"Xiao Kai, I found you a beautiful actress?" One day, Jiang Zhiqiang suddenly called in a hurry.

"Who?" happily turned the faces of that group of female stars in the golden age in an instant.

"Guess."

"......" didn't expect Boss Jiang, who has always had a straight face, to make jokes.

"I won't tease you, I'll know when you get to Hong Kong tomorrow."

The next day, a large group of people dragged their families to Hong Kong with great fanfare, and they were so happy that their eyes didn't bulge, "It's actually her, how can it be." Mr. Jiang, you're too good. ”

Jiang Zhiqiang smiled modestly, "The main reason is that you, a cutting-edge director, are too famous, and there are not many scenes, and you are filming in Macau, so people agreed...... She is of Portuguese-Macanese descent. Jiang Zhiqiang reminded.

In short, he was happy at the moment to see that his eyes were very adoring, and he couldn't help but look forward to the scene of collision with beautiful women.

The Hong Kong media is always the fastest news, and if there is no news about the big group of people going to Hong Kong, it will be in vain.

"Oriental Daily" took the lead in making a report: "The cutting-edge young director Happy took the crew to Hong Kong yesterday, and the new film is a Sino-Hong Kong joint venture commercial comedy, filmed in Macao, and it is suspected that the mainland will be involved in gangsters and gambling themes for the first time." It is rumored that the cast of this film can be called an unprecedented top 'luxury' ......"

Many Hong Kong people were shocked by the report, which was full of content.

First of all, the mainland is new to the theme of gangsters, and the location is in Macau, and there will definitely be gambling scenes. This makes many Hong Kong filmmakers want to move, when the mainland review is so open, does that mean that our films that have been rejected in the past can be sent for a try.

And a mainlander, even if he graduated from the United States and wants to make gangster-themed movies or comedies, God knows what it will become. Critics are generally unfavorable.

Not to mention the Hong Kong media, even the mainland media are the same.

Yes, indeed, you won the Berlin Golden Bear for your first film, well, awesome, very rare. But there are countless meteors that have died in the film industry, and the most common example is a passing example. Sometimes being decent is not necessarily wrong, and Huaxia originally advocated the golden mean. There is a saying: if you don't die, you won't die.

Since it's already highly anticipated, why take the risk of shooting taboo themes to challenge the bottom line.

So whether it's a dragon or a snake depends on whether you will die on your own.

Moreover, in this recession year, there are still people who dare to make a "unprecedented top luxury lineup", purely looking for death. It's a pity that the report is vague, and it is impossible to guess which celebrities are circled.

A reporter asked Andy Lau, he shook his head and said: "I would like to cooperate with young and promising directors in the mainland when I have the opportunity, but I am not in this movie." "Interviews with Liang Chaowei, Guo Fucheng, and Li Lianjie were all on the phone. Brother Chenlong? Star Master? Don't even ask. There are not even these people, so what kind of top luxury lineup are you?

After arriving in Hong Kong, he ignored the outside news. He met with Zhang Shuping, who was the film's art director and costume designer, and suggested a major change to the costume he had prepared.

"Zhang Sheng, all the characters are equipped with windbreakers, the length is arbitrary, but the clothing style is mostly British."

Zhang Shuping frowned, "British Fan trench coat? IMHO, this is very unrealistic. Even though Hong Kong used to be a British territory, Hong Kong gangsters wore suits to scare people at most, and they did not have the habit of wearing windbreakers. ”

"I know." Happy explained: "Zhang Sheng, you misunderstood, I don't want to make gangster documentaries or gangster hero films, nor do I want to shoot the street brawls of the old boys. This is a gangster movie with a unique style, and it is just about a gangster scene with a little spare money. But it's also a comedy. Now that you've got something ingenious, why not make a breakthrough in your clothes. Rest assured, the audience's receptivity will be strong. ”

Zhang Shuping shook his head: "In short, you are the director, you have the final say." ”

"How long does it take to get better?"

"Soon, no more than two days."

