Chapter 326: Saving Private Old Mouzi

Hengdian, Zhejiang Province, Ming and Qing Palace Scenic Area.

This is the main filming scene of "Huang Jinjia" in Hengdian, and it is also the scenic area with the most investment and largest scale in Hengdian World Studios.

Seeing Lu Kuan and Zhang Yimou stood together smoking and chatting; within sight was a circular building 12 meters high and 28 meters in diameter, like the Temple of Heaven in Beiping.

The stairs more than 20 meters long connected to the Hall of Supreme Harmony square had also been built, and all building exteriors were decorated with golden chrysanthemum patterns.

The Hall of Supreme Harmony square was inserted with hundreds of thousands of silk chrysanthemums, forming a vast sea of flowers that was magnificent.

"Little Lu, you have always had extremely high requirements for film sets; what do you think of this place?"

Old Mouzi looked longing, obsessed with the grand scene he had arranged, wishing he could start filming this climax scene now.

"Think about it, when the time comes, the golden roof, golden pillars, and red walls will be particularly conspicuous under the sunlight, and the sea of 600,000 chrysanthemums paved on the square will be filled with blood and wind, the setting sun like blood, the earth vast..."

"When the time comes, Zhou Jielun will lead tens of thousands of soldiers in golden armor to fight here with Zhou Runfa's silver-armored warriors, and 24 arrow holes on the bronze chariot will whistle out bursts of arrow rain..."

Boss Lu interrupted him with a smile: "Director Zhang, stop talking; you've made my hands itch, wishing I could resign as chief director now to film a movie!"

"Hahahaha!" Zhang Yimou laughed loudly; film buffs like them could understand each other best.

It was indeed that if they didn't touch the director's chair for a few days, their hearts would itch, hoping to set up a formation to try immediately when they had a good inspiration or shot.

Time entered April, and the twenty-something people in the Olympic creative group followed Zhang Yimou's "Golden Flower" crew from Beiping to Hengdian, and then to Wu Long.

Old Mouzi listened to Seeing Lu Kuan's advice and built a shed for discussion near the filming site, so Zhang Yimou could film and talk about work without delay.

"Looking at the current progress, 'Golden Flower' is expected to wrap up at the end of July; when the time comes, the creative group will follow you to Jin Ling."

The young director nodded: "I talked to Huo Tingxiao yesterday; the progress of scene restoration and construction is normal; Tom Hanks and Julianne Moore are receiving professional training from our crew abroad, and Liu is also preparing intensively."

"To tell the truth, I now have a feeling of being close to home and feeling timid; the pressure is very high!"

Zhang Yimou's expression became a bit solemn: "High pressure is inevitable."

"On the day you held the project launch press conference in Jin Ling, Spielberg also told me that he advised you to come back and film after you are forty."

"Even if his 'Schindler's List' was prepared so thoroughly, he almost gave up halfway in the end; this film carries too much weight in emotion and significance."

"If filmed well, calling it a national hero is not an exaggeration; if something goes wrong..."

Boss Lu exhaled a puff of smoke: "Yes, he told me, and I have also considered it carefully."

"But I want to make some breakthroughs and attempts by using the Olympic Games and the large-scene scheduling scenes and circular narrative plot structure in this 'The Sky of History'."

"Bergman also told me that an artist only has works full of emotion when rooted in national culture and national emotion."

"I think, when it comes to the emotional substitution of various events in modern history, there is nothing more frustrating and tear-jerking for us Chinese than the Jin Ling Massacre, right?"

There was another reason he certainly couldn't say, which was to save Zhang Chunru, who committed suicide in despair in 2004 in the original timeline.

Zhang Yimou didn't speak again; he believed in the level and attainments of his fellow apprentice, and patted him heavily on the shoulder twice; this was encouragement from a senior friend.

As the two talked, the artists of the Olympic creative group gathered around, and everyone was full of admiration for the grand and beautiful scene.

Zhang Yimou sang a passage of the Qin opera "Touring the West Lake · Ghost Grievance" in front of the sea of flowers as if he were playing a prank.

