When Wei Changqing was asked to direct "The Killer Is Not Too Cold", Xiao Ran, as the producer, discovered this serious problem and urgently mobilized Chen Musheng to co-direct with him. Otherwise, how could that film have a good box office...
Since China Film hired Wei Changqing to direct an action film, it was definitely a fatal mistake. Xiao Ran could even imagine how China Film had suffered a complete loss in the summer war. However, what Xiao Ran despised the most was not this, but the fact that
Since China Film made the mistake of letting a director who is only good at literary and artistic themes direct an action movie, this idea is too outrageous.
If it were done by the Phantom Planning Department, it would be absolutely impossible to commit such a mess. Every planner can know what kind of director is good at what kind of film. Of course, it is not that directors of literary and artistic films cannot make commercial films such as action films.
, but then a planner is needed to observe and select. For example, if a director's lens is very powerful and sharp, then his qualifications will be higher, because action movies also need a sharp lens.
If Wang Jiawei's style were to direct a police movie, it would be a very miserable death. Of course, more often than not, Phantom uses the guidance of a producer to allow unfamiliar directors to try their own transformation.
Moreover, there is another way - co-directing. For example, Wei Changqing and Chen Musheng co-directed "This Killer is Not Too Cold", and Liu Mei and Liang Jun co-directed "Jurassic Park". Such cooperation requires both parties to be able to do
It has to be complementary. For example, one of the reasons for the success of "Infernal Affairs" is that Mak Chiu-fai and Liu Weiqiang complement each other and balance the overall situation and details.
This method is very popular at present, because there are always very few talented directors. Therefore, those whose abilities are only superior in certain aspects will generally choose to cooperate with those who are superior in other aspects to complement each other. At present, in the film industry,
There are at least four fixed pairs of co-directors. This can make up for the lack of talent of ordinary directors to a large extent, and also has the opportunity to create classics.
It's no wonder that Xiao Ran despises China Film's planning ability. However, Xiao Ran did not show this emotion, but said with a smile: "This is very good. It looks very prominent. Your position is above the doer!"
"What a man of action!" Huang Qun suddenly realized that he shouldn't complain in front of Xiao Ran. He immediately restrained his bitterness and said in a deep voice: "This time I went south, I came here in a private capacity. The main reason is that there are some things that the higher-ups want me to face.
Ask clearly!"
Xiao Ran shrugged. If he still couldn't guess Huang Qun's purpose, he would be damned. Sure enough, Huang Qun's expression was very serious, staring into Xiao Ran's eyes: "The Queen's birthday is coming soon, this time
Your name is on the knighthood list, how do you explain this!"
Xiao Ran stared back and said word by word: "Then what do you think I mean? With the two hands coming from above last year, do you think there is any choice left for me and the Hong Kong film industry?"
"Tell me more specifically..." Huang Qun sighed. He knew very well that it was impossible for him to overpower Xiao Ran in terms of momentum. Xiao Ran was born in the shopping mall of life and death, so he didn't care about such pressure.
"It's very simple. You can choose to kick the Hong Kong film industry out, and I can also choose to transfer my career." Xiao Ran smiled lightly, and he suddenly figured out that some things might as well be revealed now when no one is clear: "I think the British government must be very
Welcome me and you will never get stuck in the censorship system!”
Huang Qun smiled coldly and stared at Xiao Ran: "I'm afraid you don't want to move to the UK, but the United States! Isn't it that you were preparing for this when you acquired Universal last year? At the beginning, the superiors thought you were doing this to increase the number of Chinese-language films.
I didn’t say anything after seeing the light.”
Xiao Ran was stunned. He thought the government had already seen through that he wanted to use the acquisition of Universal to exert pressure, but now judging from Huang Qun's intentions, it seemed that the higher-ups had not seen through this. This would be great, Xiao Ran couldn't help but feel
Joy, this may bring him many advantages.
Trying to suppress his smile, Xiao Ran stood up and went to the wine cabinet to get a bottle of wine and a wine glass and handed them to Huang Qun. He took a cup and poured some water. He took a sip and let the cool feeling spread throughout his body.
Then Leng Ran said: "Then you think I should stay in Hong Kong and wait to die? I am Chinese, but I am also a businessman and have no long-term interests. What can you do to make me stay!"
