You don't understand the happiness of the director

At the agreed teahouse, Wang Quan and Zhao Benshan met downstairs, but this was not a date between the two of them.

Liu Dehua, who had extended the invitation, personally went downstairs to greet the two guests, and the three of them went upstairs together.

Zhao Benshan happily held Wang Quan's hand, "Finally someone can understand what I'm saying."

Just now, whether he was walking on the red carpet or awarding an award, he was surrounded by people from Xiangjiang. Unlike Wang Quan, he didn't understand Cantonese, so communication took a lot of effort.

Andy Lau did not attend the Hong Kong Film Awards today, but he took leave from the set of "The Dragon Takes Off His Armor" and returned to Hong Kong just to receive these two guests.

Needless to say, Wang Quan, the two are about to collaborate on "Lost Orphans". Wang Quan's script is world-famous and well-known at home and abroad. Andy Lau regards this as his true transformation. After reaching forty, he should also shed the burden of idols. , become a real actor.

As for Zhao Benshan, the two have a deep connection.

It is said that in 1999, Andy Lau went to the Northeast to perform and caused trouble. He was threatened to leave the Northeast while lying down. Two-thirds of the performance fee was withheld. Later, Zhao Benshan came forward to help him settle the matter. (Note 1)

Therefore, the two superstars from the south and the north have a good friendship.

"How did you meet?" Zhao Benshan asked after taking a sip of tea.

Andy Lau laughed and said, "I took the initiative to make friends with him, and then Director Wang saw my sincerity and prepared to collaborate with me on a new movie."

"Oh, movies." Lao Zhao has never given up on movies. In the fields of sketches, duets, and TV series, he has no rivals. But this movie just makes him confused.

At the beginning of the year, his movie "The Leaves Return to Their Roots" was so well done and had a good reputation. As a result, he invested 20 to 30 million, and the final box office was only 15 million. Fortunately, he did not invest in it himself, but it also made him have lingering fears about movie investment. He lost so much. Enough to film several "Country Love" films by myself.

Now is indeed not the most profitable era for domestic movies. Wang Quan also said frankly, "Although Brother Hua said that I can reduce the salary for starring, I am still prepared to lose money. I will make more abroad and lose less domestically, which is acceptable."

Andy praised, "Director Wang is a person with a passion for movies!"

Zhao Benshan didn't have that kind of thing, he just wanted to make money. I heard that Wang Quan was already prepared to lose money, and I was curious about what kind of story could make him so generous.

Then Wang Quan talked about Guo Gangtang's ten-year search for his son. However, even though he made Liu Dehua cry when he told it, Lao Zhao, who had experienced the same miserable life himself, was only slightly moved.

Although he is a few years older than Andy Lau, he and the people around him have gone through so many things that losing a child is nothing.

But he has also heard about Wang Quan's legendary experience. He has the potential to become a movie tycoon at the age of 22. Such a person must become his friend.

So he said, "If there is a suitable role, I would also like to make a guest appearance, but I am afraid that as a comedy person, I will not match the tone of your movie."

"It's a good match!" Lao Zhao took the initiative to ask for the role. Wang Quan would be too ignorant if he refused, "This movie will have some black humor."

But in fact, things like guest appearances are all debts of gratitude. Wang Quan originally only wanted to attract acquaintances who had cooperation plans or possibilities in the future, such as Sissi Mimi. Now that Zhao wants to make a guest appearance, he doesn’t know the future. What can I do to repay him? If he invites me to make a movie for him and his disciples, how uncomfortable will it be for me?

By the way, I have it! Can't you just give him a sketch script yourself, like the one from the 2009 Spring Festival Gala!

Just as Wang Quan was thinking about it, Liu Dehua asked to read the script. Wang Quan asked, "Brother Hua, how is your Mandarin speaking?"

Liu Dehua, "I have been speaking Mandarin just now."

Wang Quan and Zhao Benshan looked at each other, and they immediately burst into laughter.

Not to mention how embarrassed Liu Dehua was, so he still failed.

Wang Quan said with a smile, "I haven't finished writing it yet, and I never show others half-finished scripts. When Brother Hua can speak Mandarin well, my script will almost be finished."

In fact, the reason why Andy Lau wants to read the script is that he wants to practice Mandarin specifically, and only practice the lines in the script. This should be easier, just like his Mandarin songs, there is no Cantonese accent at all.

Liu Dehua was a little embarrassed when Wang Quan said this, but it also inspired his fighting spirit to practice Mandarin well.

The next day, Wang Quan and Lao Zhao were going to take the same flight back to the capital.

When Lao Zhao was waiting for the plane, he whispered to Wang Quan, "When I have more money in the future, I will build a private plane, otherwise it will be too strenuous to wait for the plane during performances."

