Chapter 314 Scare Chen Kexin
In the hotel room, the TV was on but no one was watching. Zhong Zheng, the host of the science and education program, sounded out in a calm voice: "When the drill bit went deep into the dry well and touched the mysterious water source, water came out. The probability is almost 100%, and there may even be a rare blowout..."
Zhang Chen has been hiding in the hotel room for the past two days and has not gone out at all. He even had meals brought in.
He can't stay in Hong Kong for a few days, so he must hurry up...
Ripe peach is sweeter than the green fruit, and Zhongliti gave him a completely different experience.
Moreover, the other party has good acting skills and can easily control various role plays.
Zhang Chen somewhat understands Prime Minister Cao.
This is a very complicated psychological process. Hate Cao's thieves, understand Cao's thieves, and become Cao's thieves!
A few days later, a skinny young man who looked haggard staggered out of the room.
We agreed on dual cultivation, but it turned out to be supplementation, and he was the one who received supplementation.
At this time, Zhang Chen was like a furnace of medicine dregs.
The fighting power of mature women cannot be underestimated. They can be called human flesh juicers.
The phone rang: "Hello, who is this? Oh, Director Du~
You're welcome, I just told my true feelings.
Want to have dinner together? No problem, I’ll go out now.”
Because of the broadcast of "Qiangqiang Threesome", Zhang Chen praised "Underworld" very much in the program, and the box office of "Underworld" was even higher.
"Taken" is very popular now, and the Hong Kong box office has exceeded 20 million.
The director of "Hurricane" specially recommended it. Of course the audience is interested in taking a look.
Du Qifeng called specifically to express his gratitude and invited him to have dinner with him at noon.
If there is a chance to escape from the clutches of the devil, Zhang Chen must seize it. Now he just wants to leave as soon as possible to avoid exhaustion and death.
"Director Du invited me to dinner, so don't go there today. By the way, I told Lu Yang that I will arrange a role for you. You should prepare to join the team today."
This beauty has been here for a few days. We eat, play, and play games every day, but we don’t ask for anything.
Zhang Chen was not ignorant, so he asked Lu Yang to assign a role to her. In the script, wasn't the protagonist once rescued by a family? He also hid the protagonist in a secret room on the TV wall.
The role of rescuing people should be given to Zhong Li.
Zhong Liti was very happy. She clamped her legs and hung herself on Zhang Chen. Her movements were so skillful that it made people feel distressed.
Zhang Chen hurriedly stopped him. If this continues, he will be crippled.
If I can bear it, my second brother cannot.
For the first time, I felt that playing songs every night was not happiness, but a way of killing people.
……
The two of them talked about movies again at the dinner table
"Director Du, I used to watch crime movies in Hong Kong, and I always felt that the gangsters here were all kind and friendly. In "A Better Tomorrow", "Young and Dangerous" and so on, although there are people who are helpless in the world, there are more It's a deep sense of brotherhood. When I get older and have some experience, I realize that these are all deliberate beautifications.
What these directors who make crime films like to do most is to show gang members. On the side of loyalty, they don’t say a word about those who do evil.
And their method is actually very simple, just create a worse villain for comparison. "
To Qi Feng. After listening with a smile, he laughed: "It's true. Gangster themes are a major feature of Hong Kong movies. This is related to the fact that many film companies have corporate backgrounds. Some bosses even personally paid for their own biopics. ..."
Zhang Chen knew that he was talking about "The Storm of Haojiang", which was Haojiang Ju's personal autobiography.
In those two years, the gangster theme was very popular. "Young and Dangerous" is actually the story of Xin Ji. Of course Hao Jiangju felt itchy after watching it.
In Xiangjiang, Xinji can still be ranked first, but in Haojiang, the number gang is number one. Haojiang Ju is the important leader of the number gang. According to the division of the army, he belongs to the tire 0 level.
"So I like your movies because your gangster movies are real~"
This is really not a compliment. There is no glorification of gangsters in "Underworld", it is as real as It's a story that happens around you.
