Chapter 482 Common Goal
"ah!"
"oops!"
In the small auditorium of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, Li Lianlian was fighting with a British guy with chest hair on the big screen.
The foreigner was tall and strong, while Li Lianjie was short and lean. The contrast was sharp. Seeing the foreigner grabbing him and lifting him up to smash him to the ground, hundreds of employees exclaimed in unison, and when they saw him using a beautiful move to defuse him, they all cheered again...
In the end, the Yang Yuqian played by him defeated all the invincible opponents in the world and won the "Twelve Nations Indiscriminate Comprehensive Martial Arts Arena Competition".
The Twelve Kingdoms refer to China and the Eleven Kingdoms.
That is, the two parties that signed the "Xinchou Treaty".
A big "Invincible" flag flutters in the wind. This is the reward for the champion of the competition. It can be placed at the door of one''s own martial arts hall. It is also given a memorial arch by the emperor. Civil servants dismount their sedan chairs and military attachés dismount their horses. What a blessing from Lafayette!
Yang Yuqian won the title of "Yang Invincible", and at the same time, his spiritual realm was also sublimated.
He held a gold medal, followed by Chen Shaomei played by Gong Xue and Chen Shaojie played by Wang Qun, as well as Yu Hai, Liu Xun, Yu Chenghui, Ji Chunhua and others.
"In the opinion of ordinary people, we not only need to practice martial arts to strengthen our body and fight against foreign enemies, but the most important thing is to broaden the people''s wisdom and integrate wisdom and martial arts. That is the way to make the country rich and strong. Can a mere reputation of being invincible in the world change the destiny of the country? Sir, please think twice. I’ll leave this gold medal to you as a souvenir. I’ll take my leave!”
"good!"
"Well said!"
The movie ended here. Mr. Liao suddenly cheered and took the lead in applauding, and then the whole audience burst into applause.
This was the internal screening of "Tai Chi 3", specially for the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office. Chen Qi did not break his promise and sent the film over as soon as it was finished, fulfilling Mr. Liao''s wish.
He really enjoyed watching it, and even talked about it enthusiastically when he returned to the office, saying: "I saw Tsui Hark''s name was written on the director''s name, not Li Wenhua, but the screenwriter is still Xiao Chen. The core of the idea is the same, but the shooting techniques have improved. , Hong Kong directors are still capable.”
"You didn''t win the Golden Bear even though you were capable?" the secretary joked.
"Hi!"
Mr. Liao also laughed and said: "What an honor this Li Wenhua has received. Of course he has also paid a lot. We need to evaluate it objectively... Oh, what a good movie, what a good movie. I can sleep well today."
"Xiao Chen gave away several movies at once, including "The Love of Ghosts" and so on."
"Is it the one where a man and a ghost fall in love?"
"right!"
"Watch it if you don''t want to. If you want to watch it, you can let it go. At my age, I can''t see each other. I heard that there is a passionate scene in it. Oops..."
Mr. Liao was in a very good mood, grinning like a rich old uncle. Suddenly he remembered something and asked, "Has Xiao Chen''s marriage been decided?"
"I should be able to do it before I go to the United States!"
"Oh, help me choose a gift when the time comes, and I''ll write a congratulatory message for you to take with you."
"good!"
The secretary went out, and Mr. Liao was working in the room by himself. From time to time he would stop to make gestures with his hands, make Tai Chi poses, laugh a few times, and then continue to bury his head.
He had already undergone two heart surgeries and was always in a state of bursting out. He died of a heart attack two months later. A few days before his death, he had just attended the Sixth National People''s Congress.
He was nominated as Vice Chairman at the meeting.
It was said that he was nominated, but it was actually decided, and he passed away suddenly. If Liao Gong had not passed away, it would be different.
…
"Life is Beautiful" and "Tai Chi 3" were screened in the museum and then sent to art institutions and universities in major cities for screening. Although many people didn''t like it, there were also many people who loved "Life is Beautiful".
This amount was beyond Chen Qi''s expectation.
Most of them are cultural figures, scholars, artists, and quite a few college students. What do these people do? The main force of immigrants and students studying abroad in the 1980s and 1990s.
They love "Life is Beautiful" to death!
They didn''t care that Chen Qi made this film to earn foreign exchange and open up international exchanges. They only saw what they longed for in it.
