The Birth of the Best Director

Chapter 111 Huayi goes public, Reba is poisoned!
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2009 October.

For the Chinese film industry, it can be said to be very exciting.

"Founding of a Republic" has just broken the box office record for domestic films.

Not long after, "The Sound of Wind" also won a box office of 2 million yuan and pioneered the genre of domestic spy films.

Both the media and the audience gave positive reviews to this movie.

Many people call this movie "a unique piece with explosive acting from all the cast members."

Riding on the wave of "The Whistleblower", Huayi was officially listed on the Growth Enterprise Market with an issue price of 28 yuan and a closing price of over 70 yuan on the first day.

A surge of nearly 150%!

Shareholders who held Huayi shares and retail investors who received new shares were all beaming with joy.

At least on this day, Huayi Company deserves the title of "China's No. 1 Film and Television Stock"!
"Brother, I want to hold a celebration party!"

“Must open!”

"I want this celebration banquet to surpass the one held by China Film Group!"

"Let others see how powerful we brothers are now!"

The movie sold so well that the stock price soared again.

Several big bosses within Huayi and the stars who bought the original shares at low prices all had their mouths crooked with smiles.

After Huayi went public, all the company's insiders who held shares made a huge profit.

The least is a few million, and the most is hundreds of millions!

The two Huayi brothers made a lot of money and were very proud of themselves for a while.

Mr. Wang, in his elder brother's office, gave instructions, wrote passionate articles, and expressed his views, saying that this celebration party must be a grand one.

After the news came out, others also agreed.

"Mr. Xiao Wang is right."

"'The Whistleblower' is off to a great start. Next year, we have several blockbusters coming out, like 'Aftershock' and 'Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame'. The box office is sure to continue to climb!"

"One day, sooner or later, we will be able to suppress China Film Group!"

"China Film, this old state-owned enterprise, is on its last legs. The future of Chinese cinema will depend on Huayi and our two CEOs, Wang!"

Someone flatters someone loudly.

After hearing this, the two Mr. Wangs waved their hands modestly, saying that they were not that capable and that Huayi still had a long way to go if it wanted to become number one in China.

But they all had happy smiles on their faces.

This is the feeling you want.

Realizing that this celebration banquet represented the reputation of the two CEOs, some people began to think about it carefully.

After a while, someone quietly reminded him, "Mr. Wang, the celebration banquet for the China Film Group was already held at the highest-end hotel. Where else can we book a higher-end hotel? Unless we book the National Grand Hotel or the State Guesthouse."

That's definitely not possible!
Under normal circumstances, these two hotels are used to receive visiting dignitaries from other countries.

It's not for them to hold a celebration party.

Besides, it’s not fun to hold a celebration party in a place like that.

Now, choosing a location for the celebration banquet became a bit difficult.

"correct!"

Suddenly, someone thought of something and offered a suggestion: "Last time, when 'The Heart Labyrinth' won the Palme d'Or, Miss Jing Tian held a celebration party in the warehouse in the 798 Art Center. I think it's a good idea. How about we build a warehouse too?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Feng Xiaogang was the first to jump out and oppose them.

"no!"

"After they finished filming the movie, they took out over 100 paintings, each one a masterpiece, the kind that could earn them a professorship at an art academy. They hung them up there, clearly to show off and gild their own reputation."

"What do you have? You have paintings too?"

Feng Xiaogang was so excited that he spit all over the other person's face.

Of course, the main reason is that Feng Xiaogang doesn't want Lu Zhiyuan to be in the spotlight anymore.

Not to mention that Lu Zhiyuan is an awesome movie director, he is also a great painter, so handsome, and he doesn’t even have buck teeth... Damn, it makes me jealous!
In fact, Feng Xiaogang is also an art student.

He started drawing at the age of three. When he grew up, he joined the art troupe and worked as a stage art designer.

He always thought of himself as a very artistic person, and even often announced to others that after retirement, he wanted to find a quiet place to paint.