Of all the gangster movies that Zhang Chen has watched, "Underworld" and "Monk" are considered the most realistic.
While chatting, Du Qifeng suddenly looked at the watch on his wrist.
"What, Director Du will have something else to do later? So let's get here first today?"
"No, you misunderstood. I even called a friend. I'll call you. After we got off the phone, he invited me to dinner. After learning that I had made an appointment with you and wanted to get to know you, I took it upon myself to agree, but he was on the set and it would take some time to get over..."
Johnnie To Zhang Chen became interested at this point: "Who is it?"
"Chen Kexin~"
Oh, it turns out to be Chen Straw Hat.
The first time Zhang Chen knew about this person in his previous life was the straw hat incident. A straw hat cost 6,000 yuan, and netizens spread the word.
After waiting for more information, I realized the inside story. It’s not that the producer is stupid, it’s that they can’t explain it to the outside world.
“Oh, he’s here~”
Zhang Chen followed Du Qifeng’s gaze and saw a young man with long hair just walking into the restaurant. He was looking around when he saw Du Qifeng and smiled. Wave.
When the visitor approached, Du Qifeng said with a smile: "You don't need me to introduce you..."
"Haha, no need, hello, Director Zhang, you are really presumptuous today..."
Zhang Chen also smiled and shook hands: "No way, I have wanted to meet Director Chen for a long time..."
The two actually met. At last year's Golden Horse Awards Ceremony, Zhang Chen Chen brought "Hurricane Rescue" to the exhibition and had a few words with Chen Guo, the director of "Three Updates 2". Chen Kexin is the producer of "Three Updates 2". It's just that Zhang Chen was still little Karami at that time, and the other party probably didn't like him either, but it's different now.
The three of them sat down again, ordered a few more dishes, and then continued chatting.
"Kexin has a movie to be released in the mainland at the end of the year. It is his first time to enter the mainland market and he is not familiar with it, so he asked me, but I didn't understand either, so he thought of you. , with you, the most popular director in the mainland, what else can I ask for..."
To said politely, Chen Kexin also said beside him: "Yes, it is my first time to enter the mainland, and I feel a little bit... I don’t know how to do it, I want to ask Director Zhang to learn from it~”
To learn from it?
Impossible!
Do you know what it means not to spread lightly? I have to leave my semen to those female fairies, but I still said: "Is Director Chen's movie "If Love"?"
"Yes, that's right" Yes, Director Zhang knows?" Chen Kexin looked very excited.
Zhang Chen glanced at Chen Kexin and then at Du Qifeng, wondering whether he should tell the truth.
Du Qifeng saw Zhang Chen's hesitation and quickly raised his glass: "Kexin, let's toast Director Zhang together, and hope that Director Zhang will not hesitate to teach us..."
Chen Kexin also reacted. , and then raised their glasses: "I hope Director Zhang will not hesitate to teach me~"
"Hey, what are you doing? We are just chatting. Why did you pick me up..."
After being treated like this, Zhang Chen couldn't hide anymore. The two men drank down the white wine in their glasses, and Zhang Chen followed suit.
Chen Kexin filled Zhang Chen with wine, and Zhang Chen immediately said: "Is Director Chen's "If Love" scheduled to be released in December?"
"Yes, it will premiere on December 12th. "
"I will tell the truth as you asked me to."
Hearing what Zhang Chen said, the two of them already had a bad feeling.
Zhang Chen shrugged his shoulders: "I guess the box office won't be very good."
When Chen Kexin heard this, his expression immediately dropped, but Johnnie Du did not remain calm and asked instead: "What's the reason?"
"Because you are playing "The Promise"."
Hearing this reason, Johnnie To and Chen Kexin looked at each other, and the latter asked uncertainly : ""The Promise" is very strong?"
"Whether it is strong or not is another matter, but it is Poet Chen's project. You may not know much about Poet Chen's status in the mainland film industry. You can go sideways, and "The Promise" is a blockbuster~"
""If Love" is also a blockbuster~"
Zhang Chen shook his head.
