new kung fu king
Chapter 582 My Advantage Decision Is Irreplaceable
Chapter 582 My Advantage Decision Is Irreplaceable
In this world, apart from Wang Xiaohu, perhaps only Minister Huang of the Ministry of Culture could understand how popular "Shaolin Temple" was in the first place.
After "Mythology", this is the second Hong Kong film to enter the mainland. According to the rough communication between the Ministry of Culture and the major theaters last night, all the theaters in downtown BJ are full, a large number of streets are blocked, and the entrances of major theaters are even more crowded. It is overcrowded.
This kind of scene is far more serious than when "Mythology" was released in China a year ago. BJ sensation, Tianjin sensation, Shanghai sensation, Guangzhou sensation, thousands of open-air curtains all over the country are sensational, let alone Dengfeng, Henan!
If "Mythology" illusory terracotta warriors and horses makes people look forward to the history and poignant love of terracotta warriors and horses, then "Shaolin Temple" is closer to reality and detonates the potential martial arts dreams deep in the hearts of hundreds of millions of Chinese people!
Every young man has a martial arts dream in his heart. Even if it is a bit shy and naive to say it, but letting time go by, this dream cannot be smoothed out. Before Hong Kong movies entered the mainland, they listened to "Three Kingdoms" on the radio every day. Romance, "Water Margin", "Seven Heroes and Five Righteousness" and other storytelling, or the whole class rushed to copy Jin Yong's martial arts novels handed down from Hong Kong, so as to experience a martial arts addiction in the spiritual world.
During the Cultural Revolution, this kind of martial arts novels could almost be included in the ranks of banned books, but everyone united to maintain this unforgettable dream. Therefore, mainland China is very rich in martial arts culture. After thousands of years of cultural inheritance, this The imprint will never disappear and will affect the growth of generations of Chinese people.
The appearance of "Shaolin Temple" cannot but be said to be a fuse, because Shaolin Temple really exists in real life. Everyone has heard of various legends about Shaolin Temple more or less, except that it is the birthplace of Chinese Buddhist culture. , There are also many folk legends such as Bodhidharma and the thirteen stick monks rescuing the Tang king, all of which are ready-made movie themes.
The question before Minister Huang is quite embarrassing. Let alone the two films "Mythology" and "Shaolin Temple", just talk about "Mulan", "Huo Yuanjia", and "Legend of the Condor Heroes". The first two, like "Shaolin Temple", are national heroes familiar to the common people.
In particular, Huo Yuanjia has a high popularity in modern times. The common people know that Huo Yuanjia was born in Tianjin and established Jingwumen in Shanghai. .Whether it is official history, unofficial history, or folklore, Huo Yuanjia is definitely a good subject.
However, no film company in China has proposed such a good subject, but it was proposed by a Hong Kong person to shoot. Minister Huang felt that his face was dull, and it was even more sad for domestic film workers. He knew that if this happened again If we go on, so many good themes and characters that are familiar to us in China will be filmed by this young Hong Kong director sooner or later.
Even if Minister Huang felt unhappy in one way or another, at this moment he could only say with a smile on his face: "Mr. Wang is indeed a hardworking filmmaker. Now that "Shaolin Temple" has just been released, you are busy shooting the next movie, and Opening three plays in one go, it's amazing, amazing."
Wang Xiaohu smiled slightly and said, "How should I put it? Ever since I established a good cooperative relationship with China, I have been thinking about how to enhance cultural exchanges between Hong Kong and the Mainland. Compared with Minister Huang, you should be very clear about the current geographical situation of Hong Kong. The location is a bit special, many native Hong Kong people have never had a sense of belonging, they don’t know whether they are mainlanders or British, I don’t mean to blame the government by saying this.”
As the head of the Ministry of Culture, Huang Zhen knew very well that what Wang Xiaohu was saying was the truth, so he nodded and did not speak, motioning for Wang Xiaohu to continue.
"The special historical period created Hong Kong's special cultural background, and most of the older generation of Hong Kong filmmakers came to Hong Kong before the founding of the People's Republic of China. They have played an inestimable role in spreading the culture of mainland China."
