Lin Zixuan can deal with it calmly, but Wang Zhongjun of Huayi Film and Television is a little anxious. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

At a gathering in the circle, he talked to Lin Zixuan about his worries, and the matter was Jiang Wen.

Jiang Wen's new film has been filmed and is in post-production, with an original investment of 20 million, but in the process of shooting, Jiang Wen found that a special camera was needed to achieve the desired effect.

The price of this camera in the United States is as high as 800,000 US dollars, equivalent to more than 6 million yuan.

When filming movies in China, the crew generally rents a camera and returns it when it runs out, the rent is about one or two thousand yuan a day, and it depends on the brand of the machine, a good brand is of good quality, and the rent may be three or four thousand yuan.

This refers to machines that use 35mm film, and machines that use 16mm film are much cheaper to rent.

According to the calculation of the filming cycle of a drama in three months, 1,000 yuan a day, 90,000 yuan in three months, and 70,000 or 80,000 yuan after discount.

In order to save money, the crew will try to shorten the filming cycle as much as possible.

When Good Dream Company first started filming "Party A and Party B", it rented a camera from the Beijing Film Studio, and an ordinary camera cost hundreds of thousands.

The more expensive ones cost millions, and they couldn't afford it at all, but now the company has several cameras of its own.

Jiang Wen doesn't have the camera he needs in China, he can't rent it, and no company will buy a camera of more than six million yuan, it's too luxurious, and it's not to make a blockbuster.

Jiang Wen's play uses black and white film, which is quite difficult to shoot.

He also wanted to add color lenses to the black and white film, which was very demanding on the camera.

Wang Zhongjun was persuaded by Jiang Wen and felt that this was for the sake of the movie and could improve the quality of the film, so he took out 6 million to buy a machine from the United States, so that Jiang Wen could finish the film smoothly.

In this way, the total investment in the film reached 26 million.

For Mr. Wang, this is not a big deal, he has the support of the income of the advertising company, and he has followed the trend and invested in several hit dramas, and he has gained a lot, which is not bad for this money.

I have to say that Wang Zhongjun's vision is very good, he may not know about film and television production, but he can grasp the market.

What the market needs, what the people like to see, he will invest in what he shoots.

At the same time, he pays attention to brand effect and will choose famous directors and actors to invest in.

Investing in Jiang Wen's new film is based on this consideration, but now he is a little hesitant, not because Jiang Wen's new film is not good, but because this film is too out of line.

Mr. Wang doesn't know how to make movies, but he knows how to watch movies.

Judging from the materials filmed so far, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the film to be released in China.

This film shows the story of the Anti-Japanese War period, the subject matter is sensitive, and Jiang Wen highlights the ignorance and numbness of the people, and it is unlikely that it will pass the censorship.

This is nothing, even if you can't get the box office in China, isn't there still an overseas market?

With Jiang Wen's influence in the international film industry, there is no problem in recovering the investment.

Mr. Wang was worried that the French Cannes Film Festival expressed concern about Jiang Wen's new film and invited Jiang Wen to participate in the Cannes Film Festival.

A large-scale international film festival like this pays attention to the new works of famous directors from various countries every year, and Jiang Wen is registered in the international film industry, and he is also a character, so it is normal to receive attention.

Zhang Yimou fell out with the Cannes Film Festival last year, and this year he took the film to the Berlin Film Festival.

Great directors have this kind of treatment, they are not afraid that no one will pay attention to them, you Cannes do not welcome me, I can go to Berlin and Venice.

"Director Jiang's temper is Mr. Lin, you know best, if the film does not pass the censorship and participates in the Cannes Film Festival, I am afraid that there will be problems, so you take the time to persuade Director Jiang. Wang Zhongjun pleaded.

This kind of thing is not the first time for Jiang Wen, and "Xu Sanguan Selling Blood" is like this.

Last time, the General Administration gave a light punishment, but he only wrote the inspection and paid a fine, and he was not allowed to use foreign funds, but as a director, he could not challenge the nerves of the General Administration again and again.

"Okay, I'll talk to him when he comes back from abroad, I don't think it will have much effect. Lin Zixuan responded.

Jiang Wen is in the late stage of making a movie abroad, and he will not come back until the Spring Festival.

Lin Zixuan was willing to come forward to persuade Jiang Wen, he didn't want Jiang Wen to be banned from directing because of his participation in the Cannes Film Festival.

After the filming of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Good Dream Company is ready to prepare its own martial arts blockbuster, that is, "Hero".

To shoot this film, the problem of funding is not difficult to solve.

Lin Zixuan insists on using mainland actors, and he can save a lot of investment in salary, and actors in Xiangjiang can also do it, but they must reduce their salaries, otherwise there is no need to talk about it.

He has no interest in the kind of actors who often use Hollywood pay to tell things.

If you want to talk about Hollywood salary, talk to Hollywood film companies, it's best to develop in Hollywood all the time, don't go back to China to make money, and if you can make a name for yourself in Hollywood, it can be regarded as winning glory for the country.

As for saying that without them, there will be no box office appeal, Lin Zixuan believes this.

Many audiences watch movies for international movie stars, and in their eyes, those who can mix in Hollywood are the real big names, and the box office will definitely not be high without these actors joining.

But if you want to say that this film will be ruined without them, and there will be no blockbusters in the mainland, Lin Zixuan expressed doubts.

There are excellent directors and actors with superb acting skills in the mainland, but what they lack is funding and experience in making blockbusters.

Once "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is successful and has a demonstration effect, this type of film will become a hot spot for investment, whether it is a bank loan or raising funds from society, it is not a problem.

For "Hero", Lin Zixuan will still use the staff of Hong Kong.

The difference is that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is dominated by the staff of Xiangjiang, while "Hero" is dominated by the staff of the mainland.

During the filming of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Lin Zixuan drew attention to the attitude of the Xiangjiang staff, distinguishing them into two categories: friendly to the mainland and dissatisfied with the mainland.

The former is the object of cooperation, and Good Dream will blacklist the latter.

Jiang Wen and Feng Xiaogang are both Lin Zixuan's preferred director candidates, and he is still observing several potential young directors.

Jiang Wen's advantage is that he is willing to spend money, and he can't be afraid of spending money when making blockbusters, he is not spending money indiscriminately, he has high standards for the film.

Feng Xiaogang used to be stingy, how to save money, but now he has confidence, there is no shortage of investment, and he has become bolder, he understands a truth, you can't get a high box office if you don't spend money.

If Jiang Wen is banned by the General Administration because of the new film, Lin Zixuan will have little choice.

He knew that Jiang Wen didn't listen to people's persuasion very much, but he always had to try it, it was nothing more than telling the facts and reasoning.

"If Mr. Lin can't speak well, then it's really useless. Wang Zhongjun said helplessly.

Lin Zixuan and Jiang Wen's friendship circle knows that from the filming of "Beijing People in New York" in 92, to "Sunny Days" and "Xu Sanguan Selling Blood", the two have been dating for many years. (To be continued.) )