Chapter 765 Cult Film

Yin Jun didn't know how Le Yiling would talk to them.

But leaving the matter to Sister Le, the young man will feel relieved.

Because Le Yiling is one of the few people who knows Yin Jun's dream of an entertainment empire, she knows that Yin Jun will not give up when he encounters such a good opportunity, so Le Yiling will definitely negotiate the deal seriously.

Now that the Kirin Group's stall is so big, it's natural that Yin Jun can't be very idle. There are always many things to do.

The nomination list for the Hong Kong Film Awards was announced as early as January 1st.

Among last year's movies, most of the outstanding ones were nominated.

"Police Academy", "Autumn Fairy Tale", "The Killer's Trench", "Blind Detective", "Brothers in Need", "Crash", "Hometown Man", "Tin Shao You", "Modern Countryman" , "Small Town Story", "Money Makes Trouble", "Evil", "Mountain Dog", "Coming on the Waves"...and so on.

These are selected by Hong Kong's well-known newspaper and magazine editors, film industry directors, film critics, reporters, etc. through anonymous voting and selected the best products of the year.

There are not only movies from Xiangjiang, but also movies from Baodao.

The Hong Kong Film Awards has been confirmed from the beginning. It is an award for all Chinese-language films, and it is definitely not just for self-entertainment in Hong Kong. This award will easily lose its impartiality and will not be inclusive. It will definitely gradually lonely.

I was originally planning to select films from Singapore, but there are really not many filmmakers in Singapore, and there haven't been many good films so far, so I had to give up with regret.

There are many good films from the Mainland, but in order to protect the Baodao market, Guan Shan, Wen Jun and a group of organizing committee members, after careful consideration, told Yin Jun that they would "not consider it for the time being". Decide.

Yin Jun was very generous and didn't say anything.

He is not acting based on Baodao's eyes, but because the British are now in charge of Xiangjiang. If they know Yin Jun's strong tendency towards the mainland so soon, it may be detrimental to Yin Jun's development.

No matter what, we have to wait until two years later, after Mrs. Thatcher's shocking fall and Xiangjiang fell into chaos and confusion, is the moment when Yin Jun can show off his talents and slowly start to realize his plan.

Among all the movies, "Autumn Fairy Tale" has the most nominations, with 6, followed by Baodao's "Original" with 5, "Blind Detective", "Brothers in Need", "Small Town Story" and "Crash" There are 4 nominations for "The True Story" and two for "Money". The biggest dark horse, "Mountain Dog", a dark film with an average box office, actually got 3 nominations.

"Police Academy", which has the highest box office performance, only received two nominations, namely Best Costume Design and Best Screenplay - no doubt, from the beginning, Hong Kong's film literati were not that interested in commercial films.

Another film "The Prodigal Son" written by Yin Jun did not receive any nominations because it was a purely commercial film, and Fatty Wang's "Thousands of Kings Fight Thousands of Tyrants" did not even get a nomination.

Cheng Long's "Trench" was nominated for "Best Action Design", but there was no nomination for the rest of the acting fields. The fate was the same as that of "Police Academy". The judges also did not agree with the previous Academy Awards. Same attitude towards him.

If there are no surprises, "Autumn Fairy Tale" will continue to dominate the Hong Kong Film Awards after dominating the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards, and Chow Yun-fat is likely to win the title of Best Actor again.

The only thing that can pose a threat to the best picture, best director, and best actor and actress is "Original Man" directed by Li Xin. This treasure island movie is so lovable that even a group of judges from Hong Kong , all praised highly.

In the rest of the discussion, there were many favorites. The dark and sharp style of "Mountain Dog" was unexpectedly liked by many judges, and it is estimated that it will win two awards, and maybe even the grand prize.

This immediately aroused wild criticism in the newspapers.

"Mountain Dog" filmed by Yu Yunchang, is very bloody, very violent, and even contains some pornographic scenes. When it was released at the end of last year, it was criticized by many parties. In the end, it was forced to be withdrawn after only 11 days of release. , received a box office of about 2.3 million, but did not lose money.

