Started as an independent producer in 1988

Chapter 203 What a thin waist!

In the distribution department of Beijing Film Studio, Chen Shiping looked at the box office data after the May Day session.

Da Sabu was released on May Day, but Chen Shiping didn't have time to pay attention to it at the time, and later went to Cannes.

After I came back, I was busy dealing with the old toad Teng Wenji, and I never paid attention to the box office situation last month.

The box office of Dashaba is very different from that of Party A and Party B. However, throughout May Day, coupled with the simultaneous efforts in distribution and promotion, it also achieved a box office of 68 million.

Xia Gang's reputation as a great comedy director has been saved, and the box office poison that Chen Hong was worried about will not happen.

But Ge You, this old boy, is really popular now. He is the highest-grossing actor in the Mainland!

Everyone in the circle is saying that if you want to make money, you have to hire Ge You!
Moreover, Ge You has good acting skills. He is versatile with female stars. He has a wide range of roles and can play many roles.

Ge You is really having a lot of film dates now, but this old boy is starting to pick them up too.

If you don’t have enough money, you won’t be able to act! Don’t act if the script is not good!
Ge You actually knew very well that most of the reasons for Party A, Party B and Dasha's box office to be so high were Chen Shiping.

If someone else were to lead the movie, it might not be possible!
In order not to ruin his own brand, Ge You would rather be picky now!
Chen Shiping has been back for several days, and Chen Hong has always wanted to see him.

The last time Chen Shiping came back from Cannes, she wasn't sure. She had a knot in her heart.

This time Chen Shiping came back from Cannes again, but he didn't come to see him. The trophy was promised to him, but he hasn't seen anyone yet.

Chen Shiping really doesn't have time to see Chen Hong now, he is busy!
On the road from Beijing to Chengde, blue smoke continued to float out of the windows of a black car.

Chen Shiping was sitting in the passenger seat, looking at Jiang Wen who was always smoking and asked: "Are you smoking so fiercely now?"

"I was holding back writing the script." Jiang Wen said in a hoarse voice.

Chen Shiping couldn't help but said, "How about I write it for you."

"No!" Jiang Wen replied immediately.

"I'll guarantee you'll be satisfied if I write it down, so you have to trust me!" Chen Shiping said earnestly.

Jiang Wen shook his head and said, "You can't describe the smell. You're not from the compound."

Chen Shiping: "." The courtyard is amazing! Now when you see me, you are not allowed to call me Director Chen!

"If you don't let me write a script for you, then why are you coming to Chengde with me?" Chen Shiping asked in confusion.

Today he came to Chengde to see the scenery. The scenery here is pleasant and the geographical environment is suitable. There are mountains, water, forests and prairie. It is the best place to build a film and television city.

The key is that Chengde is far away and has not developed yet. It will not be planned as one of the first batch of key tourist cities until 1998.

It is not far from the capital, and the local government welcomes Beijing Film Studio to build a film and television city.

These days, everyone is attracting investment. If someone comes to invest in building a film and television city, they will be welcomed by all the people.

However, Chen Shiping didn't make so much noise when he came here this time. He just came over to check on the progress.

Jiang Wen looked at the scenery outside, threw away the cigarette butt in his hand and said in a low voice: "I have a question that I can't figure out, and I want to ask you."

"What question?" Chen Shiping was quite curious about what questions Jiang Wen could ask himself.

Jiang Wen asked directly: "How to become a director?"

"Simple answer or complicated?" Chen Shiping looked at him and asked.

Jiang Wen stepped on the accelerator and said, "The real answer!"

Chen Shiping was startled by him, grabbed the handle of the car and said, "If you can tell a story, as long as you can explain it clearly!"

"Where's the art?"

"That's what happens after the story is told clearly! You have filmed a lot of movies, so you should understand that a director tells stories.

You can think of movies as writing, and the shots are Chinese characters. You have to shoot a shot clearly first.

With this foundation in mind, consider grouping words and link two shots or even three shots into a group of shots.

To learn how to form words, you need to create sentences, then paragraphs, and finally a novel! "

Jiang Wen scratched his hair and said, "So I have to learn how to write first?"

"Writing is not difficult, and forming words is not difficult, but combining all the words into a novel is difficult!"

Chen Shiping looked at him and said seriously: "I believe you can tell a good story. What you are worried about now is how to write beautiful words, which is what you call art."

"What pen to use for writing, what color pen to use, what scene to use for the camera, what color tone should be, these are all decorations for words and stories."

"The most important thing is that you have to understand what story you want to tell, what words to write, and how to tell the story so that everyone can understand it, and write the words beautifully so that everyone will like it."

