Chapter 1006 Class Starts
Yang Dongxu's words made several people admire him again, especially Zhang Yimou, who looked thoughtful and seemed to be thinking a lot.
"I think what Mr. Yang said is right. Since we are filming our own stories, we cannot follow the tastes of foreigners. We must film our own characteristics. But if we film like this, will we not be acclimated? After all, in foreigners I already have a certain understanding of the trend of Chinese dramas," Zhang Yimou couldn't help but said after thinking for a moment.
If it were him in the past, he would definitely regard Yang Dongxu as his confidant without saying anything. Because it’s not just Yang Dongxu who wants to make such a film. He has always insisted that he would rather make the film that he wants, and he doesn’t like to follow the crowd and make some seemingly silly changes in the film against his will in order to cater to the market.
However, the pressure of looking for investment during this period has led to self-reflection, although it has not shaken his inner persistence. But he had to voice his concerns. After all, this is not a small movie with millions of dollars in the past. If Yang Dongxu really invests in an additional 50 million US dollars to make a blockbuster, it will really put a lot of pressure on him as a director.
"I have also considered this, but I have always believed that only by photographing something with your own characteristics can you shock others. Art knows no boundaries. Even if you don't understand the language, as long as the situation is right, you can move others.
At the same time, don’t you feel that the so-called catering to the changes in Hollywood is imitating others? Give up our own characteristics and cater to what foreigners want.
They know much better about what they want than we do, and the big movie companies in Hollywood are no better at it than you, a migrant, are you? The target of the local battle is clear. Can you, a foreigner, use your own shortcomings to attack the advantages of the local family and win?
So I want to make a breakthrough and shock those foreigners. Then we need to let them see the powerful side of our ancestors, interpret the domineering power of our ancestors who dominated the world at that time, and let them have a direct and positive understanding of the most powerful country in the East in ancient times. "Yang Dongxu picked up a piece of meat and put it on the plate in front of him and said.
"But in this case, it will be much more difficult to shoot." Zhang Weiping pondered for a while and said.
Not only is it big, if you follow Yang Dongxu's attitude of begging for mercy and rushing to the epic level, money is actually a trivial matter. Because Haina is not short of money, he, Zhang Weiping, can still come up with a lot of money.
The biggest difficulty now is the difficulty of shooting. For example, the soldiers and horses in some fight scenes are not even difficult to shoot to create the atmosphere at that time even if there is no panoramic view.
"Isn't it necessary to solve problems when they arise?" Yang Dongxu asked back, and then said to himself without waiting for Zhang Weiping to answer: "At the same time, in addition to providing money, I will try my best to cooperate in solving other problems.
For example, when it comes to finding authoritative experts to reproduce clothing from the late Warring States Period, I came to a factory to process the armor and weapons from that time. If there is a shortage of people for a big scene and the extras are not available, I will apply for military cooperation. Don’t worry about horses or anything like that. I can get them for you as long as you need them, whether at home or abroad. "
"If the country can cooperate, it will be twice the result with half the effort." Zhang Yimou couldn't help but pat his thigh, but after he was over excited, he couldn't help but worry: "It can really happen."
"Don't worry, I will really need to apply when the time comes. You know, this drama will not only be screened in China, I will use Heiner's foreign channels to make it smooth for him to be screened abroad.
The higher authorities will definitely support this kind of cultural output that highlights the glory of China. Maybe we don’t have to worry about it at all. After the report is reported, the higher authorities will not only provide manpower and material support, but also some special funds. "
As a man who seems to be outside of politics, Yang Dongxu is always paying attention to the national development strategy. We are very aware of the current emphasis on cultural export by the country. When the project is submitted, the filming cost of 50 million US dollars will be determined.
If you show your attitude and sincerity in finding experts, you may not get much financial support. But other aspects will definitely be smooth and cooperative.
"If this is the case, I will definitely use everything I have learned in my life to make this drama an epic masterpiece that belongs to China." Zhang Yimou couldn't help but be excited.
But the big problem is solved, and there are still some small problems. For example, the script is not so rigorous now and needs to be verified by experts and scholars to make some modifications. At the same time, the filming of the movie cannot start within a short time as originally planned. After all, whether it is redesigning costumes or producing props for shooting, it takes a lot of time.
However, these small problems can be easily solved. Yang Dongxu did not interfere with the script. The hero script is already very good, and with the opinions of experts, it will definitely be improved.
The costumes and props will be slowly researched by professionals. Then the rest are the actors who have already gathered. It was originally said to start shooting in the near future, but it turns out that it is no longer filming. When it will be filmed, it is impossible to determine the time, which is a bit ridiculous.
But this is a problem for Zhang Yimou. After all, these people have to bear a lot of favors since they cut their salary to film, and at this time, they let others go.