"Why not? Although it is not as high as the investment of "The Promise", the investment of "If Love" is also 80 million. It can be considered a blockbuster. It is the salary of Jacky Cheung, Zhou Xun, and Takeshi Kaneshiro alone. It adds up to a lot~"
Chen Kexin said nonstop. He obviously still has the same theory of making movies in Hong Kong and likes to recruit big stars.
Zhang Chen curled his lips: "The domestic definition of a blockbuster is comprehensive. It must be a big investment, have big stars, have big scenes, and the director must be a famous director. Even the musical scripts behind the scenes are all well-known figures. Participated...
What does "If Love" have? The box office of 80 million is a lot in normal times, but compared with the 350 million of "The Promise", it is not enough. Compared with the director, Chen Kaige in China It's the first series. You're basically not famous in China, and you don't have any big scenes. So the star cast is pretty good, barely a tie...
Also, "If Love" has a flaw , due to its subject matter, this is actually a musical, and musicals are definitely unpopular in the mainland.”
Speaking of this, Zhang Chen admired Chen Kexin’s courage. He is not a reborn person. If you dare to do this, Chen Kexin actually does it~
For domestic audiences, musicals are imported, a niche within a niche.
Regardless of whether this thing is popular abroad, it is a miracle that it can be released in China.
"But if it's so bad, why would Mr. Tan from Xingmei invest, and he said he would support it..."
Chen Kexin seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw.
“I don’t know why StarMei invested, but StarMei also has to listen to China Film. “The Promise” is China Film’s key project of the year. Do you know what a key project is? That means China Film will do its best to promote “The Promise” "The Promise".
Not only Star America, but all theaters in China will listen to China Film. If you compete with it, how many resources do you think you can get? By then, one cinema will be able to reserve a hall for you. You are really capable..."
Hearing what Zhang Chen said, the two people across from each other looked at each other again. Zhang Chen knew that they must feel that he was exaggerating. That was because they didn't understand the mainland system at all.
He simply continued: "Do you know why my "Hurricane" is released in the eleventh slot? Even if it competes with "Myth", it must be released in the eleventh slot?"
" To...avoid "The Promise"?" Chen Kexin's tone was a little uncertain.
At this time, the two of them were finally moved. They said that there was nothing too intuitive about other things, but it was different when it came to the box office.
"Taken" is selling very well both in the Mainland and Hong Kong, so it has to give way?
"My "Hurricane Rescue" also has investment from China Film Group. It still has to make way for key projects of the year..."
Hearing this, Chen Kexin finally understood the seriousness of the matter and couldn't help but gasp. He breathed a sigh of relief.
"You mean, my "If Love" may fail miserably against "The Promise"?"
Zhang Chen chuckled: "Be confident and eliminate the possibility, it is a certainty It will fail miserably~”
Now Chen Kexin couldn’t sit still.
"Is it so serious?" Du Qifeng still didn't believe it.
Zhang Chen shrugged: "When making movies in the Mainland, the only behemoth that cannot be avoided is China Film. It has the right to introduce foreign films, which means it controls the theater chain, and the theater chain has to rely on it to make a living."
No matter how reluctant you are to admit it, you have to admit that the current film market is indeed dominated by Western films. Although the box office champion every year is not a Western film, and the total box office is limited to less than 50%, the imported Western films have never been Losing money.
The audience is willing to watch it, and the theaters are also willing to show it.
"Then... wouldn't I be doomed?" Chen Kexin could not have imagined that she would encounter such a thing when she entered the mainland market for the first time. Johnnie To was thankful that his "Underworld" was released in the mainland in October.
"Pick up the schedule and try to avoid "The Promise". I remember that the Lunar New Year schedule seems to be "The Promise", "Ride Alone for Thousands of Miles", "The Great Sage of Love" and "If Love". If you don't mention the schedule, you will end up with all three of them. As cannon fodder..."
(End of this chapter)