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Chapter 434 Invite Huang Jianxin ([-] daily updates, please subscribe~)

"Mr. Wu, thank you!"

In a small restaurant in Chaoyang District, Wu Jianye, Han Heping, Huang Jianxin, three teachers and students, and two other unexpected friends, Zhang Guoli and Deng Jie!

At this time, Huang Jianxin was raising his glass to express his gratitude to Wu Jianye.

Wu Jianye picked up his wine glass and said with a smile, "That's a shame!"

The reason why Huang Jianxin expressed his gratitude to Wu Jianye is actually because of the movie "Reincarnation" he directed. The producer of this movie is Chang'an Film Studio. However, Wu Tianming couldn't come up with more funds.

In the end, Huang Jianxin had no choice but to ask his former teacher Wu Jianye for help. Wu Jianye was not polite, and in the name of dignified culture, he invested another 10 in Huang Jianxin, which supported Huang Jianxin's filming of the movie "Reincarnation".

In the late 80s, some commentators said that the Chinese films in the new era have been making great strides in art, but the film market has continued to decline.

In fact, this is indeed the case. Last year, China Film Corporation lost more than 2800 million yuan in the distribution of domestic films, and about one-third of the distribution companies in the country lost money.

In fact, the life of major film studios is even more difficult this year. According to statistics, 45% of films are released with less than 60 copies.

Even Yan Films, once the most well-known in China, started to lose money last year, and now all major film studios have started to live on loans.

到了明年，沪影厂借贷、欠款达2005万元，西影厂的借贷额超过2000万元, 而影片的制作成本却从1985年的57.82万元涨到1989年101万元。

In the case of the entire film industry "losing sound", the number of movie audiences is still decreasing at a rate of 10 billion per year.

China's film industry has entered a cold winter.

Even if Wu Tianming is determined to reform Xiying Studio, it will not be able to withstand the general trend after all. It can be said that playing movies in China now is like playing football in China at the beginning of the [-]th century. It will make you lose even your parents. arrive.

Different from the cold winter of the domestic film industry, the domestic TV drama industry is now ushering in its own blowout period. This can be seen from the cultural company established by Yanjing. Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer cultural companies that dare to invest in movies. More people are focusing on the development of TV dramas.

In fact, even Tangting Culture is following the same development path nowadays. This year, Tangting Culture's filming plan is also headed by TV dramas, and there are no new films released.

Huang Jianxin sighed: "Oh, it's getting harder and harder to make movies these days."

Wu Jianye smiled and said, "Just treat these few years as the darkness before dawn!"

Han Heping said from the side: "Mr. Wu, you have the capital to say so. Now the directors in the country, except for your movies that can make profits from overseas distribution, other directors are staring at the three-acre land in China. It may not be easy to survive this cold winter!"

Wu Jianye said: "I watched the movie "Unsinkable Horizon" and it was done well. I heard that the cost was recovered. Why are you worried?"

Han Heping said with a wry smile: "What's the use of my own success? Only when the entire industry flourishes will more directors succeed!"

Huang Jianxin smiled and said: "Yes, your realm is still higher!"

Han Heping didn't care about Huang Jianxin's ridicule, and said sincerely: "I really hope that the domestic film industry can develop."

Wu Jianye nodded: "I trust you."

After taking a bite of food, Wu Jianye said to Huang Jianxin, "Are you interested in coming to Tangting Culture?"

Huang Jianxin was taken aback by Wu Jianye's proposal. He did not expect that Wu Jianye would suddenly invite him to join Tangting Culture.

Wu Jianye continued: "This year, Tangting Culture will be divided into two, and a film department and a TV drama department will be established. Now there is still a lack of a head for the film department. If you are interested, you can consider it. I will give you this position." You keep it!"

As soon as Wu Jianye's words came out, Han Heping showed no expression. After all, his mind was not on the private cultural company, but Zhang Guoli and Deng Jie next to him showed envious expressions.

There are many reasons why Tangting culture stands out from the crowd in China. One is because of Wu Jianye's status as the most powerful director in the country, which is a living sign in itself.

