Chapter 315 Another first of its kind
Zhang Yimou looked determined, "So I will still prepare the next film with you, I just temporarily joined someone else's crew to help direct a film."
"Why did you spot that Xiao Chen?"
Zhang Weiping couldn't understand, "What benefits did he give you to help him? You are now the top director in the country, and you are joining forces with him "Director, isn't this just giving him an advantage?"
Zhang Yimou said calmly, "Is it cheap or not? There's not much to say about this. Anyway, I have already made an agreement with Xiao Chen and will start preparations immediately. The filming will start after the year. , will not affect our project.”
He was determined this time. No matter what Zhang Weiping said, it was useless. His lifelong honor was at stake. No matter what, it was imperative to make this film.
Zhang Weiping was so angry that he took a series of photos of the table.
He also regretted it. If he had known better, he would have taken on this film. Now that the project is in the hands of Chen Linfeng, it makes him even more uncomfortable.
It’s just that this emotion cannot be expressed clearly. If Zhang Yimou notices it, Zhang Weiping will have no choice but to leave him alone in the future.
Although he has dirty information about the other party in his hands, how could he choose to fall out at this time?
Finally, Zhang Weiping stretched his hands up and down his chest, calmed down the suffocation in his heart for a while, and tried to make his voice as calm as possible.
"Yimou, for the sake of your face, I won't argue with Chen Linfeng this time, but I have to agree that this kind of thing will never happen again."
Zhang Yimou breathed a sigh of relief and kept saying He said, "No, it's just that Xiao Chen's script is so good that I really can't give up. The two of us work together so well. I know how much worry I save with your help."
Listening to Zhang Yimou's rare kind words, Zhang Weiping forced a smile.
“I know, we two brothers have had some bumps and tumbles over the years, but we are truly of the same mind. I’m so angry this time, just think that I’m not clear-headed and I just said something meaningful. No, don’t forget it.”
Zhang Yimou waved his hand, he was used to this.
The two finally reached a compromise, and Chen Linfeng soon learned the news.
He contacted Sister Mei and Chen Shantong and asked them to connect with Zhang Yimou. The subsequent investment and preparation, as well as the manpower of the crew, must be arranged for Director Zhang.
Zhang Yimou only needs to bring his familiar photographers, artists and other key personnel. Zhang Weiping will not let go of the rest.
After hearing the whole story, Chen Shantong exclaimed, "What you did was really a coincidence. If people outside knew that you two were collaborating on a movie, they would be very excited. ”
Sister Mei had other ideas during the call, "Xiao Feng, do you think it's possible for us to pry Director Zhang over? I don't think their relationship is very harmonious."
" Okay, it's a little early for you to think about this now. Let's make arrangements for Director Zhang first and let him know that there will always be opportunities in the future if we cooperate with you."
"Okay, I understand."
On September 24, "Painted Skin 1" was released, with good box office results and good reputation, giving the audience more confidence in domestic films.
After experiencing the Olympic Games, the film market seems to have burst into new vitality, and the audience's enthusiasm for watching movies is high.
Kirin Studio released the third trailer at this time.
This time the trailer has changed its style again, with a full suspenseful atmosphere.
This made netizens begin to wonder what the film’s positioning is.
How come every promotional video looks pretty good, and one is released every once in a while to attract people, but they don’t want to watch the actual video. Isn’t this just to make people appetizing.
This is Chen Linfeng’s purpose, no matter how much netizens complain in the comment area below the blog post.
He just took it as a compliment.
Nowadays, the marketing model of movies is not that complicated. Most producers just cut a trailer to let the public have an understanding of the style of the movie.
No one like Chen Linfeng, who releases promotional videos continuously, with completely different styles. Each time, it arouses a wave of discussion, which can be regarded as making the trailers go out of style.
Some people in the industry began to pay attention to Chen Linfeng's operation and felt that what he did seemed interesting.
As expected, just after early October, Chen Linfeng continued to release trailers.
The continuous promotional videos have made many people aware of the news that "Police Incident" is about to be released.
Netizens are becoming more and more optimistic about Chen Linfeng's new film.
Many people probably know Xiao Chen's temperament. If it were an ordinary film, or a work that was suitable for the viewing group, he would definitely not promote it in such a big way.
For example, "Cracking Drummer" is an example. The producer even announced to everyone that it is recommended that viewers who do not like literary films watch with caution.
Going forward, "She" also had similar operations.
These practices have virtually increased fans' trust in Xiao Chen.
Not only that, core fans are also telling the public about their idol’s style to help increase the popularity.
Chen Linfeng’s actions of cherishing feathers in the past have been rewarded now.
