Chapter 897: Relying on the Son of Heaven to order the princes (4000+ chapters~)
Dai's Restaurant has now become the exclusive restaurant for holding celebration banquets in the Yanjing entertainment circle.
The celebration banquet of "Alive" was also held here. When Wu Jianye came here, everyone from the "Alive" crew was already here.
Looking at the people inside, Wu Jianye felt in a daze that he hadn't finished the wrapping party of "Eternal Night" yet!
Zhang Yimou, Jiang Kui, and Ni Dahong just attended the closing banquet of "Eternal Night" yesterday, and now they met at the celebration banquet of "Alive".
But none of them are today's protagonists. Today's protagonist is Ge You, who won the Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival.
As the first domestic actor to win this award, Ge You naturally became the focus of the audience. When Wu Jianye saw Ge You, he found that Zhang Weiping was surrounding Ge You and didn't know what to say.
Wu Jianye laughed, and he knew without thinking that now that Ge You had won the Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival, and he won it in Zhang Yimou's movie, Zhang Weiping naturally wanted to win over Ge You.
Speaking of Ge You's status, it really wasn't just because of Feng Pants' movies that he rose to prominence.
Before cooperating with Feng Pants, he first collaborated with Chen Kaige in "Farewell My Concubine", and then starred in Zhang Yimou's "Alive". In the following two years, he starred in Zhou Xiaowen's "Song of Qin" with Jiang Xi, Xu Anhua
"Half Life", and finally participated in Feng Pants' "Party A and Party B".
It can be said that Feng Pants' movies have developed Ge You's qualities as a Yanjing native to the extreme, but it cannot be said that Feng Pants made Ge You successful.
2010 can be said to be Ge You's peak year. During the Lunar New Year, his three blockbusters "The Orphan of Zhao", "If You Are the One 2" and "Let the Bullets Fly" all achieved good box office success.
The arrival of Wu Jianye instantly attracted everyone's attention. After Zhang Weiping saw Wu Jianye, he also came over with a smile. When he was in Hengdian, Zhang Weiping discovered that Wu Jianye had an affair with Zhou Tao of Yaoguang Group.
After getting to know Luo Ziyu from Tunan Technology, his evaluation of Wu Jianye was no longer just a director in the entertainment industry.
"Director Wu, welcome, welcome!" Zhang Weiping said to Wu Jianye as the master.
People who don't know may think that Zhang Weiping invested in the movie "Alive".
Wu Jianye chuckled and shook hands with Zhang Weiping without saying anything.
Zhang Yimou complained at the side: "Why did you come here? Everyone is waiting for you!"
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Wu Jianye explained casually: "The company has something to do, so I came here."
Wu Jianye then greeted the other actors in the crew. The actors in this movie are all old acquaintances, so naturally they were not polite.
There is also Mr. Mon Ben. Mr. Mon Ben had already participated in movies before liberation. After liberation, he became an actor at the Shanghai Film Studio. He is truly a highly respected veteran actor in China. He played the role in "Old Tavern"
The second child is really unforgettable.
"Teacher Niu, I haven't seen you for a long time!" Wu Jianye smiled and shook hands with Mr. Mon Ben.
At this time, Mr. Kun Ben was just 59, and he was very energetic. When Wu Jianye was filming "Under the Bridge" in Shanghai, he had met the old man several times, and it was considered an old friendship.
"I haven't seen you for a while. At that time, Director Wu, you were still an actor. I didn't expect that you have become a great director now!" Yu Ben said happily.
"Then we will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future!" Wu Jianye said.
"Okay, Director Wu personally sent out the invitation, I'm sure I have no objection!" Mon Ben said with a smile.
The two chatted for a few words, and Wu Jianye smiled and chatted with a young actor at the scene. This young actor was none other than Guo Tao.
Guo Tao was still very famous in the early 1990s. He was born in an acting family. In the past two years, he has also participated in many works of great directors. In Feng Pants's first movie "Forever Lost My Love", it was him and Starring Xu Piao.
However, there have never been any representative works, and there was a period of silence in the middle. It was not until Ning Hao's "Crazy Stone" that he became famous, but the real hit in that movie was Huang Bo.
I think Huang Bo was still singing in the bar at this time. Huang Bo's experience is legendary. After earning some money as a bar singer, he returned to his hometown and opened a machinery factory, but he lost money. After a lot of trouble, I went to the film school where I applied.
