Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 272 Collaboration with Foreign Enemies

Lu Kuan returned to France with a lot of gains. He was busy watching and selecting films in Cannes, and continued to discuss the Olympic program in a foreign country.

From Peking to Tangshan, and from Tangshan to Cannes, the wealthy Boss Lu arranged the highest-standard accommodation and logistical support team along the way, and everyone enjoyed it.

Cannes, Grand Hyatt Martinez Hotel, business meeting room.

The bidding team for Boss Lu's Olympic opening ceremony plan gathered here. Everyone looked at Lu Kuan who pushed the door open and felt that he was inexplicably energetic today.

"Director, you look a little different today?" Zhao Fei was joking as he distributed a stack of information to everyone.

Lu Kuan stroked his returning stubble and said, "I've shaved it, what's the difference? Haha."

"Lu Kuan, are you in love?"

Lin Ying teased him seldom, with a playful look on her face: "Boys your age in the United States would probably have changed girlfriends several times."

"Oh, the guide isn't much different."

Zhao Fei made a joke for no reason, and everyone laughed.

"Okay, okay, you're just making fun of me, aren't you?" Boss Lu feigned anger. "If you don't get a date for the cultural performance today, no one's going to eat!"

Getting back to the topic, everyone looked at the bilingual Chinese and English materials in their hands, including materials from the past three Olympic Games and some large-scale domestic cultural performances as reference.

The entire Olympic bidding and shortlisting process, as well as the final creative team work, is an iterative process.

The proposals submitted by the thirteen bidding teams will be selected by the Olympic Committee on a merit basis, and the Olympic Committee will invite artists from different countries, regions and artistic research directions to form a creative team.

Finally, the creative team will select the most suitable program from the shortlisted proposals, and will even screen proposals that have not been shortlisted.

Therefore, the programs that everyone is discussing now may not necessarily appear at the final Olympic Games.

But if Boss Lu doesn't go all out to complete a top-level event plan from warm-up to ignition, he may not even be qualified to join the creative team, let alone compete for the positions of chief director or deputy chief director.

Lin Ying finished reading the documents in her hand first, then looked up and asked, "Lu Kuan, can you come up with a plan first? Set the tone so we can have a plan."

"I thought so."

Boss Lu stood up and wrote down his design ideas in both Chinese and English on the whiteboard he had prepared: "The integration of national culture and modern technology is our basic idea."

"Preparing a large-scale evening party is like writing prose. Each segment of the program must be exquisite, but the overall form must be scattered without losing its spirit. We need the support of a cultural logic line."

“Establish a path of traditional Chinese culture and classical philosophy, and then follow this path to fill in and enrich it.”

Classical philosophy is the core and essence of Chinese culture, carrying our nation's understanding of the universe, nature, and society.

If we want to achieve the goal of combining Chinese learning with Western learning, we must establish the logical line of classical philosophy and express the profound connotations we want to present to the world in a systematic and coherent form.
This is the default idea in opening ceremonies around the world, especially in countries with a profound historical and cultural background.

For example, Athens in 2004, through images such as Eros and the Centaur, interpreted the ancient Greek concept of the unity of man and God;
There are also legendary warriors such as Agamemnon, Hercules and Alexander the Great who appear frequently, expressing the hero worship complex in Athenian history.

He called on Guo Qiyong's name and said, "Professor Guo, you are an expert in this area. Please give us some advice first."

"Our country's classical philosophical concepts are nothing more than Tai Chi Yin and Yang, the unity of heaven and man, the theory of the three talents, and the theory of the five elements."

"From my personal point of view, the Five Elements Theory is ruled out first because it is too difficult to conceptualize and visualize, and would confuse foreigners."

The domestic and Chinese artists present all smiled as they looked at Michelle and Dragon who were already brainstorming.

Shen Wei expressed his own opinion: "From the perspective of dance alone, I think the intention of Tai Chi is most suitable for stage design."

"I did a show on Broadway in New York last year. Our dancers wore black and white costumes and used their bodies to paint on canvas, which borrowed the concept of Tai Chi."

Lu Kuan nodded secretly, knowing that he was talking about the "Ink Painting" in 2008, but it was still an initial idea that could be further guided for improvement.

"I agree with the Three Talents theory of the logical structure of heaven, earth and man." Lin Ying raised her hand and then asked Liang Zhouyang to explain the concept to a few foreigners.

"I haven't been to many large-scale evening parties. Art is universal. I've seen a lot of my aunt and uncle's (Liang Sicheng and his wife) thoughts on the Three Talents Theory in their posthumous manuscripts."

