China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

"I am touched by what Mr. Han said."

Someone once said that it is impossible for people who watch movies not to know Han Sanpin.

Some people also say that Han Sanpin must be the gatekeeper of Chinese films.

His name appears in the title sequence of almost every movie, whether it is a domestic or imported blockbuster. This man, who is respectfully called "San Ye" by people in the industry, is in the arena, and this arena belongs to him for the time being.

Even Guan Ling, if her first play didn't have the support of Han Sanpin, maybe it would have taken off, but it would have fallen short in the end.

So when Guan Ling heard Han Sanpin's words, he still believed them.

"The main thing is that I believe in you."

Han Sanpin said, "It is because of you that the ten-year gap between Chinese and foreign films has been bridged."

After saying this, Han Sanpin began to reminisce about the past. "When I was at Emei Film Studio, I was a lighting worker. During the Beijing Film Studio period, I had to keep the company alive and make movies. At that time, Chinese films were in turmoil, and American blockbusters were booming. Eight or nine out of ten movies I made were losses. If it weren't for my feelings for state-owned enterprises and Chinese films, I'm afraid I wouldn't have waited until now."

"So you dare to confront the higher-ups?"

Guan Ling smiled, "Even if it's a zombie movie."

"So as long as you meet the regulations, I will take care of the rest. If you are not compliant, I will help you to meet the regulations. We have already overcome the difficult situation at the beginning, so why should we worry about this?"

Han Sanpin said, "Adversity can destroy people, but it can also sharpen them. I knew this when I was filming "Kong Fansen"."

Guan Ling didn't say anything this time, but listened quietly.

In fact, Han Sanpin’s peak moment was before the millennium. At that time, there were 100 films produced in the country each year, and Beijing Film Studio accounted for a quarter of them.

Even Feng Xiaogang's success as a great director was inseparable from Han Sanpin's support.

Han Sanpin talked about why he supported Feng Xiaogang at that time. It was not because he saw clearly his potential, but because he became a director at the most difficult stage of the film industry. He was also a person with aspirations and feelings. He was not the kind of speculator who would do whatever was popular or what was lively. That would definitely not work.

"Been taught a lesson."

Guan Ling said.

"You are the same." Han Sanpin said, "Later, I also learned a lesson from you. Some people said that when I was the chairman of China Film, it was my era, but only I know that this era is more like your era. If I didn't have the aircraft carrier and the monopoly privilege of imported blockbusters, there would not be a hundred flowers blooming now, but you, Lingyun Media, would be the only one in power."

"So, it doesn't matter what kind of zombie movie it is, as long as the mainstream ideology is sufficient. Universal values ​​should be held high, but they must be brought down gently. As long as your screen image does not offend people, I will bear the rest of the pressure."

Guan Ling said: "Then I'm afraid Director Han needs to be prepared."

"How to say?"

Han Sanpin himself didn't realize that, even though it was just over the phone, Guan Ling's words made him sit up straight.

Because he always suspected that what Guan Ling said next would excite him.

as predicted,

Guan Ling said, "I will give you the script soon. You have a passion and ambition. You want to focus on selling Chinese-language films to the world. This zombie film is my first gift to you. Because this movie is different from movies like "The Wind Rises". It is a universal story and the highest standard of commercial films in Asia and even the world."

Han Sanpin was shocked.

"I just want to ask, is it big or not?"

"It could have been very big. I could have directly filmed the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway, but the higher-ups definitely didn't allow it. I was helpless, but the railway line in Hong Kong is much worse. I could only integrate the rhythm into the plot."

"Fuck it." After hearing this, Han Sanpin pursed his lips and cursed, then thought for a moment and said, "How about I go and get an approval?"

"It's impossible to defeat it." Guan Ling said, "But you have to believe in my ability. If Hong Kong can do it, then I can do it too."

"Then leave the release to me."

Han Sanpin made a rare promise, "If you don't cause me trouble, then I won't let you suffer any loss. If this movie can't be released, I'll give you my head."

"What do I want your head for?"

"In the movies, you either use it as a chamber pot or as a ball. It's up to you." Han Sanpin joked to himself.

hang up the phone,

Han Sanpin sat in the room and hesitated for a long time.

After a moment, he called his assistant in.

"Find some zombie movies that can be shown in China, and play them on repeat for me on the movie channel. Resident Evil, right? As long as the plot isn't too bloody, I'll talk to the bureau about cutting out the movies. Not just the fourth one, but the first three as well. Buy the copyrights for movies from other countries and show them, too. Go check this out for me first."

