"It's okay, Brother Luo. I will tell you if I have any needs when the time comes. I really want to get a few roles. My own company will also participate in the investment. I will definitely do a good job. Don't worry." Chen Mubai said.
"Okay, I definitely believe you. Everything will be as per your request. I will tell them the good news right away!" Luo Fan said with a smile.
Chen Mubai agreed to shoot a Xiangjiang style film, but he didn't expect it to be completed so quickly, and he was very excited.
As a person who has been working in Xiangjiang for decades, from starting from scratch to where he is now, he does not want to see Xiangjiang's movies sink like this. He also hopes that Xiangjiang's movies can rise again!
In Luo Fan's view, Chen Mubai's request for investment from his company was to reassure them that he would never take random pictures and must produce sincere works, otherwise why would his own company invest?
?
Luo Fan is really grateful to Chen Mubai this time.
This is no longer about money, but Chen Mubai is really kind and a person worth getting to know deeply.
Even though it was such an embarrassing request, he agreed and was a reliable person.
"Then I'll write a script and show it to you."
"Okay, sorry to trouble you."
"You're welcome, Brother Luo, you also helped me a lot."
"I'm more and more glad that I got to know you early. Fortunately, I didn't rely on my old age, otherwise I might have missed you." Luo Fan said jokingly.
"It's my honor to be with you. Thank you, Brother Luo, for not hating me for being just a little star at that time..."
Luo Fan said: "You are praising me with these words. I dare not accept it. With your ability, it is only a matter of time before you become famous. There are not many geniuses like you, and there are still many common people like me."
"He also said that Brother Luo has a keen eye and knows people. Without your help, I would not have achieved what I have achieved so quickly." Chen Mubai expressed his heartfelt thanks.
This is true. If Luo Fan hadn't given him the idea and found connections to quickly send his work to the Venice Film Festival and be nominated, I'm afraid "Buried Alive" would definitely not have received such a high box office, or even necessarily
Be able to win awards.
Just because "Buried Alive" won an award that year doesn't mean it can still win an award the next year. Sometimes it depends not only on strength, but also on luck.
Just like "The Shawshank Redemption", which was regarded as the world's most classic movie in its previous life, met "Forrest Gump" and failed to win any Oscars and was defeated.
Is it the quality of the movie?
No, I just encountered a strong opponent, and coupled with the political atmosphere at the time, "Forrest Gump" was more in line with the spirit of the American people, and it was also an existence that the government needed to promote.
If it were another year, "The Shawshank Redemption" would definitely have won the award, but it can only be said that it was unlucky.
Luo Fan's help to Chen Mubai may not seem like much, but it's actually a lot.
If it hadn't been for him, "Buried Alive" might not have been able to make it to that Venice Film Festival, and it wouldn't have won the award. Naturally, there wouldn't have been such a hot discussion, and the movie's box office wouldn't have been that high.
At least for Chen Mubai's film and television plans, the time will be greatly delayed for a long time.
Moreover, the next two movies will not have such a big momentum, and the box office may also be low. Start slowly, accumulate fame and qualifications, and then you can become popular.
The quality of the film is the most important, but without Luo Fan's help, Chen Mubai's fame and influence in the film industry would be much smaller. The existence of this kind of talent is also extremely important.
"Haha, you are so humble. No wonder you can achieve such achievements at such a young age!" Luo Fan sighed.
Chen Mubai is so young and has achieved such high achievements but he is not proud at all. With his character, he is a person who can do great things.
If it were anyone else, I'm afraid they would attribute their success to themselves. How many of them would thank others for the help they had provided them after becoming famous?
There are really not many people who repay kindness, but people with this kind of character have their own bottom line and principles in doing things, and their success rate will be high and can be extended. After all, everyone likes to deal with people with good character.
Rather than a cunning person.
After hanging up the phone, Chen Mubai was about to tell Lu Fang and the others about this.
In fact, he is sure to complete this next project.
The so-called Hong Kong movies are generally divided into two types. One is the gangster-type movies, which have the atmosphere of classic Hong Kong movies.
There is also a police movie, a shootout between the police and gangsters, or a spy movie.
Most Hong Kong films have this taste. In the last century, these films were very popular. But because of this, everyone blindly shot them, resulting in too many films of the same type. And because they wanted to make money, they shot at a faster pace, and they had to worry about the scripts.
If it is not well conceived, the quality of the movie will be uneven.
Not only the audience in Xiangjiang are tired of watching it, but the audiences in the mainland are also tired of watching it on disc.
The final result was audience fatigue, and then with the rise of the mainland's film and television industry, Hong Kong films declined.
One of the reasons for the success of the previous movie "The Magnificent Seven" is that it did not follow the old-fashioned plot, but followed the path of martial arts and martial arts, which brought a sense of freshness to the audience. Coupled with the strong martial arts style, the film was
The box office exploded.
However, after the birth of "The Magnificent Seven", many film and television companies began to produce similar films, but the quality of the films was too poor, and the subject matter was again ruined.
