Boshei thought about it for a day and finally agreed.
The prospect of video tapes is promising. If he can really get a share of the pie, it would be profitable to own 40% of the shares. What he lacks now is his production ability, which is far inferior to Chen Qi.
Chen Qihui set up a shell company and injected US$600,000 in his name, while Bob Shea paid US$400,000 for a total of US$1 million to establish a new company called "Focus Pictures" - Focus Pictures was also a well-known company in Hollywood in later generations.
Same with Legendary Pictures.
Thereafter, Focus was responsible for video production, distribution and television channels.
"It's impossible for them to order 10 units.
I will make 5 films for them, and then we will stop there. We will distribute the remaining 5 films ourselves. So by this time next year, you should at least have established channels in the greater Los Angeles area. If you fail to do so, this company
There is no need for the company to exist.”
"I understand!"
Bob Shea added: "We can't pay for it ourselves. We need Brown to advance part of the funds and shoot two movies first. I will talk to him!"
"Well, that coincides with this!"
Chen Qi smiled, handed over a piece of paper and said, "This is the film list, take a look!"
Bob Shea took it over and took a look. It was written in English, including "Forbidden Room 2 and 3", "The Shock", "Cannibal", "Orange Is the New Black 1 and 2", "Sweetheart" and "The Amityville Horror 123".
Each film has a brief introduction:
"Shock" tells the story of a beautiful girl who was infected with an unknown virus after a one-night stand. Her body changed little by little, her body temperature dropped, her skin rotted, and she became moody. She had to hide at home and killed her neighbors who were doing bad things.
——In the end, she turned into a zombie. Her parents happened to come to see her, but when they opened the door, they saw their daughter's bloody mouth.
"Cannibal" is a mockumentary that tells the story of a group of people who went on an adventure in the forest and discovered a primitive tribe of cannibals, and were eaten one by one.
"Sweetheart" tells the story of a little girl whose sister was raped and killed by several men. She set up a trap in a house, used herself as bait, and killed them all to take revenge.
"Orange Is the New Black" A group of women fight with their breasts exposed.
"The Amityville Horror" A family moves into a new home and is constantly haunted. By the way, there are always people who make a fortune from the two films "The Blair Witch Project" and "The Haunting of Hill House". Yes, these two films cost very little, but the former cost
8 million US dollars in publicity fees, and the latter spent more than 10 million US dollars.
In short, the ten films include gore, violence, pornography, weirdness, and standard B-movie templates. And most of the scenes take place indoors and are low-cost, except for "Cannibal".
Bob Shea asked: "The scene of "Cannibal" is set in a forest. Is there a tropical forest in Hong Kong?"
"We can go to Thailand to shoot, the cost is lower there."
"Which five films should I keep?"
"Give them "Forbidden City 2 and 3", "Cannibal" and "Orange Is the New Black", and leave it to us to distribute it ourselves. Also, if it goes to theaters through your current channels, what do you think the results will be?"
"A movie can earn tens of thousands of dollars."
Bob Shea was a little embarrassed and explained: "American B-level movies also have high investment, with a film costing more than 1 million U.S. dollars, and movie theaters like that will also ask for it. Mainstream theaters like us don't like it, and only colleges and universities
, only drive-in theaters will show these.”
"Well, okay. Then we will do as we agreed."
Chen Qi nodded.
The reason why these five films were chosen for sale was because the level of nudity was relatively high and they had to be produced by Hong Kong people. The remaining five films had little nudity and were at most bloody, so he wanted to find mainland filmmakers.
Although the mainland has quickly entered the era of dancing demons, it has not really made any pornographic films. It is more like a cult film, and the nudity is covered up.
After Bo Xie left, Chen Qi rarely had time to spare.
He is only waiting for two pieces of news now, one is the official release of the domestic film reform document, and the other is the Golden Horse Awards.
The Olympic Games are over, and the two places are communicating about the champion's visit to Hong Kong. The British Hong Kong government is obstructing it, not the visit to Hong Kong, but the date: the mainland hopes to visit Hong Kong during the National Day. The British Hong Kong government feels that it is too shameful.
Are you celebrating your return?
It doesn't matter what happened to Chen Qi.
Now he was sitting in the office, flipping through the script of "A Better Tomorrow". Wei Jiahui was very good at writing, and the writing was pretty good. After reading it, he called Zhuang Cheng: "Have the Golden Horse nominations been announced? It will be in October, too
It’s been a long time!”
"Forget it, there is a film for you. You can find Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung, or Man Tsz-leung to star in it. The director can be whoever you want."
He hung up the phone and didn't take it seriously.
It doesn't matter whether "A Better Tomorrow" succeeds or not, as long as it doesn't lose money.
"Dingle bell!"
The phone rang, and Gu Weili's voice came out: "Boss, it's time for you to go to the airport!"
"knew!"
Chen Qi immediately got up and went out.
In the next room, the two of them listened to the sound of his leather shoes and walked further and further away. Jiang Zhiqiang asked: "What should we call the boss's wife? Should we call her Mrs. Chen?"
"Shit! You should change your mind as soon as possible. Mainland lesbians have their own names. Just call them Sister Gong Xue."
Gu Weili suddenly came up with the topic and said: "I didn't think so before. After joining the organization, I really felt that Hong Kong was very feudal. Women lose their names when they get married. They are called too. Everyone is looking forward to marrying a rich man. If you don't have a name, you won't have any status."
I don’t mind, isn’t it just my former concubine? She’s not even as good as a concubine.”
"It's the same in the United States. Many American women take their husband's surname when they get married."
"Hong Kong used to take the husband's surname too!"
Gu Weili shook her head and said, "No wonder the boss always says that we live in a semi-feudal and semi-colonial society!"
A plane landed at Kai Tak Airport.
Gong Xue got off the plane with her bag, received her luggage, and walked out in high heels. She wore a floral skirt, tied her hair behind her head with a handkerchief, and wore sunglasses. She had a style that combined Chinese and Western styles.
She already knows how to match it herself.
At the end of August, she went to the Venice Film Festival with the crew of "Under the Bridge". She didn't win the award, but she was very happy. She also went abroad and visited Italy, France, Germany, and the United States.
Historically, she actually often visited Japan, and also acted in a co-production drama "Unknown Name", which also included Yuko Tanaka, who was Ashin.
Japanese media calls her "China's Keiko Matsuzaka"
As a result, now I am following Chen Qi. The movie "Life is Beautiful" has become unpopular with some Japanese people. The Ministry of Culture is also afraid of trouble and never arranges for Gong Xue to visit Japan.
"Archie!"
Gong Xue stood on the side of the road and waited for a while. She saw a Mazda driving over and waved happily. Chen Qi got out of the car, stretched her thin waist and hugged the person in a circle.
"Oh! Put me down, everyone is watching!"
"Who's watching?"
Chen Qi turned around and saw Xiao Mo and Xiao Yang smiling as if they were meeting their own mothers.
"Get in the car, I've made all the arrangements!"
The two of them got into the back seat and he said: "There is a play called "Why Do You Have Me", and you happen to be staying in Hong Kong for a while."
"What are you talking about?"
Chapter completed!