Chapter 226 Director Wang
“Director Wang.”
Wang Shu returned home and unexpectedly received a sudden call from Hao Su.
"Sister Lu?" Wang Shu responded.
He knew that Hao Su had not been going well recently.
Lou Ye was officially banned for "Summer Palace", and Hao Shu was also interviewed as the heroine of the film.
Although there is no clear document instruction, she has been boycotted by the industry, which is equivalent to a soft ban.
"I" Hao Su opened his mouth, unable to speak for a moment, then remained silent for a moment, and then asked, "Is Director Wang busy recently?"
"Busy, there are a lot of things." Wang The tree responded.
Although Hao Su didn't say it clearly yet, Wang Shu probably guessed the purpose of Hao Su's call.
After all, he is now the second domestic director with a single film box office exceeding 200 million. He has a good relationship with Han Sanping of China Film Group and has met some people. He has a certain status and connections.
"Do you have time, Director Wang? I would like to treat you to a meal." Hao Su said through gritted teeth.
"Uh" Wang Shu pondered for a moment after hearing this, and then said, "I'm really busy now, so I don't need to eat. If you have anything, just tell me on the phone."
Hao Su gritted his teeth, but finally did not speak, but said softly: "It's okay, I just want to ask Mr. Wang out to have dinner together."
"Haha." Wang Shu laughed twice. He said, "We can get together when we have time. I'm quite busy now and don't have time."
"Yeah," Hao Su responded, and then said, "Okay, I'll make an appointment with Director Wang later when I have time."
"Okay." Wang Shu didn't refuse and immediately agreed.
The two then exchanged a few words and hung up the phone.
As for Hao Shu's ban, it has not actually spread in the circle. From Wang Shu's perspective, he would not know about it.
Even if Wang Shu had replaced Hao Su before due to concerns about the impact of "The Summer Palace", he shouldn't have known.
Because the above only issued a document banning Lou Ye and did not punish Hao Su.
In the film industry, directors and producers have always been punished, while actors will not suffer much impact.
Therefore, in the inherent concept of most people, Hao Shu will not suffer.
But Wang Shu was different. He clearly knew that Hao Shu was influenced by "The Summer Palace".
He felt that Hao Su should have felt this phone call.
The scale of the movie "Summer Palace" is actually comparable to that of "Lust, Caution".
Hao Su was inside and basically exposed everything that should be exposed.
Her being banned is basically the same as Tang Wei’s being banned for starring in "Lust, Caution".
When Li Eu directed "Lust, Caution", he first invited Liu Yifei and Shu Qi, but they both refused because the scale was too large.
Zhang Ziyi then took the initiative to approach Li Eucalyptus and expressed her willingness to play the role. Li Eucalyptus refused on the grounds that Zhang Ziyi's image and temperament did not fit the role.
In the end, Tang Wei was chosen.
From the perspective of consequentialism, Zhang Ziyi was rejected by Li Yu, which was a blessing in disguise.
As for Shu Qi, it wasn’t that the scale was too big and she refused, but she made her debut in an educational film and finally came to shore with a clean slate, so naturally she wouldn’t be willing.
Shu Qi made his debut in educational films, not to mention.
In the 1990s, when she was filming in Hong Kong Island, Baodao brought someone with a black nature to visit the crew. The man pulled Shu Qi and beat the real army in front of the entire crew.
This matter has been reported in mainland newspapers.
Wang Shu had no intention of getting involved in Hao Su's matter. After all, the two of them didn't have much friendship. They could only be regarded as acquaintances, so it was impossible for them to be thankless.
What's more, he couldn't control this kind of ban even if he wanted to.
Since Hao Su didn't say anything this time, he just pretended that he didn't know.
Wang Shu sat in front of the computer at home and browsed a piece of news.
On the bank of the Huangpu River in the magical city with pleasant autumn breeze, Peking University Starlight Group held a grand opening ceremony for the 25-episode urban fashion and emotional TV series "Modern Beauty" invested and filmed by it.
Under the leadership of Chairman Ni Yin and director Jiang Jiajun, eight beauties and three handsome men starring in the film appeared together.
Senior beauty Yang Christine first stepped onto the red carpet hand in hand with Chairman Ni Yin; followed by director Jiang Jiajun and newcomer Wang Yu who played the female lead, followed by Huo Jianhua, Shin Minxi from South Korea, Yu Xiaowei, Li Xuan, Lu Jiejun, Hou Fang and Weng Hong who guest star.
This drama not only stars Yang Christine, but also Weng Hong, Tang Yan and Hai Lu
It can be said that it has gathered a large number of beauties.
However, the show was not very popular.
