China Entertainment's My Artistic Career

In early April, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television released the box office data of the domestic film market in the first quarter of 4, which was a rare event, and there was a lot of discussion on the media.

He Hua scrolled the mouse and read the notice carefully: "The leaders of the bureau are feeling the pressure."

"Are you feeling less stressed? The previous one excludes your company's "Lost in Thailand", and the rest are all Hollywood blockbusters. I think we should also make such blockbusters," Chen Jinfei babbled beside him.

Chen Jinfei just came to the set of "Youth" in the past few days. He said he came to see Liu Yifei's mother and daughter, but this guy kept wandering in front of He Hua, saying "囧囧" on the left and "囧" on the right, and his intention was very obvious. .

I was jealous after watching "囧囧" become a huge success, and wanted to follow He Hua's blockbusters to make a lot of money, and follow Zhang Weiping's route.

It's just that He Hua hasn't responded much.

But what he just said is indeed correct, this list is really stressful.

Except for "囧" which topped the list with 11.22 billion, the next names are all imported films.

"Mission: Impossible 4" 6.14 million

"Journey to the Center of the Earth 2: The Mysterious Island" 3.38 million

"Alien Battlefield" 2.31 million

"Detective Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of Shadows" 1.62 million

Looking at this data, if it weren't for the sudden rise of "囧囧", which went dark, all domestic films would have been completely wiped out.

Such a result will put pressure on everyone, and there will be a series of imported films to be released in the second quarter, such as "Titanic 3D", "Avengers", "Battleship", "Men in Black 3", "Miami" Action", "Operation New York", just thinking about it makes people silent.

He Hua is also a member of Chinese filmmakers, and naturally he does not want to see imported films harvesting box office unscrupulously in the domestic film market.

He frowned and murmured: "Blockbuster? What kind of blockbuster? This is not something that can be solved in one or two movies."

When Chen Jinfei heard this, he immediately became energetic:
"Yes, one or two good movies cannot affect the general environment, but they can boost everyone's confidence. I have also noticed in the past two years that Hong Kong movies are becoming less and less good, but even if they are not good, there are still some They are working hard to help others, and I think we just need to learn from their spirit.”

He Hua was speechless. What kind of metaphor was this? It was like the mainland invading the Hong Kong market. The right way for Hong Kong and Taiwan to embrace the mainland.

"Okay, okay, I understand, let me think about it carefully."

We really can't remain passive like this.

In the evening, after Liu Yifei took a shower, she sat on the sofa and blew her hair. Although her boyfriend's eyes were fixed on the TV screen, but there seemed to be no focus, she kicked him with her foot: "What are you thinking about?"

"Oh, it's nothing." He Hua was awakened, looked at his girlfriend, turned her back, took the hair dryer and helped her blow up her hair.

Liu Yifei relaxed and enjoyed his service. After a while, she suddenly asked: "Did you agree to what the godfather said? I saw him so happy."

Since He Hua knew Chen Jinfei's intention of coming here, he naturally had no reason to help him hide it from his wife.

Liu Yifei didn't hear her boyfriend's answer for a long time, and his movements seemed to have stopped. There was only one place where the hair dryer could blow, and Liu Yifei couldn't help but look back.

Okay, her boyfriend was distracted again, but she was used to it, maybe he had some inspiration again.She grabbed the hair dryer and started blowing it herself.

He Hua was not immersed in the player in his mind this time. After a brief thought, he asked hesitantly: "Sissi, do you want to make a blockbuster?"

"Blockbuster, what blockbuster?" Liu Yifei asked casually without paying attention.

"Just like Hollywood popcorn movies, they may not look nutritious, but they have very strong commercial attributes."

"Are you talking about "囧囧"?"

"Uh" He Hua was immediately stopped by his girlfriend, but after thinking about "囧囧" carefully, he really said: "Yes, that's it."

Thinking about her boyfriend's words carefully, he seemed to have indirectly answered her question just now, so Liu Yifei turned her head and asked with wide eyes: "Did you really agree to your godfather?"

She still remembered He Hua's dismissive look when he talked about it two days ago.

He Hua was a little embarrassed: "Well, I think it's idle anyway, so it doesn't matter if you give it a try."

"Hahaha"

"Don't laugh, are you acting or not?"

