After all of them were reborn, who would still be an actor?

Chapter 618: The national teacher’s dream of Cannes is in turmoil!
"Old Huang, if you scare people, they will scare them to death." Jiang Zhiqiang said as he opened the car door and motioned Huang Baiming to get in.

"Oh, what a mess." Wong Pak Ming sighed as he got into the car.

"The market is already failing. What can we do? Hong Kong films will have a harder time in the future."

"I know... you must have thought of a way out."

"What retreat do I have? Just keep shooting."

Huang Baiming and Jiang Zhiqiang tested each other and talked for more than an hour. They said a lot, but they didn't reveal anything.

Hong Kong films can reap the benefits of film and television stocks, but this requires the participation of mainland fund companies and listed companies to carry out operations.

First, the box office revenue is sold to listed companies, and the fund company sells the film project as a financial management project.

The funds that are collected are invested in ticket subsidies... to carry out internal circulation, boost the box office! Raise the stock price! Cash out at high prices!
Huang only has Ip Man 3 as his card and has yet to find a suitable buyer.

Jiang Zhiqiang has more cards in his hand, especially Han Zhan. He is counting on Han Zhan to make money this year.

Also in preparation are Stephen Chow's Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, Dongda's Shrek the Monsters: Monster Hunt, and Zhang Yimou's Return.

The two said goodbye insincerely.

Jiang Zhiqiang sat in the car with his eyes closed, like a sleeping lion.

Ever since the Academy Awards incident, he has become increasingly disappointed with the Hong Kong entertainment industry, especially today, he can be said to be extremely disappointed.

Unity is still something they can talk about, but now he really can't tell who is the enemy, who is the friend, and how many are the traitors.

On the surface, he was one of the decision-makers, but in fact he had voted earlier, even earlier than Yinghuang.

It’s just that he is neutral, not as radical as Yinghuang.

Harmony brings wealth, while fighting and killing is a losing business.

From the bottom of his heart, he still hopes that Hong Kong films will improve. Of course, there is no hope now, and we can only wait and see for the next generation...

The premise is that you can hold on until that time.

Recalling the recent Academy Awards, Jiang Wen is such a clown! Li Mingyang is such a jerk!

In the Hong Kong circle, people from the same circle have cut off their own paths.

"Boss, we're here."

Jiang Zhiqiang opened his eyes, took the wet tissue handed to him by his secretary, wiped his face, put on sunglasses, got out of the car, and under the guidance of his secretary, he entered the elevator and came to the Kaka Suite on the top floor.

I met with Zhang Yimou and Zhang Zhao, exchanged greetings for a while, and talked about the preparations for my return.

Zhang Yimou explained to the two the general direction of Coming Home and the selection of roles. When it comes to movies, Zhang Yimou is an expert.

Jiang Zhiqiang and Zhang Zhao are even more experts.

The more they listened, the more nervous they became. They actually wanted to make a commercial film, but Zhang Yimou made them an art film...

"What do you two think?"

One is your boss, the other is your mentor.

Lao Mouzi respectfully asked for their opinions.

"Ah! Can we make a commercial film..."

"Like action movies..."

Lao Mouzi listened to the two people's words with a smile and nodded, "I want to shoot this movie as soon as possible. There is still time for Cannes next year."

Zhang Zhao and Jiang Zhiqiang looked at each other. They did not expect that Zhang Yimou also wanted to go to Cannes. After all, Zhang Yimou had already won too many awards.

I thought that after The Flowers of War failed to win an Oscar, Zhang Yimou would focus on making commercial films, but I didn't expect... that he would have to compete in the Cannes Film Festival.

Zhang Yimou is only one Palme d'Or away from completing the Grand Slam at the three major European film festivals.

That's why he attended the Cannes Film Festival in 04 with "House of Flying Daggers" and reconciled with Cannes.

After failing to win an Oscar, Zhang Yimou set his sights on the Palme d'Or.

Zhang Yimou didn't even get a nomination this time. He realized that he still had a chance of winning the Palme d'Or, but he had no chance at all for the Oscars.

"Director Zhang, it's a good thing that you want to go for Cannes, and I support you very much. But it's not easy to win the Palme d'Or. Feng Kuzi got the resources of China Film and also started zzzq. There are not so many resources in China." Zhang Zhao advised.

"The main reason is that the resources are too scattered and difficult to rush..."

"I want to try it, one last time."

Zhang Yimou sighed and began to speak at length, saying that he still had to prove himself and had no regrets. He hoped that the two of them could help him so that they could start filming earlier and win awards sooner. To this end, he was willing to give up the opportunity to compete for the role of director of The Great Wall and set aside time to return from filming.