But what really makes domestic studios and cultural companies envious is the relationship between Tangting Culture and overseas, as well as the relationship between major TV stations.

Everyone knows that among domestic directors, only Wu Jianye's works can go out of the country unimpeded, and compete with directors from other countries in the overseas box office.

Now Wu Jianye appoints Huang Jianxin as the head of Tangting Cultural Film Department, which means that Huang Jianxin will control the overseas distribution network, and Huang Jianxin can become a figure with the right to speak in the domestic film industry.

In fact, Wu Jianye wanted to recruit Huang Jianxin because of this consideration. When "New Dragon Inn" is released in the future, Wu Jianye must find a middleman between Fengge theaters and domestic films, and Huang Jianxin is the best one. Candidates.

In fact, in Huang Jianxin's later career, it can also be seen that after he served as the director of several films, he gave up his career as a director and became a producer. Huang Jianxin was also the first person to connect Xiangjiang filmmakers with domestic film circles.

"Why me?" Huang Jianxin's expression began to calm down after the initial daze.

He has to admit that if he becomes the manager of the film department of Tangting Culture, his original future plan will undergo earth-shaking changes. Judging from the current domestic film development situation, this decision may be good, but in the future Woolen cloth?

"Because I believe in you!" Then Wu Jianye explained: "You and Heping were my favorite students in the class back then, so I won't talk about Heping's thoughts."

"Hey." Han Heping laughed awkwardly.

"In the next few years, the films produced by Tangting Culture will pay more attention to overseas markets, but now we have very few types of films in China, and even fewer types of films that can really go overseas. I need To open up such a genre for the domestic film market, martial arts films and historical dramas are the two most important types, especially martial arts films."

"However, there are still very few martial arts film directors in China. I need you to discover such directors and better martial arts films. The company will allocate 500 million yuan to you every year to discover domestic martial arts films. director and film."

"Before that, you need to go to Xiangjiang to stay for a while to learn about the business operations there and the shooting of martial arts films. Of course, this is not for you to copy Xiangjiang's set. Basically, find a suitable director and make a martial arts film that not only appeals to overseas audiences, but also can be loved by our domestic audiences!"

Gollum!

Zhang Guoli didn't understand what Wu Jianye meant, but he heard a number, that is 500 million!

Take 500 million a year and give it to Huang Jianxin to ask him to find a domestic martial arts film director. What is the annual profit of a large domestic film studio now?
Zhang Guoli recalled it for a while, and it seemed that most of them were losses, let alone profits.

Huang Jianxin pondered for a moment, and then showed a wry smile: "Mr. Wu, you are rushing the ducks to the shelves. You trust me so much. If I refuse again, it will appear that I don't know what to do."

"Haha, don't worry, I won't ask you for profit within three years, as long as you can help me discover a few talents!" Wu Jianye laughed.

With Li Xiaowan in the TV series, and now Huang Jianxin has joined the film department, Tangting Culture has really set up its own team at this time.

Han Heping said with a smile: "It is estimated that Director Wu is going to have a dispute with you, Mr. Wu. In the past, Director Wu was poaching people, but today Mr. Wu is poaching the corner!"

Wu Jianye waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I'll call Director Wu personally."

Wu Jianye was very happy to be able to recruit Huang Jianxin under his command. As for Wu Tianming, Wu Jianye was confident that he could handle him easily.

It is very difficult for Chinese films to go abroad in this era. Except for the art films of Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige and others who can sell some money in the European art film market, other types of films are completely self-produced and sold. Playing in circles in China, there was "Shaolin Temple" in the past two years to support the appearance.

But now "Shaolin Temple" is a hard-working martial arts film that has long been ruined by domestic studios, and it is basically impossible to make a breakthrough.

"Mr. Wu, if you want to talk about the director of martial arts films, I have a candidate!" Huang Jianxin has now decided to join Tangting Culture, and immediately began to make suggestions for Wu Jianye.

"Which one?" Wu Jianye asked immediately.

