Full-time actor

Chapter 231 [58] "House of Flying Daggers", the male lead?

Ding!

When the elevator door on the 9th floor opened, Chen Yu saw a very fashionable and beautiful girl standing in front of him.

His age seems to be around 20 years old.

It looked familiar, but Chen Yu couldn't remember it.

"Hello, come with me!"

Pang Li smiled slightly at Chen Yu, and Chen Yu smiled back, nodded, and followed her.

After a while, he saw three people sitting in the conference room.

First of all, the one I am most familiar with is, of course, Zhang Yimou, who is sitting at the very edge. He is currently the number one director in the country. No matter in terms of box office, reputation, or awards, there is really no director in the country who can compete with him.

He looked younger than Chen Yu's impression.

Although the two took photos and chatted at the film festival, Chen Yuzhen didn't bother to take a closer look.

However, there is a limit to how young Lao Mouzi can be, because his appearance is meant to look at old people. He has heavy wrinkles on his forehead and his face looks particularly vicissitudes of life. Even if he is 20 years old, he looks like he is in his 40s. But now that he is 53, he is looked down upon. a little.

Chen Yu also knew one of the two people sitting next to him - Zhang Weiping.

Zhang Yimou's partner since 96 is also his spokesperson.

Zhang Yimou, the boss of Didu New Picture Pictures Co., Ltd., has been the producer and main investor of 97 films he directed in the past 2011 years, starting with "Speak Well" in 15 and ending with "Thirteen Hairpins in Jinling" in 11. , it’s all him.

Including "Heroes" and the upcoming "House of Flying Daggers"!

After 2012, Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weiping terminated their cooperation, and the two officially broke up.

The reasons are of course multifaceted.

But now, the two of them seem to be as close as brothers.

There were people sitting there talking and laughing; and the person on the left looked gentle, with fair skin, and very handsome. He was about forty years old and well-maintained.

This is currently the biggest influencer in the Hong Kong and Taiwan film and television circles - Jiang Zhiqiang, the boss that the Huayi brothers all want to fawn over.

At this time, Chen Yu finally remembered who the girl at the elevator door was!

Lao Mouzi's "royal" life assistant, Pang Liwei!

Chen Yu had heard of her in her previous life. It took her nearly 20 years to complete her magnificent transformation from assistant to Lao Mouzi to film producer and chief producer of the Olympic Games.

She is the chief producer of the 2022 Winter Olympics, the box office champion of the 2023 Spring Festival "Man Jiang Hong", as well as the previous "Shadow" and "One Second". The producer and producer are all in her name.

At the moment, she should have just been with Lao Mouzi.

"Chen Yu?"

Zhang Yimou was obviously surprised when he saw Chen Yu walking in; Jiang Zhiqiang next to him was also slightly stunned. Apparently the investors of "Blind Shaft" were a bit different from what he imagined!

Zhang Weiping also frowned. He had heard of Chen Yu's name, but this was the first time he saw him.

"why you?"

Zhang Yimou smiled a little, and then before Chen Yu could say anything, he patted the table: "I remember, it is indeed him, the producer!"

Zhang Yimou remembered the name of a famous person who popped up while watching "The Blind Shaft" that day. He was quite surprised at the time, but in the end he was distracted by the plot and finally forgot about it.

"Well, Director Zhang, Mr. Zhang, Jiang Sheng, I am the producer of "Blind Well"——"

"Sit down, don't stand!"

Lao Mouzi quickly pointed in front of him, and Chen Yu sat down.

"What a boy, you've made a lot of money!"

Zhang Weiping glanced at Chen Yu playfully. The actor in front of him looked much younger than he thought. Jiang Zhiqiang had the same idea as Zhang Weiping, but what he was curious about was, how did Chen Yu know Mei Yanfang?

"How did you and Amei meet?"

Jiang Zhiqiang asked in Cantonese. Chen Yu hurriedly told about his acquaintance with Mei Yanfang. Zhang Yimou next to him listened half-heartedly, but he understood the process. Jiang Zhiqiang was thoughtful and nodded: "Amei , indeed such a person!”

“When I see a newcomer with potential, I want to help him!”