Yang Christine. She has moved from Hong Kong Island to the Mainland since the millennium and settled in the Magic City.
As a female star of ATV in Hong Kong, like Zhou Haiwei, a female star of both TVB and ATV, she did not develop very well after moving to the mainland.
Coming to the mainland from Hong Kong Island, after all, I lack the foundation and connections.
In addition, Wang Shu also saw news about the movie "Love Call Transfer".
This drama is directed by Zhang Jianya, starring Xu Zheng, starring Liu Yiwei, Ning Jing, Bai Li, Yi Nengjing, Che Yongli, Shen Xin, Song Jia, Fan Binbin, Jiang Hongbo, Qin Hailu, Huang Shengyi, Gong Beibi , Zhai Ying and others co-starred.
It tells the story of the male protagonist played by Xu Zheng hooking up with 12 beauties.
When Wang Shu saw this news, he couldn't help but be stunned.
Xu Zheng, you are so blessed.
A movie, hooking up with a dozen beauties, he is worthy of being Wei Zhongxian's son.
After seeing this news, Wang Shu concluded that Fan Binbin was in trouble.
Because "Apple" is starting up at this time, and now she is on the set of "Love Call Transfer".
Already boycotted by Huayi, now he is in trouble again.
After that, she couldn't get any film roles in the Mainland and had to switch to Hong Kong films. In fact, she had her own reasons.
If it were Wang Shu's drama and the leading actor dared to act like this, he would never work with him again.
And Fan Binbin obviously doesn't know how to stab Wang Shu.
"My Love from the Star" is just an idol drama, and Fan Binbin has never been involved in it.
As the New Year approaches, Fan Binbin is really busy.
The first step is to appear on the set of "Love Call Transfer", and the second step is to promote the movie "Ink Attack" with Andy Lau.
This movie is the reason why Fan Binbin renewed his contract with Huayi.
Now, it's almost time for release.
Then, Wang Shu saw the news about Brother Hu again.
This person underwent brow bone grafting and scar removal surgery and is recuperating on Hong Kong Island. He will probably return to the mainland after New Year's Day to join the crew and resume work.
November 10th.
The average single-day ratings of the TV drama "The Legend of Zhen Huan" reached 15.1%, once again breaking the ratings record in several years.
"The Legend of Zhen Huan" secures its spot as the annual ratings champion.
As the leading actors in this drama, Zhou Xun, Ning Jing, Mei Ting and others not only received interview invitations from many TV stations, but also received many endorsements.
It can be said that all the actors who participated in this popular drama have gained both fame and fortune.
Big-name actors such as Zhou Xun, Ning Jing and Mei Ting appeared on the show and endorsed brands.
Other less famous actors, as the New Year is approaching, have also received many invitations to perform acupuncture because of this wave of popularity.
As the New Year approaches, there are many commercial activities, large and small, across the country. And "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is currently on the air, so the actors in the show caught up with this feast just in time.
As for Wang Shu
Yishu Company also received many business invitations from wealthy bosses, but all were rejected without exception.
Although this kind of business swindling can make money quickly, you can get hundreds of thousands just by showing up. If you go to one place a day, ten places in ten days, you can easily get hundreds of thousands. Thousands of dollars were accounted for.
However, Wang Shu is now also a great director and the boss of a company, so there is no need to earn this kind of money.
Throughout November, Wang Shu was no longer filming, but was dealing with various matters piling up in the company, and was equally busy.
As for the casting of the movie, it has also been decided. We just need to wait for the preparatory work such as set decoration to be completed and the movie can be started at any time.
As the roles in the movie were finalized, many actors in the industry sighed.
Many actors felt empty after failing to participate in a blockbuster film directed by Wang Shu.
Especially Li Binbin, Zhao Yanzi, Chen Hao and other popular actresses who wanted to make further progress felt even more disappointed.
If it were a "blockbuster" directed by another director, they would not be like this.
Ke Wangshu.
Proved time and time again that he has real ability.
The "blockbuster" he directed is certainly not bad.
Not to mention that Gong Li is willing to star, which proves that the script of this "blockbuster" is very good.
However, the second female lead is Zhou Xun, not them.
Thinking of Zhou Xun, I also thought of the popular Yangshi drama "The Legend of Zhen Huan".
This drama also proved Wang Shu’s ability once again.
Naihe
Neither "The Legend of Zhen Huan" nor the current "blockbuster" has anything to do with them.
Li Binbin and others were puzzled. Zhou Xun was of average height and short. Why did Wang Shu only pay attention to Zhou Xun?
What look?
Although Zhou Xun is indeed photogenic, they are not bad either.
What's more, height also has certain advantages.
Why can't it compare to Zhou Xun?
