Chapter 207: Absurd Reality [2/3]
It is said that the early domestic film and television industry was actually very small.
Because the film market was sluggish at that time, it was always those people who were able to pull down those who invested in making movies.
So under the circumstances at that time, the situation of acquaintances holding together was more serious.
Expressions such as the so-called Beijing circle, Shanghai circle, Hong Kong circle, and northwest circle were mostly formed at that time.
Regardless of whether this circle culture is right or wrong, one thing that cannot be denied is that they did exist.
Because, for a small studio like Ningxia Film Factory, it is more uncomfortable.
After all, there is such a behemoth as the Western Film Studio standing next to them, and even if there is a good project, it will not be their turn.
In the words of Yang Hongtao, director of Ningying Film Studio, that is, "there are a total of 37 state-owned film factories in Huaxia and more than 4,000 film and television production companies around the country. ”
He was not modest in his words.
You must know that a few years ago, Ning Film Studio was almost revoked by the National Film Administration because of a debt of more than 5 million.
It can be seen from this how miserable Ning Film Studio is to get mixed up.
The so-called "did evil in the previous life, and the county was attached to Guo; The evil is full of evil, and it is attached to the provincial city of Guo", it is said that they are it.
Fortunately, after entering the millennium, the Western Film Studio gradually declined.
Ningying Studio saw a glimmer of light.
……
On the way to the teahouse, Gao Fei looked at the planning note handed over by Ning Ying Studio, and listened to Han Li explain there.
"Yes, it's a good project!"
After a while, I saw Gao Fei's eyes narrowing slightly and nodding slowly.
The reason why Gao Fei didn't say that it was a good book, but just praised it as a good project,
Therefore, after making so many movies, "Painted Skin" is a rare purely commercial film he has ever seen.
Whether it is from the idea of the script or from the overall film planning, this film always considers things from a commercial point of view.
Therefore, although the movie is not very good in terms of script, Gao Fei still feels that he can get in touch with it first.
However, Han Li suddenly remembered what happened to the audition in the courtyard just now, so after hesitating for a moment, she still confessed:
"Boss, there's a piece of news that I haven't confirmed yet, but I think it should be true."
Facing Gao Fei's puzzled eyes, he saw Han Li dutifully and said:
"According to my understanding, although Ningying Studio is the initiator and investor of the project "Painted Skin".
But they handed over the main shooting task of "Painted Skin" to Beijing Times Audio-Visual Co., Ltd. to complete. ”
"Not long ago, because the investment in the film has not been in place for a long time, the Beijing Times has lost confidence in the project of "Painted Skin", so it chose to withdraw halfway."
Speaking of this, Han Li couldn't help but say helplessly:
"I heard that Zhen Dan's side was almost talking to Ning Film Studio, but after learning the news, I bought a plane ticket to go back to Xiangjiang overnight, saying that I was not feeling well and wanted to recuperate for a while."
Hearing this, Gao Fei couldn't help but shake his head with a smile.
Boy! scared the actors so much that they flew back overnight, and this project seems to be really unusual.
If he were the director of Ningying Studio, it is estimated that he would have the intention of killing Zhen Bullet now.
After all, for investors, this is definitely big bad news.
……
For this reason, after seeing Pang Hong in the teahouse, the two exchanged two words, and as soon as they sat down, Gao Fei got straight to the point:
"Mr. Pang, I heard that Zhen Bullet withdrew overnight, is this true~ Is this true?"
As soon as Gao Fei said this, Pang Hong was stunned.
But he didn't expect that Gao Fei, a young man, was so sophisticated in his methods that he would directly attack his old man without giving him a chance to show his eloquence.
It's just that no matter how Pang Hong complains in his heart, he still has to face the problem of Gao Fei.
So after Pang Hong was stunned for a moment, he smiled and said:
"Yes, there is such a thing."
With that calm face, it seemed as if he didn't care about Zhen Dan's departure at all.
Seeing this, Goofy couldn't help but look at him with interest, wanting to see how he explained.
On the other side, Pang Hong was relieved to see that Gao Fei did not chase after him.
So after a simple organization of language, I saw Pang Hong explain with a smile:
"Mr. Gao, there are some things that you may not be clear."
"For the project "Painted Skin", the initial expectation of our Ning Film Studio was: this must be a blockbuster that can guarantee market share in China and be competitive internationally."
Speaking of this, Pang Hong couldn't help but smile bitterly:
"I'm not afraid of your jokes, I have already made a military order with the factory, if the box office of "Painted Skin" does not have 100 million, I will jump off the building directly!"
Facing Gao Fei's surprised eyes, I saw Pang Hong then explain:
"So from the beginning, what we wanted to do was a commercial blockbuster."
"The reason why Zhen Dan was invited is also because he likes his international influence."
Hearing this, Gao Fei couldn't help but be speechless.
He never imagined that he would hear the word again in one day.
It's just that then I saw Pang Hong's voice change and said with a smile:
"So Zhen Dan left, I don't think it's bad news."
"After all, with Mr. Gao joining us, why should we spend a lot of money to invite him."
In other words, Pang Hong's words are not completely touting Gao Fei.
Because the purpose of inviting Zhen Dan is really to rely on him to resist the box office.
Therefore, even though Zhen Dan offered a high price of 9 million Hong Kong dollars, Ning Film Studio still gritted his teeth and agreed.
But now that Gao Fei is also interested in the project "Painted Skin", Pang Hong naturally can't wait for Zhen to run away.
After all, Gao Fei's current movie box office is much higher than Zhen Dan's.
When it comes to box office appeal, he may not be the opponent of Gao Fei, a young man.
On the other side, as soon as Pang Hong's voice fell, Gao Fei couldn't help but show a strange look on his face.
As for Han Li, she couldn't help laughing.
Looking at Pang Hong on the other side, he was confused.
Seeing this, Gao Fei hurriedly restrained his emotions and said:
"I'm sorry, I just remembered something else."
But in any case, the actor's escape is over.
It's just that it's not that easy to get high and pay for it.
So he asked Pang Hong in detail about some behind-the-scenes details of the movie.
……
Half an hour later, after some exchanges, Gao Fei finally got a general understanding of the whole project.
To be honest, after learning more about the inside story, I had to say a word about the courage of Ning Film Studio.
After the project was confirmed, Ningying Film Studio actually relied on borrowing 10 million yuan from Ningxia Radio and Television Station to officially start operation.
If it weren't for the fact that there were already 10 million lying on the account of "Painted Skin", Beijing Century Jiaying, Dinglongda Jingcheng Company, Xiangjiang Taiji Pictures, Singapore Blue Ocean Film and Television and other companies would not have taken the bait one by one.
It can be said that they dared to plan this kind of commercial blockbuster with an investment of more than 100 million yuan without much savings.
And what made Gao Fei speechless the most was that Ning Ying Studio's method of empty gloves and white wolves really made them do it.
I have to say that reality is always more ridiculous than movies.
But even so, Gao Fei still chose to invest money.
"Ten million!"
Half an hour after meeting, I saw Gao Fei in front of Pang Hong, and said the number calmly.
It's just that Pang Honggang showed a look of surprise on his face, but when he saw Gao Fei, he added:
"Of them, 6 million will be converted into shares, and the remaining 4 million will be transferred to the account again."
As soon as these words came out, Pang Hong couldn't help but show a tangled face.
However, thinking that Gao Fei was worth this price, and the drama crew converted into salary did save six million, Pang Hong immediately nodded decisively and said:
"Yes, then we will sign the contract in the afternoon!"
So in this way, Gao Fei worked hard for a day and didn't earn a penny, but instead posted 10 million.