At this moment, in Xie Jin's eyes, Lin Chaoyang seemed to be glowing golden light all over his body, saving the living Bodhisattva who was suffering and suffering.
Before he came, he thought that he would be rejected, but he didn't expect that Lin Chaoyang would choose to support him in this way.
Xie Jin felt that the biggest reason why Lin Chaoyang did this was actually because he was treated as a friend.
Thinking of this, Xie Jin couldn't help but feel ashamed of his thoughts.
"Chaoyang, I--"
He was halfway through his voice, and then he pulled his hand back and began to flip his bag.
Lin Chaoyang looked at him for no reason until Xie Jin took out a few documents from his bag.
Some documents have brown skins, while others are red. The words "House Ownership Certificate" are written on the brown skin, while the words "State-owned Land Use Certificate" are written on the red skins.
There is another passbook.
"Old thank you, this-"
"This is the property ownership certificate of our house in Shanghai and our hometown, and the 100 million yuan investment that Yushu distributed to me last year. How many companies dare to invest in the empty talk!"
Lin Chaoyang continued his words and quipped, "So you are planning to have a hard-working plan to attract investment to reveal the property certificate and passbook first, so that we investors can rest assured?"
Xie Jin said embarrassedly: "I'm not a plan. As long as someone is willing to invest, I will mortgage the house immediately..."
Lin Chaoyang interrupted him again and put the property certificates and passbooks back into his bag.
"Okay. With such a big investment, what are you doing if you don't have enough money? It's a drop in the bucket."
Xie Jin looked dim, "I understand this. But if I want to make a movie with such a big investment, I have to win the trust of others. Chaoyang, I am really not a show."
Lin Chaoyang said seriously: "I know."
Later generations did mortgage the property for the filming of "Opium War", so he knew that Xie Jin was not a show.
"I can still take out this amount of money by shooting an Opium War. But you said you would like to have 100 million, but I don't think you can use that much."
Xie Jin thought Lin Chaoyang wanted to reduce his investment, so he gritted his teeth and said, "90 million, 90 million is OK."
Lin Chaoyang chuckled and said, "It's not enough to use 90 million, sixty or seventy million is enough."
Hearing this, Xie Jin felt ache, "Not that bargained like this, if you suppress me, I can't make a movie."
"Listen to me." Lin Chaoyang was not too slow, and he asked Xie Jin: "Have you ever seen the Hengdian Film and Television City that Yushu invested in?"
"No, there is no time. I understand what you mean. I heard that there is a Guangzhou Street there. If you shoot the Opium War, it will definitely come in handy. But that won't save 30 to 40 million!"
Lin Chaoyang shook his head, "It's not just the outdoor scene that can be used-
He briefly introduced the current construction progress and configuration of Hengdian Film and Television City to Xie Jin. After listening to it, Xie Jin pondered for a moment.
He said, "If it is really what you said, you can really save a lot of investment."
All Chinese costume blockbusters spend the most on the set. In order to make a movie, many directors often build a city.
For example, Xie Jin filmed "The Opium War", Chen Kaige filmed "Jing Ke assassinating the King of Qin", and Zhang Jizhong filmed "The Return of the Condor Heroes"
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The emergence of Hengdian Film and Television City in this era not only met the scene requirements of most costume dramas in China in terms of setting, but also built a series of supporting facilities, such as clothing prop rental, temporary actor recruitment, photography equipment rental, etc.
It can be said that it is what the crew thinks, what the crew is anxious about, and how it saves money and trouble for the crew.
Of course, the investment in the construction of such a large film and television city and supporting facilities is also considerable, with 600 million yuan invested in the first phase of the project.
Later generations of Hengdian Film and Television City claimed to have invested 3.6 billion yuan, but in fact the real investment was only about 1/3. These were invested one after another in more than 20 years after 1996.
In contrast, the current version of Hengdian Film and Television City's investment of 600 million yuan in the first phase is real.
However, projects like Film and Television City have large investments and long construction and return cycles. Lin's Film is not a sole proprietorship, but cooperates with the local government.
A joint venture company Hengdian Film and Television Co., Ltd. was established. The two parties injected 200 million yuan in advance and started a phase of construction. Then they borrowed hundreds of millions from the bank to ensure construction and operation.
"I told you to say this, I have to go and have a look after the meeting." Xie Jin said impatiently.
"Don't worry first. There is no problem in investing in you, but I have a condition."
"What are the conditions?"
"I want to find you a partner."
