Entertainment 1998

Chapter 766 Chapter 765 The Hunger Games novel is available

The martial arts training before filming "The Hunger Games" was basically the same as the previous movie "Heroes".

The actors in the crew received training at the Shichahai Sports School, with training time of more than 10 hours a day. They were provided with two meals at noon and in the evening, and the meals were served at the Guiwei BBQ restaurant in Heizhima Hutong.

Since the training involves a lot of exercise, the actors can eat whatever they want, and it doesn’t matter if they eat a little too much.

Anyway, everyone ran here from Shichahai Sports School and then walked back.

Very punctually, at 1: p.m., the actors and trainers from "The Hunger Games" crew had lunch and walked together to Shichahai Sports School.

As a director, Jiang Feng followed.

Because Jiang Feng wanted to have a comprehensive understanding of everyone's training results as soon as possible.

However, when Jiang Feng arrived at Shichahai Sports School, there was still a small surprise.

At this moment, Han Shanye was waiting for him at the gate of the sports school.

"Jiang Feng..."

When he saw Jiang Feng, Han Shanye couldn't stop smiling.

"Boss Han, what's the good news?"

Entering the Shichahai Sports School, Jiang Feng and Han Shanye started chatting as they walked towards the training center building.

“Three things…”

Han Shanye first stretched out two fingers with a smile, and then lowered his voice.

"Yesterday, the rural work conference was held at the Jingxi Hotel, and the first thing that happened at the conference was that everyone watched your movie "Hidden in the Dust"!"

"Well, what did they say?"

Jiang Feng was a little excited and wanted to see if his goal had been achieved.

"do not know!

However, it is said that two top bosses were deeply moved after watching the movie, and at the meeting, one of them even directly recalled his glorious years. "At this point, Han Shanye did not go too deep, but slightly changed the topic.

"Jiang Feng, the National Television Film Channel contacted me today and said they are willing to pay 400 million RMB to purchase the television broadcast rights for Hidden in the Dust."

"What do you mean?" Jiang Feng frowned.

“It’s very simple. Just like the original “Moon”, “Into the Dust” will not be shown in cinemas but will be broadcast directly on TV.

This movie is not a theatrical movie, but was commissioned to you by the publicity department to shoot and produce it.

Otherwise, our production cost is 400 million RMB, and they will not give us only 400 million RMB.”

Now, Jiang Feng finally understood everything.

Well, how should I put it?

Let’s put it this way!

In another 20 years, Hong Kong's Thousand-Faced Movie King Tony Leung will publicly state on the Internet that patriotic films should be broadcast free of charge to the whole society, because this will educate the majority of Chinese people and inspire their patriotism.

Instead of some directors and some companies using the banner of patriotism to make money.

Now, the national television movie channel is doing a very good job, and they want to use the method of free broadcasting on TV to let the people understand the hardships of ordinary farmers.

Thinking of this, Jiang Feng hesitated for a moment and said, "Boss Han, let me give you a suggestion."

"you say!"

"Let's not take the 400 million RMB. Just take one yuan as a symbol. Anyway, we have already earned back the production cost of Into the Dust through Buried Alive..."

"Jiang Feng, thank you, brother!"

Before Jiang Feng could finish his words, Han Shanye, who was a little excited, punched him in the chest.

Han Shanye is worthy of being the chairman of China Film Group. While he is excited, he still remembers the brothers who worked with Jiang Feng.

“Well, Jiang Feng, you are so righteous, and your brother can’t be a hindrance.

How about this, from the revenue of the movie Buried, China Film Group will receive 200 million less, you can take this 200 million and share it with your brothers as a bonus. "

"Hehe..., thanks!"

Seeing that Han Shanye was willing to share the profits of China Film, Jiang Feng naturally would not be polite. He grabbed his hand and said thank you, even if it meant making the matter of "Hidden in the Dust" a reality.

"Boss Han, what about the other two things?"

"Oh, the other two things are easy." Han Shanye, in a good mood, said as he flipped through his handbag:

"The day before yesterday, the movie Buried was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Venice Film Festival. Did you know about this?"

"understood!"

To be honest, Jiang Feng didn't really pay much attention to the fact that "Buried" was participating in film festivals in various places. It was Song Jia who called him.

