Wang Zhongjun received a call from Shao Shuaijun, sighed, and only said: "Don't go out tomorrow night. I will pick you up at the studio. I will treat the leaders of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television to dinner at the Kunlun International Hotel in the evening."
Shao Shuaijun knew that Wang Zhongjun in the middle was not a good person. However, Shao Shuaijun was satisfied with Wang Zhongjun's arrangement of the dinner. Wang Zhongjun should have prepared the dinner a long time ago. He probably started preparing it as soon as Feng Xiaogang said it.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to immediately invite the leaders of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.
It shows that Wang Zhongjun values him.
After hanging up the phone, Shao Shuaijun breathed a sigh of relief. Anyone who works in the entertainment industry would be scared of this thing. Especially in the film bureau, that pair of scissors is simply a talisman. It can cut a masterpiece into a low-level one. Fortunately,
Wang Zhongjun helped resolve the issue. Otherwise, once "Buried Alive" was deemed to be derogatory to the government, Shao Shuaijun would no longer be able to release new movies in China.
I checked the finances in the studio and looked at some newly purchased equipment. Time passed quickly. In the afternoon, Ning Hao, Huang Bo and Xu Zheng came over together.
"Great director, congratulations on getting rich!" Huang Bo is always smiling and optimistic.
"300 Million Great Director!" Ning Hao also laughed.
Shao Shuaijun was confused: "What is the 300 million director?"
"120 million yuan from the mainland and 21.1 million US dollars from North America. The total is not 300 million yuan. It's amazing, Ah Jun. You even conquered the United States." Xu Zheng sighed.
"It's just so-so." Shao Shuaijun grinned, pretending to be modest. He didn't expect that he would become the box office champion of mainland movies in North America after filming "Buried Alive". Of course, this number one would soon be lost. Remember Zhang Yimou
"Hero" was released in North America in August this year, with a box office of more than 53 million.
However, "Source Code" will also be released this year, and it may not necessarily surpass "Heroes".
"By the way, Lao Xu, how are the preparations going for the crew of "On the Road"?"
"The actors have been found, and now we're starting to look for locations. We can start filming once the funds are in place. Ajun, you have to be my producer. I'm afraid I won't be able to cooperate with others."
"I may not have time. You see, I am a producer for "Crazy Racing" and I have never been to the set... Oh, I finally understand, you are just using me as an excuse to hire me as a producer.
It's a human job, right? OK, as long as you can take it, I will be your producer." Halfway through Shao Shuaijun's words, he understood what Xu Zheng meant.
He agreed generously. As a director, he naturally felt deeply about it. A good producer can help a movie a lot, but a poor producer can also ruin a good movie. Just like a secretary.
The director of the organization should be their confidant, because he is in charge of the hat. The mayor and county magistrate all want the director of finance to be their confidant, because he is in charge of the bag. The director also wants someone of his own to be the producer, so that he will not be constrained in all aspects.
After discussing for a while how to film "A Man on the Road", Shao Shuaijun asked Ning Hao: "When can the racing film be completed? Contact Huayi Brothers as soon as possible and start promoting it. Don't wait for me."
The "Source Code" has come out, and the two conflict with each other."
"That's right, I have to think about it carefully so as not to be beaten too hard by "Source Code"." Ning Hao nodded.
"It's not about being beaten, but I'm afraid that your racing car will beat my Source Code. "Source Code" is a touchstone movie, focusing on Hollywood tastes. Mainland audiences may not necessarily buy it, and it may not be able to beat Racing at the box office." Shao Shuaijun shook his head, Racing
The style of "Stone" is of the same origin, and it is absolutely the same in today's China. "Source Code" is hard to say.
"By the way, after the film production is completed, Xiao Jun, Lao Xu, Huang Bo and I have recently completed a new script. Can you give it a look?"
Ning Hao said, taking out a script from his bag.
