Chapter 925 China VS Hollywood

Carrying so many reporters is obviously not something that ordinary crew members can do, but Ye Ming has truly accomplished such a thing. After all, it means that Ye Ming just defeated Time Warner and asked Time Warner to send people to sue for peace. This is something that has never happened before in the Chinese entertainment industry.

In fact, if Time Warner were not afraid that Ye Ming would transfer the copyright of Harry Potter to other companies, and that the Quantum Fund behind Huihuang.com would really come out to support Ye Ming and fight with itself, then it would be impossible for others to compromise on this matter. .

Now let’s take a look. The US government is conducting a monopoly investigation on Huihuang.com. If the investigation results show that Huihuang.com is indeed suspected of monopoly, then it is not impossible for Time Warner to take action again this time. But at least now they don't have the courage.

Therefore, on such a question, the domestic media has no intention of accepting interviews with "Slumdog Millionaire".

Zhang Guorong said more understandingly: "There are so many reporters outside. It doesn't matter if we let them in. We should still have one or two hours of interview time."

Ye Ming said with a smile: "Brother, you don't need to worry about this matter. In fact, I am not saying that I am stingy for these two hours. If it is for publicity, it is not impossible to open the shooting, but because of the last incident, Many media outlets speak on the side of Time Warner. If I open up this time, it would mean that I am afraid of them.

He wanted me to open up the crew for an interview. I just didn’t want them to be proud. Let’s see what they can do? If you don't teach them a lesson, they think they can really have nothing to worry about. "

Ye Ming had already said this, so Zhang Guorong naturally wouldn't say anything more. The director was the biggest in the crew. Ye Ming, who is also the director and producer, had nothing to say to offend reporters. Naturally, he had nothing to say. said.

However, Zhang Guorong also believes that reporters cannot be spoiled, but it is rare for celebrities to have the courage to leave reporters aside. In the end, the battle between Ye Ming and the media ended with Ye Ming's victory.

But Ye Ming didn't offend the media to death. Before Zhang Guorong left, he still held a press conference.

And before the reception, he was the first to stand up and explain: "Everyone, in order to ensure the quality of the shooting, we held the press conference that was supposed to be held a few days ago. I hope you don't mind. Now, I am announcing , [Slumdog Millionaire] has filmed two-thirds of the content, and the rest is some finishing work. Okay, now the interview begins."

Ye Ming's words mean that the theme of the movie has almost been shot, and the remaining scenes are some shots of the supporting characters. This is also a common rule for a film crew. Generally, the shots of the protagonist will be shot first. To complete the filming, this is because the protagonists of the crew are usually big stars, and the time of big stars is very precious. If a big star spends two months and three months, the salary will generally not be the same. .

Therefore, focus on shooting the protagonist first, and the remaining empty shots and supporting roles can be shot later. At this time, Lao Bai stood up and said: "I would like to ask Mr. Zhang Guorong, what prompted you to take this movie? I remember the last time you co-produced a movie with the mainland, it was Red Lovers, and there has been no I see you have cooperated with the mainland."

Zhang Guorong knew that he would definitely be asked this question. What is the momentum of a superstar? Whether in front of the audience or reporters, at any time and in any scene, this is the momentum of a real superstar.

At this moment, Zhang Guorong didn’t want to say anything: “The reason is very simple. Regarding the script, whether I am taking on a movie from the mainland, a movie from Hong Kong, or even a movie that I am the director of, there is only one point. , the script, if the script is better, then I can participate in the filming. I have reduced the number of filming over the years.

I even said that I wanted to quit the film industry, but if I came across a good script, that doesn't mean I couldn't agree to film it. This movie is just like that. You can watch the movie for details, but I dare say that this is a very touching movie. It will definitely not disappoint you, at least it did not disappoint me. "

Next, the reporter even asked a few questions other than the movie, such as when Leslie Cheung's new album will be released.

This is the influence of a superstar. It obviously has nothing to do with this press conference, but in a situation like this, the reporter will definitely ask some off-topic questions. It seemed like Zhang Guorong’s own press conference.

However, ten minutes later, the reporter returned to the old topic.

After all, this is Ye Ming's movie, and Ye Ming also has many topics worth looking forward to.

Yu Guo stood up and asked: "Director Ye, I heard that you are going to participate in Spielberg's Minority Report. I don't know when you will go to shoot. I think everyone is very concerned about this issue."

This issue has been speculated in the circle for a long time, but this time it is just a hot topic. But reporters are still enjoying it. If they can get some information from Ye Ming's mouth, it will be quite interesting news.

Ye Ming smiled and said: "Director Spielberg needs to decide how to shoot this matter, but I got news from the company over there. I heard that Director Spielberg is almost ready. Minority Report It will start at any time.”

This news makes people very excited. The media in the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan are very excited. After all, they can participate in a Hollywood movie. It seems that there is only Gong Li in the mainland, and among the male actors, the mainland No one is qualified to participate in Hollywood's A-level production movies.

Ye Ming is the first. At this time, Yamamoto, a reporter from Japan's Asahi Shimbun, stood up and said: "Mr. Ye, I think readers must want to know what kind of role you will play in Minority Report?"

This question is relatively sudden, but it is also something that everyone has always been very concerned about.

Of course, according to the rules of the entertainment industry, actors will not reveal the content of the movie casually. This is a contract signed with the crew. Anyone who violates the contract will be directly taken down, and it is even said that they will be held legally responsible.

