Luc Besson is a famous French director who also serves as a producer, screenwriter, actor, editor, etc. Because of his repeated box office success, he is known as the Spielberg of France. His works are fast-paced, luxurious in style, and have great commercial value.
Some people say that his films are actually American films, but they were shot in France. Luc Besson is considered the Spielberg of France. In fact, this title is not excessive. In France and even on the European continent, Luc Besson is considered the Spielberg of France.
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"Dear Yi, I've seen the work you brought, and we all like it very much!" Luc Besson spoke crisply and clearly, and I really liked his directorial style, which was not muddled.
"Not to mention the different styles and literary and artistic elements of these three dramas, "Fahrenheit 9/11", "The Passion of the Christ" and "Corpse Bride", in terms of commercial value alone, they are very powerful at the box office."
"Perhaps you know that I have a film production company in France, which of course also includes the full distribution of the film in Europe, so I really hope to cooperate with your Dream Entertainment to distribute these three films. What do you think?"
Sure enough, it was a quick talk. It turned out that they were not here to show sympathy to each other, but to discuss business.
Although it is a pity that Luc Besson did not talk about art or movies with him, but talked about the stinky money business, but Yi Feiyang was still very happy. Nonsense, winning awards can not be used as food, and good things are sold at high prices.
The most important thing.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Luc Besson. In fact, our Fantasy Entertainment company has always cooperated with some other companies for distribution in Europe." Yi Feiyang did not immediately shake hands to celebrate the cooperation as Luc Besson imagined, but came suddenly.
Such a sentence. "Therefore, I don't quite understand what kind of strength your company has..."
Are you questioning my ability? Who am I? I am the French Spielberg, the great Luc Besson!
Luc Besson, who looks modest on the surface but is very arrogant in his heart, had his self-esteem slightly stimulated by Yi Feiyang.
"Ha, it seems that Mr. Yi doesn't know me clearly enough. It seems that I need to introduce myself." Luc Besson said with a smile, "My company has released almost all the films I have shot, and of course some
Films by well-known Hollywood directors, such as Martin Sixes and Peter Jackson, I can guarantee in my own name that if you give the film to me, I can help you get it released throughout Europe, just with my name
, it can definitely be done!”
A very confident guy! Yi Feiyang smiled secretly. "Oh, really, Mr. Luc Besson? Haha, it seems that I have no reason to refuse, but... in terms of the price..."
Luc Besson smiled and showed his fox tail: "Assisting you to fully publish in my name is itself advertising for your company. Therefore, you should understand, dear Mr. Yi, I hope it can be lower!"
Damn, another bargainer! Yi Feiyang cursed secretly, and then smiled: "I understand this, and I can understand it, but I just want to say one thing..." Yi Feiyang stared at the other party with determination, "We
Fantasy movies never worry about selling, and they never lose money at the box office! On the contrary, they help many people make a fortune! Therefore, many people are chasing after us waiting to pick up money. Instead of us reaching out to beg from others! So,
Dear Mr. Luc Besson, unfortunately we cannot cooperate!"
Yi Feiyang's decisiveness stunned these European movie bosses. None of them expected that Yi Feiyang would be so strong.
Yes, it is strong! Extremely strong!
As the saying goes, how can a person not bow his head under the eaves, especially on someone else's territory? Most people are willing to surrender automatically, but Yi Feiyang is an exception. He is still so arrogant and domineering.
"Okay, I think we should finish talking about our business. If there's nothing else, see you later." Yi Feiyang stood up politely and prepared to leave.
At this time, bang bang bang, Luc Besson clapped his hands, "Please wait a moment, Yi, please forgive me for being rude just now, but to be honest, I sincerely want to cooperate with you, yes, it is really an honor.
It's a great honor to meet you and discuss copyright matters with you..."
"If you think our cooperation needs to be based on equality, then okay, let's sit down and talk again. After all, I really want to make you an American friend, and you also want to make me a French friend, right?
?”
If I don't tease you, you really don't treat me like a dish! Now, let's start talking nice.
