Those who came to the dinner were at least directors and vice presidents of major production companies, and friends from a major film company in the industry.

This dinner was a farewell party for Bob and also a personal promotion meeting for Cheng Lingfeng.

Wang Zhonglei was also invited. At the banquet, he gave full play to his true qualities as a Chinese socialite and handed out many business cards.

But I don’t have the nerve to say hello to Colombian people.

Bob finally choked up and reviewed his working experience in a major film company, and said that although he left the company, he would still help Cheng Lingfeng in his work as a consultant in the future.

The dinner party didn't break up until early morning.

Cheng Yuan drove Liu Yifei home.

"We'll land directly in Sanya tomorrow at noon. Ranqiu and Zhixi have already passed there."

The two are going back to China to attend the wedding of Qin Ranqiu and Chen Zhixi.

"Have you thought about what gift to give?" Cheng Yu'an asked her.

"They don't need anything, just give them a red envelope." Liu Yifei had already thought about it.

"Isn't it too vulgar to give money?" Qin Ranqiu is his best buddy. He wants to do something different. "I also want to give him a camera." Qin Ranqiu is a photographer.

Extremely obsessed with equipment.

"It's not necessary," Liu Yifei said. "Good cameras are only for rent, not for sale. He doesn't need ordinary ones. There are ready-made ones for filming. If you give them to him, he won't even use them."

Cheng Yu'an thought about it and said, "How many red envelopes are appropriate?"

Liu Yifei took out two thick red envelopes from her bag: "We are both alone, and we are going to get some good luck. I am ready." She didn't know who she learned from, but Cheng Yu'an thought that Liu Yifei now seemed to be the matron of the house.

Cheng Lingfeng stayed in the United States and was unable to attend the wedding. The next morning, Liu Yifei and Cheng Yu'an each had some scattered matters to deal with, so they made an appointment to meet at the airport.

Cheng Yu'an returned to the company and had another interview, the Six Princess's "Chinese Film Report".

"Hollywood is becoming more and more conservative. The best-selling movies every year are comic adaptations or sequels. Of course, it is to make money. I made the seventh "Saw" this year, also to make insurance profits, but I also want to make original stories...

...At first I thought about inviting Martin Scorsese to film, but then I thought about it and realized that the old Martin would not be interested in the story of "Inception", so I gave it up. By chance, I met Nolan, who was the director of "Batman".

After the sale, he also wanted to do original science fiction. We chatted and many of our ideas coincided. He was very interested in the story of "Inception", so I signed a contract with him at that time."

"Of course I am impulsive." Cheng Yu'an was asked whether it was too impulsive to give Nolan such a blockbuster film after just chatting with him for a few words. "Making a movie is sometimes just a slap on the head. I think too much."

On the contrary, it's not good. Nolan's ability is definitely beyond compare. With Nolan and his wife plus his brother Thomas, Warner will also give full support. Why shouldn't I be impulsive with such a main creator? With this list of main creators, I can bring him to Hollywood.

Any investment."

This is like when Yang Shoucheng was filming "Let the Bullets Fly". He asked Mazi: "Is Zhou Runfa coming? Is Ge You coming? Why should I read the script if they are all here?"

"I must be close to my own people. Yifei was selected from the actor audition, and teacher Chen Baoguo was invited."

"Future plans? I haven't considered such a long-term plan yet. After all, this is Hollywood in the United States. Even if I want to introduce domestic actors, it is not easy. Americans actually have a lot of prejudice when they watch Chinese films or Chinese actors. No matter what you shoot,

It’s so good, and it uses all the big-name actors in China, but here they are all niche foreign language films.”

"The company has been handed over to Lingfeng, and my future focus will still be on China."

"If you have a good script, you will also make a foreign language film, but good stories are hard to come by. Let's see if you get lucky."

The two talked about the current situation of the domestic market. The reporter told him that the box office of "The Dark Side" had exceeded 100 million and reached 120 million, setting a record for domestic suspense horror films. He asked him how he felt.

"It's a surprise, really." Cheng Yu'an answered honestly, "The story of "The Dark Side" received a good response within the company, and several screenwriters and producers liked it very much. However, given the situation of domestic horror films at the time, we predicted that "

The box office of "The Dark Side" will be between 30 million and 50 million."

"I think "The Dark Side" has made a good start for domestic horror films. Some of our directors and audiences will only blame the censorship system. This one will not be allowed to be filmed, and that will not be allowed to be filmed - I just say, you can just watch it -

- But "The Dark Side" has no ghosts or mental illness, and it still achieves such good results. It does not mean that ghosts are scary, and it does not have to be dark to be scary. As long as the story is set up cleverly and interestingly, it can still shock people.

Effect."

"But we have to admit that horror films are indeed relatively niche in China, but horror films have very broad market prospects. The overseas copyright of "The Dark Side" sold very well. Because people's hearts are similar, and if they can scare you, they can scare you.

Come to me."

This is why the superiors like Cheng Yuan. He does not criticize censorship. He recognizes the rules and is very good at dancing within the rules. Without violating the rules, he will gradually test and expand the boundaries of censorship.

Speaking of "Earthquake," the reporter told him: "The first-day box office of "Earthquake" was 38.2 million, breaking the first-day record of "The Martian" for domestic films."

"Really?" Cheng Yu'an didn't pay much attention to "The Great Earthquake", "It's pretty good. Aren't records meant to be broken?"

"I went to see "Earthquake" and it was very good. Director Feng worked very hard on this film and it should not be bad at the box office."

"Then are you worried that "Tangshan Earthquake" will break the domestic box office record of "The Martian" of 621 million?"

"There's nothing to worry about," Cheng Yu'an said with a smile, "The record of "The Martian" should be broken. If my record is kept for three to five years, then we need to think about what's wrong with our domestic films."

"The Martian" also competes with "2012" at the same time, but at the end of July and throughout August there are no serious blockbusters that can compete with "Tangshan Earthquake".

""Inception" will be released in China on August 13th. Will the two films collide?"

"I don't think so." Cheng Yu'an shook his head, "Mr. Wang from Huayi also mentioned this issue to me before, and he didn't think it would have any impact. Now the number of screens nationwide has exceeded 6,000, and any schedule can accommodate two

Three blockbusters are competing at the same time. "Earthquake" and "Inception" are both of good quality and schedule, so it's a win-win situation."

"We can't say that consumption is a national crisis." Speaking of the negative reviews of "Earthquake," Cheng Yu'an said, "Shouldn't we make this kind of film? Recalling the pain of the past is to cherish the hard-won happy life in front of us. I think "

"The Great Earthquake" is full of sympathy and pity. Director Feng's next film will be Mr. Liu Zhenyun's "Review of 1942," about people fleeing the drought in Henan. I think this subject matter is also very good."

"Disaster films are a rare genre in China, and it is difficult to make them with warmth and emotion. I very much support Director Feng in making this kind of film."

"I'm too young and don't understand this kind of suffering enough. When I'm forty or fifty, I'll probably try to make some disaster movies."
Chapter completed!