Cheng Jiashang and several employees from Ningxia Film Studio were inspecting the location.
Looking back at the surrounding hillsides, I saw that the sky was filled with yellow sand and there were no buildings as far as the eye could see.
"Westward Journey" was also filmed nearby.
As Cheng Jiashang, who plays an important role in the Hong Kong film industry, this is his first time filming a movie in the Mainland.
In his early years, he successively served as the creative director and administrative director of Yinghuang. With his ability and qualifications, it was easy to get film contracts in the mainland.
However, when the director of Xiangjiang went north in a big way, he was not so anxious.
It was not until this year that his carefully prepared script "Painted Skin" received an investment commitment from Ningxia Film Studio, and he was ready to shoot his first movie.
After surveying the location, he took his people and prepared to go back.
Back at the studio, Pang Hong was waiting in the office.
"Mr. Pang, have the funds been secured? When can the project be approved?" Cheng Jiashang asked casually after taking a sip of water.
"All the funds have been secured, but we feel that Director Cheng is not suitable to be the director of "Painted Skin". We are sorry that we cannot cooperate this time!" Pang Hong said with some regret.
"Well, then..."
Before the words were spoken, Cheng Jiashang had not yet reacted.
"Mr. Pang, what did you say?"
Pang Hong repeated it again and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Director Cheng, for making you make this trip in vain. I hope we will have a chance to cooperate next time!"
Cheng Jiashang was sure that he heard correctly, and it didn't look like Pang Hong was joking. He looked at Pang Hong in disbelief.
Then his face was filled with anger, and he realized that he had been tricked, and it was done using such a clumsy method.
Sign the contract first, buy the script, and delay not signing the director's contract on the grounds that the project has not yet been established. This kind of new talent is fooled, and he actually fell for it too!
The matter has come to this, there is no point in getting angry anymore!
"Mr. Pang, you have to understand that from now on, no director from Xiangjiang will take on your film!" Cheng Jiashang said with a chill on his face.
Pang Hong smiled bitterly and pretended to be innocent and explained, "Director Cheng, this is not something I can decide. It is what Mr. Tang insists on. He is the main investor. I can't help but listen!"
At the critical moment, Tang An still has to step out to block the gun. Although he doesn't care about a mere Cheng family businessman, this guy is still the president of the Hong Kong Directors Association, so it's best if he doesn't make enemies.
Tang An!
Cheng Jiashang was furious, never expecting that he would be related to Tang An.
So Pang Hong went into more detail. Basically, Tang An heard that he was going to make "Painted Skin" and took the initiative to ask for investment. His only request was to remove Cheng Jiashang!
To be honest, I didn't arrange it for Tang An. He was really smart.
In the end, Cheng Jiashang left with a gloomy face. He had no choice but to sell the script and take the money. This was just unreasonable at best. He couldn't just throw a tantrum and make threats!
Cheng Jiashang flew back to the capital that day, met his old friend Zheng Zhiwei, and briefly explained the matter.
"This Tang An is too much!"
There is a vice president of the Actors Guild and a president of the Directors Guild. The relationship between the two has always been very good, otherwise Zheng Zhiwei would not have brought Cheng Jiashang together.
Zheng Zhiwei said angrily. After thinking about it, there was really nothing he could do against Tang An. He is a director worth 200 million, and he is also capital!
"Old Cheng, what are you going to do now?"
"Expose him!" Cheng Jiashang said bitterly.
Zheng Zhiwei shook his head, "But it's useless to expose this matter. The script already belongs to the other party, and you just made a verbal promise!"
Cheng Jiashang shook his head and said with a sinister smile, "That's not it. Tang An and Bernard invest in a movie together. What do you think Wang Zhongjun will think?"
"yes!"
Zheng Zhiwei's eyes lit up. As the two largest private film and television companies in the mainland, Huayi and Bernard had almost no business overlap. It would be an exaggeration to say that they were mortal enemies.
Now Tang An's "The Wind" has just been finished, and he is co-investing in a movie with Bernard. No matter how generous Wang Zhongjun is, he will definitely have some ideas in his heart.
As soon as he said he would do it, Cheng Jiashang accidentally mentioned "Painted Skin" in an interview the next day, saying that he couldn't film it because of family matters and that he regretted not being able to cooperate with Tang An.
It’s the beginning of the school year, and the domestic film market is in a bleak state. Even the TV drama industry has no news.
All TV dramas with some potential are released in the summer. At this time, there are either reruns of popular dramas or dramas of average quality.
The media also had no news to report, so they could only speculate on what had been done before.
Why is Xie Tingfeng's son's domain name worth millions being registered?
At the ongoing 64th Venice Film Festival, some clips and pictures of the boat scene in "Lust, Caution" were once again released.
Except for a Quanguo photo of Liang Chaowei and Tang Wei entangled with each other from time to time, which can generate some popularity, no one pays attention to other things.
Now I suddenly learned that Tang An actually invested in a movie. Don’t worry about whether he filmed it or not, just invest in him. The attention will come and the sales will come!
"Shocking news, director Tang An is planning to make a costume blockbuster and wants to bring the ancient ghost story "Painted Skin" to the big screen!"
"Tang An spent hundreds of millions to create a costume horror blockbuster. After 40 years, "Painted Skin" is back on the big screen!"
"The master of horror challenges the limits of horror, and the new version of "Painted Skin" wants to surpass the old version!"
"When the 1966 version of "Painted Skin" was released, it scared people to death and was banned. I hope Tang An can surpass the classic!"
"According to insiders, Tang An will no longer make movies for Huayi. This time he is working with Bernard on "Painted Skin" because he wants to work with another company!"
"The Big Three of Huayi were disbanded, but in just one year, what happened to Tang An and Huayi!"
"Tang An is dissatisfied with Huayi's treatment and will cooperate with the distribution giant Bernard in a model where I make the film and you distribute it!"
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Just report whatever comes to mind. The audience doesn't know what happened anyway. At least it's certain that Tang An will invest in a movie with Bernard. Then on this basis, just use a little more imagination.
The sudden news made people in the industry at a loss. Hua Yi and Tang An worked well together, and "The Wind" even won the annual box office championship with a box office of 245 million.
It's so good, we had such a big celebration party two days ago, why did it happen all of a sudden!
Major companies were very excited and asked their acquaintances for information.
Originally, Huayi had a regular New Year guest, Feng Xiaogang, but now the summer slot is also occupied, so others can only drink some soup on the side.
He even accidentally bumped into a schedule and was crushed to pieces, unable to even drink soup.
If Tang An and Hua Yi fall out, there might be a chance to recruit him into his company.
For a time, all the confident companies sent people to Huayi and Tang An's studio to inquire, and some company bosses were ready to come to Tang An in person to contact Tang An before others.
Most companies in the industry are happy, and so are the audiences.
Tang An is preparing a new film so quickly, which means it will be released soon next year.
Although "Painted Skin" is a somewhat cliche story, most movie fans are still looking forward to it.
The only person who was unhappy and even a little scared was Wang Zhongjun.
Bernard has fully entered the film and television production industry. If he really poaches Tang An, he will really completely suppress Huayi!
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