Chapter 1217 Big Boss Mai

With the last frame of the movie, Liang Jiahui ended with complex emotions such as panic, anger, shame, fear... etc.

In the cinema, the lights slowly turned on.

When everyone woke up from the plot atmosphere of the movie, they quickly clapped their hands.

Yin Jun did not applaud, but walked out with the people watching the movie next to him.

It's not that Yin Jun is dissatisfied with the movie, but that he has already seen the premiere before, and he has already told the reporters what he needs to express.

However, somewhat unexpectedly, Li Hanxiang's carefully crafted movie only earned 7.7 million in the first six days, and only 6.2 million in the second week.

This is because of Yin Jun's strong praise.

Of course, this does not mean that the quality of "Burning the Old Summer Palace" is not high enough.

Compared with the original version I saw in my previous life, both the performance of the actors and the effect of the finished film are much higher.

The evaluations given by people who have watched it, whether they are professional commentators or reporters, or ordinary viewers, are all praise.

But the problem is that the movie "The Burning of the Old Summer Palace" is a relatively serious subject matter, or a history of humiliation, so many people in Hong Kong don't like it.

Not just people from Hong Kong, but in terms of movies, there shouldn’t be many people who like to watch tragedies, right?

Even those painful love dramas in Baodao, such as "Mom Love Me Again", although there are countless plots in the middle that make people cry, in the end they end with the reunion of mother and son, which is a happy ending.

Except for some people with literary and artistic sentiments, the box office of "Burning Old Summer Palace" is destined not to be too high.

Coincidentally, there are not many such people in Xiangjiang.

Fortunately, in other places, such as Baodao, Japan, South Korea, and Europe, there are still quite a lot of people like this.

Therefore, the box office in other places is far better than that in Hong Kong.

It is said that many European directors and critics admired the grand scenes and grandeur of "The Burning of the Old Summer Palace" and recommended the film in newspapers and magazines. This is also an important reason why the European box office is very good.

Li Hanxiang breathed a sigh of relief.

Yin Jun gave a total of 10 million U.S. dollars to his crew to film the five-part biography of Cixi. The first part of "The Burning of the Old Summer Palace" cost 4 million U.S. dollars, plus the second part of "Under the Curtain" , spending $700 in one go.

Although there are personnel adjustments, initial preparations, etc., after spending so much money, if it fails miserably at the box office, how can the remaining 3 million US dollars be able to make three movies?

Besides, it's not easy to explain to Yin Jun, even if he said he wouldn't care about the box office.

Now it seems that not only the investment of 7 million US dollars can be recovered, but also an estimated profit of 20 to 30 million Hong Kong dollars. This way, there will be an explanation, and secondly, my own production expenses will be more abundant.

In fact, Li Hanxiang also thought too much.

Yin Jun's favorite thing is to make commercial films and commercial entertainment, but he has never given up supporting literary and artistic films.

The movie that Li Hanxiang wants to make now is something with profound meaning. Although it will not be good to watch, although it may seem humiliating, this is history, the history of humiliation of a country and nation.

Only by bearing in mind the pain and disasters of the past can we be more vigilant in the future, work hard to develop, and prevent ourselves and our descendants from making the same mistakes again.

Therefore, it is very necessary to film The Legend of Cixi.

Even some other movies that Li Hanxiang planned to make in his previous life but unfortunately did not get made, Yin Jun is ready to polish them carefully within the next ten years.

We may not like or understand some things that some people do, but we must also respect these people and things.

Therefore, box office is nothing to Yin Jun.

It’s a mere 10 million US dollars, and it’s no problem to lose all of it.

…

The car drove to a coffee shop. Yin Jun and the person who had just watched the movie with him walked in and ordered a cup of coffee and sat down.

This shy-looking man in his thirties, if not told, no one would know that he is McDonald's Bear, one of the three gold medal producers in Hong Kong who is famous for his fierce style and bold techniques.

Each of the three major TV stations in Hong Kong has a unique store.

TVB’s director is Wang Tianlin.

Kylin TV is Xiao Sheng.

Naturally, this is the McDonald's Bear from ATV.

The TV series and even the movies he produced are all classics.

To use the popular sayings in the future, it would be "no urine spots during the whole process", "if you don't accept it, you will do it", "beating from beginning to end"...

Even "Black Gold", which he failed miserably in the end and even quit the film industry, Yin Jun thinks is a super classic.

Liang Jiahui's phrase "After I have finished speaking, who agrees and who opposes", combined with his gentle smile on the surface but actually sinister, is simply domineering and completely admirable.

But McDonald's had bad luck.