She walked to the whiteboard and casually sketched a diagram of the building structure: "In the architectural layout, the central axis represents people, while the structure of heaven and earth is uncertain."

"For example, our Forbidden City is symmetrical along the central axis, with the Meridian Gate and the Duanmen Gate in front and the Shenwu Gate in the back."

"Important buildings such as the three main halls and the three rear palaces are arranged in sequence on the central axis, reflecting the supremacy of imperial power and the orderly relationship between heaven, earth and man."

Everyone nodded frequently as they listened, understanding the similarities.

Boss Lu smiled and said, "The logical hierarchy of heaven, earth and man is clear, which also makes it easy to incorporate philosophical concepts into the program."

"The part about the sky can be used to represent the origin of the Chinese nation. We can adapt and perform songs and dances based on a series of mythological stories, such as Nuwa mending the sky, Dayu controlling the flood, and Kuafu chasing the sun, to show the origin and sacredness of the sky in cultural concepts."

"For the land part, I wanted to start with the concept of region to reflect the openness and inclusiveness of ancient my country's foreign exchanges, such as Zheng He's voyages to the West, the Silk Road, and even the Internet today."

"Imagery including the Great Wall, the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Five Mountains can all be expanded upon."

"Humans are even simpler. We can further embody the concept of harmony between man and nature that Mr. Guo just mentioned, and explain the harmony between man and man, the harmony between man and nature, and so on."

"Among them, our four great inventions must definitely be included in the scope of core imagery."

Of the thirteen proposals submitted by subsequent Olympic bidding teams, 100% all focused on the Four Great Inventions, which are the epitome of my country's ancient splendid civilization and an inherent proposition.

"Director Lu, I think we can add a "sum." Guo Qiyong raised his hand to indicate.

"The Olympics is, after all, an international event that represents peace. It cannot be without programs that showcase the harmonious progress of the five continents and the unity and friendship of people of different skin colors."

Boss Lu nodded: "Okay, Xiao Li, please take note of this."

This is the conference service staff who came with Wenjie, a top student from Yan University, who is responsible for taking meeting minutes and logistics work.

Everyone brainstormed and spent the whole morning establishing the underlying logical route, and then began the concrete program transplantation, adaptation and filling.

Before and after being invited to join the road width Olympic bidding team, everyone actually brought their own ideas and programs.

They are all experienced artists, and with a little searching and exploration in their past artistic careers, they can find programs that are in line with the Olympic theme culture.

For example, Shen Wei's "Tai Chi Fish" ink-and-wash dance, with a little guidance and adaptation, became the "Ink-and-wash" of the later Olympics;
Lin Ying designed an ingenious mechanical cableway, which was installed outside and on the top of the gymnasium. This could increase the safety height of the wire rope and provide technical support for many imaginative program designs later on.

The width and height of the Bird's Nest can ensure the three-dimensionality and grand scene perception of many programs.

The members of the Olympic opening ceremony planning team gradually got into the groove, and several foreign artists also somewhat ignorantly accepted China's classical philosophical thinking and began to participate in program design from the perspective of foreign audiences.

Just as top football players must be tough and sturdy and not prone to injury, top artists must have extraordinary energy.

Leonardo da Vinci slept only three hours a day. He was proficient in more than twenty skills such as painting, music, and architecture, and was once believed to be a time traveler.
The film genius Quentin Tarantino worked in a video hall for 5 years and watched 2 movies. He could stay awake for three consecutive days.

Boss Lu worked non-stop for a week, discussing program plans during the day and watching films and judging them at night, and he only got three or four hours of sleep every day.

On April 4, the team members came to the conference room as usual. The philosophical and logical framework of the cultural performance has been established, and today they will start discussing the specific program content.

"A theatrical performance has a philosophical and logical thread running through it, so there must also be an external thread to hold it together and tighten it, so that the structure does not become loose."

Boss Lu paused and said, "My idea is to use a painting or scroll as a carrier, like the Qingming Shanghe Tu, to interpret the concepts and images of heaven, earth and man one by one."

One of the highlights of the Olympic Games in later generations is the use of LED. Lu Kuan will not miss this technological means, but the way of interpretation is different.

After all, drones and Barco's aerial imaging technology still need to be verified in the field.

Michelle raised her hand to interrupt him: "What medium do you use for the painting you're talking about?"

“LED, large area of ​​LED.”

