At this moment, Li Yuan didn't even know that his reputation in Hong Kong was extremely popular.

In fact, it doesn't matter if he knows. Li Yuan is already so busy that he can't take care of it at all. Who will care about those bad things in Hong Kong?

The crew of "Infernal Affairs" has basically completed its preliminary preparations and will soon start filming. It is expected to be released in the summer.

This should be admitted. At this time, Hong Kong's film industry was quite developed and there were many talents in various positions, so the efficiency was particularly high.

In addition, all the funds for "Infernal Affairs" have been secured. This is a large-scale film fully invested by Metaverse. The production budget of the film is HK$6.5 million, and the publicity budget is HK$1.5 million. Ahem.

Don't think that the money is very little. In the original version of "Infernal Affairs", the dream team composed of a group of movie stars cost only 20 million Hong Kong dollars to shoot. Of course, Andy Lau acted for free, which was counted as an investment.

That was already ten years later. The salary of these stars has increased at least five times, and the salary of the movie stars has increased nearly ten times. The actual cost of the crew is really not much, and the inflation of ten years has to be taken into account.

If you don't believe it, you can watch the original version of "Infernal Affairs". In fact, there aren't many expensive special effects scenes.

McDull's movie project "The McDull Story" has also started. The production budget is HK$850,000 and the publicity budget is HK$500,000. Ahem.

The operation of this project was even simpler, and it was packaged for production by Magic Film Studio. Hong Kong provided the creative story, and Meiying Studio provided the animation production team. They also secured a spot for a co-production.

Don't think that 850,000 Hong Kong dollars is very small in this era. During the period when the mainland was short of foreign exchange, it was enough to handle the affairs of 3 million soft currency.

As introduced before, if the film company approves an animated film project, it will only give you 1.8 million. That is enough to produce an animated feature film.

What should you do if you don’t have enough money? Salad!

For example, in the cartoon "Lotus Lantern", after the last episode was filmed, it became a eunuch. How many children at that time were yelling at mmp! (laughing and crying)

Later, the American Film Studio finally sold the iron and raised funds to shoot "Part 2", which created the final glory of the domestic old cartoons and also completely brought down the American Film Studio. It will not be until around 2002 that "Nezha: The Devil Boy Descends"

Only with the emergence of "World" can domestic animated movies make a comeback.

Moreover, in this cooperation, all the box office in the mainland will be owned by American studios and film companies. You can produce an animated movie without spending a penny? What is there to be dissatisfied about?

In fact, Xie Liwen and Mak Jiabi are also very satisfied. The production team of Laomei Film Studio is very famous all over the world. Especially the classic movie "Havoc in Heaven" and the recent "Tales from Heaven".

It is definitely not comparable to the masters such as Disney and Hayao Miyazaki, but what is missing is the talent of that master. To produce an animation master like Mr. Wan Laiming also depends on luck.

In the field of hand-drawn animation, Meiying Studio is truly worthy of no one. Others are simply not enough for their few fingers. It was not until the emergence of three-dimensional animation production that it was slowly eliminated by the times.

Instead, watch the first few installments of the original "McDull" series? To be fair - the content is really exciting, but is this a crappy scene?

Are all the junk products from the American Film Studio better than this crappy picture?

Since the animation production cycle is relatively long, "McDull Story" is scheduled to be released during the Spring Festival next year.

Interestingly, considering the 1 million that the rights management company is about to pay, this project has almost paid back?

However, apart from these two projects, the horoscopes for other projects have not been revealed yet.

The first thing is which theater chain should I go to?

What I am talking about here must be Hong Kong cinema chains. Currently, Hong Kong is still the most important ticket market, and it is impossible to give up for the time being.

Currently, there are three major commercial cinema lines in Hong Kong. The original cinema lines of Princess Golden and Deborah were actually the same one. Princess Golden was sold to Deborah, and Deborah was sold to a new owner.

Huang Jiaojiao has already said hello to Boss Lei from Golden Princess and Boss Pan from Debao, asking them to tell them that the new boss of this theater chain will still give them face. At least the first few movies will be released here.

There is no problem with the cinema lines.

But this is not a long-term solution. We will definitely need a long-term partner in the future.

Of course, it is impossible to acquire theater chains. How can one be a high-ranking successor?

The other is, who should we look for to co-produce these films? In other words, which mainland film studio should we look for? Since we are in Beijing now, the first thing we should consider is of course the Beijing Film Studio.

…

On this day, Li Yuan had made an appointment, and he was about to leave for the Beijing Film Studio, but suddenly an angry young man blocked the door...

"Yuanzi, and you Erlang. You bastards, you have been in the capital for so long, and you don't even know to come to school to see me?"

He didn't know how long Wu Yongping had been holding it in. It wasn't until he returned home during the winter vacation that he found out from his mother Qi Xiumei that Li Yuan and his second brother Wu Yongan had gone to the capital? And they had completely forgotten about the elder man. It was even more annoying.

What’s more, they are actually planning to make a movie? It’s so fun, but even labor and management don’t know about it?

Li Yuan smiled and raised his hand, and quickly moved the trouble to the east: "Da Lang, you have to go to Er Lang for this matter. I have ordered him."

Wu Yongan looked like a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water: "I have forgotten about him a long time ago. I will advertise for me, and he will talk about his love. Isn't this great!"

Wu Yongping's face was full of grief and anger, and he yelled: "You are still in love? Didn't you know that is the Polytechnic University?"

"Brother, no one stopped you from taking the Nortel exam at that time? I think the female college students there are pretty good. Hehe."

"Damn it! Have you even been to Nortel?"

