Chapter 659 Zhang Yimou comes to the United States (4000+ chapters~)
Wu Jianye was very curious about what Zhao Fei's surprise was, but Zhao Fei refused to tell Wu Jianye, so Wu Jianye had no choice but to wait until Zhao Fei arrived in Los Angeles.
A few days later, Wu Jianye met Zhao Fei at the Beverly Hills Manor, and also saw the surprise that Zhao Fei said.
Zhang Yimou, Gong Li, Li Baotian and Gu Changwei!
After Wu Jianye saw them, he couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Why are you here?"
Gu Changwei looked around at Wu Jianye's manor and exclaimed: "Old Wu, no wonder you don't want to go back to China. Life is so luxurious here in Los Angeles!"
Then Zhang Yimou said a little shyly: "I contacted people from Phantom Entertainment before and found out that "Ju Dou" is going to be released in North America, so I came here with Gong Li and the others to promote it!"
Wu Jianye glanced at Lauren Donnell next to him and asked, "Why didn't anyone tell me about this?"
Because of Wu Jianye, Phantom has now replaced Miramax Pictures and become an important distribution company for domestic film output. Generally, if domestic movies want to be distributed in Europe and the United States, they have to go through Phantom, and this kind of thing
, Linda should tell Wu Jianye.
Zhang Yimou laughed and said: "They don't care about this. I told them not to tell you yet. I didn't want to give you a surprise!"
Wu Jianye laughed and took them directly to the side hall without saying anything else.
The Manor in Beverly Hills not only has one living room, but also a side room specially used for receiving guests. The decoration is no worse than that of a formal living room.
Gong Li followed Zhang Yimou, looking at the environment here without any trace, feeling a little excited.
Although Gong Li is now one of the most famous actresses in the country, her salary has never exceeded 100,000 yuan. When she filmed her first movie "Red Sorghum", it was only 200 yuan. Although it is much better now than before,
It's just a salary of 20,000 to 30,000 yuan.
After seeing Wu Jianye's house in Los Angeles, she couldn't help but count on her fingers how many movies she would have to make to afford such a house.
After breaking off all ten fingers, he finally put down his fingers helplessly...
After a few people sat down, Wu Jianye said: "You guys came early this time!"
Zhang Yimou and the other four were slightly startled. Gu Changwei asked from the side: "Why?"
Wu Jianye laughed and said: "This film by Lao Mouzi is destined to be a niche film in North America. If it is released now, it will obviously not cause any commotion. I remember that the New York Film Festival will start in September. By then
Let this movie go to film festivals first to make its presence felt, and the box office may be better!"
Although the New York Film Festival is not as famous as the Cannes Film Festival, the Venice Film Festival, and the Berlin Film Festival, local film festivals in North America still have a certain influence. Lao Mouzi's "Ju Dou" hopes to gain some box office in North America.
, you still need to go the film festival route!
Zhang Yimou smiled bitterly and said: "I think everyone is the same as you. We don't even talk about this kind of thing..."
Now in China, Zhang Yimou is already one of the top directors, but compared with Wu Jianye, he is still far behind, not only in terms of awards and box office, but also in terms of influence.
His film "Ju Dou" was jointly invested and filmed by Chang'an Film Studio, China Film, Tangting Culture, and two RB investment companies.
Although Lao Mouzi is the director, he has no say in the matter of the release.
Moreover, because of Zhang Yimou's relationship with Gong Li and Wu Tianming's departure from the country, the relationship between Zhang Yimou and Chang'an Film Studio is no longer as good as before.
In the past, domestic films had a relatively narrow path and could only go through film festivals. Even in another time and space, Harvey Weinstein got in touch with domestic films early and ran domestic films, but he still sought to
Films that have already proven themselves at film festivals.
But it's different now. The emergence of Phantom now allows excellent domestic films to see a way out, so in order to make money in advance, they don't care about the so-called film festival or not!
After listening to Zhang Yimou's complaints, Wu Jianye realized what had happened and said with a smile: "Well, I'll give China Film Group a call. Such a movie shouldn't be made in obscurity and made in obscurity!"
