Chapter 1062 Jiang’s Disciple (asking for monthly ticket)

Although he won the Best Actor and Best Director awards, Hao Yun is still as steady as an old dog.

The same night after he returned, he joined the crew of “Love Is Not Blind” and began playing the film’s leading male role, Wang Xiaojian.

This character looks very feminine and speaks in a coquettish voice, but he is definitely manly when it comes to being manly.

Hao Yun doesn’t need to lose weight to a very thin level just to be a sissy.

This movie is just a love commercial film, there is no need to pay such a high price.

Moreover, when your acting skills reach a certain level, you no longer need to rely on changing your body shape to shape a character.

Even if he is a muscular man, Hao Yun can make him look very feminine.

Not to mention the coquettish voice, even being gay among gays is not a problem.

Moreover, although Hao Yun has a good figure, he is the type who looks thin when dressed and has muscles when undressed, which does not make people feel too incongruous.

Han Yan was the director. He had already been filming for several days before Hao Yun and An Xiaoxi joined the crew.

If nothing goes wrong, the film can be completed in one month.

Maybe it can be completed in just 33 days.

After Hao Yun came over, they immediately started filming the parts of Hao Yun and An Xiaoxi.

Because you never know when the boss will have to leave due to other things.

Wen Muye is Han Yan’s assistant director. The two even arranged into groups A and B, and often shot their own work separately.

Wen Muye came here to gain experience and also to receive Hao Yun’s evaluation.

It is not to assess the qualifications for independent filmmaking.

He is one of the first nine people who were qualified to make films under the Young Directors Program and is now eligible to make films independently.

His situation is somewhat special.

Because what he wanted to shoot was not a C-level movie (costing 1000 to 3000 million), but the “Dallas Buyers Club” in Hao Yun’s hands.

Although this movie was made with a budget of only $800 million, it is a movie aiming for awards.

And even if the budget is only 800 million US dollars, the cost is 5500 million RMB.

According to the standards of Heidou Media, S-level refers to an investment of over 5000 million yuan, A-level refers to an investment of 1 million to 3000 million yuan, B-level refers to an investment of 5000 million to 1000 million yuan, C-level refers to an investment of 3000 million to 1000 million yuan, and D-level refers to an investment of less than million yuan.

“Dallas Buyers Club” directly skipped BC and became an A-level project.

If Wen Muye wants to direct this movie, he must get Hao Yun’s approval.

“Your idea is good, but you ignore the audience’s perspective. The storytelling should be as smooth as possible. If you can’t do anything fancy, don’t mess around.”

Hao Yun was acting while giving lectures to Wen Muye.

When filming, he could almost always get it right in one take as long as it was his shot, and his performance was even better than Han Yan’s requirements.

Not to mention Hao Yun, the Oscar-winning actor, even An Xiaoxi, who won the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress, would not feel any pressure to star in a movie like “Love is Not Blind”.

Hao Yun’s attack was even more of a dimensionality reduction attack.

So he has more time to do his own thing on the set.

In addition to Wen Muye, there were several other young directors attending the class. Some of them were recording with their mobile phones, while others were taking shorthand with notebooks and pens.

Hao Yun mainly talked about how to shoot “Dallas Buyers Club”.

Therefore, each of these assistant directors has a copy of the script of “Dallas Buyers Club”, which is definitely the treatment like an apprentice.

This is what so-called inheritance is.

Jiang Wen taught Hao Yun without reservation and analyzed everything to him bit by bit.

Just like Hao Yun is now telling the assistant directors how to shoot a movie.

The only difference is that Hao Yun has the ability to pull attributes, so he learns very quickly and can apply what he has learned to other situations.

But his disciples were much more stupid.

He was talking until his mouth was dry, but no one offered him a glass of water. It was the fake Taoist priest who finally noticed the problem and served him.

It’s another day of missing Guo Fan!

If Guozi were here, he would definitely serve Hao Yun very well.

Guo Fan has been filming “Time Travel Lovers” recently. He said that he can also make romance films, and they are science fiction romance films.

This movie was originally chosen by Han Yan.

However, he later became interested in “Love Is Not Blind”, and as Hao Yun and An Xiaoxi’s schedules were tight, Hao Yun also planned to let him direct “Summer and Ansheng”, so he really had no time to shoot “Time Travel Lovers”.

It just so happened that Guo Fan was interested in science fiction – even if it was a science fiction romance film, it would have some influence of science fiction films.

So Guo Fan decisively took over the film.

When Jiang Wen arrived at the set, he saw his most senior disciple teaching a group of young people.

This kind of atmosphere is a rare sight in the increasingly impetuous film industry.

“Jiang Wen, it’s Jiang Wen who’s here!”

A group of young directors perked up.

Now, in the eyes of some people, Hao Yun’s achievements may be higher than Jiang Wen’s – but this is only the opinion of some people. After all, awards do not represent everything, especially foreign awards.

However, Hao Yun has always regarded himself as Jiang Wen’s apprentice.

Even when he won the Oscar, he solemnly thanked Jiang Wen for his teaching.

This makes those who now consider themselves disciples of Hao Yun have an inexplicable sense of awe towards Jiang Wen.