Shao Shuaijun took it and took a look, and was shocked to see that there were three words "No Man's Land". Speaking of this No Man's Land, it should be regarded as the third film of the trio of Ning Hao, Huang Bo, and Xu Zheng, but it was relatively
Compared to the craziness of the first two films, "No Man's Land" is even crazier. The filming was completed in 2009. Before Shao Shuaijun was reborn, it had not passed the review of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and could not be released.
After opening the content and watching it for half an hour, Shao Shuaijun said, "To be honest, the script is very good. Although it is a one-line comedy, it is bold and innovative. It is just too dark. There is almost no good person in the play."
, this heaviness is several times that of "Crazy Racing". Ning Hao, if I don't think highly of this script, I won't be able to pass the film bureau."
"The script can be modified, and it can always be reviewed by the film bureau."
"Old Ning, everyone here is a brother. Let me be realistic." Shao Shuaijun patted Ning Hao on the shoulder, "We are not artists, we are commercial directors. You are, I am, and so is Xu Zheng. We are filming now
What are movies for? Is it to make money, box office, word-of-mouth, and status? What kind of movies do audiences like to watch? I don’t think it’s a heavy literary film, but a light-hearted humor, or a cool blockbuster, or a life-and-death love.
The irony of "No Man's Land" is too strong. Indeed, I can feel from the script that you are eager to express your own style and ideas. This kind of thing can be available in the future, but now, if you can't touch it, don't touch it.
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Ning Hao frowned and insisted on his opinion: "Filmmakers should speak out their thoughts boldly. Ah Jun, this is a good book. I can't bear to give it up."
"Old Ning, I will give you a multiple-choice question, bring laughter to others or bring tears to others, which one would you choose?"
"This metaphor is unnecessary. I think a movie that lasts for ninety minutes and laughs but doesn't understand anything is not a good movie. Only if you remember it deeply can it be a good movie.
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"What's the use of remembering? Take "No Man's Land" as an example. It's full of blackness and irony. Do you just want the audience to remember, oh, this world is black? We live in this complex society.
It is already very depressing. What the audience needs is to relax. No one wants to come to the cinema to watch a movie that will make them feel bad for a week. What is the essence of a movie? Lao Ning, have you ever thought about it? I have thought about it, entertainment
People, this is my definition of movies, and this is also the code I believe in. Literary and artistic standards can be left to others."
Seeing everyone listening carefully, Shao Shuaijun took a sip of water and continued: "When I was promoting "Buried Alive" in the United States, I saw many different aspects. I originally thought that the connotation of "Buried Alive" could impress the Americans. But what?
, in fact, on the contrary, they were only willing to pay 100,000 US dollars to buy it. If it weren't for a film company like Lionsgate that likes to go for an alternative style, I would have run back in despair.
Why? Have you ever thought about it?
The first is the choice of market. North America has the hottest movie market in the world, so the United States has Hollywood, which produces countless good movies every year, but it doesn’t look up to our Chinese movies at all.
Secondly, Chinese films are too literary and artistic, too preachy, and poorly entertaining. The best ones are kung fu films, but you can’t just rely on kung fu and think everything will be fine. If there is no interesting content, who will watch it?
Third, we have no scenes. It seems that China has a lot of people. To make a movie, tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands can be mobilized, but there are no special effects, and the martial arts scenes have to be wired, which is too fake. What about the West and the United States?
There are more than 200 special effects companies in Hollywood. In the 1970s, special effects blockbusters such as "Star Wars" were produced, which made people's blood boil.
Movies are nothing more than a product of vision and hearing. In today's era of huge cultural differences, Hollywood movies are unscrupulously grabbing money from all over the world, while Chinese movies are still not available at home. The fundamental reason is that our idealism is too strong and we always
To pursue profundity, arm yourself with Hollywood materialism and capture the eyeballs of recognition.
Now is the era of eyeball economy. Catching eyeballs is equivalent to grabbing the money bag! Lao Ning, do you think this is true? At a small level, your script may not be able to pass the review. At a large scale, the market
The positioning is also inappropriate.”
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(I’ve uploaded everything anyway, if the network can’t be repaired this afternoon, I’ll still be in trouble)