Huayu: Start by asking ex-girlfriends for alms

Chapter 169 Jiang Wen can't turn the tables on the old man? I'll go meet him!
It was already an open secret among the upper echelons of the circle that Chen Long was seeking cooperation with Zhen Jiecheng.

At this moment, all this becomes reality and is happening before our eyes.

Palme d'Or, Kung Fu superstar, Hollywood, huge investment, commercial action blockbuster and many other keywords emerged in everyone's mind and turned into a plate of mouth-watering cake, which made all the guests on the scene pay attention.

Especially the actors!
Especially the actresses!

It is conceivable that Chen Long must be the absolute male lead.

So what about the female lead? What about the female supporting role?
What a fucking status, what a fucking supporting role, it's just lowering your own value.

As long as you are covered with a layer of "Hollywood", you can be hyped up as an "international movie star". Even if it is a small supporting role, it is much better than walking the red carpet a hundred times!

Gong Li was filming "Snow All Over the City" in Hengdian, and Zhang Ziyi was not there. Li Bingbing immediately focused his attention on Fan Bingbing's face, trying to read clues from his expression.

But found nothing.

Then he turned his gaze again and looked at Liu Yife.

Everyone knows that Huayi’s intention to sign Liu Yifei is well known, and this girl has a very close relationship with Zhen Jiecheng.

The interactions in "The Return of the Condor Heroes" and the seamless real-life shots in "Parasite".

It was hard for Li Bingbing not to suspect: Is Zhen Jiecheng carrying out the cultivation plan and waiting until she is ripe before picking her?

However, nothing was found.

Fortunately, Liu Xiaoli's absent-minded look gave Li Bingbing the answer.

very good!

Thinking of this, Li Bingbing calmed down and picked up his glass to socialize, but found that everyone was a little careless. He glanced at the door where Zhen Jiecheng and Chen Long left.

"Jiecheng, I won't beat around the bush with you. Now that you have won the Palme d'Or, can we start discussing cooperation?" Chen Long couldn't wait.

Since "Rush Hour 2", Chen Long has continued his efforts and tried to expand his territory.

The performance of "The Tuxedo" was barely acceptable, but the subsequent "Royal Royale" and "Back to the Past" failed to meet expectations.

Until "Around the World in 80 Days", a film that Disney attached great importance to and invested nearly 1.1 million dollars in, which was regarded as the blockbuster of the year, but it suffered a box office Waterloo.

Not only did Disney break out in sweat, but Chen Long's morale also plummeted.

In an interview, he admitted: "I will focus my career on Hong Kong in the future. I will not take on Hollywood action movies in the next 3 to 4 years. Instead, I will take on more Hong Kong action movies and contribute to Hong Kong movies."

He also said: "I will try a variety of roles and don't mind my image being 'damaged'."

So he filmed "New Police Story", "Myth", and "Baby Project" one after another.

I have never been able to make up my mind about making a sequel to "Rush Hour", fearing that insufficient preparation would ruin this golden brand.

"Of course!" Facing Chen Long's expectations, Zhen Jiecheng nodded, "But brother, let's be frank. We should discuss the terms before cooperation to avoid problems later. What do you think?"

"Of course!" Chen Long smiled, "Jiecheng, you go!"

“First, I only accept the director-centered system.”

The real purpose was revealed as soon as he came forward.

"Jiecheng, is it okay for the director and producer to review it together?" Chen Long asked after hesitating.

"No!" Zhen Jiecheng shook his head. "Brother, you know me well! Why should I wait until the end of the Cannes Film Festival to talk to you?"

"Because I can't stand being controlled, and even more so, I can't stand being wronged, so I have to build up some confidence for myself!"

"Unfair? How can I feel wronged? Where do I even start talking about this?" Chen Long tried to negotiate.

"Once the machine is turned on, everyone has to listen to me! No matter how many opinions there are during the process, I have to make the final decision! If you can't achieve it, then you are wronged!" Zhen Jiecheng said, pointing at Chen Long, "I'm sorry, big brother, I don't mean to be disrespectful to you."

