Since 1983

Since the reform and opening up, the first independent filmmaker is Chen Xiaoer.

In 1982, he took the script of Father and Son to Xi'an Film Studio. Wu Tianming, the director of the factory, never saw him. A deputy director of the factory said, We mainly make art films, not this kind of films.

Later, I searched around and found no one to invest, so I simply raised money to shoot by myself.

Half of the filming was banned, because private production was not allowed in the era of planned economy film. Fortunately, he has an artist father, and Chen Qiang directly patted the table with the director of the film bureau to complete it.

After filming, there was no place to distribute it, and it was also a document under the Film Bureau, and China Film took over this black household. So Father and Son became the only movie in China that was released publicly without a factory logo.

Since then, Chen Xiaoer's films have all been produced by himself, and he bought the factory label to be affiliated with. But this year, this guy simply went to Qiong Province to set up his own company and set up a comedy film and television company.

Has completed a work, Grandfather and Son Open a Karaoke Hall.

The next day, Nortel.

Xu Fei, Xia Gang, and Feng Trousers came to an office door, knocked on the door and entered, and there was a person sitting inside.

This is the director of Youth Film Studio, Li Ning.

Hello.

Xu Fei shook hands with the other party, feeling familiar, and asked, Director Li, have we met?

Heh, when you were casting actors for Hutong, I was a teacher in the acting department.

Oh, sorry, sorry, I don't remember.

It's okay, you forget things too much.

Since there is fate, it is easier to talk. Li Ning made tea for him, and said with a smile: Director Xia, you can tell by looking at it, it's for the movie, right?

I'm kidding, it's been too long, so come and ask.

Uh, how should I put it... I personally like The Great Sabbath, but I still don't want to take risks in terms of organizational research. Now the film studio is in trouble, please understand.

have to!

Xia Gang and Feng Trousers looked at each other, they really didn't want to take pictures after waiting for so long.

Teacher Xu said, Since that's the case, I'll just say it straight. I want to invest in this movie, and today I'm mainly going to talk about affiliation.

...

Li Ning was taken aback for a moment, as if he hadn't thought that someone would take the initiative to take the offer, and then he made a calculation in his heart.

In 1980, the state identified 15 studios, plus a Shencheng film company, and these 16 studios had the right to shoot feature films.

Film studios are also state-owned enterprises, so they are no strangers to affiliation, but few people do it at this stage. And the youth factory just has experience, such as The Second Son Opens a Shop in 1986, it is said that it cost 50,000 yuan.

After thinking about it, Li Ning realized that the price of goods has risen, so he tentatively said: There is no problem with the affiliation, as usual, a management fee will be charged... Two, two hundred thousand, this is our research decision...

Can!

Huh? Oh, hehe.

Factory Manager Li was depressed, Xia Gang was delighted, Feng Pants grinned with rotten teeth, happy (ma) happy (le) Ruo (ge) crazy (bi).

For some reason, he didn't want Xu Fei to take over The Great Sabbath, but there was nothing he could do.

The 200,000 yuan was quickly finalized, and Li Ning couldn't help being curious, and asked, Excuse me, what is the estimated cost of this movie?

Well……

Xia Gang glanced at Xu Fei, gritted his teeth and said, About 1.2 million.

After the words fell, he immediately glanced again.

Teacher Xu is strange, why do you keep looking at me? ? ?

1.2 million.

Li Ning smacked his lips, and said: Let me ask again abruptly, nowadays, there is generally no reward for making movies, why did you take this offer?

I like it, I love it, and I can't bear to let an excellent work of art be quietly annihilated.

Whoa!

Li and Xia stood in awe, Feng pants he...tui! But he couldn't figure it out, why would this guy want to intervene, how much money would he burn?

Several people talked for a while, and it was generally agreed.

Xu Fang contributed funds, Xia Gang led a team to shoot, and hung the Youth Factory logo, but the Youth Factory did not participate in the follow-up sharing.

