In the past 06 years, Hong Kong films set a record low in 80 years in terms of film production and quantity, which has to be said to be a very shameful record, you must know that ten years ago in 1997, the annual output of films at that time was 186, and then in 1998 it plummeted to 85, and in 1999 it rebounded again to 169, and then it went all the way downhill, and finally dropped to 51 last year, not even a third of ten years ago.

Speaking of the box office, even if you don't take into account the factors of rising ticket prices and rising prices, the box office of Hong Kong's local films reached 400 million Hong Kong dollars in 1982, while last year's figure was only 300 million. According to box office statistics, the top ten of Hong Kong's annual box office list last year were "Painted Skin" (49.35 million), "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Soul Coffin" (35.82 million), "The Da Vinci Code" (34.82 million), "The Chronicles of Narnia: Lion, Witch, Wardrobe" (3061), "Mission Impossible 3" (30.39 million), "Superman Returns" (25.59 million), "Baby Project" (23.45 million), "X-Men 3" (20.71 million), "Antarctic Adventure" (18.1 million), "Ink Attack" (15.52 million).

Among them, the box office champion "Painted Skin" is a mainland film shot by Lin Yuquan, "Baby Project" and "Ink Attack" are co-productions, and the other seven are all Hollywood films. Hong Kong's local films have almost completely lost their home market. The highest box office of "Ghost Dragon" is only 14.89 million. As for "Wounded City", which finally won the box office of 18.41 million, because like "The City is Full of Golden Armor", it was only released in Hong Kong on December 21, and both failed to squeeze into the top 10 of the box office list.

This is the case. How not to make Hong Kong directors feel deeply lonely, especially the mainland films in the past are not worth mentioning at all in their eyes, and only Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, and Feng Xiaogang can barely be regarded as opponents, but now Lin Yuquan, who is rapidly rising, has surpassed all Hong Kong directors in terms of influence, even in Hong Kong, he has been the box office champion for two consecutive years, trampling all Hong Kong films under his feet. This has never been the case before.

In fact, this is why many Hong Kong directors are reluctant to attend directors' gatherings organized by domestic film associations.

The mood of Taiwanese directors is different. Because they have never been brilliant at the box office, Taiwanese directors feel more emotional and helpless, and in Taiwan, directors who make art films occupy the mainstream. Hou Hsiao-hsien, Yang Dechang, and Tsai Ming-liang are the only directors who can really be named in commercial films, and Zhu Yanping is the only one who can really be named, and the entertainment of artistic films is inherently poor, so naturally they are not blockbusters, and of course there will not be many investors to invest if they are not blockbusters, and in the end, the huge annual film output in Taiwan is less than 20 films, and the box office share is only a little more than a percent, not even 2%, which can be described as miserable to the extreme.

Sadly, to this day. Taiwan's literary and artistic directors still look down on the mainland, and they insist on their own film creation style, and almost all the Taiwanese directors who come to the commendation meeting make commercial films. So the number of people is naturally very small.

In the different feelings of the directors of the three places, He Ping's tone suddenly remained the same: "But it is worth noting that only about 80 of the 324 films have actually entered the theaters, that is to say, there are about 240 films that no one has seen, and after filming, there are a total of 5 films with a box office of more than 100 million this year, and 10 films with a box office of more than 50 million." These 15 films account for more than half of the box office, which means that the vast majority of films cannot be squeezed into the film market. Behind the prosperity, the shape is also very severe, Director Zheng, it was Wu Lao just now, this time you can tell me your own opinion! ”

He Ping's eyes looked at Zheng Dongtian, this old man who has passed the age of sixties may not be well-known among today's young people, but it is impossible for people who are really engaged in movies not to know him, he was born in Kyoto Directing Academy, he is a representative figure of the fourth generation of directors, although he does not direct too many works, but his artistic achievements are no worse than Wu Yigong, Wu Tianming, Teng Wenji, Xie Fei and others, and Xu Guming's co-directed film "Neighbors" is regarded as the early anti-Ding work of the fourth generation of directors, And with this film, the style of documentary aesthetics was established.

Like many directors from the Kyoto Film Academy, he returned to the film academy a few years ago to teach, mainly in charge of teaching doctoral students.

As for Wu Lao in He Ping's mouth, Wu Yigong, the leader of the fourth generation of directors, was the director of the Shanghai Film Bureau, the director of the Shanghai Film Studio, a member of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, and the chairman of the Film Association.

Speaking of which, this commendation conference is also a rare gathering of the fourth generation of directors, in addition to Wu Yigong and Zheng Dongtian, Huang Jianzhong, Teng Wenji, Ding Yinnan, Li Qiankuan, Lu Xiaoya, and Yu Benzheng also came.

"Then I'll be cheeky and throw bricks and lead the way." Zheng Dongtian smiled, took the microphone and said: "I analyzed, the reason why most movies are not released after shooting is mainly due to two reasons, one is that there are still not enough theaters and screens to fully meet the needs of the release, and the other is that the main theme films and niche art films lack commercial box office guarantees, and theaters will naturally give priority to the release of blockbusters in order to make a profit."

