Huayu: Director started with art films

Chapter 316 327 [Hollywood's huge film industry, I can also be the boss of the Shanghai circle]

The top of Beverly Hills.

Inside the mansion, as soon as Li Yishu came back, she saw three people sitting on the sofa in the living room chatting.

"Yishu is back, come here quickly, I'm telling you about your embarrassing childhood memories."

When Zhao Xue saw her son coming back, she waved to him with a smile.

Seeing that they were chatting happily, Li Yishu also walked over in a good mood and said, "Mom, what's the embarrassing thing?"

"What else can I say? Of course you secretly put on makeup when you were a kid..."

Hearing this, Qingxia burst out laughing.

Mother Lin also had a smile on her face, and she seemed not to have noticed that Li Yishu, a girl with thick eyebrows and big eyes, had secretly put on makeup when she was a child.

"Ahem, don't you want to make a movie?"

Li Yishu touched his nose awkwardly. Because his mother was an actress, he often went to the crew to play when he was a child. He saw his mother and some aunts applying things on their faces. He felt very curious, and after returning home, he imitated them.

Zhao Xue laughed and didn't embarrass her son anymore. Instead, she asked, "Yishu, you're not leaving this time, right?"

Li Yishu nodded: "Yes, the crew has taken care of everything, and the post-production of the film will be in Los Angeles."

"That's good. Qingxia is going to give birth in a few days. As a father, you can't run around anymore."

"I know, Mom."

After chatting for a few words, Li Yishu walked to Qingxia and looked at her obviously protruding belly, which seemed to be much bigger than last time.

"relatives by marriage!"

Seeing this, Zhao Xue looked up and smiled at Mother Lin: "I haven't learned how to make soup yet, how about you teach me? I will learn it well and make soup for my daughter-in-law later."

"Okay!" Mother Lin was also a sensible person. Knowing that Li Yishu came back to talk to her daughter, she took the initiative to get up and go to the kitchen with Zhao Xue.

"Yishu, take Qingxia upstairs to rest for a while, and come down to eat when the food is ready."

"I know, Mom."

After a while, Li Yishu helped Qingxia to the master bedroom on the second floor. After helping her sit on a specially made recliner, Li Yishu couldn't help but touch her belly: "It feels bigger again, Sister Qingxia."

"It was a little bigger. I went to the hospital for a checkup in August and the doctor told me to control my food intake, saying that the baby would be about 15 pounds by then and if I ate more, it would be difficult to give birth."

Qingxia looked at her belly with a loving face.

“That’s to be controlled.”

Li Yishu didn't quite understand whether six kilograms was heavy or not, but since the doctor said to control the weight a little, it meant that it was within the normal standard, and it would be easy to exceed the standard if she continued to eat.

Qingxia asked, "Haven't you decided on a name for your child yet?"

The issue of naming the child was brought up long before Qingxia came to the United States from Taiwan, but Li Yishu had been thinking about what name to give the child, and had been putting it off until now.

"Well... I did think of a name, if we follow the generation in the family tree."

The last time Li Yishu went back to his hometown, he specifically looked up the family tree and said, "Talents and benevolence show ambition, the country is prosperous; works inherit the heaven and extend far, articles show great heart; the country is stable and generous, the grace and light are long-lasting; loyalty and filial piety cultivate the foundation, scholars continue the tradition of learning; once the Three Yuans meet, generations will praise and glorify."

"My generation is called Ding, and the next generation will be called Bang."

Hearing the word "Bang", Qingxia asked, "Are you planning to name it Li Bang*?"

"No, I just had this idea, but as for the specific name, I don't think I would have a chance to win over my mom."

Li Yishu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Sichuan women were really strong, and her mother Zhao Xue was even stronger. It was probably that she wanted to name her eldest grandson after her.

"Ha ha……"

Qingxia was stunned at first, then burst out laughing: "I used to hear people say that Sichuan women are strong, and only after seeing my mother-in-law did I know it was really true."

Li Yishu said playfully, "Calling me grandma so soon?"

Qingxia raised her chin and snorted, "Why, is it not okay? My mother-in-law told me to call her that."

After more than half a month of contact, Qingxia has become completely familiar with Mrs. Li and is no longer as nervous as before.

"Now that you've changed your mind, it's time to give you my gift."

Li Yishu took out a small red box from her pocket.

The moment she saw the box, Qingxia's breathing quickened. She roughly understood what was inside.

Click! When the box was opened, a sparkling diamond ring was revealed.

"I specially asked a European jewelry company to design this. It took some time, but fortunately it was completed in time."

