"What the relevant departments have said before cannot be changed. After all, both sides should be more respectable on the surface. In this matter, it is true that both sides did something unreasonable. An Xiao is too young and did not consider us.
The sentiments of the older generation, let’s face it, were too excited to calm down and have a good chat about this matter. Now it’s actually good for each of us to take a step back..."
"An Xiao also knows the seriousness of the matter and needs our group of people. It is impossible to really throw the blame directly because of this matter and really give up all the resources to Zhou Yang. Even though he is prosperous now, in fact
, I really want him to support this circle, but he really can’t do it..."
"Many things should not be rushed too quickly. I had a chat with An Xiao about the movie "Liao Zhai Painted Skin". After all, there is a relationship. An Xiao has already approved everything in the batch, and his treatment is not as good as Zhou Zhou's.
Yang Cha is even much better than Zhou Yang..."
"An Xiao also made a big compromise. Look, this statement of "giving up any support" was signed by Zhou Yang himself... As for why Zhou Yang signed this agreement, do you understand? It was An Xiao who was chatting with Zhou Yang.
After a chat, I felt that we should not offend us too much and that both sides should be treated the same..."
"An Xiao really has no choice in this matter. From now on, we will be on the same starting line as Zhou Yang and let's fight with real swords and guns!"
"..."
The afternoon of October 2nd.
Cigarettes and birds in the conference room.
Zhou Yilin happily stood on the main seat and followed the directors below happily talking about his gains from this trip.
As he spoke, he placed the statement "giving up any support" signed by Zhou Yang on the projector on the spot.
There was a commotion in the conference room, and several directors looked quite shocked. No one expected that Zhou Yang would give up so many support projects, let alone sign.
This was a very unbelievable thing for them, and then the commotion gradually subsided, and the directors, who had been quite unhappy and had been worried about it, finally softened a bit.
Most people are like this.
I don't have it. If you have it, no matter what the reason is, you will feel extremely unhappy.
But if everyone doesn’t have it and the bachelor is forced to do it, then there’s nothing much to say.
"Director Zhou, what about our release? My "Our Country"!" In the audience, Zhao Fang has no interest in the so-called welfare or the so-called support. This is meaningless to him. At this time
What he is most concerned about at the moment is the release of his movie "Our Country". It can't really be postponed to next year, right?
"I have also argued with An Xiao about this matter. What An Xiao means is that she will not interfere in the film arrangement, as long as we communicate and coordinate with the theaters..." Zhou Yilin looked at Zhao Fang with a smile and replied.
"Can it be released during the National Day week in October?" Zhao Fang was obviously not satisfied after hearing the answer and continued to ask.
"It's difficult to release during the National Day. We need to communicate with the theaters for details... However, there are too many blockbusters during the Golden Week, so it's best not to release them at this time, otherwise it might be a hit on the street..."
"oh……"
The entire conference room, which was originally filled with a solemn atmosphere, finally relaxed.
Zhou Yilin smiled brightly. He used practical actions to prove that the steps were not given by others, but found by himself.
Everyone present was very satisfied with the result.
Only Chen Kai in the corner was holding his chest with his hands, his face full of ridicule, feeling that these birdmen were scared to the core.
The box office results haven't come out yet, and I haven't even read Zhou Yang's script yet, so I just can't keep going!
Isn't this a coward?
To put it nicely, everyone should take a step back. To put it at worst, everyone's interests have been completely ruined by Zhou Yang, a rat turd, and to paralyze him, he is doing harm to others and no benefit to himself.
Isn't this disgusting?
Chen Kai was full of complaints, but after looking at Zhou Yilin's high-spirited and bright-smiling "traitor" look, he finally said nothing.
Jiang Ge in the audience was moved after hearing this. He stared at Zhou Yilin and never came down.
He clearly felt that after Zhou Yilin said such words, the directors, including Feng Minmin, all looked at him with seriousness in their eyes.
After the meeting, he hurried to Zhou Yilin's side. His eyes were so excited that he almost knelt down in front of Zhou Yilin. He couldn't control his emotions and looked at Zhou Yilin: "Director Zhou, you are simply my reborn parent.
…”
After Zhou Yilin saw Jiang Ge's excited look, he laughed: "Make it well, you are making a movie on behalf of our Chinese Film Association. It is very difficult to win the treatment of "Liao Zhai Painted Skin" this time. The relevant departments feel that this movie
With the color of feudal superstition..."