Li Binbin, Zhao Yanzi and others were very unconvinced.
As December approached, Zhou Xun made an appointment with Wang Shu.
Sitting in Wang Shu's Audi A6, he couldn't help but smile excitedly and said: "Buy a car so soon?"
"Why don't you buy a car after you have your driver's license?" Wang Shu He replied while driving.
Zhou Xun rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "I'm going to treat you to dinner this time, so don't pay secretly."
"Okay, I'll do whatever you want." Wang Shu responded.
Zhou Xun had been sitting in the car for a while and said with some worry: "Are you a newbie at driving? Is it safe?"
"Don't worry." Wang Shu chuckled. , "Although I got my driver's license not long ago, my driving skills are absolutely perfect and there won't be any accidents or dangers."
"Why do I get more panicked the more I hear you say that?" Zhou Xun looked at Wang Shu and couldn't help but complain.
"Haha." Wang Shu laughed twice, then comforted, "Don't worry, I promise it'll be fine."
"Then drive slower, don't drive too fast." Zhou Xun was still a little worried. explain.
She knew that it had not been long since Wang Shu obtained his driver's license, and she had never seen Wang Shu secretly drive without a license before. In such a short period of time, she did not think that Wang Shu's driving skills were up to standard. Also a little worried.
This is human nature.
What's more, we are now in the busy capital city, so the risk factor is not small.
Not to mention that Zhou Xun would be worried, even if Wang Shu was also sitting in the car of a novice driver, he would still be flustered.
If Zhou Xun knew that Wang Shu was indeed an experienced driver, then she would not be like this.
But right now, in her eyes, Wang Shu is just like a novice.
"Don't worry, nothing will go wrong." Wang Shu comforted.
As time went by, Zhou Xun gradually felt that Wang Shu’s driving skills were indeed very stable, not like a novice, and he was a little surprised.
Then I thought about it and guessed that Wang Shu must have been driving secretly without a license before.
Otherwise, a novice would not be so calm.
Wang Shu didn't know what Zhou Xun was thinking, so he said at the right time: "Chen Kun."
Before he could say this, Zhou Xun interrupted, "No need to explain." , you didn’t choose Chen Kun, there must be a better actor than Chen Kun.”
Hearing this, Wang Shu pretended to drive seriously and did not look at Zhou Xun, but said to himself. : "Brother Zhang has helped me before, so I will definitely give him a role this time."
"As for this drama, Director Han attaches great importance to it, and the actors are also watching."
"You also know that there are only a few characters in the drama, which is not enough, and there are so many people We all have ideas, but it’s not Chen Kun’s turn.”
These words sound reasonable, but in fact, Wang Shu threw the blame on Han Sanping again.
Actually, settling on Chen Kun was just a matter of Wang Shu's thought.
Chen Kun was not retained simply because Wang Shu looked down upon him.
As for the reason
As Wang Shu said, there are only a few roles. He decided on Zhang Hanyu and Liang Jiahui, but there really was no place for Chen Kun among the remaining roles.
Unless Zhang Hanyu is removed, it is impossible to keep Chen Kun.
Because what he shoots is a blockbuster film.
If there are both Chen Kun and Zhang Hanyu, and they occupy two roles in the film, the cast of the "blockbuster" will be greatly reduced.
Therefore, only one of the two can stay.
As for Zhang Hanyu and Chen Kun, Wang Shu would certainly not choose Chen Kun.
Zhou Xun had read the script and knew that the roles in the play were limited. Hearing Wang Shu's explanation, he had no doubts.
Han Sanping. Even her heroine has to be replaced. With this kind of expansion of the lineup, it is normal to remove Chen Kun.
“I’ve already said it, no need to explain.” Zhou Xun gave Wang Shu a roll of his eyes.
Wang Shu smiled and said: "You specifically asked me to give Chen Kun a chance to audition. Now that Chen Kun has been kicked out by me, am I not worried that you will not be able to cope with it when you see Chen Kun?"
"What's so hard to get over? There are so many actors recommended to directors in the industry who are rejected." When Zhou Xun heard this, he gave Wang Shu another look.
Wang Shu smiled when he heard this and said no more.
He suddenly spoke so much just to throw the blame away. Now that the blame has been thrown away, there is no need to dwell on this issue anymore.
Then the two went to a hotel with an elegant environment.
An ordinary braised pork ribs priced at 3888.
The two ordered four dishes and one soup, with a total price of 36,744.
A meal costs nearly thirty-seven thousand yuan.
Wang Shu tasted the taste and didn’t think it was anything special.
But he also knew that the food in this restaurant was so expensive, and what they sold was not the taste of the ingredients, but the dining environment.
Next time, I won’t come.
(End of this chapter)