Entertainment 1998

Chapter 783 Chapter 782, Come on
Chen Hong is here.

When he arrived in the United States, he broke into Jiang Feng's beach villa near Santa Monica Beach.

Jiang Feng didn't want to let her in.

But this hot-tempered and resourceful female producer said directly on the phone:
Jiang Feng, it is early February now, and the lowest temperature in Los Angeles is around 2 degrees. If you don't open the door, I will take off my clothes at your doorstep.

Let the entertainment media around the world take a look at this. As an Oscar winner for Best Director, how have you bullied me and my old Chen? !

Faced with such a ruthless character, Jiang Feng had no choice but to ask the security guards at home to let her in.

This is not weakness, nor does it mean that Jiang Feng is really afraid of Chen Hong, but it is not necessary.

Because if she did this, then Lao Chen and I would never stop fighting!

There’s nothing wrong with Lao Chen. He’s too old, it would be better for him to die earlier; but my buddy is only 25 years old this year.

Jiang Feng originally thought that when Chen Hong came home, she would make a big fuss, or even put a sharp knife to her neck and cry, "If you don't let our Old Chen go, I will die in front of you."

But who would have thought that Chen Hong, who is not yet 36 years old this year, is calmer than ever.

Jiang Feng was cooking in the kitchen, so she pulled a chair and sat next to him.

"Jiang Feng..."

"Ok?"

"Do you know why I came to see you?"

"I know. Isn't it that China Film Group and Bona Film Group have joined forces, leaving you and Director Kaige to take care of your own profits and losses?"

Jiang Feng has been free recently, so he started making wontons at home. He hasn't eaten wontons for a long time and now he misses them a little.

"Sister Hong, would you like some wontons stuffed with pork and green onions?"

"Well, help me make a bowl."

Chen Hong was not polite. Regardless of whether Jiang Feng was pretending to give in, she asked for a bowl. However, she continued:
"Jiang Feng, do you know why China Film Group forced our Lao Chen to sign the same agreement as you?"

"do not know!"

Jiang Feng had never really thought about this kind of thing carefully. Recently, the movie "The Hunger Games" was a big hit in the United States, and the original novel became popular again.

Seeing this situation, Richard Robinson, deputy editor-in-chief of Scholastic Publishing Group in the United States, has talked with Jiang Feng several times, hoping that this talented filmmaker, musician and novelist can continue his efforts and write another phenomenal novel.

And Jiang Feng also agreed to him.

I decided to code the "Twilight" series in advance. I won't write it myself. In two years, a woman named Stephenie Meyer will write it.

Rather than letting the Americans get away with it, it’s better to get away with it ourselves.

Therefore, recently, apart from participating in the promotion of the movie "The Hunger Games", Jiang Feng has been staying at home writing novels. How could he care about so many trivial matters? !

At this time, Chen Hong spoke again.

"Jiang Feng, tell me the truth. Han Shanye treated us like this just to warn you."

"Knock me?"

Jiang Feng frowned and stopped making wontons.

"That's right, Han Shanye is trying to create conflicts to pressure you." Chen Hong smiled brightly when she said this.

"Jiang Feng, think carefully, Han Shanye, who used to be very kind to you and basically responded to your every request, is now often giving you little troubles?
They used Zhang Ziyi to cause you some trouble, and they used that Yu Dong to cause you some trouble. The movie "The Hunger Games" had obviously been approved in China, but it was taken down by the relevant departments at the last minute.

You know, in China, many movies have been complained by audiences before, but why weren’t those movies taken off the shelves?

Jiang Feng, after hearing what I said, shouldn't you understand something? !
Well, if you don't understand, let me give you another example. A meeting is about to be held in Beijing, and some topics have already reached the brewing stage, such as the abolition of agricultural tax.

On this topic, many media have reported that relevant leaders were deeply moved after watching the movie "Hidden in the Dust" starring Zhang Yimou and Gong Li. They felt that the Chinese people were suffering too much, so they decided to cancel the agricultural tax that has been in place in our country for more than 2000 years at this year's meeting.

But why can't I find your name in the relevant media? You know, you directed the movie "Hidden in the Dust" and you also wrote the script..."

Chen Hong is a good lobbyist.

From the moment she sat next to Jiang Feng, her little mouth never stopped talking.

Some of her words were long-winded, but if you think about it carefully, they were basically true.

