China Entertainment started from cutting off the Hu in 1995

In the 1980s, after the success of "Shaolin Temple", a "Yindu Organization Co., Ltd." was established on Hong Kong Island to be responsible for the production and distribution of co-productions. This is the only state-owned enterprise in the Hong Kong film industry.

In fact, to make "Run Lola Run", Wu Yuchen could have registered his own company in Hong Kong, and he would not be able to control him after the movie was made.

But now he is already a rising star in the mainland directing world thanks to "The Two of Us", so there is no need to fight against him like this.

It’s not like we’re shooting a banned film. There’s nothing so shady as to be in mainland China. We don’t need to secretly go to Hong Kong Island to do it ourselves. By co-producing the film, we can shoot it in Hong Kong and Macau, so there’s no problem at all. Therefore, contact Yindu through formal channels for cooperation and take photos openly.

When Wu Yuchen arrived at the gate of Beijing Film Studio, he saw a slightly fat man with a loyal and honest face coming over to him with a smile:

"Is it Director Wu Yuchen Wu?"

When Wu Yuchen saw this, he knew who the visitor was: "Is it Yu Ke?"

When Yu Dong heard this, he suddenly felt more happy and felt that this junior could handle it, although he was only at the deputy level at the moment.

"Hey, I don't dare take it! Just call me Yu Dong. I graduated from Beijing Film Academy in 1994. If you don't mind, call me Senior Brother Sheng Yu~"

Wu Yuchen shook hands with him and said: "Senior Brother Yu, although you have graduated, your story of drinking a table full of people by yourself is still being circulated in Beijing Film Academy!"

Yu Dong laughed: "It's not worth mentioning, it's all a false reputation!"

As Yu Dong walked along, he praised Wu Yuchen:

"Junior, it is our Beijing Film Academy that produces the most talented people. Look at Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou. They are all ours. Now it is your turn to take over. You can win awards while still in school. It really makes our Beijing Film Academy look good! Let's see. , you will be the leader of this sixth generation of directors from now on!"

"Don't dare to take it seriously~"

Wu Yuchen is not surprised that the future boss of Bona is acting like this. Half of his skills lie in his words.

It can be said that Yu Dong was born to be a sales person. He drinks a lot, is diligent and sweet-tongued. When he was an intern at Beijing Film Studio in his junior year, he was named by the director and said that he is definitely a good hand in distribution.

In 1994, he was assigned to Beijing Film Studio, which coincided with the "No. 348" document issued by Optoelectronics, which stipulated that each film studio could directly sell to various provincial and municipal film companies in the future and implement revenue sharing.

Yu Dong, who had just joined the factory, was assigned a literary film "Toast to the Past" and was sent to a city in western Shanxi for distribution. As a result, he screened it in a local cinema for more than two months and set a record of 400,000 yuan in a single cinema. The box office success made him famous, and his name spread directly to the ears of senior leaders of various provincial companies and Beijing Film Studio. Within two years, he was promoted to deputy department and became the youngest cadre in the history of Beijing Film Studio.

Now Yu Dong is very high-spirited and determined to continue to make great achievements in Beijing Film Studio!

Wu Yuchen also responded enthusiastically to Yu Dong. After all, this guy's ability to run a distribution business is really incredible. If you make friends with him, he might be able to use it in the future.

After a while, Wu Yuchen was taken to the factory director's office. Sitting on the chair was a middle-aged man with a short crew cut, old-fashioned cloth shoes, and very simple clothes. It turned out to be Han Sanping, who later became famous.

"Hello, Director Han, I'm taking the liberty to disturb you this time!"

When Han Sanping saw Wu Yuchen, he stood up and shook his hand enthusiastically:

"Haha, Director Wu, our Beijing Film Studio welcomes such a talented director like you!

I heard Lao Huang tell me about your stay in Tokyo a few days ago, saying that it caused a huge sensation. You really brought glory to us this time! "

Wu Yuchen's heart moved and he knew it was Huang Jianxin. They were classmates.

"Thank you for the compliment from Teacher Huang. Winning the award is not due to me alone~"

After the two exchanged polite greetings, Han Sanping directly picked up the script and started reading it.

After a while, Han Sanping closed the script, thought about it and said:

"Director Xiao Wu, even if your script is co-produced, it may not be released in China, right?"

"Director Han, thank you very much. This is indeed an experimental avant-garde film. I just don't think it can be shot here, so I want to ask you to help contact Yindu to shoot it in Hong Kong and Macao."

