"Okay, that's all for last week's entertainment news, and now let's move on to our guest interview session today...... Who is he, I probably don't need to introduce him any more, right? Zhou Yimin stretched out his hand and pointed to the side, and the camera followed the half of the stage that had been darkened just now.

At this time, the lights were fully turned on, and the audience could see that it was Lin Youlun, the special guest of this episode, who was sitting on the sofa over there.

"Hello, everyone!" Lin Youlun said hello to the camera and the audience in front of the TV.

Zhou Comemin sat down side by side, and the camera returned to her, "First of all, I would like to congratulate Mr. Lin, "Crazy Stone" was a big hit at the box office, and it was so successful as a director for the first time. ”

"Actually, it's okay, my purpose in making this movie must be clear to everyone, which is to raise money for the Screenwriters Guild to build a new building." Lin Youlun leaned half on the sofa and spoke very relaxed.

"The latest box office of "Crazy Stone" in Hong Kong has reached 41 million, and many people are optimistic that this film will be enough to break the latest movie-going record in Hong Kong......" Zhou Comin first quietly helped "Crazy Stone" advertise once, and then changed the conversation. Actually, I'm curious, this movie is so hot at the box office, the Writers Guild should have enough money to build a building, right? ”

"You're only talking about Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Southeast Asia and other regional countries box office revenue, it's definitely no problem to build a building, and the rest of the money, I plan to set up a fund within the Screenwriters Association to support new screenwriters, invest in those screenwriters with good script themes and creativity, and help them transform scripts into movies." Lin Youlun didn't expect that "Crazy Stone" would be so popular. In fact, the share of the theater chain and the distributor is deducted. In addition, the revenue from the sale of ports in overseas areas is added. It's enough to help the Screenwriters Guild build three or four buildings, and there is still a surplus.

The movie script was taken out by Lin Youlun, and the money for investing in the film was also made by Lin Youlun, and the film copyright naturally belongs to Lin Youlun, but after all, it is a movie made in the name of the Screenwriters Guild, and it is obviously not appropriate for Lin Youlun to put the rest of the money into his own pocket, so there is a special fund to support screenwriters.

Many screenwriters in Hong Kong are dreaming of being a director, and everyone hopes that one day they will be able to hand over good luck like the director of "Seven Days of Love", and become rich with a debut film? But. After so many years, there are only a handful of successful cases of editing and directing, and Lin Youlun is doing this now, which undoubtedly gives more hope to those screenwriters who are in the "dream period".

"I'm wondering, after today's show is broadcast, will many people change their careers to become screenwriters from now on?" Zhou Comin said jokingly.

"In fact, there is no need, because the establishment of a fund to encourage screenwriters to create is only the first step in my plan, and I am now actively contacting powerful film companies in Hong Kong, preparing to complete a '100-film plan' in 10 years or more, with an investment scale of no less than 10 billion Hong Kong dollars." Lin Youlun spoke surprisingly again.

If the screenwriter support fund just now is just an appetizer. Now this '100-piece plan' can be regarded as a real big cake. If 10 billion yuan is really invested, the Hong Kong film industry will definitely have a big leap forward. The entire film industry can benefit.

Zhou Comin blinked in disbelief, and looked at Lin Youlun curiously: "In this case, wouldn't every movie have an investment of 100 million yuan?" ”

"What you said is just an average, with the development of film special effects technology, the shooting cost of big-budget movies will continue to increase in the future, and the cost of a movie in the future may be tens of millions, or hundreds of millions, depending on the specific situation." Lin Youlun explained.

"Does a good movie have to be very committed? I've heard that "Crazy Stone" seems to cost only a few million dollars to shoot. Zhou Yimin pulled the topic back again. Lin Youlun's plan of "10 billion and 100 films" is exciting news for industry insiders, but ordinary audiences don't pay attention to these, after all, this is too far away from their lives, and it is far less real than a real movie.

"Less than three million." Lin Youlun sandwiched his right leg on the knee of his left leg and changed to a comfortable sitting position: "Wu Zhenyu and Liu Qingyun, they have worked with me before, this time they basically starred at a friendly price, Wang Jing and Uncle Plagiarism all came to help me in the face, and the other actors are basically newcomers, so I saved a lot of money on the salary this time." ”

"Why don't you find a big-name star to act?" Zhou Comin then asked.

"Yes, there are many big-name stars in this movie, for example, Fa Ge played a street vendor selling snacks on Temple Street, and Xing Tsai played a passerby on the bus...... Didn't you play a role in it too? Lin Youlun said with a smile.