After the glory of the 1980s, he encountered the 1990s, where shit had become popular in the film circles of Hong Kong and Baodao. Comedy movies were the way to go, and there was no market for his club and violent movies.

If it had been after 2010, if you had asked McDonald's to film movies such as "The Mekong River", "Three Crossings", "Hold the Call", etc., it would definitely make the audience's adrenal glands burst and the box office would be very high.

Not to mention that his film "Black Gold" clearly satirized the politics of Baodao, so much so that it was blocked by Baodao, the largest foreign market. Who would dare to ask him to make a movie?

But of course this life is different.

Yin Jun knew a long time ago that with McDonald's heroic talent and heart, he would not be willing to stay in the TV station and would definitely want to come out when he saw that the film industry in Hong Kong was on the rise.

However, in this life, there is no Australian consortium acquiring Li's TV station, which leads to civil strife, and there is no case of McDonald's Bear following Huang Zhong and leaving Li's.

Now Huang Zhong and Huang Zhong are still in the position of general manager and deputy general manager of ATV. Of course, McDonald's respects these two people who have had a good relationship with him, so he has supervised a lot of productions at ATV in the past two years. classic TV series.

But dragons have to fly in the sky. Seeing the development of Hong Kong movies getting better and better, McDonald's heart is like a cat scratching him. He always has the urge to come out and make his own movies.

However, his younger brother McDonagh stopped him.

In later generations, McDonald's glory overshadowed all his partners, including gold medal screenwriter Xiao Ruoyuan, and his younger brother McDonald.

But you can't say that McDonagh has no talent.

In fact, McDonagh is very talented, but his talent lies in company management, coordination of company resources, and cooperation with theater film companies.

In short, McDonagh is responsible for everything except filming.

It is precisely with his help and management that McDonald's has been able to produce good movies for more than ten years in a row, and the company has been running smoothly and its prestige is getting higher and higher.

His role to his brother is as indispensable as Shi Lansheng's role to Xu Ke.

At that time, people called McDonald's Bear "Big Brother Mai", which was many years earlier than Du Qifeng's "Big Brother Peak".

In fact, Du Qifeng thirty years later looks a bit like McDonald's, but his style is more restrained and more catered to the general audience.

McDonough also knew what his own strengths were and what his brother's strengths were, so he asked McDonough when he could enter the film industry.

"Wait until Yin Jun is willing to give you a tailor-made script."

McDonagh responded this way.

So McDonald's Bear waited patiently for another half a year. Now, he couldn't bear it any longer and simply went to Yin Jun directly.

Speaking of McDonald's Bear, he is another person who watched Yin Jun grow up.

When Yin Jun went to sell scripts at ATV, McDonald's was there to watch.

At that time, McDonald's Bear knew that "Chu Liuxiang" was a good script.

If the style of "Chu Liuxiang" wasn't completely different from his, McDonald's Bear would definitely have filmed it himself.

From the initial gold medal screenwriter to now a super genius in the wealthy world, Yin Jun's growth rate has exceeded his expectations, and of course it has exceeded everyone's expectations.

Today, McDonald's Bear is no longer qualified to be on an equal footing with Yin Jun. Being able to watch a movie with Yin Jun and then have a cup of coffee is already very nostalgic for Yin Jun.

Fortunately, Yin Jun never put on airs, so when McDonald's came to Yin Jun, he was not afraid of embarrassment.

Then again, even if it is embarrassing, McDonald's Bear will not give up.

"Director Li's plays are still so delicate and full of meaning." After taking a sip of coffee, McDonald's Bear spoke first: "If I were to film it, it would definitely not be a good one."

"Brother Xiong, you are more suitable for "Crow War"." Yin Jun said with a smile.

"No, I think I am more suitable for friendships in the world. Those big events are not suitable for me at all." McDonald said, "Producing TV series over the years has also made me understand a truth. Only those who are interested can do it. Produce good works. Apart from other things, those erotic scripts are awkward for me to supervise."

Yin Jun nodded.

Looking at the movies made by McDonald's later, the styles are really consistent. They are all violent, exciting, cruel, and extremely fierce, without any compromise at all.

But as the saying goes, Xiao He will succeed and Xiao He will fail. It is because McDonald's Bear pursues his own style too much and does not break through a few more genres. Therefore, once this genre is no longer popular, it will be over.

On this point, Fatty Wang did a good job.

He is the person who has made the most films in Hong Kong and has the widest range of films.

Wang Jing can make comedies, martial arts movies, shit, hero movies, and even X-rated movies... You think it would be unreasonable for such a director to starve to death? !

So Fatty Wang survived and lived a more prosperous life than anyone else.

Therefore, McDang Bear was doomed, and from now on there would no longer be Big Boss Mc in the world!