Wang Xiaohu said with a bitter smile: "But these filmmakers are not young anymore, and their inherent film concepts can no longer adapt to the tastes of young people, so they are gradually fading out of the audience's field of vision. Regarding mainland cultural films, let them know such things as Huo Yuanjia, Shaolin Temple, Hua Mulan, Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang, I am afraid."
Minister Huang frowned all of a sudden. He admitted that what Wang Xiaohu said was correct, but no matter how he thought about it, he felt that there was something wrong with these words. It took him a long time to realize that Wang Xiaohu had secretly changed the concept. .
"Mr. Wang, there is something wrong with your words. I admit that there is nothing wrong with spreading Chinese culture to the new generation of Hong Kong people who have grown up, but these jobs cannot always be left to you Hong Kong people. We mainland film workers can also do it." Competent!" Minister Huang finished these words in a serious tone with a straight face.
The implication is that disseminating Chinese culture is not only the responsibility of you, Wang Xiaohu, but also the responsibility of our Ministry of Culture and our mainland film workers. We cannot poach any good subject matter by you Hong Kong people.
Originally, Director Huang thought that Wang Xiaohu would be ashamed because of his righteous words and righteousness, but who knew that Wang Xiaohu not only did not feel ashamed at all, but even raised a bitter smile.
"Mr. Wang, what are you laughing at?"
Wang Xiaohu waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, I know that the three leftist film companies in Hong Kong have done very well in recent years, but"
"Just what?" Minister Huang asked.
Wang Xiaohu shrugged, sighed, and said, "Didn't Minister Huang find out that no matter whether it's Xinlian, Phoenix, Great Wall, or mainland film companies, they don't have any market share in Hong Kong?"
"Ugh!" Minister Huang blushed immediately!
The lack of market share means nothing. It means that these three film companies have not made films for more than ten years, but because their films do not meet the tastes of Hong Kong people.
Even the three leftist film companies that have penetrated into Hong Kong are facing such an embarrassing situation, not to mention the dying film companies in Mainland China that have just been baptized by the Cultural Revolution.
It turns out that Mr. Wang has been saving face for himself, hey!Sure enough, there should not be too many selfish thoughts, Minister Huang lowered his head in shame.
Taking a step back, even if the three leftist film companies already have the scale of Concorde in Hong Kong, they have adopted a good partnership with the mainland, but can they promote their films to Hollywood?
The answer is: absolutely impossible!
According to the Ministry of Culture's understanding of major Hong Kong film companies over the years, Minister Huang learned that:
Before Wang Xiaohu, Shaw Brothers was the leader of Hong Kong movies. The Golden Harvest Company, which was once short-lived, was also very ambitious. They repeatedly promoted their films to Hollywood, but their performance was mediocre. Golden Harvest Company is precisely because of its cooperation with Hollywood. Fell through bankruptcy!
Can you say that these two film companies have no strength?
But they just didn't open up the market in Hollywood, and the American audience didn't eat the dish they served at all. In the final analysis, it was because they didn't understand the taste of American audiences.
But Wang Xiaohu is different. He has more advantages than these two film companies. First of all, his brother Bruce Lee has a good interpersonal relationship in the United States. Directing and even participating in performances has accumulated considerable popularity in front of American audiences.
Secondly, this young man is easy to learn. He can fully integrate the social development of the United States at that time, and dig out what Americans desire most in their hearts. The "Rocky" he filmed caused quite a stir in the United States at that time.
After "Rocky", this young man has created "Home Alone", "Jaws", "Star Wars", "Rocky II", "First Blood", and "First Blood", which was released in North America recently. even President Reagan liked to watch it.
This is Wang Xiaohu's advantage, a unique advantage possessed by a young director who can be accepted by Chinese, Hong Kong, American and even British audiences!
Minister Huang felt his back start to break out in cold sweat.
Wang Xiaohu kept a decent smile all the time, he could also see Minister Huang's embarrassment and helplessness at this time, but there was no way around it.
"Minister Huang, is there any other request?" Wang Xiaohu said.
"Uh, no, no, no, there is more." Minister Huang kept his back two or three centimeters away from the chair, so that his shirt would not look too sweaty.