"If we reach a cooperation, you will have to listen to me too!"

Zhen Jiecheng said every word,
"I'm the director, I have the final say!"

Hearing this, Chen Long frowned and fell silent.

But the transformation is urgent.

Chen Long had to nod his head because he urgently needed to prove that he was still a box office guarantee.
"As long as there's no problem with the script and there's no problem with the filming, well, you've always written and directed your own films, so there's definitely no problem with these two points!" Chen Long said with a wry smile, "So, I have no problem with that either! As for New Line, I'll do my best to help you negotiate."

Zhen Jiecheng understood Chen Long’s dilemma, because the so-called "tradition" of Hollywood has always been so overbearing.

Since the 19s, due to the deep involvement of Wall Street capital, the director's function has been broken down into the studio system. The producer has obtained the final editing rights, the actor selection rights, and the marketing rights of the film project.

As a result, the film industry began to develop into a genre film and engage in large-scale standardized production.

This has led to the formation of a "producer-centered system", making movies a "serialized standard commodity".

There is no doubt that the "producer-centered system" created the golden age of classic Hollywood and has since become a "tradition" that is upheld.

Of course, "tradition" is not uncompromising.

The emergence of New Hollywood independent production has led to the revival of the full director function in Hollywood in the form of director capitalism.

Famous directors such as Spielberg, Lucas and Cameron have worked together to create the glory of New Hollywood blockbusters.

This makes up for the shortcoming of "ensuring the lower limit but not reaching the upper limit".

As a place where the "director-centered system" thrives, China has also tried to learn from Hollywood. For example, "Monster Hunt" in 15 is a successful example of the "producer-centered system".

But then?

Capital has used "big data" to control the entertainment market, which has directly led to the domestic entertainment industry appearing to be flourishing on the surface but actually being a mess.

The ironclad facts once again prove how wise teachers and other great men are.

Copying blindly is not the way to go. The right way is to selectively absorb and form Chinese characteristics.

"Brother, how about this? You talk to me from the perspective of Warner New Line, and I will answer your questions. How about that?" Zhen Jiecheng suggested.

"no problem!"

"Ok! In addition to the first one, there is a second one: I want remuneration + box office profit sharing model!"

Chen Long:.
After a brief moment of stunned silence, he shook his head and refused without hesitation: "This is impossible. You haven't proven yourself in Hollywood yet!"

"But I also haven't proven that I can make a successful commercial action movie."

Chen Long: (°Д°)
Damn, how am I supposed to answer this?
"In 02, I filmed "Life Events". Many people seemed to be encouraging and praising me, but in fact they were disdainful and waiting to see me make a fool of myself."

"Some people are too lazy to even pretend. Most of the invitations I sent out were rejected. No one is willing to trust a student director, let alone spend time playing house with a student director!"

As he spoke, Zhen Jiecheng smiled.

“And then I succeeded!”

"As a funeral theme, it was stuck in the period after the end of the epidemic. With the right time, right place and right people, it became a box office dark horse and the annual champion of domestic films!"

After a pause,
“In 04, I tried a multi-linear narrative structure for the first time with The Unknown.”

“And then I succeeded again!”

"Becoming the second Chinese director to enter the billion-dollar club!"

Stand up, hold your head high,
"Everyone praises me!"

“But most people also label me as a commercial film or a comedy film!”

“As you can see, I then went to Hong Kong to shoot Parasite and became the youngest director to win the Palme d’Or in the history of Cannes!”

"Or you can be even more arrogant, a great director! A famous director!"

His eyes were bright as he faced Chen Long's scrutiny.

"Regarding your doubts, well! Am I not here to prove myself?"

"Just like the previous self-evidence, it's just another repetition of the results!"

"Coco hasn't been proven after all." Chen Long didn't know how to refute it, so he could only stick to his original argument.

"If you wait until I have proved it, the price won't be the same as it is now!"

"If you wait until I have proved it, you won't need to talk to New Line. Some partners will come to you and even pay more!"

"Shit! Jiecheng, why are you so confident?" Chen Long finally couldn't hold it in any longer and cursed, "This is a global commercial film. No one can guarantee its success before it's released!"