“Uncle Jiang, you’ve come at the right time. Let me show you a script!” Hao Yun handed the script of “Dallas Buyers Club” to Jiang Wen. Forget about “Love Is Not Blind”, as Jiang Wen probably wouldn’t even bother to read it.

“Why are you showing me this…” Jiang Wen knew that after Hao Yun came back, he would definitely take time to visit him.

But he was a little impatient.

Regardless of the fact that he himself had no aspirations for the Oscars, it was definitely something worth celebrating that Hao Yun, as his disciple, won such an honor.

I have to get drunk today.

He brought some money and treated Hao Yun and the crew to a meal as a celebration for Hao Yun.

“This script is pretty good…” Jiang Wen evaluated the quality of the script very objectively. He would not shoot this kind of script when making a movie, but he still had basic ability to identify it.

“Is it possible to release it in China?” asked Hao Yun.

Even if he won an Oscar, his roots in mainland China are still not particularly strong, and he is simply unable to guarantee the release of his films.

Unless a community of interests is built that can involve higher levels.

“It’s hard to say…” Jiang Wen frowned. No one could say for sure about such things, and it wasn’t even the business of the review department.

Some other departments are also involved.

“It doesn’t matter. Let’s just shoot it first. The production location is Hollywood anyway.” Hao Yun didn’t have high hopes in the first place.

“Director Jiang Wen, if you were to shoot this movie, would you want to expand the cast of protagonists?” Wen Muye asked Jiang Wen on the spot. Such an opportunity is very rare.

“Dallas Buyers Club” mainly tells the story of two partners, a straight man with AIDS and a gay man with AIDS.

One manages the business, the other does the business.

Wen Muye felt that this combination was too monotonous and would make the film’s visual language lack layers.

If one or two more distinctive characters were designed, the sense of comedy might be stronger.

Many times, putting too much emphasis on the male protagonist will make the movie too simple.

“That’s a good idea. If you were the director of this movie, you could just follow your own ideas. You don’t have to listen to the screenwriter, and you don’t have to listen to my advice…”

Jiang Wen laughed. Wen Muye was born in 85, actually only three years younger than Hao Yun. But compared with Hao Yun’s achievements and level, Wen Muye is a typical young junior.

“We’re planning to let him shoot this movie.” Hao Yun said quietly.

Uncle, what you said is a bit wrong. I don’t know how to end this.

“Ah, then… let him make the decision.” Jiang Wen was stunned for a moment, but still insisted on his point of view. He always made movies based on his own feelings. Overspending, script changes, and reshoots were all routine operations.

“……”Hao Yun was speechless.

How could he completely trust Wen Muye? This guy had hardly made any movies.

So far, he has only made two short films of 20 minutes in length.

If the movie is shot exactly according to the script of “Dallas Buyers Club”, even if it doesn’t make much money, it won’t lose money. Even if it loses some money, it can still gain a good reputation and maybe even produce another best actor.

But if you give him the power to do whatever he wants, the result will be really unpredictable.

“I don’t ask you to learn like me, and you don’t have to make them all follow your path.” Jiang Wen didn’t say much. Now the one who really made the decision was Hao Yun, and the most he could do was to give some of his opinions.

In those stories, a beloved disciple becomes a rebellious disciple, either because the master has hidden things or because the master is always meddling in the disciple’s affairs.

“That makes sense!” Hao Yun looked at the script in his hand, threw it directly to Wen Muye, and said, “I won’t teach you anything. If you don’t understand or are unsure about something, just come to me directly. If you have any ideas, just boldly try them out.”

Wen Muye was stunned for a moment, then he thanked him happily.

However, without Hao Yun’s guidance, he soon began to scratch his head. Looking back, he saw that Hao Yun had gone to drink tea and chat with Jiang Wen, so he could only discuss how to shoot with other assistant directors.

“Have you considered long-term development in Hollywood?” Jiang Wen asked.

“Who asked?”

Of course Hao Yun knew that Jiang Wen would not ask such a question. In fact, Jiang Wen didn’t care where Hao Yun went to film the movie.

As long as Hao Yun makes movies, he will be very pleased.

Hao Yun already has both fame and fortune now. If he were to do nothing and start enjoying life, there would be nothing others could do.

“Of course someone asked.”

Jiang Wen didn’t say who it was, but everything was implied.

In fact, Jiang Wen could also help his apprentice answer this question, but the person asking the question wanted to get an answer from Hao Yun himself.

“I plan to build a world-class studio in the suburbs. I hope to find someone to help me approve some land. After it’s built, I probably won’t go abroad to film so often.”

Hao Yun did not answer directly, but put forward his own request.

Whether it is buying land or renting land, Heidou Media has no lack of strength in this regard, but if it has the support of the Zheng family, it can not only greatly reduce the land cost, but also show loyalty in disguise. Why not do it?

“The photo studio, lend it to me if you have a chance.”

Jiang Wen understood what Hao Yun meant, and the matter was over.

Hao Yun will definitely take root and develop in China.

“Use whatever you want,” Hao Yun nodded without hesitation, and then asked, “How is Uncle Jiang’s preparation for the new movie going?”

