China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

Chapter 431: Let’s carry Sisi on the shoulders of giants!

In mid to late March 2011, the shortlisting process for the 3th Cannes Film Festival officially began.

Compared to the craze for mainland Chinese films at Cannes created by Guan Ling in the past two years,
This year it is obviously much more monotonous.

The only ones participating in the selection were Chen Kexin's "Wuxia" and Lou Ye's new film "Flowers".

The most surprising thing is that Hou Hsiao-hsien's "Confessions" also appeared on the Cannes shortlist.

Suddenly, public opinion was in an uproar.

"Is director Hou Hsiao-hsien back at Cannes? He's still using director Guan's script."

"I have been making documentaries for several years and have been a producer. It is really a comeback. It has been almost five years since Director Hou made a movie himself. The last time he attended Cannes was also five years ago."

"You think this movie won't enter the main competition again and become a big hit?"

"Who is Director Hou? He can be said to be a benchmark for Taiwanese films. He is the founder and president of the Golden Horse Film Academy. Now he is going to Cannes for a movie. If it doesn't win the hearts of many, will Cannes be worthy of him? Is it worthy of Director Guan's script?"

"Director Guan shot this movie at about the same time as Forever Young. It looks like this movie will be released soon too. I just don't know if it will be introduced to the mainland."

"I'm a little excited. I always remember the miracle that Let the Bullets Fly created in Venice."

"With Director Guan's script and Hou Hsiao-hsien's humanistic touch, this movie has almost stood on the shoulders of giants even though it has not yet been released!"

This film by Hou Hsiao-hsien has once again attracted the attention of the industry.

Many people are thinking that in the past two years, there has been a lot of good news at Cannes, including the Palme d'Or, Best Actress, and Best Actor, and even Guan Ling won the Best Director award.

Now that three films are going to be selected in Cannes, everyone thinks there will be no problem for Lou Ye's film to enter the main competition unit.

But what people are most looking forward to is, after all, Hou Hsiao-hsien's film.

Many people in the industry predict that Hou Hsiao-Hsien may be able to win another award at Cannes with this film.

Prior to this, Hou Hsiao-hsien attended the Cannes Film Festival for the first time in 1993 and won the Jury Award at the 46th Cannes International Film Festival for "A City of Pleasure".

He has been nominated for the Palme d'Or for five films since then.

But in the end, it failed.

Helplessly, he stopped at the last step. Not only did he fail to win the highest award, he didn't even win a small prize.

And the last movie, "The Best Time", was released six years ago.

Hou Hsiao-hsien once said in an interview that he had no regrets about never winning the Palme d'Or.

This distance is not just one step away, sometimes it is very close, sometimes it is very far...

And now, is this distance still far?
Many people have doubts.

Hou Hsiao-Hsien, a master of Chinese-language films, previously won the Venice Golden Lion Award for "A City of Sadness," becoming the first Taiwanese film director to win awards at the three major European film festivals, two years earlier than Chang Yimou's two films.

In terms of time, Hou Hsiao-hsien has not won anything at the Cannes Film Festival for almost twenty years.

Can I get one again this time?
Someone interviewed Guan Ling. Regarding whether the movie "Confessions" could win an award at Cannes, Guan Ling just smiled and said, "I can only say that this is a good movie. As for whether it can win an award at Cannes, it still depends on the attitude of the judges.

All I can tell you is that this movie may not be shown in theaters in China, so it may be released on the iQiyi platform in the future.

This film is very different from my previous two films that won awards at Cannes.”

When Guan Ling’s interview appeared.

Many viewers were instantly excited.

"Oh my god, a movie that is hard to be shown in theaters in China is called "Confessions". Is Director Guan making an action movie?"

"Taiwanese girls speak in a very coquettish way. I wonder if they will also speak in a coquettish way when they are filming a movie?"

"That makes me want to see it even more."

"I heard that iQiyi is going to offer membership. Does this mean I have to pay for the membership?"

"Then why hasn't 'The Beginning' been aired yet? I'm still waiting to see what kind of 'Source Code' series TV series this beautiful XJ girl, who has never been seen before at Beijing Film Academy, can perform."

Many people are asking this question, and it is obvious that they are full of expectations for the people and the TV series, and even for this movie that is said to be released on the video website platform.

……

"Director Guan, your drainage effect is really amazing."

