Chapter 288: The Embarrassing Series, Heading to the Oscars
(Revised)
“Hello, Director Guan, I’m Xu Zheng.”
Pick the phone, Xu Zheng is on the other end of the phone Zheng's voice came over cautiously.
"I know, what's wrong?"
In his arms, Yan Danchen lay on Guan Ling's chest, seeming to feel his heartbeat.
"Director Guan, you said before that if I have any difficulties in making movies in the future, I can contact you. Do you still remember?"
Guan Ling thought for a moment, he and Xu The first time they met was during "Crazy Stone", and later when they visited the cast of "Crazy Racing", Guan Ling did offer an olive branch to Xu Zheng.
It’s just that we haven’t contacted each other for such a long time, so I kind of forgot about it.
"I have something to ask Director Guan for help." Xu Zheng said, "I read on the Internet that the movie you are filming recently, Director Guan, has been completed. If you have If you have time, can I wait for you at Lingyun Media?”
"What...yo, what's the matter."
"It's about film investment."
"That's okay."
Guan Ling thought about it for a moment, probably I realized what movie it was.
The meeting time was agreed upon, and Guan Ling continued to do morning exercises with Yan Danchen.
"You are quite good at it. You bit me on purpose while I was answering the phone, right?"
"Are you uncomfortable?"
Yan Danchen held up one of his hands Chin, blinking at Guan Ling,
When she answered the phone just now, she took the initiative to attack.
After all, she is in her thirties, and she doesn’t do much maintenance. When she didn’t do that, she was still a serious senior sister. After the Rendu Second Meridian was opened, senior sister Yan Danchen was obviously more mature. Those younger junior sisters will come to live.
Don't talk about it.
Anyway, there are quite a lot of tricks.
"It's comfortable, let's continue..."
"On the call just now, are there any movie projects?" Yan Danchen asked while moving.
I also yelled from time to time.
"Yes."
"Then if there is a role, Director Guan can help me get one?"
"Of course there is no problem." Guan Ling said with a smile, "I'll ask to see if there's anything suitable."
......
While Guan Ling and Yan Danchen were making a fuss.
Lingyun Media’s announcement directly caused an uproar on the Internet.
The media will not miss the hot spots.
At this time, everyone has figured out the situation of the Korean movie "The Crucible".
This movie was released simultaneously in 600 theaters in South Korea. In the first week of its release, it easily won the top spot at the weekly box office with an overwhelming attendance rate of 48.8%, which is really rare.
Then within half a month after its release, the total number of moviegoers exceeded the five million mark.
You must know that the total number of viewers of the most popular movie in South Korea is more than 6.7 million.
Korean media have predicted that this film will have extraordinary commercial value due to its heavy topics and shocking and thought-provoking plot, and may even eventually reach the top three of Korean films. .
The emergence of this news in China is compared with Lingyun Media’s announcement.
It makes people feel an inexplicable irony!
The industry suddenly sighed.
Media outlets from all sides have published articles.
“The Korean box office champion will not be introduced to the mainland. In previous years, this does not seem surprising. But last year, Bong Joon-ho’s “Mother” was just released in the mainland. Now it is written by director Guan, and Tang Wei The movie he starred in has not made it to the mainland, which makes people feel sad. "
"'Public Outrage' has created a growth curve in the Korean box office, and "The Crucible" is rapidly heading towards the 6 million audience mark."
"According to this newspaper, data from the Korea Development Council stated that the school tragedy caused by the violent incident is worth remembering by everyone. The anger and sadness generated by the audience over the incredibly tragic display is the reason why this movie The fundamental reason for the box office success.”
Most Korean websites also praised this movie.
The film's high score of 8 or 9 points is enough to show the audience's enthusiasm and affirmation.
Naver scored 9.5, Nate scored 8.9, Daum scored 9.6, and the always picky movie website Ceni21 also gave a high score of 9.3.
The audience’s comments are even more heart-wrenching,
“The best movie this year, making people irresistibly angry”,
“It’s really frustrating to watch. , but a movie you must watch”,
"It's a movie that needs to be experienced with the heart. It's so heartbreaking that I can't keep crying."
"It's even more heartbreaking to think that the story is a reality that happened."
When these Korean comments were screenshotted and sent to the mainland, the mainland exploded.
“Holy shit, I really can’t understand, why can’t I watch something that Koreans can watch?”
“In the past, other directors would be banned from making films that were not allowed to pass censorship. The director, Director Guan, is really stupid. He just used the script, and the authorities will definitely not let it go to the stage now. It is not illegal. If it is not banned, the film cannot be introduced and released. The blame is all on the authorities."