"Act, why not act."

Within a few days, He Hua tinkered with the script of "Super Body".

"Lucy? Why is it still an English name?" Liu Yifei asked casually while flipping through the script.

Because I can't find a more suitable Chinese name than this.He Hua thought in his heart, and said another answer:
"The story takes place in Xiangjiang. People there seem to be quite accustomed to English addresses, and Lucy is the earliest ancient human fossil discovered so far."

"Ancient human fossils?" Liu Yifei was a little confused. She didn't know what this script had to do with that.

He Hua asked her to read the script first, and then he turned to the specific plot and explained it to her:

"Here - the moment Lucy traveled back to ancient times and met an ancient ape-man, their index fingers touched."

"In 1974, archaeologists unearthed an incomplete ancient human fossil in Ethiopia. Experts speculated that she lived 300 million years ago and was a 20-year-old woman. She was later named Lucy."

"Ah" it took Liu Yifei a long time to react: "So this picture"

"It's just for fun, nothing special."

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes at him, meaning you said so much, and then read the script again:

25-year-old Lucy lives in Hong Kong. Her gambling boyfriend owes a huge sum of money and sells her to a drug lord. She is forced to become a "human mule" for transporting drugs. The mastermind behind all this is an international gangster. The drug lord 'Eight-faced Buddha'.

The subsequent changes to the script are mainly to change Taipei to Xiangjiang. In addition to this, there are many areas in the script that can be handled flexibly, such as the professor played by Morgan Freeman. There is no problem with the Chinese professor. We can flexibly handle it in the future depending on the situation.

"How about the leading actress? Are you afraid?" He Hua looked at his girlfriend with a smile.

"What do I have to be afraid of? If you ask me to act, I will act. However," Liu Yifei's voice lowered: "But you can't blame me if the box office is not good in the end."

She could tell that this script was very different from her previous boyfriends' scripts.

The previous scripts were more small and refined, with great emphasis on plot and lines, and the scenes were relatively simple, with a lot of options.This script is different. It was set in Hong Kong from the beginning. Of course, there are standards and review considerations, but the subsequent plot in Europe shows that this is a work aimed at overseas markets.

She was afraid that the project would fail due to her own fault.

"I don't blame you, I just gave it a try. It's hard to say whether it will work or not. How can I blame you?" He Hua pulled his girlfriend to sit on his lap: "Then it's settled, let's work together well." Come back."

In the four works, except for the first "Those Years" in which she was the heroine, she was never given any important roles in the subsequent ones.

Does the piano girl in "The Defiant One" count?
"Yeah" Liu Yifei's starry eyes flashed.

The next day, He Hua arranged for someone to take the script to the General Administration for registration and project approval, and this time he also took the initiative to call China Film, Shanghai Film and Wanda.

When Han Sanping heard He Hua say, "I hope it can be launched in the North American market" and "released simultaneously around the world", he couldn't help it, and he directly said:

"How much is the total investment? Who are you looking for as an actor? I'll figure it out."

After confirming the filming, He Hua calmed down: "I will return to BJ in two days. Let's meet and discuss in detail. You can also read the script in the next two days."

".it is good."

On April 4, the 10D version of "Titanic" hit the big screen. No one expected that this ship, which appeared in the mainland 3 years ago, was re-released and took 15 million at the box office nationwide in just one day. , which is twice as high as the first-day box office of "Avatar" of 7000 million. There are even reports that there are long queues at the entrance of some theaters.

This news made many filmmakers tremble.

In mid-April, He Hua returned to BJ. As soon as he came back, he was dragged into a dinner party by Han Sanping.

"Director Zhang?" He Hua was a little confused.

"Xiao He, we meet again." Zhang Yimou greeted him with a smile. Although he was surrounded by scandals during this period, he still looked in a good mood.

"Mr. He, sit down quickly." Ye Ning on the side also asked him to sit down.

After He Hua sat down and had a brief conversation, he realized that Wanda had quietly won a film cooperation contract with director Zhang Yimou, but thinking about it, it was not surprising.

