The Kung Fu filming can be said to have gone very smoothly.
Except for Han Zhou's frequent vacations, the shooting progress was very gratifying.
However, more than four-fifths of the crew were not particularly optimistic about the film.
If the investment in this movie is 50 million, then almost everyone is optimistic that this movie will be a big hit.
But the investment in this movie is a full 300 million.
Only one in five people were optimistic about the film.
What they are optimistic about is not the movie itself, but Han Zhou as a person.
By early November, the filming of the movie was coming to an end.
Because this movie uses so many special effects, the crew members actually can't imagine what the final effect will be.
However, the plot made them feel unsure.
"Stepping on toes? That's a trick only used by children."
Just like the lines, many people feel that many things in the movie are tricks used by children.
For example, the scene where Han Zhou is hanging in the air and making a fake kick is said to be filmed in post-production to look like he’s kicking a rock.
But when everyone thought about it, they felt that this scene didn't seem to be very interesting.
For example, the palm technique that falls from the sky.
For example, the Toad Skill of Fire Cloud Evil God.
It was really awkward to shoot without special effects.
Many staff members don’t know that this kind of embarrassment is normal in commercial blockbusters with mature special effects.
Because they were not used to this kind of filming, the staff members' reactions were not very good and they couldn't imagine the scenes. The actors were even more confused and didn't know how to act.
Many times, only Han Zhou performed it once, and the actors followed suit.
Fortunately, these people have a good work attitude and high professional quality, although they have not yet reached the level of being able to provide anything unexpected to the movie.
But they also gave the director whatever he wanted.
Therefore, the filming was basically completed in early November.
Originally, Han Zhou planned to finish shooting the remaining shots in a few days, and then wait for Liu Tiantan to master the special effects technology.
However, during this period, someone wanted to meet Han Zhou.
The vice-president of Huaying Group, Hong Chengxu, wants to meet Han Zhou.
Hong Chengxu will most likely be Han Sisheng's successor, so Han Zhou had to interrupt the filming, give everyone a holiday at the last minute, and then fly to Yanjing.
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Fragrant Tea Club.
A club frequented by Yanjing's first, second and third-tier celebrities.
But what’s different is that some of the people here are dignitaries, not celebrities.
The first-, second- and third-tier stars who came here are also at a disadvantage in terms of capital.
Simply put, only stars without backing would come here.
To put it simply, the celebrities under the control of the Beijing circle like to find godfathers here.
The so-called first-line stars here are actually either outdated first-line stars or fake first-line stars.
After Han Zhou heard Yang Hong talk about the origin of this place on the way here, he was no longer very interested in Hong Chengxu.
Someone from the Beijing circle?
When Han Zhou arrived here, the waiter at the door recognized Han Zhou, came up to him with a smile and asked if he had a membership card and whether he needed to apply for one.
After Han Zhou said they would meet at room 601, the waiter took Han Zhou inside.
When passing by the first floor, there is a stage on the first floor.
Logically, there should be opera performances here, but now there is a singer playing the violin on the stage.
This place has a Chinese-style decoration, so playing the violin doesn't seem very suitable.
There were many people watching on the side of the stage.
There were also some rooms with their doors open, with people inside watching the performance from the windows.
After Han Zhou came in, people in many rooms paid attention to him.
The door of a room was opened and someone invited Han Zhou to come in and sit down.
Han Zhou was very disgusted by this.
No matter what kind of rich woman there is, inviting Han Zhou here will only make Han Zhou disgusted.
If I invited Han Zhou to dinner somewhere else, perhaps it could be considered friendship.
In this place of PY trading, invitation.
Han Zhou ignored him completely.
"What are you so proud of? Are you looking down on the ordinary members on the first floor?"
"When I get to the third floor, I still have to crawl over here."
Han Zhou heard the voice, stopped, looked inside, and said word by word: "Who do you think you are?"
"Go up to the third floor? So what if you're on the top floor? Go up to the rooftop and jump off. Grandpa won't even look at an ugly bastard like you."
