Movies, innovation or death
The top American employees seem to be fidgeting in the outside office. In their minds, the Chinese logic is completely different from them. It is clear that business is business. How can partners have such big conflicts for issues that do not involve interests
Such a big movement is like killing people.
Mai Weijian's roar made the entire office building tremble, and everyone who heard his voice would not suspect that he wanted to tear up the roaring target.
In the room, Yang Can looked at Mai Weijian calmly, smoking a cigarette on the sofa, and letting him mess around. He knew that the director under him, although Mai Weijian had flaws in his character, his dedication to the film profession was Ordinary people can't compare, thinking about smashing this director's guy himself, he even left tears on the spot.
Mai Weijian's anger was not directed at people, but at the movie. It was a change in the movie's script. Yang Can didn't want to "intervene" in this matter, but when he heard that the great director Tsui Hark had already arrived, he couldn't leave.
For Tsui Hark, although he only knows the name, the rumors in the circle are also surprisingly hard. People in the circle call him "Master". These two Mars hit the earth. Don't start with Mai Weijian.
Mai Weijian finished smashing the things in the room. Seeing that Yang Can didn’t say anything, he still cursed reluctantly. He cursed in English in Chinese, and even used a few words in French after cursing in English. In the end, he seemed to feel uncomfortable, picked up the script on the ground and rushed to the next door.
Straight Xu Xiaoxiao frightened Yang Can again and again: "Mr. Yang, Mr. Ma is not here, can't let them make a fuss~"
Seeing this little translator's face pale, Yang Can just smiled disapprovingly, followed up, and saw Mai Weijian kick open the door, and scolded the few people inside sitting on the sofa. Hong Kong ***: "Old Monster Xu, is this the shit script you wrote? Do you look like it for yourself."
Yang Can followed in from behind. As soon as he entered the door, he saw the man with gray hair and arrogant eyes, a familiar face, and the two of them were looking at each other the first time they met.
In the history of Chinese film, although several great directors have their own styles, Yang Can knows that the person in front of him is definitely a master of technology and modeling. No matter whether it is "Xiaoqian" in the movie of the genius Tsui Hark, Still "undefeated in the East", these roles with more than 600 energy have become classic symbols of film history. He is good at giving play to the characteristics of each actor.
Yang Can has seen many people with extremely high conscious energy, and their ideological energy forms are very different.
Yan Shangyun's energy is as quiet and magnificent as the sea, magnificent and without a hint of vulgar meaning. Wu Bin's energy shines as bright as the sun, and Huang Wendao's energy is as bright as a sword, steady and honest.
Tsui Hark in front of him is different. The whole body is "lost" with the red "color" consciousness energy, which is quite amazing. The consciousness energy air mass is jumping and surging like countless shining electric currents, full of amazing vitality. The irregular collision in the space, the high-speed and messy trajectory, makes it impossible to grasp the trace of the trajectory.
Yang Can tried to look at Xu Ke's head, and instinctively thought of getting some information, but found that his consciousness text had no rules, it was a combination of words and words, and the complicated logic of jumping, which could not be analyzed by normal thinking.
In the video, the consciousness of the characters in the photos is just a virtual appearance, but the general intensity can be seen. Only by observing at a close distance can you find that each person is unique.
Yang Can was deeply surprised by the astonishing state of Tsui Hark's consciousness energy, but he didn't know that his staring eyes also put a lot of pressure on Tsui Hark and those around him.
Tsui Hark and his gold medal partner Shi Nansheng were extremely shocked. Although Mai Weijian was yelling, but the silent man behind him gave a sense of oppression that far surpassed Mai Weijian.
In the face of the curse, Tsui Hark could have swayed the tea cup in his hand leisurely, but Yang Can’s gaze came to him, but he continued to hold the tea cup. He looked at Yang Can from a distance before at the airport. At that time, I thought he was a little bit young, but when I saw him today, I felt like he was completely reborn.
Half of Mai Weijian's cursing stopped unconsciously, and he also felt the power of Yang Can.
