At present, almost all China-Hong Kong co-productions are branded, and then the companies on the Xiangjiang side shoot their own, such as "Shaolin Temple", a real co-production like "Shaolin Temple", and there are only a very few cases of mutual benefit between the two places.

In fact, the significance of co-production is to expand the film genre and tap talents, some of which are still very good, such as Li Lianjie, Ji Chunhua, etc., are all excavated by Hong Kong films, and Wu Zhi Yu Hai and others in "Shaolin Temple" have also been nominated for the Academy Awards.

Through the cooperation between the two places, the newly opened mainland can also get in touch with more film genres, and with more and more Hong Kong films being introduced, it is now deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in the mainland, but it cannot be said to be in its heyday, and there is still a lot of room for improvement.

If he can, Zhang Xiaoye also wants to make some contributions to this, so he has changed from simply wanting to go to the mainland to shoot to a real co-production, but he doesn't force it to do it in the end, and it is better to let it be what it can become in the end.

said hello to the family and asked them to come forward to arrange it, and then Zhang Xiaoye handed over the matter to Xu Qiang to deal with, and in the future, the specific cooperation matters will be handed over to the people of the company to deal with, and he doesn't have so much energy to do these things, how can I do a good job and let the director coordinate it is the most appropriate.

The director of "Tomb Raider", Zhang Xiaoye finally chose Lan Naihui, a director who changed from a photographer, in fact, his current reputation as a photographer is still greater than the name of a director.

Lan Naijing is not as well-known as Xu Ke and Du Qifeng, but he is also a rare excellent director, Zhang Xiaoye is not the first to pay attention to the Kowloon Walled City in the movie, Lan Naijing's 82-year-old "The One Who Came Out of the Walled City" tells about the chaos and violence of the Kowloon Walled City.

It's just that the influence of this movie is really limited compared with "Violent Block", and the connotation is not the same, so it didn't cause much repercussions, and the reason why Zhang Xiaoye found him was because he felt that the adventure theme of "Tomb Raider" should be said to be better at it.

Lan Naijing's most well-known movie in later generations should be regarded as the cult film "King Li", which may be said to be his most successful film, but Zhang Xiaoye chose him because of those less successful movies.

"Wesley and Yuan Zhenxia", "Wesley's Old Cat", "Peacock Prince" and "Asura" are more or less fantastical and adventurous elements, and it can be seen from these works that he likes this genre very much, and Zhang Xiaoye feels that he is the best choice.

At this time, Lan Naijing has been in a state of rest since he filmed "Crazy Phoenix and Dragon" starring Hui Yinghong of Shaw Brothers last year, and when Zhang Xiaoye brought Lin Qingxia to the door, his reaction was the same as Du Qifeng, and he was a little excited.

asked him to sign a film contract, negotiate the remuneration and wait for a while before he was finally able to treat it calmly, and Zhang Xiaoye continued: "You go and prepare, this movie is co-produced with the mainland, and I will ask someone to contact you for guidance." ”

"You are the director, you have the final say in the shooting of the movie, you have to remember that everything is considered for the sake of the movie, and you can refuse everything that violates this, if you really don't know what to do, call me, and I will come forward to solve it. ”

The situation is special, and Lan Naijing must be given enough support to let him have no worries, Lan Naijing nodded first after hearing this, and then said: "Zhang Sheng, this is going to be co-produced with the mainland, so that Taiwan side?"

"I gave up on the Taiwanese market because there was no room for negotiation. Zhang Xiaoye waved his hand and said: "You have also read the script, such a movie cannot be made in Xiangjiang or Taiwan, or Japan and South Korea. ”

Lan Naijing nodded subconsciously, the name of this movie is "Tomb Raider", Xiangjiang is a few islands, where to find such a thing. Zhang Xiaoye took these into account when he copied and adapted the script, so he simply got the terracotta warriors and horses, the Great Wall and other Chinese cultural symbols, and the mainland became the best choice for filming.

It's also easier to cheat foreigners out of their money by adapting the script in this way, and today's China is still very mysterious in the eyes of Westerners, and the terracotta warriors and the Great Wall itself are one of the few elements they have heard of, which can just open their eyes.

It's just that in this way, the Taiwan market really has to give up this time, and the reason why "Violent Block" can break the so-called blockade is because the Taiwan authorities are targeting only Liang Jiahui alone.

Liang Jiahui is on Taiwan's blacklist, but he is just an ordinary actor after all, and he doesn't have many roles in "Violent Block", so it's not worth tearing his face with Zhang Xiaoye for this.

And "Tomb Raider" is a co-production in the real sense, it is filmed in the mainland and cooperates with mainland film companies, and there will even be mainland actors, with the current situation on both sides of the strait, it has completely stepped on the red line, and this kind of "principled" problem Taiwanese filmmakers are not in a rut, so don't think about it if it is to be released in Taiwan.

