Chapter 261 I'll give you an AK and I'll give you a rifle
I arrived at China Film Corporation and entered Han Sanping’s office.

Han Sanping was the only one inside.

"Xiao Lin is here, please sit down." Han Sanping didn't bother to be polite with Lin Yicheng and greeted him directly.

"Uncle Han, I came here today to tell you that my new movie Taken is about to start filming. Also, the company has a movie, the third in the Crazy Series, which I plan to give to Yang Qing to shoot."

After sitting down, Lin Yicheng noticed that the ashtray in front of him was full of cigarette butts.

They are all new and just finished smoking.

"Look, how should we divide the investment for these two plays?"

"Oh? This is good news." Han Sanping's face showed joy at first, and then, in an instant, it became a little sad.

"Xiao Lin, I want to invest in your movie. However, China Film Corporation is having some problems right now and we don't have enough funds," Han Sanping said with difficulty.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Lin Yicheng was stunned.

Han Sanping's reaction was beyond his expectations.

In the past, whenever Han Sanping heard that he was going to make a movie, his old face would be filled with smiles.

Today is very abnormal.

Besides, China Film Group is a state-owned enterprise, what could possibly happen?

"Uncle Han, what happened?" Lin Yicheng asked directly.

We are not outsiders.

"Alas," Han Sanping first sighed, then uttered two words, "Red Cliff."

Lin Yicheng suddenly understood.

By the way, when China Film Corporation invested in "Red Cliff" last year, Lin Yicheng received the news.

He chose to watch from the sidelines and did not remind Han Sanping.

Firstly, at that time, the two of them were not yet uncle and nephew, and their relationship was not yet in place, so he didn't say much to avoid Han Sanping's misunderstanding.

Secondly, there are some of Lin Yicheng’s own thoughts.

Starting from the initial "Crazy Time", in the cooperation between Galaxy Film and Television Company and China Film, China Film has always only taken a small part of the investment amount, and has no say in the project.

China Film Group is used to taking more and more, and is used to being overbearing. It is definitely not satisfied with Lin Yicheng's behavior.

Even if they also ate meat, they were still not satisfied.

Human hearts are always greedy and insatiable.

If China Film Group gets more investment, it will naturally get more money.

There are many people within China Film Group who have opinions about Lin Yicheng.

In the eyes of these people, without the strong support of China Film, there would be no Lin Yicheng today.

Of course Lin Yicheng knew this kind of voice.

Lin Yicheng also knew that "Red Cliff", which cost 6 million yuan to make, was a bad movie. If it failed at the box office after its release, it would bring huge losses to China Film.

Only after a bad woman has experienced a few bad men, been tortured by reality, and suffered losses and cheats, can she realize how precious honest men are.

China Film Group, only after experiencing a few setbacks at the hands of other directors, will realize that it is a great fortune to be able to share the spoils with Lin Yicheng.

After all, not all milk is Telunsu.

Not all directors are Lin Yicheng.

Now, because of Liang Chaowei's role in "Lust, Caution", he has been banned.

"Red Cliff" not only failed at the box office, it couldn't even be released in a theater.
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"Oh, I regret it now." Han Sanping slapped his thigh and said with regret: "At that time, I was also blinded by lard. Why did I believe Wu Baige's nonsense?"

Lin Yicheng did not comment on this statement.

When "Red Cliff" was first being prepared, Zou Jingzhi, known as the "No. 1 screenwriter in the country", was invited to write the script.

Unfortunately, after the script was completed, Wu Baige was very dissatisfied.

The script was too serious and too realistic, which didn't fit Wu Baige's ideas.

Putting aside other things, you have to change the character's personality, you can't just copy history.

Liu Bei cannot be a coward, Cao Cao cannot be a treacherous person, and Zhou Yu cannot be a petty person.

Otherwise, how can I demonstrate the uniqueness of an international director like me?

The key point is, what is Xiao Qiao’s historical role?

Without Xiao Qiao, Eastern Wu would have been destroyed long ago!
How can I promote Taiwan’s top model, Chiling, if I don’t highlight Xiao Qiao’s historical role?
More importantly, you can’t do without my natal white dove in the script!
So, Wu Baige once again invited another big name in the screenwriting industry, Lu Wei, to write the script.

Under Wu Baige's various strange requests, Lu Wei revised the manuscript several times, but it was still not acceptable.

Finally, Lu Wei got angry and said, "I don't want to play with you anymore."

Can this stump Wu Baige?

Joke, of course not.

He is a famous international director who can defeat MGM on his own!

Without you, Zhang the butcher, I have to eat hairy pigs?

So Wu Baige took the lead in writing the script, and his wife also joined in the process.

