China Entertainment: Indulge in Vanity Fair

Chapter 47
"However, if the film industry is heavy on assets, can the market scale support it? Hollywood relies on the global market." Secretary Gu added that this is also his concern.

Secretary Gu took a puff of cigarette worriedly.

"There is no problem with this at all, Secretary Gu. Believe me, China can grow into a film market like North America in ten years at most, with an annual box office of about 100 billion U.S. dollars. As for whether Chinese films can go global, I don't think so." Expect too much, because the Americans are not going to let our films go out and compete internationally with their films."

"On what basis did you make this judgment?" Secretary Gu was very interested in this.

"Our country's population size and the consumption development brought about by the sustained economic development, North America's population of just over 3 million can support a market of 100 billion US dollars, our population of nearly 14, and a market of 700 billion yuan can definitely support it. In addition, in order to make domestic films compete with Hollywood films, the country will definitely support the development of domestic films in all aspects. With the support of the state, the industry will usher in a blowout. Moreover, a new revolution in film technology will soon occur. Change, this change can pull a large number of audiences into movie theaters and let them form movie-watching habits in the future, from policy to market changes are supporting the development of our film market.”

Gu Yang looked at He Fang who was full of confidence, and he was a little bit drummed, but the rapid development of the past 30 years made him feel that it was possible to grow to the same size as the North American box office.

"New technology change? What is it?" Secretary Gu suddenly asked curiously about the new technology proposed by He Fang.

"Hollywood blockbuster, Cameron's "Avatar" will be released in China by the end of this year. This will be a movie that doubles the movie audience, and will also make future audiences get used to going to the cinema to watch movies."

"so smart?"

"Of course, it's more powerful than you can imagine. This is the subversive viewing experience that 3D movie viewing brings to the audience. In the future, 3D movies will be the standard for blockbuster movies. By the way, Huying International Cinemas will be able to do so before "Avatar" is released. Transform more 3D theaters, and you can make more money."

"Hiss..." Gu Yang was a little uncertain, but...he couldn't refute. He was in charge of the general direction and not in charge of specific business. The specific business still had to be handled by the general manager.

"It's far away, let's talk about how we can industrialize the film according to your personal opinion."

"The industrialization of the film industry is very big, so to speak, there are three points: the cultivation of professional talents, efficient and advanced systems and processes that can control costs and quality, and advanced infrastructure and facilities. We can't make the effect of Hollywood blockbusters. To put it bluntly, we are professional. Insufficient talent and backward infrastructure, coupled with poor cost and quality control."

"To give a simple example, if I want to shoot "Jurassic Park" in China, I find that aerial photography equipment is scarce or even expensive, and it is extremely difficult to make dinosaur models, and it is almost impossible to build such a scene ...It is because of various restrictions that we cannot produce such a blockbuster as "Jurassic Park". Therefore, in order to solve industrialization, we must start from these three aspects. Let's talk about talents first, or what I said before, Shi Yi Skills are used to defeat barbarians, we want professional talents, and now only Hollywood can cultivate them in the world..."

"Well, this is what you call learning from barbarians to control barbarians. This idea is very good. Then how can we ensure that the people we send to study can be retained in the end? And how can we ensure that we will not limit our creation by doing so? What about the free creation of personnel?"

Secretary Gu raised his doubts.

"There are ways to do this. For example, if we send people to study in Hollywood, they have to sign a contract with us. If someone wants to leave us after finishing their studies, we can also stipulate in the contract that they can buy out the contract as long as they come out. We can let them go after paying the training fee. In fact, this seems to be a loss for us, but it benefits the entire film industry. In addition, we need to make a clear distinction between creation and industrialization, which part is creation and which part is It's standard procedure."

"For example, in Hollywood, in the director's creation process, it is creation to put forward suggestions for script revision, creation is to put forward opinions on performance, creation is to draw sub-shots, and creation is to put forward requirements for sound, lighting, art, service, etc. However, the standard is his creation. After getting the full approval of the production team, the next step is the standard process. That is to say, the creation can only be in the early stage, and it is the standard process after entering the shooting. How many effective shots must be completed every day, and we cannot suddenly propose to break the original It takes a lot of time and money to create. Of course, if the inspiration is really feasible, as long as it can convince the producer and the creative team, it is not impossible."

"Similarly, producers must also be standardized and professionalized. Producers must first know what kind of scripts have a market, what kind of scripts are called good scripts, and what kind of production is called qualified production. Then we also have to have a set of scripts. Processes and standards. There are strict standards for judging whether a script has a market, and there is a green light system in Hollywood. We have to learn this, but we don’t have to learn it blindly.”

"As for the infrastructure equipment, I think so..."

……

Then the two discussed more and more in detail, and the more they discussed, the more in-depth they became.Not only is He Fang's thinking more and more clear, but Gu Yang also has a clearer understanding of industrialization.

"Xiao He, you should first write out the plan for industrialization during this period of time. Then try to submit this plan this year, and it's best to start it next year. We need to industrialize quickly." Gu Yang was a little excited, but also a little anxious , can't wait to realize the industrialization that He Fang said immediately.

"Ah? So urgent?" He Fang didn't expect that.

"Don't be in a hurry, didn't you say that too? In 2012 we will open up the film market, and the other is that industrialization is not a matter of a day or two. Just learning Hollywood's professional talent training does not take a year and a half What can you learn?" Gu Yang said.

"Okay, then I will quickly implement this plan during this time..."

After bidding farewell to Gu Yang, He Fang's heart really ignited a fire. If he really made it, it would be awesome.

In the following week, He Fang repeatedly deliberated on his plan, and when he was almost deliberated, he showed it to his father and asked him to give some advice.

The more He Ben looked at this plan, the more frightened he became. He once looked at He Fang with incredulous eyes, and he let out a long breath after reading it.

"You wrote this?" He Ben asked.

"Nonsense, didn't I write it, did someone else write it, but it took me a week." He Fang said aggrievedly.

"Well, you are better than I imagined, I'll take a look."

Next, after He Ben asked the questions in the plan over and over again, He Fang was able to explain 99%, but there were still some loopholes.

So, he revised it again, and then discussed it with He Ben.

On August 8, He Fang formally submitted his plan to Gu Yang, and Gu Yang discussed it with He Fang for a while after reading it.

Then he nodded in satisfaction, and decided to hold a company high-level meeting in three days to discuss the "Huying Group Film Industrialization Plan".

Who knew that when He Fang came out of Gu Yang's office, he met Huang Ke, the general manager of the group, Huang Ke was also surprised.

"Xiao He, it's just in time for you to come. You go to my office first, and I have something to talk to you later."

"Oh well."

Seeing He Fang's promise, Huang Ke went into Gu Yang's office.

He Fang waited in Huang Ke's office for half an hour before Huang Ke came back. This is called waiting for a while?Forget it, he is the leader and we have no objection.

As soon as Huang Ke returned to the office, he looked at He Fang with a strange look, as if he had known He Fang again.

"Xiao He, it's a good thing that you belong to our Huying Group. If it's someone else's, I'll take you over." Huang Ke said inexplicably.

"Ah? Mr. Huang, what kind of statement is this?" He Fang asked with a smile.

"I just watched your "Film Industrialization Plan" at Secretary Gu. It is very good, very thoughtful, and very suitable for the development of our group. I wanted to talk to you about your next film, but it turned out ...Okay, let's talk together. This is the first time we have such a good chat, you don't have to hide anything. "

"Mr. Huang, from what you said, what else can I hide from the leader?"

"Uncle Huang, what is the leader?"

"Hey, okay, Uncle Huang..."

(End of this chapter)