A private restaurant in the west of the capital.
Since the reform and opening up allowed self-employed businesses, many people in the capital have opened restaurants. Due to financial pressure and political concerns, these small restaurants are all open in their own homes, and the employees are their own families.
The place where Kang Jianfei brought Gong Li to was a private restaurant in an ordinary courtyard.
When the two arrived, Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou and Liu Xiaoqing were already sitting there in the courtyard, talking about something interesting, laughing from time to time.
Director Chen, Miss Liu, and Photographer Zhang!
Gong Li recognized Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou at a glance. The former became famous for "Loess Land" or the International Award in the first half of the year, while the latter won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Photography a few days ago.
Since Gong Li wants to apply for the Central Academy of Drama, she naturally needs to pay more attention to domestic directors, photographers and actors, so she recognizes the three of them as soon as she enters the door.
This meal was contacted by Liu Xiaoqing in the middle, and it was nothing more than to use Kang Jianfei's name to get closer to Chen Kaige and invite Kang Jianfei out for a meal to increase his halo.
The day before yesterday, Kang Jianfei said he wanted to bring a few friends to have dinner. Liu Xiaoqing felt that the more people, the better he could make more friends, and ordered a table of food with joy.
She didn't expect that the friend Kang Jianfei was a young woman. When she saw Gong Li, the smile on her face immediately froze because Kang Jianfei and Gong Li seemed too close.
Jianfei, this is the friend you said you want to bring. Which unit does she belong to?Liu Xiaoqing could tell at a glance that Gong Li was from the mainland.
Gong Li did not have any malice to Liu Xiaoqing, but instead admired her quite a bit and introduced herself: Hello Miss Liu, my name is Gong Li. I especially like watching you starring "Little Flower" and "Three Treasures Are in Shenzhen".
She didn't hit people with a smile, especially Gong Li, who also showed the attitude of a movie fan. Liu Xiaoqing couldn't turn against her fans, she could only smile and said: Haha, hello, hello.
Xiaoli is preparing to take the Central Academy of Drama exam, and director Chen and photography Zhang will take care of one or two Ah in the future.Kang Jianfei said casually.
Gong Li performed well in the professional courses for the Central Academy of Drama recruitment. With the help of Kang Jianfei, even if the college entrance examination cultural course is a few tens of minutes, there is no risk of failing the exam.
Today's recruitment for art schools is far less stringent than later generations. For example, Gong Li failed the exam twice before applying for local art schools because she was pushed by someone.
Comrade Gong Li has a very good appearance and is a good material for acting in a movie at first glance.Chen Kaige praised.
Gong Li's family is full of teachers, and the performance enlightenment teacher Yin Dawei is just the director of the art troupe. She is very ignorant of the film circle.
Now that Kang Jianfei introduced her to Chen Kaige, Gong Li was so happy that she couldn't speak, and at the same time she felt extremely heartwarming because of Kang Jianfei's considerate care.
Kang Jianfei and Chen Kaige had met and had a drink together at the reception banquet of the Film Bureau. At this time, they met and greeted each other, and met Zhang Yimou under the recommendation of Chen Kaige.
Zhang Yimou's eyes lit up when he saw Gong Li, but he instantly returned to normal. He turned his attention to Kang Jianfei: Hello, Mr. Kang, I have long admired Daming!When I was in the crew of "Shushan", I often heard comrades in Hong Kong mention you, and everyone was very impressed.
Kang Jianfei shook hands with him and said: Oh, it turns out that Mr. Zhang has helped in the crew of "Shushan". Thank you for your help.
I can't say I can't help, I learned a lot from the crew.Zhang Yimou smiled.
Seeing that all the people were sitting down, Liu Xiaoqing said: Everyone is here, let’s start serving the dishes. The private dishes here taste good.
Kang Jianfei suddenly said: There are still a few friends who haven’t come, wait a little longer.
Liu Xiaoqing said in surprise: Is there anyone else?
Kang Jianfei smiled and said: You know each other too.
Who Ah?Liu Xiaoqing asked.
Kang Jianfei said: Li Hanxiang, Director Li.
Li...Haha, it turns out it is Teacher Li.Liu Xiaoqing's smile was a little awkward.
Kang Jianfei was very curious about Liu Xiaoqing's reaction. He felt that Liu Xiaoqing and Li Hanxiang had a good relationship, so he put the two meals together and let Li Hanxiang get to know and communicate with Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou.
But now Liu Xiaoqing's reaction is obviously in conflict with Li Hanxiang, and Kang Jianfei is a little confused about the situation.
Chen Kaige was very happy and said: I just saw him twice, but I never had the chance to get to know him well.
Zhang Yimou is just a photographer who has just come out of the way. It is rare to have the opportunity to have a meal with Kang Jianfei. Now he has the opportunity to meet Li Hanxiang, and he is even more looking forward to it.
Sorry, sorry, I'm late for something!A shout suddenly came from the door.Several people looked back and saw Li Hanxiang walking in quickly.
