Coquettish Rebirth

"You want to shoot Batman is an ideal, but the ideal still has to face reality. If we want to make a film, it depends on whether others will release the copyright..." Having said this, Jia Hongjian paused, thinking about something to say. Not to mention, in the end he still decided to say, "Look, we cooperated very well. If you want to make this film, let me help. It's impossible to say that I won't let me make money and work for free? Is it right for you to work for free? Question, although I am the boss and you are the director, I admire you very much. I think our work styles are very similar and we work together very comfortably. For such a friendship, it is not a problem to help you for free. But working for Warner for free, this is the point I can't bear it anymore. Do you know what price Warner is asking? On the one hand, they want to be a distributor, not to mention sharing our final profits, and they will treat the concept of Batman as an intangible asset if they don't pay a penny. Make an investment. That is to say, if you have no money, then I can only invest. If I invest 70 million yuan, Warner may take 30% of the box office profits, and I can only get [-]%. How high should the total box office be for Ben? Is this the truth? I’m the one who was taken advantage of when I co-produced such a film, and I’m the only one who paid for it, so it’s not a good deal?”

Jia Hongjian spoke out what was in his heart. Of course, he exaggerated a little bit, highlighting his innocence and Warner's greed.He was able to tell Nolan what was in his heart and the truth. It was purely because Jia Hongjian regarded Nolan as his confidant and sincerely wanted to use Nolan as a director signed by his company. !It is even necessary to train Nolan as a good friend!

He just got here, and he hasn't had time to finish it all.Seeing Nolan suddenly interrupted, "Hung-chien, actually... Actually, I don't have to make it. The Batman movie is just my ideal. As long as the ideal can be realized, it doesn't matter when it is realized. And to put it another way, the later I shoot, the more mature I am, the better my technique is, and the better the results will be, right?" Say it.A look of understanding and comfort appeared on Nolan's face.I can tell.This buddy is really a gentle little apple!

Seeing Nolan being so caring and considerate, Jia Hongjian really felt that he had a heavier responsibility on his shoulders!What do we Chinese pay attention to?What matters is that if you plan against me, I will calculate more than you!If you don't plot with me, then I won't plot with you either.Who is more stupid than who?Who can't calculate?But seeing each other has affection.Most Chinese still want to reciprocate with friendship.So Jia Hongjian felt that it was even more necessary for him to make Nolan's dream come true! "It's okay. Business negotiations. We just have to be prepared in case it doesn't work, but on the other hand, we must actively fight for it. Don't give up any possibility that can be realized, but we don't just pursue realization. We also have a backup plan. Otherwise, if we If you have to shoot, you will be easily passive.”

"Well, I understand. Hung-chien, you can figure it out. Even if you can't do it, it's okay. You don't have to shoot Batman. I'm still too weak to shoot action and emotional scenes, and I'm also too weak when it comes to big scenes. , After thinking about it, maybe the gangster movie is the most suitable for me to shoot... By the way, I remember your Chinese... Hong Kong? Their gangster movies seem to be good?" Nolan seems to have completely confiscated the influence at this time, as if Batman movies It's not his ideal, it's something he can shoot or not.

"Don't tell me, you are really suitable for shooting gangster movies. Your editing style and camera style are relatively sharp, as sharp as a blade. It must be very good to shoot gangster movies with this feeling. It doesn't matter if you are weak emotionally, The only thing is that the big scenes are not well controlled, but who said that a police film must have big scenes? If there is a good story, it can still be filmed without big scenes." Jia Hongjian said with a smile.Suddenly his smile froze, and he thought of a movie - "Infernal Affairs". Isn't this movie just a gangster movie without any big scenes?And the film was finally exported to Hollywood!In the end, the US version of "The Departed" seems to have won the Oscar for Best Picture?hiss!In this way, maybe it can be used to let Nolan practice his skills?

Jia Hongjian was never an upright gentleman, even if he intentionally showed such an image in front of others.In a way, he admitted that he was a hypocrite, but who is not selfish?No matter what age, there are very few selfless and pure people in society. Most people are like Jia Hongjian, who do good things when they want to, and then do their best to do something to themselves when they encounter some things. Pulling interests in his arms.Jia Hongjian is such a person. When no one knows that he is a reborn person, and no one knows that he can plagiarize inspiration from others, how many people can resist this temptation?After all, the reason why many people don't do wrong things is that they are afraid of being found out and it will make them lose face.

