Chapter 150: A Glimpse
"Originally, I was thinking that you would not come back if you went to the United States, but now it seems that you have your own plans, as long as you don't forget about your country. Han Sanping said with a smile.
"How could I forget? After all, I am also yellow-skinned and black-eyed, and even if I succeed in Hollywood, I can't fully fit in. I've always been an outsider in Hollywood, and they're far less tolerant of me than Westerners.
Wu Baige is the best example, when "Changing Face" and "Mission Impossible 2" were successful before, they all had the final editing rights, but now the failure of a "Wind Whisperer" makes him almost no drama to film.
It may indeed be beautiful in Hollywood, but in the end, it is a foreign country, and the sadness and hardship in it are unimaginable to ordinary people. Chen Hao shook his head and said.
Han Sanping nodded when he heard this, "The moon is the hometown of Ming, and the golden nest and the silver nest are not as good as their own kennels." But now that you've taken your first steps in Hollywood, you have to go on firmly.
If it is really successful, then when you do a co-production, whether it is funding, co-production qualifications, or even actors, I can help you solve the shooting conditions as much as possible. ”
"Then thank you Han Dong. Chen Hao nodded when he heard this, "If you have your support, then I can let go of my hands and feet." ”
"Haha, no problem. Han Sanping said, "However, don't be discouraged if you fail, you can return to China and accumulate more experience, and then I can invest in you to shoot domestic sci-fi films, real big-scale special effects sci-fi films." ”
Chen Hao smiled when he heard this, "Then I don't even have to worry about the future." ”
"Don't worry, I'll always be behind you. Han Sanping smiled, with a look of appreciation in his eyes.
When Chen Hao heard this, he suddenly tightened the chrysanthemum, and smiled awkwardly.
"What are your plans for a co-production?" asked Han Sanping.
There has been a long history of co-productions in China, but most of them are co-productions with Xiangjiang and Baodao, and it is not without co-productions with the United States.
After all, co-productions enjoy the treatment of domestic films, and the box office share is much stronger than that of imported films and batch films (buyouts), and Hollywood naturally wants to promote co-productions.
However, the results were not ideal.
There are many problems with co-productions, and judging from past cases, it is difficult for co-productions to achieve box office explosions in both mainland China and North America at the same time.
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" grossed more than 100 million US dollars in North America, and it is still the highest-grossing foreign language film in North America, but it was only 15 million in China that year.
"The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" and "1942" are both blockbusters of 100 million yuan in China, but the box office in the United States is only about 310,000 US dollars.
"Kung Fu Dream" grossed less than $50 million in the mainland, but it earned $176 million in the United States, ranking among the top 20 at the North American box office that year.
There is also a single genre, and the high box office in the North American market is basically martial arts and action genres, and other genres are very unpopular, which shows that cultural barriers are difficult to break.
Even later, even action movies couldn't be sold, such as Keanu Reeves's "Tai Chi Man", $100,000, and Brother Long's "Heavenly Lion", $74,000.
However, with the explosive growth of the Chinese film market, Hollywood will naturally not let it go, and as a result, a lot of co-produced bad movies with money have been born.
For example, Stallone and Huang Sect Master's "Golden Cicada 2", not to mention what it is, this is a mainland special film, which is sold directly in North America on DVD, and is not even released in theaters.
Co-productions seem to be a strong alliance, but cooperation is often superficial, and it is difficult to achieve a likable situation for both parties, which is also a big problem.
"About one-third of the funds in the mainland are filmed in the mainland, and one or two important roles are Chinese actors. Chen Hao thought for a while and said.
In the final analysis, Chen Hao still wants to make a big difference in the North American market, after all, the most important thing is for money.
To make a co-production is to take advantage of the trend, find more domestic partners, pave the way for the future, and launch one or two Chinese movie stars at the same time.
However, when it comes to making money, these can only be relegated to the back burner.
Han Sanping nodded when he heard this, "Okay, let's wait for your movie box office to come out, if it really succeeds, you must come to me then, and I will find a way to help you solve the funding problem." ”
"Okay, then thank you Han Dong in advance. Chen Hao nodded with a smile, and then said goodbye and left.
This meeting is obviously a good thing, Han Sanping has always admired Chen Hao, and this meeting is obviously an expression of support and value.
Chen Hao couldn't help but think, we are also people with people behind us, eh...... There's someone up there, uh......
After returning to the company, Chen Hao went home after finishing his work.
When he was busy, he was not at home for several months, and now Chen Hao is not from the orphanage in his previous life, and it is better to accompany his parents when he has time.
Chen's father and Chen's mother were naturally very happy to see Chen Hao, although they didn't say anything, but the family was neat and tidy together, better than anything else!
At dinner in the evening, the family had a good time listening to their parents talk about family life.
"Lao Chen, now that I have a car at home, when will you take me back to my parents' house. Mother Chen said.
"Okay! Langfang is only more than 100 miles away from the imperial capital, and it takes more than an hour to drive there!" Father Chen nodded when he heard this.
Now that Chen Hao has a future, he doesn't have to worry about it in the future, the burden of the couple has been reduced a lot, and they will no longer work as hard as before.
"Xiao Hao hasn't been home to see his grandparents for many years!" Chen's mother looked at Chen Hao and smiled.
"Well, it's been a long time since I've been back. Chen Hao nodded, but then he made a move and looked at Chen's mother in an instant.
"Mom, your surname is Zhao?" Chen Hao looked surprised, "Grandparents' house is in Langfang?"
"This child, what is your mother's surname Zhao?" Chen's mother was stunned when she heard this, and looked at Chen Hao reproachfully, "If you haven't gone back for so long, you forgot your grandparents?"
"No, it's just ......" Chen Hao couldn't cry or laugh, it couldn't be so coincidental!
"What's wrong?" Father Chen asked suspiciously.
"Nothing, nothing!" Chen Hao shook his head, it should be just a coincidence!
"This kid was shocked. Mother Chen rolled her eyes, and Chen Hao said.
Chen Hao could only laugh, and then quickly finished eating and went to watch TV.
What is being played on the TV is CCAV1, Zhao Benshan's "Liu Laogen", Chen Hao is not very interested, so he transferred to the channel, CCAV2, the financial channel, and he is not interested, so he turned to CCAV3.
Chen Hao stood up excitedly after just one glance, and even bumped into the coffee table in front of the sofa.
"What's the matter, this is such a big move?" Chen's mother looked at Chen Hao and said, always feeling that her son was weird today.
Chen Hao didn't answer, but stared at the TV tightly, and the glimpse just now made his breath become short!