After Liu Xiaoqing saw Li Hanxiang, the smile on his face completely disappeared.
Well, Xiaoqing is also in Ah?Li Hanxiang was also surprised to see Liu Xiaoqing, and his expression became awkward.
More than a year ago, due to the termination of the shooting plan by Chinese film cooperatives, Li Hanxiang's five late Qing dramas were stranded after only two of them were filmed.
Originally, he announced his resignation to director, and when he heard that the mainland had established a TV drama co-production company, he immediately ignited his ambition to cooperate with the mainland to prepare for "Fire Dragon" in the name of making TV movies.
Due to several bans in Taiwan, no one is willing to invest in Li Hanxiang's movies except left-wing filmmakers.
After raising investment from Yindu Institution in vain, Li Hanxiang found DreamWorks. 60% of the investment in the upcoming "Fire Dragon" comes from DreamWorks.
Today, Kang Jianfei brought Li Hanxiang, Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou to have dinner together, and also to help Li Hanxiang's "Fire Dragon" crew find a good helper. He wanted to invite Chen Kaige to be the deputy director of the film and Zhang Yimou to be the film's photography director.
The reason why Kang Jianfei needs contact is mainly because Li Hanxiang has an unhappy relationship with the Chinese film co-production company, and the TV series co-production company we are working with now can only find directors and photographers in TV series.
Of course, Li Hanxiang can also bring a Hong Kong team to film, but "Fire Dragon" was jointly invested by New Kunlun and DreamWorks. The shooting budget is not sufficient, so it is too expensive to invite Hong Kong filmmakers to film in the mainland.
As for the unhappiness between Li Hanxiang and Liu Xiaoqing, it is because of the casting of "Fire Dragon".
Liu Xiaoqing thought that based on her relationship with Li Hanxiang and her own reputation in China, she would definitely be the heroine of the movie, but Li Hanxiang went to the Emei Film Studio to find Pan Hong to be the heroine.
Why is Liu Xiaoqing desperately trying to take on the role?
The main reason is that the official salary of mainland actors is too low, and there are subsidies and bonuses when filming. The most important thing is that you can take the opportunity to sneak out and make extra money.
The reason why Li Hanxiang abandoned Liu Xiaoqing and chose Pan Hong was precisely because when filming "The Curtains of the Government", Liu Xiaoqing spent too much time on his way out to make money, and sometimes delayed the filming of the movie. In addition, Liu Xiaoqing was a little dissatisfied with discipline, so Li Hanxiang wanted to find an obedient heroine.
Li Hanxiang actually wanted to discipline Liu Xiaoqing when filming, for example, he scolded and beat Liu Xiaoqing when he was late for the movie.
But Liu Xiaoqing is so smart. Every time he goes out to take private work, he has to ask Li Hanxiang to take the attendance form and then come back according to the time. The most dangerous time is to arrive a few minutes before the filming starts.
Since Liu Xiaoqing has never been late for filming, Li Hanxiang could only bear it again and again. It is conceivable that he was dissatisfied with him. He also said, "The Magnolias in a million troops are hidden to remind Liu Xiaoqing.
At that time, the role played by Liu Xiaoqing was called Magnolia. Li Hanxiang meant that he had to shoot every movie and he had to go to the crowd to find the heroine Liu Xiaoqing.
Of course, Liu Xiaoqing understood it, but in order to make extra money, he was still elusive.
The other actors in the crew were a little worried, but when they saw that the heroines were so unscrupulous to go out to take on jobs and make money, they all followed suit.
The final result is that every time the filming is turned on, the main actors in mainland China dare to return to the crew from outside and hurriedly put on makeup and prepare, which adds great trouble to Li Hanxiang's directorial work.
Not only that, Liu Xiaoqing also cried and improved the food for all mainland actors. Li Hanxiang had to pay all the money, and it would be strange if Li Hanxiang had no objection to her.
However, Li Hanxiang and Liu Xiaoqing are both talented people. There are outsiders present at this time. After the initial embarrassment, the two quickly became talking and laughing. Those who don’t know think they have a good relationship.
After greeting each other, Li Hanxiang introduced the beauty she brought: This is Miss Pan Hong from Emei Film Studio, and she is the heroine of my new film.
Chen Kaige smiled and said: I know Comrade Pan Hong. Her acting "The Annoying Smile" was screened at the Cannes Film Festival. The "Cold Night" starring her was also shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Cannes Film Festival.
The private dishes were served one by one. Except for Liu Xiaoqing's more depressed eating, everyone was having a happy chat.
The topic was turned on by Kang Jianfei to Li Hanxiang's new film "Fire Dragon". He asked: Director Li, why didn't he bring Jiahui together?
It’s not so fast to shoot, Li Hanxiang said, I went to the Northeast some time ago, and later went to Chengdu to invite Xiao Pan. Isn’t I just returned to the capital?
