I'm just an actor

And Linghu Chong's character design is not pleasing either.

Yue Guan is not interested at all.

If Yue Guan doesn't act, Zhang Min won't be interested either.

She didn't think that the film version of "Swordsman" could surpass the performance of the two parts of "Eternal Sword and Dragon Saber".

"Then I'll forget it. Xu Ke never looked for me. If he thinks I'm suitable, he will definitely contact me."

This is true.

Xu Ke has never stopped choosing actors.

It's just that I haven't picked one that I really like.

Lin Qingxia's youth is gone, there is no other way, it is not so easy to find a heroic female star who also has the aura of the world's number one master.

No matter how compatible the images of the little flowers are, the aura can't hold up.

The audience didn't believe that they could hold up their aura.

Therefore, this contradiction is unresolvable.

"I'd better concentrate on shooting "Fengshen" first, by the way, where is the progress of the "Fengshen" series project?" Zhang Min asked.

All she knew was that the "Fengshen Project" was officially established, but she didn't know the specific progress at all.

Yue Guan said: "The script for the first film is almost done, and Fu Huadao is almost ready, so the director is at the point of choosing between the two."

"Choose one of the two directors?" Zhang Min looked at Yue Guan: "It seems that I haven't heard the news of the official announcement of the director for this project. You haven't finalized the director yet?"

"Not yet. There are two alternatives, each with its own advantages. I have to meet with them and discuss them in detail. Do you want to meet with me?"

"Am I suitable?"

"There's nothing inappropriate. You're the heroine of the first film, and you'll have to meet the director sooner or later."

"Well, I'll go with you, when are you going to meet them?"

"Tomorrow, let's fly to Dragon City first. I will send the script of "Wu Shuang" to Da Tiantian first, and then I will meet the director."

"How much is the total investment in the "Fengshen" series?"

"If the three parts are combined into one, the tentative budget is [-] million yuan, with an average of [-] million yuan for one part, and additional follow-up will be added depending on the situation."

Zhang Min was frightened.

"This investment is considered an A-level production in Hollywood, right? Yueguan, your company is too bold in making such a move?"

"No way, rich and willful."

Miracle Inc. has gone public before.

Because this is an entertainment novel, the commercial plot is not too much. In short, the current market value of Miracle Company is extremely high.

Li Ruotong and Mo Xiangwan have successfully promoted to the ranks of the top Bai Fumei, and Li Ruotong doesn't want to work hard anymore.

Originally, the risk of investing [-] million yuan to shoot the "Fengshen" trilogy was very high, and Li Ruotong was still a little worried, but after the news was announced, Miracle's stock price almost hit the daily limit.

Then Li Ruotong realized.

Big investments, big productions, and big news must be made.

Our company is not short of money.

Really not bad money.

Because Miracle Company is now recognized in the industry as the company with the largest content output, the audience recognizes it, and the capital also recognizes it.

This trust will always exist until Miracle's investment fails.

"With such a large investment, ordinary directors can't control it? Yueguan, have you ever considered working with Wang Jing again?"

"Wang Jing can't make this kind of film. It's not that I look down on him. He has a specialization in art. Even the director of this kind of fairy tale blockbuster Xiangcheng can't handle it."

"Then who are you going to find? I feel that there are not many people in the entire Dragon Kingdom who can control it."

"But the director we'll meet tomorrow should still be fine."

……

The next day.

Dragon City.

Two in the afternoon.

Miracle Inc.

Yue Guan personally met Zhang Yimou in the meeting room.

Yes, National Teacher Zhang Yimou.

The "Fengshen Series" project is too big and the investment is too much. As Zhang Min said, ordinary directors cannot control this kind of crew.

The second is also difficult.

From the beginning of this project, choosing who to be the director is a big problem.

Before Yueguan himself was determined, Zhang Yimou's team contacted Miracle Company, interested in the position of director of the "Fengshen Series" project.

Mo Xiangwan asked Yue Guan for his opinion, and of course Yue Guan would not turn away Lao Mouzi.