Force yourself to call yourself an artist.

But how long have these people at Huayi known Feng Xiaogang? Who doesn't know what's in this guy's pocket?
As for the painting of "Volcanic Cloud" he drew, it was extremely abstract and even more amateurish than that of an amateur. It was simply laughable.

He dares to call himself an art school?
It's almost laughable.

I guess Lu Zhiyuan could draw better than him even if he used his toes.

Of course, Feng Xiaogang does have some artistic skills, which can be seen from the colors in his films.

But he is only slightly better than some uneducated directors.

In the opinion of professionals, Feng Xiaogang's perception of color is not particularly strong, and it can even be said to be weak.

As for the structural proportions... let's not mention it.

Amateur among amateurs!

I guess he learned to paint when he was three or four years old.

As for the back...

Didn’t he become a veteran?

Who can connect the street veteran with the legendary literary male god?
"Then let's go to the Aman Hotel at the east gate of the Summer Palace. It's a renovated royal residence that just opened last year. It's quite unique. Let's try it out and be the emperor for once."

After discussing for a long time, Mr. Wang became a little impatient and made the final decision.

Just quarrel, quarrel, quarrel?

Feng Xiaogang can make money for me, he is my treasure... You guys are nothing, how dare you be sarcastic to him?

"This is acceptable!"

"Mr. Wang is wise. This hotel is quite high-end."

"The Summer Palace can be turned into a hotel? Times have really changed! Xiao Wang is always knowledgeable."

Xiao Wang is not surprised by the group of people outside flattering him, and even feels a little annoyed.

He returned to his eldest brother's office and said with a chuckle, "This time, our company is going public, and the two of us brothers are worth billions combined. Let's be generous for once, send out invitations to heroes, and experience what it's like to be the leader of the martial arts world."

The two brothers also attended the celebration banquet of China Film Group a few days ago.

At the celebration banquet, they looked at Han Sanping with great envy. He was surrounded by stars and was praised by many people as the savior of Chinese films.

They also want people to blow a few words, something like that.

Huayi went public, with a market capitalization of 119 billion.

This was 119 billion in 2009!
Who can not float?

But I’m tired of hearing those little guys in the company bragging about themselves every day. It’s nothing new and it sounds fake.

You have to find some big guys in the industry and let them brag about you, that would be cool.

"By the way, big brother, please send an invitation to Xingguang Canlan as well, and ask Zhao Shanshan to bring Miss Jingtian and Lu Zhiyuan along."

Mr. Wang's mind moved and he suddenly became excited.

When the celebration party for "Founding of a Republic" was held, Lu Zhiyuan did not come as he was still filming in Singapore. As a result, many directors from Hong Kong Island came out and wanted to flatter Lu Zhiyuan.

Huayi has always had a good relationship with some film and television stars and directors in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and has even reached a strategic cooperation.

For example, in "Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame", they asked Andy Lau and Tony Leung to act in it.

Mr. Wang was thinking to himself, who knows which idiot in Hong Kong Island offended Lu Zhiyuan for no apparent reason.

Don’t think that they are easy to bully just because they are young!

Palme d'Or, are you kidding me?
Another Palme d'Or winner, Chen Kaige, is a big shot in this circle.

Seeing that he is about to collapse, Chen Kaige is now desperately praising Lu Zhiyuan.

If Lu Zhiyuan could make good commercial films, break various box office records, and even establish a foothold in Hollywood.

Chen Kaige would most likely put his arm around Lu Zhiyuan's shoulders and enthusiastically introduce him to others: "This is my little brother. We are both Palme d'Or directors."

Perhaps, Chen Kaige's status in the industry will be further improved due to the rise of Lu Zhiyuan, making the aura of the Palme d'Or even stronger.

of course.

Mr. Wang is not Chen Kaige, so I don’t know what the other party is thinking.

