Chapter 741 Of course, choose the one with sex scenes.
Chen Kexin wants to use the sea of stars as a springboard, and so does Jiang Yan.
After all, Chen Kexin is also a well-known director in Hong Kong.
In the minds of domestic people, the status of directors and artists from Hong Kong is naturally higher than those from the mainland.
The same film will be directed by a director from Hong Kong and directed by a director from the Mainland. The quality of the film will be different, and the investment it will attract will be many times different. This is the atmosphere. This cannot be changed by Stars and Seas in a short period of time.
Although this may not have a particularly big impact on the box office, and Jiang Yan's Stars and Sea does not need director Xiang Jiang to add quality, but Stars and Sea has almost no reserve of famous directors.
Moreover, working with director Xiangjiang also has other benefits, that is, it can better reflect the strength of Stars and Seas.
The strength here does not refer to the size of the capital, but to the market position.
Director Xiangjiang followed the rules of Stars and Seas, and the prices were not inflated. Casting and other matters were all decided by Stars and Seas. This was a flagrant loss to other mainland colleagues.
Colleagues should check this flag when working with directors and artists from Hong Kong in the future.
If it's not comparable, or even much worse, then I'm sorry, but you'd better endure it when others say you lick it.
If it is comparable, it means that the mainland industry has established a certain degree of confidence, or that you have developed to a certain level personally. The former is a major event for the mainland film and television industry. If the latter is the case, maybe the directors in Xiangjiang will take a look, then I might as well find the sea of stars.
If we cooperate, then there will be nothing we can do about it.
But all in all, Jiang Yan feels that stepping up efforts to cultivate his own famous directors must be on the agenda.
In the office, after Jiang Yan and Chen Kexin met, Aunt Mei was taken by Sister Yu to visit the Sea of Stars. Jiang Yan and Chen Kexin directly entered the script discussion session.
There are three versions of the movie "When Men Fall in Love" that Jiang Yan knows about. The first one was the Korean version released in 2013, starring South Korean actor Hwang Jung-min, whose representative work is the elevator god of war Ding Qing from "New World".
In 2021, Wanwan made a version of the movie of the same name, starring Tang Yan's ex-boyfriend and the famous entertainment industry scumbag Qiu Zhi.
Later, there was another mainland version, "Northeast Love Brother" remade by Bao Beier. The plot was not much different from the previous two versions. It can be regarded as the mainland version or the online version.
The best of the three versions is none other than South Korea. The plot is good and sensational. The key is that Huang Zhengmin's acting skills are indeed outstanding and he is worthy of the top Korean actors.
Wanwan's Qiu Cui was in the middle, and his performance was actually not bad. The main reason was that Huang Zhengmin Zhuyu was ahead and was outclassed.
The worst is Bao Beier's version. What can this person say? Mr. Zhao, who "pays the entire bill for the whole show", did a pretty good job. As for the others, speaking of this drama alone, Jiang Yan felt that he was outshined by the first two.
All kinds of hangings.
Putting aside his acting skills, his image is far less suitable than the other two.
The main setting for the male protagonist in this drama is that he appears to be a villain, but is actually a good person.
Just speaking of this, Bao Beier is not suitable. He looks like a good guy who prefers comedy and a silly side, and plays a bad guy. Anyway, if someone really looks like this, the street will probably be in a rage and want to get rid of him because he can't be suppressed.
, so the feeling of dissonance cannot be erased no matter what.
After that, there are also detailed settings. The original male protagonist looks vicious but is honest and kind-hearted. Huang Zhengmin’s performance is extremely good.
The Wanwan version has a handsome appearance but a kind and infatuated heart. Qiu Zui can also control this handsome guy very well.
As for the mainland version, I won’t talk about that. Anyway, in terms of character design, Jiang Yan is tall and handsome. If you want to refer to it, you have to tweak the characters of Huang Zhengmin and Qiu Zui. As for Bao Beier, there is not much reference.
However, the mainland version also has areas that can be learned from, such as the historical background in which the story takes place.
Because there must be some related gang-related scenes, in order to pass the review, the time background of this version is placed in the 1990s, and the urban background must be blurred to avoid causing some associations.
In addition to these, the ending of the story must be that the bad guys are punished. There is no way, this is a mainland movie.
Fortunately, this is just the ending, which does not affect the main plot. The highlight still revolves around the male and female protagonists.
Just like the original version, the male and female protagonists initially have the identity of debt collectors and debtors, using debt as a bond. The male protagonist pursues the female protagonist, making some moderate demands, gradually conquering the female protagonist, and the steely straight man pursues the female, creating a couple.
Enjoy the feeling of being friends, slowly feeling each other's feelings in the process of getting along and colliding. Regardless of whether the three views are positive or not, this model is still very pleasing.
From the initial happy enemies to the middle, the male and female protagonists are together, the male protagonist turns around as a prodigal son, and prepares to settle down and live a small life, and then plays out the plot of one of the three most popular Korean dramas, the bad doctor.