"Partner?" Xie Jin looked at Lin Chaoyang in confusion, and then suddenly realized, "You want to find someone to direct this movie with me?"
"That's right."
Xie Jin was silent. As a director who has been famous for many years and is world-renowned, letting Xie Jin co-direct it with others is undoubtedly a great distrust or even contempt for him.
But based on his understanding of Lin Chaoyang and his years of friendship, he knew that Lin Chaoyang must have his own reasons.
"What's the reason?" Xie Jin asked.
"No matter how you write the story of Opium War, it is tragic and we cannot change history.
But this forms a commercial paradox. The first thing to do for a movie with such a large investment is to attract as many audiences as possible to enter the cinema. The innate tragedy in the story is destined to have so many audiences like those family-friendly stories.
So my idea is that since you can’t innovate in the story, then change the angle.”
Listening to Lin Chaoyang's words, Xie Jinde felt a little relieved, and he knew that Lin Chaoyang would not be aimless.
"How to change the angle?"
"Movies carry not only stories, but also visual art. Since stories cannot be changed, let's start with vision.
We must work hard on the picture and create a visual feast.
Especially in the Opium War, there is a very important element that is the magnificent war scene. If we can make good use of this, we can avoid the innate defects of the story to a certain extent, and may even have the effect of setting off the overall situation."
Xie Jin couldn't help but nodded slightly when he heard this. Lin Chaoyang's statement did make some sense.
"Then who do you want to co-direct with me?"
"How is Zhang Yimou?"
The name Lin Chaoyang said surprised Xie Jin. He thought Lin Chaoyang might choose a director from Xiangjiang to balance the film's sense of picture and commercialization, but he didn't expect to find Zhang Yimou to work with him.
In the Chinese film industry, in terms of qualifications, Xie Jin is Zhang Yimou's senior.
But when it comes to international reputation and artistic achievements, Xie Jin asked himself that he was not a match for the young man Zhang Yimou.
"You said it easily. He is now an internationally renowned director. He can make movies with others? Even if you are his boss, you can't force him to press his head to shoot, right?"
Lin Chaoyang said in a relaxed tone: "Isn't this a discussion? Do you think the great saying of 'provocation for return' can be said to be a stunning plan?"
Xie Jin nodded. It is indeed difficult to refuse such a high-sounding reason.
Then he asked worriedly: "You said you want to create a visual wonder, can Yimou do it? Actually, I think Kego is quite talented in this regard."
Later generations Lao Mouzi made blockbusters such as "Heroes" and "The Golden Armor in the City". The audience can question his ability to tell stories, but they will never question his picture and camera scheduling ability.
But at this moment, Lao Touzi is still rolling around in those rural dramas, and the scenes of each film are rustic. No wonder Xie Jin is worried.
Lin Chaoyang laughed in his heart and said, "After "Live" last year, Yimou made another film "Shake, Shake, Shake to Grandma's Bridge". This year, we will continue to fight for Xia Na. According to Yushu, the picture of Yimou's film is quite gorgeous!"
"Shake, Shake, Shake to Grandma's Bridge" is Zhang Yimou's transformational work. Several consecutive movies are rural themes. He puts his perspective on this drama. The story tells the intrigue of gangs in Shanghai in the 1930s.
Later generation Zhang Yimou took this film to Cannes and won the technical award, which is largely due to the exquisite composition and full tones of the film.
As for the story, it was almost a mess.
From this movie, the problem of Zhang Yimou's blockbuster "top-heavy" has begun to appear.
Listening to Lin Chaoyang saying this, Xie Jin felt relieved, "Then contact Yimou first? This matter is just my personal idea at the moment. Such a grand project is not something we can decide with just a few words."
Lin Chaoyang nodded, "Yimu is in the late stage of Yanjing. I'll call him. If he has time, we'll just take a look at his new film."
"Okay."
The two of them agreed, and Lin Chaoyang called Zhang Yimou and learned that he was in Zijin Hotel now, so Lin Chaoyang took Xie Jin to the place.
After meeting, Lin Chaoyang spoke out Xie Jin's plan straight to the point, and Zhang Yimou was silent for a long time.
When he reached his level, as Xie Jin said, even if Lin Chaoyang was the boss, he could not force Zhang Yimou to do what he was unwilling to do.
On a broader level, this is a gift from Chinese films to the return of Xiangjiang.
From a small perspective, this is a historic cooperation between the two leaders of the new and old Chinese films.
From my personal point of view, I really hope that you can work with Lao Xie, not only for the sense of alternating rituals between the old and the new, but also for the tribute movie itself, but also for your future film career.”