Li Yishu took out the diamond ring, knelt on one knee, and said to Qingxia: "Sister Qingxia, will you marry me?"

In an instant, Qingxia's eyes became red. Even though she had never thought about getting a marriage certificate or holding a wedding with Li Yishu, there was naturally no need to desire anything.

But when the diamond ring appeared, and the other party's words, Qingxia was still moved to tears: "I do, I do!"

"Okay, stop crying. It won't look good if you keep crying."

Li Yishu smiled and grabbed Qingxia's hand and put the diamond ring on her ring finger.

"Yeah, don't cry, don't cry."

Qingxia said she didn't want to cry, but her tears couldn't stop flowing out and she was happy in her heart.

Li Yishu sighed in her heart that she was still quite a scumbag, but fortunately he had never thought about getting married in his life, so she didn't have to worry about anyone being sad.

After being comforted for a long time, Qingxia finally stopped crying. She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, looked at the big pink diamond ring on her hand, and asked curiously, "This ring cost a lot of money, right?"

"Not bad, more than two million."

"Dollar?"

"Ah."

"So expensive?"

Qingxia was stunned. It was not like she had not bought these diamond jewels before, but a large pink diamond ring worth more than two million US dollars was still beyond her understanding.

Li Yishu said lovingly: "I am willing to give everything for you." Hearing this, Qingxia felt happy and smiled happily.

The two chatted and laughed until more than an hour later, when Huang Ma came upstairs and called for dinner. Li Yishu then helped Qingxia go downstairs to eat.

Time flies, and two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Arts Entertainment Group.

Two people in charge from the Shanghai Film Festival arrived in Li Yishu's office.

Li Yishu said apologetically, "Director Zhang, Director Chen, I'm so sorry. I've been busy with work these days and couldn't meet you right away."

"Director Li is too polite. We came here without asking for permission, which was a bit reckless in itself."

Director Zhang waved his hand. They needed to ask for help, so naturally they had to show some attitude.

"It's not reckless or not. You two have come all the way to North America, which shows your sincerity."

Li Yishu was smiling, and suddenly saw the assistant bring in two cups of coffee. She immediately said, "Director Zhang, Director Chen, the company usually receives foreigners, so we don't have tea, only coffee. I'm really sorry, I can only let you make do with it."

"Haha, it's okay, we drank too much tea in China, so it's nice to come to the United States and try the "tea" here."

After a few people exchanged pleasantries and gradually became familiar with each other, Director Zhang finally got down to business:

"Director Li, I believe you know the purpose of our visit. The Shanghai Film Festival sincerely hopes that you can serve as the chairman of our jury next year!"

"This year, the Shanghai Radio, Film and Television Bureau was merged into the Shanghai Radio, Film and Television Bureau, and the Shanghai Film Festival and Shanghai Television Festival were merged into the same department. They are planned and organized by the Shanghai International Large-scale Events Office in order to better host the second Shanghai International Film Festival next year."

"The first edition last year was quite successful, but next year the Shanghai Film Festival will officially become an A-level international film festival, so we learned lessons from the first edition, accumulated experience, and summarized the results."

"If we want the Shanghai Film Festival to be on par with the three major European film festivals, we must have a jury chairman who can control the situation. In this regard, you, Director Li, are the only one in the country who has this qualification."

Hearing this, Li Yishu interrupted and said modestly: "Director Zhang, you are too kind. I am a junior in the industry, how can I deserve such high praise."

"Director Li, don't be so modest. You are the winner of the three European Film Awards, the godfather of Asian films, and the director with the highest box office revenue directed by Chinese people worldwide. Not to mention that this year Director Li has won the Cannes Best Director Award and the Venice Silver Lion Award..."

Director Zhang complimented him and then said solemnly, "Director Li, next year is the first step for our Shanghai Film Festival to become an A-level international film festival. This is the same as starting a business. If you want to become famous overnight, you must have a good start. No one is more suitable than you."

"Um……"

Li Yishu pondered for a moment, looked up at Director Zhang, and said, "Director Zhang, I naturally hope that the Shanghai Film Festival can be successfully held and become the best film festival in Asia, but I believe you should know that next year I will also direct "Red Cliff of the Three Kingdoms". The total investment of this film is 5 million RMB, which is related to the hope of our domestic blockbusters."

"So in principle I can agree to serve as the jury chairman of the Shanghai Film Festival, but I'm afraid it will only be a nominal title, and I will only have time to participate in the final closing stage."

