The director of "Arang's Story" should have been Johnnie To. Now Johnnie To is a small shareholder of Vientiane Pictures. Kang Jianfei is rushing to write the script of this movie, and there is no psychological burden at all. Anyway, it is natural to suppress competitors...
Moreover, there have been too many changes in this world. If Kang Jianfei did not write "Alang's Story", then this movie would probably not exist.
Because the creation process of Hong Kong movies is not as standard as Hollywood, many movies are inspired by someone by chance, and then they will be drawn up after they have been plotted with others. Or the producer, the director feels that a certain type of movie is a big deal, so he attracts people to discuss it, and finally everyone pieced out the script.
The script of "Arang's Story" was created by Zhou Runfa and the other two, and then made by Johnnie To. Now Zhou Runfa and Li Ming have been taken to Korea by Kang Jianfei to shoot movies, so how can I have time to create a script? And even if I have time to write a script, it is impossible to discuss it with the original two people, and it is even more impossible to let Johnnie To participate in the final touch.
In other words, if Kang Jianfei did not invest in filming "Alang's Story", then this good film would not appear again in this time and space.
In the next few days, Kang Jianfei recalled the plot of "A Lang's Story" while writing the script while filming "Tang Bohu's Stories".
It was soon time to be established by the Hong Kong Film Directors Association, and Kang Jianfei attended the first conference as a member of the association.
Speaking of which, it was a conference, which means dozens of Hong Kong film directors gathered together to have tea and chat. At the beginning, they were elected presidents. Since Zhang Cheung and Hu Jinquan and other old directors have not yet joined the association, Kang Jianfei has achieved the greatest achievements and was unanimously elected as the president of the association.
Kang Jianfei refused directly. He didn't like to have a lot of positions on him. In the end, Wu Siyuan, the initiator of the association, became the first president.
Since he is unwilling to be the president, Kang Jianfei is even more disdainful of being elected by the vice president, executive committee member, etc.
If an international director like Kang Jianfei is just an ordinary member, can you let other directors who are "officials" feel at ease? In the end, Kang Jianfei became the "honor consultant" of the Directors Association.
After the meeting, Kang Jianfei and Wu Siyuan were having tea together and said, "Old Wu, our association is still too small now. Look at the American Directors' Association, which includes film directors, TV drama directors, program directors, evening party directors, and stage play directors. Only then can they have influence and challenge the film company."
Wu Siyuan smiled and said, "You are the boss of a film company. Are you not afraid that the Directors Association will grow bigger? Will your company be in a dilemma?"
Kang Jianfei shrugged: "Before being a boss, I was a director first."
Wu Siyuan sighed and said, "I have thought about what you said, but the situation in Hong Kong is different. Those stage directors are okay, but TV drama directors, advertising directors, variety show directors are all eaten by TV stations. They can't join the directors association casually."
The problem Wu Siyuan mentioned actually existed in film directors a few years ago. At that time, powerful film directors were also controlled by large film companies. They were independent directors, but if you were disobedient, you would not be independent. In other words, the increase in theaters in the past few years has enabled directors to break away from the control of large companies and have the environmental foundation for the establishment of the director association.
Kang Jianfei smiled and said, "What you are talking about is TV station control directors, I'm afraid they are talking about wireless TVB. The TV series and entertainment program directors under my command are now signed with Oriental Entertainment Company, and the specific film contracts are signed with Oriental TV Production Company. They are completely free to enter and exit, and they can join the director association at any time."
Wu Siyuan asked: "Are you not afraid that they will join the Directors Association? Relying on the strength of the association, you will be treated better with you?"
Kang Jianfei said indifferently: "If you do things in my company, if you are capable, those who don't ask me will give him better treatment. And those who are incompetent, since you can't create more benefits for the company, it's enough for me not to fire you, and I still want to raise my salary?"
Wu Siyuan saw that Kang Jianfei was not kind-hearted. His TV station and TV production company's operating model is very advanced and standardized, while the operation management of wireless TVB is very old-fashioned and rigid, and he has been exploiting employees. If the TV directors are really attracted to the association, I am afraid that TVB will cause chaos, which is simply disgusting Shao Yifu and Fang Yihua.
Nowadays, TVB filming is the boss, and the salary of the directors below is similar to that of coolies. Those who have the ability and chance are thinking about changing careers and making movies. If you don’t want better treatment, it’s fake.
Oriental TV Production Company implements a dual-track system, which retains the main mode of filming and broadcasting, and also conducts the main mode of filming and re-broadcasting. The former is to ensure that Phoenix TV series is broadcast every day, and minimizes costs and losses; the latter is to produce high-quality dramas and ensure that the series of Oriental TV Production Company can be broadcast on Phoenix TV and Macau TV, but can also be sold to Taiwan, Singapore, mainland China, even Japan, South Korea, Europe and the United States.
