1980 My literary era

In November, the most popular TV series in China was CCTV's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", while the most popular movie was "The Fugitive".

This American blockbuster introduced by China Film Company was briefly released in October. However, due to the strong intervention of Yanjing Film Distribution Company, it had to end hastily and was only released for one week.

However, China Film Company did not give up.

On November 12, "The Fugitive" made a comeback and was officially released in six domestic cities including Yanjing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Zhengzhou. The posters in front of major theaters even read "In the era of reform, fierce debates." , film market, risky release" slogan, there is a decisive and tragic feeling of "the wind is rustling and the water is cold".

The film market's response has lived up to China Film Group's success. Within one week of its release, "The Fugitive" attracted nearly 1.4 million moviegoers in six major cities across the country and grossed nearly 12 million at the box office.

It was released in only six cities, with an average box office of 2 million per city. If it can be released on a large scale across the country, "The Fugitive" will break the record in Chinese film history and it will be just around the corner.

"The Fugitive" swept the Chinese film industry like a whirlwind, confusing a number of Chinese filmmakers who were still addicted to the grand narrative of literary and artistic films.

"Farewell My Concubine" was released last year and grossed nearly 200 million yuan at the box office, which shocked countless domestic filmmakers. However, everyone understands this kind of box office success.

On the one hand, the novel has a solid mass base among the Chinese people, on the other hand, the large-scale release and publicity work are well done, and the film is a typical literary film style.

However, the huge sales of "The Fugitive" made many domestic filmmakers think deeply.

"The Fugitive" had already premiered abroad for 15 months before it was released in China. It is another typical Hollywood popcorn movie. There is no publicity in advance, the plot is crude, and it has no artistic value. How can this kind of movie sell well? It's so good, it's really hard to understand.

But at the same time, these filmmakers have a vague sense of fear.

They are all well-informed people. People these days cannot see foreign movies, but they can see them through some special channels. Movies like "The Fugitive" are not common in Hollywood, but they can be seen everywhere in Hollywood. It’s easy to publish eight out of ten movies in a year.

Such a movie can be a huge hit in the Chinese film market, killing all the movies released in the same period.

Doesn’t that mean that the Chinese film market is about to become a place where Hollywood movies can run freely?

Chinese movies, what to do?

In the minds of many filmmakers, the release of "The Fugitive" seems to have shown them the end of Chinese cinema.

In major newspapers and magazines, the pessimistic views last month have been revived again.

Feng Xiaogang read the article in "Popular Cinema" and made the sound of toothache in his mouth from time to time.

Wang Shuo said impatiently: "I say you're almost done!"

"It's a good thing that "Forever Lost My Love" was released early, otherwise I would have lost all my pants." Feng Xiaogang said with a bit of joy.

"Forever Lost My Love" was released last month. After three and a half weeks, it was finally canceled due to too many pirated copies and low box office. It finally made 860,000 box office.

This movie was produced with a small budget, with a total investment of just over 300,000 yuan. Now the producer's share is higher than in later generations, and it actually made Good Dream Company a small profit.

As Feng Xiaogang's first film, the profitability of "Forever Lost My Love" gave him sufficient confidence.

But just two days after he built up his confidence, "The Fugitive" was released, with a box office of 12 million in a week, and it was only released in six cities.

The high box office is not the scariest thing. The scariest thing is that after Feng Xiaogang finished watching the movie, he didn't know how to catch up with this kind of movie.

He didn't even have a concept in his mind about the means and methods of making movies.

I was planning to flex my muscles in the film industry, but I found an invulnerable giant standing in front of me.

How can they fight?

Feng Xiaogang put down the magazine, feeling depressed.

"Hey, are you busy?"

While Feng Xiaogang and Wang Shuo were talking, Lin Weimin walked into the office of Good Dream Company.

Feng Xiaogang stood up immediately with a flattering smile on his face, "What gust of wind brought you here?"

"North wind." Lin Weimin said nonsense.

Wang Shuo saw Lin Weimin and stood up reluctantly, "Why are you here?"

"Can't I come and take a look?"

Financial Director Peng Xiaolin poured Lin Weimin a cup of tea with a wink, "Teacher Lin, drink tea."

Feng Xiaogang gave up his seat to Lin Weimin, "Teacher Lin, sit down."

Chairman Wang felt uncomfortable seeing his two cadres flattering Lin Weimin so much. They were all my soldiers.

Ever since he hooked up with Xu Cairen, Wang Shuo felt guilty about Lin Weimin. Of course, he didn't think so himself. He just felt that Lin Weimin didn't like him everywhere now.

After sitting down and drinking a cup of tea, Lin Weimin glanced at the "Popular Films" on the side, "Is Director Feng concerned about major events in the film industry again?"

Lin Weimin's teasing was different from other people's teasing. Feng Xiaogang felt no pressure when facing it. He said with a smile: "I'm watching the news about "The Fugitive". This movie is so exciting!"

Lin Weimin said casually: "It is certain that we can win. China Film currently introduces 10 foreign films a year, and they are all the best ones. Of course we can win if we get them."

His words made Feng Xiaogang's eyes light up.

That’s right!

After all, "The Fugitive" was selected from a bunch of Hollywood movies and released in China. Isn't it normal for it to be stronger? Other Hollywood movies may not be as strong.

"Hearing what you say makes me suddenly enlightened!"

Wang Shuo listened to the conversation between Lin Weimin and Feng Xiaogang, and the more he listened, the less he was thinking about it.

"Why are you here today?" he asked Lin Weimin.

Lin Weimin did not answer his words, but turned to Feng Xiaogang and asked, "Is "Forever Lost My Love" released?"