He only knew that Chen Kaige was very friendly to Lu Zhiyuan, treating him as a younger brother and protecting him in every way.

The reason may be that Xingguang Canlan gave money, or it may be that Lu Zhiyuan is very familiar with Chen Kaige's temper.

Anyway, the two have a good relationship.

besides……

Even for Miss Jingtian's sake, he had to be the peacemaker.

He must stand up and tell Miss Jing Tian clearly that those who offended your director Lu are just a small group of diehards in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and they cannot generalize.

In Hong Kong and Taiwan, most actors and directors are still very aware of the current situation.

For example, Andy Lau.

For example, Xu Laoguai.

Huayi is very happy to cooperate with these people.

As for those idiots who talk nonsense, just ignore them... Wait until their movies are released and block their screening schedules.

Let them know whose territory this is!

"Please, you must!"

"I'll call Zhao Shanshan myself later. She should give us this favor."

Among the shareholders behind Huayi is Alibaba’s Mr. Ma.

They also have a lot of cooperation with Wanda.

The relationship with China Film Group is also good.

To put it bluntly, after these large domestic companies have reached a certain level, the relationships between them are complicated, with you being part of me and me being part of you.

They will only cause internal strife, but will not be taken advantage of by outsiders.

Lu Zhiyuan jumped out of the huge system built by all of them, and went to Hollywood alone, using external forces to fight back... To be honest, they were actually a little unhappy.

Otherwise, no matter whose hands Lu Zhiyuan fell into, whether it was China Film, Huayi, or even Guangguang... could Lu Zhiyuan be as carefree as he is now?
He can shoot however he wants?
He wants to use new people so he can use new people?
Who gave him this power!

Now, after just filming a Hollywood blockbuster, Lu Zhiyuan has already set up a special effects company and is also researching robots...

How could a small director like him earn so much money and have so many connections?

It's because he was out of control and jumped out of the Five Finger Mountain woven by these people.

The company Starlight is really confusing.

They had found such a talented director, but they didn't even try to find any evidence against him, turning him into a useless slave and making crazy money for them.

Instead, he let this ox-horse go and turned him into the Monkey King?
Now, he rushed into Hollywood, waving Hollywood's US dollars, and came back to attack these local films.

Those silly people in Hong Kong Island are a little silly, but what they said is true.

This guy Lu Zhiyuan took foreigners' money and came back to attack their own movies!
Unfortunately, they couldn’t touch Lu Zhiyuan!
In just one year, this kid has become quite successful!

I can only watch him being cool and playing with the robot.

Oh shit!

This guy is really capable of making trouble!

Compared with Lu Zhiyuan, Feng Xiaogang is just a good boy.

He's so obedient. Occasionally he'll throw a few tantrums and say something arrogant, but that's nothing.

……

Lu Zhiyuan was completely uninterested in the turmoil of the outside world.

He returned to Yanjing and returned to Yuankun Media.

Although this is a shell company, the equipment is top-notch and is more than enough for post-editing and color grading of original materials.

Lu Zhiyuan spent three days making a rough cut of the film.

Soon, he became a little uneasy.

Because he found that after cutting, there were still more than 200 minutes.

This situation mainly occurs because, after finalizing the script, he will shoot almost every shot three times from different angles.

For example, in the scene at Weizhou Island, he used eight cameras, which was equivalent to shooting eight takes for the same scene.

When editing, he could cut the short one-minute shot into three minutes based on different angles.

This adds a lot of content to the movie out of thin air.

"It can only be compressed!"

"Compress it to 100 minutes!"

"If this movie were made according to the original version, the pace would be too slow. It needs to be sharp, cold, and lonely!"

"But... every shot is so emotional. How can I edit it?"

It's easy to expand on a film that you made yourself.

But wanting to streamline the content and delete some of the shots is like cutting off one's own hands and feet, which is really hard to do.

"Let Brother Kun do it. He's more ruthless."

