Director’s Legend

() After the interview that day, Liu Yifei was picked up by Liu Xiaoli, Shao Shuaijun stayed in the crew of "On the Journey" for two more days, and then flew to the capital. Zhang Yimou has already called and asked Shao Shuaijun to join the crew of "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree" and start to choose the heroine.

Today, Shao Shuaijun's reputation has become extraordinary. In order to win over Shao Shuaijun, Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weiping generously offered 5% of the box office share, and only Shao Shuaijun was required to be the screenwriter of the movie to participate in the casting. Five percent is a bit high for a screenwriter. Even if it is a big name, they may think that a literary film will not have a high box office, so it doesn't matter if you give more.

Shao Shuaijun could only snicker, this is a film that broke the box office record of a literary film, with a box office of more than 100 million. Even if it is a few years ahead now and the box office has shrunk a bit, at least tens of millions of box office will be earned, and one point will never be less than a million. So I gladly accepted the invitation.

Another reason is that Shao Shuaijun wants to facilitate the early screening of "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree". At that time, Amy will not write the real original work, and there will be no drama of Li Gui bumping into Li Kui.

Zhang Weiping personally picked him up at the airport. He is Zhang Yimou’s old partner. Together they opened New Picture Films, investing exclusively in Zhang Yimou’s films. One is the director and the other is the producer. He has collaborated on many popular films, such as "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers".

In New Picture Company, Shao Shuaijun met Zhang Yimou and other crew members. After a bit of politeness, let's get down to business and discuss the choice of heroine. Other characters are easy to choose, but the heroine is not easy to choose. After all, the heroine is too pure and young, and she is a perfect image.

Assistant director Zang Qiwu first mentioned a candidate: "Directors Zhang and Director Shao, I think Sun Li is good. An Xin in "Jade Avalokitesvara" played very well. She is a piece of jade and is suitable for the role of Jingqiu."

"What do you think, Xiao Shao?" Zhang Yimou asked.

Shao Shuaijun recalled the role of the movie, and shook his head: "Sun Li has great potential, but it always feels a little more aggressive and a little less tactful." Perhaps it is the influence of the future "Zhen Huan Biography", Shao Shuaijun always feels that Sun Li Li was a little harsher.

"What about Li Xiaolu?" Fu Lulu, another assistant director, asked.

Zhang Yimou shook his head: "No, no, the eyes are too big, it feels like an abstract painting, and I can't express Jingqiu's youthfulness and tranquility."

"Where is Gao Yuanyuan?"

"The previous year's "Yi Tian Tu Long Ji" ruined her image, which is inappropriate."

"What about Liu Yifei?" Shao Shuaijun raised his mouth.

Zhang Yimou frowned again: "The temperament is very close. The key is that Liu Yifei's acting skills are too rigid, and he has received American education, so he can't reflect the atmosphere of the 70s. If Ziyi can be ten years younger, I really hope she will play Jingqiu This character. Sigh, it’s hard to find little beauties these days, but there are a few images that fit her, but her private life is in such a mess, I feel uncomfortable looking at it, let alone the audience, tell me what’s going on here?”

"Maybe it's because the beauties don't marry the handsome men, and they don't train the next generation properly." Zang Qiwu said with a smile.

Soon, Dong Jie was a little shorter, Huang Shengyi was a little more foreign, and these two people who were more suitable were eliminated again. Shao Shuaijun also felt a little troubled, Lao Mouzi was indeed a picky person, he wanted to introduce the original version of Zhou Dongyu, but the current Zhou Dongyu was only fourteen years old, and his lips were wrong.

Suddenly, thinking of someone, Shao Shuaijun said, "Director Zhang, everyone, what do you think of Zhang Jingchu?"

"Zhang Jingchu? You mean the little girl in "Peacock"?" Zang Qiwu's eyes lit up.

As for Zhang Jingchu, she is really suitable for the role of Jingqiu. She was born in an ordinary worker's family in the mountainous area. She graduated from the Department of Chinese Theater Director. This year, she attracted attention at the Berlin Film Festival with "Peacock". Temperament, very charming, known as another girl with international star potential after Zhang Ziyi.

Immediately, Zhang Yimou asked someone to bring the videotape of "Peacock", and everyone enjoyed Zhang Jingchu's performance together. After watching for almost half an hour, Zhang Yimou made a final decision: "Jingqiu is her!"

After deciding on Jingqiu's candidate, the crew of "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree" is considered to be alive, and Shao Shuaijun did not continue to stay. Li Xiuxiu sent a message from Japan, and he needed to go there in person. The negotiations over there were deadlocked, and Shao Shuaijun needed to nod on many things. To go to Japan, Shao Shuaijun had to find someone who knew Japanese to accompany him. He originally planned to ask Ma Hu to contact the students of the School of Foreign Languages, but who knew that Ma Hu volunteered. He was studying in Japan back then and was very familiar with Japan.

At the moment, the two went to Japan, and went to the headquarters of Avex together with the people who came to pick up the plane in Tokyo. Avex is the future Avex Group, but the current translation of Avex in Greater China is "Avex", which has not been changed to Avex.

Many people are not familiar with Avex, but an artist under this company is definitely familiar with it. This is the pop queen Ayumi Hamasaki, the most successful female singer in Japan, and of course there is another one she should be familiar with, Namie Amuro. As early as 2002, avex began to set foot in the music of Hong Kong and Taiwan. However, in recent years, the music industry has become more and more sluggish, so avex began to plan to enter mainland China.

At the headquarters of Avex, Shao Shuaijun met several key figures in this negotiation, Wang Jinhua, the flower sister, Wu Kebo, the boss of Shanghai Zhihong, and Takashi Araki, the senior director and international minister of Avex.

Shao Shuaijun didn't have a good impression of Japan himself, and Shao Shuaijun even disliked the Japanese group's entry into the mainland market. However, the establishment of Dengtian Entertainment cannot be stopped by Shao Shuaijun. His current goal is to intervene in film and television projects and cut off Avex's tentacles from the film and television industry.

As for the music, Shao Shuaijun didn't pay attention to it.

The first day was just a meeting, there was no substantive discussion. Takashi Araki was a little concerned about Shao Shuaijun's intervention and acted indifferently. On the contrary, Wu Kebo showed great welcome to Shao Shuaijun. If possible, he did not want the new company to be monopolized by Japanese funds.

Wu Kebo spent his early years in Japan, and he was most famous for leading Komuro Tetsuya into the music market, earning him a lot of money, worth several hundred million dollars.

"Director Shao, I've watched "Source Code". It's really well done. After the establishment of a new company, we will have to rely on such a talented person like Director Shao."

"I don't dare to be a good person. If we all cooperate, we will make money if we want to." Shao Shuaijun chuckled. Li Xiuxiu had already revealed that Wu Kebo doesn't need to talk about anything else. As long as money is mentioned, there will be endless topics to talk about. Typical speculators.

"That's, that's, in China, who doesn't know that Director Shao is a cash cow, and you can make a lot of money from a few movies. If Director Shao wants to join the negotiation, I definitely agree with both hands. I sincerely hope that Director Shao can intervene Among them, otherwise, with my little assets, I am afraid that I will become a migrant worker for Ai Hui."

"Mr. Wu is being modest. So, Sister Hua, how about the three of us discussing it first? Compared to Ai Hui, we are all on the weak side, but we join forces and occupy the home court. Ai Hui can't please."

"It's just what I want, let's go, Sister Hua, Director Shao, President Li, Director Ma (sloppy), I know a good restaurant in Tokyo, let's chat while eating."

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