Chapter 82 The whereabouts of Dark Invasion 2

Chapter 82 The whereabouts of Dark Invasion 2

Chapter 82 The whereabouts of Dark Invasion 2
In another office of Huayi Brothers, the Wang brothers had just finished reading the news about Zhang Chen and were chatting privately.

"What did he say to you the last time you talked to him?"

"He politely declined."

Wang Zhongjun looked at his brother, then lowered his head to ponder. After a while, he said again, "Next time you see him, mention it to him and see what his attitude is. If he really has no intention of joining, then you must try your best to ensure that he does not run to a competitor."

"Orange Sky?"

"Ah."

Both brothers knew that Wang Jinghua had been in more contact with Chengtian's Wu Kebo recently, and it was almost undisguised.

There are rumors now that Wang Jinghua will switch to Orange Sky after her contract with Huayi expires.

These past two days, the two brothers have been secretly talking to celebrities one by one, hoping to keep them.

Of course, there may be a lot of benefits, but no one knows what the final effect will be.

There are two reasons why Huayi Brothers can now sit firmly at the top of the private film and television companies. One is that Huayi is tied to Feng Xiaogang and adheres to the one-star-one-director system.

One star and one director is the combination of Feng Xiaogang and Ge You.

Almost every movie they made with this duo was a money maker.

The second reason is that Huayi has many stars. Wang Jinghua is known as the No. 1 agent in the domestic entertainment industry. She has a wealth of star resources under her control. Almost all the famous ones are in her hands. This is also the reason why Wang Jinghua dares to challenge the Wang brothers.

But this year happens to be a turbulent time. Feng Xiaogang wants to be independent, and Wang Jinghua happens to change jobs. It is like both legs of Huayi Brothers are broken at the same time, so the Wang brothers are very anxious.

They were eager to find replacements in both aspects. As for the director, Lu Chuan and Zhang Chen were initially selected.

Lu Chuan is obedient, but she is too literary.

In the past, when they chatted with Feng Xiaogang, all they heard was the box office performance...

When I chat with Lu Chuan now, all I hear is artistic expression and stuff like that, which is completely different from the same channel.

Speaking of which, Zhang Chen is the most suitable candidate, taking a completely commercial route, but this guy seems to be completely uninterested in their private leader.

Speaking of celebrities: After Wang Jinhua left, it is foreseeable that most celebrities will leave with her.

This is the strength of the No. 1 agent in the domestic entertainment industry.

The Wang brothers did do some work, but they themselves had no idea how many people they could keep.

Chang Jihong is a good candidate and he has many celebrities under his control.

But Chang Jihong is from Xingmei. If they dare to poach Chang Jihong, they will be declaring war with Xingmei. And it is extremely irrational for a film and television company to offend theaters.

Forget it, take one step and take a look.

……

At night, Zhang's

The Zhang family had braised noodles for dinner, which is called green bean noodles in Hebei.

Mother Zhang's mouth was grinning the whole evening.

Is it because the braised noodles I made that night were so delicious? Of course not.

Because her precious son won the award, Zhang's mother was very proud of it.

Zhang's father was also very happy, but all his actions were still within a reasonable range.

Mother Zhang was different. She was absent-minded while eating. When she saw that the time was almost up, she put down her bowl and was about to go out.

"Where are you going? Aren't you going to wash the dishes?"

Zhang's father asked, and they said that there has always been a division of labor in their family, one person cooks and the other has to wash the dishes.

"What's the hurry? I'm going to take a walk first."

Zhang's father looked at his wife helplessly as she impatiently went out, and then he heard a conversation with neighbors outside.

"Xiuqin, you're just strolling around. Have you finished eating so early?"

"Ah, how did you know that my Xiaochen won the award? I thought you didn't know."

Zhang's mother's conversation started a little awkwardly.

We are all from the same courtyard. We see each other every day. How could we not know each other?

Just looking at the expression on Zhang's mother's face, you can tell that she must be very upset.

The neighbor immediately cooperated and said, "Xiaochen won a prize? What prize did he win?"

"American Saturn Award."

……

Zhang Chen, who was far away in the United States, also received a text message from Teacher Fu at this time.

