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Chapter 369 Terrible, Disastrous
Huaxia Film Report:

In the past 2010, Huaxia Films maintained a good start of leapfrog development and achieved remarkable results.

In 2010, the total box office of urban theaters across the country was 107 billion yuan, with an annual output of 526 films. "Tangshan Earthquake" won the annual box office champion with a box office of 6.73 million yuan.

In addition, in 2010, the variety of Chinese movies was rich.

"Tangshan Earthquake", "Let the Bullets Fly", "If You Are the One 2", "Ip Man 2", "Parasite", "Sword Rain", "Ocean Paradise", "Carry Love to the End", "33 Days of Broken Love", Movies such as "Little Soldier", "Orphan of the Zhao Family", "Di Renjie: The Empire of Heaven", "Joyful and Gray Wolf: The Tiger's Might", "Black Cat Sheriff" and other large and small films prove that the Chinese film market has a variety of genres and a healthy development.

In 2010, 1533 new screens were added throughout the year, the total number of urban cinemas exceeded 6200, 313 new cinemas were added, 240 rural digital cinemas, and more than 42000 sets of digital projection equipment.

2010年，华夏在境外展映国产电影578部次，全年63部影片在国外36个电影节上收获奖杯114座。

"Did you hear your son calling? What can you see when you look at this early in the morning?"

Fang Nan grabbed Fang Qin who was pulling on the guardrail: "There are so many things to see."

The 30-minute news in the evening is always ridiculed by the people that the scenery here is unique, but when it reaches a certain level, it can be seen that something is different.

The same is true for senior filmmakers watching the Chinese film reports of the Six Princesses.

Fang Nan could at least learn about the trend of themes in recent years from the show, for example, romance movies with small investment are still popular.

For example, Tang Tang Film and Television should apply for more special funds this year.

For every movie that Huaxia lands in theaters, no matter how much the box office is, it will pay 5% of the special funds for the movie.

This money will generally be distributed in the second year to cultivate the diversification of themes in the domestic film market and take care of some old-timers.

There are two reasons why many 90-minute movies that seem to be money-losing products have been filmed and landed in theaters. One is that they have received special funds from the previous year.

Two, exchange the unknown money for real money.

Fang Nan will not break the law, but it is necessary to fight for the special funds, after all, there are hundreds of millions.

As the market grows bigger and bigger, in the future, the special funds for movies will be tens of billions every year. The real big fat, wouldn't it be foolish not to fight for it? If he fights for more, it will actually be spent on movies.

If you don't fight, you will end up with a missing person.

Fang Nan was flicking his cell phone, wondering if he should invite Mr. Han and some acquaintances from the Administration Bureau and Cultural Bureau out for a casual meal before the holiday, when the phone rang first.

"Are you at home? Come out for a drink at noon. There are a lot of people, so come and have a drink."

"Why is the movie going offline? Is this a celebration banquet?"

"Basically, they call today the Spring Festival gathering."

Tang Tang Film and Television is one of the investors of "Let the Bullets Fly", and Lao Jiang personally invited him, but Fang Nan couldn't refuse, "Yes, send me the location."

Before leaving at noon, Fang Nan cooked two dishes for Gao Yuanyuan.

He had talked with Gao Yuanyuan about hiring a few aunts for the family to reduce the burden on the two of them, but unfortunately Gao Yuanyuan was stubborn and kept refusing to let strangers live in the house, which made him very helpless.

The gathering place of "Let the Bullets Fly" was held at the Shangri-La Hotel.

Because no celebrity guests other than the film crew were invited, and the weather was cold, there was no red carpet laid out, so Fang Nan rushed into the hotel when he arrived.

When Ma Ke, a film investor and producer, saw him, he complained: "It's too late, the activities will start soon."

Fang Nan laughed and said, "It must be too early, I just came for a meal."

"Don't, just say a few words later on stage, maybe the box office will go up even more."

Fang Nan didn't agree, because he didn't want to overwhelm the host.

Ma Ke looked regretful, and it took a while to feel relieved. The box office of "Let the Bullets Fly" seems to have surpassed that of "Tangshan Earthquake", which is good enough.

Thinking of this, while leading Fang Nan to the front row, he talked about various things during filming and screening.

In "Let the Bullets Fly", there is a scene where Jiang Wen, Ge You, and Fa Ge are sitting together drinking. A wine company received the news and was willing to invest 3000 million yuan to win the advertising space for this scene, but Jiang Wen severely rejected it. up.

Ma Ke was very angry. The investment in "Let the Bullets Fly" was a full 1.5 million. Once it failed, Jiang Wen, who failed in the two plays "The Sun Also Rises" and "Let the Bullets Fly", would be completely finished.

"I ignored Lao Jiang for a month. Damn, this guy is too capricious sometimes." Ma Ke said bitterly.

Fang Nan laughed. The so-called "a wine company received the news" was probably Ma Ke's own directing and acting. It's not uncommon for investors and directors to have such disagreements.