Yang Can suddenly laughed gently, and the tense atmosphere in the room instantly turned into a spring breeze, and everyone relaxed.
"Director Xu, welcome you to the top." Yang Can smiled and stretched out his hand and smiled. Xu Hark and Shi Nansheng stood up at the same time and shook hands with Yang Can and introduced each other.
After overturning the mainland, establishing the embryonic form of a media industry empire, and using a series of new programs to introduce new programs, two televisions overturned the traditional pattern of the entire Chinese television industry, Yang Can, a young media tycoon, is a new generation of legends. , Even if you have never known the media industry, there is any Chinese who can't call Yang Can's name.
On the other side, there is a movie master who has played various Chinese costumes themes. The most famous ghost director in the circle, Tsui Hark, is also a leader in the field. Although the two have not seen each other, they are the most well-known Chinese in the cultural circle. Cultural exporters have long been friends with each other.
"Mr. Yang, hello." Tsui Hark did not despise Yang Can because of his youth, but his tone was more respectful. This is not only because Yang Can is an investor in this film, but also because his talent and style are admirable. , Although there are always negative news about this Yang Dapao in the newspapers, the works he supervised are everywhere, and the play is like a person, and the people are like a play.
"Time is running out, I don't think we need to spend time on some meddling, let's get into the topic." Yang Can lightly took the dispute between the two directors and took the creators to sit around the table.
Except for the translator, Xu Xiaoxiao was Yang Can's youngest and the youngest, but as soon as he spoke, no one had any objections. Everyone naturally started to get into the topic.
Before Tsui Hark came, he had understood some of the details of the cooperation between the two companies. Although he has not signed a contract yet, shooting a Chinese film with Hollywood as the main market is something he has always dreamed of. Since there is investment, the subject matter of the shooting is his best. Interested in Chinese mythology subjects.
The director's expectations for "Feng Shen Bang" are not lower than Yang Can.
Of course, although the willingness to cooperate is strong, the two parties often dispute their opinions to the left. On the plane before, Mai Weijian and Tsui Hark were fighting all the way, and they were fighting for the plot. This is the conflict. .
Roughly turning over the first draft script written by Tsui Hark, Yang Can, who is not a professional, had a calm face. He just stopped the red-eyed people and suggested:
"Let’s not fight for anyone. It’s been a month since Director Xu wrote this script. Why don’t we listen to it. Xu Xiaoxiao went to the office and called Phillips. You read the dialogue in English and Chinese respectively. "
This time, because it is aimed at the dual North American market, the script dialogue was first written by Tsui Hark and then translated into English by others, which is a bilingual version.
A table of people listened to the dialogue for almost four hours. After Xu Xiaoxiao read a Chinese dialogue, Phillips repeated it in English.
Yang Can knows that the root of the two people's incompatibility lies in their cultural differences. Mai Weijian is basically the American way of thinking, and Tsui Hark is a typical Chinese logic. The two have some fundamentals in the adaptation of the script. "Sex" conflict.
You can only communicate calmly and read it in different words to understand the difference in taste.
Sure enough, I heard Nu Wa scold King Zhou for being innocent and faint, and sent a fox spirit to "chaos" the conversation of the Shang Dynasty. Mai Weijian directly interrupted loudly:
"Nuwa is one of China's creation gods, how could she just say such a thing because of the words King Zhou said to her statue!? This paragraph in the original work must be changed~"
Tsui Hark stared at him and retorted with dissatisfaction: "Our Chinese gods are like this. The emperor is not virtuous, shouldn't he be scolded?"
Mai Weijian replied uncompromisingly: "You do this and the movie is over!"
All the people in Tsui Hark's studio were flushed with a word of anger, a joke! A notorious liar director in China, who has never had a big movie, dared to teach his master to make a movie. This is simply a laugh.