The unique rhythm of the Qin opera makes the melody have both melodious and winding parts, like weeping and complaining, and parts where the emotion gradually becomes high and strongly lyrical.

This improvisation by Old Mouzi really looked like the real thing!

Everyone laughed and took out their mobile phones to film, just to relieve the pressure for the increasingly huge Olympic plan work recently.

Old Mouzi's personality is actually very cheerful, which can be seen from his later documentary "Zhang Yimou's 2008".

When the creative group team encounters shackles and hesitates, or when certain plans are repeatedly criticized by leaders and everyone's morale is low, he usually takes the initiative to stand up and adjust the atmosphere.

For example, just now during the discussion, when they learned that the budget was lowered again, everyone in the creative group was a bit sad, and Boss Lu and Zhang Yimou came out under the pretext of smoking to discuss countermeasures.

Zhang Jigang and Chen Weiya also came over to say hello, and both nodded and smiled at Boss Lu.

During this period of getting along, saying that Seeing Lu Kuan really shocked them and made these two high-level artists in the system bow down was bragging.

But in daily work, whether it was the overall situation, aesthetic attainments, or the use of high-tech means, these two troupe leaders who were not very convinced found it difficult to pick out any mistakes.

In short, the relationship was normalized on the surface.

Boss Lu suddenly smiled: "Director Zhang, your Qin opera is quite good, but I heard that Troupe Leader Chen Weiya's recitation is also quite good?"

"Troupe Leader Chen, show it to everyone?"

Everyone started to boo: "Come one!"

"Weiya, come one!"

Both Zhang Jigang and Chen Weiya could see that this was the young director taking the initiative to release goodwill, and it was not good to be the one who didn't know the importance, otherwise they would be looked down upon.

"Alright, borrowing Director Zhang's venue, at the invitation of Director Lu, I will show my ugliness."

Chen Weiya graduated from the Choreography Department of Beijing Dance Academy and has been in the art industry for decades; his powerful recitation is well-known in the industry.

He was pulled onto the chrysanthemum stage by Old Mouzi, and in front of him was a sea of silk flowers, and he couldn't help but blurt out:

Wait until autumn comes to September 8th, when my flowers bloom, all flowers will be killed.

The sky-high fragrance array penetrates Chang'an, the whole city is covered in golden armor.

"Good!"

"Powerful!"

"The Central Song and Dance Troupe is the Central Song and Dance Troupe; this emotional expression and appeal!"

Everyone applauded and cheered, finally diluting the depressed atmosphere in the shed just now.

Old Mouzi and Boss Lu looked at each other and smiled tacitly.

People like Chen Weiya and Zhang Jigang in the system have deep thoughts, but they also have the uninhibitedness and casualness of artists.

At the first meeting, Boss Lu first used national justice to suppress them, and in daily life, he fed them small sugar cubes every few days like coaxing children, praising them a little to satisfy their vanity and self-esteem.

Arrogance and prejudice are often resolved in this way, and they have to be convinced by his methods.

Old Mouzi sighed secretly, no wonder Zhang Weiping always told him that his junior apprentice from Beidian had a deeper city than the Mariana Trench!

Cheng Xiaodong, the deputy director of the "Golden Flower" crew, took everyone to film supporting roles, and the creative group returned to the shed to continue the discussion just now.

Boss Lu presided over the discussion, signaling everyone to flip through the materials in their hands.

"Regarding the budget, Director Zhang and I just called Director Zhang Heping again, and there is no room for discussion for the time being."

"Don't talk about our opening and closing ceremony budget; even the 4 billion Bird's Nest budget has been cut to less than 2.4 billion now, and the sliding roof for the opening ceremony that everyone was looking forward to has also been cut, which shows that the superiors have made up their minds."

"Everyone should have a scale in their hearts; Athens' budget was 81 million euros, equivalent to 900 million RMB; the Beiping Olympic Organizing Committee promised our budget would not exceed Athens, tentatively set at around 820 million, and we must accept it."