"I don't know when Mr. Wang will be able to train our domestic film workers." Minister Huang said, "Especially in terms of script creation, you know this is the most lacking in China at present. They don't know what kind of subject matter is Hong Kong. what people like."
Minister Huang originally wanted to talk about Hong Kong or Hollywood, but he thought that if even Hong Kong people could not accept it, Hollywood would not have to daydream.
"I think Minister Huang's top priority is not to work on the script, these things can be learned at any time."
"Then what is the most urgent task?" Minister Huang was a little confused.
"Establish and improve the Chinese film mechanism. Even if mainland screenwriters can create films that are acceptable to Hong Kong people, they cannot be accepted by mainland audiences, or even released in China. That is the most tragic thing." Wang Xiaohu smiled. Said: "If the mainland does not have a sound film mechanism, it is foreseeable that the future development of Chinese films will be in a state of chaos."
"About the script," Wang Xiaohu reminded before leaving.
Minister Huang was savoring Wang Xiaohu's words carefully just now, he quickly woke up from his contemplation, nodded and said, "We will review the script as soon as possible, but we just don't know how our domestic side should cooperate."
Wang Xiaohu patted his forehead, turned back from the door, and said, "I almost forgot about it, ha ha. For "Fearless", we plan to film scenes in Tianjin and Shanghai. If possible, I hope the Ministry of Culture will I have contacted Huo Yuanjia's descendants here, hoping that they can offer some valuable suggestions on the script, I think they should be happy to promote the Huo family's culture."
Minister Huang nodded: "There should be no problem with this, let's do the work."
""The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is mainly filmed in places such as NMG and Peach Blossom Island in Zhoushan Islands, Zhejiang. I mentioned these in the supplementary items of the script."
"For "Mulan", I feel that it is better to shoot in the Yellow River Stone Forest, NMG and other places. I will follow up the whole process of this film, and of course I will invite domestic film workers to cooperate. I will take this opportunity to increase exchanges and learning opportunities with everyone. Chance."
What Wang Xiaohu said was very subtle. After thinking about it, he added: "There is also the army. The NMG Cavalry Battalion we cooperated with us the first two times is good. There are several scenes in "Mulan" and "Legend of the Condor Heroes". It’s not a small war, so I still need the help of the soldiers of the People’s Liberation Army who have cooperated several times, and I will pay them this time.”
Minister Huang wrote down the last sentence in his notebook, and suddenly raised his head in astonishment: "Why do you want to pay them all of a sudden?"
Wang Xiaohu said with a chuckle: "I didn't ask for domestic box office share before filming "Mythology", so naturally I wouldn't pay them. Now that I have asked for a share, I have to give them a salary. Besides, they are also the hardest in the whole crew. People, who have to film and be responsible for the safety of the crew, such a good team, it would be too impersonal for me not to pay a salary."
Minister Huang sighed, deeply moved. Faced with Wang Xiaohu's humanity, some domestic film companies were a bit dissatisfied in comparison. The state basically helped invest, mobilized the army and borrowed various equipment. The films produced can only be distributed domestically.
"Hey!"
With Minister Huang's sigh, Wang Xiaohu left the Ministry of Culture.
From the long conversation with Minister Huang today, Wang Xiaohu could vaguely feel that the Ministry of Culture felt a little bit of resentment towards him. It was precisely because of this that he said those euphemistic words. He believed in such a smart person as Minister Huang. I can definitely understand the meaning of these words, and hope that the Chinese film market will become more mature and more influential.
Because only when the mainland market is mature and perfect, can the future of Hong Kong movies have a broader space. Now that he has eaten the movie bowl, and now that he has these favorable conditions after his rebirth, Wang Xiaohu feels that he cannot just satisfy his own selfish desires. , to make appropriate contributions to the exchange of films between the two places, it is right to leave a good way for your own future, or to obtain more benefits.
But he knows that it will not be a matter of overnight to perfect the Chinese film market, and it is impossible for him to participate in the internal control of the film mechanism, just because he is an outsider to the people in China!
