Sun Dahai knew that Li Bihua's works, like those of many female authors, focused too much on love and love, and the overall pattern was slightly smaller.
Even if certain changes are made when adapting the script later, if you want to retain the style of the original work, it will be difficult to make it a box office hit.
If these literary works of Li Bihua are adapted into movies, if they are run as commercial films, the final effect may not be very good. But if they are made into literary films, they will often achieve very good results.
This type of film is more in line with the aesthetic views of people in the traditional film industry, so it is easier to win awards at major film festivals at home and abroad. At the same time, it is a good exercise for the participating actors and crew.
For these works, if the company carefully plans and prepares, organizes elite troops to participate in them, and increases support and financial investment for the crew, Sun Dahai cannot guarantee that every movie will achieve both fame and fortune, at least these movies will gain in the future.
The honor, as well as various potential benefits, are enough to earn back the investment paid for it.
It's just that the box office performance of literary and artistic films is generally not high. The actors participating in the film are not only required to have excellent acting skills, but they also cannot expect too much in terms of salary. As for the big red envelopes after the film is released, it is impossible for every film to have it.
Because the investment and income of such films are obvious, even if Sun Dahai is a reborn person, it is impossible to guarantee that every literary film he invests in can successfully repay his investment.
Sun Dahai does not rely on investing in movies to make a living, so he has no requirements for the return on investment in movies. But he has to consider the artists under Youlian.
Youlian Economic Company currently has two or three artists under contract, big cats and kittens. If the company wants to invest in artistic films, it is not a bad idea to occasionally invest in them, but if it always lets its own artists make such films that make no money, then
It's the company's fault.
"Not for money, just for the pursuit of art" is just a slogan. The artists themselves can say whatever they want, as long as they are happy. As a boss, if Sun Dahai demands this from others, he will sooner or later become disloyal.
Sun Dahai took stock of his actors and found that their current situation was good. The company's investment in artistic films would not have much negative impact on them.
Let's take a look at the film. It's a real cash cow, enough to ensure his financial freedom. In addition, he also has the dividends from the shareholders of Suijinghao, so he doesn't have any problems financially. The film is purely a matter of
Look at your own interests.
Cheung Suet-you is still just a young newcomer in the Hong Kong film industry. He is in the stage where he works in films as soon as they come and is not picky about food. Besides, most of his personal income comes from music. If he can win an award for making literary films, he will
Will be crazy about it.
Not to mention Leslie Cheung, as long as you look at his daily speech and behavior, you will know that he is definitely a top literary youth. In his previous life, he participated in the filming of many literary films, which shows that this is his
Love.
Dividends from the quiet years can only be regarded as a small supplement to Leslie Cheung. As a popular first-line superstar in the Hong Kong music scene, his main income comes from his music and related advertising endorsements.
Leslie Cheung is not a prolific actor. Compared with other actors of the same level, he is very picky about accepting films.
Although Leslie Cheung has not studied acting systematically, he is a complete experientialist and likes to perform his roles through emotions. Therefore, he pays great attention to every script and the feeling each character gives him.
It is precisely because of this that Leslie Cheung's attitude towards filming movies was similar to that of Ren Kuei at this time. Both of them are picky and will only take action when they encounter a script and role that they are satisfied with. Otherwise, they would rather do nothing than waste.
This means that the boss of Youlian Brokerage Company is Sun Dahai. Opening an economic company is like a lottery. Making money is not the first purpose. His company has not signed a few artists in total, and he has to support two such people.
uncle.
If it had been anyone else, even if the company hadn't closed down yet, I'm afraid the boss would have fainted in the bathroom from crying.
Although Fa Ge is not yet a member of Youlian, since he promised to switch to Youlian after the expiration of his contract, Sun Dahai did not regard him as an outsider at all.
He and Hong Gu are in a similar situation. The two of them are currently very popular and have constant filming dates all day long. Although the money finally divided into their hands is limited, their economic conditions are generally good.
Now that they have an extra share of the quiet time, the two of them don't actually have to work so hard to accept films. I believe that if Sun Dahai has a suitable role for them, even if it is a literary film that requires a lower salary, the two of them will not
reject.
Sun Dahai has no plans for the two of them to take on such a purely literary film. Feature films are more popular in the Hong Kong film industry, and their nature is somewhere between commercial films and literary films. This type of film is more suitable for the two of them.
Just like Wong Kar Wai in his previous life, who was accustomed to using Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung as the male and female protagonists of his movies, Li Bihua has a very good relationship with Leslie Cheung. Many of the male protagonists in her works are very consistent with Leslie Cheung's character.
It's a pity that Youlian currently doesn't have suitable actresses, otherwise movies adapted from Li Bihua's works will surely make a few popular.
To make a literary film, you need to be calm and think over and over again for each shot and line. Sun Dahai plans to have the company produce a literary film every two or three years, and the main focus should be on commercial films. The difference between literary and commercial films
The ratio should be controlled at about 1:3. It will not be good if it is too high or too low.
In the past, there were indeed a few so-called N-generation directors in China who specialized in making some underground films that reflected the dark side of society, and euphemistically called them "art films."
While they fooled investors into investing, they also coaxed actors to work hard. Eventually, they took the finished film to participate in film festivals abroad. While selling the film, they could also covet various awards. While others were losing money and making a profit, they themselves were
Make a lot of money, gain both fame and fortune.
Naturally, Sun Dahai would not do this. He is very wealthy and cannot afford to lose that person. He came to see Li Bihua today mainly to lay a good foundation for future cooperation between the two parties.
The two had a pleasant conversation. As Sun Dahai took the initiative to ask Li Bihua to join the crew as a screenwriter, Li Bihua reciprocated the favor and readily agreed on the spot.
The entire film and television adaptation rights of the novel "Terracotta Warriors" were sold for HK$50,000. Li Bihua's fee for being the screenwriter was HK$30,000. Youlian spent a total of HK$80,000 to get everything done.
To be honest, this price is much lower than Sun Dahai expected. Li Bihua expressed great sincerity in cooperating with a company like Youlian who dared to invest six million US dollars in "The Last Emperor". She also hopes that in the future
The two parties were able to cooperate for a long time, so they consciously kept the price down.