After all, one pursues profit and the other pursues art.

Even if he was filming, Tangtang Film and Television and Fangnan Culture would also ask a lot about where they could advertise. From the perspective of the other party, this kind of thing is completely understandable.

"There is another thing. Some time ago, "Let the Bullets Fly" was showing nationwide. A CCTV news anchor posted a blog, saying that the plot of "Let the Bullets Fly" was illogical and protracted, which made the audience feel extremely uncomfortable. Teenagers watched it. It injects an irrational impulse into a growing body and mind."

"Old Jiang replied after seeing it. This is also my opinion on "30 Cent News."

"You said that he is willful or not. After the release of "Let the Bullets Fly", many viewers made random interpretations, which made the higher authorities very dissatisfied, and once wanted the theaters to reduce the number of films."

"You don't know, after Lao Jiang finished speaking, the sixth princess canceled the broadcast of "Let the Bullets Fly" that had been scheduled earlier, and then no one in the following TV stations dared to buy the copyright. One sentence cost us millions."

Fang Nan glanced at Ma Ke, who was complaining endlessly: "Then what should we do, you still have to cooperate with him in the next play? Don't you want to go to court like Zhang Weiping and Zhang Yimou, the old partners? Just make money. "

He understood what Ma Ke meant, he just wanted him to use his identity as a big investor to warn Lao Jiang not to be too willful.

But Fang Nan himself is very self-willed in movies, and he can double-standard to persuade Jiang Wen to pull him down.

"Director Fang!"

Fang Nan nodded and joked: "From "Let the Bullets Fly", it can be seen that Jiang Wen must be in charge of your family. You can see that you are playing small supporting roles with little role."

Zhou Yun said happily, "He's in charge of things, and I'm in charge of money."

Jiang Wen interjected, "You should ask Director Fang, how many times has Gao Yuanyuan appeared in his movies?"

Fang Nan laughed and shook hands with Ge You, Fa Ge, Jiang Wu, Liao Fan, Chen Kun and other actors.

A group of people were chatting, and Mr. Han, Jiangzhou, Cao Guozhong and others entered the arena, and everyone chatted again.

"I'm retiring next year, and if I want to go out in the future, you guys have to support me, especially Fang Nan, you are a rich man, so don't hide when the time comes."

Fang Nan looked at Boss Han and asked curiously, "A retreat to the end? Does it stop glowing?"

"Don't stay any longer, just go home and live up to your old age."

Jiang Wen smacked his lips, and said with a needle in his mouth, "You have to retire anyway, why don't you give us an analysis, what is the future of this line of business?"

"What is the way, what special subject are you planning to shoot?"

Lao Jiang stuck his neck, and asked with concern: "No, it's just too tight, will it be loosened?"

"There is nothing in the first place, where does the dust come from? You, Old Jiang, are self-indulgent. You make hundreds of movies a year. Why don't others get stuck with you? You have a personal problem."

Old Jiang waved his hand: "Okay, I won't ask any more."

Fang Nan pondered and smiled, he personally no longer cared about getting stuck, to put it bluntly, he had jumped out of the Three Realms and was not in the Five Elements.

Whatever subject you want to shoot in the future, the whole world is full of material, and there are many places that are willing to show his films, so there is no need to focus on the domestic market.

It's just a pity that the themes of movies in the huge domestic movie market may become monotonous.

I just have no way of knowing that when he lives until 2022, he will see that the Hundred Flowers Awards, which have three major film awards in China, will award all the awards to "Changjin Lake", "Hello, Li Huanying", "Doctor Huaxia", "Famous and Li Wan". ", "Miracle Stupid Child", "The Island Guardian", "My Fathers and Me", "Above the Cliff", "1921" and other movies.

Do you think that with different themes and the same connotation, the market has become too blind!
The most frightening thing is that the company under his name is probably also an important participant and producer of such films, and he may not be able to stop them, because such films are too easy to make money.

As long as the corresponding marketing is done well and the production level is a little bit higher, investors, directors, and actors can all make a lot of money.

Investors make money.

The director has become a commercial leader with billions of box office.

Actors get awards and get soft.

Think about a group of Xiangjiang directors who could not stand in the mainland in the early years, but became famous directors because of making such films, which shows the power of such films.

Geek director Xu Laoguai, Lin Chaoxian and Chen Kaige filmed "Changjin Lake" and "Changjin Lake Shuimen Bridge".

"Infernal Affairs" director Liu Weiqiang filmed "The Founding of the Army", "Huaxia Doctor", and "Huaxia Captain".

Lam Chao-hsien, director of "Beast Detective", filmed "Operation Mekong", "Shuimen Bridge of Changjin Lake", "Operation Red Sea", and "Emergency Rescue".

Li Rengang, the director of "Black Man" with a slightly cult taste, made "The Climber".