"LEDs were used in Sydney in 2000, but they were only used to assist with the performance and provide bright colors. I wonder how big you want to go?"

"Considering the building structure of the Bird's Nest, I estimate it to be around 20x150m."

Everyone was stunned and the discussion grew louder.

Dragun and Michelle looked at each other in surprise. "Lu, I've seen many beautiful Chinese paintings. Your scroll and drone ideas are both excellent, but the technical difficulties you propose are very high."

Boss Lu sneered inwardly. These two foreigners were right. Almost all the technologies he proposed were advanced or had not yet been widely used.

Because these are his forward-looking advantages.

Just like LED technology, even if it develops normally in the three years from now to 2008, history has proven that it can be applied on a large scale.

Including the unique hovering feature of XP2008 developed by DJI in 3.0, it has played a significant role in earthquake search and rescue.

With his early intervention to accelerate the maturity of this life, it will only be better, faster and stronger.

Lin Ying also expressed her concerns: "If you want to implement technical means on a large scale, we have to speed up the process. A lot of technical verification takes time."

"That's right. The deadline is the end of August. We need at least half a month to prepare the bid."

Michel, the former Olympic Games director, is very authoritative in this regard.

The preparation of bids for large-scale events is a systematic process, and the content reported to the IOC is not a simple artistic plan.

Just like the entire bidding team formed by Boss Lu, most artists participate in creative solicitation and design from an artistic perspective, but there are also technical experts like Lin Ying.

She is the one who will ultimately review all creative ideas and confirm whether they are technically feasible.

Lu Kuan also brought in a financial expert from the financial industry to specialize in budgeting. The current budget given by the International Olympic Committee is only about 7 million yuan.

Later, it took Zhang Yimou countless applications to increase the budget to 8.31 million.

Therefore, the bid preparation consists of artistic plan, technical plan and budget plan.

Among them, an art plan alone must be composed of text, pictures, videos, and even preview scripts of special effects. Although this part of the content can be handed over to Butian Film, the workload is also extremely huge.

Michelle estimated the deadline for everyone: "It would be best if we could finalize it by early August, so from now on we only have four months to finish." (Note 8)

"Among them, we need to prepare two plans for Phoenix Ignition. The drone formation cannot be reported for the time being and can only be used as a backup."

"It will take at least four weeks to evaluate Belgian company Bakker's air imaging technology, and the same time for your LED solution. Assuming we do both at the same time, it will take another month."

"Adding your earthquake film, we only have a little over two months left, which is very tight."

Boss Lu nodded silently, and everyone present also looked serious. Many people here were just simple artists and did not have a clear concept of time.

This is also the reason why Zhang Huijun suggested that he find a consultant at the level of chief director. Experience is very important.

"Okay, let me start by talking about how this scroll and reel LED scene is used in the Heaven, Earth, and Human art performance."

"Starting from the countdown, my idea was to use the 24 solar terms to interpret it."

Boss Lu walked to the whiteboard and began to sketch simple diagram concepts.

"After the main stage's LEDs are laid out, my idea is to use the multiple sets of super-powerful spotlights carefully set up on the top and around the Bird's Nest to shine on the sundial on the scroll."

"The scale and shape of the sundial strictly follow the standard of ancient sundials, and the craftsmanship combines modern materials and lighting effects to make its surface better reflect light."

"When light is projected, the sundial's gnomon is reflected by the beam, and its shadow falls clearly on the corresponding scale. The lighting program controls the subtle changes in the light angle to simulate the passage of time."

Everyone in the audience listened with great interest, and their artistic thinking began to diverge. They used this LED scroll as a basis to search for the extension and connotation of artistic connotation.

"From 60 to 24, the picture changes!"

"Then comes the 24-to-1 solar term countdown starting with Rain Water, Waking of Insects, and Spring Equinox."

"Each solar term and number can be projected onto the LED screen with a corresponding image. It is simple and clear, passing through the audience's eyes like the fleeting time."

"For example, the hazy spring rain in the south of the Yangtze River, the faint thunder of Jingzhe and the spring bamboo shoots breaking through the ground, and the blooming flowers and flying swallows on the Spring Equinox."

Boss Lu spoke for more than 20 minutes in one breath, and the artists present were all fascinated by his speech.

"Lu Kuan, you have the fan-shaped thinking of an artist." Lin Ying and everyone applauded and praised you.

"It's definitely immature. Let's discuss it again."

Boss Lu said a few more humble words and returned to the whiteboard: "Including the origin of the sky, I mean starting from agriculture, writing, bronze ware, and the four great inventions."

