Chapter 93 A ship about to leak
Beijing, Taiwan Hotel.
This is a time-honored restaurant that has been open around Wangfujing Street since the 1990s. The Taiwanese food in it is very authentic.
The most famous ones are three-cup chicken, pineapple fritters shrimp and curry Roche shrimp, as well as various Taiwanese delicacies, such as grapefruit vinegar pig ears, Taiwanese rice cakes, Taiwanese sausage and roadside oyster omelet. Everything is available.
In a private room at the Ming stall, various dishes were gradually served by waiters wearing masks.
"Gentlemen, please have your meal." The waiter greeted the two people in front of him in a classic Taiwanese accent.
“I have been in Beijing for so long, and to be honest, this is my first time here. Before, others took me to places like KTV.” Chen Guofu, wearing black-rimmed glasses, smiled,
"I have been adapting to the mainland, but today I still feel more cordial. Director Guan, you are considerate."
The person sitting opposite Chen Guofu was naturally Guan Ling. He asked Chen Xia to go through an intermediary. Made an appointment with Chen Guofu.
Feng Xiaogang's side, Guan Ling, has already left it. How he chooses is his own business. But Chen Guofu and Guan Ling will definitely not leave it to Huayi, because as long as it is left to Huayi, Huayi may be able to ease the situation. Take a breath, after all, this guy can write and direct.
The news from Wang Jinghua was not only about these signees, but also the news that Focus Media wanted to invest.
Guan Ling understood after thinking about it for a moment. It is normal for a company to prepare for a one or two years if it wants to go public.
As for Huayi, it is preparing, but Guan Ling has been beaten for half a year from September last year to now. Therefore, Focus Media’s investment negotiations have also stalled.
Everyone is watching the situation. Guan Ling shouts fiercely online, but Huayi will not die even if he shouts a few times online.
Guan Ling was just a small director in the entertainment industry in his previous life, but he also knew how ruthless the ruthless people in this industry were, so he was not prepared to let Huayi still have a way to survive from the perspective of movies.
Then Chen Guofu must leave Huayi, and the price will be trivial.
And Lingyun Media itself needs talents.
If you don’t poach Huayi, who will?
“I knew that Director Chen was from Taichung, so I specially looked for Taiwanese food.” Guan Ling also told the truth. He had indeed put in the effort and prepared a lot of scripts.
Both of them were very direct. They talked about life, their opinions on movies, and about Guan Ling winning the first statuette for Mainland China.
We also talked about Ang Lee. He was filming "Lust, Caution" and the actor he chose was a girl from the Chinese Drama Director Department. This person defeated Zhang Ziyi and won the heroine.
Purely gossip, Chen Guofu said that he also knows this girl and her boyfriend, and they are said to be getting married soon.
While we were enjoying our meal, we chatted about "Two Eyes". Guan Ling said that this movie is the most awesome domestic horror film, especially the massacre in the Taoist temple, which is so interesting. Son.
Chen Guofu waved his hands repeatedly and said that Director Guan was overly praised. After all, he was not from a major, and it was all down to luck.
He also said that the food on this table reminded him of the taste of his grandma.
After almost eating, Guan Ling got straight to the point.
"I invited Director Chen today because I want to talk about Director Chen's position."
Come, come, finally here.
Chen Guofu guessed it, he smiled and said: "Director Guan may be a little late. Just last year, I just signed a contract with Huayi for six years."
"I I know." Guan Ling didn't pretend, "I know that Director Chen signed a contract with Huayi, and the cooperative relationship with Huayi was relatively good when he was in Colombia."
"Since you know that, Director Guan, you know that I won't leave Huayi for the time being. Mr. Wang values me very much. Moreover, things between Lingyun Media and Huayi are in serious trouble now. It is even more difficult for me to leave at this time. Huayi."
"Don't be nervous, Director Chen. Today is just a business transaction. It doesn't matter whether the negotiation is successful or not, but I still have to say something. What do you think?"
"Director Guan, you said."
"I know that for you, Director Chen, you pay more attention to artistic creation and have been committed to the integration and creation of Chinese-language films from the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places,
rather than making A nanny-style art director, everything from administration, to art, to final publicity is placed on your shoulders.
At this point, we have the same expectations, but I prefer Chinese. Movie, promote it to the world."
"Director Guan, you have a bigger picture, but it's difficult." Chen Guofu will not be fooled by Guan Ling's words.
"So I won't tell you, Director Chen, such lies and clichés."
Guan Ling came up with many scripts, many,
"Director Chen, I just brought some scripts over here. You can take a look here.
The ceiling of Chinese movies has been like this in the past few years, so I may go to Hollywood first,
But I have already prepared the domestic layout. It is just a matter of directors and producers, but spending money can always Even if it’s not Director Qin Chen today, it might be someone else, but I value your seriousness and persistence in the movie more.
Whether it is the Golden Horse Best Director or a movie like "Twin Eyes" , all prove that you have control over all the details of artistic creation,
People like you can do things everywhere, there is no need to be on a boat that is about to leak, you said Woolen cloth? "
Guan Ling's straightforwardness made Chen Guofu a little confused. He was especially confused by the sentence that Huayi was a leaky ship. Why didn't he see it?
"You You can take a look at these scripts first, and we’ll talk about them later if you have anything to say. ”
Guan Ling started drinking tea.
He used this trick last time with Cheng Long.
To deal with people like Chen Guofu, money is important, but Money is not that important.
