Chapter 16, flickering and lame

"The negotiation failed in the end!" Although knowing the development of history, Li Yan couldn't help but ask.

At that time, Hong Kong films were at their peak, and it could be said that they were the last madness, and those filmmakers had their tails raised to the sky, and they didn't care at all in the face of the threat of the studios, and they didn't agree to any of the conditions they proposed!"

Lei Weidong continued, "In the eyes of Hong Kong filmmakers, the film dealers are paper tigers, because the film inventory in their hands can only support three months, and if everyone joins forces, they will not have films released in three months.

It's just that they didn't expect that after the negotiations broke down, the crooked film dealers would unite and ask the Wanwan Press Bureau to open up American films.

In the past, American films could only enter eight copies of each film in the bend, and no matter how popular the movie was, it could only be screened on eight screens, resulting in the fact that although the box office of the American blockbuster was very high in the bend, it took a long time, and there was little pressure on Hong Kong films, but as soon as the Information Bureau opened up and allowed an unlimited number of copies, Hong Kong films were in trouble!

Unlike Hollywood films, which seek the most diverse and innovative films, Hong Kong films have been spinning in gangster films, martial arts films, urban comedies or action movies, and they have not changed for decades.

For example, the great director Wang Jing you just mentioned, from his first movies "A Thousand Kings Fighting a Thousand Tyrants", "The Frog Prince" to the later "God of Gamblers" and "Chasing Girls", the film style has not changed at all after more than ten years.

In addition to adding some nonsensical jokes and sidekicks to it, so that the audience is tired of it, he is still impatiently messing around there.

Although he can make a little money by relying on his technology and fame, it is impossible to make a big hit at the box office, unless he cooperates with Fa Ge to fry the cold rice of the God of Gamblers!"

"Wang Jing can't do it, can't Xu Ke, Wu Heshen still can't!" Fan Bin asked.

Although I think what Lei Weidong said makes sense, a fledgling young man criticizing a long-famous director, no matter how you look at it, he feels that Lei Weidong is talking on paper.

It sounds good, and when it comes to use, it is estimated that it will ......

"Among Hong Kong directors, there is also a Xu may fight, because he likes to be unconventional and the most innovative, as for other Hong Kong directors, that is, they can make martial arts films and gangster films, and if they change the theme, they will be blind, even Wu and Shen, who have achieved results in Hollywood, are no exception!"

Lei Weidong began to point out the country again, pretending to be a magic stick, "Don't look at the box office of "Changing Face" is very high, the North American box office exceeds 100 million, in fact, it is a variant of gangster films, wait, wait for Hollywood to figure out his routine in two years, Director Wu Da will not be able to mix in Hollywood, so he can only come back to make money!"

The reason why Lei Weidong can comment on Hong Kong directors one by one!

It is the benefit of being reborn, and Lei Weidong knows too well what will happen in the future.

In order to make money, Wang Jingke pulled Fa Ge to shoot "Macau Fengyun", and also filmed three films in a row, which is actually to copy the leftovers of the God of Gamblers, and add a few handsome guys and beauties at most.

Wu Youshen is very famous now, a senior Hollywood director, and the first Chinese director, but a wind talker defeated his career in Hollywood.

After coming back, he directed the filming of the war drama "Red Cliff"!

Because of the name of a big Hollywood director and the false investment of 80 million US dollars, stars from all walks of life enthusiastically came to play a small role in it, and their peers gave in one after another and gave up the best schedule.

Outcome!

The war scene that should have been grand and spectacular made Wu and Shen Shengsheng shoot a gangster brawl?! Every general in command of the army has to personally go into battle and PK with the small soldiers, even Zhou Yu, the commander-in-chief of the coalition army, is no exception?!

not only arranged a scene for Zhou Yu where he blocked the arrow for Zhao Yun, but finally let the commanders of Cao Cao and Zhou Yu hold a sword at the end of the movie because of a woman, and staged a farce of catching and releasing Cao.

Eldest brother!

They are commanders of tens of thousands of armies!

It's not just a gang boss with just a few hundred brothers!

Let them cut it off!

It can only be said that Director Wu Da's pattern is too small, and he doesn't know how to shoot historical films at all, turning Chibi into an upgraded version of the gangster.

Of course, there is also Xiao Qiao among them, casting is definitely the biggest failure, when Sister Lin said the sentence 'Meng Meng, stand up', I don't know how many people Lei overturned.

In the face of Director Wu Da's messing, the audience naturally voted with their feet.

Because of the many stars joining in Chibi and the overwhelming publicity and concessions of various peers, the box office reached 314 million, and the box office should be higher under Chibi, even if the publicity is still the same, the actors are still the same, but the reputation collapsed, and the final box office was only 260 million.

Of course, compared with investment, Chibi did not lose money but also made some money, keeping its golden signboard.

So the ambitious director Wu Da set his goal on the Taiping Wheel, preparing to build the Titanic of the East, even if it can't surpass Lucas, it will be dominant in Asia.

