received the signal, she immediately came over.

Originally, Feng Linlin was very surprised. This was nothing, so why did Wan Qingshan ask her to come over.

After she sat down for a while, she understood why Wan Qingshan asked her to come over.

Then, Feng Linlin interrupted while holding back her laughter.

When Feng Linlin interrupted, Wan Qingshan felt relieved.

After the banquet was over, Wan Qingshan refused Ruili's enthusiastic invitation to have a drink with him and hurriedly got in the car and returned to the hotel.

(End of this chapter)