Rebirth of the Tech Madman

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How do you feel? Tang Huan casually asked Jiang Zhiqiang, general manager of Xiangjiang Cinema Group, who was following behind as he walked out of the screening room. ~~щww~suimеng~lā

The story is mediocre, but it's very flavorful, passionate enough, and has a little bit... Jiang Zhiqiang considered the words, and finally said: Romanticism.

After confirming that this is what he wanted, Tang Huan smiled loudly, I call this type a hero who spills blood.

Wu Yusen, who was walking at the back, had been nervously watching the reactions of the big bosses who could decide the fate of his works. He was relieved when he heard Tang Huan's tone of satisfaction, and he put a label on him.

Can you catch up with the summer vacation? Tang Huan stopped and asked Wu Yusen back.

Yes! When Wu Yusen replied, he felt that he was about to sprinkle his blood as a hero.

Turning his gaze to Jiang Zhiqiang, Tang Huan ordered in a deep voice: Then put this movie as the focus of the summer file, and then enter the process of global release.

Understood. Jiang Zhiqiang scratched his head with a little embarrassment, because after the establishment of Xiangjiang Cinema Group, he had the best film sources in Xiangjiang. In the film schedule for the second half of the year, not to mention those series such as Overlord Flower, Beautiful Girl, Happy Ghost, Zombie, Lucky Star, etc., just heavyweight productions such as Rich Train, Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng, Dao Ma Dan and so on should pay special attention , It’s really hard to take care of anyone specifically. It seems that we need to study the box office big data provided by the computer system.

Tang Huancai ignored his subordinates' worries about happiness, and seeing his assistant waiting in the distance, he walked over and asked, What's the matter?

Ms. Fang Yihua from TVB and Shaw Brothers is waiting for you in the office. The assistant guessed in a low voice, It seems that she wants to invite you to the finals of Miss Xiangjiang.

Miss Xiangjiang and Miss Chinese, two beauty pageants, one old and one new, are really tit-for-tat, and the fight is exhilarating. Tang Huan shook his head with a smile.

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Why, Miss Hu hasn't come back yet? After exchanging a few pleasantries, Fang Yihua seemed to inquire about the news unintentionally.

It should be just these two days. Tang Huan sat down on the sofa comfortably.

People's eyes are used to looking up. After Xiangjiang entered the developed regions of the world, the people were like employees of large listed companies.

but,

Even if Xiangjiang's economic status has improved, people have to maintain their yearning for the world's number one power on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

Under this general trend, in order to calm down the scene, Hu Yinmeng personally took this year's Miss Chinese campaign team to the United States for location shooting. Of course, she also wanted to take a look at the child by the way.

I heard that Sixth Uncle wants to go back to the mainland to visit graves and pay respects to ancestors? Tang Huan asked, turning the subject.

It's really on my mind. Fang Yihua sighed, Tang Sheng must be aware that there will be a lot of things involved in it. After all, it is troublesome. It is estimated that the trip will be soon next year.

Tang Huan nodded slightly, If you need my help, just ask.

I will definitely convey Tang Sheng's wishes. Fang Yihua readily accepted and said, This year's Miss Xiangjiang contest is about to begin. Since Tang Sheng happens to be in Xiangjiang, why don't you go and see the excitement.

It happened to me last year too. If I go again this year, I might be picked on by Hu Yinmeng. Tang Huan replied pointedly.

The fights and squabbles of us little shrimps can't shake the cooperation strategy formulated by Tang Sheng and Sixth Uncle. Fang Yihua said rarely that he picked up the macro theory.

Tang Huan thought for a while, finally nodded and said: Ms. Fang is so caring, how can I not appreciate it.

In fact, Tang Huan originally wanted to say something else, but in the end he swallowed the words back, because he felt that it was not appropriate.

Due to the disagreement on the issue of contract renewal for 5 years, Andy Lau, whom TVB single-handedly promoted, rebelled with the Five Tiger Generals.

This kind of resistance is of course a child's play for TVB, which has gone through ups and downs for more than ten years and has long been flattered or humiliated. It directly adopts various methods of defeating them, and cleans them up to be honest, and hides the most active Andy Lau.

