Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 263 Cannes Bragging
"Guan Yunchang" is really not good. You simply cannot understand why this group of people shaved Guan Yu's beard and broke his Green Dragon Crescent Blade.

This group of people seem unable to understand history. When filming Guan Yu, they always arrange a female character to seduce and test him.

The problem with Zhen Zidan is the same as always, the fighting scenes are exciting, but it’s unbearable to watch when it comes to the liberal arts scenes, especially when acting opposite a talented actor like Jiang Wen. As soon as they meet, Zhen Zidan seems to have no ability to act at all.

Afterwards, Zhen Zidan regretted taking this role.

However, "Guan Yunchang" still earned 1600 million on the first day and 1.1 million in the first week, becoming the champion of the May Day period.

Jiang Wen didn’t care that the movie was criticized by the audience, he just wanted to play Cao Cao.

After May Day, Jiang Wen took some time out to visit Li Qiutang on the set of "The Ordinary Man" in Yunzhong.

Jiang Wen showed up on the set wearing a pair of flashy sunglasses, and the first thing he said when he met Li Qiutang was, "Your conditions are pretty tough."

Isn’t it? It was in the wilderness, with yellow sand all over the sky, and the crew lived and ate in the village.

"Fortunately, the locals are very considerate to us."

The two sat down in the director's booth and watched the monitor together.

Jiang Wen said whatever he wanted to say: "Why did you take this job?" In Jiang Wen's opinion, it was okay for Li Qiutang to help his friend look at the script, or even give some suggestions on the filming, but he shouldn't direct the show himself. It's impossible for someone of his level to take on other roles.

But Li Qiutang said, "Help me out. It won't hurt anything." Then he picked up the intercom and said to the audience, "Let's do that again. Xiao Ming, be careful and don't put so many."

Jiang Wen couldn't see that the drama Li Qiutang was currently filming was imitating his Let the Bullets Fly in some aspects, but he couldn't blame Li Qiutang.

After taking a take, Li Qiutang called over and took Jiang Wen to the set to see the actors.

"Good director."

"Good director."

Jiang Wen looked at Ni Jingyang and said, "You are so tall."

Li Qiutang laughed and said, "When I first met her, I also said she was too tall, 182cm, and difficult to photograph."

Ni Jingyang often stands in front of the camera with his legs bent.

Li Qiutang added: "It would be a waste if it is so high and not used. I designed a special lens for her later."

Li Qiutang has never filmed a actress this tall before, so when he meets one, shouldn’t he let his talents shine?
Jiang Wen walked around the crew, said a few words, and then sat back in the director's studio with Li Qiutang.

"Still not allowed to drink?"

"No." This is Li Qiutang's rule. Even though he took over the job midway, he did not allow the crew to drink.

Li Qiutang knew that Jiang Wen was currently pushing two projects at the same time, one was the Yan Ruisheng case, and the other was the Shi Jianqiao case.

Jiang Wen seems to particularly like filming the Republic of China, but Li Qiutang is not very interested in it.

But Li Qiutang still had something to ask Jiang Wen.

"Do you have the copyright of "Parental Love"?"

"Do you want it?" The copyright of "Parents' Love" has been in Jiang Wen's hands for more than ten years. The script has been completed, but the filming is just not going to be done.

"I'm just asking on behalf of my company. Cao Ping wants to do it." Cao Ping has always had a special liking for period dramas, so it's no surprise that she was interested in "Parents' Love."

"Let's make a TV series. If you want it, just take it." Jiang Wen couldn't make "Parents' Love" for the time being, "The copyright may have expired in my hands." It was indeed expired, but Li Qiutang and Cao Ping both felt that they should still talk to Jiang Wen.

The copyright issue was discussed in just a few words.

Jiang Wen stayed in the crew of "Ordinary Man" for half a day, even directed a short scene as a guest, and left with a smile.

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"In Time" had two screenings at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Cannes officials actually didn't like "In Time", but they couldn't resist the power of the French distributor of "In Time" and forced "In Time" into the screening unit.

Originally wanted to invite the director and main creators to France for promotion, but the director and the male and female protagonists all had work and were too busy to go to France, so Zhang Guoli, Jiang Wu and others were invited to attend on their behalf.

At this year's Cannes Chinese Film Night event, "In Time" was also promoted as a key project.

Cannes was very lively this year, especially for Chinese filmmakers.

Fan Bingbing's crane dress was very eye-catching, and then she said that she didn't treat Cannes as a fashion show, "no matter what foreigners think."

Li Bingbing came to Cannes to promote "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" and said he was "already used to the competition between the two Bings."

Zhang Ziyi brought "My Favorite" but did not walk on the red carpet. She said: "I always walk on the red carpet with my works. I don't need the opportunity to just walk on the red carpet."

Look at how sarcastic Dahua is.

Xu Ke said he still wanted to film "Journey to the West", and even said he must film "Journey to the West" in his lifetime: "There will always be people who will film classic stories. What I want to do is to give everyone a different "Journey to the West", not to adapt it to the point where people can't recognize it."

Yu Dong, who had fallen so hard in the United States that he vomited blood, shouted in Cannes: "Plant the red flag in Beverly Hills!"

He also brought up "Mulan", saying he wanted to find an American director to shoot a Chinese story. Bernard's "Mulan" would be made into an English film and released worldwide.

"Mulan" is really a classic IP. At the Cannes Film Festival last year, a company also said that it wanted to shoot "Mulan" and make it a co-production. The director has been confirmed, and it is Chuck Russell, the director of "The Mask" and "The Scorpion King". The heroine is planned to be Zhang Ziyi, but there has been no news about this film until now.

Zhang Ziyi didn't even want to mention it.

Yu Dong said that he is 40 years old this year, "I will work for another 10 years and then I will definitely stop. When I am 50, I want to go back to the Film Academy to be a teacher."

With so many people and so many companies showing off in Cannes, how could you miss it in the fall?

Yu Dong boasted that he would make 10 movies in the next 100 years and that Bona would become one of the six largest film companies in China. Cao Ping said that he would make billion yuan at the box office in the fall, and then revealed an important plan for the fall in the interview.

"We are developing a young director plan. We want to help more young directors, invest in them, build teams for them, and help them realize their film dreams. Although we were established not long ago, we have achieved good results and made some money, which should be given back to the industry."

In the trading market, Autumn also had a good harvest. Through the two films "The Forbidden Kingdom" and "In Time", Liu Yifei has gained considerable international fame. Autumn Pictures brought the recently released "The Beauty Inside" and the currently filmed "Architecture 101" to Cannes, selling the copyright of the former and pre-selling the latter.

Whatever the sales are, this kind of love film seems not very popular in Europe and America. But to Qiu Qiu's surprise, Liu Yifei's popularity is higher than they thought. Hearing that the heroine is Jin Yanzi from "The Forbidden Kingdom" and Lan Xin from "In Time", many film producers are interested.

A little bit of sales in each country and region adds up to a lot, and the two films actually sold more than 20 million US dollars.

Of course, the highest bid comes from the Asian market, and Liu Yifei also has many fans in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.

This is why investors like Liu Yifei. Her name can not only sell for money in China, but also abroad.

After selling the copyrights of Liu Yifei's two dramas, Autumn Pictures felt a pity that Li Qiutang didn't get any movies. Otherwise, with Li Qiutang's current reputation in the international film scene, they would have made more money.

Boss Li, who was filming in a rural area far away in Yunzhong, sneezed and thought that his girlfriend must be missing him.

(End of this chapter)