Nowadays, it is popular to use money from Taiwanese investors to make movies. Even big companies like Golden Harvest do this. At least one-third of the movies they produce every year have Taiwanese investors involved. ∽↗∽↗, as for Golden Harvest’s own money, well
, I'm sorry, I used my own money to build overseas cinemas and invest in real estate.
Among the large-scale Hong Kong film companies, Oriental DreamWorks is the only one that does not accept investment from other parties and only occasionally co-produces films in mainland China and the United States.
Many people in the company didn't understand Kang Jianfei's move and thought it was an advantage. Even many senior executives at DreamWorks complained that Kang Jianfei didn't know how to lay eggs by borrowing chickens.
But Kang Jianfei only has his own theory. If you rely on Taiwanese capital to make films for a long time, firstly, you will become dependent on Taiwanese capital, and sooner or later you will be controlled by others. Once Taiwanese capital withdraws, you will lose your life; secondly, if you rely on investment in filmmaking, you will have a large amount of free funds.
It will inevitably be used for other purposes, such as real estate like Jiahe. Kang Jianfei does not want to be too distracted by non-entertainment industries.
Nowadays, the Hong Kong property market and the stock market are booming. Basically, anyone with a right mind can make money from it, but Kang Jianfei has not touched those things. In the past, capital accumulation was needed. He also speculated on the Hong Kong dollar exchange rate and bought land and buildings at the bottom, but now he has
After getting on the right track, he stopped touching those things and developed his entertainment empire in peace and contentment.
Even when the Soviet Union collapsed, Kang Jianfei didn't join in the fun.
Not only that, while most Hong Kong film producers were making money crazily, Kang Jianfei strictly controlled DreamWorks' production plan. In order to prevent shoddy production and ensure the quality of the films, he divided the films produced by DreamWorks each year into five grades.
That is, films with production costs below 10 million, 10 million to 20 million, 20 million to 30 million, 30 million to 50 million, and more than 50 million.
Oriental DreamWorks mainly shoots medium-sized films with a cost between 10 million and 20 million, with one or two popular movie stars as the protagonists, supplemented by three or five second-tier actors as supporting roles. The cost of such films can basically be controlled.
Below 20 million Hong Kong dollars.
For the other four grades of films, there are strict limits on the number of films produced each year. The fluctuation must be controlled within one film. At the same time, the film production process is also as institutionalized as possible. Only great directors such as Xu Ke and Wang Jing can make exceptions. Ordinary directors
All aspects of the director's planning, screenwriting, and filming must be done step by step.
Originally, Kang Jianfei wanted to learn from Hollywood and standardize all aspects of filming, but Xu Ke was too casual in making films and often revised the script while filming. The so-called standardization was completely useless to him.
There are many directors who have the same problem as Xu Ke, but Xu may be able to guarantee the box office, but others are not that capable. They can only act according to the rules honestly.
It can be said that if DreamWorks makes money by following the trend and making shoddy products like other companies, with the star resources controlled by Oriental Entertainment Agency, DreamWorks' money-making speed can be increased by at least five times.
But Kang Jianfei did not do that, but worked steadily. It was like others were being bandits, and he was working hard to manage the base. Once Taiwanese capital withdraws from the Hong Kong film industry one day, and Taiwan and Nanyang markets impose various restrictions on Hong Kong films, then
At present, two-thirds of Hong Kong production companies will die miserably, but Oriental DreamWorks will not be greatly affected.
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The first round of negotiations between Taiwanese film producers and the Hong Kong Film Practitioners Association ultimately ended in failure. The Taiwanese side’s three demands of “regulating star remuneration, urging Hong Kong films to be delivered on schedule and charging commissions for distribution” were ignored by the Hong Kong side.
Reject them all without mercy.
The two parties broke up on bad terms, and the originally harmonious cooperative relationship fell to a freezing point.
But the day after the negotiations broke down, Ye Zhiming of Oriental Entertainment Distribution Company found Yang Dengkui and Wu Dun, among the eight major film producers, and initially reached an intention to distribute the film at a commission.
Of course, the specific details need further discussion. Ye Zhiming still has objections to the commission ratio proposed by Yang Dengkui. For example, when films by major directors such as Kang Jianfei are released in Taiwan, you can only negotiate the price after viewing the film. You cannot blindly take commissions based on the ratio.
Not only did DreamWorks do this, Golden Harvest also found Longxiang Pictures and privately reached an agreement on commission distribution.
The two major companies simultaneously turned their backs on their Hong Kong counterparts and negotiated separately with their respective film partners. This approach was seen as traitorous by other producers, but there was nothing they could do about it.
Moreover, the small moves of the two companies are insignificant to the overall situation. As long as the production costs of Hong Kong films cannot be reduced, then sooner or later Taiwanese film producers will have to overturn the situation.