"When I watched this movie, I just smiled, and I didn't care that I also played a role in it, which is actually to blame the director, you are so few shots for others, so many people don't dare to say that they have acted in this movie." Zhou Comin said with a "look of grievance".

Facing Zhou Yimin's "resentful" eyes, Lin Youlun hurriedly hit Ha Luha and said, "There will be a chance in the future." ”

Zhou Comemin caught him and didn't let go, "So you plan to continue to be a director in the future?" ”

"It shouldn't be in the short term, maybe in the future, you know that I'm a more casual person, whether it's an actor or a director, it's just an experience, I position myself mainly as a filmmaker, of course, I don't rule out that I will encounter a good role or a good script in the future, and then I will try again."

"Can I understand that you have another purpose as a director or an actor?"

Faced with Zhou Yimin's tricky question, Lin Youlun was very helpless, "It's okay if you understand it like this, no problem." ”

Zhou Comemin refused to give up, "Then what ulterior do you have for directing this "Crazy Stone"? ”

Lin Youlun cried and asked, "You said it was unspeakable, can I choose not to say it?" ”

Zhou Yanmin looked at Lin Youlun with bright eyes, and his expression was very resolute.

Lin Youlun began to explain the reason: "Actually, it's not something that can't be said, in fact, when I was writing the script, I didn't think that I wanted to direct this movie myself, and later I sat down for dinner with several directors of the Screenwriters Guild, and many people complained to me that the screenwriter's status in the Hong Kong film industry is too low." In fact, in countries with developed overseas film industries, such as Hollywood, the status of screenwriters is actually very high. Because Hong Kong films made their fortune with martial arts films, they have long formed a pattern of 'emphasizing martial arts and ignoring literature', and then there is another important reason that everyone does not fully realize the important role of a good script for a movie...... I think this is very unfair to the screenwriter, so I took the opportunity of filming "Crazy Stone" to tell everyone that a movie can succeed without a famous director or a big-name star. ”

"But do you think you're even more famous than many directors?" Zhou Comin seems to be specifically going against Lin Youlun.

"But it's really my first time as a director, and this film can be as successful as it is now."

"You are particularly emphasizing the role of scripts in films, but just now you also mentioned that the cost of film production will be higher and higher in the future, so is it important to invest or script?"

"In my opinion, in the future, there will be two types of films, low-budget films that win with stories and big-budget films that win with computer effects, both of which have their advantages and disadvantages. Small-budget films that win with stories must first have a very good script, and often this type of story must be very close to the local culture, which makes it difficult for the universal value of the film to resonate with audiences outside the cultural region, take "Crazy Stone" as an example, it tells the story of the grassroots class in Hong Kong, and it can have a good box office in Asia, but the situation in the United States will not be very optimistic, and the audience who likes this movie will be very limited. But it certainly doesn't make as much money as successful big-budget movies. ”

Of course, big-budget movies also have the shortcomings of big-budget movies, which is actually criticized by many Hong Kong film critics, big-budget movies are essentially based on film technology, and pay more attention to visual experience rather than spiritual feelings, so the plot is often the shortcoming of this kind of movie. Nowadays, many people have a misunderstanding that if you invest a lot of money and use the most advanced technology, the movie will definitely be a hit, but in fact this is not the case, it will be very risky, which is why I do not recommend laymen to blindly invest in movies. No matter how dazzling the form of a movie is, it is essentially telling a story to the audience, and if you can't even tell the story well, you won't have more money to invest in it. ”

Lin Youlun said a lot in one breath, and Zhou Comin helped him conclude after the end: "A good story can support the success of a small-budget film, and it is also an indispensable part of the success of a big-budget movie, am I right?" ”

Lin Youlun nodded, "That's right, that's the truth." ”

"I've found that when it comes to it, you're actually trying to prove that you're good, right? Because you're a screenwriter yourself. ”

Zhou Comin made trouble again, Lin Youlun was really frightened by Zhou Comin's various "nonsense" problems today, so he had to pretend to be confused and said, "Is there one?" Why don't I feel it at all? In fact, I'm not the best screenwriter in Hong Kong, the simplest thing is that I haven't won a screenwriting award yet, have you ever seen a person who says he is the best screenwriter without winning a screenwriting award? ”

(The essence of the movie is to tell a story, the recently released so-and-so picture, I can't bear to look at it directly, it's a pity for Andy, it's a pity for Sister Chiling!) (To be continued.) )