And if you want to solve this problem, respectively, correspondingly, that is, continue to build new theaters, increase the screen and like Europe and the United States, set up a special art theater, specializing in the screening of art films, the former is very easy to do, only need time and so on, through the construction of theaters in recent years, in another 3-5 years, the number of theaters in China will increase significantly compared with now, and the latter needs government policy guidance and guidance for the audience. ”

Lin Yuquan nodded, Zheng Dongtian got to the point, but it is not enough to rely on this, the key is the change of the director's concept, not blindly pursuing art, but also considering the needs of the audience. Many can get tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of box office, and it is precisely because of this.

Otherwise, literary and artistic films will not be able to develop sustainably, and there will be no benefits to the films. As long as investors are not stupid, they will not invest. As a result, literary films are bound to fall into a dead end, and they can only rely on government policy support, and can only make small-budget literary films forever.

And in Lin Yuquan's view, movies that can win awards but can't be seen by the public are meaningless, just like Jia Zhangke's "The Good Man of the Three Gorges". Despite winning the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, such a film. Anyway, he won't invest, and the public can't see what if the award adds honor to the people, except as a temporary talking point. There is no impact in people's minds.

After everyone discussed and supplemented Zheng Dongtian's views, He Ping's eyes were aimed at the leaders of Hong Kong and Taiwan directors, Chen Jiashang, president of the Hong Kong Film Directors Guild, and Hou Hsiao-hsien, president of the Taiwan Film Directors Association.

"In fact, when it comes to the shape of shì, our film environment in Hong Kong is really dangerous! Film production has decreased sharply, box office share has continued to decline, and there are very few good movies, "Father and Son", "Baby Project", "Banishment", "Wounded City", "I Want to Be Famous", there are few named movies to talk about, but this cannot be said that the strength of our Hong Kong directors is not good, mainly because the Hong Kong film market is not very good. Investors are extremely cautious in their investment, and there are too few films that are invested in every year, and they cannot compare with the mainland in this regard.

But look at the co-production of Guò. Films such as "Baby Project" and "Ink Attack" have achieved extremely good box office results, and in such a situation, I think we should increase exchanges between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three places, and there are many commercial directors in Hong Kong, and all we need is the opportunity to cooperate in filmmaking. Chen Jiashang said.

Hou Hsiao-hsien said: "Although we in Taiwan mainly focus on art films, there are still commercial film directors. In fact, many of our young directors want to slowly try to co-produce with the mainland, and Yanping's previous "Love Winner" and "Two Birds with One Stone" are very good. We hope that there will be more opportunities in the future, and we actually have a lot of good actors in Taiwan, but mainland directors and Hong Kong directors have rarely considered it in the past, and I hope you can give them more opportunities. ”

Lin Yuquan nodded, Chen Jiashang's words really hit the death hole in the mainland, there are too few outstanding commercial directors in the mainland, counting them, just a few people, Ning Hao, Feng Xiaogang, and Zhang Yi, compared to the annual output of 324 films, it is really insignificant.

In this regard, Hong Kong's directorial ability is indeed outstanding, isn't his "Painted Wall" just looking for Chen Jiashang? For Shuguang Film Company, what is lacking now is film works, and there are already directors and excellent screenwriters who have the idea of introducing Hong Kong.

As for the co-production of the three places and the use of more Taiwanese actors, Lin Yuquan is noncommittal, he prefers to control the overall situation, and co-production is inevitably constrained, and Taiwanese actors, in his opinion, actually do not have many excellent acting skills, let alone box office appeal, in contrast, he naturally prefers to use mainland actors, or those superstars in Hong Kong, and ordinary Hong Kong actors are not necessary.

The discussion continued until 11:30 a.m., when the morning seminar finally entered its final important session.

"Hey, Rain Fountain, how much are you going to sponsor?" Xu Jinglei asked curiously.

"Guess?" Lin Yuquan smiled in his eyes.

"I can guess it, but judging by the way you look, I guess your sponsorship is not a small amount." Xu Jinglei smiled and blinked.

A woman's intuition is really amazing! Lin Yuquan chuckled and said, "Oh, is it? ”

"Mysterious appearance, what is there to hide, if you don't tell me now, I won't be able to know later." Xu Jinglei pouted.

"That's right, so senior sister, you'll find out later!" Lin Yuquan's incomparably bright smile made Xu Jinglei's teeth itch with hatred.

Ning Hao didn't interject. Just listening quietly, he had never been interested in this kind of thing.

"Okay, then it's time for the bosses to show their talents, it's not a question of how much you sponsor, it's mainly about your mind, we all know that you're not stingy people, don't do too much." He Ping said with a smile.

Where is this afraid of more sponsorship from others, it is clearly to oppress people with righteousness, so that those CEOs can't pull down the sponsorship of very few.