Seeing Tsui Hark's gloomy face trying to say something, Yang Can interrupted him with a wave of his hand. He turned around and asked Phillips to read this Nuwa line again in English. Tsui Hark listened to it and suddenly found the problem, the English context. It is different from Chinese, the same words in English are not as elegant as Chinese, which can easily cause misunderstandings by the audience.
"En... I see that this translation problem is indeed a big trouble, I'll go ask James to do this."
Tsui Hark lowered his head and thought for a while, and finally put forward a compromise opinion. Yang Can waited for his words. The James in Tsui Hark’s mouth was the person who wrote the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon script with Ang Lee. For this kind of dialogue I am more experienced in switching to English.
After Yang Can coordinated, Mai Weijian was also very happy. These two talented directors were not convinced by anyone. Although Yang Can's consciousness energy is not high, the atmosphere created just now allows him to deal with the relationship between the two. With ease.
What's more, he can see the thoughts of the two directors at a glance, but these two have big tempers and are unwilling to bow their heads first. If he speaks out, the effect is much better.
It was justified and well-founded, and everyone was convinced and praised in their hearts. The gold medal producer really didn't blow it out, and he admired Yang Can more.
At the end of the meeting, Tsui Hark "touched" his chin and made a suggestion:
"I can change the script, but the script should be based on the actors. Since the plot of the script is first focused on Jiang Ziya and Daji, Jiang Ziya, the actor, I want to ask Zhou Runfa to act. I contacted his agency and the schedule should be fine."
This made Yang Can surprised and delighted. Although it was his investment this time, it is not easy to find a good actor after all. Tsui Hark’s joining really saves a lot of trouble. In the movie circle, this "Master" has a very good network. of.
But then the problem came. Tsui Hark’s suggestion of an actor came up with two new problems. The first is the amount of investment. If you ask Chow Yunfa’s film, the total investment amount will reach at least 35 million U.S. dollars. This is for American movies. Of course it’s not a big deal, but it’s a super high investment for a Chinese-language movie, and it’s not even the cost of promotion.
Of course, Mai Weijian has no objection to Tsui Hark’s suggestion. After all, there are not many good Chinese actors who can speak English. Chow Yun-fat’s market influence is at least first-class in China. Just looking at Yang Can, I’m afraid that his boss will say something. The word money.
"Well, I understand what Director Xu meant, so let's do it." Yang Can gritted his teeth and agreed first. His style is just to be reasonable, and money must be in place, so that these things must not slow down the quality.
Although the "Zombie" drama has allowed him to recover a considerable amount of funds during this period, the funds for the TV series are returned in quarterly installments. Now he can only put out 25 million US dollars for the sale of iron, and he has to find a way for the remaining 10 million. .
The analysis of Shi Nansheng's proposal made Yang Can frown even more.
"If Chow Yun-fat can be invited, should we change to a heroine? Can Daji's candidate try to invite Zhang Ziyi?"
This speaks to everyone’s feelings, Tsui Hark nodded consciously. Chow Yun-fat is the leading actor. I am afraid that Yang Xiuya, a newcomer who has not acted in a movie, can hardly hold the scene. Moreover, the whole show must be recorded in English, Yang Whether Xiuya's English is good or not is unknown. Zhang Ziyi is indeed the best candidate in terms of acting skills, market appeal, and fame.
Yang Can scanned the thoughts of these professionals in the room, and he also knew that they were worried. After all, the market is the first. It is impossible to explain to everyone when personal feelings are brought into the business. He nodded and pushed the matter back. Push:
"Well, I think this is the case. The script needs some time to be revised. Director Xu will take a two-day break, and let the painter Weng Ziyang design the concept drawings of the main roles. In two days, we will meet with Yang Xiuya and try. The next scene, and then decide the candidate for the heroine.
In this way, the first discussion of all the main creative staff was going through peacefully.
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after one day.
"Tsu Hark's cooperation with top media, the mythical film "Feng Shen Bang" is "Made in America" by all Chinese people."
With the same headline, the "Hollywood Reporter" magazine uses a small side page to report, but at the same time it is the headline of the entertainment page of the media in China.