In Tang Huan's view, after all, the times have changed, and such a barbaric method is still adopted, and it is hard to say if it is spread outside. After all, during the TVB Taiwan celebration last November, the star-studded General of the Yang Family released was so enjoyable, how can you turn your face and turn your face? Onlookers are more willing to think that TVB is bullying the small by the big.

In particular, specific issues need to be analyzed in detail. Andy Lau, who became popular from the TV series The Legend of Condor Heroes, has proved that he has great potential in movies. He starred in the two movies Unstoppable Love and Extrajudicial Love, The box office has exceeded tens of millions.

For those who are already very hardworking, there is no need to add such unnecessary obstacles. What's more, on Xiangjiang's side, although Tang Huan has a lot of people available under his command, there are still very few people who can take the lead.

Therefore, the richest man wants to persuade Fang Yihua that there is no need to be so serious, just be a master. But he thought about it again, after all, this is TVB's family business, and intervening rashly may make the other party unable to get off the stage.

You know, in the past few years, Fang Yihua has treated Tang Huan very well. Zhao Yazhi, Zhang Manyu, Xie Ning, etc. have all taken care of him with all their heart. I have to save face, so I should find another way to mention it to Run Run Shaw.

Fang Yihua didn't know that Tang Huan had so many thoughts in his mind in just a few moments. She was very happy to be able to continue to move Mr. Richest Man to the finals of the Miss Xiangjiang campaign as she wished, so she continued to talk about another matter.

Actually, I inquired about Ms. Hu's whereabouts because I wanted to discuss with her about an international film. Before, Ms. Hu and DreamWorks were not very optimistic about this project, so I was a little half-hearted about the progress. As a result, Uncle Six I asked a few times.

Which movie? Tang Huan asked absently. DreamWorks has its own exclusive intelligence, capital, and high-tech backing, and Golden Harvest has Cheng Long, all of which are relied on to enter the international market, but Shaw Brothers has been unable to make up for this shortcoming since the loss of its powerful general Fu Sheng. It should be enough to compete with companies such as Xinyicheng and Debao in Xiangjiang, Baodao and even Southeast Asian markets.

It's Tai-Pan based on James Claver's novel of the same name -- The Big Class. Speaking of which, it has some connections with Tang Sheng's MGM. Fang Yihua explained in detail.

James Claver is an Australian-born, naturalized American novelist, screenwriter and director. His experience is a bit legendary.

In 1940, at the age of 19, James Clavell, who joined the army, was sent to Malaysia to fight the Japanese army. He became a prisoner of war. To the Allies to win the war.

Based on this personal experience, James Clavell created a series of novels called Legends of Asia. Various conflicts and influences.

The first Legend of Asia was King Rat in 1962 - Rat King, set in Singapore; the second was Tai-Pan in 1966 - Tai Pan, set in Xiangjiang.

At the beginning, MGM bought the film adaptation rights of the novel The Big Class for US$500,000, but it was estimated that the filming budget would exceed US$20 million, which was unbearable at the time, so the project was shelved, and the adaptation rights began. The tortuous process of handover.

In the mid-1970s, the right to adapt the film of The Big Class fell into the hands of Run Run Shaw. He planned to make a movie with Universal Pictures with an investment budget of 12 million US dollars, but it did not come true in the end.

The film adaptation rights of The Taipan have recently passed into the hands of Rafaela De Laurentiis, the daughter of the famous Italian film producer Dino De Laurentiis, and also the director of the film adaptation in 1982. One of the investors in the highly successful Conan the Barbarian.

However, Run Run Shaw was still very interested in the project of The Taipan. Because the third part of the Legends of Asia series created by James Clavell, Shōgun - Shogun set in Japan, the novel and film derivatives are very successful, and the novel alone is a few of which sold tens of millions of copies. There are bestsellers.

In addition, after Hong Kong entered the transition period, Hong Kong people inevitably fell into confusion in their own cognition and positioning. The story of The Taipan can reflect the history of Xiangjiang to a certain extent.

Of course, no matter what the idea and purpose, the premise of everything is that The Taipan should be as popular as The Shogun.

