China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

Chapter 129 I’m anxious to wait!Seeking cooperation with the Tongtian Empire
Shanying Group Production Center.

The current chairman, Lu Peng, poured a cup of strong tea with a smile that looked like Maitreya Buddha hanging on his face. He had made too much money recently and he was really happy.

But if you look carefully, you can see an anxious look between his brows.

Recently, Shanying is preparing a TV series called "The Line of Life and Death". At the same time, the previously filmed "Guandong" is also negotiating for its release in the beginning of the year.

As a chairman, you don’t actually have to work hard.

You can let your subordinates handle anything.

So he wasn't tired. The reason why he was so anxious was because Guan Ling said he was going to film a new TV series.

Recently, the little flame in Chairman Lu's heart has ignited again.

Because Guan Dao is from Lu Province.

And he, Chairman Lu, is both the chairman of Shanying and the chairman of Shandong Broadcasting Media Group. He is the boss of the entire Shandong film and television production industry.

Before, they had held countless meetings and wanted to get into the movie business, but there was no one under them who understood movies, especially a director. But now, they saw hope.

"Crack."

Suddenly, Jin Liang opened the door and came in.

"Director Lu, we have already drawn up an agreement. If you want to go to the capital, you can go at any time."

Previously, Guan Ling had spoken out that he and Shanying could strengthen cooperation in the future, whether in movies or TV. Later, Lingyun Media was busy with the promotion of "2012" and the preparation of new movies, so the matter was temporarily put on the back burner.

But now, Shanying couldn't sit still.

Because Guan Ling said that they would prepare the first TV series of Lingyun Media.

How does this work?
Shanying checked and found out that Guan Ling was an investor in the Ming Dynasty before.

"The Myth", which has been very popular recently, is a TV series co-produced by Ling Yun, Emperor and Tang Dynasty.

Lingyun Media really does not have a TV series production department.

Now that they have this idea, the mountain shadow is not of much use to them!

When Jin Liang saw it, he immediately became anxious. What if the other party has prepared the production of this TV series and won't let me play with Shanying?
So Jin Liang immediately went to report to Director Lu, hoping to finalize the TV series production cooperation company as soon as possible.

In this way, with Shanying's production quality team and Guan Ling's reputation as a film director, a lot of resource replacement can be achieved, thus tying up Guan Ling and hugging a big fat leg in the film industry.

Shanying held a meeting for half an hour.

The board of directors gave the green light to this matter!

In the end, it was unanimously agreed that we must establish close contact with Guan Guan, and without any contact, there would be a better opportunity than cooperating to establish a company.

"Okay, Director Jin, please hurry up and book flights for us. Let's fly to the capital."

Lu Peng rubbed his eyes, "We are comparing China Film and Television. Shanghai Film and Television did not have much contact with Director Guan, but this time, we strive to completely reach a strategic alliance with Director Guan in TV series, so that in the future, Shanying wants to participate in movies. That’s how we got a grip.”

"By the way, Director Lu, I have some news that I need to tell you." Jin Liang said.

"Is something wrong?"

"The global box office of "2012" has exceeded US$[-] million." Jin Liang said the number.

"Terror..." Lu Peng spit out these two words.Eyes are red.

It's no wonder that Chairman Lu is eager to visit. As the chairman, his position is not low at the official level, but based on Shanying's current situation, the entire Shanying is not worth US$[-] million.

Shandong Media Group may not be worth it either.

"We tightened our belts and invested US$500 million. Now it seems that it may bring us a profit of RMB [-] million."

Jin Liang roughly mentioned the number, and the two looked at each other. They did nothing except invest.

For "Crossing Guandong", their investment only cost more than 3000 million yuan, which took six months.

The main thing we are talking about now is CCTV One, which will most likely be sold for 500 million yuan. After half a year of filming and post-editing, the entire department will earn about 1000 million yuan from this drama.

But now, Guan Ling can earn an extra [-] million with just a little help.

Lu Peng's head felt a little numb.

"Let's not talk about it for now. Hurry up and book your flight tickets. Get the earliest flight. Give Lingyun Media a call. Don't miss out."

Both of them were anxious.

…………

When the global box office of "2012" exceeded US$[-] million, the industry no longer had that sense of shock.

Sometimes, I feel numb after being shocked.

Everyone is waiting for the final results at the box office.

But China Film just didn't let everyone get what they wanted.

In the fourth week of its release, China Film Group announced that the secret key for "2012" would be extended.

As soon as the news came out, the industry was jealous and cursed people. Among them, Zhou Xingxing was the most vicious.

