Chapter 562: Co-production qualifications are determined, and new star directors are discovered
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91 Hung To Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, a four-storey retro-Republican-style British-style office building.
At the MTR station not far away, many office workers hurried here.
Many young people are working here.
With the 1024 Locomotive Entertainment Company stationed here, there are also many film companies in the surrounding areas to work here.
To date, Media Asia International Laser Video Company, the largest offline video production and distribution company on Hong Kong Island, has settled at 69 Hung To Road. The French woodpecker production company and the Dutch windmill film distribution company have also set up offices nearby.
Jiang Dashao's Antai Films, Zeng Zhiwei, Principal Tan, Teddy Robin and others' Good Friends Film Company and Hong Jinbao's Baoxiang Films have also moved to this vicinity, and this side has also become a testing ground for emerging film companies.
Stellar Entertainment has also contracted a site to set up a new "trainee training base" here.
In addition, the rent is cheap and the transportation is developed in this area, and many newspapers, equipment rooms, and film washing rooms are gathered here, which is enough to impress many independent film companies.
Especially after TVB moved away from the broadcast channel, many small companies are more willing to choose the office site again, compared to the inch of land near TVB, the Kowloon Peninsula Kwun Tong Hung To Road is not far from the wireless location, and the rent is cheap, naturally it is also favored by many entertainment companies, more than a dozen small independent companies have moved here to work,
In the conference room on the third floor, more than a dozen representatives of Southeast Asian film companies and film companies from other regions gathered around, staring at Jiang Ershao who was preaching on the stage.
"In the third quarter of 1988, the chip films of 1024 Locomotive Entertainment Company were "Dragon Gate Inn", "Fear Fighting Room 2", "Two Heroes 2", "Crazy Boy 4", "City of Sadness", and "Fashion Female Devil".
Among them, the three works of "City of Sadness", "Fashionable Female Devil" and "Longmen Inn" are publicly funded. The other three films have completed the financing plan and entered the filming process, but they can be authorized by the issuing bank to buy the films, and we will talk about the details privately.
Among them, "City of Sadness" has already begun to be filmed, and the follow-up funds need at least 15 million Hong Kong dollars. "Dragon Gate Inn" is in the preparation stage, and the company expects the production cost to be around 40 million. "Fashion Witch" is the company's latest planned film, which is in the stage of script rectification, and the investment cost will not be less than 12 million.
The invitation to you this time is also to let you know about the filming plan of 1024 Locomotive Entertainment Company and create a win-win situation. At the same time, you are also powerful partners, not to mention the investment of one or two million, and the minimum target for capital allocation is 8 million.
What you are holding in your hands is the lineup list and quota requirements of each film, if you have a movie you want to invest in, you can talk about it privately......"
More than a dozen filmmakers looked at the album in their hands, and what they saw was "Longmen Inn", and they also knew that Wu Xiaozu's next drama was aimed at martial arts films.
In recent years, the slump in martial arts films is well known.
But......
Wu Xiaozu is an exception!
These people are all filmmakers in the small ticket warehouse market, but no matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat. They can't invest, but they can issue jointly. E7 Culture itself is not strong enough to spread its distribution capabilities to all parts of Southeast Asia, but these indigenous studios have no problem.
In fact, all these movies leave them with is soup.
The real meat was still handed over to the predators to share the spoils, Jiang Ershao hurriedly greeted these people, and also rushed towards the general manager's office on the fourth floor.
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At the tea table, Wu Xiaozu smiled cutely, and helped the two people in front of him pour tea with a courteous attitude.
"Liao Lao and Director Tianming, the arrival of the two really makes the burrow shine!" Wu Xiaozu Tian shamelessly patted his ass.
"Director Wu is young and promising, and he is also the pride of our Chinese. This time, Director Tianming came to Hong Kong to discuss cooperation, and we Yindu naturally wanted to help the brother units. After all, everyone is here to contribute to the cause of culture. β
Liao Yiyuan, who was kind to Sven and wore brown glasses and was an intellectual, took the tea, his eyes were deep, and he praised Wu Xiaozu with a smile, "You have won an award abroad, and the literary and artistic workers in China are also greatly encouraged! "People's Daily" and "Guangming Bao" have given special reports.
The drama "Suspect" shows the brilliance of human nature, but unfortunately the story theme is not suitable for introduction into China. But it cannot be denied that this film is indeed a rare work of art. β
"Liao Lao praised it, I really can't afford it......"
Wu Xiaozu was sincerely afraid of holding the shelf, and he was originally empty in his heart, but when he heard the other party's words, he was relieved.
This can be regarded as the goodwill of the official to himself.
This is something to be understood!
Since this subject matter is sensitive, it is natural that you are encouraged to shoot other subjects.
There's nothing more convenient than the martial arts genre.
"I also recommended the play "Suspect" to several respected film seniors, and they all spoke highly of it. In addition, Director Wu, you may not know that several of your works have a great influence in the domestic film industry. The film school in the imperial capital and some teachers take the initiative to play your play for the students ......to learn," Wu Tianming said with a smile.
Wu Xiaozu also laughed, but scolded secretly in his heart, prostituting Lao Tzu's movies for free!
