"Director Li, where do you think the future of Chinese cinema is?"
In the hotel room, halfway through the celebration banquet, Han Sanping invited Li Qian to chat alone.
In the beginning, it was such a macro-level issue, and the leader’s speech was different.
Not quite understanding what Han Sanping wanted to say, Li Qian simply expressed his thoughts.
"Director Han, I think Chinese-language films must at least defend our own three-thirds of an acre of land. We should not be like Neon, Nanbang, the entire Southeast Asia, and Europe, and become the back garden of Hollywood movies. Only by first
Only by guarding our own market can Chinese-language films have enough survival ground to develop and grow."
Across the world, only the mainland is left that has not yet been conquered by Hollywood films. Generally speaking, the ratio of imported films to domestic films is about 50:50 every year, with the difference being about 5%.
Since South Korea, Neon, and European countries were completely dominated by Hollywood movies, local movies have continued to decline.
When there is no market for local films, it means that most domestic films cannot make money.
Private film companies do not make money at a loss. To say the least, even if they want to stick to the front line of cultural resistance, they have to look at their own pockets. How can they persist if they lose money and the company goes bankrupt?
If movies can't make money, naturally the local film industry will continue to degrade, let alone find a way out.
Li Qian said what he thought, but Han Sanping didn't agree. He shook his head confidently.
"In the past few years, domestic films have occupied most of the mainland market. Domestic films have won the box office championship in six out of seven years. This year, the top four box office films are all domestic films. Counting "If You Are the One" released at the end of last month, domestic films dominate the top.
Five.”
Then, Han Sanping smiled and said as if he was still young, "We should have our own film industry, with big investment, big production, and big marketing. We need more and more modern commercial blockbusters. While consolidating the market, we also need
We need to expand markets abroad.”
"How about it, Director Li, are you interested in making a real science fiction blockbuster with magnificent Polish scenes and stunning special effects?"
Han Sanping told Li Qian his purpose of coming, and came to Li Qian to draw a beautiful blueprint, but Li Qian was a little unexpected.
"Director Han, given the domestic market and technical level, it is too difficult to produce a large-scale science fiction blockbuster. There is no experienced behind-the-scenes team to be found. Hardware and software are too scarce." Li Qian shook his head with a wry smile.
Shake his head.
I thought it was something, but it turned out that I wanted to make a movie for myself.
But why is it so easy to shoot a blockbuster? There are problems in every aspect.
"Director Li, don't be so pessimistic."
Seeing that Li Qian was so unconfident, Han Sanping shook his head secretly, didn't everyone say that this Li Qian was arrogant and arrogant, but now it doesn't seem like it.
Before coming here, I had carefully found out the details of Li Qian and his temperament. He was a bit arrogant, but for young people, it is inevitable.
The 24-year-old has a box office of 200 million for a single film, and he has the capital to be proud.
We are not afraid of young people being arrogant, but we are afraid of being incompetent.
He continued, "The domestic film market is indeed not as good as Mi Lijian, but the overseas market can still make a big difference. In terms of technology, many Hollywood blockbusters are now produced by domestic special effects companies. If there are no professional teams in China, they go abroad to find them...
....”
Each problem was solved in Han Sanping's mouth, as if it was no big deal in his mouth.
That is to say, Li Qian is only 24 years old and has unlimited potential... No, this can no longer be regarded as potential. It can be said that he is a super capable director. Han Sanping is using a negotiating tone.
When dealing with capable people, Han Sanping has never been stingy with the superficial courtesy of corporal courtesy.
Moreover, although "Moon" is not the science fiction blockbuster I originally imagined, it is still a solid science fiction film.
The creativity is excellent, even more amazing than the creativity of "Frequency of Life and Death".
Science fiction films are of course indispensable for their genius-like creativity and imagination. Otherwise, why would they call them science fiction? They are all made up of fantasy.
Han Sanping has been committed to promoting the commercialization and large-scale production of domestic films, and the costume blockbusters are a good result.
And Li Qian, a director who can make science fiction films, naturally gave him hope of another path.
However, Li Qian was a little embarrassed and said, "Sorry, Director Han, I have no idea of making a big-budget science fiction film in the short term, and I already have a rough idea for the next film."
How can these problems be so easily solved? Indeed, many Hollywood blockbuster special effects have begun to be subcontracted to domestic companies, but the difference is huge.
Those outsourced to domestic companies are just OEMs. They don’t know the overall design of the movie or what kind of movie they will be participating in. They just use software to complete some tasks with low technical content assigned to them.
It became a manufacturing industry.
Moreover, the level of special effects that need to be provided is different. The hardware conditions of domestic companies and well-known Hollywood special effects companies are also much different.
