Video Game Empire

ps: The 50th anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War in the last chapter should be the 40th anniversary. It has been corrected! This chapter is still a draft, and it will be revised after the bugs are caught. You can wait five minutes to read it!

Zhang Jinhua and He Wei are no strangers to co-productions between China and Hong Kong. Since "Shaolin Temple" by Hong Kong's leftist film company Great Wall Films became popular in Asia in 1982, many Hong Kong film companies have taken this advantage and started shooting a series of Shaolin-themed films. Movie. △ small,

For example, in the photography base of the Bayi Film Factory, a kung fu film called "Shaolin lay disciples" is currently being filmed. Don't look at the fact that Hong Kong's current film industry is far more developed than China's, but after all, Hong Kong is small and there are very few places where scenes can be shot, so it is difficult to shoot big scenes.

For example, at the 3rd Hong Kong Film Awards which just concluded not long ago, the film "Listening to the Politics", which received eight nominations, is a co-production film between China and Hong Kong. In order to make the audience feel authentic and credible to the stories described in the film, the crew has successively filmed on-site at many important historical sites and scenes such as the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, Chengde Mountain Resort, the Eighth Outer Temples of Chengde, and the Eastern Tombs of the Qing Dynasty. This effect is simply impossible to achieve in the Hong Kong movie studio.

Li Xuan and the two factory directors talked while walking without a word. He tried to bring the topic to the movie several times, but He Wei ignored them intentionally or unintentionally. Although He Wei's face was full of smiles, Li Xuan noticed from the other party's words that he didn't seem very willing to let Hong Kong companies get involved in this war movie, which had not even been planned yet.

As early as 1979, the domestic film administration department specially established the China Film Co-production Company, referred to as the Co-production Company. to coordinate and handle related external affairs. The usual process of co-production is that Hong Kong film companies take the initiative to find co-production companies for assistance. Then the co-production company designates the domestic film studio to be responsible for it.

But the dominance of the co-production crew must be in the hands of Hong Kong companies, and when Hong Kong people come to the mainland to make films. Usually with an arrogant sense of self-superiority. For example, in the filming of "Let the Curtain", the mainland actors' meals were two steamed buns and a piece of black pickle. But when Hong Kong actors have dinner, each person has a dining car with chicken, duck, and fish. Because the food treatment of mainland and Hong Kong actors is different, Liu Xiaoqin, who played the Empress Dowager Cixi, directly used a strike to protest at that time.

Although He Wei himself knew that it was very difficult to independently support a large-scale war film with the existing strength of the Guangxi Film Factory. But he would rather cooperate with other brother film studios in China than hand over the film's dominance to a Hong Kong company. In his opinion, Hong Kong people may have a way of making those funny kung fu movies. Shooting a serious war feature alone is definitely not their director!

"Director He, my film company also hopes to participate in the production of this war film based on the Taierzhuang Victory. I don't know what you think!" Li Xuan asked bluntly, too lazy to accompany the two of them to continue practicing Tai Chi.

"Mr. Li, Hong Kong's film and television industry has advanced equipment, a mature market, and dedicated colleagues. These are all areas that we mainland filmmakers need to learn and improve! But war films are different from other films. In order to reproduce the real grand scene. The military is likely to be invited in. If a Hong Kong company dominates the film, the review process is bound to be more complicated.

And in my vision, the movie is either not made, and if it is to be made, it is necessary to strive for excellence! I initially estimated the budget for the film. It is likely to reach 1.5 million yuan, or about 6 million yuan in Hong Kong dollars. This investment scale is not small! "He Wei used a kind of euphemism. I hope the other party can retreat.

Li Xuan immediately grasped the seriousness in the other party's words. It turned out that he was not going to give up the dominance of the movie. After Li Xuan found out the real reason why He Wei rejected people thousands of miles away. Can not help but a bit funny.

He never wanted to compete for the dominance of the film, instead if the film was controlled by a Hong Kong company. Instead, Li Xuan will lose interest in investing. The ultimate purpose of other Hong Kong film companies going north to make films is to make money, so they have to keep the entire film in their own hands, so as to reduce the risk of failure as much as possible.

So far, the highest box office record for Hong Kong films is only about 30 million yuan. After deducting a series of expenses such as theaters, distribution, and production, it is only a few days to earn 10 million yuan. But this money is really not in Li Xuan's eyes. The reason why he wants to invest in this movie is not for economic interests, but for political interests.

Whether it is for the future development of the Oriental Group in the mainland, or because of the Chinese heart in his heart, Li Xuan will show his favor to the domestic side. But he is reluctant to be too active on the Hong Kong issue, lest he be labeled as "pro-Communist".

