Rebirth Enchanted Xiangjiang

"Mr. Shao, Mr. Qiao, are you satisfied with the performance just now?" the visitor asked after greeting with a smile.

"Very good." Shao Yifu smiled and nodded and said: "If you read it right, just now a few are actors in the movie Shaolin Temple, the youngest one is the protagonist."

"I didn't expect Mr. Shao to have seen this movie. That's right, it was the actors in it just now." The man said with a smile.

"That movie is very good, Mr. Fu has a vision." Shao Yifu praised.

Qiao Feng never interrupted, because he didn't know who this person was before. When he heard Shao Yifu call this person Mr. Fu, Qiao Feng remembered who this person was.

Although I haven't seen him, I have been in the circle for two years, and I still know my name. In the leftist film company, there is only one high-level Fu Qi.

I believe most people have never heard of the name Fu Qi, but when it comes to his daughter, I believe everyone is familiar with Fu Mingxian. Fu Mingxian is the Guo Fu who cut off Bai Guyang's arm in the 98 god sculpture. But at this time Fu Mingxian still A twelve-year-old girl is not well-known.

Speaking back to Fu Qi, this Great Wall Film Company actor was very popular in the 1950s and 1960s, and later worked as a screenwriter and director.

Now he is a manager of a leftist film company. His wife is Shi Hui, one of the three princesses of the Great Wall. She has also been in management since her fading out in the 1980s. She is the director of the actor room of the Great Wall Film Company.

Both of them are the backbone of left-wing movies and are high-level people. After the establishment of the Yindu Organization next year, Fu Qi will become the general manager.

After recognizing Fu Qi, Qiao Feng was finally able to answer: "Mr. Fu, the scenery in the Shaolin Temple movie is so beautiful and beautiful. You can't find such a place in Hong Kong."

"Yes, the beautiful scenery in the Mainland is far from what Hong Kong can compare." Fu Qi nodded.

"Yes, that kind of location cannot be shot in Hong Kong, so if you want to make a good film, find a good location, the mainland is a good choice." Qiao Feng said with a smile.

"Why, did Mr. Qiao think of filming in the mainland?" Fu Qi's eyes lit up. He came to see the two for this. He didn't expect that he hadn't mentioned it yet. Qiao Feng mentioned it first.

"Not for the time being, but there will definitely be some inconvenience between the mainland and Hong Kong, which is very troublesome." Qiao Feng said helplessly.

"That's easy to say, I can help if I need it," Fu Qi said hurriedly.

"Then I thank Mr. Fu first." Qiao Feng smiled and thanked him.

"You're welcome, you're welcome." Fu Qi waved his hand.

"By the way, those actors have good skills. Are they interested in developing in Hong Kong?" Qiao Feng turned to look at Li Lianjie and other mainland actors who were eating in a corner.

"What, does Mr. Qiao want to invite them to film?" Fu Qi's eyes lit up again.

"I have this idea." Qiao Feng nodded.

"Which ones does Mr. Qiao fancy, and when to shoot, I can help contact and coordinate." Fu Qi asked anxiously.

"Um." Qiao Feng was stunned. Why is Fu Qi so anxious? Although he has taken a fancy to Li Lianjie, this guy is still a hairy boy. He can't make those classic films yet. It's useless to say it now. .

Qiao Feng didn't know how to answer, so he changed the subject and asked curiously: "Mr. Fu, the box office of Shaolin Temple is very good, don't you plan to make a sequel or something?"

Although the topic was pulled apart, Qiao Feng did not answer his own words, Fu Qi was disappointed, but he nodded and said, "Of course we have this idea, but we haven't thought about what to shoot, and even if we have a script, we don't have that much money now. Come to shoot."

"Well, how could this happen? How could there be no money at the box office of Shaolin Temple with more than 10 million yuan?" Qiao Feng asked in surprise.

Shao Yifu on the side was not surprised by this.

Fu Qi smiled bitterly and said: "In the past, the company suffered serious losses, and the money it made was basically repaid, and the production expenses of Shaolin Temple were overrun, and the actual profit was not as much as you imagined, Mr. Qiao."

Production budget overrun?

Shao Yifu was also surprised. He didn't know this situation. He only knew that the left-wing film company suffered heavy losses and was heavily indebted. Although there was domestic support, the debt was quite large.

It turned out that the director of the Shaolin Temple film was not Zhang Xinyan at the beginning, and even the actors were not the current actors. The Great Wall Company initially invited Chen Wen to serve as the director. The shooting season is winter and the scene is dark. The actors of the Peking Opera Troupe did not work well.Therefore, Zhang Xinyan was invited to rescue the scene.

At this time, "Shaolin Temple" has spent 400,000 Hong Kong dollars in filming funds, but after Zhang Xinyan joined the group, he decided to overturn all previous filming. The original script was in the style of a drama, and he changed it to a light comedy. The original starring was Great Wall Company. Wu Gang and Peking opera actor, he decided to be performed by martial arts elites from the Mainland, and with the assistance of the National Sports Association, he selected all actors from seven provinces. The visual effects of the winter scenes were too bleak, so he decided Wait until spring to start shooting.

Not to mention pushing to the remake, the 400,000 that was spent in vain, just looking for actors everywhere, looking for location, etc., cost a lot of money.

Then the main Shaolin Temple scenes were all renovated and painted. According to Fu Qi, when the Shaolin Temple was filmed, the grass on the mountain was one meter high and there was no road at all.There are only a few old monks in the temple, and the body of the mud bodhisattva has collapsed in half.

In this way, the repair cost was a sum of money, and then it was not enough to support it, and I went to the nearby Zhongyue Temple, and Hangzhou and other places to look for location shooting, and the travel expenses were very large.

Don’t realize that prices were cheap in the mainland at the time, and actors’ salaries were not high. The investment in movies could be reduced. The cost of traveling back and forth was a huge sum.

Furthermore, it can be seen from the fact that when Zhang Xinyan was brought to the rescue, the shooting cost had already cost 400,000 Hong Kong dollars. The original planned shooting cost must be up to one million.

Otherwise, if the investment is only 500,000 to 600,000 yuan, if the shooting is at least about to end, no one will be rescued.

Therefore, the investment in Shaolin Temple is very large. Although Fu Qi did not say the specific figures, Qiao Feng inferred that it would cost more than two million.

In addition to the expenses of the theaters, etc., this film production company can earn more than 4 million yuan. Of course, the theaters can also make a lot, and it is also owned by the left-wing film company, but the theaters and the film companies are two different. This system is separate.

"Mr. Fu, don't you know if you will accept investment cooperation?" After understanding this, Qiao Feng asked with a smile.

"Investment cooperation, what does Mr. Qiao mean?" Fu Qi is not sure if it is what he thinks. After all, because of Taiwan, people in the Hong Kong film circle have always avoided contact with leftists, let alone cooperation, is it Qiao Isn't Feng actually afraid of these?

"That means I can provide the script, provide part of the funds, and use these actors, and we will make a movie together." Qiao Feng said.

"Sigh." Fu Qi was inexplicably surprised, not to mention the funding, but also to provide the script, Qiao Feng's script, should the surprise come so suddenly?

"Mr. Joe, we welcome such cooperation."