Miracle Company.
Mo Xiangwan ended the call with Chen Hong, and then said to Yue Guan in disbelief: "Chen Kaige actually agreed to our conditions, did I hear you correctly?"
"The call from Chen Hong must be correct. Send someone to deliver the contract to him." Yue Guan was very calm.
He had already expected this result.
But Mo Xiangwan couldn't figure it out: "How is this possible? The project that Zhang Yimou wanted to shoot was "The Immortal Qin Empire", but he gave it up because of the final editing rights. This time the conditions we offered Chen Kaige were higher than those of Zhang Yimou. After all, this is just a TV series, and I thought Chen Kaige would definitely bargain with me again."
She was actually mentally prepared to bargain.
"Long Night" was not originally planned to be filmed immediately. They had plenty of time to argue.
But contrary to Mo Xiangwan's expectations, Chen Kaige agreed very readily.
Looking at the confident Yue Guan, Mo Xiangwan was really impressed: "How did you figure out Chen Kaige's thoughts?"
"It's very simple, just put him on the altar." Yue Guan smiled: "Chen Kaige and I should be able to say half and half of the success of "Search", but I completely concealed my existence. Put all the credit on Chen Kaige."
"You deliberately."
"Of course it was intentional."
"What's the reason?"
"Those who have walked up to the altar have enjoyed the admiration and applause of the crowd. Who wants to come down? I don't even want to."
This is also the reason why Yue Guan has been restraining himself.
To be honest, Yue Guan actually has his own preferences.
He prefers "Mao Liar", prefers "The White Tower", and prefers films of that style.
However, the performance of "Mao Liang" can only be considered average among five-star videos. Yue Guan realized that his preferences were not mainstream, so he restrained himself and never took over a movie based on his preferences in the future.
Not putting oneself above the will of the audience should be the humility that literary and artistic workers should have.
But Chen Kaige didn't have this kind of humility before.
However, Chen Kaige, who once again stepped onto the altar - has it.
Because he is like Yue Guan, he is reluctant to come down after going up.
"Chen Kaige is a smart man. He will definitely analyze why "Search" will be a big success. In the end, he will come to a conclusion - in fact, if you want a movie to be both popular and popular, there is a code for wealth. Master it. With this wealth code, you can always achieve success.”
"What's the password to wealth?"
"Let the audience enjoy watching it, rather than letting yourself enjoy the filming. Chen Kaige has this ability, and all the great directors have this ability, but they are unwilling to lower their stature." Yue Guan said lightly: "I want them to let it go To lower your stature, you must have enough passion. Now, for Chen Kaige, this passion already exists."
How many years has Chen Kaige experienced recognition and applause from the audience
Doesn't he want it
The box office of literary and artistic films can exceed 300 million, but Lao Mouzi has not reached this level.
Doesn't he want to do it again
he thinks.
He certainly wanted to.
Therefore, for the sake of performance, it is reasonable to restrain yourself.
Mo Xiangwan figured this out, but she still found it amazing: "Yue Guan, why can you see things so clearly?"
"Because that's what I've always done. Otherwise, based on my personal preferences, I would probably be filming dramas like "The Hustler", "The Tuner", "The White Tower", and "The New World" at all. May have the current achievements and status.”
"I know "Mao Liar", "White Tower" and "New World". What is "The Tuner"?"
"I just wrote a script not long ago. The plot is actually very exciting, but it is also a niche subject."
"Actually, with your current status and popularity, it is understandable to act in some niche themes." Mo Xiangwan said.
Yue Guan shook his head: "When there is a more popular choice, choose the more popular one. If there is no more popular choice, then choose from the niche. People always have to restrain themselves and defeat themselves first before they can succeed. . All the diligent people in this world have overcome their laziness. And people at a higher level will overcome their paranoia."
"I can understand what you said, but I didn't expect that Chen Kaige would bow down to a TV series at his age. If it was for a big movie like "The Immortal Qin Empire", I can still understand."
"He is different from Zhang Yimou. The nationality of the national master is not comparable to his. Moreover, he has the weakness of his son, so he already wants to beg me. In addition, Chen Kaige wants to have more contact with me and learn from me how to Shoot something that young people like to see and hear. Various factors combined led Chen Kaige to make this choice. If I were to cooperate with the National Master, I would not use this method."
Teaching varies from person to person, and everyone has different weaknesses.
He actually does.
It's not difficult to deal with as long as you find the weak points.
Moreover, this is not considered a deal with Yue Guan.
The transformation of Chen Kaige that he single-handedly promoted is definitely a major benefit for Chen Kaige's director career.
As long as he can really learn from this success, when Chen Kaige makes another movie in the future, it will definitely be more acceptable to the audience than the ones he made before.
Letting go of the obsession in his heart and no longer shoot things he thinks are good, but shoot things the audience thinks is good, is not a concession, because the audience is the basic necessities of life.
If you expect people to pay for you, you should first take care of the audience's emotions. This is called artistic ethics.
Mo Xiangwan felt that he got to know Yue Guan again today: "Yue Guan, no wonder you are famous. I used to plan the careers of artists, but your popularity has nothing to do with me. You are more sober than me."
Yue Guan chuckled and said, "Sister Xiang Wan, what are you talking about?"
"It's indeed the truth. I won't tell you anymore. I'll go to Chen Kaige's place in person and sign the contract as soon as possible. Yue Guan, since the negotiation with Chen Kaige went so smoothly, when are you going to shoot "The Long Night"?"
Yue Guan is also in a dilemma: "My schedule is too full. The first part of "Feng Shen" will be released soon, and I have to start promoting it. When "Feng Shen" is finished, "Li Zhi" will also be released. . In addition, I have to film the second part of "Feng Shen", so I may not be able to spare time this year. Hey, I have many movies on my hands at the same time, which is also a worry."
Mo Xiangwan: "...that is, in front of me, if you dare to go out and show off like this, you will be beaten, do you know?"
"I'm telling the truth. Those who know me say I'm worried, but those who don't know me say what I want. I really want to ask Master Luo, how to learn the Time Assassin skill?"
Yue Guan felt that he was in urgent need.
Mo Xiangwan couldn't stand the pressure coming from Yue Guan, so he decided to run away.