"thanks, thanks!"
"Okay, let's go." Zhou Yilin patted Jiang Ge on the shoulder and nodded to him.
"I will definitely not let you down, Director Zhou, for your help. I will make a good film and it will not be worse than the movies made by Zhou Yang! I will definitely prove myself!"
"I believe you!"
…………………………
The sun sets in the west.
Feng Minmin was surrounded by countless directors and left the conference room.
Silence returned to the conference room of the China Film Association.
Feng Minmin and Chen Kai did not leave.
Chen Kai followed Feng Minmin into the office and kept banging the table, scolding this and that, expressing his dissatisfaction.
The directors were united because of their common interests, and then began to fall apart because of the harm to their personal interests. In the end, this so-called unity turned into a joke that completely lost all face.
Feng Minmin listened carefully. He was neither angry nor disappointed. He just felt that it was quite sad at times, and at the same time it also had a little sense of absurdity.
Especially when you see that the box office of "The Youth We Chased Together" has already reached more than 10 million, and it is very likely that the film will exceed 20 million at the premiere, this sense of absurdity becomes even stronger.
This movie seems to be a hit again!
After Chen Kai finished cursing, he finally sat across from Feng Ruijin and stopped saying a word.
"it's over?"
"I feel sad, Old Feng. When you were young, you were very high-spirited, and your every move was full of momentum. Why are you such a coward now?"
"Maybe I'm getting older, Lao Chen, so let's stop this matter. Now you can see that the directors below, even Director Shen Jinsong and Shen Jinsong, have begun to have opinions. Everyone has capital pressure, so you can
Calm down..." Feng Ruimin looked at Chen Kai and shook his head.
"It can't be delayed for several months? The relevant departments are now under so much pressure on the box office. I still say the same thing, what can Zhou Yang do to support him? 900 million box office, so many Hollywood blockbusters in the second half of the year..."
"Just to let An Xiao have a professional stain and then switch to other positions to sacrifice the interests of so many directors? You are really selfish!"
"Selfish? What else? Two couples are wearing the same pair of pants. To put it bluntly, this is collusion between government and business! Who knows how dirty the film industry will be in the future due to this guy Zhou Yang!"
"Okay, okay, Lao Chen, I know you are angry. "Tianji" really hit you hard. This movie..."
"It's not that I didn't make "Tianji" well, Lao Feng. It's the first year now. I still say the same thing. In five years, when everyone watches this movie again, they will be able to see that I have a deep appreciation for this movie.
Everyone will be amazed by its thoughts and connotations. The bad thing about it is that it is not a product of this era..." After Chen Kai saw Feng's sharp expression, his face instantly turned livid, and he clenched his fists in excitement.
"Okay, okay, Lao Chen, why did you come to see me today to talk to me about this?"
"I'm going to make a new movie!" Chen Kai looked at Feng Ruijin and took out a script.
"Oh? What movie?"
"The historical-themed movie "The Feast of Hongmen" analyzes the Chu-Han history from another angle, with an investment of about 300 million... This script is the most amazing script I have seen in the past ten years, and I am in a good state now.
Well, the situation is almost the same as when I was filming "Overlord"..." Chen Kai introduced his new movie.
He is actually such a person.
Sometimes he is like a confident and unruly literary poet, with his own set of logic and the pride of a literati in his bones.
Feng Minmin was very interested when he saw that Chen Kai was going to make a new movie and he said it so eloquently, so he took the script and read it for a while. Then he found that the second act of the script was a bit unclear, but he still smiled.
Look at Chen Kai: "Old Chen, tell me, you asked me for this movie..."
"I'm still close to investing, please help me think of a way..."
"How much difference?"
"About 100 million."
"One hundred million...have you looked for Xinghui?"
"found."
"What did Xinghui say?"
"They invested 150 million, and I also raised 50 million myself..."
"Historical movies involve such big battles..."
"Really good movies all cost money, and some things cannot be saved... For this movie, I will give you the Oscar for foreign language film, and the Berlin International Golden Bear..." Chen Kai looked at Feng Ruijian with a penetrating look in his eyes.
A strong sense of confidence.
"Let me think about it again." After Feng Minmin heard this data, he suddenly fell silent, and it took a long time before he said this.
