"The first set of cameras is OK...the second set is OK..."
"The fireworks team is OK...the recording team is OK..."
Listening to the OK from various departments, the solemn look in Xiao Ran's eyes gradually spread to his face. This shooting can definitely be called the most in the history of Hong Kong films. A total of fourteen cameras were used to shoot from various angles.
Not only did I have to take a picture of the explosion on the floor, but I also had to take a picture of Fa Ge jumping down and chasing the photographer while he was hanging in the air. That was a life-threatening situation.
Preliminary estimates indicate that this scene alone cost a million. The money does not matter, the key is that if you miss such an opportunity, it will be rare. And if you need to spend a lot of time to prepare, it will not be worth it.
, no wonder Xiao Ran, a always cheerful guy, became so solemn.
"ACTION!" Xiao Ran's shout spread quickly from the intercom to the ears of every department. Each department started operating quickly. Xiao Ran valued them so much, and they absolutely did not want to disappoint Xiao Ran.
Fa Ge immediately jumped down. It was a very scary thing to be at a height of more than thirty floors. However, Xiao Ran asked Fa Ge to stay calm during the fall and never show a trace of panic.
At this moment, the firearms team and the pyrotechnics team started their tasks at the same time. Under the vibrators they set up, the floor shook several times in the camera lens to show the intensity of the explosion.
Almost at the same time, flames rushed out of the window like a giant dragon, making people panic. In that moment, the glass on the outside of the entire floor seemed to be hit by the shock wave of the explosion, and immediately shattered outwards, smashing one after another.
Fall to the ground.
Fa Ge tried hard to control the panic in his heart, and he even tried hard to make his face and eyes appear and project a calmness that would not change even when he was on top. The suspended photographer held a small camera and lowered it below Fa Ge, focusing on
Captured Fa Ge’s expression.
At this moment, with a pop, the two of them fell into the net together, and were immediately pulled to the building opposite by the action stunt team on the opposite side. Seeing this, Xiao Ran was overjoyed. As long as Fa Ge's performance was okay, then
This scene only consisted of static shooting and some reshoots.
After calculating that the explosion shots and the flame spray shots were enough, Xiao Ran yelled: "CUT!" Hearing this sound, almost everyone in the crew broke into a sweat. This scene was really exciting.
, they spent far more effort on it than they did on the past ten films.
The remaining scenes were filmed in the Mainland. The next day, Xiao Ran immediately dragged the crew to the Mainland. The scenes in the Mainland were mainly relatively heart-warming scenes, so the progress was very fast.
It was an ordinary night. Xiao Ran was in the hotel talking with Liu Jianzhong, the deputy director of the Film Bureau, and people from China Film Company. This was about the film's release and cooperation. In fact, there was nothing to talk about, since it was barely considered a co-production.
, coupled with the government's intention to support it, it will naturally not be a problem to release it in the mainland.
As for the problem of piracy, Xiao Ran is not worried anymore. There is no such quick and fast method as disc piracy, so there is no need to force a time difference. The most important thing is that there is currently no theater system in the mainland, so it is difficult to carry out it effectively.
Screening and management at all levels.
"Mr. Xiao, our company hopes to introduce this film. Look at the price..." The general manager of China Film Company looked at Xiao Ran sincerely, trying to keep the price down.
Xiao Ran smiled slightly. He had expected such a situation. Therefore, he was already prepared and glanced at An Yuxuan next to him. An Yuxuan took out a piece of information knowingly: ""North and South" is released in the mainland.
At that time, there were at least 200 million people entering the cinema. Based on this number, the box office of the film was definitely not less than 80 million. "Shaolin Temple", a movie made a few years ago, had a box office of at least 140 million in the mainland.
Ten thousand."
The general manager and Liu Jianzhong couldn't help being shocked. They didn't expect Xiao Ran to be so well prepared. However, what shocked them was still behind. Xiao Ran looked at the two of them with a smile and said lightly: "There are currently about three thousand yuan in the country.
Screens, and this does not include mobile outdoor screening teams. The total box office last year was 2.5 billion."
