Jiang Yan, Deputy Director Xing and the Director said goodbye:
"Then let's talk after my MV is finished."
The director smiled and said: "Okay, just contact Lao Xing."
After both parties finished speaking, Deputy Director Xing sent Jiang Yan to the car. Before leaving, Deputy Director Xing said to Jiang Yan:
"Xiao Jiang, don't take it to heart."
"No, Uncle Xing, I just didn't expect this matter to be so complicated." Jiang Yan smiled.
Deputy Director Xing sighed slightly when he heard this, and then whispered: "This also happens to be the time for personnel transfers. There will be no problem by next year. How about you take it slow?"
"Uncle Xing, don't worry. I have many books in my hand, not just this one. It won't affect our cooperation." Jiang Yan said with a smile.
"Okay, then please call me anytime. Slow down on the road and bring something to my aunt for me." Deputy Director Xing said no more after hearing this and said goodbye to Jiang Yan.
In the car, Jiang Yan said helplessly: "I'm afraid we can't cooperate on this matter, so we have to find another TV station."
There are two things to do when I come to Shonan this time.
One is the cooperation with "Shaobao", and the other is the "Chi Ling" mv.
Regarding the cooperation with "Shaobao", Jiang Yan originally thought that it would not be a big problem.
But it coincided with the personnel transfer period at Shonan Station, and some people wanted to make another achievement before leaving.
So "Shaobao" brought by Jiang Yan was targeted.
This is a good thing, but some people suggested that the second male lead, the first female lead, and individual roles should use their people.
Jiang Yan said he understands this matter. After all, he is cooperating with a TV station and it is normal for each other to assign actors to each other.
But some people just stared at the second male lead.
After all, Jiang Yan plays the leading role, and the second male lead, Gong Sun Ce, is a good friend of the first male lead. This role is a big plus.
But how could Jiang Yan agree? This drama is not good enough. Anyone can be replaced, but Gongsun Ce cannot be replaced.
Let’s not talk about the issue of whether he and Ren Quan are iron or not.
Just say that this is his first TV series, the screenwriter is him, and most of the funding is from him. He also made a clear request for cooperation. He will appoint the second male lead, and everything else can be discussed.
For this little request, he didn't stare at anything else but the second male lead. Jiang Yan had a bad feeling at that time.
So they continued to talk, and it turned out that the second male lead could be solved, but they asked to change the script, increase the proportion of other characters, and take care of their actors.
This made Jiang Yan unhappy.
Change the script? I am the screenwriter of "Infernal Affairs", are you teaching me how to do things?
So Jiang Yan even wondered if the real purpose of these people was not to want to cooperate with him.
Wu Yong on the side heard this and asked: "Do they feel that "Returning the Pearl" has strong ratings and they are confident?"
After hearing this, Jiang Yan felt that there must be some reason for this.
However, with the words of Deputy Director Xing, Jiang Yan still felt that someone's achievement was the main reason.
It's okay to gain merit, but it has to be negotiated and measured.
It would be pointless to talk about it until death.
Wu Yong suggested at this time: "I watched LTV, which is a good TV station in my hometown. People also said hello to me at the book signing event in Hangzhou before."
"Let's take a look. I have to go get some advice on this matter first." Jiang Yan nodded.
When it comes to cooperating with a TV station, he first needs to ask Lao Fan to see which one has shallower water.
Cooperate when you find the right one. After all, progress and the great cause are the first priority, and he is not willing to delay things on meaningless chores.
...
After leaving the TV station, Jiang Yan headed all the way to Xiaoxiang Factory.
There, he will meet up with the Hunan Opera Troupe introduced by Teacher Zuo.
Zhang Shuang is already waiting there. If there is enough time, we can start filming "Chi Ling" tonight.
For the music video of "Chi Ling", Jiang Yan originally planned to involve his eldest sister. After all, when we chatted before, her eldest sister also said that she liked this song very much and even regretted not being selected for the Spring Festival Gala.
But the eldest sister was busy after all, so in the end it was Jiang Yan who did it himself.
On the way, Jiang Yan received a call from Lu Dalu:
"The copyright is still $1.2 million."
Lu Dalu came up and talked about the North American adaptation rights of "Infernal Affairs".
The copyright of "Infernal Affairs" is owned by Jiang Yan, so it is up to him to decide whether to sell the adaptation rights or not.
Zhou Jianhui from Warner previously said that his teacher was very interested in it after watching the movie.
So Jiang Yan threw him to Lu Dalu.
Not surprisingly, the other party wants to buy the adaptation rights just like the original version, and the release of the original version is just incidental.
The original North American remake of "Infernal Affairs" was actually quite crude in the eyes of Chinese people. As a result, it won four Oscars, while the original film was not even selected.
It's hard to say whether there are other deep-seated reasons here, and Jiang Yan doesn't want to pay attention to it.
He just wants to make progress, and of course, the current version of "Infernal Affairs" also needs to get its name corrected.
So he made two requests.
A remake is possible, but you will have to give him a portion of the investment when the time comes, and you will have to run the Oscars for the original version of "Infernal Affairs".
It costs money to operate the Oscars. Jiang Yan is not short of money. Even if he doesn't win the award in the end, it will be fine. He just wants to accumulate experience. He doesn't have many good films, right?
