New Age Artists

Chapter 117: Frightened Gao Yuanyuan (23)

In 2004, Kang Honglei attended the drama "Erna Assault" at the invitation of a friend.

A drama version of "Soldier Assault".

Before the performance began, a leader of the drama troupe unexpectedly came to the stage and said that after today's performance, the BJ Military Region Comrades Drama Troupe would be disbanded.

The curtain opened, and the whole play was immersed in the soldiers' tragic atmosphere, helpless farewell, and firm obedience.

That atmosphere always enveloped Kang Honglei. It was at that time that Kang Honglei deeply realized what it meant to be "the camp is permanent, but the soldiers are transient."

It was at that time that he decided to make the play into a TV series.

Kang Honglei has already achieved success in the television industry.

In 1999, he directed his first independent TV series "The Passionate Years" and it became a huge success.

He had access to many investors, but it seemed like all of them were men, with not a single woman.

No one is optimistic and no one is willing to invest.

Originally, he wanted to build good relations with the Chinese and foreigners through the crime TV series "Hit the Bullet", and then plan to shoot "Soldier Assault".

I just happened to see a report about Shen Santong's wealth.

Quietly, he has accumulated considerable wealth and has become a new force in the film and television industry.

A friend at the side said, "Can it be done? Your play is not easy to do."

"Give it a try." Kang Honglei didn't hold out much hope, he just wanted to give it a try.

What if you meet a sucker?

Honglei guarantees that the play is a good one, but there is a high probability that it will not make money.

Shen Santong hid himself temporarily and read everyone's feedback on the project establishment conference online.

In general, expectations are the main thing.

Of course, some people sang a different tune, but most were shocked by his view of history.

Shen Santong felt that he made the right decision in holding the project launch conference, especially in putting forward the historical perspective.

This is very important.

The Three Kingdoms itself is very popular, and the Battle of Red Cliff is also the most popular one among the Three Kingdoms.

It is very familiar to everyone.

Therefore, there is no suspense in the story.

When the audience hears that the Battle of Red Cliff is going to be filmed, they immediately have preconceived ideas in their minds.

In addition, with the example of CCTV, any remake must surpass a peak that is infinitely magnified in the audience's imagination.

So it seems that there are only two options left: one is to be conservative, which will lead to a lack of courage and innovation.

The other way is to innovate.

But in the Battle of Red Cliff, when the audience's information was almost equal to that of the director,
Any attempt at innovation is an attack on the audience's inherent imagination.

If you are not careful, you will end up watching the terrible movie "Red Cliff" from the previous life.

Shen Santong gave a reasonable and unexpected answer to the story of "what has not been said but has been said" and "what must be said in order to be said", which was already expected.

From the start of the project, the "Red Cliff" project was completely successful, and Shen Santong gave the public an excellent first impression.

"The first step is accomplished!" Shen Santong breathed a sigh of relief.

He was under a lot of pressure with such a big project.

It is easy to say that we can make profits from the domestic film market, but in fact, there is no guarantee.

So every step in "Red Cliff" is important.

I felt relieved, and the next step was to attract investment and produce the film.

Don't be in a hurry. For such a large project, it is better to proceed slowly than to be chaotic.

Shen Santong picked up his new phone and dialed a number: "I'm Shen Santong. I just changed my phone. You should have seen the project launch conference, right?"

"I've seen it. Director Shen, you kept it a secret from me."

When Wang Jinghua heard that it was Shen Santong, she immediately held her breath and gestured to the person opposite to let him go out first.

Many people are trying to get through to Shen Santong.

"Red Cliff", a historical blockbuster, cost 400 million to produce.

The first super production in which mainland stars can play the leading role.

Everyone was studying Shen Santong's speech at the project launch conference, analyzing his creative ideas, trying to gain an advantageous position in the competition.

Shen Santong said: "When the time is right, I will release the news that there is a possibility of cooperation with you. Seize the opportunity."

"If you give me the artist under your company and the protagonist of the movie Red Cliff, I can join your company without a penny." Wang Jinghua said.

If she could get the leading role in the movie "Red Cliff", Wang Jinghua would be confident that she could take away one of the two Bings, or even both of them.

Shen Santong: "For now, I just want to make a good movie."

Shen Santong hung up the phone.

Wang Jinghua's proposal was indeed tempting. The other party had a lot of artists under their name, and with the "Red Cliff" project in hand, Shen Santong's company could suppress Huayi in terms of momentum.

But then she was tied to Wang Jinghua's team, and her actors were widely used in movie roles, from protagonists to supporting roles.

Film production has to give way to the agency business, and there is no longer any talk of pursuing the best film effects.

Shen Santong will not see outsiders for the time being.

He began to call on the screenwriters of "Red Cliff" to study how to divide the work among domestic special effects companies.

It’s so cool to make a blockbuster movie. As long as you have an idea, you can make it come true!

Especially the blockbusters that don’t care about cost, the country’s top film companies, and the top talents are in front of Shen Santong.

The other thing is to catch the later stage of "Happy Birthday".

The "Red Cliff" project cannot be rushed, Shen Santong's main work is still in the post-production stage.

The post-production of Production was much slower than that of Supermarket, and the rough cut was not completed, but the first trailer was edited out.

Shen Santong still plans to make three trailers, namely funny, mature and romantic.

The first comedy element is used to attract customers.

The second one expresses the theme of the movie.

The third one is a family reunion, a perfect love.

After a busy day, Shen Santong was hungry and went to eat dumplings.

Calling Gao Yuanyuan to come together.

Of course I have to calm down first, I am a little angry.

Gao Yuanyuan turned into a knight, looking heroic and dashing: "I called you so many times and sent you so many text messages, and you just stayed in the editing room?"

Shen Santong: "You know, when the Red Cliff project was launched, many people came to me."

Gao Yuanyuan snorted.

Shen Santong opened the champagne on the bedside table, poured her a glass, and complained, "You are both bad and playful."

Ever since Gao Yuanyuan took the initiative, she has started to like cooking.

Unfortunately, my skills are limited.

Gao Yuanyuan drew a circle, and asked, "Who told you to get so angry?" She blamed him, "Why didn't you tell me about your new play in advance?"

"The Third Master asked us to keep it a secret." Shen Santong passed the blame to Han Sanping.

Gao Yuanyuan snorted in dissatisfaction: "You are usually called Han Sanping, and now you are called Sanye, right? How are you going to shoot Red Cliff?"

"I let you be Xiao Qiao, and Cao Cao will attack Sun Wu for you. At the critical moment of the decisive battle, you go to Cao's camp and drink tea with Cao Cao to delay time."

Shen Santong chuckled and said, "I will design another plot for you. I will ask you to deliver a baby for a horse and encourage it: Stand up, stand up."

As he spoke, Shen Santong asked Gao Yuanyuan to stand up.

"Don't." Gao Yuanyuan asked him not to be so violent, it was too scary. She almost fainted when she heard the plot: "If this is filmed, I will be scolded to death."

(End of this chapter)