In fact, there is no need for Li Xuan to intervene in the Hong Kong issue at all, and the British will eventually return Hong Kong obediently. Since March this year, British coal miners have started an industry-wide strike. It has been going on for more than two months now, and there is no end in sight.

Thatcher's Conservative cabinet is suffering its biggest crisis of confidence since taking office. This is also an important reason why she is reluctant to take a too tough stance on diplomacy. The British economy has entered a complete depression since the 1980s, and Thatcher hoped to carry out a major operation on the British economy through privatization reform.

State-controlled industries such as coal and steel were included in the list of privatizations by the Thatcher government. Privatisation meant layoffs and job losses for coal workers, so they fought back with one of the biggest strikes in British history. At this time, Thatcher needs a good external environment so that she can focus on solving internal affairs.

Therefore, the United Kingdom is destined to make comprehensive concessions on the Hong Kong issue. It is impossible for the British Empire to launch another "Falklands War" at this time. And China is not Argentina, and Hong Kong, which is easy to attack and hard to defend, is not an archipelago far from the land.

Li Xuan's previous remarks on the Hong Kong issue have not been too inclined. So he is ready to release his goodwill in another aspect - to build a bridge between Taiwan and the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, to promote exchanges and trust between the two sides, and to eliminate barriers. As a white-skinned and red-hearted Chinese, Li Xuan naturally hopes that the country can be reunified peacefully.

He even considered for a time whether to secretly hire an international killer to kill someone Li first. If it weren't for him wantonly hollowing out the foundation of the Kuomintang-Kuomintang, the Green-Bill would want to gain momentum in Taiwan-Taiwan. At least ten years back.

"Director He, I used to have Asian Films under my name. I once co-produced "Double Ten of 1911" with the China Film Company in Taiwan. The film was based on the Wuchang Uprising, and there were also many large-scale war scenes. At that time, we Asian Films Mainly responsible for providing financial and technical support. He did not interfere too much with the filming of China Film!

This time, we will take a similar approach in our cooperation with the mainland! Asian Pictures can provide a budget of 10 million Hong Kong dollars for the "Blood Battle in Taierzhuang" film.

We will shoot a professional team to participate in the production of the film, and we will put forward some of our suggestions in terms of script, casting, shooting, etc., but the final decision-making power is mainly the team of the domestic partner.

Because we Asian Films are responsible for the investment, we will dispatch special financial personnel to review the various expenditures during the filming process! At the same time, in addition to the copyright in the domestic market, all other overseas titles of this film are owned by Asian Films! "Li Xuan said with a smile.

He Wei suddenly stopped and looked at Li Xuan in disbelief. He didn't expect it at all. The conditions given by the other party are so generous. What's the difference between this and giving away 10 million Hong Kong dollars to Guixi Film Studio for filming?

As for the issue of film copyright, He Wei doesn't care at all. According to the current domestic system, even if the film can be sold overseas at a high price, it has little to do with the Guixi Film Studio. The source of funding for the Guixi Film Factory is state appropriation, not film box office and copyright revenue.

"Asia Films is one of the three major film companies in Hong Kong, and it belongs to the same group as Asia Television! Mr. Li turned out to be the boss of Asia Media Group!" Zhang Jinhua finally reacted and said with a smile.

In fact, he is very envious of He Wei now, how could such a big pie fall on the head of Guixi Film Studio. The conditions given by Li Xuan are definitely the most favorable conditions for a China-Hong Kong co-production film in history. If He Wei chooses to refuse. Zhang Jinhua will definitely ask Bayi Film Studio to make up for it as soon as possible.

But He Wei was obviously not going to give Bayi Studio any chance. He excitedly grabbed Li Xuan's hand and reconfirmed Li Xuan's conditions. After he was sure that he heard correctly, He Wei was already a little incoherent with joy.

10 million Hong Kong dollars at the official exchange rate of the People's Bank of China. It can be exchanged for almost 2.8 million yuan. This is twice He Wei's original budget, and sufficient financial support is the most important guarantee for an excellent film.

In fact, the theme of Taierzhuang Victory is very good. This is the first large-scale battle victory of the Chinese-Army on the frontal battlefield in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Greatly inspired the anti-war spirit of the whole people.

The commander-in-chief of the campaign was General Li Zongren, a general of the Guangxi clan, who returned to the mainland in 1965 to return to his roots. He was cordially received by the leaders of the Party Central Committee. From his point of view, it is completely acceptable for the domestic side to praise the deeds of the Anti-Japanese War.