When he mentioned this, Xiao Ran couldn't help but secretly sigh with emotion. Now it is 2.5 billion, but more than ten years later, it is only 900 million, and prices have soared a lot. It can be seen that in these ten years, the mainland has been lost.
How many viewers.
These information were not provided by Guan Xin, but were the results of investigations, statistics and calculations from the Phantom Investment Department. Long Dahai of China Film Company was obviously not a weak negotiating partner. He quickly regrouped, cheered up and said: "Mr. Xiao
, your investigation is basically correct, but please don’t ignore that these annual box office totals were not created by one movie!”
"Of course, of course I know it very well!" Xiao Ran sat calmly on the sofa, took a sip of water from An Yuxuan, then stared at the two of them and said: "So, I know better that a film like this can
What a box office hit!”
"We have also calculated that the box office of your film is expected to be about 50 million. According to this figure, we can only pay you 25 million in distribution fees." Long Dahai was very stubborn and refused to say anything.
concession.
"OK, it's a simple matter. Since you think the box office is 50 million, then I will propose another plan to guarantee a minimum share!" Xiao Ran smiled strangely, which made Long Dahai and Liu Jianzhong doubt whether dealing with this capitalist was the right idea:
"China Film will first pay a distribution fee of 25 million. If the box office exceeds 50 million, the rest will still be divided in half!"
In fact, Xiao Ran has no idea about this. There is no theater system in the mainland now, and there is no computerized ticketing system to accurately calculate box office figures. It would be easy for China Film to conceal specific figures. However, his intuition told him that it must not be possible.
If you give up so easily, you may not be able to gain any benefits in the future.
Long Dahai thought for a while, glanced at Liu Jianzhong again, and saw him nodding slightly, and agreed. After discussing the matter, Liu Jianzhong said with a smile: "Mr. Xiao, are you interested in cooperating with the mainland?
For example, co-investing in certain films or something like that.”
"Cooperation?" Xiao Ran couldn't help but laugh: "I have absolutely no problem, but I want to tell you that the total investment in "Espionage" is 30 million Hong Kong dollars, and the investment in the future will be bigger and bigger. If you are willing
, I absolutely have no objection!”
Long Dahai's face turned pale instantly, and Liu Jianzhong also forced a smile. They didn't know the specific investment in this film. They only knew that the market value of Phantom Company was more than 3 billion, and that Phantom Company made hundreds of millions of profits last year. They were even more aware that Phantom Company's market value was more than three billion.
I don’t know, but since Phantom successfully acquired Leo Company, its market value has soared to nearly 4 billion.
Just kidding, an investment of 30 million is not what the current China Film Company can afford. However, the inability to cooperate does not mean that there is nothing to talk about. Xiao Ran smiled heartily: "Why don't we go to dinner together? At the dinner table, maybe we can
Let’s talk about cooperation!”
Arriving at the prepared dinner, Xiao Ran stuffed a meatball into his mouth and smiled softly: "Director Liu, in fact, the lives of people in the mainland are very monotonous now. Movies are the spice of life. And now every year in Hong Kong
More than a hundred films have been produced and distributed to Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States, but why are there so few films that can enter the mainland?"
"If it's because of political factors, I don't think every Hong Kong movie has a political stance. Besides, movies are purely entertainment." Xiao Ran couldn't help but smile again when he saw that the two of them didn't speak.
"I hope that all future films of Phantom will be able to enter the mainland. I wonder what the director thinks?"
Liu Jianzhong stared at Xiao Ran with countless thoughts in his mind. If he could make the decision, he would reject it immediately. However, before he came, the superiors had clearly told him that as long as there were no political issues or pornographic issues,
, arrange to allow it to be released in the mainland as much as possible.
"No problem!" Even a deaf person might be able to hear the reluctance in Liu Jianzhong's tone: "As long as it can pass the review, there should be no problem. However, you have to train some relevant talents for us!"
This is what Xiao Ran longs for. With such a huge population, talents abound in the Mainland. However, the Mainland's film system is too rigid, and as a result, these talents are gradually being buried. If Hong Kong films want to continue to develop, the export of talents from the Mainland is necessary.
Indispensable.
