A car stopped in the underground garage, and a plain-looking middle-aged man got out.
The man had just gotten out of the car and walked a few steps when he heard someone from behind shouting: "Acai, wait a minute!"
The man turned around and said with a smile: "Brother Xian, long time no see."
The person who caught up behind me was really Li Xiuxian, and the other person was the famous Hong Kong director Lam Nai-choi.
Lan Naicai used to work as a photographer for Li Hanxiang and Hu Jinquan, and his use of light and shadow was superb. Later, he went to the Japanese film industry for a few years and started working as a Japanese director after returning.
Shaw Brothers, New Arts City and Golden Harvest have all invited him. Kang Jianfei's Oriental Entertainment Agency also wanted to sign an agency contract with him, but Lan Naicai rejected them all. It wasn't until Li Xiuxian invited him a few years ago that Lan Naicai Because of personal friendship, he agreed to join Li Xiuxian's Magnum Pictures, and successively produced several blockbuster films for Magnum Pictures. Therefore, he and Li Xiuxian were called "Two Dragons Go Overseas."
Since the year before last, Lan Naicai has collaborated with Chua Lam, one of the four great talents, to make a series of cult films. Two of these films are Category III films, both of which are milestones in Hong Kong Category III films. s work.
Moreover, this person is really cool. Last year, he made a movie "The King of Power" that sold for more than 20 million yuan, and then suddenly retired and stopped directing.
"Ah Cai, why are you here today?" Li Xiuxian and Lan Naicai stood side by side waiting for the elevator.
Lan Naicai smiled and said: "President Wu personally called to invite me. Can I not come?"
"That's true." Li Xiuxian nodded. Although Wu Siyuan has not made many films in recent years, he still has a high reputation in the director circle.
Lan Naicai sighed: "This is also the last time I come to the meeting."
Li Xiuxian felt sorry for him and said: "Acai, you are now in your prime. You have just made a blockbuster movie. Why should you quit before you turn 40?"
Lan Naicai said quite casually: "I'm a little tired of filming. I want to take a break for a few years."
Li Xiuxian could only be speechless about this, because he really couldn't understand what Lan Naicai was thinking. Isn't it stupid to quit the film industry without making any money at a young age when his career is on the rise?
The two of them chatted and waited for the elevator. After waiting for several minutes, they still didn't get off. Instead, they heard the sound of clattering footsteps from the parking lot.
The sound was crisp and clear, probably from the woman's high heels hitting the ground.
Lan Naicai and Li Xiuxian turned around to look, but they saw an ordinary-looking young woman.
Li Xiuxian frowned and whispered: "Why is she here too?"
Lan Naicai asked: "Brother Xian, do you know that woman?"
Li Xiuxian said: "Boss Zou's daughter, Zou Chongyan, graduated from the directing department of the University of Southern California. She filmed a movie in Hong Kong last year and jumped on it."
Lan Naicai smiled and said: "It turns out he is the young master of Jiahe."
Li Xiuxian said meaningfully: "I heard that this young boss had some unpleasant troubles with several other shareholders of Jiahe."
Just as Lan Nao was about to answer the call, the elevator door suddenly opened and he walked in first.
"Please wait a minute!" Zou Chongyan shouted as he quickened his pace.
After Li Xiuxian entered the elevator, he stopped the elevator door from closing with his hands, and waited for Zou Zhongyan to come in before smiling at her.
"Thank you, Mr. Li!" Zou Zhongyan said with a smile. She was very familiar with celebrities in the Hong Kong film industry.
"You can do it with a little effort, you're welcome." Li Xiuxian said.
Zou Chongyan looked at Lan Naicai again and asked, "Who is this?"
Li Xiuxian introduced: "Lan Naicai, the director of "The King of Power"."
"It turns out to be Mr. Lan, whose name I have admired for a long time!" Zou Chongyan took the initiative to reach out.
"Hello, Miss Zou." Lan Naicai shook hands with her.
Today is an impromptu meeting of the Hong Kong Directors Guild. Because the headquarters building is still under construction, the meeting venue was chosen in a hotel.
Zou Zhongyan can barely be regarded as a Hong Kong director, but she came to attend the meeting today. The main purpose is to get to know more directors and lay a foundation for taking over and developing Golden Harvest in the future.
The three of them took the elevator to the hotel auditorium. Twenty or thirty directors were already inside, chatting in low voices.
"'Jurassic Park' is finally out. The box office is really scary."
"Yes, more than 66 million, which suddenly raised Hong Kong's box office record by so much."
"Stop talking about it, the film I shot was scheduled to conflict with "Jurassic Park", it was a tragedy."
"It's quite tragic. Mine also crashed, and the additional director's share that was promised was completely ruined."
"You said, there are only a few Hong Kong actors in "Jurassic Park", is it still called a Hong Kong movie?"
"Really? The main crew members are all from Hong Kong."
"It's not authentic anyway."
"People are going to the overseas box office, so there must be more Western faces among the actors."
"DreamWorks has made a lot of money this time, and the overseas box office of "Jurassic Park" is definitely not low."
"Well, we definitely have to make money. The 400 million investment may be able to make it back at the Asian box office alone."
