rebirth of change

"I'm afraid that the higher-ups will disagree. Even if Hong Kong's approval is not so strict and passed, it will not be able to enter the mainland market and the US market in the end. If these two major customer sources are lost, even if the investment can recover the cost, it will be difficult to make a profit. .” Jackie Chan’s company executives didn’t have any clear objections, but he still expressed his concerns from an investment perspective.

"Hehe, the return on investment is not something we need to consider for the time being. Of course, as an investor, we should indeed grasp the investment from the perspective of economic return, but from the perspective of a pure filmmaker, if too much consideration is given to economic interests, it will often lead to Unnecessary fetters. When I was preparing to shoot "Titanic", many people said that it was a failure, and a shipwreck film mixed with love would not be sought after, and the investment was so large. It is predicted that the final result will be a loss, and it will be difficult to recover the investment. But the result? Not only the investment has been recovered, but also hundreds of millions of dollars in profit. For a simple filmmaker, the first consideration is how to make the film well, how to cater to the tastes of the audience, How to bring a good visual experience to everyone. It is true that according to the inland government's proposal, it should also have educational significance and ideological connotations worthy of people's reflection... I don't mean to sneer at this, nor do I really agree with it. Educational significance and ideology The connotation is a matter of the education industry, and has nothing to do with the entertainment industry. As long as it is a purely commercial film, it is impossible to think about it. It can be done without breaking the law and not against the country and the government..." The simple worry of the executives, unexpectedly It leads to such a long paragraph of Chen Kangjie.

Just when everyone thought that Chen Kangjie had finished speaking, he just paused and continued: "But then again, although we can ignore the educational significance and ideological connotation, it is also good to reflect our worldview Of course, the worldview I refer to is only the worldview of some people, and it is impossible for everyone to have the same idea. The ideas of ordinary people and the ideas of politicians will always be more or less different, and the ideas of young people and the ideas of old people are also different. It will be exactly the same. From a market perspective, most of the people who go to the cinema and spend money to watch movies are young people, so I just need to consider the thoughts of most young people."

The words Chen Kangjie added made the three people present a little stunned. On the surface, it sounded very simple, without any profound content.But if you think about it carefully, you will feel that it has a lot of meaning.

What does it mean to only consider the ideas of most young people?

According to Chen Kangjie's vision, what he showed was completely radical.It can be predicted that many conservative politicians will not like it, and many elderly people who have been imprisoned for decades will not like it, but young people will definitely enjoy shouting—young people in Greater China.It’s not that the plot of such a movie is so fresh. The key is boldness. For the first time, it dared to set the U.S. military as an enemy in reality and defeated the enemy. It will definitely be sought after by young people in Greater China.Compared with the old-fashioned and conservative above, let’s not say whether young people are nationalists or not, at least they are all passionate radicals and young people, and they are absolutely willing to see the image of tough Chinese heroes.

So is it true that Chinese youths like it, but Western youths will hate it?The answer is not necessarily.

It is undeniable that the heroes in international blockbusters are all Americans, which embodies the noble plot of the United States acting as the world's policeman to save world peace, and it can also be regarded as the spread of their values ​​in the world.But relatively speaking, the United States does not pay as much attention to ideology as we do. Especially among young people, rebellious thoughts also exist like us.As long as the storyline is exciting enough, the battle scenes are grand enough, and Chen Kangjie's supreme influence among young people, even if the US government is not too keen, it can attract many young people to the theater.

Even in order to create a gimmick and build momentum, Chen Kangjie went from behind the scenes to the front stage himself.If the image of the martial arts school that escaped from the embassy was prepared for Jackie Chan, then the investigator sent from China was created by Chen Kangjie for himself.

"As for your worries about entering the mainland market and the US market, I believe there are solutions." Chen Kangjie dared to say that, which shows that he has a bottom line in his heart.

Needless to say, in the mainland market, no matter how opinionated the cultural and publicity department is, Chen Kangjie also believes that he can enter this film with his inherent relationship.Besides, Chen Kangjie is not insulting the country or the people, but promoting a positive image of bravery and fearlessness. I believe many people will open a door for him.As for the US market, Chen Kangjie believes that he can also win it, but the method adopted is different.In the real society of the United States, as long as he has enough influence and economic strength, it is not difficult to swagger in. Even if some conservatives have opinions on him, that’s okay. At least the US general in Chen Kangjie’s story adopted a private Behavior, of course, after his intention is successful, the government and the Pentagon will take care of it. Chen Kangjie will avoid the realization of this situation in the plot setting, otherwise it will really trigger a backlash.

