New Age Artists

Chapter 413: Don't care about Wu Yusen, act the biggest boss (22)

4 month 15 day.

BJ.

Shen Santong first held a summary meeting for the "Lost on Journey" project.

Then I met with Wu Jing, Liu Meng and Dong Qun.

Liu Meng graduated from the directing department of the Central Academy of Drama.

In 03, he began writing his first military novel "Leave the Last Bullet to Me" on the Internet.

It was later adapted into the TV series "I Am a Special Forces Soldier", with Xiaozhuang as the male lead.

Dong Qun, also known as Fenwu Yaoji, wrote "Bullet Scars" in 06 and is also the screenwriter of the "Wolf Warrior" series.

Wu Jing, needless to say, is Wolf Warrior.

Shen Santong got straight to the point: "Next year I'm going to make a military-themed movie."

"Pure tough guy, pure masculinity, pure patriotism, pure spirit, no gray, no hesitation, no dragging, no fussing."

"The lead actor is Wu Jing. I want to create the most positive, active and sunny screen character."

"For this reason, I plan to invest in a TV series first, aiming for the same ratings as Soldier Assault."

"Xu Sanduo is good and looks cool, but in my opinion he is still a little lacking, a little too rustic and a little less domineering and handsome."

Wu Jing was shocked!

Liu Meng was shocked!

Dong Qun was also shocked!
Too direct and too confident!

"Soldier Assault" caused a ratings storm last year, but considering the series of achievements of the person in front of him, "Soldier Assault" was still his choice.

These words are really just objective statements.

After putting forward the general requirements, Shen Santong handed over the remaining work to the project team.

If nothing unexpected happens, the two movies next year will be the second part of Lost on Journey and a military-themed movie.

Shen Santong feels that two plays a year is already the limit.

After finishing the "Lost on Journey" series, he plans to produce one film a year in the future.

in the afternoon.

Shen Santong held a meeting with the publicity and promotion team of "Red Cliff".

The most important thing at the moment is the release of the first part of "Red Cliff".

This was Shen Santong's first major production, which took three years and cost 400 million yuan.

An important issue lies ahead and requires his personal attention.

Yang Tianzhen, director of the Internet department, said: "The atmosphere on the Internet is getting increasingly tense, as Wu Yusen's Red Cliff has not yet been scheduled."

The distribution department said: "The cinema chain put pressure on us, hoping to coordinate with Wu Yusen to avoid a release date conflict."

The PR manager said: “Many leaders put pressure on us and hope that we will take a step back.”

The question facing Shen Santong is whether or not to continue pushing forward the simultaneous production of the two "Red Cliffs".

Both "Red Cliff" films are confirmed to be released during this summer.

It’s just a matter of June, July, and the specific schedule.

In his previous life, Wu Yusen’s "Red Cliff" had already confirmed its release date, and it was announced to be released in July this year after the filming was completed.

In this life, Shen Santong directly talked about the troubles in the competition for the project at the premiere of "Happy Birthday 2".

The premise for agreeing to two big productions with the same subject matter is that they are released at the same time.

The premiere also issued an invitation to Wu Yusen to overlap with his schedule, which was actually an invitation to a fight.

At that time, Wu Yusen's "Red Cliff" had not yet been completed, and the official release date was not confirmed for several months thereafter.

Shen Santong felt that he was magnanimous enough.

His "Red Cliff" was the first to be approved, and Wu Yusen wanted to snatch this project.

Apply pressure through various means and channels.

Three years ago was not like now. At that time, Shen Santong was not as mature as he is now.

At the same time, Hong Kong directors have a very high status.

What’s more, he is a director like Wu Yusen who was once a top director in Hollywood.

Thinking back to that time, Shen Santong also tasted some other flavors.

Throwing out the "Yue Fei" project will have the effect of demolishing a house.

For example, if the room is too dark and you suggest putting a skylight in it, no one will allow it.

But if you advocate tearing down the roof, they will come to the compromise and be willing to install a skylight.

There are also small tricks like co-production.

It was said to be a cooperation. If Shen Santong agreed, given his qualifications at the time and the intervention of some departments, it would be easy to kick him out.

After thinking about this, Shen Santong found it ridiculous that the so-called international director had such a petty mind.

It also made him very angry.

It is his reasonable request to release the films at the same time.

Some things cannot be viewed from the present perspective. Looking at it now, Shen Santong is strong.

But in 05, probably many people called him an idiot.

"Red Cliff" by the internationally renowned director Wu Yusen, and "Red Cliff" by the domestically renowned director Shen Santong.

It must be Wu Yusen who beat him up and taught him a good lesson.

It's the same subject matter, but they gave in and agreed to make a second part. They are simply courting death.

That year, the second part of "Red Cliff" was filmed using both overt and covert means.

Now, Shen Santong's vision and ability have been verified time and time again, and his appeal is unprecedented.

Coupled with the poor performance of Hong Kong directors, Shen Santong became the dominant party.

Someone came to mediate.

Shen Santong also came under pressure from some quarters.

Please give way to our seniors and our compatriots from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Don't make it a lose-lose situation, that's not decent.

Under the guise of being neutral and doing things for his own good, they are actually still speaking for Wu Yusen.

There is no such thing as neutrality in this world. Having no stance is just a way of covering up one's own position.

The position is often crooked. If it weren't crooked, there would be no need to hide it.

The cinema chain also stabbed Shen Santong in the back.

In Shen Santong's view, he expanded the upper limit of the market, supported new directors, and drove an increase in total box office.

It is reasonable to increase the share.

The cinema chain didn't think so. Knowing what was going on between Shen Santong and Wu Yusen, they still tried to persuade him not to clash.

