Chapter four hundred and forty-ninth the last laugh
September seventeenth at four o'clock.
A torrential rain made the area around Yanjing City muddy and hazy.
"Mr. Zhou Yang, this is the piano part of "Wedding March", what do you think?"
In the music room, Zhou Yang chatted with Perahia about the creation of "Wedding March". Zhou Yang was greatly inspired and wrote a few lines of notes and briefly communicated with Perahia.
Perahia marveled at those lines of notes, and then talked about Vienna.
Because the movie "The Lighthouse by the Sea" caused a certain sensation in the West, many people from niche groups took to the streets to demonstrate, and Vienna was also affected, so "Going Home" Kenneth's saxophone solo concert, and Peggy
Lacia's "Temple" concert date has been changed to September 27th.
Perahia really hopes to get the piano solo in "The Wedding March", even if it is partially incomplete, she really wants it.
Perahia is a pianist, but she is still far away from being a "piano master". While she has become famous internationally in recent years, she is also trying various ways to get closer to the sacred name of "music master".
First, "Wedding March" is a rare opportunity for her.
But it was a pity that he was rejected by Zhou Yang.
Every musician in the Chinese music circle attaches great importance to "The Wedding March". This is not only the wedding of An Zhibin and Tang Xiao, but also an opportunity for the Chinese music group to come to Vienna and show the Chinese symphony to the West.
These people are considering holding this wedding on the banks of the Rhine River...
[Chinese people don’t understand art], many musicians are holding back this breath and intend to break this sentence. Naturally, it is impossible for Zhou Yang to authorize Perahia to perform.
After coming out of the music room, Zhou Yang saw Wang Jing walking over with a cold expression on his face.
"Mr. Zhou, the meeting of the Golden Horse Awards people has finished. Their intention is very clear. They hope that we will go to the Golden Horse Awards first, and then they will send us invitation letters..."
"How can this be true?"
"Well, the Golden Horse Award has been regarded as one of the three most powerful awards in the Chinese language in recent years, and because of the special relationship between Taiwan and the mainland, many things are difficult to directly participate in... Indirectly, this time, the directors and capital
The pressure on the Golden Horse Awards is not small..."
"oh."
"Mr. Zhou, are we going? Liu Tianwang has been very depressed since he came back from Venice. "Infernal Affairs" itself is that he wants to prove himself... Not going to the Golden Horse Awards this time will give him a big blow...
But if we go there, it is obvious that this time the Golden Horse Awards have been infiltrated by capital. We have received so many nominations, and maybe we will win some side prizes. I guess your best actor may not be able to win..."
"Okay, I get it now."
"Mr. Zhou, what do you think?"
"If you don't want to go, tell King Liu Tian that I will make a movie, as long as he is willing to believe me."
"good."
Outside the window.
The heavy rain made the windows blurry, making it difficult to see the distance.
Wang Jing nodded, took the information and left.
Zhou Yang squinted his eyes, walked into the office step by step, and then looked at the news again.
In the news, there is no news about the director's movie being released or other news. It has obviously been suppressed.
However, the hot discussion among netizens has continued, with various conspiracy theories emerging one after another, and some people even went so far as to exaggerate the whole thing...
Zhou Yang finally understood why An Xiao's mood seemed to be so stressful a few days ago.
Then...
He suddenly felt that these veteran directors in the Chinese film industry were quite awesome, and he also wondered how the directors in this world could be so bold and dare to go against the relevant departments.
In the old world, Chinese directors would at most criticize some things and make some movies, but they would never unite to make trouble like this.
He turned to look at the gloomy sky outside the window again, and suddenly felt that the current sky was very similar to this circle...
In the past, these directors were all-powerful, either suppressing the younger generations with potential, or absorbing them into their own camp, training these young directors in the form of "guidance" and "mentorship", and working with the producers.
The capital side has such a close relationship that they have the final say in the entire film industry.
He came out of the world and shattered many things, but these directors suddenly did it again at the critical moment.
Because of them, young directors have not yet grown up and cannot become the mainstay at all, while Hollywood movies are raging in China. Without resistance, these Hollywood movies will become more ferocious and directly sweep across the Chinese film industry...
This is nothing, but what is really fatal is that if Huaxia Film fails to meet the box office target for 2007, it will not only affect An Xiao's resume, but also affect the morale of the entire industry.
These people really feel like they are being strangled by the throat.
While Zhou Yang was thinking, there was a knock on the door in the office.
Then, Zhou Yilin, the Smiling Tiger, walked over with a smile on his face and an agreement.
"Xiao Zhou, fortunately, Jiang Ge's "Liao Zhai Painted Skin" has signed our share agreement. The entire movie is officially produced by Xinghui, but secretly we are in charge of the entire project... I plan to invite Liu
The King of Heaven, Donnie Yen and others are participating in the show, and I will also help secretly. Don’t worry, but the special effects team is very difficult to handle..."
