Chapter 249 Jiang Wen wants to reconcile?

The Academy Awards dinner is also the Oscars and Vanity Fair night for learning.

After the Oscars, there will be a dinner organized by Vanity Fair magazine.

This dinner is also a show, and its popularity is no less than that of the Oscars red carpet.

When Hong Kong films were flourishing, the Academy Awards Gala was also very popular.

But later the Academy Awards Gala also declined along with the decline of Hong Kong films. Until 2002, the organizing committee had no money to run the gala.

This year, with the support of Liu Zhou, sufficient funds were obtained, so the Golden Statue Dinner was naturally resumed, and it was even more grand than before.

Not only is the venue held at the Peninsula Hotel, but the ingredients are also top-notch.

The total cost of the dinner was over three million Hong Kong dollars.

The dinner was a buffet. When Liu Zhou and Han Shanping arrived, quite a few people were already in the banquet hall.

Everyone was chatting in groups of three or four in their own small circles. Of course, there were also a few people who were running around the place, seemingly able to chat with anyone.

However, when Liu Zhou and Han Shanping came in, all the artists from the mainland and Hong Kong greeted them.

This is the most intuitive reflection of their status in the circle.

Seeing this, some mainland filmmakers couldn't help but sigh.

In the past, I only knew that Liu Zhou had a relatively high status in the mainland, but I didn’t expect that his influence in Taiwan and Hong Kong was also quite strong.

In their past impressions, Hong Kong and Taiwanese filmmakers are more arrogant, with their nostrils generally pointed upwards.

But unexpectedly, in front of Liu Zhou, they seemed no different from themselves.

This began to crack their filters for these Hong Kong and Taiwan filmmakers.

In fact, during this period, not only were the audiences more obsessed with Hong Kong and Taiwan artists, but mainland actors were also not very confident when facing them.

Although Liu Zhou had gone against the majority opinion and used only mainland artists in the "Red Cliff" project, and achieved extremely outstanding results, this phenomenon cannot be changed so easily.

In the original time and space, it would take until next year when Chen Guanxi’s computer was sent in for repairs and the hit movie “Painted Skin” starring Chen Kun for mainland artists to gain complete confidence.

Liu Zhou and Han Shanping didn't know what others were thinking, nor did they care, because they were already used to such situations.

The two went directly to Boss Yang's place, which was mainly a circle of industry bosses.

"Boss Liu, Boss Han, why are you so slow? I've been waiting for you for a long time."

"Boss Yang, you made a special trip to wait for us. Is there something going on?"

Boss Yang saw the two of them sitting down, and while pouring wine for them, he said:
"It's nothing serious. I just want to ask you two what you think of the Battle of Guandu project that Wu Kebo mentioned."

Liu Zhou picked up the wine glass, took a sip of wine and said nothing. Seeing this, Han Shanping smiled and said:

"Why, Mr. Yang, are you moved?"

"You guys made a ton of money on Red Cliff, who wouldn't be jealous? But even though I'm tempted, I'm still a little unsure."

"What are you not sure about?"

"I'm worried about Wu Kebo's boasting. If he takes the lead, I'll feel a little unsure."

"Are you asking us whether we should vote or not?"

"Yes, if you vote then I will follow."

At this time Liu Zhou suddenly said:

"Boss Yang, maybe they haven't even considered you!"

"Hehe, actually, I was the first person that this Wu Kebo came to find all day long."

"You're the first one I found? Why?"

Han Shanping also looked at Boss Yang with some curiosity.

“In fact, Wu Kebo had this idea of ​​following the trend as early as after the first Red Cliff was released. When Baby Project was released, he found me and wanted to invite me to join.

Wasn't it because of his bad reputation at that time? I didn't want to talk to him, but I was also very tempted, so I didn't give him a clear answer.

As for why he approached me, it was because he wanted to find a famous Hong Kong director to direct this project and invite many Hong Kong stars to join. "

So that's how it is. Liu Zhou thought Boss Yang was quite handsome.

The original Shikong Chengtian directly approached China Film Group to start working on the big project "Red Cliff".

It seems that the unimaginable success of "Red Cliff" has made some people want to follow suit and get a piece of the pie, but they are also a little worried that such a huge investment will fail.

After all, the benchmark set by "Red Cliff" is too high, and it is not possible to achieve success simply by following the trend.

"Mr. Liu, Mr. Han, are you interested in investing in this project?" Boss Yang asked.

"Mr. Yang, my relationship with Wu Kebo is not very harmonious, so I won't invest." Liu Zhou smiled and shook his head.

When Boss Yang heard Liu Zhou say this, a hint of disappointment flashed across his eyes, but then his eyes immediately brightened when he heard Han Shanping's words.

"We at China Film Group are somewhat interested in this project."

Although I had just talked with Liu Zhou about this, my enthusiasm for the project "Battle of Guandu" has diminished a little, but it has not been completely eliminated.

Firstly, "Red Cliff" did make China Film Group a lot of money, and Han Shanping wanted to try again.

Secondly, Han Shanping himself likes blockbuster movies very much, and he has seen the stimulation that "Red Cliff" has brought to the mainland film market.

What's more, Han Shanping also trusted Liu Zhou's vision. Since he said that this project would not lose money, it was worth investing.

With so many Hong Kong stars joining this time, it should be even less likely to suffer losses.

However, Han Shanping will not invest too much in this project. He is more interested in Liu Zhou's science fiction blockbuster.