"Yangtze River No. [-]" is about to be released. Zhou Xingxing started promoting and building momentum for the release of the movie half a month ago. The clamor is very large. Among all the movies, this movie has the most prominent promotion.

I'm just waiting to make a fortune at the box office after "2012" is released.

As a result, the other party extended the secret key.

Everyone in Zhou Xingxing was numb.

""Yangtze River No. 2012" is about to be released, and "[-]" continues to be released. Director Zhou Xingxing's new film has encountered a negative start."

"The box office of "Yangtze River No. 2012" will definitely be affected. Let's take a look at the movies that were beaten by "[-]" during the Lunar New Year..."

Netizens on the Internet started to have fun.

"Feng Xiaogang's movie has died tragically under director Guan's volcanic torrent. Let's see if Zhou Xingxing's movie will fall into the same pit next!"

Everyone is a fun person.It’s lively and everyone loves to watch it.

At first, they thought Guan Ling's movies were good-looking. After the movie broke 6.5 million yuan, everyone started wondering how many directors Guan Ling could scare to tears.

Especially Zhou Xingxing, who has become very popular in mainland China and Hong Kong in recent years. It is also very interesting for netizens to watch Director Guan compete with him.

But there are also netizens who have transformed themselves into messengers of justice.

"This is very unfair to Zhou Xingxing's movie."

"Lingyun Media is engaging in unfair competition. When "The Call to Action" was released early, I felt there was something fishy."

Some netizens turned into detectives and criticized Fang Qiu online.

But it aroused dissatisfaction and ridicule from others.

"It's good to extend it! I just heard everyone saying that I am too busy and have no time to go to the movies. I haven't gone to the movies yet. If it is extended just in time for the Spring Festival holiday, I can go to the movies!"

"The unfair competition mentioned above must be due to children. The rights to schedule films are in the hands of theaters, and the rights to set schedules are in the hands of China Film. Director Guan: They are all my people, what are you fighting with me for?"

But this kind of excitement is of little use to Guan Ling.

He is communicating with Yang Yang, the director of "Menghua Lu", and Yang Qing.

……

Lingyun Media Studio.

Guan Ling met Yang Yang first.This is the second director signed by Lingyun Media after Kang Honglei and Jiang Wei, and she is a female director.

Yang Yang is only in his forties, but he is already a well-known director in TV dramas. He has won several Golden Eagle Awards and Feitian Awards for Chinese TV dramas. The two most famous ones are "Proof of Memory" and "Noel". Mann Bethune".

When Yang Yang received Guan Ling's invitation, her first reaction was that someone was teasing her.

She is in BJ, so she clearly knows that Lingyun Media is engaged in movies.

But when Guan Ling appeared in front of her in person, she couldn't help but sign the contract.

Can't refuse.Can't refuse at all.

Now Lingyun Media is like hot cakes, and everyone in the industry wants to take a bite when they see it.

Inside the office.

"Hello, Director Yang." Liu Yifei stood up and shook hands with Yang Yang.

"Hello Yifei, you look even more beautiful than on TV."

After a few commercial exchanges, Guan Ling handed the script to Yang Yang.

"Director Yang, this is the script of the TV series I am going to let you direct. You can take a look at it. Currently, the female lead Liu Yifei, the second female lead Liu Yan, and the male lead Zhu Yawen are tentatively selected. As for the other roles, a role of a store waiter, I am going to let Yang Mi will act, and the rest will be up to you, Director Yang, to choose."

Guan Ling went straight to the point, the contract had been signed, and there were many roles. Guan Ling would definitely give priority to his own people.

Originally, Guan Ling wanted Zhang Jiani to play the role of Song Yinzhang, but now that he thought about it, he decided not to.

Too many women are troublesome.

"Okay, Director Guan, I'll hurry up and make preparations when I get back. I'll discuss the role with you later." Yang Yang was still a little nervous when he picked up the script.

The TV series script written by the Oscar winner has indeed never been filmed!
Just think about it and be happy.

"Okay, for specific matters, you can contact the newly recruited director of the TV drama department in the company, or you can also contact Chen Xia." Guan Ling said, "I will be filming a movie next, so I won't be watching all the time. But I have seen Yang I believe in your ability to direct the TV series you shot before."

"What Director Guan said made me so confident. I will definitely shoot well."

After Yang Yang returned.

"Director Guanda, when will my signing promotion begin?" Liu Yifei was also a little anxious.

"Your popularity is so high, I must take advantage of it. Once Director Yang Yang has read the script, he will directly use your contract to promote the contract. It will also be used to promote the actor's audition and advertise on TV at the same time. How great."

"I didn't see it. Director Guan Da is so frugal?"

