Huayu’s ex-husband

Chapter 173 172. "Red Cliff" suffered a collective divestment from multiple investors

"Tsk, tsk, Wei Wu is really fierce! He immediately made Wu Yusen's side disgraced with one move."

Chen Kaige took a sip of tea, glanced at his wife proudly and said:

"I said at the beginning that I wanted to reconcile with Wei Wu, but you were still reluctant. Now you know how powerful he is!

"If you were unwilling to reconcile with him at that time, if I got into a fight with him, the outcome might not be any better than Wu Yusen's!

Chen Kaige curled his lips as he spoke, and made another complaint:

"Wu Yusen also has his eyes set high above his head. When he goes to Hollywood for a walk, he becomes so restless! He doesn't take other young people seriously.

"You said you have so many colleagues, you can't mess with anyone, but you want to mess with Wei Wu!

"Others may swallow their anger, but what kind of character is Wei Wu? It can be seen from the time he stood up to Zhang Yimou that he is a madman! What a delusional person!

"I didn't mess with him, but he would bite me. Why did you rush to mess with him before others could hide from him?

"Now that's good, I won't let anyone see the joke this evening!"

His colleagues looked down on him, not to mention that Wu Yusen was a man who had gone to Hollywood and was now in decline. All his colleagues were laughing at him, and few people were willing to stand up and speak for him.

Mainly because Wu Yusen just came back. After all, I went to Hollywood in 1993 to develop my career. After more than ten years there, some of the old relationships I had made in the Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment circles gradually became estranged as time went by.

So this time, even among the reputable directors or actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan, few people came out to support him.

If it were someone else who was confronting him, they would just say a few words of support. But the opponent is such a young Wei Wu, so we have to consider whether it is worth it.

If it was 10 years ago, they would have stood up immediately!

But now, we have to think carefully and wait and see.

After all, since Chow Yun-fat and Xiao Yanzi withdrew, many leading actors from mainland China have also resigned, and several investors have also asked to divest.

If "Red Cliff" really changes from a three-place co-production to a Hong Kong and Taiwan movie, the box office may be greatly reduced.

Risks have skyrocketed, and some investors are certainly reluctant to continue investing.

Although Wei Wu is a bit young and frivolous, no one in the industry doubts his professionalism.

Since he has spoken out publicly and categorically said that this script is not good, then it must be that it is not good.

Even if the investors don't completely trust Wei Wu's judgment, to be cautious, they must find someone to re-evaluate the quality of the script immediately.

It turned out that Wei Wu was not exaggerating. The script was really not good, and could even be said to be rubbish.

After all, Xiao Qiao, as a woman, visited Cao Cao's camp alone at night, discussed the tea ceremony with Cao Cao to delay time, and helped the coalition defeat Cao Jun.

You know clearly that Cao Cao is lustful and covets you, but you still send him to your door in the middle of the night. Who are you looking down on?

For this kind of plot, I really don’t know how to describe it other than trash!

A bad script equals a congenital deficiency, not to mention that the matter is so big now and will inevitably greatly affect the box office of this movie in the future. Naturally, many investors began to back down.

When the wall falls down, everyone pushes it, when the drum is broken, thousands of people beat it.

Making a movie is extremely risky, so market confidence is very important.

This situation is like a bank run or a stock market crash. When most people think that the movie is going to be over, there is no need to doubt that it is definitely over!

The key is that Wu Yusen's previous film "Windtalker" failed miserably at the box office and brought down the production company MGM. In addition, the profits of his recent films have not been very good, which makes him not so trustworthy in the first place.

If it weren't for the fact that his reputation as a former Hollywood director was really intimidating, coupled with his reputation as the number one director in China, and at the time when blockbusters were hot, no one might have invested in this "Red Cliff".

Another one is the Lin Chiling incident, which also caused dissatisfaction among many investors.

We invest in your movies to make money, not to flatter women!

To put it bluntly, even if you want to praise someone, it must at least be an actor!

To force a model-turned-host to be the heroine? Isn’t this making fun of our investors’ money?

So some investors suggested: It’s okay if we don’t divest, but Lin Chiling must be replaced! At least she needs to be replaced by an A-list actress with acting experience.

But the problem is that at this special moment, Wu Yusen still has to resist the temptation to replace Lin Zhiling.

After all, as we all know, the whole thing started because of her. If someone were to change at this time, it would be tantamount to being soft on Wei Wu, so how could he agree?

In short, the two sides are now in a stalemate, so everyone is even less willing to believe him, so more investors are clamoring to divest.

Therefore, for the movie "Red Cliff", it is certain that it will be difficult to deliver, but it is difficult to say whether it will be stillborn.

Who would step forward to attract firepower for Wu Yusen at this time?

On the contrary, Wei Wu's side is on the rise because he is gaining momentum, and he has not yet graduated from Nortel (first year of graduate school).

So there are several seniors from Nortel, such as Gao Xixi, Wang Xiaoshuai, Jia Zhangke and so on...