So Wang Xiaohu now earns money from mainlanders with confidence and no shame.
(End of this chapter)
In this world, apart from Wang Xiaohu, perhaps only Minister Huang of the Ministry of Culture could understand how popular "Shaolin Temple" was in the first place.
After "Mythology", this is the second Hong Kong film to enter the mainland. According to the rough communication between the Ministry of Culture and the major theaters last night, all the theaters in downtown BJ are full, a large number of streets are blocked, and the entrances of major theaters are even more crowded. It is overcrowded.
This kind of scene is far more serious than when "Mythology" was released in China a year ago. BJ sensation, Tianjin sensation, Shanghai sensation, Guangzhou sensation, thousands of open-air curtains all over the country are sensational, let alone Dengfeng, Henan!
If "Mythology" illusory terracotta warriors and horses makes people look forward to the history and poignant love of terracotta warriors and horses, then "Shaolin Temple" is closer to reality and detonates the potential martial arts dreams deep in the hearts of hundreds of millions of Chinese people!
Every young man has a martial arts dream in his heart. Even if it is a bit shy and naive to say it, but letting time go by, this dream cannot be smoothed out. Before Hong Kong movies entered the mainland, they listened to "Three Kingdoms" on the radio every day. Romance, "Water Margin", "Seven Heroes and Five Righteousness" and other storytelling, or the whole class rushed to copy Jin Yong's martial arts novels handed down from Hong Kong, so as to experience a martial arts addiction in the spiritual world.
During the Cultural Revolution, this kind of martial arts novels could almost be included in the ranks of banned books, but everyone united to maintain this unforgettable dream. Therefore, mainland China is very rich in martial arts culture. After thousands of years of cultural inheritance, this The imprint will never disappear and will affect the growth of generations of Chinese people.
The appearance of "Shaolin Temple" cannot but be said to be a fuse, because Shaolin Temple really exists in real life. Everyone has heard of various legends about Shaolin Temple more or less, except that it is the birthplace of Chinese Buddhist culture. , There are also many folk legends such as Bodhidharma and the thirteen stick monks rescuing the Tang king, all of which are ready-made movie themes.
The question before Minister Huang is quite embarrassing. Let alone the two films "Mythology" and "Shaolin Temple", just talk about "Mulan", "Huo Yuanjia", and "Legend of the Condor Heroes". The first two, like "Shaolin Temple", are national heroes familiar to the common people.
In particular, Huo Yuanjia has a high popularity in modern times. The common people know that Huo Yuanjia was born in Tianjin and established Jingwumen in Shanghai. .Whether it is official history, unofficial history, or folklore, Huo Yuanjia is definitely a good subject.
However, no film company in China has proposed such a good subject, but it was proposed by a Hong Kong person to shoot. Minister Huang felt that his face was dull, and it was even more sad for domestic film workers. He knew that if this happened again If we go on, so many good themes and characters that are familiar to us in China will be filmed by this young Hong Kong director sooner or later.
Even if Minister Huang felt unhappy in one way or another, at this moment he could only say with a smile on his face: "Mr. Wang is indeed a hardworking filmmaker. Now that "Shaolin Temple" has just been released, you are busy shooting the next movie, and Opening three plays in one go, it's amazing, amazing."
Wang Xiaohu smiled slightly and said, "How should I put it? Ever since I established a good cooperative relationship with China, I have been thinking about how to enhance cultural exchanges between Hong Kong and the Mainland. Compared with Minister Huang, you should be very clear about the current geographical situation of Hong Kong. The location is a bit special, many native Hong Kong people have never had a sense of belonging, they don’t know whether they are mainlanders or British, I don’t mean to blame the government by saying this.”
As the head of the Ministry of Culture, Huang Zhen knew very well that what Wang Xiaohu was saying was the truth, so he nodded and did not speak, motioning for Wang Xiaohu to continue.
"The special historical period created Hong Kong's special cultural background, and most of the older generation of Hong Kong filmmakers came to Hong Kong before the founding of the People's Republic of China. They have played an inestimable role in spreading the culture of mainland China."