Li Hanxiang ran to the Northeast to meet the concubines and wealthy people of the last emperor. Pan Hong was no less famous than Liu Xiaoqing, and it really needed Li Hanxiang to come in person before he could invite him.
Speaking of the movie, Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou were both interested. The former asked: Where are Director Li’s "Fire Dragon" going to be filmed?
Just outside Xizhimen, I took a photo.Li Hanxiang pointed outside.He wanted to take a real scene in the palace, but the cost was too high for the time being. Secondly, it was difficult to apply, so he could only take a picture and take a picture.
Kang Jianfei asked: Did Director Chen and Photographer Zhang have any shooting tasks recently?
Chen Kaige smiled and said: They are all idle, the factory lacks funds, otherwise there would be no time to hang out in the capital.
Kang Jianfei took the opportunity to say: Otherwise, the two of them will join the crew of "Fire Dragon", Director Li will be short of staff.
Chen Kaige was amused and crying. The reason why he invited Liu Xiaoqing to invite Kang Jianfei to have dinner was because he was entrusted by the factory leaders and wanted to get some funds from Kang Jianfei. As a result, Kang Jianfei was invited to film "Fire Dragon".
How long does "Fire Dragon" take to be filmed?Chen Kaige asked.
Li Hanxiang said: The filming can be completed before the Spring Festival.
Chen Kaige said: To be honest, I am going to make a movie that reflects last year's National Day military parade. This time I came to Mr. Kang to get sponsorship.
sponsor?Not an investment?Kang Jianfei asked strangely.
Well, movies in film studios do not accept overseas investment, but the funds in the factory are now somewhat difficult.Chen Kaige said embarrassedly.
Li Hanxiang is still very familiar with the domestic film industry and asked: Your Guangxi film studio is also a big company, how come it has difficulties in funds?And even if you don’t have money, you can apply for financial support.
Chen Kaige explained: Now all the funds in the factory have been transferred to film "Blood Battle of Taierzhuang". I said I wanted to film "The Great Military Parade", but the factory manager asked me to find a way to make money by myself.
Kang Jianfei was amused and crying about this. There was no such thing as sponsorship in the world. He did not participate in investment and did not have other benefits such as advertising. The so-called sponsorship is no different from donations. Chen Kaige treats him as a fool and a lot of money.
However, Guangxi Film Studio has a lot of film resources, and it is not bad to be able to spend a little money to make a good relationship. What's more, Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou are also worth investing. Kang Jianfei asked: How much does it cost?
200,000.Chen Kaige said carefully, afraid that if he said too much, he would scare Kang Jianfei away.
Is 200,000 enough?Kang Jianfei asked.
Chen Kaige explained: It's enough, the factory also needs to allocate some funds. I have contacted the army. The people they paid don't have to pay, just be able to manage the meals.
Kang Jianfei nodded and said: Then I will consider my personal donation.
It is sponsorship, Chen Kaige corrected that Mr. Kang would better sponsor in the name of the unit. I would like to thank you with subtitles at the end of the credits.
Just do whatever you want.Kang Jianfei said speechlessly, there is nothing wrong with thanking at the end of the film.He suddenly thought of the instant noodles he sold and said, "Sponsor it in the name of Kangle Food Company."
Liu Xiaoqing suddenly interrupted in surprise: It turns out that Kangle instant noodles are produced by Jianfei's company.
Kangle instant noodles are already well-known in mainland China, and ham sausage was also made last year.
However, due to the liberation of thought, the hidden attribute of Chinese people's copycats began to be revealed, and instant noodles and ham sausages have no technical content, so people are making them everywhere.
In addition to the serious local protectionism, if it were not for the sales channels of Ye San Gongzi, the national supply and marketing cooperative, would have been able to be sold in the local market at all.
Even so, Kangle Foods' best-selling products can only be sold in provincial capitals across the country, and all the municipal and county-level markets are snatched away by local products.
What, do you want to sell instant noodles and ham sausages to every corner of the country?
I’m sorry, we also have an instant noodles factory in XX City, and our workers want to have a meal.So, go back wherever you come from.
Not convinced?Then you sell it. Your instant noodles cannot be transported into the city at all, and they are intercepted on the way, and maybe the local army or police are setting up checkpoints.
This situation is much better in the south, and the more inland cities, the more serious local protectionism is.
Even so, Kangle instant noodles were driven out in some counties and cities in Guangdong, but fortunately, the railway channel has always existed.
However, since Kangle Foods' products are basically sold in provincial capitals, and they are exquisitely packaged and have unique taste, they naturally become high-end and elegant. Many people will bring a few bags of instant noodles when they go on business trips to the provincial capitals to make gifts to others...
The gossip was too far away. After a meal, Kang Jianfei sponsored 200,000 yuan to Chen Kaige's new film "The Great Military Parade" in the name of Kangle Food Company. At the same time, Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou agreed to join Li Hanxiang's "Fire Dragon" crew and helped "Fire Dragon" attract some other film staff.