At that time, this 1-meter-tall beauty was screaming excitedly on the phone!
At this time, Han Shanye finally took out a few invitation letters from her handbag and handed them to Jiang Feng.

【Invitation letter to the 12th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival
Dear Director Jiang Feng:
It is a great honor to invite you to participate in this year's grand film festival.

As a highly anticipated film awards ceremony, we have witnessed the glory and achievements of the film industry with you. Your presence will add brilliance to this event, so please attend with great anticipation…】

[Invitation letter to the 40th Formosa Golden Horse Awards Ceremony
Dear Director Jiang Feng:
It is a great honor to invite you to participate in this year's grand film festival.

As a highly anticipated film awards ceremony, we have witnessed the glory and achievements of the film industry with you. Your presence will add brilliance to this event, so please attend with great anticipation…】

【Invitation to the 60th Venice International Film Festival. 】

Seeing these things, Jiang Feng directly handed the invitation letters to Han Shanye.

"Boss Han, according to the filming schedule for The Hunger Games, the film will officially start shooting in early September. How can I have so much time to attend the award ceremony?"

"Hehe, Jiang Feng, I knew you would say that." As soon as Jiang Feng finished speaking, Han Shanye took out a simple calendar from his handbag and explained it to Jiang Feng in detail.

“The Venice Film Festival will be held on September 9th, so you have plenty of time to get there. We can start filming after you come back.

The 12th Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards ceremony was held on November 11th. At that time, the real-life shooting of "The Hunger Games" in China had almost been completed.

You can attend the award ceremony in your country and then rush to the United States with your filming crew and actors.

The 12th Formosa Golden Horse Awards ceremony will be held on December 13th, and by that time, the filming of The Hunger Games will have been basically completed.”

At this point, before Jiang Feng could speak, Han Shanye continued, "Your masterpiece Buried Alive, with its excellent script and Song Jia's superb acting skills, can win at least one Best Actress award and 2-3 nominations at these three film festivals. Also, you won big at the Golden Globe Awards and the Oscars this year, but it's not a good idea for you to come back and not participate in domestic film festivals!"

"okay!"

Jiang Feng thought about it for a moment and agreed directly.

There was no way. Jiang Feng didn't want to be known as a big shot.

……

Jiang Feng's original work plan allowed him to have more time, but once the award ceremonies of three film festivals were added, he had to be very careful with his time.

Therefore, Jiang Feng only stayed in the capital for two days.

Early in the morning of August 8, he took the crew to Hongping Town in Shennongjia Forest District, Hubei Province. The movie "The Hunger Games" will be filmed on location in the Shennongding Scenic Area in Hongping Town.

When the crew arrived at the location and entered the forest area, they immediately took action, discussing where to set up the camera, where to complete the fighting scenes, how to build thatched houses in the scenic area, etc.

Very good.

Apart from being lustful, there was basically nothing wrong with him, especially when he was working. Jiang Feng only had to tell him his ideas, and this guy could immediately find an executable shooting plan in the forest area of ​​Shennongjia.

It was also because of Dawei's outstanding performance that Jiang Feng was able to successfully escape from the crew on August 8 and rush to the United States alone.

Jiang Feng had to find out about the set design progress of Universal Pictures in the studio before the official filming of "The Hunger Games".

Jiang Feng had shot four movies in the United States before, and he had a clear understanding of the work efficiency of Hollywood film practitioners.

Hollywood film industry professionals basically work like this:
Start work at 9 am, take a break at 10:30 pm, and eat at 12 pm; start work at 1:30 pm, take a break at 3 pm, and get off work at 00:4 pm. That is to say, the working hours of Hollywood colleagues include half an hour for coffee, which means they only work 30 hours.

With such working hours, there is basically no work efficiency.

But even with a clear understanding, when Jiang Feng arrived in Los Angeles, USA on August 8, accompanied by Harvey Weinstein, he came to Studio 27 of Universal Studios in the northwest suburbs of Los Angeles and was shocked by the scene before him.

Inside Studio No. 4000, which covers an area of ​​4 square meters, there is a thick pile of garbage. Well, this garbage is left over from the shooting of the previous movie. Currently, there are only a dozen workers wearing gloves and carrying the garbage out bit by bit with their hands and shoulders.

