Chapter 929: The traitor in the Directors Guild

Huang Jianxin nodded and said: "This is good, this is good, because we are all Chinese directors, right? We must unite. I know that you directors all have your own trump card. This time I don’t need much help from you, just lend my ace members to Ye Ming. Ye Ming can’t shoot by himself, so his Xu Zheng will be the director and shoot a movie, but what about the post-production?”

This is something Ye Ming just mentioned. Post-production is the most difficult thing to figure out.

Under such a situation, it was precisely because of the difficulties in post-production that Ye Ming rejected the decision to use his latest film to impact [Pearl Harbor].

At this time, Huang Jianxin asked the question again. Ye Ming thought for a while and said: "I think Thai囧 will be a light comedy. If it is too late for this post-production, I can find a Hollywood company to do it. They can do it." The speed is now twice as fast as ours. High technology will save time after all.

As for my new film, as a film that is aiming for an Oscar, I don’t want any accidents to happen in the middle. So I hope you all understand me. "

Now that Ye Ming has said this, as directors, naturally it’s hard for us to say anything.

Brother Chen Kai once wanted to compete for the Oscars, and Zhang Yimou also wanted to compete for the Oscars, but they failed. Now if Ye Ming wants to compete for the Oscars, everyone still supports them verbally.

Although it’s hard to say how sincere this kind of support is, after all, it’s a matter of face, so you have to say support.

After the meeting, Huang Jianxin directly kept Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang and Chen Kai. This incident surprised Chen Kai because it was a matter of seniority. According to Chen Kai's seniority, it was a matter of seniority. Is there no way to stay?

How long has Ye Ming been playing movies? Regarding a question like this, doesn't it mean that Brother Chen Kai is not as good as Ye Ming?

Brother Chen Kai, who was feeling sulky, reluctantly left the venue.

Huang Jianxin and four other people came to a box. At this time, Huang Jianxin looked at Ye Ming cautiously and said: "Director Ye, this matter is no joke. You said that there is a traitor in our director, so we have to use this method." You have to build a plank road to cross Chencang secretly to ensure that your movie is released in time. Who is this traitor?"

Huang Jianxin once consulted Ye Ming about the release of "Pearl Harbor". After all, among the four major domestic directors, Ye Ming is the one who has his own works. To be honest, Huang Jianxin's consultation at the venue was just a process. He has already set his target on Ye Ming, and has consulted Ye Ming on this issue early.

But Ye Ming has already said that there are traitors within the Directors Guild. This question surprised Huang Jianxin.

There is actually a traitor within the Directors Guild, which becomes very interesting.

It’s hard to say how good Hua Xia’s directors are, but in terms of their ability to make money, especially their ability to make money for themselves, under such circumstances, that means they are quite powerful. This level has already surpassed Hollywood’s.

Therefore, when it comes to betrayal by a traitor, it is a little hard to say on such an issue. Ye Ming said with great certainty: "This matter is inevitable. I will not lie about this matter casually. As for who the traitor is, I can be sure who did it, but I cannot say it." , because I have no conclusive evidence. If there is no conclusive evidence about this matter, once I say it, the other party may start a lawsuit with me.

But I know there is one, and he is a very famous director, so I have to beware of this person. If Director Huang wants my film to stop Pearl Harbor, then I have no problem with such a matter, but I must keep it a secret. "

Ye Ming did not say what kind of person this person was. This matter was in line with Ye Ming's consistent style. He did not fight an uncertain battle. If he took action, he would definitely use thunderous means.

Huang Jianxin glanced at Zhang Yimou and Feng Xiaogang. It was obvious that it couldn't be these two, because these two were invited by Ye Ming by name. If it were the two of them, Ye Ming would not invite them.

After all, Zhang Yimou is a cunning old man. When he heard Ye Ming's words, he pondered for a moment and said, "If what I thought is correct, this person is Brother Chen Kai. If it's not him, there can't be someone else."

Others may not know much about Brother Chen Kai, but Zhang Yimou, as someone who has worked with Brother Chen Kai, knows about this person. He really has such a character. He is so proud that he looks down on others, and his relationship with Ye Ming is very bad. It would not be surprising at all if this person is Brother Chen Kai.

Ye Ming shook his head and said: "It's not him. Although Director Chen Kaige is a little proud and looks down on others, it is precisely because of his pride that at this time he looks down on foreign film companies. In fact, Even among the four major directors in Hollywood, apart from being stupid, there are a few people that Director Chen Kai can admire.

His pride is deep in his bones. He looks down on Hollywood film companies at all. That is because he looks down on them spiritually. "

The traitor was not Brother Chen Kai, which surprised Zhang Yimou, but then Zhang Yimou thought for a moment and said: "That's right, Lao Chen is indeed very proud. He is so proud that no one can look down on him, otherwise he would not be so high-minded and reclusive. ”

Director Chen Kaige is indeed a bit reclusive in the industry, this is undeniable.

Feng Xiaogang said from the side: "Yi Zi, there are only four of us now, just say you are suspicious of someone. Are you still worried that a few of us will spread the word to you?"

It seems that there is really no need for this. Ye Ming said with a smile: "This is a strategy. You don't have to ask, Director Feng. I won't tell you. This is a deeply hidden traitor who is well disguised." , I will finally let him surface.

However, now, it is still in the confidentiality stage. I will complete the shooting of my movie as soon as possible and then proceed to post-production. At the last moment, I will change the release date of Thai Jon to Slumdog Millionaire, Thai Jon. . It was just a smokescreen, it was a movie I was preparing for the New Year. "

This is a rhythm that wants to dig holes for everyone. Ye Ming just doesn't want to say who it is, and Huang Jianxin and the three of them have no choice.

