The Age of Rebirth

Chapter 279 Who Can't Make Stars

Li Weidong picked up his teacup and took a sip of tea. He was only a little curious about the stars, not too curious.

Stars, to put it bluntly, are nothing. The director and screenwriter are just a prop to express the work, and the director is just a tool to make money in the eyes of Li Weidong. The levels are different, so there is no curiosity.

With Li Weidong's financial status, even if he invites all these stars to his home, holds concerts every day, and holds big parties, he is fully capable of this. As long as the appearance fee is paid enough, there is no role that cannot be invited.

Li Weidong asked again: "The movie you made is going to be released in China. If it's not done right, don't you fail the trial?"

Luo Jialiang was a little embarrassed, but he still told the truth, saying: "Chairman, there are very few movies shown in China, and the fee was very low in the past, only 1 yuan for a master disc."

"Although reforms have only been carried out since last year, it is also a buyout model that only raises the price a little bit, and still cannot divide the box office, so many film and television companies are unwilling to do this."

"Moreover, very few are introduced every year, and there are only a few relatively good films. The box office of low-cost films like ours is generally not too high, and generally they will not have the opportunity to enter the mainland theaters!"

Luo Jialiang explained again, saying: "Movies shown in mainland China are basically made by co-production companies, and only movies that cooperate with them have the opportunity to enter the mainland to get a share of the proceeds!"

Li Weidong really didn't pay attention to this matter in his previous life. There were not many movie theaters, and they were not formal. He didn't know if the master disc of the movie was a pirated version, and he didn't know what happened to the box office.

"You also have to cooperate with co-production companies. It is best to enter the mainland to start a company, otherwise the mainland has such a large market, and it will be a waste. Since the mainland has reformed this, it will be a matter of time before it is released. We must seize the opportunity. Don't you envy the Hua brothers who have made so many popular movies?"

Li Weidong drank a cup of tea and said with a smile: "You must have a goal, we don't want to be better than Jiahe, why can't we be worse than Hua Brothers, we also need to make a few decent movies, let people know you Luo Jialiang Your name!"

Luo Jialiang fell into endless embarrassment. Although he has great ambitions, he must set a suitable goal. It is said that jumping feet can achieve the best. The goal set by Li Weidong has to be a rocket.

Although Hua Brothers' company is relatively young among the more famous film companies in Hong Kong Island, and not as good as some established film companies, they have a strong momentum and a high status in Hong Kong Island. Where is he? This newly established company is comparable.

Moreover, they have a very good relationship with the co-production company. They have produced a lot of movies together, which are very popular, and both parties have made a lot of money. Who will reject the profitable business? If you make money, you will naturally have status, so their status in the mainland Also very high.

People can eat it in the three places on both sides of the strait!

After Luo Jialiang calmed down, he said: "Chairman, don't worry, we will work hard! But we have just established, there are almost no popular actors, and the company is not well-known. If you want to invite big stars, you may not necessarily come, but there will be a fee." Also very high!"

Luo Jialiang looked at Li Weidong's expression, and said in a low voice: "Not to mention big-name stars like "Tuesday [-]%", it's just a little bit inferior, and the salary is in the millions, so it is more difficult for us to achieve this goal!"

"Our investment is limited, and we don't have any works that can be sold. It is estimated that the co-production company will not cooperate with us. To make a movie in the mainland, we have to go to the mainland to shoot scenes, which will cost more."

Li Weidong suddenly regained his spirits. It’s easy to do without popular actors. You can find potential actors to train yourself. Who can’t make stars? Find a few potential ones, and spend a little money to win them easily!

Li Weidong said: "Well, you can find the information of some actors who have just debuted recently, and get their resumes, and I will see if there is any potential. If there are no popular actors, we will cultivate and create stars ourselves. "

Naturally, Luo Jialiang must comply with Li Weidong's request, but he disagrees with his words. Looking at the resume, you can know which ones have potential, which ones are worth cultivating, and which ones can become roles. Then it is too easy to do this job.

But you have to listen to what the leader said, Luo Jialiang quickly nodded and said: "Chairman, don't worry, these materials are easy to get. As long as the money is in place, it will take up to three days to get back all the materials of the little stars who debuted in the past two years." !"

Although we have not yet reached the Internet age of later generations, the entertainment reporters are still very powerful, and there are only so many people in Hong Kong Island, and there are only so many entertainment companies, so it is naturally easy to investigate, and it is nothing more than a question of money.

Li Weidong said: "If you don't cooperate with the co-production company, how can you go to the mainland to show it, and how can you make money if you don't go to the mainland to show it? No matter how difficult it is, you must reach a cooperation with the co-production company."

"The box office of the best movie on Hong Kong Island in the past two years is only 4000 to [-] million. How much is the box office of domestic movies?"

Luo Jialiang reminded out of time: "Chairman, the mainland does not count the box office, but only counts the number of moviegoers. This year, the reform began to calculate according to the box office!"

Hearing Luo Jialiang's words, Li Weidong was stunned for a moment, and he also thought of something. He vaguely remembered a saying that Chinese movies have been in a downturn since the box office was counted. This year, the box office has started to be counted, which means that the present has already begun.

That is to say, from now on, some foreign films will be introduced, and some high-quality Hollywood films will enter the Chinese market, so you don't have to watch them secretly.

There are different opinions on the reasons for the cold age of Chinese movies. Some say that inflation, the money in the pockets of ordinary people, has actually shrunk, and this kind of insignificant consumption will naturally decrease.

However, Li Weidong agrees with another statement. The main reason is the emergence of DVD players, especially in two years. The effect is no worse than that of movie theaters, and pirated DVDs are cheap.
Li Weidong remembers that in the year when Hong Kong Island returned to China, he had saved money for many years to buy a DVD player, and the price was only more than 2000 yuan. What made him depressed was that the price was already lower than 2000 yuan in less than half a year!
And the price of DVD is even lower. You can buy a good-quality pirated DVD for three or five yuan at the beginning, and then one or two yuan. You can watch it at least three times or five times without the disc jamming.

In order to deal with the problem of pirated DVDs getting stuck, some manufacturers of DVD players openly advertise that their products do not jam, which shows how rampant pirated DVDs have become.

However, no matter how bad the box office in mainland China is, it is better than Hong Kong Island. Although there is no box office of hundreds of millions or billions in later generations, there are many movies with tens of millions of box office every year, and movies with hundreds of millions of box office also appear soon.

In a word, as long as there are good-looking movies, the audience is still willing to pay, and they will definitely not lose money.

Li Weidong said: "As for the co-production company, you have to find a relationship by yourself. No matter what method you use, you have to cooperate with them. You can't get around them when you enter the mainland!"

Li Weidong's determination to enter the mainland market will not change, otherwise there would be no need for this film company to exist.

(End of this chapter)