Ye Ming did not answer the director's question directly, but said: "Actually, I asked the police who were following the crew just now. Do you know why Qiangzi was beaten? It was because this guy was arrogant, and who was the old man who was beaten by him? The father of the village chief is also the patriarch of this village. Director Li may not know that in the countryside, there is someone with more power than the village chief, and that is the patriarch, not to mention that his son is also the village chief. In this sea of bamboo It was their family who contracted it. Our crew cut down the bamboo without their permission, which made the village chief angry and was even insulted by Qiangzi. Think about it, since it is said that something like this happened. Now, will the villagers outside let us film here? Our best option is to change the location to film. This place is really not suitable for us to continue filming." In fact, in the previous life of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", it was not the elegant and beautiful scene in the bamboo sea that was shot in one place. but. At this time, Li Yu insisted: "Impossible, this thing is impossible. I want the style of the picture to be unified. If you change the location, the pictures we shot before will be invalid. Many of the shots are not made by me." If you can give up, you have to change places and start over from scratch, which is impossible.” There is another point that Li Yu did not mention. If it means changing to another place, then in such a situation, it must cost a lot of money. This is not feasible at all for the crew who are strapped for funds. Possible things. Ye Ming thought for a while and said: "If the director is not willing to do it like this, then it is better to compromise. The villagers' anger is just because Qiangzi insulted the patriarch. The patriarch is angry because we cut down the bamboo sea and let The ecological environment of Zhuhai has been ruined. In fact, it means that we should compensate them. Let Qiangzi apologize, be more sincere, and compensate the losses in the village. The villagers are not so frivolous. What they want is face and respect. It’s a good thing to see. Just ask people to talk to those villagers.” Ye Ming has given a solution to this problem, but the key is who will negotiate. For those angry villagers, it is obvious that the director is not suitable. If the director went and the negotiation failed, Then there is no room for change on a question like this. It would be even more inappropriate to let Zhou Runfa and Yang Ziqiong go. They didn't understand the countryside at all. As for Zhang Ziyi, she was also frightened by the villagers at this time, and there was no possibility of negotiation. It seems that at this time, Zhou Runfa also felt the director's difficulty. Now it is obvious that Ye Ming is a very suitable candidate. However, at this moment, according to the relationship between Ye Ming and the director, it is obviously impossible for Li Yu to speak. When Zhou Runfa broke the silence with a smile and said: "We have an old saying, one guest does not bother two hosts. Since this attention comes from Ye Ming, it is better to let Ye Ming negotiate. Within the necessary scope, Can we make some compromises with the villagers?" Li Yu was silent for a moment. This was actually what he meant, but when it came to compensation, it was hard to say. Therefore, at this time, Li Yu said: "The compensation cannot be too much, otherwise the crew will not be able to bear it." Zhou Runfa frowned. This thing is a bit embarrassing. If you don't give it a reasonable price, obviously the villagers may not be satisfied. At this time, Ye Ming said simply: "My company has a theater chain, and the recent movies are not very good. I also want to have a blockbuster movie to support it." Ye Ming couldn't just work as a gunman for the director, he had to do it with enough benefits. However, after Ye Ming put forward the conditions, Li Yu felt a lot more relieved. As long as there were conditions, it would be easy. At that moment, Li Yu immediately agreed: "There is no problem with this. If you have one more theater chain, it will not hurt me or the investors. When the time comes, I will support you with several leading actors." ."