Seeing that the two were indifferent, Zhang Yimou gritted his teeth and said, "Boss Zhang, if you agree, I will take on the Three-Body Project as well."

Jiang Zhiqiang was very excited when he heard this. He had long been eyeing the Three-Body project, but it was too difficult to get into.

Wanda got the quota by starting with the Three-Body Film and Television City.

Since Zhang Yimou is the director, he can also benefit from it and get involved in the Three-Body project.

"Okay, since Director Zhang wants to go to Cannes, I will definitely support him with all my strength. Mr. Zhang, don't hesitate, let's do it together!" Jiang Zhiqiang encouraged.

Zhang Zhao thought to himself, MMP, none of these big directors are worry-free.

The copyright of The Three-Body Problem is not in our hands; it belongs to Li Mingyang!
Zhang Zhao lit a cigarette and smoked it. When only the end of the cigarette was left and the sparks were gone, he spoke again, "Now everyone is making commercial films, thinking about how to make money, but Director Zhang still maintains his pursuit of art. Going against the wind, how can I say no? No problem, there is no problem on my side. You just need to be ready and you can start shooting anytime."

When Zhang Yimou heard this, he immediately stood up, held Zhang Zhao's hand with gratitude, and tears filled his eyes. He finally met a reliable soulmate.

Zhang Zhaoke had no idea how grateful Zhang Yimou was in his heart. He was now extremely worried about how to get Zhang Yimou to give up his plan to film The Three-Body Problem.

Three bodies...

Li Mingyang acted too early!

It's so early that it catches me off guard!

Li Mingyang doesn’t have many film and television copyrights, but one Three-Body Problem is enough to be a monster!
I bought it for 8 yuan!
Is this something a human can do?
You really don't treat the author as a human being!

Why add a zero?
……

Just when everyone was staring at the bouquet of sticks, CJ finally merged into a complete body.

In Cheongdam-dong, Seoul, the old office of Huashu Technology is located in a large courtyard.

Hundreds of younger brothers gathered outside, and dozens of gang leaders were holding a meeting in the house.

Li Mingyang is not going to fight anymore, not because he thinks it’s a waste of money.

But from Jiang Zhiqiang's words, he thought of a good idea!

That's recruitment!
He is in need of younger brothers!
We are all from Dongda University!
When you are out and about, let’s help each other!
This proposal was rejected by Zhang Wei...

But Li Mingyang insisted, so Zhang Wei had to do as he asked and let Li Xiucheng carry out the task.

"My boss said that there will be no more fighting from now on. Have you also been notified?" said Li Xiucheng.

The gang leaders present all nodded.

"As the saying goes, there is no friendship without fighting. My boss wants to take over you and your nightclub."

As soon as the words fell, there was chaos at the scene, and many people sneered.

Li Xiucheng was not in a hurry. He lifted the red cloth on the table, and the table was filled with orange-yellow banknotes.

"Here is 2.1 billion won, and there are exactly 21 of you. Our boss said that those who are willing to work with him will not only receive a salary of 100 million won per month, but also receive dividends at the end of the year... This treatment is just giving you money to spend. Who of you dares to guarantee that you can earn 1.2 billion won a year?"

"If I don't take this money, will I get beaten again?"

"My boss is too lazy to fight. He just wants to discuss with you." Li Xiucheng said in a good tone.

"Then I'll be leaving first. I have to be busy with the opening and activities."

"Me too."

"Li Mingyang is really fucking rich... I have to admit this, but he is not from our group, so he will leave first."

Soon, most of the people in the room left.

Li Xiucheng glanced at the number of people and held down a gang leader who was about to stand up. "There are only seven people left now. My boss said that the monthly salary is fixed, and he doesn't need that little money. If you are willing to work with him, you can get a salary of 300 million won per month, and there will be dividends at the end of the year."

Now the seven people in charge can't stand up anymore. Three hundred million won a month is thirty-six million won a year! They have been fighting and killing for so many years, but they haven't saved much money!

There are not many nightclubs in their area, so they can make money by hanging out with Li Mingyang.

One hundred million won became three hundred million won, tripled! The one who originally wanted to leave sat down and refused to leave, wanting to hang out with Li Mingyang.

After dealing with the seven gang leaders, Li Xiucheng began to instigate them to seize the territories of those who had left. The more nightclubs they owned, the more generous the dividends would be at the end of the year.

"My boss said that he wants every brother who follows him to make money, grow bigger and stronger, and build a business! Every brother has a legal and glorious identity!"

