Chapter 207 Speak to the Governor of Hong Kong on the conditions
readx; "Hong Kong values?" Hong Kong Governor Youde chattered with interest, took a puff of his cigar, looked at the confident Li Yihua, and said with a smile: "Let's talk about it carefully, what are Hong Kong values?" ”
Li Yihua was very happy to see that he had attracted the interest of the Hong Kong Governor, but he still had to pretend that nothing had happened. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
"The economic strength of the United States determines its cultural strength. Over the years, Hollywood has been exporting American values and ideology to the world in the form of movies, which is actually cultural aggression against other countries. This kind of cultural invasion will not have a noticeable impact for a short time, but it is the subtle change that is the most worrying. ”
Looking at the Governor of Yude in front of him and frowned, Li Yihua deliberately stopped and asked him to digest it well, and after a while, Li Yihua continued to speak.
"Now that Hong Kong is in a period of rapid development, it is very necessary to promote a positive image of Hong Kong internationally, and I think that publicizing Hong Kong's culture, customs, people's living conditions, and its advantages will help enhance Hong Kong's international status."
"Young man, you mean to make a movie to promote Hong Kong?" Seeing that Li Yihua did not leave his profession in three sentences, and compared Hollywood movies with Hollywood movies, he has been an executive for so long, and he can't even see this, so there is no need to mix it up.
Li Yihua saw that he had already seen his purpose, and there was no need to beat around the bush, so he said directly: "Yes, it's just making a movie." ”
"Cinema is a magical thing, it can easily enter any country, not only can it be integrated into its international community, but it can also make money. We can integrate Hong Kong's culture, language, customs, and living habits into the film, so that the world can understand Hong Kong and be attracted by Hong Kong culture. ”
"So what type of film are you going to make? You must know that not all kinds of films with themes can pass through the world, and if they are not good, they will not only fail to meet the needs of publicity, but also damage the image of Hong Kong. ”
Li Yihua found that the old man who 'loves death' is simply a roundworm in his heart, and he didn't know how to say what he planned to make, so he took the initiative to propose it, which is really wonderful.
"I know this!" Li Yihua said confidently, "I plan to shoot the Hong Kong police!" ”
"Hong Kong police?" Governor Youde's eyes lit up, and then he became gloomy, you must know that the Hong Kong police are absolutely pitiful in the hearts of the citizens, especially now that the underworld is rampant, it can be said that there are police officers being scolded every day, which can be described as miserable.
In the 70s, based on years of evidence collection, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) had determined that there was a serious case of collective corruption in the police and launched a series of investigations into the police suspected of collective corruption, which caused a backlash from the police and caused a storm.
The Governor of Urde also wanted to save some face from the police, but the citizens had no trust in the police at all, which made him, who wanted to change the image of the police, like a cat biting a hedgehog, without a mouth, which made him depressed for a long time.
He also thought about using movies to promote the image of the police, when it was first released, the Governor of Ude once talked to Run Shaw about this matter alone, and Lao Shao's first reaction was: It is too difficult to be competent, mainly because he is afraid of losing money. I talked to the bosses of several large companies about this matter one after another, and they all said that there was no way, and eighty percent of the movies made would lose money.
Unexpectedly, at this time, the young man in front of him actually proposed to make a movie with a Hong Kong film theme, which is really not overwhelmed. Youde sighed in his heart, "Ah! I didn't expect it, unintentionally inserted willows into the shade! ”
"You've got to think about it, young man." The Governor of Youde looked at the young man and said uneasily, "Movies with this theme are no better than those commercial films, and those big companies dare not take them, be careful that you will lose money." ”
"I have faith in my screenwriting." Li Yihua said confidently, "This time I not only want to shoot, but also make a big-scene movie, I plan to invest 30 million Hong Kong dollars to make this movie, I must make a wonderful movie, and all my energy will be put into shooting." ”
"Police Story" will lose money, and no one will believe it in the future. You must know that this movie is a Hong Kong series of movies starring Jackie Chan, and it is also regarded as Jackie Chan's key masterpiece, in his previous life, Jackie Chan went to Hollywood for a few years after becoming popular in Hong Kong, but was not accepted by Hollywood, and then Hong Kong wrote, directed and acted in "Junior and Brother" to regain confidence.