For the sake of the box office, he continued to use the false head of big-budget big stars, inviting a large number of obvious participants.

In the end, Taiping Wheel invested nearly 600 million, and more than 30 stars joined, in order to make money and be the same as Chibi, a movie was divided into two parts, but the Taiping Wheel sank, and the total box office of the upper and lower two films added up to more than 200 million, compared with the billion-level films in the same period, it was lost to Grandma's house.

Everyone also understands the details of Director Wu Da, what he is good at is the gangster film genre, and the big-scene masterpiece can't be played at all, so he can only retire silently.

"As far as you say, Hong Kong directors have nothing to fight except Xu Ke!" Seeing that Lei Weidong was very tired, Li Yan smiled and handed over a cup of new tea.

"Then who do you think is the most powerful in the Chinese film industry!"

"There are many talents in the Chinese film industry, I don't know who is the most powerful, but I know very well who the most potential is!"

"Who is it?"

"Of course it's us!" Lei Weidong looked proud, "Li Bin and Fan Bin will become the most valuable Chinese actresses, I will become a world-class director, and you will be my partner, the head of a large entertainment group." ”

"You want to soak these two beauties and say it directly, why are you so outcast!" Li Yan smiled and took the little hands of the two women.

Three stunning beauties sat together, and the scenery was so beautiful.

That is, in the house, on the street, I don't know how many films will be murdered.

"I'm telling the truth, why doesn't anyone believe me!" Lei Weidong touched his chest in pain, "Do you want me to take out my heart and show it to you, indicating that I am not lying." ”

"Have you lied yourself, people are big ghosts, and they are not yet adults, just like a big sister in Bao! But like a bubble, you can come up with something substantial, otherwise you won't be able to pass this level!"

Because Li Bin and Fan Bin are both people in the entertainment industry and have experienced a lot of things, they have long been immune to such topics, otherwise Li Yan would not have said it generously in front of them.

"I have empty checks in my hand, and I don't know if I can cash it out!" What does Li Yan mean, of course Lei Weidong knows, it is nothing more than wanting to tie up the two beauties in Panda Pictures.

"If "Nightclub" is successful, I will shoot several movies in a row, that, Miss Fan, your contract seems to be in Aunt Joan's company, right?"

"Yes, you want to redeem me?"

"No, it's you who redeem yourself!" Lei Weidong shook his head, "If the savage girlfriend shoots, the salary you will be given is definitely enough for you to redeem yourself, I just hope that you can join Panda Pictures before filming." ”

"Yes!" Fan Bin nodded, because there are no strict regulations on the management of artists like in the United States, in China, film companies invest in movies and generally use their own company's contracted actors, which can be said to be an unspoken rule, otherwise a movie will make the actor popular, but it will make a wedding dress for others.

Lei Weidong's request is normal in Fan Bin's opinion, and if it weren't for the fact that the liquidated damages are a bit high, Fan Bin would have jumped out a long time ago, and now someone has paid liquidated damages, and asked him to make a movie by himself, no matter how you look at it, it is a good choice.

"Miss Li, I know that even if you are the heroine of "Nightclub", it is impossible to sign you now!" Seeing that Fan Bin had done it, Lei Weidong set his sights on another beauty.

"Not necessarily, it depends on the conditions you offer!" Li Bin shrugged and smiled. "Of course, like you said, you can't do it without purpose!"

"Of course you can't be untargeted!" Looking at Li Bin's reaction, Lei Weidong smiled.

Today's Li Bin has not become popular all over the country because of Bao Qingtian, if Panda Pictures is not a leather bag company, it can have the strength of a third-rate film and television company, it is very easy to sign her, but now!

Lei Weidong can endure the pain and cut his love.

"I can promise that after the success of "Nightclub", if you sign a contract with Panda Pictures, within the next three years, you will invest in two movies and contact two TV series, and they are not inferior to Huanzhu Gege's level. ”

"It's not inferior to Huanzhu Gege, Lei Dao, your tone is really big!" Hearing Lei Weidong's words, Li Bin smiled, Huanzhu Gege is popular all over the country, even Hong Kong, Wanwan, and Southeast Asia.

In addition to Jin Chaoqun's "Bao Qingtian" and Teacher Liu's "Journey to the West", it is difficult to find a TV series that is on par with it.

"But I like it, I can bet once, join Panda Pictures now, and I don't have to wait for the success of "Nightclub"!"

"Join now, you must know that Panda Film and Television is now a leather bag company!" Li Bin's decision made Lei Weidong very strange.

Could it be that his charm is so great that he lets the beauty send it directly to the door.

"It's very simple, I'm optimistic about you as a person!" Li Bin smiled, "You can also think that this is a woman's intuition!"

Li Bin's reason made Lei Weidong speechless, but you can't deny that women's intuition is sometimes very accurate!

"Since Sister Li is like this, I can't be left behind!" Fan Bin said with a smile, "I'll talk to my family when I go back, take the money to redeem me, Director Lei, Mr. Li, I will rely on you to eat then." ”