Then, a good "Red Cliff" completely turned into "Meng Meng Stands Up"! ——

Seeing that Lin Yicheng just remained silent, Han Sanping felt a little embarrassed.

Although Han Sanping is not very good at making movies, he still has the ability to look at projects.

He felt something was wrong since the script preparation for "Red Cliff" was not going smoothly.

However, because of Wu Baige's reputation as an international director, he still chose to trust him.

After the filming officially started, Wu Baige had conflicts with the martial arts instructor and photographer, and kicked them both out of the crew.

Du Yao Fa broke the contract midway through production, so the sets and costumes had to be redesigned.

Wu Baige's wife often adds a line to the script today and changes a line tomorrow, delaying filming...

At this time, Han Sanping had already realized that there might be problems with this play.

But a huge amount of money has already been invested, so he can only bite the bullet and continue to support Wu Baige.

Unfortunately, once the "Initiative" was released, Liang Chaowei was completely doomed.

Unless Liang Chaowei's scenes are deleted and the film is reshot with a new actor, it will be difficult for "Red Cliff" to be released.

But if this happens, both money and time will have to be reinvested, and China Film Group really can’t afford that.
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Han Sanping handed Lin Yicheng a cigarette, lit one for himself, and then said, "Xiao Lin, Uncle Han is an experienced person. I have eaten a lot and walked a lot. I have some experience. Do you want to listen to it?"

"Uncle Han, please talk. I'm listening." Lin Yicheng said seriously.

"The entertainment industry is a world of martial arts. This world of martial arts is not only about fighting and killing, but also about human relationships and social etiquette. Don't you think so?"

"That's right." Lin Yicheng nodded.

"They say the entertainment industry is a circle, so we are all in the same circle. We will see each other every day, and there will always be interactions in the future."

Seeing that Lin Yicheng was listening to him carefully, Han Sanping continued, "Look at you, you have been in the industry for several years, but the partners you have worked with, besides our China Film Group, are Qingying, oh, and recently, Bona Film Group."

"But look at your opponents. How many are there? You can hardly count them, right?"

"That won't do. Didn't the great man say that we should make more friends and fewer enemies?"

"As a person, you need to make progress. If you want to do well in the entertainment industry and have enough to eat, you need to understand the importance of this relationship."

"Uncle knows that you have great ideals and ambitions and want to make a career. But if there are people who trip you up and make things difficult for you, how can you realize your ideals and ambitions?"

"So, you must hurry up and join this relationship, the network of relationships. Those who can spin silk are all on this network. Those who can't spin silk will fall off." "Uncle Han, what you said makes sense. I've taken note of it." Lin Yicheng smiled and answered sincerely.

"That's right." Han Sanping's face showed some relief.

"Sometimes, we can't just focus on our own little piece of land, we need to have a big picture view. What is the big picture view? Now the top leaders emphasize that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau should unite and cooperate. Of course, we can't go against the top leaders. This is called the big picture view."
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"I understand what you said. Uncle Han, there are no outsiders here. If you have anything to say, you can just say it directly." Lin Yicheng felt a little annoyed.

What Han Sanping said just now seemed to make sense, but if you think about it carefully, it was all just a bunch of empty talk.

Lin Yicheng had already understood the meaning behind the whole story.

Isn't it just that you want him to let Liang Chaowei go so that "Red Cliff" can be released smoothly?
"Okay, I'll be frank then." Han Sanping pinched the cigarette in his hand and said, "To be honest, some people in the company have opinions about me, and I'm under a lot of pressure."

As the person in charge of the Central Film Group, Han Sanping deserves the most credit for any success, but he also has to take the blame for any problems.

Although this movie was proposed by other people in the company, he was the one who made the final decision.

If the movie cannot be released, he cannot shirk the blame.

Nowadays, the pressure from within the company is very great.

Han Sanping can be more critical and correct in his stance on other companies and other movies.

But once it comes to one's own position, all other positions have to be put aside.

So, when he learned that Lin Yicheng was coming, Han Sanping deliberately put some more cigarette butts in the ashtray, preparing to use a torture trick on Lin Yicheng.

Your uncle Han is having a hard time, so as the eldest nephew, shouldn't you help him? -

"Red Cliff can't be delayed any longer. China Film Group is a big company with a lot of money to spend. But now so much money has been invested in this movie. The company is having a hard time."

"The last of the company's working capital is used to deal with emergencies. If Red Cliff is remade, this money will have to be spent. In this case, there will be no other funds to invest in your project."

Although Han Sanping's words were euphemistic, their meaning was very straightforward.

Either "Red Cliff" is released as normal, and China Film and Galaxy Film continue to cooperate.