You know, on July 7, DreamWorks, Columbia Pictures, Miramax Films and Universal Pictures had already decided to shoot scenes in the studio here, but until now, even the garbage in the studio has not been cleared.

Not to mention the construction of the shooting scene.

Seeing this, Jiang Feng's face turned pale.

"Mr. Harvey, what do you think we should do?"

"Well, I'll urge the people at Universal Pictures on this."

Harvey Weinstein is a well-informed man. He entered the film and television industry in the late 70s, and it has been twenty-four or twenty-five years now.

Even he had never seen such a perfunctory work attitude. For a whole month, the staff of Universal Pictures had not even completed the garbage removal.

If they continue at this pace, let alone "The Hunger Games" being released in February next year, even if they can complete the set design by February next year, they would be awesome!

"Stop pushing."

Seeing Harvey Weinstein in the studio taking out his cell phone and about to make a call, Jiang Feng stopped him immediately.

"Mr. Harvey, let's change the terms of the agreement. This movie will be shot entirely in China. Although the No. 4 studio of Beijing Film Studio is a little smaller, we can still produce a very grand effect by changing the shooting method..."

"This is impossible."

Before Jiang Feng finished speaking, a young man in a suit and tie walked in from outside the studio. He wore glasses and looked gentle, but his words were not vague at all.

"Jiang, let me introduce myself. I'm Sidney J. Sheinberg, a senior executive in the marketing department of Universal Pictures. I'm in charge of the filming of The Hunger Games at Universal Studios."

Only talking, no shaking hands, Sidney J. Sheinberg maintained his white arrogance.

"Jiang, we have signed an agreement that The Hunger Games must be filmed in Universal Studios. Not only The Hunger Games must be filmed here, but the later Transformers must also be filmed here."

"Ha ha…"

Jiang Feng laughed loudly, ignored him, and just brushed past him, then walked out of Studio 4.

Seeing this, Harvey Weinstein could only hurry to catch up.

"Jiang, I think we can discuss this matter further. After all, you only see what's happening in front of you. If you don't see it later, maybe this studio will be completely renovated in early November.

You know, there are still two months until the beginning of November.

Well, there is also a very strict investment agreement signed by several of us. The total investment of Universal Pictures is 2000 million US dollars, but 1000 million US dollars is used for studio rental and set costs. "

"That's fine..."

Seeing Harvey Weinstein say this, Jiang Feng stopped.

"Mr. Harvey, please ask Sidney J. Sheinberg to sign a guarantee that we must see the complete set in this studio on November 11th.

If not, Universal Pictures will have to pay a $1000 million fine for every day the crew is delayed."

"hiss…"

Harvey Weinstein first gasped, then burst into joy, gave Jiang Feng a thumbs up, turned around and walked into Studio No. 4.

Come to think of it, this young man has a good brain. Aren't you supposed to follow the rules at Universal Pictures? Well, since we are following the rules, we can't delay the normal filming of the crew...

As long as you promise not to delay the normal filming of the crew, then it's a military order, right? !

After all, it was you who made things like this. It’s been a whole month and the garbage in the studio hasn’t been cleared away.

Seeing that Harvey Weinstein went to negotiate, Jiang Feng turned around and left Universal Studios.

Some things need to be done by yourself, and some things don't need to be the bad guy. Just like now, with the money-loving old gangster Harvey Weinstein in the way, there is no need to negotiate with Universal Pictures.

After coming out of Universal Studios, Jiang Feng was about to find a taxi to go back when he saw Charlize Theron's white Range Rover waiting at the door.

Seeing her car, Jiang Feng walked over quickly, opened the door and asked, "Why are you here?"

"I was resting at home today. I saw your news on the Internet and learned that you came to the United States. I also learned that you and Harvey Weinstein came to Universal Studios together, so I came to see you.

how about it?
How far has the set-up in the studio progressed?" Looking at Jiang Feng, Charlize Theron asked with a smile.

Jiang Feng was just about to answer truthfully when his cell phone vibrated. It was a text message from his agent Wang Jinghua who was in China.

[Jiang Feng, 10 minutes ago, I received a call from Richard Robinson, deputy editor-in-chief of Scholastic Publishing Group in the United States. He said that the novel "The Hunger Games" will be sold in major bookstores across the United States and Amazon starting today.]

(End of this chapter)