The assistant was confused, but he didn't dare to say anything. He nodded quickly and said, "Director Han, I'll check it out right away."

Before he left, Han Sanpin stopped him again, "By the way, if there is some noise online, don't guide it, don't get involved yourself, but make an appeal, let the fans make the appeal, and put some pressure on the bureau. If the call comes to China Film, be patient and give them the correct way to fight for and complain, do you understand me?"

"You want to issue a document?"

"What document?" Han Sanpin asked, "You need to understand the meaning and don't leave anything on paper."

This time the assistant really understood, "I'll convey it."

After the assistant left, Han Sanpin sat in his office chair, silent.

Looking out from the floor-to-ceiling windows, there are tall buildings and green trees outside; looking up, there are mountains upon mountains; looking down, there are blooming flowers.

"I really want to see what the highest-quality zombie movies in Asia or even the world look like."

For this reason, he doesn't care about any pressure.

He can handle anything that he can handle.

Han Sanpin has made many blockbusters, and those high-cost, high-return commercial blockbusters have led Chinese films into the era of blockbuster films with box office sharing, but Guan Ling had already given him a new task long before that.

Using American guns to fight Americans is a good thing. Learning and borrowing will not be boring, but Han Sanpin has never mentioned the topic of Chinese film reputation.

Even when someone asked him this before, his response was meaningful.

Han Sanpin certainly knows that if he wants to maximize the box office market, word of mouth is of no use.

What he wants is the market share of Chinese films, from the national total box office of 1999 million in 8.1 to the total box office of 237 billion as of last year.

He has seen too many thrilling experiences, but that does not stop him from being willing to make a more colorful contribution to this era.

It’s time for someone to change the reputation of the company.

……

at home.

Guan Ling began to optimize the script of "Train to Hong Kong". In fact, unlike "Train to Busan", the MTR is a big problem in "Train to Hong Kong". Nowadays, there are doors between the carriages of the MTR, which is also a feature of the MTR today.

Since the MTR was built on railway tracks from the 1970s and 1980s, and the MTR's subway development in the late 1990s, the subway in Hong Kong during this period was different from the later ones. There are even different types of subways now, some of which are modifications of previous railway carriages.

Some of the seats are the longitudinal seats commonly seen in later generations.

But there are still individual seats similar to those on high-speed trains.

This gave Guan Ling the opportunity to shoot in Hong Kong. Otherwise, she could only consider shooting in Taiwan, or set up a route in the mainland and casually name it a Hong Kong trip.

But Guan Ling definitely still wanted to show the iron-clad colors of Hong Kong, so filming on the Hong Kong subway was imperative.

As for whether we will directly shoot and find someone to coordinate to build a subway, or build a carriage for the performance, we will talk about it later.

The MTR rarely appears in Hong Kong movies because it is too expensive to include it all in. When they encountered such a problem before, they would rather spend tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars to restore the subway scene one-to-one by themselves.

In order to ensure that this film can be screened in mainland China, the military uniforms in "Train to Busan" are unlikely to appear. At most, the appearance of the Hong Kong garrison is revealed once when the little girl walks out of the tunnel at the end. In this way, the ending of the film does not need to be changed.

In terms of the movie content, since the travel requires taking the MTR and the distance in Hong Kong is very short, the protagonist has to come up with a good logical conclusion: why not drive?
And is the little girl going to find her mother?
For example, mom and dad had a fight, so they drove away the family car.

This makes sense logically.

Anyway, mom is just an excuse.

There won't really be such a role.

The role of the fund manager can remain unchanged, so as to show the strong contrast between the role before and after. Even the biological fund company can remain unchanged. As long as the location is set in Hong Kong, there is no need to worry too much.

There is absolutely no problem for Wu Jing to play the role of Ma Dongxi in his previous life.

By the way, it can also help Guan Ling accumulate popularity for Wu Jing's next arrangement. With the faster rise of Chinese films in this era, the movie that has been talked about by countless people for more than ten years can actually be released.

In this way, the various scenes in the subway can basically copy the content of "Train to Busan".

In the original version of "Train to Busan", there was a train to Daejeon. In the plot, it can be adapted to transfer from the subway and find an opportunity to get out, and then get on the roof of the bus. The change of rhythm brought about by this is even more exciting than the original version.

Soldiers cannot appear, and the Hong Kong garrison cannot appear, so the group of troops that will help the protagonist can be directly changed into the local Hong Kong warrior group.

Martial arts actors, or the martial arts troupe, have always been a feature of Hong Kong.

If there are no problems, even Cheng Long can be pulled in to play a zombie for fun.