Kang Jianfei didn't want to care about the life and death of his peers. He tried to make science fiction blockbusters, adventure films, and dramas to guide other companies to expand the types of Hong Kong films. But in the end, Mao Yong did not use it. Those who only wanted to make a profit before Hong Kong's return
The producers and directors simply don’t think about such long-term things.
Kang Jianfei is now just waiting for the next two or three years, when all the film companies in Hong Kong will be almost bankrupt, and then he will step forward to clean up the mess. By then, everyone will have to listen to what he says.
Kang Jianfei was not the only one with other thoughts. Jiahe's young boss, Zou Chongyan, made a trip to the mainland. After she contacted officials from the Ministry of Culture in the mainland, the talks went relatively smoothly, but Kang Jianfei still needed to make the trip in person.
Although Zou Zhongyan is the daughter of Boss Zou, she has not officially taken over Jiahe after all, and cannot negotiate terms with the mainland on behalf of Jiahe. Moreover, the most famous Hong Kong filmmaker in the mainland today is Kang Jianfei, and the mainland Ministry of Culture basically only recognizes Kang Jianfei.
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So, while Jiang Zhiqiang was negotiating with Taiwan's eight major film producers, Kang Jianfei ignored the preparations for filming The Sixth Sense and quietly went north to the capital.
"Minister Wang, Director Zhou, this is the information of our association." Zou Chongyan once again took out the relevant documents of the "Hong Kong Film Association".
Minister Wang was chatting with Kang Jianfei. Director Zhou looked at the information and frowned: "The number of members in your association seems to be a bit small."
Kang Jianfei suddenly smiled and interjected: "Although the number of members is small, every member supports the party and supports the reunification of the motherland."
Minister Wang nodded and said, "Mr. Kang said it very well. A firm stance is the most important thing."
Director Zhou originally wanted to hold a meeting to continue the discussion, but Minister Wang expressed his attitude so clearly that he quickly smiled and said: "What the minister said is that only by following the right route can we get the correct result."
Working in China is sometimes so simple that the leader can do it with just one sentence.
As a result, the newly launched "Hong Kong Film Association" has naturally been recognized by the central government and has become the only copyright certification agency for Hong Kong film works designated by the National Copyright Administration.
As for the film production companies in Hong Kong, they still don’t know that they have an extra emperor. Of course, even if they know, few will take it seriously. After all, it has not returned yet, and institutions recognized by the National Copyright Administration are still
Not as valuable as recognition from the Taiwan Free Federation.
But once Hong Kong returns to the embrace of the motherland, the Hong Kong Film Association established by Kang Jianfei and Zou Chongyan will be the absolute authoritative organization for Hong Kong films.
The gang in Hong Kong were fighting for a small profit in front of them. Kang Jianfei didn't even bother to get involved and just let Jiang Zhiqiang accompany them to fool them. The New Film Association, which was recognized by the mainland government, was a real golden mountain.
In the evening, I had a drink with the relevant leaders. After the banquet ended, Zou Chongyan said with emotion: "Mr. Kang, you are so proud. I have been in the mainland for almost a week and I still can't figure it out. You can solve it with just a few words."
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"Without Miss Zou's hard work, these few words of mine would be just empty words." Kang Jianfei didn't take her compliment seriously. The mainland gave him face, which he earned himself. How could he not get anything in return after being blocked by Taiwan for several years?
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Zou Chongyan said: "Although it has not returned yet, the association's certification and certification system must be established early. After 1997, everything will fall into place."
Kang Jianfei nodded and said: "I will send someone to assist Miss Zou and work together to improve the various systems of the association."
Kang Jianfei naturally did not just send people to help. The Hong Kong Film Association was such an important official organization, so why did he send a few confidants there to firmly control the power of the association in his own hands.
The two chatted all the way and soon left the hotel.
Zou Chongyan asked: "Where does Mr. Kang live?"
"I live in Guojun Prince's Mansion, so I can't go there. See you some other time!" Kang Jianfei said and hailed a taxi. He hadn't been hanging out with his lovers in the capital for a long time, but he was in no mood to talk nonsense with Zou Chongyan.
When they arrived at Guojun Prince's Mansion, Lizhi and Fu Yiwei had already washed themselves and went to bed. When Kang Jianfei walked into the bedroom, he saw an extremely fragrant scene. Two beautiful women were hugging each other on the bed and kissing passionately. Their clothes were messy and the scenery was beautiful.
It was leaked, and each other touched each other's sexy parts with their hands. It was obviously not the first time to see the emotional look.
The sound of Kang Jianfei coming in alerted them. Fu Yiwei struggled to push away Lizhi who was pressing on her, with an intoxicating blush on her delicate face. She said with charming eyes: "Sister Zhi, please stop for a moment, our husband is back.