And no matter what, China Film Corporation will be able to obtain the distribution rights for the film. In addition, most of the cinemas are still owned by China Film Corporation, so China Film Corporation is almost certain to make a profit.

So Han Shanping finally decided to invest. As for whether it would affect Liu Zhou's investment in science fiction films, this is not a problem at all.

China Film Group is rich now!

When Boss Yang saw that Han Shanping was interested in investing, he immediately said happily:

"Well, with the participation of China Film, this project is halfway to success."

When investing in large projects in the mainland, China Film can solve most of the problems, which is why many large projects want to bring China Film in.

To be honest, if China Film Group didn’t invest this time, Boss Yang wouldn’t dare to invest.

At this time, Boss Yang looked at Liu Zhou who was standing beside him. He did not dare to look down on this young man and said:
"Boss Liu, do you have a deep grudge against Wu Kebo?"

"Not really. He just wanted to steal my girl back then, and I just don't like him."

"Just because of this, Mr. Liu, you're going to give up a project worth hundreds of millions?"

"That's about right." Liu Zhou said with a smile.

Boss Yang felt that the grudge between them must be complicated, because in his opinion, no matter how big the grudge was, it was not worth mentioning compared to the profits of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.

Suddenly, Boss Yang had an idea and said:

"Boss Liu, how about we just kick Wu Kebo out and run this project ourselves?"

Compared to Wu Kebo, Boss Yang would definitely be more willing to cooperate with Liu Zhou.

As for offending Wu Kebo, compared with the huge profits involved, offending him is just as good as offending him.

Liu Zhou couldn't help but look at Han Shanping and immediately laughed.

It seems that Wu Kebo has really narrowed his path.

Wu Kebo felt great when he poached Huayi's talents and positions, but now the backlash has finally come.

One that both partners wanted to kick out.

No wonder even after acquiring Golden Harvest in his previous life, Cheng Tian’s business was getting worse day by day. Others probably wouldn’t even want to play with him.

"Boss Yang, forget it. Wu Kebo has been preparing for this project since last year, and many people in the industry should know about it.

If we just kick him out, it will have a bad impact on our reputation and the loss will outweigh the gain.”

At their current position, reputation is indeed important.

In high-level cooperation, the other party may first value your reputation.

The reason why Wu Kebo is so unpopular now and other people don’t want to cooperate with him is because his reputation is ruined.

Liu Zhou will not damage his reputation because of a project that is neither good nor worth throwing away.

"Well, since Mr. Liu really has no intention, forget it."

Although Boss Yang felt a little regretful, he felt relieved since China Film Group was involved.

At this time, Boss Yang also remembered another thing and continued to say to Liu Zhou:

"Boss Liu, I heard that there were some misunderstandings between you and Jiang Wen in the early years?"

"Who?"

"Jiang Wen, that's Jiang Wen who graduated from the Central Academy of Drama like you."

"That was a long time ago. What's wrong?"

It’s not that Liu Zhou didn’t remember Jiang Wen, but he just couldn’t remember any connection between him and Jiang Wen.

But then Liu Zhou immediately reacted. He had been in conflict with Feng Kuzi when he first debuted, and then Jiang Wen directly stood on Feng Kuzi's side.

So although Jiang Wen and Liu Zhou are alumni, they have never had any intersection.

The main reason is that as Liu Zhou's career developed better and better and his status in the circle became higher and higher, he had forgotten about such small things and did not take them to heart.

But if someone specifically mentioned it to Liu Zhou, Liu Zhou would still be able to remember it.

"That Jiang Wen asked me to be a go-between to clear up the misunderstanding with you. I wonder what you think, Mr. Liu?"

To be honest, Liu Zhou was too lazy to pay attention to Jiang Wen.

Although many people think that Jiang Wen is very talented and his life is like a cheat, is his cheat as awesome as Liu Zhou's?

He has not yet made "Let the Bullets Fly", but in the minds of some people, he is still the most special one besides the four great directors and the most talented director.

But in Liu Zhou's current view, even if Jiang Wen has already made "Let the Bullets Fly", no matter how great his writing is, it is nothing compared to him.

"Let the Bullets Fly" is indeed a good movie, a Chinese classic, and it can also make a lot of money.

But this has nothing to do with Liu Zhou. He will not look at it differently because of "Let the Bullets Fly".

Many people will remember those who have helped them when they were in humble circumstances. Similarly, they will also remember those who do not get along with them.

Jiang Wen was a very well-known figure in the circle at that time. He was also Liu Zhou's senior and stood directly against Liu Zhou. Liu Zhou also had a deep memory of this.

It’s just that in the past eight or nine years, Liu Zhou and he were like two parallel lines, with no intersection at all, so things about him became a little vague.

But the passage of time does not mean that Liu Zhou has forgotten what happened. He has never been a broad-minded person.

"Forget it. Although we are alumni, we have never had any relationship. It's good for us to maintain the current state."

With Liu Zhou's current status, just like how he treated Feng Kuzi, he may not target him, but don't expect him to let go of his grudges and make friends with him.

This was even after Liu Zhou had taken advantage of him and the Wang brothers had interceded for him.

Although the feud between Liu Zhou and Jiang Wen is not as deep as that between him and Feng Kuazi, and there is also Boss Yang as a lobbyist, Liu Zhou feels that as it is now, it is enough for everyone to keep to themselves.

As for the intersection, let’s forget it.

(End of this chapter)