Zhou Xingzhi came to the capital with his assistant.
He plans to make a kung fu film that combines kung fu and football, called Shaolin football.
He didn't look for Lin Zixuan to attract investment, nor to talk about actors, but to let Haomeng Company be responsible for the distribution and release of the film in the mainland.
To be precise, he wanted Lin Zixuan to help him open up channels to enter the mainland film market.
Since the return of Hong Kong to China in '97, due to the implementation of the policy of one country, two systems, and the uniqueness of Hong Kong films, the films produced by Hong Kong still have autonomy in censorship.
I have a lot of freedom in terms of subject matter and content.
However, the State Administration stipulates that if a film is co-produced by Hong Kong and a mainland film company, or is to be released on the mainland, it must pass the review of the State Administration before it can be released publicly.
To put it bluntly, let Lin Zixuan handle the General Bureau.
The investment in Shaolin Football is about $10 million, funded by a film company in Hong Kong.
In the case of the recession of the Xiangjiang film market, only a big star with box office appeal like Zhou Xingzhi can get so much investment.
Lin Zixuan was not very interested in this cooperation.
The income from not participating in investment is limited, which is equivalent to an errand job, which is not interesting.
Besides, is the General Administration so easy to handle?
Lin Zixuan asked the company's general manager Yu Dong to talk to Zhou Xingzhi and others, it is best to negotiate, and forget it if they can't.
At the end of the year, Good Dream Company got the approval of the film distribution right, and it was qualified to distribute the movie.
Regarding the film Shaolin football, he put forward two opinions.
If you want the film to be released in the mainland, it is best to change the title.
"Shaolin" is a brand in the mainland, and Songshan Shaolin Temple is a national star-rated tourist attraction, and they have registered a trademark, and there is a dispute over copyright.
If you want to call Shaolin football, you can first reach an agreement with Shaolin Temple and authorize Zhou Xingzhi to use this title.
It's just that I'm afraid the Shaolin Temple won't agree.
The juxtaposition of Shaolin martial arts and football in the movie is hilarious, which may cause disgust among Buddhists.
If it's a film that promotes Shaolin martial arts culture, then it's no problem, comedy is hard to accept.
There is also a plot in the movie about match-fixing and the use of illegal drugs, which is suspected of mapping.
The story of Shaolin football is set in the mainland, or a national football competition.
Of course, there is no phenomenon of match-fixing in the mainland football circles, but this kind of thing is not easy to talk about.
Such blatant match-fixing, completely ignoring the Football Association, this is a reflection of the Football Association or the General Administration of Sports officials have a problem.
At the very least, the supervision is lax, or even colluding.
The General Administration of Sports will presumably oppose the release of Shaolin football in the mainland.
These two points alone are enough to sentence this film to death, and it will be difficult to pass the review if it is not changed.
Lin Zixuan gave suggestions for modification.
The title of the film can be changed to husband football, and then a positive image of the Football Association official is arranged in the movie, and the Football Association will come forward to punish the villain and give justice to the protagonist.
This is the standard practice for mainland films.
As long as Zhou Xingzhi agrees with these two points, the rest is easy to discuss.
Heung-Jiang filmmakers are ignorant of the film censorship process in the mainland, and when reviewing Shaolin football, in addition to representatives from the literary and art circles, representatives from the Buddhist, martial arts and sports circles will also be invited to participate.
If the representatives of Buddhism think that there is a problem, then the film has to be modified accordingly.
"You can make a price," said the Xiangjiang man in charge of the negotiation.
Shaolin football is to attract the audience under the name of "Shaolin", and Shaolin kung fu is used in the film, which is a publicity stunt.
Speaking of Shaolin Temple, everyone knows that the sign is loud enough.
If you change to successful football, the gimmick will be gone, and there will be no way to hook up with the Shaolin Temple in publicity, and the effect will be greatly reduced.
It also takes time and effort to revise the script, which is too cumbersome.
Besides, Zhou Xingzhi's comedy is an exaggerated and funny nonsensical style, and arranging an official of the Football Association to appear does not match the overall style.
The point is that they don't want to change their names.
Xiangjiang people talk about things in the way of doing business, and they feel that Haomeng Company is trying to find a reason to raise the price, and as long as they spend money, there is nothing that cannot be done.
Lin Zixuan asked Yu Dong not to talk about it anymore.
He has connections in the General Bureau, and there is room for manipulation, but because you don't want to change your name, you can get into his favor and relationship, it's not worth it.
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Favors in the General Administration are not something that money can buy.
Although the cooperation was not negotiated, the deal was not benevolent, and Lin Zixuan still invited Zhou Xingzhi to have a meal.
During the meal, some people in Xiangjiang complained, saying that they heard that the name of Haomeng Company was very big in Xiangjiang, and there was nothing that could not be done in the mainland film circle, but I didn't expect it to work.
They will find other film companies to work with.
"If we can't do it, there are not many people in the mainland who can do it."
Yu Dong responded.
In the past two days, he was in charge of talking with the people of Xiangjiang.
The people of Xiangjiang feel good about themselves, and they have moved the set of Xiangjiang over, thinking that with Zhou Xingzhi as the box office guarantee, the mainland film companies will not refuse at all. is quite arrogant in his attitude, but he is unwilling to change the name of the movie.
Their mentality is still in the prosperous era of Xiangjiang films, they feel that they are great, and they do not value the mainland market.
If you really value the mainland market, let alone change the name, you will do the same if you change the plot and actors.
Lin Zixuan doesn't think that the mainland's film censorship system is very reasonable, but since he wants to come to the mainland to make money, he must follow the rules of the mainland, otherwise he will hit a wall sooner or later.
In addition to their mentality, there are many aspects that need to be changed.
You can't treat mainland audiences as fools, the mainland is not their ATM, and if they are short of money, they will make a bad movie to get a vote, which is probably the real intention of the filmmakers in Xiangjiang.
Lin Zixuan would not say these words to Zhou Xingzhi, and the relationship between the two was not to that extent.
Even if they say it now, it will not attract attention, and only when they really want to enter the mainland market and really pay attention to it, can they really talk about cooperation.
Cooperation requires sincerity, and he did not see the sincerity of the other party.
Xiangjiang people didn't believe Yu Dong's words, and only felt that the name of the company was not true.
Lin Zixuan doesn't care, whether he has the strength or not is not said, if the good dream company does not take over, there are really not many companies that can cause Shaolin football to the mainland.
Even Han Sanping didn't dare to pack the ticket, not that it couldn't be done, but that it wasn't worth it.
At the beginning of July, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was released from theaters across the country, with a total box office of 38 million.
Compared with the investment of 80 million, this box office is a bit unsuccessful, and there are voices in the media that the good dream company has lost money, and there is no way out for the martial arts blockbuster.
If you look at the mainland box office alone, this is indeed the case.
They didn't take into account the benefits of overseas copyrights, or they deliberately ignored them.
At the same time, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon has been released in Asian countries one after another. t1706231537: