Dong Ping was very enthusiastic. He served a few home-cooked dishes and the wine was Maotai that was 15 years old.
The two of them ate and drank, chatting about the situation of the drama directed by Jiang Wenli and the direction of this year's box office market.
It is obvious that the domestic film market is getting better year by year. For example, "Under the Red Cliff", which has a poor reputation, still grossed 261 million at the box office during the Spring Festival. Lu Chuan's "Nanjing Nanjing", which is currently in theaters, performed well in the May Day holiday.
Excellent, the box office within ten days of its release has already surpassed last year's National Day box office hit "Racing".
The proud Mr. Han even shouted the slogan that the box office would exceed 200 million. After all, the more outstanding the works of these two young directors, Ning Hao and Lu Chuan, the more they prove his discerning eye.
Naturally, it came up with the main theme commercial blockbuster "The Wind" jointly invested by Xinhao Media and Bona. Dong Ping expressed regret that he was busy with the formation of Cultural China at the time and lost an opportunity for cooperation. He also said that although he had not yet
He didn't know how the movie was going, but he had read the original novel, and at the same time he believed in Xinhao Media's production capabilities. It would definitely be a good work, and he congratulated Xinhao on its box office success.
After so much foreshadowing, He Xin finally got a taste of it and said two words: Show your goodwill!
Since it was a show of goodwill, there must be a plan. Sure enough, after three drinks, Dong Ping changed the subject and said, "Xiao He, I heard that your company is currently preparing a movie project?"
"We can't talk about preparations, let's just prepare for a rainy day. We are still in the stage of script creation." He Xin didn't hide anything and told the truth.
At present, in addition to "The Piano" which has been completed and "No Man's Land" which is currently being filmed, the company's remaining projects are "Du Lala" and "囧路" which are in preparation.
There are already potential candidates for the starring role, but "Du Lala" has already been put on the schedule. With Xue Xiaolu's ambiguous attitude, it seems to be a bit far away.
Of course, compared to the low profile of "囧TU", "Du Lala" is not news in the industry. From the beginning, it competed with Xu Jinglei for the copyright, and then Xinhao Media had close ties with Xue Xiaolu, and at the same time, it also
Because of Li Lianlian's participation, this usually unknown associate professor of Nortel Literature Department has attracted frequent attention recently.
"To tell you the truth, our newly established Cultural China currently has no decent projects except for the film Wen Li. I have read the novel "Du Lala". The subject matter is quite novel. I wonder if we will have a chance.
Can you participate in the cooperation?" Dong Ping said with a smile.
It’s been laying the groundwork for so long, so when it comes to the main topic, it doesn’t go around too much, it’s quite straightforward.
"Uh...Mr. Dong, I really can't answer right now. But don't get me wrong. I have no intention of evading it. The main reason is that the director of this project has not yet been chosen, so nothing can be discussed yet." He
Xin muttered.
After all, the director is the soul of a movie.
"Oh, do you have any special requirements for the director?" Dong Jing asked.
"This play is about women. I think it might be better to have a female director direct it. At first I wanted to ask the play's screenwriter, Mr. Xue Xiaolu, to direct it, but the situation may have changed now..."
He Xin briefly explained the situation.
The main reason why he was so frank was that Dong Ping had a good reputation in the industry. As a film company boss, he was not as ostentatious and philistine as the Huang brothers, Lao Wu, and even Yu Dong. He was very low-key. He Xin came into contact with him.
After a few visits, I found that Mr. Dong was very approachable in his dealings with others.
And he has always supported domestic literary and artistic films, including Jiang Wen's "The Devil Is Coming", Tianzhuangzhuang's "Spring in a Small Town", Xu Cairen's "My Dad and Me", "A Letter from a Strange Woman", Zhang
Yuan's "I Love You", Hou Yong's "Jasmine Blooms", and two works directed by Gu Changwei, including Jiang Wenli's "We Meet in the Sky", etc., were all invested, produced and distributed by his company
.This is a natural affinity for He Xin, who also started his career in performing arts films.
After hearing this, Dong Ping nodded and said with a smile: "It seems that you have full confidence in this Teacher Xue, but as far as I know you may be disappointed this time."
Upon hearing this, He Xin hurriedly asked: "How do you say that?"
"As far as I know, the project that Li Lianlian is interested in has already been approved by Hong Kong's Anle Film Company, owned by Second Young Master Jiang."
"Well……"
Although He Xin had been mentally prepared, he had not talked to Xue Xiaolu. He always still had a glimmer of hope. But after listening to Dong Ping's words, he understood that Xue Xiaolu had always wanted to direct this film himself.
