Chapter 261 Rushing to the Golden Horse! Zhang Junning wants to make progress!
As everyone is saving up to watch movies during the Lunar New Year, the box office of movies released in November is obviously sluggish.
Whether it is a Hollywood movie or a domestic film, it has a bad start and a weak follow-up.
Most are concentrated at the level of 30 to 40 million.
This box office would have been considered a good result in the past.
But now the rapid expansion of movie theaters in the mainland and the increase in the number of screens have caused the box office of most movies to rise slightly.
"Bullfighting", which Guan Ling did not pay much attention to, has received nearly 30 million box office as a literary film.
This shows how bad the box office was in November.
""Shoplifters" has ten Golden Horse Award nominations, "Bullfighting" has seven Golden Horse Award nominations, "Mei Lanfang" has four Golden Horse Award nominations, "Li Mi's Conjecture" has two Golden Horse Award nominations, Mainland China Can the film achieve greater success at the Golden Horse Awards? ”
“In addition to being the Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival and the Best Actress at the Golden Rooster Awards, can Zhou Xun achieve greater success at the Golden Horse Awards? ”
As the time gets closer.
All the attention of the entertainment industry is focused on the promotion of the Lunar New Year festival and the 46th Golden Horse Awards to be held in Taiwan.
The finalization and finalization of "The Crucible" is just a small episode for the mainland.
No one cares about the mainland actresses who have been soft-blocked, and no one thinks that Guan Ling's casual investment in South Korea will yield any miraculous results.
Most people just think that Guan Ling may have some kind of cooperative relationship with Bong Joon-ho.
Moreover, although movie fans in the huge country’s film market occasionally watch Korean movies, not many people really take them to heart.
Occasionally, several reporters interviewed Guan Ling about related issues, and Guan Ling also responded casually.
“It’s just a simple cooperative relationship.”
Of course Guan Ling will not pay attention to the noise from the outside world.
He has already begun to prepare for his new movie.
Some time ago, You Benchang had been studying in a nursing home.
Because of his role, he needs to play out some details.
After the audition notice for "The Age of Awakening" was completely over, Guan Ling began to choose roles in the new movie.
In addition to the two starring roles of You Benchang and Wu Junmei, Guan Ling also chose Yan Danchen as a female supporting role.
This supporting role, Guan Ling, did not choose any of her own actresses because she was purely carrying the sedan chair for You Benchang.
Yan Danchen finished filming "Source Code" first, and then came to film a new supporting role. He was excited beyond words.
Of course he agreed.
There are three or four supporting roles, and there are not too many roles. Guan Ling gave one of the roles to Zhang Shi, but asked Zhang Shi to straighten his tongue.
Get rid of your Taiwanese accent.
After all the roles were decided, Guan Ling gave everyone the script.
At first, when they saw the name of the script, everyone was a little confused.
“Is this a science fiction film?”
But when the entire script was read, no one was in tears.
Wu Junmei grabbed Guan Ling's hand, tears streaming down her face, and said that she was old and couldn't bear to see this now.
I am almost at the age of menopause and have always wanted to have a child. I have also done in vitro fertilization eight or nine times, and I have not been affected once.
Looking at this script now, everyone is confused.
So, how can a movie script be written like this?
Wu Junmei was completely dumbfounded.
What else can I say, if Director Guan is willing, I will definitely promote your movie at the Oscars.
Guan Ling naturally agreed.
Guan Ling believes that this movie will definitely win something at the Oscars.
Yan Danchen was also very sad and wanted to get into Guan Ling's arms and cry. Originally, Guan Ling was planning to let Yan Danchen treat him to dinner.
Yan Danchen was never invited to the original meal.
But because Liu Yifei was reminded by her mother and always came to Lingyun Media, Guan Ling temporarily put her mind down.
Instead, I had a good exchange with Liu Yifei.
After all, the release of "Taken 2" requires Liu Yifei to travel both to the United States and the Mainland to promote it.
After that, she will have to be busy with movies.
The time soon came to late November, Guan Ling got up and rushed to the Golden Horse.
Participate in the Golden Horse Awards ceremony.
As the previous Best Director at the Golden Horse Awards, the Golden Horse Organizing Committee called Lingyun Media many times, hoping that Guan Ling would bring his own work to participate in the Golden Horse.
At that time, Guan Ling asked: "Do you want "Shoplifters" to sweep the Golden Horse Awards? Or do you want me to carry the sedan chair?"
This news came to me through the Golden Horse Awards Organizing Committee. In the ears of many Jinma people, everyone recalled the fear of being dominated by Ang Lee the year before last.
At that time, "Lust, Caution" was like a dimensionality reduction attack, sweeping the Golden Horse Awards.
Every major protagonist has gained something.
