Chapter 578: Cinema
Jiang Wen has been in this circle for more than ten years, and he knows better than anyone where the bottom line of the General Administration is. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The General Administration's revision opinion mentions that the film's "basic idea has seriously deviated", which is quite unpleasant, which is a point to the film's position is problematic.
Who are you from making this film?
As Feng Xiaogang said, it mainly depends on Jiang Wen's own choice, and what others say is not good.
This is the reason why Lin Zixuan is coming now, it is useless to come early, and he can persuade two sentences at this time.
"I don't want to change it, this change won't be my movie." Jiang Wen insisted.
"It's okay if you don't change it, as long as you don't go to Cannes, it's fine." Lin Zixuan persuaded.
"What if you don't go to the Cannes Film Festival? Don't smash it in your own hands? I can't explain it to investors, more than 20 million. Jiang Wen hesitated.
If it is not modified, the film cannot be released in China, nor can it be circulated in the market, so it can only be placed in a warehouse.
In this way, the cost cannot be recovered, and the investment is wasted.
This is how making movies, there are profits and losses, if every movie makes money, then the film industry is too easy to mix.
"Don't worry about this, Mr. Wang is good to discuss, wait a few years to see the situation, maybe there will be a turnaround, and then you can sell overseas copyrights and recover the investment." Lin Zixuan proposed, "If the investor is not satisfied, I will guarantee it." ”
The total investment in Jiang Wen's new film is 26 million, Wang Zhongjun took out 18 million, and the other 8 million is the funds of other film and television companies.
With his fame in the circle, no film and television company will fall out with him for eight million.
After making two films, he earned it back, and he is now on the rise, and he is not down.
"Mr. Lin is now a well-known rich man in China, and he still has this credit." Feng Xiaogang teased.
Since the rich list came out, friends in the circle have made fun of this.
If there are really investors to make trouble, let alone guarantees, it's okay for Lin Zixuan to spend money to buy the film copyright, but it's not necessary for the time being.
Those investors are shrewd, and they would rather Jiang Wen owe them favors.
"I believe this, I'll think about it again." Jiang Wen responded.
Lin Zixuan and Feng Xiaogang glanced at each other, knowing that the words could only be said here, and the matter between friends could be clicked on, and they could not be forced.
Everyone has their own pursuits, if Jiang Wen pursues the film to be recognized, insist on himself.
Then you insist that he revise the film or not go to the film festival, not to help him, but to hinder him.
If you want to help him, it's not too late to wait until he is banned by the General Bureau. After all, this is not a big deal, if it really comes to the point where his life is at stake, Lin Zixuan will definitely not sit idly by.
The two got up and took their leave.
Before leaving, Lin Zixuan thought about it and mentioned it.
"Sister Liu has been a bit high-profile recently, and it is easy to be targeted, Brother Jiang, you have time to persuade you."
"She's like that, she won't listen to what she says, I'll give her a call." Jiang Wen agreed.
After Jiang Wen and Liu Xiaoqing broke up, they were still friends who could talk to each other, not as estranged as Zhang Yimou and Gong Li.
Feng Xiaogang knew that Haomeng Company was conducting an internal self-examination, and Lin Zixuan attached great importance to tax evasion.
The company's development has reached a bottleneck, or it has reached the ceiling, and it has been feared by Huaying Group.
If you want to develop further, you must open up new positions, and you can't always be bound by Huaying Group.
"Next, let's focus on two aspects, one is to go out and cooperate with Hollywood film companies, not only focusing on the domestic part, but also the problem of theaters." In the car back, Lin Zixuan said in a deep voice.
The sequel to "Desire" was scheduled to give Lin Zixuan a sense of crisis.
Han Sanping is the vice chairman of Huaying Group, and he will not help Haomeng Company if something happens, and he is not very reliable.
How to break through the behemoth of Huaying Group and get the opportunity for development is a problem he needs to consider.
It is difficult for private film and television companies to compete with China Film Group in China, so they can only take the international route and sell films all over the world to make profits.
This is what Good Dream has been doing.
Including using literary films such as "Spring in a Small Town" to open the European market, using "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" to open the North American market, and Lin Zixuan's "Xiaoxue's Adventure" with great expectations.
As long as these plans are implemented smoothly, Good Dream Company will be able to advance and retreat freely and with ease.
Speaking of cinemas, the cinemas in China are basically built in the early days, and some are even old cinemas before the liberation, which continue to operate after renovation.
Why is no one investing in building a movie theater?
This involves the issue of investment and return on investment, and it takes at least tens of millions to build a luxury multiplex cinema, and hundreds of thousands of projection equipment for just an ordinary cinema.
Based on the current film market estimates, it will take more than ten years to recover the cost.
Cinemas earn money from box office commissions.
Last year, the total box office of the national film market was only more than 800 million yuan, and some movie theaters could not make ends meet and had no money to pay salaries.
This shows that the market is not good, and the theater chain can't make much money.
In this case, no one is interested in investing in the construction of movie theaters, and it is better to do real estate if you have money, which has quick results, as long as you have a piece of land, you can make money.
As a result, domestic theaters are basically state-owned enterprises, and Huaying Group uniformly schedules films.
If the company wants to have autonomy, it must have its own theater in its hands.
"That's going to cost a lot of money, can we have fun?" Feng Xiaogang said worriedly.
"Let's make a general plan first, within two years, we will have our own cinemas in several big cities across the country, not necessarily new, but can buy or lease those poorly operated cinemas, redecorate, and save costs." Lin Zixuan arranged, "It's easy to talk with a theater, otherwise we can only look at other people's faces." ”
The cost of building brand new movie theaters in major cities across the country is too high, and even Lin Zixuan can't afford it, so he can only adopt this compromise method.
Wait until the funds are abundant and then fully roll it out, and continue to build the theater line.
He wants to set up a national chain of cinemas of Good Dreams, which is a long-term process.
"This is true, with the theater line, our waist board will be hard, and the box office of the movie will never be so low, and You Zi and I absolutely support it." Feng Xiaogang said.
As a director, he naturally wants his movies to have a higher box office, and with a theater, he can schedule films independently.
"Brother Feng went to Xiangjiang this time to talk to Jiang Zhiqiang by the way, and asked him if he meant to participate in the film "Hero", and everyone cooperated well last time." Lin Zixuan confessed.
"The Funeral of a Big Shot" was released in Xiangjiang in March, and Feng Xiaogang and Ge You were going to attend the premiere of the movie.
Columbia Asia Pictures is responsible for the film's distribution in Hong Kong and overseas, and Good Dreams is only cooperating.
Jiang Zhiqiang has his own cinema chain in Xiangjiang, and is familiar with European and American film companies, and is quite capable. (To be continued.) )