As Chen Shiping said this, he thought of Cheng Kaige. He could understand many of the movies shot by this old boy.

The pictures are beautiful and the characters are crazy, but the story is not clear.

He may understand it himself, but he doesn't understand it.

The only film I made that made sense was Cannes.

But now he has no chance.

Jiang Wen is the kind of director who likes to be literal-minded. If he were asked to write a novel, he would probably also like to be literal-minded.

After Chen Shiping finished talking about the story, he started talking about the lens language and the scheduling and management that a director should learn.

Regardless of whether Jiang Wen understood it or not, he kept talking until he stopped talking in Chengde.

After arriving in Chengde, Chen Shiping opened the car door and got out for some air. He turned to look at Jiang Wen who was still sitting in the car and asked, "Get out of the car. What are you doing standing there in a daze? Let's go eat."

Jiang Wen was sitting in the car, tapping the steering wheel with his hand. Suddenly he paused with his fingers and leaned over to close the passenger door.

"I have an idea! I'm going back to the capital, and I'll have someone pick you up later!"

Chen Shiping: "???"

Looking at Jiang Wen who stepped on the accelerator and drove away, Chen Shiping silently raised his middle finger!
Your uncle's! If it weren't for the sake of the rich lady, I would have given you a beating!
Chen Shiping snorted, turned around and took two steps, then suddenly turned around and cursed: "Jiang Wen, my ****, my wallet is still in the car!"

Chen Shiping rummaged around and found that he only had the two and eight dollars left over from buying breakfast in the morning.

This little money is enough for food.

"Jiang Wen, you are crazy!" Chen Shiping scolded Jiang Wen while eating buckwheat noodles.

But this thing is quite delicious. How come Shaanxi’s pasta has become a specialty of Chengde?

It’s really strange, just like the best Anhui Pan Mian can only be eaten in Changchun.

After Chen Shiping finished eating, he sat there and waited for a while before a car parked in front of the hotel.

The director of the scenery workshop of Beijing Film Studio ran in.

To be precise, I should call the manager now.

"Why does the factory director only eat this? You told me that I would arrange it."

Chen Shiping waved his hand and said, "No need to go to so much trouble, just go to the construction site."

"okay."

Half an hour later, Chen Shiping arrived at the construction site, also wearing a white hat.

After walking around with his hands behind his back, Chen Shiping was quite satisfied.

After spending nearly ten million on it, it is still very effective. In the future, this film and television city will also be a big source of income for the factory!
The creation of TV series is about to reach its peak, and if movies are included, supporting this film and television city will not be a problem at all.

"Very good. When can the scenes used in The Deer and the Cauldron be arranged?" Chen Shiping turned around and asked. "It will be done very quickly. I have communicated with the art workshop and it can be done in up to three days!"

Chen Shiping nodded and said, "Then I will arrange to hold the power-on ceremony here in four days. Don't make any mistakes for me."

"Promise to finish on time!"

After Chen Shiping walked around again, he returned to the capital.

Looking at Tao Huimin who drove to pick him up, Chen Shiping really wanted to go back and strangle Jiang Wen to death.

You drove my car away and then asked my wife to come all the way to pick me up!
Tao Huimin couldn't help laughing while sitting in the passenger seat. Chen Shiping saw her smile brightly and felt a lot less angry.

"Our factory director Chen also had his car robbed by Jiang Wen today." Tao Huimin covered her mouth and said with a smile: "The news will definitely spread tomorrow."

Chen Shiping's head was covered with black lines, and his mood was no longer beautiful.

Jiang Wen has one more glorious deed, and one more embarrassing incident for himself.

Big loss!

I had to straighten him out when I went back to take pictures when the sun was shining brightly!

Don't let him call him daddy, and definitely don't give him any money!

After returning to the capital, Chen Shiping called Liu Xiaoqing and asked her to take good care of her little wolfdog!

Don't be nervous all day long and just go back to the capital regardless of what comes to mind!

Enlightened!
Then you can't leave your master in Chengde!
Chen Shiping shamelessly gave himself the title of master.

Anyway, whoever said in the circle that Jiang Wen stole a car from now on, he would say that he taught director Jiang Wen.

Who is afraid of whom? Let’s hurt each other!
However, people in the circle now dare not ridicule Chen Shiping, not to mention his current position of high power and great influence.

Simply saying that Chen Shiping had just won another Palme d'Or would shut these people up completely.

Audiences across the country are now waiting for the release of Farewell My Concubine.

What is the movie that the Yankees bought for nine million dollars and shocked everyone in Cannes?
This is so curious!

The audience is waiting for the release, and Xu Feng is also waiting for it. If Farewell My Concubine hadn't been released only in Cannes, it wouldn't have been released in other regions.

