Entertainment 1998

Chapter 771 770, Yes, I just want to make things difficult for them
After Eva Green finished speaking, Jiang Feng once again became the focus of everyone!

This is too difficult to handle.

If it is not handled properly, it will seriously affect the filming progress of "The Hunger Games".

Well, the more crucial point is that no matter how Jiang Feng handles it, it’s probably not right.

First of all, the reason why Zhang Ziyi was able to live in the single room was entirely because of the designation of Han Shanye, chairman of China Film Group Corporation. As for why Han Shanye designated it, everyone actually knows it well.

If Jiang Feng used his power as director to directly drive Zhang Ziyi out of the single room, it would be like slapping Han Shanye in the face who is still in the crew.

Secondly, if Jiang Feng didn’t kick Zhang Ziyi out of the single room, it would be difficult for him to convince the public.

The Chinese actors and crew members were fine, as Jiang Feng had absolute authority and was able to keep them in check. But Hollywood actors were not fooled by this…

Just when many people were worried about Jiang Feng, they saw Jiang Feng laughing happily. While laughing, he took out a stack of RMB from his pocket and handed it to Li Xing beside him.

"Xiaoxiang, take this. This is my accommodation fee for the past two days. Please take it. It will help improve the meals for the brothers."

Uh…

After being together for such a long time, Li Xing and Jiang Feng have already formed an indescribable tacit understanding.

When seeing Jiang Feng handing over the money, Li Xing immediately accepted it with a smile, then turned around and said to everyone:
“A few days ago, the director was away, and there was something that you may not have known about; now that the director is here, it’s a good opportunity for me to make an announcement.

Because the accommodation conditions here are difficult, the rooms in the hotel rented by our crew are divided into three levels: one is a double room, two is a single room, and three is a quadruple room.

So our crew has this rule: people who live in double rooms need to pay 500 US dollars per night to the crew to improve the crew's meals; people who live in single rooms need to pay 400 US dollars per night to improve the crew's meals; and actors and staff living in quad rooms are not charged any fees..."

"Pa bang..."

Before Li Xing finished speaking, everyone present at the scene, whether Chinese staff or American actors, applauded enthusiastically.

"That's great."

"That's how it should be."

"If you want to live in comfortable conditions, you have to pay for the crew's meals out of your own pocket. Please ask everyone to improve the food."

"The director is wise! Mr. Li is domineering!"

Just as everyone was cheering, Li Xing spoke again.

"Everyone wait here. I'll go to the single room and the double room to collect the money now. Once I collect the money, we'll use it to organize a dinner party tonight.

Well, this dinner is also equivalent to the opening party of our movie."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone applauded even more enthusiastically.

"Clap clap clap..."

Amid the applause of the crowd, Jiang Feng walked into the hotel, went up to the second floor, found his room, and packed his luggage.

Jiang Feng picked up his clothes, carried the basin, and prepared to go to the bathhouse in the yard downstairs to take a bath.

In September, it is still hot even in the Shennongjia forest area. Taking a bath in the hot afternoon must be very comfortable.

But just when Jiang Feng took his things and was about to go out, there was a knock on the door.

Arriving at the door, Jiang Feng opened it. At this time, he saw Han Shanye walking in cheerfully from outside.

"Jiang Feng, congratulations on winning the Golden Lion Award!"

"Haha, Mr. Han, you are wrong. We won the Golden Lion Award."

"Haha..., yes, we won the Golden Lion Award." Han Shanye laughed heartily, and as he laughed he took out two stacks of RMB from his pocket and placed them on Jiang Feng's desk.

"Boss Han, what are you doing..."

"Jiang Feng, I heard what you said downstairs just now. This is my accommodation fee. Just think of it as me treating everyone to a meal."

Seeing the money, Jiang Feng did not refuse or say no, but directly changed the subject.

"Boss Han..."

"Ok?"

"Last night, I was in transit in Shanghai. During the transit, I went to Chedun Film and Television Base. I played a cameo role in the crew of Stephen Chow's Kung Fu.

And we had an agreement at that time that I would make a cameo appearance in his film Kung Fu and he would make a cameo appearance in my film The Hunger Games.

"This feeling is so good!"

Reaching out and patting Jiang Feng on the shoulder, Han Shanye turned around and was about to leave. At this time, Jiang Feng laughed and said, "But, Mr. Han, in the scenes shot in the studio, I designed a total of two Chinese characters.

