China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 456: IQ Tester in the Film Industry
As a veteran in the industry with many years of experience, Zhang Hanyu knows better than anyone how to choose between Xu Ke's films and Li Yu's films.

However, after signing with Xu Ke's film, he broke the contract and signed with Li Yu's film.

Let’s not talk about the penalty for breach of contract.

He would not do anything that is completely against the spirit of contract.

So he could only feel regret for not being able to star in "Operation Nujiang River".

"Director Xu's Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy is also excellent. I just watched the movie and you acted very well in it.

The fact that you didn't get to star in my "Operation Nujiang" only proves that good actors are in high demand.

Director Xu got the upper hand this time, let’s work together again next time if there is a chance.”

Li Yu said politely.

To be honest, Li Yu felt that Zhang Hanyu’s performance in “Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy” was good, except that his eye makeup was a bit too exaggerated.

This is the fault of the makeup artist or stylist, and cannot be blamed on the actors.

There is a saying in the acting circle that you can offend anyone but not the makeup artist, and there is some truth to it.

If you offend the makeup artist, he or she can really give you a look that is shocking, burnt on the outside and tender on the inside.

If you don’t believe me, go and watch Shu sing the Child-Fairy of Tianshan. I guess even she herself would be so embarrassed when she sees her own Child-Fairy of Tianshan that she would use her toes to dig out a big villa on the ground.

"Next time I will definitely keep my schedule open and wait for Director Li's invitation to act with me."

Zhang Hanyu replied seriously.

It's all just talk.

If there really is a good movie looking for Zhang Hanyu, he will definitely take it as soon as possible instead of leaving his schedule empty waiting for Li Yu.

Li Yu is the same in reverse.

Whether he will invite Zhang Hanyu to his future movies depends on the actual situation.

If the role is suitable, you can send an invitation to give it a try. It would be best if the person can come, but if not, there are plenty of substitutes.

Just after I finished chatting with Zhang Hanyu, today's protagonist Xu Ke came over: "Director Li, thank you so much. If you hadn't given me a positive answer over the phone, I really wouldn't have dared to finalize the release date."

Xu Ke's expression was a little serious when he spoke, but he was serious.

During the filming of "The Great Wall", Xu Kegua served as an assistant director and provided some advice to Li Yu.

Xu Ke had been in the crew for a while at that time, and he knew Li Yu's talent too well.

"Operation Nujiang River" is a special project approved by relevant departments, and its quality is definitely checked by professionals from relevant departments.

Li Yu will take this work very seriously.

He also attaches great importance to "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy".

But if he were asked to compete with "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" and "Operation Nujiang", he really doesn't have the confidence to do so.

Like many great domestic directors, his peak period is long gone and he no longer has the same sharpness as he once had.

On the other hand, Li Yu is at the peak of his career.

When a semi-retired excellent boxer fights against a top boxer in his prime, the outcome is obvious without having to think.

If Li Yu was not called Li Yu, but Li Kaige, and had the habit of reciting poetry, he would be willing to believe that Li Yu would shit a big shit at his peak.

It’s a pity that Li Yu’s name is not Kai Ge.

“Director Xu, you’re too polite. Actually, my film Operation Nujiang River is not ready for release yet.

Even if you hadn’t said hello to me, my movie wouldn’t be shown for a while.”

Li Yu chuckled.

"It's hard to say. Many things can be solved as long as you are willing to spend money. Director Li has spent money to speed up the progress more than once or twice."

Xu Ke said seriously.

This is also the reason why he greeted Li Yu two or three months in advance.

What if he says it too late and Li Yu has decided to increase the fee, it will be difficult to handle.

"You know a lot about me." Li Yu was a little surprised.

It is not the first or second time that he has raised the fee to speed up the progress.

"Guan Du" paid more money to rush through post-production, and "Dreaming in the Film Circle" also paid more money to rush through post-production.

As long as you are willing to pay more, you can indeed greatly reduce the completion time.

After chatting with Xu Ke for a few more words, Xu Ke went to the other side.

At this moment, a square-faced man led a beautiful woman with an exotic look towards Li Yu and Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi's face darkened when he saw this man.

This person was none other than his former brother Chen Sicheng who had stabbed him in the back.

The woman next to Chen Sicheng was one of the female protagonists of "Northern Love". She played Zhang Yi's girlfriend in the play, and was then poached away by Chen Sicheng after he temporarily modified the script.

She is also the future Mrs. Chen.

Although the incident happened two or three years ago, Zhang Yi still felt a little unhappy when he saw Chen Sicheng again.

You are the director, screenwriter and leading actor, and I can understand if you give yourself some backdoors.

You wrote the character you are going to play as a rich second-generation, a rich second-generation with a wealthy family and handsome and cool.

He is handsome and charming in school, and is still surrounded by beautiful girls in society.

Even if you and a female actress fall in love with each other and you want to modify the script and make the actress your girlfriend in the play, I can still understand that.

But in order to highlight yourself, you changed my character from a country kid who worked diligently and finally achieved some success through his own efforts to someone so disgusting and finally ended up in jail. Isn't that a bit too much?
Have you forgotten that I participated in this film to support your directing career?

On the way here, Chen Sicheng naturally observed Zhang Yi's unhappy expression.

But he doesn't care. He is not only a successful TV director, but has also successfully transformed into a film director.

In February of this year, the film version of "Northern Love" directed by him was released on Valentine's Day. At that time, it was praised by the media as the first love film in mainland China to gross over 2 million yuan at the fastest box office.

The total box office of this film is just over 4 million.

For a director who has just started making movies, this result is already very good. It is no exaggeration to say that he is a rising star in the director world.

"Director Li, I've heard of you before, and today I finally get to meet you as I wished."

Chen Sicheng walked up with a smile on his face.

Li Yu and Chen Sicheng had no grudges against each other.

Chen Sicheng has a bright smile. It is said that you should not hit a smiling person. Li Yu would definitely not have such low EQ as to embarrass the other party.

“I heard that you’ve transformed into a film director and your debut performance was pretty good. Congratulations.

Like you, you transformed from an actor to a TV director, and then from a TV director to a film director in just a few years.

It is rare to find someone who can successfully transform every time in the entire entertainment industry."

Li Yu said.

There was a saying in the entertainment industry 10 years ago: If you are a good singer, you can act, and if you are a good actor, you can direct.

This saying is widely circulated, but in reality there are very few people who can act well if they are good singers.

Not every singer is Zhang Xueyou, the best supporting actor disguised as a singer.

Good actors can become good directors, and those who can direct well can be counted on the handful of one.

The fact that Chen Sicheng was able to successfully transform himself shows that he has something going for him.

His films don't have much substance, but he is particularly good at capturing the g-spot of a certain audience group and then making films specifically for this group.

The later "Her" is a typical case.

This movie is called an IQ detector + capital harvester. Has it affected people's ability to make money?

The box office of the movie is 35 billion? What does it mean? It means that the audience is very strong.

(End of this chapter)