“Let the Bullets Fly” was released in 2009, and it is 2011 now.

No matter how conflicted he is, Jiang Wen should have some ideas about the new movie.

Now Hao Yun is financially strong and can fully support Jiang Wen in making a movie.

“My movie…don’t worry about it,” Jiang Wen shook his head and rejected Hao Yun’s kindness.

“Is this filming difficult to understand?”

The movie is probably difficult to understand, otherwise Jiang Wen would not have asked Hao Yun to just let it go, but Hao Yun must have understood the reason immediately.

Jiang Wen’s movies are not bad, but they are difficult to understand.

It can even be said that some of his films, such as “The Sun Also Rises”, are not made for the audience – only after the accumulation of time and repeated interpretations by the audience, will the full picture slowly emerge.

Therefore, the ratings of Jiang Wen’s movies will get higher and higher over time.

“Haha, it’s not that hard to understand,” Jiang Wen paused, and added, “It’s harder to understand than Let the Bullets Fly. Anyway, don’t worry about it. With the success of Let the Bullets Fly, there’s no need to worry about no one investing. Even Aunt Hua has approached us.”

If it were an ordinary master and apprentice, and the master made money by making a movie, but chose not to cooperate with the apprentice in the next one, then it would definitely be a script of master and apprentice falling out.

But Jiang Wen is different.

Hao Yun would only thank his master for not killing him.

Only stupid people like Aunt Hua and the Wang brothers don’t know that Jiang Wen is just rich and will become arrogant.

“Okay, you can always find me if you need me next time.”

Hao Yun now has the confidence to say this. Eighty million is not a big deal for Heidou Media now.

Not only Heidou Media, but also other industries, Hao Yun basically has the final say.

Not to mention his strong personal prestige.

Now people say that he is the number one commercial film director in mainland China, and no one dares to compare with him.

After finishing the filming for the day, Hao Yun brought a group of people to drink with Jiang Wen.

Not only the director and assistant director from the crew, but also those directors who were in the capital and not filming outside came to join in the fun.

There are more than 20 directors, and the whole procession is really spectacular!

Back then, Hao Yun was just a small actor.

With the recommendation of two old men, Zhang Xianchun and Zhang Xiande, he joined the crew of “Looking for the Gun” as a supporting actor.

Although Jiang Wen was banned at that time, with his two works “Sunny Days” and “Devils on the Doorstep”, he was definitely a master who could stand shoulder to shoulder with any super director in the country.

No one expected that Jiang Wen would fall in love with Hao Yun.

Not only did he teach everything he knew – he taught Jiang Wen more than Jiang Wen had imagined. After all, they had spent several months together in “Looking for the Gun” and “Maze of the Heart”. During this period, Hao Yun constantly learned from Jiang Wen and completely absorbed what Jiang Wen taught him.

More importantly, Jiang Wen placed Hao Yun in the position of his disciple.

In the early days of Hao Yun’s growth, this identity saved him from a lot of trouble. Whether it was industry leaders or capital, even some official figures, they all had to give Hao Yun some face for Jiang Wen’s sake.

Helping someone in need should be remembered more than adding icing on the cake.

Therefore, no matter what status Hao Yun reaches, his respect for Jiang Wen will not decrease in the slightest.

As long as Hao Yun recognizes Jiang Wen as his master, and the directors he leads respect him as a teacher, then they are all Jiang’s disciples.

At the banquet, a group of young directors toasted Jiang Wen one by one.

Even though Jiang Wen had a huge capacity for drinking, he still couldn’t handle it.

But he was very happy in his heart, with a sense of heroism of “calling friends to the top of the building, drinking and reciting poems to his heart’s content”.

There is no doubt that the lineup of Jiang’s disciples is now extremely large.

Nowadays, the big directors in Beijing don’t even bring Jiang Wen with them when they drink, because jealousy has made them unrecognizable.

It’s better to take in a good apprentice than to make movies yourself these days.

While Hao Yun was filming “Love Is Not Blind”, “Life of Pi” was almost ready.

It mainly involves the casting of actors and the setting up of the shooting locations.

In order to select the actors, Zhang Songwen and others went to India to hold an open audition and selected actors from thousands of applicants.

The construction of the shooting location began several months ago.

We just happened to be planning to set up a studio here, so we started by practicing on films like “Split” and “Life of Pi”.

In addition, Hao Yun also drew a large number of storyboards for the script of “Life of Pi”.

In this way, whether it is setting up the venue or designing the special effects in the later stage, there is a reference basis, which can make Hao Yun’s film language more vivid and concrete, and avoid wasting too much time.

For movies, not wasting means saving costs.

However, despite being so busy, Hao Yun still decided to take time to record the variety show that he had promised to the fans of “Little Forest” a long time ago.

There is no need for actors to appear on too many variety shows, as it will distract the audience.

However, considering that Hao Yun and An Xiaoxi rarely appear on variety shows, and this variety show was derived from the movie “Little Forest” and is not overly related to reality, Hao Yun and An Xiaoxi decided to satisfy their poor fans.

The day lilies they were waiting for were almost cold.

(End of this chapter)