Chapter 290: Arrogant at first and respectful at the end, "The Sixth Sense" is confirmed to be released
After coming out of the studio, Yuan Heping asked Zhang Xinyan, "Are you going to audition for Chen Hong?"
Zhang Xinyan nodded. He said, "Of course, if there are no special surprises, I am going to let Chen Hong play the heroine."
In fact, when Zhou Yan said Chen Hong's name, Zhang Xinyan had already decided that as long as there were no major problems with Chen Hong's performance, I will use Chen Hong.
The core of the TV series "Tai Chi Master" lies in the male protagonist played by Wu Jing.
If Zhou Yan had proposed a candidate for the male lead today, Zhang Xinyan would probably not agree, but as for the female lead, Zhang Xinyan is not obsessed with any one person.
Besides, Chen Hong is not a messy actor, she has actually played Diao Chan. Her current reputation is higher than those of the female characters they chose before.
Seeing that Yuan Heping was still not in a good mood, Zhang Xinyan said with a smile, "Chen Hong is pretty and has no problem with her acting skills. She is now very famous in the mainland because of her roles in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and Panasonic's commercials. Gao, even has some fame in Neon. If she plays the heroine, it will be a good thing for our TV series."
Yuan Heping sighed, "I know, I just didn't expect it, Zhou Yan. He even interfered in these matters."
"He didn't interfere either. Didn't he give suggestions? He didn't say that we must use Chen Hong."
"Although he didn't say it explicitly, what he said later seemed to be telling us that if we didn't use Chen Hong, there would be no investment."
Zhang Xinyan said with a smile, "Don't think too much about it. , maybe people don’t think so. And even if they do, so what, all we want is the results, and we don’t have to worry about anything else.”
“Our company is short of money now, but Qizhi. We have money. We can't resist risks, but Qizhi can resist risks, let them pay more, and we can work in the back, which can support the people in our company without taking too many risks. If the TV series makes money, we Even if you make less money, it will still be profitable."
Yuan Heping is not a young man, and he knows that what Zhang Xinyan said is right.
In comparison, Zhou Yan, an investor, is already very rare. Other investors have all kinds of strange requirements.
It's just that Yuan Heping didn't regard Zhou Yan as an investment boss before, so his mentality didn't change.
It’s not Yuan Heping’s fault. Whether it’s Huo Siqi or Zhou Yan, they are different from ordinary bosses.
When they first see Zhou Yan, they will feel that he is like a film and television star. His appearance is also at the forefront among actors.
After chatting for a few words, you will feel that he is like a young teacher who does not talk much, and sometimes he feels like a scholar.
With more contact, these previous impressions will be broken. Among the people Yuan Heping and the others have met before, there is no one with a similar style to Zhou Yan.
Zhang Xinyan patted Yuan Heping on the shoulder again, "Give Chen Hong an audition early, confirm her, and then send her to learn swordsmanship. We can be stricter about this matter, and Zhou Yan will definitely not say anything."
< br>"Okay." Yuan Heping nodded, and then added, "I agreed, if Chen Hong is unwilling to learn, no matter what happens in the future, I will replace her."
Zhang Xinyan agreed, "Don't worry about this. If she doesn't cooperate, I will go to Zhou Yan personally to mention the matter."
"That's good."
......
After Zhang Xinyan and the others left, Zhou Yan called Huo Siqi and told him that he could safely invest in the TV series "The Master of Tai Chi". Even if "The Kung Fu Kid" didn't make any money, Qizhi could invest extra money.
Hearing Zhou Yan's words, Huo Siqi was surprised and said, "What do you mean, you are not optimistic about the box office of "The Kung Fu Kid"?"
"I'm afraid the box office of this movie will not be too high. Okay, you have to be mentally prepared."
Huo Siqi on the other end of the phone nodded and didn't ask any more questions. He knew that Zhou Yan didn't say this last night, it must be because Zhang Xinyan and the others were present.
