Huayu Chunqiu, starting from being adopted by a fairy mother

Chapter 213: As long as you can’t do it to death, you’ll do it to death

Before 2000, China didn’t even dare to think about blockbuster movies, as they were the exclusive domain of Hollywood.

The movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" swept all major awards, completely shocked Chinese filmmakers, and also opened the hearts of Chinese people to make blockbuster movies.

At the end of 2002, Zhang Yimou's "Hero" was released, and China entered the era of blockbuster movies.

Chen Kexin originally made light comedies and romantic art films, but he was also affected by the advent of the blockbuster era.

He was quite resourceful in preparing the film, using the gimmick of "inviting Li Lianjie with a salary of 100 million" and relying on the method of making money out of nothing to get an investment of 40 million US dollars.

Then, with Li Lianjie as the core, the script was modified and other characters were invited.

He wanted to invite Takeshi Kaneshiro to play Jiang Wuyang, as the two have a close relationship.

However, Takeshi Kaneshiro has three taboos when accepting roles: he will not accept roles with other male lead, he will not accept costume dramas, and he will not accept roles with poor shooting conditions.

This drama has three main male characters, Pang Qingyun, Zhao Erhu and Jiang Wuyang. The background of this drama is the late Qing Dynasty. The filming conditions of this drama are very difficult...

He had all three taboos, so when Chen Kexin approached him, he refused without hesitation.

Chen Kexin did not give up and went to the door many times, but was rejected many times. It was useless even after three visits.

At this time, another director, Ye Weimin, recommended Liu Jing to the investors.

Liu Jing has collaborated with Li Lianjie many times, including "The Demon Cult Leader", "Tai Chi Master", "The New Five Ancestors of Shaolin" and "A Letter to Dad".

He also worked with Andy Lau in "God of Gamblers 2" directed by Wong Jing.

Ye Weimin feels that Liu Jing, Li Lianjie and Liu Dehua appearing on the same stage is also a major selling point.

The investor was dissatisfied with Takeshi Kaneshiro's troubles, so after comprehensive consideration, he invited Liu Jing.

Ye Weimin and Liu Jing are old friends, and he also has a good relationship with Zhang Min.

When filming "The Demon Cult Leader" that year, he was the assistant director and also Wang Jing's apprentice.

When Wang Pangzi, Liu Weiqiang and Wen Jun formed the best partnership, Ye Weimin learned a lot from these three. These three people contributed greatly to his current success.

With this relationship, he recommended Liu Jing.

As for the leading actress Liansheng, Chen Kexin, a Hong Kong director, favors Shu Qi, while the investors include China Film Group and Beijing Film Studio, which want to promote Xu Jinglei.

It was really difficult for Gao Yuanyuan to snatch the role from these two people, and Ye Weimin was powerless.

"The main investors of this drama are China Film, Media Asia, and Morgan & Chen. Only these three have the right to speak on the roles." Liu Jing paused, then said, "Sister, which one do you think we can persuade? The Beijing circle wants to promote Xu Jinglei, and China Film is an investor, so we have no say."

"Beijing circle, Beijing circle again." Zhang Min looked unhappy. She had always wanted to enter the core, but the core was always so close yet so far away.

Even though Chunqiu was rich and had good achievements, that group of people did not look at her differently.

The Beijing circle is very complex, and there is not just one faction.

Broadly speaking, Chunqiu can also be considered a force in the Beijing circle, but it has not entered the core circle.

The Beijing circle does not treat them as outsiders, nor does it treat them as direct descendants.

"We are still not strong enough, they will take the initiative to move closer to you. Just like the Hong Kong circle in the past, everyone went north and moved closer to the Beijing circle. Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west, no one can predict the future. Maybe one day in the future, the place where you are will be the core of the circle." Liu Jing comforted.

"Yes, you are right. If they don't want to play with us, we will form another Beijing circle." Zhang Min's face was fierce, and it was unknown who she was holding a grudge against again.