In addition to the actors in front of the movie "Alive", there are also some outstanding talents behind the scenes, such as the film's art director Cao Jiuping, who graduated from Chang'an Academy of Fine Arts and was regarded as Zhang Yimou's royal art director in the early days. All of Zhang Yimou's film works before 2000 were art directed by Cao Jiuping. Later, Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill", Xu Jinglei's "Letter from a Strange Woman", Jiang Xian's "The Sun Also Comes As Us" "Rise" are all his works.
"I'm telling you, there is no future in following Lao Mouzi. Let's work together when we have time!" Wu Jianye poached the corner in front of Zhang Yimou.
Zhang Yimou shouted: "Old Wu, you are not authentic!"
Wu Jianye laughed and said, "That's not true. What can you do?"
Lu Ming, who was standing next to him, smiled and said, "Old Wu, how about you get rid of that kid Zhao Fei, and I'll go and be a photographer for you!"
Lu Yu is the photographer of the movie "Alive" and is also a member of Class 78. There is no taboo in making jokes!
Wu Jianye laughed and said: "I don't care, but when the time comes when Zhao Fei comes to trouble you, I won't stop him!"
Cao Jiuping has a somewhat introverted temperament. Seeing Wu Jianye and his old classmates joking around, he didn't know what to say.
"How about it, I'm not kidding you, let's work together again if we have a chance in the future!" Wu Jianye said to Cao Jiuping again.
Cao Jiuping smiled coquettishly and said: "I have known that Director Wu is an art student. If I can have the opportunity to cooperate with Director Wu, I will naturally be very happy!"
"Haha, then we've made an agreement!" Wu Jianye laughed.
Zhang Weiping, who had just acted like the master here, felt quite uncomfortable when he saw Wu Jianye becoming the center of attention here as soon as he arrived.
Wu Jianye naturally had no time to pay attention to him. He glanced around and asked Zhang Yimou: "Where's Lu Wei, why didn't you see him?"
Lu Wei is the screenwriter of the movie "Alive", and among the domestic screenwriters in the 1990s, he was also the domestic screenwriter who was most able to gain traction with Westerners.
The two movies "Farewell My Concubine" and "Alive" were enough to establish his status in the world.
Although the 2006 "Red Cliff" also had the name of Lu Wei as the screenwriter, in fact Wu Baige did not use Lu Wei to write the script at all...
Zhang Yimou said with a smile: "I have something to do and I have to wait for a while before I can come over!"
Wu Jianye nodded and said, "Okay, everyone, stop crowding around me and let our great director Zhang go up and give a celebratory speech!"
Zhang Yimou glanced at Wu Jianye resentfully and said, "I thought you forgot that I am the director of this movie!"
Wu Jianye laughed and said: "According to my opinion, Yuko should be allowed to go up and give a speech. Who told you that you didn't even win the Palme d'Or!"
Zhang Yimou sneered: "It's just like you got it!"
The two just bickered for a while, and Zhang Yimou walked up to the stage and started to speak. However, he was introverted and didn't say much. After thanking him, the celebration party officially began.
After all, a celebration party is actually a bunch of people getting together to eat and drink because of the theme of a certain event. The same is true for a movie celebration party, but in private everyone will still talk about other things and will not always focus on this matter.
Say more.
Wu Jianye and Ge You sat together, and they were chatting in a low voice. Originally, Ge You was a master who couldn't sit still after drinking. At this time, as one of the protagonists of this celebration banquet, Ge You even more
Many people came over to toast and congratulate me.
And Ge You is not a master who likes to reject others, so the chat with Wu Jianye did not go smoothly. He had just finished drinking with a friend, and Ge You's face was already red at this time.
"Director Wu, I'm really sorry. People are here to toast, so it's not appropriate for me not to drink!" Ge You explained to Wu Jianye with a smile.
Wu Jianye had known Ge You's habits for a long time, so naturally he wouldn't say anything else: "If you say this, it's a big deal. Otherwise, let's change places later and have some more drinks. Then there will be less people and it will be fun to chat!"
Men are like this. When they drink, they rarely only drink the first round. Basically, they drink hard for two or three rounds.
After hearing this, Ge You also laughed and said, "That's a good feeling."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone came over to propose a toast. Wu Jianye smiled and said nothing more. Lu Jie came up to Wu Jianye and said, "Old Wu, when will your movie be released?"
Wu Jianye said: "It's the end of December, what's wrong?"
