Chapter 389 Celebration Banquet
February 2008 ended and March arrived.
"The Crowd" was released in theaters and earned 63 million at the box office.
As an art film, it is an extremely good achievement.
There are a lot of art film directors in the Mainland, and many of the films made by art film directors only grossed hundreds of thousands at the theaters before being released in disgrace.
In fact, it was so stretched that it couldn't even enter the cinema.
"The Crowd" 63 million, which is really a pretty good box office result.
Although it is not as good as the box office of the war drama "Assembly" directed by Feng Xiaogang at the end of 2007, it is also not as good as the box office of "Mei Lanfang" directed by Chen Kaige in the same year. .
However, "Human Mountain" won Wang Shu the Best Director Award at the Venice Film Festival. It not only sold a lot of movies, but now it has a box office of 63 million, which is really good.
As usual, Wang Shu held a celebration banquet.
Zhang Hanyu, Mei Ting and other leading actors all came to participate.
Although Mei Ting is filming on the set of "How Far Far Is Happiness", the filming location is in the suburbs of Beijing, and the celebration party starts in the evening. The director Yao Xiaofeng said something and came smoothly without being blocked.
After all, Mei Ting is going to the celebration banquet of "A Big Crowd" directed by Wang Shu, so Yao Xiaofeng will still give Wang Shu this little face.
"Brother Hanyu, I haven't seen you for a while, and you are already a 200 million movie actor." Mei Ting teased with a smile when she saw Zhang Hanyu.
Hearing this, Zhang Hanyu responded with a smile: "I was just lucky enough to participate in a movie directed by Director Feng."
In front of people in the circle, he did not take credit, but gave it to Feng Xiaogang.
"Haha." Mei Ting laughed twice after hearing this and stopped teasing.
After listening to Zhang Hanyu's words, she naturally understood that Zhang Hanyu didn't want Feng Xiaogang to hear him taking credit for it, so she said no more.
As for the reason, she knew it clearly.
"Assembly" has exceeded 200 million, and Feng Xiaogang has gained both fame and fortune as a director, but if Zhang Hanyu pretends that he has made a lot of achievements, Feng Xiaogang will definitely be unhappy.
And Zhang Hanyu is an artist from Huayi. He is still eagerly waiting for Feng Xiaogang's support. Naturally, he does not want to offend Feng Xiaogang.
Zhang Hanyu then changed the subject and asked: "I heard that you were filming in the suburbs of Beijing. How was the filming?"
"It has been filming for a month now, and there is still a long way to go before it is finished. ." Mei Tiao replied.
Zhang Hanyu nodded, indicating that he understood.
"What about you? What are you doing now?" Mei Ting asked.
Zhang Hanyu sighed: "What else can I do? Just stay at home."
Hearing this, Mei Ting asked in surprise: ""Assembly Number" has exceeded 200 million, Huayi didn't give any Are you going to take on the next drama?"
Zhang Hanyu smiled bitterly: "You don't know that there are many actors in Huayi. Everyone is waiting for the opportunity. How can it be so easy for me to take my turn? There is no role suitable for me."
Mei Ting was shocked at first when she heard this, and then she was stunned.
Zhang Hanyu starred in "The Crowd" directed by Wang Shu, and then starred in "Assembly" directed by Feng Xiaogang.
Now, it’s been promoted.
Neither he nor Hua Yi will give him supporting roles.
Normally, I only take leading roles.
There is only one male protagonist in a movie, and the protagonist of an excellent film and television script is closely watched by many people.
It is quite difficult to take on another starring role in a short period of time.
Actors are different from actresses.
As long as an actress has a financial backer, she can play the leading role one after another.
For male actors, it is much more difficult.
Although this place is Huayi, actors can also show their pouts.
However, the pouts are all small pieces of meat.
There is no market for an old-school guy like Zhang Hanyu in Huayi’s pouty culture.
It is undeniable that maybe even if Zhang Hanyu is an old man, there are still people in Huayi who have thoughts about him.
But a person with ideas may not necessarily have the ability to give him the leading role in a high-quality script.
Not to mention artists outside Huayi, it is not uncommon for artists within Huayi to compete with each other.
For example, Huang Xiaoming's version of "The Deer and the Cauldron".
The role of the leading actor Wei Xiaobao was initially assigned to Deng Chao.
Compared to Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao's image is more in line with the role of Wei Xiaobao.
Originally, the cooperation with Deng Chao was almost in talks, but unexpectedly, the crew turned to star Huang Xiaoming when the production started.
After that, Deng Chao and Sun Li disliked Huang Xiaoming. Not only did they rarely appear on the same stage, they also rarely mentioned each other.