"What's the point of being a princess or not in the Beijing circle? Sister, you are the queen of the Beijing circle." Gao Yuanyuan joked.

Liu Jing and Gao Yuanyuan sat together, while Zhang Min sat opposite them alone.

He put his arm around Gao Yuanyuan's slender waist, brought her into his arms, and stroked her hips with his big hands, "Sister, don't worry so much about the Beijing circle in the future. We should just do business, and you don't need to be so eager to please others."

"Then is mine hot?" Gao Yuanyuan asked with a smile.

"Hehe, you two should be careful. If you keep doing this, just leave here." Zhang Min felt very uncomfortable. This couple was so bold that they simply pretended she didn't exist.

Especially Gao Yuanyuan, she is not blind. Although the other party tried to cover it up, she could see that Gao Yuanyuan's hands were not in the right place and she kept making small movements.

"Sister Min, this seems to be a wooden office." Gao Yuanyuan chuckled. She felt very excited when she did this in front of Zhang Min and saw her boss looking uncomfortable.

"Then I'll go out." Zhang Min glared and had no intention of standing up.

"Yuanyuan, let's talk about business now. Be good and I'll feed you later." Liu Jing patted Gao Yuanyuan. This girl was getting worse and worse.

Gao Yuanyuan already knew about the relationship between Zhang Min and him, so he was not very shy about being intimate with Gao Yuanyuan in front of Zhang Min.

"I'm so hungry. I haven't had a full meal for several months, and this place is shriveled. I'm so thin, you have to feed me and make it rounder." Gao Yuanyuan giggled.

She secretly made up her mind that she was feeling uncomfortable seeing her boss now, but one day when they were all sleeping together, she wanted to see how her boss would be devastated.

"Ahem, Gao Yuanyuan, have some shame." Zhang Min blushed. She was not as open as Gao Yuanyuan even in private, let alone in front of two of them.

"Don't provoke Sister Min, or she will make things difficult for you." Liu Jing glared at her.

Gao Yuanyuan curled her lips and said, "What you said is very good. Please take your hand away from my chest."

Zhang Min pretended not to see it, took a sip of water and continued to talk about business. "Mu Tou, we not only need to build a behind-the-scenes team and an acting team, but also a director team. Xu Zheng brought a new director here today. You can talk to him later to see how good he is. If he is good, I will have someone talk to him and sign him to our company."

Directors are just like actors. There are many practitioners and the competition is fierce. Top directors are rare animals and no longer belong to the category of director.

Chunqiu has no shortage of directors at the lowest level. Liu Jing is a student at the Beijing Film Academy’s directing department and has abundant resources.

But there is a shortage of core directors in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the entire industry lacks it. After all, it takes time to train directors.

Chunqiu has signed contracts with several directors, such as Zhou Xiaowen and Ju Jueliang, one is responsible for shooting historical dramas and the other is responsible for shooting martial arts dramas.

"Sister, in addition to the director team, we also need to form a screenwriter team. I stayed in the United States for quite a long time this time and got some inspiration. There are many film and television support projects in Hong Kong, Taiwan and abroad. Let's set up a young director support fund. All young directors who meet the requirements can get financial support when shooting a film. The company has set up a screenwriter department, and we will cooperate with Chunqiu Academy to vigorously cultivate screenwriter talents. Screenwriters are divided into levels, bronze medal screenwriters, silver medal screenwriters, and gold medal screenwriters, and their treatment increases step by step. In addition to the screenwriter fees and bonuses they deserve, gold medal screenwriters can also participate in the production of the film. What do you think?" Liu Jing asked.

"It's a good idea. Do you have a specific implementation plan?" Zhang Min said with a smile.

"It's in my bag. I'll give it to you." Liu Jing wanted to pull his hand out, but suddenly found that he couldn't. Gao Yuanyuan's chest was pressed tightly against his thigh, and she was looking up at him with watery eyes.

Liu Jing hit him twice before Gao Yuanyuan reacted and gave him some space.