But for Yang Dongxu, this is not a problem at all. Maggie Cheung and Jet Li are both Haina artists, and they were solved in an instant. He didn't need to come forward for the rest, Liu Zongsheng just came out to say hello.
So after a rough discussion, the atmosphere during the rest of the meal was very cheerful. After finishing the meal, Zhang Yimou took Yang Dongxu's hand, as if he had just forgotten their friendship. Zhang Weiping and Liu Zongsheng also had their backs.
Zhang Weiping had this idea to integrate into Yang Dongxu's circle now, but he knew that he couldn't rush it because it was the first time for the two parties to cooperate.
Rather than inviting him to invite the film director Zhang Yimou to come over for this meal, it was better to say that Yang Dongxu seemed to be very optimistic about Zhang Yimou and asked him, the boss, to come to accompany him to avoid any misunderstanding.
So in this matter, Zhang Yimou's position in Yang Dongxu's heart was obviously higher than his boss. Therefore, even if they cooperated, he would not have many opportunities to deal with Yang Dongxu. On the contrary, because they were cooperating on movies, as the boss of New Picture, he could communicate more with Liu Zongsheng, the general manager of Haina.
With this introduction and channel, it would be only a matter of time before he integrated into Yang Dongxu's circle if there were no major problems in the future cooperation.
After sending the person away, Yang Dongxu asked a security guard from Yangjiayan to drive him home. Although this amount of wine was not much for him at all, and there was no drunk driving check now, it was better to be careful.
Go home, take a shower, and then climb into bed and sleep until dawn. It makes sense to drink a little at night to help sleep.
I got up early in the morning and ran in the park. After I came back, I did some boxing in the yard to stretch my muscles. Seeing Yang Dongxu standing by, Du Fei just curled his lips. He was so angry that if he really couldn't beat him, he would definitely beat him.
"My elder brother sent a message saying that if you are free recently, go to the Middle East. The oil issue you mentioned is now in sight. You can go and see for yourself." Yang Dongxu finished his work, and Du Fei, who was standing by and smoking, threw him a towel.
"Let's maintain the relationship for a while. I'm too busy here to leave." Yang Dongxu wiped his sweat while holding a towel and walked towards the bathroom.
He has been preparing to get some oil from the Middle East, but it has always been a small matter. The only big business he has done was to take over from Natasha as a second-hand dealer.
And this time, Du Suo's special notice really found a smooth channel, allowing him to finally talk to the royal families of the Middle East in person.
"I'll tell them, but you'd better hurry up, after all, there are a lot of people watching over there." Du Fei reminded.
"I understand." Yang Dongxu nodded.
After taking a shower, he had a hearty breakfast and went directly to Haina Company. After a few days of preparation, the list of the crash course proposed by Yang Dongxu has been roughly determined.
Although not all the first-line stars who will be popular in the future are selected, most of them are familiar, and the rest are really for the other party's talent and appearance, to see if there will be unexpected gains after training.
Not counting the people who Li Fuzhen inserted halfway, the first phase of the crash course enrolled 33 people, including 22 girls and 11 boys, and the ratio of men to women is almost 1:2.
In the entertainment industry, beautiful girls are generally more likely to stand out, but this standing out refers to the initial starting stage. After all, a beautiful face is popular everywhere and can get more opportunities than men.
But after development, male stars are more durable than female stars. Men can be idols when they are young, and they can increase their connotation after the age of 30, and they can still be old actors when they are old. In short, age is not a big obstacle as long as there is a chance.
Female stars are just the opposite. Although it is relatively easy to start because of their appearance, it becomes more and more difficult as time goes by. Especially if they are not popular when they are young, they can basically consider changing careers later.
After all, male stars can still play a vicissitudes of life when they are old, and female stars, except for some die-hard fans who are slightly more tasteful and calm their youth, no one likes to see female stars with wrinkles on their faces.
So the reason why there are so many more women than men in the first special training class is not that the ratio of men to women in the information Liu Zongsheng gave him is like this, and he picked them according to the ratio.
But in addition to the few people who were previously selected, he wanted to see if the number could cause a qualitative change, or simply get a few more spare tires out, as long as one of them is a surprise, it would be considered a profit.
As for male artists, there is no need to be so anxious, and they can be selected slowly. Perhaps those who were originally eliminated in this list can grow wild for a few years outside and hone their skills, and they can be recruited again when they meet good seedlings.
Unless you want to create an idol group, it doesn’t really matter whether the men are 20 or 25 years old in such a "semi-finished" special training class.
After he arrived at the company, everyone else was there. He didn't say much and just took them to the big office for a meeting to get them familiar with each other.
The theme of this special training class was acting, so Yang Dongxu didn't plan to let them practice singing and dancing. They went to a big classroom to do some basic training and detailed understanding, and then started the actual practice.