When Lin Chaoyang said this, Zhang Yimou looked at him in confusion. Why is he still involved in his movie career?
"The Opium War" invests at least 60 million yuan, which may exceed 100 million yuan if the hidden cost is included.
This is a rare opportunity for you to experience.
It is impossible for a director to shoot a film of a subject or type throughout his life. Isn’t it also based on the psychology of transformation?
"Opium War" is a historical film, a war film, and it is more suitable for your transformation test work than "Shake and Shake".
Zhang Yimou was a little moved when he heard this. Lin Chaoyang was right. Such a big investment movie cannot be filmed just by wanting it. There is a rare opportunity.
"And I always think that your talent is always a bit weak in composition and color, in narrative.
This is exactly what Lao Xie has to do. If you two can cooperate and learn from each other, you will most likely create a masterpiece in film history.”
When Lin Chaoyang was talking, Xie Jin kept listening quietly. At the end of the moment, he couldn't help but feel the urge to applaud.
He knew him with emotion and moved him with reason. His words were reasonable and well-founded. He felt that if he was Zhang Yimou, he would feel ashamed if he didn't cooperate.
"Okay, then give it a try."
After hesitating for a while, Zhang Yimou made a decision.
With his statement, Lin Chaoyang and Xie Jin were both happy.
But the two of them co-directed "Opium War" cannot even be considered the beginning, after all, there is no script for this masterpiece now.
Then Xie Jin and Zhang Yimou began to discuss the details of the film preparation. Now there are two years and four months left before returning, and time seems to be abundant, but for historical blockbusters like "Opium War", time is quite tight.
Currently, scripts are the top priority. With scripts, the entire preparation work can have a foundation.
"Chaoyang, why don't you write the script?" Xie Jin suddenly said to Lin Chaoyang.
Lin Chaoyangran then smiled and said, "I am an amateur screenwriter, and I haven't written scripts for many years."
Seeing him refusal, Xie Jin took a look and encouraged him.
"The Opium War is both a historical drama and a war drama. When you wrote the scripts of "The Wreath Under the Mountains" and "On the Political Bureau from the Curtains", each of which was outstanding.
I can't imagine a more suitable screenwriter than you for a drama like "Opium War".
This is a gift to the return of Xiangjiang, you can't shrink back!’
Lin Chaoyang felt very familiar when listening to Xie Jin's words. Isn't this what he fooled Zhang Yimou?
Only when the boomerang hits me did I realize how much it hurts!
I am an investor myself and write scripts, so I can’t even get a royalty fee.
Blood loss!
"Okay."
Lin Chaoyang reluctantly agreed. Anyway, the novel has to be finished recently, so it would be great to be busy occasionally.
With him joining, Xie Jin and Zhang Yimou also have more confidence in this movie.
In the next few days, Lin Chaoyang was busy ending the novel in the morning and discussed the script with Xie Jin and Zhang Yimou in the afternoon.
During this period, Lin Chaoyang invited Dai Yi from the National People's Congress and Zhu Jiajin from the Forbidden City Research Institute to serve as counselors through Tao's father's relationship. Both of them were huge walls in the field of Qing history.
Dai Yi served as a member of the Qing History Compilation Committee since the 1960s and is one of the top scholars in the country in Qing history research.
Zhu Jiapu specialized in the fields of cultural relics and culture in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and he also worked as an advisor to "Directions from the Curtains".
Xie Jin invited his old friend Zong Fuxian, who was a well-known playwright. His representative work "In Silent Place" can be said to be the pioneer of the drama of reform and opening up.
With these people joining, the lineup of the "Opium War" creation team is luxurious.
A week later, Lin Chaoyang took out the first version of the script outline of "The Opium War". After everyone's discussion, the outline was unanimously approved, and the next step was to create more detailed creative work.
On the afternoon of March 10, Xie Jin stood on the podium of the People's Hall. He is 73 years old this year and has served as a member of the National ZX Standing Committee for two years.
In today's speech, he still talked about film art, not about the general discussion, but about the movie he was conceiving and creating with many of the best creators in the country, namely "The Opium War".
At such a solemn third session of the Eighth National Congress, a film director discussed his film conception, which is unprecedented in history.
"In two years, Xiangjiang will return to the motherland. Faced with such a major historical moment, if we Chinese film workers cannot produce a movie that reproduces that history, we will feel ashamed of history and the nation——"
Xie Jin started to speak emotionally as soon as he spoke. When he talked about the more specific details of the movie, he mentioned several names.
