Chapter 198 Talent (24)

Chapter 198 Talent...(24)

Aunt Liu sat for two hours, basically just listening. Although she didn't speak, she probably learned about Shen Xudong's two new projects. It can be said that they were purely prepared for Director Chen...

However, she thought she could give the role of the hero's daughter in "Witness" a try.

When she tentatively asked Shen Xudong about casting, the latter smiled speechlessly: "We haven't even written the script yet, now we're talking about casting?"

Cai Yinong nodded: "...Yes, the preparation sequence for a film project starts with the script, and then breaks down the script..."

Shen Xudong interrupted her: "However, Hong Kong movies don't seem to be like this?"

"...The first step for Hong Kong movies is to find a star. Once you find a star, then there will be investment. As for the script and so on...it's all secondary!"

Cai Yinong sighed: "It's good if we can start work. How can we ask for anything else?"

Then she suddenly thought that Brother Shen seemed to be collaborating with Chen Musheng, so she asked: "How is "Hold the Call" over there?"

Shen Xudong thought for a while, and then said: "..."Hold the Call", I received a script fee of 300,000, and the rest has nothing to do with me..."

"No, you are very famous in Hong Kong... I guess the Emperor will use you for publicity..."

"I'm just a screenwriter, what can I promote..." After a pause, Shen Xudong said: "However, they did invite me to Hong Kong to work with the team..."

"Are you going then?"

"...I should go there, just to study..."

Aunt Liu is a little anxious...

This is deliberately leaving her out!

Taking the initiative to stir up the topic: "...Who is the investor of "Witness" that you are talking about?"

Shen Xudong smiled: "Auntie... this is just an idea. The director has not yet been decided, the script has not been written, and Mr. Chen Daoming has not said that he will definitely star in it. There is no way to talk about the financial situation!"

"...I'm sorry, I'm a little anxious~ I'm thinking of Sissi... I want her to act in a movie!"

Cai Yinong suddenly interjected: "If you want her to act in a movie, the best way is to go south to develop... Mainland TV series are okay, but film production is far behind Hong Kong... and co-productions require mainland actors to star. , the male lead must be a Hong Kong actor, and the female lead must be a mainland actor. A popular actress like Yifei has a great chance."

"...She taught...the agent said the same thing!"

Aunt Liu almost spilled the beans, but fortunately she responded in time...

"However, I just listened to it and I think "The Tailor" is quite suitable to be made into a co-production..."

You are really good at talking...

Aunt Liu asked about "Witnessed by All", but you suddenly changed the subject...

Cai Yinong looked at Shen Xudong: "What do you think?"

"I..." Shen Xudong was about to say that I am a screenwriter and other old topics... Cai Yinong stopped him directly: "Tell the truth!"

"...To be honest, I don't know...I am neither a producer nor a director...I can't control whether it will be a co-production or not."

"You just say whether it's suitable or not, I don't let you control it!"

Shen Xudong could only nod: "The script of "The Tailor" is about a mainlander in Hong Kong. I was so unhappy after watching "Infernal Affairs 3"... I feel that Mr. Chen Daoming is just a supporting role in it..."

"That's what you think...it's quite interesting..."

Cai Yinong nodded, and then said: "I also know a few producers in Hong Kong. If Teacher Chen has any ideas..."

"Sister, please don't cause trouble. Teacher Chen has his own connections..."

…

I went, it turns out I had an idea!

Talent.

Aunt Liu just wanted to arrange for her daughter to play a role. Sister Cai went a step further and directly wanted to invest and produce...

What is the virtue of Tang Ren’s movie?

Anyone who gets involved will suffer a loss of blood!

"Suspicion", "Beautiful Mandheling"...the lineups are not bad. The former has Da S, Liu Ye, and, by the way, Hu Ge, the director is Qiu Litao!

Neither movie was released...

Why not show it?

Because the theaters are not optimistic about it!

"Sister, let me tell you the truth. At this stage, when making movies in the Mainland, the most important thing is to have the support of theaters... Last year's "Infernal Affairs 3" actually sold well at the beginning, but after the release of "Mobile Phone", the New Film Alliance, led by The theater chain organization directly stopped the filming schedule of "Infernal Affairs 3"..."

"real?"

"Of course...otherwise it would be 30 million in the first week and 36 million in the end? Even if there are piracy, it won't fall so fast!"

Feng Xiaogang was promoted by the New Film Alliance. His first film, "Party A and Party B," earned 11 million yuan in BJ alone, which was enough to recover the cost!

In the past few years, the New Film Alliance has firmly ranked first in attendance and movie viewing in the BJ area...

With their strong support, Feng Xiaogang can certainly win "Infernal Affairs 3".

Of course, Director Feng himself is also a good actor, and the movie is also very successful..."Assembly Number" competes with "Vote". The theater support is important, but Feng Xiaogang himself also has the ability...

If you meet a poetry-reciting master, no amount of support will be of any use - someone like "The Promise" dominated all the screening halls of the theater for a month...

Just stop the screening of "If Love"...

The box office still failed to break 200 million.

China Film Group urgently released a "King Kong" to achieve its goal of exceeding last year's box office total during the Lunar New Year - after all, there were "A World Without Thieves" and "Kung Fu" in 2004...

"There are so many doorways here?"

"Of course..." Shen Xudong suddenly remembered something: "Sister, if you want to have a good relationship with the theaters, then get them to invest in low-cost horror films..."

Cai Yinong smiled: "I understand what you mean, low-cost horror film. I have done promotion for "Human Barbecued Pork Buns" before. The movie was originally called "Eight Immortals Restaurant". I suggested changing the name. Poster That’s what I meant, and it later sold for 15 million Hong Kong dollars!”

Of course, the box office of 15 million Hong Kong dollars is not particularly high - it ranked 21st in the year. After all, that year was 1993, and Hong Kong films were popular throughout Asia...

But as a horror film that cost 1.8 million Hong Kong dollars, it made a lot of money!

Therefore, Tang Ren originally wanted to copy this path in the Mainland. "Suspicious" actually followed the suspense and horror route...

Unfortunately, I didn’t get it in theaters, it wasn’t released at all…

Listening to Shen Xudong say this now, it was like an enlightenment: "Yes, we can directly cooperate with theaters. We provide the production team and actors without sharing. We can earn some filming money and use it to train the team... After we become famous, Naturally there will be investors looking for us to make movies!”

"...But if you do this, the directors may not be willing. After all, theaters will not pay high prices..."

"You can rest assured that being able to make a movie is what they want!"

Cai Yinong gave him a reassuring look.

Next to her, Aunt Liu, who had been silent and was even preparing to leave, took a deep look at Shen Xudong - this guy is really talented!

It's like this. At first, she was very excited and wanted to let Sissi and Director Chen cooperate...

But after arriving at Shen Xudong's room, this idea changed...

After all, none of Shen Xudong's movies have been released yet, and even only one TV series, "Tian Long Ba Bu", has been released...

The ability to realize talent has not been verified...

Even though she is a talented person, she still feels that it is not too late to get on the bus later...

On the contrary, Cai Yinong's words were in line with her expectations: If Sissi wants to act in a movie, she should go south to Hong Kong to develop!

This is what everyone from Gongli to International Chapter does...

Then use Hong Kong movies to break into Hollywood!