So I guess you count as one too.”

Uh…

Hearing this, Han Shanye was stunned at first, and then all the wrinkles on his face relaxed.

"Jiang Feng, am I suitable for this role?"

"Absolutely suitable!" Jiang Feng patted his chest and said, "Boss Han, I am confident in your acting skills. You should know that you have guest-starred in "Saw 2" and "The Departed"!"

And when Jiang Feng mentioned this movie, Han Shanye became even happier.

"Jiang Feng, you.

Let us state in advance that I am only making a cameo appearance in The Hunger Games and I am not receiving any salary for the film."

"certainly!
Just like the last two times, I will definitely not give you any film remuneration except for some travel expenses."

"Jiang Feng, you kid?"

Shaking his head, Han Shanye left contentedly.

As soon as he left, Li Xing walked in from outside.

"Brother Feng, how was your conversation? I just noticed that Han Shanye looked unhappy. He must be annoyed that we had to pay him the money."

"Everything has been negotiated. Anyone staying in a single room or a double room will be charged as usual." Jiang Feng pointed to the 2 yuan on the table.

“This is 2 yuan. When you receive the money, take it and say that it is Han Shanye. Mr. Han is also very disciplined. If you want to stay here for a few days, he will take out the money for a few days.

Oh, by the way, if you encounter anyone who doesn’t pay, just kick them out, no matter if they are our domestic movie stars or those Hollywood actors.”

"Yes!"

The two were alone, and the naughty Li Xing kissed Jiang Feng on the mouth.

"Honey, do you think we should stay in one king-size bed room or two king-size bed rooms?"

"Of course it is one."

After saying that, Jiang Feng slapped Li Xing's PG hard, causing the beautiful woman to gasp.

And as she was moaning, Jiang Feng, with a smile on his face, took the basin and clothes and went out to take a shower.

It has to be said that Jiang Feng's move of collecting money is still very popular.

The actors and actresses from Hollywood were very happy. Although a room cost 500 or 400 U.S. dollars a night, which was still a bit expensive, it was not a big deal for them who valued privacy protection.

Shortly after the crew announced this decision, several high-income Hollywood actors moved into the king-size rooms and single rooms, such as Jake Gyllenhaal, Megan Fox, Anne Hathaway, Eva Green and so on.

The reason these people can move in is that domestic actors don’t want to pay the money or cannot afford it.

You have to pay 4000 yuan for a night in such a rotten house. Even a fool wouldn't do that. Are Yang Ying and her daughter, Maggie Q, Zhang Ziyi and others fools?

surely not.

Therefore, they moved out of the single room and the double room as soon as possible. After receiving the money, they naturally had to do the work.

The moment Dawei received the money from producer Li Xing, he called Fu Runde, the only restaurant in town which was very prestigious.

"We have reserved a table for tonight. There are 204 people in total. We need to set up 25 tables."

The budget is sufficient.

The opening party of the crew of "The Hunger Games" was held very happily!

We went there at 5pm and drank until 10pm, when we walked all the way back to the Haozailai Hotel from the Furunde Restaurant.

Even people like Anne Hathaway, Eva Green, Megan Fox and others who don't like drinking liquor and beer played until 10 o'clock in the evening before going home.

no way.

The crew of "The Hunger Games" was so happy that when they were drinking, they even played games, such as guessing games.

Just randomly pick 10 people from the crew, let the first person watch a performance clip on the laptop, then let him perform it for the second person, and then the second person will perform it for the third person, and so on...

Until the end, let the tenth person guess which film or TV series these expressions and actions come from?

If the 10th person guesses correctly, then everyone present will drink; but if the 10th person guesses incorrectly, then the small group of 10 people will drink together.

When seeing this game, Megan Fox, Eva Green, Anne Hathaway and others were surprised. No wonder Jiang Feng's movies are so popular at the box office? !

It turns out that Jiang Feng is constantly improving the acting skills and imitation abilities of his actors.

Unlike everyone else who was having a great time, Jiang Feng returned to the hotel early at 9 o'clock in the evening, because the film would officially start shooting the next day, and as a director, Jiang Feng had to make a shooting plan.

As soon as Jiang Feng returned to the room, he received a text message from Feng Xiaogang.

[Brother, I contacted Wang Fei, Wang Zuxian, Zhang Manyu, and Shu Qi. In the end, only Shu Qi had time to take over the movie "A World Without Thieves".