When this group of directors with different film styles in the early years found the code to make money, it can be said to have a terrible collateral effect, making latecomers know that they want to make money to make patriotic films.

Then domestic directors, big and small, swarmed up, and a proud director like Chen Shishi bowed his head to shoot "My Motherland and Me" and "Changjin Lake".

Up-and-comers Wu Jing, Xu Shanzheng, Shen Teng, and Zhang Ziyi comprehended "My Parents and Me".

Zhang Yimou's partners Lin Hao, Chen Sicheng, Xu Shanzheng, Deng Chao, Peng Damo and others were not far behind. They filmed "My Hometown and Me"!
No way, robbing banks didn't make money by making patriotic movies.

The scariest thing is that no one dares to jump out and accuse such a film market of something wrong!

Such a market is such a terrible and catastrophic thing for the film market and for some audiences.

I don't know if Fang Nan, who saw this scene, would go crazy after seeing this scene, or just follow the trend and give up on himself.

Mr. Han patted Fang Nan: "Why are your eyes staring blankly?"

Fang Nan looked at the stage, Jiang Wen and other actors interacted with the audience very enthusiastically on the stage, and the activity started at some point.

"It's nothing, just thinking about random things."

"Damn it, a young man in his 30s is getting sentimental. How is "The Wandering Earth" doing? This movie is my last movie before I retire. Don't mess it up, let me block it Concentrate on leaving."

Probably because he is about to retire, Mr. Han's communication with others has also become rough.

Fang Nan laughed and said, "With an investment of 3.5 million, it should be worth 5 million at the box office."

Mr. Han almost spat out a mouthful of old blood: "If you really want 5 million box office, you dragged me into Babaoshan and pulled me down. This year's "Tangshan Earthquake" and "Let the Bullets Fly" are just short of 7 million box office. Feet, "The Wandering Earth" will have a box office of 8 million when it is released next year."

"Sometimes there must be something in fate, and there is no time in life, don't force it, it's so tiring to think about it."

"It's true. Two days before the Spring Festival, you find a clean restaurant. I'll invite a few people over to have a chat."

Fang Nan nodded: "Someone will notify you after the arrangements are made."

After the exchange with Mr. Han, Fang Nan had time to talk to Cao Guozhong, mainly to ask about next year's plan and the difficulties encountered in the company's development.

"The most difficult thing is local protection. The surrounding areas of the Pujiang River are fine, but there are more problems encountered in remote places such as mountain cities and Luoyang."

Fang Nan pursed his lips: "It's too difficult, so just give up. I still say that you can't distinguish between black and white in life, and you must distinguish between black and white in doing things! You must strictly grasp this discipline, and you can't let a mouse poop ruin a pot of porridge. "

"understood."

Since it was a celebration banquet, there was not a long BB on the stage. Jiang Wen calmly announced that the box office of "Let the Bullets Fly" reached 6.75 million, which is basically over, because this box office surpassed "Tangshan Earthquake" and won the domestic film market in 2010. Box office crown.

The audience who were chosen to be on stage were quite excited. "Let the Bullets Fly" is indeed a good movie. It was fun to watch and discuss.

For this reason, two female viewers who claimed to be rotten girls also asked Jiang Wen and Ge You when they were "sleeping" together, which made everyone laugh.

Jiang Wen said domineeringly: "Tell me a time."

Ge You smiled and echoed: "In my opinion, director Jiang Wen is just a contractor, we actors are part-time workers, and your audience is God, so we can sleep whatever you want us to sleep."

After the stage exchange was over, everyone moved to the box to eat.

Many people at the scene were acquaintances, and there was no one putting on airs, so they drank very happily. Of course, apart from persuading them to drink, the most talked about at the dinner table was movies.

Hearing that Fang Nan is currently working on two major dramas, "The Wandering Earth" and "The Martian", and he is preparing for "Gravity", everyone was at a loss for words.

This guy is terrifyingly confident!
Fang Nan was fine, he had confidence in the two films that had been tested.

However, the biggest reason that prompted him to bravely plan to make "Gravity" was that he didn't want Hollywood companies to participate in his film.

His cooperation with Hollywood also has to be a battle of wits.

If "The Martian" makes Warner a lot of money, Hollywood companies will definitely rush in. By then, the investment amount of "Gravity" will definitely be divided up a lot.

And he prepared "Gravity" in advance before the release of "The Martian", and Hollywood companies were afraid of taking risks, so naturally they would not end easily.

In fact, what he was playing was a time difference.

Before "The Martian" was released, he threw away Hollywood capital and filmed "Gravity".

After "The Martian" was released, the high box office of "The Martian" was used to force Hollywood companies that were kneeling and begging for cooperation to support the promotion and filming of "Gravity".

So as to achieve the purpose of fattening oneself.

This is an operation he came up with to maximize his own interests.

After all, Hollywood is someone else's world, and the company under his name has no snobbery or money there.

(End of this chapter)