The interview mainly focused on Hong Kong films, and of course the decline of Hong Kong films was mentioned...

"The decline of Hong Kong films is foreseeable. The power center of the entire Chinese film industry is BJ! The film industry itself is a luxury product and requires a large amount of cash flow to continuously produce films."

"The prosperity of the film industry will naturally produce two scarce resources: great directors and famous actors. How many years has it been since Hong Kong has seen these two resources?"

"Why is Hong Kong cinema in decline?"

"It's not a decline. I think this is what Hong Kong films should be like as a major Chinese film industry. The prosperity of the entire Hong Kong film industry can be traced back to the fact that the entire Shanghai film industry and talents in the 1930s and 1940s were moved to Hong Kong. I think discussing this The question is meaningless. It is better to ask what factors inspired the glory of Hong Kong films from the 1960s to the 1990s. When these factors dissipated one by one, Hong Kong films simply returned to where they should be."

"Then why do you want to establish a branch in Hong Kong?"

Shen Changlin thought for a while and then said: "Because many themes are uniquely made in Hong Kong, such as police and gangster movies, violent action movies... "Slaying the Wolf 2" would never have been released if it hadn't been a Hong Kong film!"

"How many movies does the company make every year?"

"Yes, there is a plan, about three to five films a year, not too many, and the cost is concentrated between 50 million and 80 million, not too high. By the way, I should direct one next year..."

"It was also filmed in Hong Kong?"

"Um…"

"How is the overseas performance of "Sha Po Lang 2"?"

"Basically, it has been released in Southeast Asia. Adding in a box office of more than 3 million US dollars, I think it is very good... and "The Wolf 2", the local box office in Hong Kong is not bad. It exceeded 10 million in ten days of release. It is competing with Netflix Let’s discuss the North American copyright over there…”

"There will be another "Lucky Key" this year, starring Wu Zhenyu and Hu Ge?"

"Yes... I think Brother Hu is so handsome that I should spoil it a bit by letting him play the lowest-level supporting actor in "Lucky Key"..."

"As of now, Changlin Film and Television's box office this year has exceeded 6.5 billion. Is this year's target a box office of 10 billion?"

"...We also have four movies, "The Meg", "Beautiful Heart", "Lucky Key", and "Big Shot: Ice Breaker". The most basic goal is to exceed 10 billion!"

…

Ten billion is the most basic goal!

This year's total box office is predicted to be 35 billion. Excluding imported films, the total box office of domestic movies will be at most 20 billion. If Changlin Film and Television produces and produces tens of billions, it will really account for half of the country!

At least so far in the summer season, all box office and word-of-mouth hits are produced by Changlin Film and Television!

"Treasure Hunting League", an annual hit;

"Can't Tell a Story", a 1.16 billion tear-jerking masterpiece;

"See You Again" has a box office of over RMB 550 million;

"Slaying the Wolf 2"…

Of course there is also "The Meg" which will be released on August 9th...

"The Meg" is very important. If this movie fails, then...all the previous efforts will be wasted. After all, this is a big production with an investment of 160 million US dollars!

Therefore, the second half of the interview was basically about "The Meg"...

"The big topic of Sino-US co-production is actually quite difficult to solve. In the past, so-called co-productions, in addition to top international teams and huge financial resources, the rest were abrupt Chinese elements and endless embarrassing plots... I think it is still the subject matter The reason...because when it comes to nation and civilization, the China in the eyes of foreigners is different from the China in our own eyes. For example, "The Mummy 3" is the most disgusting theater movie I have ever seen! "

""The Mummy 3"? Which one did Li Lianlian play?"

Shen Changlin nodded: "That's it, distorting history and forcibly instilling values... Especially the part where the Terracotta Warriors and Horses were resurrected and started shouting "freedom, freedom, freedom..." It really made me sick... Egypt is ancient Egypt, but China is still China! We, the four ancient civilizations, are still alive. We are still alive, but they don’t take us seriously? Are we trampling on our history and culture like this?”

After a pause, Shen Changlin changed the subject himself: "So, if you want to make a Sino-US co-production, it cannot involve history, culture...either a monster movie or a disaster movie!"

"Then why The Meg?"

"The copyright of "The Meg" is relatively easy to buy. Disney bought the copyright as soon as it was published, and then it was released for ten years. It was no longer popular. The copyright was resold, and no filming was completed after the purchase. The famous director refused in various ways, and eventually it became a hot potato... After "Jaws", there hasn't been a particularly successful big-budget movie about sharks, so it's very risky for me to do this!"

"Then why do it?"

