These three meaningful tribute films have attracted many directors in the industry to sign up. Except for the big directors, they are basically very willing to participate in such films, just like a large group of actors are willing to participate in "The Founding of the People's Republic of China".
In China, no industry can do without the government, let alone the film industry. Sometimes one sentence can determine the life or death of a movie.
Not to mention, China Film, a subsidiary of Optoelectronics, owns half of the top ten theater chains in the country. No director would not want to applaud Optoelectronics.
For movies like "The Founding of the Army", the first two "The Founding of the People's Republic" and "The Founding of the Party" were so badly criticized, but Liu Weiqiang happily accepted the orders for this third one.
Whether it's recruiting someone or trying to please someone, no one will refuse to please someone who can determine your destiny.
However, this time all three movies were produced by Li Qian, and more than a dozen other investors, including China Film Group Corporation, did not show up at the press conference. Li Qian was completely in charge, which made people in the industry extremely upset.
Of course, these three movies cannot be made by Li Qian and his family. There are also more than ten state-owned enterprises and private companies involved, and Li Qian only accounts for 15% of the investment share.
After all, I have been busy and busy, and taking such a small amount seems to be a bit of a waste of work.
However, the significance of producing such a significant gift film is much greater than the 15% profit.
Major companies are in a bad mood, especially Huayang and Bernard.
Bernard had the closest relationship with China Film in the past. After all, Yu Dong was Han Sanping's old subordinate, and Bernard was the second largest investor in "The Founding of an Army".
But Han Sanping retired, and Yu Dong's relationship with China Film Group was not as strong as Lai Peikang took office.
As for Huayang Media, the Huang brothers are naturally very upset. This is their card. They had no knowledge of such a big matter in advance.
However, no matter what the outside world says, the position of the 14 directors of the three tribute films has attracted the attention of the industry
Zhang Yimou, who was idle at home, had received the news from above a few days ago. The strong man who came to arrest him could not escape.
"Why!"
Zhang Yimou is troubled. "The Great Wall" is in its final post-production, but he is basically excluded from the post-production team. He can only watch and give opinions, but cannot decide on the film's post-production.
The movie he makes cannot decide how it will eventually appear on the big screen. He doesn't know if "The Great Wall" can be regarded as his own work after being busy for so long.
Now that I was named by Optoelectronics to make a movie with the main theme, I felt more and more irritated.
However, Zhang Yimou also knew that he could not refuse.
Fortunately, this movie plus 13 and units can be chosen by yourself.
Taking the information of these thirteen projects, Zhang Yimou also weighed it repeatedly.
After reading it over and over again, I finally settled on the young man with a stubborn face lying in the trench, aiming forward.
Similarly, Brother Cheng Kai was also recruited. Although he was a little unhappy that the chief director in front of him was a young man, he still couldn't refuse Optoelectronics.
Faced with a choice, Brother Cheng Kai could only choose a subject that he relatively liked.
As for other directors who want to participate, they don't have the luxury to make their own selections. They all have to go through an "interview" by the preparatory committee.
Among them is Guan Hu, the director of "Lao Pao Er", which sold more than 800 million yuan last year. In 2012, he wrote the script of "The Eight Hundred Heroes", but at that time Guan Hu planned to build a real-life shooting location on both sides of the Suzhou River.
The cost is huge and no one is willing to invest.
Huang Zhongjun was only willing to invest in him because of the huge sales of "Lao Pao Er", but it was only a part of it, and the other gaps were still being raised for investment.
The funds for "Eight Hundred Heroes" were not in place, so Guan Hu could only put it down for the time being. However, he saw Li Qian's press conference, which included two war films, one feature-length film and six units.
It was a gift film, the government paid for it, and it was also a war film. Guan Hu was immediately interested in it.
After spending two days learning about the six characters and the Battle of Jincheng, Guan Hu immediately began to prepare his own plan.
More than half a month later, when it came time for the "interview", Guan Hu confidently set off for China Film Group with his plan for the Jincheng campaign.
The interview location is set to be China Film Studio, a state-owned enterprise, but of course there won't be a swarm of directors waiting in the room and entering as soon as their names are called.
After all, they are all well-known and lucky directors in the industry, and they act like the ladies in the club.