But Tang Huan just clearly remembered that in the original time and space, The Big Class was not even popular commercially. .

With this conclusion, Tang Huan turned around and reflected on the possible reasons why The Big Class was not well received, so as to persuade Run Run Shaw not to fall into the pit by foolish tricks, but Fang Yihua took a document and said: The Big Class The main actors of the film have been selected. The male lead is Brian Brown from Australia, and the female lead is Chen Cong, the actress from the Mainland. However, Rafaela De Laurentiis wants to shoot in the Mainland, but there are many difficulties. It’s a great opportunity for us to make a difference.”

Tang Huan glanced over the name Brian Brown, and quickly picked it up. In 1983, he starred in the ABC TV miniseries The Thorn Birds - Thorn Bird, and then won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor: Serial Miniseries and TV Movie and Prime Time Emmy Award for Best Limited Series Supporting Actor nomination and rose to fame in one fell swoop.

However, the fact that an actor of Brian Brown's level can leave an impression on Tang Huan is not because of his so-called achievements, but because of the gossip and anecdotes told by his subordinates to make the boss happy.

When Brian Brown was filming The Thorny Bird in 1983, he met another actress in the play, Rachel Ward, a fellow Australian who was more famous than him. So the man showed his palmistry and predicted that he would have three children. As a result, in that year, Brian Brown embraced the beauty and married Rachel Ward. Picking up girls to this extent is definitely considered a realm.

But Tang Huan didn't laugh because he remembered this anecdote, because he was a little displeased when he saw Chen Cong's name. How did his subordinates arrange it so that this mainland actress who had finally been gilded in the United States fell into a pit, I am still ready to reuse it.

Noticing that Tang Huan's face remained serious for a long time, Fang Yihua couldn't help but feel a sinking heart, quickly stopped talking, and said cautiously: Why, Tang Sheng is not optimistic about this project just like Miss Hu? James Clavell's The Shogun is extremely popular, and The Taipan catches up with this trend, so it shouldn't be far behind.

I can understand Uncle Six's plan to use the story of The Great Pan to reflect the historical origin of today's Xiangjiang from the side. Tang Huan said slowly: The Taiwan should belong to the type of adventure, but I learned from it 2000 Judging from the multi-million dollar budget, the cast, and insisting on filming in mainland China, etc., it may be difficult to achieve the desired effect and arouse the interest of Western audiences.

Dreamworks' Once Upon a Time series trilogy has performed well in the United States, and it has been released on home video for a while. Do you think that it also shows this novel oriental historical scene in the late Qing Dynasty? Rafaela De Laurenti Can they do better than us Chinese?

Will Once Upon a Time be too high for Western audiences to The Taipan? Fang Yihua mused to herself worrying about gains and losses.

The essence of the story of The Taipan is actually centered on Westerners, to explore the East, hunt for treasures, and embrace beautiful women. Tang Huan said with a little sarcasm: The Shogun set in Japan was a great success. It's easy to understand, isn't Madame Butterfly, an exotic love affair between the United States and Japan, also very popular in the world, and Japan always likes to worship at the feet of the strong. If you say that Xiangjiang has a successful exotic love Suzi Huang's The World can be used as a reference, but there are still differences. The Taipan is set against the background of the Opium War, and the heroine in it is in love with Western speculators, which may be difficult for mainland critics to accept.

This is just a small problem, and there are more important problems. The Opium War has long been settled, but I guess filmmakers such as Rafaela de Laurentiis definitely don't need to spend energy to express this in The Big Pan , It is likely to be replaced by China's arrogance and insidiousness at that time, and the wisdom and bravery of Western explorers.

Seeing that Fang Yihua wanted to defend himself, Tang Huan waved his hand and interrupted: This is a difference in the way of thinking between Xiangjiang and the mainland who have been wandering abroad for a long time. Uncle Liu should be able to understand the subtlety of it. As for what he wants to do through The Taipan reflects the history of Xiangjiang, and the effect may not be ideal. So my opinion is, stop the loss and get out.

After being analyzed by Tang Huan, Fang Yihua couldn't sit still, and quickly stood up and said, I'm going to convey Tang Sheng's opinion.

(to be continued.)