Chapter 332: I have to "help" my old friend

On the evening of October 10nd, in a private restaurant in Beijing.

Lin Yicheng pushed the door and walked into the private room, and saw Fatty Yu sitting inside.

I was stunned for a moment.

There were three clear scratches on the fat man's left cheek.

It's obvious that he was scratched by a woman.

"Hey, what happened? Whose cat scratched you like this?"

Lin Yicheng joked out loud.

"Oh, don't mention it, just the one at home."

Fatty Yu sighed and said.

"Tell me, what's going on?"

Lin Yicheng pulled out a chair, sat down, and asked curiously.

"Feng Kuzi is going to shoot a new movie. There's a role in it and I chose Zhang Jingchu to play it. But my family found out..."

After Fatty Yu said this, Lin Yicheng immediately understood what was going on.

Zhang Jingchu’s reputation in the circle is really not very good.

Two years ago, when I was filming "Li Chun", I was caught on the spot by Wen Li.

From then on, he was driven out to the Hong Kong circle.

Unlike her previous life, since she had been paralyzed on one side by Lin Yicheng in the Hong Kong circle, there were really no resources for her.

For more than two years, Zhang Jingchu didn't get any role there.

Zhang Jingchu couldn't bear it any longer and had to return to the mainland.

This woman is really capable.

I don’t know how she hooked up with Fatty Yu.

However, if you dare to hook up with Fatty Yu, you will have to pay the price.

The Peacock Princess is no pushover.

And she is also one of the core members of the "wives group".

Different from the plastic sisterhood of the "Teddy Sisters".

The relationship among the "wives group" is extremely strong.

After all, they are all mistresses and have a natural emotional foundation.

We help each other and are of the same blood.

girls help girls.

Lin Yicheng estimated that it wouldn't be long before Zhang Jingchu would be jointly banned by the "wives group" just like in her previous life.
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"You deserve it. Why did you have to find her? The one at home didn't give you a bad face. It's good enough."

Lin Yicheng said something insulting to Fatty Yu.

"I just couldn't help it."

Fatty Yu muttered something first.

Then he chuckled and winked at Lin Yicheng.

"You know what, that little girl is really awesome and so smooth! Do you want to try it too?"

"Stop it, stop it now."

Lin Yicheng immediately shook his head.

He really has no interest in Zhang Jingchu.

Seeing that Lin Yicheng had no idea, Fatty Yu changed the subject and stopped talking about it.

"Oh, you're just making me confused. What on earth are Feng Kuazi and Lao Mouzi thinking? Why do they not want to make commercial films honestly when it comes to me? Instead, they keep thinking about those nonsense things?"

Speaking of this, Fatty Yu had a headache.

Originally, after Zhang Yimou and Feng Kuazi joined Bona one after another, Fatty Yu was still full of enthusiasm.

With two of the “three great directors” in my hands, wouldn’t the world be mine?
The two of them took turns making commercial films, and from then on Bona became famous.

As a result, Zhang Yimou first took a script for an art film - "Under the Hawthorn Tree", found Fatty Yu, and asked for an investment of 70 million yuan.

Art film! 70 million!
If someone else had said this, Fatty Yu would have spit out a mouthful of phlegm.

But this is Lao Mouzi! This is the new "Wolong" who has come over.

Fatty Yu pinched his nose and agreed.

Just after sending Zhang Yimou away, Feng Kuazi, the "Phoenix Youngster", came over again.

He said he wanted to make a documentary emotional feature film - "The Tangshan Earthquake".

When talking about the investment amount, Feng Kuazi bared his front teeth and stretched out two fingers towards Fatty Yu.

"It's not too much, two hundred million is enough."

Listen, is this human talk?

Fatty Yu's blood pressure kept rising when he heard this.

"If you ask to open a window in the wall, everyone will object. If you propose to tear off the roof, everyone will agree to open the window."

In fact, Feng Kuzi was following Xun Ge'er's theory. He was worried that Fatty Yu would reject the project.

Give a relatively large number first, then there will be room for negotiation.

Fatty Yu also understood this principle.

Finally, after many twists and turns, the investment amount was finally decided to be 120 million.
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Zhang Yimou's 70 million and Feng Kuazi's 120 million, these are just two small goals.

Fatty Yu's heart was beating fast.