After leaving the private restaurant, Li Hanxiang said happily: Thank you Mr. Kang this time, otherwise I really don’t know how to gather a good crew after I had a quarrel with the film co-production company.
Kang Jianfei said: Director Li was joking. With your connections in the mainland, you are still worried that you can’t find many people to make movies?
Different, Li Hanxiang sighed. When I was working with a film co-production company in the past, all the film factories in the mainland were casually offered to me. Some people were responsible for managing various local things during the filming, and even found the army to participate in the cooperation.But now they are working with a TV series co-production company, so their energy is much smaller and they are easy to find, but it is very difficult to invite such excellent people as Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou.This time I went to Chengdu to invite Miss Pan, which took a lot of effort.
Pan Hong, who has not talked much, said: Director Li, can’t talk nonsense. I will come to Beijing with you after reading the script.
Li Hanxiang sighed and said: I want to thank Miss Pan, who offended the leaders of Emei Film Factory in order to film "Fire Dragon" with me.
Kang Jianfei helped Li Hanxiang just a little effort. "Fire Dragon" was a big investment by DreamWorks. The male lead Tony Leung is also an actor who is preparing to support him.
Li Hanxiang lived near Xizhimen. They were still chatting on the road when a young man suddenly ran over: Director Li, antique furniture was found.
Oh, take me to see.Li Hanxiang suddenly felt energetic and said to Kang Jianfei, "Mr. Kang, why don't you go and have a look?"
This time, it was very troublesome to film "Fire Dragon". Li Hanxiang had to solve all kinds of things himself, such as the various background props needed in the film.
Kang Jianfei was fine anyway, so he followed Li Hanxiang for more than ten minutes before coming to an ordinary worker's house.
The worker was named Hou Dewang, who was in his early twenties. When he saw Li Hanxiang and Kang Jianfei coming, he was very happy and asked enthusiastically: I heard that you are going to rent old furniture, how do you calculate the rent?
Li Hanxiang was about to answer, but suddenly his face changed slightly. He walked to the dining table in the main hall and reached out to touch the table, and then asked: Xiaohou, is your table passed down from the family?
Hou Dewang said: Where could my ancestors buy such good furniture? I heard it was the outfit in the royal palace in the past.
Li Hanxiang pretended to have a calm expression, looked at all kinds of furniture in several rooms, then picked up a disk in the corner of the wall and smiled: I said, Xiaohou, your family is full of good goods. Are you not afraid of breaking this dish if you put it here?
It's just a plate, just fall it.Hou Dewang said generously.
Li Hanxiang said laughing and crying: Waste of natural resources, these are all good things!
You mean these are antiques, aren’t they very valuable?Hou Dewang is not stupid either.
Li Hanxiang nodded and said: It's valuable.
Hou Dewang rolled his eyes and said wisely: Otherwise, I can sell it to you if you like it.
Li Hanxiang originally wanted to rent it for filming, but he didn't expect to do a cultural relics transaction. He asked happily: Are you willing to sell it to me?
I will sell you for a good price, and you can choose whatever you want in the house. Hou Dewang's face showed a philanthropic smile, but I don't want money, I want all foreign exchange coupons, and I can buy color TVs and refrigerators at will.
Kang Jianfei suddenly interrupted: No problem, how much do you want?
10,000!After Hou Dewang said that, he felt that he was shouting loudly and changed his words. For the sake of the two of them being Hong Kong compatriots, I will sell them all for 8,000!
Li Hanxiang turned around and smiled tacitly at Kang Jianfei and said: Yes, we have all 8,000 yuan.
When Hou Dewang heard this, he was ecstatic and thought: They are really two suckers, they are willing to spend 8,000 yuan on a few tables and chairs, and they can buy foreign exchange coupons for rare items.
If Hou Dewang takes the 8,000 yuan foreign exchange coupon to the black market, it can be exchanged for tens of thousands of yuan.
Kang Jianfei knew nothing about antique cultural relics. He just wandered around behind Li Hanxiang and found out the old objects in each room.
Kang Jianfei is not short of that little money, but he is particularly interested in finding such antiques, or he finds it interesting and fulfilling.
After working hard for a long time, Kang Jianfei took advantage of Hou Dewang's inattention and patted the dining table and asked: Director Li, what is going on with this table?
Li Hanxiang whispered: In the Ming Dynasty, Huanghuali.
Unexpectedly, Director Li can not only make movies, but also has a good understanding of antiques.Kang Jianfei praised.
Just thinking about it, Li Hanxiang touched the table and said sadly, "It's a pity that someone made many gaps with a knife, which was a bit distorted."
Kang Jianfei asked: How to divide it?
The sharing of the spoils is naturally a share of those who see each other. Li Hanxiang asked: What does Mr. Kang think?
Kang Jianfei said: I am not keen on antiques. There is no place for such a large table. I want those small items such as plates, pen holders, flower pots, etc., and you can take the remaining big guys.
That's it!Li Hanxiang said happily that he was still afraid that Kang Jianfei Lion would speak loudly.