"You are amazing. You won an award abroad for your first film. Remember to bring the trophy to me when you return home. I want to see what the Saturn Award looks like, too."

As a student of Beijing Film Academy, I have won the Cannes Palme d'Or, Berlin Golden Bear, and Venice Golden Lion, but this seems to be my first time winning the American Saturn Award.

Scarcity makes things valuable, and they are looking forward to seeing the Saturn Award trophy.

"Okay, teacher, I will go back to my country tomorrow, and I will come to see you then."

After replying to the message, Zhang Chen put the phone back into his pocket.

He is indeed returning home tomorrow.

He came here to participate in the Saturn Awards and find an agent. Now that both things are done, there is no need for him to stay here any longer.

That night, Zhang Chen and Lao Li boarded a red-eye flight and landed at Capital Airport 12 hours later.

After a day of rest, they adjusted to the time difference. Actually, they didn't need to adjust to the time difference, as they had only been there for a few days and hadn't adapted to the time difference yet.

Zhang Chen had a sound sleep, and the first thing he did after waking up was to run to the Huairou Digital Film and Television Production Base to check on the progress of the post-production.

The programmers worked very hard, and although Zhang Chen was only away for a few days, the results were visible to the naked eye.

If we follow this schedule, the special effects production can definitely be completed ahead of schedule.

Zhang Chen did not come empty-handed. He brought gifts and a lot of delicious food for everyone.

Programmers are very simple-minded. A little gift can make them very happy and make them work overtime desperately.

The next day, Zhang Chen rushed to the North Electric Meter Building with two trophies.

Just walking on campus has attracted a lot of attention.

"Brother Zhang Chen~"

"Hello, Senior Brother~"

When school started in September, he was already a junior, and was the director of a successful movie. At least the freshmen and sophomores would take the initiative to say hello to him.

I walked to the second floor of the School of Operations and Teaching Building with ease. It had just been a short time since the school officially started, and there were quite a few teachers in the office.

As soon as Zhang Chen stuck his head out, he was noticed.

"Zhang Chen, come in quickly~"

Teachers in all schools are very polite to outstanding students and will not scold them like grandchildren. "Is this the Saturn Award trophy?" Someone couldn't help but wonder.

Zhang Chen greeted the teachers with a smile, and then placed the trophy on Teacher Fu's desk.

"Teacher, I brought you the trophy."

Teacher Fu looked at the two trophies with a smile, and they finally had a chance to be proud of themselves for directing the play.

It’s not that Beijing Film Academy has never won any awards, but those in the past were basically won by students from the acting department.

Even for directing awards, the winners are basically students from other majors.

The appearance of Zhang Chen finally filled the gap in their directing career.

"Stand still, let's take a photo together~"

I called Zhang Chen over today just to take photos.

First, there was a photo of Zhang Chen and the trophy, then a photo of Teacher Fu, Zhang Chen and the trophy, and then a photo of the department head, Zhang Chen and the trophy.

Looking at Zhang Chen, his favorite disciple, Teacher Fu became more and more satisfied.

These are all teaching results.

It's up to him to evaluate the professional title.

"When are you leaving for the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival?"

"Maybe tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

"Well, let's try to win another award."

……

The Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival is actually two film awards, the Golden Rooster Award and the Hundred Flowers Award.

They were held separately at first, then merged in 92, and separated again in 05.

This year's Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival will be the last co-organized one. After this year, the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers will be separated and become held every two years.

Next year is the Golden Rooster, and the year after is the Hundred Flowers.

The Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival is actually quite different from other award ceremonies. It opens very early, but it is preceded by seminars and the like, with a strong academic nature.

What people often talk about is a film festival, which is just the final awards ceremony.

This year's awards ceremony is scheduled for the evening of September 9th. According to the procedure, the Hundred Flowers Awards will be selected first, followed by the Golden Rooster Awards.

This film festival is also very interesting. It chooses a different venue every year. This year's venue is Yinchuan, Ningxia.

What impressed Zhang Chen most about Ningxia was the beach sheep.

The three most famous places for eating mutton in China are Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, and Ningxia.