Well, I specially let you know! 】

…………

the next day, early morning

While the people of Xiping Town were still asleep, a team of more than 150 people walked through the town and came to the edge of the Shennongjia forest area, where they stopped in a place with mountains, water and trees.

After stopping, everyone took quick action.

Those who arranged the camera arranged the camera, those who installed the pulleys on the tree, those who practiced the positioning practiced the positioning...

Well, let’s put it this way, no matter whether it’s the actors or the crew members, once they arrive at the shooting site, everyone quickly takes action and gets busy with their own tasks according to the tasks assigned in advance.

Han Shanye also got up very early.

Even though he didn't have any mission, the old man followed the crew to the filming site. However, like Jiang Feng, he did not go deep into the forest.

Instead, he stayed on the outskirts of the woods and set up a tent with Jiang Feng. The director's monitor would be placed in this tent because the humidity in the forest area was too high and it rained frequently, so a relatively dry environment was needed to place the director's monitor.

"Jiang Feng..."

"Ok?"

"There is something I want to discuss with you. Didn't I agree with you before? China Film Group will select five of the most promising directors in our country to go to Hollywood with you to shoot the movie "Transformers"."

"Yup!"

Jiang Feng was busy while talking to Han Shanye.

"Jiang Feng, now this "Hunger Games", strictly speaking, is also a Hollywood movie, it's just that it will be filmed entirely in China.

So my idea is, there are a few young film directors who really want to learn from you, why not let them in? "

"Boss Han, who are they?"

"Lu Chuan and Wu Ershan, they have called me for five consecutive days, and every day they kept saying that I should go to film with Jiang Feng.

Well, I'm really scared of them, so I thought, why not let them come over earlier?"

"Okay!"

Jiang Feng agreed almost without thinking.

"Really?" Seeing Jiang Feng so happy, Han Shanye was a little unsure.

"of course it's true.

But Mr. Han, do you remember what you promised me before? "

"what?"

"Even directors who want to come to my crew to learn have to go through my assessment."

"I know, I know." Han Shanye was happy to hear Jiang Feng say this.

"Jiang Feng, let's put it this way. Whether you are assessing their understanding of the script, their mastery of directing techniques, their control of the shooting scene, their acting skills during the shooting, etc., they know everything..."

"hehe…"

Before Han Shanye finished speaking, Jiang Feng smiled and shook his head.

"Why do I ask them about the basic knowledge? If you want to know the basic knowledge, just pick any student from the directing department of the Beijing Film Academy. They all have more solid basic knowledge than the two you mentioned."

"Oh..., then what do you want to test them?" Now, Han Shanye was curious.

“Let’s test your physical strength and resilience first. Isn’t our movie Buried Alive going to be released soon?
Let's let them help with the roadshow. There's no need to make too many arrangements. We can go to 200 cities across the country and visit two cinemas in each city." At this point, Jiang Feng, who was fiddling with the director's monitor, raised his head.

"Boss Han, please don't be angry or think that I am deliberately making things difficult for them.

Actually not.

Because a good film director must be in close contact with the audience, to know what the average audience wants to see and what they are interested in.

All these things require film directors to calm down and have close contact with ordinary people.

Look at these young talents you mentioned, they are either reading books at home, watching classic movies at home, or going out to drink and pick up girls.

They even call it looking for inspiration.

Mr. Han, let me ask you now, if you don’t interact with ordinary moviegoers, where do creators get their inspiration from?”

To be honest, Han Shanye, who was in the tent, had nothing to say at the moment.

That's right, when Han Shanye heard that Jiang Feng was going to ask Wuershan and Lu Chuan to do a roadshow in 200 stores in 400 cities across the country, the first thing he wanted to do was to give Jiang Feng a warning.

You have helped China Film Group make money, and helped Chinese films go abroad, but you can't play tricks on people like this.

But after hearing Jiang Feng's explanation, Han Shanye became serious again.

Jiang Feng was right, domestic film directors are like this. Take Lu Chuan for example, he is either watching classic movies over and over at home, or going out to pick up girls.

It is said that he has set his sights on a little star named Qin Lan, who is also the girlfriend of Jiang Feng's classmate Huang Xiaoming.

Han Shanye was just thinking about this bullshit when the voice of Executive Assistant Director Dawei came from the intercom in the tent.

"Brother Feng..."

"receive."

"Have the facilities in the tent been set up? If they are, we can start filming the first scene."

(End of this chapter)