Chapter 303 Starry Sky
After asking Huang Bin to send Zhou Ping and others to the hotel.
Xu Kun found Feng Xiaogang's office on the fifth floor. These days, Feng Xiaogang was in Er Wang discussing the overseas release of "The Night Banquet", so he basically stayed in the company during the day.
When I pushed the door and entered the outer room, I saw two women sitting on the sofa on one side of the room. One of them was Chen Shu, the pre-booked heroine of "Assembly Number", and the other Xu Kun did not recognize. , judging by his age and appearance, he should not be an actor, but someone who is responsible for behind-the-scenes work.
"Director Xu."
Seeing Xu Kun, Chen Shu hurriedly stood up to greet him. The middle-aged woman beside her also stood up and nodded slightly at Xu Kun.
Xu Kun also nodded and smiled at the two of them, then turned to Feng Xiaogang's assistant and asked: "Why, it's not convenient for Uncle Feng to see guests now?"
The assistant explained: "Director Feng is following Mr. Wang is discussing things inside."
Hearing this, Xu Kun also pointed to the sofa against the wall: "Then I also..."
"No, no need!"
The assistant shook his head quickly: "Just remember to knock on the door first."
Even if Li Bingbing and Fan Bingbing came, the assistant would dare to make the decision to keep them out, but Xu Kun was different. Speaking of status, just the closeness commensurate with Feng Xiaogang's "uncle and nephew" cannot be compared with others.
Hearing this, Xu Kun nodded to Chen Shu again, and then prepared to knock on the door.
"Director Xu~"
Seeing this, Chen Shu quickly asked: "Are you free at noon? I would like to treat you to a casual meal."
"This..."
Xu Kun pointed to the door and said apologetically: "That may depend on Uncle Feng's wishes."
Chen Shu quickly said: "It's okay at night too!"
"Let's do it."
Xu Kun nodded and said: "We just want to talk about the script and confirm each other's ideas."
The last time Feng Xiaogang hosted a party, there were a lot of people present. He and Chen Shu were also far apart, so they really didn't communicate much.
But now it seems that Chen Shu also has the possibility of being 'pure'. Even if it is not so 'pure', it is better to book a companion with the crew in advance than to be alone.
Knocked on the door with his finger, and soon Feng Xiaogang's voice came from the room: "Come in."
Xu Kun pushed the door open and saw that Feng Xiaogang was not sitting behind the desk. Instead, Wang Zhonglei sat on the sofa together.
This office is exactly the same as his, the only difference is that the leather sofa has been replaced by a mahogany sofa.
"Uncle Feng, second brother."
As he said hello, Xu Kun walked directly behind the table and sat on Feng Xiaogang's boss chair. He crossed his fingers on his lower abdomen, tilted his body and crossed his legs. He clicked his tongue and said in wonder: "Don't tell me, Uncle Feng's chair is different when you sit on it."
Wang Zhonglei laughed and scolded: "Stop talking nonsense, I have asked people to buy the same chair, so what's the difference - —Have you met Zhou Yi’s people?”
“Yes, but the appearance doesn’t really match. There’s no way, Zhao Wenzhuo is too expensive, Wu Jing can’t come back from Hong Kong, and even Yu Bo can’t take it off. If you can’t open your body, you can only make up for it with makeup.”
Speaking of this, Xu Kun couldn’t help complaining: “Uncle Feng, I should have known that the movie channel is so ink-covered and troublesome. , I really shouldn’t have listened to your initiative to take this job.”
"What's wrong with this."
Feng Xiaogang chuckled: "Don't you want to exercise? Apart from professional matters, these are the things you should exercise most.
If you just want to be an actor or do TV dramas, then there is no need to be exposed to these. But if you want to go deep enough and far enough in the film industry in China, you will have to deal with these things and these people.
You are considered good. Your starting point is high enough. Before some people pay attention to you, you have already gained enough fame to make them somewhat scrupulous. If you slowly climb up, you will not be able to get down. It’s really disgusting to be stuck suddenly.”
As expected, the entertainment industry is all about worldliness.
Xu Kun thought about it for a while and realized that it really made sense. Unlike the television industry, the film industry is subject to more supervision, which means it is closer to power. It's better for actors, but when you get to a certain level as a director, you have a lot to consider.