"Good wine! Where did it come from?" Huang Qun took a sip of wine and couldn't help but praise it. He continued calmly: "I said above that it is not to deliberately embarrass the Hong Kong film industry, but that all the requests you made involve
When we reached the bottom line, it was difficult for us to agree. Moreover, we did not reject it immediately, we just postponed it for a while."
"That's the wine produced by the winery Qingxia bought in France. It's not bad!" Xiao Ran smiled softly, then pondered for a moment, put down the cup, and tapped his fingers on the table: "If we want to completely enter the mainland market, censorship
Opening up is absolutely necessary, otherwise it will only kill Hong Kong films. Last year, you planned to go it alone. If you failed, you would definitely turn around and come to us. What if you succeeded? I'm afraid you would have left Hong Kong films behind.
.”
"This..." Huang Qun felt slightly embarrassed. The plan from above was indeed true. Even after the return, Hong Kong films were not controlled by the central government. It was better to support the industries he controlled. But he soon had something to say and looked at Xiao Ran solemnly.
, almost emitting a divine light: "Then you shouldn't try to transfer your career to the United States. You are now the richest man in China. Do you know what bad effects this will have?"
It's time to soften up! Xiao Ran thought about it and quickly grasped the opportunity. On the surface, he seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then said in a slow and sincere tone: "Unless it is the most dangerous situation, I will not choose this method. After all,
This is the place I am familiar with. However, if you want to support the film industry, you must pay the price. No one can get anything without paying the price!"
Huang Qun couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. When he learned that Xiao Ran was about to become the recipient of a knighthood from the Queen of England, he was immediately stunned. He quickly considered that Xiao Ran wanted to change his career, and perhaps also wanted to put pressure on the central government.
If Xiao Ran transfers his career, what will be the consequences? It depends on the timing. If the film industry is transferred when everyone in Hong Kong knows that the censorship system is not open, it will definitely cause a chain reaction. This is completely conceivable
As the richest man in China and the company with the highest market value in Hong Kong, Xiao Ran's every move will have an extremely significant impact.
The simplest evidence is that when Xiao Ran and Li Ka-shing discussed the deal between Wheelock and Hutchison Whampoa, the stocks of both companies rose, especially the latter. When Xiao Ran became the chairman of Hutchison Whampoa's board of directors, Hutchison Whampoa's stock price
The price has almost doubled.
For example, every time Phantom makes a film, it always gets enthusiastic invitations from other countries, and it also provides a lot of targeted preferential policies, which saves part of Phantom's increasingly huge production costs. Because Phantom's films can always
Attracting a considerable number of Asian tourists will definitely be of great benefit to the economy.
"Besides, Lao Huang, you also know that other countries are very encouraging us to film there, and they have given us quite good preferential policies. The mainland has not given any preferential policies to Hong Kong films, but we still use the mainland as the main filming location. This
The tourism boom that has been driven in the past few years is probably indispensable to Phantom!" Xiao Ran did not mock this time, but said sincerely.
Huang Qun was at a loss for words again. What Xiao Ran said was absolutely true. Some countries even offered a very high refund ratio. This meant that no matter how much money the crew from Hong Kong spent in this country, they could get the discount according to the discount when they left.
Return in proportion.
And what has the mainland given to the Hong Kong film industry? Apart from the original discounts on joint ventures, there is no discount at all on production. It is no exaggeration to say that Xiao Ran has been very benevolent and righteous. If he is not Chinese and needs
When entering the Chinese market, you don’t need to worry about so many things.
"You know, some things always take time!" Huang Qun had to convince Xiao Ran. He originally wanted to persuade Xiao Ran, but he didn't expect to be persuaded by Xiao Ran: "Now that the country is in its infancy, it is inevitable that some things are not done enough.
Good or even wrong. However, these all take time to improve."
Xiao Ran sighed heavily, leaned on the sofa and said: "If I didn't know this, how could I have so much patience to wait. You all know that business is time, and time is money. To maintain the operation of such a huge business group
It’s not an easy task.”
Seeing that Huang Qun wanted to say something else, Xiao Ran snickered and waved his arms vigorously, then leaned forward and said quietly: "If you want to work alone, then I will give you this opportunity. However, after the summer vacation, I hope to get it as soon as possible
Your answer, otherwise..."