Zhang Jigang and Chen Weiya looked at each other; compared to overseas artists like Ma Wen and Cai Guoqiang from New York, they knew better that the system meant what it said.

This is not something you can just write a report to the superiors to ask for money if you have a good idea.

Increasing the budget requires the final signature and approval of the leader; who will ask for it, you?

Old Mouzi sang a duet: "Comrades, don't be discouraged; this is like filming a movie; 1 billion has a way of filming 1 billion, and 800 million has a way of filming 800 million."

"At worst, isn't there a mainland richest man in our creative group? He is so good at doing business; when the time comes, please ask our Director Lu to go and bargain with those suppliers!"

Ma Wen was the most lively and clapped and laughed: "Why say the leader is still far-sighted; he sent us a chief director known as the best businessman in China; it turns out he thought of this point long ago!"

Liu Heng is a senior screenwriter and is also familiar with Boss Lu, joking: "Wherever poisonous snakes appear, there must be an antidote within seven steps; this is the principle."

Cai Guoqiang was amused: "That's right, Director Seeing Lu Kuan is our antidote."

Boss Lu smiled and pointed at Ma Wen twice; this visual artist from New York is the happy fruit of the crew, and the one who can joke the most on weekdays is her.

With such a joke, the atmosphere of the creative group relaxed.

"Director Zhang, everyone, I think the budget number is not impossible to disclose to the media; what do you think?"

Seeing Lu Kuan's intention is very simple, which is to relieve pressure for everyone.

"From the success of the Olympic bid until now, there has been a misleading fallacy at home and abroad, saying that we are building large-scale construction and luxury for the Olympic Games, and various cover-ups in order to create a false appearance of all nations coming to court."

"In February, I was interviewed in the United States, and even foreign reporters asked us how we planned to use the 10 billion Olympic budget; it's simply ridiculous!"

Everyone listened and smiled, but they all knew this was the truth.

Whether it is Western hostile forces or domestic public intellectuals who take money, there are many who bring the rhythm.

"Don't underestimate the public opinion war in the international arena; as the time for the Olympic Games approaches, all kinds of absurd remarks will become rampant."

"If our Olympic opening and closing ceremonies achieve great success, they will say that this is all piled up with money, and it is the surface light that satisfies the donkey's dung with the hard-earned money of taxpayers."

"If the effect is mediocre, then there will be more excuses."

"Anyway, now we are dancing in shackles; as long as the organization agrees, it is beneficial for our work to disclose a rough range of the budget to the outside world; what do you think?"

In the later life, various drafts were simply showing the lower limit; during the London Olympics, they touted that it was much more elegant and atmospheric than Beiping, and the budget was only a fraction of Beiping's, and they brought up the old story again in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

But in fact, in the various financial data of the Olympic Games announced by the National Audit Office in 2009, the four opening and closing ceremonies of the Beiping Olympic Games and Paralympic Games only cost 831 million yuan.

If you don't promote some things yourself, don't blame others for putting labels on you.

Just like Deng Wendi wanted to take photos to splash dirty water on him; if you wait until the dirty water is splashed on you to wash it, it is very likely that yellow mud will fall into your pants.

Seeing Lu Kuan's suggestion aroused widespread resonance, and everyone discussed it.

In fact, everyone didn't think the money was so tight; it was just that they couldn't accept the questioning from the outside world that they spent more than 10 billion to hold it like this.

More than 10 billion, could pave the Bird's Nest with gold bricks, how absurd.

"I agree!"

"I also agree!"

"Should be announced, accept social supervision, nothing big."

Boss Lu's proposal was passed by a unanimous vote, and everyone's doubts about the budget problem disappeared, and they all accepted the reality of dancing in shackles.

In fact, whether it is directors, troupe leaders, artists, or designers, their daily work also has to consider the budget.

It's just that at first, I thought this was a century-old Olympic Games, a national event, and the budget should be extremely sufficient.

Not to mention calling the wind and rain, at least it should be prepared for a rainy day.

