Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 481

华谊兄弟
"Brother, what do you think about this?"

There was a newspaper on the desk in front of the Wang brothers. The front page headline of the entertainment section of the newspaper had a huge photo, which was the one of Zhang Chen and Lao Mouzi squatting and smoking.

The photos are full of life and it is obvious that they are not posed.

The way the two of them squatted and smoked was really down-to-earth.

If they were ordinary netizens, they would probably just watch the fun and complain about the two people's embarrassing appearance, but insiders can see a lot from it.

Why does Lao Mouzi hang out with Zhang Chen?

Don't even mention visiting the set.

Of course they knew it was a visit.

So why did Zhang Yimou go to visit the set?
You have to know that before this, New Picture and Star Entertainment were incompatible.

How come it was just after the news broke that Zhang Weiping and Zhang Yimou had a falling out, that Zhang Yimou went to visit Zhang Chen at work?

There must be something wrong here.

"These two people must not get together~"

Wang Zhongjun muttered something.

Wang Zhonglei also knew what his brother meant. If Zhang Yimou also went to Star Entertainment, then Star Entertainment would no longer be able to check and balance him.

So far, only three directors in mainland China have had box office revenues exceeding 200 million yuan: Zhang Chen, Zhang Yimou and Ning Hao.

Zhang Chen and Ning Hao are both in Xingchen Entertainment, Zhang Yimou is the only exception.

If Zhang Yimou was also summoned to the throne, what would other companies do?
Xingchen Entertainment will become a giant in the industry.

Apart from anything else, each of these three directors shoots a movie every year, so the best time slots of the year will be divided up by them. How can other companies compete? At most they can get a piece of the pie.

But there is no point in thinking too much. They have contacted Zhang Yimou before, but were politely declined.

Zhang Yimou said that he wanted to calm down and focus on making the opening ceremony of the Olympics a success, and not consider other things for the time being.

Don’t consider why you are running to Xingchen Entertainment.

"How's Xiaogang doing?"

"We are still filming "Assembly"..."

When talking about Feng Xiaogang, they both became angry again.

Xiao Gangpao is not on the same page with them. The reason why this guy is still willing to stay in Huayi is simply because there is no better platform than Huayi.

Feng Xiaogang looks down on Zhang Chen, but there are only a few companies in the industry that can compete with Zhang Chen, and Huayi happens to be the most powerful one.

The situation of Orange Sky is similar.

If Wu Baige didn't want to defeat Zhang Chen personally, he might not be willing to cooperate with Wu Kebo.

It’s quite sad to think that the best cards in their hands were not given by themselves, but given by their opponents.

……

At the same time and space, Zhang Weiping had a similar reaction, except that the Wang brothers were worried, while Zhang Weiping was completely angry.

There is nothing more infuriating than seeing someone you hate in the newspaper, and if there is anything more infuriating than seeing two of them, and they seem to sympathize with each other.

Yes, we cherish each other.
The word used by the media made him feel sick.

Zhang Weiping knew very well that it was all Zhang Chen's fault that he and Zhang Yimou had come to this point today.

In the past, Zhang Yimou was so naive that people would believe whatever he said.

Then after Zhang Chen's public call, Zhang Yimou no longer trusted him, and the two eventually parted ways.

He tried to save it, but ultimately failed.

How stupid Lao Mouzi was in the past, and how hard it is to please him now.

Even for "Curse of the Golden Flower", Zhang Yimou hired professional personnel to keep an eye on him, for fear that he would cheat on the share of the profits.

What about the most basic trust between people?

He knew that the two of them could never go back to the way they were before.

In Zhang Weiping's eyes, the photo in front of him was no different from Zhang Chen digging with a hoe.

Zhang Yimou finally joined Star Entertainment.

At this time, Zhang Weiping was like an abandoned woman, watching the adulterer and the adulteress showing their affection in front of her.

If looks could hurt, the two of them would have been cut into pieces by now.

When I was thinking about how to take revenge, my cell phone suddenly rang and the caller ID showed a strange number.

Although he was in a bad mood, Zhang Weiping still answered the phone: "Hello, who is that?"

"I'm looking for Zhang Weiping from New Picture?"

The voice on the other end was a somewhat clumsy Cantonese speech that sounded vaguely familiar.

"It's me. Who are you?" Zhang Weiping asked patiently.

"Hahaha, Mr. Zhang Weiping, I'm Zeng Zhiwei."

When Zhang Weiping heard the name, his eyebrows jumped, and the image of a short, fat and wretched fat man quickly emerged in his mind.

It was just strange that the other party would call him out of the blue.

"Zeng Zhiwei?"

"Haha, it's me. I heard that Mr. Zhang's "Curse of the Golden Flower" was nominated for several awards at the Academy Awards. I called to say hello and invite Mr. Zhang to have tea together..."

"Drinking tea?"

