Although it is troublesome to divide the box office account, the benefits to the mainland are also obvious -- it is easy to tie up the grass on the walls of Hong Kong that sees the wind and steers the rudder to the mainland, and this is much more attractive to the government, which is the first to publicize and the second to make money, than to buy films.

Therefore, Shen Chong feels that if Hong Kong films can be screened in the mainland, the box office sharing model is still quite competitive, but what the final result of this matter will be is not something he can control, what he can do is just to write a good report with his heart, try his best to advocate box office sharing, do his best, and obey the destiny of heaven.

Anyway, at the beginning of reform and opening up, anything could be born as long as you work hard.

For example, in 1985, there was a newspaper called "Modern People's Daily" was established in Guangdong, with a Hong Kong-funded holding of more than 7o%, and it was grandiose in the whole country, with sales of more than 7o, and the limelight even overshadowed the largest newspaper in the south, "Yangcheng Evening News", and became the most popular newspaper in many government agencies, which was unimaginable in later generations.

In 1994, the newspaper was dragged down by pig-like Hong Kong teammates, and then implicated by fellow Daoist friend Southern Weekly, and after nine years, it finally died, and since then, there have been no foreign-controlled newspaper media in the mainland. (Note 1)

……

Shen Chong stayed in the guest house for a day, and the next afternoon, he was summoned by the Film Bureau again.

The content of his speech at the Beijing Film Academy circulated in the Beijing film circle to an unimaginable degree, which made the popularity of "Empty Mountain and Spiritual Rain" soar, and the copy came out of Zhongnanhai, and was just sent to the Beijing Film Academy, and before it could be released again, it was borrowed by the Beijing Film Studio in the name of "learning from Hong Kong's advanced shooting technology", and the Beijing Film Studio released it for a day, and the Film Bureau took it away on the grounds of "referring to the mature overseas co-production model......

To tell the truth, this was expected by Yuan Shen Chong, who brought "Empty Mountain Spiritual Rain" to Beijing, and his original purpose was just like a tyrant buying a world-famous painting and displaying it everywhere, just to decorate his taste.

Hu Jinquan is recognized as a great master in the history of martial arts films, before him, martial arts movies were street tricks of chaos, after him, martial arts movies entered the house, their own school, become a unique film genre in the world film industry.

Together with Li Hanxiang, Chu Yuan, and Zhang Che, he was called the "Four Famous Directors" in Hong Kong in the sixties and seventies, and the rest of them have dozens of works and a cumulative box office of tens of millions, while Hu Jinquan has a few works, and the highest box office of a single film is only 3oo thousand, but he can keep pace with them.

Not only that, but a film critic once said that Hu Jinquan's status in martial arts movies is like Jin Yong's status in martial arts novels, and since him, there has been no martial arts.

Although it is suspected of having a good reputation, the martial arts movies with a good reputation in later generations are all shrouded in the shadow of Hu Jinquan.

Tsui Hark regarded Hu Jinquan as an idol, and first invited him to shoot "Smiling Proud Jianghu", and after falling out, he slapped himself and remade his 1967 classic "Dragon Gate Inn", which shows Hu Jinquan's great influence on him.

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is known for its so-called oriental subtle and introverted mood, but both the camera picture and the rhythm style are consistent with "Empty Mountain Spiritual Rain" everywhere, and Ang Lee admired Hu Jinquan in the interview.

There is also "Ambush on All Sides", where the heroine can't die, many places are almost completely modeled after "Chivalrous Girl", and Zhang Yimou also admitted to pay tribute to Hu Jinquan.

It can be seen that Hu Jinquan's master status is beyond doubt, each of his martial arts movies is a high-quality product, and it is the treasure of the film library, so Shen Chong spared no expense to buy "Empty Mountain Spiritual Rain", not only that, but he also planned to pocket "Legend in the Mountains", which also failed at the box office, but he was in a hurry to come to Beijing and didn't have time to start.

However, this careful thinking can be described as flattering to the blind in Beijing - those who like the artistic value of "Empty Mountain and Spiritual Rain" cannot see it for the time being, while the audience who has seen it is more concerned about other things.

For example, in this screening, most of the audience present are staff of the Film Bureau, and they are more concerned about the cooperation process of "Empty Mountain Spiritual Rain" to be filmed in South Korea.