For Taiwan, Li Zong-ren once served as the president of the Republic of China and is one of the most influential figures in the Kuomintang except Lao Jiang. The positive praise of Li Zongren and the army and soldiers can naturally be regarded as a great sincerity released by the mainland.

The better and grander the film is, the better the effect of Li Xuan's future transfer to Taiwan will be. So he simply gave 10 million Hong Kong dollars of shooting funds in one go. As for whether the cost can be recovered or not, it is completely out of his consideration.

"Mr. Li, are you interested in visiting our Bayi Studio? Actually, our Bayi Studio has the most experience in shooting war movies!" Zhang Jinhua's words made He Weichai turn his face.

"Old Zhang, although our Guangxi studio is a little smaller, the sparrow is small and complete!" He Wei said with a sullen expression.

"Hehe, Lao He, don't be nervous, our Bayi Factory is not trying to compete with your Guixi Factory for dominance. "Blood Battle in Taierzhuang" is still dominated by your Guixi Factory, but you have to let your brothers eat meat in large chunks. The unit is soaked in broth!" Zhang Jinhua said with a smile.

The Bayi Factory has more funds than the Guangxi Factory, and what he really likes is the foreign exchange of 10 million Hong Kong dollars. In the past, every time the factory wanted to apply for foreign exchange to purchase advanced foreign camera equipment, he had to give up his old face and spend a lot of energy to go to the relationship approval. Now that there is such a big piece of fat in front of him, Zhang Jinhua feels sorry for himself if he doesn't take a bite.

He Wei quickly understood what Zhang Jinhua meant. Although he was a little unhappy, he also knew that 10 million Hong Kong dollars was by no means a small amount. After the fishy smell, it is also likely to come to the tiger's mouth to grab food. He might as well take the initiative to give up part of the benefits and turn the Bayi Factory into his own ally.

He Wei and Zhang Jinhua can lie down to the position of the factory director, they are naturally talented people. The two quietly glanced at each other, and they have reached a tacit agreement. The matter of distribution of benefits can be reconciled in private later. The most important thing now is to settle the Hong Kong compatriot in front of him and let him not change his mind again.

"Mr. Li, Lao Zhang said before that "August 1 Film" published an excellent script called "Blood Battle Taierzhuang"! You also recognized the title of the film earlier, I hope you can send someone to China as soon as possible - Nei and our front A co-production agreement.

In this way, our West Guangxi factory can submit the film project to the relevant ministries for review as soon as possible! Then it's better to sit down and discuss with the scriptwriter, and set up the crew to start shooting as soon as possible! "He Wei suggested to Li Xuan.

"Because the subject matter of this film involves the KMT-KMT's frontal war of resistance, I hope Mr. Li and the Asian Film Company can find the United Front Work Department to exert some influence on the relevant departments when the script is reviewed!" Zhang Jinhua said, " However, the specific plan needs to be discussed carefully after you send someone here!"

Li Xuan smiled indifferently. It wasn't that he didn't notice the private eye contact between the two in front of him. He could also sense the urgency of the other party from the other party's tone~www.readwn.com~ If it was a normal Hong Kong movie The boss of the company, at this time, naturally, he must sit firmly on the Diaoyutai and take a good look at Joe, which will definitely allow the other party to make greater concessions.

But Li Xuan is too lazy to do this at all. What he needs is for the film to be approved and filmed as soon as possible. Before August 15th next year, let the opportunity of the 40th anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War of "Blood Battle in Taierzhuang" be released simultaneously on both sides of the strait. In order to take advantage of the situation, we will create a good momentum and lay a good foundation for public opinion for the ice-melting reconciliation between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait!

For the next few days, Li Xuan remained low-key and silent at the CPPCC meeting. The second session of the Sixth CPPCC ended successfully with the resounding national anthem. But Li Xuan was not in a hurry to leave Hong Kong. The National People's Congress opened a few days later and ended a few days later than the CPPCC. After the conclusion of the National People's Congress, the leaders of the central government will cordially meet the representatives of Hong Kong and Macao who came to Beijing to participate in the "two sessions".

During these few days of waiting, Li Xuan accepted the invitation of Director Zhang Jinhua and went to the film and television base of Bayi Studio in the suburbs of Beijing-Beijing. The biggest difference between this film and television base of Bayi Studio and other places is that it has a "martial arts" area specially built for shooting war films.

The "Wen Opera" area next to the "Wu Opera" area is planned with scenes such as Jiangnan water town and southern town, which are suitable for many movies. And Li Xuan met a beauty who had a relationship with him by coincidence. (To be continued..)