Since the reform and opening up allowed self-employed businesses, many people in the capital have opened restaurants. Due to financial pressure and political concerns, these small restaurants are all open in their own homes, and the employees are their own families.
The place where Kang Jianfei brought Gong Li to was a private restaurant in an ordinary courtyard.
When the two arrived, Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou and Liu Xiaoqing were already sitting there in the courtyard, talking about something interesting, laughing from time to time.
Director Chen, Miss Liu, and Photographer Zhang!
Gong Li recognized Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou at a glance. The former became famous for "Loess Land" or the International Award in the first half of the year, while the latter won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Photography a few days ago.
Since Gong Li wants to apply for the Central Academy of Drama, she naturally needs to pay more attention to domestic directors, photographers and actors, so she recognizes the three of them as soon as she enters the door.
This meal was contacted by Liu Xiaoqing in the middle, and it was nothing more than to use Kang Jianfei's name to get closer to Chen Kaige and invite Kang Jianfei out for a meal to increase his halo.
The day before yesterday, Kang Jianfei said he wanted to bring a few friends to have dinner. Liu Xiaoqing felt that the more people, the better he could make more friends, and ordered a table of food with joy.
She didn't expect that the friend Kang Jianfei was a young woman. When she saw Gong Li, the smile on her face immediately froze because Kang Jianfei and Gong Li seemed too close.
Jianfei, this is the friend you said you want to bring. Which unit does she belong to?Liu Xiaoqing could tell at a glance that Gong Li was from the mainland.
Gong Li did not have any malice to Liu Xiaoqing, but instead admired her quite a bit and introduced herself: Hello Miss Liu, my name is Gong Li. I especially like watching you starring "Little Flower" and "Three Treasures Are in Shenzhen".
She didn't hit people with a smile, especially Gong Li, who also showed the attitude of a movie fan. Liu Xiaoqing couldn't turn against her fans, she could only smile and said: Haha, hello, hello.
Xiaoli is preparing to take the Central Academy of Drama exam, and director Chen and photography Zhang will take care of one or two Ah in the future.Kang Jianfei said casually.
Gong Li performed well in the professional courses for the Central Academy of Drama recruitment. With the help of Kang Jianfei, even if the college entrance examination cultural course is a few tens of minutes, there is no risk of failing the exam.
Today's recruitment for art schools is far less stringent than later generations. For example, Gong Li failed the exam twice before applying for local art schools because she was pushed by someone.
Comrade Gong Li has a very good appearance and is a good material for acting in a movie at first glance.Chen Kaige praised.
Gong Li's family is full of teachers, and the performance enlightenment teacher Yin Dawei is just the director of the art troupe. She is very ignorant of the film circle.
Now that Kang Jianfei introduced her to Chen Kaige, Gong Li was so happy that she couldn't speak, and at the same time she felt extremely heartwarming because of Kang Jianfei's considerate care.
Kang Jianfei and Chen Kaige had met and had a drink together at the reception banquet of the Film Bureau. At this time, they met and greeted each other, and met Zhang Yimou under the recommendation of Chen Kaige.
Zhang Yimou's eyes lit up when he saw Gong Li, but he instantly returned to normal. He turned his attention to Kang Jianfei: Hello, Mr. Kang, I have long admired Daming!When I was in the crew of "Shushan", I often heard comrades in Hong Kong mention you, and everyone was very impressed.
Kang Jianfei shook hands with him and said: Oh, it turns out that Mr. Zhang has helped in the crew of "Shushan". Thank you for your help.
I can't say I can't help, I learned a lot from the crew.Zhang Yimou smiled.
Seeing that all the people were sitting down, Liu Xiaoqing said: Everyone is here, let’s start serving the dishes. The private dishes here taste good.
Kang Jianfei suddenly said: There are still a few friends who haven’t come, wait a little longer.
Liu Xiaoqing said in surprise: Is there anyone else?
Kang Jianfei smiled and said: You know each other too.
Who Ah?Liu Xiaoqing asked.
Kang Jianfei said: Li Hanxiang, Director Li.
Li...Haha, it turns out it is Teacher Li.Liu Xiaoqing's smile was a little awkward.
Kang Jianfei was very curious about Liu Xiaoqing's reaction. He felt that Liu Xiaoqing and Li Hanxiang had a good relationship, so he put the two meals together and let Li Hanxiang get to know and communicate with Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou.
But now Liu Xiaoqing's reaction is obviously in conflict with Li Hanxiang, and Kang Jianfei is a little confused about the situation.
Chen Kaige was very happy and said: I just saw him twice, but I never had the chance to get to know him well.
Zhang Yimou is just a photographer who has just come out of the way. It is rare to have the opportunity to have a meal with Kang Jianfei. Now he has the opportunity to meet Li Hanxiang, and he is even more looking forward to it.
Sorry, sorry, I'm late for something!A shout suddenly came from the door.Several people looked back and saw Li Hanxiang walking in quickly.