All the members of the Cheng family team were defeated, and they all lost in the martial arts competition.

I believe it will also give the audience some different viewing experiences.

In this way, the appearance of the Hong Kong garrison at the end of the movie seems even more glorious and awesome.

It is indeed a strong contrast.

"Good luck!"

Thinking of this, Guan Ling's thoughts became clearer the more he thought about it.

Anyway, there is no problem with Cheng Long making a cameo appearance, and then we can bring Hong Jingbao, Liu Dehua and others over to play as zombies for fun.

There is nothing to change about the contents of other carriages.

Guan Ling wrote swiftly and finished the script very quickly.

Then I contacted the screenwriting department under my company to improve the details and logic.

The main idea has been released, and he only needs to review the remaining content.

……

After checking the current film market, I found that "Liu Rushi" has basically been taken off the screen. This film, set in the late Ming Dynasty and starring Wan Qian, only took in more than 300,000 yuan in total box office and was hastily banned.

The total box office of "Hot Pot Heroes" has exceeded 2.8 million.

According to industry forecasts, the film will have no problem grossing 400 million yuan.

Guan Ling didn't really care about the box office, but when he saw Wan Qian's look, he fell into deep thought.

Previously, Guan Ling wanted Guo Jingyu to film two dramas, one of which she asked Fan Bingbing for his opinion on was naturally "My Love from the Star". If Fan Bingbing starred in it, it should be extremely easy to bring back the Korean wave.

The other one is "Unnatural", which has received high praise and is not difficult to translate into Chinese.

It’s just that Guan Ling has never decided who to let play the role. Among the several women Guan Ling has, Liu Yifei should be the most suitable in terms of image, but Guan Ling basically doesn’t want her to star in TV dramas anymore.

The health bar is sufficient, so there is no need to change the track.

It would be better to make a movie steadily in a year, or try producing it yourself.

Nazha... It's not that Guan Ling looks down on her. Although Ishihara Satomi's acting skills are just so-so, Nazha really can't support this role now.

Liu Yanxiong was too big, and the forensic pathologist Guan Ling was afraid to hang over the corpse.

Yin Tao is a little older.

Zhang Tianai is more suitable for the style of beheading men, and is not very suitable for being a forensic doctor.

But after seeing Wan Qian's appearance in "Liu Rushi", Guan Ling made up his mind.

This is very suitable.

In terms of appearance, Wan Qian does not have an otherworldly appearance, but she has a proud and upright temperament.

Especially in the drama "Liu Rushi", her cool and elegant temperament is even more evident.

Although the box office was not high, it was more like a script or an art film, or even a documentary, and had little to do with Wan Qian herself.

Besides, Wan Qian doesn’t have the ability to support the box office.

He has been performing in dramas and has been quite diligent, but he is not very popular.

The first time Guan Ling saw her stills, she thought Wan Qian might be very suitable for the role of Ishihara Satomi.

After thinking about it, he told his assistant and asked him to contact Wan Qian.

Then, Guan Ling took advantage of her high energy to start writing the scripts for "My Love from the Star" and "Unnatural Death".

……

Magic City, Chuangyi Culture.

Wan Qian's agent was discussing something with Wan Qian in a low voice.

“This is how the world is. Only by helping others where they need help can you become the one who needs help.”

Agent Fu Zhuoyu patted Wan Qian on the back of her head, looked at her grievance, and whispered,
"You don't want to use unspoken rules, which is a good quality of yours. However, the box office is only 30, and the movie was forced to be withdrawn by the theaters. So don't even think about going anywhere to seek justice. If no one wants to support you, then just bear with it. But now that you have just signed a contract with Chuang Yi, we have Qiong Yao behind us, so just continue to bear with it."

Fu Zhuoyu didn't want Wan Qian to take the initiative to change anything.

As a former host of Mango TV, current director of Chuang Yi, and Wan Qian's agent, she has seen too many things and understands Wan Qian's current emotions.

Just a while ago, Wan Qian received a script that she really liked, but the director just gave her a condition.

Sleeping together.

Perhaps it was the role in "Liu Rushi" that fascinated the director, but the fact was that Wan Qian had no choice but to give up.

Fu Zhuoyu had no way to counter anything and could only feel relieved.

"boom!"

That's when.

Suddenly, Wan Qian's assistant rushed in.

Fu Zhuoyu frowned and asked in a serious tone, "Don't knock on the door?"

The assistant didn't even apologize, she just held up her phone with a red face.

"It's the call from Director Guan Ling's assistant."

Suddenly, the room was quiet. (End of this chapter)