There is one thing to say, "Feng Shen", at least Wang Jing, Feng Xiaogang, Jiang Wen and others have never considered it. Yue Guan thinks that they will definitely not be able to make the feeling they want.

But with the words of the national teacher, it is possible.

The visual sense of the national teacher can basically rank first in the country. What the Xianxia blockbuster wants is to be beautiful and shocking enough. The national teacher must have no problem in this regard.

Coupled with the scheduling of big scenes, the national division is also at the top level in China.

On the whole, he is indeed a very suitable director for "Fengshen Series".

That's why we have today's meeting.

"Welcome Director Zhang."

"Yueguan, long time no see."

Yueguan and Zhang Yimou knew each other before, and Zhang Yimou thought about joining Miracle Company, but Yueguan rejected the proposal.

Now Zhang Yimou wants to direct the "Feng Shen" series, and Yue Guan also thinks he is really suitable, so the chat between the two parties is quite pleasant.

But the problem exists objectively.

"The final editing rights must be in my hands." Zhang Yimou insisted on this point: "When I was filming "The Great Wall", I handed over the editing rights, and ended up cutting a movie that I didn't even like. It is enough for me to suffer once, and the final editing rights of the "Fengshen" series are not negotiable, I can discuss it with you, but I must be the one who makes the final decision."

Lao Mouzi was frightened by Hollywood's shooting mode, and the shooting method of the "Feng Shen" series led by Miracle Company is really the most popular producer-centered system in Hollywood.

Mo Xiangwan is the chief producer, and Yue Guan is an associate producer.

The director cannot be regarded as a puppet, but he will certainly not be given the highest decision-making power.

This is something Lao Mouzi cannot accept.

Yue Guan frowned: "Director Zhang, do you have anything to discuss?"

Zhang Yimou shook his head: "There is no discussion, Yue Guan, I am the director, and the director is the boss of the crew. If the director says nothing, the resulting work will not be good. "The Great Wall" is an obvious example."

Chapter 358 Find a Director Who Makes Movies Honestly and Doesn’t Contain Private Goods

Chapter 358 Find a director who makes movies honestly and does not carry private goods [3320 monthly ticket plus update]

"The failure of "The Great Wall" was doomed from the very beginning, and the blame lies in the fact that the editing rights were not objective. Director Zhang, with all due respect, even if you edited "The Great Wall" yourself, it would not be successful. In the final analysis, let two foreign countries People came to our country to save the world in ancient times, and this story has no possibility of being a big hit.”

In the previous life, the knees of Chinese people were not so weak, and in this life, the Dragon Kingdom is stronger. Even though it is not as good as Hollywood in terms of movies, the audience will definitely not accept this kind of story theme.

Even if the pictures of "The Great Wall" are really well shot, the special effects are quite good, and Da Tiantian's appearance is also very good.

But if the audience doesn't accept it, they don't accept it.

Our country has been the number one in the world for thousands of years in ancient times. How many western savages need to be rescued?

Who is disgusting?

Audiences watch movies for fun, and why don't they watch movies if they feel uncomfortable.

Zhang Yimou is not very accepting of Yue Guan's point of view: "It is to get out of the Dragon Kingdom. If you don't choose Hollywood's first-line male star as the leading actor, it is impossible for "The Great Wall" to be released all over the world."

"Director Zhang, if you lose, you lose. It doesn't matter for anything. And it's not me who said that the great directors of your generation have an obsession with Hollywood and Oscars." Yue Guan shook his head: "Hollywood is awesome! It’s awesome, but not all movies are awesome, they have more bad movies, and it’s impossible for a pure Longguo person to win an Oscar, and you are not a banana like Li An. There is no need to praise Hollywood’s stinky feet, And put your own name on it."

What Yue Guan said was a bit too blunt.

Zhang Yimou couldn't accept it for a while.

Mo Xiangwan gave Yue Guan a wink, and stepped forward to ease the atmosphere: "Director Zhang, what Yue Guan means is that you are already a top director. Meet the Oscars."

"Yes, my respect for Director Zhang comes from the bottom of my heart. In my heart, Director Zhang is No.1 among the older generation of directors." Yue Guan added.