Now that Jiang Ershao's Anle movie project has been approved, it is enough to show that the matter is a foregone conclusion.
He is not the kind of person who is very deep-seated and can express his emotions and anger, so it is inevitable that he would look disappointed at this time.
Dong Ping saw this, smiled slightly, and said hello first: "Xiao He, I am a straightforward person, don't mind me!"
"You say."
"You just said that this film is about women and you want a female director. I think you have fallen into a misunderstanding. It is not necessarily necessary to emphasize female directors. I have seen that many male directors are very good at handling female themes.
For example, director Guan Jinpeng."
He Xin shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Mr. Dong, I have already thought of Laoguan, but it's a pity that he is not free!"
He called Guan Jinpeng early in the morning and heard that he was currently working on a time-traveling movie with his screenwriter Wei Shaoen, which would probably be released in the second half of the year, but he didn't say anything.
"That's it..."
Dong Ping smiled sheepishly, and then said thoughtfully: "What do you think of Chen Kexin?"
Huh?
He Xin was stunned for a moment, then said hurriedly: "Director Chen? Isn't he currently filming "October Siege"?"
He Xin is somewhat familiar with "October Siege". This film was produced by Chen Kexin and Huang Jianxin's We Production and Yu Dong's Bona jointly established Renren Film and Television. Bona accounted for the majority of the film, and other films were also produced one after another.
Many investors in the industry, including Fan Xiaopang's studio, participated, and they named it Renren Film and Television.
At first, Yu Dongyao asked him if he wanted to participate together. He thought there were too many people and the relationship was complicated. He was mainly afraid of trouble, so he declined.
When Renren Film and Television was founded, it was very popular and even announced that it would make 15 movies within three years with a total box office of 2 billion. "October Siege" is the first film of Renren Film and Television.
This film has already started shooting at Chedun Cinema in Shanghai at the end of March. Now it is a busy time for filming. It is said that it will be released during the Lunar New Year this year. The time is still quite tight. How can Chen Kexin be free?
Woolen cloth?
Dong Ping shook his head and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter. Peter is just the producer. The director of "October Siege" is Chen Desheng. So, if it's convenient for you later, can you show him the book first?"
Peter is Chen Kexin's English name. Just hearing Dong Ping call Chen Kexin this way shows that the two have a good relationship. However, his overbearing tone made He Xin somewhat doubtful.
But I still can't help but feel excited. Not to mention Chen Kexin's identity as a great director, his early works such as "A Tale of Two Cities", "Golden Leaves", "Sweet Honey", etc. all portrayed female characters very delicately.
, not to mention the DreamWorks romance movie "Love Letter" he directed when he later broke into Hollywood, which was a real female theme.
If we were looking for a male director to direct "Du Lala", Chen Kexin would undoubtedly be the best candidate, even more suitable than Kwan Jin-peng. After all, Guan is still a literary director at heart, and Chen Kexin's ability to control commercial blockbusters has long been obvious to all.
In addition, "Du Lala" directed by Chen Kexin and "Du Lala" directed by Xue Xiaolu are completely different in terms of influence and attention!
"Well, I'm not very familiar with Director Chen." He replied shyly.
"Isn't it still me? But don't worry, this matter of cooperation with us is two different things. I'm just a matchmaker for you. As for the matter of cooperation, let's go back to the same code." Dong Ping said with a smile.
Although the words were beautiful, He Xin knew that it was actually the same thing. He couldn't do such a thing as not repaying a favor. As for cooperation, this is the general trend. As Xinhao Media has become famous in the industry,
It is definitely unrealistic to live alone. In fact, when filming "The Wind", his refusal to cooperate with Huayi Brothers seemed a bit willful.
Since we can cooperate with Bona, it is also a good choice to cooperate with directors and commentators with good reputation in the industry. Eggs cannot always be put in one basket. Of course, it would be better if the three companies invest together.
Thinking of this, He Xin no longer hesitated, picked up the wine glass with a smile and said: "Mr. Dong, I respect you!"
Some words do not have to be said out loud. Dong Ping raised his eyebrows, looked at him deeply, then picked up the cup and clinked it with him: "Cheers!"
…
In the first two days, He Xin spoke the Huainan dialect he was learning and selling now, and filmed several scenes in the gymnasium of the local sports school. Most of them were cut-scenes. He played the role of a martial arts coach, leading the children to train. Ye Xin
Fortunately, he had learned a few tricks from "Brother Fen" Dong Wei, and he was still able to perform them with style.