As for Huang Xiaoming, he not only got the role of Wei Xiaobao through some manipulations, but also fell in love with newcomer Li Fei'er during the filming.
It is now March 2008, and Huang Xiaoming has not yet broken up with Li Feier, nor has he met Yang Ying, nor has he divorced Yang Ying.
“Can’t you just lower the conditions a little bit?” Mei Ting teased.
Zhang Hanyu understood what Mei Ting meant, and he said: "Now it's not a matter of me lowering the conditions, but that the company is not happy."
This is the truth.
He is currently starring in "The Crowd" and the leading actor in the 200 million box office movie "Assembly". He is currently at his peak.
It is impossible for an actor to take on some supporting roles when he is at his peak.
If you want to take it, take the lead role, or don’t.
Furthermore, it must be a starring role with high-quality film and television resources, otherwise I won’t accept it.
Mei Ting smiled slightly when she heard this, and continued to joke: "It seems that the position is too big, and there are corresponding worries."
Zhang Hanyu shook his head helplessly after hearing this.
Then, Mei Ting, Zhang Hanyu and Wang Shu sat down at the same table, chatting and talking about the topic that Zhang Hanyu is now a big star.
Wang Shu also joined in the teasing.
The celebration banquet ended successfully and everyone went home.
Wang Shu glanced at Mei Ting and asked with concern: "Did you come here by taxi alone?"
"Yes!" Mei Ting responded with a pout.
Wang Shu then said: "Then you wait for a while. When I finish the work here, I will drive you back."
"Okay." Mei Ting responded with a smile.
When Zhang Hanyu left, he saw that Mei Ting was still lingering. He was a little confused and walked over and asked, "What's wrong?"
Mei Ting responded with a smile: "I came here by taxi. , I just told Director Wang to take me back."
Zhang Hanyu nodded, turned and left.
Mei Ting looked at Wang Shu and he could see something.
But according to what he has seen in several collaborations with Wang Shu, many actresses have similar looks when they look at Wang Shu.
Obviously, everyone has a good impression of the great director Wang Shu.
He also understands this.
After all, as long as you are close to Wang Shu, not only will there be no shortage of film and television resources, but there will also be no shortage of film and television resources from great directors.
Any actor who wants fame and fortune would be tempted by such a good thing.
"Mei Ting."
Zhang Hanyu smacked his lips and muttered in his mind: "If I remember correctly, Mei Ting seems to be about ten years older than Wang Shu, right?"
< br>"There are so many young artists in the entertainment industry. In comparison, Mei Ting has no advantage."
"Is she thinking too much?"
"But having said that, you have to have dreams after all."
"How will you know if you don't try?"
"Maybe it will actually come true?"
"Although the probability is very low."
"But if it succeeds, with Wang Shu's support, maybe she can become the next Gong Li."
In Zhang Hanyu's view, Wang Shu is fully capable of bringing out another Gong Li. Therefore, it depends on who is lucky enough to become Wang Shu's girlfriend.
On the other side, Wang Shu finished his work, called Mei Ting and drove her home.
It’s not that Wang Shu didn’t take Mei Ting back to the villa in the suburbs, but that Mei Ting ran there and had to go home to change clothes tomorrow before going to the set.
This back and forth wastes a lot of time and is inconvenient.
"Are you tired?" Wang Shu looked sideways at Mei Ting and asked with concern.
Mei Ting felt warm in her heart when she heard this, and then shook her head.
"Are you going to the crew tomorrow?" Wang Shu asked again.
"Well, there is a scene to be filmed tomorrow." Mei Ting replied.
After saying that, he asked again: "Are you tired?"
"It's not bad." Wang Shu responded with a smile.
"I haven't had a break during the New Year. I have been busy all the time. It must be very tiring, right?" Mei Ting asked with some distress.
"Not bad." Wang Shu replied.
"You must be very tired!" Mei Ting put her hand on Wang Shu's thigh.
Wang Shu glanced at it and said righteously: "Don't do anything, I want to concentrate on driving."
Mei Ting was speechless when she heard this. She subconsciously put her hand over and had no other thoughts.
Now that Wang Shu said this, it seemed like she was actively teasing him.
Then, his eyes rolled.
Since I have been misunderstood.
Then
She deliberately stretched her hand somewhere and said with a smile: "It's dangerous on the road, just concentrate on driving."
Wang Shu heard this and pretended to be unhappy and said: "You know the danger, but you still do this ?”
Mei Ting licked her lips and asked with a smile: “Don’t you like it?”
Wang Shu was silent.
