Huayu Entertainment: Tianxian really wants to improve

Chapter 420 Hangzhou Trip: Linlang Entertainment Obtains Qualification for Co-production Filming
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Kyoto.

As soon as Gu Bei stepped out of the arrivals area, he immediately noticed some entertainment reporters around him, who raised their cameras as soon as they saw him.

As the airport most frequently visited by celebrities returning to Beijing, it is always swarmed by paparazzi.

Gu Bei dodged the paparazzi, ignoring their attempts to interview him, and went straight to the parking lot, getting into the van that was already waiting for him.

"Let's go to China Film Group first!"

Gu Bei gave instructions to the driver.

He didn't return to China after Cannes two weeks ago, but now that he's back, he naturally has to go to China Film Group first, since most of the things he needs to do during this trip are related to China Film Group.

"Director Gu, why didn't you tell me you were going back to China?" Han Sanpin's face lit up with surprise when he saw Gu Bei. "Otherwise, I would have had to give a proper celebration to our hero of this Cannes trip."

"Then I still can't let Chairman Han make a mistake."

Gu Bei chuckled and joked, "I just got off the plane and came straight here."

"China Film Group has that much authority. At the very least, we have to hold a grand celebration press conference for Director Gu. You've won Best Director and Best Actress at Cannes this time."

Han Sanpin waved his hand and said magnanimously, "How about it? We can start preparing now!"

"Forget it then. I'd rather spend more time making movies than holding a celebration press conference!"

Gu Bei originally thought that Han Sanpin was going to let him experience the kinds of lavish banquets that were unknown to outsiders when public funds were not yet banned, but it turned out to be just an ordinary celebration press conference.

Now, after receiving the award, we'll hold a celebratory press conference.

Give red envelopes to the media present.
Finally, they got a chance to make the front page of the news.
This approach might still be somewhat appealing to other films.

But for Gu Bei's Gravity, they have received plenty of attention during this period and have no need for this kind of low-quality headline.

At least in mainland China,
Gravity does not lack heat.
What's lacking is the enthusiasm that can directly influence viewers' decisions to go to the cinema.

"A trip to Hangzhou, right?"

Han Sanpin thought of Gu Beixin's trip to Hangzhou, "Actually, Director Gu, you don't need to be in such a hurry. The China Railway Corporation has already cooperated with you to modify the carriages, so it's unlikely that they will suddenly change their decision and stop you from filming the trip to Hangzhou."

That's how things work within the system: everything is difficult at the beginning, but once you get the process going, you'll definitely get to the end.

Otherwise, if the process can't proceed, wouldn't that mean someone made a wrong decision beforehand?
however……

What if the person in front of me gets in?

That's it!

Without anyone's endorsement, this process will completely stall, and it will be extremely difficult to untangle it.

Gu Bei didn't know when the person from the China Railway Corporation was arrested; he only remembered hearing news about him sometime after he returned to China, which was at the latest in the first half of next year.

Therefore, he must finish filming his trip to Hangzhou before he is safe, and obtain the final cut of the film on a DVD with the official seal.

Actually,
This is still not enough to guarantee safety.
The film "Hangzhou Trip" won't be released until next summer at the earliest.

But as long as he gets the film license, even if it's not allowed to be shown in China, he can still have it screened around the continent.

The same logic applies here. After all, the dragon license has already been granted to him. If they want to ban him from directing again because of the filming of "Immortals Around the World," wouldn't that mean that the person who issued the dragon license made a mistake?

Gu Bei naturally couldn't reveal a word of it, since, going back in time, it's highly likely that an investigation is already underway.

Therefore,
He simply smiled and said to Han Sanpin:

"There's nothing I can do, Mr. Han, my schedule is just too full."

During the two months from June to August this year,
This is the only time slot I can squeeze out!

Upon hearing this, Han Sanpin felt that the reason was quite reasonable.

After all, Gu Bei only managed to squeeze out two months to film "Journey to Hangzhou," a B-level production with a budget of around ten million US dollars, amidst two super IPs and top-tier A-level productions: Spider-Man and Mission: Impossible.

If it were any other director, they probably would have given up on the Hangzhou trip project long ago.

Gu Bei was willing to continue because this film was closely related to his hometown of Hangzhou, and it was Gu Bei's favorite zombie genre. Moreover, it was likely the only opportunity in China to make a zombie movie in the next ten years.

