"It's really changing with each passing day, when "The Last Emperor" came here to film, it was less than 3 years. It's such a thriving place. ”

"Four years ago, I heard that there were still some state-owned tea farms and scattered villages, and the lake in front of them imitated Fuhai, and even the township contracted fish ponds could not be contracted, for fear that the shipment and transportation would be inconvenient. It has only been four years since the introduction of Monegasque foreign investment, and even such a high-end supporting hotel has been built. ”

"I'm afraid this place is more comfortable than the Air Force Sanatorium. ”

Vice President Liu and Director Hai, looking at the cinema supporting hotel in front of them, which was built with Gu Ao's money, the emotion in their hearts was really not light.

This is a six-diamond section tube building that looks quite low-key from the outside - you can't imagine its shape, you can take a look at the White Swan Hotel built by Huo Ye in Guangdong at the same time.

Outside the building, the words "Lanting Hotel" are just plain and atmospheric, and there is nothing fancy. Since the original land in this place is extremely cheap, there is no need to consider saving land, so the building is not high, only 50 meters, with a total of 12 floors.

Because of the small number of floors, compared with the Zhaolong Hotel in Hujiang or the White Swan Hotel in Guangdong, the usable area here is only half of the former - the White Swan Hotel is 1,000 standard rooms, and there are only 300 here, but each set is larger than the White Swan.

The total cost of construction only cost millions of dollars, and the specifications of the internal facilities are no worse than those of Hujiang Zhaolong and Yuezhou White Swan. (The higher the number of floors in a high-rise building, the higher the unit cost, and a 40-story hotel may cost several times more than two 20-story hotels.) ）

It is precisely because of the low cost of money that Gu Biao basically did not personally ask about this project, and it was built naturally with the Lanting Cinema project. Gu Biao himself didn't even notice when it officially opened for business - maybe it was earlier this year.

The most upscale hotel in Qiantang is actually in the suburbs 30 kilometers away from the core city, which makes everyone who sees it for the first time have to sigh: Gu Biao's personal economic power is already greater than the local administrative planning energy.

Perhaps with the existence of Gu Wei, in the future, the real estate developers here will not be qualified to collude to decide where the land can and cannot appreciate.

Of course, no one in 85 years would have thought that far away.

However, whether the place to live is luxurious or not is not something that visitors can immediately feel, for them, the quality of food and beverage service is a more intuitive thing.

The chef of the hotel, Gu Biao, was invited from Xiangjiang, and he was the same way as Huo Ye when he did the White Swan.

Gu Biao also knows that those five-star hotels may not do well in catering, so they do not strive for luxury, but only seek a decent atmosphere and comprehensive supporting facilities.

After all, the current cadres of organs and state-owned enterprises are still relatively pragmatic, and few people deliberately pretend to be extravagant. Although if you invite someone to dinner, they will certainly have the courage to come, but you rarely seek to make the person who invites you spend money to satisfy vanity.

To put it mildly, that is, everyone cares about deliciousness, and they don't ask how rare the ingredients must be.

If you are engaged in Chinese food, if you want to be different and make things that others can't get, then the cost will be very high, and it will be easy to be attacked in the future.

Therefore, Gu Biao just asked the hotel to be equipped with chefs from various mainstream cuisines in the East and the West, ensuring that you can order Japanese food, French and Western Italian food, and it is absolutely authentic. This is not expensive, does not attract hatred, and is also high-end and high-end.

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"Mr. Liu, cheers. As for me, I apologize for the casting of the crew last month. There is a precedence in hearing the Tao, and there is a specialization in the art industry, which is something I shouldn't point fingers at. ”

In a small box, Gu Biao set up a long table of mixed dishes, opened famous wines, and put on a humble posture to seek cooperation.

On the table, there are French lamb in Provençal wine, fried cod steak with rosemary and olive oil, dry-cut Parma ham, Japanese tuna naked, wagyu veal steak, and the main dish is paella.

The ingredients are not extravagant, but the taste and approach are absolutely authentic. If you invite a dumpling who has never seen the world to eat, you may not be able to notice the level of this place. But Vice President Liu's wife, Director Hai, is from China Film Import Company, and she has also eaten with foreign film companies, so she suddenly realized the low-key luxury connotation here.

At this moment, in the face of Gu Biao's low-key politeness, Mr. Liu could only respond with kindness:

"Mr. Gu, don't be polite, what I just said on the phone was sincere - in fact, Comrade Xiao Gui has always been less conscious of doing things, and last month, we have transferred him to other positions that do not touch finance. But you can rest assured, we are sincerely self-examining and making the best use of our talents. It's about helping colleagues, not processing. ”

The corners of Gu Ao's mouth twitched slightly.

Okay, the one who wanted to add his cousin and nephew to play Lin Daiyu was removed from the budget and logistics level.

But I was too worried. People are very cooperative.

