Chapter 393: First Glimpse of the Film Industry
Since the reform and opening up, the first independent filmmaker is Chen Xiaoer.
In 1982, he took the script of "Father and Son" to Xi'an Film Studio. Wu Tianming, the director of the factory, didn't see him at all, and a deputy director said, "We mainly make art films, and we don't do this kind of film." ”
Later, I found a circle where no one invested, so I simply pulled money to shoot by myself.
Halfway through filming was banned, because in the era of planned economy films, private production was not allowed. Fortunately, he has an artist's father, and Chen Qiang directly slapped the table with the leaders of the Film Bureau to complete it.
After filming, there was nowhere to distribute it, and it was also a document under the Film Bureau, and China Film took over the black household. As a result, "Father and Son" became the only film in China that was released publicly without a factory logo.
Since then, Chen Xiaoer's movies have all been produced by himself, and he has bought the factory logo to be attached to. And this year, this product simply went to Qiong Province to set up its own portal and established a comedy film and television company.
has completed a work, "The Two Men Open a Song Hall".
The next day, Nortel.
Xu Fei, Xia Gang, and Feng Pants came to an office door, knocked on the door, and there was a person sitting inside.
"This is the director of the Youth Film Studio, Li Ning. ”
"Hello, hello. ”
Xu Fei shook hands with the other party, felt a little familiar, and asked, "Director Li, have we met?"
"Heh, when you chose actors for "Hutong", I was a teacher in the acting department. ”
"Oh, sorry, sorry, no impression. ”
"It doesn't matter, noble people forget things. ”
Since there is fate, it is better to chat. Li Ning made tea and said with a smile: "Director Xia, you know when you see it, it's for the sake of the movie, right?"
"Seeing the smile, the time is too long, so I came to ask. ”
"Uh, how do you say that...... Personally, I like "The Great Satan" very much, but I still don't want to take risks when I do research in the organization. Now the film studios are difficult, please understand. ”
Get!
Xia Gang and Feng Pants glanced at each other, Bai waited for so long, and really didn't want to shoot.
When Teacher Xu heard this, he said, "Since this is the case, I will also say it directly." I want to invest in this drama, and today I will mainly talk about affiliation. ”
“......”
Li Ning was stunned for a moment, as if he hadn't thought that someone would take the initiative to take over, and then summed it up in his heart.
In 1980, the state identified 15 studios, plus a Shencheng Film Company, and these 16 had the rights to shoot feature films.
The film studio is also a state-owned enterprise, and it is no stranger to affiliation, but few people are doing it at this stage. And the youth factory happens to have experience, such as "Two Sons Open a Shop" in 1986, which is said to have cost 50,000 yuan.
Li Ning pondered for a while, and now that prices have risen, he tentatively said: "There is no problem with affiliation, and management fees will be charged according to the custom...... Two, two hundred thousand, this is our research decision......"
"Yes!"
"Oh, hehe. ”
Director Li was depressed, Xia Gang was happy, Feng pants grinned with rotten teeth, happy (ma) happy (le) if (ge) crazy (bi).
I don't know what psychology, he doesn't really want Xu Fei to take over "The Great Satan", but he can't help it.
200,000 yuan was quickly finalized, Li Ning couldn't help but be curious, and asked: "If you take the liberty, how much is the estimated cost of this play?"
"Uh......"
Xia Gang glanced at Xu Fei, gritted his teeth and said, "About one million and two million." ”
As soon as the words fell, he glanced at them again.
Teacher Xu is strange, why do you keep looking at me???
"One and a half million. ”
Li Ning smashed his mouth and said, "Let me ask again, now that there is no return for making movies, why do you want to take this plate?"
"Like, love, can't bear to let an excellent work of art quietly annihilate. ”
Ooh!
Li and Xia were in awe, and Feng pants he...... But he can't figure it out, this goods are for Mao to meddle, how much money to burn?
The few people talked for a while, and they were almost agreed.
Xu Fang invested, Xia Gang led the team to shoot, and hung the logo of the Youth Factory, but the Youth Factory did not participate in the follow-up sharing.
