1993 My China Entertainment Age

Chapter 384 Playing on the occasion, tied up with the third master!
March 6, in the evening.

Yanjing, Summer Palace Anman Hotel.

Jiang Xiaofeng specially invited Han Sanping to a banquet and asked him about this summer's film schedule.

As we all know, only China Film Group has the right to introduce split blockbusters in the entire mainland, which also means that China Film Group has the right to decide the release schedule of imported blockbusters.

For most domestic films, the schedule determines their life or death to an 80% extent.

To put it bluntly, if you don't cooperate with Han Sanping, he can put imported films in your schedule to compete with you.

And it is precisely that most domestic films cannot compete with imported films, which means China Film has almost monopolized the Chinese film market.

For example, the summer and Lunar New Year movies every year are battlegrounds for military strategists. Many movies choose to be released during the summer and Lunar New Year movies.

In this year's summer season, China Film Group has also prepared to introduce many Hollywood blockbusters such as "Superman Returns" and "Mr. Impossible 3", but at the same time, "Ip Man" directed and starred by Jiang Xiaofeng will also be released in the summer season.

Jiang Xiaofeng hopes that "Ip Man" can be released in the gap between "Superman Returns" and "Mission: Impossible 3", so that it can at least have a chance to breathe.

Since the China Film Group, headed by Han Sanping, also participated in the investment in the film "Ip Man", Han Sanping was also more concerned about giving "Ip Man" a more comfortable schedule as much as possible.

It is worth mentioning that in addition to "Ip Man", China Film Group has also invested in the new film "Crazy Racing".

Although China Film Group holds the right to introduce foreign films, in fact, China Film Group has always been relatively conservative in investing in films. In almost every film, the investment rarely exceeds 20%.

For example, in "Ip Man" this time, China Film Group only accounted for 15% of the investment share.

The reason why Han Sanping is so cautious is mainly because the production cost of "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" co-produced with Japan and South Korea in 1998 was as high as 8000 million, but the box office was only a mere 1000 million.

The movie "Assassination of Qin" failed miserably at the box office, allowing Han Sanping to see with his own eyes the staggering risks behind investing in commercial blockbusters.

Since then, risk aversion has always been at the forefront of all blockbuster projects that Han Sanping has personally participated in, including the upcoming "Ip Man" movie.

The directors Han Sanping admires most are Chen Kaige and Jiang Wen.

I think back then, after Chen Kaige became a god in "Farewell My Concubine", he worked as an art director for "Kong Fansen". When Chen Kaige filmed "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin", Han Sanping did not hesitate to vote for it, and even attracted Hua Yi, and the result was that Wang won. The brothers still had lingering fears and turned to Feng Xiaogang, who was more secure.

But Han Sanping was still committed to Chen Kaige, and later invested in "The Promise", but not much, and his investment share never exceeded 20%.

"We Chinese producers hold a very small share in many co-productions because our market is not big enough. We only dare to use a certain amount of investment to obtain the distribution rights and distribution income in the Chinese market. We almost dare not participate in the Chinese market. We are blind to other investment and account sharing because we have insufficient experience and insufficient strength." Han Sanping said.

"But the current market is much better than before. When I first became the director of the factory, I would bring Chen Kaige and his fifth-generation directors to beg for help every Spring Festival. There were only ten directors in the Chinese film industry, and the sixth-generation directors were making films. Many acting directors are struggling in the big jobs in Sanlitun. Why? They have no dignity."

To a certain extent, these words should be able to explain a criticism that the outside world has always had about China Film Group, that is, China Film Group will not spend large amounts of real money to participate in the main investment in many projects, which is what the industry often refers to as "borrowing money". The ship goes to sea.”

After some research and discussion, Han Sanping finally decided to introduce the Hollywood blockbuster "Superman Returns" on June 6. One week after the film was released, on Friday, July 30, "Ip Man" Only then did I choose to show it.

As for "Mission: Impossible 3", it is scheduled to be released on July 7, which almost gives "Ip Man", a domestic action film, two weeks of "prime" time.

Obviously, in the summer season with fierce competition and the largest number of moviegoers, between July 7 and July 14, this is already the best time for the movie "Ip Man".

After confirming the schedules of the two Hollywood blockbusters "Superman Returns" and "Mission: Impossible 3", Jiang Xiaofeng also breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but admired: "Third Master, it's you! Thank you for your hard work! I'll do it again Here’s to you!” He said, raising the wine glass in his hand.

Facing Jiang Xiaofeng's compliment, Han Sanping was also in a good mood. He also raised his glass, clinked it with Jiang Xiaofeng, and then drank it down in one gulp.

After drinking a cup of Maotai, Han Sanping paused for a moment, and then warned: "Xiao Feng, the film "Ip Man" is still going to be successful. You are famous and influential. You need to do more publicity. Don't be too careless and pay attention to it." stand up."

