Chapter 775 New Opponent?

Feng Xiaogang didn't have enough money to make money, so he made a lot of remarks, including that "the awards in Europe are all small-circle games"...

The original words are: 'None of the awards in the world are regular, they all have tricks, and they are all about interpersonal relationships. Let me give you an example: a famous director’s film has not yet been completed, but Cannes has already said, ‘This is the opening ceremony film’. Do you think this is a serious matter? ’

Is he right?

That's right, as you can see from the judging mechanism, seven people decide all awards.

The "Uncle Boonmee" film was held by Tim Burton. He himself is a fan of fantasy films, and he gave Uncle Boonmee the highest award...

For example, Quentin's "Fahrenheit 9/11", the Coen brothers' "The Wandering Pandey", Luc Besson's "Dancer in the Dark", and Wang Jiawei's "The Wind in the Wheat Waves"...

The level is just like that!

But...this thing has a lot to do with Feng Xiaogang's own level!

It is difficult to see any aesthetic concepts in Feng Xiaogang's early works. The shots are quite rough and have the texture of a TV series.

Later, I took more pictures and slowly made some changes, but the quality was still not good enough...

The most important thing... he is not an academic and has no connections...

Does Quentin's "Pulp Fiction" have high aesthetic value?

But he was spotted by Harvey and then took him to Cannes...

The same goes for Shen Xudong. His first play "Outstanding Citizen" was highly recommended by Venice film selectors, and then it was taken to Venice. Director Chen Chen won the Best Actor, and his second play "The Aviator" won the Jury Prize...

"The Grandmaster" is directly an official invitation from the Venice Film Festival...

Is he very talented?

After all, he has connections...

"It's best to shoot "Hunting" in a cold and objective way. If you can't do it in Berlin, you can try your luck in Cannes...I heard from Joseph that he might be invited to be a judge at Cannes next year and he can win an award then..."

"How to be shortlisted?"

"MK2 has a cooperation agreement with our company..."

Shen Xudong didn't say much, but everyone was knowledgeable and understood the meaning of his words.

MK2 is the second largest cinema chain in France and a well-known art cinema chain in Europe. They recommended it and it is not a big problem to be shortlisted for the main competition!

…

This thing is just a plan. After all, Feng Xiaogang is focused on "1942" and cannot spare the time and energy to shoot "Hunting"...

There is a high probability that Shen Xudong will still need to find a new director...

Mainly just invisible pretense...

Let me show you a little bit about Xudong’s connections...

After the meal, they insisted on arranging a second meeting, going to some private club.

Going to a club with a group of old men?

Shen Xudong made an excuse and took the first step...

It seems like I have to bring a girl with me to any gatherings in the future!

No matter who it is, if you take it with you, they will at least take it into consideration a little bit.

Director Chen also got on the bus, and Shen Xudong asked the driver to see him off first. The two chatted for a while in the car.

In 2009, "Breaking Drummer" won the Golden Horse Award for Best Film, and Director Chen won the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor, and the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actor...

In addition, the final box office of "Cracking Drummer" was 142 million, and the overseas box office was close to 8 million US dollars. It also bought remake rights in 6 countries...

It can be regarded as Director Chen's most acclaimed movie in the past three years.

Because he later starred in "Chilling" and "The Battle of Shama Town", both of which were not considered masterpieces... Among them, "Claying" was even evaluated as: the worst in film history!

Even though "Tianji: Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" and "Legend of the Gods" were later published, they did not cover up the status of "Ci Ling".

"Battle of Shama Town" is actually pretty good, but the investor is LeTV Pictures, which has never controlled a movie before and doesn't know anything about promotion and distribution.

There was basically no publicity, and the box office was very poor...

Therefore, after "The Final Battle", Jia Yueting poached Zhang Zhao and handed over all the management of LeTV Pictures to him, leaving professional matters to professionals. Only then did LeTV Pictures develop rapidly...

Back to the topic, Director Chen and Shen Xudong discussed a lot of ideas for "Hunting", such as shooting locations and the like.

For example, it would be best to shoot in Thailand.

Although "Hunting" is about rumors and the story of one person, the police in the original work were indeed guilty of negligence...

It’s safer to shoot abroad!

While the discussion was in full swing, Shen Xudong's cell phone rang. It was Huang Bin calling. Shen Xudong smiled apologetically at Director Chen, and then answered the phone...

About ten minutes later, Shen Xudong hung up the phone. Director Chen looked at his unwavering expression and asked, "What happened?"

"...It's a small matter, someone is messing with us behind our backs..."

"Take care of it, your company is now the industry leader, and everyone is watching your every move!"

"I understand, I will handle it beautifully."

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The popularity and pre-sales of "A Chinese Ghost Story" are significantly ahead of other works...

After it is released, as long as the reputation does not collapse, it will definitely dominate the National Day movies...

But the market for the National Day holiday is just that big. According to predictions, it can generate a maximum box office of 500 million. So if "A Chinese Ghost Story" takes the majority, what will happen to the other two movies?

"Painted Wall" had an investment of 60 million yuan, and "The Legend of White Snake" even claimed a cost of 150 million yuan...

I want my money back!

Counting on overseas markets?

Haha, times have changed. After the subprime mortgage crisis in 2008, it was difficult for Chinese-language films to go overseas, and Hollywood blockbusters showed a tendency to dominate the world.

Even Jiahe's action movies can only be limited to the Southeast Asian market.

What to do?

The strategy of "Painted Wall" is to release it four days in advance on September 26 to seize the market first...

Oh, it is normal for Chen Jiashang and Tianmei Media to have disagreements, so Chen Jiashang took "Painting Wall" to Enlight Media. Tianmei Media said nothing and even expressed their blessings generously...

Most importantly, "Painting on the Wall" was not part of Tianmei Liaozhai's conception.

Tianmei's "Liao Zhai" series must have a demon slayer throughout...

Moreover, the story of "Painted Wall" doesn't quite fit the market...

The original work describes the separation and separation between Zhu Xiaolian of the Qing Dynasty and the Flower Lady in the painting, expressing the mortal's beautiful desire for adventure and the sadness of the disappearance of the illusion.

In fact, it is a scholar's lustful dream - a scholar's adventure when visiting a temple. He went on a dream journey and had sex with all kinds of beauties. The final comment: When people have a lustful heart, they are in a state of obscenity; when people have a heart of obscenity, they are in a state of terror. .

Well, we should stay away from greed and lust and cultivate ourselves.

In other words, if you shoot according to the original work, it is impossible to pass the censorship. This thing is simply more "Bliss Treasure Mirror" than "Futon"...

"The Legend of White Snake" is relatively tough - it will be released on the 30th, facing "A Chinese Ghost Story" head-on...

Huang Bin just called and said that a lot of dirty information about Nazha had been exposed on the Internet, saying that she was from American Airlines... and that a large number of trolls were gathering to attack "A Chinese Ghost Story"...

Shen Xudong asked directly: "Who is behind this?"

"...light..."

"Light?"

Shen Xudong is really a little confused...

How could it be light?