In general, the supervision system is more suitable for the actual situation in Hong Kong and can greatly reduce costs. Kang Jianfei's Oriental TV Production Company's series shooting costs have always remained high. If more than 6 series were not sold to overseas TV stations in one year, then Dongshi Company will definitely lose money.
Since its establishment, Oriental TV Production Company has been in a loss state for two years, but at other times it has made a slight profit, and sometimes it even needs to make up for its performance by shooting advertisements for others. However, recently the company has been talking to Japanese TV stations about the copyright of the Voice. If the copyright of the Voice is sold, Oriental will make a big profit.
Although Kang Jianfei's bad intentions were a bit unfaithful, his words were righteous and began to guide Wu Siyuan's thinking direction: "Old Wu, what do you think is the main function of the Film Association?"
Wu Siyuan said: "Promote the development of Hong Kong films, support new directors, and safeguard the interests of directors."
"It's very good," Kang Jianfei nodded, "If Hong Kong films want to continue to develop, new and excellent directors must continue to join. Once the market for Hong Kong films is in a downturn one day, some of the older generation of directors retire, some go to Hollywood to find a way out, and new directors lose their growth environment, then there will be a phenomenon of directors not being able to meet. Once there is no new blood, Hong Kong films will be over. I think supporting new directors is the most important job of the Directors Association."
Wu Siyuan was a little scared by Kang Jianfei's statement and said in a deep voice: "The market for Hong Kong films is in a downturn, so this situation may not be easy."
"It doesn't mean it won't happen. Didn't it happen once in Hong Kong films in the 1960s?" Kang Jianfei smiled. He didn't have to predict the Southeast Asian economic crisis in the 1990s, because Hong Kong films declined more than 20 years ago.
In the 1950s and early and mid-1960s, Hong Kong films were once prosperous. At that time, there were more cinemas in Hong Kong than they are now. As a result, many countries in Southeast Asia successively broke out, and even the only Chinese university in Nanyang was forced to stop. Hong Kong films, literature and comics, which were best-selling in Nanyang, were devastatingly hit.
Since then, Hong Kong films have been slowing down for a full ten years before they finally revived, and the rise of Taiwanese films has also been caused.
The reason why Hong Kong films can quickly revive is because the film talents have not been cut off, and a large number of directors who have returned from studying abroad have joined, which has supported the glory of Hong Kong films in the 1980s.
Kang Jianfei continued: "Where are new directors coming from? There are three main ways for new directors in Hong Kong film industry to become a new director: 1. Returning from studying in famous overseas film schools, 2. From a TV station, 3. From a small worker, a recorder, and an associate director step by step on the set. It is not easy for new directors to become famous for these three ways. I think the Directors Association should create more opportunities for them. For example, holding exchange activities at the top to give young directors the opportunity to communicate and contact with famous directors, and having good ideas and good scripts can also make movies. Even if you can't direct independently at once, then it is also an opportunity for the director who recommends him to be an assistant director and executive director. Those advertising directors and Karaok directors may also be talented, and the Directors Association can provide them with an opportunity to enter the venue."
Wu Siyuan nodded involuntarily and said, "You're very reasonable."
Kang Jianfei said: "As long as the director has sufficient talent reserves, Hong Kong films will have a better chance of surviving when they encounter a crisis."
Wu Siyuan echoed, and Kang Jianfei continued: "Also, don't you think there is a big problem behind the prosperity of Hong Kong films now?"
Wu Siyuan said: "What's the problem?"
Kang Jianfei asked: "What type of film is the most expensive and easiest to shoot in Hong Kong films?"
Wu Siyuan thought for a while and said, "Low-cost comedy."
"That's right," Kang Jianfei smiled, "Whenever a big comedy comes out, the good ideas will be used by other screenwriters and directors. Anyway, all kinds of jokes are put together, it is a movie. Now even the comedy films of the Xu brothers often have many funny jokes. There are some funny plots of comedy films that have nothing to do with the main plot. Just because they can make the audience laugh, the director will pile them in it. To put it bluntly, many of these comedy films are first thought of and then let the screenwriters write the script. This is a very unhealthy state for the entire film industry. We must constantly discover new directors. Only when new directors are passionate and innovative, and will force those already famous directors not to just fill in the numbers."
Wu Siyuan picked up the teacup and drank it for a few sips. He felt a little dizzy. He was obviously in the Directors Association just now, so why did he talk about the future development of Hong Kong films?
Chapter completed!