You feel the changes of this era more and more clearly.
Compared with the high-spirited self when he graduated, who regarded everyone as beneath his feet, Jiang Ge increasingly felt that he was losing the vigor of a young man.
In the cinema, the movie "The Overheard" came to an end.
This is a police film about human nature with cigarettes everywhere and anxiety everywhere. The movie is very exciting. Django suppressed his emotions throughout the whole process and watched it with his heart tightened little by little. He learned from this movie. In it, I saw the shadow of "Infernal Affairs".
Jiang Ge watched the entire ending. After watching it, he saw the two words "Chen Zhong" written on the director's name.
The name Jiang Ge is very unfamiliar. When I checked the information, there was not much information about "Shen Zhong". I used to work as an assistant director at Shengshi Entertainment and there was no way out. Later, Zhou Yang made a movie shooting plan and resolutely He resigned from Shengshi and joined Huaxing, and successfully became a director...
No one cared about his job-hopping.
Even until the hot search trend the night before "Overheard" was released, no one knew who the director "Shen Zhong" was.
However, no one can imagine...
"Eavesdropping", like the movie project announced by China Star in the second half of 2007, also became popular. When I walked out of the cinema...
The sky was gray and it started to rain lightly.
"Director Jiang, when are you going to sign Xinghui's contract?" the assistant reminded Jiang Ge.
Jiang Ge did not answer the assistant's words, but looked at the sky.
A few days ago, he made a phone call to Cao Bangguo because of contract matters, but Cao Bangguo seemed to be filming in the United States recently. When he called, Cao Bangguo seemed to be buying a house in the United States. Although he treated him with the same tone as before, Jiang Ge didn't know. Is it an illusion? I always felt that Cao Bangguo was starting to become a little impatient. Jiang Ge was naturally disappointed.
For Cao Bangguo, he had a sense of awe and respect like his father, and he felt grateful from beginning to end.
But......
Somehow, the two became more and more distant.
I heard that the filming of the movie "The Righteous Man" has come to an end and post-processing will be carried out at the end of March. The movie seems to be expected to be released in June this year. I heard that the DV company is discussing the world premiere of the movie. , the resources given to this film are very sufficient.
"I want to make "Liao Zhai Painted Skin 2".\n.\n.\n.\n.\nI want to talk to the company about contract renewal after I finish filming this movie. How about you help me talk to the company? Let’s talk about "Liao Zhai Painted Skin 2"."
After getting in the car, Jiang Ge did not answer the assistant about the contract, but chatted with the assistant about "Liao Zhai Painted Skin 2".
When the assistant heard "Liao Zhai Painted Skin 2", he was very excited, and then nodded desperately. After returning home, Jiang Ge lay on the bed, unable to sleep.
The phone rang.
The call came from the assistant, who told him very excitedly that "Liao Zhai Painted Skin" was shortlisted for multiple nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards...—
After hearing the news, he didn't know what was going on. He was not as happy as he imagined, but felt a little confused.
He didn't know what was going on with this feeling of confusion. He only knew that everything seemed to be there and realized. On the surface, he seemed to be the number one person in Chinese movies, but...
My heart is empty.
The success of "Liao Zhai Painted Skin" seems to be full of Zhou Yang's shadow, and it is lingering. In the early morning, the phone rang again.
The call was made by Li Zhongjun himself. Li Zhongjun was very satisfied with "Liao Zhai Painted Skin 2" and said that he would fully invest in the film. He also said that he had contacted some staff from the "Digital Domain" special effects company and that they would be responsible for the entire process of "Liao Zhai Painted Skin".
Painted Skin 2》Service.\n.\n.\n.\n
Li Zhongjun promised countless things on the phone. Jiang Ge's initially confused mood began to disappear, and he gradually became excited, immersed in the benefits promised by Li Zhongjun.
"However, the contract still needs to be signed!"
The last sentence made Jiang Ge wake up from his excitement.
In the morning, he came to Xinghui and got Xinghui's new contract.
Xinghui's contract began to become more demanding, even more demanding than the first time. Li Zhongjun smiled and chatted with him about many things, and exchanged greetings with him for a long time.
Like an elder who cares about him.
But when Jiang Ge expressed his demands and expressed his hope that the contract would be a little more relaxed, and when he talked to him about the price increase of the movie share, Li Zhongjun suddenly narrowed his eyes.
He seemed to be intolerant of any resistance. When Jiang Ge took out the movie "Liao Zhai Painted Skin 2", Li Zhongjun looked at him silently and said nothing.
"After signing this agreement, I have an explanation to the shareholders... You don't have to worry about the follow-up issues. We will definitely give you the best resources. This can be written into the contract. We will not cheat you.
of....."