Hearing this, Director Zhang quickly said, "No problem, Director Li. If you don't have time, just put your name on the list."

Seeing the other party so decisive, Li Yishu was slightly stunned, and then laughed self-deprecatingly: "Okay, if that's the case, then I have no problem."

Originally, he thought the Shanghai Film Festival was sincere enough. If they requested him again and again, he would just take half a month off. However, the other party agreed to let him be a nominal guest so decisively that Li Yishu realized that the Shanghai Film Festival probably just wanted him to be a nominal guest.

Perhaps realizing that he had agreed too quickly, Director Zhang said quickly:

"We held a meeting before the Shanghai Film Festival. During the meeting, Director Xie Jin mentioned more than once that Director Li would be filming Red Cliff of the Three Kingdoms next year. So we all understand that such a domestic blockbuster cannot be done without Director Li directing. The Shanghai Film Festival is important, but this first domestic blockbuster is equally important. We set up several plans in advance..."

"I understand, Director Zhang."

Li Yishu interrupted the other person with a smile, then pretended to glance at her watch and found that it was only a little after nine o'clock. She smiled and said, "This is the first time Director Zhang and Director Chen have come to our company. I will take you on a tour and visit the crew that is currently filming. Just to understand the filming mode in Hollywood?"

The two looked at each other and nodded in agreement.

Seeing that they agreed, Li Yishu stood up and took the two of them to visit the Art Film Company first, and then went downstairs to visit Golden Lion Pictures.

Afterwards, Li Yishu asked someone to arrange a car and took them to the "Saw" crew.

Director Zhang and Director Chen were also very curious about the shooting methods of Hollywood movies. When they arrived at the huge studio of Columbia Pictures, they were also shocked by this huge photography base.

Covering an area of ​​more than 8 square meters, the base is divided into 10 areas, with 1 fully functional studios designed and built according to international film photography standards, as well as a large equipment, clothing and props warehouse of more than 1 square meters and a large set workshop of more than square meters. The costumes and props are dazzling.

Hollywood's powerful film industry was fully demonstrated at this moment.

When Li Yishu came here for the first time, he was also deeply shocked. This was a photography base built in the 80s, which was more than years earlier than the later China Film Digital Base in the mainland.

Director Zhang and Director Chen were also deeply attracted by the scene before them. Although they often heard people talk about the Hollywood film industry before, they always thought it was special effects technology. Now that they have come to the scene, they finally understand what the film industry is.

It not only includes special effects technology, but also a photography base that is like an industrial assembly line, with countless costumes and props. As long as there are enough manpower, a huge palace can be built overnight.

After visiting the costume and prop warehouse, Director Zhang felt himself become extremely small in an instant. Looking around, he saw that the huge warehouse, which stretched as far as the eye could see, was filled with all kinds of costumes and props.

He couldn't help but sigh: "Director Li, I finally understand why Hollywood movies can sweep the world!"

"Yes!"

Director Chen agreed: "How many costumes and props are needed in this warehouse?"

"Columbia Pictures only has this one warehouse, but there are six warehouses of this size in Hollywood!"

Li Yishu said, “The six major costume and prop warehouses in Hollywood are basically of this size, and I heard that Universal and Disney are much larger than this.”

Hearing this, the two were dumbfounded.

Director Zhang sighed and said, "I don't know when we will have a warehouse of this size in our country."

"There will definitely be."

Li Yishu smiled and was about to say something when she suddenly remembered something and said thoughtfully, "Director Zhang, I remember that Shanghai started building a film and television base two years ago?"

He was asking about the future Chedun Film and Television Base!
"Yes." Director Zhang nodded: "In Songjiang, it is still under construction."

Chedun Film and Television Base, also known as Shanghai Film and Television Park, was visited by Li Yishu many times in his previous life. It is basically based on the architectural style of old Shanghai during the Republic of China.

TV series such as "Romance in the Rain" and "Sparrow", and movies such as "The Founding of a Party" and "Kung Fu" were filmed there.

Li Yishu pointed to the warehouse in front of him and said, "I wonder if Shanghai has considered building a photography base of this scale?"

He knew that Yanjing would build a China Film Photography Base in the future, but there was no such base in Shanghai.

Moreover, compared with the environment in Yanjing, Shanghai is actually more suitable for Li Yishu's art and entertainment group to enter and develop, because Shanghai will have more capital in the future.

Eggs cannot be put in the same basket.

Who says that the big boss in the Shanghai circle can’t be Li Yishu?
　In the countryside, there is only one chapter today

　　
　
(End of this chapter)