New Age Artists

Chapter 17: I look down on the Chinese and foreigners

How powerful are the small steel cannons in this era?

"Party A and Party B" in 1997, "See You Tomorrow" in 1998, "Never Ending" in 1999, "A Sigh" in 2000, "Big Shot" in 2001, and "Cell Phone" in 2003.

It’s either the box office champion or the second place in mainland China, and at worst the third place.

For a long time, he has been the most box office-appealing director in mainland China, as evidenced by the line in "Kung Fu".

For the directing industry, this sentence really means acting in your true colors.

Of course, last year’s “Cell Phone” little cannon played dirty and mean things.

When it comes to "Cell Phone 2", you have to return it.

But Cui Huasu actually hit Xiao Gangpao and Huayi. The culprit was in a very embarrassing state, but nothing happened to him.

Fan Bingbing said, "Wu Yue is also very happy," she was just acting.

Investment, production, script writing and filming have nothing to do with her.

But she didn't have enough points, didn't contribute to the industry, and didn't set a good example.

When the white paper is weighed against the black, you just can’t get past that level.

Industry contributions are like supermarket points, and especially for celebrities, they serve as an indulgence.

If you don’t do good deeds in your daily life, you will not be able to bear the karmic fire in the end.

Good and evil does not depend on motivation, or whether the money is spent privately, but on whether it can promote the progress of the industry.

The little steel cannon took on a major responsibility at a time when domestic films were mostly silent.

For a period of time, Huayi Brothers was the leading private company in the film industry.

To a certain extent, it has contributed to the development of the mainland film industry.

Especially later, Chengtian poached Wang Jinghua and brought a group of stars to Chengtian.

It brought great difficulties to the Huayi brothers, but also made this company successful.

There is no room for surrender and we can only stand on the side of local films.

Shen Santong looks down on Xiao Gangpao and Huayi. This circle is very stinky.

They just took advantage of the moment.

When the audience has no choice, it provides something to watch.

Later, as there were more choices, I couldn’t keep up with the times.

Xiao Gangpao has the same problem as Hong Kong directors.

It can't resonate with the audience, and the things I think in my mind, the audience doesn't care.

The later movies starring Tom Cruise could make hundreds of millions, but not more.

"Only Yun Knows" and "If You Are the One 3" are completely unable to tell stories.

"What kind of cooperation do you want, Mr. Han?" Shen Santong drove to China Film.

After chatting with Han Sanping for a while, I figured it out.

Huayi saw that the trailer became popular, and Wang Baoqiang also became a little famous on the Internet.

They wanted his "Crazy Supermarket" to be released before "A World Without Thieves" to increase Wang Baoqiang's popularity.

There are many big names in "A World Without Thieves", but Wang Baoqiang is the one with no fame or status.

If he can become popular and promote the movie industry, no one will complain about the high box office.

"Boss Han, if I were to go on stage now, I would be sending myself to hell. I absolutely disagree."

Shen Santong's face darkened. He disagreed and told Han Sanping the truth.

The kings of China and foreign countries are so arrogant that they dare to make any demands.

There was something wrong with the look in Han Sanping's eyes. China Film Corporation was the distributor of "A World Without Thieves" and had huge interests involved.

"Supermarket" has no stars and the director is a newcomer. It would be a suicide to release it in theaters at this time.

It is even more impossible to expect word of mouth to ferment, as it takes two or three weeks to ferment.

The pirated version came out in just one week, giving the pirates a great deal of profit.

It also benefited the Huayi brothers, brought a wave of dividends to Wang Baoqiang, and became a stepping stone for "A World Without Thieves".

"My film is to break the filter of domestic films in the minds of the audience and prove that domestic films are no worse than imported films and Hong Kong films. Don't hold me back."

Shen Santong was so angry that he almost slammed the table. "Don't get excited, it's just a meeting. You two can discuss what's going on yourselves."

Han Sanping gave him an address.

"Heroes emerge from youth."

Little Wang Wang Zhonglei acted like an elder to a younger person.

Arriving at a private club inside the palace, Shen Santong was here for the first time in his past and present life.

The little cannon who has skin disease, Li Bingbing, Wang Baoqiang, and an actress who looks familiar but whose name I can’t remember.

Huayi likes to bring female celebrities to social events.

"Would you like to see your movie first?" After chatting for a while, Wang Zhonglei got to the point.

"I told President Han before I came here that no one can hold me back on this play." Shen Santong refused.

Everyone present was shocked. Why were you so rude to Han Sanping? What's your relationship with him?

"Director Feng, Director Zhang, and Director Chen are all great directors. No matter how good a movie they make, it can't give the audience a sense of freshness. We need a new generation of directors to make a movie that will make the audience feel that there is still hope for domestic films, cultivate the audience's viewing habits, and eliminate prejudice."

Shen Santong said this with some sincerity: "Actresses like Bingbing are far better than Liu Ruoying and Zhang Baizhi, and are not inferior to Hollywood actresses. They just lack opportunities. There are too few opportunities for our local films."

When Shen Santong started to play the flute, he regained some of his original qualities.

In other words, you have to pay attention to your image, otherwise Li Bingbing will have to touch the ball.

"Your trailer is popular because of Huayi's promotion. Do you think you can really become popular?"

Wang Zhonglei was a little impatient. This bastard was really good at bragging. He didn't talk about business at all. He quickly pulled it back: "Your movie cost 2 million to shoot, and we took it for 3 million. You can make a million directly. How about it? It's a guaranteed profit?"

The dinner table gradually became quiet and the conversation got down to business.

The direct profit was one million, which was a lot in 04.

Wang Zhonglei stared at Shen Santong.

Feng Xiaogang was eating his food by himself.

Li Bingbing picked up a peanut.

Wang Baoqiang poured wine into his mouth without saying a word.

Shen Santong nodded at the table: "I'm not interested in making money, I just want the audience to see that domestic films are not bad."

"You are not qualified to talk about domestic films. Graduate first. When we were making movies, you wet the bed?"

Wang Zhonglei sneered, "Four million, take the money and leave."

"Boss Wang, your words are meaningless. To be honest, I look down on you Huayi. You have many circles and channels, and you are in collusion with the Hong Kong circle, making the industry a mess."

Shen Santong got up and left.

Damn, I wanted to buy "Crazy Supermarket", but Shen Santong wouldn't sell it even if you offered 10 million.

He wanted to gain industry points with this play, which has strategic purposes.

If he wants to make money, he can just hoard houses.

"Mr. Wang, the people that President Han invited can't leave like this, right? Can I see them off?" Li Bingbing asked when he saw that Wang Zhonglei looked unhappy.

"I'll go and take a look too." Wang Baoqiang followed.

"This dog eats a lot."

Wang Zhonglei looked at the tray in front of Shen Santong, which was a pile of bones.

Most of the food on the table went into the other person's stomach, and he still wanted him to pay.

He wanted to buy out "Supermarket", and promoting "A World Without Thieves" was just a cover.

After reading the script, I asked Wang Baoqiang about the crew situation.

I thought this project would definitely be profitable, but I didn't expect Shen Santong to give me any face at all.

10 month 16 day.

The editing of "Supermarket" was completed much faster than scheduled.

Two other trailers were also released, but Shen Santong was not in a hurry to release them or submit them for review.

Instead, he released the single "Dimple" on the Internet, along with a sad story.

(End of this chapter)