Chapter 55 Find someone who understands
Huayi Brothers, Mr. Wang’s office
My younger brother Wang Zhonglei pushed the door in and said, “Brother, there is news about Zhang Chen’s new film. The new film is expected to be ten years old. It's not a sequel to "Dark Invasion", but a monster movie about sharks."
"Huh? Where did you get the news?"
"Binbin told me that the heroine of the new film has been decided, and it is her."
After all, Fan Binbin is from Huayi. Even if Wang Jinghua and Huayi are having trouble, the Wang brothers must know about it.
Wang Zhongjun said nothing, seeming to be thinking. Wang Zhonglei knew what he was thinking about.
They recruited Zhang Chen before, but he was politely rejected.
But they also mentioned investing in new films. After all, the sequel to a blockbuster film is very likely to continue to be a hit, and they, Huayi, also want a piece of the pie.
At that time, Zhang Chen did not explicitly refuse.
But now the theme of the film suddenly changed and turned into a monster movie, which made people feel excited.
No one can guarantee that the new movie will continue to be a hit.
“Brother, shall we still vote?”
“You must vote, just treat it as making friends.”
The working style of film and television companies in the circle is basically the same This is the case. Excellent directors are a scarce resource after all. In order to make friends with excellent directors, you basically spend money on them.
Even if you know you will be compensated, you still do it just to increase your favorability.
The Wang brothers’ Huayi is like this, Yu Dong’s Bona is like this, and even the Emperor of Hong Kong Island is doing the same thing.
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On Zhang Chen's side, Mr. Fu was asked to help with the script filing this time. For general movie filings, the review period is about 20 working days, but there are acquaintances Say hello and it will go much faster.
Teacher Fu is very interested in Zhang Chen’s new film. There are many monster movies about sharks, but this is the first time in China.
This student of his really dared to try, and the subjects he photographed every time were blank in the country.
The teacher in the acting department asked him to help recommend actors, but after asking around, he found that there were surprisingly few actors in this movie. There was only one heroine and four supporting roles.
The candidate for the heroine has already been decided, it is Fan Binbin.
In this regard, although the teachers in the acting department regretted that it was too late to start, they were still pleased. At least the protagonist of Zhang Chen's new movie did not use an actor from the film.
These directors from Nortel have this bad tradition. They are obviously from Nortel, but as actors they like to use actors from the opposite family to slap their faces from the Nortel acting department. .
As the old saying goes, there are people in the government who are easy to get things done.
Sure enough, if you have acquaintances, the review will be faster.
The script was approved less than a week after it was submitted. The film was successfully registered and the script review was passed.
Then Zhang Chen’s phone was flooded with calls, including acquaintances he had met before, as well as some film and television companies he had never been in contact with, and he didn’t know where they got the phone numbers.
“Well, the film has just been successfully registered, and the budget has not been made yet...”
"Yes, I am Zhang Chen. We are not short of funds for the time being. I will contact you if necessary..."
"Hello, we are still in the preparation stage..."
< br>"Don't worry, we had a good cooperation last time, and of course we will continue to cooperate this time."
"Well, I'm sorry, the lead actor has been decided, we will work together again next time..."
Zhang Chen was tired of dealing with the phone call. After hanging up, he realized that Teacher Fu was looking at him with a smile.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, when other people want to make a movie, they just ask grandpa and grandma to get investment. It's better for you. They all come to give money because they are afraid that they won't accept it. This new director is different."
< br>"Teacher, please stop making sarcastic remarks here." This was the first time in Zhang Chen's life that he had experienced such a battle, and he felt that he couldn't bear it.
Teacher Fu stopped making fun of the students and prepared to give some advice: "Aren't you curious about where they heard the news?"
Zhang Chen's eyes lit up: "Teacher, you Do you know? Tell me~"
This is indeed what he is puzzled about.