"The song and dance part is an adaptation of mythological stories and imagery. I would like to ask teachers Shen Wei and Yang Liping to consider this."

"In short, everything is based on the scroll, which is the core storyboard and expression tool of our entire theatrical performance."

Guo Qiyong interjected, "Now that we've made the decision, let's start testing the LED performance as soon as possible."

"Also, should this scroll also be considered from both static and dynamic perspectives?"

Lu Kuan smiled and said, "Of course, we can come up with two plans: rolling the scroll from one end and rolling it from the middle to both sides. Let's see which one is better."

"Xiao Li, remember to ask the special effects artist to create the 3D animation tonight."

"Yes, Mr. Lu."

Jin Wei, Yang Liping, Shen Wei and others from the Opera and Dance Theater were working on the song and dance plans, Dragon was preparing acrobatics and flying stage design projects related to wire movements, and Guo Qiyong was conducting theoretical review from the endogenous dimension of classical philosophy.

Of course, Lin Ying’s technical testing and Michelle’s suggestions on details are also indispensable.

For several days, everyone came up with countless creative ideas and plans, and also overturned countless creative ideas and plans, and finally came up with a preliminary set of programs.

For example, Shen Wei's human body ink paintings "The Great Wall" and "Tai Chi", Lin Ying's "Aerial Cableway", Guo Qiyong's "Creating Characters" in "Heavenly Chapter", etc.

On the afternoon of the 18th, with nearly a month to go before the opening of the Cannes Film Festival, Boss Lu had to temporarily let Michelle lead everyone in continuing the creative discussions.

After his pilgrimage to the Faroe Islands, he will pick up the director's baton again and complete the short film "Paris, I Love You".

The next day, Boss Lu brought a filming crew borrowed from Luc Besson to prepare for the Marais short film for "Paris, I Love You."

"Lu, nice to meet you."

Luc Besson is no longer as reserved as he was when he first met Boss Lu. Movies such as "Alien" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" that Europa Films represented have all been very successful.

He has also agreed to join the professor team of the Pan Asia Film Academy.

"I heard you went to see Bergman?"

This news has spread throughout Europe, and even because of Martin Scorsese's publicity, many Hollywood directors who have met him have come to inquire.

Everyone is very curious about Bergman's current life and status, but he hardly has any contact with the outside world.

“Yes, it’s quite rewarding.”

Boss Lu was fiddling with the Arri 435 in his hand. He hadn't used a film camera for a long time.

From "Alien" to "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" to "Aftershock", almost all of them are movies with abundant special effects shots, and 4K digital movie cameras are undoubtedly a better choice.

Luc Besson is a veteran filmmaker and knows what he's feeling as he looks around: "How about it? Film cameras still give you the feeling of making movies, don't they?"

"Don't mention it, it's true!" Boss Lu laughed in silence.

Especially after the in-depth conversation with Bergman, it was like returning to the university classroom and touching the camera for the first time, and I found that feeling of working hard for the film again.

"When I first started... studying film, I used 8mm, then 16mm, and then 70mm."

Boss Lu almost blurted out, "I really miss the sensitivity and extremely charming image quality of film."

To make an inappropriate analogy, it's like a natural beauty and a woman who has been harmed by the four major evil spells of Asia.

Even if they all look beautiful, women like Liu Yifei who have not had plastic surgery, even if they have flaws, can always fit in with various words describing beauty without any sense of incongruity.

Today's international film scene has gradually entered the era of digital photography, but there are still a large number of veteran filmmakers who are reluctant to part with these nostalgic items, even though they will eventually be eliminated.

This includes Quentin and Robert from abroad, and Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige and Pants from China.

Especially Zhang Yimou, because he majored in photography and has a very sensitive artistic sense of color, he is very particular about the light, shadow and color of the picture.

In their eyes, the effects and style produced by film are to restore reality.

And the texture of the picture - contrast and high saturation, this is real color, which digital movies cannot surpass.

"Have you thought about your script?" Luc Besson asked someone to bring two cups of coffee.

Boss Lu took out a paper manuscript from his bag and handed it to him: "It's a simple love story, but I want to try to use the method that Bergman mentioned and find that feeling."

"what?"

Luc Besson thought he had gotten some martial arts secrets from Bergman and asked curiously.

Boss Lu gave him a mysterious smile: "Look at the mountains, they are still mountains; look at the water, it is still water."

Figure it out on your own!

Before I finished my cup of coffee, the heroine Scarlett arrived.