After the screening, Wei Baoguo walked onto the stage with an arrow and announced loudly with red light on his face: "Let us welcome the expert from Hong Kong, Comrade Shen Chongshen, with warm applause, to explain the filming process of "Empty Mountain Spiritual Rain", everyone is welcome!" ”

After all, it was an administrative organ, the action was neat, although the applause was warm, but it was very restrained, Shen Chong came to the stage, bowed, and immediately fell silent.

"All the leaders and experts here are busy people who have a lot of opportunities, and I won't say more polite words here, wasting everyone's time." Shen Chong still did not bring manuscript paper, and made an impromptu speech: "Let me first introduce Hu Jinquan, the director of this "Empty Mountain and Spiritual Rain", who is a world-renowned master of martial arts films. Born in Beijing in 1932, he audited at the Beiping Art School founded by Xu Beihong as a teenager, and after coming to Hong Kong in 1949, he joined the Great Wall Film Company as an artist, and was guided by two old-timers, Wan Gu Chan and Wan Laiming, which laid an artistic foundation for his future directorial career...... His film "Chivalrous Girl" won the 'Grand Prix of the Supreme Technical Committee' at the Cannes International Film Festival, one of the three major film festivals in the world, and became an internationally recognized Chinese filmmaker......"

Shen Chong's mouth was like a river, and after briefly introducing Hu Jinquan's life, he added: "Director Hu is a very patriotic artist, he once said that in film creation, anything that is not conducive to the descendants of Yan and Huang and Yan Sù artists, if they take over the filming, although they will make a profit, they will be able to make a profit, but they will not be able to do it." ”

When the audience heard this, they immediately applauded, and some people broke the silence and applauded loudly.

Hu Jinquan owes Shen Chong a favor, and has a great relationship with Zhang Aijia - when filming "Legend in the Mountains", the two of them were called father and son, which shows the depth of the relationship.

Therefore, Hu Jinquan is half of his own person, and Shen Chong said good things at this time, which is to pave the way for the future.

You must know that after the establishment of the Chinese cooperative production company in August 1979, there was no business to do for three years, and it was not until 1982 that he cooperated with Japan and made his first film......

The mainland is deeply influenced by Soviet film ideas and pursues a director-centered system, and the most concerned about a film is the director, like Xu Feng, Shi Jun, Sun Yue and other leading actors are all Taiwanese, so Shen Chong brushed it over, did not introduce much, and began to talk about the theme of this movie viewing party.

"This movie was directed by Hu Jinquan for more than a year, on Jeju Island in South Korea...... Ah, I'm sorry, guys, I was wrong, it was Jeju Island in South Korea, and it was filmed there. ”

Chen Bo was in the audience, waved his hand, signaled that it didn't matter, and let him continue.

"This film is a story of being born in a monastery, and Director Hu originally planned to go back to the mainland to shoot and film, after all, when it comes to the beauty of the mountains and rivers and the grandeur of the architecture, there is no place comparable to the mainland, but because of the blockage of the Taiwan side, investors hesitated, so they finally went to South Korea to shoot."

"South Korea is deeply influenced by traditional Chinese culture, and there are many ancient temples left over from the Tang and Song dynasties, in this movie, what you see are real temples, and there is no tent set, but the temples in North Korea are not as magnificent as China's, so Director Hu filmed in many temples, and then edited and pieced together into one." (Note 2)

"Let me talk about the process of going from Hong Kong to South Korea to shoot a movie......

From the 80s to the 21st century, co-production is the main channel for the exchange and integration of the film industry between Hong Kong and the mainland.

“…… All in all, there are two main ways to cooperate in the production of feature films between various countries in the world, one is joint shooting, in which both parties produce directors, screenwriters, actors and other creative personnel to create together. The second is to assist in filming, one party invests, and the other party provides personnel, venues, equipment and other auxiliary work, charging a certain fee. ”

"The way of cooperation is different, the ultimate benefits are also different, if it is co-produced, both parties own the copyright of the film, and according to the specific agreement, they can jointly enjoy the income after the release of the film, and if the co-production, the shooting is completed, and the cooperative relationship is basically over."