Of course, there are also Ning Hao, his teacher Tian Zhuangzhuang, cheap uncle Zhang Jizhong, and Li Shaohong (after all, Chen Kun is still starring in "Painted Skin") and others. A bunch of famous directors are clearly on his side.

A comparison of the two sides shows that Wu Yusen is even more unpopular.

Chen Hong echoed: "Yes, Wei Wu is young and energetic, but he really can't bear any grievance! Liu Yifei is so lucky!

"Now everyone knows that Wei Wu is a person who protects his shortcomings. When actors from Wei Guo Pictures appear in the future, everyone will have to take a high look because of this!"

Chen Hong felt very uncomfortable. After all, to be honest, my husband is also at a low point now, and in terms of reputation, he is not as good as Wu Yusen!

Even though Wu Yusen was kicked out of Hollywood, he is at least a first-tier director in Asia.

Just talking about this time's "Red Cliff", so many companies are willing to invest in him, which is enough to prove that he still has the foundation!

However, it is also possible that because of this, his mentality is a bit inflated. He didn't take Wei Wu, a junior, into consideration at all, so he fell over unexpectedly!

Chen Hong still hasn't figured out what kind of ecstasy drug Wei Wu gave Chow Yun-fat? He actually asked him to backstab Wu Yusen.

If he hadn't struck back, to be honest, Wu Yusen wouldn't be so passive now.

You must know that the successive withdrawals of Xiao Yanzi and Chow Yun-fat put the "Red Cliff" project in turmoil.

After all, they are not ordinary characters. One is the male lead, Zhou Yu, and the other is the second female lead, Sun Shangxiang. They are both very important roles.

Chen Hong suddenly glanced at her husband and said, "Do you know that just now, your old classmate also announced his withdrawal?"

Hearing him talk about his old classmates, Chen Kaige's head turned and he said:

"Zhang Fengyi? He also quit? Who is he playing?"

Chen Hong replied: "Cao Cao! I heard that his role is quite important. Anyway, he is either the third or fourth male lead."

Chen Kaige nodded slightly: "Not only is he an old classmate of mine, but he is also a classmate of Tian Zhuangzhuang. As far as I know, they have always had a good relationship. Maybe Tian Zhuangzhuang called him!"

Chen Hong couldn't help but sigh: "Is Wei Wu so proud now?"

Chen Kaige burst into laughter and asked, "Haven't you heard? Ning Hao has also joined Wei Wu Company! That Bad Monkey Pictures is said to be holding a press conference next month!"

Chen Hong nodded and said, "I've heard about this. I heard that Ning Hao ran out of money to make "Crazy Stone" before, and in the end Wei Wu gave him one million, so he should reciprocate the favor!"

Chen Kaige continued: "Well, Wei Wu, together with China Film Group and Nortel, is currently promoting a big project: Bad Monkey 72 Transformation Plan.

"The purpose is to discover and train young directors. The first batch of six young directors will be launched this year. It is said that Wei Wu is prepared to donate generously to support them in making movies.

"The first batch of candidates include Ning Hao and Wu Jing, and we will recommend a batch every 2 to 3 years in the future."

Chen Hong couldn't help but take a breath of cold air: "He is pulling the tiger's skin to pull the banner, and he is justifiably cultivating his own wings!"

Chen Kaige nodded: "Because Nortel and China Film Group are involved in this matter, it was impossible to hide it from anyone, so now basically everyone in the industry who is well-informed knows about it.

“So to offend Wei Wu now is not as simple as offending him alone and a company.

"This ban order will most likely lead to a large number of young directors being blocked in the future, and the future may not be easy."

Chen Hong's face turned slightly pale, and he sighed with some fear and said:

"No wonder! Fortunately, we reconciled with him in advance. Otherwise, when I think about our son, he will have to face such a terrible person when he first joins the industry. I probably won't be able to sleep well now!"

Actors from the "Red Cliff" crew quit one after another, and investors are also clamoring to withdraw their capital one by one. It's like dominoes are opening, and the house is ruined and it rains all night.

It's okay if the actor runs away, just recruit him again. If the first-line actor doesn't come, he'll be replaced by the second-rate actor. If the second-level actor doesn't come, he'll be replaced by the third-level actor. In the end, as long as the standards are lowered, there will definitely be someone willing to play the role.

But if multiple investors collectively withdraw their capital, that would be terrible!

Even if new investors can be found, it will take some time. In this way, it is definitely a certainty that the film will be delayed in filming and release.

Delayed filming is not a good sign. You must know that many movies will never be completed once they are postponed.

The schedules of key actors and popular celebrities are usually scheduled in advance. Once it is postponed, I will naturally not be able to make the trip due to my own schedule.

Now that we see that the big ship "Red Cliff" has run aground and may even sink, how long will it take if we don't run now?

And if he runs now, he can at least gain some favor from Wei Wu.

In the future, just for this little favor, maybe I can even come to ask for a role or something, so why not?