After coming back, Li Yuan couldn't help but burst out laughing. Why do you expect him to start more film projects again? There seems to be God's will, and everyone seems to be working hard to promote it. Brother Yuan and I are inexplicably sitting on the cusp of the storm? Lan

But at this moment, Li Yuan suddenly thought that he should... seem... maybe... form a perfect closed loop, right?

I have introduced before that in this era, making movies is not a good choice in the Mainland, Taiwan and Taiwan.

The Hong Kong area is indeed prosperous. But they rely on their own theater chains and the Wanwan market. Otherwise, Hong Kong's local box office alone will not be able to support such a huge film industry.

But there is a hidden worry here. Hollywood digital technology-based special effects blockbusters have begun to rise, and they are gradually conquering the world.

Not much to say about the previous "Terminator 2", which almost amazed the whole world. And just this year in 1993, "Jurassic Park" will be released again and will be released in Hong Kong before the end of the year.

That is to say, starting from "Jurassic Park", Hong Kong films have been losing ground in front of Hollywood. In addition, the emergence of VCDs and DVDs has greatly reduced the difficulty of making pirated copies, causing the proliferation of pirated discs and the box office plummeting.

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Needless to say, Wanwan movies. Apart from those new wave directors and Qiong Yao movies, do they have any movies?

In terms of Wanwan’s box office share, will the government take 50% of the share? The rest will be shared with the producers and cinemas?

In other words, with this kind of inhumane policy, we don’t encourage filmmaking at all, right? Whether it’s the producer or the movie theater, it’s difficult for them to make a profit.

In fact, most of the film producers in Wanwan have a background in the entertainment industry, and they run chains of underground cinemas. They simply evade taxes, otherwise they will not be able to survive at all.

One thing to say, many people blame the decline of Wanwan movies on the New Wave? In fact, don’t blame those New Wave directors. Under such unfriendly policies, it is impossible to make money from commercial films.

, it is better to make a name for yourself by shooting the New Wave. And judging from the results, there are still several film masters such as Hou Hsiao-hsien and Edward Yang.

So don't be too demanding, this is pretty good.

Not to mention the mainland. A copy costs 10,000 yuan, 80% of which is the cost of copy production. 100 copies is a national blockbuster movie? What if it is more blockbuster? Do you think the printing and copying factories in the provinces are vegetarian? They just

We will operate at full capacity and won't give you a penny.

In other words, no matter how good your movie is, you can get 2.3 million yuan in the first day.

With such a small amount of money, you can't even afford one-fifth of Hua Zi?

We have to wait until 1994 next year for the first Hollywood blockbuster - "The Fugitive" to appear. By 1995 and 1996, the mainland's film industry has been restructured, several major film groups have been established, and a profit-sharing system has been formed.

system.

Director Feng Xiaogang and others were the first to try it. Because of the share-sharing system, Feng Xiaogang just filmed the first mainland Chinese New Year film "Party A and Party B". But that had to wait until 1997.

As for allowing private individuals to enter the film and television industry? That will only happen after entering the new century. Water from afar cannot quench the thirst of the near, and we still don’t know the year of the monkey and the month of the horse.

Let’s look at the current situation of the Metaverse.

Not to mention the acquisition of the two major film companies Golden Princess and Debao, as well as several other small film companies. However, the "most valuable" theater chains and artist agents have been stripped away, leaving only an empty shell.

And whether it is Yuanshi CEO Huang Jiaojiao or art director Li Yuan (the position awarded to the young follower by the eldest lady), they are not from the entertainment industry or Hong Kong industry at all, and have no personal connections.

What's particularly strange is that both men and women are quite Buddhist. They are too lazy to attend parties in the entertainment industry, and they are too lazy to take the initiative to meet people in the entertainment industry.

To be honest, at the beginning, the establishment of the Metaverse caused quite a stir. Of course, many film and television companies in Hong Kong were very wary. Has a new predator entered the scene again?

People in Hong Kong have a lot of expectations. With such a big water pipe, will it bring more opportunities? Especially with Hua Zai Zhu Yu in front, we can also realize the dream of "200 million Hua Zai"

?

However, after waiting for a period of time, there was actually no news? None? No? Yes?...

Those people were all wondering, what is this Yuan Universe doing? Are all the young masters and ladies of rich people like this? They just come here to play on a whim?

As time goes by, the Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment circles slowly forget about the Metaverse...

As for the employees of Yuan Universe, they are all fringe figures in the Hong Kong circle, and none of them even have any weight.

There is no initiative to sign artists, and there are no major projects worth mentioning. As for the three rumored co-productions with the mainland? Are they out of their minds? In this era, what future can the mainland market have?

Moreover, Yuan Universe voluntarily gave up on the Wanwan market and had no theaters of its own, so it was at a disadvantage in terms of arranging films.

Of course, it is impossible for Li Yuan to spend a lot of money to buy theater chains.

In this day and age, buying theater chains at high prices is purely a mental illness. Currently, there are more than 100 theaters in Hong Kong. Later, Hong Kong cinemas declined, and the number dropped to less than 50? This is not a matter of surviving the winter, but a matter of surviving the winter.