After Liu Xiaoqing saw Li Hanxiang, the smile on his face completely disappeared.
Well, Xiaoqing is also in Ah?Li Hanxiang was also surprised to see Liu Xiaoqing, and his expression became awkward.
More than a year ago, due to the termination of the shooting plan by Chinese film cooperatives, Li Hanxiang's five late Qing dramas were stranded after only two of them were filmed.
Originally, he announced his resignation to director, and when he heard that the mainland had established a TV drama co-production company, he immediately ignited his ambition to cooperate with the mainland to prepare for "Fire Dragon" in the name of making TV movies.
Due to several bans in Taiwan, no one is willing to invest in Li Hanxiang's movies except left-wing filmmakers.
After raising investment from Yindu Institution in vain, Li Hanxiang found DreamWorks. 60% of the investment in the upcoming "Fire Dragon" comes from DreamWorks.
Today, Kang Jianfei brought Li Hanxiang, Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou to have dinner together, and also to help Li Hanxiang's "Fire Dragon" crew find a good helper. He wanted to invite Chen Kaige to be the deputy director of the film and Zhang Yimou to be the film's photography director.
The reason why Kang Jianfei needs contact is mainly because Li Hanxiang has an unhappy relationship with the Chinese film co-production company, and the TV series co-production company we are working with now can only find directors and photographers in TV series.
Of course, Li Hanxiang can also bring a Hong Kong team to film, but "Fire Dragon" was jointly invested by New Kunlun and DreamWorks. The shooting budget is not sufficient, so it is too expensive to invite Hong Kong filmmakers to film in the mainland.
As for the unhappiness between Li Hanxiang and Liu Xiaoqing, it is because of the casting of "Fire Dragon".
Liu Xiaoqing thought that based on her relationship with Li Hanxiang and her own reputation in China, she would definitely be the heroine of the movie, but Li Hanxiang went to the Emei Film Studio to find Pan Hong to be the heroine.
Why is Liu Xiaoqing desperately trying to take on the role?
The main reason is that the official salary of mainland actors is too low, and there are subsidies and bonuses when filming. The most important thing is that you can take the opportunity to sneak out and make extra money.
The reason why Li Hanxiang abandoned Liu Xiaoqing and chose Pan Hong was precisely because when filming "The Curtains of the Government", Liu Xiaoqing spent too much time on his way out to make money, and sometimes delayed the filming of the movie. In addition, Liu Xiaoqing was a little dissatisfied with discipline, so Li Hanxiang wanted to find an obedient heroine.
Li Hanxiang actually wanted to discipline Liu Xiaoqing when filming, for example, he scolded and beat Liu Xiaoqing when he was late for the movie.
But Liu Xiaoqing is so smart. Every time he goes out to take private work, he has to ask Li Hanxiang to take the attendance form and then come back according to the time. The most dangerous time is to arrive a few minutes before the filming starts.
Since Liu Xiaoqing has never been late for filming, Li Hanxiang could only bear it again and again. It is conceivable that he was dissatisfied with him. He also said, "The Magnolias in a million troops are hidden to remind Liu Xiaoqing.
At that time, the role played by Liu Xiaoqing was called Magnolia. Li Hanxiang meant that he had to shoot every movie and he had to go to the crowd to find the heroine Liu Xiaoqing.
Of course, Liu Xiaoqing understood it, but in order to make extra money, he was still elusive.
The other actors in the crew were a little worried, but when they saw that the heroines were so unscrupulous to go out to take on jobs and make money, they all followed suit.
The final result is that every time the filming is turned on, the main actors in mainland China dare to return to the crew from outside and hurriedly put on makeup and prepare, which adds great trouble to Li Hanxiang's directorial work.
Not only that, Liu Xiaoqing also cried and improved the food for all mainland actors. Li Hanxiang had to pay all the money, and it would be strange if Li Hanxiang had no objection to her.
However, Li Hanxiang and Liu Xiaoqing are both talented people. There are outsiders present at this time. After the initial embarrassment, the two quickly became talking and laughing. Those who don’t know think they have a good relationship.
After greeting each other, Li Hanxiang introduced the beauty she brought: This is Miss Pan Hong from Emei Film Studio, and she is the heroine of my new film.
Chen Kaige smiled and said: I know Comrade Pan Hong. Her acting "The Annoying Smile" was screened at the Cannes Film Festival. The "Cold Night" starring her was also shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Cannes Film Festival.
The private dishes were served one by one. Except for Liu Xiaoqing's more depressed eating, everyone was having a happy chat.
The topic was turned on by Kang Jianfei to Li Hanxiang's new film "Fire Dragon". He asked: Director Li, why didn't he bring Jiahui together?
It’s not so fast to shoot, Li Hanxiang said, I went to the Northeast some time ago, and later went to Chengdu to invite Xiao Pan. Isn’t I just returned to the capital?