“Haha.” When Mei Ting saw this, her laughter sounded like a silver bell.
Wang Shu simply continued to remain silent.
No matter how much Mei Ting teased her, she ignored her.
The more he acted like this, the more he aroused Mei Ting's competitive spirit, so that Mei Ting's actions became more and more fierce.
Even come close and bite.
It must be said that experienced women are more considerate than young women.
Most young women are more "selfish" and not "caring" at all.
And experienced women like Mei Ting know how to please men.
I don’t know how long it took, but Wang Shu stopped Mei Ting’s ridiculous behavior in order to focus on driving.
He is still a young man in his early 20s and doesn’t understand anything yet. How can he play like this?
Safety is important.
You can't even ignore safety just for the sake of fun.
Mei Ting sat in the passenger seat and asked curiously: "Why is the heroine of "Taipei Trip" Li Binbin?"
"What? You don't like it?" Wang Shu Asked sideways.
“It’s not that I don’t like it, I’m just a little surprised.” Mei Ting said.
Wang Shu said with a smile: "Not only is the heroine Li Binbin, the investor is also Huayi."
Mei Ting had heard this news before, and she asked doubtfully: "Is "Taipei Trip" short of investment?"
"Huh?" Wang Shu didn't understand it at first.
Mei Ting explained: "Are you short of investment? Otherwise, why would Huayi join in?"
"No." Wang Shu responded, and then said, "Wang Zhongjun called I chatted.”
“He used Huayi’s original shares to trade with me, so that Huayi participated in “Taipei Trip” and Li Binbin played the heroine.”
After saying that, he warned, "These things are business secrets, please don't tell them outside."
Mei Ting's eyes flashed when she heard this.
Wang Shu actually informed her of this kind of business secret.
This shows that Wang Shu trusts her very much.
Otherwise I wouldn’t have said it.
She immediately responded with assurance: "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone outside!"
She never thought that the business secrets Wang Shu mentioned were just casual remarks.
Because this kind of thing will inevitably be exposed as time goes by.
Hide cannot be hidden.
It’s just that because very few people know about it right now, it’s really a secret.
Mei Ting immediately took it seriously.
She said with a smile: "I asked, how could the heroine of "Taipei Trip" be Li Binbin?"
Seeing Wang Shu look over, he then said, "At first I thought It was either Gong Li or Zhang Ziyi."
"Then I saw it was Li Binbin, and I felt there was something wrong."
After hearing this, Wang Shu asked with a smile: "Then tell me, what do you think. What’s the problem inside? ”
When Mei Ting heard this, she said nothing.
"Haha." Seeing this, Wang Shu had already made a guess and couldn't help but joked, "What are you thinking about in your head every day?"
Mei Ting responded aggrievedly. : "It's not that I'm thinking about those things in my head, okay? It's that when I heard them talking about this matter on the set, they all said this, okay?"
"Many people in the industry know Hua Yi It’s quite chaotic.”
“Many people know how Li Binbin came to power.”
"So, in a big-investment movie like "Taipei Trip" targeting overseas markets, Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi didn't get the roles, but Li Binbin got the role."
"Anyone would think too much about it, okay?"< br>
“If Zhou Xun got the role, not many people would think so.”
“Because Zhou Xun is the Golden Horse Best Actress.”
“And you Choosing important roles also depends on the actor’s ability.”
"Although the selection of Zhou Xun is a bit unexpected, it makes sense."
"The selection of Li Binbin surprised many people."
After hearing this, Wang Shu said with a smile: "Li Binbin is not Is there a double winner from Huabiao and Baihua?”
Mei Ting rolled her eyes at Wang Shu: “Can these awards be compared with the Golden Horse?”
This is not what Mei Ting said. Baodao Golden Horse Award.
But the major domestic awards have always been a cake-sharing game that is not disguised.
Although the Golden Horse Award is also this kind of game, its gold content is much higher than that of several major domestic awards.
Although Li Binbin is the Best Actress of Huabiao and Baihua, there is still a big gap between her and the Best Actress of Golden Horse.
What's more, she only won the Best Actress of Huabiao and Baihua, not the three best actresses of Huabiao, Baihua and Golden Rooster.
Taking all three together is quite valuable.
When the three of them are not together, their value plummets.
"Haha." Wang Shu understood the other meaning and joked with a smile, "You haven't forgotten the golden horse yet?"
Mei Ting heard this and returned to Wang Shu A resentful eye roll.
Then he hummed: "If "The Crowd" signs up for the Golden Horse Awards, even if I don't win the Best Actress, I will still be nominated for the Best Actress."
(This chapter End)