Han Sanping looked at Wu Yuchen with appreciative eyes: "I admire people like you who are brave enough to innovate and pioneer. I will contact you right away."

Han Sanping was a person who worked vigorously and resolutely. He immediately picked up the phone and called. After some negotiations, he put down the phone and said to Wu Yuchen with a smile:

"Director Xiao Wu, I have already agreed with the other party that your "Run Lola Run" will be under the name of our Beijing Film Studio. When the time comes, you can go to Hong Kong Island and directly contact the person in charge of the other party."

"Thank you so much, Director Han, for your great help!"

Han Sanping waved his hand: "It's just a little effort. I originally wanted to work with you once. But your film can't be screened in China, and our Beijing Film Studio can't invest money in it. It's quite a pity!"

Wu Yuchen's heart suddenly moved, and he understood that there was a temptation in Han Sanping's words.

It would be fine if it was someone else, but this is the man who will take charge of the Chinese film industry in the future.

Han Sanping has not yet fully prospered, but three years later China Film was restructured and the old China Film merged eight units including Beijing Film Studio to become a behemoth. He will also become a mountain eagle. This expresses the intention of cooperation to myself, how can I refuse?

If you establish a good relationship with him now, you will have a good career in the Chinese film industry in the next ten to twenty years.

Wu Yuchen's mind was spinning, wondering whether to take out "Hands Up".

The film cost more than 3 million yuan that year, and the box office after it was released was more than 8 million yuan. At first glance, it seems that it has just recovered the cost or made a slight profit.

But this 8 million is the urban box office, which is what we call the mainstream market box office, and everyone has ignored one market, rural film screening.

According to the 2012 China Film White Paper, "Hands Up" was screened more than 300,000 times in rural areas in 2012 alone, earning more than 60 million yuan at the box office, and about 40 million yuan was distributed to the film studio.

And "Hands Up" has firmly occupied the first place in rural theaters for nine consecutive years from its release in 2004 to 2012. This means that the film studio can get tens of millions every year. This is really awesome. Got it!

But then Wu Yuchen gave up in his heart. Firstly, the film would have to be postponed until next summer, and secondly, if it were released now, its power would not be maximized.

After Wu Yuchen had an idea, he smiled at Han San and said:

"Director Han, I actually really want to cooperate with our Beijing Film Studio. I have an idea. I plan to wait until I finish filming "Lola Run" and shoot it when I come back in the winter. I will definitely pass the review. And I It’s just for the domestic box office, I wonder if you’re interested?”

Han Sanping immediately became energetic upon hearing this:

"Then I'm very interested! Tell me, what is the subject?"

"It's a bittersweet movie like "Mom Love Me Again". This movie won't be very elegant and may even be a bit vulgar, but I can guarantee that it will definitely make you cry and make money at the box office!"

Of course, Han Sanping knew that "Mom Love Me Again" started to be screened in China in June 1990, causing a huge sensation. Six months later, at the end of the year, the number of moviegoers exceeded 200 million, and the box office exceeded 100 million yuan.

He then thought of Wu Yuchen's "Two of Us". He was indeed a good player in this aspect, and he immediately believed his words a little more.

Han Sanping even dared to vote for Feng Pants, who had no achievements. How could he not dare to vote for Wu Yuchen?

"Okay! How about our Beijing Film Studio taking half of the investment share?" He didn't even ask Wu Yuchen how much it cost, and just asked for the share.

Wu Yuchen smiled and said: "Director Han is so courageous, I promise to make money back!"

"Haha, Director Xiao Wu, if you need help with "Run Lola Run", don't be polite, just ask us!"

Han Sanping also wanted Wu Yuchen to finish the filming as soon as possible and start the cooperation project as soon as possible.

"If you say that, I really want to trouble you. I am currently considering two candidates for the heroine, and I can't contact one of them..."

Wu Yuchen is not afraid of troublesome Han Sanping now. The friendship between people is deepened through this kind of mutual help.

"Haha, just name them both and I will help you contact them!" Han Sanping waved his hand.

Wu Yuchen smiled and said: "Gong Li and Ning Jing."

"Run Lola Run" is a story about "beauty saving the hero", so the heroine must not be too short, so Zhou Xun was excluded.

Laura is not an elegant and dignified woman in the traditional sense. She is brave, persistent, not afraid of difficulties, even as reckless as a boy, and full of vitality and vitality.

The original heroine Franka Potente is actually "stronger" in figure than the average thin actress.

To be honest, the first thing Wu Yuchen thought of was Gong Li. Her figure and image are very consistent, and her acting skills are not to mention, but she is a bit older!

