Chapter 1900: The Pressure of a Great Director

The years are silent, quietly dyeing the memories outside the window with a layer of autumn frost, as white as snow. Time flies, slowly coating the bluestone on the steps with a layer of moss. Memory is a very strange thing. In fact, he can clearly remember a classic from twenty years ago, but an ordinary episode from twenty days ago may be completely forgotten.

This is also why directors hope to shoot classic movies, classics, real classics, so classic that people will be amazed. If a director can shoot a movie like this in his lifetime, that is something worthy of showing off.

If this person can shoot several classic movies, then well, this director will be worshiped as a master by everyone. Zhang Yimou is undoubtedly such a true master, a sculptor of time.

Zhang Yimou said with a smile: "Everyone can change the tricks, and each one has his own ingenuity. Don't worry, I won't shoot the assassination of Qin in a conventional way. It's just an idea. Moreover, this big investment does not mean that I can do it alone." Yes, the project has just been approved and we are selecting actors. Li Lianjie, Zhou Runfa, and Donnie Yen are all the ones we have chosen. Ye Zi, I think that your acting style is very suitable for a hero. You can come over and audition for the characters among them."

This is a very formal invitation.

Because of Ye Ming's reputation, he was actually worthy of Zhang Yimou's invitation.

Generally speaking, it is worthy of Zhang Yimou's personal invitation. If the style is not very suitable, then in such a situation, in fact, this thing means that there must be a movie character that is suitable for this person. .

Of course, Director Zhang Da does not mean to invite everyone personally. Bixi means that they have strong influence. Basically, they are all actors at the level of Emperor Superstar, and their acting style must be suitable for the movie Hero, such as Speaking of Li Lianjie, he is basically the candidate for the male pig's feet, because at least it seems that Li Lianjie's image is very suitable for this movie and suitable for the Chinese people's positioning of heroes.

Of course, Li Lianjie starred in the wolf dog Danni and other roles, which were relatively insulting to Chinese people. This was automatically ignored by Zhang Yimou and others.

Anyway, Cheng Long is also a superstar, and humorous comedy movies are more suitable for Cheng Long, but for heroes, this is really not a good fit, and the performance style is not very suitable for him. Zhou Runfa is fine, but it's hard to say whether they can negotiate it.

Therefore, if you are actually invited by Zhang Yimou, under such a situation, it actually means that at least one role in the movie is determined. Feng Xiaogang saw that Zhang Yimou had already decided to film. The actor was already making a choice, so he naturally said he wouldn't say anything else.

Investors are not very worried, so Feng Xiaogang will naturally not worry about such an issue. Therefore, at this time, it was Ye Ming's turn to make a choice. In fact, Ye Ming had no hesitation on this issue at all.

This movie is very special in the history of Chinese movies. If we are talking about competing for the number one male role, this may not be a very successful one, but at least the number two male role should be no problem. Besides, Ye Ming also wanted to shoot a movie with China's top stars.

This at least means feeling what this powerful atmosphere is like. Therefore, Ye Ming thought for a moment, and then said: "This is no problem. Director Zhang, please send me the lines needed for the audition first, and I will go to the audition then."

The audition naturally requires lines. Generally speaking, it is a simple audition of a few lines from the movie. To see if an actor is suitable for the movie, it naturally means to use the lines from the movie. Only then can we truly examine whether a person is suitable for the performance of this movie. Therefore, on such a problem, Ye Ming's request is not excessive at all.

Zhang Yimou nodded and said: "If it works, I will send someone to send the lines to your company. When it comes to the audition, I will inform you in advance, because the schedules of some stars are not easy to determine, and we need to coordinate. You can do this." understand.

If you have any requests regarding the schedule, you can put them forward to me and I will consider them. "

According to Ye Ming's status, it is natural to explain clearly, otherwise Ye Ming will stop playing and this matter will be meaningless.

Zhang Yimou actually hopes to use Ye Ming's fame to drive the development of the entire movie. Ye Ming not only said that it has a very high and powerful influence in China, but also in the Asia-Pacific region. In fact, it has considerable influence internationally.

Therefore, if you can bring Ye Ming to your crew, it will be a very interesting thing for such a thing, an investment of 100 million, although the actual investment will not be 100 million, But there should be 80 to 90 million.

Therefore, facing such a large investment, even if Zhang Yimou is not an investor, he still feels very strong pressure at this time.

Therefore, at this time, the only thing Zhang Yimou can do is to find big names and big productions at this time, which naturally means using big names. Only real big names and big scenes can attract attention and attract the audience during development. It was attracted to the cinema.

Didn't Titanic create a classic box office myth in China with horrific production costs and frenzied publicity?

Therefore, at this time, Zhang Yimou actually planned to do it in this way. If an investment of 100 million is a loss, then he can imagine the result.

He doesn't want to fail, so he needs to be very patient and sincere when selecting actors. This Ye Ming is one of the key goals.

Although according to Ye Ming's age, it may be a bit reluctant for him to play the male lead at this time, but Li Lianjie still has a certain degree of persuasion. However, this is a hot spot after all. At this time, being able to win over Ye Ming is also a success.