XJ uses cumin, Inner Mongolia relies on chives, and Ningxia relies entirely on steaming. Ningxia's famous dish, steamed lamb, has a history of more than 100 years and focuses on its original flavor.

Zhang Chen had eaten beach sheep in his previous life, but it was hard to say whether it was true.

Ningxia Tan Sheep is very famous throughout China, but how many sheep are there in Ningxia? How many can we get if we divide them across the country?

This makes sense once you think about it, it's the same as the bathing crabs in Yangcheng Lake.

Therefore, Zhang Chen was extremely skeptical whether the beach sheep he had eaten before was real.

Just to eat the beach sheep, they set out early. Anyway, they didn't need to participate in the previous seminars, so they just needed to arrive at the final award ceremony.

Zhang Chen and his group took a train through mountains and rivers, enjoying the beautiful scenery and tasting delicious food along the way, and finally arrived at the hotel designated for the film festival on the evening of the 18th.

At this time, many guests who came to attend the award ceremony had already checked into the hotel, and it was the first time that Zhang Chen saw Zhang Yimou in person.

It seems that there has been no change, but he looks much more haggard. I guess it’s because of the 8-minute incident at the Athens Olympics these two days.

"Do you think you can win the award?" asked Zeng Li.

Zhang Chen shook his head: "I don't know."

If it is the Golden Rooster Awards, then it has absolutely nothing to do with him. The Golden Rooster Awards is an art award, and the judges are a bunch of old scholars who study film.

If you look at the list of winners of the Golden Rooster Awards over the years, you will find that most of the movies on it are unheard of.

However, the Hundred Flowers Award is different. Its full name is the Popular Film Hundred Flowers Award, and the winners are voted by 101 audience representatives.

Several people were sitting at a roadside food stall chatting. Zeng Li remembered Wang Jinhua's instructions before. After thinking for a while, she asked tentatively: "Director Zhang, I want to ask, are we still shooting "Dark Invasion 2"? "

Zhang Chen knew what she was planning, but he was also troubled by it.

Che Xiao has retired from the film industry, but there is no way such a good movie like "The Dark Knight Rises" would be left unmade.

Sequels to such hit movies are almost 100% sure to make money.

But he didn’t want to take the photos himself.

After "The Shallows", he was no longer satisfied with making sequels of this kind.

Then he looked at Ning Hao: "Haozi, do you want to make a movie?"

"I?"

"Yes, you will direct "Darkness 2"."

“But that’s obviously your movie.”

"No, I only directed the first one. The director of the sequel can be replaced by someone else. It can be you or someone else."

"But what if it fails?"

"No, you will be the director and I will be the nominal producer. I will not interfere with the specific filming, but I will control the overall style and ensure that it is consistent with the first one. This way, the quality of the film will definitely not be a problem."

"That's perfect. You can also use this to practice. Sister Na has been writing scripts for you. If this one is successful and you become famous, you can shoot whatever you like in the second one."

Sister Na is Xing Aina, Ning Hao’s wife and also a screenwriter. The script of "Stone" was written by her.

Ning Hao looked at Zhang Chen, then at Cao Bingkun, and then at Chen Xi and Zeng Li beside him. He was somewhat moved, but also a little hesitant.

"Haozi, I think you can do it~" Lao Cao encouraged Ning Hao from the side.

Chen Xi also encouraged: "Yes, Haozi, you should give it a try. I see you have your own ideas every time you shoot. You can definitely do it."

Zeng Li on the other side was also the same. Although she was a little disappointed that the director had changed from Zhang Chen to Ning Hao, the most important thing was that the movie could be made.

"I think you can do it, Director Ning..."

The words "Director Ning" seemed to turn on a switch, and Director Ning's voice could be heard everywhere.

"Yes, Director Ning, everyone supports you so much, just give in."

"In terms of seniority, your Thursday, Wednesday won the Best Director Award at the Beijing University Student Film Festival, and you directed the previous film. You know the style of movies better than anyone else. I feel relieved to leave the sequel to you."

"That `s a deal."

"Okay, I'll give it a try then."

(End of this chapter)