1993 My China Entertainment Age

However, regardless of whether he wins or loses this time, in the next three to five years, Jiang Xiaofeng should choose to quit the music scene and devote his energy and time to Century Group.

Jiang Xiaofeng set himself a goal, trying to get Century Group listed before the Huayi Brothers, and become China Entertainment's first stock worthy of the name.

In Jiang Xiaofeng's impression, Huayi Brothers was launched in October 2009.

But now, in August 2004, Jiang Xiaofeng still has five years to prepare for the listing of Century Group.

Of course, if Century Group wants to go public, it is definitely not enough to rely on records and TV dramas alone. Movies are also an indispensable part.

This is why, Jiang Xiaofeng is now mainly devoting energy and time to the preparation of "Ip Man".

As for the movie "Waiting Alone", as the pioneering work of Century Group's official entry into the film industry, Jiang Xiaofeng also placed high hopes on it.

In Jiang Xiaofeng's opinion, whether the movie "Waiting Alone" can make money or not is second, and the most important thing is that word of mouth should not be too bad.

As for the box office of the movie "Waiting Alone", Jiang Xiaofeng is not very worried, because with the appeal of him and Zhou Jielun, and the support of so many celebrity friends, under normal circumstances, the box office of the movie will definitely not be too bad.

In addition to "Waiting Alone" that has been filmed and "Ip Man" that is in preparation, Jiang Xiaofeng is also planning to promote the preparation of other projects.

Of course, if the Century Group only had Jiang Xiaofeng as the director, then it would definitely not work. Fresh blood would need to enter the Century Group, so that the Century Group could become a stronger protagonist.

Just like the Huayi brothers, even with the "box office guarantee" Feng Xiaogang, the Wang brothers still felt that it was not enough, and even recruited directors such as Chen Guofu and Lu Chuan.

This is something that can't be helped. Nowadays, all capable directors have chosen to start their own businesses, or they already have a backer. Jiang Xiaofeng has no choice but to choose a new director from among the younger generation.

However, it was not easy to find a director, so Jiang Xiaofeng decided to hold a "Huaguo Rising Star Director" program in Yanjing, just like a TV show's talent show.

The so-called "Huaguo Rising Star Director", the full name is "Huaguo Rising Star Director Project", a project launched by Century Film and Television Company led by Jiang Xiaofeng. The plan selects 6 young directors from all over Huaguo and subsidizes them to make movies. .

To put it simply, Jiang Xiaofeng plans to invest 1800 million to recruit 6 new directors for Century Film and Television Company.

And Jiang Xiaofeng's "Huaguo Rising Star Guide" project also won the support of "Internal Entertainment Mountain Sculpture" Han Sanping.

As the chairman of China Film Group, Han Sanping naturally hoped that the Huaguo film market would get better and better.

If there are more big directors like Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige and Feng Xiaogang, Han Sanping's China Film Group can also make more money.

After Jiang Xiaofeng's "Huaguo Rising Star Director" project was launched, it immediately won the audience of many directors.

Among them, a director named Ning Hao submitted his resume and script.

Ning Hao’s script was called "Green Grass", which told the story of three grassland children who picked up a ping-pong ball, and their grandma told them that it was a pearl that fell from the sky, so they persistently dedicated the ping-pong ball to the country as a treasure. .

Although Jiang Xiaofeng felt that the script "Green Grassland" was nothing to do and it was difficult to make money when he saw the script, he still called him to the company's office for a meeting.

It was the first time I met Jiang Xiaofeng. After all, Jiang Xiaofeng is such a big-name figure, and his aura is still very strong. Ning Hao behaved a little restrained, but he was not shy, and was quite respectful.

And Ning Hao is not completely unknown. In 2003, Ning Hao invested 20 yuan himself, acting as screenwriter, director, and photographer, and returned to his hometown to direct the feature film "Incense", which won the Dongjing Filmex International Film Festival. , Hong Kong International Film Festival Asia DV competition unit "Asia Digital Competition" Gold Award.

After a few words of politeness, Jiang Xiaofeng told Ning Hao what he thought: "The script of "Green Grass" is pretty good, but if it needs to be sold for money, I'm afraid it won't work. It can only be operated as a small-budget literary film."

"Do you have any other scripts? Or, do you have any other types of scripts? If so, you might as well take them out. We can discuss cooperation,"

In order to get Jiang Xiaofeng's capital investment and achieve his goal, Ning Hao didn't hide it, and replied directly: "Yes, I have a script called "Diamond". I started writing this script a few years ago, but Because the investment may be relatively large, I didn’t take it out.”

Hearing the word "Diamond", Jiang Xiaofeng immediately became interested, and immediately said: "Then you bring this script, if I think it is better than "Green Grass", I will definitely invest."

Ning Hao did not neglect, and brought the script of "Diamond" to Century Film and Television Company the next day for Jiang Xiaofeng to have a look.

After reading the script of "Diamond", Jiang Xiaofeng was sure that the script of "Diamond" was the later masterpiece - "Crazy Stone".

Jiang Xiaofeng didn't hesitate, and said directly, "I'll invest 300 million."

Ning Hao felt that 300 million was not enough, so he asked cautiously: "Can you pay another 300 million?"

Jiang Xiaofeng felt it was wrong, not because he was unwilling to pay the money, but because he felt that the movie "Crazy Stone" was hailed as a masterpiece because he was a young man. Cost to make.

In another time and space, "Crazy Stone" is a low-budget movie, a masterpiece that has won a high box office, and has a very topical nature.

If the movie "Crazy Stone" is a production movie, then his legend will be greatly reduced.

After thinking for a while, Jiang Xiaofeng pretended to be helpless and said: "No, our Huaguo New Star Director Project only has a total of 1800 million yuan, and we plan to invest in 6 new directors."

"If you take 600 million by yourself, what about the others!"

Although Ning Hao was very disappointed, to be able to get an investment of 300 million yuan, for him today, it is also a great thing that cannot be expected.

Without much thought, Ning Hao accepted Jiang Xiaofeng's suggestion, and decided to continue improving the script of "Diamond" after returning home.

Before leaving, Ning Hao said cautiously: "Director Jiang, I have a merciless request,"

Seeing that Ning Hao hesitated to speak, Jiang Xiaofeng replied: "Say, it's okay, just say what you want, don't hesitate,"

Ning Hao hesitated for a moment before saying: "Director Jiang, can you play the leading role in the movie "Diamond"?"

Jiang Xiaofeng was also happy, and replied with a smile: "Let's talk about it later, let's see how your script changes."

(End of this chapter)