Chapter 324 Misunderstanding (44)
Du Qifeng has a very good relationship with Lin Lingdong. Both of them studied with Wang Tianlin back then.
As for their status...
Lam Lingdong became famous earlier. In 1987, he filmed "Dragon and Tiger" and "Prison"...
In 1988, the third film "School" was filmed.
"School" bluntly points out the dark reality of Hong Kong's underworld infiltrating schools...
Due to the dark and tragic plot and the bloody and violent scenes, the film was rarely significantly cut by the censorship office when it was submitted for censorship...
Lam Ling-tung angrily announced that he would no longer shoot his favorite social reality subject.
That’s ironic!
"A Better Tomorrow" contains many elements that beautify the underworld, but it went smoothly when it was submitted for inspection. However, "School", which reflects the dangers of the underworld, encountered various difficulties when it was submitted for inspection...
Later, I accepted Hollywood's invitation to film "Murder Copy" and "Prison Break"...
Of course, he failed in the end!
After returning to Hong Kong from the United States, he combined his experience in filmmaking in Hollywood and continued his efforts in filming "High Alert" and "Eye with Evil Eyes".
It's a pity that the box office reputation is not very good. On the contrary, Johnnie To has established his position in the Hong Kong circle at this time...
Shen Xudong really likes Lin Lingdong.
There is a joke about him, it should be "Fire in the Sky", the producer has money, the speeding scene is directly upgraded, more than 2 million Maseratis are really used to crash.
When the producer saw that he had spent more than 1 million to repair the car, he was worried about the money. Lao Lin laughed and comforted him: "Crashing a car is not a waste of money. If you crash more than a hundred cars, it is lower than an actor's salary."
Quite right!
The cost of repairing a car of 1 million seems high, but... it is not as good as the daily salary of 208 people...
Bringing it back to talking about movies, Shen Xudong could still talk, but the topic quickly shifted to politics and economics, and then Lin Lingdong and Johnnie To had various quarrels...
Shen Xudong couldn't understand what they were arguing about.
Just talk nonsense with Brother Hu and Wilson Ye...
…
Publicity is still useful, at least the media will report it, and then audiences who were not interested in it will buy tickets to watch the movie after learning that "The Village Fox Wife" has broken the box office record for Chinese-language horror films.
Of course, more people buy CDs directly!
It’s also pretty good. Disc sales are also a kind of proof of performance!
The genuine disc of "Mountain Village Fox Wife" was officially released on February 22. It has sold 800,000 copies so far, and the sales volume is extremely high...
For comparison, "Peacock" was also officially released on DVD on the 22nd, with current sales of 150,000 copies...
Before the Internet officially became the largest gathering place for piracy, discs, that is, audio and video copyrights, were actually a large part of movie revenue, especially after "Hero" sold for a sky-high price of 17.8 million!
According to Feng Xiaogang's words: After "Hero" sold 17.8 million, "Mobile" sold 8 million audio and video copyrights, while "Big Shot" only sold 500,000 two years ago...
Indeed, this time after "The Village Fox Wife" became popular in the Hong Kong market, the audio and video copyright was sold in the mainland - 10.1 million!
Don't think this price is low, there are very few audio and video copyrights worth over 10 million...
Bringing it back, the publisher, Emperor King, earned at least 4 million starting from "The Village Fox Wife"!
——Emperor’s issuance commission is 15%…
And special thanks to Shen Xudong. Last year, Emperor's most profitable project was "Hold the Call". This year was just the Chinese New Year, and "Mountain Village Fox Wife" helped earn more than 4 million...
The origin of these two movies is Shen Xudong!
Naturally, we should focus on making good friends...
Moreover, "Legend of the Xing'anling Hunter" will be released next month...
If Emperor wants the distribution rights in Hong Kong, I'm afraid it will take some trouble.
Emperor is not the only company in Hong Kong!
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At the hotel, Shen Xudong changed his clothes and was about to go downstairs, when he met Cai Yinong and Gao Fenfen who were rushing over.
"Anle and Media Asia have made an offer!"
"How many?"
"...One company charges a commission of 12%, and another company has a buyout of 12 million..."
"12 million? Including audio and video copyrights?"
"Yes! What do you think?"
Shen Xudong thought for a while: "Let's see what the Emperor's reaction is..."
Gao Fenfen nodded: "That's what we mean too..."
"It's up to you to decide, I don't have any objections..."
"I'll pick up Brother Hu..."
After Cai Yinong left, Gao Fenfen looked at Shen Xudong and suddenly said: "I guess Boss Yang will definitely arrange a meal for you tonight!"
"Sugar-coated bullets?"
"right!"
Shen Xudong didn't take it seriously: "I'll peel off the sugar coating, and I'll shoot out the cannonballs... Don't worry, my red heart is pointing toward the sun. The corruption and decadence of capitalism cannot tempt me!"
"...Really? I heard that you and Gong Li..."
"Nonsense..." Shen Xudong immediately became furious: "Do you think it's possible?"
"...who knows..."
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Shen Xudong has a good impression of the Emperor. Look at the last time, the wine companions were all serious!
It shows that Boss Yang only wants to engage in art.
It is said that Jackie Chan was late for Anita Mui's birthday and was punished by Liu Luanxiong for playing golf and pinching off spring rolls...
How could it be broken by clamping...
No, how could this happen...
Fortune plays tricks on people!
Shen Xudong and Twins chatted for a while, exchanging their views on the mainland and introducing BJ and interesting places in Shanghai, and then they left.
On such an occasion, Twins' manager Huo Wenxi must also be present. After the two of them chatted with Shen Xudong, Huo Wenxi immediately grabbed Charlene Choi and asked, "How was it?"
"...I can't just ask him as soon as we meet him, 'Is Brother Jackie Chan's project lacking a heroine?'"
Well, the main reason why Huo Wenxi brought Twins to the celebration banquet was to understand the situation of "Glory of the Tang Dynasty"...
The investment in this project is 150 million, a blockbuster movie!
"Then what are you talking about?"
"...just chatting about what fun BJ has..."
"He's not a fan of yours?"
"It doesn't seem so. I haven't seen him show any excitement," Charlene Choi thought for a while and added: "But he stared at Gillian while chatting!"
Gintong Chung quickly waved her hand: "No..."
"Men all like Gillian...how about you try a honey trap to seduce him!"
"I'm not going!"
"Why don't you go? He is so handsome and very tall!"
Gintong Chung couldn't help but glance at Shen Xudong, who was chatting with Xie Tingfeng...
Talking about "The Promise"...
King Xie Bi was very honest: "I still don't understand "The Promise" very well... So, if you ask me to tell you what kind of story it is, I can't tell you!"
"ah?"
"But my performance was quite enjoyable. In the blockbuster film "The Promise", it seems that every place is represented. There are Japanese and Korean actors, so I will represent the Chinese actors..."
"Well...it will be released in December this year, I'm looking forward to it!"
To be honest, although Shen Xudong firmly believes in his memory, he... occasionally wants to verify it.
When he was talking, he felt as if someone was staring at her. He turned around and saw that it was Gillian Chung, so he smiled and waved...