It's just that the country is obviously also considering sustainable development, and cannot just look at the surface, leaving a pile of bad accounts and messes waiting to be cleaned up after the Olympics, which has a very bad impact.

With the ideological burden removed, the creative discussion of the literary and artistic performances went relatively smoothly.

Like what they did this month, everyone started a crazy brainstorming.

Propose creative ideas, think about feasibility, pass the filing.

Don't want it in three days, completely deny it, push it over and start over...

It can be said that except for the scroll and scroll proposed by Seeing Lu Kuan at the first meeting to carry and connect the whole scene, no creative ideas and thoughts have survived for three days so far.

Today, everyone danced and passed by a unanimous vote, and the crazy touted program might be abandoned like shoes when waking up the next day.

At 6:30 PM, Hengdian Dongci Building, Jiang Zhiqiang represented the crew and invited the members of the Olympic creative group and the main actors of the crew to dinner.

Dongci is the first four-star tourist hotel in Dongyang, with solemn, elegant, exquisite, and luxurious decoration, and it is one of the few places in Hengdian that can be taken out to eat.

Of course, this has nothing to do with how the taste is; adults eating is mainly a matter of pomp.

The "Golden Flower" crew set up twelve tables in the lobby, and there was also a large round table that could accommodate more than twenty people in the private room, left for the creative group and the lead actors to sit.

As soon as Jiang Zhiqiang arrived, he pulled Seeing Lu Kuan to chat.

"Director Lu, congratulations on 'Tangshan' winning the best visual effects."

Seeing Lu Kuan smiled and teased: "Not worth mentioning, I should congratulate Boss Jiang for winning the Oscar for Best Director."

Jiang Zhiqiang was stunned, and then reacted that the Best Director he mentioned referred to Ang Lee, and "Lust, Caution" was mainly invested by Edko.

He laughed loudly: "I heard Ang Lee say that he was lectured by you at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles; he is someone who doesn't listen to things outside the window, and everything except filming is handled by his wife."

"Don't blame him; he doesn't know your relationship with Miss Liu."

Boss Lu hehe didn't speak, and of course there was no need to explain his relationship with Liu Yifei; this was a protective color for her.

The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and Jiang Zhiqiang entered the topic: "Director Lu, what do you think of the future market performance of 'Golden Flower'?"

Like Ang Lee, Old Jiang also came to seek knowledge.

It's just that Ang Lee asked about the way of art, and Jiang Zhiqiang asked about the way of making money. Seeing Lu Kuan was puzzled: "Is 'Huang Jinjia' also related to you, Old Jiang? Isn't it a New Picture project?"

He really didn't know this.

Since arriving in Hengdian, Zhang Weiping has come forward for everything, and this is the first time I have seen Jiang Zhiqiang.

"No, 'Golden Flower' is mainly invested by Edko, but the domestic distribution is handed over to New Picture."

Boss Lu was even more strange: "What distribution capability does New Picture have? Aren't you purely giving food to Zhang Weiping?"

Jiang Zhiqiang looked at Zhang Weiping, who was chatting and laughing with Old Mouzi not far away, and sighed deeply.

"Yimou... trusts Zhang Weiping very much; as long as it is his movie, he must bring New Picture, and must be the producer and distributor."

"As for whether he has distribution capability, Zhang Weiping won't mess around too much; he will also subcontract it out."

Boss Lu shook his head with a smile; Old Mouzi was really eaten to death by this Zhang Weiping.

In fact, not only "Golden Flower", many of Zhang Yimou's movies are in this operation mode.

Zhang Weiping uses his popularity and influence to pull investment, occupies shares and operates himself, must sign his name first on the domestic producer list, and the distribution right also belongs to him.

The reason for this involves some past events.

Zhang Weiping is indeed good at making money, and Zhang Yimou can do nothing but be responsible for artistic creation when he is with him.

His wife's work, children's schooling, elderly support, and daily social interactions are all arranged properly by Zhang Weiping.

