China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

Chapter 367: The attitudes of all parties, Zhang Yimou's pursuit
"Huaxia Guan established Lingyun Media to announce the news of the second animated film. This is the second animated film announced by Guan after the first film "The Wind Rises" was announced at the Venice Film Festival."

"Director Guan Ling is involved in a love-themed movie for the first time, claiming that he hopes to create the pinnacle of pure love between boys and girls! This is the second time that a Chinese director has used the banner of pure love to make a movie, following Director Zhang's Under the Hawthorn Tree, which was marketed as 'the purest love, the cleanest movie in history'. And it's an animated film!"

"The number of pure love movies in the industry is increasing. The sequel to the classic movie "Lush Mountain Love" from the 2010s, "Lush Mountain Love 10", will be released on October 5. Today, the organizer released a hot version of the poster, with Li Chen shirtless and Qin Lan kissing passionately in the water."

"It is reported that "Confessions", written and directed by Guan Ling and directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien, has already started shooting in Taiwan in a low-key manner. Hou Hsiao-hsien claimed that the film might surprise everyone, which makes people wonder whether this film is also a romantic series film that has never created a high box office in China."

"The Best Foreign Language Film Oscar has been submitted for the 83rd Academy Awards. The films submitted by mainland my country are "The Father", Hong Kong "Time Thieves", and Taiwan "Monga". All three films are as expected. Unfortunately, "Aftershock" did not make the list."

"Feng Xiaogang accepted an interview with this newspaper and claimed that it was not a pity that Aftershock was not submitted for Oscars, and that it was a pity that Cannes did not win the Palme d'Or. He claimed that this film was the only one that could represent Chinese films in Oscars. At the same time, he called on everyone to go to the cinema to watch Aftershock, which will be released nationwide on September 9!"

"The Reuters photo of Yang Mi, an actress under Lingyun Media, in the TV series "Palace Lock Heart Jade". Yang Mi is all smiles and is not affected by the previous "hidden rules storm."

"The TV series "Beginning" written by Guan Ling and starring Lingyun Media's newcomer Guli Nazha was recently completed in Beijing. After "Awakening Age" created the highest buyout price in history and achieved extremely high ratings, the TV series "Beginning" has attracted much attention from the industry and has aroused the public's expectations!"

"Zhang Yimou accepted an interview with this newspaper, hoping that everyone would forget the slogan 'the cleanest love in history', claiming that there is no unclean love, as long as there is love, it is clean. Regarding Guan Ling's announcement of creating an animated film that is the pinnacle of pure love, Zhang Yimou was all smiles, claiming that Guan's entry might detonate the Chinese love film market. Regarding Feng Xiaogang's bold statement that the upcoming Aftershock would create a box office of 800 million, Director Zhang laughed and said: His habit has always been like this. But that is not my habit. It is not Director Guan's habit either."

"The Hollywood movie "Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps" will be introduced to the mainland on October 10, and will compete head-on with "Aftershock", which has been highly anticipated in the mainland. The movie is directed by Oliver Stone, and stars Oscar winner Douglas, Transformers actor Sia, and others, bringing together Hollywood's golden lineup. The movie's predecessor "Wall Street" was first released 15 years ago and caused a whirlwind in the global financial streets. It is reported that the movie will feature Chinese elements, and the King Kong boy will speak Chinese."

"Ip Man 2 is scheduled to be released in November. As the sequel to the highly acclaimed Ip Man, the film brings together 11% of the action stars in the entertainment industry and is highly anticipated by the industry. It is reported that the third film is currently in preparation."

……

Guan Ling is in Hollywood, but he has not been bombarded with many pieces of heavy news that have affected the film and television industry.

After Guan Ling left the mainland, there was a lot of confusion on hot searches and forums.

But even so, there are too many lofty elements in this information.
It really makes the industry feel terrified.

Director Guan is not in the mainland, but the mainland is full of his legends.

For Guan Ling, the announcement of the second animated film did not originally have any inclination towards her attitude.

But the moment it was released, at least Zhang Yimou's movie received more attention.

This was embarrassing for Zhang Yimou at first, but later he realized that it had a promotional effect for his movie, so he accepted it.

But what Guan Ling didn't expect was that after he announced "Your Name", the animation industry was shocked again.

He has received a lot of attention not only in mainland China, but also in Hollywood.

In Hollywood, it’s because the name is Guan, the director of Inception, and the announcement is about the animated film that Guan is about to produce!
If it were anyone else, Hollywood wouldn't even look at it!
Recently, even the animated films released by Hollywood have performed rather embarrassingly.

