"Don't cry. I watched your movie. To be honest, it was pretty good." Xiang Nan comforted Feng Xiaogang and said, "It's not your fault that you didn't get a high box office this time. It's just bad luck."
In real life, for a long time, the box office of domestic movies has been embarrassing, and theaters across the country are counting on those few Hollywood movies to make back their money.
Therefore, it is not surprising that Feng Xiaogang's "Forever Lost" was blown away by "The Fugitive". On the contrary, it is quite normal.
"Professor Cheng, I still need your help." Feng Xiaogang looked at Xiang Nan and said, "I think you are my lucky star."
He cooperated with Wang Yi and Ma Weidu's gang twice, and both times he lost miserably. And when I work with Xiang Nan, I get a big win every time. Therefore, he felt that Xiang Nan was his noble person.
Hearing what he said, Xiang Nan smiled.
Feng Xiaogang has always been a bastard, chasing him here, Wang Chu and Ma Weidu there, wandering between the two, taking advantage of everything.
In the past, the film and television drama market was controlled by state-owned units. Xiang Nan and others did not get much profit, so he could just do this.
But now, the film market and TV drama market are gradually opening up to private capital. When it comes to conflicts of interest, if Feng Xiaogang wants to be a walleye and take advantage of both sides, it will not be that easy.
"Gangzi, you want me to help you." Xiang Nan then said, "There is only one condition, you come to my company."
Feng Xiaogang was stunned for a moment, thought about it carefully, and then smiled and said, "Professor Cheng, I've been waiting for this for a long time. I'm just worried that the art center won't let him go."
"Then it depends on your determination." Xiang Nan smiled.
He didn't believe the nonsense about the art center not letting people go. Zhang Yimou's fame, status, and influence are much greater than him. He can still do it if he wants to leave Chang'an Film Factory.
Feng Xiaogang is far inferior to Zhang Yimou at this time. If he really wants to leave, no one can stop him.
Feng Xiaogang nodded awkwardly.
…
In 1994, Feng Xiaogang officially resigned from the Television Art Center and subsequently joined Kirin Pictures.
After joining Qilin Pictures, Xiang Nan gave him a script.
Feng Xiaogang took it and took a look. It was another police romance drama - "Jade Guanyin".
"Professor Cheng, this..." He was stunned for a moment.
I originally thought that after joining Kirin Pictures, I could make movies, but unexpectedly, it was another TV series.
"Just think of it as a practice to get back into shape." Xiang Nan persuaded with a smile, "I will give you 10 million now to make a movie. Do you dare to make a movie?"
Feng Xiaogang hesitated for a moment and finally nodded.
He really needs a successful work now to prove his strength and restore his confidence.
Feng Xiaogang then began to make preparations.
"Jade Guanyin" tells the story of an anti-narcotics police officer, An Xin, who meets a handsome guy, Mao Jie, falls in love at first sight, has a relationship, and becomes pregnant. It turned out that Mao Jie was actually a drug dealer...
Emotion and law, love and hate, confront and intertwine with each other, creating a tragedy with ups and downs and great tension.
After Feng Xiaogang read the script, he knew that the heroine An Xin was the core of the play. Just like his previous film "A Romantic Affair", the heroine is crucial.
If you make the wrong choice, the quality of the show will be greatly compromised.
Therefore, he searched all major art schools in the capital to select the most suitable actors for An Xin.
Unexpectedly, he picked her after a challenge.
Yu Feihong, a top student at Beijing Film Academy, is now staying at the school to be a teacher. Her appearance and temperament were all top-notch, and he fell in love with her at first sight.
After reading the script, Yu Feihong was very interested in this drama.
She believes that the character An Xin is kind and brave, but has rich emotions and unstable will. After experiencing the sweetness of love, the cruelty of death, and the torture of love and hate, he finally grew into a strong warrior.
The growth curve of this character is perfect, and he is a character that has been carefully created. Moreover, it is different from the roles she has played in the past and is very challenging, so she is ready to accept the invitation.
…
After Xiang Nan heard the news, he admired Feng Xiaogang's vision.
Yu Feihong is a generation screen goddess, starring in film and television dramas such as "Holding Hands", "Little Li Feihong", "Little Husband", etc., which have been a sensation.
What is particularly pity is that when she was at her best, the mainland film and television industry was not yet developed. Therefore, she filmed a lot of bad dramas in the early stage. Later, when the mainland film and television industry began to rise, she almost appeared in four films.
Although it has been properly maintained and its appearance is still good, time is not forgiving, so it has not been able to achieve higher achievements. It's really a pity.
"Director Feng, you're not bad, you have a very keen eye." Xiang Nan clapped his hands and smiled.
"Master Cheng, as long as you are satisfied." Feng Xiaogang nodded.
After the heroine Yu Feihong was chosen, the actor Yang Rui was chosen to play Liu Yijun, and Mao Jie was played by Li Ampeng.
When he was young, Li Anpeng was tall and handsome, and he was still very popular. Mainland China's first youth idol drama "Love to the End" starred him and Xu Jinglei, and their good looks are evident. He is quite qualified to play the role of Mao Jie.
After the actors were selected, preparations for the TV series began.
According to the character setting, Yu Feihong needs to receive a certain degree of taekwondo training and police training in order to better play the role. Moreover, in order to better understand the characters, she often came to ask Xiang Nan for advice.
Xiang Nan naturally welcomed this and taught him everything he could.
As time went by, the two became more and more familiar with each other.
…
In March 1994, the crew of "Jade Guanyin" went to the border area of southern Yunnan and officially started filming.
In March, "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit" was officially completed.
This drama is different from other films made by Zhang Yimou in the past. It was shot in the form of a mockumentary.
Except for the four professional actors Gong Li, Liu Peiqi, Lei Kesheng, and Ge Zhijun, all the other actors in the play are non-professionals, and they are even played directly by farmers in the village.
In order to let the villagers adapt to the presence of cameras, Zhang Yimou asked the cameraman to walk around the village with the camera before filming started.
After walking around for three months, the villagers became accustomed to seeing the camera. Only after they were completely accustomed to the presence of the camera did they officially start filming. And most of the shots were taken in the form of candid shots.
No boarding up, no call to start, even the actors don’t know where the camera is, so as to present the original scene as much as possible.
It is precisely because of this that this film is groundbreaking and has an unprecedented sense of reality.
So when the film was exhibited at Cannes, it immediately shocked everyone and received extremely high reviews. In the end, not only did she win the Palme d'Or again at the Cannes Film Festival, but Gong Li also won the Actress Award, officially winning the title at the three major European film festivals.
This is the first Chinese Cannes Best Actress. Winning this award also made Gong Li famous and successful, becoming the veritable number one actress in mainland China, and her popularity was unparalleled for a while.