Therefore, actors must be good at martial arts, singing, dancing, even cooking, etc. They don’t have to be good at it, but they must at least have a decent posture so that they can play various roles in the play well.
There was also a scene between him and Ma Chun. On a rainy day, the little girl who played Xiaolan came over with Ma Chun to help him deliver the poison prepared by Xiao Lan's grandpa. Xiao Ma's performance was good.
Just took two shots and passed.
In the next few days, he didn't have many scenes, and more of them watched the scenes between Mr. Zhu Xu and Xiaolan. Although the old man is from the Northeast, he has been in the capital for a long time, and the Beijing movies are very standard, but now
In the play, the old man's Huainan dialect is actually very authentic.
There is also the little girl who plays Xiaolan. It is said that Jiang Wenli found her locally and had no acting experience. She actually showed a very good feeling when she acted opposite Mr. Zhu Xu. Her natural and simple performance was eye-catching.
Bright.
Especially when the little girl is unhappy, she often cries and wants to jump into the river. The handling of this detail adds an element of comedy to the heavy plot.
It was a night scene. After He Xin came to the set, he shaved off the long hair he had in "The Piano". It was a retro-style crew cut with a length of about two or three centimeters, which highlighted the cleanliness of the martial arts instructor.
neat.
He always wears an old-fashioned sportswear called a "shirt" and a pair of washed-yellow white sneakers, which is his look in the movie.
The scene was in a closed and abandoned factory, because there was a century-old camphor tree with a unique shape in the factory. The location team took two days to clear out an open space under the tree, and then wrote "Down with someone" on the wall opposite.
Graffiti such as "So and so", "So and so is a reactionary", and "Dog head" are very characteristic of the times.
There is a cold light on the side. As for the camera position, compared to the various fancy shots played by Zhou Shuhao in He Xin's "The Piano of Steel" before, here probably because of the subject matter, fixed camera positions and medium shots are used.
This scene is very simple. Xiaocui, played by Ma Chun, comes back from the countryside to visit relatives after going to the mountains. She makes love to He Xin under the camphor tree, and then is taken out to play hide-and-seek (catching crickets in the previous article does not match the plot).
Xiaolan crashed.
"Okay, everyone, get ready!"
Maschun, wearing a white washed green military uniform, blue trousers and a pair of black cloth shoes, stood side by side under the tree with He Xin.
"Hey, Uncle He, do you think people in that era hugged and kissed in private like people today?"
While Lin Liangzhong was still adjusting the camera position, Ma Chun muttered and chatted with He Xinxian.
"How do I know this? You should ask your aunt." Jiang Wenli, who was busy at the scene wearing a sun hat late at night, muttered.
"What should we do at that moment? Should we hug each other?"
"Why don't you hug me? I'll just slap my feet in the camera. Then we just need to stand a little closer." He Xin rolled his eyes and said.
I don’t know what this girl is thinking. Maybe she is a precocious maturer. She was brazenly telling him before that she had already filmed a kissing scene and so on.
"oh!"
The girl squeezed closer to him, "Is that it?"
He Xin lowered his head and looked at their feet: "Well, almost."
Not long after, the machine was adjusted in place and shooting officially started.
"A!"
The two of them quickly stood next to each other.
"You must ask for life, not beg from fate; the red flag is the sail, and the sun is the helmsman..."
Xiaolan walked along the eaves with a flashlight, and while she was looking for her friends who were hiding and seeking, she was mumbling words to encourage herself.
Suddenly, two pairs of feet, one big and one small, appeared in the area illuminated by the flashlight. Xiaolan was so frightened that she screamed and sat down.
"stop!"
At this time, Jiang Wenli shouted with a loudspeaker: "Sichun, you are wrong. How can you hug your Uncle He? People at that time were very shy. When you heard Xiaolan's cry, you should subconsciously separate.
.”
It turned out that when Xiaolan shone the light of the flashlight on their feet and started to scream, the two of them were also startled.
He Xin looked at Xiao Ma who was still hugging his waist tightly, and said helplessly: "Did you hear that? We have to separate, not hug each other."
Just now Xiaolan screamed, and his reaction was to take a step back. But before he could make a move, Xiao Ma grabbed his waist tightly and couldn't move. If it weren't for his hands blocking the front
, this girl actually wanted to put her head into his arms.
Ma Chun only then let go of his hand and apologized: "I was wrong, I'm sorry, Uncle He!"
"After a while, I heard Xiaolan's cry. We both had to shrink back at the same time, and we almost had to..."
After saying that, He Xin made a special gesture and said: "At least there must be a distance of one person."