Because people have artistic pursuits and vision. People like them pay more attention to dominance and whether the art form can follow their ideas.
Guan Ling doesn't care. For Guan Ling, art forms are all made in the mind.
On this point, there is indeed a gap between Guan Ling and others.
So he doesn’t mind giving away part of the production rights, especially for the movies that Huayi will produce in the future. Wouldn’t it be crazy not to cut off the Huayi movies?
Chen Guofu was reading the script there, drinking water from time to time and reading it again.
Looked up at Guan Ling and turned the page again.
There was sweat on my forehead. I wiped the sweat and turned over it.
Is Huayi a leaky ship?
Chen Guofu was a little hesitant in his suspicion just now.
In the room, Guan Ling also felt bored, but he had already anticipated this problem and took out the book Liu Yifei had given him before, a Japanese book called "How Wise Men and Fools Speak". , Chinese version.
Guan Ling has been reading this book for almost two years, but he has never finished it. It just sits in the capital.
This time I brought the script over and picked it up easily. I thought of this picture.
Last time, I waited eagerly for Cheng Long for more than an hour. This time, Guan Ling learned to be smarter.
Chen Guofu didn’t want to read it at first, but he still couldn’t take his eyes away. Can you resist the script presented by the Oscar winner for Best Original Screenplay?
He turned over them one by one.
"The Wind"
"Di Renjie: The Tongtian Empire" "Painted Skin 1, 2"
"Tangshan Earthquake"
"Bullfighting"
"Turning the Mountain"
"Twelve Zodiac Signs"
"Journey to the West·Conquering the Demons"
"Di Renjie: The Dragon King of the Dragon City"
"Embroidered Spring Knife"
"Hot Pot Hero" 》
《Predecessor Strategy》
《Golden Heist》
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After reading the scripts one by one, what do Chen Guofu think? Something is wrong.
There are good scripts, purely commercial films, and art films. But he accepts all these types.
He still didn't look up at this moment, because those scripts really attracted his eyes, but the inexplicable confidence he had in Huayi just now gradually disappeared.
There were many scripts, but he felt that his eyes were gradually getting blurred. He could see every word clearly, but every word seemed to have entered his mind and then slipped away. He could only When you feel that you have turned to a certain place, you will feel a little surprised.
Is Huayi a leaky ship?
Chen Guofu was a little nervous now, because he felt that the water would indeed leak because someone was ramming him with an aircraft carrier.
He looked at the script in a daze, his body tensing up little by little, his back numb, and his mind empty.
Then he saw another script, which was different from other scripts because it was written in black letters as a love letter to Tsinghua University.
The name of the movie is four big characters.
"What does this movie mean?"
Chen Guofu pointed to the four words and asked Guan Ling. He didn't quite understand what a love letter to Tsinghua meant.
"This movie depends on the situation. If it is possible, it will be a centenary gift to Tsinghua University." Guan Ling said with a smile.
Chen Guofu was confused. Guan Ling was not from Tsinghua University, either? Not from Nortel?
But he didn't have the nerve to ask. After reading the script, he closed it and his eyes couldn't see clearly.
The long-term mental pressure made him need to rest.
In the chair in the private room, Chen Guofu was sitting on pins and needles. He wanted to say a lot, but he was choked and couldn't say it.
"These scripts...where did you collect them?"
It seemed that after a long period of mental preparation, Chen Guofu finally spoke, but he was a bit confused when he asked this question. Not confident.
"The quality is so good, I can predict that these are good movies."
In the entire film industry, there are ten or twenty people who know more about movies than him? Up to thirty.
He is the handful of people who understand movies best.
And now, he is numb.
Guan Ling did not answer his question, but collected the scripts bit by bit and put them in the bag he brought with him.
Every time he put a book in, Chen Guofu's body trembled.
"I'm waiting for your answer, Director Chen. If you want to leave Huayi, Lingyun Media will solve your contract problem. If you come to Lingyun Media, you will still have the position of art director. The difference is that I You can be the producer of these scripts
And I will also give you the right to choose other movies. We can discuss the specific cooperation details. "
Guan Ling asked confidently. Said, "I believe that we will cooperate successfully, right?"
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After leaving the Taiwan Hotel.
Chen Guofu got into his assistant's car.
The assistant was a young man named Luo. He saw that Chen Guofu was a little tired and deliberately left a small gap in the car window.
Suddenly, Chen Guofu trembled,
"Ronaldo, when was Tsinghua founded?"
"Huh?"
Ronaldo was a little confused, but luckily he didn't drive. He immediately took out his mobile phone and searched the web. Click.
"Mr. Chen, Tsinghua University was founded in 1911."
Chen Guofu seemed to have heard it, but he seemed not to have heard it.
The car started and Ronaldinho drove very steadily on the road. He is an experienced driver.
Later, Chen Guofu suddenly said to himself.
"2006, 2011, five years, five years, how can these scripts be five years worth?"
He spoke in such a mess that Ronaldinho did not dare to interrupt.
He only felt that something was very wrong with Mr. Chen today. He had never seen Director Chen behave like this before.
After a while, Chen Guofu suddenly howled behind him.
"This ship is about to break!"
"The ship is broken and everyone is dead!"
Ronaldo was so frightened that his hands shook, and the car swayed on the road, behind him Being shaken, he honked the horn like crazy, which seemed like he was scolding her.
Ronaldinho was scared to death and secretly complained in his heart,
I was driving a car, not a boat!
Not a boat!
(End of this chapter)