Chapter 563: Big and small foxes in the entertainment industry

Miki, a reporter from Japan’s [Tokyo Times] [Brother Chen Kai fought against the odds and risked his future to make a blockbuster].

Although Brother Chen Kai very seriously denied that he was following the trend of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Miki actually pointed out that Brother Chen Kai was following the trend of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" without any politeness at all. He planned to shoot like this in order to win the Oscar. A blockbuster movie, and Miki vaguely expressed his concerns about the movie.

This made Brother Chen Kai very angry. He is quite famous in Japan. As soon as this [Tokyo Times] article came out, many colleagues were waiting to see his joke. Brother Chen Kai even said that he threw his tea cup and directly shouted that he would sue the Tokyo Times reporter for fabricating the news.

As for domestic reporters, they are not idle at all. Hong Kong and Taiwan's [Next Weekly] has always been worried about the world being in chaos. The bigger the news that happens in the entertainment industry, the better. With a stroke of his pen, King Charles wrote directly Come out [Can Brother Chen Kai save [Assassin Qin]’s face? 】

The article analyzes the prospects of Wuji from three aspects. One is the market atmosphere. Obviously, at this time, King Charlie also pointed out very rudely that Brother Chen Kai followed suit [Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]. What is surprising is that King Charlie actually passed Friendship interviewed Director Li Eu. Director Li was very modest and said that he was just following the trend and that others were free to film whatever they wanted.

Secondly, King Charles criticized the mainland’s monopoly on the box office share, and who was monopolizing it was, of course, the New Film Alliance. At least King Charlie himself believes that it is a wise choice for Chen Kaige to cooperate with New Film. Although there is a suspicion of betrayal, the market choice is understandable. The way of thinking in Hong Kong City is somewhat different from that in the Mainland.

The third point is about the Oscar impact. I think this is a rare large-scale transnational production, and it is a work that Chen Kai is expected to impact the Oscar. The analysis of these three aspects is considered to be pertinent, but it also made Brother Chen Kai angry.

What makes Brother Chen Kai most angry is actually [Entertainment Morning News] Yu Guo's report [Director Feng tells the inside story, Director Chen shoots Wuji]. Although the word traitor is not used throughout the article, Yu Guo is not as arrogant as Miki. It’s written clearly, but anyone who has read this news will understand that Brother Chen Kai is a big traitor to the offensive and defensive alliance.

Anyway, Brother Chen Kai's reputation has dropped to its lowest point. Fortunately, Brother Chen Kai is an international director and has not been completely defeated. If he had been replaced by an ordinary director, then he would have fallen into disarray and completely quit at this time. Entertainment.

Chen Hong comforted Brother Chen Kai by saying that this is also a good thing, isn't it just hype? When the box office of Wuji comes out, those reporters will naturally shut up and won't accept interviews from them then.

This was also Chen Hong's temporary words of comfort, but Brother Chen Kai took it seriously and said angrily that he would use the box office to give them some color.

Feng Xiaogang drove to a private club. At this time, Wang Zhongjun, Dong Ping, Jiang Wen, and even Zhang Yimou were all present.

After seeing Feng Xiaogang, Wang Zhongjun said helplessly: "Director Feng, you have to be more careful in the future. Although what Brother Chen Kai did was unreasonable and betrayed us, you also have to be careful about what you say in front of reporters. You have to be sure of what you are saying and what you are not allowed to say, and don’t say anything out loud without hesitation.”

Because Feng Xiaogang is the director of Huayi Brothers no matter what, if there is a lawsuit in the future because of what he said, it will always be a trouble for Huayi Brothers, right?

Wang Zhongjun, who was very relieved of Feng Xiaogang's temper, had to remind Feng Xiaogang to pay attention at this time.

Jiang Wen said angrily: "I don't think there's anything good to say about this matter. What Brother Chen Kai did was unethical. Why can't we say nothing about what he did?"

Zhang Yimou said in a low voice: "Jiang Wen, please pay attention. We are not here to quarrel, but to solve problems. This matter shows that you are capable alone, right?"

Speaking of which, Chen Kai was the only one in the entire circle who could speak to Jiang Wen in this tone, but Jiang Wen still had to hold his nose to admit it, because after all, it was Zhang Yimou who made Jiang Wen successful.

Wang Zhongjun was afraid that the atmosphere would be awkward, so he said with a smile: "We are all here to discuss things and express our opinions. This thing has already happened. Let's see how to solve the problem. There is always a way to say it." "

Dong Ping said with some seriousness: "Actually, this matter was unexpected by us. Brother Chen Kai's betrayal was very detrimental to us. Originally, if we united, we should be very confident. Let New Film Alliance bow its head. After all, if a few of us join forces, then most of the Chinese New Year films in the mainland will be monopolized and will not be sold to New Film Alliance. They will always be forced to admit defeat.