Jia Hongjian was not a saint, nor did he want to become one.Perhaps he is better than ordinary hypocrites because he will admit that he is a hypocrite in his heart. For example, the idea of ​​"Infernal Affairs" has not yet started filming in Hong Kong, and the script may not be finished yet. Why can't he get it first? Woolen cloth?Anyway, no one else knew he plagiarized it, right?And because he plagiarized, it doesn't mean that he can't shoot the Hong Kong version - so the Hong Kong version can be changed to the American version after the filming is completed?That's great, Jia Hongjian will go back and invest again, make a Hong Kong version and come out to make amends... Well, at the same time as atonement, he can cheat a small sum of money by the way...

"Hongjian, what's the matter with you?" Nolan noticed that Jia Hongjian's smile froze, and hurriedly asked. "It's nothing, I was just thinking about some gangster movies in Hong Kong movies, and then I suddenly came up with a good idea. With your sharp lens, it should become a very good movie. But let's not talk about it, let's Let's continue discussing about Batman first...By the way, Chris, have you thought about becoming a...partner of our DreamWorks?" Jia Hongjian suddenly brought up another topic.

That's right, Jia Hongjian wanted to pull Nolan into the gang!Why do you want to do this?Because the United States is a country full of various agents and intermediaries, directors generally do not have long-term contracts with film companies.Basically, in most cases, there is only one director for a film, even if it is a series of films, after seeing the effect of the first film is good, we will continue to cooperate, and if the effect is not good, we will change directors. This kind of thing is really common.But Hong Kong is different. Hong Kong often has long-term contracts or even unlimited time contracts. This kind of contract is usually signed with actors.For example, if you sign a contract with a well-known actor to make ten movies, then the actor will make whatever movie the film company offers, and you can't even choose!This is why Liu Qingyun made a lot of bad movies in his early years!Restricted by the contract, you can't do it if you don't shoot!

Jia Hongjian wanted to find Nolan as a partner, and the meaning was obvious. Nolan was very talented, and Jia Hongjian liked it very much, so he couldn't let it go to someone else?Later, when a big agency came over, there was a special agent to help Nolan handle various affairs, and then the agent was hired to help contact various filming opportunities. After all, the agent can get a share of a movie. !This was not cost-effective for Jia Hongjian, because when he wanted to prepare a movie, Nolan might be busy with other movies, so wouldn't this make him wait for Jia Hongjian?Instead of queuing up for every film cooperation in the future, and giving Nolan a movie box office dividend when he becomes famous, why not directly include him as a partner of the company now?In this way, Nolan will be his own person in the future, and Nolan will be a member of DreamWorks. He has interests in it. In the future, the release of his films will naturally find DreamWorks, even if Jia Hongjian retires!In this way, Jia Hongjian can make money by relying on shares, right?

"Partner?" Nolan was taken aback, he never thought about this possibility at all!Because there is almost no such thing as a young director becoming a partner in a film company in Hollywood!This is equivalent to directly entering the management?Is it equivalent to joining the board of directors?He...does he have the qualifications?The movie he has released so far is actually "Memory Fragments"!He can only be regarded as a fledgling rookie!

"Yes, partner...Although I haven't talked to Katzenberg and Spielberg about this matter yet, I am confident that I can convince them. Even if I can't convince them, I can still treat you as a partner in private. Dream Out of my share of the factory's profits, I'll give you a share..." Nolan was flattered by Jia Hongjian's words! "Thank you... But... I'm just a small director, a newcomer, although I'm confident that I will get better and better in the future... But are you serious? This can mean that you have to pay me a lot of money every year!" It seems Nolan himself thought it was a joke!He was having fun himself!

"Hehe, you don't understand... I am more optimistic about you than yourself... Christopher Nolan will definitely be one of the top directors in Hollywood in the future. Don't doubt my vision. It's not just luck..." Jia Hongjian looked at Nolan with a smile and said so.Nolan looked at Jia Hongjian in shock, unable to speak for a long time.

At this moment, Jia Hongjian's cell phone rang. He took it out and looked at it. It seemed that it was a call from Warner Bros. Los Angeles branch.He picked it up, and only heard Robinski on the other end of the phone say: "Hey, Mr. Jia, do you still remember the bridge contract we talked about two days ago? After thinking about it, I think you There is some truth to what you said, maybe the government should not ask the contractor for profit sharing, but maybe there should be a one-time fee? What do you think?" (To be continued...)