Looking back, Zhou Yan never said that "The Kung Fu Kid" would make money at the beginning, and at that time Zhou Yan also said that he would invest less. It was because he wanted to win over Zhang Xinyan and Yuan Heping that he invested more money. .
If the movie loses money, Huo Siqi will definitely be a little disappointed, but it won't be a heartache. After all, this little money is nothing to Qizhi.
He quickly adjusted his mentality, "It seems that you are very optimistic about their new TV series."
"Well, I am very optimistic about it. I think this is also a good opportunity for Qizhi. . Just take advantage of this opportunity to enter the TV drama market.”
“If you say that, I understand.”
……
After talking to Huo Siqi on the phone, Zhou Yan went to Yanjing Film Studio to find the senior.
Senior Lu was the first to cooperate with Zhou Yan, but the development in the past two years has not been smooth.
Wang Xiaoshuai was introduced to Zhou Yan by Senior Lu, but now that Wang Xiaoshuai's movie has been filmed early and won an award, he is now considered to be a rising star.
Huo Jianqi only cooperated with Zhou Yan last year, and this year he received investment to shoot "Winner", and the film is almost finished.
The film "Grown Up" filmed by Senior Lu has never passed the review due to various problems, and it has not been released until now.
As soon as he entered the director's office, everyone greeted him one after another.
"Director Zhou is here."
"I haven't seen you for a while."
Zhou Yan now has very deep connections in Yanjing Factory. He speaks even better than Tian Zhuangzhuang. There are also second-generation factory workers like Chen Kaige who are very useful.
On the one hand, Zhou Yan is different from the past. Several movies have made him one of the first-line directors. On the other hand, he had a close relationship with Han Sanping, and people in the factory had to give Han Sanping some face.
Zhou Yan greeted and responded one by one, and then walked to Senior Lu's workstation.
"Director Zhou, you are here."
Zhou Yan looked at Senior Lu up and down, then smiled and said, "The condition is not bad, and I have not been beaten down by difficulties."
< br>Senior Lu smiled and shook his head, "Hey, it's not a big deal, I can bear it well."
Zhou Yan nodded, pulled up a bench next to him and sat down, "I'm here to tell you some good news. , this time there is basically no problem. Once confirmed, the movie "Grown Up" will be released early next year."
"Really?" Senior Lu sat up straight, his eyes gleaming behind his lenses.
Seeing Senior Lu's reaction, Zhou Yan laughed secretly. This guy is not as indifferent as he just said.
In fact, Zhou Yan can understand it. After all, this is the first movie directed by Mr. Lu independently, which is of great significance to him.
Such a long time has passed since the preparation of this movie, and there is still no hope of being released. Anyone’s mentality will collapse.
Especially when all the friends around you are doing well, your mentality becomes more likely to be unbalanced.
"No problem. Tomson will do some promotion for this movie in a while. I need your cooperation. You should prepare in advance."
"No problem."
"How is your health lately? How?" Zhou Yan asked.
"It's okay. I pay attention to it, and there's basically no problem."
"Well, your health comes first. Only when your health is well can you think about other things. This movie What are your plans after the movie is released?”
"I actually have a plan. I also have another script, but "Grown Up" hasn't been released yet, so it's a bit early to think too much about it."
Zhou Yan nodded, "Then wait until "Grown Up" Let's talk about this after "Adult" is released."
Senior Lu sighed slightly, "Actually, I'm not in a hurry now, because I know that I may face this situation again in the next movie."< br>
"Grown Up" went through several versions in order to be released.
In fact, without Zhou Yan’s help, the release might have been delayed even longer. On the one hand, Zhou Yan provided ideas during the revision, and on the other hand, he also helped with the operation.
In fact, many film festivals have invited Senior Lu to take "Grown Up" to the exhibition, but Senior Lu has never agreed.
Every step of the way leads to wisdom, Tian Zhuangzhuang’s example is right in front of him, and Senior Lu doesn’t want to take risks.
Moreover, Senior Lu still wants the movie to be released to the public. If he goes to the film festival on his own initiative, he will most likely lose the chance of being released.