Before leaving, he remembered something again and asked, I just entered the film industry, and I don't understand a lot of things. What is the current distribution policy?

Not selling copies!

Tell me specifically.

Li Ning was full of sarcasm, and said: Since the 1950s, the purchase and sales of movies have been implemented, and there are 700,000 color feature films. After the reform and opening up, it was mentioned 900,000.

The studio continued to lose money more and more, and wrote a letter to report it, and then changed to selling copies. The earliest copy was 9,000 yuan, and it was mentioned 10,500 yuan the year before last.

How do you calculate that?

Among them, only 35mm copies are paid, and 16mm and 8mm are for rural areas, free of charge.

This millimeter refers to the size of the film, the larger the size, the higher the resolution of the screen. The standard screen is 35 mm.

In the first few years, art films were popular, but art films couldn't be sold at all. So everyone was making entertainment films, and at least they could make some money. Now entertainment films are also restricted, and they have to shoot the main theme.

What's more, no matter how good the box office is, it doesn't matter to us. We have counted that the studio will get 15% at most, and the bulk is in the hands of China Film Group.

Alas, anyway, Wang Xiaoer's new year is not as good as every year.

In the current situation, how many copies are considered popular?

Now, more than a hundred is fine.

Ahem!

Xia Gang blushed immediately.

More than one hundred, that is, a return of more than one million, and he raised a cost of 1.2 million, even if he made a profit, there was no profit.

Xu Fei didn't take it seriously, and got up to shake hands: Thank you, Factory Manager Li, for clarifying the confusion, and I won't bother you today.

Okay, I'll see you off.

…………

Small, Mr. Xu! I...

Coming out of Nortel, Xia Gang kept trying to explain, Teacher Xu waved his hand, Shoot according to your idea, don't save me money.

Uh, thank you, thank you!

Xia Gang had nothing to say, and kept thanking him, because he really liked this drama.

Now that it's finalized, let's talk about the specifics. Who do you plan to invite to play?

I have already thought about the male lead, and Ge You is the most suitable. He has that kind of self-deprecating indifference.

Okay, he's filming now, I'll bring it to you after filming.

The heroine, there is a newcomer named Xu Fan, I think she is very malleable and suitable for this role.

Director Xia is cautious when facing the patron, even if he is a layman, the key is this one is an expert.

Well, she has filmed my scenes, yes.

Xu Fei nodded. In most cases, he respected the director's ideas, unless he really felt bad.

That's good, that's good! I've been preparing for a long time, and we can shoot anytime.

Don't worry, take your time.

Xia Gang thought he was being polite, but he didn't know the truth, so he stood at the school gate for a while and went home first.

The remaining two also dispersed.

Feng Pants recently bought a motorcycle, and he drove away in a sudden. Not the unit, not the studio, but all the way to the Chinese opera.

I made a phone call at the door, and not long after, the heroine we discussed just now appeared.

Brother Xiaogang, what's wrong?

Big happy event, hehe...

Feng Pants looked like a rose flower, and said: The news just arrived, my Big Sabbath has found funding, and it has entered the preparation stage.

And under my strong recommendation, it is very likely that you will be the heroine.

Really? Thank you so much!

Xu Fan is in the same class as Jiang Shan, graduated this year, and is determined to be assigned to Renyi. While she was happy, she was also curious, and asked, You didn't say that the funds were difficult, why did you suddenly find them?

Uh, Comrade Xu Fei is generous...

Teacher Xu? Ah! That's great!

Xu Fan raised his brows with joy, clapped his hands and said, I want to film his scenes again even in my dreams.

...

Feng Pants was constipated on the spot, and he didn't dare to refute, muttering in a low voice: That's my play!

He knew each other when he was shooting alleys. At first, he didn't do much, but later he became excited and distracted. But Xu Fan will be with Wang Zhiwen, it's a crush.

It's the image of a big brother who asks him for help with everything...

Chi Liu Chi Liu, lick the dog.