The Pioneer of the Rebirth Era

Zhang Yimou has been very busy during this period. First, he has a lot of work to do to start filming new films, and second, he has a headache about funding. Although Zhang Weiping, who had always had a good cooperative relationship with him, had promised him that even if no new investor could be found, some of the funds for film production would not be short, but he was always worried.

After all, although I have won numerous awards in the past few years, I am also very repulsed to make commercial films against my will. But what he has to face is that he is not a young man in his twenties who just stepped into the society, and he cannot do things with passion and impulsiveness.

Zhang Weiping's money did not come from strong winds, it was obviously unrealistic for him to keep losing money like this. In his opinion, the movie "Hero" has a high chance of becoming a well-received and well-received movie, helping his partner recover a wave of blood.

But although I am very optimistic about this movie in my heart, there are people who say that it is 100% sure to make money in business. So if more partners can come in to share the risk, he will be much less stressed. After all, it’s okay if you make a profit, but it’s really a huge pit if you lose.

So not only his own partners are looking for investors, but he is also using his own circle and contacts to find investors. But when it comes to filming, many people give him face. For example, many big names in Hong Kong in this movie, Jet Li, who has a certain box office appeal internationally, have resources to reduce their salary to make this movie.

Korah's investment is really not what he is good at. And even though many actors have money, they are willing to lower their salaries to make movies. You want them to be investors, which is a bit too much.

And there is another disadvantage of letting actors be investors. It would be fine if the actors only do their own work and don't interfere too much. But if the actor conflicts with his opinions, he is the director, but the actor is one of the investors. When the time comes to argue, it will be unclear who to listen to.

So he is more inclined to let the company behind the actor invest, so that the actor lowers his salary to give him face. This is a favor, and he will definitely pay it back if he has the opportunity in the future.

And the company behind the actor casts his new film, which is business, and the business can naturally follow the rules of the business field to sign the contract in black and white, which is much simpler.

But it is a pity that he has undoubtedly only achieved half of this goal now, so he has been looking for various ways to achieve the other half these days.

"The director is almost here, you can go downstairs." Just as he smoked an unknown number of cigarettes and the whole room was filled with smoke, the assistant knocked on the door and came in to inform.

"I see, it's over." Zhang Yimou agreed.

But he didn't go out immediately, but opened the window in the room to diffuse the smell, and then changed his clothes. It's impolite to go to a meeting with the smell of smoke all over your body. It's definitely too late to take a shower at this time. Change your clothes, rinse your mouth and wash your face, and look less depressed than before.

The car that came down to pick up the actors also arrived at the entrance of the hotel. Although the new play was about to start, it hadn't started yet. Today is the day when the cast and crew get together.

After the roles were determined, the script was given to these actors long ago, and the actors also pondered over the script when he was preparing for the filming. The main purpose of getting together today is to let the actors get acquainted with each other. After all, we need to stay together for a long time in the future and not be too estranged.

So he formed this show today, gathered all these big names together to eat, drink and drink, and then listened to their opinions and views on the characters. If there is no problem, choose a suitable day in the near future and then hold a launch ceremony .

The movie "Hero" has four main actors, Jet Li is the protagonist, then Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung and the current prostitute Zhang Ziyi. Chen Daoming is very well-known in the Mainland as the King of Qin, but this is a supporting role, and there is a lot of roles in Donnie Yen who is not very famous now, but will become popular in the future.

This cast is not insignificant, especially Jet Li, Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung, who are very famous throughout Asia. Jet Li also has box office appeal in Hollywood, and Maggie Cheung is also famous abroad.

Jet Li's box-office appeal in Hollywood comes from the fact that Hainer has continued to make joint ventures with Hollywood over the past few years, but at the same time it is also importing its own films with oriental characteristics to Hollywood.

For example, a movie was just released in Hollywood last month. At present, the two most famous actors in Hollywood in China are Jackie Chan and Jet Li.

Maggie Cheung's fame abroad is not based on her works, but on commercials. As one of Haina's contracted artists, he mainly imported oriental elements to Hollywood.

Although Maggie Cheung has never found a movie role that suits her to become a blockbuster, she has also shot many well-known advertisements for many big-name stars or football stars, and she is currently one of the most famous female stars in Hollywood in China.

The remaining few are Tony Leung, who has a strong box office appeal in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Asia, and Chen Daoming is the first male artist in the mainland. Even Donnie Yen, who is not yet popular, has won many awards and starred in movies.

Therefore, these actors who need acting skills, box office appeal and box office appeal should be accompanied by their own scripts. Zhang Yimou felt that even if the film could not make a lot of money, at least it would be no problem to keep its capital, and then it would be perfect to go abroad to win a few awards.