Zhang Yimou immediately became happy when he heard that Wu Jianye was willing to call China Film. In fact, this was another reason why he came to see Wu Jianye.
Because he was at Chang'an Film Studio, Zhang Yimou didn't have many connections in China Film, but Wu Jianye was different. The leaders of China Film and Radio and Television were all good friends of his. If Wu Jianye could make a phone call, he would still be a good friend.
Very powerful.
Wu Jianye didn't waste any time and directly called Liu Jianshe from China Film.
"Hello, who's there?" Liu Jianshe's steady and powerful voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Senior brother, how have you been lately!" Wu Jianye said with a smile.
When Liu Jianshe heard Wu Jianye's voice, he became enthusiastic: "So it's you, why did you remember to call me?"
Wu Jianye: "There is something like this that I want to discuss with you!"
Liu Jianshe laughed and said: "Haha, tell me, as long as it is within my authority, there will be no problem!"
If it were someone else, Liu Jianshe would definitely not say that. Now Liu Jianshe can be regarded as one of the most powerful leaders of China Film Group. If it weren’t for the fact that his immediate boss was about the same age as him, he would probably have been fanned out by Wu Jianye.
Under the influence of butterfly wings, he can take over the position of the top leader of China Film Industry.
In the political arena, age is a very wonderful thing!
In recent years, due to the promotion of directors like Wu Jianye, Liu Jianshe's voice in China Film Group has become stronger and stronger, and his official authority has become more and more powerful. However, directors like Wu Jianye have never appeared in China.
His influence in Hong Kong and around the world is unmatched by any director in China, so Liu Jianshe can be said to rely heavily on Wu Jianye.
"Then I would like to thank my senior brother first. Lao Mouzi is now in Los Angeles. I have discussed his film "Ju Dou" with Phantom. I think it is better to wait until after attending the New York Film Festival before it is released in North America. This way it can be
Add some box office!”
In fact, according to the contract signed between Phantom and the investment company of "Ju Dou", Phantom has the final say when this movie will be released in North America. However, it is naturally impossible for Wu Jianye to do this. The face is mutual, so
This is just to make Liu Jianshe feel more respected.
Of course, if the movie "Ju Dou" wants to participate in the New York Film Festival, it must be registered by China Film and Chang'an Film Studio!
Liu Jianshe said nonchalantly: "No problem, I will handle this matter!"
Hearing what Liu Jianshe said, Wu Jianye made an OK gesture to Zhang Yimou and others.
"Then thank you, senior brother!"
Liu Jianshe smiled and said: "It's a polite thing to say between you and me. I was a little embarrassed that "The Love of Ghosts" failed to be released in China before!"
"That's all in the past, no need to mention it anymore. My new movie "Jurassic Park" will have to be arranged next year!" Wu Jianye said by the way that "Jurassic Park" will be released next year.
things.
Liu Jianshe smiled and said: "Well, don't worry, I have already discussed your movie with the leaders. As long as there are no political issues in it, there will be no problem in releasing it. You also know the previous domestic affairs.
The environment is like this, and no one can do anything about it!”
Wu Jianye: "Of course I know!"
The two chatted for a few more words before Wu Jianye hung up the phone.
Liu Jianshe was sitting in his office, feeling mixed emotions at this time. From his current position, he could naturally know the global box office performance of the movie "The Last Love".
He couldn't help but be shocked when he thought that a movie could gross over a billion dollars at the global box office, even though he already knew about it.
After Wu Jianye put down the phone, he said to Lao Mouzi: "The matter has been settled, let's attend the New York Film Festival first!"
Zhang Yimou originally thought so, so he naturally had no objection.
But this way, they have nothing to do in Los Angeles now. Gu Changwei collapsed on the sofa and said, "Then what should we do next?"
Wu Jianye invited: "Since you are here, please stay a few more days!"
Zhang Yimou nodded and said: "I want to go to New York to see Brother Wu in the past two days. His life must not be very good during this period!"
Wu Jianye said with some regret: "I was still in New York before, but at that time I didn't have Brother Wu's phone number, and I couldn't find him. Do you have his contact information?"
Zhang Yimou said: "Yes, Brother Wu called me before!"
