Save the Bachelor of Heaven

At the end of 1997, Kylin Films launched its first Lunar New Year film, the romantic comedy "See You or Be Square" directed by Feng Xiaogang and starring Ge You and Xu Fan.

The Lunar New Year file in the mainland was started by Jackie Chan's "Red Fan District" launched in 1995. Prior to this, there was no concept of Lunar New Year stalls in the Mainland.

The reason why Xiang Nan set "See You or Be Square" as a New Year's film is also to hope that it can achieve better box office results.

Sure enough, the movie's box office performance did not disappoint Xiang Nan. After the Lunar New Year file of "See You or Were Square" was released, it quickly gained a good reputation with its solid script and realistic performance.

In particular, this is the first Chinese-language film that was filmed entirely abroad, allowing Chinese people to see the love life of overseas Chinese, and it is not as cruel as "Yanjing Man in New York", so the audience likes it more.

In the end, the film made a box office of 43 million yuan, which is a very good result.

Coupled with the income from publishing DVDs, TV broadcasting rights, and advertising placement, Kirin Pictures has a net profit of 15 million, which is very good.

And winning the box office champion for two years in a row made Feng Xiaogang feel elated.

However, despite the impressive results at the box office, he has not yet won an award for filming, except for TV dramas, which makes him feel a little regretful.

"Master Cheng, why don't you help me write a very deep script, and I will go abroad to participate in film festivals after filming." Feng Xiaogang said to Xiang Nan with a smile.

"It's hard to get an award." Xiang Nan waved his hands and said, "Besides, the best time has passed."

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the reason why mainland films repeatedly won awards abroad was mainly because of the word "fresh".

At that time, the mainland had just reformed and opened up, and the West was full of curiosity about China, so Chinese films were easy to attract attention and gain favor when they went abroad.

But now that China has opened its doors to the world for nearly two decades, the West has a considerable understanding of China, and they will not find Chinese films novel and interesting, but will start to find faults, which makes it no longer easy to win awards.

The year before last, Zhang Yimou's "Speak Well" was absolutely above the standard, but it only received one nomination at the Venice Film Festival and didn't win a single award, which already speaks for itself.

Moreover, most of the films Feng Xiaogang made were commercial films, and they were all comedies.

As we all know, comedies are not favored by film festivals. Zhou Xingchi's acting skills are so good, it was not until "Shaolin Soccer" that he finally won the affirmation of the Academy Award.

So it is really difficult for Feng Xiaogang to win the award.

"Actually, Director Feng, you don't have to think so much. Now that you are rich, famous, and have status, just enjoy all of them." Xiang Nan laughed, "Is it that important whether you have an award or not? My movie is in With such a high box office in Hollywood, I haven’t even won an Oscar for Best Screenplay, do you think I ever cared?”

Hearing what he said, Feng Xiaogang nodded and held back his breath for the time being.

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In 1998, "Kangxi Weifu Private Interview" officially landed on CCTV 8.

This anti-corruption drama dressed in ancient costumes was very popular as soon as it was released.

On the one hand, fighting corruption and promoting integrity is the general trend of the country and the aspiration of all people, so this kind of TV series is naturally popular;

On the one hand, the plot of this drama is also very exciting. Kangxi's private visits in micro-services, not only pretending to be pigs and eating tigers, punishing corrupt officials and wicked people, but also always having romantic encounters, which naturally makes the audience feel refreshed.

Therefore, "Kangxi Weifu Private Interview" became a hit and got off to a good start.

Afterwards, "Never Close My Eyes" was broadcast, and the audience continued to want to watch it.

Different from the original starring lineup, in this version of "Never Close My Eyes", the leading actor is changed from Lu Yi to Huang Xiaoming. Huang Xiaoming's acting skills are good, and his appearance is also handsome. In fact, Xiao Tong is also very suitable.

In the original version, the second female lead, Ouyang Lanlan, was played by Yuan Li, but in this version, Zhang Ziyi was replaced. With Zhang Ziyi's acting skills, playing the infatuated and cruel Ouyang Lanlan is naturally a piece of cake.

However, Xiang Nan did not replace the original heroine. Because when he watched this drama back then, like Xiao Tong in the drama, he was so fascinated by this mature and dignified beauty.

Therefore, even if Xu Jinglei and Yu Feihong were suitable for this role, Xiang Nan still recommended Su Jin to Zhao Baogang, and established a close relationship with her before the TV series started filming.

The plot of "Never Close My Eyes" is full of ups and downs, complicated and confusing, passionate and sincere love, full of tension. Coupled with the excellent acting skills of several leading actors, the vivid characters played also added a lot of luster to the series.

Therefore, this TV series is equally popular, even more popular than "Kangxi Weifu Private Interview".

Because of this, both Su Jin and Zhang Ziyi became popular, and their popularity is close to that of Qin Hailu and Jiang Qinqin who became popular because of the filming of "Huan Zhu Ge Ge". And Huang Xiaoming naturally added fuel to the fire, as if he had become the most popular niche in the mainland.

Even Sun Honglei, who is not considered the third male lead, has gained some fame because of her small role in this film.

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In the spring of 1998, Kirin Pictures continued to fire at full capacity.

Zhao Baogang started filming "Huan Zhu Ge Ge 2", Kong Sheng started filming "Daranfang", Gao Xixi started filming "Yongzheng Dynasty", Zhang Guoli started filming "God of Wealth", Kang Honglei started filming "Railway Guerrillas", Mao Weining started filming "Plum Blossom File", Ouyang Fenqiang Shooting "Youth Puzzled"...

These TV dramas include costume comedies, fantasy dramas, historical dramas, suspense detective dramas, romantic dramas, war dramas, and business war dramas... It can be said that the themes are rich and colorful, enough to satisfy the appetite of most audiences.

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In 1998, the government promulgated the "Trial Measures for the "Single Film Production Permit for Feature Films", which paved the way for private capital to enter the film and television market.

Prior to this, if private film and television companies wanted to make movies, they were not eligible to apply for a license separately, and had to purchase a license from the state-owned film factory they were affiliated with.

In this case, not only a large sum of money will be paid, but also easy to be subject to control.

Now after the promulgation of the new measures, private film and television companies can apply for shooting permits independently, without having to rely on others. In this way, it is natural that the sea is wide and the fish leap, and the sky is high and the birds fly.

After that, private capital entered the film and television market on a large scale. Private film and television companies have sprung up like mushrooms, bringing great vitality to this market.

Of course, it also brought some confusion.

As a result, private film and television companies lack norms and control, so they act recklessly. Those who poach the wall, those who grab the schedule, those who grab the script are not uncommon, and there are even cheaters.

Second, private capital has just entered this industry and lacks relevant experience and talents, so it will cause a lot of trouble. Fortunately, Qilin Films has Xiang Nan in charge, and ordinary people dare not provoke him, so it is fine for the time being.