China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

Chapter 433 The circle is chaotic, the water is too deep, they have such a face...they dare? !
It is officially April, and the promotion of many movies on the Internet has entered its hottest stage.

While Guan Ling was following the news, she saw the nationwide promotional tour for the movie "Struggle".

The play started its first stop in Nanjing and will then go on tour in six locations across the country. The reason why Guan Ling paid a little attention to this play was purely because the heroine of the play was Dong Xuan.

When I saw Dong Xuan in the picture,
Guan Ling was in a trance.

When the unexpected visitor came, he and Dong Xuan had an affair for a while.

Guan Ling was full of energy at the time, whipping like crazy, and even nearly caused the North China earthquake zone to break. At least that's what the neighbor who lived next door to the courtyard he bought thought.

The talk ended with Dong Xuan saying that she wanted to focus on her career.

For many years, the two had little contact.

Guan Ling had only occasionally seen him from afar at previous premieres or award ceremonies.

Guan Ling didn't know whether Dong Xuan regretted it in her heart. At the beginning, it was just his temporary residence, but not his permanent harbor.

Just try it once and that's it.

Life is always short.

But I have to admit that when I saw the first place I had to live in after arriving here on the screen, my heart still trembled a little.

But we are all strangers from other places, as we met by chance.

Guan Ling can distinguish between likes and dislikes, and can also distinguish between temporary confusion and long-term wishes.

Compared to the women Guan Ling is with now,

Dong Xuan has become a thing of the past.

Compared with the promotion of low-budget movies like "Struggle".

The publicity for "Warring States" is absolutely at the highest level.

For this purpose, Lu Zheng also called Guan Ling, hoping that Guan Ling could attend the premiere and stand up for Sun Honglei and Jing Tian.

Guan Ling did not refuse, but he was prepared that he would never comment on the quality of the movie itself. If the other party insisted on asking him, he would just laugh it off.

You can show your face and just be praised.

Guan Ling didn't want to be associated with this movie. The reason she went to support the film was purely to build good relations with Wanda Cinemas. Just showing her face wasn't a big deal.

In this circle, all you need is face.

Although Guan Ling had the confidence to not give face to others, there was no need to do so.

As a costume advertisement specially shot by Xing Han Canlan for Jing Tian, ​​Guan Ling is aware of the uniqueness of this drama, and also knows how this drama has been criticized.

But I have to say that the promotion of this movie is absolutely gorgeous.

It’s just the beginning of April and the internet is already full of promotional copy for this drama.

"The latest trailer of "Warring States" shows a bloody battle about to begin!"

"Gathering a number of Asian superstars, "Warring States" not only features the battles of Sun Honglei, Sun Bin, Wu Zhenyu and Pang Juan, but also the stunning beauties and beautiful figures of Jing Tian and Kim Hee Sun!"

“The trailer for “Warring States” features tragic and bloody ancient war scenes, shocking and eye-catching!”

"The competition for heroic masterpieces is about to begin, and "Warring States" will be released on April 4th!"

"Warring States" officially released the posters of the six main characters, and Sun Honglei's poster surprisingly showed his 'double eyelids'! As the first movie to be extended to the May Day period, the production team of Warring States claimed in an interview that the film's box office is expected to be 400 million!"

"The trailer for "Warring States" was released in all theaters online, and the lines in the play became popular before they were even aired. "Too cruel!" and "My heart aches" quickly became popular online phrases!"

As soon as the trailer was released, discussion on the Internet soared.

"The movie looks very exciting, and with all the Asian superstars from Taiwan, China, Taiwan and South Korea participating in the movie, the box office will definitely be good."

"Ever since Sun Honglei filmed 'Live', I've become more and more fond of him."

"Speaking of which, Sun Honglei became popular because of Guan Ling. The three movies "Warring States", "Guan Yunchang" and "Never Gone" were released not long apart, and there are too many Guan Ling elements in them. Sun Honglei, Zhen Zidan, Jiang Wen... all of them are actors and directors who have been associated with Guan Ling before... The box office of the movies in April this time is quite exciting."

“The trailer is so funny, but the most favorite thing is Jingtian’s legs during the promotion.”

Like many viewers, Guan Ling also saw the legs in Jingtian's promotional news.
Slender and slender.

White and smooth.

Guan Ling complained in his heart, thinking that this might be the only bright spot before and after the release of this movie.

……

Beijing.

The tired Guo Jingyu sat at home. Beside him were his opposite-sex brother Yang Zhigang and his wife Yue Lina.

This is a round table meeting.

These three people are his core driving force in the circle.

If he hadn't entered this circle by chance, perhaps he wouldn't have met his wife, nor would he have persuaded his younger brother to enter this industry.

"I received a message from Mr. Gong of iQiyi that Director Guan wants to see me tomorrow,"

Guo Jingyu has appeared on CCTV in many of his previous movies, so he is not that shy.

But he had to admit that this news did leave him a little confused, and he was so surprised that he could almost swallow a whole goose egg.

