Huayu: Start by asking ex-girlfriends for alms

Chapter 326

The heat is just beginning to set in, and the willows are turning green; the cicadas are chirping in the tall trees, heralding the arrival of clear skies.

There was no time to smell the fragrance of the locust flowers deep in the alley, nor was there any interest in appreciating the chirping of swallows as rain hit the eaves.

After finishing his work on the film's music, Jiu Shiji even refused the farewell dinner and rushed to the airport with his suitcase.

It was not until the flight took off that he breathed a sigh of relief and waved to the flight attendant.

"Hello, Champagne please."

"Sir, what are you celebrating?" the flight attendant stopped and asked with a smile.

"Celebrate the freedom!" Jiushi's brows relaxed, and even the wrinkles on his face were smoothed out.

Although we were thousands of miles apart, I seemed to smell the scent of cherry blossoms blooming in my hometown, and I immediately felt relaxed and comfortable.

"Fujizawa-san is really polite. He insisted on helping me save money on a meal and room." Zhen Jiecheng sighed as he watched the plane take off. "Alas, it's a pity that I don't have enough energy. Otherwise, I could provide Fujizawa-san with more job opportunities and let him save more for his pension."

"Brother Jiang, does my idea count as a two-way meeting with Fujisawa-san? Are we both considering each other?"

"It counts! It definitely counts!" Jiang Wen nodded, "But I have to correct one thing, it's 'we'! And me!"

Zhen Jiecheng was very satisfied with Jiu Shirang's work results.

With the completion of the soundtrack work, the post-production of "Joker" will also come to an end.

Zhen Jiecheng turned down all social activities and devoted himself to his work.

Dialogue editing, sound design, mixing, subtitle production. Then we conduct multiple quality checks from beginning to end, and after confirmation, we will notify Hua Na and complete the delivery.

"Two versions?"

"Yes! One is the competition version, and the other is the approved version for release." Zhen Jiecheng raised his eyebrows, "I'm fully prepared!"

"Wait, Director Zhen, you said it was reversed, right?"

"No!"

“But why is the competition version shorter?”

"Because the version we're competing in is an abridged version!"

Zhen Jiecheng's words confused everyone at Hua Na, but it didn't matter. After watching the two versions of the film, all doubts disappeared.

As a professional,

From a commercial perspective: No one can guarantee how much the film will sell, but we probably have a rough idea of ​​whether it will make a profit or a loss.

As for the honorary awards: I am not sure what award the film will win, but I am basically sure whether it can win an award.

The quality is there, the eyes don't lie, and the psychological fluctuations caused by the plot don't lie.

"Director Zhen, congratulations!"

"You have created another artistic masterpiece that has won both box office and awards!"

"You are planning to attend the Venice Film Festival, right? Venice is our Hollywood partner!"

The more the Huana representative spoke, the heavier his breathing became, as if countless swords and music were pressing down on his chest, making it difficult for him to breathe.

He grabbed Zhen Jiecheng's hand and shook it hard.

"This year's main competition jury chairman Darren Aronofsky is from Hollywood, but his hometown is Brooklyn!"

"So does jury member Todd Haynes, who's originally from Los Angeles."

"There will also be the Oscars next February. We at Warner Bros. will definitely do our best to help you win the award! Definitely."

“I think we should do our best to help Joker win the award, right?” Zhen Jiecheng interrupted the representative of Hua Na with a smile, “As for me personally, it seems that it is not that easy to win.”

Hearing this, Huana representative smiled awkwardly.

"Director Zhen, we all firmly believe that you deserve all the praise of individual awards!"

There was no direct answer, but everything was answered.

Seeing this, Zhen Jiecheng raised his eyebrows.

"The Oscars won't even nominate me for an individual award, right?"

"Whether art wins an award depends on many factors, and only God knows the final result. But whether art is nominated depends only on the art itself!" Warner said righteously, "There is no doubt that if the Oscars do not nominate it, then it will no longer have any value!"

"Well, I just need a nomination, and you guys can handle the rest." Zhen Jiecheng waved his hand, "By the way, you must pay attention to Leonardo's Best Actor, because he's not very smart right now!"

"If I don't get this, I might shoot you guys too after I shoot the Oscar judges!"

"It's too easy to handle a case in his current state. It's not even against the law to shoot him."

"Emmm, it's been done." The representative of Huana suddenly said.

"What the hell?"

