Chapter 482 Common Goal

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In the small auditorium of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, Li Lianjie was fighting with a hairy Englishman on the big screen.

The foreigner was tall and strong, while Li Lianjie was short and thin, a sharp contrast. Seeing that the foreigner was holding him, he lifted him up and was about to smash him to the ground. Hundreds of employees exclaimed in unison, and when they saw him resolve the attack with a beautiful move, they cheered in unison.—···

In the end, Yang Yugan, played by him, was invincible and won the "Twelve Countries Undifferentiated Comprehensive Martial Arts Arena Competition".

The twelve countries refer to China and the eleven countries.

They are the signatories of the "Xin Chou Treaty".

A big flag with the words "Invincible in the World" fluttered in the wind. This was the reward for the champion of the competition. It could be placed at the entrance of one's own martial arts hall, and the imperial archway was granted. Civil officials got off their sedan chairs and military officials got off their horses. It was the grace of the old Buddha!

Yang Yugan won the title of "Invincible Yang", and at the same time, his spiritual realm was also sublimated. He held a gold medal, followed by Chen Shaomei played by Gong Xue and Chen Shaojie played by Wang Qun, and Yu Hai, Liu Xun, Yu Chenghui, Ji Chunhua and others.

"In my opinion, we should not only practice martial arts to strengthen our bodies and resist foreign enemies, but the most important thing is to broaden people's wisdom and integrate wisdom and martial arts. That is the way to make the country rich and the people strong. Can a mere reputation of being invincible in the world change the fate of the country? Please think twice. This gold medal should be left to you as a souvenir. Goodbye!"

"Good!"

"Well said!"

The movie ended here. Mr. Liao suddenly cheered and led the applause, and then the whole audience applauded.

This was the internal screening of Tai Chi 3, specially for the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office. Chen Qi kept his word and sent the film to Liao Gong as soon as it was finished, fulfilling Liao Gong's wish.

He was really enjoying it, and he talked about it enthusiastically when he returned to the office, saying: "I saw that the director's name was Tsui Hark, not Li Wenhua, but the screenwriter was still Chen Xiao. The core of the thought is the same, but the shooting technique has improved. Hong Kong directors are still capable."

"They are capable but they didn't win the Golden Bear Award?" the secretary joked.

"Hi!"

Mr. Liao also laughed and said, "This Li Wenhua has taken advantage of such a great honor. Of course, he has also paid a lot. We need to evaluate objectively. Oh, good movies, good movies. I can sleep well again today."

"Xiao Chen sent several movies at once, including "Ghost" and so on."

"Is it the one about a man and a ghost in love?"

"Yes!"

"Don't rush to watch that one. If you want to watch it, just play it. I can't stand seeing love affairs at my age. I heard that there are passionate scenes in it. Oh..."

Mr. Liao was in a very good mood. He grinned like a wealthy old man. Suddenly, he remembered something and asked, "Is Xiao Chen's marriage settled?"

"It should be done before going to the United States!

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"Oh, you can help me choose a gift, and I will write a congratulatory message, and you can take it with you."

"Okay! "

The secretary went out, and Mr. Liao worked in the room by himself. He would stop from time to time to make a few gestures with his hands, do Tai Chi, chuckle a few times, and then continue to work.

He had undergone two heart surgeries and was always in a state of bursting at any time. He died of a heart attack two months later. A few days before his death, he had just attended the meeting of the Sixth National People's Congress.

At the meeting, he was nominated as vice chairman.

It was said to be a nomination, but in fact it was already decided, and he suddenly passed away. If Mr. Liao had not passed away, it would be different.

After "Life is Beautiful" and "Tai Chi 3" were shown in the archives, they were sent to art units and universities in major cities for screening. Although many people did not like them, many people loved "Life is Beautiful".

This number was beyond Chen Qi's expectations.

Most of them were cultural people, scholars, artists, and quite a few college students. What did these people do? They were the main immigrants and overseas students in the 1980s and 1990s.

They loved "Life is Beautiful" to death!

They didn't care that Chen Qi made this film for creation. Huihe opened up international exchanges, and they only saw what they longed for in it.

