China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

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"Hello, Director Guan, I'm Lou Ye."

"I'm contacting you to congratulate you on your recent success in criticizing the chaos in the entertainment industry, directors making bad movies, and so on."

"Also, I have some unwelcome requests. If Director Guan has any scripts or collaborations in the future that require my help, please feel free to arrange it. Especially for art films, I will definitely work hard."

"No trouble, no trouble. Oh, Director Guan, you are embarrassing me. What man lying in the hard drive of the literary youth? It's all because of the name given to me by the Internet when I was filming "Spring Breeze Intoxicated". It's not worth mentioning."

"The reason I secretly filmed this after being banned was not to confront, but to answer. To have a dialogue."

"Chen Sicheng and Qin Hao? They were really in there trying to fuck each other! That line... hey... it was really a bit eye-catching."

"I hope I didn't insult Director Guan's eyes. But I'm doing this for art, for freedom. It's all for personal emotional artistic expression, for appeal."

Lou Ye chatted with Guan Ling for a while, and Guan Ling just responded with "um" and "ah". After a few minutes, Lou Ye hung up the phone.

His face looked heavy.

On the side, his wife Ma Yili asked.

"Why? What did Director Guan say?"

"Director Guan said he would definitely do it next time."

Ma Yingli looked excited: "Isn't this a good thing? Then why do you look so heavy? You are not excited at all?"

"I always feel that Director Guan's response is a bit perfunctory."

Lou Ye said helplessly, "Anyway, something is wrong."

"Director Guan's words are as good as gold. If he says there will be a next time, then there will be a next time."

"maybe."

Lou Ye narrowed his eyes.

It actually took him a lot of courage to make this call to Guan Ling.

Having been banned for so long, he had long been fed up with his situation, and he also hoped that he could stand on the world podium like Guan Ling.

Be vigorous and full of energy!
Show off to the Chinese director!
such a pity!
The only one who is as pretentious as the wind is Director Guan.

"Who is it, boss?"

On the other end of the phone, Guan Ling had already returned to Lingyun Media.

Zhang Junning sat in front of Guan Ling, feeling a little curious.

Guan Ling was just instructing her when a phone call suddenly rang, followed by a continuous "hmm" and "ah" sound, with each sentence being quite brief.

"Lou Ye, I'm here to surrender."

Zhang Junning was shocked.

"The movies he made are not in line with yours, Director Guan. Why did he come to pay his respects?"

"How would I know?" Guan Ling said, "Except for Suzhou River and Summer Palace, which I learned about in school, I haven't even finished watching all of his movies."

Suddenly, Guan Ling remembered something.

He actually did special research on two subsequent Lou Ye films, but that was a matter for the future, and Lou Ye hasn't filmed them yet.

It was a film called "A Cloud Made of Rain in the Wind". What impressed Guan Ling the most was the scene between Zhang Songwen and Song Jia in the film. It could be said to be the most explicit film in Song Jia's career.

It can be said that he really made a huge sacrifice for art.

It was a pretty severe blow.

This drama also won Song Jia the Best Actress award and Zhang Songwen the Best Supporting Actor award.

In fact, Lou Ye has always been a very good movie-maker.

Lou Ye really loves taking pictures of these things.

Even in "Suzhou River", what it wants to show, to put it bluntly, is that Shanghai is an international metropolis that is so sophisticated that it is fake. It is a capture of that iconic city atmosphere, trying to show the dark side hidden behind the bright surface of the prosperous city.

"Summer Palace" is even more sensitive. Not to mention what the story of this movie is, just the 30th and 80th minutes of the movie have already anchored that this movie will definitely be banned, because Qin Huairu is in it... There is nothing to say.

Even Silly Zhu would cry after seeing this!
To be honest, if this movie could be released, it would definitely be much more exciting than Lust, Caution.

Don’t blame Deng Chao.

No one can stand it.

Moreover, this movie is actually about the confused and self-pitying attitudes of young people. Those who like this will love it, but those who don’t will not be able to make it. But after all, if this guy wants to shoot this, he can’t shoot it like "Seoul Spring".

You can only move around the edge and cannot get in. You have to use the most extreme and most templated skills to pay attention to the path for filming, without any flexibility.

Thinking of this, Guan Ling couldn't help but chuckle.

"What's so funny?" Zhang Junning said, "Such a famous director is coming to work for Director Guan, why don't you hurry up and recruit him?"

"Do you think I'm anyone?"

