The Marché du Film is doing well...

This is the consensus!

Any movie, as long as there is a star, can sell more than 100 million very casually!

This was unthinkable before.

Therefore, Taiwan's eight major film companies have re-emerged, but in the past, they used to buy Hong Kong films to be screened in Taiwan, but now they use Hong Kong and Taiwan stars to sell them in the mainland...

Therefore, after the soft shocking came to the mainland to develop, his brokerage company became Tianliang Entertainment, which he partnered with Niu Chengze and Li Lie.

Li Lie's background is not small.

Luo Dayou's ex-wife, a producer who has long intersected with the Hong Kong film industry.

Soft Jingtian initially won three male lead plays in the mainland, "Blood Drops", "Detective Runaway" and "Murder Like Water" are all films by Hong Kong directors.

These "pseudo-co-productions" are essentially Hong Kong films with the participation of mainland capital and actors.

There is a saying in the market that due to the lack of young actors in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, young actors are seriously out of generation, and Hong Kong directors like to use cost-effective Taiwanese actors, with low salaries and texture...

There is a texture of hanging hair!

In fact, Taiwanese producers, who work closely with Hong Kong directors, are the real promoters of this wave of Taiwanese niche.

For example, Zhao Youting was able to star in the "Di Renjie" series of movies, precisely because of Chen Guofu, who has worked with Huayi for many years.

Chen Guofu is really a scholar who has brought many Taiwanese students over the years, and Peng Yuyan was also recommended by him to start contacting Hong Kong directors.

Feng Delun's "Tai Chi" series, and then to Lin Chaoxian's four films...

This situation is funded by mainland companies, and the behind-the-scenes team and actors of Hong Kong and Taiwan participate in the production...

Especially Zhao Youting, it's like a flying dragon at the beginning of the sky - stepping on a horse, "Ruffian Hero", Huang Bo gave him a supporting role?

Who knew about him before?

Later, Chen Kaige's "Search", then "To Youth", and then "Di Renjie", Nima is all men!

With so many resources thrown down, everyone has to take off!

He is good, but he has to market plastic surgery to get out of the circle.

Why Marketing Cosmetic Acting Skills?

It's ugly!

Pulling it back, hearing Liao Gaoxiang say that the film market is very good, Shen Xudong crossed his fingers to help him calculate the account: "So far, there are almost 240 movies released this year, of which no more than 30 have attention, and no more than 20 are profitable... That is, the loss is more than ninety percent ... How did you come to the conclusion that the film market is doing well? ”

"But Cheng Long's films have never suffered losses, and even if there are losses, overseas copyright sales can still be profitable!"

Shen Xudong shook his head: "... Did you know that the subprime mortgage crisis broke out? And the Internet has affected the disc business..."

"I know..."

"Do you know how these things affect the movie?"

“… What are the implications? ”

Shen Xudong explained: "Film companies don't dare to take the risk of buying non-English films, even if they can't release them in the past, they can sell discs and recoup their costs, but now, the disc market around the world is shrinking..."

"But Jackie Chan's movies should..."

"The Shinjuku Incident is not a Jackie movie, the story is dark!"

According to Erto-sheng, "It was about '98 when I saw a report in Asia Weekly that there were a lot of foreigners coming in Kabukicho at that time, and there was a wind forest hall on the road next to Kabukicho, and there were a lot of yakuza gangs, all of whom were bosses and businessmen." There was a case in a restaurant across the street where there was a man whose head was almost completely cut off... Subsequently, I began to collect a lot of information about Japanese culture, gangsters, immigration, etc., and condensed the story that originally spanned many years into a few years...

Let's put it this way, "Shinjuku Incident" is not a dragon movie!

What is a dragon movie?

Kung fu comedy?

The fights are intense but not violent, and the performances are funny but not vulgar?

Including, in fact, it's a family carnival!

"Shinjuku Incident" is different, a very violent and bloody drama...

Liao Gaoxiang frowned: "It's dark? I've heard them tell the story of a group of smugglers fighting gangsters in Japan..."

“… Who told you? ”

"Director Huang Jianxin... He is the executive producer of "Shinjuku Incident"..."

"Alas!"

Shen Xudong sighed...

Huang Jianxin is a ruthless person, during the filming stage of "Casting a Name", the Film Bureau came to see the rough cut clips and put forward more than a dozen opinions, Chen Kexin was about to collapse, after Huang Jianxin knew, he smiled and said, "It's all trivial, you shoot yours, when I filmed "Face to Face, Back to Back", I gave more than 50 revisions, I didn't change any of them, and later, it was still released! ’

Therefore, Huang Jianxin probably thinks that "Shinjuku Incident" will definitely be released in the mainland...

Based on this, it is very normal to persuade Liao Gaoxiang to invest...

Liao Gaoxiang looked at his expression, a little nervous and asked, "You're not optimistic?" ”

Shen Xudong thought for a moment, and then said, "... Don't you often say that money is a bastard, and a good movie is eternal? Don't feel sorry for investors, we have to respect art... Congratulations, spent the money, and then witnessed the birth of a quality movie! ”

“… I'm talking about someone else's money! ”

“… It's all the same, it's the audience that benefits. ”

Liao Gaoxiang didn't give up, and then asked: "Are you sure that "Shinjuku Incident" will lose money?" ”

"I can't say it well, I think there is a high probability of losing..."

Liao Gaoxiang was about to scold a few words, when he suddenly pointed to the door of the box: "Someone knocked on the door..."

Shen Xudong got up and said to himself: "Who? Come to me at this time? ”

I'm too lazy to break it!

Shen Xudong invited: "... Have you eaten it? Let's have a bite to eat..."

"Okay!"

Yang Tianbao came in first, and then saw Liao Gaoxiang who was sitting at the dining table and interjected, and hurriedly bowed: "I'm Yang Tianbao..."

“… Oh, my name is Liao Gaoxiang, a friend of Xudong... You're in trouble, I'll go first! ”

Liao Gaoxiang got up very interestingly, and was about to leave...

Shen Xudong was a little embarrassed: "No, have you eaten enough?" ”

“… It's been a long time coming," Liao Gaoxiang flashed to the door, remembered something, and specially advised: "You take it easy..."

"I... They both came from Hong Kong, and they knew each other well..."

……

Sensei explained, he came all the way to visit the class...

What is it called?

Airborne service!

Ahem, of course, Shen Xudong is very firm, and he said that he would be forbidden!

Making a movie is a very energy-consuming job, you must always stay focused, and the director must deal with the actors, mobilize the enthusiasm of the actors, calm their bad moods, and stimulate their enthusiasm for acting.

After all, actors are not machines, and it is often counterproductive to expect them to perform well no matter what the situation encounters.

If the director is not in good spirits on the set, then... The whole crew is finished!

Therefore, Shen Xudong must stick to the bottom line...

At least, in the beginning, he was determined...

(End of chapter)