At this stage, there are only a few capable and relatively reliable film and television companies. Huayi has Feng Xiaogang, and there is no room for two tigers in one mountain. Bona was quite divisive in the announcement war at the end of last year, and now it is difficult to win Zhang Yimou's favor. Yes;

The other is Enlight Media. The development of Enlight Media has been good in recent years, and Wang Changtian is also interested in pursuing Zhang Yimou. However, compared with the Wanda Group behind Wanda Film and Television, Enlight Media is not enough.

After thirty years of drinking, Ye Ning, who was a little drunk, began to point out:

"The current situation for domestic films is grim. If we cannot work together, we are likely to let them shit and pee on our heads. This is a shame for Chinese films."

"shame!"

He Hua looked around and wanted to find Ye Ning's secretary to help him down to rest, but Ye Ning stopped him:
"No, I'm not drunk, I'm very sober."

"The director of Yimou, Hua Zi, is considered one of the best among our mainland directors. Although Hua Zi is young, he has a great vision. His movies have never failed; let alone Yimou. Everyone knows it."

"If you join forces, these Hollywood movies will be considered a P."

Good guy, this is a show here. The two of them are working together. Can Director Yimou agree?He Hua paid careful attention to Zhang Yimou's expression. Seeing that he was completely unaware, he couldn't help but have doubts. Could it be that he was too suspicious and overthinking?

But He Hua soon realized that he was right, and they did have such an idea.

After the show, Han Sanping found a place to drink tea. This time it was just him and He Hua.

Han Sanping picked up the teapot and poured it for He Hua, muttering: "The idea you mentioned on the phone before to bypass here and directly enter the North American market is a good one. We need such a voice."

"But there are quite a few people," he paused and continued, "after all, you don't have outstanding results there, so they are still a little worried."

At this point, He Hua had already guessed what he was going to say next.

"Although Yimou's results in these films are not ideal, he still has experience and some international reputation, which can give others confidence, I think."

He Hua directly interrupted his speech: "If I do it myself, what they are worried about is that there will be no return on investment. In fact, Youhua can be a sole proprietor."

"This is not a question of repayment or not. Do you think everyone is obsessed with money? Don't say you want 2 million, even 5 million or 10 billion can be made by everyone. The key is that you have to understand what everyone values. What?" Han Sanping frowned and his voice was stern.

"What everyone hopes is to boost confidence. You are not the only one who is worried. We are all Chinese filmmakers."

After Han Sanping finished speaking, the entire quiet room was silent for a while.

After a long time, He Hua picked up the warm tea in front of him and drank it in one gulp:

“So what’s the result, director Yimou directs and I write the screenplay?”

Han Sanping couldn't help but feel relieved when he saw him relenting, and explained: "That's not the case. The initial idea is that one of you will produce and the other will direct."

"The film bureau also wants to see if this combination of sharp knives can be effective."

"But who will direct and who will produce depends on your ideas."

To be honest, He Hua is not optimistic about this kind of cooperation, because at this stage, domestic films are still produced in workshops and are mainly directed by directors, so film art is also the director's art and is greatly influenced by the director.

Supervisor, this position was created by Xiangjiang filmmakers. It started because the Xiangjiang film market was very popular in the 90s and [-]s. In order to make more money and sell more tickets, many crews would find well-known directors to come and have their names; or a director would open several groups at the same time, in order to save money. When I had enough time, I found someone to help me with the filming, and I only controlled the creative direction to prevent major problems in the film. Gradually, I gained the title of producer.

According to this theory, the producer should be one level higher than the director, and the director should listen to the producer, but in fact it’s hard to say.

Just like an actor has to listen to the director, do you think Jiang Wen will listen to Lu Chuan honestly?
In addition, there are many films produced by well-known directors and then flopped. Whose problem do you think this is?
No matter who is the producer, He Hua or Zhang Yimou, can he control the other?If two people disagree during the filming process, who should be listened to at this time?

So this thing is difficult.

He Hua asked Han Sanping the question, and Han Sanping had obviously thought about this issue as well:
"My idea is definitely for you two to communicate and solve the problem. I believe in your professionalism, and I remember you said to me before, 'You'll know if it's good or not until you film it.' Now I have the same idea."

"Let's see who shoots it and see the effect. We are not afraid of wasting that little money." Han Sanping said with great wealth.

"In addition, I want you to work together. Another consideration is that I hope the movie can be released as soon as possible."

Having said this, He Hua could only agree. (End of chapter)