"In terms of medical records, we have helped Leonardo 'diagnose' depression, schizophrenia, delusional disorder, mood disorder, as well as neurotic stress and somatoform disorder, behavioral syndrome with physiological disorders and physical factors." The representative of Warner counted on his fingers for a long time, "Basically, all the diseases that can be slightly related to his performance have been 'diagnosed'."

Zhen Jiecheng: (°Д°)
"If The Dark Knight was hyped, then our Joker will be hyped too."

"Heath Ledger's sentiments are false propaganda, but Leonardo's 'diagnosis' is backed by real medical evidence."

"Considering that the two are not on the same level in terms of size and topicality, I guarantee that a 'madman' can definitely create a more touching story than a drug addict!"

Hua Na represents a loud voice.

"Director Zhen, you have done an excellent job."

"Now, it's our turn!"

Zhen Jiecheng:ヾ(д)
"Fuck! Why don't you just start another project, with healing and redemption as the theme."

“It’s just the right time to seamlessly connect with Leonardo and complete a series of hype.”

“Similar to “One.”

Emmm, "A Man Called Ove Decides to Die" was a movie released in 15, and it's only been 11 now, so there's no way to draw a parallel.

"For example, "The Sea"

Well, Manchester by the Sea never happened.

"Anyway, then we can start with topics like 'Depression caused by filming, recovery from filming', 'I'm not a vase', 'Do you know how hard Leonardo works?' etc. Emmm." Zhen Jiecheng suddenly stopped, there was no way he wouldn't stop.

The Huana representative in front of him was like Xu Qing during the filming of "Those Years", staring straight at him with his eyes.

His Adam's apple moved and he swallowed.

"Director Zhen."

"Don't call me Director Zhen! Please refer to me by my title during work hours!" Zhen Jiecheng interrupted quickly, "Joker is over, I'm not the director now!"

"Also, could you please stop staring at me?"

"You want me to do it? Don't even think about it. I just finished my work!"

As President Zhang Huijun said earlier, the domestic review procedures still have to be followed.

Zhen Jiecheng had already informed China Film Group and the Film Bureau in advance, and it was just a matter of following the procedures.

Zhen Jiecheng has no fluke mentality about passing the review. Even if we put aside the realistic subject matter and Arthur's anti-social personality and behavior, the pornographic, violent, bloody scenes in the film alone are enough to put this work into the cold palace and never turn over.

So there is no need to fight for it. It is better to leave a good impression of being "sensible" to the superiors.

Especially since he will be attending the Golden Kun Awards ceremony in a few months, Zhen Jiecheng needs to lay the groundwork in advance and continue to consolidate his image of "Although, Jiecheng is a good boy".

Zhen Jiecheng has been using this trick for more than 20 years, and it always works!

"What a pity, Duoduo is just a girl, not suitable for being a hooligan, otherwise she must be taught."

"As for Zhen Hao, forget it. This little bastard doesn't need me to teach him. He has already learned by himself."

Thinking of this, Zhen Jiecheng couldn't help laughing out loud. He sped up processing the documents and planned to go home early to watch the show.

Zhen Hao got into trouble in the kindergarten because she arranged seats for several little "ladies" based on seniority, which triggered a palace fight.

The "ladies" not only beat the children hard, but also cried loudly. Several parents could not bear to see their precious daughters being wronged, so they went to the kindergarten.

After checking the accounts with each other, the culprit instantly surfaced.

When the radish is pulled out, the mud will be exposed, and more "crimes" not limited to this case will soon be exposed to the sun.

Now, even the four elderly people were not allowed to go to school. Not only a few parents, but even the kindergarten director explicitly required that parents must show up.

Cheng Hao was still teaching at the Central Academy of Drama, and when he received the call he had to take a temporary leave to deal with it.

"Hehehe~ There's something exciting tonight!"

"No, we have to go back early. We have to set up the camera, the main mirror and the split mirror, and then set up the lighting!"

"After I finish editing and adjusting the color, I'll send it to Jielun to compose the music."

The more Zhen Jiecheng thought about it, the happier he became, and the smile on his face became brighter.

"Wife, stop it! Stop it, emmm, stop hitting me~"

"Son, do you remember what your father told you? Men bleed but don't cry! You don't want the ladies to see you crying, do you?"

"Dad, Mom, please don't stop me. Let Cheng Hao vent his anger."