This year is known to be a bumper year for animation.

But some movies became popular all over the world, while others failed.

Among them, Warner Bros. Pictures' first 3D animated film "Legend of the Guardians" premiered in 3575 theaters in the United States last Friday, with a weekend box office of 1633 million US dollars and a single-theater box office of 4569 US dollars, ranking second.

It seems that the results are pretty good, but in fact,
Others may not know, but Warner Bros. knows best.

The cost of making this cartoon was $100 million.

Moreover, this movie is adapted from the world-famous children's book series of the same name.

The director is Zack Synder, who has directed "300 Spartans" and "Watchmen".

Warner couldn't even smile at this result.

Moreover, the reputation of the film has completely collapsed, with 18 media outlets giving it a score of 56 points.
Entertainment Weekly gave it 83 points, praising Zack Synder as a visual director and saying the 3D images were worth the price of the ticket; USA Today gave it 75 points, believing that the director did an excellent job making the film suitable for all ages.

I was criticized by American netizens so much that I don’t even recognize my mother.
The Washington Post gave the film a score of 38, with the following comment: Action scenes? The action scenes in this film are so exciting that you can't tell who is hitting whom, because they are all a group of owls...

This caused netizens to like it crazily.

This is already the second 3D animated film to fail at the box office in the past two months.

The previous one was Lionsgate’s “The Jungle.”

Recently, all Hollywood animation film companies have stopped their activities.

But Guan Ling's sudden announcement of his second animated film made many Hollywood companies become interested.

……

Lionsgate Films.

In front of the French window, Frank looked at the outside world.

The scenery outside is nice and the weather is sunny.

But he was not in a good mood.

Not long after, Stephen knocked on the door and entered the office.

"I have collected all the news about Guan's animated films in China. Here is all of them."

Stephen handed Frank a few pages of A4 paper.

Frank didn't turn over because the corners of his mouth were twitching.

These few pages of A4 paper mean that Guan Ling is a complete newcomer in animation.

No matter how high Guan's current status as a director in Hollywood and around the world is, he is a rookie when it comes to animated films.

That was Frank's first thought.

He asked Stephen to search for this information because he was worried that he might misjudge Guan. After all, Frank would never be able to see a lot of news about mainland China.

Frank thought for a while before calling Guan Ling.

"Guan, you've come to Hollywood and you've been busy all the time. Why don't you come and sit down at Lionsgate?"

"I didn't expect that you've learned the Chinese way of greeting, since we don't have much personal communication."

Guan Ling's smile is very hearty.

This made Frank on the opposite side feel a little embarrassed.

But he reacted quickly.

"Well, then I'll get straight to the point?"

Seeing this, Frank stopped talking nonsense and directly stated his purpose, "Guan, do you have any animated films that are suitable for production in Hollywood?"

After saying this, he was silent.

Even he himself didn't know what he was expecting.

Starting this year, animated films have become the mainstream of the market.

The six major Hollywood studios are all developing their own animated films. As the leader among the second-tier companies, Lionsgate will naturally be involved. However, the failure of its first animated film this year has made Frank somewhat inclined to withdraw.

They make money by developing B-level movies and collaborating on movies with Skyrim, but they lose money by making animated movies independently.

Jealousy is jealousy.

Frank knew he had to change his mindset.

He is a banker after all.

Originally, he had made up his mind.

But in Venice, the news that Guan Ling officially announced five animated films spread all over the world, and of course it also reached his ears.

Suddenly, the little flame in his heart that had been extinguished was reignited.

But he did not communicate with Guan Ling immediately.

Firstly, the filming of "Scarlet Witch" had been scheduled long ago, and he knew that Guan Ling would not be filming any animated films during this period and had no schedule.

Secondly, the fire in his heart had not yet ignited.

So when the first animated film was announced, he thought about waiting a little longer. Today, the official announcement of the second animated film made him a little impatient.

So, he still made the call.

As a film company owner who was a banker, he might believe that Guan was just talking big to promote his movies, but he would never believe that Guan made so many animated films just to lose money.

Therefore, the first part also made him slightly suspicious.

The announcement of the second film was a signal that the deal was finalized in his mind.

Out of his keen sense, he called Guan Ling.

He would accept any outcome, but during those few seconds of waiting, he felt that life was so long.

"some."

Guan Ling said.

"That Lionsgate movie..."

"If Lionsgate wants to participate in the film's share, that's not impossible," Guan Ling interrupted Frank and took the initiative to say, "We can make a bet. If the box office of the animated film is high enough, the $5 billion we agreed upon in exchange for shares will take effect in advance."