Secondly, during the preparation of "Keep Cool" in 1996, the big director and the first-generation Mou girl had increasing friction due to emotional problems, and finally broke up unhappily.

Gong Li then resolutely withdrew from "Keep Cool", and the investor also decided to withdraw capital due to her withdrawal and various reasons.

A series of negative news directly hit Old Mouzi, who was defeated in both career and love, and he was depressed.

Zhang Weiping was considered to be sending charcoal in the snow, suspended his two real estate projects and invested 26 million, but lost more than 18 million due to improper operation.

Old Mouzi was very guilty about this, patted his chest and must help him earn back the loss, and Zhang Weiping also took the opportunity to enter the film industry on a large scale, injecting 10 million to establish New Picture.

Since then, the two have also started closer cooperation, which has continued to this day.

Therefore, Jiang Zhiqiang's helplessness is actually the helplessness of many investors who intend to invest in Zhang Yimou.

Old Mouzi is quite heavy on love and righteousness on this point, and "Keep Cool" is his dead hole.

Jiang Zhiqiang asked him for his evaluation and expectations of "Golden Flower", Boss Lu deliberately avoided talking about it, because he knew it was useless to talk about it.

But Jiang Zhiqiang kept chasing: "Director Lu, we are so familiar, and your relationship with Yimou is so good; it doesn't matter if you talk about your views, right?"

Seeing Lu Kuan was helpless: "'Huang Jinjia' is an art film packaged in a commercial film; you expect to release it during the New Year's Eve and Christmas Eve, and many are couples in love going to watch the movie."

"You are good, the movie finally tells that lovers eventually become brothers and sisters; this is too depressing."

"Zhou Xingchi was the King of Comedy in the 1990s; it can be said that the last fig leaf of Xiangjiang is his 'Shaolin Soccer' and Media Asia's 'Infernal Affairs'."

"But how about 'Flirting Scholar'? How about 'Out of the Dark'? 'Flirting Scholar' directly pitted the Wan Province film merchants to jump off the building; it's the same principle!"

The young director also used himself as an example: "This year's 'Tangshan', the preliminary work has almost been done to the extreme, the first day box office figure was more than 18 million, and the company was very desperate."

"If it weren't for the audience overflow borrowed from the collapse of 'The Promise' later, and the marketing roadshow in North America, no one would know what the result would be."

In fact, just like in web novels, depression and abusing the protagonist are the patents of famous authors, and the film market is similar.

Works with depression as the main tone are not mainstream and cannot eat the biggest traffic.

The producer of "Million Dollar Baby", which won the Oscar two years ago, was also the producer of "The Godfather", Ladi, who ran all over Hollywood to pull investment, but no company threw an olive branch.

Just because of the film subject matter problem.

Later, Ladi exhausted all his efforts, emphasizing that Eastwood directed and Morgan Freeman participated, and obtained investment through pre-sale after completion guarantee at the Cannes Film Festival.

Even if "Million Dollar Baby" finally won the Oscar, and Eastwood himself also won Best Director, but such an opportunity was placed in front of the Big Six again, they would still refuse to invest.

"Golden Flower" is undoubtedly such a subject matter.

Total investment of 350 million RMB, domestic box office 291 million, global about 612 million, according to the rough sharing ratio of about 35%, the overall loss is nearly 140 million.

Of course, this is a judgment made solely from the box office figures.

Jiang Zhiqiang sighed, and for a while didn't know what to say.

"Is there any way?"

Jiang Zhiqiang regretted asking this question; this has been filming for more than a month, what can be done?

However, he felt that Boss Lu had a unique eye for the art and marketing of movies, and he was just asking because he was unwilling.

Seeing Lu Kuan was also a bit hesitant; in fact, there was really a way.

Change the script.

Without moving the main line, make some commercial transformations to the script; the result dare not say how outstanding, at least it can be considered a qualified commercial film.

"How about this, Old Jiang." The young director deliberated: "You go and chat with Director Yimou, just tell him what I just said, but don't mention me."

