Four Seasons Hotel, Hong Kong.

A sedan was parked in the underground garage, and a middle-aged man with an unattractive appearance got out of it.

As soon as the man got out of the car and walked a few steps, he heard someone shouting from behind: "Ah Cai, wait a minute!" ”

The man turned his head and said with a smile: "Brother Xian, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

The person who caught up behind was really Li Xiuxian, and the other person was the famous Hong Kong director Lan Naicai.

Lan Naicai used to work as a photographer for Li Hanxiang and Hu Jinquan, and his use of light and shadow is superb, and then he went to the Japanese film industry for a few years, and after coming back, he began to be an independent director.

Shaw Brothers, Xinyicheng and Golden Harvest have all invited him, and Kang Jianfei's Oriental Entertainment Agency also wanted to sign an agency contract with him, but Lan Naicai refused. It wasn't until Li Xiuxian sent an invitation a few years ago that Lan Nai agreed to join Li Xiuxian's Universal Pictures because of his personal friendship, and successively made several blockbuster films for Magnum Company, so he and Li Xiuxian were called "Double Dragons Go to Sea".

Since the year before last, Lan Naicai has cooperated with Cai Lan, one of the four talents, to make a series of CULT films. Two of these films belong to the three. The first-class films are all milestone works in Hong Kong-made third/grade films.

And this person is really chic, last year he filmed a "King of Force" that sold more than 20 million, and suddenly retired and stopped directing.

"Ah Cai, why are you here today?" Li Xiuxian and Lan Naicai stood side by side waiting for the elevator.

Lan Naicai smiled and said, "President Wu personally called to ask, can I not come?" ”

"That's just as well." Li Xiuxian nodded and said, although Wu Siyuan has not made much films in recent years, his voice in the director circle is still very high.

Lan Naicai sighed: "It's also the last time I've come to the meeting." ”

Li Xiuxian said sorry for him: "Ah Cai, you are now in the right age." I just made a blockbuster film, what kind of repair do you have before the age of 40? ”

Lan Naicai said quite casually: "I'm a little tired of filming. I want to take a break for a few years. ”

Li Xiuxian could only be speechless about this, because he really couldn't understand what Lan Naicai was thinking. is young and on the rise of his career, but he quits the film industry directly without making money, isn't this stupid?

The two chatted and waited for the elevator, but after waiting for several minutes, they didn't come down, but there was a sound of rustling footsteps from the parking lot.

Listening to the crisp sound, it was mostly made by a woman's high heels hitting the ground.

Lan Naicai and Li Xiuxian turned their heads to look, but they were young women with average appearance.

Li Xiuxian frowned and said in a low voice, "Why is she here too?" ”

Lan Naicai asked, "Brother Xian, do you know that woman?" ”

Li Xiuxian said: "Zou Chongyan, the daughter of Boss Zou, came back from the directing department of USC. I made a movie in Hong Kong last year and pounced. ”

Lan Naicai said with a smile: "It turned out to be the young master of Jiahe. ”

Li Xiuxian said in his words: "I heard that this young owner has a bit of an unpleasant quarrel with several other shareholders of Golden Harvest. ”

Lan Nai was just about to answer, when the elevator door suddenly opened, and he walked in first.

"Wait a minute!" Zou Chongyan quickened his pace and shouted.

After Li Xiuxian entered the elevator, he stopped the elevator door from closing, and waited for Zou Chongyan to come in before smiling at her.

"Thank you, Mr. Lee!" Zou Chongyan smiled and thanked her, she is still very familiar with celebrities in the Hong Kong film industry.

"You're welcome." Li Xiuxian said.

Zou Chongyan looked at Lan Naicai again. "Who is this?" ”

Li Xiuxian introduced: "Lan Naicai, the director of "King of Force". ”

"It turned out to be Mr. Lan, who has admired the name for a long time!" Zou Chongyan took the initiative to reach over.

"Hello, Miss Zou." Lan Naicai shook hands with her.

Today is an extraordinary meeting of the Hong Kong Directors Guild. Since the headquarters building was still under construction, the location of the conference was chosen as a hotel.

Zou Chongyan is barely a Hong Kong director, but she came to the meeting today. The main purpose is to get to know more directors and lay a foundation for the future management and development of Golden Harvest.

The three of them took the elevator to the hotel auditorium. Twenty or thirty directors had already come inside, chatting in whispers.

"Jurassic Park is finally over. That box office was really scary. ”

"Yes, more than 66 million, all of a sudden, Hong Kong's box office record has been raised so much."

"Don't say it, the film I made collided with "Jurassic Park", and it was miserable."

"It's miserable enough, mine also hit, and the director who said that he was going to be added will be divided into all the soup."

"You said that there are only a few Hong Kong actors in "Jurassic Park", is that still called a Hong Kong film?"

"Sort of, right? The main members of the crew are all from Hong Kong. ”

"It's not authentic anyway."

"People are going to the overseas box office, and there must be a few more Western faces in the actors."

"DreamWorks has made a lot of money this time, and the overseas box office of "Jurassic Park" is definitely not low."

"Well, it must be earned, and the investment of 400 million may be able to earn back at the Asian box office alone."

