novelslam Chapter 179, "No Man's Land," is now showing.
Chapter 179, "No Man's Land," is now showing.
Ever since Ning Hao won the Palme d'Or in Cannes, Gu Heng has been thinking about upgrading the guy's treatment.
That's how it is in the industry. Once a big director has established himself, you can't keep treating him like a mere employee based on the original contract; that would only create resentment.
So Gu Heng directly had Ning Hao set up a personal studio, affiliated with Vision Entertainment.
This is also the first personal studio established under Vision Group.
Vision accounts for 25% of the studio's revenue.
In the future, Ning Hao can negotiate any projects he wants to film himself, and he can organize any projects himself.
In exchange, Vision Entertainment will always have priority in cooperation and investment rights!
This is tantamount to giving Ning Hao absolute creative freedom and the identity of a boss, while also binding him tightly to the chariot of vision.
Ning Hao was deeply moved. He was so grateful that he immediately patted his chest and promised that the premiere of "No Man's Land" would be a complete success for the company!
The domestic premiere of "No Man's Land" was ultimately held at the Beijing Film Academy.
There's nothing we can do about it; Ning Hao is a genuine graduate of the Beijing Film Academy's directing program.
This is what you call returning home in glory!
However, this time it's tough on Director Ning.
Back at Vision Entertainment, Gu Heng and Su Qing provided a complete one-stop service from pre-production to post-production promotion, so he only needed to sit behind the monitor.
Just be a director and that's fine.
Now, suddenly, I'm the boss of a studio, and I have to personally greet and receive all the big shots in the industry.
This sudden shift to work made Director Ning feel extremely uncomfortable!
It feels a little strange.
Fortunately, the movie started soon.
Everyone watched very attentively.
As the plot unfolded, the entire audience was on the edge of their seats.
It's thrilling, fast-paced, and every step is shrouded in darkness!
The film's somber and dark tone vividly portrays the ruggedness of the Gobi Desert and the wickedness deep within human nature.
The brightest part of the whole movie, apart from the three minutes of added character scenes, was...
All that's left are those few glittering logos of the production companies at the beginning!
The film ends with an open ending, leaving the question of whether the character lives or dies, is redeemed or destroyed.
It's entirely up to the audience's imagination.
But I have to say, everyone thoroughly enjoyed the movie by the end!
How long has it been since domestic cinemas have shown such a dark and raunchy film?
No wonder people say Ning Hao is from Vision Entertainment; he's just like his boss, Gu Heng!
The difference is that Ning Hao openly portrays darkness, capturing all the evil in human nature in his films.
As for Gu Heng, he's ruthless and cunning when it comes to doing business and cheating people, without even blinking an eye!
In the audience, Gu Heng and Han Sanping sat in a row, watching the screen and sighing inwardly.
This film, "No Man's Land," can actually be considered Ning Hao's last masterpiece with a very strong personal style.
As for those later films like "The Golden Era" and "Aliens"... let's not even mention them!
It's good, and the box office is indeed impressive, but it can never reach the level of "No Man's Land" and the "Crazy" series that amazed the entire Chinese film industry.
As soon as the premiere ended, the bosses of those film companies all swarmed around him.
They all held Ning Hao's hands tightly, their eyes filled with affection as if they were looking at their own sons, while they made grand promises and insisted that they be included in the next project.
Ning Hao smiled broadly, repeatedly saying, "No problem, no problem, definitely next time!"
But inwardly, he was already sneering.
This is the first film independently produced by his own studio, so how could he not be cautious?
Besides, you bunch of idiots, everyone at Vision took notes on the "Source Code" incident a while back.
What was Gu Heng's position in Yuanjian?
He was like a godfather to me!
You think you can get away with offending the abbot? Keep dreaming!
The results on the first day immediately set the entire entertainment industry ablaze.
2750 million!
It even surpassed the opening day box office of Gu Heng's original film, "American Dreams in China"!
At this rate, Vision Entertainment will soon have another director with a net worth of 400 million!
At this point, many intelligent people began to ponder.
Since the correct answer is right there on your face, why can't you just copy it?
So what if it's black magic? So what if it's playing with human nature? We'll do that too!
As a result, this group of people excitedly took the script for the black film, which they had rushed out overnight, to apply for project approval, only to fail miserably in the very first round.
They all returned to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television!
That day, Gu Heng called Ning Hao to his office.
"Director Ning, you've had enough rest for the past six months, haven't you? Have you thought about what your next film will be?"
Gu Heng leaned back in the boss's chair, sipping his tea and asking.
Ning Hao scratched his head, looking distressed. "Boss, I really don't have a clue. The pressure after winning the award is too much; every script I see just doesn't feel right. How about... I take on a few more music videos to get back into the swing of things?"
"No way, what's your status now? Who the hell could hire you to make a music video? Sell your blood?"
Ning Hao chuckled, his eyes darting around, "How about you do me the favor, boss, and get me another script? Any genre is fine, as long as it's yours, I won't say a word!"
Gu Heng rolled his eyes and couldn't help but complain, "How come I'm practically becoming your personal screenwriter?!"
However, Gu Heng still opened the drawer and threw a thick script onto the table.
This was something he had prepared long ago—Chen Sicheng's "Detective Chinatown" from his previous life!
Chen Sicheng is arguably the person Gu Heng has snatched the most jobs from since his rebirth.
Everyone says you shouldn't keep fleecing one sheep, but Gu Heng just felt, why should he only fleece Chen Sicheng?
Why don't you take advantage of others? Shouldn't you look for the reasons within yourself?
All these years, have you been working diligently? Have you been putting effort into writing scripts...?
Ahem, I've gone off on a tangent.
Gu Heng tapped the script and instructed, "This film is a suspense comedy, and the main setting should be Thailand. There are too many restrictions in China, so filming abroad will allow us to be more flexible."
"As for the male lead, Tang Ren, let's just give him to Bao Qiang. Anyway, he's currently available."
In the past two years, Wang Baoqiang has been doing very well. He not only enjoys all kinds of top-notch resources, but also published his autobiography last year. He is a true example of a grassroots person rising to the top.
This kind of character, who is both mad and naturally funny, is truly unique in China; there's really no other suitable one like him.
Ning Hao flipped through the script, and his eyes lit up immediately. The structure and humor of this script were simply fantastic!
"What about the other key personnel? What instructions do you have, boss?" Ning Hao swallowed hard and quickly asked.