Chapter 674 Thoughts

"The most important thing when making a movie is to read the script and the people. I never look at the genre, because genre is hard to grasp!"

"…Um."

"I came into contact with the film industry very late, during the golden period of Hong Kong films. Although I caught up...but in the beginning I only bought films and never participated in production..."

After two glasses of wine, Shen Xudong did not lose his mind, but pulled Jiang Zhiqiang to listen to his story...

Oh, Liu Yifei and Aunt Liu went to the KTV on the ground floor to sing, and Yang Shoucheng also came with them...

I guess it’s to test Liu Yifei’s singing skills!

Back to the topic, Anle Film and Television started out as a theater business and was a family business. It was only when Jiang Zhiqiang was thirty that he began to independently distribute his first movie.

“Back then, I was just a second-generation rich man who was just waiting to die. I was not considered a second-generation rich man, because my family didn’t have that much money!

Before I turned 30, I didn’t know what I wanted to do. I would play tricks outside all day long. My biggest addiction was betting on horse racing and playing mahjong, but how could I win when I gambled...

Later, I really didn’t know what to do, so I went to my dad’s company to do nothing. I remember once I saw a foreign cartoon and liked it very much, so I spent a lot of money to promote it and moved all other movies in the same period. Including a Hollywood blockbuster of the time.

As a result, the Hollywood blockbuster was a hit, but the cartoon I liked failed at the box office, causing Anle to lose a lot of money..."

"What animation?"

“Garfield on the Town…”

"Oh, Garfield..."

Jiang Zhiqiang continued: "This movie cost the company at least 5 million yuan, so I had to make up for the loss! But at that time, I really didn't understand movies, so I ran to New York and studied at the New York Film Academy for a year, and then I Watched more than 500 movies…

After returning to Hong Kong, I introduced "Castle in the Sky", which was released in Hong Kong for 15 days and grossed nearly 10 million at the box office. Then, I began to introduce Hayao Miyazaki's works, all of which were popular, and the revenue of Anle Pictures also broke through in one fell swoop. 50000000. Two years later, in 1989, I officially took over the responsibility from my father and became the chairman of Anle Pictures. "

"And you started investing in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?"

"No, I have known Li Min since "Pushing Hands". I distributed it for him in Hong Kong. Later, "Eat Drink Man Woman" was also distributed by me. We are very good friends."

"What about Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?"

""Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was an accident. The original investor was Chen Taiming, the boss of Taiwan's Yageo Electronics. When the financial crisis hit, he withdrew his capital. The producer Mr. Xu Ligong suddenly suffered a stroke, and Li Min found him. I!"

"Actually, that's not what I wanted to do. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" cost 15 million US dollars. At that time, the investment for Hong Kong's top martial arts films was 20 million Hong Kong dollars. Even Tsui Hark's 2001 big production "The Legend of Shushan" only had a budget of HK$15 million. 80 million Hong Kong dollars.”

"Also, I reached an investment agreement with Columbia at the time, so I thought I could handle it. Unexpectedly, Sony, which agreed to invest, was very cunning. It delayed the payment for a year, allowing the crew to rely on themselves first. After that year, I I was really burning money and I wanted to jump off the building at one point.”

Shen Xudong nodded: "Foreigners are still very cunning..."

"They are not willing to bet on unknown genres..."

Speaking of this, Jiang Zhiqiang sighed: "It's a pity that the situation that was finally opened was ruined by a bunch of shoddy people who followed the trend!"

"You mean "The Promise"?"

"Haha, I didn't say which movie!"

While they were chatting, Yang Shoucheng came over and interrupted: "Are you listening to your Uncle Jiang's story?"

"...Learn from the experience of our predecessors..."

At this time, Liu Yifei's mother and daughter also came up. After hearing this, she asked: "What is the experience of seniors?"

"How to make Chinese films go international!"

"Oh, what did you learn?"

Shen Xudong smiled: "If Chinese-language films want to enter the international market, the first step is to cultivate international buyers and invite global buyers to participate in Chinese film festivals to understand and select Chinese films. The second step is to promote international co-productions and pre-sales first. Invest and bundle the interests of the film producers in advance. The third step is to create a mature international schedule, such as the ability to promote the global synchronization of the Spring Festival schedule, and promote the true integration of Chinese films into the world market..."

Jiang Zhiqiang's eyes lit up: "Pre-sale + investment, this is a great idea!"

"So, Warner Bros. has invested in the "Taken" series and the "The Raid" series... When I make a movie, I first determine the genre, and then consider the market. If you do something like "Unfortunately", it's impossible to capture the market outside the mainland. It has been successful, so it is positioned as a mainland comedy, but like the "Hurricane Rescue" series, which focuses on action scenes, it can be distributed internationally..."

"This is difficult!"

"...Well, it is indeed quite difficult. Action movies rely too much on the action actors themselves, and Hollywood learns very quickly. Wu Jing was filming "Death Hunt" and was working with the Hollywood action director team. He told me about those people Continuing the Western style of fierce direct action design, we have added a lot of gorgeous Chinese action moves, which are very powerful, and they will be combined with handheld lenses, wide-angle lenses and fast editing in post-production, which will make people dizzy..."

"They have a complete industrial system and they learn really quickly..."

…

Looking at Shen Xudong talking eloquently, Liu Yifei felt a little touched in her heart...

More of a pride!

She knew that Shen Xudong was great before, and even more so now.

Being able to talk to Yang Shoucheng and Jiang Zhiqiang, and obviously in a superior position...

These two people are important people in her opinion!

A bit of adoration…

It's normal. She originally had a crush on Shen Xudong. Although they haven't met each other for two years, she has always paid attention to him.

However, it was a pity that she herself knew that Shen Xudong was by no means a good match.

In the past two years, many female celebrities have been rumored to have affairs with Shen Xudong, including Fan Xiaopang, Xu Jinglei...

She inquired secretly and learned that although these things were hyped, they did have a relationship...

Well, including during the filming of "Dragon", she vaguely heard that Shen Xudong had some improper relationship with Liti Chung, who played Kang Min on the crew...

To put it mildly, it is called a romantic man; at worst, it is a scumbag who cannot control his lower body.

However, what he said when he poured the wine was true - what does it have to do with her? It's not like I'm looking for him to be my boyfriend.

He definitely makes a great bed partner!

Experience the feeling of setting off fireworks in your mind...

Aunt Liu on the side didn't understand what she was hearing. She was thinking about Jiahe's three-year movie plan. Is it possible for Liu Yifei to star in one?

Then, she asked directly: "Xudong, I heard that you are coming to Hong Kong this time to announce ten works of Jiahe?"

"...More than ten," Shen Xudong shook his head: "Jiahe will make at least eight movies every year! I mainly hold a press conference this time to give confidence to the stock market." At this point, he looked at Yang Shoucheng: "The photography exhibition directly let The entertainment sector of the Hong Kong stock market fell by 30% as a whole. If we don’t do something, it will be difficult to give investors confidence.”

Hearing this sentence, Yang Shoucheng thought thoughtfully: "So, you have to publicize it in a big way..."

"Well, there is nothing we can do about it. The market as a whole is not optimistic now..."

Before Shen Xudong finished speaking, Jiang Zhiqiang suddenly said: "I saw Jiahe's movie plan. Do you want to restart "A Chinese Ghost Story"?"