When Yu Dong received the call from Yuliang, he thought Yuliang was going to say something related to the Lunar New Year festival.
Both movies "Party A and Party B" and "The Tuner" are scheduled to be released on December 26.
When it was announced that they would be scheduled for the same date, many people, including those with margins, felt it was inappropriate. They thought that if the two films were released together, it would not be a fight between the two.
But in the end, after much discussion, the company decided to schedule the two movies on the same day. The reason for making this decision was to stir up the atmosphere of the Lunar New Year movie.
Someone once proposed an analogy, saying that Lunar New Year stalls are like sales promotions in shopping malls.
So since it is a shopping mall that conducts promotions, which shopping mall will put promotional products in batches?
It is already December 9th, and there is only more than half a month left before the two movies are released, so it is not surprising at all to call Yu Dong.
However, Yuliang did not talk about the Lunar New Year show. Instead, he reported to Yu Dong about "Don't Lie to Me". The script of this TV series has been finalized and filming can begin in the spring of next year.
After talking about "Don't Lie to Me", Yuliang talked about Tsang Chi-wei, "Tsang Chi-wei asked for a role from me and gave him two supporting roles, but he was still not satisfied."
This was the first time Yu Dong heard that Zeng Zhiwei wanted a role. He asked strangely: "When did Zeng Zhiwei come to you?"
"Just the phone number Liu Weiqiang gave me the morning after Mr. Qian came to Jinling last time."
Hearing that the number was given by Liu Weiqiang, Yu Dong frowned: "What does Liu Weiqiang mean? He has opinions on us in terms of casting?"
"That's not true. Liu Weiqiang just gave him a number. Zeng Zhiwei's request for a role has nothing to do with them directly," Yuliang said.
"Then how did Zeng Zhiwei know about the casting for our movie?"
Yu Liang smiled and said, "This matter has something to do with Liu Weiqiang. He went to Liang Chaowei before and showed Liang Chaowei the script. It was probably Liang Chaowei who told Zeng Zhiwei about it later. Liu Weiqiang said that Zeng
Chi Wai and Tony Leung Chiu Wai have a very good relationship. By the way, Tsang Chi Wai even threatened me, saying that if I didn’t give him a role, Tony Leung Chiu Wai might not be able to star in our movie.”
Yu Dong almost laughed out loud, "What did you say? You said that Eric Tsang threatened you that if you didn't give him a role, Tony Leung might not star in "Infernal Affairs"?"
"Boss, you heard that right, that's exactly what he meant."
Yu Dong curled his lips and said with a smile: "Did Eric Tsang think we couldn't find an actor? Or did he think Tony Leung Chiu-wai was too good to be replaced?"
"Who knows? That's what he meant anyway."
"What did you say?"
"I told him tactfully that I could not meet his request. He originally gave me a recommendation list with several actors on it, and I gave him two small roles, but he was not satisfied."
"There is no need to be tactful about this kind of thing, you can be more direct. Also, the list he gave, the people on it will be directly blacklisted, and none of them will be used in our future movies."
Yu Liang hesitated and said: "Isn't this a bit extreme? After all, peace makes money?"
Yu Dong understands the consideration of margin, but Yu Dong will not give in on this matter, "I tell you, we try not to get involved with such irregular people, and it is best to avoid them. If something happens in the film and television industry in the future, these
People are all bombs. If we get caught now, if they blow up later, even if we are not injured, we will be covered in mud."
I actually think the boss's words are a bit exaggerated, but since the boss said so, he can just implement it.
"Okay, I will add these names to our company's blacklist later." Yuliang thought for a while and asked: "By the way, where is Liang Chaowei? Do you want to hammer it on? Speaking of which, this matter is also because of him.
Only then. Liu Weiqiang showed him the script before and told him not to disclose it to the public, but he still revealed it to Eric Tsang."
Yu Dong nodded: "Let's find a few alternative actors for the role of Chen Yongren first. If Tony Leung shows any signs of being uncooperative, just replace him without hesitation. The same goes for the role of Liu Jianming. Let's do multiple roles.
Be prepared, don't put all your eggs in one basket. You and Jimmy have been together for so long, you should understand that you need to be prepared for everything. In addition, you should not have any psychological burden, let me tell you, even if this movie
It doesn’t matter if the movie is no longer scary, we won’t lose anything, and you don’t have to worry about the script being wasted.”
"Okay, I understand."
…
After hanging up the phone, Yu Dong looked at Zhang Yimou in front of him. Seeing Zhang Yimou's strange smile, he asked, "What's your expression?"
Zhang Yimou smiled and said: "I didn't expect you to be so tough. You can stop making such a big movie if you just say you won't make it?"
"I can't help it. Who said I'm strong enough to do this?" Yu Dong joked and explained seriously: "You can't give in on this kind of thing. Once you step back, others will have room.
, in the end, they will drag you into that muddy water."
Zhang Yimou nodded in sympathy: "It is true. Although this industry is the most open to the public, there is also a lot of hidden darkness. This is probably because where there is light, there are shadows."
Yu Dong shook his head, "No, the shadow does not appear because of the light, it just becomes conspicuous because of the light."
Zhang Yimou's eyes lit up, he picked up a pen and wrote down in his notebook: "This is a good line, I'm going to add it to the script."
"Where to add it?" Yu Dong asked.
"In addition to the part where the protagonist confronts the criminal policeman, haven't we been saying that the tension of the lines in this part is a bit low? I think what you just said is good."
Yu Dong thought about it and felt that Zhang Yimou's proposal was quite good.
The part that Zhang Yimou talked about was when the protagonist was caught by a criminal policeman, and the criminal policeman persuaded him to accept his fate. There was a conversation between the two.
"Okay, let's try adding it first."
Zhang Yimou wrote the lines in his notebook, read them over and over again, and finally nodded, "Yes, I feel much better than before."
Then he put down his notebook and talked about "Infernal Affairs" again: "You have a choice, but it's unfortunate for Liu Weiqiang. If this movie is not made, his work will be in vain during this period, and there will be no place to cry.
cry."
Yu Dong smiled and said: "Why is there no place to cry? He can come to me to cry, isn't it just a movie, and I will just give him another one in the future. Besides, that's what I just said, I guess at most
Just change a few actors and it won’t be to the point where the movie can’t be made.”
Chapter completed!