Chapter 334: Emperor Xu Returns in Glory
[Although we had a fight over the smart toilet, I still tried to post three updates tonight! ]
Seeing that Feng Xiaogang rejected the proposal of getting together in the evening, Huang Xiaoming and Hu Jun quickly left tactfully. Qin Lan also said that he had not been to the company for a while and planned to go back to his office to take a look.
When only Xu Kun and Feng Xiaogang were left in the room, Xu Kun expressed his idea of making a modern gun battle film.
After hearing Xu Kun's half-baked story outline, Feng Xiaogang hesitated and asked, "Are you planning to make a Chinese version of Saving Private Ryan?"
Feng Xiaogang does not find it strange at all that Xu Kun wants to make his own "blockbuster". His debut movie has already grossed over 100 million yuan, so it would be really strange if Xu Kun has no ambition at all.
"Almost, but the scene I imagined should be "Saving Private Ryan" + "Police Stories 3". Large-scale scenes are too expensive, and I don't want to analyze human nature, so I thought of using small-scale fighting scenes to make up for it."
"If you don't dissect human nature, they'll dissect you."
Feng Xiaogang spoke from his heart, then pondered: "There are policies for filming war dramas in China. As long as the connections and money are in place, it is not a problem to recruit some soldiers to help with the filming. But if you want to shoot a modern gun battle scene, or use soldiers from abroad, this is a bit..."
Seeing that he looked embarrassed, Xu Kun smiled and said, "It's just that I feel it's troublesome, so I came to ask you for advice."
Feng Xiaogang pondered for a while before giving some advice: "I heard some rumors recently, I don't know if it's true or not, it seems that in order to boost the economy, Thailand is going to encourage foreigners to come to Thailand to shoot movies.
In fact, Hong Kong has liked to go to Thailand to film movies since the 1990s. I guess the Thais have also noticed this, so they plan to introduce some targeted support policies.
Didn't you win the Best Actor award in Thailand a few years ago? Find some connections there, and then use that as a token of support to ask Han Sanping for help, and try to create a model pilot project for Sino-Thai film and television cooperation.
This way, we can probably get help from the Thai government when we shoot, and planes and tanks are minor issues, and the scale of the film can be a little bigger when it is released - after all, diplomacy is no small matter. "
[Note: In 2007, the Thai government established the "Thailand Film Affairs Office" to specifically deal with foreign film crews, and simplified the approval schedule for filming permits from the original 15 days to 3 days.]
Xu Kun never expected that the Thai film emperor, whom he had disliked and was even embarrassed to talk about, would actually be of use one day.
Actually, he and Li Yixiang participated in the second Bangkok International Film Festival, so they can be considered as the "founding fathers" of the festival. Now that he has achieved success, isn't it natural for him to go to Thailand to return the favor and promote the economy?
Thinking of this, Xu Kun couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Uncle Feng, you are so talented. No wonder you have been at the forefront of domestic commercial films for so many years!"
This is half true and half flattery.
Feng Xiaogang has not yet completely embarked on the road of "analyzing human nature". If we summarize the commercial films of the past decade, he is definitely ahead of Zhang Yimou.
It’s a pity that Zhang Yimou’s movie “Hero” caused too much of a stir, and coupled with the media’s long-term criticism, he has become somewhat unconfident.
"Okay, stop kissing my ass."
Feng Xiaogang said sternly: "I have given you the idea, but you must not delay Assembly, otherwise..."
"That's for sure!"
Xu Kun said: "This kind of thing can't be accomplished overnight. I'll ask someone to get some information before the New Year. If there is a way, I'll go there in person after we finish filming the movie."
"You have to make time for me during the promotion period."
"You still don't trust me? Even if the sky falls, I will accompany you on the roadshow!"
"What about Mr. Wang..."
"Don't rush to talk about it. I haven't even finished writing this script yet."
Coming out of Feng Xiaogang's office, Xu Kun was in a very good mood.
If Thailand really wants to introduce relevant policies, then he will be on the right track.
In order to fire the first shot, Thailand will certainly try its best to provide assistance, and domestic review will certainly be lenient because it involves foreign relations.
