Chapter 423, Loyalty, Loyalty!
“Hahahahahahaha”
Xie Qingya was laughing so hard that she was shaking.
Her charm and cool temperament are just a disguise.
Under this disguise.
It's unparalleled ambition.
An ambition that few people can see.
Her beautiful appearance and temperament.
It is indeed a disguise.
"Many men say they 'understand me', but you are the first one who truly understands me." Xie Qingya said calmly: "Many times, men think that women can only gain achievements and status through appearance, figure, and family background. But few people know that we can also gain everything in this world through our own wisdom."
"Wisdom, ambition, desire. I just want to be the president of Huaying. I want to dominate, master, and control."
But want to dominate, master, and control.
Her stance is absolutely contrary to the world of Hollywood.
Contradictory to Wang Chen. "So, don't lose."
"Guan Yunchang, she wants you."
"I'm not Guan Yu, I'm Li Yun."
"To her, Cao Cao, you are Guan Yu, haha! She wants to control, dominate, and control you." The director personality teased Li Yun next to him.
You are the object that a woman wants to 'control and dominate'.
This is definitely not a compliment.
"I am Li Yun, I am Kong Ming, I am Lu Bu, but I am definitely not Guan Yu." Li Yun said calmly: "I don't have any moral principles or ideas to be loyal to my master. I will only act according to my inner desires."
From the perspective of inner desire.
Li Yun felt that he should be more like Lu Bu.
That kind of thought that pursues desires in one's heart.
But he has the bottom line and morality of Kong Ming . Maybe he doesn't just want to be Lu Bu and Kong Ming, but wants to be a local overlord. Whatever. At this time.
Li Yun also went to the set of "The Siege of the City in October".
Although the main stage background of "The Siege of the City in October" is in Hong Kong, in fact, a movie city was built in Shanghai to reproduce the scenes of the original Hong Kong dock area.
The absolute 1:1 reproduction cost nearly 80 million yuan.
Thanks to this, this project has had a script since the 1990s, and it has been 10 years now.
It took 20 years for the project to be established and the filming to start.
At this time, Chen Kexin arrived as a producer, screenwriter, and supervisor.
He was also a little nervous.
After all, he had been working on this script for fifteen years.
How many fifteen years are there in a lifetime?
For this October siege.
And there is the awareness that this only allows oneself to succeed and does not allow oneself to fail.
Although Li Yun was invited to be the director.
In fact, Chen Kexin did not intend to give up too much of his rights.
This is his own script.
This is a script that took fifteen years of hard work.
I really don't have time to take care of too many things now, so I thought of asking Li Yun for help.
And Li Yun's strength is indeed unquestionable here.
A window into Asian cinema.
There is also the currently popular "Let the Bullets Fly".
This undoubtedly proves one thing.
For the profession of director.
For the profession of actor.
Li Yun's strength is beyond doubt.
Even the veteran strongman Li Modu is slightly inferior to him.
Old.
Now is a new era.
I don’t know if the sailboat of the new era can accommodate an old man like him.
The future is unknown.
But "The Siege of the City in October" is a sharp sword.
It should be able to deal a heavy blow to the Chinese entertainment and film industry.
Leave your own light and shadow firmly.
Then, everything that was supposed to come came.
The cast.
It can be said to be luxurious.
This group portrait movie stars Master Zhen Zidan, Wang Xueqi, and Fan Bingbing from Golden Harvest.
There are also various celebrity actors.
Even big-name contestants like Jacky Cheung and Tony Leung Ka Fai have come here to make guest appearances.
Two words: connections.
Two words: face.
In Xie Qingya's eyes, he has enough face and connections to represent Huaying's faction.
A woman who may become the president of Huaying in the future.
Although at present, the probability is not too high.
But her connections and her voice still play a decisive role here.
But bet on this thing.
I run both ways.
What's more, she is in charge of domestic investment, unlike her rival Wang Chen, who is in charge of imports.
Face lineup funding.
When all of this comes together in this all-star luxury lineup.
A tiny problem arises.
When many masters gathered here.
Who can be convinced by whom? "This time, I always feel that the biggest problem is not external, but internal."
Xie Tingfengfeng said in a tut-tut tone at this time.
The problem with the all-star lineup.
It probably means that no one will submit to anyone else.
"I think there are a lot of external problems. Emperor Entertainment has withdrawn its investment." Zhen Zidan said there at this time.
As for why to withdraw investment, there are not so many reasons.
Big companies often don't divest for just one reason.