After hesitating for a moment, he still resisted raising the issue of Phantom's funds entering mainland theaters. This matter must not be rushed. Currently, only Silver City and Phantom films in Hong Kong are eligible for mainland screening. This is already a good start.
If the mainland wants to accept external funds to enter the theater chain, it will take at least a few years, and it may not be possible until after 1997. Xiao Ran is still very clear about this, although in a sense, he still hopes that
He helped mainland movies rise, but they themselves failed to live up to their expectations, so he couldn't help.
This situation is really difficult! Xiao Ran couldn't help but sigh to himself. Now that the company is getting bigger, there are more and more things to do, which makes him who likes peace and quiet feel more and more upset.
While they were talking, An Yuxuan suddenly ran over in a panic and told Xiao Ran that something happened in Hong Kong. Xiao Ran ran to answer the phone and it was Wei Dongling calling: "A Ran, is it you? Trouble is coming. The gang suddenly attacked the company.
The crew engaged in a lot of harassment and injured several people."
The underworld? There was a huge question mark in Xiao Ran's mind. When did the underworld dare to attack Phantom? However, after thinking about it carefully, he seemed to have never done anything to the underworld, so there was a rough explanation.
After notifying Guan Xin and the others, and calling the assistant director to explain how to shoot, Xiao Ran and Guan Xin immediately rushed back to Hong Kong. He didn't even have time to visit his biological parents, although he planned to do so after the filming was completed.
Just went to check it out.
What happened in Hong Kong? Why did the underworld, which had always dared not touch Phantom, suddenly attack Phantom? Xiao Ran didn't know, so he was even more anxious to rush back. The first words he said when he saw Wei Dongling at the airport were: "It happened."
What happened, please tell me in detail!"
"Let's talk about it after we get in the car!" Wei Dongling warned Yangguang and Monkey very cautiously: "Please pay attention, it is said that someone hired someone to kill Xiao Ran!"
"Buy the murder?" Xiao Ran's heart trembled slightly. It was really strange that things had developed to this point. After getting in the car, he stared at Wei Dongling and asked, "What on earth is going on?"
Seeing that safety was basically guaranteed, Wei Dongling smiled bitterly and said: "If you are referring to the matter of paying a murderer, I may know a little bit about it. Liang Kun has stopped the rumor, and there are rumors on the road that Wang Minggui's son Wang Yang did it!"
"Wang Yang?" Xiao Ran took a deep breath. He had never taken Wang Yang seriously. When he heard that Wang Minggui died in the stock market crash, and Wang Yang immediately sold his property and ran away, there has been no news since: "There is no smoke without fire! He
When did you come back!"
"I don't know!" Wei Dongling sighed, why was there so many disasters in the rise of the Phantom: "However, there are rumors on the street that Wang Yang has hooked up with the Taiwan Bamboo Union Gang and wants to buy you out for a large sum of money."
Sunshine and Guan Xin were listening quietly. When they heard Wang Yang appear, Xiao Ran glanced at Guan Xin. Guan Xin immediately nodded knowingly, picked up his mobile phone and made a call, saying only one concise sentence:
"Find out the whereabouts of Wang Minggui's son Wang Yang in the past six months!"
Xiao Ran was not rubbing his nose now, but rather playing with it. This had become a habit when he was thinking. He closed his eyes slightly, and he was very surprised by this. With Wang Yang's character, there was no reason to be confused in both black and white.
People who dare to touch the phantom should not come back, but should enjoy themselves abroad.
What does it mean that Wang Yang has a relationship with the Bamboo Alliance Gang? Xiao Ran soon told himself that it was very logical. Because it was him who forced Wang Yu to death last time, which was regarded as cutting off the reach of the Bamboo Alliance Gang.
A hand in the Hong Kong film industry. Regarding this, Xiao Ran has always wondered why the Bamboo Union Gang did not seek revenge on him.
But what exactly was missed? Xiao Ran always felt that he had forgotten something, something that might be very important. Unexpectedly, he could only ignore this point for the time being. Thinking of the harassment from the underworld, he didn't understand even more, Shen Sheng
Question: "What's going on with gang harassment?"
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Because I went to Shanghai to attend the annual meeting, I may not have updated it in time. I would like to apologize to all readers!