China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 762 His name is not Hao Jian

"Really not, I mean it sincerely." Cao Qing said solemnly.

Li Yu glanced at Cao Qing's serious expression, closed his notebook, and said, "Okay, keep shooting. Let's try to finish the film as soon as possible and return home as soon as possible."

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More than twenty days later, "Joker" was officially wrapped up, and the filming took about three months.

This speed can only be said to be average, neither fast nor slow.

At the wrap party, Li Yu revealed to the media: "Joker has officially wrapped up and will soon enter the editing phase, so everyone can look forward to it.

I'm here to tell you something: this movie is different from all the previous DC superhero movies."

Of course it’s different! Because strictly speaking, this is not a superhero movie at all, it just uses the Joker IP.

Just like Nolan’s Batman trilogy, except for the Batman IP, the plots in the movies are basically original creations of Nolan and the screenwriter team.

It’s just that the Joker movie is more thorough, and it can be said that it has nothing to do with the comics.

On the second day after the wrap party, Li Yu, Cao Qing and dozens of staff members they brought boarded the plane back home.

This trip to Hollywood was very rewarding.

The staff brought by Cao Qing and Li Yu all learned a lot.

Having personally experienced the production process of Hollywood blockbusters, they also understand how blockbusters are made in Hollywood.

After returning to China, Li Yu called Shen Teng.

Shen Teng didn't dare to take any big job in the past month, for fear that if he took a big job one day, Li Yu would call him and he would miss one of Li Yu's movies.

"Shen Teng, you don't have any work arrangements recently, right? Please take some time to come over. I want to talk to you." Li Yu asked knowingly.

Anyone who wants to make progress will know to clear time if they get his hint so many days in advance.

What's more, Shen Teng is such a smart person.

"Director Li, I've kept my schedule for you. I've been waiting for your call. I'll be there soon." Shen Teng replied with very high EQ.

"By the way, if it's convenient, bring Zhang Chen from your Happy Mahua along. I want to talk to him about some cooperation matters." Li Yu reminded.

Zhang Chen is the current head of Happy Mahua and one of the company's main founders.

This person's resume is quite interesting. He graduated from the Urban Construction Department of Beijing University of Architecture.

He should have been a civil engineer, but he had a strong interest in literature and art.

So in 2003, he slapped his thigh and decided that it didn't matter if he was not a good enough engineer.

Unlike those who engage in art, Tumu is not a good Tumu. He and several friends founded the Beijing Free Element Film and Television Company, which was later renamed Happy Mahua.

Many of the gags and jokes in movies such as "Charlotte's Troubles", "The Shameful Iron Fist" and "The Richest Man in Xihong City" are from the Happy Twist stage play.

Many years ago, Li Yu did not invite Happy Mahua to shoot the magical adaptation of "Charlotte's Troubles".

This was because Happy Mahua was too weak at the time, and the prototype of the Charlotte's Troubles stage play had not yet been born.

It’s different now. Some of the funny gags in “The Richest Man in Xihong City” are from their stage plays.

So Li Yu planned to bring them along to play together, so as to avoid using their jokes and causing unnecessary controversy after the movie was released.

There is no end to making money. Li Yu often helps others make money, which is the way to last. People hate people who eat alone the most, especially in the most feudal entertainment industry, so people who eat alone usually end up badly.

Ciwen and Tangren are typical examples of people who eat alone. One of them later became completely unpopular, and the other is almost as unpopular as well.

Besides, bringing Happy Mahua along for the ride, Li Yu is in the film industry, which is Li Yu's home turf. They don't have any say in the industry. Giving them a 10% share and then using the essence of their stage plays in bulk, they were all secretly happy.

In the previous life, like "The Richest Man in Xihong City", although a lot of people from Happy Mahua were used, from the surface it seemed like a conspiracy set up by Happy Mahua, and Happy Mahua made a lot of money.

In fact, these are just appearances. The company that produced this movie was run by the two directors.

In the movie "The Richest Man in Xihong City", Happy Mahua only holds a 15% stake, while Ali Pictures holds the majority.

It is even more impossible for leading actors like Shen Teng and Mali to participate in the investment. They don’t even have shares in Happy Mahua and can only receive film remuneration.

The headquarters of Happy Mahua is in Beijing. If Shen Teng wants to go to Hualiu Company, he can get there quickly by car.

He wants to improve so much.

The TV series "Dreaming in the Movie Industry" made him famous.

Unfortunately, his foundation was too poor, and no big boss supported him afterwards, so he gradually faded out of people's sight.

In recent years, he has been able to become popular again and return with a stronger attitude and build a more solid audience base. His personal talent and the funny skits he performed are just one of the reasons.

There is another very important reason, that is, Happy Mahua has become popular.

Happy Mahua has been performed over 10,000 times in more than 100 cities across the country, bringing joy to thousands of audiences.

By 2012, Happy Mahua began to explore cross-screen integrated development models, started to appear on television, frequently appeared in many variety shows, and successfully appeared on the Spring Festival Gala.

As the mainstay of Happy Twist, Shen Teng was the one who was highly promoted, and his talent made him popular again.

Therefore, Shen Teng knows very well the difference between having someone to support him and having no one to support him, and he also knows the difference between having people who support him having ability and having no ability.

No matter how much Happy Mahua promoted him in the early years, due to the limited strength of Happy Mahua itself and the limited opportunities it could provide him, he still performed in stage plays for many years.

As Happy Twist becomes stronger and gains more resources, it will be able to use these resources to take off in a spiral.

Li Yu was willing to support him in the film industry, and he really wanted to use this opportunity to seek greater development.

He needs a movie to tell the audience that his name is not Hao Jian but Shen Teng.

Zhang Chen was sitting in Shen Teng's car, he was very excited.

The surprise in his heart was no less than when Shen Teng received Li Yu's call.

Li Yu, a big shot in the film industry who is both a capitalist and a famous director, asked Shen Teng to inform him that he wanted to talk to him about cooperation, which made him very happy.

Although he is a civil engineer, he opened a stage play company with his friends. He definitely has a deep love for art.

Moreover, before changing its name, Happy Mahua was called Free Element Film and Television Company.

At the beginning, he named the company a film and television company, and no one believed him when he said he was not interested in TV series and movies.

But later they found out that it was too difficult to get into TV and movies without resources. The failure of a project could cause Happy Mahua to go bankrupt, so they decided to focus on stage plays and not be so ambitious.

In recent years, Happy Mahua has developed, and its artists like Shen Teng have become famous, and Zhang Chen has rekindled his desire to pursue art.

It’s just that no big shot in the film industry is willing to take me on.

Today, a big shot offered to take him with him, but he didn't seize the opportunity. What's the difference between him and a fool?
(End of this chapter)