This seems to be a very incredible thing. Lao Zhang's new movie is also actively being prepared, and, if nothing unexpected happens, the filming will officially start in two months.
After all, he is an internationally renowned director. Making a new film would be a sensational event in the industry. What's more, before this, Lao Zhang had not made a new film for three years, or even longer than three years.
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Now, when he comes out of the mountain again, he will naturally startle everyone.
However, this surprise can be regarded as bringing trouble to Lao Zhang, which he did not expect before, and it is the type of trouble he hates the most.
That's about money.
How can an artist talk about money?
More price drops.
It's a pity that the more Lao Zhang doesn't want to talk, the more people want to talk to him, and he still has to meet this person.
I have no choice but to find a time to make an appointment.
Although, even meeting in person is of no use and cannot change the fait accompli, but since the other party does not give up, we can only talk face to face.
After all, we have been old friends for many years, so it would be unreasonable not to explain things face to face.
Today, Lao Zhang even dressed up a lot, put on a suit, and even tied a bow on his collar, giving him a particularly yuppie feel.
If Lao Zhang were ten years younger, he would really be considered suave.
And the person I am going to meet with today is of course an old friend. It can be said that they have been partners for many years and their relationship is extraordinary.
When two people sit together, the feeling is both familiar and a little strange, especially the old friend opposite, who shows a trace of awkward emotions.
Lao Zhang was calm and composed and did not show any discomfort, although he was angry inside.
However, everyone is a well-educated person and can tolerate it.
"Dazhang, why are you doing this?"
"It's totally unnecessary to do anything big."
"We have been friends for many years, why do we have to make such a fuss over such a trivial matter? I didn't take advantage of you, nor did I make you lose money?"
It was not appropriate to keep confronting him. Lao Zhang thought about it and finally spoke first.
Yes!
The old brother opposite was also named Zhang. However, he was seven or eight years younger than Lao Zhang, so he was also called Da Zhang.
Having said this, Dazhang couldn't bear it any longer.
"Brother, this is not something I deliberately caused trouble. You know me. I am an artistic person, and investing in movies is not all about money."
"Our cooperation has always been very good. Why do you want to change investors?"
This time, the two old friends quarreled over Lao Zhang's investment in new movies. As Da Zhang said, he and Lao Zhang have been cooperating for many years and have supported many of his movies. It can be said that they are doing their best.
He is a person who has a passion for movies and is not a person who is obsessed with money. His support for Lao Zhang's movies can be said to be all-round.
In recent years, since Lao Zhang started to try the business route, he has almost always cooperated with Dazhang. It can be said that the cooperation between the two parties is still very pleasant.
Although Lao Zhang was previously an internationally renowned director with numerous awards, but since entering 2000, Lao Zhang has also begun to pay attention to the commercialization of films.
Although such a route seems out of reach for Lao Zhang, in fact, he had already included this route in his plan a few years ago.
For Lao Zhang, commercialization is not a very important issue, nor is it necessary.
At his status, it can be said that he has achieved both fame and fortune.
Even if he announces his retirement after this, no one will say anything. They may even say that he retreated bravely and was a wise man!
There is absolutely no need for him to squeeze into the lineup of commercial films like young people. After all, commercial films still have a strong smell of copper.
It's not noble at all and has no style at all.
However, Lao Zhang is not the kind of person who will quit in a hurry. He really loves movies and is the kind of person who devotes his whole life to movies.
Although he is already quite old, he has not stopped exploring. On the contrary, precisely because he is no longer young, his pace of experimentation has become even faster.
It's simply a big step forward.
At this time, Da Zhang appeared next to him, a like-minded brother.
Da Zhang also likes the film industry very much, but his main business is not related to movies. He is still an investor.
When he found out that the famous director Lao Zhang, whom he had particularly admired before, also planned to try his hand at commercial films, he quickly contacted Lao Zhang.
It was definitely him who took the initiative.
