Because of his relationship with the original author of "Gone with the Wind", Lin Zixuan obtained the screening rights of the film in China from Paramount Pictures, and Lin Xiaoling personally brought back the copy of the film.

This will shorten the gap with the domestic premiere time in the United States.

Although the price is expensive, Lin Xiaoling has seen the movie in the United States and is very shocked, thinking that it is definitely worth the money.

Lin Zixuan gathered the main leaders of Star Film Company, including directors such as Zheng Zhengqiu and Hong Shen, actors and technicians, as well as film lovers like Zhou Shoujuan.

Let's get a sneak peek at the theater together.

This is not only a benefit for employees, but also for them to see American blockbusters and learn a little.

In the Chinese film industry, an investment of 100,000 yuan is a big production, and this "Gone with the Wind" has invested millions of dollars.

Although there is a factor of high remuneration for American stars, you get what you pay for, and you have to see where Americans spend their money.

The content of the movie is familiar to everyone, after all, it is a novel written by Lin Zixuan, and there is also a Chinese version of "Gone with the Wind" in China.

The curtain opens, and the screening begins.

A picture of the history of the American Civil War period is displayed in front of everyone.

Lin Zixuan watched and compared, and he still had a version of "Gone with the Wind" starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in his mind.

It is worthy of the excellent production of a big film company, both the props and the scenes are quite realistic, and there is no place to fool the audience.

The most shocking thing is the grand war scenes, thousands of extras are needed alone, and in this era without computer stunts, the difficulty of filming can be imagined.

The acting skills of the two actors are remarkable. The supporting characters also have their own characteristics, which can be called a classic.

The film was shot on color film. Enhance the viewability of the picture, so that the audience has a more realistic feeling.

Lin Zixuan feels that Chinese films are about to enter the color era. Otherwise, the gap with Hollywood movies will get bigger and bigger.

At the end of the three-hour screening, there was silence within Star Films.

They may be the top talents in the Chinese film industry, but there is still a big gap between them and the Hollywood film industry.

Zhou Shoujuan was specially invited by Lin Zixuan.

As the editor of "Declaration", Zhou Shoujuan is a professional film critic, and the film reviews he writes have a great influence on the audience in Shanghai.

He sighed with emotion after watching the movie, originally thought that there was not much gap between Chinese movies and world movies, but after watching "Gone with the Wind", he discovered the fundamental difference between American movies and Chinese movies.

That is, the pattern is too small, at least in China, there is no such grand war scene.

Lin Zixuan agrees with this statement, China's film market is indeed too small.

If you invest millions to make a movie. There is no way to recover the cost at all, and now the highest-grossing movie in China is "Havoc in Heaven", with a box office of less than 300,000, which is still the result of continuous screening.

In the United States, there are movie theaters all over the country, and it has become a habit for audiences to go to theaters to watch movies.

It is normal for a good movie to receive millions of box office, and with the overseas box office, it is not a problem to make money.

Without big investment, there will be no big scenes, and there will be no big productions. and American movies are not on the same starting line.

Lin Zixuan feels that starting from "Gone with the Wind", American movies will usher in a blockbuster era.

The so-called blockbuster is a phenomenal movie with big investment, big production, big director, big star, and big scene.

In later generations, China's blockbuster era began with that "Hero". Although there are mixed reviews of the plot of the movie, it is undeniable that it has opened a precedent for domestic blockbusters.

As a traverser. watched "Gone with the Wind", Lin Zixuan also wanted to shoot a domestic blockbuster.

In this age of no computer stunts. It is not very reliable to shoot martial arts films such as "Heroes", and even less so Xianxia. It's better to shoot a war movie with a grand scene.

The people of Star Film Company are still discussing that this film will have a great impact on the Chinese film industry.

Lin Zixuan called a meeting of key personnel to discuss the feasibility of shooting a Chinese-style blockbuster.

He thought of several themes, one of which was the Sino-Japanese First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle.

The naval battle between the Qing government and Japan in 1894 was of profound significance to China, as the Beiyang Naval Division was wiped out and the Treaty of Shimonoseki was signed.

As a result, people of insight in China have come to their senses, and it turns out that Japan, a former close neighbor, is already so powerful.

Lin Zixuan saw a movie about this naval battle in later generations.

The most memorable picture is that Deng Shichang commanded the warship to crash into the Japanese capital ship "Yoshino", determined to die with the enemy, and finally all the officers and men of the ship died heroically.

If the Sino-Japanese naval battle is filmed in this era, it will definitely be able to arouse the hatred of the Chinese towards the Japanese.

Another theme is the capture of the capital by the Eight-Nation Alliance, and there are also big scenes here.

It can show the atrocities of the Eight-Nation Coalition in China and arouse the patriotic feelings of the people to resist imperialism.

But it is difficult to find so many foreigners willing to star, and can only let Chinese pretend to be foreigners.

The third theme is the Xinhai Revolution, which was a major event in which the Chinese overthrew thousands of years of imperial dynasty and established the Republic of China.

This movie is more appropriate for the current Northern Expedition War.

The only problem is that many of the parties are still alive, and I am afraid that it will be very troublesome when shooting.

Lin Zixuan proposed these three topics for everyone to discuss, and anyone who has other good ideas can also say it.

For the shooting of Chinese-style blockbusters, the executives of Star Film Company are very excited, and they are inspired by "Gone with the Wind", so they naturally have the intention of competing with American film companies.

They believe that with investment, they can also make Chinese blockbusters.

The theme of the Eight-Nation Coalition was first vetoed, this incident happened in Beiping, and there was also the scene of the burning of the Old Summer Palace, which is not easy to replicate.

Regarding the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle and the Xinhai Revolution, everyone has different opinions.

The difficulty of the First Sino-Japanese Naval War was that it was necessary to shoot on the water, at least one warship, even if it was not a warship, it was necessary to have a big ship to make a show, and this kind of big scene is not easy to shoot in today's Shanghai.

Due to the start of the Northern Expedition, many foreign warships docked on the Huangpu River.

If you suddenly get a warship to come out, it is easy to cause misunderstanding, and you will have to report it to the concession authorities.

The difficulty of the Xinhai Revolution was relatively small, but many of the people who were still alive were important members of the Guangzhou Nationalist Government, and once there was a plot to scandalize a certain person in the movie, it was easy to cause controversy.

That's the difficulty of making a film in China.

Taking this into account, considering that, and finally making a movie that satisfies all parties, but the audience is not satisfied.

Lin Zixuan thought about it, put aside the theme of the Xinhai Revolution for the time being, and waited for two years.

His original intention was also to photograph the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle, which was the first large-scale war between China and Japan in modern times.

He wants to use this film to expose Japan's wolf ambitions for China, and through Ding Ruchang and Deng Shichang and others, he will show the determination of the Chinese to never give in and fight to the end.

After Deng Shichang's death, Guangxu once wrote two sentences: On this day, the world is full of tears, and there is a strong navy.

Lin Zixuan is ready to invest 200,000 yuan to shoot "Jiawu Fengyun", reproducing the tragic naval war 30 years ago.

It will be another confrontation between him and the Japanese. (To be continued.) )