"Long, I completely believe what you said. Then look, do you want to scrap this script and draw up a script yourself? Everyone flocks to the script you wrote. Hehe, I asked someone to write the script to read it. It was a mistake at all, with a gold-medal screenwriter like you, why do you need to pretend to be someone else?" Since Chen Kangjie spoke so earnestly, Jackie Chan was relieved, and gently pushed his hand, intending to push the heavy responsibility into Chen Kangjie's hands, by the way Give a free ass.

"Brother, it's useless for you to flatter me, hehe. I guess I don't have much time to write. Anyway, the big frame is like this. As long as the scriptwriter who polishes it is not too bad, and the whole plot is rounded and full, it will be fine... If you have If it is difficult, you can find Feiyang Entertainment, they have a good team of screenwriters, and they are willing to spend their time thinking about it."

"Long, I have a question. Although it's a bit presumptuous, but in order not to affect the cooperation, I still want to ask first." The executive next to Jackie Chan asked softly.

"Excuse me, Mr. Mi." After the introduction, Chen Kangjie knew that the other party's surname was Mi, and his name was Mi Gao, but he didn't address him as Mr. Mi, but Mr. Mi, who was more affectionate.

"It's like this. I know that your films are all big productions. Although from the perspective of a filmmaker, you don't need to consider investment... Hehe, but you know, I work in this field, and the company's strength is limited, so I have to I have thought about it... The question I want to ask is, according to your estimate, how much do you plan to invest in this film? I can also make a corresponding budget here." Mi Gao, who is in his forties and has a neat suit, should rarely It was time for such unfavorable words to appear, but in front of Chen Kangjie, he still couldn't let go, the most important thing was the sensitive money issue involved.

Before Mi Gao asked this question, he had already glanced at Jackie Chan intentionally or unintentionally. It may be that they had reached a tacit agreement, and seeing that Jackie Chan did not object, he asked.

In fact, Jackie Chan is also concerned about this issue, and he has to pay attention to it.Since it was agreed that it is cooperation, it is not only a work relationship, but also an investment.In other words, both parties jointly invest in shooting.

Chen Kangjie's investment in filming in the past was the highest at more than 2 million US dollars.If it is estimated at this price and divided into two 50.00% ratios, Jackie Chan's company will have to spend 7 million US dollars.Even though Jackie Chan is already a big brother in the entertainment industry, with great fame and high salary, but it is a very difficult task for him to spend more than [-] million Hong Kong dollars in cash, and it can even be said that it is impossible to achieve.

Ten years later, Chen Kangjie once saw a report that Jackie Chan had a net worth close to 20 billion yuan.Chen Kangjie does not doubt its authenticity, but most of it is real estate, and a large part of it was earned after 2000. His film salary is currently only about 1000 million US dollars.Now, his entire family property should be less than one billion Hong Kong dollars. If he really invests according to this ratio, he will have to take out all his property.

"Of course the investment amount will not be as high as that of "Titanic", but it is estimated that one billion Hong Kong dollars is almost needed. For the sake of reality, after all, it is necessary to blow up a building, destroy several tanks and armored vehicles, and even smash it. One or two helicopters, plus various other expenses, even if I get zero pay, I still need this figure to guarantee the bottom line." Chen Kangjie said it very flatly, as if what he said was not one billion but 100 yuan have to.

But hearing Jackie Chan and Mi Gao's ears, it's a bit smacking.Listening to Chen Kangjie's tone, one billion Hong Kong dollars is just a guarantee, and for this movie, to really blow up tanks and armored vehicles is really not an ordinary big deal.

In the history of Hong Kong film, there has never been a film whose investment has reached this figure, and it can even be equivalent to ten major Hong Kong production films.In Hong Kong, before 2000, it was basically impossible for a film to have an investment of more than [-] million Hong Kong dollars, and the investment of most films was only a few million Hong Kong dollars.But now that Chen Kangjie is talking about one billion Hong Kong dollars, how can he not scare them.Even knowing that each of Chen Kangjie's previous movies was calculated on the basis of tens of millions or billions of dollars, it doesn't matter if it falls in your ears.But now that they are about to integrate into it, even though they have already prepared in their hearts, they still feel shocked.

"Long, this..." Mi Gao hesitated, looked at Chen Kangjie, then at Jackie Chan, not knowing how to continue the conversation.

"Long, frankly speaking, after more than half a year of fundraising, I only raised [-] million Hong Kong dollars. I don't know if it will be a little less?"

"Hehe, it's quite a lot. It can be seen that your brother is very determined... How about this, you will contribute [-] million Hong Kong dollars, and the rest will be mine. The ratio is four or six points, but you will be paid for the part. You can only follow me with zero pay, how about it?"