"I would also like to make a special effects blockbuster, but unfortunately those Taiwanese guys are definitely not willing to invest money. Damn it, those upstarts only know celebrities. How much they invest depends on how many celebrity faces they can hire."
"Is there any way? The financial backers are counting on Hong Kong stars to attract the audience there."
"They all invest to make quick money, and the production cycle is all within two months. I pounced on his mother, and even gave him two months for filming and post-production. What wonderful and good film can they make?"
"Jurassic Park" took more than a year to film."
"Nowadays, at least half of the investment in movies produced in Hong Kong comes from Taiwan every year. This will definitely not work. Once there is a problem with Taiwan's economy or box office market, the vitality of Hong Kong movies will be seriously damaged."
"What can you do? If money comes to your door, you won't make it?"
"I heard that President Wu and his friends went north some time ago, and the mainland has agreed to open up the film market."
"Don't be too happy. There is a quota of 10 units per year, and DreamWorks alone takes up half of it."
"I also know something about mainland China. They are not afraid of a small quota, but they are afraid of not being given at all. Being able to open their mouths means that the trend is stable and they will definitely be gradually liberalized in the future. Think about it, there is a movie market with a billion people.
Billions of people will make a fortune watching it."
"..."
Zou Chongyan pricked up his ears and listened to the discussions among the directors. Most of the topics were related to the "Jurassic Park" that had just been completed.
As a director with a master's degree from the University of Southern California, Zou Chongyan actually despises Hong Kong films. She looks down on the Hong Kong film industry because it is too naive compared with Hollywood. The Hong Kong film industry does not even have a clear film production process.
Most of the time, films are made according to the unspoken rules that have been agreed upon, and the project approval of a film is also very random. The person in charge just makes the decision with a slap on the head. Sometimes the script is not even ready when filming starts.
All the chaos makes Zou Chongyan very optimistic about the future development of Hong Kong films. She feels that both Hong Kong film production and Hong Kong theaters are in a state of disorder. This is not what a mature film industry system should be like. Once
Problems in foreign markets will lead to terrible chain reactions.
Zou Chongyan wanted to implement Hollywood-like reforms within Jiahe, but he only revealed some intentions and was dissuaded by the Jiahe elders headed by He Guanchang.
Everyone knows the principle, but it is difficult to do it. Golden Harvest implements a satellite company system for independent production, and in recent years, most of the film funding comes from Taiwan. It is too difficult to follow the process completely and everything should be done according to the rules.
It's just a joke.
Unless Jiahe can be like Kang Jianfei's DreamWorks, all funds are self-sufficient, then there will be room for operation.
Hollywood's system has been continuously improved for decades. It is completely impossible for Zou Zhongyan to make big changes in Golden Harvest in a short period of time. It may be okay to replace Golden Harvest with the two heroes of Shaw Brothers more than ten years ago, but now it is too late.
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Because of this, Zou Chongyan, who wanted to make a difference, suggested that Golden Harvest reduce the production volume and increase investment in overseas theaters.
"Mr. Kang is here!"
"Hello, Director Kang."
"Boss Kang came so early."
"Mr. Kang, I just got a good script..."
Suddenly, the auditorium suddenly became lively, and all members of the Directors Guild turned their attention to the person who had just entered.
With a new box office record of 66.43 million, this is already an insurmountable gap in front of all Hong Kong directors, and it is an existence they can only look up to.
Don't expect anyone to break this box office record for at least two or three years. Even if you don't like the director Kang Jianfei, you won't dare to say a strange thing in public, because the box office is the most powerful proof of your strength.
Kang Jianfei is standing there, he is the number one in Hong Kong movies, you have to admit it even if you don't admit it.
Even Huang Baiming, Cheng Long and others put aside their airs of being great directors and stars, and enthusiastically walked over to shake hands with Kang Jianfei and say hello.
Zou Chongyan may have despised many directors in Hong Kong, but he admired Kang Jianfei very much, because the Eastern Group founded by Kang Jianfei was the template in Zou Chongyan's mind. She also wanted to develop Jiahe like that, but unfortunately there were too many constraints and she could not implement it.
"Hello, Mr. Kang!" Zou Zhongyan remained reserved for a while and couldn't help but go up to shake hands.
"Who are you?" Kang Jianfei has never seen this woman before, and he can't think of another powerful female director in Hong Kong.
Zou Zhongyan introduced himself with a smile: "My surname is Zou."
Introducing his surname as Zou, but not his given name, Kang Jianfei tentatively said: "Boss Jiahe Zou is..."
"It's my father." Zou Zhongyan said.
"So it's Miss Zou, hello, hello!" Kang Jianfei chuckled and didn't care much. This Zou Qianjin was not pretty, and the two of them were destined to have little chance to cooperate, so Kang Jianfei really had no interest in her.
At exactly the right time, there were already more than 40 directors gathered in the auditorium, and these were not all members of the Directors Guild.
As the chairman of the association, Wu Siyuan went up to speak and added: "A few days ago, Hong Kong released a science fiction film comparable to "Star Wars", which set an astonishing box office record of 66.43 million. Here, I would like to congratulate director Kang Jianfei.
, I wish "Jurassic Park" will be a big hit at the overseas box office." (To be continued..) u