After saying that, he turned around indifferently and continued walking.
Many people in nearby rooms had their windows open and heard it.
Some people laughed at the people in the room for overestimating their own abilities, while others asked who Han Zhou was.
There were also rich second-generation people in the room, who looked at Han Zhou, wondering where Han Zhou came from.
Soon, before Han Zhou went up to the sixth floor, what happened on the first floor spread to the sixth floor.
Room 601 is a standard business reception room, not a rest suite.
The door was open when Han Zhou arrived here.
When he reached the door, Han Zhou paused.
Not only Hong Chengxu is included, but also Zhao Qigang.
Zhao Qigang had met Han Zhou in Mei Mansion a long time ago.
When Han Zhou first said that he might want to compete with the Beijing circle, they happened to hear it.
When the pedantic writer Wang, who was traveling with them at the time, made some rude remarks, Han Zhou showed no mercy at all.
But nothing was said between him and Zhao Qigang.
Zhao Qigang is a very capable person. About seven years ago, he launched three youth TV series in three consecutive years, which were called the Youth Trilogy, and the ratings were very good.
Seeing Han Zhou coming in, Zhao Qigang smiled.
Hong Chengxu took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Sit down."
The other party had no intention of getting up, he just pointed casually.
Han Zhou: "I won't sit down."
"I heard that Vice Chairman Hong wanted to see me about something. I rushed to Yanjing from the film set. I don't know what it is."
Hong Chengxu smiled and said, "It's just a chat, nothing serious. If it was serious, we would have met at Huaying."
Han Zhou: "Hong, Vice Chairman, just speak frankly."
Zhao Qigang saw Han Zhou calling Vice Chairman Hong twice in a row, and smiled to smooth things over: "Director Han, Chairman Hong is looking for you because he has something serious to tell you, but the time has not come for this serious matter to happen yet, so..."
"Um."
Ambiguous.
Hong Chengxu: "We are all smart people. There is definitely no recording or video equipment here. I will just say it straight."
"Master Han is old now and wants to retire."
"You call Han Siye your uncle, so you are considered a direct descendant of the Han family. But after a year and a half, you have to choose a path, right?"
Hong Sung Wook: "After I take over, I will launch new film and television projects. I hope you can join in."
Han Zhou raised his eyebrows: "Oh? What kind of plan?"
Hong Chengxu: "Huaying will vigorously promote the voice of the sixth generation of directors and will also launch some mainstream films."
"Although you are a new generation director, there are many opportunities in this plan. Perhaps you can work with a sixth generation director to shoot a mainstream film."
"Of course, you can also serve on the jury for one of the three gold awards."
When you put it this way, it sounds like there are many benefits.
But in reality, it is a huge pit.
What are the sixth generation directors like?
What kind of mainstream movies do they shoot?
Han Zhou thought of "Eight Hundred" from his previous life.
In terms of the logic and clarity of the film's narrative, it fails.
From a historical perspective, it's rubbish.
They call it art, but it is certainly not completely close to history.
Is this your reason for giving the credit for the Security Corps to the National Army, for putting the blame for the National Army on the Security Corps, and then for praising the National Army?
Even after the film was finished, the director did not explain the topography of the Sihang Factory Warehouse clearly through any shot.
However, the "excellent oil painting" hanging on the wall of the warehouse room was captured clearly.
I'm afraid there's something wrong with your brain.
Collaborate with the sixth generation directors, or just be their ghostwriter, right?
This is not a good thing.
The second thing is to serve as a judge for one of the three gold awards.
Then you pick out a bunch of crappy movies, and when other people with a keen eye take a look, they realize it was you who picked them.
This looks like a good job, but it's actually all garbage.
Han Zhou smiled contemptuously: "That's it? Anything else? If not, I'm in a hurry to go back to the Magic City."
Hong Chengxu was stunned for a moment.
He didn't expect Han Zhou to rush over from the Magic City and arrive as soon as possible. He gave him face, but in the end he didn't give him face.
After a moment of silence, Hong Chengxu reacted.