Wang Quan thought, so do I!

When I return to the country in the future, I cannot completely leave the people and things in the United States alone. I will inevitably have to travel between places. It will indeed be more convenient to have a private plane.

At that time, given my financial resources, I probably wouldn't care about paying for a private jet. I don't know if the subprime mortgage crisis will come on time.

"Teacher Zhao, can I read your magazine?"

"Oh, this is a new magazine that just came out, for you."

Wang Quan saw that the cover was "Red Cliff".

It turns out that "Red Cliff" has just started filming in a low-key manner at the Zhuozhou Film and Television Base. However, what is really exciting is that on the first day of filming, Zhou Runfa, the male lead originally scheduled to play Zhou Yu, has not been cast!

However, the first thing to shoot is Cao Cao, Zhang Fengyi’s part, so the crew is still filming in an orderly manner. I don’t know how the male protagonist will adjust later.

But Wang Quan knows that the crew of "Red Cliff" must be panicking now. Although Zhou Runfa is not comparable to Cheng Long and Li Lianjie, for Chinese people, he is still the third internationally famous actor. His appearance can give investors He is confident that there will be more imagination space for international copyrights, which is why investors are willing to invest so much money. With his departure, many investments may go into trouble.

Besides, the crew of "Red Cliff" also had problems. How could they have turned on the film and not yet signed the contract for the male lead? What a big surprise this was.

Although the report did not mention the contract, Wang Quan knew that it must have not been signed. If the contract was signed, Fa Ge would play this, let alone his friendship with Wu Yusen, and the investors would not be able to forgive him or compensate him. I want to pay him to death.

But if he didn't sign the contract, then he would just leave. Watching the "film and television library" would not affect his future roles, including King Power, and he would not have any special opinions on him because of it. It just disgusted Yusen Wu.

He probably thought that he and Fa Ge had such a strong relationship. They were in dire straits together and then turned around with "A Better Tomorrow" together. They were friends in times of need, so it was okay not to sign the contract first.

Wang Quan has been in Hollywood for so long, and the biggest lesson he has learned is to respect the contract, and please treat verbal promises as nothing.

After he finished writing his script, the first thing he had to do was to implement the contract with Andy Lau.

You also need to find a director who can suppress him. In the original version, Peng Sanyuan, a first-time director, obviously couldn't suppress him, and maybe he didn't dare to suppress him. In many places, he seemed to be muddling along.

After landing in the capital with Lao Zhao, the two parted ways. Lao Zhao came to the capital to inspect the location of Liu Laogen's stage.

"Red Cliff" is said to have an investment of 80 million U.S. dollars, which is almost 600 million RMB.

Soon, Huayi also solemnly announced that the cost of "The King of Kung Fu" is 500 million RMB!

Although the five hundred million yuan was not much, it did not prevent him from shouting out to put money on his face. His high-spirited look seemed to say, Director Wang spent several hundred million to buy Jiahe, it is nothing. We spent five hundred million to buy Jiahe. It's just a movie.

One is 600 million, the other is 500 million. Chinese people seem to be waiting for Wang Dao, who has been in the limelight recently, to make any big moves, but Wang Dao has not made any moves except for announcing the completion of "Li Mi's Conjecture".

In the end, even Han Sanping from China Film Group got anxious. Taking advantage of a meeting at Nortel, he invited Wang Quan to the principal's office and asked Wang Dao about his blockbuster plans.

Originally, he was not in such a hurry, but seeing Wang Dao's generosity and buying Jiahe directly made him have some illusions about Wang Quan, a young man.

He is so courageous, how can he look at Huayi and Chengtian Zhuanmei in front of him and remain indifferent?

Seeing Mr. Han's earnest eyes, Wang Quan announced the "October siege plan."

After telling the outline of the story, Mr. Han asked directly, "How much investment is needed?"

Wang Quan, "Because we are going to build a Xiangjiang City in the Magic City, and we will use an all-star lineup. It will probably cost about 100 million."

"Is this settled?"

"It's stable, but it has to start production next year. The company currently doesn't have enough manpower, so we can only start small productions to gain experience."

With the promise of royal power, Lao Han was finally satisfied. Although the cost of 100 million was a bit small, if Xiao Wang himself did not take action, the only people in China who could handle the 500-600 million project were Hollywood international students like Wu Yusen.

He asked again, "Then when do you plan to take action, and how much investment do you plan to make?"

Wang Quan said, "Let me finish the Twilight series. As for the movie I will make after returning to China, I don't even know what to make. Naturally, I can't tell how much I will invest."

Mr. Han feels that Xiao Wang is good at everything, but he is not good at launching satellites. If you don’t launch satellites, how will investors get excited? If you don’t launch satellites, how will the audience get excited.

