Rebirth of the Entertainment Master

Wu Zixu said: "He called and said he was not feeling well, so he didn't come here."

"Not feeling well? This is too coincidental."

Xiao Yunhai knew that the other party must have something more important than "Battle of the Red Cliff", so he casually found a reason to prevaricate.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yunhai and Wu Zixu looked at each other and revealed a tacit smile at the same time.

After a while, the actors of "Battle of the Red Cliff" appeared in the hall one after another.

It was not easy for everyone to have a chance to get together, so naturally the conversation was very lively.

Not long after, all the celebrity guests invited by Wu Zixu also arrived.

Xiao Yunhai saw that most of them were people he knew.

Seeing that it was almost eight o'clock, Jiang Chengdong, the person in charge of the theater, came to the hall and said, "Gentlemen, ladies, friends, thank you for coming to our Yanjing New China Cinema to participate in the premiere of "Battle of the Red Cliff". It's almost time now, let's go together."

Naturally, everyone would not have any objections, and followed Jiang Chengdong to a luxurious screening hall, where there were already many media reporters and film critics, and some lucky movie fans behind.

The movie starts soon.

From the beginning, it was a battle between Cao Jun and Liu Jun for attacking and defending the city.

Cao Jun's thousands of arrows rained down from the sky, the arrows shone with a cold light, and hit the shields of the soldiers in the city, making a piercing sound. Just this one shot attracted the attention of the audience.

A senior film critic sighed: "Amazing. The pictures are exquisite, majestic, and the special effects are perfect. Even the trajectory of the arrow rain across the air is clearly presented in front of us. It is really a masterpiece." ah."

The editor-in-chief of a magazine said: "I dare say that this shot is at least worth millions. There is no way, who makes Yunhuang the magic and dreamy helm? With him participating in the movie, the special effects will naturally not have any special effects." question."

After three consecutive salvos, a general raised his spear, opened his eyes wide, and shouted loudly: "Attack".

With an order, tens of thousands of soldiers braved the rain of arrows from the city wall, held up their shields and ladders, and rushed up.

For this one scene alone, Xiao Yunhai used thousands of soldiers to participate in the performance, and others used special effects to create it, but the shock it brought to the audience cannot be described in words.

A movie fan stared at the screen without blinking, his face was flushed, and he murmured: "This is war. The cold wars I saw before are simply rubbish. It was like this at the beginning, and then Wouldn't the battle be more exciting."

His friend said: "That's right. This movie is simply amazing. Although the ticket price of 50 yuan is a bit high, it is still very worthwhile compared to those junk movies."

The reporter sitting next to him heard what the fans said, and secretly thought: "It seems that "Battle of the Red Cliff" is going to be a big hit. Also, if this quality doesn't get good results, it's really unreasonable."

The 5-minute war finally ended with Cao Jun's victory.

"it is good."

"clap clap"

There was warm applause and cheers in the theater.

Xiao Yunhai said to the joyful Wu Zixu: "Director Wu, "Battle of the Red Cliff" was a success. Congratulations, you have produced another good movie."

Wu Zixu smiled and said: "This is thanks to the great assistance of Magic Dream, otherwise, this effect would not have been achieved at all. The subsequent battle scene is much more intense than it, so there should be no problem, and I can be regarded as a real Take it easy."

The following plot is similar to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Cao Cao vowed to send his troops south, but was blocked by ministers. The emperor was cowardly and could only watch his loyal ministers be killed by Cao Cao.

Then Liu Bei was defeated by Cao Cao and fled to Jiangdong with [-] people. Zhao Zilong rode the savior alone, Zhang Fei fought against Chang Banpo, Zhuge Liang's tongue battle against Confucianism and other dramas were staged one after another.

When Zhou Yu, played by Xiao Yunhai, appeared on the stage, his handsome appearance, elegant temperament, and graceful demeanor attracted countless female fans' eyes, making her boyfriends envious and jealous.

When "Battle of the Red Cliff" was being released in full swing in Xinhua theaters across the country, Minister of Culture Liang Qianqiu and Vice Minister Xiao Yuanyang sat together with the bosses of more than 20 large film companies in the conference room of the Ministry of Culture.Among them were Xue Tianhua who was not feeling well and Xiao Yunhai's father-in-law Zhao Mingsheng.

Liang Qianqiu glanced around, stopped on Zhao Mingsheng's face, nodded slightly as a greeting, and then said: "Everyone is amazing, you actually bypassed our Ministry of Culture and directly sent a proposal to the No. [-] chief It is indeed a good method. But in doing so, have you taken our Ministry of Culture into consideration? It’s just playing the piano indiscriminately.”

Having said this, Liang Qianqiu was furious and slapped the table directly.

Yesterday morning, Liang Qianqiu and Xiao Yuanyang were called to the office by Chief No. 30, and showed them the copy signed by more than [-] executives of the film and television company. Looking at the cold sweat.

As the first and second leaders of the Ministry of Culture, they certainly understand that the consequences of this proposal have far exceeded the scope of China, and may even affect the entertainment industry of the entire world.

After watching, Liang Qianqiu and Xiao Yuanyang looked at each other, and saw the shock and worry in each other's eyes at the same time, you must know that the financial groups behind those theaters are not easy to deal with.If one is bad, it may cause a big earthquake.

Liang Qianqiu put the proposal back on the table and asked, "Sir, what do you mean?"

