Tokyo Reborn: Dark Superstar

Chapter 163 The Third Wife

December 1997, 12, Santa Maria delle Grazie, Red Earth Continent.

Liu Xiaoli visited the Imperial Film Studio, the Chinese producer Wang Biao and screenwriter Wang Peigong of the "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" crew.

Wang Biao and Wang Peigong were shocked by the conditions offered by Takakura Bunta Studio.

On the phone, Liu Xiaoli also knew that the Asian superstar was very optimistic about this project, but she was not sure how much share Takakura Bunta Studio would participate in.

The 20% left over by the French when they withdrew their capital was just what they took out as a counter-offer. If the agent Liu Xiaoli is not willing, they can still negotiate.

Teito Film Studio hopes to get more than 100 million from Takakura Bunta and give up 20% of the share, which is already very sincere.

As a result, they never expected that Takakura Bunta would be so optimistic about "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" and even intended to take over the whole project.

Liu Xiaoli, the inland agent representative of Takakura Bunta Studio, proposed that in addition to buying the Frenchman's share, she was also willing to invest an additional 1 million yen in the filming of "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin".

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Chinese producer Wang Biao was a little hesitant. From the bottom of his heart, he didn't want Takakura Bunta to have too much say. That meant that director Kaizi's rights would be limited. And according to Liu Xiaoli's tone, Director Chen might even Will be kicked out.

Offending Kaizi is tantamount to offending Jingquan.

Wang Biao has participated in the filming of more than 30 film and television films since he started acting, so he is considered to have rich qualifications.

He once served as a key member of the Chinese director team in the film "The Last Emperor" directed by Bertolucci and co-produced by Italian Yanco Film Company, British Doo Film Company, and Imperial Film Production Company.

But compared to a few years ago, Kaizi was at the top of his game after filming "Farewell My Concubine", which swept Cannes.

Wang Biao can only be regarded as having two brushes, but they don’t have many bristles...

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In recent years, the first film "Red Sorghum" by Guo Shi won the Golden Bear Award at China's first international film festival.

Then things got out of hand. He directed films such as "Red Sorghum", "Ju Dou", "Raise the Red Lantern", "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit" and "Alive", which won him many film awards at home and abroad. He was nominated for an Oscar three times and a Golden Globe five times.

The Northwest Circle became famous all over the world for "many awards".

Although this circle started later than the Beijing circle, it has a majority of talented people, and most of them develop in the form of directors + actors. The National Master brought Gong Li, Gu Changwei brought Jiang Wenli, and Jia Zhangke brought Zhao Tao Wait, a large number of outstanding talents have gathered together.

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Beijing Circle is in urgent need of a director who can compete and consolidate Beijing Circle's position as the largest school in the field of film and television culture.

Although, from Wang Biao's relationship these days, it can be seen that "Farewell My Concubine makes Kai Zi, not Kai Zi makes Farewell My Concubine."

However, with such a god-level movie at his side, Kaizi's status in both the mainland film market and the Beijing circle is as solid as a mountain, beyond doubt.

No way, who asked him to film "Farewell My Concubine"?

So far in the Red Earth Continent, there is only one Cannes Palme d'Or, which is Kaizi's "Farewell My Concubine".

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With the support of the Beijing circle and the golden body protection of "Farewell My Concubine", Kaizi has monopoly on the crew. Wang Biao, the nominal producer, has actually been semi-marginalized.

Even the French producer was criticized for withdrawing funds and quitting the crew due to the controversy over revised scripts.

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This is the characteristic of the Beijing circle. There is a sense of loyalty in the world. When something goes wrong, everyone works together. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as sharing the same hatred and the same hatred.

Between 90 and 98, 90% of the popular artists in the imperial film and television industry were promoted by them. It can be said that they promoted whoever became popular.

Even if the French come, they still have to kowtow in front of Mr. Jing.

…………………………Wang Biao was very hesitant about offending Kaizi.

Screenwriter Wang Peigong was excited.

Kaizi changed the script of "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" beyond recognition. He wrote more than ten drafts of the script, but the other party scrapped it with just one sentence, leaving not a word.

Among the entire crew, he was even worse than the producer Wang Biao, he was just an empty shell bearing the name of the screenwriter.

Various problems arose in the crew.

Kaizi has the demeanor of a Republican-era patriarch. Facing the crew, which is all staff from Mainland China, Xiangjiang, and Yizhou Island, he has long been annoyed by his constant chatter in English.

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The matter was too big for Wang Biao to make the decision, so he could only inform the leaders of the film studio and plan to hold a meeting to discuss it.

Before the two sides parted, Liu Xiaoli once again gave a key bargaining chip.

Takakura Bunta Studio will hire Lu Wei, the screenwriter of "Farewell My Concubine", to serve as the producer of this drama.

Script, script, the basis of a play.

In fact, it can be seen that in the movie "Farewell My Concubine", not a single word was changed in the script for eighty-eight scenes.

This book is too hard.

Later, it can be seen from the works of Guoshi and others after leaving Luwei that their creative ability is very average.

There is no shortage of good directors, good actors, and good screenwriters in the mainland.

A thousand troops are easy to get, but a general is hard to find.

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In addition, if Takakura Bunta Studio takes over the crew, he will consider adopting a screenwriter center system and imitate the creative model of "Farewell My Concubine". After finalizing the script, he will limit the director's right to perform on the spot and strictly follow the script for filming.

With this sentence, Wang Peigong, the screenwriter of "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin", completely fell in love with Takakura Bunta.

Although the screenwriter does not have a high say in the crew.

But if it adds fuel to the flames, it can also play a key role, especially at this critical moment when the French have withdrawn their investment and Imperial Film Studio has begun to waver on this hugely invested movie.

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Liu Xiaoli, the studio's inland agent manager, was at the Imperial Film Studio.

Kaizi landed at Tokyo Haneda International Airport with his girlfriend Chen Hong.

A Bentley Elegance 728 extended version was parked in the pick-up area of ​​the airport, waiting for Director Chen and his young girlfriend.

In fact, to be precise, it was Kaizi and his third wife, Chen Hong, who was 18 years younger than him.

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In September this year, Kaizi and Chen Hong were in the United States and had secretly obtained a marriage license.

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The entertainment industry.

They are all foxes who have been together for thousands of years. Who is talking about chatting with whom?

(End of this chapter)