Ignoring these, Xu Kun asked curiously: "Uncle Feng, second brother, haven't the announcements of "The Night Banquet" been decided yet? The summer vacation is coming soon. It's on hold."
Feng Xiaogang and Wang Zhonglei looked at each other, then slowly shook their heads and said: ""The Night Banquet" is not going to be released in the summer. It will most likely not be released until the end of the summer."
"Why?"
Xu Kun didn't know why. Although his "Unfortunate Journey" was not released during the Lunar New Year, he had prepared a series of publicity strategies in advance for the Valentine's Day period.
Could it be that Feng Xiaogang also wants to take a different approach...
"Uncle Feng, are you interested in the National Day stalls?"
"There is no stall on National Day unless it is patriotic. "Educational film."
Feng Xiaogang denied it: "Don't make wild guesses. It has nothing to do with the domestic schedule. It is mainly to cooperate with foreign publicity strategies. The company is planning to put "The Night Banquet" in Venice Film Festival. It premiered at the festival, and it will be the end of August by the time it’s finished.”
Does this mean we have given up hope in the domestic market?
Or is this film aimed at foreign markets from the beginning?
Uh~
Considering that Feng Xiaogang has previously revealed that the core of this movie is "The Revenge of the Prince", the possibility of the latter is quite high.
However, apart from "Hero", there seems to be no other Chinese-language blockbuster that can succeed overseas - "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" cannot be considered a blockbuster, but can only be considered a literary youth martial arts film.
Xu Kun was not very optimistic about this gamble, but he did not pour cold water on the two of them. Instead, he smiled and said, "Then I will first wish you a golden lion and a successful victory."
"You kid. Don’t just say nice things.”
Wang Zhonglei scolded with a half-serious smile: “We have to make ten movies of “The World”, but I don’t see you taking care of the company’s artists.”
"No, second brother, are you sincere in saying this?"
Xu Kun said with his fingers: "Did the Shuang'er I asked for from Big Beard be given to Xiong Naijin? Can Huo Siyan star in the role? "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" in the Tang Dynasty, I also helped with the matchmaking, right?"
Wang Zhonglei rolled his eyes when he heard this: "Aren't they all your own?"
"Who is not close to you?"
Xu Kun said straight to the point: "I know. You and Mr. Wang have always been worried that if I continue to stay together in the company, one day I will follow Wang Jinghua's path.
But let me tell you, this worry is completely unnecessary. With my current reputation and status, If I really don’t want to renew my contract after five years—let’s just say it first, this is just an analogy, and no one should take it seriously.
For example, if I plan to leave, there is no need to recruit people from the company. , go outside and raise your arms, the sky will be filled with stars - Uncle Feng, do you think this is true? "
Feng Xiaogang glanced at Wang Zhonglei, whose face was a little stiff, and nodded: "It really makes sense. Kun'er is better than me and Zhang Yimou in one thing, and that is that he is so good at publicity and marketing. If he does it himself The company will definitely not do too badly."
"Uncle Feng, you are joking, if you just...forget it, it will save my second brother from having a heart attack." Xu Kun spread his hands and said: "So. , I don’t need to learn from Wang Jinghua. Wang Jinghua relies on his artists, and Uncle Feng and I rely on ourselves.
Wang Jinghua was afraid of being ripped off, so she took her people to Chengtian—— We may take people to other places in the future, but the roots of Uncle Feng and I are in ourselves, and no one can take them away except ourselves.
I am not worried about the company, the company is the best. Don’t think of me as the second Wang Jinghua. Be wary of me—Second brother, do you think what I said makes sense?”
This is where the second king’s heart knots, but he didn’t expect Xu Kun to rush off. , just play your cards right.
Wang Zhonglei subconsciously nodded first, and then shook his head hurriedly: "Nonsense, what should we be wary of you for? You are obviously too worried!"
Xu Kun didn't point at these words. This can make the two kings completely confident about themselves, but assuming this attitude first will definitely help future communication.
At the same time, the rhetoric of "raising your arms and the sky will be filled with stars" is also to remind the two kings, lest they lose their minds and make some stupid tricks behind their backs.
(End of this chapter)