New Age Artists

Chapter 106: The Temptation of a Single Page in the Family Tree (13)

The meeting place is a private club in a royal palace.

"Director Shen, long time no see." Wang Jinghua arrived earlier.

As the first and number one agent in mainland China, he was able to make it big and has a good sense of details in dealing with people.

Shen Santong greeted with a smile: "Hello, Sister Hua, we haven't seen each other for a while."

After deciding to take on the role in Red Cliff, Shen Santong’s mind was already filled with thoughts about this project.

Compared to "Red Cliff", everything else is trivial.

He is not the kind of person like Wu Yusen, who has no sense of awe at all.

Destroying Chinese history for the amusement of foreigners.

The culture is completely westernized and can be messed around with.

Moreover, as a Hong Kong director who married a Taiwanese woman, he is full of contempt for the mainland film industry.

The mainland investors who invested huge amounts of money were treated as complete "suckers".

In 2010, after filming "Red Cliff", he even participated in a public interview in Po County.

Zhu Yanping, who has served as the chairman of the Bay Island Wild Horse Award Organizing Committee many times, talked at length about how to use mainland funds as a scapegoat.

Joining hands with Taiwanese filmmakers, supporting the new generation of Hong Kong and Taiwan, and suppressing the "long-term plan" of mainland actors,
Even directly and openly announced it to the public:

They want to take advantage of the opportunity to direct co-productions, including nominations and awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Taiwan Island Wild Horse Awards.

To trick successful mainland stars into playing supporting roles for the young Hong Kong and Taiwan artists whom they have been trying their best to support;
The goal is to rank Hong Kong and Taiwan artists and rank them before mainland stars as much as possible, so as to give investors from all sides a wrong impression.

The most popular mainland actors can only play supporting roles for the new generation of Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Newcomers from the mainland are even less worthy of playing the leading role.

It can not only directly suppress the status and future of newcomers from the mainland, but also allow the status and commercial value of newcomers from Hong Kong and Taiwan to rise rapidly.

and so.

Chen Jiashang's "Painted Skin", starring three mainland Chinese actors Zhou Xun, Zhatian and Chen Kun, was a huge box office success.

He was even regarded as a "traitor" by Wu Yusen, who reprimanded him to his face for undermining the unified position of directors from Hong Kong, Taiwan and other places in the north.

Wu and Zhu also publicly mentioned that they would like to thank mainland celebrities who are willing to cooperate and support Taiwanese newcomers.

It can be appropriately "rewarded" with a nomination for the Taiwan Wild Horse Awards or the Hong Kong Film Awards.

This will encourage more mainland stars to follow suit and rush to carry the sedan chair for the new generation of "Heavenly Banquet" (played by Ruan Jingtian/Zhao Youting/Peng Yu) that Taiwan is promoting.

It's so naked and unabashed.

The movie "Red Cliff" is the "proud work" they mentioned.

The most popular actress in mainland China, who became a household name in "Returning the Pig and Pigeon", played the second female role "Sun Shangxiang".
A model named Kurosawa Chiling, who was acting for the first time at the age of 30, was found from Taiwan Island to pair with the international film emperor Liang Chaowei to play the leading female role "Xiao Qiao".

Song Jia, the mainland actress who failed in the competition for the role of "Xiao Qiao", was asked to play a minor maid.

In this way, Kurosawa Chiling is equivalent to "stepping on the sky to rise to the top", and becoming one of the top actresses in the Chinese film industry in one step.

Since then, she has been featured in various top fashion resources and movie leading roles one after another, and her star career has lasted for more than ten years.

Through this collaboration, "Zhetian" also gained more connections in the Hong Kong and Taiwan film circles, and will have more resources in the future, including nominations and award opportunities at the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Taiwan Island Wild Horse Awards.

Song Jia, a mainland actress who has starred in many TV dramas, will always lag behind Lin Chiling, who started late and overtook her in the back row, in terms of status and resources in the film industry.

Put aside all facts and just consider the movie itself.

The play "Red Cliff" uses the original mixed-race actor to play the role of "Zhuge Liang", a sage of all ages in China.

Just with this operation, this play is bound to be ruined.