Lu Zhiyuan couldn't do it himself, so he called Xin Yukun back and asked him to compress the time within 24 hours to within 100 minutes.

"Brother, I knew you couldn't do it."

"As expected, I still have to do the editing work."

Xin Yukun is a guy who has little idea about the color structure of the picture and often acts on instinct.

Lu Zhiyuan often complained that he had no talent.

Xin Yukun said it didn't matter, since he was a producer and didn't have to carry a camera... However, he had a unique skill.

Edit!

According to the evaluation system provided by the system, Lu Zhiyuan can give Xin Yukun's editing level an A grade.

It is considered first-class in the country.

Xin Yukun can often edit some ordinary stories into a sense of suspense, as if this ordinary story contains many mysterious powers and an unknown murderer.

This guy has this ability.

"Xiao Ai, how does it feel to be sitting in the office?"

Xin Yukun took over Lu Zhiyuan's work. Lu Zhiyuan stretched, walked out of his editing studio, and came to the large open office outside.

The entire office was empty, with only one staff member.

However, even if she was alone, she was better than the colorful and charming models from a certain model agency across the street.

Because the only staff member is Zhang Tianai.

"Huh? No, I don't feel anything."

When Zhang Tianai heard Lu Zhiyuan's voice, she hurriedly closed the webpage, her little face flushed.

"Xiao Ai, I asked Sister Shanshan to contact some fashion magazines for Reba. How's the situation going? Have they contacted you?"

After filming "Upgrade", Jing Tian flew back to Dalian to continue filming her beautiful boss.

Reba stayed at home, and no one knew what she was doing all day. She stayed in her room, muttering to herself, which made Lu Zhiyuan very worried.

Most girls of Reba’s age are preparing for the college entrance examination, but Reba is performing mysterious rituals at home?
It must be too much free time!

So, he asked Xingguang Canlan to find some work for Reba.

With Reba's looks, even if she is an amateur, she can earn more than 1000 yuan a day by shooting fashion magazines.

Not to mention, she also made a Hollywood special effects blockbuster with an investment of 3000 million US dollars.

Definitely a rising international star!
Those fashion magazines will definitely give a lot of announcement fees.

Let Reba make a fortune before she turns 18.

"Wait a minute, let me take a look."

Zhang Tianai took out a notebook, on which he had scribbled some addresses, contact numbers, and a time.

"Tomorrow afternoon, there's a magazine looking for Reba to shoot the cover."

"The day after tomorrow morning, there's a modeling competition. Mr. Zhao has reserved a seat for us in the front row. Reba will be dressed up for the event, and reporters will take photos of her outshining all the other models."

In addition to shooting fashion magazines, it’s time to hype up Reba’s fame.

Otherwise, when the movie is released, the audience will still think that the heroine is a foreigner, which will be funny.

Must be preheated in advance.

We need to let everyone who uses the Internet know that there is a beautiful girl in China with exotic looks who starred in a Hollywood special effects movie.

Reba’s debut film directly challenges Zhang Ziyi’s status in the industry!

"Reba's schedule is pretty full. This is good."

"By the way, remember to contact some beauty training schools for Reba, the one you went to for special training when you were a model... When she's alone, she hunches her shoulders all day, looking listless, and keeps complaining about being hungry. How can that be?"

Reba has to get busy.

Otherwise, Reba would come to ask him some strange questions every few days, which made Lu Zhiyuan very annoyed.

“I’ve got it all down!”

Zhang Tianai took a notebook and quickly wrote it down.

Seeing Lu Zhiyuan about to leave, she suddenly stood up and shouted at his back: "Zhiyuan..."

"Any thing else?"

Lu Zhiyuan paused, turned around and glanced at the clock on the wall. After thinking for a moment, he said, "It's almost time. Why don't we have dinner together?"

"Mmmmmmm!"

Zhang Tianai nodded hurriedly, a smile blooming on his face.