I'm hosting a dinner for Lin Yicheng today just to ask for his opinion.

After listening to Fatty Yu’s story, Lin Yicheng burst out laughing.

At the beginning, Lin Yicheng had the opportunity to bring both Zhang Yimou and Feng Kuazi under his control.

But he didn't do that.

The reason is that these big directors who have been famous for a long time are not willing to obey orders. They all have their own deep-rooted thoughts and ideas.

It is impossible to expect them to just be tools.

Lin Yicheng was too lazy to cause trouble for himself.

Speaking of which, due to the butterfly effect and other influences in recent years, many of his films in his previous life are no longer available in this life.

Of course, Hong Kong films are the most affected.

Nowadays, both Zhang Yimou and Feng Kuzi have joined Bona Film Group, and their life trajectories are different from their previous lives.

Lin Yicheng thought that some of the movies they shot would also change.

I didn't expect that after going around in circles, I ended up back here.

"Under the Hawthorn Tree" and "Aftershock" appeared again.

It just appeared a little later than in the previous life.

Lin Yicheng carefully recalled the information about these two movies in his previous life.

There is no need to say much about "The Tangshan Earthquake".

The final box office was 6.5 million, and it was both critically and commercially successful.

As for "Under the Hawthorn Tree".

It was claimed to be the highest-grossing art film at the time, but the actual box office was only 1.4 million.

Of course, the investment cannot be recovered through box office revenue.

But this is an art film and can win awards.

You can get some bonuses, subsidies and so on.

If you sell the copyright again, you can still make a little more money.

Although they were released at different times, the quality of the two films is there, so it's not a big problem.

"Both films can be invested in. If the cost is well controlled, the risk is not great."

Lin Yicheng first gave Fatty Yu a reassurance.

Then he added: "As for Aftershock, you can try to contact the locals in Tangshan and ask them to invest in it..."

This is how Huayi played in his previous life.

However, in the publicity, it turned out that the local people in Tangshan took the initiative to contact Huayi and asked for investment...

It's hard to say whether there is any trick or collusion here...
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"So, brother, you want to invest too?"

Fatty Yu asked.

In addition to listening to Lin Yicheng's opinions, he also wanted to get investment from Lin Yicheng.

"I'll invest in Aftershock, but not Under the Hawthorn Tree. You know I've long ago set a rule for the company that we won't invest in art films."

Lin Yicheng said with a smile.

"Aftershock" is indeed worth investing in and the returns are good.

Forget "Under the Hawthorn Tree".

Lin Yicheng has never been interested in art films.

Especially this kind of art film that depicts the background of that special era.

This is also a common problem among fifth-generation directors such as Zhang Yimou.

I don’t know whether I miss that special era or what…

Anyway, I always want to pursue and explore.

Especially Zhang Yimou, he seemed like he was possessed.

It wasn’t enough that he filmed “Under the Hawthorn Tree” in his previous life, so he later made another film called “The Return”.

"Okay, I'll contact China Film Group and Media Communications and bring them along."

Fatty Yu continued.

"Just follow the arrangements."

Lin Yicheng had no objection.

Although he is now also a shareholder of Bona, he is still the second largest shareholder after Fatty Yu.

But he always knows his limits.

Regarding Bona, unless Fatty Yu asks about it, or if you encounter a movie that is obviously a dud, like the one that the "King of Bad Movies" wanted to shoot last time.

Under normal circumstances, Lin Yicheng would not interfere.

In "Under the Hawthorn Tree" and "Aftershock", Lin Yicheng would not interfere in how Fatty Yu arranged the roles.

This is respect for partners and allies.

Even though he did have a low opinion of some of the actors in the original film.

There are no good people in the entertainment industry.

As long as it doesn't involve any issues of principle and as long as he doesn't take the initiative to provoke Lin Yicheng.

With Lin Yicheng's status and position, he doesn't bother to argue with some actors.
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"By the way, have you heard?"

Fatty Yu asked after pouring a cup of tea for Lin Yicheng.

"Old Wang has been having a hard time lately."

"Oh, of course I heard about it." Lin Yicheng sneered.

"No Man's Land", invested by Guangxian and directed by Ning Hao, was completed some time ago.

When sending it to a certain bureau for review and wanting to get the dragon mark.

As expected, it got stuck.

