This director lacks vision.

Chapter 266 Eastern Legend
Naza was too complacent, and she learned her lesson after the crew finished work that night.

Enraged, Reba and Zhang Tianai subdued Nazha. With Jiang Yifeng's cooperation, they subjected her to a brutal and inhumane punishment.

At first, Naza was all smiles, but later her expression changed, and she kept breathing out breaths with her mouth slightly open.

I got really badly messed up this time.

After receiving her punishment, Naza looked at Reba and Tian Ai and complained, "I took such good care of you guys before, and now that I've shown off my love with that older man and had a little fun, you guys are angry!"

"Why weren't you angry when the uncle was rumored to be dating Sister Yuanyuan and Very Sweet?"

Zhang Tianai kept a straight face and said coldly, "Because they're not as smug as you!"

They got a good deal but acted innocent, not only showing off in the group chat but also swaggering around on set.

Even if she's your boss's wife, we'll still fight back!

This time, Zhang Tianai and Dilraba are genuinely angry.

They also wanted to have an affair with the boss, but they couldn't find a reason, and they were also warned by the company not to cause trouble.

In addition, their fans were suppressed by Nazar's fans, which put them at a disadvantage in terms of public opinion.

With all these factors combined, it's no wonder people are unhappy.

But Nazar kept showing off, completely treading on their red lines.

Seeing Zhang Tianai's expressionless face, Nazha said with a smile, "When you're happy, you have to show off! That's the lesson my uncle taught me, otherwise life would be very boring."

Please bear with me, I'll calm down in a few days.

We're family, what goes around comes around. When you're all happy and smug, I promise I won't be angry.

After Naza said that, Zhang Tianai and Reba felt much better, and their facial expressions became more varied.

Jiang Yifeng was quite surprised. He didn't expect that Nazar's emotional intelligence had improved so much, and that she had a much broader perspective. She was quite good at coaxing people and knew how to unite allies.

He was just about to say a few words of praise to Naza.

But then Naza seized the opportunity and used a strangulation technique to entangle Zhang Tianai.

"Uncle, come quick, I'll help you control her! Haha, this trick is to use words to paralyze the enemy, then attack them by surprise!"

Zhang Tianai and Dilraba: "..."

Jiang Yifeng laughed and said, "Tian Ai, you were very disrespectful to the boss's wife just now. I'm very angry. How should I punish you?"

Zhang Tianai, who is obsessed with bosses, felt her legs go weak when she heard this.

What's more, Reba even switched sides at the last minute, joining forces with Nazar to fight against Zhang Tianai.

It can only be said that the three women in the hot and spicy love group have some brains, but not many. They often randomly take on two women at a time, allowing Jiang Yifeng to reap the benefits.

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After everyone calmed down, Zhang Tianai took the opportunity to occupy Jiang Yifeng's chest and asked, "Boss, can we take leave in February and go to Europe together?"

Youth With You is an idol drama, so the story logic and character arcs are relatively weak. The focus is more on the visuals, background music, and emotional rendering, making it relatively easy to film.

This drama doesn't require high acting skills from the actors.

Jiang Yifeng's plan is to finish filming within a month.

After actually joining the crew, Jiang Yifeng felt that he could finish the project in about 20 days.

On the one hand, he has a talent for figurative and compositional work, and the scenes he wants to capture are all in his mind;
On the other hand, his production team is the top-tier setup of Fengxing Media.

Putting everything else aside, the crew has several camera positions, so a lot of footage can be shot in one take.

In addition, Jiang Yifeng did not rest during the Spring Festival and worked overtime to film, so the speed was very fast.

Jiang Yifeng's plan is to rest for a few days after filming Youth With You, and then fly to Europe on February 14th.

Netflix acted very quickly; the filming locations for Stranger Things had already been selected, and the set design was complete.

The location was chosen in the Czech town of Český Krumlov.

After learning about Jiang Yifeng's itinerary, Gao Yuanyuan and Liu Yifei, two women with no ambition for their careers, immediately started encouraging everyone to go on a trip to Europe.

Shu Chang and Jing Tian had some free time during this period and responded positively.

Since collaborating with Dilraba, Jing Tian has become less averse to traveling with others.

Despite Na Zha's smugness in the harem group, Gao Yuanyuan and the four very sweet girls didn't engage at all; they were busy discussing their European trip.

The three girls from Hot Love also wanted to go, but after filming Youth With You, they were going to hold a concert tour and didn't have time.

This made Zhang Tianai and Dilraba even more annoyed.

They were both frustrated by that and didn't have time to participate in the trip, so they ended up getting nothing at all.

Upon hearing Dilraba's words, Jiang Yifeng said, "Young people should prioritize their careers. I went to Europe to film movies."

Don't follow the example of Gao Yuanyuan and Liu Yifei; they've been famous for many years and are veterans.

Dilraba pouted, about to say that Liu Yifei is not even 25 years old yet, so how can she be called a senior?

Then I remembered that Liu Yifei has indeed been famous for almost 10 years, so I had to keep my words to myself.

Seeing that Naza and Zhang Tianai also looked like they wanted to say something but hesitated, Jiang Yifeng said, "I'm going to Europe to film this time, and it's expected to end at the end of May or the beginning of June. I'll spend a few days there then."

You can schedule your holidays around the same time and come visit later.

"Besides, I have a lot of things to do in Europe, I'll be very busy beforehand, and I won't have time to travel with anyone."

Jiang Yifeng's trip to Europe this time is to first film Stranger Things, and then John Wick.

