Chapter 718 Refuse to Cooperate

Shen Xudong wanted to make "The Founding of the People's Republic of China". In addition to showing his strength and showing off his muscles - without any strength, how could you attract so many celebrities to guest star for free?

By the way, he also has a little thought: rewrite the rules for gift films...

Liang Jiahui complained about something: A few days ago, I watched "Changjin Lake" on a video website, and the result reminded me that I must have a VIP to watch the movie... I really don't understand why a movie with a patriotic spiritual theme needs to be re-released. One time charge?

If you want to charge a fee for a commercial blockbuster, I have no problem with it. Patriotic films are special in terms of subject matter.

If we want to be patriotic, do we have to pay money first before we can achieve it?

In fact, when "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" and "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" were released in the original time and space, many viewers scolded them - since you are offering gifts to the country and the country, why should you charge movie tickets?

Not only is the ticket charged, but the price is even more expensive!

Logically speaking, for the so-called gift, the film producer only needs to recover the cost, and the profits must be donated, otherwise it would not be called a gift!

Alternatively, it would be free for children, at least don’t promote it in the name of a gift.

Is it the market or politics?

Therefore, Shen Xudong is serious.

After making the proposal, I wrote a plan.

It’s very detailed, and the key to the content is just one sentence: use star power to draw attention to the main theme of the movie.

Gao Fenfen immediately contacted the film bureau. The film bureau did not pay attention to it at first...

Because in the view of the film bureau, this kind of subject matter will definitely lose money.

Then Gao Fenfen promised to use an all-star cast: Even if it is just a line or a face-to-face role, we will contact the stars to play it!

Come up with a complete planning plan.

This plan…

The film bureau is definitely interested!

One hundred and dozens of celebrities perform on the same stage, which sounds very gimmicky at first glance.

Then he contacted the Propaganda Department, who met with Gao Fenfen and Shen Xudong in person and learned about the general plot of "The Founding of the People's Republic of China"... and agreed to the project.

Let me add a sentence: In fact, there is no way to make breakthroughs in content with themes like "The Founding of the People's Republic of China".

The inherent narrative pattern must be continued: tall and majestic leaders, passionate battle scenes, complex and cumbersome negotiation processes and meeting scenes, long passages of classic quotations, and lifelike special actors.

Many people say, what is the meaning of the main theme movie? publicity. The shot is solid and won’t attract most people to see it, so what else is there to promote?

This is the truth, but as a real manager, the most important thing is to be stable and not make mistakes!

Therefore, Shen Xudong did not modify it at all, even though he knew that "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" was very crooked - it was too beautifying Chang Kaishen for the sake of unification...

A very classic comment: Even if you find a Taiwanese director to shoot "The Founding of the People's Republic of China", it will be like this at best!

But there is no way, this is the situation at this stage: unity is above all else.

Han Shanping accidentally learned about the "Founding of the Nation" project when he and Huang Jianxin were participating in an event together and chatting.

At first, he was not interested. He had made many gift films, and none of them looked like works that could be sold for money. What interested him were commercial masterpieces like "Red Cliff"...

But when Huang Jianxin said that "The Founding of a Republic" was going to capture all the top actors in the Chinese film industry, he was very... curious and asked: "Catch them all at once? How will the salary be paid? He will lose money to death!"

"As a gift to the motherland...he was going to give me only a little red envelope...a symbolic salary...but he gave me 50 million in production funds..."

"No pay?"

Han Shanping immediately came up with an idea!

If "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" can really attract more than 100 stars and not pay for the film, it will definitely be a profitable project!

Of course, Han Shanping attaches more importance to the ‘main theme’ attribute of “The Founding of the People’s Republic of China”…

In other words, if "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" succeeds, it will definitely be a great political achievement...

So, he decided to cut off...

It’s a pity that in the past two years, none of the main theme movies produced by China Film and Television, including state-owned studios such as Bayi Film Studio, have been blockbusters!

Most of them are three-day tours in theaters, and then sold directly to movie channels like garbage sales...

More importantly, the project of "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" has been approved and is scheduled to start filming at the end of the year and will be released in September next year.

Hanshanping didn't get a good deal, what should I do?

He decided to find the initiator of the project - Shen Xudong!

