Shen Xue, the heroine of "Cell Phone", Feng Xiaogang also arranged for his wife Xu Fan to star. It is said that the good news does not flow to outsiders.

As for the supporting actress Wu Yue, Feng Xiaogang chose Zhang Jingchu, who graduated from China National Theater Academy. In 2003, she starred in "Peacock" directed by Gu Changwei and performed very well.

After Xiang Nan read the list, he didn't say much and felt that this arrangement was quite feasible, so the filming of "Mobile Phone" officially started.

…

In 2004, in addition to filming "Detective Dee: The Empire of Heaven", Zhang Yimou also directed China's Eight Minutes for the closing ceremony of the Athens Olympics.

But it is a pity that because Athens did not cooperate, and the stage was too small and there was too little time, many exciting programs could not be presented. They only performed kung fu, Peking opera and folk music, which caused Zhang Yimou to be criticized after he returned to China. sound.

From the leaders to the people, everyone was dissatisfied. They believed that Zhang Yimou failed to seize the opportunity and direct the performance well, which had disgraced the people of the country.

But in fact, judging from the reaction at the scene, the audience still bought it. However, the domestic criticism made Zhang Yimou almost depressed for a while, and he simply didn't know how to do it well.

Just like the last "Hero", the global box office reached US$170 million, setting a box office record for domestic films in history.

And it has won numerous awards internationally, including the Berlin Film Festival, Hong Kong Film Awards, Golden Bauhinia Awards, Golden Rooster Awards, Hundred Flowers Awards, American Society of Film Critics Awards... and has won more than a dozen trophies.

From the awards to the box office, it can be seen that his movie is extremely successful. But unfortunately, there is a lot of criticism in China, and the opposition is getting louder and louder.

If this movie was really bad and would lose both at the box office and in awards, he would admit it. It was good at box office and in awards, and yet he was scolded like this, so he didn't know what to do.

…

Xiang Nan knew his psychology and went to the set to comfort him.

"Director Zhang, you don't have to be like this. You can listen to the opinions of the outside world if you want to, but forget it if you don't want to." He said with a smile, "We all know the story of the father and son carrying the donkey. If you do things according to other people's ideas, then it's true. Became confused.

When I was writing novels before, people would always write to me, telling me that the story should develop this way, that way, and that something was wrong... I collected such letters in sacks after sacks over the years, and I could get them every year. Acquire two or three houses.

But so what, I didn’t listen to anything. Because they were all outsiders, they were on the outside and didn’t understand the situation at all. Eight minutes is enough to sing two songs. How much rich content can be displayed?

What's more, China has a long history of 5,000 years and a rich culture. There are so many things to talk about just about anything. A bowl of fried noodles can be talked about for three days. It's good to be able to show three things in eight minutes.

Director Zhang, you must not be influenced by the outside world. In my opinion, you have done a good job. Those people criticizing you are just standing and talking without pain. If you ignore them, you will lose."

Hearing Xiang Nan's words of admonishment, Zhang Yimou was very moved.

To be honest, Xiang Nan is a really good boss. He has been helping him, supporting him, and guiding him all these years. He has achieved today's achievements and has half as many military medals as others.

Especially when such a big boss and the richest man in China knew that he was wronged, he came to comfort him. This thought alone was enough to make him grateful.

"Professor Cheng, I understand, thank you." Zhang Yimou said movedly, "Don't worry, with your words, I will definitely come out."

"Okay." Xiang Nan nodded.

…

In the autumn of 2004, "Blood Romance" directed by Zhao Baogang and starring Liu Ye and Che Xun was officially launched. As soon as this TV series was launched, it achieved very good ratings.

On the one hand, the character Zhong Yuemin is very charming, affectionate and unrestrained, so he has won the love of many viewers.

On the one hand, the plot of this TV series is also very good, including youth and frivolity, as well as the vicissitudes of life, passion and romance coexist, and it is dangerous and exciting, so it is very popular.

This drama also made Liu Ye truly a household name TV star.

Prior to this, although he had been nominated for the Golden Rooster Award for "The Mountain, That Man, That Dog", and won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor for "Lan Yu", he had also played the villain Long Xiaoyu in "What Can I Do to Save You, My Love"?

, gained some popularity.

However, the influence of movies in the mainland is limited. Even a top movie star like Ge You may not be as well-known in the mainland as a familiar face from the Spring Festival Gala.

Therefore, Liu Ye has not really become famous until now.

As for Che Chun, she is even more popular. She already became famous with "The Golden Family" last year, and this year she filmed two movies in succession. One is "Blood Romance", and the other is in post-production "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"

》, destined to be the year of her big hair.

…

After the release of "Blood Romance", "In My Life" directed and starring Zhang Guoli, starring Deng Jie, Liu Zi, He Bing, Li Chengru, etc. was released.

This TV series is Zhang Guoli's transformation work. He was tired of filming emperors and generals, so he filmed cowardly little people. In fact, his acting skills are indeed good. The little character Fu Hai was played by him in a precise and vivid manner.

It's a pity that the plot of "My Life" is a bit sad.

As the protagonist, Fuhai's career failed to improve first, he worked as a bad guy all his life, and his love was not what he wanted. His wife ran away with his brother-in-law, and he finally found a girl named Rui, but in the end, girl Rui was also killed...

If such a sadistic drama were made into a movie, it would definitely be good to watch. However, if it were made into a twenty-episode TV series, it would be a bit unbearable. No one likes to ask for self-abuse.

Therefore, "This Is My Life" has a good reputation, but its ratings are much worse. It is probably the one with the worst ratings among the TV series produced by Kirin Pictures.

This also made Zhang Guoli blame himself very much and felt that he was sorry for Xiang Nan.

…

"Professor Cheng, this matter is my responsibility. I shouldn't have insisted on making such a TV series." Zhang Guoli apologized to Xiang Nan.

"It's nothing serious. Isn't it just that the ratings are a little bit low? There's nothing to make a fuss about. I'm a writer, and I can't guarantee that every one of my books will sell well and receive a lot of praise." Xiang

Nan waved her hands and said with a smile,

"Besides, I watched your TV series. It was quite good. You did a good job. To be honest, I didn't see any trace of Ji Xiaolan or Emperor Kangxi in Fuhai. They are completely two people."

"Professor Cheng, thank you." Zhang Guoli said gratefully. Hearing what he said made him feel much better.

"Actually, you don't have to care too much about the ratings." Xiang Nan smiled again and said, "I care about the ratings. Whenever I make the final decision on a TV series, I will be responsible for the ratings. Whether it goes up or down, the compensation is still the same.

I'm keeping an eye on it. You just have to make a good show. Whether the ratings are good or bad, I won't look for you. But if the show is not filmed well and the audience is scolding you, I will look for you."
Chapter completed!