In the words of a cultural person, this is called "an outstanding anti-war film, a high-level peace thinking, calm and profound, absorbing the progressive ideas of the West, and the ending of the American couple holding their children and looking at the plane in the sky is endless aftertaste—"

They feel that they are the same as Chen Qi. If the media is developed at this time, Chen Qi can be promoted as an opinion leader. Good guy, the first public intellectual after the reform and opening up!

As a result, "Life is Beautiful" has a very strange public reaction. Ordinary people don’t know what this film is about, but newspapers and magazines are all kinds of praise, or supporters and opponents are arguing fiercely—·

China Film is getting more and more anxious, waiting for Chen Qi to reply.

In mid-April, a letter finally came from Hong Kong. Sun Jianmin couldn’t wait to open it. There was no courtesy in it, and a few dry paragraphs were the opinions on the release proposed by the East Factory.

Sun Jianmin read it, his face changed at first, and then he read it again and pondered in silence.

"What's it about?"

"Read it yourself! "

Tong Gang took it, glanced at it, and said: "This price is too high. We are already losing money!"

"Look behind!" Sun Jianmin reminded.

Hmm?

Tong Gang looked back and kept silent.

Chen Qi gave two ways of distribution:

The first is a buyout. For example, if "Tai Chi 3" sells 400 copies, each copy costs 10,000 yuan, and China Film will give Dongchang a buyout fee of 4 million.

The second type is agency distribution. China Film will negotiate with provincial film companies. No matter what method is used, China Film will be given an agency fee of 10%-15% based on the negotiated price.

Very, very simple and does not involve any complicated calculation methods or accounting.

Let’s talk about China Film’s sources of income.

Nowadays, movies are divided into distribution revenue and screening revenue. Screening is the box office, and the box office is a mess.

What is the distribution revenue?

For example, if China Film buys a film from a studio, it must sell it to provincial companies. This is not sold by copy, but rented, which is called film rental.

Cinemas across the country, including clubs within units, only need to use China Film's copies. The 35mm copy will be shown for one show and the number of films will be rented to China Film; —·

This is called distribution income.

But China Film Group does not take it itself, but gives 70% and 30% to local companies.

As for the actual box office, China Film Group does not get a penny. The local company keeps 80% and 20% to the local cultural bureau. So local companies are the ones who make a lot of money.

The money earned by China Film Group must be turned over to the Ministry of Culture, which uses the money as annual allocations to studios, and the cycle continues.

Chen Qi didn't want to deal with local companies, and neither did China Film Group. Those people were so angry that the box office was not accurate. If divided according to the first method, the distribution income of a popular movie can reach 2,000

10,000-40 million. China Film Group takes 70% and has to give money to Dongchang, leaving even less for itself.

Sun Jianmin and Tong Gang both disagreed, but Chen Qi wrote later:

"The film industry needs to deepen reform, and the leaders are very determined to break up the big pot rice. The studios have always wanted freedom of operation. I also agree with allowing them to operate freely, develop in the direction of enterprises, be responsible for their own profits and losses, and break the tradition of the big pot rice..."

The implication: If the studio becomes a corporate enterprise, the Ministry of Culture will no longer have to allocate large sums of money every year like a baby, and China Film's handover task will be easier.

"I thought he was from the studio!"

Tong Gang held it in for a long time before saying something.

"I also thought he was from over there, at least he had to face the Beijing Film Studio, right? Look at this, he is eager to cook the oil in the fire and everyone will die together!"

Sun Jianmin thought about it seriously and said, "Write him again and tell him that when the symposium is held, China Film will fully support the reform of the studio. I hope he will do what he says."

"What about distribution? Do we agree?" Tong Gang asked.

"Let's wait and see the results of the Golden Rooster Awards."

"We are under pressure, and local companies are under even more pressure. If you can make them bleed, let them bleed."

Sun Jianmin used to hate Chen Qi extremely, but now he has a little glimpse into Chen Qi's thoughts. Although he still hates Chen Qi, he has a very complicated feeling, and even a little scared, because the person named Chen is a crazy critic.

If we divide the reformists and conservatives, that guy belongs to the table-turning group and doesn't even care about the popularity of Beijing Film Studio.