Interviews are conducted in batches and staggered.
Guan Hu came to China Film Studio, stayed in the reception room for a while, and then was invited to the large conference room.
The long table in the conference room was full of people, including Lai Peikang, Li Qian, Director Lu of the Film Bureau's Production Department, and their subordinates.
"Director Lu, Director Lai, Li"
Guan Hu said hello one by one, but when he arrived at Li Qian, he felt a little awkward.
When this kind of greeting was used on Li Qian like a leader and a subordinate, Guan Hu was a little speechless.
Li Qian didn't take it seriously. He still lowered his head and looked at the plans of the previous directors and the general shooting direction and content they wrote.
As the host, Lai Peikang was the deputy director of the Film Bureau before taking up the position of China Film Group. He was the leader of Director Lu and presided over the interview without permission.
He smiled and said, "Director Guan, let's not talk about the nonsense. Tell us what you think. How do you plan to shoot this battle of Jincheng?"
Guan Hu also put aside the embarrassment of facing Li Qian and began to explain his thoughts.
"As for the Battle of Jincheng, everyone knows that this is a battle to defend the enemy outside the country. If this war cannot be won, the impact will be far-reaching.
If you win, you will be able to gain a foothold in the world. This is the common emotion of the entire country, and the emotional abundance has been set here before the filming of the movie.
Such a collective national emotion, when I first conceived it, I was already destined that it would be in line with public sentiment and public aesthetics."
Guan Hu's words made Lai Peikang and Director Zhao nod slightly.
However, Li Qian was a little surprised. He couldn't help but put down the folder in his hand and raised his head.
It's Guan Hu, right?
It’s been a while since we last seen each other. Has he changed his gender?
This is quite interesting. Li Qian patiently wanted to hear how Guan Hu planned to capture such popular emotions and aesthetics.
Guan Hu continued, "In the Battle of Jincheng, the Zhiyuan Army defeated the enemy. It was a victory. We should film the basis of victory in this battle.
In such a difficult environment and facing such a powerful opponent, the key to our victory is sacrifice!
The reason why we were able to negotiate and sign the agreement at Panmunjom was not based on weapons and equipment, but on courage and sacrifice. The Battle of Jincheng was not a story about beating the enemy to pieces, it was a story about the collective sacrifice of these people for victory.
Bring sacrifice, which is the key to victory, to the audience, let the audience understand why we win, and should not be limited to the large-corps fighting method."
Li Qian frowned and interrupted him, "Wait a minute, Director Guan said the theme is sacrifice?"
Guan Hu was a little unhappy at being interrupted, but Li Qian was sitting in the interviewer's seat, so he could only hold back and replied, "Yes, this is my opinion."
"However, in the Battle of Jincheng, our army won a great victory. It was a great victory, but the theme was sacrifice. Don't you think there is a problem?" Li Qian asked rhetorically.
"There is nothing wrong with winning the Battle of Beijing, but victory is also achieved through sacrifice. How can there be victory without sacrifice?" Guan Hu also refuted Li Qian's words.
I wiped it and even raised the bar.
Li Qian shook his head, "In the Battle of Jincheng, our army won an overwhelming victory. If sacrifice is the theme, what kind of story does Director Guan want to make?"
Seeing that Li Qian no longer refuted, Guan Hu felt a little proud, "The Battle of Jincheng is indeed a victory, but the road to victory was tragic. The tragedy before victory is often more meaningful than victory.
Before the Battle of Jincheng, there was such a local battle. In order to arrive at the designated time, our army put more troops on the front line of Jincheng. The soldiers of the Zhiyuan Army continued to resist the indiscriminate bombing of enemy planes despite the lack of supplies and disparity in weapons.
, used his flesh and blood to repair the wooden bridges in the war again and again, so that large troops could cross the river to participate in the battle."
"Is it the King Kong River at the foot of Mount King Kong?" It was Lai Peikang who interrupted Guan Hu this time. For such an important gift film, of course he had a complete understanding of the entire Battle of Jincheng.
"It's the King Kong River!"
Guan Hu explained with emotion, "We can not focus the camera on the frontal battlefield, but focus on a corner of the battlefield before the victory of the war, around a wooden bridge, an engineering company repairing the bridge, and an artillery company covering the fierce local battle.