Zhou Yan could tell that Senior Lu felt regretful. After all, after several revisions, the movie was very different from what Senior Lu originally wanted to make.
Zhou Yan has nothing to say about this. Strict review is a double-edged sword. Although it will limit the directors' creation, it will indeed prevent some problems.
If some movies are released without review, there will be big problems.
"Wang Feng will also be with you for this movie's promotion, and there will be an exclusive interview on Yanjing TV Station." Zhou Yan said.
Senior Lu nodded, "I will cooperate when the time comes. The music for this movie is all thanks to Wang Feng."
"It's just a mutual achievement. I'm very happy to see that he matched up well. "
Zhou Yan looked around the office again and asked, "Have you seen Lao Huo recently? "
"Young Master, his new movie seems to be a lot of work to shoot. I just saw him coming with Ning Jing from your company last month."
Ning Jing had signed up with Zhou's earlier , this time Huo Jianqi filmed "Winner", and she was the heroine of the movie.
Zhou Yan nodded, "Okay, that's it, I'll go find Director Han."
"Yes."
Leaving the director's office, Zhou Yan went again In the factory director's office, I chatted with Han Sanping for a while.
When it was time for lunch, Zhou Yan didn't go back and stayed in the factory for lunch.
The aunt in the cafeteria was quite happy to see Zhou Yan.
"Xiao Zhou, I haven't been here for a long time. There happens to be braised pork today. I'll give you some more lean meat."
After that, she gave Zhou Yanduo a shot A spoonful, mostly lean meat.
It’s not that lean meat is more popular, but she knows that Zhou Yan prefers to eat lean meat. In fact, Zhou Yan still prefers to eat fat and thin foods, but he usually works out, so he eats less fat when he can.
Han Sanping next to him said with a smile, "Sister Liu, you are too biased. I don't even get this kind of treatment."
"Haha, Xiao Zhou is young and is growing." "He is still growing. "It's much bigger than me," Han Sanping said with a smile.
"Isn't that all fed? Xiao Zhou lost weight when he first came here."
Zhou Yan said with a smile, "Thanks to Liu Big sister feeds.”
When Zhou Yan first came here, he was really thin, and because he was good-looking and could talk, the aunt in the cafeteria liked him very much. Although he was not famous at that time, she would give him more treats when making meals.
Now that Zhou Yan is famous, not to mention, he has privileges every time he comes.
After the two of them finished eating, and on the way to find a seat with their lunch boxes, Han Sanping joked, "You, a non-staff member, are more capable than me, the factory director."
"That's right. Because we are non-staff, we have the privilege to break the rules."
"What you said makes sense." Han Sanping smiled and extended the topic to movies, "It's just like making a movie. It is said that things are easy to do within the system, but in fact, if we want to carry out reforms, we still need people outside the system to do it.”
At this time, the two of them found a seat and sat down. Zhou Yan wiped his chopsticks and replied, "There are advantages within the system, and there are also flexibility outside the system. Learning from each other's strengths and complementing each other's weaknesses, win-win cooperation may be the answer to some of the current problems." "
"The waves in the industry are gradually rising, and the front is foggy, and we need wave-breakers like you, Third Brother, to point the way."
Han Sanping laughed and shook his head. , "We brothers, let's not say these polite words. I can only serve in the back. The ones who can really break the waves are people like you who can see through the fog. "Spring of the Cowherd Class" was a great success in the Mainland , this is a good start. I am currently planning to make one or two more movies next year, which will be released around the same time to support the schedule near the end of the year. After much thought, I still have to rely on this. You. Now in China, when it comes to box office appeal, you say No. 1, no one dares to say No. 2."
Zhou Yan knew that Han Sanping was mentioning a new movie again, but he really has no new ones now. The idea of a movie has no such problem.
He lowered his head and took a bite of the braised pork, then gave a thumbs up, "The quality of the braised pork in our factory has not dropped at all over the years."