"Son, Dad is doing this for your own good. Think about it, if Mom can't calm down at once, you will have to be beaten again in the future. It's better to suffer a short pain than a long one, understand?"

Zhen Hao's eyes were blurred with tears, and Cheng Hao raised his hand and fell.

These are bamboo branches. Zhen Jiecheng drove a detour and picked them from the park.

The sound of 'pia~pia~' played out along with the crisp drum beats, and a human comedy of a loving mother and a filial son was being performed in the happy air.

Zhen Jiecheng did what he was good at, photography, and shot handheld.

The reddish warm light creates a dangerous atmosphere, which complements Zhen Hao's red butt.

The upward shot implies the hierarchical relationship between the characters.

Close-up, slow push, close-up. Interspersed with empty shots, the frame lands on the spread-out little notebook. On it is a small red flower that the kindergarten teacher usually rewards, which is particularly glaring at this moment.

"Oh, great directors are different. They never stop practicing martial arts and never forget to hone their skills in life!" Cheng Hao was so angry that he laughed, and his tone became sarcastic. "What's the matter, my great director, do you want to express your thoughts on the saying 'If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked'?"

"Hey, wife, you don't usually say that." Zhen Jiecheng grinned, "You used to say 'my Dabao is the best' all the time!"

Hearing this, Cheng Hao, who had just calmed down, was ignited again. She waved the thin bamboo branches, spreading her endless maternal love.

"Son, do you know what's wrong?"

"know."

"Talk about it!"

"If you eat too much, you will feel bloated, so you should eat within your means and not exceed your control."

"Oh, you've learned to use idioms? Not bad!" Zhen Jiecheng nodded with satisfaction, "As expected of my son, his summary is completely correct, that's the truth!"

With one hand he gave a thumbs up, while with the other he continued to apply medicine to Zhen Hao.

The door of the study was closed, and there were soundproofing measures in place, which made Zhen Hao feel safe away from her biological mother and relaxed.

"learn from mistakes."

"Remember, you have to be able to do what you can. This applies not only to your group of young ladies, but also to other things."

"Dad will teach you a few tricks later. Back then, I had a lot of experience dealing with a dozen old women!"

Hearing this, Zhen Hao raised his head, his eyes full of desire for knowledge.

But Zhen Jiecheng stopped talking and changed the subject. "By the way, son, didn't Dad introduce you to a little friend yesterday? Did you talk to her? How was the conversation?"

Zhen Hao and Duo Duo are both particularly outstanding in terms of precocity. At the age of four, they already know quite a few words and have learned complete pinyin. Simple typing and communication are not a problem at all.

It is also very easy to get started with the use of electronic products.

So Zhen Jiecheng told each other their QQ numbers so that the brother and sister could get to know each other better.

"Little friend?" Zhen Hao was stunned.

"Yes, it's the QQ number I gave you yesterday."

"Ah? I didn't add it."

"Didn't add her?" Zhen Jiecheng asked doubtfully, "That's not right. Even if you forgot to add her, she should have taken the initiative to add you."

"Emm, she did add me, but I rejected it."

"You refused?" Zhen Jiecheng glared.

Seeing this, Zhen Hao shuddered.

"Dad, listen to my explanation!"

"You only gave me a QQ number, and I didn't memorize it, so how would I know that the person who added me was her."

"Besides, she came up and said, 'Brother, I'm your sister.'"

"Wait! She called you brother, why did you refuse?" Zhen Jiecheng's face became more and more unfriendly, "Tell the truth!"

"I"

"What do you mean by 'I'? If you have something to say, say it now!"

"I replied to her: I don't talk about younger sisters, I only add older sisters. And then I just deleted her."

Zhen Jiecheng: (Д)
Mother's love is continuous, father's love is like a mountain.

Zhen Hao had both and had a happy and complete childhood.

Time passed day by day, and soon it was August, and "Love Is Not Blind" held its premiere.

After the lively ceremony, we finally started watching the movie.

On the screen, Zhang Jiayi looked at Yang Mi with a puzzled look:

"They say friendship weighs a thousand pounds, but it's no match for a chest of four ounces. You two are weighing one pound, and both weigh one pound. How can you..."

There was laughter at the premiere.

Only Jet Li, who attended the premiere to support his godson Wen Zhang, felt uncomfortable.