"Take a look at the script. It should be a plot you haven't challenged before."

Scarlett, still sexy and hot, turned her back to Luc Besson and winked at him flirtatiously.

The script was adapted from a later short film "Special Deal".

Lausanne is a student at the Auch Primary School in the Marais district of Paris and is also an orphan.

Auch Primary School is a school in Paris famous for cultivating children's artistic achievements. The parents of the students are all upper-class people including artists, art dealers, and film directors.

Luosang's parents divorced and immigrated abroad. He felt inferior when faced with the tinted glasses of his classmates, so he decided to buy a mother.

Where are there the most women?
He recalled the midnight dream he had every day on his way home from school, and found the beautiful Scarlett.

What followed were some small episodes between Scarlett and him at the campus art festival.

For example, the knowledge of Impressionism that Lausanne had given her in advance was completely forgotten, causing her to be embarrassed at the art festival;
For example, in order to protect Luosang's self-esteem, she teased her classmate's dead father and made him look bad.

In the end, Scarlett, who loved money like her life, stuffed the commission from Lausanne back into his painting bag and got on the long-distance bus back to the town to visit her daughter.

Scarlett finished watching it and flipped through it again from the beginning: "Lu, it's a very interesting short film."

"But isn't our theme 'Paris, I Love You'?"

Boss Lu smiled and said, "That's right, but the subject matter is not limited to love. Family love and warmth are also acceptable."

"This role was tailor-made for you."

"Didn't you say that a famous Hollywood director said you easily arouse fantasies?"

"This female character puts on her clothes one by one. Isn't it interesting?"

Luc Besson laughed and said, "Maybe I can play the role of the lecherous dad?"

"Perfect choice!" Boss Lu applauded. The next two days were spent preparing for filming.

Luc Besson could easily handle the three filming locations, the Auch Primary School, Midnight Dreams and a family home.

Lausanne is played by the son of the vice president of Luc Besson's company, a young actor from an acting school. The others can be selected from the local actors' union.

The highlight is the interaction between Lausanne and Scarlett.

In two days, the set was completed, Scarlett and Lausanne became more familiar with each other, and the filming got on track.

The first scene is a night scene.

Paris, Marais, rue des Rosaires, 9 p.m.

The dim street lights cast a shadow on the wet streets.

Scarlett dragged her tired body out from behind the ambiguous lights. Her skirt was so short that it could barely cover her vital parts, and the faint flesh color revealed a romantic atmosphere.

The off-shoulder red tulle top was blown up by the breeze, and the skin that was faintly visible through the tulle was extremely charming.

Boss Lu habitually wanted the photographer to take a medium shot, and then take an over-the-shoulder close-up of the extras walking by.

Just as he raised the walkie-talkie, he suddenly stopped.

The Master is non-narrative.

He was trying to understand the feeling.

"Crack!"

The photographer and Scarlett both pricked up their ears to listen to his instructions.

"Let's try another way." Boss Lu walked to Scarlett and glanced left and right at the light source.

"Add some elements to the foreground, like a tree or a bar sign, to give the image a sense of movement."

"Scarlett, can you smoke?"

"You can try it."

Boss Lu smiled and took out a cigarette from his pocket, motioning for her to help herself.

Scarlett glanced at him and said, "I want you to light it for me."

"Haha." Boss Lu did as he was told and demonstrated to her the posture he needed first.

Then he clapped his hands: "Listen to me!"

"Scarlett will come out later, let's play some background music of Midnight Dream."

"Look for opportunities to smoke and cough when the sound effects are weak, understand?"

Scarlett took a few puffs of her cigarette, her movements becoming familiar: "No problem."

Luc Besson looked on in surprise.

Whether it's over-the-shoulder shooting or interlaced shots, is the shooting plan in the script useless?

Boss Lu’s idea was simple: no narrative.

He chose to arrange a path for Scarlett and set up a stage -

The first is backlighting: the light shines from behind the subject, highlighting her sexy outline. Adjust the exposure to darken the front of the person, creating a silhouette effect and enhancing the expressiveness of the picture.

The second is foreground composition: directing the audience's attention to the subject and suggesting the environment in which the subject is located.

The third one is the background music of the nightclub mixed with Scarlett's coughing...

"Polyphonic montage?" Luc Besson was a little surprised.

Polyphonic montage is similar to polyphony in music.

In a movie, it means presenting two or more clues with independent meanings at the same time, which are intertwined, complement each other, or conflict with each other.

It's like different parts playing at the same time, forming a rich and three-dimensional audio-visual structure.