"What's so strange about this? Any large-scale film and television company has informants in the censorship agency. The specific content of the movie script sent for review may not be leaked, but they will definitely know the name and subject matter. You Maybe you don’t know that the film has passed the review, but people have already received the news. The same goes for the review before the film is released, that is, the application for Dragon Ball. Someone will tell each film company whether the film is good or not and how good the quality is. It's the boss's, otherwise how would they arrange the film and avoid those possible opponents? It's all about money."
After Teacher Fu said this, Zhang Chen finally understood what was going on. of Dao Dao.
It seems that there is an inextricable relationship between drug dealers and the police, and all walks of life are playing it.
In his previous life, he knew that the two giants in the electrical appliance retail industry, Gome and Suning, both had undercover agents inside each other.
What kind of event Gome is going to hold? As soon as the plan is made, Suning will know about it.
Suning’s side is similar, both sides focus on two-way transparency.
"Teacher, what do you think I should do now?" Zhang Chen asked humbly.
“What are you struggling with?”
“Those big guys at the previous celebration party are all willing to invest in the sequel of "Dark Invasion", but I don't want to give out too much share, " "Shark Beach" is also a small cost, which I can completely afford.
From his debut film "Dark Invasion", Zhang Chen only made 40% of the profit, but still took more than 10 million.
In the second movie "Shark Beach", he definitely wanted to eat alone.
Isn’t he sick if he gives away his guaranteed money?
Now he suddenly understood Zhang Weiping a little bit, otherwise Zhang Weiping would be so fond of eating alone, it would be delicious.
"Well, let me plan a game tomorrow and find someone who understands to talk to you about it."
"That's great."
"Dong Laishun, please make a reservation. The man I'm looking for loves hotpot mutton."
The next day, Wangfujing, Dong Laishun main store
At the door is a big door, Donglaishun Restaurant, with a line of small characters below, a Chinese time-honored brand, started in 1903.
“A guest~~”
There was shouting at the door, as is the style in old Beijing hotels, and someone called the roll call. When Dong Jianqiang walked in, Teacher Fu and Zhang Chen stood up to greet him with a smile.
Zhang Chen then realized that Dong Jianqiang was the sensible person mentioned by Teacher Fu. This guy had been promoted and was now the head of the distribution department of Enlight Pictures. It seemed that Teacher Fu had a good relationship with him and he also knew him. I like to eat Dong Lai Shun.
The three of them chatted and sat down with each other.
Donglaishun’s copper hotpots are all prepared in advance, and they were served not long after they placed the order.
The old Beijing copper hot pot made it a point to moisten the pot first. Teacher Fu is from Beijing and is very skilled.
Put sheep tail oil into the pot to moisten it. Under the impact of high temperature, the aroma of the oil filled the air. Zhang Chen filled a bottle of Erguotou for the two of them and took the lead in raising their glasses.
“Brother Dong, today’s meal should be considered as a celebration of your promotion to director, and I wish you great success in your work in the future...”
“Director Zhang is so polite, I have to thank you for that. You, if your "Dark Invasion" hadn't been a hit, I wouldn't have been able to take the position of director."
"It's because of your good vision, Brother Dong, that we can all succeed together."
< br>"Come, let's go together~"
"Let's go together~"
"Cheers~"
The three of them raised their glasses and drank together. The wine went down their throats, their faces turned red due to stimulation, and their conversation became more intense.
The conversation never got straight to the point, so the three of them talked about local customs and rambled on.
People who engage in distribution travel extensively and have extensive knowledge. Teacher Fu is also a talkative person and has a wide network of friends. Zhang Chen has been born in two generations and has some money in his stomach. The three of them can talk nonsense all over the world. Seems boring.
After the lamb tail oil has almost moistened the pan, the three of them started eating.
Tofu, cabbage, hand-cut meat, the three standard items of the copper hot pot were put into the pot one by one, along with the prepared sesame sauce and chili oil. The three of them were sweating after eating.
Dong Laishun's hand-cut meat is very unique. After placing an order, diners can see the master chef cutting the meat with a large knife. This is a technical job that ordinary people cannot do at all.
After three rounds of drinking, the atmosphere is almost the same, and now it’s time to talk.
(End of this chapter)