Jiang Xiaofeng nodded understandingly: "Don't worry, Third Master, I have confidence in this movie, and I will definitely find time to run more." "Ip Man" is a medium-sized film with an investment of 3500, and the pressure Jiang Xiaofeng is under is still relatively high. Big, because under normal circumstances, the film's box office needs to reach 1 million to make back the money.

However, the movie "Ip Man" invested by Jiang Xiaofeng will not only be released in the mainland, but will also be released in Hong Kong, Taiwan, even Japan, South Korea, and even Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and other Asian regions.

Jiang Xiaofeng is now the major shareholder of Golden Harvest. If the reputation and response of "Ip Man" are good, Golden Harvest's overseas theaters will arrange as many films as possible for "Ip Man".

In the movie "Ip Man", Jiang Xiaofeng invited Japanese actors such as Simon Yam, Lam Jiadong, and Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, also for the sake of box office in other regions.

After the schedule was confirmed, Jiang Xiaofeng and Fan Bingbing also appeared on "Happy Camp" and Taiwan's "Kangxi Is Coming" and other variety shows to promote the new film "Ip Man".

When recording the Taiwanese program "The Coming of Kangxi", Little S, who has always liked to be funny, behaved very respectfully and politely in front of Jiang Xiaofeng, and even called him "Brother Jiang". When Andy Lau came, Little S also called him "Brother Jiang". He is "Brother Liu".

After all, Jiang Xiaofeng’s identity and status are all there. Little S didn’t dare to speak as openly as usual. She only dared to say with a smile: “My sister and I are both your fans, and so is Fan Xiaoxuan. Our sisters Tao have watched you together. Concert in Taibei.”

Jiang Xiaofeng didn't know whether what Xiao S said was true or not. Most of the time, he talked mostly in scenes, but he still smiled and replied: "Thank you, thank you for your support!"

Xiao S: "You are really popular in our Taiwan Province. I feel like you were even more popular than Zhou Jiulun when you had your hair in the past. Your songs can be heard everywhere,"

Before Jiang Xiaofeng could answer, Xiao S suddenly changed the topic: "By the way, as his boss, have you ever criticized Zhou Jialun and Patty Hou for their relationship?"

Jiang Xiaofeng denied with a smile: "No, Conclusion and I are equal, and I think that as long as normal people have the right to choose to fall in love or not to fall in love."

Xiao S sighed with emotion: "Then you are really a very open-minded boss. When will you come to Taiwan to hold a concert? It seems that you haven't held a concert in Taiwan for two years!"

Jiang Xiaofeng said calmly: "Well, pretty much the same. The last time I came to Taiwan for a concert was in 2002. I held a concert tour for the 10th anniversary of my debut and held 5 concerts in Taiwan."

Xiao S: "I heard that you got into shape for the movie "Ip Man", is it true?"

Jiang Xiaofeng denied with a smile: "Actually not, because I have been exercising, so I can maintain a good figure."

Xiao S asked: "So you have such a good figure, did you show it in the movie "Ip Man"?"

Hearing Xiao S's words, Cai Kangyong couldn't sit still and interjected from the side: "Little S, please don't be so perverted, okay? "Ip Man" is a kung fu movie, not a sex movie!"

After joking for a while, Xiao S then asked: "I heard that your muscles are very good. Can I touch your abdominal muscles?"

Jiang Xiaofeng said generously: "Okay, come on."

Seeing Jiang Xiaofeng agreeing so readily and looking so aura, Xiao S was frightened and could only look helplessly at Cai Kangyong on the side.

Cai Kangyong saw through her thoughts at once and said happily: "Little S, please don't be so naive, okay? Director Jiang is so generous, what else do you have to worry about."

Because of the effect of the show, Xiao S still took the initiative to stick to Jiang Xiaofeng in front of the camera, put her hands around his neck and acted coquettishly. Then, through Jiang Xiaofeng's clothes, she touched his abdominal muscles and exaggeratedly praised him. He said: "I'm so nervous, I'm about to die!" As soon as he finished speaking, the audience burst into laughter.

Normally, ordinary stars would be asked about scandals when they came to an interview variety show like "Kangxi Is Coming", but this time Jiang Xiaofeng came to record the show and was not questioned about scandals by Little S.

And because Fan Bingbing had Jiang Xiaofeng's support, he was not asked too many private questions.

However, since Fan Bingbing came to the hip-hop show "Kangxi Is Coming", Xiao S and Cai Kangyong did not let him go. They still asked Jiang Xiaofeng what it was like to work with Jiang Xiaofeng as their boss and whether they felt a lot of pressure.

Fan Bingbing smiled and said: "No, Brother Xiaofeng is very easy to talk to in private. We usually don't call him Boss or Director Jiang, we just call him Brother Xiaofeng."

(End of this chapter)