Wang Xiaohu said with a bitter smile: "But these filmmakers are not young anymore, and their inherent film concepts can no longer adapt to the tastes of young people, so they are gradually fading out of the audience's field of vision. Regarding mainland cultural films, let them know such things as Huo Yuanjia, Shaolin Temple, Hua Mulan, Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang, I am afraid."
Minister Huang frowned all of a sudden. He admitted that what Wang Xiaohu said was correct, but no matter how he thought about it, he felt that there was something wrong with these words. It took him a long time to realize that Wang Xiaohu had secretly changed the concept. .
"Mr. Wang, there is something wrong with your words. I admit that there is nothing wrong with spreading Chinese culture to the new generation of Hong Kong people who have grown up, but these jobs cannot always be left to you Hong Kong people. We mainland film workers can also do it." Competent!" Minister Huang finished these words in a serious tone with a straight face.
The implication is that disseminating Chinese culture is not only the responsibility of you, Wang Xiaohu, but also the responsibility of our Ministry of Culture and our mainland film workers. We cannot poach any good subject matter by you Hong Kong people.
Originally, Director Huang thought that Wang Xiaohu would be ashamed because of his righteous words and righteousness, but who knew that Wang Xiaohu not only did not feel ashamed at all, but even raised a bitter smile.
"Mr. Wang, what are you laughing at?"
Wang Xiaohu waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, I know that the three leftist film companies in Hong Kong have done very well in recent years, but"
"Just what?" Minister Huang asked.
Wang Xiaohu shrugged, sighed, and said, "Didn't Minister Huang find out that no matter whether it's Xinlian, Phoenix, Great Wall, or mainland film companies, they don't have any market share in Hong Kong?"
"Ugh!" Minister Huang blushed immediately!
The lack of market share means nothing. It means that these three film companies have not made films for more than ten years, but because their films do not meet the tastes of Hong Kong people.
Even the three leftist film companies that have penetrated into Hong Kong are facing such an embarrassing situation, not to mention the dying film companies in Mainland China that have just been baptized by the Cultural Revolution.
It turns out that Mr. Wang has been saving face for himself, hey!Sure enough, there should not be too many selfish thoughts, Minister Huang lowered his head in shame.
Taking a step back, even if the three leftist film companies already have the scale of Concorde in Hong Kong, they have adopted a good partnership with the mainland, but can they promote their films to Hollywood?
The answer is: absolutely impossible!
According to the Ministry of Culture's understanding of major Hong Kong film companies over the years, Minister Huang learned that:
Before Wang Xiaohu, Shaw Brothers was the leader of Hong Kong movies. The Golden Harvest Company, which was once short-lived, was also very ambitious. They repeatedly promoted their films to Hollywood, but their performance was mediocre. Golden Harvest Company is precisely because of its cooperation with Hollywood. Fell through bankruptcy!
Can you say that these two film companies have no strength?
But they just didn't open up the market in Hollywood, and the American audience didn't eat the dish they served at all. In the final analysis, it was because they didn't understand the taste of American audiences.
But Wang Xiaohu is different. He has more advantages than these two film companies. First of all, his brother Bruce Lee has a good interpersonal relationship in the United States. Directing and even participating in performances has accumulated considerable popularity in front of American audiences.
Secondly, this young man is easy to learn. He can fully integrate the social development of the United States at that time, and dig out what Americans desire most in their hearts. The "Rocky" he filmed caused quite a stir in the United States at that time.
After "Rocky", this young man has created "Home Alone", "Jaws", "Star Wars", "Rocky II", "First Blood", and "First Blood", which was released in North America recently. even President Reagan liked to watch it.
This is Wang Xiaohu's advantage, a unique advantage possessed by a young director who can be accepted by Chinese, Hong Kong, American and even British audiences!
Minister Huang felt his back start to break out in cold sweat.
Wang Xiaohu kept a decent smile all the time, he could also see Minister Huang's embarrassment and helplessness at this time, but there was no way around it.
"Minister Huang, is there any other request?" Wang Xiaohu said.
"Uh, no, no, no, there is more." Minister Huang kept his back two or three centimeters away from the chair, so that his shirt would not look too sweaty.