Zhang Min secretly gritted her teeth, the bitch was really good at seducing people, "Mu Tou, give Yuan Yuan a copy too, let her take a good look. I don't know how much I have missed in my studies after not studying for half a year."

Gao Yuanyuan stuck out her tongue and said, "Sister Min is angry, so let's just behave ourselves."

"Chunhua Plan, Qiushi Plan, what do these names mean?" Zhang Min flipped through the information.

"The flowers of spring and the fruits of autumn do not have any special meaning. We are Chunqiu Pictures, so we gave them these two names. The names do not matter, they are just code names," Liu Jing explained.

The idea of launching two projects had been lingering in his mind for a long time, and it started when "Crazy Stone" was released.

During his time in Los Angeles, he did not just receive a few women who visited him on set.

The Chunhua Project is a program to support young directors.

It has been held annually since 2007.

A review committee will be formed with a chairman and four members, and well-known directors and producers in the industry will be invited to serve.

All young directors who meet the requirements can participate in the competition with their projects.

Project solicitation, interview and re-evaluation, script writing, director training, producer pairing, venture capital training...Finally, five young directors will be selected each year, who will receive project investment from the foundation, and the five members of the organizing committee will serve as project producers.

Zhang Min quickly glanced through it and asked, "Who are you going to invite as the chairman for the first term?"

"The first session is the beginning, so let's invite Fatty Wang. As for the four members of the organizing committee, you can decide for yourself. Another thing, in order to eliminate some bad phenomena, the investment in each project shall not exceed 10 million yuan." Liu Jing responded.

There are many investment scams in today's society.

A feasibility analysis report or a project plan can be used to defraud money.

Rich and stupid people are everywhere.

The same is true in the film and television industry, and many coal bosses have been deceived.

No matter how perfect the rules are, there are always loopholes. Liu Jing was also afraid that someone would cheat the investment, so he set an upper limit. If there was a loophole one day, the loss would be less.

"Not bad." Zhang Min nodded and continued to look at the Qiushi plan.

This plan is not as complicated as the Chunhua Plan. It is about the treatment of screenwriters at all levels and the training of screenwriters in collaboration with Chunqiu Academy.

"Chunhua Qiushi invests hundreds of millions a year. I thought we were very rich, but now I find out that we are poor." Zhang Min closed the documents and sighed, saying that few companies have such courage.

“The income from Primavera’s investment projects will not be included in the company but will go directly into the fund. Investment is required in the first few years, and once the profits come back, there is basically no need for subsequent investment, and it can also be fed back to the company. Our various teams will be trained as a result. Each branch company will be able to earn an extra income. The signed artists will no longer be short of films to shoot. If these two plans can continue to move forward, it will be like a snowball, getting bigger and bigger.” Liu Jing smiled. The most important thing was that he would have another source of entertainment in the future, and it would be a steady source of income.

If it wasn't for the sake of entertainment, he wouldn't bother doing this.

Nine out of ten projects fail, and the same is true for the film and television industry. Not every movie is "Crazy Stone".

Even if he had an appraisal, it wouldn't be much better.

There are too many uncontrollable factors, including the right time, right place and right people.

"Okay! Since you want to do it, let's do it." Zhang Min slapped her thigh and made the decision immediately, then said to Gao Yuanyuan, "Yuanyuan, your mother's condition is stable, you should get busy."

"Well! As long as I don't die, I'll fight to the death." Gao Yuanyuan clenched her fists and cheered herself up.

"It's almost two o'clock, Guangtou Xu should be here. I'll find a way to help Yuanyuan get the female lead." Liu Jing glanced sideways, feeling that this sentence was weird.

"Today's meeting ends here. Let's keep going." Zhang Min encouraged.

Not long after, Zhang Jiao came in with Xu Zheng, Tao Hong, Yan Po and director Cheng Er. After a few pleasantries, they began to discuss filming.

They came with a script called "The Third Man", a suspense drama.

Two months ago, Gao Yuanyuan received this script and liked it immediately.