"What do you mean by high enough?"

After hearing what Guan Ling said, Frank immediately asked back.

"Just you say it."

Guan Ling didn't care and asked Frank to state the conditions.

"Eight hundred million dollars?" Frank hesitated, thought about it again, and then made the offer.

"make a deal."

The two words "Guan Ling" completely confused Frank.

He coughed and asked with some surprise, "I said 800 million US dollars."

"Deal." Guan Ling said directly on the other end of the phone, "I'll have Motian Lingyun's employees send the contract directly to you."

This time Frank heard it clearly. Not only did the other party not hesitate, but he was also very happy.

For a moment, Frank regretted it.

It was just like when you get into a fight and you don't scold someone enough and then think about the regret when you get home and think about it. Frank felt terrible.

……

Beautiful.

When I saw Lingyun Media announced its second animated film.

Director Zhang held a brief meeting.

During the meeting, Director Zhang closed his eyes and rested for a while in the main seat.

"Everyone, I'm going to Hollywood."

After all the staff were gathered, Director Zhang suddenly spoke up, "Before, I appreciated the support of Director Ren and all the employees, but I had not yet reached a conclusion in my mind. This is my problem."

After everyone applauded, Director Zhang spoke again.

“I thought about it for a long time, why the Shangmei factory declined, and then I understood and admitted that it was because the planned economic model was no longer feasible under the market economic model.

This is not my problem, nor is it the problem of the Mei factory.
But if Shangmei Factory dies on me, I will die without a single regret.”

Director Zhang raised his head and looked at everyone. "Director Guan has announced two animated films. Judging from the content, whether it is "Even if the Wind Rises", an animated film describing the bloody history of the Chinese Air Force, or a romantic animated film about the pinnacle of pure love between a boy and a girl, these two are films with China as the main theme.

That is to say, Shangmei Factory has every chance to become Director Guan's right-hand man.

I won't wait any longer.

I must seize this opportunity and also grab this life-saving straw for Shangmei Factory.

Shanghai Animation Film Studio was established 53 years ago and is the art film production base in China with the oldest history, the richest film library, and the most intellectual property rights.

We have won more than 400 domestic and international awards, have classic works that have accompanied the growth of several generations of Chinese people, and have the internationally renowned 'China Animation School' brand.

All of this cannot be erased.

We need to transform and respond.

Follow the biggest director in China and get this done! It's not shameful to work in an American studio!
It would be shameful if we lost!"

After Director Zhang finished speaking, a deafening noise suddenly sounded from below.

……

"Director Guan, although your propaganda is not directed at me, every word of it is referring to me."

Zhang Yimou called with a smile on his face. He has been smiling all the time these past two days.

He didn't expect that the promotion of Guan Ling's animated film would bring a new wave of box office excitement to "Under the Hawthorn Tree".

It was really an accident.

But the statement in the official announcement of "Your Name" that it was the pinnacle of pure love animation movies for boys and girls did make Zhang Yimou very embarrassed.

His reputation as the cleanest player in history has just spread.

Guan Ling will tell you the purest love in history.

It's like he's hitting me right in the face!
Of course Zhang Yimou felt uncomfortable.

"You think too much."

After listening to Zhang Yimou's explanation, Guan Ling finally understood why Zhang Yimou was so emotional.

"It seems like I've put a lot of pressure on you, Director Zhang. Can an official announcement of an animated series still make you think so much?"

Guan Ling joked with Zhang Yimou on the phone with a smile.

Unexpectedly, after I said this, there was silence on the other end for a long time.

"If you hadn't told me I didn't feel it, why am I so vulnerable now?"

"You have to ask yourself that."

Guan Ling said, "Could it be that he was criticized by Three Guns? You are the only one in the industry who can cause such controversy online."

Talking about "Three Guns", Zhang Yimou suddenly opened up.

"Speaking of this, I remember that you helped me look at the script, but we didn't come to an agreement. Otherwise, the final version would definitely not be like this. So if I get criticized, you're also to blame."

"Can you still count like this?"

Zhang Yimou’s words left Guan Ling dumbfounded.

How outrageous.

While I was thinking about the logical relationship, Zhang Yimou's voice came from the other side again.

"Since you caused me to be criticized, do you need to use some script to express your gratitude?"

Zhang Yimou's true intentions were revealed, and he opened his mouth and bared his fangs.

"Brother, you're not calling to complain, you're calling to get something for free, right?"

Guan Ling didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

(End of this chapter)