"It's okay, I'm just a little curious about what your movie is like!" It was obvious that Lu Yu didn't drink less.
“You’ll know when you see it!”
At such a celebration banquet, it is naturally impossible for everyone to talk about serious matters, and it is more about admiring each other and connecting with each other.
Naturally, many people from Wu Jianye's side came to toast, but today Wu Jianye naturally would not steal Zhang Yimou's limelight, and would simply chat with everyone without saying anything else.
Halfway through the celebration banquet, Zhang Weiping suddenly announced in a high-profile manner that he had reserved a place in the karaoke hall and invited everyone to come with him.
Wu Jianye glanced at Ge You and found that the other person had a wry smile.
There is really no way to refuse this kind of thing. To put it bluntly, Zhang Weiping is actually using the emperor to order the princes and Zhang Yimou to invite everyone.
The key is that Zhang Yimou has just cooperated with Zhang Weiping, so it's hard to say anything.
But there is no way to refuse, which does not mean that he must not refuse. Wu Jianye will not give him this face.
As for Ge You, there is definitely no way to refuse. He is the leading actor of this movie. If he is not on the scene, he will lose face!
So after the celebration banquet, Zhang Weiping found Wu Jianye and enthusiastically invited Wu Jianye to go to the second show. Wu Jianye directly said that he was almost drunk and rejected Zhang Weiping's invitation.
Zhang Yimou whispered to Wu Jianye: "I'm done with these two days, I'll have a drink with you alone!"
Wu Jianye laughed and said: "Come on, young master, I'm going to Xiangjiang soon, let's talk about it when I get back!"
Just because Wu Jianye despises Zhang Weiping does not mean that he will sever ties with Zhang Yimou. We are all adults. It is impossible for me to stop contacting you just because you are your friend and not my friend.
What's more, the relationship between Wu Jianye and Zhang Yimou is much better than the relationship between Zhang Weiping and Zhang Yimou.
After coming out of Dai's Restaurant, Wu Jianye called Feng Pengtong directly. Although he would not go to the second meal arranged by Zhang Weiping, it did not mean that Wu Jianye was about to end today's drinking party.
Male compatriots who drink alcohol know that the most annoying thing about drinking is the feeling of not being able to get up after half-drinking.
After receiving Wu Jianye's call, Feng Pengtong also ran over happily. Wu Jianye didn't look for any fancy restaurant, but came to a barbecue stall on Dai Zhen's recommendation.
Sitting on the side of the road, with a dozen skewers of meat, a dozen skewers of meat tendons, and a cucumber, Wu Jianye also ordered a tinfoil crucian carp.
The things were almost ready, and Feng Pants also came.
Wearing a simple long-sleeved shirt and jeans, with a smile on his face: "Director Wu, why are you in such a mood today!"
Wu Jianye said nothing more, handed Feng Pants a bottle of beer, and said with a smile: "I miss you, don't you?"
"Okay, that's what I asked for. Do you want me to warm the bed at night?" Feng Pengtong joked.
"Get out!" Wu Jianye yelled with a smile.
The two of them chatted about each other, and Feng Pengtong also took this opportunity to ask Wu Jianye about his ideas for a new movie. What surprised Wu Jianye was that the new movie Feng Pongtang had in mind was not "A".
The movie "Party B".
To be honest, the movie "Party A and Party B" is not new, and the script of this movie has actually been out for a long time. What's more, in the early stage, there was "Stubborn", a company similar to "Party A and Party B".
In fact, Feng Pants really likes to integrate several sketch-style storylines into a movie.
The later "Private Order" is actually a movie with this structure.
The movie Feng Pants wants to make now is "Enemies and Sons" after discussing it with Wang Shuo...
Wu Jianye smiled and said: "You can just watch and figure it out. I'm just giving you an opinion. The specific things are still yours to do!"
Seeing that Wu Jianye had no objection, Feng Pengtong also smiled and clinked glasses with Wu Jianye.
After the two drank for a while, Wu Jianye's cell phone rang. The caller was Ge You, whom he had made an appointment with before. After answering the phone, Wu Jianye smiled and said, "Why did you remember to call?"
"I'm done here, Director Wu, where are you?" Ge You said with a smile over the phone.
Wu Jianye was not polite and told Ge You his location. After waiting for almost twenty minutes, Ge You also wandered over.
Ge You and Feng Pengtang have known each other for a long time, so naturally they will not be polite.