When Zhang Weiping was wondering what the other party was up to, Zeng Zhiwei said first: "I heard that Mr. Zhang and Zhang Chen are not getting along. Many people on our side also don't like that guy..."

Zeng Zhiwei didn't finish his words, but Zhang Weiping already knew what was going on.

"I understand. I'm going to Hong Kong for the Academy Awards in two days. Let's have tea together when we have time..."

Zeng Zhiwei's voice was still full of laughter: "Okay, then I will treat Mr. Zhang to the best tea in Hong Kong~"

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Weiping suddenly felt less upset.

How could he forget such an important thing? Zhang Chen’s enemy is not just himself, he has offended too many people.

I don't know how many people wish him bad luck.

……

at the same time
In a teahouse in Shanghai, three men known as the Three Musketeers of Chinese film distribution are sitting together drinking tea.

Wu Hehu: "Is Zhang Yimou hanging out with Zhang Chen?"

Zhao Jun shook his head: "Not necessarily. Zhang Yimou just escaped from the tiger's den. He may not dare to trust others so quickly..."

Gao Jun: "Yes, I think so too. Didn't he say that he should focus on the opening ceremony first? Anyway, there will be no film projects during this period. If I were him, I would postpone it until after the Olympics..."

Wu Hehu: "Do you hope that Lao Mouzi will join Xingchen Entertainment?"

Zhao Jun shook his head again: "Of course I don't want that.

Don't forget what we do.

If Zhang Yimou joins Star Entertainment, in order to avoid competition, two blockbusters will definitely not be released together during the Lunar New Year holiday.

This is good for them, but it is not good news for the audience and the cinemas..."

Gao Jun felt the same way: "I agree with Lao Zhao's point of view. Xingchen Entertainment is already doing this now. Every year, Ning Hao basically dominates the summer schedule, and Zhang Chen dominates the Lunar New Year schedule. If Lao Mouzi joins in, it will most likely be the National Day schedule..."

Wu Hehu also nodded: "It's not a good thing for the cinema chain if there is no competition. If there is only one company, it will be even more powerful..."

After Wu Hehu finished speaking, several people nodded at the same time, obviously they all remembered the same thing.

When there was competition in the past, Zhang Weiping dared to force the theater chain to increase its share of the box office. But now that there is no competition, they have to do whatever others say and have completely lost the initiative.

"Zhang Chen said that next year's Pacific Rim could break the box office record of Titanic. What do you think?"

Gao Jun didn't want to continue the previous topic, so he changed to a new one.

The remaining two were also experts in the film industry. Wu Hehu nodded and said, "I think it's very likely. After all, his "Painted Skin" this year has already grossed 2.7 million. By the end of next year, there will be more screens. Add to that Zhang Chen's horror appeal, and the hype of being the first domestically made science fiction blockbuster. I don't think it's impossible."

Zhao Jun also echoed, “Have you noticed that Zhang Chen’s recognition is very high now. As long as it is his movie, people think it must be a good movie.

I think until he fails, his movies are a no-brainer.”

"Tea please~" At this time Wu Hehu had just filled the tea cups for the three people. The three people stopped talking, picked up the teacups and sipped.

The unique fragrance of Maojian tea spreads between lips and teeth.

After a long while, Zhao Jun spoke again: "I still admire Zhang Chen very much. Have you noticed that he is different from other directors?"

Seeing the other two put down their teacups, Zhao Jun poured tea for everyone while saying, "It's not an exaggeration to describe Zhang Chen as a genius. Think about how many blanks he has filled in since his debut.

There are horror films like "The Darkness", monster films like "The Shallows", and battle of wits films like "The Accidental Detective", all of which are available in foreign countries, but he is the first to try them out in China.

In addition, he also created a new action genre. In the past two years, our Chinese action films have not been so popular internationally, and then he came up with "Taken".

Sometimes, I really want to know what's going on in his head, why he has so many wonderful ideas..."

Just as Zhao Jun finished speaking, Gao Jun spoke up:

"What I admire most is this guy's ability to dig holes, such as The Darkness, The Shallows, Taken, Painted Skin, and A Quiet Place. The holes are one after another, but this guy just won't fill them.

Not only did he not fill it, he also keeps digging new holes. To be honest, my kid is a fan of his movies. He wants to watch the sequel every day, but so far, apart from "The Darkness", the only confirmed news is "Taken"..."

Gao Jun's words successfully made everyone laugh, and Wu Hehu also said: "I think he is unmatched in the country in terms of supporting newcomers.

"Taken" was so popular, it was one of the only two movies to break 200 million at that time, and this guy gave the directing rights of the sequel to someone just like that, and he's a newcomer.

The same was true for Darkseid 2 at the time.

He was a new director at that time, and his only successful work was "The Dark Invasion".

According to normal logic, the direction of the sequel should be firmly in his hands.

But he turned around and gave it to Ning Hao.

I went to tinker with "The Shallows" myself.

