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"Delegating power and money? Is that a new statement? Will there be administrative problems when making movies in Hong Kong? The old chief spoke. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"That's not true, the connection between Hong Kong's film companies and the Hong Kong government is, at most, a review issue before the release of the film, and at other times, there is basically no connection. As for what I said about delegating power and letting money, this sentence was originally a brief statement, since you are interested in listening to it, old chief, then I will say a few more words.

As long as it is in accordance with the planning of the script, under the premise that there is no problem with the release and the characteristics of the movie, I basically will not have any other requirements for the crew.

Making a movie in Hong Kong, how should a movie be made, there are not one or two people who need to be asked, and one of the most important contradictions is the contradiction between the director and the producer. In the Hong Kong film industry, the producer's power is very great, although the director is the real soul of a movie, but if the producer denies the director's ability, then the final shooting method of the film will not be shot according to the director's ideas, but according to the producer's ideas.

And for my films, I basically haven't been a director, usually as a producer. I'm different from other producers because I know a lot about movies. So as long as the director doesn't make my film out of the line, I rarely give other opinions. Maybe in this way, some people will say that I am lazy, and that being a producer actually gives the director so much power.

But in my opinion, as long as the director didn't make my movie bad, why should I bother with so much energy to care about them? Even as long as the footage they made was good, better than I expected, it was not difficult to change the script of the movie. I'm not interested in showing my authority in the film, I'm only not interested in the final film that meets my requirements.

So among the movies I supervised, the final box office was quite ideal, which was due to the credit of my film script, the efforts of the actors, and the director's shooting, but in the final analysis, it was because I dared to delegate power, did not interfere with the director's thinking, and achieved good results.

You must know that the most important thing about movies is coherence, each director has his unique style, after basically determining the idea of shooting, the requirements of the producer and director have been met, in this case, if the producer has to show his existence from time to time, then the movie is made, it is easy to erase the spirit of the movie, it seems a little messy, the lens and content become chaotic, such a movie, it is a bad movie, it will not produce any results, but will lose money. I've always been a fan of losing money, so once I've made things clear, I'll try to let the director shoot the film according to his performance and make the content coherent.

And the phrase "putting money" is easier to understand. Before me, Hong Kong films were usually shoddy, especially the Shaw Brothers films, and their film market was so small that the whole market became sluggish. Shaw's failure is a failure in strict control of funds.

Although I also have strict control over funds, I even have a professional accountant who keeps statistics on the money spent on film shooting. But when I make movies, I don't control money like Shaw Brothers strictly, and my investment in movies is that I have to spend money where I should spend it, and I don't spend money when I shouldn't spend it. is not like Uncle Six, who controls all the money that should be spent and the money that should not be spent, so in the end, the investment in the movie can only be wasted, and in the end, it will have to lose money.

When I first started making movies, I didn't have much money in hand, so I tried to save as much as I could at that time, but even at that time, I didn't make movies perfunctory, and the money that should be spent had to be spent, that is, to control the cost elsewhere. But when I have money later, I will not only deregulate the money that needs to be spent on the movie itself, but also other aspects, such as the remuneration of the actors, and the salary of the behind-the-scenes team, I will try to give as much as possible, in order to make everyone make money, and release money, basically in this aspect.

Just like the "True Colors of Heroes" I filmed, if that movie was filmed by Shaw Brothers or Golden Harvest, they would never spend more than 3 million Hong Kong dollars, which also includes the remuneration of the actors, and the wages behind the scenes, but when I made that movie, I spent 5 million Hong Kong dollars.

This is not to say that I have too much money to spend anywhere, but mainly because of the quality of the movie, which will have a good effect. If they were to shoot it, such a film might have a good box office in Hong Kong and a pretty good box office in East Asia.

But if you want to make money in Hollywood with a movie like that, it's basically impossible, and the box office will definitely not be too much. But according to my approach, the movie with an investment of 5 million Hong Kong dollars, not only did I make a lot of money in East Asia, but in Hollywood, that is, in the entire North American market, my film earned 30 million US dollars at the box office, although there is a huge gap in the box office compared to my other film, but as long as you think about my cost, no matter how you calculate it, I made a lot of money. At the North American box office alone, I was able to get more than 10 million US dollars, and even after deducting taxes, I got about 10 million US dollars in cash, and if I converted it into Hong Kong dollars, it would be 100 million Hong Kong dollars. An investment of 5 million Hong Kong dollars can be exchanged for a 20-fold return, this is just a market, wouldn't I earn more money from the money I spent?

