Jiang Yan met Liu Weiqiang, who was "in the prime of his life" here.
This year's box office champion "The Storm" is the work of this guy.
It was released in July, but it hasn't been released yet, and the box office has been soaring.
It defeated Fang Shilong's "Who Am I" and won Zhou Xingxing's "Lucky One-stop".
It has basically stabilized its position as the box office champion this year.
It's really not an exaggeration to say "at the height of the sun".
But even if Liu Weiqiang is like this, he still cannot be regarded as a first-line director in the Hong Kong circle.
You have to wait until his "Infernal Affairs" comes out before you can really stand on the front line.
It's a pity that Jiang Banxian has already finished "Infernal Affairs".
"Let me introduce, this is Jiang Yan, from mainland China."
Wang Jin introduced Jiang Yan to Liu Weiqiang, and gestured with his eyes during the process.
Liu Weiqiang and Wang Jing have been partners for many years. You can tell what they mean by looking at them, big water pipe.
So he greeted Jiang Yan warmly: "Thunder Monkey, I am Liu Weiqiang."
"I have heard of Director Liu's name for a long time. If I didn't have time, I would definitely watch "The Storm"."
Jiang Yan replied in not-so-bad Cantonese.
This made Wang Jing a little curious: "You speak Cantonese very well."
"I just learned it." Jiang Yan said calmly.
"Awesome!" Wang Jing gave a thumbs up.
Afterwards, the three began to discuss cooperation matters.
But just as we started, Wen Juan came back.
Jiang Yan also knows Wen Juan.
This person previously filmed "It's a Sunny Day" and then moved north to develop his career after the disbandment of Best Partner Entertainment.
Later, I made a movie called "People on the Road", which can be said to be very close to Jiang Yan's era.
There was another introduction, and then we started talking about cooperation.
Wang Jing said that the current film market is not very prosperous. It is estimated that it will be difficult to make back the capital if you make a large investment. It is recommended to make small investments first.
Jiang Yan naturally agreed.
It's a small investment and doesn't cost much. Let's make one first and see how the movie progresses.
And it also allows Zhang Shuang and the others to go through it in actual combat.
The most important thing is that Jiang Yan has no time.
After the funds come into the market in a few days, he will have to go to the capital to record songs.
Also, counting the time, "Fairy Tale" should have been released by now.
Maybe I have already started to become popular.
Although he and Gai Dajie had informed each other before coming to Hong Kong, without leaving Xiangjiang's phone number, the two parties were unable to communicate in time. Maybe Gai Dajie had already become anxious.
So if it really becomes popular, I have to go to some venues myself.
After that, we will discuss the rights to adapt the game, complete the remaining music videos for the album, and then join the group for "Journey to the West Sequel".
Therefore, "Infernal Affairs" can only start again around mid-September.
But there are benefits to this.
By September, the financial crisis in Hong Kong has basically ended. By then, all aspects of Hong Kong will rebound for the better, which will also be good for the movie box office.
Of course, what should be decided in advance must be decided.
So Jiang Yan asked: "Which top stars are available now?"
"They're basically free."
Wang Jin answered without thinking.
It turns out that at this time, due to economic problems, most celebrities have very little time to do.
Only those who are neither good nor bad, or those who act in third-level movies, are still busy.
"Okay then, can you invite Zhou Lunfa to make my first movie? If you want to do it, I'll do it in a big way!" Jiang Yan said.
"Brother Fa is making a career in Hollywood." Wang Jin laughed, and then advised, "I know you are rich, but the movie depends on the script. If the script is bad, it will be useless even if you invite the Hollywood actor.
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Look, this is why people are successful.
Why do so many directors in later generations not understand?
Oh, capital, that’s okay.
We represent capital now, how can we criticize ourselves?
So Jiang Yan said seriously: "I already have the script. I have carefully polished it for five years. There must be no problem!"
As he spoke, he took out three scripts for "Infernal Affairs".
When the script was in Hengdian, he and Gu Hanqing restored it together.
Basically copied from the original version.
When he came to Xiangjiang, he asked Lu Dalu to arrange the copyright.
In this regard, Jiang Yan is very careful.
Then, the three of them started to look through it.
Jiang Yan paid special attention to Liu Weiqiang, after all, this was the movie he created.
Sure enough, Liu Weiqiang's eyes lit up when he saw the name.
"Infernal Affairs, what a good name. Is this a Buddhist saying?"
"Well, that's about it. You guys have a look first."
Jiang Yan smiled slightly and leaned back on the sofa.
More than ten minutes later.
Liu Weiqiang was the first to say: "It's a good script, but it's a pity that it ran into bad times."
He first felt scared. If "Infernal Affairs" had been released two months ago, it might not be as bad as "The Wind and Cloud".
But then I felt lucky again that such a book fell into my hands. It seemed that my luck was extremely good!
But even if it were to be filmed, it would have to be in the second half of the year or even next year.
Wang Jin also said at this time:
"This is a rare and good book!"
"I understand what you mean by playing with a big one."
"With this script, if we don't find some top actors, there's no way it can be performed."
As he spoke, he smiled and said: "But I suggest pushing it back. We don't know when the current financial crisis will end."
Wen Jun also had the same view, but he was a screenwriter, so he focused more on the script itself: "If I can, I will revise it for you first. This script is a bit rough."
"No problem!" Jiang Yan naturally agreed.
Then he looked at the three of them and said: "So, you agree with this project, and the box office prospects are also promising, but you just feel that the time is not right now, right?"
The three of them nodded, their pessimism about the economy palpable.
A good book is really a waste when it comes to bad times.
A top-notch book, at a time like this, it would be a waste to apologize to the ancestors!
Therefore, the unanimous opinion of the three people is to wait until the financial crisis has passed and the economy has recovered a bit. At that time, the big players will be gathered together to work hard on it.
Of course, they don't know when the financial crisis will pass. It may be half a year, or it may be a year.
When Jiang Yan heard this, he felt at ease.
So next, the three of them chatted for a while and basically finalized their cooperation.
Jiang Yan first financed a small-budget film with Wang Jin, and then took the opportunity to launch "Infernal Affairs".
Of course, specific cooperation matters must be discussed in detail under the witness of a lawyer.
At noon, Jiang Yan had a meal with everyone.
After the meal, he said goodbye directly: "I'm leaving first!"
"Where are you going? How about I find you a companion?" Wang Jin said with a wicked smile.
"I don't have time, it's important to make money."
After Jiang Yan finished speaking, he left directly.
"That's not how money works..."
Wang Jin naturally knew where Jiang Yan was going to make money, so he complained a little bit.
Just after the cooperation was negotiated, this guy started flirting. Why does it make people feel so unsafe?
That thing is a bottomless pit. If you lose your pants, how can you still cooperate?
But before he finished speaking, he suddenly thought of the way the boy smiled and said nothing last night.
Combined with the seemingly absent "background".
And just now, he was full of confidence but understated, showing off a top-notch script.
So he suddenly couldn't speak anymore.
After thinking about it, he also stood up, and then said to Liu Weiqiang and the others: "I'm going to see what's going on."