Ning Hao made "Crazy Stone" and "100 Years of Movies" and took hundreds of thousands in director's fees. He bought a car and drove it. He would walk along Zhongguancun Street and drive carefully on the slippery road.
Stopped outside Haidian Theater.
I saw the "Happy Twist" billboard at the door. This year's Lunar New Year drama "Twist 3: Drifting in the Rivers and Lakes" stars Zhou Xiaoou, the bald member of the band Zero Point.
He entered the gate and came to a small hall with 120 people.
"Mr. Yu!"
"Well, here we go... put that fruit plate over there!"
Yu Jiajia summoned people unceremoniously. Ning Hao took the fruit plate and placed it on the VIP table in front. He found that there were also tobacco, water, sugar and tea. The tobacco was a rare stone forest, commonly known as the "Black Stone Forest".
A pack cost 60 yuan, but later generations fetched tens of thousands of yuan a piece.
"With such expensive cigarettes, why don't you just do an internal preview today?"
"expensive?"
Yu Jiajia turned her head and said with a smile: "How can a cigarette that can be used for such an occasion be called expensive? If you really want to say it is expensive, it must be a cigarette used as a gift. You have never heard of it.
The young masters are kind-hearted and don’t want to see inferior cigarettes, so Black Stone Forest is the bottom line.”
Oops!
Ning Hao was speechless. After tasting the food, he asked again: "Are there any distinguished guests coming today?"
"Yes, behave well in a while."
About half an hour later, there was some noise outside and footsteps could be heard.
Immediately afterwards, Yao Yuan accompanied Zhou Yunfan and Wang Leilei walked in. Yu Jiajia greeted them and introduced Ning Hao. When Ning Hao shook hands, he looked at the so-called Mr. Zhou and Mr. Wang, both of whom had faces that had never been bullied.
Oh, I understand in my heart.
I sat down and said nothing, just watched the movie, "Crazy Stone".
Historically, Ning Hao originally found Andy Lau as an investor and promised to give him 5 million, but when the filming started, he only received 3 million. He was frugal and deceived to finish the movie.
There was basically no publicity, relying entirely on word of mouth from the audience, and it took in 23.5 million at the box office.
Now, Yao Yuan has paid 5 million. Of course, the whole story has not changed, but it can obviously be seen that it is much better and more refined than the roughness of the original version.
There was constant laughter during the viewing room and the atmosphere was great.
With a "click", Huang Bo smashed the bakery's glass with a hammer, and was chased by the boss on a small motorcycle on the circular viaduct. The film ended.
"Bah bang bang!"
Wang Leilei, a charming person, took the lead in clapping his hands and raising his thumbs: "Awesome!"
Zhou Yunfan wanted to be polite and nodded in approval.
"How much did this film cost?"
"5000000."
"grass!"
Wang Leilei spat and cursed: "The production of "Hero" is 200 million, and the production of "House of Flying Daggers" is almost 300 million, which is just like stinking excrement. I really should bring Zhang Yimou over to see what storytelling is!"
Zhou Yunfan said: "You can't say that. The movie market was sluggish before, and blockbusters were needed to stimulate consumption. If you compare the market in the previous two years, the audience's enthusiasm for movies has increased significantly now.
Hey, do you have any news about "The Promise"? How is it going?"
"rotten!"
"Have you seen it?"
"No, but my intuition tells me it's bad!" Yao Yuan affirmed.
whispering sound!
Zhou Yunfan and Wang Leilei both like film and television. When the former was at Kong Kong.com, he contracted the development of wireless peripherals for China Film Group, and the latter took over as the CEO of Kong Kong.com and directly invested in movies.
It’s just that Wang Leilei’s vision is not good, and most of the films he invested in were flopped.
They don't believe Yao Yuan's straight talk, and they are looking forward to "The Promise". Chen Kaige's character is intact and he is still the great director who won the Palme d'Or.
Then, Yao Yuan called Ning Hao over and talked about the creator's journey.
Zhou Yunfan said: "This film is already very mature, what do you want from us?"
"The film industry is too big for me to digest. You two are enthusiasts. There is strength in numbers."
"Then why do we have to cooperate with you?" Wang Leilei said with a smile.
"Because I can use 5 million to find director Ning Hao and make "Crazy Stone"." Yao Yuan also laughed.
The three of them are already very familiar with each other, but Yao Yuan does not trust or guarantee the friendship involved. He just keeps proving his strength and making excuses to get the two of them to continue to cooperate.
Zhou Yunfan thought for a while and asked: "Are you so sure that the film industry will become bigger?"
"When the reform and opening up began, a ticket for "Shaolin Temple" cost 10 cents and could be purchased for more than 100 million. What do you think the movie's mass base is?
In a country with more than one billion people, the film market is not good, which goes against logic."
Yao Yuan shrugged.
Ning Hao didn't realize it, and Yu Jiajia was clicking his tongue next to him. His entry into the film industry in 1999 was already staggering, and now that he has a partner, he is even more gigantic.
In fact, Yao Yuan can do it himself. If he goes it alone, he would have to establish a relationship from scratch, including production, distribution, review, screening, etc. But if he partners with them, he will have the green light all the way.
To put it bluntly, even going through trial will be easier.
For a simple example, why did Feng Tongtong take the job of directing the 2014 Spring Festival Gala? That's because someone helped during the review of "1942" and Feng Tongtong wanted to repay the favor.
And why did Gong Li take over the filming of "Win the Championship"? It was also a change of conditions, in order to let "Lan Xin Grand Theater" pass the review.
There is a lot to say in it!
…………
After coming out of Haidian Theater, Yao Yuan had a meal with Yu Jiajia and Ning Hao, and then returned to Palm Springs.
As soon as she entered the door, she saw several bags thrown on the sofa. Yinyin was wearing a down jacket she just bought and was twisting in front of the mirror and asked: "Does it look good?"
"It's okay, bring me here and let me take a look."
Yinyin opened the zipper, revealing the black sweater underneath, which was still jeans, but she bought a new pair of shoes and waved them in front of him.
With his long arms and long legs, he has no problem guarding James alone.
"Okay, I know how to dress up!"
"Don't mention it, I just realized now that I used to be so ugly and a complete mess!"
Yinyin pouted and asked, "I'm very surprised. Why did you like me when I looked like that before?"
"Then I was broke before, why do you like me?"
"What I care about is not your reputation!"
"It's the same, it's called running in both directions."
Yao Yuan took a look at the other clothes she bought. Well, he also brought a set for himself. I have to say that it is much better than before. Shooting some advertisements really opened up his mind. At least he knows what matching is.
Yinyin took off her clothes, hung them up carefully, and asked, "Are you still busy during this period?"
"It's okay, what are you doing?"
"I want to go to the premiere of "The Promise."
"ha?"
Yao Yuan grinned and said, "Is it still too late if I say I don't have time?"
"I'm surprised, why are you so hostile to Chen Kaige? I saw that the filming of "The Promise" was very good, and "News Network" even promoted it."
Yinyin didn't understand and hummed: "People all over the country are looking forward to it, but you are the only one. It's inexplicable!"
"This is not inexplicable, this is the most basic conscience of the audience..."
Yao Yuan looked at her and said, forget it, just go.
Director Chen claims that no one will be able to understand "The Promise" within five years. He has spanned 20 years and lived in two lives. His state of mind, experience and vicissitudes of life can finally be understood!