"I don't know if others dare to do it, but I have never failed! Whether it's a commercial film or an art film!"

Raise your glass,

"I'm only 24! I'm so awesome, why am I not confident?"

"Brother, aren't you confident after you became famous in Hollywood with Rumble in the Bronx in 95?"

This sentence touched Chen Long's heart, and his expression immediately relaxed. Seeing this, Zhen Jiecheng struck while the iron was hot:
"By the way, if New Line wants to find someone to take the risk, I'm willing to invest a share."

"If New Line can't accept my conditions, then I will go to Huayi. Let Huayi contact Lionsgate or Columbia. What do you think, brother? Do you want to join us in this endeavor?"

"Wait, I'm not Chen Long now, I'm Xinxian!" Chen Long's face changed and became extremely serious.

He stood up and pointed at Zhen Jiecheng.

"How dare you threaten me?"

Then winked,

"Isn't it just cooperation? Come on, let's make a plan!"

When Chen Long returned to the dinner with Zhen Jiecheng, with a blooming chrysanthemum face, the atmosphere suddenly changed.

Seeing Zhen Jiecheng nod slightly, Han Shanping quickly walked up to him and had a warm conversation with Chen Long.

"Director Zhen! You."

"No, Brother Wang! Please don't look for me!" Zhen Jiecheng interrupted Wang Zhongjun who was coming over, "First of all, I have only reached an agreement with Brother Chen Long temporarily. It is still uncertain whether the cooperation project can be completed."

"Secondly, even if the deal is reached, I don't have the final say on the investment share."

“As for the choice of actors.”

The nearby actors quickly pricked up their ears.

"The script hasn't been written yet. Isn't it a bit too early to ask this now?"

"Yes! It's too early indeed!" Wang Zhongjun laughed, "I was too impatient!"

"Come on, Jie Cheng, let's have a drink and wish Parasite a big box office success!"

"Thank you, Brother Wang!"

Clink glasses and drink the remaining liquor.

Seeing this, Li Bingbing quickly stood up and prepared to go forward to refill Zhen Jiecheng's glass.

Unexpectedly,
"I drank a little too much today!"

"I can't drink much, I'm sorry to make you laugh, Brother Wang!"

He turned to look in Liu Yifei's direction, "Xixi, go get me a cup of tea."

"Yeah, alright, senior!"

Liu Yifei jumped up and down to ask the waiter for some sobering tea. Her figure passed by Li Bingbing, lifting up the hem of her skirt.

Looking at Li Bingbing's slightly stiff expression, Fan Bingbing smiled.

Then, when facing Li Bingbing's gaze, he not only did not hide it, but instead met it with his gaze.

Now, this is the entertainment industry today.

It is already polite for competitors to avoid quarreling with each other. Harmony? There is no such thing!

The halo of the Palme d'Or is not enough for "Parasite" to directly receive the screening treatment of a commercial blockbuster.

Art films are art films!

China is even more different from Goryeo!
Koreans are known for their love of showing off, but they don't have much to show off.

So they steal, so they do “archaeology”, so they cheat.

It is not easy to come across a real honor, so it is understandable that the previous life's "Parasite" could trigger a nationwide movie-watching craze.

Can be placed in China,
Palme d'Or, Golden Lion, Golden Bear!
Is one enough? If not, I'll take one more of each!
Zhen Jiecheng has become the youngest winner of the Palme d'Or, and everyone is indeed proud of it.

But if you ask everyone to go to the cinema to support it, haha, that’s absolutely impossible!
But it doesn’t matter, Zhen Jiecheng was well prepared.

"How long have the four Dans and two Bings been hyped up? It's time for some new faces! Zhuo Wei, go and find the four young actresses of the new generation."

Southern Metropolis Daily can hype it up, but I can’t?

"Put Liu Yifei in there and give her some opponents!"

"Let me give you an example, like Huang Shengyi!"

"Get some online trolls to post on Tianya, blogs, and forums, pretending to be Huang Shengyi's fans to criticize and praise her!"