With Netflix as a partner, preparations for Stranger Things went relatively smoothly.

However, some problems arose in the preparations for the rapid pursuit.

Because John Wick is a violent action-packed movie set in Europe and America, Jiang Yifeng's plan for the film is to use a large number of European and American actors and to release it in Europe and America as well.

Before filming even began, the company sought to collaborate with Hollywood film studios.

This will make the later release process smoother.

Jiang Yifeng initially approached Columbia Pictures, one of the earliest Hollywood film companies to establish a presence in the Chinese market, and it had invested in and produced numerous Chinese-language films. However, Columbia had been collaborating with Huayi Brothers for many years, and its senior executives in Asia were mostly filmmakers from Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Jiang Yifeng had previously criticized the Golden Horse Awards and the Hong Kong Film Awards, and had a grudge against these people, so the cooperation failed to reach an agreement.

However, Jiang Yifeng was not in a hurry; he had alternative plans.

"You guys should get some rest; you have filming tomorrow."

I won't be on set tomorrow morning; Chen Sicheng and Guo Fan will be covering my shift.

The assistant directors of Youth With You were Chen Sicheng and Guo Fan, which is why Jiang Yifeng had a relatively relaxed experience on set.

All the odd jobs and tiring work have been taken care of; he only needs to control the style and general direction of the shooting.

The next morning, Jiang Yifeng arrived at the company and received Thomas, president of Legendary Pictures, and his entourage.

Since they couldn't reach an agreement with Columbia Pictures, Jiang Yifeng approached another film company.

Legendary Pictures is a mid-sized film company in Hollywood.

This company was founded in 2000 and initially focused on investing in films.

The company signed a 40-film collaboration agreement with Warner Bros., producing classic films such as the Batman series, Inception, and The Hangover series.

Jiang Yifeng thought of Legendary Pictures mainly because the "Pacific Rim" movie from his previous life was produced by this company.

They were once acquired by Wanda, but later bought back their shares and produced monster movies such as "Kong: Skull Island" and the "Godzilla series".

Thomas, the company's founder, is a big fan of mecha and monster movies. After receiving the cooperation offer from Fengxing Media, he took it very seriously and flew directly to China.

Of course, when the CEO takes the lead, there must be more important business to attend to.

After exchanging pleasantries and getting to know each other, Thomas explained his purpose.

"Jiang, my investment style is mainly based on long-term cooperation."

So I signed a 40-film collaboration agreement with Warner Bros. in one go.

I have high hopes for Fengxing Media, especially your Pacific Rim series.

I have a suggestion you might want to consider.

Jiang Yifeng poured Thomas a cup of tea and asked, "What suggestion?"

"Our two companies will jointly invest in establishing a new film and television company and then sign a long-term film investment agreement."

All future co-produced films will be produced by this company.

This is beneficial to both parties and can establish a solid cooperative relationship.

To show our sincerity, we only require 40% of the shares; you and your company can then hold 60%, becoming the majority shareholder.

Jiang Yifeng was surprised to hear Thomas's suggestion.

Jiang Yifeng had no idea that without his involvement, Legendary Pictures would have ultimately partnered with Huayi Brothers, and together they would have found a state-owned enterprise to jointly establish the film company "Legendary East," which eventually went public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

However, Jiang Yifeng quickly understood Thomas's intention.

He took a sip of tea and said, "You want to bypass the import quota restrictions and produce films through a new company to directly enter the Chinese mainland film market, right?"

The film market in mainland China has exploded, and it's clear to anyone with eyes to see that it will become a single market comparable to the North American film market.

Hollywood film companies all want to come in and make money.

However, the annual quota of 20 imported films has deterred many companies from pursuing this goal.

Legendary Pictures and Fengxing Media have formed a new company that can bypass regulations on imported films and allow them to be released directly in the mainland market.

That's why Thomas only took 40% of the shares, allowing Jiang Yifeng to hold the majority.

Only in this way can we circumvent import quota restrictions.

Jiang Yifeng thought about it and agreed that Thomas's suggestion was excellent.

If this company can produce a Godzilla series of Japanese monsters in the future, then it can also produce a series of Chinese mythical creatures from the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

If the Pacific Rim movie starts filming next year, the two sides could also collaborate.

Establishing a joint venture is indeed the best option.

However, this suggestion needs to be optimized, so Jiang Yifeng said, "Your shareholding may need to be reduced a little."

Thomas asked, "Why?"

Jiang Yifeng said, "It's not safe for just the two of us to cooperate. I suggest bringing Huaying Group along as well."

Are you free tonight? I'd like to invite Han from Huaying Film Studio to dinner together.

Hearing this, Thomas was very excited and said repeatedly, "Yes, yes! I also brought a few bottles of fine red wine from Stag's Leap Winery. Let's drink until we drop tonight!"

At this time, Han Sanping was the cash cow of the Hollywood film company.

Thomas's attitude says it all.

Jiang Yifeng had a clear understanding: there's no end to the money you can make from movies.

When you have a certain degree of control, the more partners you have, the better.

Therefore, when Jiang Yifeng makes movies, he always brings together several companies to invest.

Since we're going to establish Oriental Legend this time, we'll definitely have to bring Huaying Group into it.

Huaying will definitely agree.

It's not just about profit, but also about performance.

The establishment of Oriental Legend will help Chinese films go global.

Regardless of whether it ultimately succeeds, it is at least a worthwhile attempt.

This is one of the performance results that Han Sanping needs most.

(End of this chapter)