Chapter 381: Hong Kong Movie No. 2

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Even from a cultural point of view, it is not that Chinese culture is really not accepted and understood by the West. biquge.info Oriental culture is more subtle and pays attention to charm, but if it is handled well, it can still be recognized by the West, otherwise the later "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" will not be a great success in the United States.

If there is little investment, you can't make a big production, and there are still a lot of hard flaws in the story, then it is basically impossible to conquer the audience in the West, which is why only Chen Long's films in Hong Kong have some influence in the West. This has a lot to do with his investment, his "Who Am I", "A Good Man", "Police Story", "Red Fan Zone" and other movies are much less invested than Hollywood blockbusters, but in Hong Kong, it is already considered a large-scale production of more than 10 million Hong Kong dollars.

"In fact, Hong Kong is not completely without big film companies, Golden Harvest is good, it is already a top film company in Asia, but most of the films are still maintained at a cost of one million Hong Kong dollars, there should be some only hundreds of thousands, as for culture, I think this is not really an obstacle, after Marco Bō came to the East, Chinese silk, tea, ceramics and so on were welcomed in the West, even today, as long as you play the piano well, go to Vienna to play a song "Jasmine Huā" , It is estimated that it will also win applause, and even use the erhu, art will have some barriers to understanding and language, but as long as it is classic, it will win popularity", many of Chen Long's large-scale zuò movies have not yet been filmed, and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is even more far away, Chen Kangjie can only find other examples to illustrate his ideas.

After Chen Kangjie finished speaking, Liu Weiqiang nodded and remained silent, Fan Wenxuan was also savoring Chen Kangjie's words, she was educated in the United States, but in the big dye vat of the Hong Kong entertainment industry, his thinking will inevitably be affected by the environment.

"I don't know if I switch to Feiyang Entertainment, will I be able to make movies on my own?", Liu Weiqiang was silent and got to the point.

It stands to reason that this question should be answered by Fan Wenxuan herself, but Liu Weiqiang was introduced by Chen Kangjie, and Fan Wenxuan was not sure how to answer, staring at Ouyang Zhenhua.

On this issue, Chen Kangjie did not communicate with Ouyang Zhenhua before, but he is worthy of being an old partner, Ouyang Zhenhua has captured his thoughts from Chen Kangjie's words, so he came forward and said: "Of course there is no problem, and Feiyang Entertainment does not make small production as much as possible, as long as it is the script of jīng products, Feiyang Entertainment will not care about the cost, it can be millions of Hong Kong dollars, tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars."

"I would like to add that there is no cap on my construction, I believe that you get what you pay for," Chen Kangjie added on the basis of Ouyang Zhenhua.

"Is there no cap, can't you huā billions go to make a movie?", He Wanrong said.

"Actually, that's not a big deal, an American blockbuster may be 200 million US dollars, that's already more than a billion Hong Kong dollars, do you think it's a lot? It's really not much", Chen Kangjie didn't feel any fuss at all.

Liu Weiqiang felt very incredible, in Hong Kong, no company has ever said that huā spent hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars to shoot a movie, and Chen Long's filming of "Flying Eagle Project" was only 30 million Hong Kong dollars, and there were very few people who could exceed this investment. Could it be that Feiyang Entertainment really wants to make movies according to American standards? Do they have so much money?

If Xiang Yan was here, he wouldn't think it was impossible, only Feiyang Entertainment had such strength if he had the heart to do entertainment in Hong Kong, and one or two hundred million US dollars was nothing in their eyes.

"Is this all true?", Liu Weiqiang finally asked.

"Of course, there is no need for us to lie on such an issue, you can fully believe in our strength, and at the end of the year, we will buy Miramax Film Company in the United States for a billion dollars," Ouyang Zhenhua said firmly.

"The key here is the script, take your script as an example, it is naturally impossible to spend so much money, a few million Hong Kong dollars is enough", Chen Kangjie emphasized.

"Xiaojie, that script ......", Ouyang Zhenhua wanted to say that Chen Kangjie had written several scripts, but Chen Kangjie knew that Liu Weiqiang could not independently control the filming of those scripts at this time.

"Script, I set up a department to write and study scripts, the kind of scripts that can be formed in a few days or a week or two, I tell the truth, it can't be a very good script at all, unless you meet a genius, but in the world, genius is very rare, every good script needs to be scrutinized, and every detail and background is designed, which is definitely not something that can be simply produced" , Chen Kangjie's scripts he wants to keep by himself, so he can only rely on Feiyang Entertainment to come up with new scripts by himself.

"This construction is good, I think it's worth doing, I'll arrange it when I get back", Fan Wenxuan took over.

