Chapter 102 Director Zhang: It’s getting cold, I’ll give you a yellow nightgown The film's approval fell on deaf ears, just as Chen An had is more difficult and time-consuming to pass the review for this type of film than for previous films. Even though Chen An is no longer the unknown person he used to be. Fortunately, there is still some time. "Sister Xiaoping, a Hollywood movie is about to be released, and I have to go out again. Please contact me when the time comes regarding the review." Chen An called the other party. He is not in Beijing now, but went to Xi'an Film Studio to meet Director Zhang. Han Sanping had just taken office and there were a lot of things to do in the reorganization and integration of the group, so it was not easy for him to intervene, so naturally he could only come to the Xi'an Film Studio. After all, it is one of the producers. Li Xiaoping said from the other end of the phone, "No problem, there are a lot of things to do anyway, I will inform you in time." Then she hung up. Chen An looked at the hung up call and scratched his head. It seemed that the other party was very busy with his task. Putting the phone in his arms, Chen An went to the office under the guidance of the staff.
Compared with the Beijing Film Studio, the Xi'an Film Studio is more simple and ancient. This glorious palace of Chinese-language films is not particularly ornately decorated, and nowadays there are only countless people coming and going with briefcases. "Director Zhang, long time no see." Chen An walked in and saw the other party, then put on a smile and spoke. Holding a thermos cup in his hand and wearing glasses, Director Zhang saw Chen An coming in and said with a smile: "Director Chen, welcome, welcome. I've been waiting for a long time." Knowing that Chen An was coming today, he had been waiting for a long time. We also know the other party's intention, and Xi'an Film Studio is very experienced in this regard. "Director Zhang, I'm sorry to bother you. How's the movie going? I'll be going abroad soon, so I came to see you." After closing the door, Chen An didn't talk about anything else and asked directly. Jerry had called me before, urging me to go to Hollywood to participate in the pre-release promotion. This is an essential process before a Hollywood movie is released. After the production budget is confirmed, the publicity and distribution budget has also been determined. Generally speaking, for A-level big productions, at least one-third of the production budget must be spent on publicity and promotion. This is already a mature business operation. This is also the process that has been specified in the previously signed contract. "Don't worry, Director Chen. I've already checked for you. The movie has been reviewed. There are no problems with the beginning. Only the ending needs to be changed." "How can we change it? Can we change it? If we change it, the entire beginning of the movie will be ruined." In fact, Chen An had roughly guessed the reason before, but the whole film was ruined if the ending was changed. Director Zhang smiled and explained, "Director Chen, you're overthinking it. What I meant was that we were given a house at the end. How can we not live in it?" "Oh, that was my mistake. I missed it during the filming. Thanks to Director Zhang for adding it right away."
After hearing what the other party said, Chen An figured it out. As expected of an old hand in this field, the solution was just a turn. Now that Xiaomei is back, she must move into the new house in the city. The Xi'an Film Studio is indeed well aware of this and has broad thoughts. "It's a rare opportunity to work with Director Chen, so we naturally have to make this first collaboration a good one. Xi'an Film Studio has always welcomed cooperation with outstanding directors like Director Chen." Seeing that Chen An understood, Director Zhang smiled and patted Chen An on the shoulder. "Director Zhang is being modest. Which director doesn't want to cooperate with Xi'an Film Studio? It's just that there has never been an opportunity before." "Hahaha, Director Chen, you're too polite. The factory was once glorious, and it's been going from bad to worse since I took over. On the contrary, Han Sanping's Beijing Film Academy has been thriving since Director Chen joined. This is all thanks to Director Chen." As he was talking, Director Zhang seemed to have thought of something. When he first joined the factory, it was the most glorious time and the old director, Director Wu, was still there. He has achieved great success repeatedly and led Chinese-language films to win numerous awards, big and small, at home and abroad, winning all the three major awards from the first one to the next. It promoted numerous now-famous directors. That was the most glorious period for Xi'an Film Studio and also the most glorious period for Chinese-language films. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but sigh. "No, no, no, I can't take the responsibility for this. That's mainly due to Han Dong's credit." Chen An quickly interrupted. You can't take this matter upon yourself. Director Zhang still said: "I don't know his ability yet. He has some ability, but it's mainly because he is lucky to meet Director Chen. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to achieve what he has today." "On the contrary, Director Chen, you wrote and directed the film yourself, and not only won the Best Director Award at Cannes, but also broke the box office record and was a huge success throughout East Asia." "If we could have worked with Director Chen earlier, we at Xi'an Film Studio could have done the same, and done it better." “We can even handle distribution in Southeast Asia.” Seeing that the other party was getting more and more angry, he looked indignant. Seeing this, Chen An just thought, "Director Zhang, what are you doing? I'm not cold, no need to put on a yellow robe for me." "Director Zhang, it's getting late. This is my first time in the Northwest, so why don't you take me to try the local food?" Chen An immediately changed the subject, fearing that the other party would go on to say something too extreme. "It's just in time. Director Chen, I'll take you to taste our Northwest cuisine today." After finishing his meal, Chen An did not stay long, but hurried to the capital with Zhao Xiong. The movie still needs to be re-shot and time is tight, so I have to go to Hollywood after shooting. It took two days to call Zhou Xun back from filming outside, but Mr. Ge had been idle in Beijing. "Director, why do we have to go to the north for the reshoot so urgently?" Zhou Xun asked after he had just eaten a meal. Chen An took a sip of mineral water and put the bottle on the dining table. "No need, just shoot another scene. We can find a house in Beijing to shoot an indoor scene." Time is tight, there is no need to run so far, there is no need. Anyway, it's just an indoor clip, it can be shot anywhere. "Have you finished eating? If you're done, get in the car and I'll take you there." Seeing that the person opposite had almost finished his meal, Chen An paid the bill and then said. The filming location has been chosen, Ge Da Ge has already been there, the only thing missing is the female lead.
Hearing this, Zhou Xun put down the chopsticks in his hand, took out a tissue to wipe his mouth, opened the mineral water and took a sip, "We're done, let's go, director." "Have you bought the ticket back? How about I take you back later?" Chen An asked Zhou Xun who got back into the car. If you call the other person over in a hurry, you must also send him back safely. Zhou Xun got in the car and shook his head. "We finished filming yesterday. I only played the younger version of the character. After that, there was no more part for me. Someone else was cast." "Okay, then I'll take you home." Chen An nodded, knowing which movie the other party was filming. The classic film and television series "The Story of the Palace of Eternal Life" will be released next year. Although the name contains "Da Ming", it actually tells the story of the Tang Dynasty. The name is very good. It is also one of Zhou Xun’s many hit dramas in recent years. When we arrived at the shooting location, I asked the other party to find a room to change clothes first. Uncle Ge also chatted with Chen An, "How is the movie going?" "After watching the finished film, I felt like Mr. Ge was trying to snatch my Golden Bear away, but I couldn't bear to re-edit it, otherwise my performance would be wasted." "Then I'll take a closer look and see if it's what you said." "I promise your efforts will not be in vain." The two chatted for a few minutes, waited for Zhou Xun to come out, and after finishing filming the segment in the house, they went back to their respective homes. After sending Zhou Xun back and processing it overnight, Chen An sent the second edition up again the next day. (End of this chapter)