But now people have a great director like Brother Chen Kai at the bottom, who can attack when advancing and defend when retreating, which is really difficult to handle. If there is no internal unity and others can take advantage of it, I think this is not a good thing.

Basically, there is no remedy. Unless Director Zhang and Director Feng can make a blockbuster film similar to "The Promise", a film big enough that the New Film Alliance has to take care of it, I don't see how we can be sure of winning. "

In fact, everyone present could clearly see this round. Brother Chen Kai's betrayal was a fatal blow to them. This was an irreparable matter.

Therefore, Dong Ping expressed a relatively pessimistic mood on such an issue.

At this time, Zhang Yimou said calmly and without any urgency: "My movie is already in preparation. It's not a big movie. I guess, it's hard to say. At least in terms of the cast, it's unlikely to be on the scale of Promise." . So when it comes to placing your hope in me, don’t have too much hope.

To be honest, I do have an idea to make a blockbuster. However, it is not just a matter of shooting. The right time, place and people are indispensable. Brother Chen Kai, according to what I know, it has been brewing for at least half a year. He didn't dare to make up his mind to shoot. It wasn't until the success of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" that Kai Ge made up his mind to shoot a blockbuster.

As for cooperating with Xinyinglian, according to my conclusion to him, it is a normal thing. This is how he always does things. Who allows the New Film Alliance to give him more benefits? I estimate that the box office share of Wuji will be at least 40 by then. If this amount is less, Brother Chen Kai will never do it. "

Forty, this is quite a high number, and it is also a number that most mainland filmmakers have in mind, but at least now they believe that the people from the New Film Alliance will not agree to this number.

And Zhang Yimou does have the qualifications to take his time. No matter what other people's shares are, how dare the people of the New Film Alliance deny face to his own movies?

The title of National Master is not given for nothing.

But I didn't expect to learn from Zhang Yimou that Brother Chen Kai had actually achieved this number.

Dong Ping said with some suspicion: "Director Zhang, this number is no joke. We are dreaming of forty. Will the people from the New Film Alliance give it to Brother Chen Kai?"

Not only Dong Ping expressed doubts about such a figure, but even in such a situation, even the relatively conservative Wang Zhongjun expressed doubts about this figure, thinking that it was impossible for people from the New Film Alliance to be like this. Zi's ​​concession.

But soon, the news came out from Chen Kai's new film press conference, and it was confirmed that this matter was true. It was a number said by Liu He of the New Film Alliance himself.

Ye Ming said helplessly: "This is a special case. It doesn't mean that the people of the New Film Alliance must give up. In fact, in a special period, they need Brother Chen Kai's movie as a means of attacking us and an opportunity to disintegrate our offensive and defensive alliance." , that’s why we gave such a number. Others would still give 35%. It can’t be a fact. They want to see our methods and kill each other. This is a vicious move. .”

Ye Ming himself knows very well that the real counterattack of domestic filmmakers against theaters will be Zhang Yimou's "Hero", and there is still a long way to go to get a 40% share. At least New Film Alliance is still the dominant player in theaters and will not bow its head casually.

Feng Xiaogang also told the truth, but behind this honest smile, there was something cunning in it.

Director Feng said with his unique cynical attitude: "I don't have any big plans right now. New Year's movies are just the same thing over and over again. It's hard to say how to compete with Chen Kai's blockbusters. By the way. , Ye Zi, didn’t you say you were going to shoot a blockbuster and invited the king of China to join in? How is this going?”

This immediately gave everyone a reminder. Wang Zhongjun suddenly smiled, as if he had finally caught a scapegoat and said with a smile: "This is good. Ye Ming, didn't you say you wanted to film [Infernal Affairs]? You can go and film it with confidence, we will I will definitely support you with all my strength, and we can’t let people from the New Film Alliance see our jokes.”

Ye Ming thought for a while and said in a very low tone: "This is true. Hua Tsai has also agreed to star in my movie. However, the specific matters still need to be planned carefully. I will go to Hong Kong City in two days for a meeting. Well, the main shooting location of this movie is still in Hong Kong City. I tried my best, because with the variable of Brother Chen Kai, it is difficult to say clearly whether the people of the New Film Alliance will be forced to bow their heads and admit defeat. "

Ye Ming knew that he had been in the limelight in the past two years and was the first to win. He understood this. Therefore, he definitely did not agree to it because he was flattered by Wang Zhongjun and didn't know what was going on. It's Ye Ming's attitude that everything depends on people and God.

Seeing Ye Ming's statement, everyone had only one thought in their hearts, cunning, this boy Ye Ming is as cunning as a little fox. This kind of person is born to eat in the entertainment industry. (To be continued)