"I also want to make a special effects blockbuster, but unfortunately those Taiwanese guys are definitely not willing to invest money. Damn, those nouveau riche only know celebrities, and how much they invest depends on how many celebrity faces they can invite. ”

"What's the solution? The financiers are counting on Hong Kong stars to attract the audience over there. ”

"They invest to make quick money, and the production cycle is all pressed within two months. I pounced on his mother, and I gave two months to prepare for the filming and post-production, what wonderful good film can I make? "Jurassic Park" was filmed for more than a year. ”

"At least half of the investment in Hong Kong films made every year comes from Taiwan. It will definitely not work if it goes on like this, and once there is a problem in Taiwan's economy or box office market, Hong Kong films will be greatly damaged. ”

"What's the solution? You don't earn money when you have money to send to your door? ”

"I heard that some time ago, President Wu and they went north, and the mainland has promised to open up the film market."

"Don't be too happy, there is a limit of 10 films a year, and DreamWorks alone will account for half of it."

"I also have some understanding on the mainland, and I'm not afraid that the quota is small, but I'm afraid that I won't give it at all. Being able to open the mouth means that the wind direction is stable, and it will definitely be gradually released in the future. If you think about it, in the film market of a whole billion people, 100 million people will make money watching it. ”

“……”

Zou Chongyan pricked up his ears and listened to the discussions of those directors, and most of the topics were related to the just-painted "Jurassic Park".

As a master's degree in directing at USC, Zou Chongyan actually has a lot of contempt for Hong Kong films, and she looks down on the Hong Kong film industry because it is too naïve compared to Hollywood. The Hong Kong film industry doesn't even have a clear process for film production, most of the time the filming is made according to the unspoken rules of convention, and the establishment of a film is also very arbitrary, and the person in charge pats his head and decides, sometimes the script is not even ready after the film is started.

She feels that both Hong Kong film production and Hong Kong cinemas are in a state of disorder, which is not what a mature film industry system should look like, and once there is a problem in the foreign market, it will lead to a terrible chain reaction.

Zou Chongyan wanted to realize Hollywood-style reforms within Golden Harvest, but he only revealed some meanings, and was persuaded by the old men of Golden Harvest headed by He Guanchang.

Everyone understands the truth, but it is difficult to do. Golden Harvest implements a satellite company system for independent production, and in recent years, most of the films have been funded by Taiwan, so it is too difficult to completely follow the process, and it is a joke to do things according to the rules.

Unless Golden Harvest can be like Kang Jianfei's dream factory, all the funds are self-sufficient, then there is room for operation.

Hollywood's system has been continuously improved for decades, and it is completely impossible for Zou Chongyan to reform Golden Harvest in a short period of time, and it may be okay to replace Golden Harvest with the Shaw Brothers more than ten years ago, but it is too late now.

It is precisely because of this that Zou Chongyan, who wants to make achievements, that he mentioned that Yì Jiahe should reduce the number of films produced and increase the investment in overseas cinemas.

"Mr. Kang is here!"

"Hello Director Kang."

"Boss Kang came so early."

"Mr. Kang, I just got a good script......"

Suddenly, the auditorium was bustling with activity, and all the members of the Directors Guild were looking at the man who had just entered.

The new box office record of 66.43 million is already an insurmountable gap in front of all Hong Kong directors, and it is a survival that they can only look up to.

At least for two or three years, don't expect anyone to break this box office record. Even if you look at Kang Jianfei's unpleasant director, he doesn't dare to say a strange word in public, because the box office is the most powerful proof of strength.

Kang Jianfei is standing there, he is the NO.1 in Hong Kong movies, you have to admit it if you don't admit it.

Even Huang Baiming, Cheng Long and others put down the shelves of big directors and big stars, and walked over enthusiastically to shake hands with Kang Jianfei and say hello.

Zou Chongyan may have a disdain for many directors in Hong Kong, but he admires Kang Jianfei very much, because the Eastern Group founded by Kang Jianfei is the template in Zou Chongyan's heart. She also wants to develop Jiahe like that, but unfortunately there are too many constraints to implement it.

"Hello Mr. Kang!" Zou Chongyan was reserved for a while, and couldn't help but go up to shake hands.

"You are?" Kang Jianfei has never seen this woman at all, and he can't think of any powerful female director in Hong Kong.

Zou Chongyan introduced himself with a smile: "The contemptible surname is Zou." ”

Introducing his surname as Zou, but without saying his name, Kang Jianfei said tentatively: "Boss Jiahe Zou is ......"

"It's my father." Zou Chongyan said.

"It turned out to be Miss Zou, hello hello!" Kang Jianfei laughed, not caring much. This Zou Qianjin is not beautiful, and the two are destined to have little chance to cooperate, so Kang Jianfei is really not interested in her.

When the time came, more than 40 directors had gathered in the auditorium, and this was not all the members of the Directors Guild.

Wu Siyuan, as the chairman of the association, went up to speak, and said: "A few days ago, Hong Kong released a sci-fi film comparable to "Star Wars", setting an astonishing box office record of 66.43 million. Here, I would like to congratulate director Kang Jianfei, and I wish "Jurassic Park" a big hit at the overseas box office in the future. (To be continued......)