Jiang Zhiqiang looked at him incredulously, his face showing joy: "Director Lu, this..."

"My relationship with Director Yimou, if a small effort can help him, I will certainly not be stingy with words."

"But every director has his own artistic pursuit and creative habits; even if I am kind, I cannot directly intervene; there is no such way of doing things."

Boss Lu smiled: "Old Jiang, this matter still depends on you; if Director Zhang is willing, I will make some suggestions, and you can deliberate on it."

"Good good good!" Jiang Zhiqiang was overjoyed, holding the young director's hand and not letting go: "Director Lu, as long as there is any use in the future, just drive!"

"Hey! No need, why be polite."

Is this what you said?

Boss Lu is not a person who meddles in other people's business on weekdays, but watching Old Mouzi about to lose in front of him, with such a relationship, he would not be stingy if he could lend a helping hand.

You stand on the bridge and look at the scenery, and the people looking at the scenery are also looking at you on the bridge.

Old Jiang and Seeing Lu Kuan talked about Old Mouzi and Zhang Weiping, and Zhang Weiping and his old partner were also chatting about him not far away.

"Yimou, it's a pity; if it weren't for Seeing Lu Kuan, you would be the chief director alone; when the time comes, 'Golden Flower' would be hyped up with this name, and it would definitely explode."

"Don't say that; Little Lu is the chief director, and it is well-deserved; don't talk about this in the future."

Boss Lu thought about pulling Old Mouzi, and his senior apprentice from Beidian was also toward him, which could be considered a two-way rush.

Zhang Weiping knew he was a good person and felt that he was speaking for his junior apprentice, but he refused to admit defeat: "You just suffer from being too wooden, not knowing how to express, not knowing how to hype."

"Look at others, the richest man in the mainland, went around in North America by selling a video website, talking about the Olympic Games and Chinese culture and faith wherever he went; can the leaders not like it?"

"I see, saying he is the best businessman among directors is not enough; this kid is also a good hand at mixing in the officialdom!"

Zhang Yimou looked at his old partner with a solemn expression: "Hey, do you think I'm joking with you?"

"Do you know what Leader Liu said when he talked?"

"If it weren't for the fact that the final ignition plan of Inquiry Realm was too bold and lost points due to technical problems, Seeing Lu Kuan's plan would be the well-deserved first."

"Although the leader didn't say it clearly, I can hear it; if it weren't for his young age and shallow qualifications, fearing that he couldn't convince the public and affect work, maybe I wouldn't even have the position of chief director..."

Zhang Weiping was shocked: "Really or fake? You are Zhang Yimou! What does he rely on?"

"What does he rely on? He has won no fewer awards than me, his artistic attainments are no lower than mine, not to mention his international influence."

Old Mouzi smiled bitterly: "Actually, just from the contact in these two months, I think the leaders are overthinking."

"Look at that Zhang Jigang, that Chen Weiya, regardless of what major general rank or department level they have, do they dare to explode in front of him now?"

"Saying they are convinced may not be true, but they are obedient on the surface."

"I really don't know where he got so many means at such a young age."

Zhang Weiping snorted heavily; no matter how much Zhang Yimou valued him, it was not very pleasant to affect his money-making hype.

When he gets angry, this one is the one who dares to spray even the industry hegemon Han Shanping, which can be considered a mixed one.

The two were chatting, and Jiang Zhiqiang walked over.

"Yimou, Old Zhang, have you been working hard recently."

Zhang Weiping smiled: "What is Director Jiang talking about; it's just working hard together to do business, why talk about hard work."

Jiang Zhiqiang sneered in his heart; you are the one who is working hard to suck blood on Zhang Yimou.

"Yimou, I came here today to chat with you and Old Zhang about the movie again."

Old Mouzi looked at him in surprise: "Good, you please speak."

"It's like this..." Jiang Zhiqiang glanced at Zhang Weiping, who was calm, and poured out the young director's arguments and evidence.

The two Zhangs frowned, wanting to refute but didn't know what to say.