The reason why Han Zhou came was to give himself face.
But you are unwilling to cooperate and unwilling to join his camp. In fact, it means that I can give you face, but you are not worthy of being my leader.
Hong Chengxu, whose target was the chairman of Huaying, turned cold after realizing this.
"Han Zhou, I know what you are thinking."
"You think I'm from the Beijing circle."
“But everyone in this circle knows very well that once a person becomes the chairman of Huaying, he is no longer a member of a certain circle.”
"Zhao Qigang is right here. You are not familiar with me, but you are familiar with his character, right?"
"I don't want you to join the Beijing circle, but I want you to become the backbone of the Chinese film industry in the next decade."
“Maybe in the next decade, you will be the leader.”
Han Zhou smiled and said, "Vice Chairman Hong, whether you are here or not, I will always be the backbone of the Chinese film industry in the next decade."
"What I want to know is, what good will it do me to hang out with you?"
Hong Chengxu obviously didn't react, then he thought for a while before laughing.
"So you take everything for granted."
"Perhaps without my support, you can still be the backbone of the Chinese film industry, but if I oppose, you will never become the backbone of the Chinese film industry."
Han Zhou sighed: "Ah."
Hong Chengxu looked at Han Zhou and thought, does he have something to say?
Hong Chengxu frowned.
In the entire Huaying Group, there is no other person who can sit on the position of chairman. Since no one is competing for it, this position must be his. So where does Han Zhou get the confidence from?
Han Zhou spoke up: "Vice Chairman Hong, I'm afraid you made a mistake."
"Han Sisheng is the man who moved three great mountains in the history of Chinese cinema."
"He is taller than three mountains."
"If someone who comes after him wants to be higher than him, I'm afraid it's just... a pipe dream."
Is it the position of Chairman of Huaying Group that is so awesome?
No, the awesome person is Han Sisheng.
It’s like Qin Shi Huang is very awesome, but Hu Hai is very stupid.
If Hu Hai continued everything that Qin Shihuang did, he would be nothing more than a tool, carrying out the previous emperor's things for his entire life and then passing them on to the next tool.
If Hu Hai wanted to do things of his own, what would result would be the collapse of the empire.
Hong Chengxu looked at Han Zhou and said, "Surpassing Fourth Master Han? I never thought about it that way. I just wanted to leave my mark on Chinese films."
Han Zhou looked at Hong Chengxu and finally understood why Hong Chengxu wanted to ask him to come.
Han Zhou sighed.
Han Zhou still thought that Hong Chengxu wanted to get New World to control part of the shares of Huaying Group, enter the mainstream film market, and become one of the largest film companies.
I didn’t expect that Hong Chengxu wanted to pave the way for himself to become the chairman of Huaying?
When Hanzhou stone blocks are used as road foundation stones.
Han Zhou looked at Hong Chengxu and said, "There is still a year and a half left. I will remind Vice Chairman Hong."
"Uncle Han, he is not only the chairman of Huaying Group, he is also the chairman of Huaying Shares, the leader of the review team, and the director of Yanjing Film Studio."
Until now, Hong Chengxu still feels that he is the only heir to the position of chairman of Huaying Group.
Aren't you overthinking this?
It’s as if Wang Chuyang has a brain and he definitely doesn’t think of himself as the heir to Tianle Group.
Han Zhou was very clear that Hong Chengxu's presence was too low when Han Sisheng was in power.
Although logically it's his turn to take the position.
but!
How can someone with such a low sense of presence take over the position of Han Sisheng, the power tyrant?
Finally, Hong Chengxu will most likely be the chairman of Huaying Co., Ltd.
The chairman of Huaying Group should be a powerful figure of the same level as Hong Chengxu from the industry.
This person is most likely the current deputy director of CCTV.
Therefore, the deputy director of CCTV will be the chairman of Huaying Group in the future. Han Zhou saw it clearly. Wang Xiya also mentioned this when she and Han Zhou talked about the future.