Before leaving, he remembered something again and asked: "I just entered the film industry, I don't understand a lot of things, what is the current policy in terms of distribution?"
"It's not about selling copies!"
"Tell me more about it. ”
Li Ning's face was full of sarcasm, and said: "Since the 50s, the film has been purchased and sold uniformly, and there are 700,000 color feature films. After the reform and opening up, 900,000 were mentioned.
The studio is still losing more and more, and it is reflected in the book, and it is changed to selling copies. The earliest copy was 9,000 pieces, and the year before last it was mentioned at 10,500.
So how do you calculate it?
Of these, only 35 mm copies count as money, and 16 mm and 8 mm are for rural areas and are free. ”
This millimeter refers to the film size, and the larger the size, the higher the screen definition. The standard screen is 35mm.
"In the first few years, art films were popular, but art films couldn't be sold at all. So everyone is making entertainment films, so they can make some money. Now entertainment films are also restricted, and the main theme has to be filmed.
What's more, no matter how good the box office is, it has nothing to do with us, we have counted that the studio will take 15% at most, and the majority is in the hands of China Film.
Alas, anyway, Wang Xiaoer's New Year, a year is not as good as a year. ”
"Then in the current situation, how many copies are considered more popular?"
"Now, more than a hundred is fine. ”
"Ahem!"
Xia Gang immediately blushed.
More than 100, that is, more than 1 million returns, he raised 1.2 million costs, even if he made no profit.
Xu Fei didn't care, got up and shook hands: "Thank you Director Li for solving your doubts, I won't bother today." ”
"Okay, I'll send you. ”
............
"Small, Mr. Xu! I ......"
Coming out of Nortel, Xia Gang always wanted to explain, but Mr. Xu waved his hand, "Shoot according to your ideas, don't save me money." ”
"Uh, thank you, thank you!"
Xia Gang had nothing to say and kept thanking him, because he really liked this play.
"Now that it's settled, let's talk about the specifics. Who are you going to ask to play?"
"I've thought about the actor a long time ago, Ge You is the most suitable, he has that kind of self-deprecating cold temperament. ”
"Okay, he's filming now, I'll bring it to you after filming. ”
"Heroine, there is a newcomer named Xu Fan, I think it is very malleable, and it is very suitable for this role. ”
Director Xia is cautious in the face of the gold owner, and the layman is just a layman, the key is that he is an expert.
"Well, she filmed me, yes. ”
Xu Fei nodded, in most cases, he respects the director's ideas, unless he really feels bad.
"That's good, that's good! I've been preparing for a long time, and we're ready to shoot at any time. ”
"Don't rush, take your time. ”
Xia Gang thought he was polite, but he didn't know the truth, stood at the school gate for a while, and went home first.
The other two also dispersed.
Feng Pants recently bought a motorcycle and left suddenly. It's not a unit, it's not a set, but all the way to the Chinese drama.
made a phone call at the door, and after a while, the heroine who had just been discussed appeared.
"Brother Xiaogang, what's wrong?"
"Great event, hehe......"
Feng pants were like a moon flower, and said: "The news that I just arrived, my "Great Satan" has found funds and has entered the preparatory stage.
And with my strong recommendation, it is very likely that you will be asked to play the heroine. ”
"Thank you so much!"
Xu Fan is in the same class as Jiang Shan, graduated this year, and was assigned to Renyi. She was happy and curious at the same time, and asked, "You didn't say that the funds were difficult, why did you suddenly find it?"
"Well, Comrade Xu Fei is generous ......"
"Teacher Xu?! That's great!"
Xu Fan raised his eyebrows and clapped his hands: "I always want to film his scene again." ”
“......”
Feng Pants was constipated on the spot, and he didn't dare to refute, muttering in a low voice: "That's my play!"
He met each other when he was filming the alley, and at first he didn't do much, but then his heart sprouted and his heart was full of horses. However, Xu Fan will be with Wang Zhiwen, and he is a crush.
It's the image of a big brother who asks him for help with everything......
Woohoo, lick the dog.