Either "Red Cliff" is remade, or China Film Group does not invest in Galaxy Film's films.

Let Lin Yicheng choose one of the two.

In fact, if you think deeply, Han Sanping's words may not be without threat.

Without the support of China Film Corporation, no one can say whether everything would go smoothly when "Taken" and "Crazy Racing" are released.

It is inevitable that pirated copies will be leaked, box office revenue will be misappropriated, or even Hollywood blockbusters will snipe at it...

Lin Yicheng was silent at first, then he smiled.

"Uncle Han, what do you want me to do?"

"Your Galaxy Cinemas will show "Red Cliff" as usual. Also, see if you can help put a word in with Mr. Wang and ask his Wanda Cinemas to release the film as well." Han Sanping stated his request.

In addition to China Film Group, this film's investors also include Star Media Pictures.

Both of its cinema chains, China Film Star Cinema and China Film South Cinema, have to obey his orders.

As long as Lin Yicheng nodded, he would be willing to help him.

In addition to Lin Yicheng's Galaxy Cinema Line, Wanda Cinema Line, which has a good relationship with Lin Yicheng, and Modu United, which is also a brother unit...

These are five of the six major cinema chains in China.

The remaining theaters are easy to deal with.

As for the General Administration, Han Sanping certainly has his own connections and can also smooth things over.

In this way, "Red Cliff" can be released nationwide and the losses can be recovered as much as possible.

In this way, Han Sanping naturally felt less pressure.

Even if the movie still doesn’t do as well as expected at the box office, it doesn’t matter.

Who hasn't made mistakes sometimes?

Nine out of ten projects fail, which is normal for film investment.

Han Sanping naturally had other ways to get rid of the blame and stay out of it.
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Seeing Lin Yicheng silent, Han Sanping spoke again.

"I know this matter is a bit difficult for you. But don't worry, your efforts will not be in vain." As he said this, he moved closer to Lin Yicheng and lowered his voice.

"When the time comes, just give me a rough estimate of the movie's box office at Galaxy Cinemas. The rest will be yours."

Lin Yicheng narrowed his eyes.

At present, domestic cinema chains are not yet connected to the Internet, and box office figures are all manually counted. There are many tricks involved.

As long as Lin Yicheng wanted, he could easily conceal the truth and smoothly take this part of the profit.

Uncle Han, you’re such a ruthless guy!

The box office was underreported, so China Film Group and Star Media’s share of the revenue was naturally less.

Uncle Han is using the profits of these two companies to...

Lin Yicheng didn't say anything.

Seeing this, Old Han thought that Lin Yicheng couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart, so he lowered his voice again and said, "This situation is very common. Everyone knows it tacitly, so you don't have to think too much about it."

"I'll tell you the truth again. Just take these without worry. Not only you, I will also take some."

"If you don't take it, how can I take it? If I don't take it, how can those seniors take it? If those seniors don't take it, how can you develop and how can I make progress?"

"This is the way of the world, this is interpersonal relationship. Xiaolin, you are a smart person, why don't you think about it?"

"I understand." Lin Yicheng nodded in agreement.

Old Han lit another cigarette and said, "There's no one else in the room today, so I want to tell you something from my heart. It's the truth."

"Xiao Lin, think about it, only if the chair under my butt gets bigger, I can do bigger things in the industry! I can help you more!"

"Ambition is a must. In this circle, many people lack the ambition to become the best, so they cannot achieve anything."

"You know where I come from. I come from an ordinary family. I don't have any background at all. But what did I rely on to get to where I am now?"

"Whatever God arranges is his business, but I never accept my fate."

"I know that if I accept my fate, I will be stepped on by others all my life. I don't want to be stepped on, so I can only rely on myself."

"This is the way the world is."

"The strong prey on the weak, the winners take all, there is no logic to it."

Old Han took a deep puff of cigarette. In the smoke, the expression on his face was a little blurry, and it was unclear whether it was mockery or something else.

"The so-called truth is nothing more than what is set by those powerful people."

"As the saying goes, heroes never ask where they came from. Never underestimate yourself."

"Xiao Lin, as long as uncle and nephew keep working together, sooner or later, you and I will get what we want."

"At that time, who will care how we do it?"

Lin Yicheng also lit a cigarette.

What Uncle Han said just now was from the bottom of his heart. He really didn't treat him as an outsider.

No matter whether it is the sympathy card or the emotional card.

Now, the choice is before him.

If they agree to his conditions, then the two of them may really be able to grow bigger and stronger together and create greater glory as he said.

If I don't agree, since they have said so much, it would be a disrespect to me and a slap in the face.

It is hard to say whether this "mountain eagle" will turn against Uncle Han, a ruthless man, or not.

(End of this chapter)