"A few days ago, she read the script of House of Flying Daggers and said she had a friend who would be perfect for the male lead!"

"Oh?"

Zhang Yimou's expression changed after hearing this: "Which friend of hers?"

Mei Yanfang has always been an actress that Zhang Yimou admires very much. She may no longer be an actress, but a woman, a woman he admires very much.

She was the first role cast in House of Flying Daggers, and Lao Mouzi reserved it specifically for her. Unfortunately, it was not made in the end, which became a great regret for Lao Mouzi's film. Anita Mui even disclosed her request to the media for her terminal cancer. When he changed roles, Lao Mouzi expressed that he was waiting for her return indefinitely and even wrote a letter to her personally, asking her to take good care of her health.

But in the end, Lao Mouzi still didn't wait, so he had to find Song Dandan in a hurry to play the original role of Anita Mui.

The script also underwent major changes because of this. After all, Song Dandan's temperament is still incomparable to Mei Yanfang; Lao Mouzi left her the role of "big sister behind the scenes" forever, and even added a tribute at the end of the film - " I would like to use this movie to remember Miss Mei Yanfang!"

It can be said that the various ruptures in the plot of "House of Flying Daggers" and the crotch pulling in the kung fu fighting are not unrelated to Mei Yanfang's death.

"She didn't say!"

Jiang Zhiqiang shook his head at this time and said to Zhang Yimou: "Why don't you call and ask, what, Jin Chengwu can't do it?"

"It's good to listen to her opinion!"

Zhang Yimou smiled and looked at Chen Yu: "Let's talk to Jiang Sheng!"

With that said, Lao Mouzi walked out, and Zhang Weiping also stood up quickly.

After the two of them left, Jiang Zhiqiang smiled and said: "There's nothing to talk about. Since we all know each other, let's go as usual!"

"It's 50% for theaters. For Mei's sake, I'll give you 1% for distribution and copies, so that's 14%!"

“You can do the rest of the tax propaganda yourself!”

Jiang Zhiqiang looked at Chen Yu and smiled, very elegant and boss-like.

Chen Yu didn't expect that Mei Yanfang was so proud that she would give in 1%!

The film distribution in Xiangjiang is still different from that in the mainland. It does not have any film funds or profit sharing. It prefers the overseas film release model.

Cinemas and movies will be divided in half, and then investors and distributors will be divided according to the corresponding proportions.

What Jiang Zhiqiang is talking about is the current rules for the release of local films in Hong Kong.

No matter what movie it is, theaters take half of it, which is the minimum; then for distribution, they have to take at least 10%-15%, and this does not include copies, posters, publicity, etc.

Therefore, Jiang Zhiqiang's 50% + 14%, except for Chen Yulai's tax promotion, everything else is covered, which is indeed a very good condition.

The key player is the number one cinema chain in Hong Kong, accounting for less than 6% of the total in Hong Kong. That’s it for small publishing companies. For such a large publishing company, the price is already quite affordable.

"Thank you Jiang Sheng!"

Chen Yu thought for a moment and then agreed.

"Then you ask someone to take a copy of the movie to Ah Le in Xiangjiang. I'll call him later and you can discuss the release date and matters with him!"

Ah Le is the person in charge of Jiang Zhiqiang's side in Xiangjiang.

"Oh, Jiang Sheng, I want to go to Treasure Island too!"

"That's the same, just look for him!"

Jiang Zhiqiang is still in the same attitude, and the release of "Blind Shaft" has been discussed quite smoothly.

Lao Mouzi had only walked out for a few minutes before Chen Yu had already finished talking.

"You should go thank Amei!"

Seeing that the conversation was almost over, Jiang Zhiqiang said something to Chen Yu; Chen Yu quickly said: "Well, Sister Mei has helped me a lot, and I will remember it in my heart!"

"Anla, she is a person who doesn't ask for anything in return!"

"The better you are, the happier she will be!"

Jiang Zhiqiang knew Mei Yanfang very well. The two chatted for a few more words, and Chen Yu was ready to leave.

He is here to talk about distribution.

"Then Jiang Sheng, see you next time!"

"I'll go say hello to Director Zhang and Mr. Zhang!"

"Ok!"