She quickly picked up the small bag on her desk and ran out in a hurry in her high heels like a joyful bird.

Her computer screen was still flickering and the webpage was still open.

The question being searched above is: [I work in the same office with my boyfriend. How can I make him realize that I want to sleep with him? ]

……

"Poison girl!"

"Yes, I want this perfume. I don't want any other!"

At the same time, Reba was typing away at home, chatting with an online friend who offered to help her buy perfume in France.

"You ask me, do you want red poison or green poison?"

When Reba heard this question, she was immediately dumbfounded and asked without shame: "What's the difference?"

The other person's avatar was silent for a moment, then began to shake violently and replied with two sentences.

"Red Poison, passionate and aggressive."

"Green poison, fresh and natural, gentle temptation."

Looking at the message sent by the other party, Reba pondered carefully for a moment.

Of course I am a fresh, natural, gentle and lovely little beauty.

but--

"I choose Red Poison!"

If I choose gentle temptation, won’t I have a conflict with Gao Yuanyuan, the tea sister?

Sister Cha’s previous experience was a lesson for us. Lu Zhiyuan’s robot didn’t react at all, so it must be a wrong answer.

"Sister Xiao Ai told me that there are four types of women: mother, first love, green tea and bad woman."

"I don't match any of these four types of women."

"But it doesn't matter."

Reba felt that since a smart girl like herself could not find her place in the traditional positioning, she could only create a completely new positioning for herself.

From now on, don’t call me Dilraba Dilmurat, please call me Poison Dilmurat!
I hope that after smelling this perfume, Lu Zhiyuan will fall in love with me as if he is poisoned!
……

A few days later.

The editing and color grading of the movie "Upgrade" are basically completed, and we are just waiting for the special effects from Industrial Magic Light.

Because Lu Zhiyuan controlled the time very well and shot the materials that required large-scale special effects in advance.

In fact, the special effects of this movie are already half done.

It is now early November, and Industrial Light has promised to give them another month to complete most of the special effects.

By this calculation, the visual effects of the film will be almost completed by mid-December.

Next, the soundtrack.

The soundtrack team in Hollywood is much better than the ones in China... Lu Zhiyuan is not a professional in these matters, so he won't interfere casually.

Universal Pictures has invested 2000 million US dollars and will definitely not mess around.

They also want to make a fortune from this movie!
After completing all the work at hand, Lu Zhiyuan can finally relax for the next month.

A month later, when all post-production and soundtrack work was completed, he went to Universal Studios in Los Angeles to finalize the final version of the film.

"Brother, do you think there's anything special about me today?"

Lu Zhiyuan is planning to go to Italy to see the various art styles and sculptures of the Renaissance.
I've always wanted to go there in my previous life.

But I have no money in my pocket.

With his spending habits, he will never be able to spend all the money in his pocket in his lifetime, so wanting to travel is just a matter of thought.

But at this moment, Reba pushed the door open like a little butterfly and circled in front of Lu Zhiyuan.

For a moment, Lu Zhiyuan smelled a very strange scent of perfume.

"Reba, you were eating smoky chocolate? This chocolate even tastes like pepper? You've been mumbling in your room all day, are you doing this?"

Lu Zhiyuan frowned and asked Reba to move away because the smell was too strong.

Simply toxic.

"Brother, smell it again and give me another chance."

Hearing Lu Zhiyuan's complaints, Reba's eyes widened and she was about to cry.

I spent a lot of money to buy perfume from France. I originally wanted to give it a big transformation, but who knew that it would still be criticized.

really.

What perfume should you give to a robot?
Just let him smell the motor oil!

He sure likes it.

However, this [Red Poison Perfume] only arrived yesterday, and I just opened the seal and used it once... Could it be that it was just thrown away like this?

This is too wasteful!

"Forget it, I'll take a loss, double the price, and sell it to Sister Cha!"

"Tell Sister Cha that this is my brother's favorite perfume."

(End of this chapter)