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Volume 3 Chapter 31 Anecdotes

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    "When the Americans landed on the moon, Armstrong famously said after he went up there, it's a small step for me, but a giant leap for mankind." In a teahouse in Causeway Bay, Shen Chong put down the documents in his hand.  , said: "If this draft is implemented, it will mean the same thing to the domestic film industry." "They say that Xiao Shen, you have a long-term vision, and it is true. You are thousands of miles away, and when you get the draft,  The key points can be seen at a glance. Many people at the Beijing meeting may still be confused and don't know the significance of this draft." Liao Yiyuan took a slow sip of tea, then put down the cup and said:  "I have held hundreds of meetings in my life, and participated in both large and small meetings. There has never been a meeting as noisy as this one." "Oh?" Shen Chong supported the table with his arms and moved forward.  He gathered together and asked with great interest: "What kind of murderous method? Please tell me about it." "The meeting almost staged a Romance of the Three Kingdoms and the Battle of Chibi." Liao Yiyuan laughed twice, picked up the lighter, and lit it.  He lit up a cigarette and then said: "The China Film Company is Cao Cao, the Input-Output Company is Sun Quan, and the stubborn old man Wang Yang of Beijing Film Studio is Liu Bei. The three parties are fighting back and forth, and they are very quarrelsome, especially Old Man Wang. I have known him a few times.  For ten years, I knew he was stubborn, but I didn¡¯t expect him to be so stubborn that he would completely accept death and insist on carrying out box office splitting reform in Shenzhen. He refused to listen to anyone¡¯s advice. Minister Huang of the Ministry of Culture personally tried to persuade him, and he said on the spot, either  Take off his hat as director, otherwise he will have to be responsible for the interests of Beijing Film Studio to the end." Hearing this, Shen Chong was fascinated and said with a smile: "Next time I go to Beijing, I have to bring him something good to calm his anger.  Otherwise, the city of Beijing will be burned down. " "Who says it's not true?" Liao Yiyuan also laughed, and then said, "You know, mainland movies are purchased and sold at a fixed price nationwide, 900,000 yuan per movie. This meeting will be held.  In the end, China Film Company gave in and agreed to increase the purchase price by 100,000 yuan to 1 million yuan per film. If the box office was good and exceeded the quota, 100,000 yuan could be returned to the studio in the form of a reward. Once this condition was met, other  The film studios have all ceased operations, and only Old Man Wang is insisting on being treated the same as the input-output company, and splitting the box office accounts in ShenzhenØ­. You don¡¯t know, but when the quarrel got serious, he slapped the table and shouted,  Why can foreign film companies get profits through the input and output company, but mainland film companies can't? Treat them differently. Is your China Film Company a foreign comprador? " Shen Chong laughed and said: "What the hell is this old man doing?  "I think he is willing to fight for it." Liao Yiyuan took a puff of cigarette and said: "In the past, when the country engaged in planned economy, it took as much as it could get, and no one had anything to say, but now it is different. With the reform and opening up,  Promoting emancipation of the mind, Wang Yang came to Hong Kong twice for inspection within a few months, and you gave him a bunch of foreign film materials. After opening his eyes, the small favor of 100,000 yuan was not enough. " "Mr. Wang is a year old.  There are a lot of people, and the energy to dare to fight and fight is stronger than that of a young man.  "I see, he was bewitched by you." Liao Yiyuan pointed at him with the fingers holding the cigarette, and said: "Not only Old Man Wang, but also Old Man Liao, I was also bewitched by you, and I obediently helped you charge into the battle.  "Mr. Liao, what you said makes me sound like a sinister villain.  " Liao Yiyuan looked at him, puffed out a puff of smoke, and said nothing. After a while, he said: "Xiao Shen, you are not simple, you are really not simple. You started the layout last year. Not only did you make the layout perfect, but you also made it perfect.  It is really amazing to be able to make people willingly enter this game and push this game forward. This vision and thought are really amazing. No wonder I can start from scratch and become a billionaire in just one year.  " Shen smiled at Yu, beckoning the waiter to come over and refill the water, and said: "Where do you start talking about this? I didn't do anything.  " "You were in Beijing last year. You first gave a speech on commercial films at the Film Academy, and then you persuaded me to promote Cantonese films into Guangdong. You also persuaded me to write the box office split into the proposal and submit it to the Film Bureau to give the leaders above a warm-up.  , and then you cooperated with "Popular Cinema" and opened a column on it to popularize overseas film knowledge in the country. If I remember correctly, 60% of them were about film marketing. There are many skills in it, even I, an old man,  I¡¯ve never heard of it. This column was created by you yourself, right?  Later, a mainland film inspection team came to Hong Kong, and you took them to visit the theaters of Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest. Before the Academy Awards, you organized a seminar for filmmakers from across the Taiwan Strait and the three places. One of the big topics was Hong Kong and Taiwan.  The pros and cons of the development of commercial films in the two places.  " After Liao Yiyuan listed Shen Chong's various actions in one breath, he said: "These are all on the surface. You also have "Movie Times" and "First Film Review". These two publications are all mainland filmmakers now.  A must-have magazine for your desk. I don¡¯t know how much of it contains information about the marketization of movies. Xiao Shen, Xiao Shen, in just one year, you have destroyed the mainland¡¯s decades-old mentality of unified purchasing and marketing. The central government has been  When advocating to emancipate the mind and break old thinking, I see that the fastest emancipating minds in the mainland are the leaders of other industries in the film industry. When they are still thinking about what the market is, you still think of movies asThe field was torn open, crushed, and pointed out to them one by one.  " Although he felt a great sense of confidant in his heart, Shen Chong would never dare to wear the hat of subverting the rules of an industry in the mainland. He shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands innocently, and said: "Mr. Liao, you are talking about me as if I am the reincarnation of Zhuge.  How can I be so powerful?  Besides, whether the mainland film industry should be reformed or not, to me, it has no stakes, so why bother doing such a thankless thing?  " Liao Yiyuan smiled, put down his cigarette butt, and said: "Although I don't know what you plan to do, but looking at the current situation in the mainland, sooner or later the film industry will be as market-oriented as Hong Kong, with free competition and early reform, which is also a good thing.  " "That's what Mr. Liao said.  Shen Chong said perfunctorily, then picked up the documents on the table and said, "Since the quarrel was so fierce, how did this draft pass in the end?"  " "Originally, according to the plan, this meeting was held for three days, but it turned out that there was a lot of quarreling, and no consensus was reached after five days of quarreling. In the end, the top management was alarmed, and a message was sent from above that the truth cannot be quarreled, and the box office division is divided.  Is it good or not? Let¡¯s go to Shenzhen and give it a try. As soon as these words came out, all parties could no longer argue and passed the draft. "No wonder." Shen Chong suddenly understood. He patted the document and said, "I said this  Why is the draft so much more radical than the one originally formulated by the Film Research Institute? It actually allows mainland film studios to build their own cinemas in Shenzhen and distribute and screen independently. It turns out that it has such a history. " "It's a bit radical," said Liao Yiyuan.  Without comment, he said: "If we really implement it, we will still encounter many practical difficulties. If nothing else, the resistance from China Film Company alone will not be small. Before I left Beijing, I heard the CEO of China Film Company made a speech.  Now, for all studios that build their own movie theaters in Shenzhen, the purchase price will be based on last year's standards. If a movie is UU, if it doesn't build its own movie theaters in Shenzhen, it will be purchased according to this year's new regulations, starting at 1 million. " " China Film.  The company is quite ruthless, and it has the essence of united front to win over some people and suppress others." Shen Chong smiled slightly and said: "Building a movie theater is easy, but maintaining it is not easy. Even if a movie theater only shows one movie a month.  Movies are produced every year. Beijing Film Studio was the studio that produced the most movies in the mainland last year, and it only produced 7 movies. If the major studios fight alone, they will definitely not be able to survive. Besides, ShenzhenØ­Population  It is limited and cannot support so many movie theaters, so it must take the joint route. However, once the policy of China Film Company comes out, those who are still determined to take risks in Shenzhen will probably be the only one left with Mr. Wang¡¯s Beijing Film Studio. After all, there is a difference of 100,000 yuan.  It's not a small amount, and the 100,000 yuan can be used to build a movie theater in Shenzhen, but it is risky. If it doesn't sell well, the loss will be more than 100,000 yuan. " "Who says not?"  Liao Yiyuan nodded, and then said: "But if you support me, Xiao Shen, Wang Yang will still be able to sit back and relax even if he comes to Shenzhen alone. There is no one in the world who is better at running movies than you, and 100,000 yuan, hey, 100,000 yuan  For you, you can make it back in minutes. " "Mr. Wang and I have been friends for many years, and I will not stand by and watch." Shen Chong did not hide his intention to intervene, and said: "To be honest, I have already told you.  The Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee has applied to build a modern cinema with 10UU seats in Shekou. After the cinema is built, if Beijing Film Studio needs it, I can sublet it to them. The rent can be easily negotiated. " "Xiao Shen, you are so generous, you can't.  Lose to Mr. Mengchang." Liao Yiyuan took the document, tapped it lightly with his fingers, and said with a smile: "In this draft, the Hong Kong branch of the China Film Import and Export Corporation is merged into Xinlian. The Ministry of Culture requires us to unite the people of Hong Kong.  Filmmakers, make more movies and make good movies. However, Xinlian's foundation has been exhausted in the turmoil. Now I want to make movies, but I am unable. Do you think you can help me? " "Mr. Liao, whether it was last year or not?  You have given me a lot of guidance and help both in Beijing and now in Hong Kong. I regard you as my teacher.  Shen Chong raised his tea cup and said: "Investment, co-production, borrowing, borrowing people, borrowing things, whatever. In short, as long as I have something, you can ask for it."  " "In that case, I won't be polite.  "Liao Yiyuan looked at him and said: "I want to borrow 10UU Hong Kong dollars from Xiao Shen using the Nanhua Theater in Mong Kok as collateral.  " Shen Chong was slightly surprised. The theater chain of Hong Kong Leftist Film Company is also called "Double South Cinema Line". Shuangnan refers to the Nanyang Theater in Wan Chai and the Nam Wah Theater in Mong Kok. It is the theater chain of Leftist Film Company with the best location.  The theater with the highest box office, but Leftist Film Company only has the operating rights and no property rights. Otherwise, if it is used as collateral, the loan will not be 10UU. "Mr. Liao, looking like this, it is more than one movie.  Shen Chong put down his tea cup with a smile and said, "When I return to the company later, I will ask the finance officer to go to Xinlian to complete the procedures."  " "Thank you very much, Xiao Shen.  Liao Yiyuan laughed heartily, and then said: "Wang Yang is four or five years older than me. He is over 60 years old, and his ambition is still the same. Back then, when I was in Hong Kong, the conditions were much more relaxed than him. New joint films did not require approval from the Film Bureau.  , after filming, you can go directly to the mainland for screening. If it is not better than one, wouldn't it be compared to him?  "
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