Jiang Zhiqiang waved his hand, and Chen Yu exited the conference room. When he walked outside, he saw Zhang Yimou, who seemed to have just finished making a phone call, looking at him with a strange look in his eyes, and seemed to be heading towards him.

"Director Zhang, I'm leaving!"

Chen Yu said slightly to Zhang Yimou, but Zhang Yimou pointed to the conference room: "Go in and talk!"

"..."

Chen Yu looked confused.

In fact, I was very surprised.

what's going on?

"You know Kung Fu? Real Kung Fu?"

Zhang Yimou asked suddenly and pushed open the door of the conference room. Jiang Zhiqiang also had a look of doubt on his face when he saw Chen Yu leaving and returning.

"meeting!"

Chen Yu said this with certainty.

"I just got off the phone with Sister Mei, and she said you are very good at Kung Fu!"

Sister Mei is just an honorific title. It's not that Zhang Yimou is really younger than Mei Yanfang. Lao Mouzi is more than 10 years older than her.

"Sister Mei praised me!"

Chen Yu's heart moved, and he suddenly thought of what Jiang Zhiqiang said just now. Isn't it the person Anita Mui said is suitable for the male lead in "House of Flying Daggers"?

This...this is a bit outrageous!

The male lead in "House of Flying Daggers", Chen Yu remembers him as Jin Chengwu. He didn't have a deep impression of this role, but he knew that he was handsome and very charming. His acting skills are not to mention, but Jin Chengwu's appearance is really outstanding. Chen Yudu boasted that he could only be at odds with him.

This is because of his 18-year-old advantage. If he were about the same age as Jin Chengwu, he might be outclassed by the other party; this is the second generation adjective for a man's appearance. The first generation is Zunlong, the third generation is Wu Yanzu, and the fourth generation is Peng Yuyan!

Chen Yu can barely compete with the fourth generation in a PK and has the upper hand!

The first generation's appearance when he was young is indeed a bit unbelievable; the second generation's Jin Chengwu is Japanese, but Chen Yu has seen the movie of his youth, so he is really the male version of Liu Yifei, he can kill everyone with just one face. The existence of the entire entertainment industry.

"Hit it and show it to me!"

Zhang Yimou said the same thing as Zhou Xingchi, so Chen Yu had no choice but to follow suit and play a set of Baji in the huge conference room.

Jiang Zhiqiang, who was originally careless, his eyes lit up a little.

Zhang Weiping, who had just walked in, had a smile on his face: "Hey, you can also box?"

"The shelf is so beautiful!"

"Sister Mei is right!"

Even Zhang Yimou had to admit that Chen Yu's eight-ji attack was more than just a matter of momentum and power.

Li Lianjie's kung fu is known as the ceiling among martial arts stars.

This doesn't mean being very good at fighting or having strength, but rather the appreciation of the moves, which are really beautiful!

In the entire circle of Chinese martial arts stars, no one's martial arts moves can be as appreciated as Li Lianjie. There was once a foreigner who zoomed in frame by frame, and even when he punched, his hands, feet, and body were actually in a straight line.

Wu Jing, Zhao Wenzhuo, etc. can fight, but they lack such beauty in fighting, only ruthlessness and sharpness.

The moves are there, but the natural coordination of martial arts is missing.

Li Lianjie's execution of the same move looks good and is full of beautiful artistic conception. This is what Yuan Heping, the world's number one martial artist, said.

As for Cheng Long, he worked hard and was so dedicated that foreigners admired him; Li Lianjie was the "Kung Fu Emperor" who really relied on his own kung fu.

Just like Bruce Lee decades ago.

But now, Lao Mouzi looked at Chen Yu in front of him, and he had to admit that Chen Yu's moves were also very good. Although they were not as good as Jet Li, they were much more beautiful than many domestic martial arts stars.

What does Lao Mouzi do for a living? Photography!

He just likes beautiful things, and his eyes are very vicious.

"Can you ride a horse?"

After Chen Yu finished his set of moves, Zhang Yimou couldn't help but ask.

Zhang Weiping and Jiang Zhiqiang next to them were shocked at the same time.

Does this mean that the male lead will be replaced?

(End of this chapter)