Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 397 Return to Hong Kong
Although "New World" looks similar to "Infernal Affairs" on the surface, both are stories about undercover agents, they are actually different.

"Infernal Affairs" is about catching a mole, while "New World" is about a good man being forced by the police and gradually turning evil.

In comparison, the story of "New World" is more realistic.

South Korea likes this type of subject matter very much.

When it comes to realistic themes, it has to be said that Korean films really dare to shoot anything.

Black money politics, social bullying, gangs, violent demolitions, real cases...

Hong Kong movies like to romanticize real problems, while Korean movies like to tear open the bloody wounds and expose them to the public.
Two hours later, Diane and Kim Tae-woo finally reached a consensus.

Diane doesn't want to be tied to a long contract, he hopes to work together on one drama at a time.

But ShowBox obviously disagrees, and it is impossible for him to get all the benefits alone.

After consultation between the two parties, it was finally decided that ShowBox and Cube would first collaborate on three films, after which the two parties would decide whether to further collaborate depending on the situation.

"Then I wish us a pleasant cooperation~"

“A pleasure to work with~”

After seeing off Jin Taiyu and others, before Zhang Chen had time to be happy, his mother called him first.

When the call was connected, he was about to chat with Zhang's mother, but Zhang's mother asked first, "Do you have a girlfriend now?"

?

Zhang Chen was confused by this nonsensical sentence.

Zhang's mother did not give up: "Let me ask you, do you have a girlfriend now?"

Hearing the displeasure in his mother's tone, Zhang Chen didn't dare to joke: "No, I'm only a senior, where can I get a girlfriend?"

"You're already a senior and still don't have a girlfriend. Don't you college students start dating while you're still in school?"

Zhang Chen looked at his phone in confusion, not understanding why his mother was so angry, and could only answer carefully: "I've been busy with my career and haven't had time to think about these things~"

What he said was not confident, because it was not that he couldn't take care of it, but that he didn't want to talk about it.

You are young and full of energy. You can't give up the whole forest for a tree.

But Zhang's mother was obviously not in the right mood today. Her voice suddenly rose an octave: "Don't you have time, or don't like it?"

Ok?
"What don't you like? What don't you like?"

Zhang Chen was completely confused by his mother. At this time, the phone should have been snatched away by Zhang's father.

"Son, your mother was upset when she saw the news today. The newspaper said you are gay~"

"what?"

Now it was Zhang Chen's turn to be shocked.

I?
Are you gay?

Also, Dad, you actually know what gay is?

"It was reported in the news that you don't like women, you only like men..."

"Which news?"

Father Zhang called out a few names and Zhang Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

"You are talking about Hong Kong media. I just had a big argument with the Hong Kong media a few days ago. They felt that they couldn't win the argument, so they started to attack me personally~"

Those guys in Hong Kong are so shameless.

It's easy to tell that these things were definitely caused by them. If they can't beat them, they will smear them. This is the traditional routine of the Hong Kong media.

As soon as Zhang Chen finished speaking, the voice of Zhang's father talking to Zhang's mother was heard from the other side: "See, I told you, there is no way our son could be the second chair~"

Eryizi means gay in the local dialect of the Coal Mining Province.

Zhang's mother's tone was a little better this time: "Then why don't you find a girlfriend?"

"Didn't I just say that I'm busy with my career? I'm so busy with these things in the company every day that I don't have time to rest. Besides, I'm only a senior in college, why should I be in such a hurry?"

After Zhang Chen said this, Zhang's mother realized that her son had not yet graduated from college.

Ever since I knew that Zhang Chen was tinkering with movies, I have been following his news every day, and always unconsciously ignore the fact that he is still a college student.

Then I felt full of pride. My son has built such a big business before he even graduated from college. It's amazing.
"You can't be busy with your career without finding a girlfriend. You're 23 this year, and it's time to find one."

Seeing that Zhang's mother was about to continue nagging, Zhang Chen quickly interrupted: "Alright, alright, I really can't take care of it. I'm busy with work every day and I really don't have the energy to talk about feelings~"

Subtext: I haven't had enough fun yet~
"You can't delay it any longer. I'm telling you, this good girl, if you delay it, she'll get married. You have to do it sooner rather than later. Those who delay it later will have flaws~"

Zhang's mother has a lot of theories.

Zhang Chen replied perfunctorily: "Okay, got it, got it~"

Zhang's mother suddenly became angry: "I'm telling you, you must bring one back to me by the New Year this year at the latest, otherwise you will stay in Beijing for the New Year~"

Zhang's mother suddenly issued an ultimatum.

"No, you are being too unreasonable~
During the three years of high school, I guarded against premature love like a thief, and when I entered college, I couldn't wait to get another wife back. What? Do you think these girlfriends are given away for free when you top up your phone bill?"

"Stop talking nonsense to me. If you can get a gift for topping up your phone credit, I'll cover your expenses."

Zhang's mother was also a stubborn person. "I don't care. Anyway, you should take this matter to heart. Otherwise, I will try to see what it feels like to beat up a billion-dollar director."