Wu Jianye asked: "What is Brother Wu doing in New York now?"
Zhang Yimou sighed: "I heard that he opened a dumpling restaurant and sold dumplings in Chinatown. You also know that he sent his daughter to the United States to study, which emptied his family's fortune!"
It sounds sad that the leader of the fifth generation of Chinese directors is reduced to selling dumplings in New York.
"Then you call Brother Wu and ask him to come to Los Angeles. If he is willing, I will ask Phantom to arrange a job for Brother Wu and let him stay in North America first!" Wu Jianye said.
When Zhang Yimou heard this, he smiled happily: "It would be great if this could happen!"
Gong Li next to her showed an unnatural expression. Wu Tianming had strongly opposed Zhang Yimou being with him at the beginning!
However, Gong Li also knew that she had no place to speak here, so she thought for a moment and asked: "Director Wu, I heard that Sister Xia is in Los Angeles now. Why don't you guys chat, and I'll go see Sister Xia!"
Wu Jianye smiled and said: "They are in the living room, I will have someone take you there!"
After saying that, Wu Jianye called the servant and asked her to take Gong Li to the living room!
After Gong Li left, Wu Jianye noticed another actor in "Ju Dou", Li Baotian!
Li Baotian can be said to be a very important actor in the history of Chinese TV dramas. However, unlike other actors, Li Baotian's achievements in movies are also very eye-catching. In the early days, he was one of Zhang Yimou's favorite actors and won awards.
countless.
"Ju Dou", "Speak Well" and "Shake, Shake, Shake to Grandma Bridge" have created very classic characters in these movies.
However, the young people of later generations are more impressed by his achievements in the TV series "Prime Minister Liu Luo Guo" and won the Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor and the Golden Eagle and Feitian Award for "Miracle Doctor Xilaile".
It's a pity that such an excellent actor was later dubbed a drama king.
Wu Jianye doesn't doubt that he is domineering on the set, but what they mean by domineering is not to bully others, nor to randomly demand various treatments. They are responsible for the work and point out what they think is unreasonable.
At that time, no one who filmed movies was more professional than them, so naturally they were criticized in various ways. In addition, at that time, the domestic entertainment industry was in a stage of barbaric growth. Many things were crossed by feeling the stones, even for publicity.
in this way.
So slowly by the time Wu Jianye was reborn, there had been no news from Li Baotian for a long time!
"Baotian, how do you feel about working with Lao Mouzi this time?" Wu Jianye asked with a smile.
Li Baotian did not sit there and look around like Gu Changwei. Although he was also very curious about the environment here, he could still sit upright.
"Director Zhang is an excellent director. You can learn a lot from making movies with him!" Li Baotian replied.
Wu Jianye smiled and said, "What unit are you in now?"
Although Wu Jianye had always wanted to bring Li Baotian to Tangting Culture before, but due to various reasons it never really worked. Now he happened to see Li Baotian and asked about it.
Zhang Yimou said from the side: "Baotian has been staying at China Opera since he graduated. This time Baotian's performance will definitely shock you!"
Obviously Zhang Yimou was very satisfied with Li Baotian's performance in the movie.
Wu Jianye said: "Are you interested in becoming a contract actor with Tangting Culture? I have seen your previous movies and they are very good. There should be a better platform!"
The situation in China is not completely clear yet, but it should be almost there. In addition, the Ming and Qing Palace Gardens in Hengdian Film and Television City will be completed soon.
When Wu Jianye returns to China, "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo" can also be adapted for TV!
As the soul of this TV series, Wu Jianye naturally hopes that Li Baotian can continue to experiment with the role of Liu Luoguo!
Li Baotian thought for a while and then agreed to Wu Jianye's invitation. Now Tangting Culture is a benchmark for China Film and Television Company, with constant masterpieces. In the post-studio era, Tangting Culture's voice is getting bigger and bigger in the country.
Li Baotian naturally hopes that his career can go further!
"Then I'll leave it to Director Wu from now on!" Li Baotian said with a smile.
Wu Jianye laughed and said: "You will definitely be proud of this decision in the future!"
At this time, Zhang Yimou also found Wu Tianming's phone number and said, "I'll call Brother Wu now!"