To reflect the cruelty of war and pay tribute to those ancestors who sacrificed heroically!
A bridge is constantly facing bombings, and this bridge is the lifeline of our army. If it cannot cross the river, it will affect the normal battle. Therefore, it must be repaired desperately, and one by one must sacrifice one after another. This is exactly what happens in countless corners of the battlefield.
It was sacrifice that led to the victory in the Battle of Jincheng!"
Lai Peikang and Director Lu looked at each other. They were originally talking about the Battle of Jincheng, but why did it suddenly change to the Battle of Crossing the River at the foot of King Kong Mountain?
"So how does Director Guan plan to film this local battle at Jingang River?"
Li Qian suddenly had a bad premonition. Could it be that "King Kong River" was filmed by Guan Hu?
"Small things make a big difference. The engineer companies sacrificed their lives one after another under the enemy's shelling and bombing. The supporting artillery company gunners, in order to cover the engineer company and protect this lifeline-like wooden bridge, started a showdown with the enemy bombers. In the end, due to the firepower,
Huge gap and heroic sacrifice.
The advance reconnaissance company, these ordinary soldiers faced all attacks from the air. All of them died for one goal. This is a sacrifice that is not seen by ordinary people. I think it is extremely valuable and is very important.
It is touching and a good memorial to the martyrs.”
Guan Hu almost finished speaking about his idea without writing it, a thousand words of eloquence, and he was excited as he spoke.
That's right, it was taken by Guan Hu.
Li Qian was speechless, they really met him.
"Okay, Director Guan, let's take a serious look at the history."
Guan Hu immediately asked with a bad look on his face, "What does Director Li mean?"
"The bridge over the Kumgang River is not a frontline assault line, but a load-carrying supply line. It is mainly used to transport materials and equipment, not to transport soldiers, let alone to protect large troops crossing the river.
As for the so-called lack of supplies, it does not exist. In the Battle of Jincheng, our army was full of supplies and had greater firepower than the enemy. At the beginning of the war, our army mobilized 1,100 artillery pieces. Within half an hour, 1,900 tons of artillery shells were fired.
poured on the enemy's position.
Even when guarding the bridge over the Kumgang River, our army's anti-aircraft firepower is very sufficient, and there is no reason to be passively beaten and sacrificed, so I don't think Guan Guo's plan is very good."
"But I think shooting this way can better reflect the spirit of our army. Besides, the movie has been artistically processed. It's totally fine to shoot it from another aspect." Guan Hu retorted.
"on the other hand?"
Li Qian sneered, "Enemy bombers are massacring our troops? We can only be beaten passively and die one after another? What kind of showdown between artillery company gunners and enemy planes? Does Director Guan plan to let anti-aircraft guns and bombers show off?"
Isn't it possible to not have too many artillery and ammunition? Do you save dozens of shells from two cannons and shoot down the enemy plane with the last shell?
Maybe Director Guan didn’t understand the later stages of the war. It was already a local battle that was close to modernization. Although it was tragic, it was by no means tragic because of being passively beaten due to backward equipment. If you couldn’t understand the reality of the war, it would be difficult to film it well.
this movie!"
The Battle of Jincheng was essentially a great victory, which was the core. Although Lai Peikang and Director Lu didn't think there was anything wrong with Guan Hu's plan, the overall plan was not in line with the core.
To be more tragic, as in "The Loveliest Man", the Battle of Jincheng can only be a victory, a victory that ends the resistance to the United States and aids Korea, and brings a successful end to the war.
However, their words should be more tactful, "In this way, the leaders will take a look at it and discuss it. The supervisor will go back and wait for the news. If it is adopted, I will notify you as soon as possible."
Guan Hu left China Film with aggrieved heart. His plan was rejected by Li Qian for unfounded reasons.
If you win, you will whitewash the peace and ignore the tragedy behind the victory!
Guan Hu was very dissatisfied, but there was nothing he could do about it. It was obvious that Li Qian had a lot of say.
This war movie is no longer available, so Guan Hu can only go back and wait for the subsequent investment in his "Eight Hundred Heroes" to arrive.