Of course, it's still the same sentence, the Taiwan market is not as important to Zhang Xiaoye as other companies, it's a good thing to have it, but if it doesn't work, he can't look down on it, why do you have to stare at the new Taiwan dollar if you can earn dollars and pounds?

He explained these things clearly to Lan Naiji, who nodded and said, "Well, I know." But Mr. Zhang, which company in the mainland are we cooperating with this time?"

In fact, Lan Naijing didn't know anything about mainland film companies, and just wanted to know what the strength of the other party was, Zhang Xiaoye said: "It's China Film Company, the largest film company in the mainland with a government background, but you don't have to worry about this, it's still that sentence, it's all for the movie itself." ”

If another person really doesn't have the confidence to say this, Zhang Xiaoye's cheap dad and cheap grandfather status is there, of course this is not a thing.

finalized the director, contacted China Film, and prepared 10 million US dollars for Lan Naiyi as funds, Zhang Xiaoye's work was completed. Well, before shaking his hand, he repeatedly emphasized what effect the movie needs, after all, he can't stare at it, in addition to working the script, he can only remind again and again so that Lan Nai doesn't drop the chain.

If he lets go of letting Lan Naijing create freely, Zhang Xiaoye really doesn't trust his current ability, plus it is the first time to cooperate, Zhang Xiaoye doesn't know him either, and the things that should be taken care of still have to be done.

Lan Naijing didn't seem to think much about it, and happily got busy for the movie, Lin Qingxia also looked like a finch eager to try, Zhang Xiaoye couldn't help but joke: "It looks like you're looking forward to it, aren't you afraid that someone will criticize you for joining the enemy when the time comes?"

"I'm just an actor, my studio makes films, and the political side of things has nothing to do with me. Lin Qingxia said: "I only know that I really like your script, and I am really looking forward to the mainland, anyway, it is also the root of Chinese culture, and I have always been interested in history, cultural relics, etc." ”

"Then you can really open your eyes this time, I haven't seen the terracotta warriors or anything, remember to share it with me when you come back. ”

Everything was ready, Zhang Xiaoye personally sent Lin Qingxia on the plane, and at the end of the sentence, "As the heroine, you have to keep an eye on it, if the movie is messed up, it will not be good for you." Besides, this is our family's hard-earned money, can't it be wasted?"

"Go, who's with you is a family. Glancing at him angrily, Lin Qingxia said, "If you are worried about the money, just come with us and keep an eye on it yourself." ”

"I want to accompany you, but unfortunately this is really not good. ”

"Hey, when did I say that I asked you to accompany me?" Lin Qingxia retorted, and Zhang Xiaoye said shamelessly: "Okay, okay, don't be arrogant, can't such a big person face the reality?" Call me when you think of me, I still have to go to the celebration banquet of Die Hard, and the plane is about to take off." ”

After speaking, he also leaned over and kissed Lin Qingxia on the face, and then said, "This is a kiss goodbye, bye-bye." ”

Lin Qingxia glared at him one last time, and then got on the plane, she didn't resist this, even if she wanted to beat Zhang Xiaoye, she could only wait to come back, time was not allowed.

Driving away from the airport, Zhang Xiaoye went directly to the hotel, it has become a norm for him to participate in the celebration banquet now, and it is a necessary process for his film to hold a celebration banquet, unless he has no chance to do it on the street, but he has not hit the street.

The movies he produces every year are however, but in addition to celebrating his own films, more often he has to go to his friends to cheer for him, not to mention that he still accounts for half of the investment in "Die Hard", even if it has nothing to do with him, he has to attend.

The celebration banquet of "Die Hard" can also be said to be a little impatient, because the movie has not been painted at all, the latest release of Xiangjiang is only nearing the end, and the Waifu market is still in full swing.

It's just that at present, the local box office in Xiangjiang has exceeded 30 million, and according to the momentum, it may be able to surpass "Ace Agent", and it has also won 50 million US dollars in the North American market, the cost has been recovered, and there is still money to be made.

And this is still a popular and popular work, so successful in North America that Golden Harvest and Chenlong have a feeling of raising their eyebrows, at the beginning of "Weilong Detective" was so aggrieved, but now it is a hard slap in the face, so the mood is extremely excited.

Of course, Zhang Xiaoye is also happy, he also has to make money when the movie is a big hit, and he also gains fame and fortune, and the logo at the beginning of the film once again deepens the impression of overseas audiences, and further creates a concept, that is, the Hong Kong films produced by Shining Film Studio are excellent movies that should not be missed.

The deeper this concept is, the stronger the appeal of the shining film studio in the future, although it is a bit depressing, but in fact, in the North American market, it is much easier to build a company's brand effect than to build a star's brand effect.

In fact, it is the same in China, it is easier for people to remember a good movie, but they almost never go back to remember the name of an unfamiliar foreign actor, which requires long-term continuous "emphasis".

Even if "Taxi Speed", if it is because of the crossing welfare, Zhang Xiaoye has watched the entire series and does not remember what the male protagonist is called, and the same is true for "Violent Block".