"This...isn't it time to stop fighting?"

"My boss won't fight anymore, but you guys can fight! Isn't it normal for you guys to fight among yourselves?"

Seeing that no one expressed their opinion, Li Xiucheng was not in a hurry. He lifted the tablecloth and took out seven black boxes from under the table.

"Those who are willing to work can get paid, and my boss won't force those who are not willing to work."

After saying that, Li Xiucheng sat in the corner, crossed his legs, picked up the red wine on the table and started drinking. Under the temptation of money, when one person started to move, others immediately took action, fearing that they had not pretended enough!

"Fuck! Are you pretending too much?"

"Damn it! I, Lei Dapao, am an upright person. Three hundred million in salary, that's only three hundred million!"

"If you just take the money, who knows if you took extra!"

"Don't grab it!"

"Fuck off! Who hit me? I don't want to live anymore!"

Li Xiucheng looked at this mob, who were fighting each other over money, and the scene was like a farce.

He couldn't help but think of his boss's last words:

"This world is just a makeshift one. Don't think your opponents are too powerful."

……

The revival of Korean films can be clearly divided into two waves.

The first wave occurred between 1999 and 2006.

The first wave lasted for eight years. In fact, in 2005, the revival of Korean films had already begun to decline. Then, the impact of the Asian financial crisis and the implementation of the 73-day film quota system suddenly put an end to the revival of Korean films.

In 2007, South Korean films experienced their first negative growth in years, marking the end of the first wave of revitalization.

The end of the first revitalization wave also revealed some problems in the development of Korean films, mainly in terms of the impact on the sustainable development of Korean films, such as: the monopoly of big productions, the survival difficulties of small and medium-cost works, extremely high production costs, the similarity and redundancy of stories, the over-saturation of the local market, the lack of overseas expansion, etc.

The second wave came from the threat of Hollywood movies, which frantically eroded the Korean film market, leading to a major collapse of local films.

Then Korean filmmakers realized, "If you don't want to be ignored by the audience, you have to make better movies!"

With this determination, Korean filmmakers began their difficult journey, braving the fire from Hollywood and groping in pain, before finally finding a way out!

Start from the main cultural consciousness of Korea, that is, the nation.

Captivate audiences with unique Korean stories!

The second wave started in 2012.

2012 was a turning point for Korean films, and it was also from this year that Korean films began to take off.

The boundary between commercial films and art films begins to blur!
This year, New World and Thieves Alliance both surpassed 10 million views.

Two films in one year had over 10 million viewers, which not only shocked and excited the industry, but also made the film producers who used to worry about funds to make movies suddenly no longer short of money.

Even the overall market started to heat up!
Korean audiences have an extremely strong desire to watch movies!
Then on September 9, the Two-Faced King came!
"The King and the Queen" is also known as "Gwanghae, the Man Who Became King". The protagonist is the 15th king of the Korean Dynasty, "Gwanghaegun" Lee Hyun.

The film tells the story of King Gwanghaegun of Joseon in his eighth year. When he was in danger of being poisoned, he found Ha Sun, a poor man who looked exactly like him, and asked him to handle government affairs on his behalf.

The unknown palace secrets during these 15 days attracted the audience's curiosity and also portrayed a Gwanghaegun that was very different from the modern impression.

The idea of ​​"the king's stand-in" is not new, but the director chose a very controversial king and a blank in the history of the Joseon Dynasty, and used Lee Byung-hun, a star who has both strength and idol characteristics, to play two roles, making the film more fresh.

Gwanghaegun was once considered a famous tyrant in history.

This movie is also produced by CJ.

Ms. Park was very upset! She thought this was a hint at Park Kaka!
Hit her in the face!

So the people were delighted to see the two-faced king, and the story behind it was far more exciting than the movie.

If this could be used as a basis for making a movie, it would definitely attract tens of millions of viewers!

Involving the seven Kakas, Park Kaka, Quan Duguang, Lee Myung-bak, Miss Park, Lawyer Wen, Lukaka, Ikaka...

More importantly, this happens during the election period!
Li Kaka followed Miss Park's instructions, beat CJ, called Li Meijin to the Blue House, and scolded her, but it didn't work.

She also called her uncle and brother to the Blue House, saying that CJ Entertainment's movies had no correct value to society, intensified social conflicts, and made veiled innuendos, and asked CJ to hold a press conference to apologize and review the situation.

Unexpectedly, CJ has not apologized yet.

Lawyer Wen left a review of the movie The King and the Duel on Facebook.

“The scene that made me cry a lot recently was the final scene (of the movie), the parting scene at the ferry.