…

Shen Xudong didn't want to meet Han Shanping at all. The reason was very simple. First, he didn't want to cooperate with China Film Group. Second, he was worried that he wouldn't be able to refuse...

Oh, the reason why "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" can organize so many stars to participate is not because of the film or Hanshanping, but because of the subject matter!

"My Homeland and Me" and "My Hometown and Me" have appeal to directors and actors, basically due to the subject matter itself.

A gift to the country…

Therefore, even if the trader becomes Shen Xudong, there will be no one who doesn't buy it.

As for China Film...

Gao Fenfen contacted SMG Media, Dianguang Media, and Jiangsu Radio and Television Station as quickly as possible to jointly produce and jointly distribute...

Previously, "October Siege" and "The Wind" were formed in this way. Shen Xudong was in charge of production and they were in charge of promotion.

Adding "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" to the mix is ​​not a big problem, and the all-star cast will make you hooked as soon as you listen to it.

"October Siege" 150 million, "The Wind" 60 million, "The Founding of the Republic" 50 million...

Tianmei paid half of the production cost, and the rest was shared equally among the other three companies.

In other words, if Hanshanping wants to join, it needs the consent of the other three!

"This is the list of investors behind the scenes..."

Shen Xudong simply took out the schedule for "The Founding of the People's Republic of China": "I won't say anything else. Director Han, if you can get them to withdraw and China Film to take over, I have no objection..."

Han Shanping took it, took a look, and was surprised: "Wenguang Group, Dianguang Media, Jiangsu... Are you connected with so many companies?"

Shen Xudong is very busy: "Nowadays, the film market is good. Everyone has ideas, but they don't dare to end it rashly. If you invest and cooperate with us, you can understand the market better."

"Then the investment ratio..."

"Oh, we'll take half, and the rest will be divided among the three of them..."

"Just this one project?"

"We are planning to collaborate on five films. We have already made two films before, and "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" is the third one..."

Han Shanping was stunned for a moment, silent for a long time, and then said: "The main theme movies like "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" are always produced by Chinese prefixed film companies..."

"Director Han, this is a market economy. We first found the film bureau, and then the publicity department. They agreed to establish the project, and then we organized the bureau to shoot..."

"I mean, for a movie like "The Founding of a People's Republic of China," you can definitely find China Film..."

Shen Xudong was happy: "I don't dare to go to China Film and Television. Last time Gao Fenfen talked about things with you, I was very angry..."

"...She said to delay the release of "Red Cliff" for three days..."

"I have already advised you that Wu Yusen's filming of Red Cliff is a joke... He has been completely brainwashed by Western movies, and he actually wants to use "Red Cliff" as a metaphor to fight against the war?"

Battle of Red Cliff.

It can be said to be the most exciting paragraph in the entire book of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

At that time, CCTV Lao Sanguo directly separated a whole chapter called "The Fierce Battle at Red Cliff"...

The main characters of the three families are present, and there are many wonderful allusions.

At that time, Boss Cao still had the possibility of conquering the world. He was in high spirits, drinking wine by the river, and composing poems across the river.

The state of Wu was not yet a rat. The governor-general, Zhou Yu, was majestic and handsome, wearing a feather fan and a turban.

Wolong has also come out of the mountain to point out the country and fight with the scholars.

The emperor's uncle is poor and strong, and he will not fall into the clouds.

Moreover, Guan Zhang and Zhao Wuyong were outstanding.

These three parties were in Chibi, and there were many heroes at that time.

This was the peak of Romanticism in the classical era.

So what is the core of Chibi?

It’s heroic!

It is the ambition to unify the world and save Li Shu!

Everyone is a good man and a hero who stands upright.

Han Shanping smiled bitterly: "I don't know why Wu Yusen filmed it like this. I was dumbfounded when I saw the finished film..."

"Have you not watched "Windtalker"? That movie is as mediocre as boiled water, and the war scenes that are highlighted are unfocused, messy and drowsy, as if it is just to highlight the fact that this is a war movie. The battle scenes we shot were just explosions anyway.

Most importantly, the scheduling of battlefield shots is also difficult to describe.

To put it bluntly, removing several battlefields in the middle will have little impact on the plot, and it may even be better...

If you watched "Windtalker", why would you let him do "Red Cliff"? "