Suddenly, many directors on the scene began to coax.

"Who's going to start?" He Ping said leisurely.

The CEOs of the film and television companies on the scene began to observe the situation of others, but no one got up, although this is not a comparison conference, but no one wants to be the least sponsored, and there is one more point. If the first sponsorship fee is relatively high, the others behind will not be so easy to step down, and it is inevitable that they will be complained.

"It seems. Only by name, Guoli, you are the executive committee member of our association, and you will start with it. He Ping looked at Zhang Guoli with a smile on his face.

Zhang Guoli smiled bitterly, and since he was named, he could only get up and say loudly: "Okay, I'll start with it." On behalf of the National Changsheng Film and Television Company, I sponsored 100,000 yuan of this commendation conference, if you have good works, you are welcome to cooperate. We are not only committed to the production and distribution of high-quality TV dramas, but also to the development of the film field. ”

"It is worthy of being a member of the executive committee, and we support the activities of our association, let us give a round of applause to Zhang Guoli and Zhang Da Boss, who has made a good start." He Ping said jokingly. I applauded first, and after the applause, I looked at Han Shanping, who had the highest status among the CEOs: "Han Dong, you are the pillar of our domestic film industry, this second one, it should be you anyway." ”

With a gentle smile on his face, Han Shanping got up unhurriedly, and said slowly with great grace: "The Film Directors Association is an industry association composed of famous domestic film directors and new generation directors, and the development of the association is the development of our film industry. The development of the film industry is the development of our film companies, so we will naturally spare no effort to support the activities of the Film Directors Guild. On behalf of China Film Group, I sponsored 100,000 yuan of this commendation conference, just like Guoli said, I also welcome everyone to actively cooperate with us China Film. ”

Later, He Ping was named next to each other, Wang Zhonglei sponsored 150,000 yuan, and Wang Changtian, Li Ming and others sponsored 100,000 yuan. The last one was Lin Yuquan's turn.

"Director Lin is participating in the activities of our Directors Guild for the first time, and he has not had such an experience before. But now it's definitely clear, how? The meaning is on the line. He Ping looked at Lin Yuquan with a smile, and he didn't relented at all because Lin Yuquan was here for the first time.

Lin Yuquan nodded, got up with a smile, and said unhurriedly under the gaze of everyone: "Director He mentioned it several times just now, yes, this is my first time, but I have been looking forward to the activities of the Directors Association for a long time, and I have not been able to participate in the first commendation conference in 05, and I have been regretting it, for the activities of the Film Association, of course, we Shuguang Film Company fully support, on behalf of Shuguang Film Company, I sponsor this commendation conference of 100,000 on behalf of Shuguang Film Company, welcome everyone to bring their own works to Shuguang Film Company to cooperate, In addition, I will privately sponsor another 1 million to show my support for this commendation conference, and at the same time, because I have to rush back to the United States tomorrow and cannot attend tomorrow's seminar, in order to express my apologies, I will have a treat at the dinner party at noon and evening today. ”

Private sponsorship of 1 million, when I heard this number at first glance, the scene was quiet, and almost everyone looked at Lin Yuquan in disbelief, this stroke was too big, and then everyone applauded warmly.

"Sure enough, it's a local tyrant, your pen is really amazing!" Xu Jinglei looked at Lin Yuquan strangely.

Lin Yuquan smiled faintly, he had considered the meaning, but after thinking about it, he gave up such an idea.

The time for him and Shuguang Film Company to rise is too short, although it is the most high-profile film company in China today, it has no foundation, and it is far from forming a real influence in the industry.

Now is undoubtedly a good opportunity to enhance the influence of him and Shuguang Film Company among the directors, and to achieve a blockbuster effect, it is natural to be big enough.

Now it seems that it was.

The reason why he sponsored 100,000 yuan in the name of the company and 1 million in the name of a private person is because it is not too out of line compared to other film companies. The final treat is purely incidental, and it doesn't cost much anyway, but it can better close the relationship with the directors.

As for whether it is too wasteful to do this, in fact, in Lin Yuquan's opinion, as long as he can get through guò, it is completely worth bringing one or two projects to Shuguang Film Company.

After the sponsorship session came to an end, the morning seminar officially ended, and everyone walked towards the restaurant together.

"Director Lin, I have something I want to talk to you about, can I delay you for a while?" A calm and eager voice sounded.

Lin Yuquan looked back, oh, it was Chen Desen from Hong Kong, he had directed "Thief Spy", "Spy Maze", "Children's Dream" and other films, he came to say hello to Lin Yuquan in the morning.

"Okay!" Lin Yuquan smiled and said to Ning Hao, Xu Jinglei, Feng Xiaogang, Chen Kaige and others beside him: "You go first, I'll come later, senior sister, you see if the dishes you order are enough, if it's not enough, you are responsible for ordering it." ”

"No problem, wrap it up on me." Xu Jinglei said with a smile. (To be continued) R655