Not long after the movie promotion video was released, he released the first trailer of "Reply", which also attracted a lot of attention.
Film and television companies in the industry began to wonder what Xiao Chen wanted to do and why a TV series was promoted with such great fanfare.
Wasn't he like this before?
This approach even prompted Fang Hua to call specifically to ask.
"Xiao Chen, what's wrong with you this time? Didn't you pay much attention to the promotion of TV series in the past? Some of the comrades in the station are even reviewing whether they have failed to do something well."< br>
“No, it’s not troublesome anyway, just follow it and promote it, it’s not that I have any dissatisfaction with our station.”
“Oh, I’m just asking, you can do it according to your own ideas, After all, it’s a good thing to have some enthusiasm in advance.”
Fang Hua wondered if he had failed to do something well, so he asked Xiao Chen to go out in person to help with publicity.
He couldn't help but think too much. The name Chen Linfeng carried too much weight in today's TV drama field. It was basically a guarantee of ratings.
Even if he is from Huayangtai, he must be dealt with carefully.
As soon as Chen Linfeng hung up the phone, it immediately rang again.
“Hey, Brother Fang, is there anything else?”
"Xiao Feng, it's me."
"Oh, Sister Mei, what's the matter?"
Sister Mei's voice was full of joy, "Xiao Feng, you have been selected again this year. The shortlist for the Booker Prize is now on the shortlist, and this time there is also a nomination for the Goncourt Literary Prize in France.
Not only that, I heard that the Book Critics Association Award in the United States is also interested in including "Her". This is a work. Oh, this is hearsay, don’t take it seriously for now.”
“This is good news, but I don’t know if there is a chance of winning this year. Last year, it fell through.” >
"The hope is not small. "Infinite World 3" has done so well this year, they can't turn a blind eye."
What Sister Mei said makes sense. The "Infinite World" series itself wants to criticize the literary genre. Awards, not much hope.
Most of the awards for best-sellers are not very valuable. Chen Linfeng has won many awards over the years, and he is no longer rare.
Even works of the level of "Harry Potter" are not outstanding in terms of awards.
Except for winning the Andersen Award for children's literature, the other awards are similar to "Infinite World" and are not worth mentioning.
However, the difference between Chen Linfeng and Chen Linfeng is that he has a copy of "She". When the two are combined, it is different.
Strictly speaking, "Her" is more of a serious literature genre, and can be considered a science fiction genre. It can fit into both.
As he gains more and more fame through best-selling books, the novel "Her" will also gain more attention.
As a literary work that imagines the future society, its content setting brings a sense of reality to people, even more so than similar works.
After several years of fermentation, it has now become more and more popular in major international literary awards.
One obvious sign is that media such as Time Magazine and The Times publish recommended book lists every year.
In addition to best-selling book types and literary works, there will also be a recommendation of the top 10 or 20.
The novel "Her" has gradually been ranking higher in this list in recent years, which itself also represents the attention of the European and American literary circles.
The major literary awards and the direction of attention of the literary world are inherently connected.
Another point is that there were not that many channels for the initial release of "Her", at least far worse than "Infinite World". Therefore, new language translations of "Her" are constantly appearing, and newly released reprints are also constantly being released.
Why do you say this?
This is related to the rules for the inclusion of literary works in most literary awards today.
Take the Booker Prize as an example. The shortlisted works they select have limited time requirements, that is, they must be the latest works published in the previous year.
Newly translated versions, or reprints with slight changes, such as "Her", also meet the inclusion requirements, and thus are eligible for selection.
In fact, it is just a bug, but this is a common unspoken rule and an operating method recognized by various literary awards.
……
October passed quickly and November came.
The weather has cooled down by this time. Fortunately, the British climate is maritime, so it is quite bearable.
The filming of "Sherlock" has now transitioned to the final episode.
This show is said to have only three episodes per season, but each episode is one and a half hours, which is basically the length of a movie.
The filming method of the crew itself is very similar to filming a movie. If you want to make an analogy, it is a bit similar to the domestic CCTV version of Lu Xiaofeng, which belongs to the category of TV movies.
Originally, the filming took at least half a year, but Chen Linfeng's outstanding performance greatly accelerated the filming progress, and it is expected to be completed in more than a month.
In China, Qilin Studio and China Film Group organized a movie viewing party in theaters. The specific situation was not clear as Chen Linfeng was not present.
But one thing is clear, that is, after this screening, the film schedule given by theaters is almost the same as that of "Mei Lanfang".
Some theater managers suddenly became amiable and amiable. They left phone calls with Sister Mei and expressed that they would communicate more in the future.
Everyone is a businessman, and what they care about is a profit. In their view, "Police Incident" is very likely to bring them good profits.