Guan Ling rolled his eyes at Zhang Junning and said, "It's better for you to make the movie than for him to do it."

Zhang Junning was speechless.

“Because he’s also a second-generation guy?”

"It has nothing to do with the second generation or the non-second generation," Guan Ling said. "I won't talk about the impetuous mentality of the film industry, nor will I talk about historical nihilism and reverse nationalist organizations. I will only comment on Lou Ye as a person. He looks very noble, right? But in fact, he is taking a utilitarian approach.

What is this path?

How can this country be so unfaithful to its people? I am deeply troubled and have to ask myself this question.

If you just look through Lou Ye's movies, you'll find that almost all of them are about this.

Speaking of which, Zhang Yimou in the past 20 years was also like this, but he had national characteristics, which shocked foreigners.
Jia Zhangke is the same. As a director who came from a literary background, Jia Zhangke is actually the same as Mo Yan. He has some of the so-called integrity of a literary person in his bones. He thinks he has a high vision and a long-term vision. The few words I just said actually apply to Mo Yan as well. "

Just a few days ago, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature was announced.

Mo Yan became the first Chinese winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Because the literary circles at home and abroad were shaken.

There were actually only two pieces of news in the literary and art circles at this time.

One is that Mo Yan's Nobel Prize in Literature shocked the literary and art circles.

One is that Guan Ling single-handedly suppressed the film industry.

These are all shocking news.

Zhang Junning didn't expect that Director Guan, while talking about Lou Ye, would also talk about Mo Yan.

she mused.

Zhang Junning burst out laughing.

As someone from Taiwan.

She knew that people in the mainland always liked to call Taiwan "Wawawa".

But Zhang Junning is a well-informed person. He not only studied abroad, but also stayed in the mainland for several years. He followed Guan Ling in many battles. He was deeply touched by Guan Ling's four sentences. When he thought about it, he realized that it was true.

"Jia Zhangke looks low-key, but he always wins awards. He has interests. The type of movies he shoots are not that sensitive, walking on the edge of censorship, rarely banned, and making a lot of money. If you ask him to make a commercial film, he can't do it. He has been aiming for this since his first film.

Zhang Yimou is able to change and is good at learning, but he just can't change his thinking in a short time.

The foreign clientele with Orientalist aesthetics actually want to see the Chinese people's national character the most. They like anything weird, twisted, backward, or cruel.

As long as it can be shown to the Western literary and art circles, we will give you a big red flower and a certificate.

In fact, my first film, Shoplifters, also has some of this content, but it is very obscure, and I am not planning to criticize the system. As for what everyone thinks and sees, I don’t care.

The next film, "Father", focuses on marginalized groups. Like "Hearing Girl", it is about humanistic care. The judges wanted to give it a low score? They also have to consider the impact. I forced them to do so.

Otherwise, could a Chinese film win the award?

difficult.

Zhang Yimou is a genius in the transformation from art films to commercial films, Jia Zhangke is a shrewd art film businessman, but Lou Ye is a person who can’t figure out anything and has been stuck in a vicious circle, trying to make a living with one trick and is a backward person who doesn’t know how to make progress. "

Guan Ling commented, "I would rather choose you than him to make a movie."

Zhang Junning sincerely sighed: "This evaluation is really sharp! It's a bit harsh. Director Guan has been very eager to express himself in the past month."

"My sexual desire is still very strong."

"This is easy to handle."

Zhang Junning went over and closed the curtains. "The secretary can do it if there is something to do, or if there is nothing to do! I can do it!"

Guan Ling:......

People’s hearts are not the same as they used to be. People’s hearts are not the same as they used to be!

Is it so direct these days?!
This is a strictly prohibited office romance! Not good!
I went to work for a competition, but I still have to go to work!

So full of life!
Guan Ling went over and opened the curtains again.
"If you want to act, you must act in front of others."

Closing his eyes, Zhang Junning gritted his teeth and said, "That's fine."

Guan Ling thought this girl was crazy.

He didn't move, but smiled and changed the subject: "In fact, many people in the entire fifth generation film industry do this. Pretentiousness is their main theme. Mo Yan is actually also tainted with this. But if I add two more sentences to what I said just now, they won't judge me."

"Which two sentences?"

"It's beautiful, that's fine."

"So it's an American thing, so it's okay now?"

Zhang Junning was very smart and reacted quickly.

"Director Guan's words are actually very interesting. If they were spread online, I doubt they would go viral. These words are full of irony and show their attitude to the fullest. They are simply hypocritical!"