"What's so weird about Nortel? In a few days, I want to go to the Chinese Theater. Yes! I want to film the mother-in-law."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Erlang, has your hair grown evenly?"

"I want you to take care of it? I'm happy to. Hehe."

"Fuck! It makes you happy! Labor and management can't beat you to death today!"

"Hey! A college student hit someone——!"

"..."

The two brothers started fighting again. So when they went to the Beijing Film Studio, Li Yuan gave some benefits and brought Wu Yongping with him...

The current Beijing Film Studio is still at the old factory site. There are many studios and many scenic streets here.

Because the location here is so good, it will be developed into real estate in the future. The offices were merged into China Film Group Corporation, and the film and television base was moved to Fengtai. Even the Hollywood film "Kill Bill" was built in the new film and television base.

It has also become a local tourist attraction.

So later Cui Yongyuan and Cui Cannon once fired - Changying Factory has turned into a real estate development company?

In fact, this is incorrect. Which film group is not developing real estate? (Laughing and crying)

China Film, Shanghai Film, West Film, Pearl Film are all like this. A huge photography base that was originally located in a busy city, coupled with a large number of movie theaters in the best city entrances? Only idiots would ignore their property values, right?

However, after entering the Beijing Film Studio, Wu Yongping was like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden?

Okay! In the 1984 version of "Dream of Red Mansions", many scenes were indeed shot here. But your uncle doesn't have to go "wtf, wtf, wtf..." all the time, right?

Fortunately, the leader of Beijing Film Studio showed up in time: "Welcome, Comrade Xiao Li. You are welcome to come and guide us. We at Beijing Film Studio are all looking forward to it, and we are very willing to start cultural exchanges with our friends in Hong Kong..."

Nowadays, the major film studios are having a hard time. Even the Beijing Film Studio is waiting for the rice to come out of the pot, just hoping to cheat... Bah, bah, I got a sum of foreign exchange by cheating. I heard that the grandsons of the American Film Studio have already cheated

When it comes to a deal, of course our Beijing Film Studio will have to cheat a little more.

However, on the surface, the reception at Beijing Film Studio was very warm. Not only many leaders came, but also many old artists accompanied us.

After the greetings, Li Yuan quickly revealed his purpose: "Dear leaders, we currently have three projects that we would like to cooperate with your factory. The first project is..."

After briefly introducing the basic situation of the three projects, Li Yuan continued: "Currently, what our metaverse needs is the following two things: one is the qualification for co-production."

"There is no problem with this. Of course, the script needs to be reviewed by superiors, and there cannot be any bad content." The leader of Beijing Film Studio made the decision on the spot.

If it can't even qualify for a co-production, how can it be called a major domestic company? Besides, there is also the issue of mainland release. After all, it is always good to make more money.

"Another point is that we need comprehensive cooperation from Beijing Film Studio. This includes the selection of mainland actors, preparation of the crew, and other aspects. If your technology does not meet the requirements, you can also explain it in advance and we can dispatch it from Hong Kong.

The staff came to provide guidance. But one thing needs to be explained - the shooting must be in accordance with our requirements."

At this time, someone asked: "Xiao Li, are you using an all-inclusive model? Including the studio and the service?"

"Yes! It's best to give a package price and a production cycle plan."

"Is that paying in foreign currency?"

"Of course. We'll pay all in foreign currency. Can we pay in Hong Kong dollars?"

The atmosphere is so relaxed. In the production model of domestic co-productions, there is also this external contracting model. For example, "The Last Emperor" directed by the famous Italian director Bertolucci, which has won the Oscar for Best Picture and other awards, has many scenes.

and logistics services are contracted by mainland film companies.

And this outsourcing model is quite flexible. There are some that rent equipment and venues, and some that are half-inclusive and full-inclusive. In the future, many folk wild directors will rely on this model to start their creations, otherwise they will not even be able to find a camera.

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There is also the construction of film and television bases. Everyone in the Grand View Garden should know that there are several throughout the country, just for the filming of "A Dream of Red Mansions". The Northwest Film and Television Base is even more famous. Films such as "New Longmen Inn" and "A Westward Journey" are all in

It was filmed there. Many crews from Hong Kong and Taiwan will go there to shoot the scenes.

What’s interesting is that this film and television base belongs to the local Writers’ Association? The Writers’ Association actually invested in the construction of a place for filming? Mr. Zhang Xianliang, the chairman of the local Writers’ Association, yes! He is the master of scar literature, the one who made "Half of a Man Is a Woman", known as the most popular in mainland China.

A rich chairman of the Writers Association? (laughing and crying)

So, the Hengdian model has actually already taken shape. Including the current Beijing Film Studio, there are dozens of extras squatting in front of the Beijing Film Studio looking for work or fame?

Of course, there were some political missions at the beginning, but later it was purely for economic interests. As long as you are willing to pay, we dare to shoot any movie for you. At most, it will not pass the review and cannot be released in the mainland.

At this moment, a white-haired old man suddenly asked: "Xiao Li, does the general contractor you are talking about include the director?"

Someone immediately introduced Li Yuan and said, "This is Director Huang, a national first-class director and one of our veteran directors at Beijing Film Studio."

Although he didn't know Director Huang at all, Li Yuan still nodded with a smile: "If the requirements are met, the director can be included."

Before coming, Li Yuan had also inquired about some situations in the mainland.

To be honest, in the field of directing and photography, the mainland has begun to slowly fall behind.

This is not a creative problem, but a technical mastery problem. Nowadays, Hong Kong film crews have already popularized three-camera and four-camera shooting, and the highest number has even reached six cameras, with six cameras shooting at the same time.
To be continued...