New and Old Directors' Big Collision

  (New book struggling period, hope that passing by and interested book friends can leave a collection to encourage, also want to thank carrot for the rewards and evaluations all along, as well as the powerful recommendations from many book friends, thank you guys.)

  Jing Hua Entertainment News editorial department, entertainment editor Li Wei Zheng concentrated his mind and looked at a new batch of materials in his hand.

  This is a piece of information about Ye Su-mang's new play "The World Without Thieves".

  Because he had just gone through the crazy Xian Jian in June, Li Wei was very sensitive to any news about this young director. So when he got the first-hand material, he didn't directly write according to the surface news provided in the report, but wanted to find some differences from it.

  "What's on your mind?" Li Wei's colleague, Han Li, walked in with a cup of coffee at this moment and happened to see Li Wei frowning and deep in thought.

  "Take a look, Ye Sumang's latest news." After pinching the acupuncture point, Li Wei, who had been thinking for half a day, was also somewhat exhausted.

  As soon as Han Li heard it was Ye Sumang, she immediately became interested and hastily put down the coffee that had not been drunk yet, picked up the materials and carefully read them.

  "Rumor has it that young director Ye Sumang went to Hong Kong to meet with Liu Dehua, suspected of seeking cooperation for a new play..."

  "Tianxia Media is about to start filming a new movie, with the story content mainly about 'thieves'..."

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  The information was not much, and it was not very detailed, but roughly speaking, Han Li understood it. She did not expect that Ye Su Meng would be so capable of making trouble, the TV series had just finished airing, and he had already started preparing for the shooting of a new movie. Moreover, the investment seemed to be quite large, after all, Liu Dehua's worth was now considered one of the top two in the Chinese-language film circle.

  "Is there any good idea? I don't want the report of Jing Hua Entertainment to be like those small entertainment newspapers..." Li Wei asked with a somewhat tired expression as he saw Han Li put down the materials.

  In order to come up with new ideas from this news, he had to rack his brains, but unfortunately the information was too scarce, and after repeated consideration, it was just a few pieces of news about the new play, and even whether the play was a comedy or an action film couldn't be distinguished.

  But to say that giving up reporting is impossible. It's worth noting that this is the news between popular director Ye Sumang and Asian superstar Liu Dehua, and it's also Ye Sumang's first time inviting a big-name star to collaborate, so as long as there's reporting, it will definitely increase newspaper sales.

  Han Li didn't say a word, she just furrowed her brow and looked at the materials again. After a while, she suddenly raised her head and asked: "What's today's date?"

  "Haha, busy? Today is already July 20th." Li Wei said with a smile.

  "No, look at the date!" Han Li exclaimed, handing over the materials to Li Wei, excitedly saying: "It's now late July, Liu Dehua should still be filming 'Infernal Affairs 3', but it seems like they're about to wrap up soon. So Ye Su Meng's film should start shooting in mid-to-late August. If we follow the usual production cycle of a movie, it shouldn't take more than two months. Adding the time for censorship, that means if everything goes smoothly, Ye Su Meng's movie should be released during the Spring Festival slot, this should be a New Year's film!"

  "You mean that the release time of this movie is just in time for the New Year's file...?" Li Wei's eyes also lit up gradually.

  "That's right! Ye Su Meng's competitor this time will probably be Feng Xiao Gang, Zhang Yi Mou and other top directors!"

  "A collision between new and old directors!" Li Wei had already grasped the key point. Ye Su Meng was a representative figure of the new generation of directors, and one of the most popular directors in China at present. Some small newspapers outside were even proclaiming him as the leader of the seventh generation of directors.

  Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Yimou and others are absolutely the top directors in China, their names represent strong box office appeal and film quality guarantee.

  This is the first conversation between the two parties and it's absolutely full of highlights.

  The next day, while other entertainment newspapers were hastily promoting the news of Liu Tianwang joining Ye Sumang's new play, Jinghua Entertainment Daily once again used two full pages to report its own speculation about Ye Sumang's upcoming film for the New Year's Day release.

  They also took out the achievements of Ye Su Mang and compared them with those directors who have already confirmed to be competing in this year's New Year's file, analyzing the pros and cons of both sides.