"I want to thank my friend Chaoyang for his age-lost friends. Investment is undoubtedly an astronomical figure for a large-scale film like "The Opium War".
In my imagination, the investment in this movie is probably going to be 100 million. That day I talked to him about this matter.
Without saying a word, he agreed to invest and served as the chief screenwriter of the movie.
Comrade Yimou will also direct this movie with me.
There are also Comrade Dai Yi from the Qing History Compilation Committee, Comrade Zhu Jiapu from the Forbidden City Research Institute, and my old friend Comrade Zong Fuxian·—.”
Every name that Xie Jin pronounced may not be a big deal in politics, but it is a well-known figure in the cultural circle of China.
After his speech, the people's halls burst into thunderous applause, and a sacred and solemn feeling arose in his heart.
These applauses represent not only encouragement to him and all those who participated in the Opium War, but also a wish and a trust.
After the meeting, Xie Jin was surrounded by many reporters at home and abroad, and kept asking questions, and even chased Xie Jin's residence in Yanjing, Xiaoliubukou Hutong.
In the history of *******, such enthusiastic interviews are rare.
It’s not because of how important the movie is, but on the contrary, it’s because the movie is not that important, so when Xie Jin proposed the idea of ​​"Opium War" on such a major occasion, it caused such a big response.
During the meeting, Xie Jin, as a member, had a special location for Xiangshan Hotel, but for the sake of the script,
I have been living in the west courtyard of Xiaoliubukou Hutong.
Anyway, it is very close to the sea, so you can walk in the morning.
The reporters chased Xiaoliubukou Hutong unyieldingly, naturally hoping to learn more about the inside story of the movie "Opium War" from Xie Jin.
Xiaoliubukou Hutong at night never thought it would be so lively today. In order to deal with the reporters, Xie Jin pulled Lin Chaoyang out to block the gun.
The two of them had to satisfy the reporters' curiosity about the preparations for the film, but could not reveal too much information. They were besieged by the reporters for several hours, and they did not send off the last batch of interviewers until late at night.
Lin Chaoyang's mouth was dry and his throat was almost hoarse. He complained: "You said you were the show-off, but why did you still pull me as a cushion?"
"What does it mean to pull you as a cushion? You are also the soul of this movie!
Besides, when such a great historical moment is approaching, we will devote ourselves to it without hesitation and burn our lives with brilliant glory. Isn’t this the mission we should fulfill as film workers?”
Xie Jin's face was flushed and his tone was excited, just like he had been injected with chicken blood.
Lin Chaoyang took a look at the time and it was already 1 a.m.
"Okay, you're amazing! You burn, I have to go to bed!"
Lin Chaoyang gave a thumbs up and wanted to go back to the house to sleep, but Xie Jin grabbed him, "What are you sleeping? You are so young,
Can you sleep? Come on, let's continue talking about the script."
Lin Chaoyang looked in pain. You old comrade, don’t delay the sleep of young people? Don’t know if you have too many young people?
A few hours later, the fish belly in the sky turned white.
The spring cold at dawn is particularly bone-permeable. The tender leaves sprout on the branches of the French sycamore trees in the courtyard. In a short while, these seemingly inconspicuous leaves of life will spew out, adding infinite vitality and green to the earth.
Xie Jin, who had not slept for a night, only squinted for two hours at dawn. Although he was tired after getting up, his face was extremely full.
He greeted Lin Chaoyang, "Chaoyang, you eat first, I'll go to the meeting."
Lin Chaoyang looked up at him muffled, responded half a beat slow, and then quickly finished his meal and went back to the house to take a break.
He really regrets that he was doing the first time. Xie Jin made a movie, and he paid and worked hard. Now he can’t even sleep in a window, so where can he make sense?
During this sleep, Lin Chaoyang forced himself to make up until after four o'clock in the afternoon.
When he finished the meal, he saw that Xie Jin had not come back, and he thought that the old comrade had some activities, so he didn't take it seriously.
As a result, just after a while, he received a call from Xie Jin. He said that his leader wanted to see him and immediately sent a car to pick him up and let him stay at home honestly.
"What's going on?"
"Blind, you haven't read the newspaper yet?"
"What does it mean?"
Xie Jin briefly talked about the situation. During the *******, the speeches of the committee members attracted much attention. Xie Jin was also a famous director and had public attention. The topics he talked about were down-to-earth movies, which involved the return, so he naturally attracted more attention.
Chapter completed!