…………………………
evening.
An Xiao works overtime in relevant departments and can only come to pick up Zhou Yang after get off work.
Zhou Yang happened to be busy with something.
When he was busy until about eight o'clock, Zhou Yang saw Zhou Yilin knocking on the door and walking in, sitting down on the sofa in the office.
"Director Zhou, did the meeting go well?"
"It went well. The meeting went quite smoothly. The people from the Chinese Directors Association compromised and stopped fighting for the so-called support and through-train. They also expressed that they would fully support the filming of "Liao Zhai Painted Skin". Xiao Jiang just compiled a filming report
The plan is that he plans to shoot this movie for two months. If everything goes well, it will be released during the Spring Festival this year..."
"Oh, okay." Zhou Yang nodded.
"By the way, I'm here to talk to you about investment in another movie this time. Chen Kai just called me. His movie "Hongmen Feast" is short of 100 million yuan in investment. Are you interested in investing a few thousand yuan?
Wan? This is his script..."
"Chen Kai..."
"Although Chen Kai has a bad mouth, since we are going to take the road of capital, we naturally need some workers who can deceive..." Zhou Yilin said happily after seeing Zhou Yang's expression.
said.
"Director Zhou, I have no intention of becoming a capital investor." Zhou Yang frowned and immediately shook his head.
He felt that Zhou Yilin seemed to have misunderstood something.
"Xiao Zhou, don't bother me. Don't I know what your plans are? Your company has expanded like this now. You said you don't do capital. Who would believe it! This is a cartoon and a theater.
It’s a video website again, oh, by the way, even the special effects companies are not spared now. If you tell me that you don’t do capital, who will believe it..."
"Except for animation, everything else is a company that is a fan of mine..."
"Okay, okay, I understand, I understand..." Zhou Yilin didn't believe it at all when he saw Zhou Yang's appearance. Then he did not delve into these matters further, but asked: "Xiao Zhou, this is "The Feast of Hongmen"
"I got the script for you, do you want to read it?"
"okay."
Zhou Yang finally took over the script and read it carefully.
But the more he watched, the more he frowned. He discovered that after reading the entire script of "A Feast at Hongmen" for a long time, he didn't know if it was because of his reserve of history or some other reason, but he couldn't understand the movie at all.
Even when he saw it for the second time, he was still confused and didn't know what the story was about...
There were too many characters, the story was too confusing, and the dialogue was poorly written. He had to look up some dialogues in ancient Chinese, and he even didn't know some words.
Zhou Yang invested in a movie he couldn't understand, and Zhou Yang felt a little bit of resistance in his heart.
"The investment in this movie is 300 million?"
"Yes, what's wrong?"
"Here, let's forget about this movie."
"Do you think this movie could be the second Overlord?"
"I..." Zhou Yang hesitated for a long time. When he saw Zhou Yilin's eyes, he suddenly didn't know how to answer this sentence.
"You really don't want to vote?"
"No, no, no."
"Oh, okay, forget it then, by the way... Xiao Zhou, can you ask Xingyang Cinema to make some concessions in arranging the films?"
"ah?"
"The movie "Our Country" wants to be released during the prime time period. I have talked about it with other theaters, but Xingyang Cinema has recently arranged all your movies. How about... you make a call and let me
Is this movie a little crowded?" Zhou Yilin looked at Zhou Yang.
"..." Zhou Yang was silent.
After seeing Zhou Yang's silence, Zhou Yilin naturally knew that Zhou Yang was in trouble, so he looked at Zhou Yang with a smile: "I don't mean anything else. It's just that director Zhao Fang and the China Film Association have recently been having trouble with "Our Country".
It's not very pleasant. I called him privately when I came here. His thoughts are quite complicated now... Xiao Zhou, let me tell you straight. I know you want to control the lifeline of the entire Chinese film industry, but there are some things at present.
, you are so easy to do, I will help you. The next election for the president of the China Directors Association is about to begin. By then, I will be the president... On the surface, you are you, and I am me. Behind my back, I will follow.
I will talk to you about the general direction of your company. I will talk to you about the investment and direction of every movie in the association. How about you taking control of the power of life and death?"
"Director Zhou, you are the one who is really ambitious, right?" Zhou Yang suddenly stared at Zhou Yilin, feeling that this guy looked a bit like the Chinese version of Christian.