Due to the "zombie" boom in the United States, many American TV companies are interested in inviting top-notch filming sequels to purchase. Unexpectedly, this Chinese company that was in Los Angeles for the first time turned its head to the film industry.
While the Americans treated the news as a joke, the report was quickly reposted on the Internet in the Mainland, triggering a hot discussion.
It was also influenced by Yang Can’s great deeds in the United States some time ago. All the domestic public opinion has gradually reported him as the "light of the Chinese". This is no longer about competition and crowding out, but the vane of the media industry. Conversion.
After all, Yang Dapao’s influence has become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and has gradually become a cultural symbol. Although many people hate him, the people all like this sharp-edged media person, just like his "Dapao" nickname. , Every time the movement is resounding, it is very happy, no wonder everyone likes him.
Anyway, people who follow Yang Can now know the news. Yang Dapao not only opened up new markets in the United States with TV dramas, but he also wanted to make a myth blockbuster, "Feng Shen Bang", a myth known to both women and children in China. The story of the novel, of course, this time is even more exciting, he also invited Tsui Hark as a co-director.
Of course, this news was deliberately released by Yang Can, and he also created some momentum in advance, which would also facilitate the recruitment of actors.
However, people in the industry and the media are not concerned about Yang Can’s plan to shoot a movie this time. They have become a little accustomed to Yang Dapao’s "sexual" thinking. What they are concerned about is that Yang Can actually plans to shoot a movie in Los Angeles Studios. Themes of Chinese mythology in the global market.
This has surprised people in the industry. It is not surprising that a blockbuster film is being made this year, but the first step is to capture the North American market? This sounds a bit illogical.
Chinese mythology film? Yang Dapao said that the investment in this drama is more than 30 million U.S. dollars... In other words, Tsui Hark gave up the most accepted martial arts theme in Hollywood, and intends to fight with them for special effects? How does this end? Everyone knows it clearly. It is ridiculous to have Tsui Hark but not martial arts~!
Although due to Yang Dapao’s deterrence, the media industry’s attitude this time around was quite gentle, but there was already a heated debate on the Internet. The most ferocious scolding Yang Can happened to be a diehard fan of Tsui Hark:
"Yang Dapao is a waste of talents~! It is too risky to ask the master to take pictures of the gods, and to create the effect of the Lord of the Rings. It is too risky. Some take it for granted. Will Hollywood accept a Chinese magical theme? What's wrong, it's foolish to learn from Korean..."
Compared with this, another knowledgeable insider scolded more directly:
"Well, no matter how many people come to the muddy waters of Chinese movies, your mother's culture is going to be culture! When filming TV, filming TV, making shit magic movies~! Don't leave people abroad.
At this stage, Yang Canxing wisely chose to be silent. He ignored these voices. The public's doubts were in his expectation. If he continues to engage in the TV industry, these people will definitely only say that they are "fried rice". This is now. The atmosphere of public opinion, when you succeed, more people hope you can fall from a height to watch a joke.
However, it is undeniable that from the current point of view, the public's comments are relatively pertinent, because Yang Can himself has put together the list for a long time these days, and he has tried his best to put together a good energy result.
Because the actors they selected, in addition to Chow Yun-fat 512, Yang Xiuya, Han Ting, Lu Zibo, or even those of Tsui Hark, the energy of these people is lower than about 400 on average.
No matter how Yang Can uses the magical matching method to match, it can only match a movie with an energy of about 460. Movies of this level are on the market, which is 40-50 million US dollars at the box office.. In other words, the profit is very low.
Yang Can now knows what a "women" is difficult to cook without rice.
It seems that I can only do my best to improve the energy of these actors under my umbrella at this stage of the script modification.
On Friday, Yang Can took Xu Hark and Mai Weijian to the Irvine Performing Arts Academy as agreed. Today is the day to decide whether the two directors can agree to Yang Xiuya's Daji, and Yang Can also helps Huang Wendao formally. Plan critical moments for public speeches.