In the past, Han Shanye and I were very close. Han Shanye provided me with 100% support, and I repaid him with achievements and provided him with support for his political achievements.

But now, after he won the Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture, although the two of them cannot be said to be estranged, their cooperation is indeed not as good as before.

Therefore, Jiang Feng, who was cooking in the kitchen, did not interrupt the beauty, but listened quietly to her analysis.

"Jiang Feng..."

"Ok?"

"Do you know why Han Shanye hit you?"

"Why?" Jiang Feng asked with a smile.

"Because you haven't listened.

For example, due to your great achievements, Han Shanye has always wanted you to help bring out young domestic directors, such as Lu Chuan and Wuershan. These are basically Han Shanye's direct troops after you.

But what about you?

You always use various reasons to embarrass them, and even asked them to tour your film "Buried Alive" in 200 cities across the country. Aren't you making things difficult for them?"

Ok…

After Chen Hong's in-depth and easy-to-understand analysis, Jiang Feng finally understood Han Shanye's approach.

Well, maybe he was just hitting himself.

Jiang Feng, you were able to achieve such great success because I protected you from the wind and rain in the past; but you should not think that these achievements are only the result of your hard work, and don’t be ungrateful.

"hehe…"

After figuring this out, Jiang Feng chuckled twice, then started to boil water and prepare the wontons.

Of course, while the water was boiling, Jiang Feng was not idle either. He first put the chicken soup that had been stewed at noon back on the stove to heat it up, and then began to chop green onions, wash coriander, and pick dried shrimps and seaweed.

Is the wonton delicious? First of all, it depends on the soup. Only when the soup is delicious can the deliciousness of the wonton be brought out.

After smelling the aroma of the food, Chen Hong stopped talking and watched Jiang Feng prepare the soup, cook the wontons, then take out the wontons and put them into the soup, sprinkle them with green coriander, and finally add sesame oil.

"Well, it tastes good!"

Bringing the bowl to the dining table, Chen Hong just took a sip of the soup and gave Jiang Feng a thumbs up.

Faced with the compliments, Jiang Feng did not say anything, but ate the wontons slowly while thinking about the next arrangements.

Han Shanye is criticizing me, so shouldn't I criticize him as well? !
You are a bureaucrat, that's right.

But we have been working together for such a long time, you have to show some kindness. If you don’t, then fine, I won’t play with you anymore.

Thinking of this, Jiang Feng sped up his eating of wontons. In less than 10 minutes, a big bowl of wontons was filled in his stomach.

After finishing the wontons, Jiang Feng wiped his mouth with two napkins, then took out his cell phone and sent a text message to Harvey Weinstein.

[Harvey, what are you doing?]

[Nothing, just waiting for you to tell me, when can we start filming "The Hunger Games 2 and 3"? ]

Harvey Weinstein responded to the text message very quickly, as if he was waiting for Jiang Feng. [Well, let's start filming in early June.]

This is the first time Jiang Feng gave an accurate time.

【Ah, so slow. 】

[I was still thinking that our "The Hunger Games 2" would dominate this year's summer schedule! ]

Harvey Weinstein's tone was full of disappointment.

[Harvey, these days, I stayed at home to write the novel "Twilight", and one day I suddenly had a brilliant idea!]

【Oh, tell me about it. 】

[Well, how about I drive to your house now, and we can sit in the living room and chat while drinking red wine.]

[No, I have a beautiful lady at home now, so it is not convenient for me to receive you.]

[Haha..., Jiang, it has to be you. ]

【Tell me, what's the idea? 】

[It's very simple, just one sentence, a black guy went to his white girlfriend's house for vacation, and his girlfriend's family almost replaced his brain with a white brain, but in the end the black guy escaped the trap.]

【ah…】

[Is your imagination so wild? ]

[Haha, I like it. Can you tell me the plot in detail? ]

[The script will be out the day after tomorrow, come and take a look.]

[Harvey, there is a situation that I want to talk to you about. I hope your Miramax Films can invest and distribute this movie alone or in conjunction with several Hollywood companies. The investment amount is not high, about 2000 million US dollars can be done.]

【wipe…】

[Jiang, you should have done this a long time ago. ]

[Han is always a bureaucrat, and is not bold enough in investing in films, and also has to take into account social impact, etc.]

