However, the employer Gong Li chose was a national-level art research institution. Gong Li was worried that her employer would not allow her to sign a contract with an overseas agency, so she always had reservations and did not agree.
Not long ago, Zhang Yimou contacted Sister Fen from Youlian and learned that Youlian had established a wholly-owned subsidiary in Yangcheng - Youlian Performance Company.
Therefore, Zhang Yimou persuaded Gong Li to simply give up the company she originally chose, choose a career independently, save her file relationship in FESCO, go directly to Youlian Performance Company to apply for work affiliation, and at the same time sign a contract with Youlian Brokerage Company.
Zhang Yimou believed that given his personal relationship with Sun Dahai, there would be no problem with this trivial matter.
When Gong Li heard this, she was also moved. Youlian Performance Company is registered in Xiangjiang, but its headquarters is in Yangcheng. It is a real foreign-funded company.
It is entirely feasible for Gong Li to link her working relationship with a performance company. In this way, there will be no problem for her to sign with Youlian.
Moreover, unlike other actors, her work unit and management contract are separated.
After those actors receive a film contract, they need to ask for leave from the unit. Not only do they have no choice but to look at other people's faces, it will be very troublesome if the unit has a task or the leader interferes.
Some units even require actors to hand over a portion of their remuneration as management fees.
In short, those actors seem to have an iron rice bowl, guaranteed harvests despite droughts and floods, and don't have to worry about it for the rest of their lives. But they may encounter more troubles, and they may not be as good as Gong Li, who is desperate.
When Zhang Yimou saw that Gong Li agreed, he contacted Sister Fen and also said hello to Gao Yi. There was no need to alert Sun Dahai directly about this trivial matter. It would not be too late to tell him when they meet in the future.
Zhang Yimou was right. Regarding Gong Li's matter, it was enough for Sister Fen to come forward. As for Gao Yi, he didn't take it seriously at all.
She now has to deal with a lot of work every day, and such an unimportant matter as Zhang Yimou's friend signing into Youlian cannot enter her mind at all.
Therefore, Sun Dahai didn't hear about it until more than a year later. That was when the Alliance of Friendship applied for awards to Zhang Yimou and Gong Li after the movie "Ju Dou" won an award overseas.
Sun Dahai was shocked at the time. He didn't expect that Youlian would actually sign this aunt.
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The entrance ceremony was still going on in an orderly manner, and bursts of screams could be heard from time to time in the auditoriums on both sides of the red carpet. I don't know which celebrity appeared again, attracting cheers from his or her fans.
The outfield hosts are still one man and two women. Fei Fei and Dudu are both old friends of Youlian, and they still come to help this time.
Uncle Zhan did not serve as host this time, and Chen Xinjian, another big shot in the Hong Kong film and television industry, took his place.
The host's witty remarks made the outside area full of joy and the atmosphere was very lively.
Most of the crew members from mainland China came to Hong Kong for the first time. They were not used to such ceremonies, and it was difficult to understand the Cantonese spoken by the people around them. However, in such an atmosphere, their nervousness was relieved to a great extent.
of relaxation.
The outfield is lively, and the infield is no less exciting.
"Director Wu, what do you think of the special effects in the movie? There are special effects in "A Better Tomorrow", but they don't seem to be produced in Hollywood. If the crew had more funding for filming at that time, would you send the post-production special effects to Hollywood?
If you do it, will the video effect be better?"
Youlian's own project holds a premiere, and the contracted artists will come to support it if they have time.
The clever reporter did not join in the fun outside, but entered the venue early through personal connections. At this time, he caught a live John Woo, so he asked him the most popular question.
"How should I put it, I agree with Director Cheng Xiaodong's opinion that special effects are a method of expression in movies and can achieve effects that are difficult or even impossible to achieve in real shooting.
Special effects are very important, but they are only one of many factors that affect the effect of a movie. They cannot be ignored, but they should not be overly mythical.
At present, the special effects technology in Hollywood is much better than that in Hong Kong. Similarly, the cost of producing special effects there is very high.
Therefore, not all special effects have to be completed in Hollywood. Some special effects that can be completed locally and meet the director's requirements will still be produced locally.
The budget of a movie is limited, and every director will make as reasonable arrangements as possible according to the specific situation.
As for your question about "A Better Tomorrow", I can only say that movies are a regrettable art! Any director will find various shortcomings when he looks back at the films he directed.
This regret refers not only to deficiencies in actor performance, plot design, etc. With the development of society, the theory and hardware equipment of film art are also constantly improving, and the audience's artistic appreciation ability is also constantly improving. Therefore,
, many ambitious directors will say that their best movie will be the next one."
John Woo talks eloquently, and his aura as a great director is evident.
In fact, what he said didn't have much actual content, it was just clichés and the same old tunes.
Regarding the production of special effects, to put it bluntly, it is a matter of money. When the shooting cost of most films in Hong Kong is still less than 10 million Hong Kong dollars, a few more sets of special effects, especially high-quality special effects, will naturally make a difference.
Take the current "Ancient and Modern Battle of Qin Terracotta Warriors" as an example. If the final film can be sold to the North American market, neither Youlian nor Sun Dahai will hesitate to pay several times the shooting cost to achieve the best results.
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This is actually a question of input-output. The investment amount for a single film in Xiangjiang Film is not high, but it is also related to the income that the film can ultimately bring.
Investing in movies is extremely risky. The money that circulates in the movie market would rather invest in ten low-cost projects than invest in one big production.
Because even if there are losses and profits in the former, in the current film market environment in Hong Kong, there is still some profit overall. The latter is a one-time deal, and you may make a lot of money, but once it fails, you will lose everything.
Based on this mentality, Xiangjiang Film's single-film investment has been rising slowly. Not only are there fewer special effects, the cast and crew's salaries are not high, but there are also fewer and fewer outdoor scenes. Everyone is making do in the studio, and the film is shoddy.
more and more.
In fact, "Ancient and Modern War between Qin Terracotta Warriors" can make Xiangjiang film critics and audiences feel refreshed, not only with a full set of special effects technology from Hollywood, but also with multiple locations with different characteristics from those provided by mainland China, as well as a large number of extras and costumes and props
related.
When filming "Ancient and Modern War between the Qin Terracotta Warriors", the mainland actively cooperated and provided multiple filming locations for the crew to choose from. Moreover, the governments where these filming locations are located also provided strong support, and all expenses including food and accommodation were almost entirely covered by the crew.