Rebirth of the Wild Age

What's the point of playing this thing? Just swing a ball with a stick.

This was the first sentence Jiang Wen uttered after coming to the golf course. Then, he stayed at Tomson Golf Club Hotel for three days, and every morning he asked Song Weiyang to play golf.

If Song Weiyang hadn't appeared, Jiang Wen would have been forced to play golf by a friend in a year or two. Since then, he has been unstoppable, even in the filming of When the Sun Also Rises in 2007, he carried golf clubs with the crew, used the gap between filming to hit two shots, and often picked up small stones on the spot to practice his swing.

It is concluded in the circle that Jiang Wen has three major characteristics of golf: playing on any venue, any time, and everything.

Come on, Old Jiang, let me introduce you, Song Weiyang said with a smile while holding the cue, This is Lao Zhang, Zhang Chaoyang, the eo of Sohu.

Zhang Chaoyang took the initiative to shake hands: Hi Director Jiang, I am your fan.

Haha, you're welcome, Jiang Wen said with a smile, Boss Sohu, I know, he even climbed Mount Everest last year.

That's just for show, to promote Sohu Mobile SMS. Zhang Chaoyang also smiled.

Jiang Wen's words actually had a hidden meaning behind them, even a little bit of irony. The first time he heard Zhang Chaoyang's name was actually chatting with a few friends in the Beijing circle. Everyone said that Zhang Chaoyang was a boy of good fortune. Since about last year, Zhang Chaoyang has frequently been in and out of entertainment places in the capital. Lama Temple cash drawers and Gongti flew in... Zhang Chaoyang's footprints were left everywhere, talking about business while playing, and every time the consumption was frighteningly high.

There are often entertainment stars in those places, and Zhang Chaoyang is also enthusiastic about making friends, and from time to time, he takes the initiative to pay for others.

It is often said that Zhang Chaoyang has half a foot in the entertainment industry, but in fact, most of the time, people in the entertainment industry regard him as a winner. A reporter once interviewed La Yin and asked her to comment on Zhang Chaoyang. The actress replied: He is a good person.

You see, not only the IT industry commented on Zhang Chaoyang as a good person, but even the entertainment industry also commented on Zhang Chaoyang as a good person.

In another time and space, after Sina launched Weibo, Sohu also launched Weibo. Even if he lost the opportunity, Zhang Chaoyang instantly attracted more than 200 celebrities or celebrities to settle in based on his personal relationship. These celebrities are all friends Zhang Chaoyang has made for many years. Even Jiang Wen in front of me would make friends with Zhang Chaoyang, and the official website of the movie The Sun Also Rises is listed on Sohu.

With so many star resources, it stands to reason that Sohu Video should be very successful, but unfortunately the production and operation are too poor!

Shen Nanpeng is also playing together today. This guy seems to be relaxed, but he is actually ready to make a big move. Next year, he will cooperate with Sequoia Capital to jointly create Sequoia China. The companies he has successfully invested in include: 360, Countryside, JD.com, Weihui, Meituan, Dianping, Tuniu, Lvmama, AutoNavi, Lefeng.com, Jumeiyou...

Hey, it's a good shot! Shen Nanpeng praised.

Jiang Wen smiled and said, Good luck, good luck.

Zhang Chaoyang asked: When does Director Jiang plan to make a new film?

Already have a preliminary concept, and are collecting scripts to attract investment. Jiang Wen said.

Song Weiyang joked: Old Zhang is a rich man, if you don't have enough investment, ask him to throw money at you.

Zhang Chaoyang quickly said: In front of the boss, what kind of rich am I? If you want to vote, you should vote.

Tell me, what movie is it? Song Weiyang said.

Jiang Wen said: This is a movie that reflects a special era, but in order to pass the review, it will be very cryptic. Now I don't have a clear story line, only a few sets of pictures. Let me tell you: the sky is pure. blue, the grass and trees are shiny green, the soil is raw red, without any gray tone...

Song Weiyang, Shen Nanpeng, and Zhang Chaoyang were all a little confused. This shit is just a few scenes, and they are going to make a movie? It sounds like prose poetry.

But The Sun Also Rises is really such an established project. Some time ago, Jiang Wen met the leader of a cultural department, and the leader asked: Director Jiang, why don't you shoot anything? Jiang Wen asked back: You allow me to shoot ?” The leader laughed and said, “Who said you won’t be allowed to make a movie? Who can stop you, Jiang Wen, from making a movie?”