If it were other things, Zhang Weiping would definitely rush up; so what if you are an investor?

But this sounds...

There is indeed some truth! Who doesn't want to make more money?

Zhang Weiping, in order to hype the gimmick and cater to the vulgar viewing needs of the market, also demanded to increase the detailed incest plot between the prince and Gong Li in "Golden Flower".

Including the bed scene between Bale and Ni Ni in the later "The Flowers of War".

Therefore, these words of Jiang Zhiqiang also caused his deep thinking.

Zhang Yimou actually doesn't understand, but is very contradictory.

As mentioned earlier, the director's self-examination ability, Old Mouzi is naturally a director with unique attainments in aesthetics and art.

Then why are there so many bad movies, or works with very poor reputation?

Sometimes it's the reason for the capital, such as "The Great Wall" and "A Simple Noodle Story", sometimes it's because he hasn't figured it out, and hasn't made a trade-off between artistic pursuit and market taste.

"Golden Flower" is such a work.

In terms of story, after all, it was adapted on the basis of "Thunderstorm", and the work itself is better than "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers".

It's just that the audience with an entertainment mentality looks at husband and wife turning against each other, brothers fighting, father and son killing each other, brothers and sisters incest, which is really a headache, and the reputation is naturally not good.

Now that Jiang Zhiqiang, as an investor, proposes that he hopes the work will fit the market taste as much as possible, so as not to have poor box office and reputation, Zhang Yimou naturally has to consider it carefully.

He didn't loosen his mouth too quickly: "Director Jiang, is there any way? Now that I want to make big changes, is it a bit late?"

"Yes, Old Jiang, you come up with an idea, Yimou will consider it carefully." Zhang Weiping was also impatient; this is all his money!

Jiang Zhiqiang spread his hands: "Where do I have any way? But..."

He raised his chin and signaled Seeing Lu Kuan, who was greeting Gong Li: "Or, shall we chat with Lu Sheng?"

Zhang Yimou hadn't spoken yet, Zhang Weiping stared and refused, he naturally wanted to support Old Mouzi: "How can this be? Yimou is a director who has been famous for many years, how can he be with a junior..."

"Weiping!" Zhang Yimou looked at him with a serious face: "Don't talk nonsense."

Zhang Yimou naturally doesn't mind.

Not to mention Seeing Lu Kuan, who has a relationship with him, as long as there are beneficial opinions, artistic work discussion is nothing.

Zhang Weiping sneered: "Director Jiang, our Yimou's script is created by the industry's top screenwriters Wu Nan and Bian Zhihong, and has been revised four or five versions."

"You said it is okay to let this Director Lu work on marketing and distribution, but the film has been filming for two months, to say that he can still have any ability to change..."

"I don't believe it."

Jiang Zhiqiang felt greasy looking at the big worm who was careless; this boss of Edko Films is a shrewd one, of course he can see Zhang Weiping's roughness in detail.

He only invested a few million in the film, and can still make a net profit of distribution commission; in the end, how much he earns has nothing to do with him.

But Zhang Yimou is his living signboard for making money!

This force must be maintained; how can he "not be ashamed to ask" a junior from Beidian?

Otherwise, he would not have had a big opinion on Seeing Lu Kuan and Old Mouzi serving as chief directors together before.

Zhang Yimou is his fist product and must be strongly supported!

As for the impact of the film's collapse on Zhang Yimou's reputation, there are ways to eliminate it; if Zhang Weiping really cared about Zhang Yimou's work reputation, there would be no bad movies like "A Simple Noodle Story" in the later life.

"Alright." Old Mouzi didn't want these two to stumble because of this matter, left and right it was a matter of asking: "I will ask Little Lu privately tomorrow, you guys ignore it for now."

Jiang Zhiqiang nodded with satisfaction, knowing that Old Mouzi was still reliable.

Zhang Weiping, however, was very unhappy in his heart, looking at Boss Lu, who was chatting and laughing with Gong Li, whom he also hated, with gloomy eyes.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 327 =====