Han Sanping smiled and said, "If you like to eat, eat more. If nothing else, it's okay for you to eat meat in the factory. As long as I am in the factory for a day and I have a bite of meat, I will give you priority."
"Third brother, I have remembered what you said."
"It's best to remember. I'm just afraid that you won't come to eat. When you come to the cafeteria to eat, Sister Liu will be happier than usual. , this place is not half a home for you.”
“Indeed, it’s no different from your own home.”
The two chatted meaningfully for a while, and then. Just some small talk.
Halfway through the meal, a figure approached the two of them.
"Hey, what a coincidence, Director Han and Director Zhou are both here."
Zhou Yan looked up and was surprised to see the person speaking, it was Xu Fan.
He and Xu Fan had almost no interaction, that is, they met twice during the Spring Festival Gala rehearsal.
Xu Fan and Huang Hong collaborated on a sketch this year called "Live Broadcast Tonight", which is quite close to Zhou Yan's show, only two or three shows apart.
Among actresses, Xu Fan looks very ordinary, and she looks more mature. Although she is only in her twenties and has not married yet, she has the feeling of a housewife.
She stood next to the table with a smile on her face and looked very enthusiastic.
Han Sanping said with a smile, "Xu Fan, why do you have time to come to the factory today?"
"I came with Director Feng."
"Oh, Feng The director is also here, how was the filming of "Enemies and Sons"? " Han Sanping asked.
"Everything went smoothly."
Han Sanping explained to Zhou Yan with a smile, "Sunward Film and Television invested in adapting Wang Shuo's movie "I Am Your Dad", with Wang Shuo and Feng Xiaogang as directors, and Xu Fan as the heroine. In this movie, It was also co-produced by Shanhe Film and Television."
Zhou Yan nodded, "Oh, that's good. Is Teacher Wang here too?"
Among these people, Zhou Yan is also interested in Wang Shuo. Somewhat interested.
In the Chinese literary world, Wang Shuo is definitely not among Zhou Yan’s favorite writers, but I have to say that Wang Shuo is definitely a special one.
According to Wang Shuo's character, "special" should also be what he pursues.
Wang Shuo also played a role in improving the income of Chinese writers.
"Director Wang didn't come today, so it's just me and Director Feng." Xu Fan said.
“Oh.” Zhou Yan didn’t say anything else.
However, Xu Fan continued, "Director Zhou, congratulations. "Springtime of the Cowherd Class" has such a high box office and was shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival. I watched the movie and was very moved. It's like Teacher Zhou's." I really admire the spirit of preaching and learning. When I watched the movie, I was thinking that only a director like Director Zhou who is a teacher can make such a movie."
Zhou Yan was surprised to hear Xu Fan complimenting him.
Xu Fan and Feng Xiaogang are a couple, and they are almost bound together now. However, the relationship between Zhou Yan and Feng Xiaogang is not very good. If others don't know, Xu Fan should know it.
Then why is Xu Fan coming over to flatter him now?
Just when Zhou Yan couldn't figure out the motive of Xu Fan's behavior, he suddenly heard Feng Xiaogang's voice.
"Xu Fan, you...hey, Director Han and Director Zhou are both here."
Feng Xiao seemed to be looking for Xu Fan when he suddenly saw Han Sanping and Zhou Yan with very surprised expressions.
Although Feng Xiaogang's acting skills are good, Zhou Yan can still tell that this chance encounter is very deliberate. There is no obstruction in this cafeteria. You can see the situation here from a long distance. Feng Xiaogang cannot come so close to see it. To Zhou Yan and the others.
"Director Feng, have you had dinner?" Han Sanping said with a smile.
"I just finished eating and was about to leave. When I went to the toilet, Xu Fan disappeared."
Xu Fan smiled and said, "I saw Factory Manager Han and Director Zhou here. , come and say hello.”
Feng Xiaogang said to Zhou Yan alone, "That's a coincidence. It's rare to see Director Zhou here. Recently, I see news about Director Zhou on TV every day. Your movie "Spring of the Cowherd Class" was so great." Okay."