In the comment of a cultural person, this is called "an outstanding anti-war film, a kind of advanced peace thinking, calm and profound, absorbing Western progressive ideas. At the end, the American couple holds their children and looks at the plane in the sky, which is very touching." Endless aftertaste…”
They feel that they are on the same page as Chen Qi. If the media is developed at this time, they can all praise Chen Qi as an opinion leader. Good guy, let''s change it to the number one public knowledge! As a result, there was a very strange public response to "Life Is Beautiful". The common people didn''t know what the film was about, but newspapers and magazines made all kinds of boasts about it, or supporters and opponents quarreled fiercely...
China Film became increasingly anxious, waiting for Chen Qi''s reply.
In mid-April, a letter finally came from Hong Kong. Sun Jianmin couldn''t wait to open it. There was no politeness in it. It contained a few dry paragraphs, which were the issuance opinions proposed by Dongchang.
Sun Jianmin looked at it, his expression changed first, then he looked back and was silent.
"What did you write?"
"See for yourself!"
Tong Gang took it over, glanced at it, and said: "This asking price is too harsh, we are already losing money!"
"Look behind you!" Sun Jianmin reminded.
Um?
Tong Gang looked back and said nothing.
Chen Qi gave two distribution methods:
The first is a buyout. For example, if "Tai Chi 3" sells 400 copies, each copy costs 10,000 yuan, and China Film will give Dongchang a buyout fee of 4 million.
The second type is agency distribution. China Film will negotiate with provincial film companies. No matter what method is used, China Film will be given an agency fee of 10%-15% based on the negotiated price.
Very, very simple and does not involve any complicated calculation methods or accounting.
Let’s talk about China Film’s sources of income.
Nowadays, movies are divided into distribution revenue and screening revenue. Screening is the box office, and the box office is a mess.
What is the distribution income?
For example, if China Film buys a film from a studio, it must sell it to provincial companies. This is not sold by copy, but rented, which is called film rental.
Cinemas across the country, including clubs within units, only need to use copies of China Film. The 35mm copy will be shown for one show and the number of films will be rented to China Film; the 16mm copy will be shown for one show and the number of films will be rented; and the 8mm copy will be rented for the number of films...
This is called distribution income.
But China Film Group does not take it itself, but gives 70% and 30% to local companies.
As for the actual box office, China Film Group does not get a penny. The local company keeps 80% and 20% to the local cultural bureau. So local companies are the ones who make a lot of money.
The money earned by China Film Group must be turned over to the Ministry of Culture, which uses the money as annual allocations to studios, and the cycle continues.
Chen Qi didn''t want to deal with local companies, and neither did China Film Group. Those people were working together and the box office was inaccurate. If divided according to the first method, the distribution revenue of a popular movie can reach 20 million to 40 million. China Film Group takes 70% and has to give money to Dongchang, leaving even less for itself.
Sun Jianmin and Tong Gang both disagreed, but Chen Qi wrote later:
"The film industry needs to deepen reform, and the leaders are very determined to break up the big pot rice cooker. The studios have always wanted freedom of operation, and I also agree to allow them to operate freely, develop in the direction of enterprises, be responsible for their own profits and losses, and break the tradition of the big pot rice cooker..."
The implication: If the studio becomes a corporate enterprise, the Ministry of Culture will no longer need to allocate large sums of money every year, and China Film''s handover task will be easier.
"I thought he was from the studio!"
Tong Gang held it in for a long time before he finally said something.
"I also thought he was from over there, at least he had to face the Beijing Film Studio, right? Look at this, he is eager to cook the oil in the fire and everyone will die together!"
Sun Jianmin thought about it seriously and said, "Write him again and say that when the symposium is held, China Film will fully support the studio''s reform. I hope he will do what he says."
"What about distribution? Do we agree?" Tong Gang asked.
"Let''s wait and see the results of the Golden Rooster Awards."
"We are under pressure, and local companies are under even more pressure. If you can make them bleed, let them bleed."
Sun Jianmin used to hate Chen Qi extremely, but now he has a little glimpse into Chen Qi''s thoughts. Although he still hates Chen Qi, he has a very complicated feeling, and even a little scared, because the person named Chen is a crazy critic.
If we divide the reformists and conservatives, that guy belongs to the table-turning group and doesn''t even care about the popularity of Beijing Film Studio.
(End of chapter)