Chinese entertainment starts with Hong Shixian

Chapter 145 Qi Hui: I betrayed you, Lao Guo!
Unfortunately, Old Wang didn't give them a chance.

After chatting for a few minutes and drinking some good tea, Qi Hui and Guo Fan were kicked out by Old Wang.

He has to attend classes and is very busy, so how could he have time to listen to Qi Hui and Guo Fan's rambling?
As for gifts... that's even less likely to be accepted.

I will absolutely refuse any gifts from students.

That's right, he's Dean Wang, not Teacher Wang.

However, Qi Hui and Guo Fan confirmed one thing from Lao Wang: Han Dong had indeed helped them with the high screening rate.

After putting their things away, the two headed towards the Central Film Studio.

For someone of Han Sanping's stature, bringing anything is inappropriate, so let's stick to official business.

"You two did a great job," Han Sanping chuckled. "A low-budget film, yet you managed to create such a big production."

Based on his experience, he could certainly see the strong potential for this film to follow.

Although opinions on Han Sanping are mixed, it is undeniable that he has made significant contributions to Chinese films.

In the 1990s, the government tightened film censorship, and with the booming development of television and TV dramas, the film market shrank dramatically.

In the 1980s, "Shaolin Temple," with tickets costing only one cent, still grossed over 100 million yuan at the box office. However, in the 1990s, the box office of domestic films shrank to the tens of millions or even millions of yuan.

This is a huge blow to the film industry.

But unfortunately, at that time, domestic directors were either making art films or banned films, and they even claimed to be revealing the evil of human nature and facing the ugliness of human nature.

Ultimately, it's all about pandering to the West and winning awards at Western film festivals.

In this context, Han Sanping boldly supported Feng Xiaogang, gradually expanding the film market with Beijing-style comedy.

Despite facing challenges from both domestic directors who are not optimistic about the industry and Hollywood blockbusters from the outside, the domestic film industry has not been completely cut off.

"Mr. Han, you flatter me." Guo Fan smiled and said, "I should thank you for your help. Without you, our film wouldn't have achieved such good results."

"It's because your movie is of good quality, I didn't do anything." Han Sanping took out a piece of paper and said, "Your box office is steadily rising, which is not something I can do just by wanting to."

He also hoped that the historical epic "Red Cliff" from two years ago would be a big hit.

The results of it?
The total investment was about 600 million yuan, but the combined box office of the two films was only 580 million yuan.

They rushed to Grandma's house!

What a load of bull! A Hong Kong director? What a load of bull! A Hollywood director?

Damn it, all they know how to do is rip people off!

Qi Hui and Guo Fan took the paper and saw that it contained the box office data for "Love is Not Blind" over the past few days.

The first day it was over 20 million, the second day it was also over 20 million, and the third day it jumped to over 40 million because it was the weekend... Of course, these are not the main points, and Qi Hui and the other person certainly knew these figures.

The key point is that the data provided is incredibly detailed, even showing which distribution company and which time period's box office data.

Qi Hui and Guo Fan exchanged a glance, both feeling that they had seen a new level.

So this is how the experts see the data; it's completely different from what we see!
"What brings you here?" Han Sanping asked with a smile after Qi Hui and the other man finished reading.

At his level, he can handle anything that isn't a major issue of principle with equanimity.

In his eyes, Qi Hui and the others were all juniors he could support; he had no particular feelings of dislike or liking towards them.

If the film industry had more people like Qi Ke, filmmakers like Guo Fan who make big returns on small investments would have a much easier time.

"Hehe, there is one thing, mainly Guo Fan." Qi Hui chuckled and said, "Didn't you say some time ago that you wanted to make a science fiction movie?"

"Coincidentally, Guo Fan wanted to make science fiction movies, and he wanted to make hard science fiction movies."

"Oh? Really?" Han Sanping became interested.

Science fiction movies are indeed popular, but in China, they are extremely niche.

It's a thankless task, a lot of effort for little reward.

Even if they wanted to film it, it would be a human story set against a sci-fi backdrop, a case of false advertising. "Holy crap...!" Guo Fan jumped, looking at Qi Hui with a shocked expression, his legs almost giving way.

Qi Hui hadn't told him about this before he came!
He's like a college graduate defending their thesis, but the problem is, he hasn't written it!

How could my legs not go weak?!

Qi Hui grinned, gave him a thumbs up, and his big white teeth flashed.

"Come on, Guo Fan, tell me your thoughts!" Han Sanping looked at Guo Fan with great interest.

At this moment, he took in all of Guo Fan's expressions.
"This... Mr. Han, what I'm thinking..." Guo Fan felt a chill run down his spine and could only brace himself and stammer out his experiences and thoughts.

Of course, there's also "The Adventures of Li Xianji," which is currently in preparation.

Listening to Guo Fan's story, Han Sanping nodded slightly, glancing at the two men from time to time.

Over the years, he has met quite a few people: some are taciturn and work hard; some are boastful and talkative; and some are full of nonsense and rambling on.

He could tell that Guo Fan was completely caught off guard, and everything he said and thought was true.

In such a short time, it's impossible to fabricate a perfect lie, especially since he's no pushover.

He is very satisfied with and supportive of directors who genuinely want to make science fiction films.

Especially promising talents like Guo Fan, who can generate high returns with small investments.

Han Sanping stroked his chin, listening to Guo Fan's words slowly, and then said, "Your idea is very interesting."

"How about this, you first produce 'The Adventures of Li Xianji' and see the results."

"If you need any help, just say so. We can provide financial support, but we can't offer much. You'll have to figure out the bulk of it yourself."

China Film Group is a state-owned enterprise, and its funding plans were finalized long ago; it's not something that can be changed arbitrarily by one person.

Of course, using some tricks is possible; one could simply create a pretext.

However, Guo Fan wouldn't go so far as to make him use these methods.

"Okay, I understand, thank you Chairman Han!" Guo Fan was overjoyed; this result was excellent for him.

In fact, he had long been prepared to have no support for "The Adventures of Li Xianji".

Now, with the support of China Film Group and the added fame of "Love is Not Blind," his work is much easier!
"Do a good job," Han Sanping said. "We have the copyrights to several science fiction novels, which you can adapt into films later."

Making grand promises is one of the most proficient skills of leaders.

However, Guo Fan was quite happy with this pie in the sky.

"Thank you, Chairman Han, I'll head back now!" Guo Fan was full of energy, as if he had returned to the life of a beast of burden he had been living a while ago, bringing his own provisions.

"No rush, no rush." ​​Chairman Han chuckled as he stopped Qi Hui and Guo Fan. "There's one more thing."

"Our country and the film associations in the US have started a talent exchange program. Are you interested?"

"Go to the Americans' side."

"Huh? I'm involved too?" Qi Hui was shocked and somewhat incredulous. I'm an actor... although I occasionally do some directing work.

"Do you think I don't know?" Chairman Han laughed. "Old Wang told me that you were in charge of the storyboards and panel layouts."

"It's perfectly normal for actors to become directors."

"Yes, I'm very interested in going!" Guo Fan nodded excitedly.

Hollywood, that's the temple of science fiction movies!
Having dealt with Guo Fan, Han Sanping turned to Qi Hui: "What about you?"

"Well..." Qi Hui hesitated a bit, as he had only recently found a partner.

I'm a little reluctant to part with Jing Tian.

(End of this chapter)