Some. Industry insiders are also amused.
But after all, "The Crucible" was only a little more popular than "The Wind" in the end.
The less you can get, the better everyone feels.
Compared to the banned "The Crucible", although "The Wind" has a higher box office, everyone's interests have changed directly.
“Director Guan, you really find topics for us to talk about.”
Han Sanpin was speechless, "It's good now. I will start to promote the film to universities and high schools now."
China Film and Television watched the online public opinion begin to target the core, He immediately started practicing Dafa.
"The movie "The Crucible" has been evaluated internally by our company and deemed unsuitable for minors to watch. However, after consultation with the director, the movie will be played as an educational film in universities and high schools. Please Please don’t spread rumors.”
As soon as the news came out, the media immediately became happy.
"Tang Wei entered the campus? Wasn't he banned?"
"Last time I took it off, college students and high school students looked at it secretly, but this time I put it on and showed it to everyone. ?”
Online public opinion began to go astray.
And more people have seen that this movie will be fully rolled out on college and high school campuses.
This is tantamount to dropping a bombshell directly on the industry.
"What kind of movie is it? There are only a few movies that we played all the time in high school and college. The Shawshank Redemption, Forrest Gump, and Amazon.com. What, this creates new benefits for everyone. ?”
"It feels scary."
The industry's expectations are even higher.
“Holy shit, Director Guan is awesome!”
“Strongly support Director Guan’s movies to enter campuses!”
“Guan Ling, your operation is a bit embarrassing for Beijing You have such a long face." Tian Zhuangzhuang couldn't help but call Guan Ling.
"This is something that has been common in foreign movies, but this is the first time it has happened in domestic movies."
"Tian Lao, you are optimistic. I am worried about one thing now. ."
"What?"
"A lot of people will definitely criticize me when this movie is released," Guan Ling said with a smile, "Not all of them will like it." >
“You don’t have to worry about what other people think. As long as you think this movie is meaningful, it is absolutely meaningful.”
"I'm not too worried about this. They can criticize the movie from any angle, but the meaning of these two people, as long as they have watched the movie, will never bring it up."
When Guan Ling left Yan Danchen's home .
I happened to receive a call from Tang Wei.
"Director Guan, I saw the news." She was a little at a loss.
“This movie is going to be promoted in colleges and high schools across the country. Wouldn’t everyone be able to see me?”
“Yes, maybe now I can tell you straightforwardly that the ban has been lifted."
"Thank you, Director Guan."
After a long silence, Tang Wei finally spoke.
“If the director needs me, I will be on call.”
...
"Director Guan, this is the director from Hong Kong, Ye Weimin."
In Lingyun Media, Guan Ling saw Xu Zheng, and next to him was Guan Lingyou before A person who has an impression, but only a little impression and not familiar with it.
"Hello, Director Guan." Ye Weimin shook hands and said, "I met Director Guan from a distance before when I was working on the "Tou Ming Zhuan", and I never expected that I would come to ask for cooperation from Director Guan today."
< br>In fact, the Hong Kong director's friendliness towards Guan Ling is really not just an act.
Guan Ling spoke uprightly at the Oscars and indeed regained face for Hong Kong films.
Otherwise, the remake of "Infernal Affairs", which has been rare in recent years, would almost become a Japanese movie.
When the other party didn't say anything, Guan Ling couldn't remember it.
As soon as Guan Ling talked about "The Proposal", he probably knew that Chen Kexin was the assistant director.
"Director Guan, I came to you this time mainly to seek investment. Didn't you say you want to support new types of directors?"
Xu Zhengdao, "Although Director Ye has some directing experience in Hong Kong before, this is the first time he has directed independently in the Mainland."
"What script?"
Neither did Guan Ling Make casual greetings with the person, but get straight to the point.
As expected, when the other party took out the script, Guan Ling probably just turned the first few pages and pretended to put it down.
“How much money will it cost to shoot?”
“We made a preliminary budget table. It is estimated that the investment will be at least four million. Of course, the more, the better.”
"I'm all in."
Guan Ling didn't hesitate, patted Xu Zheng on the shoulder, "Do it well."
"Is it settled?" Ye Weimin's head was confused, this was also Too fast.
