Chapter 229 Premiere (Part 1)
Speaking of which, Zhang Kaigang's movie journey in recent years has been numerous smoother than the original plane.
If it weren't for the episode of Liang Yuan, then Director Zhang was asking his grandparents to invest all over the world to prepare for the filming of Ju Dou, who started Director Zhang's Oscar complex and won the first Oscar nomination.
Compared with the original trajectory, Director Zhang has a bit of a high spirit in recent years.
Zhang Kaigang himself did not expect that the name of the twin movie enlightenment teacher was so good. When he went out to the set, whether it was Tie Boss's soft and hard bedroom or United Airlines' hotline tickets, as long as Director Zhang came out, there would be no tickets that he couldn't get.
It is a very hard thing to make movies and run on sets all over the country. Zhang Kaigang was able to unexpectedly solve the problem of transportation, which made the team's morale rise. Nowadays, Republican filmmakers are poor and able to handle comfortable transportation is already a very great benefit.
Like some established history, the highlighted Zhang Kaigang rejuvenated his second spring even more violently. The scandals with Gong Li even had gossips with Liang Yuan.
As if to get together and to avoid the surging public opinion tide in China, Zhang Kai just came into contact with "The Love of the War between the Ancient and Modern Warriors of the Qin Terracotta Warriors".
The director, producer and screenwriter of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes of the War between the Qin Terracotta Warriors" are all elites in the Hong Kong film industry. It is a complete Hong Kong island project. This project can be found on Zhang Kaigang. Unlike the original intention to open up the mainland market, Hong Kong island film elites such as Cheng Xiaodong and Xunx invited Zhang Kaigang to join the project. What they value more is the energy Zhang Kaigang has shown on the other side of the Pacific in recent years.
The early 1990s was the peak of Hong Kong films. Countless Hong Kong filmmakers wanted to enter Hollywood with ambitions and take a bite in the world's largest and most profitable film market in the United States.
Therefore, every Chinese face that appears in Hollywood, the elites in the Hong Kong film industry are extremely concerned about it, trying to find a shortcut or smooth road to enter Hollywood.
Zhang Kaigang has filmed several commercials in the United States in recent years, and has been released by the five major TV stations in the United States. It is also well-known in the American advertising director industry. Such achievements naturally attracted the attention of Hong Kong film elites.
Starting from advertising directors, small-cost movies, medium-investment movies, and commercial blockbusters, these four-level training and four-level jumps have always been an exclusive channel that only local American directors have. As a Chinese, Zhang Kaigang can actually follow this path, and it is difficult not to attract the attention of experts.
When the project "Ancient and Modern Wars of the Qin Terracotta Warriors" came into contact with Zhang Kaigang, Cheng Xiaodong had not yet completed the investment in the whole film. When the two sides sat down and contacted, Cheng Xiaodong naturally expressed his intention to find Zhang Kaigang to invest. Zhang Kaigang did not refuse to agree to try it, and this test directly led the twins into the game.
Liang Yuan always let go of the twins, and the twins were more satisfied with the quality of Zhang Kaigang, the film enlightenment teacher. He greeted Liang Yuan and directly used Shangri-La advertising to insert it secretly and invested in the crew.
However, under Liang Yuan's instruction, the twins made a request that they wanted to get the sponsorship, in addition to the starring actor, Zhang Kaigang must serve as the co-director of "The Love of the War between the Ancient and Modern Warriors of Qin".
"The Love of the War between the Trojans of Qin" can definitely be called the ancestor of time traveling through the Party. Even with the attitude of worshiping the ancestor, Liang Yuan had to be willing to do so. What's more, this film was already well filmed. If it weren't for the limited investment, the modern plot was filmed too badly, and the story structure of this film itself would definitely have the potential to become a top masterpiece of Chinese films.
Of course, Hong Kong filmmakers nowadays all look at the mainland with their nostrils. Currently, Liu Xiaoqing, the number one actress in China, lost her temper on the set when filming "The Last Emperor". The working meals that the mainland staff ate were less than one yuan for steamed buns, clear water and pickles. Hong Kong staff ate big fish and meat with 50 yuan. The fierce and righteous Liu Xiaoqing overturned the table at that time and told the director that the mainland staff would not eat meat without meat. I won’t act anymore.
Although Zhang Kaigang seems to have a way in Hollywood, it is just that to say that he can get the respect of many Hong Kong filmmakers. Cheng Xiaodong suddenly heard that Zhang Kaigang wanted to take the dominance of the project, and his first reaction was that he felt it was a bit funny.