Some time ago, Guo Jingyu was out casting, looking for actors all over the country. The play "Red Lady" is the first big production of Perfect Film and Television after its establishment this year, and he put all his energy into it.

At the beginning of the preparation, he and his assistants did not determine the general direction of the script. They spent five months and only decided on the three words "Hongniangzi".

As for the actors, Chen Shu is very willing.

After all, the two had worked very well together before, and Chen Shu became one of the most popular actresses in TV dramas nationwide last year.

But Guo Jingyu did not choose her.

He always had a main theme in his mind. "Iron Pear Flower" is about a woman being pushed by the times, while "Red Lady" is about a woman pushing an era.

Going around,

The matter was finally decided on by Wang Luodan.

However, the TV series has not been officially announced yet, and the contract has only been negotiated privately. The specific preparations and start of filming are estimated to take at least a month and a half.

He made the casting decision against all odds this time.

Because Wang Luodan has never starred in a period drama and mostly played youth idol roles before, this casting was actually quite controversial for his team.

At that time, other people in the team thought that the casting was unreasonable, but Guo Jingyu only said one sentence: I need a challenge.

It can be said that he has a sense of being able to control his crew as if by his own arm. The entire Guo Family Class is his confidence, which gives him the courage to compete with any TV station.

At this moment, Guo Jingyu was indeed nervous.

It was a surprise that Guan Ling wanted to see him. At least from his perspective, he knew that he and Guan Ling were in the same world.

There is no comparison between the two.

"Mr. Gong didn't say what Director Guan wanted to do? Did he just want to introduce someone to someone else?"

Yang Zhigang said, "Should I go with you? You are from the Central Academy of Drama, and I am from the Beijing Film Academy. After all, we are from the same school, so we can get closer when we meet."

Yang Zhigang showed a silly smile.

"The fact that they were able to arrange an appointment with us through iQiyi probably means something about the video website."

Yue Li was a good wife with smooth logic. Although she didn't reply to Yang Zhigang, she quickly grasped the key point. "The question is, why does Director Guan need to meet with us? Our TV series are not on the same track at all. I've watched his "Dream of the Red Chamber" and "Myth". The main plot has nothing to do with the trend of the times, the family, and the bandits that we are shooting."

"We don't just shoot movies about family and bandits. When you cooperated with iQiyi before, didn't you say you were ready to spend all your money to make an online TV series? And you even asked Gong Yu to raise your price."

"Speaking of this, although 'The Beginning' that Director Guan discussed with Mr. Gong has not yet been launched, the publicity value it brings to iQiyi is too high. If the quality of the drama we shoot is good, we can also benefit from it."

A few people started talking one after another and soon got into a discussion.

Finally, in addition to being nervous, Guo Jingyu wondered if Guan Ling might have some kind of equity swap relationship with iQiyi, which was why he wanted to meet a director like himself who was not so famous and popular.

But all this is just guesswork.

Still have to wait for tomorrow's meeting.

But that night, Guo Jingyu tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.

The next day, when Guo Jingyu was standing in front of Lingyun Media, he saw Mr. Gong who had also come over.

Yang Zhigang also came along. Guo Jingyu thought about it for a long time and felt that it would be better to bring his younger brother along. After all, brothers are the closest to each other in fighting tigers. Besides, Yang Zhigang and Guan Ling were alumni after all, so their relationship could be a little closer.

"Boss Gong, how about we talk? Director Guan asked me to meet him because of iQiyi?"

"I really don't know. Last time I said I wanted to introduce him to someone, and he nodded in agreement, so I have to hurry up and make arrangements, right?"

Gong Yu also scratched his head.

He just said that sentence casually that day, just like "Have you eaten?", it was just a catchphrase. He didn't expect Guan Lingzhen to agree to it.

Soon, several people arrived in the office.

When Guan Ling came in, Yang Zhigang greeted him and prepared to go out. Although he was Guo Jingyu's younger brother, he was not the boss after all. He wanted to avoid suspicion when several big men were discussing business.

"Brother, please sit down together. I have something to ask, and it is related to you."

Guan Ling greeted him and motioned for Yang Zhigang to sit down.

Yang Zhigang sat in his office chair in a daze, not saying a word, and was quite curious.

"Tomorrow the filming of 'Hot Girls' will start, and I may have to fly to Hengdian."

Guan Ling first told a few people about his recent situation.
"I understand. No wonder we contacted each other at the last minute." Gong Yu said, "The thing Director Guan mentioned last time, there was a heated debate in the board of directors. I can't make a decision. The voting will not start until mid-April. Director Guan may have to wait."

Guan Ling was not surprised. Even Guan Ling was reluctant to take the shares from iQiyi.

If Guan Ling brought Lingyun Media's shares to exchange with them, they would probably laugh their heads off.

But now, this negotiation has no confidence for them.

You should know that Ling Yun’s previous cooperation was with Dadi Cinemas and Lionsgate Films.

