Chapter 178: Han Dong is optimistic about you
The entertainment industry is a small river and lake, and since it is a river and lake, it is inevitable that the circle will be divided. And the Beijing circle is the most powerful one in the mainland entertainment circle.
As the soul of the Beijing circle, Wang Shuo in his early years was famous in the mainland entertainment circle. The fame of Uncle Ge, Jiang Wen, Zhao Baogang, Feng Xiaogang and others is inextricably linked with Wang Shuo. "Talented girl" Xu Jingfei is on the way to fame, and she has no shortage of his help.
Wang Shuo once publicly commented on the show: "She is a girl in Xiangyang District, Beijing, she is sloppy and handsome from rock and roll, and she is completely raunchy, I like this kind of person very much!"
Lao Xu did not owe Wang Shuo either, and later bought him a house in the capital. Wang Shuo admitted arrogantly on the TV show, "I am a soft rice and a hard eater, that is, whoever has money will pay." He laughed.
Wang Shuo lives freely, and he hates the kind of people who are fake and serious, pretending to be masters. Lu Lin's conduct in the world does not make him annoying.
Moreover, he has slowly faded out of the film and television industry, and his influence on the old buddies is not as good as before, how could he confront Lu Lin because of Director Feng's provocative words.
"You kid just suffocate with me, let's go!" he got up and put on his coat and went out.
Director Feng hurriedly said: "Don't, the book hasn't been finished yet, I'm still waiting to finish it and start it!" Wang Shuo waved his hand without looking back.
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Other industry insiders who heard the news had mixed reactions. Many people even sighed: "If this is a sequel to "Hou Yi Shooting the Sun", you have to invest money to say anything, why do you want to make a military movie, there is no market for this thing!"
In fact, after "Code Name Jaguar", there is also a "Rushing Out of the Amazon", a work from 02, produced by Bayi Factory, starring Mr. Hou Yong. It's still a poor reputation and box office, and it has no influence. As for Director Feng's "Assembly", it is a war drama film, not a military action, so it cannot be generalized.
At a time when many people in the industry are not very optimistic about Lu Lin's new film, Han Shanping of China Film came to the door unexpectedly and wanted to talk to Lu Lin.
Lu Lin was indeed a little surprised, but he could roughly guess the meaning, asked Han Shanping to sit down on the sofa, made a pot of tea and said, "Why does Han Dong have time to come to me?"
Han Shanping said with a smile: "Naturally, I came to see the work of Director Lu Da, I heard that you two are going to make a military action movie?"
Wu Jing on the side said nervously: "Well, I'm still polishing the script!"
"Military action movies are good, they have to be filmed, and they are filmed to promote the prestige of our army. On the screen now, there are too few tough guy images!"
Wu Jing's face changed slightly, "Han Dong, you, you think so too?"
Han Shanping smiled: "Of course!"
Wu Jing said excitedly: "I think so too, you can't all be beautiful men on the screen, we have tough guys in China, and there are gentlemen!"
Han Shanping laughed and said, "Xiao Wu's image is very gentleman!" and exchanged a few words of greetings, Han Shanping said that he wanted to invest.
Lu Lin was very surprised: "Han Dong wants to vote, we naturally welcome it." However, this film is very difficult to get, and the scale is really difficult to grasp, so Han Dong is not afraid that my film will be lost?"
Han Shanping laughed, and then sighed: "Hey, this subject is really not easy to shoot, but I believe you can do it well." Losses, gains, and gains are all trivial matters, and I voted for you!"
This is indeed true, Han Shanping is here to buy the bottom this time, that is, to invest when many people are not optimistic. Anyway, I won't make too much money, three or fifty million, even if I lose half of it, it won't be a problem for a big film group like China Film.
But after this time, Lu Lin has a new film, and he can naturally participate. For example, the "Lich Wars" that fans are looking forward to, as long as you don't fool around frantically, you will definitely make a profit!
When Lu Lin heard this, he agreed without thinking about it. In the entertainment industry, he is really a gang of three heroes, and if one person wants to eat alone, how many black hands do he have to suffer!
If it weren't for the cooperation with Bo Na and Guang Xian, "Hou Yi Shooting the Sun" would have to go through various twists and turns from filming to publicity and release.
But although Bo Na and Guang Mei are strong, they are still not as strong as Zhongying. Not to mention anything else, just the fact that it is the only one in China that has the right to import films, nothing else can be compared. The only channel for Hollywood blockbusters to enter China is China Film, and the schedule is also arranged by China Film.
If the schedule of your new film collides with a Hollywood blockbuster, do you admit bad luck or bad luck?
"Thank you Han Dong for your appreciation, we are really a little worried about the funds!" Lu Lin said with a smile.
In fact, everyone knows that Longlin Pictures is not short of money, and it is too rich. "The Return of the Great Sage", "The Alliance of the Gods", "Dou Po Season 1", which one has a lot of profits!
Especially the popular "Hou Yi Shooting Sun", the domestic box office will not be mentioned, because the domestic money is not a real skill, it can actually be popular in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia!
But if it's just that, forget it, after all, "Red Cliff" was also a box office hit in this region that year.
The most important thing is that it actually cooperated with Warner, one of the six major Hollywood companies, to introduce North America, Europe and Australia into mainstream theaters. In North America alone, the contract stipulates that there will be no less than 1,800 open theaters on the day of the release!
"Hou Yi Shoots the Sun" surpassed "Hero" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" at the box office in North America, Europe and Australia, and there was no suspense at all, and the biggest suspense was how much it could be exceeded. I don't know how many Chinese people are looking forward to the day when "Hou Yi Shoots the Sun" will be painted in Western society! Yu Dong and Wang Changtian even rushed to the United States to participate in the distribution.
In the contract, there is a stipulation that the film producer has the obligation to assist Warner in the distribution work in the specified area. In fact, it is enough to send a few people over to help translate and dub.
But this task Yu Dong and Wang Changtian can't afford it, they feel that at such a critical moment, they can do something more meaningful, such as going to Chinatown in North America to get some premieres.
Of course, these premieres had to be held in conjunction with Warners, who used to be just "volunteering".
To tell the truth, every time Han Shanping heard these news, he had a smile on his face and a pain in his heart!
Almost, why didn't you vote in the first place! Because Lu Linkeng, he said that he would give up the European and American markets, and now everyone is speculating that the global box office of "Hou Yi Shooting the Sun" will exceed one billion US dollars.
And this time, all walks of life are not optimistic about engaging in military action movies, but who knows if it was the smoke bomb released by Lu Lin. After all, there are too many bosses from all walks of life who are waving checks and want to invest in Lu Lin's films. Finding a reason to scare these bits away can also offend a little less!
"Nine times out of ten, since this kid turned director, the films he has made have been a big hit, and it shouldn't be just my loss!" Han Shanping said secretly in his heart: "Definitely not!"