Ang Lee is also a well-deserved Best Director, having won two Golden Horse Awards with this film.
It is worth mentioning that the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" did not win Ang Lee the title of Best Director at the Golden Horse Award that year, which is indeed an interesting thing.
Everyone is looking forward to Guan Ling coming because he can add color to the Golden Horse Film Festival.
However, there are also many nominated directors who do not want Guan Ling to participate, because if they participate, their probability of winning the award will be greatly reduced.
As the chairman of the Golden Horse Film Festival, Hou Hsiao-hsien personally called Guan Ling.
“Director Guan, you don’t have to worry about these things. If our Golden Horse Awards were just going to carry Guan to guide you, “Suspect” would not have won many awards that year, you said What?”
It was Hou Hsiao-hsien's guarantee that allowed Guan Ling to go to Golden Horse with confidence.
Compared to the Golden Rooster Award and Hundred Flowers Award, Guan Ling’s impression of the Golden Horse Award is not bad.
At least the current Golden Horse Awards have not been involved in all aspects of politics.
Guan Ling went to the Golden Horse a few days before the award ceremony.
He did not participate in the opening ceremony of the Golden Horse Awards.
For Guan Ling, only the award ceremony slightly interested him. The exposure on the red carpet was dispensable to Guan Ling.
But since I came to Taiwan, it was impossible to avoid the on-site drinking party.
Guan Ling could not refuse the invitations from Ang Lee, Johnnie To and others.
This time Ang Lee, Johnnie To and others did not have films to participate in the Golden Horse Awards. They came as award presenters.
So after Guan Ling arrived at the scene, he blended directly into the group of award-winning guests, feeling a little out of place.
"Director Guan, I saw Tang Wei's message. Thank you, Director Guan. I owe you a favor." Li An handed Guan Ling a glass of wine at the wine table.
"Director Li has thought about this many times. He is a good actor. If he can help, I will definitely not refuse."
Guan Ling said with a smile.
But in his heart, he was thinking that Tang Wei had already repaid him.
Whether he has become a spokesperson for Guan Ling to demonstrate his abilities in South Korea, he has also wildly provided many empty goals for Guan Ling.
Of course Guan Ling sees all of this.
“It is inevitable that Director Guan will win the award for “Shoplifters” this time, but I don’t know how many awards he will win.” Johnnie To said, “Actually, it stands to reason that they should let you, Director Guan, be the guest of honor. , the reason why I want you to participate in the award is probably because I want to borrow the name of "Shoplifters" from the Palme d'Or."
As a big director, of course they know that Guan Ling's "Shoplifters" is invited. of. Everyone was unconvinced.
“Director Ang Lee was in India recently, what do you think of the food there?”
At the cocktail party, Guan Ling made a joke about Ang Lee.
The mood for Li Anzheng is very unclear.
The original smile was bright and dull.
"Director Guan, you are a bit too annoying." Li An said, "Have you ever seen hand-made rice without gloves on a dusty street?"< br>
Everyone couldn't help but laugh when they saw Li An acting lively there.
Only Guan Ling is thoughtful. Everyone except him has no idea what kind of achievements Ang Lee's trip to India will bring to him.
At the on-site film festival, Guan Ling saw many familiar faces.
"Hello, Director Guan, I am Su Youpeng."
"Hello, Director Guan, long time no see."
Su Youpeng's smile was enthusiastic, standing beside him It was Xu Nuoxuan, greeting Guan Ling.
Xu Nuoxuan's fair face had a bright smile, and her eyes were shining.
She has met Guan Ling, and Guan Ling is quite familiar with her. After all, when filming Shark Beach, she was considered to play the role of Liu Yan.
Guan Ling knew that beneath her thin body was a C-shaped ferocious weapon.
Guan Ling nodded.
“I hope Director Guan wins the grand prize this time.” Although the Taiwanese girl is older, her tone of voice is still a bit seductive.
"Director Guan, because I was at Huayi, I was too embarrassed to talk to you about roles. If there is a role in the future, please consider it, Director Guan."
Su Youpeng Station Beside Guan Ling, take the initiative to speak.
"Why, are you going to terminate the contract with Huayi?"
Guan Ling's interest suddenly arose in response to Su Youpeng's words.
"Almost, the contract will be terminated next year." Su Youpeng said, "It's not just me, there should be a large wave of contract terminations at Huayi next year."
"I really haven't heard of this." Guan Ling said, "I haven't paid attention to it."
"Director Guan, you are right not to pay attention." Su Youpeng said with a naive smile, "Nowadays, in all aspects of Huayi, there is no I can compete with you, Director Guan."
Guan Ling could tell that Su Youpeng was still a little resentful.
"In short, Director Guan, if you are willing, I very much hope to join Lingyun Media." Su Youpeng recommended himself.