"Since you don't think I'm talking too much, that's the best. Come, eat the vegetables and eat the vegetables. Gu Biao warmly beckoned the other party to taste a few main dishes first, and then saw the right time, and changed the conversation,

"By the way, Director Hai, I remember that you are in China Film Imports, and you should be quite familiar with the batch business. ”

Director Hai is also over 35 years old, and when he was asked, he quickly wiped his mouth: "It's not that I'm in charge, but if Mr. Gu wants to understand the situation, just ask me." The excellent cooperative relationship between Mr. Gu and us is also obvious to all. ”

Gu Biao smiled and said: "What does Director Hai think of me here? In the future, all the foreign capital that is brought in and co-produced films that come to this Lanting Cinema for filming will not be able to occupy the introduction quota?"

In the 80s and even the 90s, there was a quota for how many foreign films were introduced in China each year. Therefore, many films that exceed the quota want to enter the Chinese market and make account-sharing money, so they coincidentally set up some marginal elements to co-produce with the Chinese side.

Whether it is the use of Chinese venues for filming, or the use of Chinese scripts, directors, actors, or simply allowing the Chinese side to make a small contribution to occupy some shares, as long as it is related to the "co-production", it is much easier to come in.

"What's so difficult about this, Mr. Gu is also the first person in Hong Kong businessmen to co-produce films. "Director Hai feels that with Gu Wei's strength, there is no need to worry about this problem at all.

However, Gu Biao quickly progressed step by step: "What if it is 100% foreign-owned? I have also made a lot of works in Hollywood a few years ago, but I have never had the opportunity to return to China to exert my residual heat, which is a pity."

A few years ago, I saw the tone of the head office and relevant departments that the introduction of foreign films must have educational significance and social value, so I didn't dare to ask. This year, it seems that the wind has loosened somewhat? I watch those films that are purely commercial entertainment, and they have also begun to be introduced. I don't know, is Director Hai interested in the source of the film in my hand?"

Historically, 85 years was indeed a turning point in the introduction of foreign films in China. Because Stallone's "First Blood" was introduced this year.

Before that, buying foreign films in China was still a bit twisty, and you must buy "meaningful" films, not just for fun and the pursuit of visual enjoyment.

It's just that now "First Blood" was originally released by Gu Biao's Miramax, so a considerable part of the overseas distribution rights were bought out by Gu Biao himself at a fixed price, as long as he didn't resell it, there would be nowhere to buy it in China.

At this moment, after listening to Gu Biao's proposal, Director Hai immediately said ashamedly: "This year, I am indeed more open to movies that purely pursue visual enjoyment. But Mr. Gu, if you shoot or package the release, they are all relatively recent top Hollywood blockbusters, right?

The relevant departments gave us a target of 15 films a year, but the head office only gave us a budget of 500,000 US dollars, and only had a budget of more than 30,000 US dollars for a film. What can you buy for $30,000? We can't even think of such big productions as "Terminator" and "First Blood".

If we want to buy a good film, our only hope is to pick old films that have been released in the Western world for twenty or thirty years, so that the filmmakers may be willing to sell them in order to give full play to some residual heat and surplus value. If it's a new work in recent years.,How can't you press this price.。

Let me give you an example, the most expensive film we bought this year is "Princess Sissi" filmed in Austria 30 years ago, and we squeezed out a budget of 50,000 US dollars for it, and tightened the money for other films.

Next year, the head office held a meeting and said that it would adjust its strategy and concentrate funds to get a few books that the people of the whole country eagerly want to see. We are going to concentrate one-third of the overall budget on two films, and the current tentative is Hollywood's old black-and-white film "Roman Holiday" thirty years ago, and the British's war film "Eagle Over London" twenty years ago.

Among them, the second part is still political needs. At the end of this year, the Brittan Parliament and the Queen may officially sign a bill to approve the return of Hong Kong, and the Queen may come to visit next year, so the money for "The Eagle Over London" cannot be saved, and it must be bought. Next year's budget is unprecedentedly tight. ”

In fact, according to the original trajectory of history, the budget for China Film imports next year will be even tighter than what Director Hai envisioned - the "Roman Holiday" under discussion was finally squeezed out of resources because of the indispensable "Eagle over London", and then it was delayed for another year and delayed until 87 years before importing.

Therefore, it is not surprising that when Gu Biao first proposed "wanting to sell films to China Film Imports", the other party would be so hard-working.

Unless, Gu Biao makes innovations in the trading model and gives a price that everyone is satisfied with.

"So can we innovate in the business model of cooperation?" asked Gu Biao tentatively.

Director Hai was stunned: "What? Do you want to divide the system? This is absolutely impossible." The domestic box office collection system is already very backward. The first iron rule of China Film Corporation in negotiations with foreign investors is not to accept shares, but only to buy out. ”

Gu Biao: "I can accept a buyout - but can you set a deadline, such as 'a certain period of time'. If this can be discussed, I think I can lower the price a lot, even if it is 20,000 or 30,000 dollars a piece, it is not impossible to negotiate. ”

Director Hai: "What do you mean to buy out for a certain period of time?"

Gu Biao: "That is, spend tens of thousands of dollars to buy out the mainland broadcast rights of a movie for one or two years." During this time, in the mainland, all official theaters can play casually and without limiting the number of shows. However, after the expiration of one year, all of them will be taken off the shelves, and they will not be allowed to be replayed in the future. ”

Director Hai touched his chin: "This is a solution, but it is estimated that it will not be able to drop much, and it will not solve the actual problem." I can ask for more details. ”

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