Chapter 428 The movie about dystocia
Chen Linfeng nodded calmly, "Well, you heard about it too?"
Qin Hao was more sensitive to this and said in surprise, "Is there such a thing?"
Wang Qianyuan said, "I heard what my friend said, but I didn't expect it to be true."
He turned to look at Chen Linfeng, and then asked tentatively, "Director Chen, Director Zhang Meng of "The Piano of Steel", let me ask you if you are interested in visiting the set."
Chen Linfeng asked strangely, "We have been preparing for a long time, but the filming is not finished yet?"
Wang Qianyuan sighed, "The filming is actually finished, but we encountered many things and temporarily stopped post-production."
Then he introduced what happened during the filming of this movie, which was a tragedy.
During filming, I won’t talk about bad weather and scene changes.
The key crew did not have much start-up capital. Halfway through filming, the capital chain was broken and they had to raise funds.
The director mortgaged his property for this, and Wang Qianyuan also contributed some money, but by the time of post-production, the money was still not enough.
Qin Hao was stunned when he heard this, "So miserable?"
He was referring to Wang Qianyuan. Most of the people who make movies through crowdfunding will not make good movies.
Chen Linfeng was also a little surprised. In his previous life, he had heard that the filmmaking process of "The Piano of Steel" was somewhat tortuous.
I didn't expect it to be so difficult.
He knew the outcome, and of course he didn't think "The Piano" would be a bad movie.
The same is true for Wang Qianyuan. He has experienced the entire filming process and is very convinced of the director's talent.
I think this movie is a good one no matter what, otherwise I wouldn't have agreed to subsidize the movie.
That is to say, Wang Qianyuan took over the filming of Chen Linfeng's "Police Incident", became famous, and had a lot of money, otherwise it would not be his turn to contribute money.
He said sternly to Qin Hao, "This sounds like a grassroots team to you. In fact, the film is really good, otherwise I would not have the shame to mention this to Director Chen."
Chen Linfeng nodded in approval.
He was the one who initially introduced Wang Qianyuan to the film because it was a good film.
However, I never expected that the crew would be so poor that they would need extra money from the actors.
Chen Linfeng recalled it carefully, and it seemed that the heroine Qin Hailu paid for it in his previous life.
He was a little dumbfounded, so he really just crowdfunded the movie.
Wang Qianyuan is the same, making a movie and becoming a producer.
Chen Linfeng asked directly, "Our relationship is not real. Director Zhang asked me to come over because he wanted to win investment?"
Wang Qianyuan refilled the drink in the cup in front of Chen Linfeng and said with a smile, "That's probably what it means."
Chen Linfeng was noncommittal, "When you mentioned the Venice Film Festival at the beginning, what were your thoughts?"
"No, isn't this just gossiping? Besides, I just want to start things off first so that we can talk more easily."
Wang Qianyuan shook his head blankly at first, not knowing why he returned to this topic.
Then he was suddenly startled and said with some uncertainty, "Director Chen means that "The Piano of Steel" can be reported to Venice?"
On the contrary, Chen Linfeng couldn't handle it.
The fact that he served as a judge at the Venice Film Festival has spread to a small extent in the circle.
Many people have called and asked recently.
I heard Wang Qianyuan mention it just now, and I thought I wanted to ask if there was any chance.
Unexpectedly, I made an own mistake.
Um?
It doesn’t seem like it’s an own goal.
Chen Linfeng thought to himself that it would not be better to vote for a movie that he liked anyway.
There are already many films registered for the exhibition next year, and it would be good to have another film called "The Piano of Steel".
He was silent for a moment, trying to understand the logic, and then said, "I think it's okay. It's not a bad thing to try."
There are no promises, everything will wait until the film is selected.
"But this way, I can't invest in your film."
This is the truth, otherwise it would be impossible to explain what is happening in the melons and plums.
However, the people around him were not stupid. They all knew the meaning of what Chen Linfeng just said.
Qin Hao coughed, "Yuan'er, I'm looking for a brother if I need investment. I happen to have some spare money."
"Didn't you think just now that Yuan'er's film crew is a grassroots team?"
Lei Jiayin smiled at Wang Qianyuan and said, "When it comes to money, I also have it, brother. I don't dare to say that there is too much, but a few dozen or even millions is still no problem."
Shi Xiaolong said a little embarrassedly, "I think it's not easy for both of them to make money, so it's better not to let them fill the hole."
Seeing the disdainful looks in Qin Hao's and Lei Jiayin's eyes, he straightened his back and spoke as confidently as possible,
"I'm not telling you, don't think that it's just a matter of finishing the post-production. When you get to Venice, you have to pay for public relations and publicity. It's not that simple."
When Chen Linfeng first participated in the Venice Film Festival, Shi Xiaolong went with him.
He also heard about the routines in the following film festivals, so he really knew a lot of inside information.
Only then did Wang Qianyuan, Qin Hao, and Lei Jiayin think of this problem.
Yes, if you go to a film festival for reference, you have to spend an extra fee. Just paying for post-production is not enough, and it may even be far from enough.
Qin Hao and Lei Jiayin stopped talking now.