As for leaking plot lines, Zhang Yimou has never thought about it. Ye Ming would never do such a thing. Even if Ye Ming did not succeed in the election, he would not do such a thing. As for auditions, this movie invites all big names, so when it comes to auditions, it means coordinating everyone's schedules.

Ye Ming didn't understand anything about this. Anyway, he had quite a lot of time recently. Shooting a variety show like Running Brothers was actually only the two or three days of filming that were relatively stressful at this time. After the filming was completed, in fact, under such circumstances, Ye Ming did say that there would be a lot of free time left.

But Ye Ming has free time, but Zhang Yimou also wants to give Ye Ming face at this time. If you say there is something important, bring it up in advance, and we will consider it as well.

Therefore, at this moment, Ye Ming said very nonchalantly: "There is no problem with this. As for me, I don't have anything special to do. After filming variety shows, I still have plenty of time. However, tax evasion in our entertainment industry is like this I think everyone still needs to be on guard against this issue. To what extent will it affect the entire entertainment industry?

The crew has to take this issue into consideration. The first shot was to hit the target. At such a critical moment, if we made any key mistakes, it really shouldn't have been the case. "

Ye Ming has a very powerful ability. He can connect two seemingly unrelated things in an instant. Originally, in a situation like this, everyone was actually talking about what kind of role he was, but he actually said that he could be involved in the issue of tax evasion again.

Zhang Yimou laughed loudly and said: "Don't worry, kid. I will give this matter a serious consideration. In such a situation, I will find a professional accountant myself who will definitely take care of my family." Some things about the crew were clarified.

And sometimes I will do spot checks on key points. In the contract, I have also indicated that it is an after-tax payment. This can be checked with the relevant departments. We are a professional crew, and we are the crew with the largest investment. The more this happens, the more I will not relax in terms of finances. "

Of course, Zhang Yimou is actually very clear. At such a time, Ye Ming raised such a question for the good of his own crew. With an investment of 100 million, a crew that invested like this is a Tang monk. Meat.

Anyone who wants to take a bite out of a crew like this must not be one or two people. Therefore, at this time, many eyes are watching the crew making mistakes. Even if it is just a preliminary stage, you still need to pay attention to this point. of. Generally speaking, at this time, this meeting was relatively successful.

After eating, Feng Xiaogang called Ye Ming, and the two left in Feng Xiaogang's car.

At this time, in the car, Feng Xiaogang said with some worry: "Yi Zi, tell me the truth. In fact, on such a problem, are you worried at all? Don't say not, I know your habits. , I have seen that you are quite worried about this movie."

The two of them are actually very familiar with each other. Regarding some of Ye Ming's habitual movements, Ye Ming actually had a habit of banging on the table at that time. This was a very hidden habit, but at this time, it showed that Ye Ming Worry about something.

At this moment, Ye Ming thought for a while and said: "I am a little worried. The investment of 100 million is too big. I am not saying that I have doubts about Director Zhang's control ability. In fact, he can control the crew with ease, but At a time like this, some factors outside the crew are beyond Director Zhang's control. There are some things that the director says don't count, or even what the producer says doesn't count. I think Director Feng should Is that very clear?"

Naturally, as a director, especially a director of a successful commercial film, he has encountered this problem not once before. Almost except for the first time, Party A and Party B are owned by the public. Investment, the rest of the films basically have some degree of external investment. Therefore, Feng Xiaogang understands this issue very well.

And in this case, with 100 million, how many external images will Zhang Yimou encounter?

Feng Xiaogang thought about it and said: "It is indeed very different. At this time, Director Zhang has to bear double pressure. If he chooses Li Lianjie at this time, then this matter is not satisfactory. He may be saying that he should To bear the pressure of being an actor."

Zhang Yimou is a great international director and quite powerful in China. There is no doubt about this. But Li Lianjie is also an international superstar and at least has a certain influence in Hollywood. This is a very important reason why Zhang Yimou chose Li Lianjie. s reason.

But speaking of the same, at this time, no one can say whether Zhang Yimou can control Li Lianjie to shoot the movie properly. When a great director meets an international superstar, what kind of sparks can come out of this collision? It's hard to say.

Ye Ming looked at the sky in the distance and said: "This movie will definitely be shot successfully under strong pressure in the end. Not only Zhang Yimou and Li Lianjie, in fact, there is no problem if the two of them have conflicts, because this is a radio and television project The General Administration needs a movie. The above tells you that you need a blockbuster to set a benchmark, a benchmark for Chinese movies, and create the era of Chinese blockbusters.

Therefore, even if there is a conflict between the director and the actors in this movie, it will definitely be suppressed by the people above. The General Administration does not want any disharmonious factors. The General Administration needs an uplifting movie, and Hero is just that.

But Director Feng, you know, if we shoot a good movie, do we think we can shoot it in this mode under such a situation? "

This matter is naturally said to be negative. A director needs a free creative space. Even if it is relative freedom, it is still needed. Once it is said that the director and the actors are contradictory, but for the sake of the overall situation, the contradiction between the director and the actor It will also be suppressed, but this will limit a director's performance.

Therefore, it is really difficult to say clearly what will happen in such a situation. However, after thinking about these things, Ye Ming said: "Forget it, this is not something I can worry about. That is what Sanye and the others have to do. I just need to be an actor. As for how the hero will be filmed, , who cares?" (To be continued)