Considering Chen Linfeng’s reputation in the field of TV dramas.
Maybe Xiao Chen wants to bring his talents to the film field. The managers feel that they can invest some money in advance.
When the filming data was sent to Chen Linfeng, he was a little surprised.
Although Chen Kaige was badly damaged in later generations, in fact, before 2010, this was really a top director. Most theaters recognized him, and the audience also recognized him.
Even if "The Promise" is like that, everyone still pays more attention to director Da Chen's new movie.
I remember that in the previous life, the film schedule of "Mei Lanfang" was a typical one that dominated the schedule. "Ip Man" was released a week later, but it was still obviously squeezed out of the film schedule.
This is all the result of restraint. At the time of "The Promise", no matter how good a blockbuster you were, you had to get out of the way when you encountered Chen Kaige.
This is the domineering nature of Director Chen. If you don’t like it, don’t play with it.
However, now that Director Chen is facing him, Director Chen has become more reasonable. Wouldn't it be nice if we all get along well with each other and share the schedule equally?
Chen Linfeng knew that Han Shanping must have done some work behind the scenes. Of course, director Chen Kaige should have relented, plus the feedback from the film was very good.
This should be the result of many reasons.
At the same time, the screening of "Police Incident" was also confirmed. At first, the theaters felt a little strange that Xiao Chen wanted to launch such a large-scale screening.
After watching the film, I knew in my mind that this was a bet on the audience’s reputation.
It's just that no movie has tried this kind of large-scale screening before, and I don't know how the effect will be.
Xiao Chen will be the first to try it, and everyone is happy to see the results.
In the early publicity, Kirin, as the producer, did a very good job.
Now it’s China Film’s turn to perform.
Various offline promotions have been launched one after another. Han Shan achieves two goals at the same time. Often, next to the advertisement for "Mei Lanfang" is "Police Incident".
Later, pictures of Chen and Chen were even put together for publicity.
The competition between two directors named Chen, the passionate collision of two generations of directors.
The main theme is a mutual confrontation.
The media coverage has reached a new level.
There were discussions about who would win between Chen Linfeng and Chen Kaige, and some analyzed the content of the two movies, including the comparison between the actors of "Police Incident" and the actors of "Mei Lanfang".
Of course, in this last one, "Police Incident" is definitely a complete failure.
For a time, there were rumors that Chen and Chen were at odds with each other and even scolded each other on the phone.
Things that Chen Linfeng himself didn’t even know were spread by the media.
There are even reports that describe vividly how big Chen spoke fiercely and how Xiao Chen came back strongly.
This kind of publicity model reminded Chen Linfeng of his experience when Neon’s new book was released.
It seems that Mr. Han also understands the essence of hype.
At this time, the results of the French Goncourt Prize and the British Booker Prize were sent back to China.
Chen Linfeng failed in France, but successfully won the Booker Prize.
Another first-of-its-kind honor for a Chinese writer!
The literary circle is abuzz.
Fans are excited.
The public did not know the value of this award, but the media and "enthusiastic people" made it clear in a short period of time.
Winning the Booker Prize means that the winning work is the best among all the works in the English-speaking world this year.
It can be said that it is the highest literary award in the European and American world.
It may not have been that powerful before, but now, in China, it is.
At the time of the hustle and bustle, the beautiful country's "Twilight" was released. It earned more than 70 million in box office in the first three days of the weekend, and also won the weekly box office championship.
When the news spread back to China, there was another uproar.
The media who were not optimistic about Chen Linfeng's acquisition of a Hollywood company before were convinced that this was a decision that they took for granted and would inevitably suffer losses in the future, and might go bankrupt in two years.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, "Twilight" came to slap him in the face.
“This first weekend’s box office results are a big hit, right?”
"Yes, even if the box office data drops off a cliff in the future, we can still make a lot of money."
"What about those people who said before that they would go bankrupt at the top? Come out and speak."
< br>Chen Linfeng’s fans are arrogantly enforcing laws everywhere on the Internet. They feel like it’s the New Year, and good news comes one after another.
Indeed, "Police Incident" will soon be screened in various places.
Audiences who watched the movie in advance were praised online.
The reputation has not declined for nearly two weeks.
Obviously, this is really good quality, and many fans and fans have reached the highest level of expectations for the movie.
On the evening of December 4th, the premiere ceremony of "Police Incident" began.
8.5k, even more.
I have finished writing the foreshadowing, and the plot will be released tomorrow.
I feel that the plot arrangement of this part is not very good. The window period between the works is too long, and the novice experience is not enough.
This lesson will definitely be applied to the next time 0.0
(End of this chapter)