Sitting in the car sent by Sir Shao, Gu Biao looked at the night view of Victoria Harbour outside the window, thinking about the countermeasures for this trip.

In the phone communication before coming, and when he chatted with Sir Shao's concubine and Mr. Fang of Wireless last month, Gu Biao had already realized that there are many Xiangjiang film and television stars, and it is very likely that they will refuse to go to the mainland to film this time. The reason is that it is still the old tune of "afraid of Wanwan ban".

If Gu Biao had been a few months late, the situation might have been very different.

Because after two years of preparation, filming, and production, "The Last Emperor" will be released in two months, once this film is screened in North America, and even wins in the Oscars next year, when Gu Biao returns to Xiangjiang, the confidence will definitely be echoed.

"The Last Emperor" was completed in March, and the editing and post-production have taken just half a year.

However, "The Last Emperor" has been invested in too many upper-level resources and attention, and it is inevitable that there will be some gains and losses in the process of promotion.

What's more, movies that want to participate in the Oscars every year are best delayed until the fourth quarter to maintain the popularity before the awards season and take into account the communication rate, which is also one of the unspoken rules of mixed Hollywood circles.

All of the above, combined with the attempt to release globally, has led to a delay in the release - not all films can be like "First Blood", just show a rough cut of the trailer to foreign distributors, and the other party is willing to pay for the buyout model.

In most cases, if today's films want to be released globally, they have to make a fine-cut version, show it privately to the studio, or attend a film festival to screen it, and evaluate the quality of the whole game, and the other party is willing to pay for it. Only movies with proportional account sharing will be signed after watching a film.

Sacrificing a two-month schedule for simultaneous release, under the media conditions of 83 years, is not much, but it is just decent.

As for Gu Wei's other achievements in Hollywood, such as "The Terminator", it can't really deepen much of his bargaining chips in negotiations with Sir Shao - because those films are not Chinese, and they can't be compared with "The Last Emperor", even if Shaw wants to cooperate with Gu Wei, they can't get benefits and can't stuff private goods.

To sum up, on the eve of the full display of the professionalism and performance of "Lanting Cinema", Gu Biao negotiated with Sir Shao, of course, there were difficulties.

The stall is so big, but the results are still in the pit and not revealed.

However, he doesn't regret it, anyway, Mr. Cha's two-year film and television adaptation rights are already in his hands, and the negotiations will be delayed.

This time I came to Xiangjiang, and it would be best to talk about everyone's happiness and pull the allocation of resources in all aspects of Xiangjiang Pictures to the mainland. Temporarily frustrated, the more it drags on, the more beneficial it will be for Gu Biao.

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"Sixth uncle, it's been a long time, it's great to see that your old body is fine. ”

The luxury car drove into the apartment in Baijiadao, and Gu Biao greeted Sir Shao very cordially, and changed his previous name, calling the other party "Sixth Uncle" very face-saving.

This is also a common practice in the media industry circle in Xiangjiang, and other bosses, even if they are competitors, shout this when they meet Sir Shao. Gu Biao is only 21 years old, and the other party is 76 years old, and Uncle Shouting is not a loss.

"Gu Sheng has a good means, and he actually bought out Mr. Cha's two-year adaptation rights, if it weren't for the fact that our wireless family has a big business and don't worry about no filming, I'm afraid it will affect our consistent friendly cooperation. ”

Sir Shao smiled and took the initiative to pull Gu Biao, showing his "landlord's friendship" without any traces, and added his sighs as he walked,

"Outsiders look at our wireless business, and that's the most beautiful. How many people think that we have made so many celebrities popular, and we have kept their income so low. As everyone knows, there are great difficulties.

Our acting training classes are held every year and cannot be stopped. How big is the market in Xiangjiang? Can we use so many actors? We do give actors a fixed salary, but we also have to ensure that they have a job, and it is not easy to change flowers to make new films. If we don't want to support so many people one day, at least one-third of the people in the Xiangjiang entertainment industry will be unemployed. ”

When Gu Biao heard this, he had to nod.

Shaw Brothers squeezes artists, that's public. Among the films filmed, there are a lot of low-cost and shoddy films, and it goes without saying that.

However, Shaw Brothers has ensured the scale of the people working in the film and television industry in Hong Kong and ensured that most people have jobs, and this contribution is also real. And it is precisely because of the saturation of labor that to a certain extent, it has contributed to the prosperity and temptation of the content.

Maybe after many celebrities become popular, they feel that "their income is still based on a fixed salary" is very unwilling, but it is this fixed salary system that allows other people who are not popular to have a job-

This is different from the big pot of rice, because the big pot of rice is against more work and more rewards, and whether it is popular in the entertainment industry has nothing to do with whether you work hard or not.

More often than not, it is the company's exposure opportunities and media resources that are invested in you, and you stand out from a bunch of other people who are popular or not, objectively handsome/beautiful/with similar acting skills.

The Shaw Brothers' system cannot be called a big pot of rice, at most it can only be called "more work and more reward" rather than "efficient and more reward".

"Effect" is not created by yourself alone, it is hyped up by advertisements and dogs.

"Uncle Sixth is quick to talk, then let's go straight. Gu Biao sat upright in the living room, didn't bend his legs, and went straight to the topic when he opened his mouth.

"I really want to know how many well-known actors who were originally scheduled to go to the mainland to film this time. And these roles are vacant, how many alternative roles can you use, and which ones can be cast by our mainland side. ”

Sir Shao smiled and gave a look.

