Chapter 454 Even if I were to direct, I would be better than Wang Shu
“I heard that Wang Shu not only won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, but the producer also invited him to direct "The Life of Pi" at the dinner that day. "
Chen Hong glanced at Chen Kaige and whispered.
"What? Gil Nate invited Wang Shu to direct "Life of Pi"?" Chen Kaige couldn't accept it.
Compared to many people in the domestic entertainment industry who have never heard of this short story, Chen Kaige, as the director of the Superior Renmin University, has not only been aware of this short story for a long time, but has also read it.
And I also know that Gil Nate and 20th Century Fox have always wanted to put it on the big screen, and they have dealt with many directors, but they have failed.
This matter became a topic of conversation for a while.
Nowadays, everyone knows that "Life of Pi" is not easy to film.
Wang Shu is just a 22-year-old young wild director. Where did he get the courage and the qualifications to direct this script that many big Hollywood directors are unsure of and dare not shoot? ! !
Chen Kaige is really hard to accept.
Seeing Chen Kaige's appearance, Chen Hong understood that he knew "Life of Pi" and nodded immediately.
Chen Kaige sat slumped on the spot and asked in a deep voice: "Wang Shu has agreed?"
"I heard that a preliminary intention to cooperate has been reached." Chen Hong responded.
“Heh.” Chen Kaige said angrily after hearing this, “Is Gil Nate a fool? How could a young boy like Wang Shu film a script as rich in philosophical connotations as "Life of Pi"? Good?”
“Any art director in Hollywood is better than him.”
"Obviously, so many directors have declined, and there are even well-known directors who took the initiative to read the script and declined."
"This shows that the script is extremely difficult."
"Wang Shu, can he take pictures?"
"Even if you ask me to take pictures, he is better than Wang Shu!"
"His head was kicked by a donkey?"
Chen Hong watched Chen Kaige's performance quietly. After he finished speaking, he asked abruptly: "Are you sure you can successfully film this script?"
Chen Hong today is no longer as sunny as he was when he was young. After we got together, I kept wiping his butt.
As a second-generation descendant of a superior family, Chen Kaige is ignorant of the beauty of spring and water, and the movies he has made are difficult to describe in one sentence.
"The Promise" claimed to have earned 70 million W. In fact, this was a statement from the opposite party to save face. In fact, the producer lost about 40 million W.
The couple Chen Kaige and Chen Hong are also one of the investors. If the producer loses money, it means that they also lose money. It’s just a question of how much the loss is.
Immediately after "Mei Lanfang", it was another loss-making movie. Chen Hong and Chen Kaige, as one of the producers, continued to lose money.
If the couple had not had other incomes, they would not have been able to withstand Chen Kaige's efforts.
Of course, it is precisely because of Chen Kaige's hard work that he can earn other income.
Looking at the domestic entertainment industry, all female artists who deserve their reputation have very good looks.
Even people in their forties look like they are thirty years old.
Only a few female artists such as Chen Hong have experienced vicissitudes of life, and the years have truly left traces on their faces.
Logically speaking, the wife of a great director should be well-maintained.
However, Chen Hong serves as the producer of Chen Kaige's movie, dealing with all kinds of annoying trivial matters and wiping his butt. Over time, no matter how much he takes care of himself, he becomes exhausted and exhausted.
After all, if you want to slow down aging, the most important thing is to have a relaxed attitude.
As the producer of Chen Kaige's film, Nai He has been tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall. He has a lot of worries and few happy things, so how can he have a relaxed mind?
Most of the female artists of the same age as Chen Hong look very young.
Chen Hong is full of traces of time.
Hearing Chen Hong's question, Chen Kaige immediately hummed: "Of course."
After that, he added, "But Gil Nate didn't come to see me."
"If he comes to me, I guarantee that "Life of Pi" will be perfect."
When Chen Hong heard this, he pretended not to have heard it.
How could she not know that Chen Kaige was bragging, but if he refuted it, there would be nothing but a quarrel, and the only way to respond would be silence.
Chen Kaige continued to say indignantly: "Did Gil Nate really get kicked in the head by a donkey?"
"There are so many directors in Hollywood, who can't be chosen but Wang Shu? ”
“He does have a few tricks up his sleeve when it comes to making movies that are tricky, but if it’s a movie that has depth, he’ll be a mess!”
"The script of "Life of Pi", even if I were to direct it, would be a hundred times better than his."
"That's true."
As the news came, Zhou Xun, Fan Binbin, Yan Danchen, Yang Mi and others all knew the news.
The talk about Wang Shu winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Director is not over yet, and then there is talk about Wang Shu directing "The Life of Pi".
There are also discussion posts on the Internet.
Hot post on Tianya Forum.