Li Yu himself doesn't know what the outcome of this film will be. Anyway, Hollywood doesn't think highly of him. Otherwise, Columbia would have fully funded the film instead of just giving it a measly six million. Even sometimes, Li Yu himself is not optimistic, but he has no choice. In Hollywood, as a director, he only has the right to fail once. If he fails this time, Li Yu will completely quit the ranks of Hollywood directors. The investment of "Ice Storm" was 18 million, but the box office was only 16 million. Even if peripheral derivative income is included, this result can only be described as a disastrous failure. Therefore, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is Li Eucalyptus's last stand. Ye Ming is willing to release it, which is great. Anyway, the crew is short of money, so they need to recover part of the investment first. Interests are always the most important thing in the entertainment industry. As long as there are enough interests, enemies can work together, not to mention that Li Yu and Ye Ming are not enemies. Ye Ming thought for a while and said: "Actually, I don't want to spend extra money, but it doesn't mean that it is impossible to solve the problem. I need the director's full authorization. The director will handle this matter for me without spending extra money. Absolute power.” For Li Yu, as long as such a matter can be settled without spending too much money, then he is still willing to grant this authorization. After Ye Ming left, Yang Ziqiong came over and said curiously: "Director Li, do you really believe that he can solve the problem?" In fact, Yang Ziqiong was very clear about what happened just now. She had no effective way, so she could only pretend to stand by and watch, but when she saw a solution to the problem, she immediately stood up. She really wanted to know what method Ye Ming used to deal with the angry villagers. You know, sometimes, with these villagers, there is no sense. If it is not done well, it will be a mass incident, and it will be able to make entertainment headlines the next day, or even make headlines. Regarding this problem, Li Yu said helplessly: "I don't believe what can be done, and there is no good way to solve the problem. Let's try it first. If it doesn't solve the problem, then talk about something else." In fact, at this time, Li Yu hoped from the bottom of his heart that Ye Ming could solve the problem. There are more than a hundred villagers. It seems that there are more old, weak, women and children. There are only about twenty young and strong men. The leading man is about meters tall and looks tall and thick, but he is wearing a A pair of gold-rimmed glasses actually greatly reduced the evil aura on this strong man's body. The village chief, this person is their leader. The village chief Zhao Shanfeng has a very strong name. In fact, it seems that Zhao Shanfeng is also a very strong person. But this person is the person who has been in the village for ten years. The only college student I ever had was a very smart guy. After Ye Ming came out, it caused a sensation among the villagers. The first and second series of "Huan Zhu Princess" were popular all over the country. Basically, as long as there is something interesting, no one doesn't watch "Huan Zhu Princess" and everyone doesn't know the date. What does the leading actor look like? It took Zhao Wei and Ye Ming more than a year to accomplish something that other actors may not accomplish in a lifetime, and they became famous in one fell swoop. Zhao Shanfeng naturally knew who was in the crew and was filming in his own territory. If he didn't even know this, then the village chief should stop doing it. But he didn't expect that it would be Ye Ming who came forward. From Zhao Shanfeng's point of view, this matter would require at least an assistant director or something to come forward. After Ye Ming came over, he said straight to the point: "Village Chief Zhao, illegal detention is against the law." Zhao Shanfeng smiled slyly and said, "Don't follow my lead. Destroying the environment is also illegal." This village chief was extraordinary. A test let Ye Ming know that this was not a simple village chief who had never seen the world. Therefore, the next step was to bargain. Zhao Shanfeng issued an apology and a compensation of 50,000 yuan. At this time, Ye Ming said unceremoniously: "There is no problem in apologizing. After all, it was our crew who were at fault first. However, if it is 50,000 yuan, it is impossible. This means that some bamboo seas have been cut off." , It doesn’t hurt, how much do these bamboos cost, don’t ask for excessive prices.” Zhao Shanfeng responded tit for tat and said without giving up: "Bamboo is not worth a few dollars, but it can't grow so big in a year or two. If the crew can get me such a big bamboo, If you can guarantee a living, then I have nothing to say." At this time, Ye Ming said simply: "It is impossible to lose money, there is no such reason, and there is no such precedent." Zhao Shanfeng's face suddenly turned gloomy, and the shovels and hoes in the hands of the villagers behind him were held more tightly in their hands.
When the crew saw this situation, they couldn't help but take a step back. Zhao Shanfeng said unhappily: "Mr. Ye, do you think it's fun to play tricks on us? If we don't pay compensation, you cut the bamboo sea like this, and you will have to pay compensation if the lawsuit goes to the province." This villager is reasonable. Therefore, Zhao Shanfeng is full of confidence and speaks very toughly. Ye Ming said with a smile: "I said I won't lose money, but I don't mean I won't compensate you. You know we are a big production. Zhou Runfa and Yang Ziqiong are all international stars. Well, I am at least a domestic first-tier star, so this There is no problem if the movie catches fire. In order to compensate the villagers, our crew decided that the scenes of a restaurant that were originally shot elsewhere can be moved to Zhuhai. We can pay for the restaurant and the villagers provide people to build it, and , after we filmed, this became a filming base. Think about it, after the movie was screened, this is the filming base of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". It is also a good place for tourism and has a long-lasting impact on the village's economy. Contribute. If Village Chief Zhao is not willing, he can continue to surround us. When the time comes, people from the township will come to see who is more passive." Zhao Shanfeng was stunned for a moment. Ye Ming was right. It was unreasonable to always surround the crew at this time. He was a man who knew the law and knew the trade-offs. At the moment, Feng discussed the investment with several people in the village. Finally agreed to Ye Ming's request. In this way, the crew does not need to change locations, let alone spend any extra money. After all, the construction of the restaurant is within the budget of the crew. The villagers also received benefits and naturally said they would not trouble the crew again. (To be continued)