Li Hanxiang ran to the Northeast to meet the concubines and wealthy people of the last emperor. Pan Hong was no less famous than Liu Xiaoqing, and it really needed Li Hanxiang to come in person before he could invite him.
Speaking of the movie, Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou were both interested. The former asked: Where are Director Li’s "Fire Dragon" going to be filmed?
Just outside Xizhimen, I took a photo.Li Hanxiang pointed outside.He wanted to take a real scene in the palace, but the cost was too high for the time being. Secondly, it was difficult to apply, so he could only take a picture and take a picture.
Kang Jianfei asked: Did Director Chen and Photographer Zhang have any shooting tasks recently?
Chen Kaige smiled and said: They are all idle, the factory lacks funds, otherwise there would be no time to hang out in the capital.
Kang Jianfei took the opportunity to say: Otherwise, the two of them will join the crew of "Fire Dragon", Director Li will be short of staff.
Chen Kaige was amused and crying. The reason why he invited Liu Xiaoqing to invite Kang Jianfei to have dinner was because he was entrusted by the factory leaders and wanted to get some funds from Kang Jianfei. As a result, Kang Jianfei was invited to film "Fire Dragon".
How long does "Fire Dragon" take to be filmed?Chen Kaige asked.
Li Hanxiang said: The filming can be completed before the Spring Festival.
Chen Kaige said: To be honest, I am going to make a movie that reflects last year's National Day military parade. This time I came to Mr. Kang to get sponsorship.
sponsor?Not an investment?Kang Jianfei asked strangely.
Well, movies in film studios do not accept overseas investment, but the funds in the factory are now somewhat difficult.Chen Kaige said embarrassedly.
Li Hanxiang is still very familiar with the domestic film industry and asked: Your Guangxi film studio is also a big company, how come it has difficulties in funds?And even if you don’t have money, you can apply for financial support.
Chen Kaige explained: Now all the funds in the factory have been transferred to film "Blood Battle of Taierzhuang". I said I wanted to film "The Great Military Parade", but the factory manager asked me to find a way to make money by myself.
Kang Jianfei was amused and crying about this. There was no such thing as sponsorship in the world. He did not participate in investment and did not have other benefits such as advertising. The so-called sponsorship is no different from donations. Chen Kaige treats him as a fool and a lot of money.
However, Guangxi Film Studio has a lot of film resources, and it is not bad to be able to spend a little money to make a good relationship. What's more, Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou are also worth investing. Kang Jianfei asked: How much does it cost?
200,000.Chen Kaige said carefully, afraid that if he said too much, he would scare Kang Jianfei away.
Is 200,000 enough?Kang Jianfei asked.
Chen Kaige explained: It's enough, the factory also needs to allocate some funds. I have contacted the army. The people they paid don't have to pay, just be able to manage the meals.
Kang Jianfei nodded and said: Then I will consider my personal donation.
It is sponsorship, Chen Kaige corrected that Mr. Kang would better sponsor in the name of the unit. I would like to thank you with subtitles at the end of the credits.
Just do whatever you want.Kang Jianfei said speechlessly, there is nothing wrong with thanking at the end of the film.He suddenly thought of the instant noodles he sold and said, "Sponsor it in the name of Kangle Food Company."
Liu Xiaoqing suddenly interrupted in surprise: It turns out that Kangle instant noodles are produced by Jianfei's company.
Kangle instant noodles are already well-known in mainland China, and ham sausage was also made last year.
However, due to the liberation of thought, the hidden attribute of Chinese people's copycats began to be revealed, and instant noodles and ham sausages have no technical content, so people are making them everywhere.
In addition to the serious local protectionism, if it were not for the sales channels of Ye San Gongzi, the national supply and marketing cooperative, would have been able to be sold in the local market at all.
Even so, Kangle Foods' best-selling products can only be sold in provincial capitals across the country, and all the municipal and county-level markets are snatched away by local products.
What, do you want to sell instant noodles and ham sausages to every corner of the country?
I’m sorry, we also have an instant noodles factory in XX City, and our workers want to have a meal.So, go back wherever you come from.
Not convinced?Then you sell it. Your instant noodles cannot be transported into the city at all, and they are intercepted on the way, and maybe the local army or police are setting up checkpoints.
This situation is much better in the south, and the more inland cities, the more serious local protectionism is.
Even so, Kangle instant noodles were driven out in some counties and cities in Guangdong, but fortunately, the railway channel has always existed.
However, since Kangle Foods' products are basically sold in provincial capitals, and they are exquisitely packaged and have unique taste, they naturally become high-end and elegant. Many people will bring a few bags of instant noodles when they go on business trips to the provincial capitals to make gifts to others...
The gossip was too far away. After a meal, Kang Jianfei sponsored 200,000 yuan to Chen Kaige's new film "The Great Military Parade" in the name of Kangle Food Company. At the same time, Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou agreed to join Li Hanxiang's "Fire Dragon" crew and helped "Fire Dragon" attract some other film staff.