The three treasures of Korean dramas are amnesia, car accidents, and poor medical treatment. Although it is not familiar, it is really beautiful when it is filmed. The plot has a strong sense of conflict and is extremely lethal in this era.
After that, because of this turning point, the male protagonist began to think of ways to leave some way out for the female protagonist, performing infatuated devotion, and then there were various obstacles, and the female protagonist had various misunderstandings. When he finally clarified it, he began to attack the audience and torture the audience to death.
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Frankly speaking, from the perspective of later generations, this kind of plot is a bit old-fashioned, but even so, many viewers still liked this plot later.
When elements such as prodigal son turning back, terminal illness, and infatuation are combined, its own power cannot be underestimated.
At least in Jiang Yan's view, this kind of mature commercial romance film is still very popular in the current mainland film and television industry.
As long as the quality is guaranteed and Jiang Yan's popularity is high, I dare not say that Xiaobao is very promising.
As for whether it can surpass "My Sassy Girl", it certainly cannot be forced.
The quality of "My Sassy Girl" itself is higher than that of the original "When a Man Loves", and the preparation period before its release lasted for at least half a year.
It is an adaptation of a "true story" in the real world, the proceeds are used for donations, and it is based on a novel. There are many interesting stories about the casting of the heroine, and there is even a new movie theater like Star Cinema.
The theater opening of the model, as well as the blessing of the World Cup fever.
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So from the beginning, Jiang Yan had no intention of using this film to break records, nor did he intend to promote Wang Hui's popularity for marketing. His main task was to promote Yan Danchen to satisfy Xiao Chenchen's little wish.
So as long as the box office results are not too ugly, it will be fine.
Of course, as long as Jiang Yan stars, and still subverts the image and contributes super acting skills, the box office will not be low. It just means that Jiang Yan doesn't care how much.
The plot of "Man in Progress" itself is not complicated, and there are not many local South Korean elements. It can be easily remade in Chinese. Now the editorial department of Stars and Seas has refined the script, keeping the main plot unchanged, and adding some mainland elements.
Jiang Yan read the final script and was generally satisfied with it.
But it wasn't over yet. He also went into another world and spent more than a year filming it. He also made minor modifications based on some criticisms and suggestions from otherworld critics, so the current script can be considered an optimized version.
"The structure of the story is like this. If Director Chen has any questions, he can always provide advice."
After telling the script, Jiang Yan signaled to Chen Kexin.
Of course, Chen Kexin had nothing to mention. The current script has almost no flaws for a commercial movie. The only remaining issues are how he directed it and how the actors performed it, so the two soon began to discuss casting.
Jiang Yan didn't waste any time and asked Yan Danchen to come in directly.
"This is Director Chen Kexin, Director Chen, this is our heroine, Yan Danchen."
Chen Kexin had no airs and smiled when she met Yan Danchen: "Hello, Ms. Yan, I have seen your play, and you played Ren Yingying very well."
"Thank you for the director's compliment. I don't have enough experience. I hope the director can give you more advice in the future."
"If you don't take advice seriously, let's discuss it with each other."
Chen Kexin has been in Hong Kong circles for so many years, so she naturally knows what this situation means.
The beautiful girl in front of me was directly positioned as the heroine, which shows that she is somewhat related to Jiang Yan.
But he also knew that regardless of the relationship between her and Jiang Yan, it was just one word: don't move.
Otherwise we wouldn't meet in this office, but in a private room in a nightclub or something like that.
In fact, even if it is a moveable one, Chen Kexin will not mess around. In addition to the issue of life opportunities as mentioned before, there is also a safety issue.
After all, this is the mainland, not Hong Kong.
To a certain extent, although the underground in Xiangjiang is chaotic and unspoken rules are prevalent, compared to the less familiar mainland, because you don’t understand the inherent impression, your senses will definitely be much better.
So Chen Kexin set many rules of conduct for herself before coming.
You can't touch women, even if you can, and you can't touch money, even if you have the chance. Everything must be done openly, even if it's a little troublesome.
After a brief acquaintance, Jiang Yan and Chen Kexin confessed: "I have already decided on a supporting role for the heroine. I will leave it to Director Chen to discuss the other roles. We will discuss it more then."
As a director, Jiang Yan naturally has to give him certain rights, but Jiang Yan still has the final say on who to choose.
Chen Kexin naturally understood and even expressed his gratitude. Although he was like a puppet in this way, it was actually much better than some companies in Xiangjiang. If people are annoyed, they can really use guns.
And that's not the only thing that made him grateful. In the subsequent remuneration negotiation, Jiang Yan was also very generous and did not lower the price. Chen Kexin gave him whatever he offered, and even gave him a certain bonus incentive, although it was not much, and he wanted to
It is not easy to trigger the conditions for dividends, but Chen Kexin also understands that this is Jiang Yan's movie after all. The starting point is already high, and the fact that others can pay it represents Jiang Yan's full respect for him, or for Director Xiangjiang. This
It's just goodwill, so he naturally knows what to do.