It is unrealistic to rely solely on domestic special effects companies. Moreover, it is a large-scale science fiction film with large-scale special effects. It can take two to three years, and it is absolutely impossible to complete it in one year.
It’s better to wait until the technical level improves and conditions permit before considering this.
It probably won't take a few years. After all, this is not starting from scratch. The special effects levels of Hollywood and South Korea are already there. Having goals and people to learn from is much better than studying on your own.
...
After Han Sanping left, Li Qian shook his head secretly. Han Sanping's starting point must be good, for Chinese movies.
Although he is also a director himself, he became a manager early on and can only be regarded as a semi-professional director. Moreover, he does not know much about science fiction movies, so he really takes many things for granted.
They are also overconfident in the mainland market. Ever since "Kung Fu", "House of Flying Daggers" and "A World Without Thieves" took the top three box office spots in 2004, there has been an argument in China that Chinese-language films have regained their territory, and they are also
It was so hyped that many people were overly optimistic.
At present, there are only a few directors who are going back and forth in China. If something happens to them and the box office suddenly crashes, how can they compete with Hollywood blockbusters?
The sixth generation of directors is also hanging around in Europe. With the exception of Ning Hao, the new generation of directors has completely broken off, but Hollywood blockbusters will not be broken.
They have worked hard to create various blockbusters and co-productions, such as "Kung Fu King" and "Red Cliff", which have attracted a lot of criticism, but they don't care, as long as they can sell money overseas.
The road has gone astray. What China needs now is a hundred flowers blooming, various types of movies, and the rise of more directors from the younger generation.
But this was their strategy, and Li Qian didn't say anything. If he said too much, he would offend others.
When we returned to the banquet, it wasn't over yet, but Han Sanping had something to do and had already left.
Everyone looked at Li Qian secretly, wondering what he and Han Sanping were talking about during this time, and were very curious.
Not to mention Wang Changtian, when he saw Li Qian coming back, he immediately came over, suppressed his curiosity and a little worry, and asked casually.
"Director Li, do you have any instructions from Director Han?"
"It's nothing, just an encouragement to the younger generation." Li Qian smiled.
"Director Han doesn't often talk to other young directors alone. It seems that China Film Group will give appropriate support to our movies in the future."
Hidden behind the lenses, he squinted his eyes and observed Li Qian without any trace, and found nothing unusual. Wang Changtian did not continue to ask questions.
Just now, Wang Changtian had been worried about what Han Sanping was here for, or whether he wanted to cooperate with Li Qian.
If this is the case, if Li Qian cooperates with China Film Group, it will be a fatal blow to Guang Xian.
Without Li Qian, the film business this year is really impossible.
Talking back to "Moon", it broke 200 million in 18 days. Wang Changtian was also very excited, but when he thought that the lion's share still belonged to Li Qian, he made a casual calculation in his mind. If the box office continues, a movie like Li Qian can earn at least 40 to 50 million.
But I was working so hard, running back and forth, but I was getting the short end of the stick.
Wang Changtian was extremely jealous, and sometimes he would even show it involuntarily without even knowing it.
Li Qian keenly noticed that Wang Changtian's eyes turned red for a moment, and he felt helpless.
Although since the cooperation, Wang Changtian has always responded to Li Qian's requests, and he has been very hands-off with the film, and has never asked for an increase in share.
But this is too strange and too deliberate.
Of course, Zhang Zhao had vaguely mentioned it twice, and Wang Changtian's instruction was definitely indispensable.
When both parties cooperate, if one party earns less, he will naturally envy others, even if Li Qian deserves it.
He has movies that can sell at the box office, and there are three or four companies that can do as good a distribution as Guangxian. In comparison, Li Qian is the only one and the most important.
Wang Changtian started to get jealous, and it was not easy for capitalists who got jealous.
Trouble is, this is the only bad thing about working together. In the end, most of them part ways due to interests.
But Li Qian didn't think about anything else. The movie was still being released. Although he no longer had to go on road shows, he still had some activities to attend in the capital.
After the banquet, Li Qian went to Huairou Film and Television Base in the evening to see Tong Liya and the filming of "Nightclub".
It was already nine o'clock in the evening when they arrived, and Tong Liya looked at Li Qian at the door with surprise.
"Why are you here so late? Didn't you say you would come tomorrow?"
"It's not too late, it's still early."
Li Qian smiled, walked into the room, hugged Tong Liya, hooked his feet, and closed the door.
"Uh huh..."
........
They hadn't seen each other for half a month, and after a fight, Tong Liya begged for mercy repeatedly before the fight calmed down.
"Why did you just..."
Leaning in Li Qian's arms, Tong Liya's lingering charm lingered and she murmured softly.
Li Qian didn't say anything, and gently rubbed the smooth skin. After the exercise, there was a flush and small beads of sweat, which added to the temptation.