Gong Yu called again, "I have already discussed the issue of shares. We are willing to send a legal team to discuss it together. You know, this is not something I can decide on my own."

"I understand. We can discuss this slowly. But before we have a clear discussion, "The Beginning" will not be released, and neither will "Confessions"."

Guan Ling's voice was cold and real, and Gong Yu could naturally hear the hidden purpose in Guan Ling's tone.

Before this, after Guan Ling revealed this idea, Gong Yu figured out why it was him.

During this period, the number of people online at iQiyi has been increasing rapidly. The traffic attracted by the Oscar-winning director really surprised Gong Yu.
"Regarding what Director Guan said before about our content, I would like to confirm it again. Director Guan, are you sure there are so many good TV scripts or movie scripts?"

“These contents can be included in the agreement.”

Guan Ling's words were calm, but they shocked Gong Yu.

"Director Guan mentioned earlier that they were short of directors, but we do have some recommendations."

At the end of the conversation, Gong Yu talked about being a director again.

Guan Ling became interested.

"It's BJ Perfect Jianxin, which just recently finalized its cooperation with iQiyi. Its director is Guo Jingyu. I wonder if Director Guan has heard of it?"

Gong Yu said, "We originally decided to have him produce content for iQiyi, but now we have to rely on Director Guan in the future. If Director Guan doesn't have a suitable director, he can be considered."

Guan Ling narrowed his eyes.

He knew Guo Jingyu, a man of integrity and integrity who was the director of the previous "Iron Pear Flower". Guan Ling had an even deeper memory of the TV series he produced in the future.

"Fire Blue Blade", "Dog Beating Stick", "Red Lady", "Brave Heart", "Great Yangko", "Tang Dynasty Strange Stories", "Mother's Way"...

He can be said to be an all-channel expert in Chinese TV dramas, especially on CCTV or local satellite TV platforms, where he is undoubtedly the top of the list. Later, he transformed into online dramas and created many hits with the help of the Guo Family Class.

I found out that the other party had just established his own film and television company in March this year, but his investment was limited. The olive branch thrown to him by iQiyi was a life-saving straw for him.

Guo Jingyu naturally would not give up.

"Contact him. If you have time the day after tomorrow, come and have a talk with me."

Guan Ling's answer surprised Gong Yu. He didn't expect Guan Ling to be so decisive.

Guan Ling breathed a sigh of relief. He had never found a suitable candidate for the pilot of his TV series.

Previously, Jiang Wei and Yang Yang mostly worked alone, and some TV drama directors were seconded from Shanying and Tangren.

Now, as video websites begin to develop, Guan Ling does need to reserve talent.

For Guan Ling, the Guo family class is indeed a good choice.

They can evolve and learn.

Although the cast selection has been criticized, it must be said that the compatibility rate of their finalized actors is very high, and Guan Ling was moved.

The TV drama industry will be a means of monetization that cannot be underestimated in the future, and if Guo Jingyu is willing, Guan Ling can give him enough power to let him work hard.

Noon Sunshine and Shanying are working together. Although Kong Sheng and his team are in control, it is not enough.

Guan Ling can definitely cultivate another direct lineage for TV dramas in the capital.

In particular, he has plans for several TV series.

In his previous life, Guo Jingyu couldn't afford to use traffic, because he was afraid that the other party would be disgusting, or that the other party's fans would rush in.

But with Guan Ling backing them up, Guan Ling really couldn't believe that there was any actor who was so blind.

In this way, the interests of both parties can be maximized.

……

The next day, Guan Ling met Liang Xuan from "Big Fish and Begonia" who was introduced by Wang Changtian earlier in the reception room of Lingyun Media.

Sitting on the leather sofa, Guan Ling spread her legs and chose the most comfortable posture, which was very natural.

On the other side, Liang Xuan had cold sweat on his forehead.

"sit."

Guan Ling waved at Liang Xuan, motioning him to sit down.

"Actually, after I heard what Mr. Wang said last year, I planned to meet you, but I never found the time, so I asked my subordinates to pay you first."

"Director Guan, you are very busy. Everyone in China knows it." Liang Xuan stuttered. "I received the money a long time ago. I originally thought that Director Guan would participate in the production, but when I heard that you gave me full control later, I was surprised."