"The main reason is that Xiao Liu's popularity is free." Guan Ling said with a smile, which made Liu Yifei's teeth itch.

"It feels like what you said is that my popularity can be used as waste."

……

Yang Qing finally finished revising the script of "Nightclub".

And Guan Ling has reviewed it.

For this movie, Yang Qing put in all his efforts and even drew a lot of storyboards.

Now almost the entire script is in Yang Qing's mind.

I read the script.

Compared with the original script, this time the script was somewhat lacking in terms of jokes, but the overall structure had been improved. Guan Ling helped change a few words, which made Yang Qing dumbfounded on the spot.

The random changes really made the plot funnier.

Director Guan, this is so awesome!
"Director Guan, can I direct a movie by myself?" Yang Qing rubbed his hands, very nervous.

"I'll invest 500 million for you and prepare well." Guan Ling said, "Don't put too much pressure on me. This movie is just right for you to practice. Just do your best."

"Thank you, Director Guan, I will definitely do my best." Yang Qing was very excited.

He is one step ahead of Lu Yang in making movies independently.

After chatting for a while about the advantages and disadvantages of selecting the characters, Guan Ling left Lingyun Media and returned to Siheyuan.

……

"Director Guan, as long as you choose the role of "Detective Dee: The Tongtian Empire", you can start immediately."

Chen Guofu called.

All the costumes, props, etc. for "Detective Dee: The Empire of Heaven" have been produced, and since the construction of the city has not yet begun, Chen Guofu even found an alternative location at a domestic filming base.

One is Hengdian Film and Television City, where you can shoot scenes such as palaces.

The other one is Fang Yan.

This is a provincial-level scenic spot in the east of Yongkang City. It has unique mountains and rocks and beautiful scenery. It is known as a fairyland on earth.

Chen Guofu personally ran for several days and found that the mountains here were uprooted from the ground, with sharp edges on all sides, towering into the sky. They were extremely steep and dangerous, and looked like castles in the distance. It was a good filming location.

"I plan to start filming as soon as possible. If it's faster, I can catch up with this year's Cannes Film Festival."

Guan Ling is going to Cannes, not because of the awards, but purely because he wants to give foreigners a little bit of the shock of pure Chinese special effects movies.

Many movies, such as "2012" and "Inception" require large investments. In order to make money, they must be shot in English. This is an objective fact.

There are few Chinese speakers, but that doesn’t mean Guan Ling isn’t prepared to put more effort into it.

"Tongtian Empire" is Guan Ling's first attempt.

"Then you have to hurry up and decide on the leading role. If filming starts, I'm afraid you, director Guan, won't be able to stop thinking about it during this Spring Festival."

"As for the protagonist, I already have a candidate in mind. But for some supporting roles, please help me choose."

Guan Ling asked Chen Guofu to be responsible for some supporting roles. After hanging up the phone with Chen Guofu, Guan Ling made a call.

Hong Kong,

Liu Dehua's assistant, who was on the set of "Three Kingdoms: Seeing the Dragon Disarm", suddenly received a call.

When you see the caller.

The assistant was about to hang up at first, but hesitated and didn't answer, and immediately ran to the shooting scene.

"what happened?"

Watching the assistant run out of breath, he kept waving to himself.

After Liu Dehua finished filming a clip, he told the director to take a rest, and then walked out, very surprised.

"Director Guan's phone number."

"Which director?" Liu Dehua didn't react for a moment.

""2012", Guan Ling."

The assistant's voice was loud, and Hong Jingbao heard it, "Hua Zai, Director Guan contacted you? Isn't there a role?"

Liu Dehua also became excited instantly, picked up his phone and walked aside.

Called back.

"Director Guan, did you contact me for something?"

Not only why, but Liu Dehua, who was used to meeting great directors, was a little nervous when he made this call.

"Yes, do you have a schedule for the next time? It will start at the beginning of next month. It will take about two months of filming."

"I have time. The movie I am currently filming will be finished soon. I will have time after that." Liu Dehua responded quickly and asked: "Director Guan, is this a Hollywood movie?"

"It's the series of movies I mentioned. I'm going to invite you to play the leading role in this series of movies." Guan Ling said, "Although we can match the filming schedule for the next two months, I have another request, and that is When I film this series of movies in the future, you can’t shirk the role of the protagonist. If you can’t do it, I won’t give you the role.”

Guan Ling said it very directly.

He hesitated for a while.

Liu Dehua said: "I can take it!"

Don’t worry about Guan Ling’s movie at all, just pick it up first and then talk about it!
"Director Guan, what role do I want to play?"

After agreeing, Liu Dehua asked.

"Di Renjie."

The voice on the other end came over.

(End of this chapter)