Next, Yi Feiyang sat down again and began to "bargain" with Luc Besson and others over the copyrights of the three dramas.
Seeing the "hot" conversation between Yi Feiyang and Luc Besson and others, everyone nearby couldn't help but sigh, China's Yi Feiyang is so popular, look at how fiercely he is competing with these European filmmakers.
Of course Yi Feiyang didn't know that his association with Luc Besson and others made many people jealous. He only knew that Luc's bargaining skills were definitely as good as his filming skills. He was also a leader in the film industry.
There are very few outliers who can shamelessly ask for money.
But in the end, Yi Feiyang came out one step ahead and reached an agreement with Luc Besson's company with a royalties of 10 million per film and a share of the profits after the take-out release, and the two parties formally cooperated. Afterwards, in order to make up for Lao Lu's injured soul,
Yi Feiyang promised that if the box office of the three dramas in Europe exceeds 100 million, he will personally give Lao Lu a big red envelope.
Since we are all filmmakers and directors, after talking about business, of course we must also talk about artistic matters. This is only in line with the times.
Luc Besson recently saw the exhibition trailer of Yi Feiyang's new film "Iron Man", so he commented on the film: "The techniques you used in your work are very novel..."
Of course Yi Feiyang knew what this meant.
In fact, like Luc Besson, Yi Feiyang tried to add some art film elements to commercial films. The difference is that Luc Besson transitioned from art films to commercial films, while Yi Feiyang did the opposite, transitioning from commercial films to art films.
Especially in this "Iron Man", it was going well at the beginning of filming. Yi Feiyang devoted himself to making it a commercial blockbuster in the Hollywood model. However, as Downey's acting skills continued to improve, and later Cage and Depp
, and even the constant competition between Gyllenhaal and others turned the entire film into an acting arena, causing a 180-degree change in the style of the entire film.
God, even Yi Feiyang himself didn't know whether this was good or bad at that time.
However, Yi Feiyang was forced to realize his potential, or inspiration, by the acting skills of these guys. He had seen flashes of artistic scenes in many commercial movies before.
Unceremoniously, Yi Feiyang "borrowed" and repackaged "Iron Man".
Therefore, it can be said that Yi Feiyang originally wanted to create the same "Iron Man" as the previous version, but in the end it turned into a brand new version, or a freak.
The weird thing about this drama is that almost every character is vivid. Even actors with few lines can actually act with their eyes and body language. In order to highlight these, Yi Feiyang will actively give some extras to the supporting actors.
Close-ups are used to expand these elements. You know, generally for movies, only the male and female protagonists are the key, and close-ups are generally only used for them, and the supporting actors can only give a back view. One line is good, which one?
The director dares to give them close-ups continuously, this is the kind of treatment only the protagonists have.
But Yi Feiyang broke this restriction, or inertia, and created a new shooting technique.
Of course, this new shooting method also has a big weakness, that is, it is easy to "discriminate" and even the supporting actors have close-ups. What if these supporting actors and supporting actors "steal the scene"? Therefore, this method is suitable for
The acting skills of the leading actor are very demanding, and their acting skills must outshine those of the supporting characters.
As an old director and filmmaker, Luc Besson and others could see the difference of this drama at a glance. On the one hand, they admired the flexible and smooth directing technique; on the other hand, it was very puzzling and puzzling.
Be bold and innovative.
This is why Luc Besson and others became interested in Yi Feiyang, and it is also the reason why they admire this film. It is difficult for them to imagine that someone can use artistic elements to shoot such a commercial science fiction blockbuster. You know, Hollywood directors
Science fiction films are generally commercially packaged and have no artistic value to study. Only great directors like Spielberg can use science fiction to promote their own "Renaissance", but Yi Feiyang also
He did it, but he was so young...
As a "experienced person", Yi Feiyang can constantly try and innovate in movies. This advantage is certainly not surprising. In addition to learning this unparalleled advantage, he also suppressed the shortcomings that come with the advantages in the script.
In the key link, this is where he is smart. Since he cannot copy the original version, he adapts the script from his previous life to make it more suitable for his own routine so that he can use it for his own purposes.