He was very familiar with this sentence. In 99, he and Lizhi completed their "ten-year agreement" and entered the marriage hall. At that time, the Hong Kong media borrowed this sentence from writer Yi Shu as the title to send their "blessings" to the newlyweds.

After the premiere, the film was officially released to the public the next day on Chinese Valentine’s Day.

No one underestimated Jing Tian, ​​but except Zhen Jiecheng, everyone underestimated "Love Is Not Blind".

It took nearly 50 million yuan at the box office in just two days, achieving a Lu Chuan achievement.

Then he continued to sing, and Wanda Cinema opened up the screening schedule for Prince. And because of the performance of "Those Years", other cinemas also gave relatively generous treatment.

This life's "Love Is Not Blind" is even more powerful than the original version in the previous life.

Everyone was stunned, and Huayi’s colleagues including the Wangs and Dawangs were so jealous that their eyes turned red.

There is no other reason. The production cost of "Love Is Not Blind" is just over 10 million.

The original version cost even less, just over 8 million. In addition to the increased cost of Yang Mi's salary, this version mainly cost Jing Tian a lot of film and the production specifications were improved.

《A new business director is born! 》

"The 07 class of Beijing Film Academy, led by Director Jing, overwhelms the 96 golden generation!"

"Zhao × is a graduate student, when will he submit his graduation project? Jing Dao is an undergraduate, and he has two billion-dollar masterpieces!"

"The disciple is better than the master! Jing Tian said: I am grateful for the encouragement of my uncle Lu Chuan!"

Because of Zhen Jiecheng in "Those Years", no one took Jing Tian's status as a member of the "billion-dollar director club" seriously.

But now it’s different, the media are praising it!

With Lu Zheng's money-spending, there are praises everywhere. Mr. Lu is rich and powerful: I will give money to my prince as long as you like it!

With the success of "Love Is Not Blind", Yang Mi has completely secured her position as a top-tier celebrity, and is successful both on screen and on television.

The same was true for Wen Zhang. Even when he returned home and faced Ma Yili, his back was straighter.

At that time, Huang Shengyi was starring in "Legend of White Snake" tailored for her by Yang Zi. Wen Zhang was just a benefit given by the film crew to invite godfather Jet Li to join, commonly known as an accessory hanging on the thigh.

But things are different now. The "Legend of White Snake", which is preparing to go to the Venice Film Festival, has already made Wen Zhang one of the main contents of its publicity and promotion.

The sky is bluer, the clouds are whiter, and smiling faces welcome you everywhere.

Wen Zhang only felt that his legs and feet became lighter and lighter, and his whole body began to feel as if it was floating in the air.

In Jiecheng Films, Zhen Jiecheng was sitting in the office, with Guo Fan serving tea and water beside him.

"The theater chain predicts that the total box office of Love Is Not Blind will exceed 300 million." Zhen Jiecheng looked at Guo Fan, "How is it? Are you under pressure? Everyone is watching your The Adventures of Li Xianji now!"

"It would be a lie to say there's no pressure, but that's it." Guo Fan said with a wry smile, "Teacher, I know what's going on. Not to mention catching up with Tiantian, it's impossible for us to even join the billion-dollar club. To be honest, I'll be thankful if I can recoup my costs at the box office. I don't dare to think about anything else."

"There's no need to be so pessimistic. It shouldn't be a big problem to recover the cost."

Guo Fan's progress is very obvious. Although the chu-ju work is still experimental in nature, it is much better than the original in plot design and storytelling, and is more friendly to ordinary audiences.

Even the "experimental nature" was hinted and encouraged by Zhen Jiecheng through personal instruction.

The profession of director requires a long period of development.

Talent can only reduce the time of growth, but it will not shorten the distance required for growth.

Unless you are reborn with your memories like Zhen Jiecheng, you have to take one step at a time. There are no shortcuts.

"It's okay to have pressure, don't try to avoid it. It can be good or bad, it all depends on how you think about it."

As Zhen Jiecheng spoke, he opened the drawer, took out two scripts, and threw them to Guo Fan.

"Don't accuse me of being partial. Give the best-selling script to Tiantian."

"Teacher, you're joking. I've never thought about it this way." Guo Fan took the script and said with a smile, then with a serious look, "If it weren't for your care, I wouldn't even be able to become a director in my life..."

"Stop, stop, stop! Forget it, don't keep talking about the same thing for a lifetime!" Zhen Jiecheng waved his hand and interrupted Guo Fan, "Two scripts, one is the sequel to Lost on Journey!"