Scarlett's cough contrasts with the ambiguous music in the nightclub, suggesting the heroine's sense of alienation and paving the way for her later "reform".

Everything was ready. Scarlett and the set's scenery, vocals, and lighting were displayed on the screen in sequence. The original push-pull, pan-tilt, and movement of various complex shots and scales were rejected by Boss Lu.

On the screen now is a movie world he created, in which the characters and background are integrated into one, and there is almost no trace of puppetry.

The performance was over, but the film camera was still spinning without receiving any instructions, so Luc Besson had no choice but to shout "cut".

When he curiously walked over to the monitor and looked at the young director's profile...

It was an extremely indifferent smile, as if it was communicated to some spiritual power across the air.

The Master is non-narrative.

It turned out to be the case.
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In the evening, a call from Zhuang Xu made Boss Lu, who was still thinking about his experience on the set today, a little frightened.

"Investigating you?"

"Well, around 2000, Baosteel went public, and I was responsible for their listing guidance."

Lu Kuan hesitated for a few seconds and asked, "Can it withstand scrutiny?"

"If it's a formal investigation, it can withstand scrutiny. If you want to find fault, you'll always find a way."

Zhuang Xu said helplessly, "The company has a limit on entertainment expenses. Sometimes we have to pay for receptions with superiors or investor visits ourselves."

"It was later redeemed through office invoices and other means, but it was still not in compliance with regulations."

Boss Lu chuckled and said, "The tax investigation couldn't find any connection between me and Blog.com. It seems he's going to make a bold assumption first, then even bolder verification."

It would be a lie for Zhuang Xu to say he wasn't worried.

But he also knew that Zhou Jun's move was just to get the truth from him and expose the fact that he was holding the shares on behalf of others.

The other party's goal is always to make the road wider.

"Brother, do you believe me?"

Zhuang Xu was silent for two seconds.

"To be honest, ever since you cheated me out of my chicken leg when I was little and caused me to be beaten by my master, I haven't really believed in you since then."

Boss Lu shouted innocence and smiled and comforted him: "Leave it to me, you should eat and drink."

"For the entire month of April, I'm going to make sure Zhou Jun doesn't even have time to drink water, let alone target you."

"Don't worry, the Zhou army won't be rampant for too long."

There was a beeping sound from the phone, and Zhuang Xu, who had been betrayed by his junior brother since childhood, had no choice but to continue to resist the thunder.

Lu Kuan said it lightly, but he was thinking of a countermeasure in his heart.

Originally, they wanted to play a supporting role and first defeat Hunan TV, the direct competitor of Travel Satellite TV this year.

The fact that Hunan TV has dominated the world in later generations thanks to "Super Girl" cannot be avoided, and they cannot be allowed to gain popularity by relying on this program.

Last year, they used some tricks and registered the program brand in advance with a time difference, so that Hunan TV had no time to react. Even if the appeal was successful, it was too late.

What about this year?
Hunan TV is like the American army that has not yet joined the war among satellite TV stations. Once they mobilize the entire station, Travel TV, which has just accumulated an audience base for a year, may not be its opponent.

That's why he used this method that seemed to hurt the enemy by a thousand but hurt himself by eight hundred, secretly using "The Voice of China" as a substitute.

However, Zhou Jun's actions made things more complicated.

Attacking Xiangtai, Zhou Jun and Huayi came to the rescue, and they also set their sights directly on Zhuang Xu;
When attacking Jang Nara, Hunan TV and Sina came to the rescue. Their voices were at full volume, no less than those of Blog.com and Travel TV.

After thinking it over, Boss Lu decided to strike the first blow to avoid a hundred blows, and directly kill Zhou Jun's Korean mistress, while at the same time intensifying the pressure of public opinion on Hunan and Taiwan!
The next day, he contacted a key figure in the plan who had just arrived in Cannes.

CJ Entertainment (hereinafter referred to as CJ Entertainment), Lee Mi-jeong.

The previous article mentioned the relationship between CJ and Samsung, and CJ Entertainment, founded by Lee Mi-jung in 1995, was a "snatch" from the third uncle Lee Kun-hee.

Compared to Lee Boo-jin, Lee Mi-jung's father Lee Mong-hee is the eldest son of the founder of Samsung, so she seems more suitable to be called the "Eldest Princess of Samsung."

In the 20s, Asian capital, mainly from Japan and South Korea, entered Hollywood. Sony acquired Columbia, and Spielberg set his sights on Samsung.