Putting down the troubled thoughts in his heart, Zhang Yimou tried his best to put a smile on his face, and then welcomed the actors who arrived into the box one by one. Especially thanks to Jet Li.

The only reason why I am grateful to Jet Li is not because his biggest name is that the leading actor of this show has lowered his salary the most, but because Jet Li is filming the movie "Universal Wanted" in the United States during this period.

When I found the other party, Jet Li agreed without hesitation and even lowered the salary. He held an actor party here and the other party worked tirelessly to fly back from the United States, which is not ordinary support for him.

"Not much to say, I would like to offer you a toast first, thank you for your love for Zhang and your support for this drama." After entering the box, they all sat down, and when the dishes were served, Zhang Yimou raised his glass first.

Whether he has been an actor or a director these years, it can be said that it has been smooth sailing and there are no major obstacles. It can be said that he is about to get an international award.

But he has always had a knot in his heart, that is, his movies are always popular or not. Although not every one of them is a loss, at least they don't make much money.

So this time he invited so many actors to prepare for the filming of Hero, and he has the desire to fight a turnaround in his heart. After all, there are only a few domestic directors who are well-known, and their films sell well at the box office, but their own fame is empty. What's more, the film has received rave reviews, but it is really frustrating to not have a box office.

"You are welcome, director. It is our honor to be able to make your movie." Several actors quickly stood up and took a drink from their glasses.

Directors and actors can be said to support each other, especially directors like Zhang Yimou who can win international awards are very popular among actors.

After all, when the money reaches a certain level, the reputation is very important. No one likes to be scolded all the time. It is the dream of all actors to win several international awards, and Zhang Yimou is undoubtedly the one who can help them realize their dreams.

"You're welcome to sit and sit, and I'll trouble everyone not to make such a fuss in the future." Zhang Yimou pressed his hands and signaled everyone to sit down.

"The director said not to get involved, but you are so polite, isn't that intentional to create a relationship with us?" Maggie Cheung said with a smile.

Since checking in Haina earlier her Mandarin is pretty good. In other words, since the rise of Haina, many Hong Kong and Taiwan actors have been working hard to practice their Mandarin.

"Hehe, my fault, my fault, the main reason is that I was a little too excited to see all the big names." Zhang Yimou sat down with a smile, and greeted everyone to eat.

Everyone sat down to find a topic and everyone started chatting together. At this time, the character of the actor was seen. Although Chen Daoming, who has an aristocratic temperament, doesn't talk much, he can say something every time.

Donnie Yen seemed a little reserved, while Tony Leung was really a bit introverted, not at all as handsome and humorous as he was when he played the role in the movie.

Zhang Ziyi is the mou girl of this generation, so she naturally has to help Zhang Yimou entertain the guests, so she is very active. Jet Li is very relaxed. After all, coming to Yanjing is like going back to his hometown.

Maggie Cheung's performance surprised everyone except those who are familiar with him, because she is very open-minded, and she is familiar with some things in the mainland. She doesn't feel like a Hong Kong star, but a mainland star. A wide range of mainland stars.

This is undoubtedly inseparable from her signing with Heiner. Although she hasn't made many movies in these years, she mainly focuses on commercials in the United States.

But every year, she spends one or two months to travel in the Mainland, especially in Yanjing where she has to stay for about a month. As for the big names of Haina Company, whoever visited the company the most times, Zhang Manyu is definitely on the list. So sitting at the wine table, she was as comfortable as Jet Li, a Yanjing native, as relaxed as if she had returned home.

After drinking three rounds and eating five flavors, even Tony Leung, who is a bit introverted, talked more. The topic of several people also talked about the environment of domestic films, the development trend of international films, etc. from film shooting.

"Now everyone wants to break into Hollywood, and I also want to break into Hollywood. This is not only a matter of box office, but also a matter of influence in the world film industry.

But even though he wants to rush into Hollywood, Hollywood is much stronger than the current mainland movie circle. I still want to say something to the mainland film industry.

Even if we have such and other shortcomings, the environment is immature and the policies are not relaxed enough. But we are developing very fast. One day I will not say that the Chinese film industry must be stronger than Hollywood, but there are definitely a large number of Hollywood films that want to be released in China, and the interests are the most direct motivation. "Zhang Yimou's face has already turned red.

The films that were always well-received and not well-received made him obviously reflect deeply during this period, although he couldn't change the kind of literature and art in his bones and what he wanted to shoot.

But it doesn't mean that he just bites the bullet and refuses to understand how to make money from movies, and the pressure of such a large production of "Hero" also forces him to understand and study how to make money from movies.