An additional investment of 2 million Hong Kong dollars will give me an additional North American market and earn an extra 100 million Hong Kong dollars. Li Mingbao said this, his heart was full of pride.

This is a model of spending money to make money, and if he hadn't invested more than 2 million Hong Kong dollars in it, then even if he had a good relationship with Twentieth Century Fox, the film would not have been so high at the box office. The North American market alone has brought Li Mingbao a return of 20 times, and if an additional investment of 2 million is used, Li Mingbao's return rate can even reach 50 times. Even in the stock market, there are very few people who can make a lot of money at such a rate, and only movies can have such charm.

"It's not a loss, it's purely a small investment, a big return. It's no wonder that other old Hong Kong filmmakers basically don't make much money in Hollywood, but a little comrade like you is like a fish in water over there. I'm afraid that your notion of making a movie like this is the key to your ability to win over there.

However, your experience is not of much significance for our country. Because our domestic film companies, the main task now is to be satisfied with the domestic market, as for the foreign market, with the current ability, it is still not enough.

Although it is now a market economy, the film market is still subject to strict control, and there are some things that cannot be taken out and broadcast, which can easily cause ideological confusion, and if you want to solve such a problem, it cannot be solved overnight. In addition, domestic film studios usually have their own tasks, and if the market economy is completely transformed, the tasks assigned to them by the state will not be completed.

As for the matter of releasing money, it is not easy for everyone, and the higher management department has no money in their hands. If you put money on the movie, then the other terms and conditions will not be easy to solve. Generally speaking, in the domestic film market, reform must be changed, but the main function of work cannot be abandoned because of reform. In that case, you will lose more things because of small losses.

If you want me to say, since you, a little comrade, have such a deep understanding of the film industry, and we need talents like you to guide the work in China now, otherwise, you will simply make movies in China, and while guiding the development of the domestic film market, you don't have to put down the company you are holding now, it is completely a double win. The old chief said this, and the idea of poaching people was completely exposed.

As for letting Li Mingbao come to China to carry out the reform of the film market, such an idea is not a whim of the old chief, in fact, when Li Mingbao and his party came to the mainland, the old chief had such an idea. After all, the foreign businessmen who have come to the mainland in these years and months also attach great importance to security issues at home, not to mention turning your old bottom upside down, but the general things will not be mistaken, although the mainland side has not been very good at collecting commercial intelligence this year, but this is because they do not need to understand, and for big investors like Li Mingbao, it is natural to understand. They can't understand Li Mingbao's latest work, can't they still know some information from a few months ago?

Therefore, for Li Mingbao's ability, the old chief is still quite sure. can be controlled by various bigwigs like the Hong Kong film industry, Li Mingbao can still stand out from the encirclement, and recently put the previous bigwigs under his own banner, where can simple characters play well with such an ability? Although Li Mingbao's rise has many accidents, such as the attitude of the sixth uncle at the beginning, but in any case, Li Mingbao's own ability is enough, otherwise even if the sixth uncle gives the opportunity to others, others may not be able to take the risk.

So when it comes to now, the old chief took the initiative to poach him in front of Li Mingbao, and the treatment he gave was quite not low. guide the reform of mainland films, and at the same time be able to take charge of their own part of the industry. If this was said by the gang of people in the Light Foot Bureau, maybe this guidance would have to be greatly discounted, and if they were not careful, it would not be difficult for them to take back their power.

But these words came out of the mouth of the old chief, and the credibility of these words was quite high. As long as Li Mingbao himself does not die, from now on, after more than ten years, Li Mingbao's status in the domestic film circle, or in the entire entertainment industry, will definitely be higher than Han Sanye's status.

Han Sanye will still have the checks and balances of various bureaus in the future, but Li Mingbao will not have such checks and balances as long as he can satisfy the old chief and make achievements, Li Mingbao's status in the mainland entertainment industry in the future will definitely be the first, no one can shake it, and even all kinds of bureaus can't do anything about him.