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Chapter 289 Transnational Cooperation

Chapter 289 Transnational Cooperation
"In 04, the war masterpiece "Flying the Flag of Taiji" produced by us and directed by Jiang Digui set a historical record of 1160 million movie viewers!"

"Of course, the one that China is most familiar with is probably Bong Joon-ho's "Monster on the Han River" in 06..."

In order to dispel the worries of the seven-gold film star in front of him, Li Shanggeun said straight to the point: "Once again we broke the box office record set by us. 1300 million viewers entered the theater and became the highest-grossing film in Korean film history."

"The box office of "War of the Dragon" in 07 was 500 billion won, and it was screened on more than 2000 screens in North American theaters..."

"The Chaser directed by Na Hongjin in 08 had a box office of 350 billion won and 500 million viewers..."

"Especially in 09, when South Korea, China and Japan co-created the long-running epic masterpiece "Red Cliff", it was released and won a box office of 5500 billion won. Since then, the transnational cooperation has officially begun."

Ding Cheng listened to several familiar names, Han River Monster... the pursuers liked it very much, it was really good.

Chibi?

Seeing that the director still wanted to continue, he waved his hand and interrupted: "There is no doubt about the strength of your company, otherwise it would be impossible to find me."

Putting down the information, he stared at the other party with interest, and tentatively said: "Transnational cooperation is not impossible. As long as the script is good, we can discuss anything."

"but……"

Seeing Li Shanggen's happy face, he asked, "To be honest, I don't know much about your country's film industry. Could you give me a brief introduction first?"

Li Shanggen took a deep breath, now is the time to see the truth.

"As a Chinese-American, I have always been concerned about the film industries of both countries. This is one of the main reasons why the company chose me to cooperate with you!"

"In 84, the country learned from the painful experience and completely abolished the ghost-like censorship system. In 96, the film classification system was introduced, which greatly eased the shackles on all filmmakers, so it ushered in a blowout development."

Ding Cheng listened attentively, and now that cross-border cooperation has become a matter of time, he never expected that South Korea would be the first one?

"I have to admit that at first we were used to copying Hollywood, and even plagiarized and worshiped old-fashioned Hong Kong movies..."

Li Shangen suddenly stopped his long speech and went straight to the topic: "For a successful movie, it depends on three aspects."

"The first is the director...the second is the script..."

"The third is the outstanding performance of the actors."

"You may not know that in our country, it is very difficult to work as a film and television director, even as difficult as going through ninety-nine and eighty-one difficulties!"

Seeing that Ding Cheng was curious, he explained: "If you want to become a director, you can only go through two ways: the first is to go to a professional university. Take the Advanced Film and Television College of Central University that I graduated from as an example. A minimum of four short films is required."

"The average shooting cost of each short film is more than 600 million won, which needs to be raised by the students themselves."

"So much?" Ding Cheng was a little surprised. Even if the South Korean won is not worth much, it would still cost 4 to [-] RMB, right?

"This is just the beginning!" Li Shangen said earnestly: "After the work is shot, at least one of the three conditions must be met in order to graduate: at least one short film has been shortlisted in the three major film festivals of Cannes, Berlin, and Venice!"

"At least one short film has won awards at film festivals of the same level as Busan, Tokyo, and Shanghai!"

"The third one may be simpler, to be able to make a feature film that will be shown in theaters!"

After listening to Ding Cheng, he was in awe. If the first two conditions were placed in our country, I am afraid that 80.00% of the directors who have become directors are now unqualified!
Li Shanggen took a sip of tea and continued: "Graduating through hard work is only the first step. You still need to start doing chores in the crew, then camera, and finally assistant director and director assistant..."

"I still have to keep finding and writing scripts by myself. Only after I succeed can I be called a director."

Ding Cheng suddenly realized that the threshold of others was inside!
The process of entering the industry is so difficult, which leads to the solid overall quality and average level of Korean directors. Is this why they rarely have bad movies?
In contrast, in China, as long as there is money, anyone can be a director.A famous writer can be a director, an actor can also be a director if he is popular, and the coal boss is free, so he wants to be a director?
I think of a joke in "Old Paoer" teasing the entertainment industry: All the actors are going to be directors, so I can only be an actor.

"The so-called World Cup directors in our country are basically very low-yield, and only one work will be produced in four or five years. It's not that they are inefficient, but they are very pragmatic."

"Especially for the script, I spend a lot of time scrutinizing and polishing it. I will only start filming when it is irreversible. Otherwise, I won't rest assured."

"Not only directors, successful film and television companies are also very pragmatic, they will only invest in directors who are down-to-earth and can write scripts..."

"Not to mention the actors, even the top ones, the salary will not exceed 600 million yuan at most, and the cost of the entire movie must not exceed one-tenth."

"Of course, in the end, it is the local audience, who support their own country's films with real money. I still remember that "Star Wars 15", which was released in 7, was shut down by us when it was crazy at the box office in other parts of the world."

"On the contrary, "Himalayan", which was released on the same day, won the box office champion in the same period, so..."

Ding Cheng nodded. I heard that there are very few pirated copies in foreign countries. If you want to watch a movie, you must buy a ticket, or at least buy a DVD. If our country can eliminate pirated copies...

Li Shanggen looked at Ding Cheng thoughtfully, took out his trump card, handed over the script with both hands, and said seriously: "This is my greatest sincerity!"

Ding Cheng took it with both hands, and said ten thousand words, this is the fundamental.

Open the first page, there are four words on it:
Extreme escape?

"It's called EXIT in English!" Li Shangen said excitedly, "A film about extreme sports. I've seen you play Fierce Fighting and Killing the Wolf. It's definitely the best choice."

Ding Cheng smiled and began to act the script, which became more and more interesting, and couldn't help asking: "Did you write this yourself?"

"Please give me more advice." Li Shanggen said with a serious face, bowing slightly: "I had an idea in college, but unfortunately the environment was not suitable at that time, and it has been delayed until now."

"Maybe you don't know that the screenwriter has a very high status on the set, even no less than the director's right to speak. Because it is the soul of the entire process, especially the TV drama industry. With the feedback from the audience, the plot and even the characters will be adjusted in time to better Grasp the audience's preferences well."

"The screenwriter's position can account for more than 50% of the TV station's decision-making weight. No matter how big a director or actor is, they can't modify the script without authorization. They have a lot of say in every aspect of selecting actors, determining the title of the play, and marketing and promotion."

Ding Cheng nodded secretly, it really is so!
Seeing that Ding Cheng was interested, Li Shanggen also expressed the professionalism of the company by introducing: "The three major broadcasting and TV companies are used to signing contracts for 50 to [-] episodes at a time, and A-level screenwriters can immediately get about [-]% of the advance payment."

"For super-first-line screenwriters, they can even sign contracts with more than two TV stations or companies at the same time, and the remuneration for a single episode is much higher than that of PD and main actors."

"For example, our company's screenwriting team has signed 30 senior screenwriters all year round. Even the three recognized TV companies Green Snake, Sanhe, and PAN Entertainment have only 15, 25, and [-] screenwriters."

"The important project is the screenwriter-centered system, and all the company's resources are configured and scheduled around the core screenwriter..."

“整个行业只有300名注册编剧,特级才15个、A级20个、B 级也才70个人。也就是说,能够主导创作并署名的编剧只有100名!”

(End of this chapter)

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