These multiple factors combined are what allowed the Hangzhou Trip project to continue to receive Gu Bei's favor.

He said very seriously, "China Film Group will do its best to support Director Gu in completing the filming. You know better than I do about the pre-production preparations. Everything is just waiting for Director Gu to join us."

"Thank you very much, Chairman Han!"

Gu Bei nodded after hearing this.

As early as last year, when he learned that there was a chance to film the Hangzhou trip, he went through every shot in the movie with the director of photography and the art director, making thorough preparations.

Moreover, filming in Hangzhou was not difficult, since most of the story takes place inside the train carriage.

The real challenge lies in the shooting concept and the actors' improvisation.
The former was a piece of cake for Gu Bei.
As for the latter, Gu Bei didn't think his actors would cause any problems in training.

After a pause,
Gu Bei asked, "Chairman Han, do you remember that young director I brought with me from China Film Group before?"

"That source code project, I'll call him over."

When Gu Bei asked Han Sanpin, he immediately remembered the project and asked his assistant to call the people.

just,

Gu Bei noticed that Han Sanpin's expression was somewhat subtle.
He asked curiously, "Does Chairman Han know a lot about this project?"

Han Sanpin's expression was subtle: "I didn't know much about him before, but your Director Guo... is a bit special!"

Han Sanpin's attempt to cover up the truth only made Gu Bei more curious. What exactly did Guo Fan do that made even Han Sanpin so concerned?
Although Guo Fan was personally brought to Han Sanpin's office by Gu Bei, the source code can be considered a science fiction film.

However, the investment in the source code wasn't very large, and it can't compare to a mainstream sci-fi blockbuster like Gravity.

Logically speaking, a project with this level of investment and a director of this caliber shouldn't be able to attract such close attention from Han Sanpin.
But judging from Han Sanpin's tone, he clearly paid a lot of attention to Guo Fan!

Could it be that Guo Fan's cyber succubus attributes have suddenly come out?
"What did he do?"

Gu Bei couldn't help but press for an answer.

"Do you remember the high-speed train carriage that China Railway Corporation specially renovated to help you with your filming?" Han Sanpin asked with a smile, trying to pique Gu Bei's curiosity.

"Could it be..."

Gu Bei raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. This opening sounded familiar; why did it feel like he'd heard something similar in the behind-the-scenes story of *The Wandering Earth*?
"After discussing with the China Railway Corporation, he modified a train based on the need for a backup of the carriage you used for filming, and also modified a carriage for his source code."

Of course, that spare carriage will also be used as a backup for the Hangzhou leg of the journey.
But after you finish filming in Hangzhou, he only needs to make slight modifications, and it can be used as the carriage for his source code.

Han Sanpin's tone was still somewhat incredulous as he said this.

Cross-departmental communication is often difficult, let alone the gap between China Film Group and China Railway Corporation. Even he finds it hard to get the other party to act according to his own ideas.

As it turned out, Guo Fan actually got a favor from the other party, saving a lot of money on the source code shooting and even improving the shooting quality.

Gu Bei: “…”

He could only lament that there are names that are mispronounced, but no nicknames that are mispronounced.

Cyber ​​Succubus has indeed started to put in the effort, securing high-quality sets for her first work.

It's important to know that set design has always accounted for a significant portion of a film's budget.

Ordinary sets can be rented in Hengdian for a few thousand yuan, and Hengdian even offers free sets for film crews to use, as long as the contract is renewed in advance.

However, there is no limit to the cost of high-quality set design; a few million is not too little, and tens of millions is not too much.

Why are period dramas so expensive these days? Most of the money is actually spent on set design, but they still look a bit shabby and can't compare to real ancient architecture at all.

Guo Fan's ability to use the spare carriage on the Hangzhou train is equivalent to getting a resource that most production crews can't even touch, since those are legitimate high-speed rail carriages.

"Not only that!"

At this point, Han Sanpin couldn't help but add, "Originally, our China Film Group had already allocated enough manpower to his crew, but recently, people have been constantly applying to join his crew."

I didn't realize it before, but by the time I found out, his film crew was already overflowing with people.

Moreover, most of them are young people. China Film Group only recruits a limited number of young people each year, and most of them end up in its film crews. Other departments have complained to me about it!

After getting the set design for free,
Next up is free labor.

Gu Bei couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

Is the cyber succubus really that powerful?
Guo Fan's ability to get something for nothing is even more outrageous than when he first started.

Gu Bei at least basically only got freebies from Liu Yifei, while Guo Fan got freebies wherever he went.

at this time,

There was a knock on the office door.

Guo Fan has arrived.

Guo Fan entered with his head down, appearing cautious and apprehensive.

I don't know if it's because of the complaints from other departments, but Han Sanpin has already come to talk to him.

But when he looked up and saw Gu Bei sitting next to Han Sanpin, a look of surprise and delight naturally appeared on his face: "Director Gu!"

Gu Bei chuckled and teased him, "I heard you not only got free rides from people at China Film Group, but you also conveniently got free rides from my spare carriage?"

Guo Fan immediately showed a hint of embarrassment.

"well said!"

Han Sanpin, standing nearby, clapped his hands. "Director Gu used that word perfectly: freebie!"

"Actually, it's okay for young directors to get some resources for free when they start out."

Gu Bei turned around and exposed Han Sanpin's shortcomings, "However, everyone supports you because they see the future of Chinese science fiction films in you. You must take the Source Code project seriously and absolutely cannot produce something shoddy or substandard!"
By the way, has your script been finalized yet?

"Have it!"

Guo Fan quickly said.

He worked with the screenwriter hired by China Film Group for several months and finally managed to seamlessly transfer the background of the source code to mainland China. He also took the opportunity to modify some content because of the high-speed rail carriage he had just acquired for free.

Gu Bei and Han Sanpin looked at Guo Fan's latest achievements together, and then discussed them with Guo Fan.

"Seeing you young people, I can see the future success of Chinese cinema!" Han Sanpin said with emotion as he looked at Gu Bei and Guo Fan.

The original script of Source Code was only impressive because of its high concept.
However, after the revisions, it is now considered a very good remake, retaining the high concept of the original and incorporating local Chinese customs and culture.

With this script being adapted into two films, a new path has been paved for co-productions.

"Chairman Han, don't say things like that now. You still have a few more years to go!"

Gu Bei said to Han Sanpin with a smile.

After a pause,

He was finally about to get to his ultimate goal for the day: "By the way, Chairman Han, you see, my Linlang Entertainment has been established for two years now, and last year it was the box office champion among private enterprises. Do you think Linlang Entertainment is qualified to start funding and controlling co-productions?"

"Hahaha, I knew it!"

Han Sanpin looked at Gu Bei and laughed, "You came to my office as soon as you got off the plane, and you went around in circles with me. You must have your own purpose."

What? Seeing how good this source code project is, are you feeling sorry for it?

Gu Bei smiled and shook his head: "The source code has already used so many resources from China Film Group, so naturally I have no reason to ask for it back. Instead, there is a new project that I plan to have Linlang Entertainment take the lead in this co-production."

"Although Linlang Entertainment has been established for a relatively short time, last year you were not only the box office champion among private enterprises, but the box office of films distributed by China Film Group was also higher than that of Linlang Entertainment."

Han Sanpin smiled. He knew that Gu Bei wouldn't be bothered by such a small amount of profit. "With the strength of your Linlang Entertainment, it would be too unreasonable to stop you because of time constraints."

Bring me any projects you have for approval. As long as they're not too sensitive, I guarantee they'll be approved!

The co-production company is under the China Film Group.
Gu Bei discussed his trip to Hangzhou and source code with Han Sanpin this time.
This is so that Linlang Entertainment can officially take the lead in future co-production projects, instead of having to go through China Film Group's channels like with Gravity and Source Code.

He received an affirmative answer from Han Sanpin, and a smile appeared on his face. He looked at Guo Fan beside him and said, "Guo Fan, you should pay more attention to the source code project."

I have no interest in directing this project.
Whether you become an assistant director or co-director depends on the success of "Source Code."

"Director Gu, what kind of project is this? I'm not interested in every sci-fi genre," Guo Fan asked curiously, with a hint of arrogance in his tone.

Gu Bei looked at him, smiled faintly, and uttered two words: "Mecha!"

In an instant, Guo Fan's expression changed!
(End of this chapter)