"Actually, Director Guan, we have actually raised some funds ourselves." Xu Zhengdao, "But you saw my bald head, right? I went to ask how to make a bald headgear, and those people told me bald headgear. It costs more than 300,000 yuan. The man also said that this hood is afraid of three things: it is afraid of dust, afraid of low temperature, and afraid of water. It is simply too difficult to take care of. "
"The self-raised funds are not much." Guan Ling said with a smile, "This movie is within my investment scope plan, and if you can't find anyone else to do it for the time being, then give me all the shares. It's not a bad thing. After all, I can afford it. And if you need it, you can add more funds, but I won’t give it up.”
Guan Ling’s toughness surprised Xu Zheng.
He and Ye Weimin finally discussed it and decided to get the money first.
As for the share, who knows how much money can be earned. What if you lose money? It's not impossible to let him go.
The two finally gave up their share and copyright.
"Do you have any ideas about the character, Director Ye?"
"To be honest, if Director Guan has any opinions about the character, you can always raise it."
< br>"Who are the people you are interested in now?"
"Basically, I am discussing the roles with Xu Zheng. Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang, who he mentioned to me, I currently think Both are better choices."
"These two are good," Guan Ling said, "If you haven't decided on the heroine yet, don't worry, I will definitely have enough acting skills." >
"Insert whatever you want!"
Ye Weimin didn't dare to say anything.
After the contract was completely finalized and several people left.
Guan Lingcai looked at Fang Ping beside him.
“What did you look at me like just now?”
“It’s just a small-budget movie, so you’re quite concerned about it, director.” Fang Ping said.
"Find someone to register the relevant copyright." Guan Ling pointed to the name on the script, "What you are interested in is that this is a low-cost movie. I think there may be a huge company behind this script. Network of connections. Everyone in the world has had embarrassing experiences. Once this copyright series is agreed upon, it will definitely be a good series in the future.”
Fang Ping was dumbfounded.
He didn't expect it at all. After reading a few pages, Director Guan had already thought about the future.
This is too outrageous.
...
After chatting with Xu Zheng about the investment in "People on the Road", Guan Ling was in a good mood.
Guan Ling is quite familiar with this series. It was originally a film series directed by a Hong Kong director, and later developed and became Xu Zheng’s unique IP.
In this life, this movie has come to your doorstep, and Guan Ling certainly has no reason to refuse.
And what he pays more attention to is not the profit from this first film.
It’s about the development prospects of this series of movies.
By winning the copyright, Guan Ling already had the upper hand.
We found a role for Yan Danchen. Zuo Xiaoqing originally played the role of Xu Zheng’s wife in the movie, but this time she was directly replaced by Yan Danchen.
Still a supporting role.
When I called Yan Danchen, the eyes on the other side felt like they were rolling to the sky.
"Director Guan, can you give me a big role next time? I have been guest starring in your movies recently, Director Guan, and I have been with you for so long. It is hard work without credit..."
" Next This time will be a sure thing!”
Guan Ling hung up the phone without mercy.
……
The time has entered March.
"The Wind" and "The Crucible" have created more and more momentum, but subsequently, the Oscars have also become a hotly discussed topic in the entertainment industry.
“Guan Ling is heading to the Oscars, can Shoplifters win another statuette?”
“Following the 79th Academy Awards Ceremony, Director Guan took him Can the film’s work be sent to the United States again to achieve great success!”
“The best foreign language film gathering in Cannes, five best foreign language films, three competitors in Cannes last year, this time they won the final victory. Who will win?”
The media began to drum up Guan Ling’s momentum.
This Oscar is extremely exciting. Not only are there multiple nominations for "Avatar", the King of the World, Cameron, will be there in person, but there is also a direct confrontation between the two Palme d'Or award-winning films last year. It is impossible for Guan Ling and Hanik to win this time. There are two votes, because there can only be one Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Guan Lingren hasn’t arrived in the United States yet.
The Chinese people all became angry.
"Director Guan, it's you who has made everyone's appetites so unscrupulous." Zhou Xun followed Guan Ling. Looking at the comments on the Internet, Zhou Xun was a little angry.
“You can be praised endlessly, but you can be stomped to death if you can’t get it. This is the current situation in most entertainment circles.”
“This is true in all walks of life,” Guan Ling said, “ In the final analysis, the main thing is to have nothing to do.”
The plane landed in Los Angeles.
Gainaote and Liu Yifei, who came first, had already rushed to Guan Ling's side.
At this moment, everyone in the world is turning their attention to Hollywood.
To the place that filmmakers all over the world yearn for.
Countless eyes inside and outside the circle are waiting for Guan Ling to create another miracle.
(End of this chapter)