Feng Xiaogang laughed so hard when he mentioned "My Love Will Never Be Lost" that he couldn't close his mouth. This was his film debut, and the most important thing was that he made money.

It's not easy!

"It's released. The box office is 860,000, making a small profit."

Lin Weimin nodded and said with approval: "Not bad, not bad. Xiao Gang is really talented in movies. I saw the right person!"

"Isn't this all your suggestion? Otherwise, I wouldn't have woken up after hearing what you said..."

Lin Weimin then asked: "Do you have plans for the next movie?"

The more Wang Shuo listened, the more angry he became. As soon as he heard Lin Weimin's words, he knew that he must have been rushing here, "No, why do you ask this?"

"I'm talking to the director, you're a screenwriter, don't keep interrupting!"

Lin Weimin's words almost caused Wang Shuo to suffer internal injuries. I'm the screenwriter. What's wrong with me, the screenwriter? Without me, would there be Feng Xiaogang?

Hold it, you must not say this.

Wang Shuo finally figured out that this thief was here to sow discord today.

Feng Xiaogang was complimented by Lin Weimin and felt a little overwhelmed. He knew how much he weighed and would never underestimate the help Wang Shuo brought to him.

"Teacher Lin, please don't look down on me. Don't I rely entirely on you and Master Shuo to help me?"

Lin Weimin did not answer his words and said, "Xiaogang, our Chinese Literature Society has recently established a film and television company."

Feng Xiaogang immediately answered: "You know, you know, the one who has a joint venture with Mr. Liu! Mr. Liu paid five million for the Chinese Literature Society to come up with a brand."

When he said "five million", his eyes were filled with envy.

These words were extremely harsh to Wang Shuo's ears.

When Good Dream Company was first established, Chairman Wang made "ambitious aspirations" for the two top executives.

"In the future, Haomeng Company only needs to sell 30% of its shares, which will be tens of millions."

Before Chairman Wang could realize the awesomeness he had boasted about, Feng Xiaogang discovered this possibility through Teacher Lin.

It is said that Mr. Liu invested 5 million for only 40% of the shares of the film and television company, which means that a brand produced by the Chinese Literature Society is worth 7.5 million.

You don’t even need to sell any shares. Isn’t this much more awesome than what Chairman Wang boasted about?

"No." Lin Weimin shook his head and said, "It's another company that cooperates with Mr. Liu. The one I'm talking about is with Li Guangfu."

"Li Guangfu?"

Feng Xiaogang felt that the name sounded familiar, and Peng Xiaolin reminded him: "Three Lis, that Li Guangfu!"

Feng Xiaogang suddenly realized.

Hey, this is a boss bigger than Mr. Liu. It is said that he is worth hundreds of millions.

Lin Weimin continued: "This new film and television company has been established. There is some money in the account, but there are no projects..."

When he said this, Feng Xiaogang held Lin Weimin's hand with a smile on his face, "Oh! Teacher Lin, you are my relative, you still feel sorry for me. We are short of money, so you came to the door with money, He is truly a living Bodhisattva who saves suffering!"

Lin Weimin pulled out his hand, "Didn't "Forever Losing My Love" make money?"

When he asked this question, Director Wang, Mr. Feng, and Mr. Peng looked slightly embarrassed.

They have made a lot of money this year, but these few of them are really not the material for doing business, and the quick profit is not enough to spend slowly.

Not to mention anything else, during this year, he went out to restaurants every day, and the bills from restaurants and hotels were so stuffed that the drawers of Peng Xiaolin's desk could not fit.

The little money I made from "Forever Lost My Love" was not enough to repay the loss caused by the failure of "Sweet Dreams for You"!

"Hey, a big family has a big business, and a big family has a big business!" Feng Xiaogang said.

Lin Weimin didn't delve into it further and said, "What's the matter? Can I vote for your project?"

"It's done! It's done!" Feng Xiaogang's face was filled with joy.

Peng Xiaolin kept nodding, but Wang Shuo had a gloomy expression.

"What's wrong? I'm a screenwriter, can that be okay?" Lin Weimin asked Wang Shuo again deliberately.

His face turned the color of pig liver. Is it important to be rich?

Wang Shuo asked: "How much money do you plan to invest?"

Lin Weimin held out two fingers, "2 million!"

Feng Xiaogang and Peng Xiaolin were even more excited. With an investment of 2 million, they had never seen so much money in their lives!

Wang Shuo swallowed, he was indeed a big dog!

Lin Weimin said lightly again: "The investment in the film is 2 million, and your remuneration is calculated normally. In addition, the box office revenue exceeds 50%, and 10% of the revenue will be distributed to your creative team."

"Teacher Lin, drink tea, you drink tea."

Peng Xiaolin poured another cup of tea for Lin Weimin, and Feng Xiaogang almost pinched Lin Weimin's shoulders.

If a movie invests 2 million and earns more than 50% of the profit, it means that it will earn at least 1 million after the investment. They will share 10%, which is 100,000 yuan.

Even though they earned hundreds of thousands from advertising, after excluding costs and various expenses, there were only tens of thousands of dollars left this year, and they were all ruined by everyone.

Even Liu Yanming and the others owed a lot of money because of the failure of the project "Dreams for You".

In this case, Lin Weimin wants to invest 2 million in them, and the remuneration will be calculated as normal, and there will be dividends if the work is done well. This is the living ancestor of their Haomeng Company!

Lin Weimin took a sip of tea and asked Wang Shuo: "Written writer, what's going on? Is it okay?"

Wang Shuo's back molars were almost broken, and he spat out one word from between his teeth.

"OK!"

You big dog, watch how I kill you!