"Hey, I haven't seen you for a while. You've become more humorous~"

The microphone came with my dad's voice teasing my mom, but it immediately turned into a scream.

"Zhang Chen, let me give you an example. If you can't bring your girlfriend back for the New Year, your dad will be in trouble~"

"No, he can't bring his girlfriend back, why are you bothering me?"

Immediately, Zhang's father's protest of grievance was heard nearby.

"Nonsense, how could I bear to hit my own son? Besides, as the saying goes, if a son is not well educated, it is the fault of the father. If your son is not doing well, you should take the blame for him~"

After finally hanging up the phone with his parents, Zhang Chen immediately called Chen Xi.

It's bad enough that a bunch of Hong Kong bastards spread rumors about him, but they also caused him to be scolded by his own mother. He has to get revenge for this.

Those who dare to spread rumors about him, he must~
He really didn't have any good solution.

Even the fact that Liu Tianxian is a transgender can be publicized openly, which shows that there is nothing that the Hong Kong media dare not say.

Zhang Chen sued him just for advertising for others.

It’s really disgusting to think about it. When it comes to sexual orientation, of course he is normal.

But this thing is like underwear, you have it, but you can't prove it to anyone.

After finishing the matter in the United States, Zhang Chen was about to return to China, but Dong Jianqiang suddenly called again, his tone was full of excitement: "I had a good chat with Jiahe, but Zou Wenhuai said he wanted to meet you~"

Zhang Chen thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll buy a plane ticket to Hong Kong today."

Dong Jianqiang and Jiahe did have a good chat.

Golden Harvest has long been on the decline. The once giant has now become a pure distribution company.

In the 1990s, Golden Harvest encountered a series of misfortunes.

First, Ho Kuan-chang passed away, then the studio on Axe Hill Road was taken back by the government, and the bidding for the new studio was sabotaged by several major film companies. In the end, Golden Harvest, one of the three major companies, did not even have its own studio.

The progress of Dong Jianqiang's negotiations with Golden Harvest was much smoother than he expected, which showed that Golden Harvest had long intended to sell.

Zhang Chen took a plane to Hong Kong again and was photographed by some paparazzi as soon as he left the airport.

Some people couldn't believe it. It had only been such a short time since the Academy Awards. How dare Zhang Chen come to Hong Kong again? Didn't he know what his reputation was here?

Unfortunately, Zhang Chen acted quickly and took a taxi away as soon as he got out of the airport.

When the paparazzi arrived, he was nowhere to be found.

"Could we have seen it wrong?" a paparazzi couldn't help but fall into self-doubt.

"People can make mistakes, but photos can't." Another paparazzi confidently patted the camera in his hand. This is his livelihood, and the photo he just took can make him a lot of money.

In the car, Dong Jianqiang was reporting his recent work to Zhang Chen while looking at the rearview mirror.

When he saw the paparazzi chasing him and taking pictures of the car he was in, he knew that their whereabouts had been leaked.

"I met Zou Zhongheng and Zou Wenhuai these two days. Zou Zhongheng is not interested in film and television at all, he just looks at how much we offer.

Zou Wenhuai did have some ideas, but he was already unable to do so. I told him that we wanted to acquire the company and also emphasized the background of Chengtian. He was also very interested in you, so he wanted to meet with you in person~"

"Do you know what he wants to talk to me about?"

Dong Jianqiang shook his head: "He is very weak now. I didn't say much to him that day, but I guess he might want to know your plans for Jiahe's future~"

Zhang Chen pondered inwardly.

The car drove all the way towards the hotel where they were staying.

"I didn't inform anyone this time, did I?"

"No."

Dong Jianqiang shook his head: "Whether it was Boss Yang or Jing Tian and Lu Zheng, I didn't say anything."

"Jing Tian and Lu Zheng are still in Hong Kong?"

The Academy Awards have been over for more than ten days, and he thought they had gone back a long time ago. Why are they still here?

Dong Jianqiang: "It seems to be for Chen Kexin's new film, "The Warlords". Lu Zheng wanted to get the leading actress for Jing Tian, ​​but something may have gone wrong~"

Zhang Chen suddenly became interested and tilted his head and asked, "What's the trouble?"

"Jing Tian sided with you and Liang Jiahui in front of the media, which caused resentment in Hong Kong. Although Chen Kexin wanted Lu Zheng's money, she was afraid of offending the Hong Kong circle, so she kept wavering~"

Zhang Chen nodded in understanding, "This is indeed in line with the style of the Hong Kong circle, but why would he publicly take sides with Jing Tian, ​​a little girl?"

"Maybe he's just a simple person. I heard that Lu Zheng was unhappy because of this."

Dong Jianqiang said with a smile, his tone seemed to be nonchalant, but in fact he was full of affirmation for Jing Tian.

Zhang Chen was also touched. If it were any other actress, Zhang Chen would definitely think that the other party was trying to show his goodwill.

But Jing Tian should not be.

He has had contact with this little girl and found that she is really naive.