But if it's the name of the character or the name of the character, then there's generally not much of a problem.

Ye Ming said with a smile: "Because this movie is quite special. If I say the name of my character, it will be suspected of spoilers. It depends on whether the director will announce it in the press. He said at the meeting. But what I can reveal is that I will have some scenes opposite the protagonist, which can be regarded as a relatively important supporting role."

Ye Ming didn't say much else. After all, this matter involved contract issues, and Ye Ming couldn't say much.

The reporter is also very clear that in such a situation, Ye Ming can say so much, which can be regarded as taking care of everyone. If it is said that Ye Ming did not reveal anything and had the contract as a shield, the reporters would not be able to say anything.

Zhang Guorong was also very emotional on the side. Although Ye Ming is young, his attitude towards the media may not be comparable to that of an old actor who has been in the entertainment industry for more than ten years. At this time, he should be a big name in front of the media. It's time to show off. I said I won't let you into the set for interviews and you have to wait outside. But if we talk about openness, Ye Ming also has the courage to tell some information that everyone needs.

For example, this time the reporters at least said they knew two important pieces of news: "Slumdog Millionaire" is about to end, and it is said that Ye Ming's second Hollywood movie is about to start filming. .

The rest of the filming went relatively smoothly, especially after the scenes with the young actors were filmed, it became even smoother.

Among the young actors, Xiaocao's performance was very good. Therefore, Ye Ming decided to sign a higher-end contract with Xiaocao. The company would strongly encourage Xiaocao to appear as a child actor.

Just when the crew finished the daytime shooting and planned to start the evening set shooting, Ye Ming received a call from Feng Xiaogang, saying that there was something that he wanted to discuss with Ye Ming, and his tone was very serious. This is quite unexpected for Ye Ming.

Especially director Feng Xiaogang's consistent playful and scolding character, who is very easy-going to people he knows.

Even when he asked Ye Ming to do something last time, he acted carelessly, but this time, it was rare to hear that Feng Xiaogang's tone was more serious and not cynical at all. This incident made Ye Ming frown, as if something big had really happened.

At this time, Ye Ming thought for a while and said: "Sister Fang Fang, I have to go out tonight for some things. I want to tell everyone to have a rest for the night and try to make up for this delay tomorrow."

Sister Fang Fang looked at the arrangement and said: "According to the plan, the entire filming can be completed in one week at most. Our crew has been quite strict these days, so it's good to relax at this time."

Because this movie is competing for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, under such circumstances, Ye Ming did not dare to give this movie to Xu Zheng to shoot.

Although Xu Zheng has accumulated a certain amount of experience in film shooting, Oscars are Oscars, and he must be in perfect condition to compete for Oscars. If two directors shoot in one movie, it is simply impossible in terms of style. unified.

This is why when Ye Ming wants to leave, he will definitely stop the entire crew.

There is no way around this. If it were left to Xu Zheng, it would be difficult for the shots to be consistent with the style of the entire movie. Directors Guild, the number of people who came this time was unusually neat.

Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Feng Xiaogang, Li Shaohong, Tianzhuangzhuang, and the president Huang Jianxin were sitting there with serious expressions.

Those who can sit in the conference room are all the pillars of Huaxia Film, but the atmosphere in the entire conference room has become a bit more depressing.

In the past, when directors held meetings, they would always talk and laugh. Although sometimes everyone was in a competitive state, now here, it feels like they are at home, and the atmosphere of discussion is stronger. But this time, I saw that no one could be happy.

After Ye Ming came over and saw this situation, his heart suddenly sank. This matter might be more serious than he thought.

Ye Ming thought of just finding a place to sit down, but Feng Xiaogang suddenly saw Ye Ming with sharp eyes and said hello: "Zi Zi, please don't sit in the back. We can't escape from this matter, and you have to do it too." If you express your opinions, why should you hide behind them?"

Originally, Ye Ming thought that after the meeting, everyone would go back and forget it, but when he heard this, he could only say with a smile: "I'm late, isn't it? I was on the set of Daxing just now, and the traffic jam in Beijing now gives me a headache. , so I wanted to listen to what everyone is discussing first.”

Although Ye Ming wanted to be lazy for a while, since Feng Xiaogang said it at this time, it would be worse if he said he would be lazy again. Therefore, he sat directly in the front row. One group has Ye Ming's name, and those who can sit here are either senior or famous.

Ye Ming's achievements were obvious to everyone, so no one in the group sitting in front of him said anything.

Huang Jianxin glanced at Ye Ming and said: "Since Director Ye is here, let's first read the information and listen to everyone's opinions, and then put forward his own opinions.

Shall we brainstorm ideas? "At this time, Ye Ming had the opportunity to take a look at the information on the table.

However, Feng Xiaogang spoke up at this time: "I thought about this matter just now. There are pros and cons, but generally speaking, it will have a great impact on our domestic film market. If it is If we agree, it’s hard to say whether our entire film market will be able to withstand such a big impact in the future. This is a disadvantage for us.

But if we talk about the positive side, more Hollywood movies are introduced, which is also a very big promotion for us.

Of course, purely from the perspective of protecting the domestic film market, this matter must be opposed. However, I think this matter is, will our opposition be effective? If our opposition has no effect, then what is the point of our meeting? "

At this time, Feng Xiaogang still hasn't changed his true nature as a small steel cannon. He speaks straightforwardly and can make some people angry to death. (To be continued)