"The most important thing in this is the system, that is, to ensure the treatment of screenwriters, we know that in the United States, screenwriters can participate in the film revenue sharing, they have a good movie, the screenwriter can get hundreds of thousands of dollars, millions of dollars, or even tens of millions of dollars, but what about Hong Kong? A script film company can easily buy out tens of thousands of dollars, and it is already remarkable that screenwriters can get hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars, and the gap is so big. That's why in the United States, everyone is willing to spend a lot of effort to carve a script, but in Hong Kong, it can be done casually, and Feiyang Entertainment can not only establish such a screenwriter team, but also promise a certain revenue share to truly improve the status and treatment of screenwriters", Chen Kangjie said the key point of the core.

In 2009, the Writers Guild of America led a screenwriters' strike to demand higher salaries, but as a result, many films, TV series and film and television programs could only be suspended, and finally the management agreed to the request of the Screenwriters Guild.

"I know this, but Hong Kong's entertainment companies have never done this, so we haven't moved that kind of system over, of course, this is also related to our income and current business, Hong Kong entertainment companies' income is often not as good as that of large European and American companies, they face a very large genuine market, we are very small, which plays a role in restricting zuò from the source. The second is that we have just been involved in film and television, and the demand for screenwriters is not large", Fan Wenxuan seems to have not analyzed.

"Then why can a star get so much in one movie?", Chen Kangjie only asked one question.

"This ...... Because the star is the guarantee of the box office", Fan Wenxuan was a little speechless for a while.

"This is a deformity, too much attention is paid to the role of stars, in fact, as long as the shooting is good, even if it is a newcomer, it can also achieve good results, it should be according to the script to choose the right actor, not to accommodate a certain actor, and arbitrarily modify the plot, for example, some actors are obviously not suitable for playing the underworld brother, but just because he is a star, choose him, maybe there is another person who is more suitable for this role, just because he is not famous, he was rejected, will the movie made in this way really be a good movie?" , Chan Kang-kit is the first time to express so many opinions on Hong Kong films.

It's not that Chen Kangjie doesn't like Hong Kong movies, he grew up watching Hong Kong movies, and he definitely likes it, but Hong Kong movies are going downhill more and more after ten years, and Hollywood, which was originally the world's three major film capitals, known as the East, has been greatly challenged by Korean films, Japanese films, and even Indian films, and it is difficult to go to the world at all。

Chen Kangjie is very heartbroken about this, he may not be able to recover the decline of Hong Kong films, but he is willing to make a little contribution.

Liu Weiqiang was still bullying Chen Kangjie just now, that is, he deliberately took the school to Chen Kangjie, and now he quietly listened to Chen Kangjie say so much, he felt that he had met a bosom friend, and it was definitely a wise choice to be able to jump to Feiyang Entertainment. He lamented his good fortune.

"I'm going to go back and revise this script again, and by the way, I'll do jiāo with the Shaw Brothers, I can't just leave without a sound, I still have to finish the work that should be done by myself first", Liu Weiqiang wanted to stand up and leave after speaking.

"Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, no matter how anxious you are, you can't do it alone, making movies relies on a team, and now Feiyang Entertainment lacks such a team, you have to build your own team, you know", Chen Kangjie beckoned to Liu Weiqiang.

Digging the foot of the wall seems to be what Chen Kangjie is most willing to do, and he always doesn't miss any opportunity to poach people, he knows that Shaw Brothers has a lot of talents, some of them may not be famous now, if Liu Weiqiang brings a group of people over, it would be great.

After listening to Chen Kangjie's words, everyone said "little jiān businessman" in their hearts.

"I understand, I will do my best to build a shooting team", Liu Weiqiang is not a pedantic person, such opportunities are not common.

"I recommend a male number one, an artist under our company, named Guo Fucheng, I think his image is very suitable for the role in your script", Fan Wenxuan is very considerate of the artists of his company, féi water does not flow into the fields of outsiders.

"I've heard his "Can't Stop Loving You", and the image is not bad, but let's talk about it after I revise the script", Liu Weiqiang will not be too opposed to the people recommended by the boss.

"Investors or producers, don't interfere too much with the director's choice of actors, a play, the director is the soul, we must respect the director", Chen Kangjie finally said from Liu Weiqiang's point of view.

Chen Kangjie's words almost moved him to tears. As a director in Hong Kong, many actors are not decided by the director, but by the investor, and some bosses like to arrange their lover to be the protagonist of the NV or other roles, regardless of whether it is suitable or not, the investor dominates a qiē, which makes it very difficult for the director to do. If you refuse, you won't get the investment, and these people are often difficult to manage because of their background in the capital, and they like to play big names. The director turns into a sandwich cookie.

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