After thinking about it, Zhang Junning said again.

"So what about Lou Ye?"

"Who cares?" Guan Ling forced a smile.

Lou Ye is the kind of person who is only half-baked. Even if Jia Zhangke came to Lingyun, Guan Ling would not want him. What's more, it's him.

His storytelling ability is average. When it comes to the lower classes and the sexual minorities, his films are not as touching as those in Tokyo Godfathers. When it comes to the demolition conflicts, his films are not as shocking as those in Black Mirror. His films all have a preset position, and in the final analysis, they are for judging. Who is he judging? No one knows.

If you want to see the lives of ordinary people, you might as well watch Yang Yazhou. If you want to watch art films, you might as well watch Gu Changwei. If you want to see a non-boring sex life, go directly watch Li Lizhen.

And he is not even a clove of garlic!
In the previous life, Guan Ling had seen another movie by Lou Ye.
Lou Ye didn't want to think about it, he didn't think about it, he didn't know, he thought that as long as he answered the question, he would win the award. Aren't Europe and the United States the most devoted to freedom?
As a result, the flattery hit the horse's leg.

The deputy editor-in-chief of the French magazine Cahiers du Cinema gave him a slap in the face, saying that the film had zero points, was marked in French, and was not worth watching!
It was truly the embarrassment of the century.

Laugh to death!

This kind of person is actually the kind of fly that Guan Ling really wants to swat to death, but his influence is smaller than Lu Chuan's, and he can't always control other people's expressions.

As for wanting to abandon darkness and join the light?
Disgusting!
Guan Ling would have to be crazy to accept this.

Instead of supporting him, it is better to support Wang Baoqiang in making movies.

……

Zhang Junning still felt a little regretful that Guan Ling didn't want to force her to go to work.

But I soon understood.

That afternoon, iQiyi President Gong Yu came to Lingyun Media’s office.

Guo Jingyu also appeared.

Then Shanying also sent someone, it was Hou Hongyu.

Several people held a closed-door meeting with Guan Ling.

The first thing they talked about was the broadcast of the low-budget TV series "Go Princess Go" starring Zhang Tianai. Guan Ling thought that although the TV series was low-budget, it had the potential to be a hit, so he asked for a price increase. Gong Yu was quite surprised.
Gong Yu panicked when Guan Ling said that if he did not agree to the price increase, he would just split the profits.

Agreeing to Guan Ling's request, iQiyi spent 20 million to purchase the exclusive broadcast rights for a film that cost less than five million to make.

Business is business. Although Guan Ling can also make money from iQiyi, this kind of payment is real money earned.

Then they talked about the filming of "Soul Ferry" which was prepared by using Guo Jingyu's team.
The new TV series "My Love from the Star" by Dilraba Dilmurat and "Unnatural Death" by Wan Qian,
After that, we discussed the upcoming filming of Nirvana in Fire starring Hu Ge, which is being prepared by Shanying Noon Sunshine.
This is a brief review of the recent TV series.

At the same time, Guo Jingyu also told Guan Ling that his own company will also file for filming three TV series: "Daigougun", "Brave Heart" and "Dayangko".

Guan Ling originally invited Guo Jingyu to come, so it's not appropriate for him to interfere with someone else's company's TV series.
But the meaning was understood. They also wanted to take advantage of this negotiation to finalize the online broadcasting rights with iQiyi in addition to TV broadcasting.

Guan Ling naturally wouldn't refuse.

Gong Yu finally gave Guo Jingyu a satisfactory price.

By the time they finished talking, Gong Yu's face was flushed.

"Thank you for your support of iQiyi. Let's go have a quick meal together."

On the wine table.

Gong Yu held the wine glass and looked at Guan Ling in surprise.

"Although Director Guan has been making waves in the film industry recently, I watched the TV series Go Princess Go and couldn't see anything special about it. Why does Director Guan think this drama will definitely be a hit?"

“I didn’t say this drama would be a hit.”

Guan Ling also smiled while holding his wine glass.

“But this TV show is crazy, it’s a heartfelt online comedy.

Thunder rumbles in the sky, and the thunder is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. This drama is serious about entertaining the public.

In fact, it is the same as "Soul Ferry". You think this drama can be made into a classic? It is not. However, although it has no temperament, no refinement, no heart, and even the sex scenes are barely touching, it is still funny!"

"Funny things will naturally explode!"

Gong Yu seemed to be thinking about something. (End of this chapter)