After chatting for a while, Guan Ling realized that Huayi was in a bad state recently.
The relationship between Su Youpeng, Lin Xiru and several others and Huayi is almost on the verge of breaking up.
The two signed a contract with Huayi in 2006, almost at the same time as Huang Xiaoming. However, Huang Xiaoming knew Guan Ling at the time, but the two were not very familiar with each other.
After Lin Xiru signed with Huayi, she saw her maids becoming more and more successful, while she herself became just a tool to attract money, and she had almost no works sold in the past few years.
There are not even one big drama or blockbuster movie.
The actress who was once so popular is gradually fading away before her eyes.
Even after Fan Bingbing and Zhou Xun left, she didn't feel that she was taken seriously.
The same goes for Su Youpeng. He was the first star to become popular in Asia. Before signing with Huayi, his "The Unruly Princess" was still a hit on the screen and was a hit for a long time.
But after joining Huayi, he was treated completely differently from Huang Xiaoming and Deng Chao at the same time.
In the past four years, only two TV series have been filmed.
On the surface, Su Youpeng said that he turned down dozens of TV drama invitations and started starring in stage plays.
In fact, Su Youpeng was not taken seriously at all, so he could only protest silently as a last resort.
Seeing that Huayi was getting worse and worse, Su Youpeng still took the initiative to express his feelings to Guan Ling at the Golden Horse Film Festival.
In the past few years, Guan Ling has excelled in domestic entertainment.
Definitely the thickest thigh.
Xu Nuoxuan next to her was stunned, her cherry mouth slightly opened.
"I haven't gotten close to Guan Daotao yet. Why did you come here first? I'm a woman, okay?"
Of course Guan Ling didn't see Xu Nuoxuan's appearance. Even if he did, he would There will be no reaction.
"If you want to come to Lingyun, I'll naturally welcome you." Guan Ling smiled and extended his hand to Su Youpeng.
“But I feel that you can act and direct at the same time.”
“Director? Be a director?”
“Yes, as a director, you are not afraid of becoming a monk halfway, but you are afraid of not becoming a monk. Think about it carefully. You have acting skills, but I think you can consider becoming a director. Whether it is a youth film, a romance film, or other genres you want to make, Lingyun Media can help you.”
< br>Su Youpeng's eyes suddenly lit up.
"If that's the case, then I won't be polite?" Su Youpeng held Guan Ling's hand tightly, "I am willing to try to transform."
Of course Guan Ling is not idle and has nothing to do. The main reason for giving Su Youpeng a chance was that he knew that the Chinese film "The Suspect's Devotion" originated from Su Youpeng.
The bond between the two also made Guan Ling willing to give Su Youpeng a chance.
In fact, even though Su Youpeng was not a successful director in his previous life, he was still a very hard-working person.
Many youth films, romance films and the like are directed by Su Youpeng.
Guan Ling thinks it is not too much.
While the two were communicating, two actresses with long hair and shawl hair appeared next to Guan Ling.
The leader is Lin Zhiling, whom we haven’t seen for a long time. She has a sweet smile.
"Director Guan, I will compete with you for the Lunar New Year stall this time. Although it hasn't started yet, my heart is already panicking."
Guan Ling couldn't help but laugh, and Lin Zhiling and Jay Chou's "The Tomb of Thorns", let alone panic, panic to death is what you should do.
Guan Ling had seen this movie in his previous life - it was a piece of shit.
It was this movie that completely woke Jay Chou up, you are the only one who sings.
It’s amazing to have one and two popular films. Do you really think you can dominate the film industry?
What caught Guan Ling's attention was another girl next to Lin Zhiling. She was almost 1.7 meters tall and was not overwhelmed by Lin Zhiling's side.
On the contrary, her temperament is quite outstanding, her eyes are bright, her facial features are exquisite, her nose is high, especially her lips, which are unusually plump.
"Hello, Director Guan, I am Zhang Junning."
The girl next to Lin Zhiling took the initiative to introduce herself, and Su Youpeng also said hello to her, showing that they knew each other.
“I just heard that Director Guan was discussing cooperation with future Director Su,” Zhang Junning said with a smile, “I also want to develop in the mainland, Director Guan, why not give me a chance?”
Of course, Guan Ling saw that this female star would be quite popular in the future. This was Zhang Junning, who had become popular in "The Legend of Wu Mei Niang", "Sima Yi" and "Detective Chinatown".
Although her appearance is not extremely beautiful.
But his eyes are very bright.
What Guan Ling saw in her eyes was sincerity.
“Of course you can give them a chance.” Guan Ling said with a smile, “I never mind giving opportunities to newcomers.”
"It just depends on how the newcomer performs."
Zhang Junning looked at Guan Ling thoughtfully.
(End of this chapter)