The next day, Wang Quan sent Yang Mi to the train station. She was about to go to Qingdao to film "Brilliant Legacy".

In the car, Yang Mi started to exclaim, "Brother, you are too generous!"

"What?"

Yang Mi handed over her cell phone. It was Sina Entertainment News. It said that Golden Harvest Pictures and Wangdao Pictures were about to invest 200 million to film the movie "October Siege" and were preparing to spend 100 million to build a Xiangjiang City in the Magic City!

Wang Quan was delighted. Mr. Han really enjoyed big productions. You could just double the amount and get it back. Jiahe is a listed company, so it’s not easy to cheat in this regard.

What he said later was even more exaggerated, saying that Wang Quan is preparing for his first blockbuster after returning to China. This will be a super blockbuster that spans the ages, starting with an investment of 800 million, with no upper limit!

For a while, netizens felt like there was a collective blowout of domestic blockbusters.

Wang Quan knocked on Mimi's little head, "It's all nonsense, how can you have so much money?"

However, this 800 million is comparable to a Hollywood blockbuster that Wang Quan is planning to make, and it is more than 800 million. It can be regarded as Mr. Han's blind cat and a dead mouse.

After seeing Yang Mi off, Wang Quan quickly went to the Happy Mahua Theater.

In order to say goodbye to Liu Yifei's upcoming filming, they planned to release "Crazy Stone" in advance, and just released this scene to let Liu Yifei have fun and have fun.

Liu Yifei told Wang Quan and told him to come, but Mimi left at this time and he had to send her off, so when Wang Quan arrived in a hurry, the play was already halfway through.

Wang Quan quickly found his seat, next to Liu Xiaoli.

The aunt watched with great enthusiasm. On the stage was Liu Yifei, whom she had never seen before. It was really beyond her expectation that she could play such a role. At this moment, Liu Xiaoli saw her daughter's determination to become an excellent actress. .

It wasn't until Wang Quan sat down for half a minute that Liu Xiaoli noticed him, and then her eyes could no longer leave Wang Quan.

"Xiao Wang, I heard that your company is going to launch a blockbuster film called "October Siege". Is there any role suitable for Sissi?"

I originally thought that Liu Yifei had already acted in "The King of Kung Fu" with a huge cost of 500 million, so she would not be interested in "October Siege" which only cost 200 million. I didn't expect that she didn't want to miss any of it. I want them all. !

Wang Quan said, "Yes, there is a heavy-duty female beating role in it. When the time comes, I will invite Sissi to audition."

"With your relationship, you still need to audition?"

Kingship, "It still has to go through the motions."

"Okay, okay, your big company has big company rules, but what about your 800 million big production, does it have..."

"Auntie, my cell phone is ringing. It's from my partner in the United States. I'm going to answer the call."

I originally wanted to take a good look at Sissi's performance, but now I have to avoid her aunt's sharpness for the time being.

After Wang Quan went out, he heard Dorothy wailing, ""Yin Teeth" has jumped! Only 500,000 in the first week!"

King Quan is not surprising at all. You are not willing to spend money on publicity and promotion. There are more than 100 shows at the beginning. If you can get this box office, you can have fun. Then we will see if other channels can recover the cost.

In addition to reporting this incident, Dorothy also reported the good news that the "Human Purge Plan" was successfully completed.

And, "The promotion of "Twilight" is about to be fully launched. You can ask your uncle to follow up in China. If necessary, I can ask Little K and the others to go to China to help you with the promotion."

There are less than two months until the movie is officially released, and it's time. "Teeth" has been rushed, but King Power's project must be successful.

Wang Quan returned to his seat. The performance was over and the actors began to take a curtain call. I don’t know where Aunt Liu changed. A large bouquet of roses appeared in her hand. Then she looked at Wang Quan and said, "You go or I go."

Wang Quan: Do I have a choice?

It's too late to come. If you don't send me flowers, how will you make progress in the future?

"Director Wang sent flowers to Liu Tianxian, suspecting that something good is coming!" 》

It was inevitable that such news headlines would appear the next day, but Liu Yifei clarified directly, "We are just ordinary friends. It is our first time to perform in a play. I came here to support you. Don't think too much. There are also a few boys from our class who presented flowers." Woolen cloth."

After responding, Liu Yifei disappeared and she began martial arts training before joining the group.

And Wang Quan also stepped onto the awards stage of the College Student Film Festival for the second time.

At this moment in the audience, Ning Hao, who was nominated for the Best Director Award, looked at Wang Quan's skillful movements of opening the envelope and felt mixed emotions in his heart.

How old are you! (Why is it always you!)

Wang Quan said in a senior-like tone of relief, "Congratulations, director of "Crazy Stone", Ning Hao!"

(Note 1: Let’s take these rumors as true.)