"I don't know when Mr. Wang will be able to train our domestic film workers." Minister Huang said, "Especially in terms of script creation, you know this is the most lacking in China at present. They don't know what kind of subject matter is Hong Kong. what people like."
Minister Huang originally wanted to talk about Hong Kong or Hollywood, but he thought that if even Hong Kong people could not accept it, Hollywood would not have to daydream.
"I think Minister Huang's top priority is not to work on the script, these things can be learned at any time."
"Then what is the most urgent task?" Minister Huang was a little confused.
"Establish and improve the Chinese film mechanism. Even if mainland screenwriters can create films that are acceptable to Hong Kong people, they cannot be accepted by mainland audiences, or even released in China. That is the most tragic thing." Wang Xiaohu smiled. Said: "If the mainland does not have a sound film mechanism, it is foreseeable that the future development of Chinese films will be in a state of chaos."
"About the script," Wang Xiaohu reminded before leaving.
Minister Huang was savoring Wang Xiaohu's words carefully just now, he quickly woke up from his contemplation, nodded and said, "We will review the script as soon as possible, but we just don't know how our domestic side should cooperate."
Wang Xiaohu patted his forehead, turned back from the door, and said, "I almost forgot about it, ha ha. For "Fearless", we plan to film scenes in Tianjin and Shanghai. If possible, I hope the Ministry of Culture will I have contacted Huo Yuanjia's descendants here, hoping that they can offer some valuable suggestions on the script, I think they should be happy to promote the Huo family's culture."
Minister Huang nodded: "There should be no problem with this, let's do the work."
""The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is mainly filmed in places such as NMG and Peach Blossom Island in Zhoushan Islands, Zhejiang. I mentioned these in the supplementary items of the script."
"For "Mulan", I feel that it is better to shoot in the Yellow River Stone Forest, NMG and other places. I will follow up the whole process of this film, and of course I will invite domestic film workers to cooperate. I will take this opportunity to increase exchanges and learning opportunities with everyone. Chance."
What Wang Xiaohu said was very subtle. After thinking about it, he added: "There is also the army. The NMG Cavalry Battalion we cooperated with us the first two times is good. There are several scenes in "Mulan" and "Legend of the Condor Heroes". It’s not a small war, so I still need the help of the soldiers of the People’s Liberation Army who have cooperated several times, and I will pay them this time.”
Minister Huang wrote down the last sentence in his notebook, and suddenly raised his head in astonishment: "Why do you want to pay them all of a sudden?"
Wang Xiaohu said with a chuckle: "I didn't ask for domestic box office share before filming "Mythology", so naturally I wouldn't pay them. Now that I have asked for a share, I have to give them a salary. Besides, they are also the hardest in the whole crew. People, who have to film and be responsible for the safety of the crew, such a good team, it would be too impersonal for me not to pay a salary."
Minister Huang sighed, deeply moved. Faced with Wang Xiaohu's humanity, some domestic film companies were a bit dissatisfied in comparison. The state basically helped invest, mobilized the army and borrowed various equipment. The films produced can only be distributed domestically.
"Hey!"
With Minister Huang's sigh, Wang Xiaohu left the Ministry of Culture.
From the long conversation with Minister Huang today, Wang Xiaohu could vaguely feel that the Ministry of Culture felt a little bit of resentment towards him. It was precisely because of this that he said those euphemistic words. He believed in such a smart person as Minister Huang. I can definitely understand the meaning of these words, and hope that the Chinese film market will become more mature and more influential.
Because only when the mainland market is mature and perfect, can the future of Hong Kong movies have a broader space. Now that he has eaten the movie bowl, and now that he has these favorable conditions after his rebirth, Wang Xiaohu feels that he cannot just satisfy his own selfish desires. , to make appropriate contributions to the exchange of films between the two places, it is right to leave a good way for your own future, or to obtain more benefits.
But he knows that it will not be a matter of overnight to perfect the Chinese film market, and it is impossible for him to participate in the internal control of the film mechanism, just because he is an outsider to the people in China!
So Wang Xiaohu now earns money from mainlanders with confidence and no shame.
(End of this chapter)
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