After the negotiations failed, Li Meijing volunteered to go to Los Angeles to make this happen.

As a result, CJ Entertainment has become the undisputed leader of the Korean domestic film industry, and Lee Mi-jung is the undisputed number one female rights advocate in the Korean film industry.

It wasn't until she was influenced by the Park Geun-hui administration that she cut herself off and moved to North America. That was a story for another time.

The extent of her prestige and power can be seen from the fact that "Parasite" won the first non-English Best Picture in Oscar history in 2020.

When the crew of "Parasite" accepted the Oscar for Best Picture, no actor was given the opportunity to give a speech.

Even Bong Joon-ho, who won the Best Director award, could only laugh and applaud.

Only the curly-haired lady in the picture gave her speech in fluent English.

She is the granddaughter of the founder of Samsung and the female president of CJ Entertainment, Lee Mi-jeong.

Boss Lu made an appointment with her in the high-end reception area of ​​the Martinez Hotel. Only international celebrities can make an appointment to enter here by scanning their faces. It is very private and suitable for conversation.

"Director Lu, you seem to have become haggard." Li Meijing speaks fluent Chinese and there is no communication barrier between the two.

She was born in the United States and studied in Seoul, Harvard and Fudan, majoring in ancient Chinese and literature.

"Haha, I've been quite tired recently."

The two first met during the roadshow of "Alien Land" in South Korea. As the distributor, CJ Entertainment participated in and organized the marketing activities throughout the whole process.

Taking into account the influence, financial strength and distribution capabilities, the establishment of the Pan Asia Film Academy this time naturally involved CJ Entertainment.

"I understand your dedication to the Olympics, but a talent like you should dedicate yourself to film."

"'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' was fantastic, but it didn't achieve the box office numbers we expected in Korea. Audiences aren't very sensitive to that period of history."

Bong Joon-ho once described Lee Mi-jung as a true movie fan who watched a lot of movies and brought this fanatical hobby into the operation of the film industry.

In the early days of CJ Entertainment's contact with Hollywood film producers, Lee Mi-jung herself took DVDs to Warner, Universal, and Fox, introducing Korean films in a very clumsy but effective way.

"Thank you for the compliment, but the Olympics are different."

"I've had countless opportunities to make movies in my life, but I've probably only had one chance to be a part of the Olympics."

Li Meijing raised her eyebrows and smiled, without commenting.

For someone like her, a daughter of a wealthy family, it seems that she does not have a strong sense of country.

"Director Lu, I'm actually very curious why you don't go to Hollywood to make movies."

"The film markets in China, Japan, and South Korea are too small, especially in your country. It's almost impossible for a film of the scale of 'Alien Land' to make a profit in China."

Lee Mi-jung smiled and said, "If Park Chan-wook had your ability to handle commercial films, I would not hesitate to bring him to Hollywood."

"After returning from Hollywood, the value of both the director and the film has increased exponentially."

Boss Lu sneered in his heart, thinking that how could you Koreans with narrow vision understand the heritage of a great country?

"I went to see Bergman two weeks ago."

"What!?" Li Meijing, who had been elegant and calm since she entered the door, was so shocked that she almost jumped up.

"Isn't he living in seclusion on the Faroe Islands and seeing no visitors?"

"If you tell Park Chan-wook about this, he'll go crazy with jealousy."

Boss Lu said with a smile, "Artists should be based on their own national culture. I share the same understanding with masters like Bergman on this point."

"Let me give you an example."

"In 1978, there was a film nominated for Best Director at the Oscars called Night and Day, directed by a Polish man named Zeki."

"This film helped his leading actress, who is also his wife, win the Berlin Film Festival Best Actress award, and later the couple went to Hollywood together."

"He wasted ten years in Hollywood and never made a decent movie."

"Once he got drunk and complained to Spielberg who was visiting him, saying, 'Which other country in the world has been invaded like Poland? Which other country has suffered as much as Poland has?'"

"He desperately wanted to create these stories in Hollywood, but found it impossible. Without the nourishment of his national culture, Zeki had lost his artistic soul."

Li Meijing listened to his story calmly and felt that he was a young director with extremely clear and definite goals.

He clearly distinguishes the roots of his creation from the director's means of making a living.

"President Lee Kun-hee, who is also my uncle, gave me a calligraphy piece on my 30th birthday."

"It's a line from 'Free Speech' by Bai Juyi, a poet from your country."

"The firefly may shine, but it is not fire; the lotus dew may be round, but it is not pearl."