"I've seen the flash short film you made for Big Fish and Begonia. I think you are the most ambitious and capable of producing it. Although the short film is short, it is the future of Chinese animation."

“The animated films that Director Guan officially announced last year are the future of animated films.”

Liang Xuan replied quickly.

He was very grateful for Guan Ling's affirmation and encouragement, and his heart was burning with joy.

But he would never dare to take on the responsibility of being the future of Chinese animated films.

"You don't have to flatter me," Guan Ling said with a smile, "Although I participated in the production of Kung Fu Panda and helped Disney with the script for the second film, I was just cooperating with them, and they were all Hollywood movies. I haven't appeared in any Chinese animated films yet."

"It doesn't matter whether you make it or not. From the moment Director Guan announced that he wanted to make Japanese animation, you are the future of Chinese animated films."

Liang Xuan stopped stuttering at this time.

"You don't know that when you said these words, we who love animation were filled with passion."

Liang Xuan has a lot to say.

"In fact, I started looking for investment two years ago. 20 million is not a small amount for an animated film, and the box office requirements are also very high if you want to get the money back. At one point, our team only had me, Director Zhang Chun, and the cook. Last year, we found Mr. Guangxian Wang, but he was very hesitant. Fortunately, Director Guan took action in time and we got support."

"Have you ever thought about regretting it?"

"Yes, but we didn't want to give up at that time. Director Zhang Chun told me that even if there was no one left in the company, as long as you and I were still here, we would insist on making it. I was very depressed at the time, but his eyes were full of light. Later, I was still very depressed, so he left. After that, the money from Lingyun Media was transferred to our account..."

"Don't say thank you. Funding is not a problem. Just go for it."

Guan Ling said, "I only have one request, that you make the quality of this movie as high as possible, whether it's the script, special effects, or anything else. You should know that Lingyun Media is now fully committed to producing animated films. I hope you won't let Lingyun Media down, and don't let me down either."

Liang Xuan stood up straight and said, "I understand, Director Guan, the quality of this movie will not be bad, because I am standing on the shoulders of giants."

……

In late March, the total box office of "Guan Yin Shan" was fixed at more than 7900 million, and then slowed down.

It once jumped into the top five box office of art films in recent years.

It surpassed Chen Kaige's original "Mei Lanfang".
It was only then that people realized that "Shoplifters" and "The Father" actually occupied the top two places in the box office of Chinese literary and artistic films.

The whole industry gasped.

"It's fine if Guan Ling is at the top of the Chinese commercial film box office rankings, but even art films are number one at the box office... This is really unreasonable."

"No one had done any art box office rankings before, but now that they have seen this, many directors can't sleep at night."

"The number one director in China. No matter how you divide the list, Guan Ling is the undisputed number one."

"Is that true? If I were to rank the box office of Chinese directors over 30 years old, you would definitely not be on the list."

What was originally just nonsense among netizens online quickly became a hot topic on Weibo.

The entries titled [China's movie box office ranking] and [China's box office ranking of directors over 30 years old] successively topped the Weibo hot search list.

In a short while, press releases were everywhere.

Guan Ling’s box office, Guan Ling’s age, and later new entries came up, [A list of awards won at major Chinese film festivals], which broke the hearts of many directors.

Leaving countless slaps in the circle.

For a while, many people in the circle went crazy.

This is a slap in the face, hitting the commercial film box office, hitting the art film box office again, and then hitting with age, which is not enough, hitting with awards...

Hit from all directions, 360 degrees.

Many directors were so old that their faces were stretched. No one dared to be interviewed.

……

The outside world is in turmoil and bustling.

But Guan Ling just took it indifferently.

The promotion of "Never Gone" was on the agenda, and he was going to help promote it.

But before the promotion, Guan Ling met Liu Sisi.

Wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap, she came to the room where Guan Ling had first met her in the capital.

When Guan Ling arrived, she pounced on Guan Ling.

"I want some that Yang Mi has."

While rubbing the other's waist, as if to untie something, he pecked his lips slightly, eroding the other's face and lips, and the beard passed by, making her full of desire.

Guan Ling hugged the other person's arms when he saw this, and as the other person's clothes were taken off,
Seeing that slender swan neck, he kissed it hard.

Wanted and crazy.

It took him a long time to carry the other person away.

Placed on the bed.

(End of this chapter)