This is true.

Xiaogangpao was considered a master of commercial films before he was not hypocritical, but after he embarked on the path of an art master, it is equivalent to embarking on the same track with Zhang Yimou, and he was undoubtedly beaten by the national teacher.For a literary film, ten small steel cannons added up are not enough for Zhang Yimou.

Not to mention Chen Kaige, "Farewell My Concubine" is basically his swan song.

Jiang Wen...in people's minds, the audience is not the first priority at all, and it's over when he shoots it. Investors are nothing, audiences are nothing, they don't understand my film at all.

That is to say, the national teacher really wants to make a good commercial film, but the ability to tell stories is really weak.

Judging from various awards, Guoshi is indeed the No.1 director in China.

It cannot be denied just because his time has passed.

But his time has indeed passed.

That's why Yue Guan said that Guoshi is the No.1 director of the older generation in his mind.

Zhang Yimou didn't understand Yue Guan's subtext. Hearing Yue Guan's praise of him, he finally smiled and said modestly: "Our generation is old and our thinking has become rigid. You are like Yue Guan said, to Oscar Your obsession has been engraved in your bones, and it is not as confident as young people of your generation, who are very confident from their bones."

The atmosphere eased, and Mo Xiangwan breathed a sigh of relief.

From her heart, she wants to cooperate with Zhang Yimou. After all, Zhang Yimou is too famous, and the combination of Zhang Yimou + Yueguan can make movie fans full of expectations from the lineup.

However, she knew that Yueguan would definitely not give up the leading power, so she tentatively said: "Director Zhang, our company's budget for "Fengshen Series" is temporarily [-] million, and there may be more in the future. Such a huge project, our company It is impossible to give up the dominance, and the final editing rights must belong to our company, is this really non-negotiable?"

The national teacher was silent for a moment, but still shook his head firmly: "It can't be discussed. Editing has too much influence on the success or failure of a movie. If the movie I made was edited by someone else, it might be another one that is similar to mine. A film with very different ideas."

Mo Xiangwan wanted to persuade him a few more words.

But Yue Guan said: "Then I can only express regret, Director Zhang, and we will cooperate again next time."

Yue Guan stretched out his hand on his own initiative.

Zhang Yimou shook hands with Yue Guan, feeling very regretful: "Yue Guan, I really want to cooperate with you."

His other aspects are basically master-level, but his ability to tell stories is a little weaker.

Cooperating with Yueguan to make up for this defect, Zhang Yimou feels that he is likely to climb to the top.

But a great director has the pride and persistence of a great director.

There are certain principles that he is unwilling to break.

That can't be helped.

Yue Guan could only say: "There will definitely be opportunities in the future."

After sending Zhang Yimou away, Mo Xiangwan said regretfully, "Yueguan, really don't try anymore? After the official announcement of you and Zhang Yimou's Wang Zha combination, it will definitely attract a lot of attention."

Zhang Min raised his hand: "I agree."

Yue Guan shook his head and said, "It's over. Zhang Yimou bowed his head to the Hollywood industrial system and gave up the final editing rights, but our company doesn't have that much face. Moreover, Zhang Yimou thought that he was cheated by giving up the editing rights before, and he was bitten by a snake for ten years. Afraid of Jingsheng, I will definitely not agree to give up the final editing right now."

"Is the final editing right so important to our company?" Mo Xiangwan asked.

Yue Guan replied without hesitation: "It's very important. The directors in our country, especially the big directors, always like to tell stories with private goods and export values, but they can't tell a good story well. If they don't grasp the final editing rights, God knows What can be photographed."

Wenqing is not a problem.

If you can't even make a good story well, Wen Qing is a big problem.

You tell the story to the level of "I'm Not the God of Medicine", and you can output values ​​​​as you like.

But if you can’t even tell a good story, and you still want the audience to accept your values, do you think the audience is an idiot?

Wu Baige, Feng Xiaogang, Jiang Wen, Chen Kaige, Xu Zheng after "Lost in Thailand"... actually all have this problem.