A film like this was actually directly entered into the Hong Kong Film Awards’ shortlist, and was nominated for three categories: Best Editing, Best Director and Best Picture. Not just any film can be nominated for Best Director and Best Picture. .

This made many people in the literary and art circles in Hong Kong feel confused and even made angry and sharp criticisms.

Especially Yi Shu, she commented in Ming Pao and pointed out directly, "If an important film award in a region is based on blood, violence, and sex, then what is the meaning of its existence? I respect all those who work for the development of Hong Kong People who work hard for culture, but Mr. Yin Jun, is the Hong Kong Film Awards you founded too much putting the cart before the horse?"

Yin Jun didn't speak out, and Guan Shan was thin-skinned, but Fatty Wen couldn't help it.

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Academy Awards also responded specifically to Yi Shu's comments during an interview with a TV station.

"I have read Miss Yi Shu's remarks. In Hong Kong, a place with free speech, I will not care about other people's rights. But Miss Yi Shu also made a mistake. Although "Mountain Dog" There are those bloody, violent and pornographic elements, but it is a movie that reflects the current situation of Hong Kong society and young people in Hong Kong.

Today's society in Hong Kong is impetuous, and young people in Hong Kong are very confused. With all these factors combined, who dares to deny that such a cruel fact will not happen in the future? For such a film that profoundly exposes the dark side of society and has a strong ability to express social reality, more than half of our judges chose to praise it instead of just looking at the surface.

Let me reiterate here that the Hong Kong Film Awards was nominated and founded by Mr. Yin Jun. He also donated a sum of money for our daily expenses. This is correct. Even the sponsor of the Hong Kong Film Awards is Mr. Yin Jun’s Kylin TV, yes, but he has never interfered in any of our affairs, and has never engaged in any abuse of power for personal gain.

We at the Academy Awards have always adhered to the principles of fairness, impartiality, and openness. We will never engage in secret operations, but we will never change our judgment because of so-called celebrity remarks. For Xiangjiang Film, our judges are already the most professional, and we hope everyone can respect our work. "

Before Wen Jun said these words, he was just a contact person equivalent to running errands. After all, he was too young, and not many people really regarded him as an official of the Academy Awards.

But after speaking with reason and reason for a while, everyone suddenly had a refreshing feeling. They thought that this young man was not impetuous at all and was very smart, a bit like his boss Yin Jun's style.

All right

No matter how the Academy Awards organizing committee identifies it, everyone thinks they are a company owned by Yin Jun.

People in the film industry very much agree with Wen Jun's remarks, at least the judges.

Every industry has its own circles. In fact, the film circle and the literary and art circle are not very connected. Even the film circle and the television circle, which are the most closely related, are still separated to a certain extent.

These people in the film industry were a little embarrassed at first. After all, "Mountain Dog" was a movie that was criticized a lot. They thought they were the only ones who chose this movie. But they didn't expect that so many judges chose it. When the results came out, they themselves were a little surprised.

But the result has already come out, and it is naturally impossible to change it.

When they were scolded, they didn't say anything, but after Wen Jun said this, everyone immediately felt that they had found a soulmate.

That’s right, the affairs of our film industry, our professional selection of films from various angles, are none of your business to outsiders?

Hey, are you the experts, or are we the experts?

In our film industry, which writers and critics do we need to make the final decision regarding the Academy Awards?

Thinking of this, many film practitioners suddenly expressed their voices and started to confront the opponents.

Wen Xiaopang also inspired them. When they encounter something inappropriate, they immediately say, "We are professionals, who do you think we are?"..."Our artistic perspective, do you need to direct us?"...Such words .

Not to be outdone, the well-known literati in the society started to quarrel with this group of people in the film industry, making the people of Xiangjiang enjoy it as much as watching a movie.

In addition to the increased interest in the Academy Awards, many people are also interested in the movie "Mountain Dog" and have asked the film company to quickly re-screen it.

During this dispute, Yin Jun admired Wen Jun's courage to speak up, and made a special phone call to ask him to continue. This made Wen Xiaopang heave a sigh of relief, but he was afraid that Yin Jun would think that he had too many old enemies.