"Then let's do this for now. Director Chen will rest in the afternoon, I will be the host in the evening, and we will start casting tomorrow."
"No problem, Mr. Jiang."
Once the matter is settled, "When a Man Falls in Love" enters the countdown stage to launch.
After Wu Yong filed the contract, he entered the office with Lao Fan, who had just returned to Hengdian.
"I'm back, looking good."
Jiang Yan smiled and poured tea for Lao Fan.
Lao Fan's whole body is now darker, which makes the top of his head look thicker. Fortunately, Lao Fan doesn't have gray hair, otherwise he would be embarrassed.
"It's better to stay at home. The Maldives is a nice place, but it will be like that after you stay there for a long time."
Lao Fan's face was indifferent, but it looked like the bully had eaten the bones and then ignored them. The next time it got hungry and threw bones to it, it would still wag its tail crazily.
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"I saw Chen Kexin just now. Is your movie about to start?"
"Yes, take advantage of this free time to finish shooting some projects."
"That's right, you should film well."
Lao Fan took a sip of tea, then raised his eyebrows: "Pure Lao Ban Zhang, he's still young, where did you get it?"
Jiang Yan did not tell him that it was from another world. He casually replied that it was Lao Xu who brought it, and then added: I left five kilograms for you.
Lao Fan raised his eyebrows again and continued to sip tea.
After chatting about tea for a while, he got down to business.
There isn’t much business to do, it’s mainly about the issue of Xingchen Cinema.
After "My Sassy Girl", the domestic cinema industry has experienced a small explosion, and Star Cinema is also stepping up its expansion. Currently, the money is sufficient, but it will soon face a shortage of funds.
Lao Fan came over and asked where the money came from.
In the past, Jiang Yan had achieved small goals in terms of money, but now the level has gradually increased, and land prices have begun to rise. The gap is expected to be large in the future, unless Star Cinema does not want to stabilize its position as the top three in the country.
Jiang Yan also had a plan for this, and the small target would still give money, but the loan would still need to be borrowed.
The real estate industry across the country will enter a period of rapid development from this year to the next. Land prices will continue to rise, rising to an incredible level. At the same time, since the Star Cinema Line has already reached a certain scale at this time, the amount of loans can be
It is far more than before, so it is most cost-effective to use loans for expansion at this time.
According to the model of Xingchen Cinema Line, there is actually a trend in the future that even if it continues to lose money, it will be able to recover its capital by selling land.
Of course, expansion cannot be carried out in an unorganized manner. The mission of Xingchen Cinema Line is not to remain the number one in scale, but to remain among the top three in the country.
Because Xingchen Cinema Line has its biggest core competitiveness that others do not possess, that is projection-related technologies.
And this is also the second thing Lao Fan wants to say next.
After "My Sassy Girl", high-tech broadcasting technologies such as the giant screen of Star Cinema have entered people's attention. Currently, there are many people seeking to introduce and join the technology. When "Heroes" and "Fast and Furious 1" are released in December
》After this kind of blockbusters that can really show the giant screen effect start to be broadcast, this technology will once again amaze countless movie fans. If other theaters and producers are not jealous by then, it will really be called lack of vision.
Jiang Yan's attitude towards this is not to set the threshold too high.
The essence of technology is to serve the market. Only when it is fully popularized can we really make money.
And not only domestically, the top priority is promotion in Hollywood.
Hollywood movies are not on the same level as domestic movies, so if a major Hollywood director starts to use this technology, it will really be called the popularization of the technology.
At the same time, there is also the issue of the right to formulate rules. In a sense, whoever has a larger market has the right to formulate rules.
The current domestic market is at a great disadvantage in this regard. In terms of the scale of the film market, the country is not even much larger than South Korea, let alone compared with the world's number one Hollywood.
So one of Lao Fan's next tasks is to set up a company in the United States to install new technologies for the Star Cinemas in the United States. While preparing for Jiang Yan's next Hollywood movie using new technologies, he also aims at Cameron.
, Spielberg and other big guys are fully prepared for the popularization of new technologies.
Fortunately, this type of technology is not particularly important, and the market potential is limited, so it doesn't matter if Jiang Yan gives up the profits when necessary. How to operate it specifically will be Lao Fan's main thing from now on.
Lao Fan naturally knew the stakes of the matter, but he still complained that Jiang Yan was treating him like a cow, as if he owed him everything in his previous life.
When Jiang Yan saw this, he smiled and said:
"This time, "When a Man Loves" will give you a bargain. There are two father characters for you to enjoy. One has sex scenes, and the other is ordinary. It depends on how you choose."
Lao Fan's eyes lit up: "Of course I'd choose the one with sex scenes!"
"Then it's agreed."
"what are you laughing at?"
"You're not smiling. I'm envious of you for being able to tan. But I can't. I can't get tan anyway."