Jiang Wen was immediately overjoyed, because he had been banned from filming since The Devil Is Coming. But it's impossible to ban the filming, it's probably a word from a certain leader, so Jiang Wen can't make the film. Now it's another joke, but it's tantamount to letting out the wind: Jiang Wen has been lifted!

The inside story is very subtle, and it's not just a matter of one sentence.

Soon, Jiang Wen sent his royal staff to eat and drink at home. While half-drunk and half-awake, he told four stories, the plots were very simple, but the pictures were full of sense, and then he asked the queen screenwriter to write the script for him.

I voted 3 million. Song Weiyang said with a smile, the right is a personal emotional investment, not thinking about making money at all.

As far as The Sun Also Rises shit, you have to refer to the movie reviews and watch it over and over again to understand, and it will only confuse the audience in the movie theater. Even if you fully understand the story, it is difficult to resonate with the director, at most you will have an idea that the filming will be awesome.

Jiang Wen even dragged her parents to watch the movie, but her mother didn't speak after watching it, Jiang Wen asked, Did you not understand? Her mother said, What? I won't understand you A liar? So her mother smoothed out the plot of the story, and Jiang Wen said after listening to it: That's no problem, that's what I filmed. Then my mother said: No, I understand the whole story, but what do you want to express? Ah? Where is the main idea? Jiang Wen was in a hurry: The main idea is there, and the sun rises as usual!

My father said to Jiang Wen: Son, you want to make wine. I saw that some places are a bit like alcohol. Next time, you should lower the alcohol content and make a beer. It will be better.

To put it bluntly, the personal emotion was too strong, and I moved myself, and the audience couldn't get the director's point at all.

Director Chen also likes to let himself go. The main creator of Farewell My Concubine is a big name, and there is also a strong producer. Director Chen can only hold back when filming, so he created a classic Chinese film. Once there is no restraint from the producer and other main creators, Director Chen will completely follow his own way, and his thoughts will travel to the sky, and eight horses will not be able to pull back.

Thank you, I'll accept the 3 million. Jiang Wen was not polite, he made movies like Han Xin's soldiers, and the more funds, the better.

Take The Sun Also Rises as an example. The crew brought in hundreds of birds and beasts, and Jiang Wen even cut and dyed their fur. More than 300 square meters of Tibetan-style houses, dozens of tons of cobblestones and red clay, and 13 carriages from eight cities were all transported thousands of miles to the location, and the shooting funds were spent in this way.

For an art film that started filming in 2005, the production cost will cost you 60 million yuan. This is still the pure production cost excluding promotional fees. Is it a bit too sophisticated?

Song Weiyang threw out 3 million yuan, and finally got to the point: Old Jiang, what is the price of online copyrights for domestic film and television dramas?

What is internet copyright? Jiang Wen asked back.

Song Weiyang explained: Sohu just set up a video website, and netizens can watch videos online. I want to buy the online copyrights of some movies and TV series, and put them on Sohu Video for everyone to watch.

Jiang Wen put down the cue, scratched his head and said, Just give three to five thousand yuan. I don't know about others. My movie can help you contact a company. You can give 5,000 yuan for each movie.

So cheap? Song Weiyang was slightly surprised.

Hey, it's all free money, how expensive can it be sold? Jiang Wen said with a smile, There are pirated CDs everywhere in China, and the company can't make a penny for the movies and TV series that have been played. I will tell you Tell me, if you are really optimistic about this stuff, you can go directly to a big company like China Film Group and buy the copyrights for thousands of yuan. If you buy dozens or hundreds of movies, the film and television company can earn millions. I can't tell how happy I am.

Song Weiyang nodded and smiled and said, It's a good idea. You introduce a friend and ask him to contact you. The more films you buy and the cheaper they are, the higher the labor fee I will pay him. Even cartoons are fine, what kind of gourd Baby, black cat sheriff, big-headed son and little-headed father, we want as many as we have.

It's a trivial matter, leave it to me! Jiang Wen said, patting his chest.

Copyright is useless now, because video sites are a blank area of ​​supervision. As long as you don’t make professional news videos, no one will take care of them for a long time. If there is any problem, just delete the video. But around 2008, the copyright storm will set off, and more than 90% of domestic video websites will be killed in an instant, and the rest will become desperate and go from bad to worse.

Only LeTV is a wonderful flower, which actually purchased copyright in advance and soared into the sky in the copyright storm.

If Sohu Video hoards copyrights now, all competitors will have to eat shit by then, and I won’t even be able to play Calabash Baby for me!