It's a dead-end problem.

At first glance, it seems that as long as you start a movie project, you will lose a lot of money. This is a bottomless pit with no future at all.

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However, after some tricks by Li Yuan, a new situation was formed: a co-production film was produced, and the local box office in Hong Kong was to some extent - it was broadcasted by Yequan Cinema - and the production costs were recovered through Yequan Cinema's advertising revenue.

And left many copyrights...

Damn it! This is breaking a new path, and there is no need for box office at all?

But Li Yuan quickly calmed down. This is a special phenomenon brought about by a special period, and it will definitely not last long because he will face the following problems:

The first is the imitation of other film studios. Wild Spring Cinema can provide overseas films, can't Golden Harvest? Can't Hollywood Seven? Their film library is far larger than that of Metaverse, and they have more high-quality films.

So there will be fierce competition;

The second is the awakening of TV stations. Sooner or later they will discover the huge advertising value brought by the movie column. In fact, it does not take long at all. In two or three years, Six Princesses will be established, and there will be several local stations across the country.

Movie Channel. There will never be such a great thing as free advertising time in the future!

In other words, Yequan Cinema can only eat noodle soup. In two or three years at most, there is no need to think about the big fish and meat later. At that time, the Sixth Princess will reward hundreds of thousands to buy those movie rights.

.It can slightly supplement the cost of the movie.

Finally, there is the issue of policy.

Obviously, there is nothing wrong with a small number of overseas films. But showing overseas films for many years? Will the mainland film industry agree? Will those veteran artists agree? Will the policy allow it? Audience friends...their opinions are not important. No one cares.

human rights!

At present, it is nothing more than a side effect, showing it on TV stations, and it is still some old movies, which will not have much impact. In the future, it will definitely be strictly managed, and even programs like Yequan Cinema will be eliminated across the board?

To be honest, since he had no such experience in his previous life and had no examples to draw from, Li Yuan was in a state of complete blindness - he had no idea how the future would develop.

However, based on the known conditions and scientific logical analysis, Li Yuan was surprised to find that he had come to an incredible conclusion that was completely beyond common sense - in the past two or three years, the more movies shot, the better. Completely

There is no need to consider the box office, just go all the way!

Damn it! Li Yuan almost fainted on the spot. Is there anyone who makes movies and doesn’t care about the box office? Brother Yuan, have I really become a great artist, and my ideological realm has transcended the level of fame and fortune? Will I be attracted by those two

Is this silly young girl infected by the infection?

But then I thought about it - I have the copyright, I own the world!

As long as you hold on to those copyrights, you will be invincible.

Don’t look at film art with that vulgar eye! Ahem.

Brother Yuan, why should I care about being reckless all the way? And if you can be reckless all the way, it must be sour and fun all the way? Isn’t that what men pursue? Romantic? Exciting?

Anyway, with the windfall from Yequan Cinema, I won’t feel bad if I spend it carelessly. Then I will directly work on five movie projects... No! Ten! Good brothers, work together! With the dragon-slaying knife in hand, if you want to do it, you have to do it.

Big news!

Okay! Finally, Li Yuan didn't go crazy. He understood that they still needed to come one by one. The first thing was the script problem, otherwise those projects would not be able to continue at all.

When it comes to writing scripts, Li Yuan is a layman here, but there are many experts in the capital, right?

There is nothing to say, so I went directly to Nortel to look for it. It would be too late if I didn’t look for it anymore. The university will be on winter vacation soon...

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"Uncle, we want to ask the school leaders to recommend a few screenwriting students with excellent academic performance?"

"Young man, sir, I really want to believe you! But your reason is too fresh and refined. Are you still planning to make a movie at such a young age? Then sir, I still want to be an astronaut." Lan

"Why don't you believe me? Can't you see that I'm serious?"

"I just saw your sly eyebrows. You want to sneak in and find female students again? You want to take pictures of your mother-in-law when she goes out. Turn right, there is a dance hall."

"Fuck! Where's the trust between people?"

"Haha, do you want to trust me? Do you have your student ID card?"

"Didn't I say that I came here to find someone to write a script."

"You're so young and you don't study well. You don't even go to school and you just dream of making movies?"

"Uncle! I'm not a student!" Lan

"What about your work permit? You are not an office of some Hong Kong film company? What about your letter of introduction?"

"Damn it! Is the ID card or driver's license okay? Isn't it okay if I register?"

"What's the use of your ID card or driver's license? Every gangster on the street can produce a few of them. I'm sorry, young man, we only accept letters of introduction here."

"Uncle, are you really serious and responsible?"

"Haha. That's called preventing people like you from making mistakes!"

"Hold--!"

Li Yuan never expected that just because he did not have a student ID card or a work ID card, and more importantly, the office had not yet purchased a letter of introduction, the concierge at Nortel would not let him in?

After running for nothing, Li Yuan angrily yelled: mmp! Brother Yuan, didn't I... just look at those female students a few more times?

But having said that, in this day and age, many units only accept letters of introduction. It’s really not possible without a letter of introduction! The value of student ID cards and work ID cards is actually higher than ID cards and driver’s licenses?
To be continued...