"Xiao Shen, we all know what you said." After he finished speaking, Chen Bo said, "Don't hide it, say something we don't know." ”

"Director Chen, in front of you, how dare I hide it, I am really a shallow learner and my knowledge is limited." Shen Chong complained bitterly, looked around the screening hall, and then said: "I don't know what everyone here wants to know, if you have any questions, ask me directly, as long as I know, I must explain it." ”

"That's fine." Chen Bo stood up, turned to the audience in the back row, and said, "If you have something to say, just ask, Xiao Shen is a jack of all trades, the opportunity is rare, take advantage of it." ”

A middle-aged man immediately raised his hand, saw Shen Chong nodding, stood up and asked, "Comrade Xiao Shen, you said that the two parties can jointly enjoy the film copyright, so is the co-produced film a domestic film or an imported film?" ”

Good question!

Shen Chong was about to applaud him.

At this time, the mainland basically had no concept of copyright, and there was also a lack of understanding of the foreign film market, and the articles of association of the Chinese cooperative production company stipulated that the mainland enjoyed the right to screen films in China and foreign investors owned the copyright...... (Note 3)

This can be said to have lost watermelons and picked up sesame seeds, in the current economic environment of the mainland, how much money can be made by domestic screening?

When the movie is abroad, the box office will receive a round, the video tape will receive a round, the TV station will receive a round, and there will be dVd income in the future, online streaming media income, etc., which can be described as a duck to eat, and the mainland only drank a little soup, and all the flesh and bones were swallowed by foreign capital.

"It's a complicated issue, so let's start with the copyright system in a foreign country......

Shen Chong explained the current overseas copyright system and screening channels one by one, and finally said: "So I think that if you cooperate with overseas films, if conditions permit, you should try to sign a copyright sharing agreement, rather than just the mainland's screening rights, after all, this is a long-term business that can bring foreign exchange income to the country for a long time." ”

"As for whether a co-produced film is a domestic film or an imported film, many countries in the world have set a bottom line based on their national conditions, such as the proportion of domestic investment in total investment, the proportion of domestic staff in the crew, etc., if this line is crossed, even if it is a domestic film, if it does not reach this line, it is an imported film." Shen Chong put down the chalk and said, "I am in Hong Kong, and I have collected many countries' policies in this regard, and if necessary, I can mail them over, or bring them when I go to Beijing next time." ”

"Xiao Shen has a heart, we really need this information urgently, I'm welcome, please mail it over, we are in a hurry now."

"Okay, I'll go back to Hong Kong, I'll do it right away."

At this time, a slightly chubby woman about 4o years old wearing black-rimmed glasses stood up, and she asked with a stern expression; "May I ask Comrade Shen, co-producer, how should it be reviewed? Is it according to foreign regulations, or our Chinese regulations. ”

This is a major issue of right and wrong, Shen Chong naturally cannot be ambiguous, and said: "When you come to China to make a movie, on the territory of China, you naturally have to abide by China's rules and regulations. ”

"What should be done if there is a corruption and degeneration of the bourgeoisie in the co-produced film, which has a very bad impact?" The woman said very sternly; "For example, in this "Empty Mountain Spiritual Rain", the nude scenes of women appearing in it are a great insult to working women, and it will make the audience have lewd and vulgar associations, Director Chen, I strongly recommend that this movie be further screened."

I'll go!

In "Empty Mountain Spiritual Rain", only Xu Feng showed his back when he changed clothes, which insulted working women? Where are the lewd and vulgar associations?

"May I ask who this eldest sister is?"

"I'm from the Film Censorship Team of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture."

For a moment, Shen Chong felt that he was too optimistic about the mainland's film censorship system - no matter how relaxed the policy was, it couldn't withstand the censors' toss...... (Note 4)

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Note 1: If you are interested, please ask the name of Baidu newspaper.

Note 2: Hu Jinquan and Zhang Aijia are commensurate with each other, as well as the filming details of "Empty Mountain Spiritual Rain", all from the diary of Hu Jinquan's wife Zhong Ling.

Note 3: See "1982 Chinese Film Yearbook".

Note 4: In 1985, there was a scene in an American movie where a man and a woman were lying under the covers, with their hands and feet not exposed.

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