Chapter 41 Shortlisted

Beijing New Picture Film Company.

Jiang Peian was sitting in the reception room drinking tea.

People were coming and going outside the glass window, and everyone was busy and busy.

Although this is a new company established just two years ago.

But both in terms of performance and popularity, he is already a giant in the industry.

There is no other reason. The great director Zhang Yi is here.

In addition to Zhang Yi, I have to mention another big boss of the company, Zhang Weiping!

Zhang Weiping and Zhang Yi met at a party in 1989. They chatted happily and gradually became friends.

At this time, Zhang Yimou had already produced many award-winning works such as "Red Sorghum", "Ju Dou", "Raise the Red Lantern", "Qiuju's Lawsuit", "Alive", etc., and he aspired to be one of the first-line directors in China.

Maybe it's for friendship, or maybe it's the businessman's precise vision for profit.

Especially when he stands next to Director Chen who comes from a scholarly family, the contrast will be even more intense.

But in the end, the investment was lost, and only 8 million yuan was obtained through the transfer of issuance rights.

Jiang Peian stood up:

"Hello Director Zhang, I just came here not long ago."

Jiang Peian said with a smile.

Lao Mouzi was not very tall, and even looked a little petite among the big men in Shaanxi Province.

Record the selected actors into video data and finally summarize them to the director.

Although it is not an order, it has a majesty that cannot be questioned.

He directly stopped two real estate projects in his hands and invested more than 26 million yuan in the movie "If You Have Something to Say".

"Oh, let's talk to Xiao Jiang and let him know our progress first.

He was even given the title of "National Preceptor" in later generations.

But when he walked out and wanted to ask something back, he finally shook his head and left.

Throwing him into the crowd, this man with some wrinkles on his face looked like an ordinary honest farmer.

Zhang Yimou nodded, introduced the person behind him and said:

"This is Xie Dong, the assistant director of "Happy Time".

"I understand Director Zhang, thank you for your guidance."

This is a bit like the leader of some units, you just do what I ask you to do.

"Jiang Peian."

If he hadn't been introduced by Gong Li, Lao Mouzi probably wouldn't have shown up.

The birth of a movie goes through a rather complicated process.

"Okay, let's talk first. Xie Dong, please tell us the current situation of the crew..."

Although the work is not complicated and the time is relatively free, I don’t have to work at all times.

In the end, it was no match for a lawsuit, and the two ended up in a stormy situation in court.

Just come to the company once a week to hold a regular meeting to briefly report on the work.

"Good director."

From the perspective of future generations, compared to Director Chen who made money from variety shows and asked Arthur to eat.

Xie Dong nodded, and then introduced the current situation to Jiang Peian.

Looking at Lao Mouzi's resolute back, Jiang Peian sighed to himself:

After Lao Mouzi finished his work, he left.

The lessons learned from this case made Zhang Weiping decide to set up his own film company.

"Sorry, something happened just now, so I'm late."

Jiang Peian wouldn't think too much about Lao Mouzi's attitude.

After joining the team, you will follow him as the director's assistant and assist him in completing the casting work."

Not to mention anything else, just the movie "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling".

Especially for Zhang Yi's films, it is normal to take a year or two to prepare.

"It's late April..."

"I'm fine, Director Xie."

The power is very "big"!

Of course, Jiang Pei'an didn't come here just for this reward, otherwise he might as well go back to his hometown to film folk songs.

When Zhang Weiping learned that Zhang Yi was struggling to invest in a movie.

Director Zhang, who is focused on having a baby, seems to be more acceptable...

In 1997, "New Picture Film Company" was officially established in Beijing.

A deep bass voice with a strong Shaanxi dialect sounded.

But it is such a "peasant" who has become the leader of the fifth generation of directors.

Give him a copy of the script, and take him to sign the contract after finalizing the work."

The two discussed for a while, and then Jiang Peian followed Xie Dong to the production department to sign the contract.

Zhang Yi is notoriously picky about actors.

Lao Mouzi's speech was not fast, but it gave people a strong sense of oppression.

There is a monthly living subsidy of 2,000 yuan, and the remaining remuneration will be repaid after joining the group.

Turn on your computer and log in to your email proficiently.

However, the three years of hard work were worth it. The actresses selected by Director Zhang were all given the title of "Scheming Girls".

Xie Dong smiled politely at Jiang Peian.

It took three years to prepare, and the heroine Ni Ni was also trained for three years.

Before this, the job of Jiang Peian and others was to select actors.

Jiang Pei'an knows this process. The job Jiang Pei'an and Xie Dong are doing now is the "come to my room to audition" position that is commonly circulated in later Internet jokes.

Of course, no matter how good friends are, there will be discord. "Two Zhangs" have had ups and downs in their friendship for twenty years.

But you have to travel frequently across the country, so you have to be mentally prepared in advance."

Even "Why doesn't it count" can be booked continuously, which shows how strong Director Zhang's star-making ability is!

"Our job is to keep selecting actors.

Then he invested in the filming of films such as "No One Less", "My Father and Mother", and "Happy Time" directed by Zhang Yimou...

This price is quite appropriate. After all, in 1999, the wages of many people who came to the capital to work were only just over 1,000, and some were even less than 1,000.

As two internationally renowned directors in China, they are often compared.

He is worthy of being one of the great directors in later generations who is still working hard to make movies at the age of seventy!

One is a graceful poetry reciter, and the other is a small farmer in the northwest desert.

The project of "Happy Days" has been approved, but the team is expected to wait until "My Father and Mother" is released.

It was the movie in which Lao Mouzi starred in person and shouted "An Hong, I miss you" downstairs in the Shaanxi dialect.

Dong Pin, the film and television producer who obtained the distribution rights, achieved 46 million.

Perhaps, everything has already been decided, and at a certain point in their relationship, the two of them had a grudge in their hearts at the same time...

Their development in the entertainment industry has gone smoothly, and they have been in the spotlight for a while.

After finalizing the work matter, Jiang Peian left the company and looked at the date on his phone...

Jiang Peian murmured and walked towards the nearby Internet cafe.

Seeing the strange yet familiar foreign language in the mailbox, Jiang Peian's heart skipped a beat.

He slowly slid the mouse wheel, his heart beating thumpingly.

At the top of the email was a long list of words in French that Jiang Pei'an couldn't understand. It was only when he turned to the end that he found the corresponding Chinese text below:

Congratulations, dear Mr. Jiang Peian, your work "Ghost Story" has been shortlisted for the Best Overseas Film Award at the 52nd Cannes Film Festival...
Chapter completed!