Compared to a video website that no one knows whether it will die out in the future, the first two are the well-deserved giants.

"We'll talk about this later."

Guan Ling turned to look at Guo Jingyu and went straight to the point.

"I invited Director Guo here this time because I want to ask Director Guo a question," Guan Ling looked into Guo Jingyu's eyes, "Does Director Guo want to take the position of Chen Guofu, the chief steward of TV dramas under Lingyun Media?"

As soon as these words came out,
Let alone Guo Jingyu.

Inside the room, Yang Zhigang and Gong Yu also opened their eyes wide, and both of them immediately shut down.

Guo Jingyu had already sorted out his thoughts and wanted to hear what Guan Ling had to say to him, but as soon as these words came out, a layer of cold sweat broke out on Guo Jingyu's forehead.

There was silence in the room!
Guan Ling's words shook the whole room!

"why me?"

Guo Jingyu looked up in confusion. For him, this incident was like a huge wave of shock. His heart was surging. He picked up the teacup and took a sip to calm himself down. However, reason overwhelmed the determination that he almost blurted out.

People in the circle may not know Guo Jingyu, but they must know Chen Guofu.

Although he is the boss of Perfect Film and Television, the position of chief steward of Guan Ling's TV series is equivalent to the doorman in front of the prime minister's door. In fact, this position is not a doorman, but the chief steward of the prime minister's mansion. The status is completely incomparable.

Guan Ling sat upright, leaning back in his chair, tapping the table lightly with his fingers.

"Because you have a sense of the underworld." Guan Ling said with a smile, "I have taken a look at "Iron Pear Flower" before, and there is one thing I have to admit, when it comes to selecting actors, although you are sometimes willing to use your own family, you are better than many people in this aspect, that is, 'only use the right actors'."

Guan Ling's words were full of praise, "You don't make hits, you only make high-quality products. The only way is to be serious."

Guo Jingyu was instantly struck to the heart by Guan Ling's words.

It was like a bullet, hitting him right between the eyebrows.

He didn't expect that Guan Ling could understand his inner thoughts so thoroughly with just two sentences!
He was immediately stunned.

Silent for a long time.

"I didn't expect that Director Guan thought of me this way. I didn't even expect that Director Guan would know me."

Guo Jingyu said honestly. "But I just founded Perfect Films, and all of them are members of the Guo family who have been with me for a long time..."

Although he did not refuse directly, Guan Ling understood what he meant.

"You can actually reconsider it." Guan Ling said, "We can still have lunch together at noon. I was the one who won Chen Guofu over because of the lunch. As for the Guo Family, Perfect World, you can continue to serve as the chairman of the company. It doesn't matter. If there is a suitable TV series between the two companies, we can exchange actors."

Guan Ling's sincerity made Guo Jingyu a little confused.

Then he said he wanted to continue talking to Gong Yu about iQiyi and pulled Gong Yu out of the meeting room first.

"Director Guan, you are really generous. You even allowed him to concurrently serve as the chairman of Perfect Pictures. Are you trying to steal my talent? And in front of me."

"You are just cooperating, I am not."

Guan Ling smiled and said, "I just think that our TV drama department needs a housekeeper who can take charge."

"Is Guo Jingyu okay?"

"Try it."

Guan Ling narrowed his eyes and chose Guo Jingyu, of course not because of his period dramas, but because of his seriousness and thirst for knowledge.

In his previous life, many of Guo Jingyu's works scored high on Douban, and many of his TV series set off a viewing frenzy on CCTV. Without any capital, the remake of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" that he supervised and filmed scored over 8 points on Douban, and TV series such as "Strange Stories of the Tang Dynasty" and "Soul Ferry" swept the industry.

This shows his extraordinary ability.

Only two brothers, Guo Jingyu and Yang Zhigang, were left in the room.

"Third brother, why don't you agree? This time, with Director Guan's help, all the brothers in the Guo Clan will be able to rise to fame with you."

Yang Zhigang was a little anxious.
"If I really go, I don't have that much energy and time. I have to supervise some TV series for Lingyun Media and also take care of Perfect World. How can I manage it?"

"Old Giant, Baishan and the others can handle it, and my sister-in-law can handle it, too. If that doesn't work, I'll roll up my sleeves and join you." Yang Zhigang said, "But there's only one chance."

The room fell silent again.

Yang Zhigang's words further raised the stakes.

"Our TV series don't make much money. You said before that you don't like to use popular ones because they are troublesome. This industry is too chaotic and the water is too deep. If you ask them for quality, they will give you a cold shoulder."

Yang Zhigang said, “Now if you accept Director Guan’s olive branch, who among them would dare to do that?

Brother, we are all from small places in Hebei, and we can never become big capital no matter what we do.

But if Director Guan is behind the scenes, those popular stars would have to consider whether they should take the role, and if they do take the role, whether they should act well?

Isn't this good for our TV series' profitability and for the future development of the TV series industry?"

(End of this chapter)