"It's also from our West Film Studio, called He Ping!" Huang Jianxin explained: "He is now directing his first film "We Are the World", and he was the director of "The Tangling Bandit" filmed by the Western Film Studio before. One of the assistant directors, I talked to him, he still has some ideas about martial arts films!"

Han Heping laughed loudly: "Old Huang, you have handed in a nomination certificate to Mr. Wu!"

Wu Jianye has already recruited Huang Jianxin to Tangting Culture, and now he is helping Tangting Culture to recruit a director from Xiying Studio.
Huang Jianxin glanced at Han Heping: "Nonsense, I am responsible for my own work!"

"Okay, I'll let you contact He Ping." Wu Jianye nodded.

Wu Jianye naturally knew about He Ping, but he never thought of this director, because He Ping basically didn't come out much when Wu Jianye was reborn.

Wu Jianye remembers that the last work directed by He Ping that he saw was "Heaven and Earth Heroes" starring Jiang Yun and Zhao Wei!
This was already a big production at the time, but the box office was a bit horrible. In fact, according to Wu Jianye's eyes, this movie still has a lot of remarkable things, but in the end it was made by He Ping. Became different, especially suspected of being unfinished
The crime of unfinished business is unforgivable!

In the 90s, He Ping also made martial arts movies like "Swordsman in Double Flag Town".

It's just that nowadays domestic film directors always hope to add the habit of exploring human nature in their films. This is not to say that it is not good, but it is a bit too much.

Not every movie needs to tap human nature.

What's more, in the soil where there is no sound film market to rely on, simply playing literary and artistic films is actually a devastating blow to the film market of the entire country.

The French film industry is a prime example.

After the few people finished talking about the business, Han Heping told Wu Jianye what it meant to bring Zhang Guoli and Deng Jie today.

At this time, Zhang Guoli and Deng Jie had just finished cooperating in "Dead Water and Slight Waves". In this TV series, their love gradually grew, and Zhang Guoli also decided to divorce his wife in order to be able to be with Deng Jie.

Both of them are actors in Sichuan Province. In order to influence, the two have already discussed to come to Yanjing to develop.

When we were in Sichuan Province, Zhang Guoli and Han Heping were old friends for many years. It happened that Han Heping was going to Yanjing for business, so we came together. I heard that Wu Jianye was going to welcome Han Heping, so Zhang Guoli and Deng Jie followed suit. coming.

Wu Jianye smiled and said: "I told Guoli before that if you come to Yanjing in the future, you can come to Tangting Culture, let alone Deng Jie. If you two want to come, the gate of our Tangting Culture is open for you at any time. open!"

Zhang Guoli's achievements in later generations don't need to be recalled by Wu Jianye. Even when Wu Jianye was reborn, Zhang Guoli was still the top boss in the domestic entertainment industry.

There is a short story that can illustrate Zhang Guoli's real influence in China.

After 2000, people in the Xiangjiang film industry went north to develop one after another. At that time, Cheng Long naturally began to shift his focus of development to the mainland.

Later, Cheng Long's son also settled in Yanjing all the year round.

At that time, he was known as the Dragon Prince, and with Cheng Long's influence, the future of the Dragon Prince could be said to be bright at that time.

But Zhang Guoli's son said at that time that if he fights for connections, he is far better than Prince Long.

Although there is a sense of youth and frivolity in this, it can also be explained from another aspect that Zhang Guoli's domestic influence at that time was definitely not inferior to that of Cheng Long.

If Zhang Guoli and Deng Jie can sign a contract with Tangting Culture, then Wu Jianye can consider showing the TV series "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo" in advance to meet the audience.

This TV series can be said to have pioneered another interpretation of historical dramas in China.

Zhang Guoli and Deng Jie were also very happy to hear what Wu Jianye said. They actually had the same idea when they came this time. They wanted to gain a foothold in Yanjing first, and Tangting Culture was the best place for them.

The most important thing is that Tangting Culture has money, and Zhang Guoli needs money now
(End of this chapter)