It is a comprehensive judgment based on multiple reasons.
Deem a movie not worth investing in.
Or in other words, the risk is very high.
So big that the return on investment is calculated using cold calculations.
It’s not even as good as depositing it in a bank.
"So sir, do you know why Emperor Group is withdrawing its investment?"
"It's very simple. I don't think it's good. I don't think it's good for this theme movie called October Besieged City." Zhen Zidan joked, "They have new ways to invest."
It's not just casting directors who want to run to Hollywood.
Investors also want to go there.
At the very least, we have to do something that combines Chinese and Western elements.
This is the general trend. As resources become more and more concentrated, small and medium-sized directors have reached a point where they have nowhere to go.
"Hehe, is Hollywood really that good? Not necessarily. I think that domestic films can definitely produce good stuff if there is money invested." Xie Tingfengfeng felt a little angry unexpectedly.
"Hahaha, this is not what we need to pay attention to. We just need to make good works, do our own points, and present the works. Good works don't care whether they are from Hollywood or China."
The veteran movie star Wang Xueqi next to him did not have so many grudges.
He feels that pursuing the art of the work itself is more important.
And the script of "The Siege of the City in October".
He felt that it could be considered a "good work".
Although it doesn't reach the level of "excellent", it's pretty good. With this lineup, the quality of the movie should be pretty good in the end.
It all depends on whether the director team and the actors can bring the script to an 'excellent' level.
Director team.
Li Yun.
One of the leading actors, Li Yun.
This young, hot young star.
He is also a star with a good status in mainland China.
A 'big star' in Hong Kong circles.
In fact, the people who have the strongest feelings for Li Yun are probably Zhen Zidan and Xie Tingfengfeng. One is a former partner, and the other is a former rival.
In a trance.
Still fighting yesterday.
But now, the other party has surpassed himself as a director.
As an actor.
Standing on the same stage with big stars like Wang Xueqi.
This is really admirable If we have to talk about the status.
Today's Li Yun is definitely no less capable than Zhen Zidan, the Mesozoic martial arts actor.
You know, Zhen Zidan is the leader of martial arts stars in Hong Kong and even in China.
One of the best.
Nowadays, in terms of status, they have all reached the level of "big stars".
Since the first time we met in "SPL".
Then to "Ip Man".
And now to "The Siege of the City in October".
When you haven't seen someone for three days, you'll look at him with new eyes. Now, we're on an equal footing, and now, plus his achievements as a director.
Not to mention Xie Tingfengfeng, they are all from the younger generation.
We were rivals back then.
But now. At this moment, Xie Tingfengfeng said.
"Do you think he can be a good director?"
"If nothing unexpected happens, yes." Zhen Zidan paused and said, "I think he can."
"I don't think so. In fact, I think his role as director should be the main reason for Emperor Entertainment Group to withdraw its investment."
Xie Tingfengfeng said: "I remember that the director of "October Besieged City" was Chen Desheng, but now it has been replaced by a director with less experience."
Chen Desheng's resume can be said to be even better. As China's first superhero movie, "Black Mask" in the last century also achieved remarkable results.
"Qualifications can explain the past era, but cannot determine the results of the new era. Li Yun, his movies, at least are on the road to chasing the new era." At this time, Zhen Zidan shook his head.
but.
Li Yun's problem probably lies in the "comedy", "emotional literature" and "action film".
He has tried and proven these elements.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
It’s like the "October Besieged City" in front of us.
As a combination of commercial action and main theme plot, it also has a profound core.
To take a step back, it does require someone with strong control to control the movie.
To bring those complex elements together.
Present it and express it.
This is definitely not an easy thing to do.
There is no comedic element in The Siege of October.
There is no delicate emotion.
He is very rugged.
It's so rough that it's unbelievable.
Very heavy.
Deep, heavy, and substantial.
if you can.
Choose between director Chen Desheng and Li Yunli.
Who would you choose? Answer: "Chen Kexin, you think Li Yun's resume is shallow, but you also like his talent as a director, so you choose him to be your director." At this time, King Liu said lightly beside him.
"How can you say that?"
Chen Kexin said with a smile: "I sincerely hope that my movie can be made well. It is the result of my hard work over the years. How can I let it be ruined?"
"Director Chen, how long have we known each other?"
"Fifteen or twenty years? It's been a long time anyway."
"Yeah, it's been a long time. The whole Hong Kong community is so small, if we don't know each other, it's unlikely."
Liu Dehua said at this time.
Chen Kexin indeed sighed.