Calculate the date again.
When this movie is finished, it should be released during the summer or Lunar New Year period of 08 - of course, it will be the Lunar New Year period before the New Year, as the period after the New Year has not been developed yet. However, due to the development of Xu Kun, some romance films have been testing the waters for the Valentine's Day period recently.
Although Xu Kun watched the 08 Olympics in a cell, he could still feel the national jubilation from inside the prison.
At that time, even the serious criminals in prison were excited about the country's prosperity. Taking advantage of this momentum, making a patriotic movie to set the mood should not be a bad box office success.
Of course, the prerequisite is to make a good movie, to make it exciting and exciting, and to show national pride... The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was a good idea. As Xu Kun walked downstairs, he called Chen Xuebin:
"Brother Chen, do you like shemales?"
"roll!"
"Haha, go to Thailand for me, bring Brother Li and Huang Bin with you - find the old Thai guy who presented us the award, and find out if Thailand is going to launch any support plans for foreign films recently."
The reason why Xu Kun asked Lao Chen to bring Huang Bin along was because after recent contact, he discovered that Huang Bin was obviously more interested in business operations in the circle than being an assistant, and he was indeed the right material for this.
"Is that what you were talking about last night?"
"Yes, if we can take advantage of the policy adjustment in Thailand, this matter will be halfway accomplished!"
"But wasn't there a coup d'état over there?"
Chen Xuebin hesitated and said, "The military overthrew the Chinese Prime Minister. Will this affect us?"
"Probably...not right?"
Xu Kun then remembered that there had just been a coup in Thailand last month. He was a little unsure for a moment, so he said, "Why don't you wait a while and get some information. If those who go there for tourism or business don't encounter any trouble, it won't be too late for you to go then."
"Okay then. It just so happens that your sister-in-law also said that she wants to visit Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand if she has the chance."
"I'll cover all the expenses when the time comes!"
"I've been waiting for you to say this. I'll contact Li Yixiang and Huang Bin later to get the visas and other things done first."
hang up the phone.
The elevator had stopped at the third floor, but Xu Kun hesitated for a moment and did not step out of the elevator. Instead, he pressed the button for the second floor again.
Since Tianshang Zhixi came to China, he has been remotely raised in Huayi and LeTV. Now that he is here, he should at least go to the second floor to take a look.
When he reached the second floor, he could hear the noise coming from the practice room from a long distance away. As Xu Kun followed the sound closer, he remembered that there seemed to be a surveillance camera in his office that he rarely used.
It’s better to remove this line later, otherwise it will be used by others when you don’t use it.
In the practice room, Lee Ji-yeon and Qin Bora, two members of the four-member group of Chun Sang Ji-hee, were leaning against the wall to rest, while Kim Bo-kyung and Hong Sung-mi were clapping to the beat in their half-familiar Mandarin, supervising the training of a dozen or so trainees.
Seeing Xu Kun coming in from outside, not only the four people from Tianshang Zhixi were extremely excited, but even the dozen or so trainees screamed.
Seeing this scene, Xu Kun always felt as if he had forgotten something, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.
"Stay focused!"
Jin Baojing shouted loudly, but seeing that some trainees turned a deaf ear to him, he went up to them and beat them with a blackboard whip.
Those trainees actually endured it silently and returned to the line obediently.
At this time, the other three members of Tianshang Zhixi trotted up to Xu Kun and bowed in unison.
Xu Kun asked with a smile: "How is it, are you adapting to China?"
“China is great!”
Li Zhiyan immediately replied: "If possible, we hope to stay in China for a long time."
Although there were still some issues with the accent, the speech was spoken quite fluently.
She is considered to be relatively talented, and although the levels of the other three are somewhat lower, there is a huge difference compared to a few months ago.
There was no hope before, and there were special people responsible for negotiations, so they stayed in China for half a year and didn't learn much Chinese.
Now all their hopes are in China, and the upward momentum is also obvious. What SM cannot give, Xu Kun can give; what South Korea cannot give, China can give.
So there was no need for anyone to urge them; they started learning Mandarin on their own initiative.
(End of this chapter)