"If you don't sign..."
"In your previous contract, the copyright of any movie you made in Xinghui, including movies written by yourself, belongs to Xinghui..."
"The copyright of "Liao Zhai Painted Skin 1" belongs to us Xinghui, and the copyright of "Liao Zhai Painted Skin 2" also belongs to us Xing Hui. If we change the filming by another person, it will still be popular..."
March passed by in a hurry.
April has arrived in a blink of an eye.
The filming of "Spider-Man" is gradually coming to an end. Overtime and reshoots seem to have become the norm.
Compared with when everyone was first filming "Spider-Man", everyone was so excited. At the end of the filming of "Spider-Man", everyone began to lose confidence and even became extremely depressed.
The staff and a group of actors heard the news about Xingyang Cinemas in the United States...
The movies imported by China Star, such as "Crazy Stone", "Laughing All the Way", and even the recently acquired "The Overheard" were all sold out without exception.
The theater traffic went from having some people in the beginning, to being pitifully low in late March, to finally managing to stay open but with no audience...
The competitiveness of Hollywood blockbusters is really terrifying!
There is still a huge market for Chinese films in China, but when it comes to the United States, it is basically difficult for them to get there.
What makes people even more speechless is that the movie "American Gangster History" was rumored to be able to enter the Academy Awards a few months ago. After all, the reputation was very high, and Zheng Jun also signed up excitedly, but...
The film was shut out of the Oscars.
Not only was this movie rejected, there was even less news about this movie in the United States day by day. Although some people on major social platforms were still talking about this movie and praising it, these comments were not popular at all.
It's as if someone is deliberately suppressing this movie.
“Isn’t America known as the paradise of freedom?”
"Why can the movies they make be released in China and be popular, but we are suppressed by them when we make their movies?"
"Isn't this a double standard?"
"Co-authoring can only make their movies popular here. Our movies deserve to be suppressed here!" "I really don't know what Mr. Zhou thinks. I feel like everything Mr. Zhou does after coming to Hollywood is inexplicable.
matter....."
"And Chloë Peggy, this guy is a ****. When making a superhero movie, he has to be meticulous to the core. I really don't know whether Mr. Zhou is guilty of being a fool or something, why he was recruited.
, Ouch...it's been four months since filming "Spider-Man" and it's not finished yet...I'm speechless!"
"There's also a budget...the movie hasn't even been finished yet, and the budget has been exceeded by so much..."
As the situation in all aspects became worse and worse, Li Qiang and other staff members would complain privately from time to time.
Chloë Page, the former director of "The Lizard", was also among those making complaints. The staff and actors were holding their breath, and even cursed the eighteen generations of Chloë Page's ancestors.
This state lasted until mid-April.
Although during this period, everyone was filled with resentment and lack of confidence, they still adhered to professional ethics and worked conscientiously on filming "Spider-Man", which everyone thought would be a hit.
They have already boarded the ship, and many of them have no way out, so they can only finish filming.
Until all the crew members heard the very shocking news, and even thought that Zhou Yang had brain congestion.
"What did you say?"
"Xingyang Cinemas is losing money like this, but Mr. Zhou is still investing money to expand cinemas in the United States?" "Ms. Zhou is crazy, this is not the way to spend money!"
"Oh my god, what on earth is he thinking? Doesn't he know that the theater industry can't be done in the United States?"
"God, am I making a movie with a madman?" There was an uproar in the crew.
When they saw Zhou Yang coming out, a group of people rushed to Zhou Yang and began to persuade Zhou Yang in various ways.
"Sorry, I am paving the way for "Spider-Man". "Spider-Man" will be popular. Please give "Spider-Man" some confidence and give us some confidence in the future!"
After facing everyone's persuasion...
Zhou Yang, however, remained calm and even showed a smile.
"Mr. Zhou, I feel like you are a gambler, and you seem to be crazy!" "Mr. Zhou, don't be like this..."
"President Zhou, what if Spider-Man fails? What if the results are not good? Are we doomed?" Day
Zhou Yang's answer made everyone more and more desperate.
Everyone began to persuade Zhou Yang to calm down again, but it was still too late. But Zhou Yang shook his head, and in the end he only said, "Have a good time making movies!"
End of April.
Three shocking news came from China.
The first news is that "Spider-Man" has finally been completed and is undergoing post-processing.
Another news is that the movie "Spider-Man" exceeded the budget by 50 million yuan, and the total investment amount was close to 100 million US dollars...
The last news is that the overseas branch of Xingyang Cinemas is facing bankruptcy, but it is still expanding blindly and crazily. China Star’s fortune has been completely wiped out...