In terms of film introduction, the mainland card is very strict, and there is no clear standard. On the contrary, he misses the General Administration of later generations a little~
"This time, Western Film Studio, Yindu and 1024 Locomotive will work together on "Longmen Inn". Because Xiying has just started reforming, there are not many funds that can be taken out. β
Wu Tianming sent an apologetic look to Wu Xiaozu very honestly, "This fund cannot be exchanged for foreign exchange such as Hong Kong dollars, and can only be used in China." β
"It doesn't matter, this time I plan to convert Hong Kong dollars into US dollars and bring them to ......the mainland for filming," Wu Xiaozu said with a smile.
"Dollars??"
Wu Tianming looked overjoyed, looked up at Liao Lao, and the other party was also happy.
"No, I also understand that the country's foreign exchange is relatively tight. And I have an E7 culture under my umbrella - the holding company is an offshore company, and it is all settled in US dollars.
I want to take out some of the funds from here and bring it to the mainland, not only for filming, but also to investigate the filming environment in the mainland.
In fact, I founded a charity film fund named after me, which has been used to support Asian supernova films!
The main target is a new Chinese director.
I hope that through my help, more young people will be encouraged to devote themselves to cultural and artistic creation, and make more excellent films that are popular with the masses.
If the youth is strong, China is strong!
The film represents the cultural symbols and business cards of a country and a famous people. I hope that more young people will have the opportunity to direct films.
It doesn't matter if I lose money or not, at my point, I myself am not short of more than 100,000 funds.
However, this is enough to make Chinese films enthusiastically produce more excellent filmmakers, even if there is only one person...... It's also a part of my heart for the film industry. β
Wu Xiaozu's words were so brave that the faces of the two old comrades in front of him were moved.
Liao Lao remembered the evaluation of Wu Xiaozu by the leaders above.
Commenting on what he said at the Cannes Film Festival, "Only the national is the world", is a powerful voice for Chinese filmmakers to the world and inspires national pride!
Director Wu obviously belongs to a living force that can be united!
From the late 80s to the 90s, it was really too difficult for China! Some bullshit often said that the United States gave China time to keep its glory alive...... This is what makes China develop by chance!
Bah!
The Western world has never given up its "siege" on China, when has foreign countries given us comfortable space and are willing to let us develop?
We have come out step by step, and these efforts are not simple bullshit that can be wiped out with a single word!
"Azu! Your patriotic feelings are really worth learning from more and more young people. β
Wu Tianming was still afraid that Wu Xiaozu would be "inconvenient" to enter the mainland, and later heard Wu Xiaozu's repeated requests to the crew from Brother Chen Kai, and then looked at his burning patriotism visible to the naked eye today, not to mention anything else......
This is definitely the best friend of our party that can be united!
"Don't worry, when you enter the mainland, I will communicate with a few more film studios and ask them to recommend young directors and filmmakers to you. Let's hope they're lucky enough to have a chance to get your advice!"
Director Wu Lianshi Tianming emotionally shook Wu Xiaozu's hand and said from the bottom of his heart: "When you enter the mainland, I promise you! Any department! Any regional leadership group will vigorously cooperate! No one will embarrass your party!"
"That's right, no one can undermine the great unity of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three regions! Sabotage the cultural exchanges between the people of China and Hong Kong, and undermine the patriotic feelings of the non-governmental progressives on Hong Kong Island!" Liao Lao made the final decision, and as soon as this big hat was buttoned down, it was estimated that no one would dare to do anything without opening his eyes.
The number one leader of the Yindu organization is not high-level, but it is the existence of the heavens!
Wu Xiaozu's mouth grinned behind the root of his ear, and he couldn't close his legs excitedly.
E7 culture's money, he was originally worried about how to deal with it, but now this way, some people have objections?
Tens of millions of dollars in foreign exchange!
Wu Xiaozu is not like those overseas Chinese today, he is not afraid of losing this money, only he believes in the potential of the mainland the most!
As for investing in mainland films, it's not all clichΓ©s.
At this time, the mainland happened to be the time when the fifth generation of directors was growing up, and Director Wu naturally did not hesitate to sow his glory to these seeds of hope.
Needless to say, Hong Kong Island is also encouraged by a new generation of Korean filmmakers, but there is a lack of mainland filmmakers to endorse him.
How does this work?
Director Wu, a generation of grandmasters, is a film master who has struggled for his life for the Asian film industry, how can he forget the actresses in the mainland...... What about the directors in the mainland?
It's the name!
As for the profits?
The fifth-generation gang can't do anything else, and winning awards in the international arena is really very fierce! Foreign copyrights of small-budget films are absolutely profitable!
At the same time, it can also improve the distribution channel, why not?
"Wu Sheng~ A Hollywood Mr. Weinstein is visiting you!" the staff knocked on the door and walked in, taking the initiative to say.
Wu Xiaozu looked at the two apologetically, and took the initiative to say: "Liao Lao, Director Tianming, I'm sorry, I may have to leave a little bit......"
"It's okay, Azu, you're busy with you!"
Liao Lao smiled kindly, and his eyes looked at Wu Tianming, and they all heard the word "Hollywood".
Watching Wu Xiaozu leave, his eyes were full of thoughts.