"Remember, some of the posting formats should start with 'First of all, I am not a fan of Huang Shengyi.' Then give a 'fair' and 'objective' evaluation of Liu Yifei."

"For example: acting skills equal true nature, and facial paralysis equals fairy spirit."

"Another example: Just because you got a role in a Palme d'Or film, you really think you've reached Cannes standards?"

"Then I changed my account and reposted the post to her personal forum and the Xianjian forum under the identity of a fan of Liu Yifei, stirring up the dispute!"

"As long as we start a quarrel, making some radical remarks at that time will not attract attention, let alone arouse suspicion."

"For example: What's wrong with acting in Parasite? I didn't win any individual awards!"

"For example, I specifically looked it up and found out that "May Love" and "Love Winner" had to be such flops that I never even heard of them. "Parasite" is just an art film and it won't make much at the box office!"

"For example: no awards, no box office success! What else do you have? You are not like my XXX."

"Oh, and don't forget to add 'that'. Those two words are the most fucking sarcastic and will definitely drive you crazy!"

"Wait until the incident gets serious, and the news will be out, right? Then write about it in newspapers and magazines, report it fairly with a realistic attitude, and make it public."

Zhen Jiecheng just didn't believe that with such a series of tricks, he still couldn't take advantage of the wallets of "Tianxian fans"?

"Make arrangements for Jie Lun as well!"

"The headlines read: 'A movie that Jie Lun was willing to star in for free, even paying out of his own pocket', 'Little star's acting skills exploded? He was not once cut for personal reasons during the filming process'."

"Unlike Liu Yifei, Tianxian fans need encouragement, while Jielun fans need praise."

"Wait, it seems like we can also stir things up a bit! For example, let's make F4 stand up and bring up the Pepsi advertisement incident again."

It is not clear how effective Zhen Jiecheng's plan was, but the box office of "Parasite" attracted much attention from the media and the industry.

In just two days, it approached the box office record for art films set by "A Solo Journey" half a year ago, which grossed over 10 million in four days.

The attendance data has driven an increase in the screening rate. Although the ending of "Parasite" did not make the audience leave with laughter, the various comedy segments and thriller and suspenseful plots are enough to attract the audience into the story.

After word of mouth spread, during the first weekend, the total box office exceeded 20 million!

Logically speaking, there is no such thing as “word-of-mouth fermentation” for Palme d’Or winning works.

But in China, the audience has long been scared by those art films. I go to the cinema to relax, and you show me this?

If they are all like "Summer Palace", that would be fine too!
But the problem is that you won’t show it to me!

“Parasite” is different.

The sofa play between Weng Hong and Wu Zhengyu made the trip worthwhile for art lovers.

Coupled with Zhen Jiecheng and Liu Yifei's "stretched" after-meal dessert, he was even more satisfied and cursed.

If you like in-depth films that analyze human nature, "Parasite" has a lot of content worth thinking about.

For those who like to give advice from a "professional" perspective, the camera language of "Parasite" is definitely worth savoring.

If you just want to watch a movie for fun, the tight rhythm and plot twists are enough to make "Parasite" meet the standards of a commercial feature film.

As a result, "Parasite", an art film, soared in the box office market like a commercial film.

Two Hollywood films, "Poseidon" released at the end of May and "Ice Age 5" released in early June, failed to stop "Parasite".

The main theme movies of the same period are even more far behind.

"Damn, it's not going to exceed 100 million, is it?"

"I understand the logic! This is a Palme d'Or winning film, and Zhen Jiecheng is the youngest Palme d'Or winning director! But the problem is, this is an art film!"

Industry insiders were dumbfounded.

The media was also a little confused.

The theaters are stepping up their efforts, continuing to add copies and schedule more screenings!

The fans of Tianxian were stunned.

what's going on?
Not only is my goddess going to win the Palme d'Or, but she's also going to become a high-grossing movie star?

In terms of acting skills, it seems that there has been a huge improvement.

Especially the micro-expressions before and after brushing, aren’t they better than Huang Shengyi dropping a few little golden beans?

In terms of screen time, isn’t she more than the “female lead” who only has a few shots as Huang Shengyi?