It’s different from the previous life.

The current "No Man's Land" no longer has the participation of China Film, so naturally there is no need to consider Uncle Han's face anymore.

After a game got stuck, there was no response at all.

The meaning is obvious.

Killed.

Both Ning Hao and Wang Changtian were anxious.

Are running around.

After Lost on Journey, Ning Hao is definitely one of the “billion-dollar directors”.

There is still some face.

He contacted many media outlets and released various "news" to the outside world.

Today, it said: "The film has basically passed the review. The film review committee only proposed a few minor revisions. After they are processed, it will completely pass the review."

A few days later, he added: "We are still carrying out some technical processing based on relevant opinions."

A few days later, he said again: "The 2010 film is so great that we still want to find a good time to release it and still hope it can have a good box office performance. If nothing goes wrong, the film will be released early next year."

Anyway, it's all fancy talk, not a word of truth in it, it's all to fool the media and the audience.

It is hard to say whether Ning Hao wants to arouse the audience's curiosity and desire to watch the movie, thereby exerting some pressure and forcing a certain situation.

Wang Changtian was also not idle.

Visit this one today, date that one tomorrow.

They were running around, trying every possible way and using all their connections to open up channels and get the movie approved.
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However, both Ning Hao and Wang Changtian seemed to have forgotten that the current game is not the same as the previous game.

The person in charge is Lao Zhang.

A few days ago, at an internal meeting,

Lao Zhang said directly, "Some comrades nowadays are very unruly, stirring up trouble everywhere, fanning the flames of evil…"

"What are they doing? Do they still have any eyes for..."

"We must resolutely criticize and resist this kind of behavior..."

Although Lao Zhang didn't say it explicitly, everyone knew who he was talking about and which movie he was talking about.

After the meeting, related rumors immediately spread.

Ning Hao and Wang Changtian are in trouble.

All were under tremendous pressure.

At this time, Wu Kebo also jumped out.

In a semi-public occasion, he expressed his dissatisfaction with Wang Changtian.

Orange Sky Entertainment is also one of the producers of "No Man's Land".

There were internal and external troubles, and the partners even "rebelled".

Lao Wang's life is indeed a bit hard.

"What do you think? Should we take this opportunity to do something? And should we help Lao Wang?"

Fatty Yu spoke and made a gesture to Lin Yicheng that showed he understood.

For so many years, we have been stirring the same big pot. The relationship between Bona and Light is so complicated that it would take three days and three nights to finish talking about it.

The "old buddy" is in trouble now. If Fatty Yu doesn't take the opportunity to do something, it would be a shame to the "iron relationship" between him and Lao Wang.

"What's your plan?"

Lin Yicheng asked.

Originally, he didn't have much aversion to Wang Changtian.

But Wang Changtian should never have taken in and invested in Ning Hao.

In the circle, who doesn’t know that Ning Hao is Lin Yicheng’s “traitor”?
By doing this, isn't Wang Changtian slapping Lin Yicheng in the face?
"This is what I planned..."

Fatty Yu moved a little closer and started to pour out all the bad things in his mind.

After hearing this, Lin Yicheng was speechless at first, and then he laughed.

"You are amazing. You can come up with such a mean trick."

"Hehe, if you don't hurt Lao Wang, that 'smiling tiger', you are not worthy of him."

Fatty Yu also laughed wickedly.

"Okay then, let's do it this way. If you need any help here, just let me know."

Lin Yicheng nodded and said.
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On October 2010, 10, the 7th Busan International Film Festival officially kicked off in Haeundae, Busan.

This year's Busan International Film Festival has more than 300 films and representatives from more than 60 countries participating.

There are countries and films from Asia, Europe and America.

It is worthy of the title of an international film festival.

The scale and momentum of this award are simply incomparable to the three major domestic awards.

Even the Shanghai International Film Festival, which is also an A-level event, is far behind.

Among them, there are several movies from China.

Except for Lin Yicheng's "Treasure Hunters".

Other mainland films include "Swordsman" by Niao Ershan, "Blind Cinema" by Lu Yang, and "New Castle" by Guo Hengqi.

There are also "Fried Rice When You Have Free Time" by Hui On-wah from Hong Kong Island and "When Love Comes" by Zhang Zuoji from Taiwan.