The audience thought it was a problem with Xiangjiang movies, and they were resistant to Xiangjiang movies, so the box office was getting worse and worse.
A Chinese New Year movie starring a well-known superstar, but the box office performance is still so poor because the audience already has colored glasses for Hong Kong movies, thinking that it is most likely a bad movie and unwilling to pay for it.
The Xiangjiang film and television industry wanted to change this situation, so they wanted to find a director with strong appeal to film, who might be able to win back the hearts of the audience, so they turned to Chen Mubai.
What Chen Mubai wants to shoot is an orthodox Hong Kong film style, that is, a police and gangster film.
A very exciting police film, the two sides placed undercover agents in each other's camp and began to battle wits and courage.
The quality of this movie is extremely high, and the script of the movie is also very good. The whole process is a moment for the actors to show off their acting skills. After being suspected, they have to clear their suspicions and maintain their identity as an undercover agent. It is tense and exciting.
It's just that the requirements for actors' acting skills will be relatively high, and Chen Mubai will still need to find some powerful actors to star.
This is not a problem, since Luo Fan has said that the people from the Hong Kong Film Association will fully assist him, and the acting skills of those well-known actors will naturally not be a problem.
"Infernal Affairs", this is the script Chen Mubai is preparing to shoot.
In its previous life, it was the last pinnacle of Hong Kong films. It was also after this drama that Hong Kong films regained their final glory. From then on, they began to decline.
This movie has been remade and copied by foreign countries.
The Korean classic movie "New World" made reference to the setting of this movie, and then incorporated its own things, making this movie famous overseas.
The United States remade this movie, called "Infernal Affairs", and it also won an Oscar, which shows the excellence of its script!
Therefore, when Luo Fan immediately asked for help, this movie came to Chen Mubai's mind.
It definitely meets all his requirements, and this movie is also a movie he likes very much. It just happened to take this opportunity to make it, and it can also win the friendship of people from the Hong Kong Film Association. Why not?
...
"came back?"
"What did you say?"
"Does Luo always have something to do with you?"
After Chen Mubai entered the door, everyone looked at Chen Mubai and asked.
"Mr. Luo hopes to ask me to make a movie with the style of a Hong Kong movie." Chen Mubai said.
"He said that if I filmed it, no matter what the box office of the movie was, my movie would be guaranteed to have the highest screening rate when it was released in Hong Kong. This was the condition promised to me by their film association."
Everyone was shocked.
This is quite a price to pay!
"You agreed?" Lu Fang asked.
"I don't think I can agree hastily. It looks good, but the current film market in Hong Kong is sluggish. If you really film it, you may not be able to save them. Instead, you may get yourself into trouble." Chen Yunteng frowned and said seriously.
.
He is a director and has a better understanding of the market conditions in the industry. He knows that the film industry in Hong Kong is now very difficult to deal with.
Although the conditions are very tempting, it is too difficult and risky, so it is unnecessary.
"That's the truth." Qian Duoduo nodded in agreement.
Chen Mubai spread his hands: "I have already agreed."
"ah?"
This time it was everyone's turn to be dumbfounded.
They thought Chen Mubai was a smart man, how could he agree so hastily?
"To repay a favor?" This was the thought that came to Lu Fang and others' minds.
They know Chen Mubai very well. He is indeed a very kind-hearted person. It makes sense that he is a person who repays kindness with kindness.
"Part of the reason is to repay Mr. Luo for his help to us. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to develop so fast." Chen Mubai continued, which answered their questions.
"I'm not that stupid. My next project was originally planned to be a police film, which happened to meet Mr. Luo's requirements, so I agreed."
"I am very confident about this movie. It is a subject that I have wanted to make for a long time, and now I just have the opportunity."
"But the public's impression of Hong Kong movies is not good..." Chen Yunteng said seriously.
Chen Mubai said: "That's because the homogeneity of Xiangjiang movies is too serious, and the audience has become aesthetically tired. After seeing the beginning, they can guess the outcome. Such movies are too boring for them, so naturally they won't
Look again."
"As long as it can create suspense, it can still rekindle their expectations. In the final analysis, it is still a question of quality."
Lu Fang said: "Mu Bai is right, but it's still difficult to change the audience's impression."
"This is not something I care about anymore. I just need to give them a start, and the rest depends on their efforts. I alone can't change the status quo." Chen Mubai said.
This is a problem of the general environment and cannot be changed by one person.
But if Chen Mubai succeeds, it can make a good start and change the audience's inherent impression of Hong Kong films. As long as Hong Kong can produce excellent films in the future, it can break the situation.
The main reason is that it is difficult to get off to a good start. After all, the audience's trust in Xiangjiang movies has been overdrawn. It is difficult to go from 0 to 1, but it is much easier to go from 1 to 2.
"Since you said it's okay, then it's okay. We believe you." Lu Fang nodded.
As long as Chen Mubai is not impulsive, there will be no problem. Lu Fang is still very relieved when he does things.