His attitude of being arrogant but respectful made Zhou Yan feel awkward.
Perhaps Feng Xiaogang saw that Zhou Yan was in the spotlight, so he came here specifically to ease the relationship, but he didn't want to come directly, so he asked Xu Fan to take the lead.
Xu Fan is a woman after all, so the atmosphere needs to be relaxed.
"Director Feng is overrated, but it's just good luck. I heard that you and Mr. Wang Shuo are filming a new movie. If you join forces, the results will definitely be very good."
"Then let me borrow some good words from Director Zhou."
After that, he pulled Xu Fan again, "Director Han and Director Zhou are having dinner, so we won't disturb them. We will visit again when we have time. ."
"Okay, walk slowly."
After the two left, Han Sanping asked, "Why do these two feel so weird?"
< br>Zhou Yan smiled and said nothing, but concentrated on the food in the bowl.
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The next morning, Zhou Yan received a call from Bregman.
Brigman told Zhou Yan that "The Sixth Sense" has been confirmed to be released on March 29.
In fact, Columbia originally planned to release it in mid-March, but because the Oscar nomination list was announced, including Zhou Yan, the release date was finally set for March 29th.
The Academy Awards ceremony is on March 25th, and March 29th is the first Friday after the ceremony. It is obvious that Columbia is betting that "Sense and Sensibility" can win Academy Award for Best Score.
If "Sense and Sensibility" can really win the Best Score Award, it will definitely be beneficial to "The Sixth Sense", and Columbia will definitely use this award to promote the movie.
Even if "Sense and Sensibility" does not win the Best Score Award in the end, it will not be a loss for Columbia. It can still use nominations to promote it, but it will definitely not be as powerful as winning.
"There will be a premiere ceremony on March 29th. Will you have time to attend?" Bregman issued an invitation.
"I'm afraid it will be difficult. I will probably be very busy in March and April."
Brigman has already anticipated this situation, let alone the premiere of "The Sixth Sense" ceremony, even Oscar invited Zhou Yan to attend the awards ceremony in Los Angeles, but he did not agree.
It would be great if Zhou Yan could agree to attend the Oscar ceremony, and he would just happen to attend the premiere of the movie.
"That's really a pity. When we were chatting at the celebration party for "Sense and Sensibility" two days ago, you were mentioned. This time, "Sense and Sensibility" can achieve such good results. You It deserves a lot of credit.”
“The main reason is that your filming is good and the actors are good, but the soundtrack is not that powerful.”
“The effect of the ordinary soundtrack is not that obvious. , but you are different this time. Many of your music fans and Mariah Carey’s fans went to the movie for the music.”
Brigman said it sincerely. In other words, the soundtrack this time played a very strong role in promoting the movie.
Nowadays, when many people hear "young and beautiful", they think of "Sense and Sensibility".
Of course, the effect is mutual.
Zhou Yan's music boosted the movie box office, and the release of the movie also boosted the sales of the album "Yulinling".
"Yulinling" is Zhou Yan's best music album in North America. It is much better than the previous "Flying Piano Boy" soundtrack. This album has sold more than one million copies in North America. .
"Haha, if it really has such a big effect, would Colombia consider giving me a little more share?" Zhou Yan joked.
"No problem. When we cooperate next time, we will definitely increase the share ratio." Bregman smiled, "Do you still care about this share?" "The Sixth Sense" has your investment. If this movie If the box office is high, you can get a lot of money.”
“It’s hard to say what will happen in the future.”
“If the box office of “The Sixth Sense” can also exceed 6,000. Ten thousand US dollars, we will also hold a celebration party, you must come then."
"Forget it, if the North American box office can exceed 100 million US dollars, I will definitely come."
Brigman on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Then I hope you can come to the celebration."
Bregman is quite confident about "The Sixth Sense". He believes that the North American box office of "The Sixth Sense" should be at least 50 to 60 million US dollars, and if it performs well, it can reach 80 to 90 million US dollars.
But it is not easy to say 100 million US dollars.
(End of this chapter)