Title: "What do you think about Gil Nette's invitation to Wang Shu to direct "The Life of Pi"?" Content: ""The Life of Pi" is the work of Canadian writer Jan Matt This book describes the magical experience of a 16-year-old Indian boy and a Bengal tiger who were reborn after drifting in the Pacific for 227 days. It has one million copies and won 6 international awards including the British Booker Prize and the German National Book Award."
"The 2002 British Booker Prize was named the best book of 2002 on Amazon.com and the New York Times. Outstanding Book of the Year, Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, Los Angeles Times Best Novel of the Year, and won the German Book Award in 2004. ”
"As well as 7 annual good book recommendations including the "China Times" Open Book Good Book Award!"
"After being published in Baodao, it was recommended by celebrities from all walks of life such as Yang Zhao, Nine Knives, and Nanfang Shuo."
"After the book was released by Yilin Publishing House in 2005, it was recommended by many celebrities such as Zhou Guoping, Ye Zhaoyan, Li Jingze and others."
"After reading it, U.S. President Obama commented: "This book is a 'right An elegant proof of God's existence that perfectly demonstrates the power of story'. "
"It is rumored that the script of this novel has been written by several well-known Hollywood directors before this. However, because this novel is so famous, those directors were worried that it would not be successful and their own brands would be damaged. Decline. ”
"Now, this script has fallen into the hands of Wang Shu and will be directed by Wang Shu."
"What do you think of this?"
1L: "How else can you think of it? Of course it is with Look with your eyes!"
2L: "Holy shit, is this novel so awesome? Even Omama has commented on it?"
3L: "An 18-year-old young director makes a soft science fiction movie? Maybe there is some explanation that he is not capable of filming such a profound film? There are so many directors in Hollywood who are self-aware and have refused to film it. It would be better for him to accept this film because he thinks he is awesome."
"I believe that in the future, not only will he lose face, but he will also lose the face of our country."
"After all, Hollywood directors know that the filming is not good and they are self-aware. On the contrary, he is pretending to be fat." . ”
“It’s his business to pretend to be embarrassed, but it would be disgusting if it embarrasses our country.”
4L: “Believe in Director Wang!”
5L: "It's just a little "Life of Pi", Director Wang has it all right."
6L: "I just want to ask if anyone else has eaten Xiang? By the way, the old man who said last time that if Director Wang can win the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, could you please eat Xiang before commenting?"
United States.
Since Wang Shu won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director and the film won the Best Picture Award, the popularity of "The Wolf of Wall Street" has surged again.
The box office of "The Wolf of Wall Street" also increased significantly.
Before, it was more than 10 million US dollars in a single day, but now it is more than 20 million US dollars in a single day.
At the same time, there is also talk on the Internet about Wang Shu's intention to direct "Life of Pi."
Compared to many people in China who have not read this short story, many people in the United States know it, so much so that the discussion is very loud.
It is true that Wang Shu did win the Golden Globe Award for Best Director and the Venice Best Director Award.
However, he has not been in Hollywood for a long time, and he is a newcomer after all.
The ordinary people in the United States don’t know much about him. After knowing that he is only 22 years old, they subconsciously doubt whether he can film "Life of Pi" successfully.
They don't deny that "The Wolf of Wall Street" is indeed very good, but "The Wolf of Wall Street" and "The Life of Pi" are two different styles of films.
Wang Shu's ability to film "The Wolf of Wall Street" does not mean that he can film "Life of Pi" well.
Wang Shu did not respond to this.
Instead, he discussed specific cooperation matters with Gil Nate and 20th Century Fox Film Company in a low-key manner.
Before, it was only a preliminary agreement, but now is the real negotiation and cooperation.
20th Century Fox, also known as 20th Century Fox, is one of the eight major film companies in Hollywood.
Produced world-famous film works such as "Titanic", "Star Wars", "Night at the Museum", "The Day After Tomorrow" and "Avatar".
This company is really skilled.
In particular, Blue Sky Studio, which produces 3D animated feature films, can almost compete with the two animation giants Pixar and DreamWorks Animation.
The 3D animated film he produced is "Ice Age".
"The Life of Pi" is filled with a lot of 3D special effects, which even small companies can't handle.
However, even though they are the top eight in Hollywood, there are still gaps among the top eight.
In the original timeline, 20th Century Fox Film Company was acquired by Disney in 2019.
In 2020, Disney announced that it would rename its "Twentieth Century Fox Television" to "Twentieth Century Fox Television", officially announcing the end of the "Twentieth Century Fox" brand.
Talk about cooperation, naturally it is not easy to achieve, there are many things that require wrangling.
For example, this time, although Wang Shu reached a preliminary consensus with Gil Nate and representatives of 20th Century Fox, there were still many details to wade through.
This is because Wang Shu made a request to shoot in mainland China, which involves the issue of bringing 20th Century Fox equipment and employees to China.
It’s not that Wang Shu doesn’t want to use domestic equipment, but that 20th Century Fox, as one of the top eight companies in Hollywood, has more advanced equipment.
(End of this chapter)