Chapter 393 Special move?
Although the movie "The King of Kung Fu" is a Sino-US co-production, its content is more catered to European and American audiences, and is quite nondescript in the eyes of domestic audiences.
In addition, Wang Shu had not seen it before, so he had no intention of going there to waste time.
April 30th arrived in the blink of an eye.
"Iron Man", the rival of "The King of Kung Fu", lands in mainland theaters.
As the first film in the Marvel superhero movie "Iron Man" series, "Iron Man" earned a box office of 92 million in mainland theaters and a global box office of 585 million.
On this day, "Taipei Trip", which took more than three months to shoot, was officially completed.
The crew held a closing banquet, and Liu Dehua, Li Binbin and others were present.
"Director Wang, here's a toast to you. I hope we will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future!"
Li Binbin stood up and raised the glass to toast with a smile.
With the release of "The King of Kung Fu", a Sino-US co-production blockbuster, although Li Binbin is not the heroine, her popularity has increased and her status has increased.
The right way is that there is no harm without comparison.
"The King of Kung Fu", Liu Yifei's salary is 15 million yuan.
Li Binbin. Regardless of the remuneration, what is said to the outside world is that he cares more about the strategic significance than the remuneration, just like Zhang Ziyi entered Hollywood after taking "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".
It can be seen that Li Binbin either acted with zero pay or with extremely low pay.
And this happens for a reason.
Last year for the casting of "Kung Fu King", Hua Yi recommended Li Binbin, Lin Xinru, and Fan Wenfang to the film crew, and Li Binbin finally got the supporting role.
“I don’t care about the salary” is obviously a bonus to get the role.
Although "The King of Kung Fu" is a Sino-US co-production that Huayi participated in and invested in, Huayi has a very small say, otherwise it would not be recommending the role like this, but making a final decision.
But no matter what, the movie "The King of Kung Fu" opened the door for Li Binbin to go international.
It's just that in Hollywood, actors in art films have always been more talented.
Therefore, even if Li Binbin played supporting roles in several Hollywood commercial films, he still failed to make waves.
Her international status is far inferior to that of Zhang Ziyi, let alone Gong Li.
“There’s no need to stand up, sitting down is the same.” Wang Shu smiled and raised his glass and clinked it with Li Binbin.
Li Binbin smiled, but did not sit down directly. Instead, he clinked the wine glass with Wang Shu and drank it in one gulp.
She took the opportunity of "The King of Kung Fu" to follow Zhang Ziyi's example of starring in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and step onto the international stage, planning to develop in Hollywood in the future.
Wang Shu is also a mainland director who wants to develop in Hollywood.
Compared to other mainland directors, Wang Shu is more worthy of her friendship.
Because, if Wang Shu can really make a name for himself in Hollywood, she still hopes that Wang Shu will help him for the sake of his fellow countrymen.
After Li Binbin toasted, Liu Dehua and others also raised their glasses to toast, and Wang Shu responded with a smile.
Yang Zi held a glass of juice and said with bright eyes: "Brother Shu, I respect you too."
Wang Shu also responded with a smile.
The closing banquet is successfully concluded, and the next step is the post-production of "Taipei Trip".
In this era, domestic film special effects are really bad, and there is a huge gap between them and foreign countries.
Therefore, the movie night snacks for "Taipei Trip" will be done abroad instead of being completed at home.
Although the filming process is mainly based on real shots, there are still many parts that require the combination of special effects.
This makes the post-production of "Travel to Taipei" impossible to complete in a short time, and it will take at least several months.
Wang Shu has talked with Han Sanping and others about this matter, and strives to release it during the New Year period at the end of this year.
April has passed and entered May. Labor Day is coming.
Han Sanping asked Wang Shu to have dinner during the festival, and Wang Shu agreed with dignity.
There was no one else in the private room except Han Sanping and Wang Shu.
“You really don’t want to stay in the country anymore?” Han Sanping looked at Wang Shu.
Since he took the top spot in China Film and Television last year, just when he was full of energy and ambitious plans, Wang Shu was leaving the mainland for Hollywood.
This made him very sad.
China Film is not short of money, but it is short of commercial film directors who can cooperate.
If there were commercial film directors in the Mainland who were good at it, China Film would not send money to Hong Kong.
When Wang Shu heard this, he said helplessly: "I have told you so many times that if the American version of "The Tuner" is released in North America, it will go to the United States to participate in publicity work."
"Then whether he will stay in Hollywood and develop will depend on whether there is an opportunity."
In 2008, the global financial crisis broke out. He went to Hollywood and could trade stocks at the same time.
Of course, domestic stocks can also be traded.
Both, no delay.
"Alas." Han Sanping sighed and continued to persuade: "Actually, you really don't need to go to Hollywood."
"Now that I am the chairman of China Film Group Corporation, I have the power to , If you want money, you will have money.”
“Coupled with the vigorous development of commercial films in China, as long as you stay in the country, you will definitely receive great support in filming.”
"This is a very good era. If you miss it, you will really miss it."
Wang Shu heard this and said with a smile: "Director Han, what you said seems like I will not return to China." It’s the same as filming.”
“Although I go to Hollywood, I will still go back to China to make movies.”
Han Sanping didn’t believe this at all, because although Wang Shu is a big director in China, he went to China. Hollywood, however, is a new director starting from scratch.
He will only stay in Hollywood for several years and will not return to China to film at all.
From the standpoint of these directors, returning to China to film is just a waste of precious time.
Returning to China
There are only two possibilities.
First, come back after you are successful and famous.
Second, I couldn’t survive and ran back home in despair.
Han Sanping felt bitter in his heart. If it weren't for the lack of commercial film directors in the Mainland, he wouldn't have tried to persuade Wang Shu again and again.
Compared with the commercial films of Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Yimou and others, the commercial films directed by Wang Shu can better promote the development of domestic commercial films.
He looked at Wang Shu and said softly: "If you have the idea of going to college, you can enter the directing department of Beijing Film Academy through special recruitment."
Wang Shu heard this He was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "You still have to take the exam, right?"
Han Sanping smiled noncommittally and said: "It's just a formality."
Whether it is Beijing Drama Academy, Beijing Film Academy, or other art schools, under normal circumstances, formal admission procedures are required.
But Wang Shu’s situation is different.
He won the Alfred Bauer Silver Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival, the Best Screenplay Award at the Cannes Film Festival, and the Best Director Award at the Venice Film Festival.
Also, he is the 4th mainland director with a single film box office exceeding 100 million, the 2nd single film box office exceeding 200 million, and the 1st director with a single film box office exceeding 300 million.
I also went to Hollywood to film a movie.
This kind of achievement, even if the academic qualifications are insufficient, is enough for special recruitment.
(End of this chapter)