After chatting with Luc Besson and the others for a while, seeing that Hathaway could not understand, he ended the conversation as soon as possible. He soon found Dures, and when he saw Yi Feiyang coming, he shouted happily: "Yi, you finally
Come on, God, if you don’t show up, I’ll probably have to meet God!”
Yi Feiyang couldn't help but smile when he saw the rare humor in this usually cold-faced guy.
"I'm here to discuss business. I've just discussed it with Luc Besson and others, and we will distribute several of our movies to them."
"Luc Besson? Is that the philistine French guy?" Dures seemed to be very prejudiced against Lao Lu. "You know, Yi, Luc Besson's company actually has a close relationship with Warner America, and Warner's movies are generally given to
They distribute it, and in turn, Luc Besson's film is handed over to Warner Bros. for distribution in the United States."
"I know this." Yi Feiyang smiled, if he didn't know this, how could he fight with others. "But in business, no matter whether the French company and Warner are wearing the same pants, what we have to do now is to
Our movies are well packaged and marketed in Europe, instead of being distributed to different theater chains in Europe with very disadvantageous sharing contracts like before... Mark my words, man, either don't do it, or if you do it, you have to do it big.
!”
"Maybe I understand what you mean." Dures shrugged, "Your ambition once surprised me, but now, I can face it calmly."
…
Just as Yi Feiyang and Dures were having a cordial conversation, a very discordant voice suddenly appeared.
"Haha, what a coincidence, China Yi, I can meet you here!" As he spoke, he saw a guy with triangular eyes walking over, smiling and looking very friendly, but Yi Feiyang and others were surprised.
Very disgusting.
This person is none other than Abbas, Chairman of the North American Film Association and Acting President of Colombia!
The appearance of Abbas made Yi Feiyang startled. Abbas seemed to enjoy the "shock" effect brought about by his sudden appearance. He laughed again and said: "Yi, is it weird? Why did I suddenly appear here?"
Here? If I tell you that I am here to congratulate you, would you believe it? Haha, of course you won’t believe it! In fact, I am indeed not here to congratulate you, man..."
"Well, how can I put it, you are really smart. You know how to use opportunities like Cannes to promote your "Iron Man"... God, I was almost a step late! But luckily, I still caught up,
And we have great publicity for Spider-Man! Cannes is such a great place..."
Dures's face darkened, and when he was about to refute, he was stopped by Yi Feiyang.
"Haha, I'm glad you can come here. Mr. Abbas. I wanted to say hello to you. After all, "Spider-Man" is a very good film. I don't want to win so easily.
Got you!"
"What? God, did I hear you right? What did you say? You defeated me easily? Haha, man, I won't waste any more words with you. Yes, if you have the ability, let's go back to Hollywood for a decisive battle! Look
Okay, my "Spider-Man" will beat you to the ground!" Abbas showed a hint of ferocity, and then sneered away.
Looking at his back, Dures said: "I really want to beat this bastard!"
"Even an honest person like you wants to flatten him, which shows how cheap he is!" Yi Feiyang said with a smile.
"So what do we do now?"
"What to do, wait until Hollywood gives him a hard slap!"
"Go back to Hollywood..."
…
As the filming at the Cannes Film Festival in France ended, Yi Feiyang and his crew took a flight back to the United States from France in a hurry.
When I arrived in Los Angeles, the United States, reporters waiting at the airport swarmed in and asked questions about my trip to Cannes.
Yi Feiyang answered questions fluently and satisfied almost all reporters' requests. Of course, for some more pointed or embarrassing questions, Yi Feiyang also declined politely. Compared with his previous strong-willedness, Yi Feiyang was much gentler.
Of course, in addition to Yi Feiyang, people like Dures, Mel Gibson, Robert Downey Jr., etc. are also the targets of interviews and questioning by these reporters.
However, what surprised these reporters was that these guys rarely talked about their own problems and mainly focused on Yi Feiyang's new drama "Iron Man".
"Please support director Yi Feiyang's new drama. This drama is very cool!"