When Lao Zhang had this idea but couldn't find a suitable way, he received a call from Da Zhang and naturally they hit it off.
In this way, the two people started their continuous exploration from serious literary films to the combination of literature and art and business.
From this perspective, we can only say that Lao Zhang's sense of smell is still very sensitive.
Among the great directors in China, Lao Zhang was the first to start this career. It must be said that he was very prescient.
At that time, Lao Zhang was not yet fifty years old. Although he was already successful and famous, he was still in his prime period for the life-long career of film director.
He really couldn't accept it if he was asked to announce his retirement directly.
However, times are changing, and it is a bit biased to blindly follow the purely literary route. The main reason is that he is also older. For a literary film that requires a lot of inner emotions to be expressed, Lao Zhang realizes that he
There is nothing left to express.
This type of movie should be left to young people.
As for him, he came to help them explore a new path.
That is how to perfectly inject commercial films into the core of literature and art, at least with some edge elements.
Before that, the cooperation between Lao Zhang and Dazhang could be said to be very tacit. At that time, Lao Zhang had just begun to transform and was not yet rich in experience.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Therefore, even if you want to try the business type, you cannot make a 180-degree turn, you can only do it step by step.
Therefore, at that time, Lao Zhang's films still had a very personal style and were not very commercial. People who did not pay attention to observation and experience would not even notice that the style was slowly changing.
It can be said that the cooperation in the previous period was very successful, so when it came to this time, Zhang also knew that he planned to completely abandon the previous route of literary films and specialize in making a commercial film.
So, he made preparations early to help produce the product, but unexpectedly, he recently received news that Lao Zhang had changed his investors!
For the passionate Da Zhang, this is like a bolt from the blue!
terrible!
Why is this so?
How could Lao Zhang do this?
Isn’t this joy for nothing?
Dazhang couldn't accept it, so he thought about it and immediately called him. Lao Zhang didn't deny it. After all, Lan Masanti was indeed a better investor than Dazhang.
Rich experience and strong financial resources.
There is nothing wrong with Lao Zhang doing this. Even if it were Da Zhang himself, he would make the same choice.
This is all to make the movie better.
However, Dazhang couldn't accept anything he said, so this meeting took place.
No matter what, Lao Zhang must explain this matter face to face!
"Dazhang, I have always been grateful for your help to me. Since we have cooperated, our relationship has been very harmonious. Moreover, I think that when I cooperated with you, my heart was also very frank. When the movie was made, I did not let anyone let me know.
You lose money, and you even make money.”
"That's not bad."
"As a partner, I respect you very much, otherwise I wouldn't have told you in advance, because I was worried that you wouldn't be able to accept it, so I gave you time to adapt."
"You can't say that since I'm only in my fifties now, all the movies I make in the future will be funded by you, right? Are the two of us bound together like this?"
"That can't be tied up. You have to be realistic. Changing investors will not be without benefits for the movie. At least, you can change the publicity strategy and see the effect."
"It is not good?"
"Look at you, you are still too young." Lao Zhang poured him a cup of tea. Da Zhang still looked aggrieved and unconvinced. As for Lao Zhang, there was nothing he could do. He could only continue to comfort him: "It's so simple.
Why can't you think about something?"
"Every major event in the world will be separated after a long period of time, and will be reunited after a long period of time. I don't want you to spend money now. I am saving money for you. Why are you still not happy?"
"It's really interesting."
This is not the truth, although Lao Zhang must have his own reasons and his own little calculations for not seeking investment from Dazhang.
However, when it is spoken about, this is exactly what it means.
You see, he's not happy even if he's not allowed to spend money. Isn't that strange?
However, Da Zhang was indeed unhappy because of this incident, and it was not that he didn't know Lao Zhang's thoughts.
"Lao Zhang, we have been friends for many years, so there is no need to deal with me at this time. You obviously value Lanmasanti's strength more and want to find a more powerful investor, but you still put these ideas
The packaging is so fresh and refined.”