  Looking at the series of works by those directors, Ye Sumang has only 2, which looks very shabby. However, the audience's evaluation is not completely one-sided, and instead, many movie fans think that Ye Sumang can occupy a place in the New Year's file.

  The reason is simple, just like the analysis in the newspaper, Ye Su Mang has very few works, but each one has achieved quite excellent results. Moreover, the comedy style of Ye Su Mang's first film is also very suitable for the New Year's file, so many people are looking forward to Ye Su Mang's performance in the New Year's file.

  Ye Sumeng rushed back to the company after getting off the plane and also received this message at the first time.

  "This Jing Hua Entertainment News is quite insightful, relying on just a bit of information to guess that this movie of mine is a New Year's release." Leaf Su Man scanned the newspaper and smiled under the uncertain gaze of everyone.

  As soon as Ye Sumang said this, everyone present also understood that Ye Sumang really wanted to release "A World Without Thieves" during the New Year's slot.

  "Ye Zi, aren't you worried at all? You know that Feng Xiaogang has been occupying the throne of the New Year's film champion for years!" Ning Hao asked anxiously.

  "Why should I be worried? It's them who should be worried instead." Ye Su Mang smiled confidently: "I'm just a new director, losing is no big deal, but if those famous directors really get surpassed by me during the New Year's slot, that would be truly embarrassing for them!"

  "That's right, we're not afraid of getting hurt if we do it ourselves! Let's go for it and make a big splash!" Upon hearing Ye Sumang's words, Huang Bo, with his simple mind, suddenly let out an excited roar.

  Everyone present felt their blood boiling at this moment, just like Huang Bo said, bare feet are not afraid of wearing shoes. If they can really make a bloody road in the New Year's file, then the world of film and television will surely rise to fame in the entire Chinese entertainment circle.

  Although the outside was debated due to a report by Jinghua Entertainment News, Ye Sumang was not affected at all. After refusing all media interviews, he lived a reclusive life again.

  At the same time, preparations for "The World Without Thieves" are also underway. Many popular female stars in China have received interview invitations from Tianxia Film and Television, all of whom were carefully selected by Ye Sumang as candidates for the heroine. After all, Liu Dehua has already been confirmed to play the male lead, so the status of the female lead cannot be low.

  Soon after, Tianxia Film and Television received responses from these female celebrities. Except for those who had scheduling conflicts and were unable to participate, the majority agreed to come for an interview at the specified time.

  Of course, apart from this, there are also some stars that Ye Su Mang did not invite but came on their own.

  It is well-known in the industry that Ye Su Mang has a talent for creating stars. Two TV dramas have made countless people famous, and many popular female celebrities who are declining or seeking to rise to fame, upon hearing that Ye Su Mang is about to recruit actresses, all come knocking on his door like hungry wolves eyeing fat meat, hoping to gain the director's favor.

  These stars who are delivered to the door, as long as their reputation is similar, Ye Sumang also gives them a chance. However, for those who want to enter the crew by relying on special relationships, Ye Sumang directly rejects them without mercy.

  This is Ye Su Mang's work principle, everything depends on ability to speak, and other miscellaneous things are absolutely not allowed to be mixed into the work. Just like when he was in the Xian Jian drama group, even though he had a good relationship with Liu Yi Fei, but when Liu Yi Fei made mistakes, he still punished her accordingly, scolding her when necessary, without giving special treatment just because they were familiar.

  Some plays won't just have the main actors, but also many not-so-important supporting roles to choose from. Everything else is easy to say, but the role of 'Sha Gen' that runs through the whole play is a bit hard to find.

  Because the silly root under his script is a kind, pure and good person, he is also a rustic rural boy who has fallen into the dust, which is almost impossible to meet in big cities.

  Ye Sumang actually considered the role of the person when he first thought of finding the boy who gave him the story inspiration in the small restaurant, but unfortunately, he left in a hurry and didn't leave any contact information. Ye Sumang asked around for a long time but couldn't get any news, so he had to give up.

  "What a headache, what a headache..." Every time a new play is filmed, there will be all sorts of problems. Although Ye Sumang was lying on the sofa with his eyes closed at this moment, his mind was still constantly turning, thinking of ways to solve the problem.

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