After leaving the private restaurant, Li Hanxiang said happily: Thank you Mr. Kang this time, otherwise I really don’t know how to gather a good crew after I had a quarrel with the film co-production company.
Kang Jianfei said: Director Li was joking. With your connections in the mainland, you are still worried that you can’t find many people to make movies?
Different, Li Hanxiang sighed. When I was working with a film co-production company in the past, all the film factories in the mainland were casually offered to me. Some people were responsible for managing various local things during the filming, and even found the army to participate in the cooperation.But now they are working with a TV series co-production company, so their energy is much smaller and they are easy to find, but it is very difficult to invite such excellent people as Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou.This time I went to Chengdu to invite Miss Pan, which took a lot of effort.
Pan Hong, who has not talked much, said: Director Li, can’t talk nonsense. I will come to Beijing with you after reading the script.
Li Hanxiang sighed and said: I want to thank Miss Pan, who offended the leaders of Emei Film Factory in order to film "Fire Dragon" with me.
Kang Jianfei helped Li Hanxiang just a little effort. "Fire Dragon" was a big investment by DreamWorks. The male lead Tony Leung is also an actor who is preparing to support him.
Li Hanxiang lived near Xizhimen. They were still chatting on the road when a young man suddenly ran over: Director Li, antique furniture was found.
Oh, take me to see.Li Hanxiang suddenly felt energetic and said to Kang Jianfei, "Mr. Kang, why don't you go and have a look?"
This time, it was very troublesome to film "Fire Dragon". Li Hanxiang had to solve all kinds of things himself, such as the various background props needed in the film.
Kang Jianfei was fine anyway, so he followed Li Hanxiang for more than ten minutes before coming to an ordinary worker's house.
The worker was named Hou Dewang, who was in his early twenties. When he saw Li Hanxiang and Kang Jianfei coming, he was very happy and asked enthusiastically: I heard that you are going to rent old furniture, how do you calculate the rent?
Li Hanxiang was about to answer, but suddenly his face changed slightly. He walked to the dining table in the main hall and reached out to touch the table, and then asked: Xiaohou, is your table passed down from the family?
Hou Dewang said: Where could my ancestors buy such good furniture? I heard it was the outfit in the royal palace in the past.
Li Hanxiang pretended to have a calm expression, looked at all kinds of furniture in several rooms, then picked up a disk in the corner of the wall and smiled: I said, Xiaohou, your family is full of good goods. Are you not afraid of breaking this dish if you put it here?
It's just a plate, just fall it.Hou Dewang said generously.
Li Hanxiang said laughing and crying: Waste of natural resources, these are all good things!
You mean these are antiques, aren’t they very valuable?Hou Dewang is not stupid either.
Li Hanxiang nodded and said: It's valuable.
Hou Dewang rolled his eyes and said wisely: Otherwise, I can sell it to you if you like it.
Li Hanxiang originally wanted to rent it for filming, but he didn't expect to do a cultural relics transaction. He asked happily: Are you willing to sell it to me?
I will sell you for a good price, and you can choose whatever you want in the house. Hou Dewang's face showed a philanthropic smile, but I don't want money, I want all foreign exchange coupons, and I can buy color TVs and refrigerators at will.
Kang Jianfei suddenly interrupted: No problem, how much do you want?
10,000!After Hou Dewang said that, he felt that he was shouting loudly and changed his words. For the sake of the two of them being Hong Kong compatriots, I will sell them all for 8,000!
Li Hanxiang turned around and smiled tacitly at Kang Jianfei and said: Yes, we have all 8,000 yuan.
When Hou Dewang heard this, he was ecstatic and thought: They are really two suckers, they are willing to spend 8,000 yuan on a few tables and chairs, and they can buy foreign exchange coupons for rare items.
If Hou Dewang takes the 8,000 yuan foreign exchange coupon to the black market, it can be exchanged for tens of thousands of yuan.
Kang Jianfei knew nothing about antique cultural relics. He just wandered around behind Li Hanxiang and found out the old objects in each room.
Kang Jianfei is not short of that little money, but he is particularly interested in finding such antiques, or he finds it interesting and fulfilling.
After working hard for a long time, Kang Jianfei took advantage of Hou Dewang's inattention and patted the dining table and asked: Director Li, what is going on with this table?
Li Hanxiang whispered: In the Ming Dynasty, Huanghuali.
Unexpectedly, Director Li can not only make movies, but also has a good understanding of antiques.Kang Jianfei praised.
Just thinking about it, Li Hanxiang touched the table and said sadly, "It's a pity that someone made many gaps with a knife, which was a bit distorted."
Kang Jianfei asked: How to divide it?
The sharing of the spoils is naturally a share of those who see each other. Li Hanxiang asked: What does Mr. Kang think?
Kang Jianfei said: I am not keen on antiques. There is no place for such a large table. I want those small items such as plates, pen holders, flower pots, etc., and you can take the remaining big guys.
That's it!Li Hanxiang said happily that he was still afraid that Kang Jianfei Lion would speak loudly.
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