I don’t know how to describe it. Should I admire his generosity or his lack of brain power? ”

"Hahaha, extraordinary people do extraordinary things~
If he hadn't dared to act so recklessly, Ning Hao wouldn't have been able to show up so easily."

"Yeah, who would have thought that Ning Hao is another director who made over 200 million~
I just wonder why all the talented people are surrounding Zhang Chen~"

The three of them laughed.

"I don't know if he is talented or not. I only know that our cinema chain has made a lot of money thanks to Xingchen Entertainment. The performance is much better than in previous years. I believe the two of you are the same, right?"

"Of course, but what I'm most afraid of now is that this God of Wealth will negotiate with us about the profit-sharing ratio. If he really opens his mouth, I don't know how to refuse him..."

"No, he has tried tiered profit-sharing before. I think it's a good idea. It's a win-win for everyone. We can adopt this approach for similar blockbusters in the future..."

"Speaking of tiered profit sharing, I think of Curse of the Golden Flower. We could have definitely made more money, but who knew that Zhang Weiping would cause trouble and force the film to be taken down, causing us to lose a lot of money..."

Several people echoed and shared the same feeling.

According to the agreement between them and New Picture, the longer the film is shown, the higher the share of the profits for the theaters will be, which can even reach up to 70%.

But no one expected that with just a document from China Film Corporation, "Curse of the Golden Flower" was forced to be taken off the screen.

……

Star Entertainment
An interview is going on in the spacious conference room.

The interviewer is Lu Yang.

Lu Yang took the resume and scanned it.

It was nothing at first, but when I saw the other party’s resume, I suddenly became interested.

Look up and meet the other person's gaze.

"Please introduce yourself first~"

"Well," the man in the baseball cap opposite began to introduce himself: "My name is Yang Qing, I'm from Shancheng, and I graduated from Sichuan Conservatory of Music and the Central Academy of Drama. I've done everything, including script supervisor, assistant director, assistant photographer, coordinator, screenwriter..."

"I saw on your resume that you were also a TV drama director?"

When asked about this, Yang Qing looked a little embarrassed: "My position is indeed a director, but I have never directed a play.

At that time, a company wanted to make a TV series, and I helped prepare it. But when the preparations were almost done, they kicked me out of the crew..."

Hearing this, Lu Yang showed sympathy in his eyes.

There are too many similar things in the circle.

He had only heard of these dirty things but had never experienced them.

Before he graduated, he joined Zhang Chen's team because of Teacher Fu's relationship and became the assistant director.

Then he directed his first film and it was a huge success.

It can be said that he is one of the few people in the circle who has a pair of kings when he first entered the industry.

This alone has made countless people envious. Many second-generation directors do not have as smooth a career as he does.

"Oh, then tell me which crews you have participated in?"

Yang Qing reported several names, but Lu Yang had never heard of any of them.

“Many of them are local dramas from our mountain city that have not been broadcast on satellite TV.” Yang Qing explained.

“You’ve also been a screenwriter?”

“Well, this is a script I wrote…”

As he spoke, Yang Qing handed over a script called "Supermarket".

Lu Yang flipped through it and found the script to be pretty good. It was a comedy with a standard format.

Seeing Lu Yang looking up, Yang Qing said, "I have already registered the script. I hope I can film it myself one day..."

Lu Yang smiled and handed the script back to him, knowing that the other party was giving him a shot of prevention.

But he wasn't angry.

Probably because of my own experience.

Zhang Chen gave him a chance at the beginning, and he succeeded.

He is also willing to give opportunities to talented people.

The Yang Qing in front of us is a talented person.

At least Lu Yang thought the book was pretty good after reading it.

Yang Qing was also observing Lu Yang's expression at this time, fearing that he would be angry.

But he had no choice.

If you want to show off your talent but are afraid of having your work plagiarized, you have no choice but to resort to this last resort.

It's not that he's being careful, it's that he's really been treated like this before.

The script I wrote was plagiarized, and I haven't been able to seek justice yet.

Because they are a formal company, while he is just a worthless scrap.

"You are pretty good in all aspects. Let me be frank. I need an assistant director to help prepare a new film project. Are you willing?"

"I am willing."

Yang Qing didn't hesitate at all. He was almost out of food, so how could he be picky?

"Also, let me ask you one more thing. Is the movie project you're talking about Taken 2?"

"Yes."

"Then I'd prefer it."

Lu Yang was not surprised to hear this, as "Taken" was too famous.

"When can I start work officially?"

"at any time."

"Okay then, go sign the agreement later, and then officially start work tomorrow!"

……

Severe cold, fever, headache...

I wrote this chapter with great difficulty, so it's a bit short, please forgive me.

Try to keep updating. If you can keep going to work, you can keep writing.
Thank you for your support~
Thanks for the dumplings~
I want to make more money this month. Once I get through these few days, I will definitely update more!
(End of this chapter)