"The other one is adapted from a novel called Sunspots. You can go read it later."

After a pause,
"As a comedy, the former is relatively popular in the market and is also easy to shoot. Plus, with the reputation of Lost on Journey, it is a natural bottom-line bonus for the box office."

"In addition to the original cast, there is one more starring role, which I plan to give to Huang Bo. In addition, Fan Bingbing will also make a cameo appearance."

"I can tell you clearly that its box office potential can make you say goodbye to the pressure brought by Tian Tian."

Leaving enough time for Guo Fan to digest, Zhen Jiecheng lit a cigarette and puffed a few times before continuing.

"The latter is a crime-themed film, which is relatively niche in the market and has a box office ceiling that is almost locked. It can be successful, but it is impossible to be a hit."

“It requires high ability from both the actors and the directors! Using different compositions, lighting, colors, and camera movements will create completely different shots with different appeal.”

"Choose one of the two. You can start choosing!"

"Oh, I forgot to add that I'm not testing you with these. If you choose the former, you can still choose the latter after you finish shooting it."

"If you choose the latter, I will let Tiantian shoot the former because Tiantian is not capable of shooting the latter. As for you, after you have polished your directing foundation through these two films, it's time for you to go your own way."

"I choose this one!" Guo Fan picked up the script of "The Sun Also Rises" and pushed "Lost in Thailand" back, "Whatever Tiantian can do, let Tiantian do it."

Grinning and laughing,

"I'm your senior brother."

"Brother? Tsk! Does Tiantian need your care?" Zhen Jiecheng rolled his eyes. "A single hair on her leg is thicker than you!"

But even though I roll my eyes, I still have to take care of him as my personal disciple.

"Go back and prepare some gifts. Tomorrow I'll take you to formally visit Lao Cao, Lao Ji, and Lao Li. Forget about Lao Li. He's in Taiwan and I can't reach him."

"If you want to shoot "The Burning Sun", you can't do it without a gold medal technician. Your team hasn't been assembled yet, so you can use mine first."

"Teacher, you"

“Stop it! You grown man, don’t be sentimental in front of me, it’s creepy!” Zhen Jiecheng put away the script of “Lost in Thailand”, stood up and stretched.

"Okay, now that I've arranged things for you two, it's time to get busy with my own things."

"What's your business?" Guo Fan asked curiously, "Teacher, is it the Venice Film Festival?"

"No."

"what is that?"

"crosstalk!"

"Crosstalk?" Guo Fan's cheek twitched. "Teacher, you are not talking about Golden Rooster, are you?"

"dududu~"

"Hey, Brother Qian'er, are you free?"

"You're not entertaining guests the day after tomorrow, are you? If you are, I'll go over at another time."

"It's like this, I plan to bring my wife and my son with me."

Since Zhen Hao heard the conversation between Zhen Jiecheng and Cheng Hao, and learned that there were ponies where his parents were going, he clamored to go too.

In line with the principle of one slap for one date, Zhen Jiecheng agreed. He used the "rich experience gained from dealing with a dozen old women" to whet his appetite, so that Zhen Hao would cooperate with him better in the future.

"Is your disciple here these days? It's okay, just tell Qilin not to tell anyone."

Zhen Jiecheng smiled and said,
"No need to chase me away. I am the newcomer. Don't treat me like an unwelcome guest."

"dududu~"

"Hey, Brother Jiang."

"The day after tomorrow, bring your sister-in-law and nephew, and our two families will go to Brother Qian'er's zoo for a dinner together."

"By the way, polish your crosstalk!"

Including his eldest niece Jiang Yilang, Jiang Wen has three children in total, two sons and a daughter.

What a coincidence! The two sons were born to Zhou Yun, and the daughter was born to another woman.

Putting aside the second marriage, it is exactly the same as Zhen Jiecheng's current situation.

If it is really exposed, there is no need for Zhen Jiecheng to speak out, the media will take the initiative to write: Jiang Wen also did it, Jiang Wen did it first.

Then Lao Denger could justify his apprentice with confidence: It was all Jiang Wen's instigation!

If you want to get involved in this business, you need to have a background.

If you have many brothers, you will never be stabbed in the back.

With Jiang Wen and Lao Mouzi as his backup, Zhen Jiecheng feels very safe.

"Okay, see you the day after tomorrow!"

(End of this chapter)