"Baby Project" will be released at the end of the month, in which she plays a "vase". But this script is different, it is her role from beginning to end. Gao Yuanyuan thinks this is the biggest test of her acting skills, and she wants to challenge it.

After playing several "vase" roles, she needs to transform and wants to prove herself with her acting skills and roles.

Zhang Min asked the other party if they needed investment. There is no project that doesn't need investment, and no one would complain that the investor gave too much.

This drama obtained a filming license three years ago, but unfortunately due to script and funding issues, the project was shelved.

It was not until this year that it was restarted. The investor was Xinran Film and Television. The investment in the whole drama was less than 10 million, and the post-production promotion was very tight.

Zhang Min threw in three million without even blinking an eye.

Liu Jing chatted for a while and then left.

He also had plans in the afternoon to visit the Youku office. This was his task after returning to China, and he would go there every day.

He has been browsing for a few days, and the instructions given by the system are completely useless. If there is no result today, he will continue browsing tomorrow.

【Explanation: They are very short of money. 】

【Description: Today's weather is good, suitable for live broadcast. 】

Liu Jing suspected that the system was offline, but he was too lazy to scold the system.

He went to hang out in the school again. Today was the second day of the orientation session, and he wanted to see if there were any good candidates.

I got home on time at six o'clock. "The Assassin" was renamed "The Warlords" and the latest version of the script was sent to me.

"The script is really good. If everyone's acting is good, maybe we can win an award." Liu Jing took it seriously. Winning an award excited him more than the entertainment atmosphere.

He was writing biographies of the characters and giving feedback on the script when Gao Yuanyuan came.

"Other people get off work, but you go back to work after get off work." Gao Yuanyuan followed Liu Jing in and the first thing she saw was a pile of books next to the sofa in the living room.

Liu Jing looked into the historical background of the Ma assassination case, as well as the domestic and international situation at the time, clothing, geography, local customs, etc.

"As long as you don't die, work yourself to death. Didn't someone just say this? It's so inspiring and motivational." Liu Jing laughed.

"I've already said that, why are you still standing there?" Gao Yuanyuan blinked her big eyes, looking very innocent.

It was so awkward that Liu Jing couldn't bear it any longer and started playing the game of fishing and catching shrimps.

"Brother Wuji, where is Zhiruo's shredded pork noodles?"

"Okay! I'll do it right away..."

Liu Jing's cooking skills are average, but he is good at making noodles. If you want to make a pot of shredded pork noodles, you have to fry the meat first.

The meat has already produced oil before it is put into the pot. With this oil and water, it is very smooth to put into the pot.

Liu Jingxia has a secret recipe for making shredded pork noodles: stir-fry the pork slices over high heat and keep stir-frying until the pork doesn't get burnt.

When it is fried to a certain degree, turn it over so that it is heated evenly and tastes better.

The meat was cooked through, and Liu Jing sprinkled some chicken essence on it.

Then let it cool down a bit, then continue frying on low heat.

This time you don’t need to stir-fry it, be gentle, and the noodles will be colorful, fragrant and delicious.

Movement and stillness should be appropriate, and the civil and military fires should be harmonized, so as to achieve a balance between yin and yang.

At this time, the doorbell rang, interrupting Liu Jing's rhythm.

"Who? It can't be Sister Li." Gao Yuanyuan was shocked and very nervous, her whole body tensed up. This shows that she is afraid of Sister Li.

"She and Xixi are promoting their album and are not in Yandu." Liu Jing took a breath and said, "Don't get stuck."

"Haha, could it be Sister Min? She can't help it either?" Gao Yuanyuan gradually relaxed, and another kind of stimulation surged up.

"A certain slut will definitely be at my place tonight, she won't come over." Liu Jing held Gao Yuanyuan and walked towards the display screen.

"That's Yang Mi. She didn't do enough morning exercises, so she wants to do some in the evening."

"Congratulations. You guessed it right, it really is her."

"Let her in! As a senior, you have the right to guide the juniors. As a junior, you have the obligation to share the burdens of your seniors."

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(End of this chapter)