Regardless of what he said, the Academy Award has nothing to do with Yin Jun, but Wen Xiaopang himself has something to do with Yin Jun.

Yin Jun had promised him that once he did well, he would entrust him with important tasks in the future.

Yin Jun said that he was entrusted with important tasks!

Could this be a trivial matter?

That's why Wen Xiaopang worked so hard. He lost a dozen pounds in a few months, but he still kept his clothes wider and never regretted it. This is an important motivation!

In addition to Wen Xiaopang, Yin Jun also specially invited Yu Yungang over.

It was almost three years after arriving in Xiangjiang. Yin Jun finally met the first of the three great masters of Xiangjiang Cult films, Yu Yungang, Mou Dundi, and Nan Naicai.

Yu Yungang is different from the dark and bloody style of his filming. He looks very simple and honest, wearing black-rimmed glasses, like a teacher.

"Mr. Yu." Sitting in the office, Yin Jun asked curiously, "Why do you like to make this kind of movies? I looked at the directors of the New Wave and found that your taste is the most unique. Don't you know that when you make movies? Will a movie like this make you lose the box office attention and leave the movie sadly?"

"Young Master Jun..."

Yu Yunchang didn't expect Yin Jun to ask so directly. He hesitated for a moment and then said: "First of all, my movie did not lose money. Its cost was only 800,000 Hong Kong dollars. Then I think the most important thing when making a movie is to be able to make what you want." What you express is more important than money, don’t you think?”

Yin Jun smiled faintly.

Yu Yunchang didn't just say this, he also did it.

So in the 1990s, he had no movies to make and directly turned to business.

Of course, Xiangjiang will definitely not be able to cultivate a cult film market. First of all, the two major markets of Baodao and the Mainland are places with soft folk customs. Most people do not accept this type of film at all. Only Xiangjiang is liked by a small number of people, but it definitely cannot support the market.

What really supports the market the most is the extremely broad market of the United States.

On the other hand, Japan in Asia is also a very suitable market for cult films!

"Mr. Yu, how do you feel about violent and bloody movies in the United States?" Yin Jun asked another question.

"I think their movies of this type have too many superficial things and do not delve deeply into the genre. In fact, they are easier to shoot and not difficult." Yu Yungang said, "In fact, I am very concerned about the rendering of the atmosphere and psychological activities. The expressions are not very good. If there is a chance for the next movie, I will dig deeper."

"You go back and make a good plan." Yin Jun said thoughtfully, "Show me the script. If it's suitable, Qilin Films will start the film for you."

"Really?" Yu Yunchang perked up, "Are you willing to give me a sufficient budget?"

"If you have enough budget, you can choose as many people as you want." Yin Jun said with a smile, "I only have one request, it must be taken well, and it must be in line with what you have in mind. The more detailed and detailed the better, the better."

"OK!"

Yu Yunchang became excited.

I originally thought that Yin Jun called him here because of the Academy Awards, and wanted him to announce his withdrawal or something to settle the dispute.

Unexpectedly, Yin Jun wanted to help him make a movie, and his efforts were so strong!

"Master Jun, you...you are not afraid of a box office failure, so I can't make money for you?" Yu Yunchang hesitated for a moment, but still asked.

"I'm not afraid of not seeing good movies, but I'm not afraid of losing money." Yin Jun said with a smile, "What's more, your style of filming is very profitable as long as you can hone it! You can rest assured and do it! You will understand this later!"

"good!"

Yu Yunchang couldn't understand why Yin Jun was so sure of making money, but now that Yin Jun was investing in him and saying "enough management", he would be really a fool if he didn't catch it!

What a wonderful thing it is for someone to invest money in polishing a movie!

Now, he naturally doesn't understand how broad ideas and visions Yin Jun has for cult films and horror films.

In the United States and Japan, such films are usually small and broad, and it is easiest to produce a series, and the reputation will be very good!

For example, the Death Comes series, the Saw series, the Ring series, the Grudge series, the Ghost Story series...

By then, not only Yu Yunchang, but also the three cult film masters in Hong Kong will have their place to play!