"Director Lu, you are far wiser than I thought. I have more confidence in the cooperation between Xijie and Wenjie."

"Okay, back to the topic. I've already spoken to Park Chan-wook, and they'll arrive in Cannes on time."

“When are you going to announce our film school program?”

Boss Lu paused for two seconds and said, "Let's do it at the end of the opening ceremony. We can't steal the show."

"After the red carpet opening ceremony, fans and audiences around the world will not leave their TV screens or the venue, and the sensational effect will be huge."

"Okay, I'm looking forward to it."

Li Meijing asked doubtfully, "Why did you ask me to come here today?"

"I want to talk to you about a Korean actress, Jang Nara."

"Jang Nara?" Lee Mi-kyung racked her brains before she remembered that she was an actress who debuted in a youth romance drama two years ago.

Jang Nara came across the ocean to develop in China because the Korean entertainment and film circles are too small and have strict hierarchy.

There are so many stars of her age and appearance that she has no room for development.

It is normal that top Korean film industry figures like Lee Mi-jung do not pay much attention to her.

"You can go back and ask around. His father is Zhu Husheng, a Korean actor."

"Tell me what you want."

"She's a female star from my competitor's company. She's established in China. I need you to help me with some PR for her."

"Someone will discuss the specific approach with your subordinates. Starting with his father, Zhu Husheng, who is heavily in debt, it won't be too extreme."

Of course, Li Meijing would not care about the life or death of an unknown actress, but she still had to make conditions.

"This doesn't seem to be part of our cooperation, right?"

Boss Lu decided to be straightforward when discussing business with the chaebol lady. There was no need for hypocrisy or sanctimoniousness.

"You should know Harvey's influence on the Oscars. I think CJ Entertainment could use him."

"My company in the United States has a series of cooperation agreements with him and Lionsgate. I welcome your participation."

"We can set up a Melrose Plaza agreement similar to the one between Hollywood's Paramount and Wall Street, dedicated to promoting Asian films in Hollywood."

“This is also the original intention of our Pan-Asia Film Academy, isn’t it?”

Li Meijing looked at him silently for a few seconds, then smiled and said, "You are such a complex artist. I see the shadow of my uncle's generation in you."

"There are ideals and there are means."

Boss Lu smiled but said nothing, so he didn't need to speak about what was happening under the table.

The public opinion offensive against Jang Nara has already started with the attempt to snatch her role in "My Sassy Girl".

The summer blockbuster "Seven Swordsmen" was a huge flop, and this time it is facing competition from the micro-budget hits "Nightclub" and "Bad Genius", so its demise is not expected to be too good.

All that remains is to make a fuss about her identity, or about the "congenital deformity" of Korean Wave.

Two months ago, in February 2005, popular Korean actress Lee Eun-ju committed suicide by hanging herself in her home in Gangnam District.

Lee Eun-joo is on par with Song Hye-kyo in the current Korean entertainment industry, and her pay and endorsements are at the level of a first-line actress.

In "Taegukgi: Raising the Flag", which won the Korean box office championship in 2003, Lee Eun-ju's role as Lee Young-soo became popular for her hardworking, kind, gentle and simple image.

But behind all this warmth and popularity, she suffered eight hours of abuse from a chaebol and was forced to perform explicit scenes in various films.

She left a suicide note at a Taoist temple in Jiangnan: The life I am living now is not a human life at all.

In Lu Kuan's eyes, the first sharp weapon to break the Korean Wave is to expose the ugliness of the Korean entertainment industry and let Korean fans take a good look at the true faces of the actors you admire and like.

But it is too early to take such measures now.

The reason is simple: the current geopolitical situation between the two countries is still mild.

In 2005, even CCTV was broadcasting Korean TV dramas. The entire network and society had no clear understanding of the exaggeration and harm of the Korean Wave.

Otherwise, how could Jang Nara in the future play the leading role in a tribute film of the top film school?

It is not appropriate to carry out a large-scale crackdown now, as it may easily lead to the authorities' control of public opinion and a backlash from the Korean Wave.

However, by using the recent Lee Eun-joo incident as a prelude and making a fuss about Jang Nara's father Zhu Husheng who owes a large amount of foreign debt, it is still possible to cause trouble to this little Korean.

Soon, Zhou Jun and Zhang Nara will be able to taste what Concubine Liu Yi felt like.

This can also be considered as Boss Lu "collaborating with foreign enemies".

　Note 1: The actual deadline is 7.31, the plot needs to be modified
　　
　
(End of this chapter)