"Because there is no good choice, I want to make a monster movie, focusing on prehistoric monsters. This is the best choice. I discussed it with James Wan and decided to make a version of Jurassic Ocean."

"...Wan Ziren makes horror movies, right?"

"Yes, but he is experienced in staging large scenes. He has previously filmed "Illegal Sanctions". Although the box office was not high, I thought that movie was good. Moreover, "The Meg" focuses on thrillers, which is his specialty. item!"

"So where is the Chinese control over this project?"

“After purchasing the film adaptation rights, our team was responsible for the early concept structure and design, including the initial character settings. After the American screenwriter wrote the script, the Chinese development team and screenwriter then put forward relevant opinions and participated in the script. Revise…"

"The overall filming and production is mainly controlled by James Wan's team at New Line. We decide the casting, and most of it is shot in New Zealand... Because New Zealand has a relatively complete tax rebate policy, the original cost of "The Meg" was US$160 million. After the tax refund is completed, the cost is US$120 million...

In the end, the highlight of Sanya Bay, where megalodons rampaged across the shallow sea and went on a killing spree, with thousands of people appearing at one time, was mainly handled by the Chinese team, including the navy dispatching to kill the megalodons. It was also our idea!"

"What interesting things happened during the shooting?"

Shen Changlin shook his head: "No interesting things, just a lot of nonsense!"

"I'm not kidding, it's a bunch of trivial matters. After the script was released, the producer gave me a thick stack of rules... They are all things that need to be paid attention to in big Hollywood productions. For example, you need to balance the gender ratio and racial ratio of the team in terms of roles. …It’s extremely cumbersome!”

"Really?"

"Of course, why should I lie to you? But this is their rule... So, don't always say that the United States is free to arrange movies. It's free!"

"Then do you think "The Meg" can be successful?"

"...I watched the internal preview and I thought it was pretty good, especially the scene where the megalodon appears. It's quite scary!"

…

No box office forecast…

Who can say for sure about this thing?

The expectations given by Warner are over 500 million US dollars in China, 80 million US dollars in North America, and 300 million US dollars globally...

Reaching this standard will almost recoup the cost.

As for the sequel, it depends on word of mouth and market feedback...

At the end of the interview, the staff sent the interviewer away. Yang Fan and... Zheng Zhihao knocked on the door and walked into Shen Changlin's office.

"...Oh, why are you two here together?" Shen Changlin closed the book, a little surprised...

Yang Fan could tell at a glance that what Shen Changlin was watching was "Hong Kong Movie Romance" by Wei Junzi.

"How did you read this book?"

Shen Changlin shrugged and said indifferently: "What are you doing? Besides, studying Hong Kong movies is very interesting. You see, when Hong Kong movies were prosperous, there was a large inflow of funds from Southeast Asia, Taiwan and even Japan. But again, these foreign films Funding is about making money, not hatching eggs...it's nothing more than spending money on a star, and then using it to make movies for a few days to make money. Isn't it very similar to the current Internet entering the film and television industry?"

“That time and that moment, is it exactly this moment?”

"Yes..." Shen Changlin called his secretary to help them pour tea. After the secretary went out, he asked: "What's wrong?"

"Just a little idea..."

"Say it!"

Zheng Zhihao said: "Dianping, Taopiaopiao and Yupiaoer launched one-yuan movie viewing..."

"Wait a minute, one-yuan movie viewing?"

"...Yes, two for one dollar, one for one dollar... various promotions, don't you know?"

"What the hell, you can watch two movies for one dollar? I wonder why the recent movie box office is so high!"

Shen Changlin searched Dianping and found that there was indeed a ‘movie discount’ event…

Damn, two tickets for one dollar, free of charge!

And the recommendation on the homepage is "Girlfriends"...

I'm talking about how a super bad movie like "Girlfriends" had a box office of over 200 million...

"Should we follow up with some activities?"

"...It's not necessary. You can watch "Ming Moon Heaven" and "Girlfriends" for one dollar, but you haven't done "Slaying the Wolf 2" either. What does that mean? It shows that everyone has requirements for movies..."

"Recently, Yu Piao'er wants to join us in some joint activities, what do you think?"

"Yupiaer...is owned by WeChat?"

"Yes... to be precise, it's owned by Tengxun..."

"Okay, but don't do this kind of one-yuan movie watching. We can't afford it..." Shen Changlin scratched his head: "Our online payment system is mainly Alipay?"

"right…"

"I'm really worried that Alipay is deliberately blocking us..."

"I'm worried too...but WeChat payment is not used much now."

"It's okay, Tengxun will find a way!"

What solution did you think of?
Chapter completed!