"'Iron Man' is definitely the most popular blockbuster this summer. You will regret it if you don't watch it!"
"Book your movie tickets in advance, otherwise you won't be able to buy them!"
…
No one could have imagined that what was originally a lively interview at the airport would instantly turn into a promotion for Yi Feiyang's new movie. However, the effect of this star bombing is obvious. At least "Iron Man" has not been officially released yet, and it has already been extremely hyped.
hot.
After returning to Fantasy Entertainment, Yi Feiyang held a group meeting and began to rush to prepare for the premiere of his new drama. At the same time, the post-production promotion of "Iron Man" has also entered an intensive and advanced stage.
The mountain rain is about to come and the wind fills the building.
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As time quietly comes to July, the seven giants in the film industry seem to be brewing something. On July 1, 2002, although Hollywood has entered the prelude to the summer vacation schedule, what is strange is that there is no
Any eye-catching blockbuster movie should be released.
In addition to "Cat and Mouse", which ranks ninth and has been in the weekly box office rankings for nearly three months, and is considered the top movie, there are also the 20th Century Fox comedy "Seducing My Little Mom" and Disney's "Cinderella 2"
, Lionsgate's "The Last Day" and other films that are at the top of the box office list have only achieved single-week box office results of 20-40 million, which can be said to be no bright spots.
The most anticipated magical blockbuster "Harry Potter 2" produced by Warner Bros. this year, the animated epic blockbuster "Ice Age" produced by Disney, and Fox's year-end finale action drama "The Bourne Supremacy" should have been released.
Movies are all strangely postponed to the Christmas season...
The media have remained silent, but people in the industry know that the summer vacation is about to usher in a bloody storm, and all this is caused by Columbia's "Spider-Man" versus Fantasy Entertainment's "Iron Man".
Yes, in front of these two super blockbusters, there is no need to be caught in the middle and act as a third party. It just depends on how they fight until both sides suffer, and then everyone can show off their power in the Christmas season.
"Iron Man" ---
The most critical film for the rise of the eighth largest force in Hollywood, the painstaking work of the film tyrant Yi Feiyang, the first step from a great director to a super director. If it succeeds, then Fantasy Entertainment will join hands with the Marvel Comics Heroes series
It has officially become one of the top forces in Hollywood, but if it fails, Fantasy Entertainment may be thrown back to its original shape and once again become a medium-sized company that cannot shoot super blockbusters... One step to heaven, one step to hell.
No one would have thought that the six major Hollywood film companies would be so generous and give up their very rare summer vacation time just to watch a unique fight between the dragon and the tiger.
Are they stupid? No!
Stupid? No!
On the contrary, as the six major Hollywood companies, they are full of "xenophobic" sentiments towards Colombia, which is controlled by Sony of Japan, and Fantasy Entertainment, which is controlled by the newly emerging Chinese.
Yes, I think back when Japan's Sony acquired the old Colombian film company, I don't know how big a shock it caused in the United States. Many Americans were indignant and even organized demonstrations to "drive out" the Japanese who were in charge of the American film company.
To this end, Japan's Sony had to go on a bloodbath, secretly bribe American politicians, and then use behind-the-scenes operations to make it appear that Americans were still in charge of Colombia to calm down the anger.
Nowadays, Yi Feiyang's rise is more ruthless than these Japanese. If the Japanese still know how to hide behind the Yankees and manipulate Colombia, then Fantasy Entertainment is directly a big company controlled by the Chinese.
The threat from Fantasy Entertainment is more serious than Sony-Columbia.
Warner understands this, Disney understands this, and Fox, who has a "very good" relationship with Fantasy, also understands this. Therefore, they rarely take concerted actions to create a summer vacation massacre in which the Japanese and Chinese compete against each other.
Who is the big winner in this summer vacation battle?
Colombia? No!
Fantasy entertainment? No!
The real big winners are the six major Hollywood companies that are watching from the sidelines.
As the Chinese saying goes, the snipe and the clam compete with each other and the fisherman gets the benefit!