The director's personal opinions take precedence over the film.

It has been shown that Wu Yusen has lost the basic ethics and basic pursuits for movies.

Moreover, as a commercial film director, he makes no secret of his contempt for mainland audiences.

Anyone with a little common sense will know that if Party B offends Party A, the business will not last long.

However, the situation where mainland stars serve as sedan chair for Hong Kong and Taiwan will inevitably occur again.

Wu Yusen has returned from Hollywood, and even if he doesn't have "Red Cliff", he will have other projects.

The news that the movie "Windtalkers" brought down the Hollywood giant MGM is not widely known in mainland China due to information gap.

It’s not that I didn’t know, but I failed to fully appreciate how terrifying Wu Yusen was.

In this era, some people are superstitious about Hong Kong and Taiwan directors.

"A Better Tomorrow" and "Hard Boiled" were works during Wu Yusen's peak period, and they also gave him some money to live on. When Shen Santong wanted to make "Red Cliff", the content was not the primary consideration.

The first issue is production cost.

This movie is a big blockbuster, and he plans to shoot two parts in a row, which will cost about 400 million to produce.

He will provide 10% of the investment himself, and China Film can provide 25% but they still need to attract external investment.

In this respect, Shen Santong is not as good as Wu Yusen.

With the reputation of a famous Hollywood director, it is easier to attract investment than for him.

Shen Santong plans to spend 150 million on production.

The remaining 250 million will be used to integrate domestic film special effects technology and drive the development of the entire industry through large investments.

Not only the China Painting Company under his control, but also the computer technology company under China Film Group.

As well as other domestic companies, including those in Hong Kong Island.

Four hundred million is just the production cost.

We plan to outsource the construction of the city.

In terms of framing, he plans to implement the strategy of "making good use of what is available and building on what is not available".

The Three Kingdoms Film and Television City and Han Dynasty Film and Television City that have already been built should be used well.

It must be newly built, and we must cooperate with local governments and other developers.

He does not participate in profiteering, and allows other parties to participate in construction projects to reduce production costs.

If the construction of the city is included, the total investment of this blockbuster will be extremely exaggerated.

When the film is released, Shen Santong still has to negotiate with the theaters.

For a film with such a large investment, it is impossible to get the same profit share as other works, so we have to refer to the Hollywood model.

In the first week, the producers will take 60% to 70% and in the second week 50% to 60%.

This is how a blockbuster movie is opened.

From cinema construction, film technology, and theater chain development, we will use large investments to drive the development of the entire industry.

Chen Kaige's "The Promise" cost 300 million yuan, but I don't know where the money went. It's just for show.

Wu Yusen's "Red Cliff" used Hollywood special effects.

Spend as much money as possible to make the accounts easier. Directors from Hong Kong and Taiwan don’t know how to run a ranch.

Only Shen Santong can and will do such a thing.

After completing this project, Shen Santong feels that he can reach the peak of his career.

There won’t be any more in the future.

Just like the industry significance of Zhang Yimou's "Hero", even if there are other blockbusters later, they will not have as much industry significance as it.

It is only possible to attain the Great Dao at the beginning of the universe.

Every Chinese person has thought about having a separate page in the family tree, and Shen Santong naturally did too.

Shen Santong does not intend to seek personal gain from this project.

We will do our best to make this film well and drive the Chinese film industry forward.

Leave your mark in the history of Chinese cinema.

Then there is the impact that using mainland teams and mainland stars has on both the stage and behind the scenes.

As well as historical blockbusters, they have a social influence in shaping a correct historical perspective.

If he does a good job in making the "Red Cliff" movie, Shen Santong will definitely gain a lot of industry points.

Of course, there will inevitably be other troubles.

Big worries outside of work.

Looking back at the affairs of Wang Jinghua, Hua Yi, and Wu Kebo, they are all despicable.

I can't get Shen San to pay attention, and I don't have the energy to pay attention.

"Director Shen, we can join forces and create another Huayi."

After a brief greeting, Wang Jinghua made a proposal to Shen Santong that she had prepared for a long time and was sure to impress Shen Santong.

(End of this chapter)