In other words, the smart people in the circle already knew how to distribute Mr. Han Si's property.
Only the heirs to the property are still dreaming of taking over everything.
In other words, Hong Chengxu will soon have no right to change the development trajectory of the Chinese film industry.
He was not even qualified to threaten Han Zhou's ability to continue working in the market.
Han Sisheng spent his entire life proving the importance of the market.
Therefore, by dividing up several rights in the end, a situation will be formed where the film industry is determined by the market.
It was also a huge upheaval caused by the entry of capital and the breaking of the old circle.
In fact, many people in the industry have noticed this.
It’s not that Hong Chengxu can’t see this, but because he is the heir, he is stubborn and wants to dream big.
Do you think Han Zhou is a fool? If you were really that important, wouldn't Han Zhou have asked you to place a bet long ago? Why do you still want you to ask him?
Han Zhou has already placed his bet.
Director Ren is a direct descendant of the current deputy director of CCTV.
Didn’t you see that Director Ren now treats Han Zhou as his own brother?
A year and a half later, the last great director trained by the previous chairman of Huaying before he left office became his uncle and nephew.
He is the younger brother of the top general under the current chairman of Huaying, and a founding hero of the new era and new dynasty.
In fact, Han Zhou was not sure that all this would happen.
However, because of something, Han Zhou was sure that Wang Xiya's analysis in this regard was correct.
Because of Han Sisheng's personality, if Han Sisheng really wanted Hong Chengxu to take over, he would definitely tell Han Zhou about this matter, mention this name, and hint Han Zhou to do something.
Han Sisheng didn't do that, so Han Zhou was sure that it didn't happen.
Zhao Qigang looked at Han Zhou: "It depends on human efforts?"
Han Zhou knew that Zhao Qigang also saw the shadow of the arrival of a new era.
He wanted to bring Han Zhou into the Beijing circle and then further consolidate his position in the Beijing circle.
Let the circle era continue.
Once Han Zhou joined the Beijing circle, it would certainly be impossible for Han Zhou to destroy his vested interests.
But if Han Zhou had not joined the Beijing circle, then the Beijing circle would have been the biggest piece of cake in Han Zhou's development path.
Hong Chengxu was silent for a moment. He said the same thing as Zhao Qigang.
He believes that everything depends on human efforts.
However, Zhao Qigang's statement does not mean that he believes that everything depends on human efforts.
This was actually the last large-scale counterattack by the Beijing circle, but Zhao Qigang knew that they would most likely lose.
But what if you win?
Zhao Qigang has actually made enough money.
If the Beijing circle continues, it will be like leaving a long-term free meal ticket for our children and grandchildren.
If this doesn't continue, it seems that the surplus at home is enough for them to eat, but the great-grandson will not be able to enjoy it.
After watching the two of them stare at each other for a long time, Hong Chengxu looked at Han Zhou and said, "I really hope that one day I can legitimately represent the entire film industry, rather than just the Beijing film industry."
"If I can't make it to that point, then I can only continue to represent the Beijing circle."
"When your movie Kung Fu is released, be prepared to lose money."
Han Zhou looked at Hong Chengxu: "He represents the film industry. He has represented the film industry from the beginning and will not be attached to a certain circle."
“If someone comes from a certain circle, how can they represent the film industry?”
You got the order of cause and effect wrong.
How did you come up with the idea of ​​first building a bungalow to live in, and then adding another floor on top to turn it into a village committee?
Others were repairing the village committee, and when the project was still on paper, it said that they were going to build a small village committee building.
Hong Chengxu and Han Zhouzou mocked him like this, but they didn't show any anger. However, the words they said clearly showed that they were already very angry: "Three hundred million, I don't know how many three hundred million your company can afford to lose."
Han Zhou smiled and said, "Vice Chairman Hong, I have to go to CCTV-1 to record a program today. It will be broadcast in a week. Remember to watch it then. I'll give you an article."
After Han Zhou walked out of the room, he heard the sound of a table being overturned.
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Hong Chengxu sat in the room, very angry: "The fifth one, the fifth person who rejected me."
