The Crown Prince of Huayu!

Chapter 66 Be a pioneer

In the study room.

Han Jiadong drank tea leisurely, while Han Sanpin was still frowning in thought.

Just one judge seat is not a big deal, and it can be said to be insignificant to the final result of the review.

But the whole video recording thing...

Han Sanpin has been in this industry for more than 20 years, and he knows the tricks in it better than anyone else.

Everyone sits together and votes based on their own ideas, and then awards are given based on the voting results?
impossible!

If that were the case, there wouldn't be so many double-yolked eggs.

Before every vote, whether it was a heated argument or a tacit understanding, who would win the prize was already decided.

Do they dare to let someone videotape a process like this?
Not to mention videotaping, we didn’t even dare to use real-name voting and announce the voting results.

But no matter which angle you look at it, it is indeed time to strengthen supervision over them.

After thinking for a long time, Han Sanpin suddenly asked: "Will the video be released?"

Han Jiadong smiled: "I hope I don't need to use it."

This means that there is still a possibility of announcement...

Also, what’s the point of just recording it without publishing it?
But this also explains that not every video will be released, but it will depend on the situation.

Han Sanpin nodded: "Okay, I understand. The second and third items need to be discussed before I give them an answer."

Han Jiadong didn't say anything more. Just as he was about to stand up, Han Sanpin suddenly asked again: "Did you give Huayi the suggestion for "A World Without Thieves"?"

"Ah."

"Yes, it's a good idea. The General Administration has already approved it."

Han Sanpin's expression was even more pleased.

Both he and the General Administration actually hope that blockbusters like "A World Without Thieves" can be released normally.

However, the protagonist of "A World Without Thieves" is a thief, and the theme can be regarded as praising thieves, which obviously advocates bad social values.

Just like the previous "Young and Dangerous".

So even if they want "A World Without Thieves" to be released, they can't let it go.

Then I also helped think of ways to make "A World Without Thieves" pass.

But the identities of the two protagonists are there. Unless very big changes are made, they will never meet the standards of passing the review.

Unexpectedly, Han Jiadong simply made a small change, which greatly changed the theme of the movie and even sublimated it.

The male and female protagonists helping Shagen keep money are not out of nowhere and suddenly have a kind heart, but they are driven by mother's love and father's love, and they want to do good deeds for their children in the future.

Even if they are already very successful thieves, they don't want their children to continue to be thieves in the future.

The theme has also changed from praising thieves to admonishing people not to be thieves, or not to do illegal things.

Otherwise, if you die or go in, your wife will become someone else's, and your child will have no father when he is born, and you may even have to call someone else his father.

Suddenly, bad social value advocacy was turned into positive social value advocacy.

The day after Han Jiadong finished talking to his father, he went to Xu Qin and told her about the matter.

After hearing this, Xu Qin agreed without saying a word.

"You have to think carefully. Even if you can earn back this investment later, it is far less than what you would earn from buying a courtyard house. There are still many things to worry about." Han Jiadong reminded.

Xu Qin just looked at him with admiration: "If you want to contribute to the development of the movie, of course I will support you. After all, this is the money you earn."

Han Jiadong was moved: "Actually, you don't have to pay the money alone. You can call Huayi and Xiaoma. I believe they will be interested."

…………

November.

Since not much time was wasted on the review issue, "A World Without Thieves" had more time to promote, and it did not have to be released in the same month as Stephen Chow's "Kung Fu". In the end, it was a box office success and won the More than 1.4 million box office. More than ten million more than before.

Second only to the 1.53 million of "House of Flying Daggers".

But it was soon surpassed by "Kung Fu". The latter also improved compared to the original, reaching 1.8 million, ranking first in the box office rankings for the whole year!
It is also second only to "Titanic" and "Heroes" in the box office rankings of film history.

It is also the annual champion in Hong Kong and the box office champion in the history of domestic films in Hong Kong. It has reached 60 million, which is more than 1 million more than the second-placed "Shaolin Football".

Even if imported films are included, it still ranks third, behind "Titanic" and "Jurassic Park."

"Embroidered Spring Knife" has actually completed the post-production work at this time, but considering the time required for promotion and the competitors in the schedule, Han Jiadong was not in a hurry to release it.

Moreover, thanks to the development of Feng Xiaogang and other blockbusters, the Lunar New Year schedule is now considered the most popular movie schedule in the mainland.

If "Xiuchungdao" is also released during the Lunar New Year period, it will not have much positive effect on the film market, and it can only be regarded as following other people's butts and taking advantage.

This goes against Han Jiadong's original intention of making this movie.

In comparison, the Spring Festival, which will be the most popular in the future, is still in a state of development.

No one is willing, or in other words, no one dares to invest tens of millions of dollars in a blockbuster movie to be a pioneer.

In this case, Han Jiadong doesn't mind going there.

In my memory, the first blockbuster released during the Spring Festival in the previous life was the year after tomorrow. "Fearless" starring Jet Li, was also an action movie, and its box office was not low, exceeding 100 million.

After that, there are also some Hong Kong films and imported films.

For example, 007, Yangtze River No. 7, Night at the Museum, Madagascar, Avatar...

It wasn't until the Spring Festival period was almost fully developed that any mainland blockbusters dared to be released in the Spring Festival period.

The first mainland film to achieve great success during the Spring Festival should be Ning Hao's "Crazy Racing".

The cost was just over 10 million, but the box office revenue was over 100 million.

But the cost of 10 million in a few years is not a big investment at all.

Just talking about blockbusters, the first one should be Chen Kaige's "Mei Lanfang". Although the box office exceeded 100 million, it lost tens of millions.

In Han Jiadong's view, Hong Kong films and imported films are definitely indispensable for the development of Spring Festival films, but the mainland cannot fully enjoy the benefits.

Otherwise, the scene would be a bit too ugly.

December.

At the Golden Horse Awards, "Shoplifters" won the best film again.

Including the previous Golden Rooster, Hundred Flowers, Huabiao, College Student Film Festival, Asia Pacific Film Festival...

Except for those who are not eligible to participate in the competition, I have won almost all the other domestic awards.

That night, congratulatory calls came to Han Jiadong one after another.

There were also countless congratulatory messages.

It wasn't until he returned to school the next day that Han Jiadong selectively read it.

When he saw the news about Liu Yifei, Han Jiadong paused a little longer.

Because in addition to congratulations, Liu Yifei also shared her situation on the cast of The Condor in the message.

Including the crew specially built a sacred sculpture city for filming, as well as the current filming progress of the crew.

After watching it, Han Jiadong thought for a while and replied: "Is there a scene in the future where you will be thrown into the sky by a group of people?"

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