"Do you think I would believe it?"
Lao Zhang Mo Ran: Isn’t this an obvious thing?
Why bother to make it clear?
Some people are still too young and don’t know how to leave room for things. This makes Lao Zhang very embarrassed.
Frankly speaking, he still has a good impression of Da Zhang. These days, there are really not many investors who have pious ideas about movies like him.
The most important thing is that he is still so young and his career is booming. Da Zhang's career is booming, which is definitely a major benefit for Lao Zhang.
This is enough to show that at least in the next five years, as long as he invests in new films, Da Zhang will provide corresponding support.
Don't worry about funds.
For a noble person like Lao Zhang, it is a basic understanding not to raise money with him. People who work with him probably have this awareness.
Then, people like Dazhang are the best choice.
He is rich and not ostentatious. Even if his investment exceeds his budget, under normal circumstances, he will not discuss it with Lao Zhang.
They will all find a solution on their own.
Lao Zhang, despite his age, is not calm at all. His irritability and disdain sometimes look similar to Zhang Feng's.
No wonder they are father and daughter.
Therefore, everyone knows what kind of temper Dazhang has after being able to work with such a tricky and difficult-to-serve person for such a long time.
From this perspective, Da Zhang's anger seems understandable.
After all, he believed that he had treated Lao Zhang well during the past few years of cooperation, and he also believed that, except for him, few people could treat Lao Zhang like this.
Their relationship has long gone beyond that of ordinary partners. They are friends and even brothers. Now, Lao Zhang actually wants to dump his brother and turn to new investors.
This is simply intolerable!
After all, this is not just a question of whether to make money or lose money, Da Zhang has also made a lot of emotional investment over the years.
Sometimes, Lao Zhang's movies often go over budget, but he never makes it difficult for him. If it had been anyone else, Lao Zhang would have been left to figure out his own solution!
As for Da Zhang, he has always immersed himself in solving problems and will not cause any trouble to Lao Zhang. Lao Zhang's sudden change is naturally unacceptable to him.
As for Lao Zhang, it is not that he cannot understand Dazhang's anger.
That's why he condescended to come out to meet. The most important thing is that he was dressed decently. This is enough to show that Lao Zhang still attaches great importance to today's meeting.
He also hopes that Dazhang can be more open-minded and leave the green hills without worrying about running out of firewood. Even if we can't cooperate today, it doesn't mean that we won't be able to cooperate in the future.
Maybe in the future, if Lao Zhang saves enough money to make an epic masterpiece and set new records, he will unite the two of them and invest together!
When the time comes, why not enjoy making money together?
Although he thought so in his heart, at this time, he was not ready to say it out loud.
To put it bluntly, although I am a little sorry, Lao Zhang does not feel that he has done anything wrong. I am sorry for him.
When it comes to doing business, he didn't suffer any loss anyway, and even made a lot of money, so why did he make it so ugly? Even if he wants to cooperate in the future and there is still a chance, it still depends on how Dazhang performs.
If he is a narrow-minded person who refuses to compromise no matter what, or even refuses to give Lao Zhang a good look, then don't blame Lao Zhang for being rude.
Anyway, this is the truth. Lao Zhang has never been hard on him. Everyone cooperates equally. Besides, Lao Zhang is the creator of content and is indeed a very marketable director in the industry.
Senior, with both fame and fortune, the initiative has always been on his side.
Whoever he wants to cooperate with will have a chance.
On the contrary, even if all the conditions are met and excellent, as long as Lao Zhang himself is not happy, it is absolutely impossible to achieve cooperation.
"Da Zhang, actually, you don't have to think too hard. I admit that I am indeed prepared to cooperate with Ms. Lanmasanti, but the reason is not as simple as you think."
"It's not just about money."
"It's not about money? What else could it be?" Da Zhang's face tightened, a little strange.