Among the many participating countries, the number of films from China is second only to that from Korea, the organizer.
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There is a little episode here.

When he saw Lin Yicheng, Xu Anhua wanted to come over and say something several times.

They were all blocked by Lin Yicheng's bodyguards.

Lin Yicheng himself ignored her.

The kind that you don't even want to look at for a second.

Don’t be fooled by Xu Anhua’s boasting, claiming to be the “founder of Hong Kong’s New Wave of Film.”

But Lin Yicheng knew very well what this so-called "new wave" was all about.

To put it bluntly, they are a group of people who returned from studying abroad in Europe and the United States. They think they have seen the advancement and development of the outside world, and think that their vision and pattern are superior to others.

Then, when I look at the society I live in, I think about what to criticize, what to expose, and what to reflect on...

In the final analysis, it's still the same old thing of worshipping foreign things and fawning on foreigners.

It's not right from the root.

Just look at the kind of people surrounding Xu Anhua and you will know.

Xu Ke, Yan Hao, Tan Jiaming and Zhang Guoming...

Among these people, which one is a good bird? Which one has no problem with his butt?
Later, Taiwan also started the "New Wave" and followed suit, making many crooked films.

And the mainland.

Why do those fifth-generation directors always like to shoot things that focus on suffering and scars?

It was influenced by the "New Wave" in Hong Kong.

In Lin Yicheng's eyes, this "new wave" is a complete cancer.

It was last year or some other time, Lin Yicheng had forgotten the exact time.

Anyway, one time when Xu Anhua came to the mainland to attend a meeting, he took the opportunity to ask someone to tell Lin Yicheng that he wanted to visit him and have a chat with him.

Lin Yicheng rejected it at that time.

He had nothing to talk about with Xu Anhua.

As for why Xu Anhua wanted to talk, he also knew it.

He felt that he was a senior veteran with a lot of reputation and connections, so he wanted Lin Yicheng to show leniency to the Hong Kong circle and not target them so much.

I'm sorry, Xu Anhua really has no face in front of Lin Yicheng.

The reason Xu Anhua was so awesome in the past was because he had the connection with Yindu Organization.

Now, the Yindu institution has been cleaned up.

Xu Anhua also lost his greatest support.

In Lin Yicheng’s next plan targeting the Hong Kong circle, Xu Anhua is on the big list!
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As the leader of the mainland's film and television industry, Lin Yicheng was the first person in the country to appear. Domestic crews automatically gathered around him, centered around him and following his lead.

Lin Yicheng has different attitudes towards these people.

Lin Yicheng chatted with Lu Yang for a while longer. In addition to asking about the content of the movie, he also asked about his future plans.

This is the "genius director" who made the movie "Knife of the Assassin".

If he could be recruited under the "Galaxy", he would be considered a great general.

The kindness released by Lin Yicheng.

Lu Yang naturally received it.

Although I didn't kowtow to him, I was still very honored and flattered.

In the circle, who doesn’t know that Lin Yicheng is famous for his high standards and high demands?
Every year, there are countless people who submit their resumes to Galaxy Film and Television Company or recommend themselves to the company.

But how many of them succeeded in the end?

Lu Yang made up his mind.

After the film festival ended, he immediately took the initiative to go to Xinghe Film and Television Company to formally pay a visit to Lin Yicheng.

From then on, I followed Boss Lin.

Lin Yicheng's attitude towards Guo Hengqi was indifferent. He just said a few words and then dealt with it.

Apart from "New Castle", Lin Yicheng really can't remember any other works by this person.

Lin Yicheng wouldn't take such a worthless director seriously.

Be kind to birds.

Lin Yicheng's attitude was completely different.

Faced with Niao Ershan's flattery and adulation, Lin Yicheng was directly cold and distant.

The obvious kind.

Others didn't understand why Lin Yicheng was like this, and they were wondering in their hearts whether Niao Ershan had offended Lin Yicheng in some way.

Lin Yicheng doesn't need to explain anything to others.

Now Niao Ershan seems to be fine.

But he did have problems, big problems.

This certainly wasn't a sudden change.

After becoming famous, I became inflated and could no longer hide my thoughts, or I didn’t want to hide them anymore.

Lin Yicheng has already started thinking about it.

Later, I'll find a suitable reason to ban this thing.

(End of this chapter)