But this is not the main factor that made him a superstar, and "Police Story" is a key turning point for Jackie Chan, and since then, Jackie Chan has started the kung fu film branch of "adventure action movies", which occupies a very important position in the Asian film industry. It is this adventurous filmmaking spirit that combines screen heroes with real heroes well, which has become Jackie Chan's proudest thing and his killer feature in the film industry.
"HK$30 million?" Governor Youde was taken aback, even if he knew little about the Hong Kong entertainment industry, compared to a movie with an investment of millions of Hong Kong dollars, he knew that 30 million was definitely a big deal. But thinking about it, the young man in front of him is a recognized talent, the movie released earlier, the movie made by 100,000 yuan has earned praise and a lot of money, maybe he really has a way to change the impression of the police through a movie.
Li Yihua wanted to use the power of the Hong Kong Governor to get rid of the disturbance of the underworld, and You De wanted to use Li Yihua's influence in the entertainment industry to change the public's impression of the police, so the two hit it off and had a good conversation on the spot.
"Young man, can you show me the script?" Jude patted him on the back and said kindly.
"Ok, the script is here." Hearing the words of the Hong Kong governor, Li Yihua took out the script from his pocket, presented the script with both hands, and then rubbed his hands and said: "This is the script in the early stage, and there may be some places in the script that are not very mature. ”
You De was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect him to come over with the script, looked up at him again and understood, and scolded with a smile: "You kid, I was waiting for me here, and the wine tasting just now was not to attract me." ”
Li Yihua smiled and did not speak, which was equivalent to agreeing in disguise.
You De took the improved English version of the script, read it carefully, patted his thigh and applauded loudly when he saw the highlights, and saw Huang Jiaju being wronged, frowning and scolding the superintendent bastard.
"Young man, let's call you Ah Hua, this superintendent's place must be changed." While talking, he pointed to the script, referring to the part where Chen Jiaju went to the police station to kidnap the superintendent after he was wronged, "This paragraph is not good, it will affect the image of the superintendent, and it will damage the image of the police." ”
"The image of the Royal Police is not something that can be changed overnight." Li Yihua looked at it and explained with a smile, "Now there are indeed contradictions within the police, which is well known to the public, rather than hiding them, it is better to show them yourself, which can not only reflect the determination of the political axe to rectify the police circles, but also win the favor of the public." ”
Hearing Li Yihua's explanation, the Hong Kong Governor nodded and said that he agreed with his suggestion, and it was indeed better to generously recognize the [***] of the police community than to hide it, so that it would sometimes win the goodwill of the public.
In the end, the Governor of Hong Kong urgently asked what the filming would begin, and it was necessary to recreate the positive image of the Hong Kong police, and it seemed that the image of the Royal Police was not in his mind for a day or two.
"Lord Governor, making this film requires a lot of internal police environments." Li Yihua looked at the eager governor of Hong Kong, it is a bastard to make money if he is cheap, of course he wants benefits by taking this opportunity, "There are still many associations looking for trouble or something......"
"None of this is a problem!" Before Li Yihua finished speaking, Governor Youde hurriedly waved his hand and said: "This is Inspector Li Jiachao Li of Oji, just look for him directly if you have anything in the future." ”
"Hello Inspector Li, please take care of me in the future!" The well-known O Ji Inspector, although he didn't help when he had an accident last time, but he will have to eat in his territory in the future, and he will rely on his help next time, so he said hello very friendly.
Seeing that he had a cordial conversation with the Governor just now, he knew that the young man's future was limitless, and there was no need to offend a promising young man, so he nodded and said hello.