Han Shanping came to Shen Xudong because he wanted to talk to him about a project - "Mekong River"...

The TV series version of "Mekong" has been produced by the China TV Drama Production Center, and the director found An Zhanjun and You Dazhi...

An Zhanjun is the director of BJ TV Art Center, and his representative works include "Year After Year", "Adult Anecdotes", "Bloody Valley"...

You Dazhi is the director of TiMi...

That's right, TiMi Media also participated in the TV series "Mekong Case", although it only assisted in the filming, but it still understands the whole case!

China Film wants to bid with TiMi...

The movie version of "Mekong" is no longer filmed by a certain studio!

In the past, most of the main theme films were operated by the state-owned China Film Group.

But this time the Ministry of Public Security decided to invite bids!

"Actually, we wanted to do it with the ponies... I found Gao Qunshu, but his version was too realistic..."

After a pause, Shen Xudong continued: "Actually, we have already contacted the Ministry of Public Security, and it is not surprising that we should win the project of "Mekong"! ”

“… Are you so sure? ”

"Of course, we will build it at a cost of 200 million, and we will build it according to the standard commercial film model!"

"Two hundred million? Renminbi? ”

"Of course, it's yuan, 200 million dollars... Who would dare? ”

Not every director is called Wu Ershan!

"Commercial?"

"Hollywood can incorporate American values into commercial blockbusters, but why can't China? And the characters we set are very close to reality, not so "great", but the tone is still very bright, so there are more places to play! ”

"The main theme movie is not easy to sell!"

Shen Xudong shook his head: "Outwitting Tiger Mountain" sold more than 600 million! ”

"That's because Xu Ke shoots well... Who are you looking for as a director this time? ”

"I personally grasped the script, story, and preparation, and the director looked for Lin Chaoxian."

"Lin Chaoxian? Hong Kong director? Can he? ”

Shen Xudong smiled and asked rhetorically: "Have you watched "Counter War"? ”

Han Shanping shook his head: "I didn't look very carefully..."

"Actually, if you finish watching "Counter War", your opinion of him will change."

"Really?"

"Well, he already has some mature shooting experience in military action movies!"

……

The level of action scenes in "Counter War" has indeed reached a relatively high level.

Before "Counter War", there really was no action scene in a Chinese movie that could be so international, to put it bluntly, the atmosphere of the action scenes in "Counter War" is very similar to that of Hollywood genre films, very similar to that.

This is something that did not appear even in the golden age of Hong Kong cinema in the 90s.

Moreover, the rhythm of the narrative of "Counter War" is indeed tight to a certain point.

There is no mud and water, and the small climaxes that occur almost every two or three minutes are dizzying.

Director Lin Chaoxian's deliberately fast-paced, although it gives the viewer the feeling of being too hurried at some moments, is still generally worthy of recognition, and it is more enjoyable than those movies that twist and pinch and play hide and seek with the audience.

In particular, the street fight scene at the beginning is the essence of the movie, the use of firearms, the scheduling of combatants, the positioning of photography, and the handling of explosives have reached a very high level, and they are extremely watchable.

It's a pity that there is no sense of substitution!

has no sense of country, the male protagonist played by Zhou Jielun is placed in BJ at home in the movie, but he has a strange identity of an inexplicable "International Security Agency"...

The International Security Bureau?

What kind of organization is it?

Just like "Pioneer", the international security team...

The empty character setting, how can this kind of movie stand up to the waves?

In fact, the original version of "Operation Mekong", aside from the battle scenes, is actually two elements: one is an informant, and the other is a shootout.

And these two elements, Lin Chaoxian has long been familiar with his chest...

After injecting China's national background, Lin Chaoxian's films, which were already seriously visually fatigued and tired of connotation, were immediately revitalized.

Therefore, "Operation Mekong" was a success in one fell swoop, and the subsequent "Operation Red Sea" continued its success!

As for "Emergency Rescue", it completely abandoned Chinese characteristics and directly made it into a Hollywood personal heroism movie...

Let's just say that Hollywood's homegrown Hollywood personal hero movies are not blockbusters.

Who will buy your account?

It's so bad...

Therefore, to make this kind of movie, Lin Chaoxian can't touch the script and story, he just needs to be a director in charge!

……

"Looking at the specific specifications and settings, I estimate that it will cost 150 million!"

Han Shanping: "Who are the actors looking for?" ”

Shen Xudong said: "Wu Jing + Jiang Wu, if you think Jiang Wu is not good, then replace it with Jiang Wen or Hu Jun..."

These are the representatives of tough guys, plus Sun Honglei and Zhang Hanyu...

Han Shanping was curious: "What's wrong with Jiang Wu?" ”

"He acted in "Heaven is Destined"..."

"Heaven is destined... I've also watched it, and it's unlikely to pass the trial..."

Shen Xudong also has the impression that "Heaven is Destined" belongs to the memory of a generation in Dongguan, whether it is the military parade on Red Square or the bikini Peking Opera...

Impressed!

It's really a prosperous Dongguan, I heard that the crackdown back then had a certain relationship with this movie...

From this point of view, Jia Zhangke is really 'immeasurably meritorious'!

Shen Xudong changed the topic: "Does China Film also want to join?" ”

"Look at your specific plans..."

Shen Xudong was speechless: "It's a big-budget military action movie..."

"Then we have to see the specific plan!"

“… There's really no shortage of money to make movies now! ”

Han Shanping understood the meaning of Shen Xudong's words, but he couldn't say anything: "Let's take a look..."

There are too many internal mountains in China Film, and Han Shanping is also under pressure, 200 million productions, if China Film wants to participate, it needs at least several approvals!

"Okay..."

Shen Xudong expressed understanding.

……

After chatting with Han Shanping, Shen Xudong also returned to the hall - after all, this is the celebration banquet of "Detective Chinatown", and it is not a matter if he, the protagonist, does not appear!

When he came out, he was caught by several media and asked him about his opinion on the poor overseas performance of "Tang Detective"...

Oh, "Detective Chinatown" is not doing well at the overseas box office...

It's also a little better in Southeast Asia, close to $2 million...

There are basically no large-scale releases in Europe and the United States - only 25 cities in Germany, 7 cities in the United Kingdom, 2 cities in Austria at the same time, Australia and New Zealand at the same time...

Basically, it is surrounded by Chinese gathering areas!

Because the story of "Tang Detective" is for Chinese, foreigners, either not interested, or interested, and can't understand it!

Shen Xudong asked rhetorically: "Isn't the renminbi money?" Our positioning is the Spring Festival movie, and the first consideration is naturally the Chinese audience..."

“… Aren't you considering overseas distribution? ”

"There is consideration..."

"Didn't you compare Detective Chinatown with Hollywood movies?"

said this kind of thing, Shen Xudong didn't like to listen to it: "The gap is only the gap in distribution, the movie itself, "Detective Chinatown" is not bad..."