"Yes, after so many years, the first investor who was optimistic about my script has died."
The singles in October Besieged City have a miserable fate.
The first investor who was optimistic about this movie.
The grass on the grave is now three meters high.
From birth till now, it has been full of misfortunes.
But no matter how unfortunate the fate is, it is something that has been created with great effort.
"So I want to present it to the world in the best way in my heart, to all the audiences. The October Siege in my heart, the difficulties and obstacles of the October Revolution, and that period of history, in the way in my heart."
"No one understands The Siege of October better than me. So I don't need a filmmaker who can threaten my dominance."
Chen Desheng, Chen Kexin had considered it. And he had a good relationship with him, but now it seemed that Chen Desheng didn't have a good resume, so he would choose to take the lead himself.
So what I need is a powerful deputy.
An excellent director.
But this excellent director can never override me because this is my movie.
Only mine.
No one can tell what to do with a movie.
No one can!
And Li Yun happens to be a talented director who can control himself.
Give him the title of chief director.
But it is actually himself who controls the crew.
This is what Chen Kexin wanted to do and why she chose Li Yun.
The film has a luxurious cast.
It can even be described as arrogant.
There are countless guest appearances by big names.
They are all big stars who can be named.
An all-star lineup.
Huaying’s connections are really impressive.
Xie Qingya actually brought all these guys here.
“Interesting.”
Li Yun was looking at the script of The Siege of the City in October.
A person sits quietly in his room.
Look at this script.
The outline of the script is very interesting. People from the upper, middle and lower classes gathered together with different purposes to protect Mr. Sun Yat-sen.
Xinhai Revolution.
Let’s take this historical node as the background.
Between the old era and the new era.
In the history book, it is just a short sentence, a shallow page of paper.
But for the point in history when it happened.
How much blood, gore and sweat?
How much blood and separation are intertwined.
Regarding the brilliant Sun Yat-sen, people seem to only remember those heroes with names.
And those without names.
An existence hidden in the dark history.
There are crimes, tragedies, heroes, cowards, good guys, and villains.
And Li Yun.
As an actor, he happens to be playing the role of a dog and a donkey here.
Yan Xiaoguo.
At this moment, Li Yun was standing in the courtyard of a mansion in a trance. Maids and servants, pretty and innocent girls, strong and powerful warriors and guards, and everything that a powerful official had were all there.
The long braid is tied on the head.
Ever since I can remember, I have always had it on my head as a matter of course.
This is tradition, this is glory, and this is the proudest symbol of the Manchu people.
Symbol of the Qing Empire.
This is an extremely powerful country.
dynasty.
Dominate the Central Plains.
As long as I can remember.
The teachings of our parents will help us remember this honor firmly.
For Li Yun, this feeling was also extremely strong.
The country is really good to us.
It is truly worthy of the emperor's grace that my family has received for generations, including myself.
He started studying under Mr. Huang En at the age of 9.
I didn't encounter any setbacks during my growth, because the emperor's grace for generations was not just talk.
He started to make achievements at the age of 16. The emperor's grace and achievements were all due to himself. With his superb martial arts, he eliminated many people for the court.
Whether it is the remnants of the previous dynasty.
Or the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
Yan Xiaoguo and his troops were present on the battlefield.
He was already an important official in the court at the age of 30.
Official position, martial arts, private army, gold, silver and treasures.
More importantly, we must follow teacher Chen Shaobai’s opportunity to see the world clearly.
That feeling just came naturally.
It is the idea of being loyal to the emperor and serving the country.
Li Yun had only felt this feeling from Zhuge Kongming before. Loyalty and righteousness, you treat me as a national hero, and I will repay you with my life.
I swear to serve you till death and will never disobey.
At this moment, Li Yun was murmured in his heart.
"It's incredible that I actually feel from the bottom of my heart that the Qing Dynasty was a good dynasty."
"Yes, good or bad is always subjective. Since I am a vested interest, I will spend my entire life, even my life, to protect this system."
"Loyalty is ingrained in my mind! There is no way to get rid of this stigma."
"Loyalty, loyalty, loyalty!"
"I will serve the Qing Dynasty till death!"
Loyalty and betrayal.
Maybe.
Be a loyal minister serving the Qing Dynasty.
Not bad.
Just when Li Yun was thinking this.
Li Yun suddenly changed.
He found that his consciousness had been separated from Yan Xiaoguo's consciousness.
Li Yun felt like he had become someone else.
This time it’s not the guy who has been a prime minister for four generations.
(End of this chapter)