Although he is the true king that the people want, Ha Sun has to leave the palace.

Although the professor taught a fake king, he finally admitted that it was Xu Yun who was the 'king in his mind'.

Ha Sun waved to Heo Gyun on the leaving boat, and Heo Gyun saluted.

Perhaps in that scene, Roh Moo-hyun's face naturally came to mind. It was the first time that I cried so hard in front of others.

In the lines and scenes where Ha Sun scolded the ministers who advocated big diplomacy, saying "They should know shame," the memories of the time when he was in the government and was often attacked by conservative forces and conservative media for pursuing balanced diplomacy overlapped.

There are scenes everywhere that remind me of these memories, and I feel very uncomfortable.

But in the final parting scene, the emotions seemed to burst forth.”

Lawyer Wen expressed his thoughts on "The King's Avatar" on Facebook, which was like a huge rock hitting the undercurrent of the election.

For a time, the memory of Lukaka, who committed suicide because of his anti-Americanism, once again washed over the nation.

"If a country cannot even control the operations of its own army, does it still want to be arrogant and high-handed? It should feel ashamed." This sentence is very similar to the famous line from the movie "The King's Avatar" which stimulated Lawyer Wen's tear glands.

On October 10, 18 days after its release, as The King's Affair broke through 33 million viewers, Lawyer Wen's approval rating in the election survey is soaring at an alarming rate!

Quan Kaka also began to use his own resources to support Wen, calling his old subordinates to meetings every day to mobilize them.

Samsung was plotting against him and preventing him from filming Seoul Spring. Li Mingyang originally thought that they were making a fuss out of nothing, but he didn't expect that they were so far-sighted!

Korean movies are anchored on the nation, and their influence is terrifying!

I wish I could take photos of my own spring in Seoul!

Being attacked by public opinion with a two-faced king... I can't imagine it!

What is the behavior of the chaebols now? What kind of kimchi is on the table? The housing prices are out of reach, and the lives they lead are like cattle and horses.

People have their own scales in their hearts!

History’s boomerang, even though Quan Douguang was condemned by the people, the older generation actually felt grateful to him.

In addition, Koreans have compulsory military service for all men. During the Quan Douguang era, it was all about fighting against the chaebols and redistributing wealth!
It is an honor to be a soldier, and it is profitable to be a soldier!
Originally, Wen's support rate was mainly concentrated among young people. Once Quan Douguang supported Seoul Spring despite the infamy, he helped Wen win the votes of middle-aged people!

That's truly invincible!
In terms of money, CJ cannot possibly be a rival to Samsung and Lotte, but in terms of comprehensive discourse power in media and movies, CJ is the undisputed leader!
A bloody election!

Game of power!
Everything is on the table!
10 month 20 day.

What Li Mingyang had been worried about happened... Li Meijin and Lawyer Wen came to visit the set!

He was forced into this election.

"Director Li, smile a little, no need to take off your sunglasses!"

Under the crew's tank, Li Mingyang was forced to stand in the C position and take a photo with Lawyer Wen.

On the left are the smiling lawyer Moon, the chosen one Jeon Doo-gwang, Hwang Jung-min, and Lee Sung-min.

On the right are the triumphant Lee Mi-geum, Lee Byung-hun who ran back from a missed opportunity, and Ryu Seung-ryong.

Li Mingyang put his sunglasses back on. He really couldn't smile, so he put on a perfect mask, reversed his mentality, and took the photo with a smile on his face.

The group photo is over.

Li Mingyang saw Li Meijin and Lawyer Wen off. The distance from the photo-taking location to the parking lot was less than a kilometer.

But to Li Mingyang it felt like it was ten thousand meters long.

Li Meijin stopped for a while every few steps and kept chattering.

To sum up... we need people, money, and food.

As for Seoul Spring, she didn't care much about it... because the public opinion effect of the Two-Faced King was too good, and now was a good time to press on.

As long as Wen is in power, she won’t have to run away…CJ will be even more powerful!

"Director Li, there is no need to hesitate. If things develop in the best direction, I will still agree to the merger of FBTV and TVing..."

"I have no money."

"You can use the money from Plan C first."

"..."

Li Mingyang didn't really want to use the money, because once the money was opened, he would be unable to help but keep opening more and more... the more he opened, the more fun he felt!

However, since you are at the table of the game of power, you must be aware of it.

Li Mingyang raised his head and glanced at Lawyer Wen and his group.

He looked back at the top management of CJ.

Either you become the butcher or you become the meat. There is no third way.

(End of this chapter)