Huang Qun knew there was nothing more to say. He thought the only thing he could do was to report all this. He stood up, hesitated for a moment and told Xiao Ran: "Actually, we are already considering launching a grading system. If
No surprise, it shouldn’t take too long to be launched. However, in terms of censorship, there is currently no way to open it up to the extent you require!”
Xiao Ran trembled slightly, finally winning this victory. If Huang Qun wasn't here, he would have screamed to vent his happiness. With this hard-won victory, with the mainland market, Hong Kong films will have their own
own backing.
As long as the market matures and the complete business system matures, just like Hollywood, even if the current four giants in Hong Kong collapse, nothing will be fatally affected. And all of this is what he has been pursuing,
Only in this way can a solid market and a solid film market be formed.
On the surface, Xiao Ran remained calm as usual, but suddenly thought of something and quickly raised it: "Old Huang, foreign language blockbusters have been introduced, but don't forget to introduce domestic film protection policies like France. Just look at the global impact of Hong Kong films
You can probably understand a little bit about its influence."
Walking to the door and opening it, Huang Qun's doubts that had always been hidden in his heart finally swelled, which made him unable to restrain himself and turned around and asked: "Xiao Ran, do you really think you can have a place in Hollywood?"
"Why not? Isn't Universal a proof?" Xiao Ran smiled slightly, showing that mysterious and confident smile: "What I want is not just a place, but the rules of Hollywood. You can see that the rules of Hollywood in the future will be determined by me.
Let’s formulate it!”
In the afternoon, Xiao Ran invited Huang Qun and Wei Dongling to have dinner at home. Putting aside the arguments during the day, the atmosphere was quite harmonious. During the meal, the two children kept running around in the garden, and finally grandma took action.
, just to help them feed them.
After dinner, before going to the screening of "True Colors", the three of them went to the garden to look after the children, while Li Jiaxin happily touched her belly and asked Lin Qingxia for advice. Now Wei Dongling also has a happy look on his face, he will soon be
Becoming a father, isn't this something worth being happy about?
Xiao Ran looked back at Li Jiaxin, who was smiling brightly, and sighed deliberately: "Poor, sad, hateful, the most beautiful Hong Kong sister actually had to maintain a very bad shape because she got pregnant so quickly!"
"Thanks to you, Qingxia can maintain her body shape through various means. Could it be that Jiaxin can't?" Wei Dongling glared at Xiao Ran. After giving birth, Lin Qingxia always had to lose weight and exercise to maintain her shape.
With the same figure as before, doesn’t Wei Dongling have the money to do these things for his wife?
Xiao Ran chuckled, these things are really affordable for rich people. Lin Qingxia spent at least hundreds of thousands just to restore her figure after giving birth. How can ordinary people come up with such a sum of money?
However, Lin Qingxia is now more or less a billionaire. She gave the money to Tianxia Fund a long time ago, and she has made a lot of income in a few years. Moreover, among the real estate and stocks Xiao Ran bought in various places
Of course, many of them are under Lin Qingxia's personal name. She has a net worth of about one billion, and tens or even millions are naturally a piece of cake.
A beautiful little girl was rolling on the grass in the garden with an older boy. When she saw Xiao Ran coming, she immediately rushed forward and shouted for daddy. Xiao Ran somewhat understood what the elders were thinking, because he now
Hearing my son and daughter call me this way, it feels weird, as if I am really old.
Hugging the older one and the younger one, Xiao Ran said with a smile: "Dad has something to do tonight and doesn't have time to accompany you. How about you stay with your grandparents?"
"I have something to do again!" Xiaoqing's voice was still very milky, which made people feel very comfortable. The boy rolled his eyes and said, "Why don't you ride a horse for me next time!"
Xiao Ran lovingly patted the grass on the little guy's body, thinking helplessly that he was a super rich man, but he didn't expect that he would have to ride as a horse for his son when he returned home. It was really a debt. But what else could he say?
The son, of course, could only smile and say: "No problem, go to your godfather's place!"
Wei Dongling is now Xiaoqing's godfather. Regarding this, both Xiao Ran and Lin Qingxia said very confidently: "Xiao Ling'er has several godfathers, and you are the only one. Xiaoqing just doesn't have one, so you will no longer be Xiaoqing."
He is Ling'er's godfather. Anyway, you are so good at business, so you will be able to teach him in the future."