"Who is knocking on my window, who is playing the strings, that section."
In the dead of night, Tsai Chin's mellow singing like fine wine floated in the house. The rain outside became lighter and lighter, tapping on the window, and the lights were dim. This was Yao Yuan's favorite time to be alone.
When he is alone, he is usually thinking about the past and the future. Those things that only he knows about traveling through time and space are secret and lonely. It really has the charm of "The Forgotten Time".
In the era affected by the epidemic, the domestic film market declined, most obviously in 2022. Policies have been tightened to the naked eye, and will become even tighter in the future. This is not blame-shifting or alarmism, but something that has already happened.
Just to name a few:
Zhang Yimou, "Sturdy as a Rock", finalized in 2019.
Tian Zhuangzhuang, "Birds Singing" will be completed in 2019.
Cao Baoping, "Crossing the Angry Sea", finalized in 2019.
Zhang Meng, "Gun Gun Yao Hua", finalized in 2016.
Chen Kaige, "My Boyhood", finalized in 2019.
The above are all films that have been produced but have not been approved for release. The reasons for not being approved are all weird or even non-existent.
For example, "Birds Singing" was submitted for review long ago, but there was no response.
The lack of response means that whether it passed or failed, the official has never given an explanation, and even Tian Zhuangzhuang couldn't ask, so it has been delayed until now.
The "14th Five-Year Plan for Film Development" reads like this:
"Every year, we focus on launching about 10 acclaimed and popular masterpieces. There are 50 domestic films with box office exceeding 100 million each year. Domestic films account for more than 55% of the annual box office. The audience's satisfaction with domestic films continues to remain high. Looking forward to 2035
It is very interesting to see that our country will become a powerful film nation in 2018. It is right to develop domestic films, but shouldn’t the box office of a movie be determined by the market? If the audience likes it, the box office will naturally be good, so how can we still forcefully stipulate that "a movie with a box office of over 100 million"
Domestic films need to reach 50?"
The document stipulates that the box office can exceed 100 million? What if it fails to reach it?
Others don’t know why, but in later generations, Yao Yuan hasn’t been to a movie theater for almost two years. Those who are interested don’t want to go, so they might as well sign up for a membership and watch online.
"Chiliu!"
Under the lamp, he took a sip of tea, pulled back his messy thoughts, and focused on the computer screen again.
Now I want to work on a big project that I am excited about, and there are countless projects in my stomach. The key is which one to choose. Times are different, and the market is different. Movies that will be big hits in the future may not be possible now.
These days, Hong Kong filmmakers are still powerful and control most of the filming rights for blockbusters. In the mainland, only the three giants Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, and Feng Xiaogang can compete.
Except for Ge You, no one else from Mainland China can handle the box office. The mainstream is still veteran Hong Kong stars, and the model of "Hong Kong male protagonist and Mainland female protagonist" is popular.
The project needs to look big, have small or medium actual costs, and still have a slight surplus at the end.
A series of works such as "Painted Skin", "Inception" and "Red Cliff" flashed through my mind, and the special effects films were brushed off first. I couldn't afford to shoot them, and I didn't have the conditions.
It’s not time to erase the main melody too.
If filming starts next year and is released the year after that, it will have a maximum sales of 300 million in the mainland, and he also wants to ensure success in Hong Kong.
Yao Yuan stared at the screen, more and more names appeared in his mind, and he was worried about how to choose. After thinking for a while, he slapped the table.
Only children make choices, of course I want them all!
The next day.
Yao Yuan was woken up by the fragrance. He sniffed and came to the kitchen. Seeing Yinyin busy, he said, "You didn't eat in the morning?"
"Eat. The dumplings made by my mother are delicious. I brought some for you to make some porridge."
"What kind of stuffing?"
"Three delicacies."
"I just like three delicacies."
Yao Yuan picked up a warm dumpling and stuffed it into his mouth. The ratio of leeks, eggs, and shrimps was just right. It was really delicious. Yinyin also filled the porridge.
There was also Xiao Xiancai, sitting across from him watching him eat breakfast.
Looking at it, he hesitated to speak, and said:
"My dad wants to see you."
"Well, it's finally your dad's turn! After your dad passes away, there won't be anyone else, right? Why don't you create another hidden boss?"
"It's just a coincidence that you don't talk too much. When I went back yesterday, my dad happened to call my mom, chatted with me for a while, and asked me about my work, love, etc., so I told him."
Yinyin raised three slender fingers and reminded:
"First, we have not been in love for 4 years but only less than 1 year. My mother promised to testify. Second, my father doesn't like you as a capitalist, but with my grandfather's endorsement, it doesn't matter if he doesn't like you. Third,
, you have to meet and talk."
"Based on your dad's time, I can do it at any time."
"He's really busy at this time, maybe the end of the year, or the Spring Festival. Aren't your parents coming over too, just in time to have dinner together."
"Okay, no problem!"
Yao Yuan nodded with a dumpling stuffed in his mouth. Yinyin laughed and fed him another one before he could swallow it.
After eating, the two of them went to work together.
Yao Yuan can't write scripts, and he can't even draw stick figure storyboards. He can only make an outline of the story, and let people refine it into an outline first, and then write it into a script.
In his vision, Maili Video will become a platform like Qiyi and Tencent Video in the future, only for internal use. If the acquisition of Jiahe is successful, he also wants to build a video website in Hong Kong under the name Jiahe and focus on overseas expansion.
This is the design of long videos.
And the messy businesses under his umbrella are now becoming more and more established. The incubator function of Maimai, games, videos, e-commerce, and the community is about to come to an end. When e-commerce and dianping and ticketing are stripped out, the community will take action. Group buying
Not really, group buying has been holding back and not developing, so it doesn’t matter if we try it again.
"Dong dong dong!"
"Come in!"
Yao Yuan knocked on the door of Yu Jiajia's office.
Logically speaking, he didn't have to knock on the door, but he might see some fancy parking scenes. To avoid embarrassment, he was always very polite.
"It rained yesterday and I was so inspired that I wrote something. You can find someone to perfect it."
Qian Jiajia took a look at one called "Wushuang".
One is called "Ip Man".
"These are the two projects you are looking for for Shen Nanpeng?"
"That's four! There's also "Manslaughter", the next part of the "Crazy" series, a collaboration between Beijing, Hong Kong and Thailand.
Yao Yuan placed "Wushuang" at the top and said: "This film is the main one. It has the highest cost and the largest scale. It hires the best actors. Any fool who has seen it will know that it is very exciting. It is the kind that investors want." Traditional large-scale projects."
Yu Jiajia did a rough scan and was unambiguous, and promised: "Okay, I understand, I'll find someone right away. It's hard to find a four-legged toad, and there are two-legged screenwriters all over the street. What's missing is opportunities."