Even in Xiangjiang, Chen Shiping blocked the film from being released in advance.

The market in the Mainland is now much larger than that in Xiangjiang, so it is impossible to get there first in Xiangjiang.

The problem of the film being stuck in the release still lies in the review, but Chen Shiping is unwilling to change it. After the change, Farewell My Concubine is still Farewell My Concubine!
Now the leaders of the film bureau are waiting for Chen Shiping to come.

The day after returning from Chengde, Chen Shiping went to the film bureau to "roll around".

"It's impossible to change! I won't delete a single scene. Did I take any excessive scenes? No, right?

Furong Town can be released and is loved by audiences across the country, so what does Farewell My Concubine have to say about it? "

Chen Shiping looked at several leaders and said truthfully: "We can't always avoid this and avoid this. Some problems are not as serious as we think.

The audience also has concepts of right and wrong. If you don’t show them what is good and what is bad, they won’t understand. "

"We need to analyze the specific situation in detail!"

The leader of the film bureau couldn't help laughing and said: "I called you here to report, not to criticize me."

Seeing the leader smiling, Chen Shiping felt less worried.

"Farewell My Concubine is indeed an excellent movie, and we also want it to be released." The leader paused and said, "I called you here today, and I'm not asking you to delete it. I'm just telling you that you can't publicize it on a large scale like before.

It should be kept low-key. There has been enough news about winning awards before, so there is no need to promote it before it is released. "

Chen Shiping smiled and said: "Don't worry, I will definitely pay attention to this. Thank you very much for the leadership's support!"

"That's not what you were like just now." The leader said with a smile: "We are very supportive and have great expectations for you, otherwise you would go to Hotan to keep company."

Chen Shiping smiled awkwardly, Tian Cangcang was in a terrible state now, and he was already planning to take the film to a foreign film festival privately next year.

"Okay, let's not say so much. I can't answer the questions you asked. I'll understand the reason when your position is different in the future."

After the leader finished speaking, he skipped the topic of Farewell My Concubine and asked about the recent situation at Beijing Film Studio.

After Chen Shiping made another detailed report, he chatted with the leader for more than ten minutes before leaving the film bureau.

If there is no delay, Chen Shiping will prepare to set a time for the film to be released.

National Day is a good choice, and it will be released simultaneously in Mainland China and Xiangjiang!

One day later, Wang Jin took people to the capital.

I really brought a lot of female celebrities from Hong Kong with me this time.

Qiu Shuzhen, Yuan Jieying, Chen Derong and Sandra Ng.

Wu Junru came to play Wei Xiaobao's motherfucker.

She is obviously about the same age as Zhou Xingxing, but because Sandra Ng doesn't look very good, she plays his mother.

Speaking of which, Zhou Xingxing and Sandra Ng also played husband and wife.

The audience acceptance of Xiangjiang is quite high, and they will not be affected by screen CP.

There are many female characters in The Deer and the Cauldron, but not many in this movie.

After all, Wei Xiaobao had seven wives and couldn't finish a movie, so he could only pick the key ones to shoot.

Zhang Min's original role as the Queen Mother can no longer be played by her.

Even if Yongsheng loses face, there is no way he can invite Zhang Min back to play the fake queen mother.

But even if asked, Zhang Min is not willing to come back to act.

How can acting be as happy as real estate speculation!

House prices are rising every day. If you buy something in the morning, the price will go up in the afternoon!
If Zhang Min doesn't play the role of the fake queen mother, the role will naturally fall to Jiang Wenli, who Wang Jin has recently taken a liking to.

Jiang Wenli is indeed beautiful and has good acting skills, and she also has the potential temperament of a strong woman, so she will have no problem playing the queen.

If you really stand with this group of Hong Kong stars, you will be even better in terms of temperament.

Yuan Jieying and Chen Derong are both too young, and their debut time is short. Compared with Jiang Wenli, they are still a little behind.

As for Qiu Shuzhen, it's hard to say, but she has a weird energy about her, which makes her look pretty good.

But if we really talk about it, Chen Derong is still the youngest, she is only 18 this year!

In the private room of Shangri-La Hotel, Wang Jin took the initiative to wink at Chen Derong and said: "Derong, your Mandarin is good. You are sitting next to Director Chen. There is no room for you to sit and squeeze."

Blushing, Chen Derong raised her wine glass and walked to Chen Shiping, then sat directly on his lap.

"Director, let me toast you!"

Chen Shiping naturally put his hands on her waist and felt it. What a thin waist!

"I don't drink. Also, please get up."

Chen Derong looked down at the hand holding his waist, feeling confused.

(End of this chapter)