He is too old to personally ask about the details of his actors.

His concubine, Mr. Fang, who was in his 40s, immediately came over, sat next to him, and spread out a document.

"Let me say something general - all the main characters who had a trend of becoming popular in "Dragon Babu" last year are reluctant to go to the mainland to shoot eagles and condors.

Qiao Feng and Liang Jiaren in Tianlong were originally supposed to be Guo Jing in the Condor, but now he is not going, he has to change.

Huang Yuehua in Tianlong, who was originally supposed to be Guo Jing in the Condor Archery, is not going to go now, and wants to change.

Duan Yu Tang Zhenye in Tianlong also resisted.

As for Azhu/Zhong Ling Huang Xingxiu in Tianlong, the contract with us expired this year, and when she heard that she was going to the mainland, she directly did not renew the contract and immigrated to Wanwan for development. Gu Sheng, you have to send us to the mainland for filming, but it will be difficult for us to do it. ”

When Gu Biao heard this, he didn't show a look of surprise or concession.

Most of these names are still familiar to him. What made him feel that "ruining the classics" the most was that Huang Yuehua actually gave up "Shooting the Condor" because of the differences caused by the butterfly effect of "going to the mainland", and he was afraid that Wanwan would ban it

As for the loss of several other characters, it was nothing.

Liang Jiaren, Gu Biao has also seen him in later generations, but what impresses me is some old man characters - for example, the slam dunk film of Zhou Jielun in the later generation of "Zhou Daxia", the old man who played the master in it was Liang Jiaren.

Since 82 Tianlong, his later appearances in Jin Yong's dramas are mainly concentrated in the works of Wanwan productions, such as Guo Jing in Ren Xianqi/Wu Qianlian's version of the Condor.

From Zhou Jielun to Ren Xianqi, they were all traffic overlords in the Wanwan entertainment industry in the late 90s and early 21st century. Their projects are also the highlight of Wanwan Label's entertainment capital.

So such a person can't be pulled back.

Azhu Huang Xingxiu is also a truth.

Qiao Feng/A Zhu can be described as "plugging the cattle and sheep Xu Wanwan, and running away without discussion if it is red".

As for the last Duan Yu Tang Zhenye didn't want to come, Gu Biao was a little unhappy. When he heard this name, he was moved by the idea of punishment.

Tang Zhenye became popular three years ago by playing Chen Hanlin in "Hujiang Beach", as a person who has been to the mainland and became popular by going to the mainland, he immediately turned his face and did not recognize people, and wanted to whitewash himself, survive the three-year blockade period of Wanwan, and then hit the Wanwan market, which is a bit ungrateful.

The others have never been to the mainland, and it is not "a trick before, because the big names don't want to come to the mainland, so they get the opportunity to become popular because they are willing to go to the mainland". Then, Huang Yuehua, Liang Jiaren, and Huang Xingxiu, strictly speaking, are not owed to the mainland, and everyone has their own ambitions.

In Gu Ao's heart, he will also leave a chance for these people in the future.

In the same way, Zhou Yunfa was also a "half-dragon suit" before "Hujiang Beach", although his attitude is flashing now, he did not openly refuse to recruit, but just said that he never acted in costume dramas, or the way of acting was wrong, and he also recommended the younger brother Andy Lau to replace him. In general, he is still relatively humble in front of Gu Biao, and he doesn't dare to openly feel that "I am already red, I don't need to look at Brother Gu's face".

Tang Zhenye is doing this, then Gu Biao can't give him a chance, so don't think about coming to the mainland in the future.

Gu Biao cleared up the relationship between 369 and others, and he went back as he could:

"If you don't want to come, don't come - this Huang Yuehua, I can leave him a chance to repent and reform, and he can cooperate if he figures it out in the future, after all, he doesn't owe the mainland in the first place." Liang Jiaren and Huang Xingxiu, that is considered to be people with their own aspirations, Wanwan people are also Chinese, let's not force it.

However, Tang Zhenye, I will let go here today, and I will not be allowed to come to the mainland to take over work in the future, not for the rest of my life. If you don't give some color to see, I think you and I are easy to talk to. The people who followed me and Uncle Six to co-produce "Hujiang Beach" became popular, still want to go against the water so thoroughly, is there a way?

Sixth uncle, don't you mind if I deal with it like this, in the future, if there is a film with Tang Zhenye, no matter what the role, we will not introduce it to the mainland. However, we can't punish without teaching - last year's "Tianlong", if you want to sell it, you can still do it, after all, it was filmed before I spoke, we can't let Uncle Sixth suffer this loss. Let's start counting from today, if there are any films starring Tang Zhenye in the future, my buddies and I will not buy them. ”

Sir Shao's brow furrowed.

It's hard to be caught in the middle. The people of Wanwan were blocking him, but they didn't expect Gu Biao to come to block him, and his confidence didn't seem to be weak.

"That's it, right? Okay, I admit it. After thinking about it, Sir Shao knew that Gu Biao wanted to kill a Liwei.

Wei still has to be established, otherwise everyone will have no face, and the atmosphere of friendship and cooperation will be torn apart.

Gu Biao first said that he would not pursue the other three, and only grabbed one and beat him, which was obviously a typical example.

After Sir Shao finished playing the red face, his concubine Fang always naturally had to immediately make up for the white face of bad news.