In fact, what Hong Chengxu and Zhao Qigang thought was correct.
If all the people they contact support them, then no matter what Han Sisheng thinks, he will have to give all his positions to Hong Chengxu in the end.
The problem is, they approached five people and every one of them said no.
The reasons for each one are different.
Hong Chengxu: "Old Zhao, why did Han Zhou reject me again?"
As for the first four, some people had grudges against the Beijing circle, so they refused.
Some people just say that they have a hatred for money and don’t want to be associated with the smell of copper, so they refuse.
Some people refused because they had already taken sides with other parties.
Some people refused because they thought that Hong Chengxu and Zhao Qigang’s combined IQ did not reach 140.
Zhao Qigang: "Han Zhou got upset because you mentioned the Sixth Generation directors."
Hong Chengxu was speechless.
What happened to the sixth generation of directors?
The sixth generation of directors were all trained by Han Sisheng, their direct descendants.
Each of them has a deep background in the industry and has won numerous international awards.
It is popular both at home and abroad.
Commercial films, art films, literary films, all are very good.
What happened to the sixth generation of directors?
Zhao Qigang: "The sixth generation of directors... Han Zhou probably thinks they have foreign capital behind them, so he is very hostile to them. Han Zhou seems like a patriotic young man."
"If it was just about money, Han Zhou would have already come to Beijing to curry favor with us. If it weren't for the Sixth Generation of directors, Han Zhou would have sided with us before anyone else."
Hong Chengxu didn't quite understand: "We have to learn advanced things from abroad. The sixth generation directors learned it very well."
"Doesn't Han Zhou want to learn?"
Zhao Qigang: "I don't understand either, but my grandson said..."
Hong Chengxu: "What?"
Zhao Qigang: "My grandson said that he thinks the Sakura Country is a garbage country, full of fraud, and only admits mistakes but never corrects them."
In Hong Chengxu's view, the Sakura Country represents the spirit of craftsmanship.
He found it unbelievable. How come there is so much counterfeiting in the country of sakura?
Zhao Qigang: "He also said that Americans have no brains, no culture, and no wisdom."
Hong Chengxu was shocked. American entertainment culture dominates the whole world, so how could it be that it has no culture?
Zhao Qigang: "My grandson said that Western Europeans are stingy, their thinking is regressive, and they use a lot of bandit logic."
Hong Chengxu was even more surprised. Shouldn't people learn from Western European gentlemen, chivalry, and the spirit of contract?
Why are kids today so hostile to these excellent countries?
Zhao Qigang: "My grandson said that he thinks China is the best."
Hong Chengxu spoke up, very confused: "What's so good about China ? Why is it so good?"
Zhao Qigang sighed.
Zhao Qigang used to be like Hong Chengxu. Now Zhao Qigang hasn't made any works for several years. He just goes to watch. After watching a lot and having time to think, he feels that what he thought before seems to be different from the essence of this world.
Hong Chengxu would never have thought that Han Zhou did not follow him just because he chose this club and mentioned the sixth-generation director.
Of course, given Hong Sung-wook's behavior and work style, it is impossible for him not to choose this club and not mention the sixth-generation directors.
Hong Chengxu couldn't have imagined that Han Zhou and he were not the same kind of people because of an old saying.
'If we have different ideals, we cannot work together.'
Hong Chengxu now really wants to know what Han Zhou did on the CCTV-1 program.
A day later, Hong Sung-wook first saw the program list internally.
It turned out that after Han Zhou left that day, he went to CCTV-1 to record a program called "Recitation".
He recited an article he had written and then sang a song.
The song is called "Young China".
Hong Chengxu also heard that some older generations within Central No. 1 liked Han Zhou very much.
Some of the older generation almost fainted from anger after listening to the recitation.
This contrast also made Hong Chengxu curious about what kind of article and song it was and what it expressed.
A week later, on the day the show was broadcast, Hong Sung-wook was at home, turning on the TV, waiting for Han Zhou to appear.