And Ning Jing also has a very healthy image at first glance. She has that wild energy and good acting skills. She is only 24 years old, so she is really a perfect candidate. Wu Yuchen is actually her favorite.

After hearing this, Han Sanping thought for a while, and then said: "I can help you contact both of them, but I heard that Gong Li has accepted a comeback movie, so it may not be possible."

When Wu Yuchen heard this, he thought of a movie called "China Box", starring Gong Li and Zhang Manyu. It tells the story of a terminally ill English reporter who came to Hong Kong Island on the last day of 1996 and fell in love with him. The story of a mainland woman.

Didn't he expect that the movie would be filmed now?

After a while, Han Sanjing hung up the phone:

"Okay, both calls were answered by the agent. I'll let you know if there's any news."

"Thank you, Director Han!"

…

Wu Yuchen drove his car and stopped by Li Xiaoran, but when he opened the door, he found that she was not at home, so he put his things on the table and lay on the bed with his head on his hands.

This time, US$400,000 was prepared for the filming of "Lola Run". Ning Jing's salary is not that high. If Ning Jing cannot come, Gong Li will not be able to increase the budget.

As for the male lead, he is just a gangster with a bit of a gangster spirit. It is said that it would be quite suitable to find an actor from Hong Kong Island to play the role of Young and Dangerous. But after thinking about it, I decided to forget it, not to mention that Hong Kong Island actors nowadays look down on mainland actors. His arrogance made it difficult to communicate verbally, which was a big obstacle during filming.

In his mind, he suddenly remembered the yellow-haired Chen Kun he saw more than a month ago. In fact, the image was quite suitable, but this guy was in a melancholy state now. According to Cui Xinqin, the head teacher, he looked half-dead. And he just entered school not long ago, so he doesn’t know how much acting skills he has.

Forget it, let’s just hold an audition for the male lead this time, I won’t specify.

After thinking about it, Wu Yuchen fell asleep unconsciously.

After a while, when Wu Yuchen woke up, he found that it was already dark outside. At this time, Li Xiaoran was sitting at the table, holding an apple in his hand, but only took a bite. At this time, he was looking at the apples placed on the table by Wu Yuchen. on the script.

Wu Yuchen walked over, hugged Li Xiaoran from behind, held Gao Gao with both hands, and unconsciously kissed her side face.

"Oh, don't make trouble, I haven't finished reading yet!" Li Xiaoran swayed.

Wu Yuchen chuckled, hugged her like this, put his chin on her shoulder and asked:

"How about it, do you think it's interesting?"

"It's quite interesting. You look a bit like the moonlight treasure box in "Westward Journey". It went back in a swish. Is this a new script you wrote?"

"Well, preparations are underway."

"Who are you going to shoot with?"

"I've called Gong Li and Ning Jing, and I'm still waiting for their reply."

"Hey, he is indeed a talented director who has won an award, and now he hires big stars whenever he shoots!"

"I will also promote you as a big star in the future~"

Li Xiaoran hummed twice, said nothing, and continued to read the script.

In fact, she really likes the heroine of the script she is reading. She has been called a crazy girl since she was a child, and she doesn't think much about the consequences of doing things. The more she watches this heroine, the more she likes it. But when she heard Wu Yuchen talking about Gong Li and Ning Jing, she suddenly woke up.

It has been a few months since he started filming as a walk-on, and he has also taken a refresher course for almost two months. Li Xiaoran has indeed made a lot of progress. He is no longer a newcomer and knows how to act. But she became increasingly aware of the gap between her acting skills and these two, just like the level 5 monsters and the level 50 boss in the game.

Therefore, she didn't even open her mouth, not wanting to humiliate herself and not wanting to embarrass Wu Yuchen. It wasn't because of her anger, but because of her strong self-esteem.

That night, in order to celebrate Wu Yuchen's triumphant return after winning the grand prize from Neon, the two played until midnight.

The next day, at three o'clock in the morning, a phone call woke Wu Yuchen up.

"Hey, Wu Yuchen, are you free these days?"

Wu Yuchen immediately stopped being confused when he heard Zeng Li's voice. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Li Xiaoran was still sleeping beside him. He walked to the kitchen with his cell phone and closed the door.

"Well, if you have anything to say, just say it."

"It's just... my classmate, uh, my roommate. I want to treat you to a meal together and ask you about acting."

Zeng Li was a little coy on the phone, but Wu Yuchen was not coy: "Okay, of course it's no problem, just today!"

How could we miss this opportunity to penetrate into the enemy's interior?