At this moment, Zhang Yimou also said worriedly: "A very important part of a movie is publicity. If there is good publicity, then in such a situation, distribution will be of great help. You changed it to [Slumdog Millionaire] at the last moment, will this have an impact on the box office of the movie?"

At first, everyone thought the film was showing "囧囧", but in the end, Ye Ming was replaced by "Slumdog Millionaire". This is a risky thing in itself, at least Zhang Yimou thinks it is a very risky thing.

Ye Ming said with a smile: "Don't worry about this, Director Zhang. The early stage hype for my film [Slumdog Millionaire] was also very strong. That is to say, I did not announce the release date. , this is a very anticipated movie, and I dare say that the quality of this movie will not disappoint everyone.

What's more, Huayi Brothers and New Film Alliance will help with the final promotion and distribution. Why am I worried about this? "

The New Film Alliance will definitely help. Ye Ming is one of the shareholders of the New Film Alliance. Moreover, Ye Ming's film is responsible for blocking a blockbuster movie like "Pearl Harbor". Therefore, in such a Under such circumstances, people from the New Film Alliance will risk their lives to help.

As for the Huayi brothers, if they don't want to help, that's impossible because they have promised Ye Ming that they will help. This is also what Ye Ming relies on.

In fact, Ye Ming's final reliance is not mentioned. Ye Ming ultimately relies on the Internet for movie promotion. This is Ye Ming's biggest advantage. Under such a situation, Ye Ming will save it until the end.

Seeing Ye Ming's confident look, Huang Jianxin nodded and said, "As long as you are confident, it will be successful. Otherwise, our Chinese film industry will be really embarrassed."

In fact, Ye Ming is indeed not the best choice. Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, and even Brother Chen Kai are better choices than Ye Ming. After all, Ye Ming is too young. In everyone’s impression, young people are not good at doing things.

But now Ye Ming is indeed the only one of the four major directors who has a film. Therefore, in times like this, we can only count on Ye Ming. When four people are together, it’s natural to have dinner.

It is impossible to eat and drink with public funds. The four directors are not short of money and will not make mistakes on this issue. This time it is Huang Jianxin who treats Ye Ming and the three of them to dinner. In fact, this kind of private dinner treat is a real good opportunity to build relationships.

If you use public funds, others may not accept your favor and may accuse you of corruption. But if you pay for it yourself, you don’t have any worries.

Zhang Yimou seemed to have suddenly thought of something while eating and said, "Yi Zi, you just said that Spielberg's new movie [Minority Report] is about to start filming, right? Is there a specific time?"

This question should actually be asked by reporters. Reporters should be most concerned about such a thing, but they did not expect that Director Zhang Yimou would ask such a question at the dinner table.

Ye Ming said without thinking: "Two weeks, the specific time has been given over there. I will report to the crew in two weeks. Therefore, I am also very tight on time. Two weeks is the most I can do." After the filming of the film is completed, it is hard to say whether I will participate in the post-production." The key is to see the time available to Spielberg's crew. If there is time, Ye Ming naturally said that he would hope that he can participate in his own The movie is in post-production.

This time it was not asked by a reporter. Therefore, there was no need for Ye Ming to lie on such a question. Otherwise, it would be pretentious.

Zhang Yimou thought for a while and said: "Yi Zi, I have a suggestion. Of course it is an immature idea of ​​mine. If you go to shoot, can you take a few actors from the mainland with you?"

Ye Ming frowned and said, "This seems impossible. Let alone a Hollywood-like film crew, even our current mainland crew wants to rashly bring actors there. That is not an easy task." Ah. Director Zhang, you should know this very well, there are rules in the industry."

This is indeed an industry rule, an unspoken rule. Generally, the director and producer wait for the actors to be selected. Once the actors are decided, they will not change actors casually unless there is something special. The larger the production, the more so.

It's impossible that Zhang Yimou didn't know this, but he still said it like this, which made Ye Ming very confused. If a new director made such a mistake, it might be excusable, such as a new director like Xu Zheng.

But Zhang Yimou is not. He is a national teacher, an elite among those who stand at the top of the entertainment industry in China. He shouldn't have made such a low-level mistake in such a situation.

Huang Jianxin also took over and said: "Lao Zhang, this matter really makes Ye Ming a little embarrassed. It is difficult to bring actors in."

Zhang Yimou said with a smile: "I don't mean to directly bring actors in for Director Huang. I know that in this big Hollywood production, there are so many actors who want to be in it. Therefore, our mainland directors are very lucky if they want to be in it." Yes.

Besides, it’s simply impossible to bring actors in directly. You don't bring actors in, but if you bring some assistants and agents, there is no problem. It is even understandable that Ye Ming has to bring a translator. Therefore, according to such a condition, Ye Ming can bring at least three to four people there. These three or four people are all accompanying staff. But they did take our Chinese actors with them.

I think it is very necessary for actors to broaden their horizons by taking everyone to experience how big Hollywood productions are shot. Moreover, how the top directors and top actors in Hollywood work is something that is very worth looking forward to. I think it is very possible to do this. "

Film shooting in Hollywood is indeed a little different from that in China, but it is really not an easy thing to see how other people shoot. Not everyone is as capable as Cheng Long. Hollywood fights for one person's space.

In China, it is said that the current actors in Hollywood are Cheng Long, Jet Li, and Zhou Runfa. Other people really don’t see enough. (To be continued)