Even though Hong Kong films are so crude these days, like "The Legend of the Condor Heroes and the War of Qin Terracotta", there are still several million Hong Kong dollars to invest. Mainland film factories only have a few dollars a year. Cheng Xiaodong asked Zhang Kaigang to invest in just holding a mosquito leg and also having a little help, and he didn't even make up for the psychological preparation that he could really get big funds.
Zhang Kaigang has also been involved in capitalism in the United States, and it is not a common practice. Naturally, he understands how much you like to eat. If you want to dominate, you must let the other party see your support.
The twins gave Zhang Kaigang a reliance on fighting for project dominance in other places may not be anything else, but it is definitely shocking in Hong Kong.
The two million Hong Kong dollar Chinese character pager insertion advertisement is considered a hidden way to bring funds into the group. What is strange is that Zhang Kaigang promised that the modern plot of "The Love of the War between the Ancient and Modern Warriors of Qin", the crew can choose the property under Hong Kong Island Land as the set, and can call Jardinei's luxury cars as props at will.
All free!!!
The shock this information has brought to Hong Kong moviegoers is too great. Many Hong Kong crews can't even afford to rent villas, let alone first-tier properties located in the elite area of Hong Kong Island around Victoria Bay. That is not a place where the crew can take it down with money.
In Cheng Xiaodong's plan, the modern plot of "The Love of the War between the Ancient and Modern Warriors of Qin" was planned to be placed in Dongyang, and this was done to please Dongyang's film market after the film was released.
Of course, in order to save money, the crew cannot go to Dongyang to select scenes. In addition to using free Hong Kong street scenes, the crew will go to the public building near Kowloon Castle. The place is a famous slum on Hong Kong Island. Apart from free, there is nothing to do with the international metropolis of Dongyang.
In fact, the movie "The Love of the War between the Ancient and Modern Warriors of Qin" happened to be ruined in the modern plot. The selection of scenery and clothing accessories like local buns did not show the quality of the developed capitalist countries in the East. The entire modern plot is more like a bloody love drama from the edge of urban and rural areas.
With the resources that twins can call, it is not too easy to deal with Hong Kong filmmakers. You need money and land, clothes and clothing, and fashion.
Zhang Kaigang put the conditions one by one, and the crew knelt down directly, and could mobilize Jardine’s resources at will. As a native of Hong Kong Island, he understood the huge energy contained here. What is the origin of this Zhang Kaigang?
In fact, as the filming progressed, the Hong Kong people inside the crew were almost frightened by Zhang Kaigang.
Liang Yuan and the twins didn't think that this movie was necessary to please the East, so the plot of the modern part was naturally changed back to Hong Kong Island. The heroine's setting is the only heir to the commercial family. She works on the top floor of the first phase of the trading square of the top office building in Hong Kong Island, lives in the villas and mansions in the Mid-mountain area of Hong Kong Island, and travels with Rolls-Royce, Bentley, and Gulfstream business jets. The clothing is handled by Fengla brands, which is popular in Germany.
The modern part of "The Love of the War between the Warriors of Qin in Ancient and Modern Times" was completely made into a fashionable blockbuster similar to "The Queen of Prada" that reflects how top white and rich beauty live.
"Kaigang, today's premiere is your big day, why did you come out alone?"
There is no premiere in Hong Kong today. You don’t need to guess this thing, just know it’s the influence of Liang Yuan.
Gong Li, wearing a black backless dress, carried a small Chanel handbag and turned from behind Zhang Kaigang with a somewhat excited pace. Her tone was full of the happiness of a little woman.
The filming of the film for half a year can be said to be the happiest and most shocking day in Gong Li's life. There is nothing to say about the plot of the costume part. In addition to the exquisite costumes and more in line with real history, Gong Li's three views suffered an extremely severe impact when shooting modern plots.
It turns out that life can still be like this. Rich people are so happy. After two months of modern plot shooting, Gong Li knew what the so-called princess life should look like. The earthy smell from the mainland also completely dissipated at an astonishing speed.
“It’s too much inside~”
With Jardine's back, a large amount of resources were spent in. Zhang Kaigang has gained substantial rights as a director in the crew, and has all kinds of shocking practical behaviors as examples. Zhang Kaigang's authority within the crew has also been established. Everyone in the crew knows that Director Zhang's path is simply unfathomable.