Wang Qianyuan thought about this and looked at Chen Linfeng, "Director Chen, what do you think?"
"You still have to pass the preliminary rounds before you can follow up, but once you enter the main competition unit, if you want to achieve results, a public relations fee is indeed indispensable."
Chen Linfeng briefly talked about the routines of the film festival. Everyone has vaguely heard of these things.
But when it comes to such details, only a person like Director Xiao Chen, who has swept through major film festivals, knows better.
After Wang Qianyuan heard this, he thought more.
He looked at Shi Xiaolong, and at the same time looked at Chen Linfeng's expression, and said, "How about Xiaolong, you have time to talk to Director Zhang first, and then make a decision?"
He said sincerely, "After all, we still have to take a closer look first. After all, you have to be careful about spending money."
"Okay, I'm quite interested in your movie."
That was finally settled.
After talking about this, everyone started talking about next year's Venice Film Festival.
“It feels like the circle’s attention to the European Film Festival has suddenly decreased in the past two years.” This is what Qin Hao feels the most.
He has experienced the film festivals before and after, and there are slight differences in the public opinion environment and the film festival scene.
Lei Jiayin said, "Nowadays, everyone wants to make commercial films to win the box office. For example, director Chen's "Hurricane Rescue" has a global revenue of 500 million US dollars. How much money will be made? No matter how much copyrights can be sold for literary and artistic films, they are far behind. Ah.”
Wang Qianyuan said, "It makes sense. In the past, I was interested in awards because I could make money. Now I am interested in box office because I can make money."
Shi Xiaolong asked, "Isn't it for art?"
He could only work in commercial films from the beginning, but he has a strange longing for literary films.
Especially since his younger brother keeps winning awards, he feels that there should be many directors who make literary films, not just for money.
Others looked at Director Xiao Chen who was "not for money" and wanted to ask for an answer.
Chen Linfeng took a sip of his drink calmly, "Why do you think so much? It's not like you can't have both."
"Except for the most famous of the sixth-generation directors, the other directors are not famous enough, so they naturally receive less attention. This is normal."
Chen Linfeng continued his analysis,
"The country is developing too fast now, and many themes from the past are not very suitable for the new era. The sixth generation directors themselves have doubts in their hearts, and the number of films produced has dropped.
The new generation has grown up in this environment and has not yet reached the stage of success, so now the directors of literary and artistic films seem to be a bit out of touch.
If there are fewer films that stand out, there will be fewer shortlisted films.
Since they have nothing to do with their own affairs, the public is even less concerned. This is one of the reasons why the three major European companies no longer attract so much attention. ”
Everyone nodded, they also vaguely felt this way.
"It's not just because of these," Lei Jiayin pursed her lips at Chen Linfeng and said with a smile,
"Director Chen has won consecutive awards before, which has raised the threshold of the media and the public too high. Other directors' films often don't win awards, so they are definitely not that interested."
"Indeed, I said that this year's top three majors are all boring. It turns out that Director Chen is missing."
A few people think it makes sense.
Qin Hao said with a smile, "A round head can occasionally say something reliable. This head is not in vain."
"Go, go, go. If you can't speak, you don't have to speak."
……
I usually write novels at home, but when I get a little bored, I go out for a walk. Chen Linfeng's life is quite comfortable.
He has tried fishing a few times recently, but despite the help of newbies, he just couldn't catch a few fish.
Didn't enjoy the sport at all.
The fishing guy couldn't do it, so Chen Linfeng returned to his otaku form, either writing novels or reading novels.
It's a pity that he read too many novels in his previous life, so now he can only find novels that he has never read before, that is, novels that have appeared because of him.
There are quite a few.
During these days, Liu Qianqian has not only gone out to participate in several commercial activities, but also signed several endorsement deals.
Most of the rest of the time was spent at home with him.
Both of them are characters who can stay home forever. One makes fun of the cat, the other reads novels, and occasionally does some "love" things. Their little life is extremely happy.
Fans are anxious.
Liu Qianqian is a little better. She just got rid of her craving for "The Ugly Duckling" and she usually shows up from time to time.
Chen Linfeng has not appeared in many scenes since the Oscars.
The last few works have been made by directors and screenwriters who do not show their faces.
This made his fans very dissatisfied.
Especially recently, Chen Linfeng always posts some recommendations for online novels on Weibo.
Co-author: You would rather read novels at home than go out to do business, right?
Although these novels are quite good, those who like to read online articles will find them enjoyable. Xiao Chen has a good taste.
But you can't sink like this.
Every day, there are people on Chen Linfeng’s Weibo urging him to come out for business.
I have never heard any interview invitations from the media.
All this is because of the series of results in the summer.
"Taken" ended with a domestic box office of 930 million and a global box office of 540 million US dollars.
Currently ranked 6th on the global box office list in 2010.
Among the movies before it, "The Twilight Saga", which cost 693 million US dollars, is the work of Chen Linfeng's company.
"Despicable Me" US$636 million, is the work of screenwriter Chen Linfeng.
Coupled with "Taken", half of the top six movies at the global box office are related to him.
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