〔Um…〕

[Hmm..., Harvey, let's leave it at that for now. I'll bring out the script the day after tomorrow and we can meet.]

Jiang Feng is a principled man.

He always adhered to the principle of "don't air your dirty laundry in public". Even though he was dissatisfied with Han Shanye in his heart, he did not say it in front of Harvey Weinstein.

After Jiang Feng finished communicating with Harvey Weinstein via text message, he discovered that the bowls and chopsticks on the dining table had been cleaned by Chen Hong.

Moreover, the beautiful producer took out tea leaves from the cabinet and brewed tea in the teapot.

"Jiang Feng..."

"Ok?"

"We've finished eating the wontons and the tea is ready. Now it's time for us to talk about our business."

"Aren't we done talking?" Jiang Feng asked.

"What do you mean we're done? I was just talking to you about Han Shanye. I haven't talked about me and Lao Chen yet."

"5 minutes!"

Jiang Feng raised his wrist, looked at his watch, and then gave a time limit.

"Sister Hong, there is something you may not understand. I am currently working on a manuscript and I am running out of time, so I can only give you five minutes to chat."

"it is good!"

Seeing that Jiang Feng was serious, Chen Hong nodded in agreement and took out her cell phone to keep track of the time.

"Jiang Feng, Lao Chen and I are now in a dilemma. If we don't agree to sign the agreement, China Film Group and Bona Film Group will say that we have no confidence in our own movies. What's the point of shooting it then? You know, the total investment in the movie "The Promise" is more than 3 million RMB.

But if we agree to sign the agreement, Lao Chen and I will have no chance to survive in the industry in the future, because when we make movies and get investment in the future, all investors will ask us to sign this.

As long as the movie loses money, Lao Chen and I will have worked in vain."

"So what?" Jiang Feng asked.

"So, I came to you. This is called the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it. Please give us some advice to help us get out of this predicament." Chen Hong took a sip of tea and said seriously.

"Ha ha…"

Jiang Feng laughed when he heard this.

"What are you laughing at?" Chen Hong asked, blinking her beautiful eyes.

"Sister Hong, isn't this simple? Do you really need to come all the way to the United States?"

"Oh, Jiang Feng, tell me about it."

"Isn't it just 4000 million US dollars? With Director Kai Ge's status, you can definitely borrow this money from the bank. Even if you can't, you can still mortgage your own property.

Well, let’s put it this way.

Why don’t you just invest in the movie The Promise yourself? "

"Uh…"

Chen Hong was a little confused.

Damn..., how could you say such shameless words?!
According to statistics from Hong Kong media, Jiang Feng is now actually the richest man in mainland China. His assets, including real estate, stocks and investments, have exceeded 50 billion US dollars.

In this case, I don’t see you investing in your own movie?!
Thinking of this, just as she was about to speak, Chen Hong turned around and found Jiang Feng going upstairs.

……

Anyone who has ever written knows that Gu Long, the master of martial arts novels, has a very cool writing habit.

Before he started writing every time, Gu Long would take a shower first. After the shower, he would come out of the bathroom, without putting on any clothes, and sit at the table in front of the window wearing only a blanket, writing quickly.

And now, Jiang Feng has developed a good habit of typing.

That is, put a small plate of peanuts and a can of beer on the table, next to the laptop.

Before typing, Jiang Feng would have a drink first. Under the stimulation of alcohol, his typing speed would be faster. If it was Chinese characters, 2000 words in an hour would not be a problem at all.

The English words may be slower, only about 700 to 800.

Tonight, Jiang Feng came to the room and just finished a can of beer, adjusting his typing state to the best, but at this moment, the door was pushed open.

"Uh, Sister Hong, why haven't you left yet?"

“I want to leave too, but there’s no way. Our entire family’s life and fortune depend on the movie ‘The Promise.’” Having said this, Sister Hong, who was standing in the room, locked the door from the inside and then walked over quickly.

"Jiang Feng, at first, people in the circle said that you like mature women, those with rich love history, beautiful looks, and good figures. At that time, I didn't believe it.

In my opinion, all men like pretty girls.

But when you approached Wang Fei, Wang Zuxian, Guan Xiulin, Li Jiaxin, Zhang Manyu and others, I secretly regretted it. What on earth did I miss?
You know, you were the first one to know me in Star City, so come on!"

(End of this chapter)