With authority, people below naturally have the strength of their eyesight. Some people have long seen that although the first-time premiere in Hong Kong film history seems to be very successful, all the well-known Hong Kong media are present. According to the principle, Director Zhang should be at the peak of his life, but looking at Director Zhang's expression gives people a feeling of treacherous. If you say that there is no major thing hidden here, this group of people who are in the crew must not believe it.
If you are upset, don’t come forward, otherwise if you get angry, you will be wronged.
"Kai Gang, you can't hide it from me. You were quite normal the day before yesterday. I talked to me about the premiere and said that this commercial film may be an important turning point in your directorial career. From yesterday, I found that you are becoming more and more absent-minded. What exactly happened in the middle?"
After lowering his head and pondering for a moment, Zhang Kaigang thought about the top social cocktail party in Hong Kong that was held at Mandarin Oriental Hotel not long ago, and the worst incident of hooking girls in history where Hong Kong media were about to freak out. He also remembered the call from Gong Yun, the real butler between the communication crew and Jardine Mahjong yesterday, saying that the little princess might attend the premiere of "The Love of the War between the Ancient and Modern Warriors of the Qin Terracotta Warriors", which made Zhang Kaigang pay attention.
Even though Zhang Kaigang is a fool in recent years, he knows that the three young men and women he has come into contact with are definitely extraordinary. Although Zhang Kaigang did not guess that the three were the co-founders of Yuanjia, he also knew that if he found a reason for his success in his career in recent years, being a tutor in the twins' movies would definitely be the only main reason.
After thinking about it, Zhang Kaigang felt that these two students might have the intention of going to the front desk. Telling Gong Li about the simple situation would not have any impact. The most important thing is that Zhang Kaigang was worried that Gong Li would accidentally offend others. Zhang Kaigang knew very well that the appearance of his two students was simply a hit on all beauties. He was born to arouse women's jealousy.
"Xiaoli, I mentioned to you that I have two students in Shencheng."
"Well, you say you are the juniors of the old seniors in the film and television industry, but you can't give up your face, so you can only agree."
"That's just an excuse, time is limited. I'll tell you simply that my career has been going well in the past few years, both in North America and in China, thanks to these two students."
"Don't be surprised if you talk. You have experienced it yourself. You can hear a lot of Hong Kong movies with eyes growing on the top of your head."
"We won't mention North America. Just mobilizing the entire Jardinian resources to serve the crew, who can do this to your own experience. I won't say much about Jardinian's status in Hong Kong."
"The film "The Love of the War between the Qin Terracotta Warriors of Ancient and Modern Times" is not a licensor who is licensed as a producer and supervisor, but it is just a fool to lay people. Everyone in the circle knows how capable they are. In fact, the producer of the film is my two students."
"Don't ask the background, and don't ask why people are so rich. I don't know some things. Xiaoli, I've told you so much, mainly because I'm worried that you accidentally offend others. I haven't told anyone that my two students are the natural enemies of all beauties in the world. All beauties are shorter than them."
"Xiaoli, don't sneer, and you don't need to be jealous. I've been in the movie industry for decades. I can tell what a beauty is, what a beauty is, and what a beauty is, and you will understand it all when you have seen a real person. I can't even think of how good a man is to be worthy of them."
"Does Gong Yun Xiaoli know?"
"Yes, it's Gong Yun who you envious and admire, and the one who is usually responsible for coordinating the shooting of Jardineyah resources and crew."
"Ming Yun called me yesterday, and the original words were told that the two little princesses might come to the premiere of the movie today, so I will pay attention to the reception. Do you think I should be nervous?"
Zhang Kaigang was also very ruthless and couldn't say a lot of things normally, so this time he said to Gong Li in one breath.
Gong Li was originally a top-notch person, and the news Zhang Kaigang said was too shocking. The dissatisfaction and jealousy in her heart were wiped out by Gong Li in a blink of an eye.
Gong Li's negative emotions are gone, and her concern for her lover becomes the focus of her emotions. Judging from Zhang Kaigang's words, her personal future is almost at the level of being decided by one word.
"Hey, what should I do? I'm living a fake princess' life when I make a movie. I heard from you, Kaigang, that people live a real princess' life."
"Kaigang, I'll wait here with you. I guess there's no shortage of anything else. I'm afraid that we can only show our hands sincerity."
Gong Li's mind was quite quick, and she grasped the point of the matter in a blink of an eye.
Zhang Kaigang nodded, stood at the entrance of the theater with Gong Li, paying attention to the luxury cars driving towards Central.
Chapter completed!