It's not that I don't understand, it's that I don't care.
The car arrived at the hotel and Zhang Chen went to his room.

"Zhou Wenhuai and I will meet at Golden Harvest headquarters tomorrow morning. You have been on a plane all day, so go to bed early~"

After Dong Jianqiang left, Zhang Chen took a hot bath, relaxed for a while, and then lay naked on the big bed to think.

Lately, he's been really overwhelmed.

He came to Hong Kong to attend the Academy Awards, went to the United States to promote "Hold Your Breath", discussed cooperation with ShowBox, and came to Hong Kong to meet Zou Wenhuai. Every step was irresistible.

But it greatly slowed down the filming progress of "Painted Skin".

In fact, the filming was not delayed, but the right to shoot was delegated to Cheng Er and Wu Shixian.

Now his character looks more like Zhang Dabei.

Zhang Da Huzi claims to be the chief director of all Jin Yong dramas.

But the number of shots he actually took could probably be counted on one hand.

In the crew, his role is more like that of a producer.

Zhang Chen is in the same situation now.

He was able to film well at the beginning of "Painted Skin", but as time went on, he became increasingly overwhelmed, and the situation will surely become more and more serious.

He used to look down on Zhang Da Huzi, thinking that he was just a figurehead. His role was clearly that of a producer, but he insisted on having the title of chief director.

Now I didn't expect that I would become such a person.

Does this count as hating Cao thief, envying Cao thief, and becoming Cao thief?

When talking about Zhang Da Hu Zi, we have to mention "The Return of the Condor Heroes".

"The Return of the Condor Heroes" premiered, with high ratings and a lot of discussion, but not very good word of mouth.

The general consensus is that Doraemon is not suitable for the childhood Yang Guo.

Doraemon is indeed suitable for playing the role of a clever ghost, but Yang Guo is indeed lacking something.

And his appearance is not at all handsome.

Then there is Huang Xiaoming~
The criticism was overwhelming.

Even Jin Yong commented that the Yang Guo he played was too frivolous.

In fact, to be fair, Huang Xiaoming’s portrayal of Yang Guo sixteen years later is still pretty good. The spirit and energy are all right, which shows that he has found the right point.

But the one from sixteen years ago was really not good, it was a bit too much.

You deserve to be scolded.

Sometimes Zhang Chen couldn't help but sigh that this was his fate.

Doesn’t Huang Xiaoming work hard? Of course he does.

But throughout the whole play, for various reasons, all the benefits in the end went to Liu Tianxian.

He deserves to be famous~
However, Zhang Chen felt that it was not a bad thing for Xiao Ming to be scolded. Being scolded would give him room for improvement. When they see Wang Sheng in "Painted Skin" at the end of the year, they would definitely be surprised.

In fact, when he was a web drama director in his previous life, he always wondered why Zhang Da Huzi was so keen on remaking Jin Yong's dramas.

With Jin Yong's dramas being such a great success, the possibility of a remake not being criticized is almost zero.

Moreover, costume films are notoriously expensive. With the same investment, he could almost make two modern dramas.

But now that he was in his current position, he finally understood what was going on.

Why is Zhang Da Huzi willing to remake Jin Yong's martial arts novels? Because the TV stations are willing to pay for it.

Jin Yong's dramas are very famous, and although the remakes will definitely be criticized, at least they are popular among the people.

Even if the audience curses, they will still watch it with their noses held high.

In this way, minimum ratings are guaranteed.

Everything at a TV station depends on ratings. Only with ratings can there be advertising, various KPIs, bonuses, and benefits.
But on the other hand, if the money is used to make new series, then everything is unknown.

Unknown risks, unknown audits, unknown ratings, everything is unknown~
After making this comparison, smart people will of course make a remake.

In fact, Hollywood was like this decades later. People would rather spend a lot of money to make sequels than try new themes. This is so similar to the situation in China today.

At that time, the cost of making a movie could easily reach hundreds of millions, and the failure of a movie could potentially bring down the entire company.

With this calculation, between new movies and sequels with a certain audience base, people will of course tend to prefer the latter.

While I was thinking about all sorts of things, the phone suddenly rang.

It's Zhang Guoli~
Turn on

"Uncle Guoli, why did you think of calling me?"

That iconic voice rang out from the other side, and Zhang Guoli's voice always seemed to be filled with laughter:
"I went to your company today, but you weren't there, and neither was Manager Dong or President Chen Xi. I guess I made a wasted trip. Are you all on vacation?"

"Haha, I've been busy lately. Everyone has been scattered all over the country. What's wrong with Uncle Guoli?"

"Well, nothing much, I just want to ask about the release of Search?"

"Search" was completed at the end of last year, and post-production was completed at the beginning of the year. It was finally scheduled to be released on May 1st, the same time as Mr. Fu's "Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots", so they can be considered competitors.

They certainly don't want to, but there are only a few popular schedules each year, and even fewer when there is no competition from Hollywood blockbusters.

So many times, if domestic films want to avoid Hollywood blockbusters, they have to fight against themselves.

(End of this chapter)