The props are also very carefully prepared, applying for a gun license for shooting, and the two large smoking guns have an antique pattern, which makes people have a desire to collect them at a glance. It's just that Yu Dong looked at the very conspicuous-penis in the pile of props, and his eyelids jumped, "Xiao Kai, this thing is not suitable, if you get it in, it will definitely be deleted." Happy nodded in agreement, "So in the version reviewed above, there will be no such thing, and it will only be available in overseas screenings." ”

Fortunately, he didn't get dizzy, and Yu Dong breathed a sigh of relief.

The final preparations were completed one by one, and the good news came one after another, and by the end of March, after more than a month of difficult negotiations. Led by Anle, it has reached a cooperation agreement with Toho Cinema Line, a subsidiary of Toho Co., Ltd., one of Japan's five major film companies.

The mountain and sea side gave up the buyout proposal of 20 million yen (about 1.08 million yuan), and the two sides reached a 20% free ** house sharing agreement, and the film will be officially released in Japan on April 5. According to this agreement, Toho Cinema Line will bear all the taxes, and if the total box office of Central Station in Japan exceeds 100 million yen, Happy will be exempted from at least nearly 500,000 yuan of box office tax.

This time the agreement was reached, and it is not clear which party is making the effort.

Winning an international award is a stepping stone, and the way to comfort is also a must.

Japan is still sitting on the title of the world's second largest box office market, and Hollywood movies are also quite "kneeling and licking", even in the golden age of Hong Kong films, including Chen Long and several other star films with great appeal in Japan, Hollywood blockbusters can only enjoy about 25-30% of the box office share in Japan. Otherwise, Japanese theaters generally buy out films directly from Hong Kong. Mainland films? There are no successful cases of export to Japan.

South Korea has a narrow territory and a small number of citizens, but the domestic box office is increasing year by year, and it has become a huge box office that cannot be ignored in the world, second only to Japan in Asia. In view of the strong literary and artistic atmosphere in China, and the fact that the films sold well in Southeast Asia, the Korean film company was finally taken over by Xijie Entertainment. paid about 185.4 million won (about 1 million yuan) plus 15% of the net box office share after tax, and the movie finally opened up the joints for release in South Korea. [Note: The exchange rate here is based on today]

The company releases 22 to 26 films a year in South Korea, including 11-13 Korean films. He is also responsible for licensing and distributing Korean films overseas. As a significant shareholder of DreamWorks, Sijger owns the distribution rights of DreamWorks films in South Korea, Hong Kong and Chinese mainland. Its projection company, CJCGV, has 17 theaters and 136 movie theaters across South Korea.

"Junim Station" will also be produced into a Korean translation and released in South Korea.

For Shan & Hai, what matters is not how much the movie can sell at the box office in South Korea, but the partnership with Xijie Entertainment.

In the United States, because there is an award clause in the contract, the screening date was set from the beginning, and it will be released at the end of the year. It's a Christmas stall, and if you can squeeze in, you have to be prepared to hit your head. Fortunately, Miramax's senior management has learned that "Grand Central Station" is a hot seller in Southeast Asia, and it has been released in many places around the world, and the reputation is good. As a key film for this year's awards, there should be no temporary withdrawal.

However, this kind of long interval between global releases actually has a great impact on the box office of movies, especially for Chinese-language films. Maybe when it was shown in the United States, a lot of people had already seen the movie, which is undoubtedly a very bad thing. "Hero" in the previous life was delayed for a year to be released, which is a living example.

In Hollywood, the videotape market accounts for more than 50% of a movie's revenue, and in fact, the box office revenue is only equivalent to 30%~40% of the total revenue of Hollywood movies. It is this diversification of income that makes Hollywood films not rely solely on box office revenues like Chinese films, and if there is a box office loss, it is basically difficult for the film to protect its capital.

It's a headache.

On April 1, April Fool's Day, "Crazy Smoking Gun" held a press conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong, and all the actors were invited to attend, and even Han Sanpin also took the time to come over to cheer.

Many Hong Kong media reporters, mainland reporters, and even Taiwan reporters have come here to see how powerful this unprecedented luxury lineup is.

Come and take a look, wow, sure enough, "luxury", they are speechless.

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