Last year's Lunar New Year box office has proved that two blockbusters can coexist. "Happy Birthday 2" and "The Warlords" are not far apart, and both have been successful.

The film market is no longer what it was three years ago, and it can accommodate two domestic blockbusters that are likely to sell well.

The cinema chains also came to mediate, simply because Shen Santong wanted to increase his share and also wanted to enter the cinema chain field.

Trip him up.

It's just a secret stumbling block. The current cinema landscape is still changing, and it's impossible to advance and retreat together.

If Wu Yusen came to him openly to beg him, Shen Santong would really be embarrassed to be aggressive.

With this attitude, he will not back down: "Keep challenging me. I don't believe he is a coward. The investors may not agree, but he is a world-famous director and he definitely doesn't want to be inferior to me."

Shen Santong understood very well the principle that the longer the night, the more dreams one may have.

The parties involved are very powerful.

When "Happy Birthday 1" broke the record in film history and was criticized for PR, Shen Santong deeply realized a fact.

It’s not that no one supports him, but the response is slow.

The more unscrupulous they are and the more they try to justify themselves by waving the flag and pretending to be something they are not, the faster the reaction will be.

They are shameless and have no morals. They act recklessly under the guise of morality.

However, those who really care about their dignity and have morals have many concerns.

Shen Santong had previously avoided a lot of pressure by hiding in the crew, but now that he has left the group, he must cut the Gordian knot.

Take a walk.

"Meet" a reporter by chance.

The reporter asked, "Director Shen, what do you think of the vast number of netizens' expectations for a collision with "Red Cliff"?"

Shen Santong said calmly: "Director Wu Yusen is an old senior, over 60 years old."

"They are also compatriots from Hong Kong and Taiwan. He is a compatriot from Hong Kong Island, and his wife is a compatriot from Taiwan Island."

"Some leaders greeted me and I thought, 'That's right, I'm still young.'"

"I announce that my film Red Cliff will be released on July 7rd, and the premiere will be on July 3st."

"I invited Director Wu to attend my premiere. If he invites me, I will also go to his premiere."

"I welcome Director Wu's Red Cliff to be released on the same day and at the same time. Let's expand the market together."

"I understand Director Wu not coming."

"I'll set the date first, and let the senior take over."

“Respecting the old and loving the young is our traditional virtue.”

The reporters who got the opportunity to interview were ecstatic.

This weird smell must be explosive news.

He then asked, "If Director Wu's Red Cliff is released at the same time as yours, will you feel pressured?"

Shen Santong said: "In terms of movies, I dare say I am second, who dares to say I am first?"

The reporter was dumbfounded; this statement was too controversial.

It is true that Shen San Tong is number one at the box office, but movies are not just about box office.

After saying this, Shen Santong smiled and said, "I'm just kidding!"

reporter:"."

Why does it feel a little familiar? It seems that Shen Santong also claimed to be the leader a few years ago.

Shen Santong said worriedly: "I am under a lot of pressure."

The reporter became excited.

Shen Santong said: "I am very afraid that I cannot fulfill my mission in making movies."

"Director Wu, I don't take him seriously. No, I should say I don't consider him as an opponent."

"That's a little wrong. I don't mean to disrespect Director Wu."

reporter:"."

You're just short of pointing at my nose and scolding me, right?

Shen Santong said seriously: "I mean I just don't like the trend of deconstruction."

"Everything is deconstructed, and Cao Cao has become an iconic figure."

"It's not that Cao Cao didn't make any contributions. He did, such as restricting the aristocratic families and thinking about the system."

"But without Shu Han, the Three Kingdoms period is no different from the end of other dynasties."

"Without Shu Han, there wouldn't be so many people paying attention to the Three Kingdoms, and the Three Kingdoms wouldn't have such a great influence."

"After I gained influence, I started to dislike Shu Han and felt that Shu Han was not cool enough."

"Literary creation is like this, it makes white become black, and makes black become white and idolizes it, which has a very good communication effect."

"It's very exciting to deconstruct it. In the end, Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei seem to be no different from Cao Cao. They are all the same."

"Can it be the same? If you want to highlight Cao Cao, you can make Cao Cao sympathize with the people's livelihood and call out 'people-oriented' during the late Eastern Han Dynasty."

“If it wasn’t done 1,800 years ago, then it wasn’t done.”

"History has given the KMT a chance, but it didn't do it. Now it's calling for help, which I find disgusting."

"Not an inch of land can be lost. It was not like this back then."

"Not to mention the border areas, even the so-called 18 provinces of Han, how many can the transport captain actually control?"

"Who cares about his own reputation? Even if he refuses to leave, he must take the land back. He took advantage of the international situation at the time to take back the land in Northeast China."

“Who is it that has swept across the country step by step and actually controlled our current territory?”

“It’s definitely not the National Party.”

"I want to fight against this trend of deconstruction, deconstruction, deconstruction. In the end, the good and the bad are all the same. Cao Cao is the same as Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang. This is definitely not acceptable!"

"I really don't care about the conflict between the release dates of Red Cliff and the upcoming film Red Cliff."

Ok.

The reporter has to admit that Shen Santong was able to pretend to be so powerful.

There are only two updates today.

I have been insisting on writing three watches for a long time, and suddenly I feel guilty about writing two watches.

It feels a bit wrong. I have updated quite a lot and never asked for leave.

We should be justified!

Just a joke.

We need to conceive the release of "Red Cliff".

The time span is too long, so I went back and watched it again.

I am also impressed. I may be the only one who writes an entertainment article about a movie that was released after such a long time.

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(End of this chapter)