Chief No. [-] said with a solemn expression: "I have had someone conduct a secret investigation, and what I found is basically the same as what was said above. Chief No. [-] and I agree that the profit ratio between theaters and producers has indeed seriously affected Huaxia. The development of the film must be corrected. I know that behind these theaters there is a very large network of relationships, even your relatives are involved, but I believe you will be able to handle it well."

"I hope that within three months, the ratio of theaters and producers in the first week will change to 55:45 in the first week, 40:60 in the second week, 30:70 in the third week, and 20:80 in the fourth week. :[-], understand?"

Liang Qianqiu and Xiao Yuanyang endured the turmoil in their hearts, and said in unison: "Yes, sir."

After returning to the Ministry of Culture, the two looked at the proposal on the table with sad faces.

Chapter 944

After discussing for a whole day, they came up with a plan and secretly called the company bosses who had signed the proposal.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Liang Qianqiu continued: "Congratulations, your proposal has successfully attracted the attention of Chief No. 50.00. Yesterday, the chief was busy with his schedule, so he made a special trip for Vice Minister Xiao and me to take the This task that may cause a major earthquake in the world's film industry has been entrusted to us, and we are required to increase your profit ratio in the first week by [-] percentage points at one time, reaching [-]%. It is inconvenient for the government to take action on this matter. It is said that the person who tied the bell needs to be untied. Since you caused the incident, then you can talk about how to get those theaters to agree to your proposal."

After hearing that he could get 50.00% of the box office share in the first week, all the bosses had a gleam of joy on their faces.

Chu Heng, the boss of Brilliant Film Company, said: "Minister Liang, Deputy Minister Xiao, first of all, we want to apologize to you two. We did not notify you in advance, but we brought the matter to Chief No. [-], which made the work of the two very passive. The reason We did this because we know very well that there are very powerful forces behind these theater chains, and the two of you will feel very embarrassed whether you deal with it or not, so everyone made such a decision."

Xiao Yuanyang waved his hand and said: "Okay, it's useless to say these things. The time given by the chief is very tight, and we must complete the matter beautifully within three months. If you have any ideas, you can directly talk about it. Now that you've reached this point, don't hide it anymore. Mr. Chu, you speak first."

Chu Hengdao: "There are four major theater chains in China, namely Starlight, Huafon, Hundred Flowers, and the most powerful New China Cinema. The government gave them the regulation that they can only show movies, and they cannot establish a film company to produce movies, so as not to cause damage. Monopoly. At this point in time, this regulation is definitely far-sighted. We are the ones who make the movies and belong to the source. Without us, they would have no movies to play. Therefore, as long as we join hands and demand 50.00% of the five at the same time If there is no profit share, then they basically have no choice but to compromise. I think that as long as it lasts for a month, Chinese movie fans will definitely be dissatisfied with the theater, and the government will have a reason to take action."

Xue Tianhua interjected: "President Chu is right. Without our film supply, theaters can only go to Northwest Wind. It is undoubtedly a dream to fill such a big gap by introducing foreign films. The key to the whole thing is The question of whether we can be united. The things that small and medium-sized Hollywood film companies did at the beginning were due to internal rifts, which led to the failure of success. Therefore, we must not make the same mistake. No matter whether the theater chain threatens or lures us, we must not let go. "

The other bosses nodded, and at the same time looked at Liang Qianqiu and Xiao Yuanyang who were sitting on the rostrum.

Liang Qianqiu said with a smile: "It's really a hero who sees the same thing. The Chinese system is very different from that of the United States. Their government is to serve those big capitalists and big consortia, while our government is to serve the people. , the power is relatively concentrated, which gives us a lot of room for manipulation. Although Mr. Chu's method will cause heavy damage to the film industry in a short time, it will be beneficial to the future of the film. I I want to know, what will happen to you after the profit ratio is changed?"

Shen Le, the boss of Yuele Film and Television, said excitedly: "Minister Liang, as long as we can change the profit ratio, the blockbuster films that our film companies have kept for a long time will dare to launch one after another. I don't know about others, but we Yuele can do it this year Spend 50 billion to make a movie."

Chu Heng said: "That's right. We have bought a lot of excellent scripts over the years, but the cost is too high to dare to shoot. You must know that a movie with more than one billion yuan must reach 25 billion at the box office to recover the cost. Who has Dare to touch those blockbusters. However, if the profit quota is really changed to 50.00% five, then we even dare to start shooting two movies at the same time."

"That's right. We'll invest more, too."

"The profit of 50.00% five in the first week is enough for us to recover the cost."

Everyone talked freely about the blueprint for future movies.

Xiao Yuanyang interrupted everyone, and said: "Everyone, since everyone has made up their minds, then Minister Liang and I will definitely cooperate fully for the future of the film industry. But let's talk ugly before, once your plan is implemented, the inside will If someone handed over a film to theaters because they couldn't bear the pressure or resist the temptation, then our Ministry of Culture won't be polite. Do you understand?"

Chu Heng said: "Deputy Minister Xiao, the Ministry of Culture does not need to do anything about this matter. Whoever dares to betray everyone and rely on everyone's hind legs, our Huaxia film and television industry will never give him any foothold."

Others also joined in.

With the threats from the Ministry of Culture and the big bosses, I believe there should not be any company in it who would dare to risk the world's disgrace and do such a thing.