As for the lines, what right do you, a dumb man, have to come and make trouble?
Suddenly, the fans of the fairy were happy and formed groups to mock and show off.

But this does not prevent Tianxian Bar from pinning a new post:
"Although, damn Zhen Jiecheng!"

The mainland market is booming, and good news is also coming from Hong Kong.

Liang Jiahui only stayed in Hong Kong for one day before hurried back to the "Let the Bullets Fly" crew. The remaining publicity work was left to Wu Zhengyu and Weng Hong.

Aunt Liu also wanted to take Liu Yifei with her, trying to take the opportunity to make her daughter famous in Hong Kong. But Liu Yifei didn't want to leave school for the time being as graduation was approaching.

"Senior, can you come to our class graduation ceremony and take graduation photos?" Liu Yifei asked expectantly.

It is common for “outsiders” to join in the fun at Beijing Film Academy.

For example, Jiang Wen appeared in the group photo of the 95 class of the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy.

What’s even more shameless is that he is standing in the center!
With his hands in his pockets and his leather jacket open, he looked sloppy and looked like a jerk.

If Jiang Wen, who is from the Central Academy of Drama, can come, then Zhen Jiecheng will be even less of a problem.

However, Zhen Jiecheng shook his head and declined:

"I can't go. I'm going to Hengdian tomorrow!"

"Going to Hengdian?" Liu Yifei was stunned. "But we are about to graduate, senior, you..."

"Graduation? Bullshit graduation!"

"I was forced by Lao Tian to study for a doctorate!"

"Three fucking years after three years, I still have to endure this cramped and cramped place!"

He spat and picked up his phone.

"Dudududu!"

"Hey, Jie Lun! I'm going to Heng tomorrow."

"Fuck! Are you serious?" Zhou Jielun opened his mouth and interrupted Zhen Jiecheng.

"What's real or fake?"

"Posters! And promotions! Damn, the crew finally got a day off, I'll pay for tickets and invite everyone to watch your movie!"

"Fuck! When they came back, they all asked me: Why am I on the poster, in the promotion, but not in the movie?"

"I had to sacrifice my rest time to go to the cinema. Damn, I watched it twice before I found a profile of him, and he was looking down!"

"What kind of scenes do you need for a waiter playing the violin? You're off topic, you know?" Zhen Jiecheng quickly retorted. "Besides, what's wrong with my slogan? Zhou Jielun is starring passionately!"

"Although there is no frontal shot, I just want to ask if you are in the shot?"

"Even though it's just a cameo, I'm just asking if you acted in it?"

"Not only did I write you down in the end credits, I also photoshopped you into the promotional poster."

"What do you call this? This is called respecting the efforts of every actor, no matter how many scenes they have or how big or small the role is!"

"Nowadays, many supporting roles are directly ignored by the producers. When you meet a director like me who has morals and qualities, you can be happy!"

"You" Zhou Jielun was speechless.

"What do you mean by you? Also, let me refute you. What do you mean by paying for everyone to watch my movie? Your ideological awareness is too low! This is everyone's movie, and it's also your movie!"

Zhen Jiecheng spoke more and more fluently.

“Anyone who has worked hard for Parasite, even if they are extras, is the protagonist of Parasite!”

“So, this is what you should do.”

"Okay, I won't waste my time talking to you anymore. Goodbye! See you tomorrow!"

Without giving Zhou Jielun any chance to refute, he hung up the phone.

I was becoming more and more excited and expectant, but not because of Zhou Jielun.

Lao Mouzi placed the Olympic creative team within the crew of "Curse of the Golden Flower", so it makes sense for them to come out for a walk and walk to the set, right?

After witnessing the filming, I was inspired to have artistic exchanges between fellow apprentices. It makes sense, right?
Words are not enough, practice is the key. So it should be reasonable to lend a hand, right?
Oh, by the way, there’s still so much Xue Zi to watch in the “Curse of the Golden Flower” crew!

And that big idiot Zhang Weiping is here!

Damn, it’s exciting just thinking about it!
(End of this chapter)