Just after Zhou Yilin chatted with Zhou Yang about "Liao Zhai Painted Skin", there was another knock on the door in the office.
Coincidentally……
This time, the person who came through the door was Zheng He, the head of the Chinese special effects company "Pioneer".
When he saw Zhou Yilin, he was stunned, and quickly called Director Zhou, and then looked at Zhou Yang: "Mr. Zhou, this is the purchase list of the latest equipment of our "Pioneer" company. In addition, [Digital Domain
] Salina, the Italian director of "Yangcun", has contacted us. She is a fan of your "Yangcun" and is currently guiding our company online. In two days, we will officially start filming "Pioneers"
Got it!"
Zhou Yang nodded after listening to the report, and then looked at Zhou Yilin.
He noticed that Zhou Yilin's eyes were full of surprise, and then he started chatting with Zheng He about some special effects issues.
While chatting, Zhou Yilin couldn't wait to go to the "Pioneer" to visit the new equipment. After saying a few words to Zhou Yang, he and Zheng He left the office in a hurry.
After the two left, the office began to become quiet.
After Zhou Yang picked up the "Pioneer" equipment purchase list and took a look at it, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
No doubt, each of the latest special effects equipment from "Pioneer" costs hundreds of thousands, or even millions...
This is money burning!
And the burning made Zhou Yang very painful.
Then, he suddenly felt confused...
Two years ago, he could never have imagined that he would spend hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars with just one move!
Then, he took another look at the company's account.
These days of investment and expenditure have put the company's current account in a depleted stage, and there is not much available working capital.
He turned and looked out the window.
It's about half past five in the evening.
But the dark clouds on the horizon did not disperse. Instead, they became thicker and thicker, accompanied by bursts of howling wind.
Just when Zhou Yang thought that An Xiao's car would not come to Huaxing, Zhou Yang's cell phone rang with An Xiao's voice.
……………………
"Yanjing hasn't had such a heavy rainstorm in many years!"
"After this heavy rain ends, the weather will probably start to get colder."
The window outside the car window was hazy, and it was impossible to see the road ahead.
A car drove forward slowly with double flashes.
In the car, the driver, Aunt Zhang, drove the car carefully and sighed unconsciously.
Zhou Yang and An Xiao were extremely quiet.
Zhou Yang noticed that An Xiao was leaning on the back of the seat very tiredly and rubbing her eyes.
She didn't seem to sleep well last night, and she seemed to have had a busy day today, and her work didn't seem to be going very well...
Zhou Yang did not disturb her, but looked at the pouring rain outside the window and the pedestrians holding umbrellas on the road, who were eventually blown away by the heavy rain.
"How many directors are there in the China Young Directors Association?"
An Xiao suddenly asked this question.
"There are about five members except management..."
"No one is joining?"
"There were some, but they all quit later."
Zhou Yang thought this matter was nothing before, but after hearing about the recent events, Zhou Yang suddenly understood. He vaguely knew that a group of veteran directors must be involved in this.
Zhou Yang suddenly felt unspeakable embarrassment. In fact, after the establishment of this association, Zhou Yang basically let Feng Kai take care of it. Because he was too busy, he basically didn't participate much. Occasionally, Feng Kai would chat with Zhou Yang.
He also expressed some concerns about the current situation of the Chinese Directors Association, but Zhou Yang never took it to heart.
"oh."
An Xiao nodded, then continued to close his eyes without speaking.
"Feel sorry……"
"It's not your fault. You are only one person after all... Moreover, there are too many of them, and many things are deeply ingrained and are not easy to break. Take your time." An Xiao shook her head and forced a smile.
Any reform or any change in the jobs of some people will encounter a lot of resistance.
The older generation of leaders retired, and after the new generation of leaders came in, they still followed some conservative lines. Although it is not decadent, it was very difficult to carry out many actions because they were held accountable.
Although An Xiao has very strong connections behind her, it is impossible for An Xiao to really use these things.
and……
Other people are also related. Many things are as full of factions as a network. Once it really starts to move, the scope of involvement will be too large.
Zhou Yang also understood these situations.
When the car was about to drive to the door of the villa, Zhou Yang was silent for a while, and then made a decision in his heart.
"An Xiao..."
"Um?"
"Tomorrow I will ask the China Film Association to hold a meeting and contact Director Wang Shuai, Director Wang Jiacheng, and Director Huang Jiacheng... In addition, I will also contact Director Feng Kai and Feng in the evening. If necessary, I will personally contact Director Feng
Contact those young directors..."
"what you up to?"
"There are still three months, three months, enough to make many movies..."
"How to shoot?"
"I have a lot of scripts in my mind. If they go on strike, let them do it. Let's see who can have the last laugh..."