So after two rounds of negotiations, the price of the adaptation could not be raised and was stuck at 1.2 million.
1.2 million US dollars is too low, almost like a bargain sale.
Jiang Yan simply said to Lu Dalu: "2 million, if possible, we can discuss the cooperation in music in detail."
"I understand." Lu Dali said.
They are beaten to death at 1.2 million, so let's play some cards at this time. If you, Warner, can relent after receiving the signal, then your road will be widened.
You help me win awards in movies, and I'll help you gain a foothold in Asia in music.
Look, you make a lot of money, Jiang Yan covered his mouth and smiled.
.......
The set of "Chi Ling".
When Jiang Yan arrived here, the place was already surrounded by reporters.
Even though Jiang Yan has not disclosed the MV shooting to the public, the news still leaked.
There is no airtight wall in this world. Maybe Zhang Shuang's appearance made people aware of it, or maybe someone in the theater troupe let it slip. In short, it was leaked.
But Jiang Yan didn't think anything of it, just let it be leaked, reporters also have to eat.
So he graciously accepted the interview.
The reporters suddenly became excited.
This is really the first time Jiang Yan has accepted this kind of interview. He made a fortune!
So everyone rushed up.
In front of the microphone, Jiang Yan, wearing a simple black sweater, answered the reporters' questions one by one:
"This is a story set during the Anti-Japanese War. It's hard to tell the details. We'll know when it comes out."
"Yes, it will be included in the next album. The music style is national style, ancient style, Chinese style, whatever. Anyway, it is combined with traditional culture."
"Yes, it is similar to "Wukong". There are not many special effects. After all, it is a realistic theme."
"The next album will probably be next year."
"With Warner? We are just negotiating now, nothing has been decided yet."
"Spring Festival Gala? Everything will be decided by the director team."
"..."
The questions asked by reporters were all normal, so Jiang Yan answered them one by one, but he quickly went off the rails:
"What do you think about the box office double hit? I'll watch it while standing."
"Okay, just kidding, our domestic film market is growing day by day, and it is normal for the box office to exceed previous works. Maybe my next movie will hit a new record high, so there is no point in discussing a single work..."
"Will you star in a movie? I don't know. We'll talk about it next year."
"Zhou Zhiruo? It's a scandal. She is an artist of my company."
"Puppy love? Me? I haven't fallen in love. Even if I have, I'm an adult. You can't blame me for being in love early?"
"Students' puppy love? This topic has nothing to do with our topic today, right?"
Seeing that the questions were getting more and more biased, Jiang Yan ended the interview directly.
Although the reporters were very reluctant, Jiang Yan was lucky enough to be able to say so much today.
And there was a lot of information today, including albums, collaborations, and movies, so there was enough for them to write about.
...
Back on the set, Jiang Yan met with the people from the drama troupe.
The actors in the theater troupe were very excited, after all, this was Jiang Yan alive.
But business is important, and if you want autographs, photos, etc., you have to wait until you have time.
Soon the crew started meeting.
The script has been written long ago, with more than ten scenes and Pei Yanzhi's simple story, which is enough.
The actors in the theater troupe are actually very familiar with the rehearsal. If we really want to shoot, we can shoot it today.
However, Jiang Yan is an amateur in drama, so Teacher Zuo suggested to practice specifically for a week before starting filming.
Even though this is a music video, most of the time the scene just flashes by, and it’s okay to even use a stand-in throughout the whole process, but no matter what, at least you have to learn how to figure it out.
Jiang Yan said yes, but he had to film a group scene first.
The group scene didn't matter, everyone thought it was fine, so we decided to shoot one that night.
It rained that night, so we had to postpone it.
And Jiang Yan had no choice but to learn opera from the Tsing Yis in the troupe.
This study lasted five days, because it rained for five days.
On the evening of the sixth day, the filming of the group drama officially started.
Jiang Yan also received the call at this time.
Connected, it’s Zeng Li:
"Jiang Yan, do you have something to tell me?"
.......
It has been six or seven days since they slept together in the same bed, and the two of them have not had a single phone call.
Zeng Li felt very disappointed at first. When he saw the sweater, didn't he have any ideas?
After seeing Jiang Yan wearing that sweater in the newspaper, Zeng Li probably understood Jiang Yan's attitude, so it was understandable that he didn't call her. She was busy filming, so she would naturally call her when he was free.
.
But the wait lasted six days.
Zeng Li finally couldn't sit still anymore, so he picked up the phone and dialed.
After the call was connected, the two of them said a few words that were not on point, and then Zeng Li asked simply:
"Jiang Yan, do you have something to tell me?"
Jiang Yan fell into silence after hearing this.
He was busy these days and didn't think of Zeng Li, or it could be said that he was avoiding her intentionally.
However, today the other party wanted to break the window paper, and Jiang Yan suddenly didn't know what to say.
what to do?
Fortunately, he has a way to escape.
"The signal is not very good, so what, we have to film, I will call you later."
I hung up the phone and just put my hat on without thinking too much.
He needs to think carefully about it in another world.
The sky and the earth rotate.
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.
Open your eyes.
He found himself standing alone in front of a stage.