Chapter 1066 I am willing to be your foster father (asking for monthly tickets)
“Given the current market size, science fiction can indeed be developed.”

It’s not that we were unwilling to make science fiction films in the past, but the main reason was that no matter how hard we tried, the box office of a movie might not exceed 100 million yuan. In order to break even, we had to reduce the production cost to less than 30 million yuan.

You can make a damn good sci-fi movie with 30 million.

It’s not that people don’t work hard, but the direction is wrong. The harder you work, the faster you die.

It’s like cultural export or something.

It seems that Hao Yun has achieved some output, but in fact, when it comes down to it, in addition to the fact that he is indeed amazing enough to convince people with his talent, the main reason is that China has been developing better and better in recent years.

Foreigners have to stop and look at this country.

Therefore, the real output depends on national strength.

The same is true for the rise of real science fiction. It needs to develop to a certain stage in the market before it can provide enough stage for talented directors.

Now movies with box office of 600 to 700 million have come out, and Hao Yun also has the ability to distribute the films overseas, so he does have the ability to make science fiction movies.

“Boss, can we really do this? When we do it, I’ll be your assistant!”

Guo Fan was overjoyed.

He also analyzed it and felt that the time had come for science fiction films to be made.

But Hao Yun has the final say over Heidou Media, especially when it comes to projects with investments of hundreds of millions, no company will give in easily.

Only because Aunt Hua has a strong background, she dares to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in an animated film.

I didn’t expect Hao Yun to nod so easily.

“Old Guo, you have been in the company for several years, right?” Hao Yun was speechless.

“It’s only been a few years. It’s been less than ten years since the company grew to its current size!”

Guo Fan interrupted Hao Yun’s lyric without giving him any face.

Look, how do you flatter someone?

Although it is the same flattery, Guo Fan can do it in a different way.

After Hao Yun no longer needed to please everyone, Guo Fan became the number one succubus in the entertainment industry.

“Put that away!”

Unfortunately, Hao Yun didn’t buy it at all. This was just a show of force in front of Guan Gong. How could a person who often used drugs to deceive others be easily deceived?

“Hehe~” Guo Fan laughed awkwardly.

“Actually, you don’t need to be as good at playing both sides as I am. Black Bean Media and I are your backers… Focus on filming, Guo Fan. You are different from Lu Yang and the others.”

Hao Yun sighed and gave Guo Fan a reassurance.

Although he became Jiang Wen’s disciple, Jiang Wen had to look for investors for his own films, so how could he possibly allocate resources to him?

Whether it is acting in a play or joining a crew, or raising investment to make a movie, Hao Yun has to do it himself.

Moreover, his ability to gather and pull attributes also determines that he must come into contact with more people.

Guo Fan doesn’t need it!
Heidou Media is now the number one film label in the domestic entertainment industry. It has abundant resources and strong financial resources, and can make any film it wants.

“Come on, that’s it. You said the same thing to Lu Yang!”

Guo Fan was so moved that he even felt like choking up, but he still used witty remarks to ease the emotion.

“Haha~” Hao Yun drank the tea in the cup.

“The movie I want to make may cost hundreds of millions…” Guo Fan also knew that he was a company owner, but the cost pressure was too much even for Heidou Media.

The company only produces a few S-level works in a year.

Even the works produced by Hao Yun himself are mostly C-level works.

“If you really think so, you’d better not make this movie…” Hao Yun said bluntly.

“Ah?” Guo Fan was dumbfounded.

She was pampering me to the sky just now, how come I am being sent to the cold palace in the blink of an eye?

“The Wandering Earth is not like Source Code where you can take shortcuts. No matter how you shoot, you can’t bring the budget down. If you just want to make a movie with a cost of over 100 million, it will really be an insult to the novel. You should just stick to shooting your romance movie.”

Hao Yun knew how stingy Guo Fan was when making movies.

For a script like “Time Travel Lovers”, one could have spent 10 or 20 million US dollars without having to worry about making a profit, but Guo Fan only spent more than 7 million US dollars to make it.

The actors we look for are all handsome men and beautiful women who have gained some fame in American TV series and want to transition to the big screen.

The pay is shockingly low.

The most outrageous thing is that he also asked Matt Damon to play the protagonist’s father and used makeup technology to build a huge Easter egg into the movie.

His plan is to wait until “The Martian” is released, and then release “The Time Traveler” right after that, taking advantage of the popularity to the extreme.

“But if the cost is too high, I’m afraid of losing money!” Guo Fan rubbed his hands, shaking with excitement.

Holy shit, what’s the boss’s upper limit of tolerance?

One hundred million is not enough, what about two hundred million?

Even three hundred million!

No, no, I’m going to faint if I think about it any more.

“If you’re not sure, just practice a few more,” Hao Yun said nonchalantly, “The scripts are all there anyway. We have distribution and theaters, so we don’t have to worry about not having projects.”

“boss……”

Wow, should I say “I will sacrifice my life for the sake of the earth, and I will never refuse death”, or “Guo Fan has been wandering for half his life, and I only regret that I have never met a wise master. If you don’t abandon me, I am willing to be your adoptive father.”

It seems that everyone is likely to be beaten to death by the boss.

“Don’t give me that crap, just focus on filming. I’m counting on you to make a lot of money. If you make me lose money, I’ll kill you.”

Hao Yun said in a pretended vicious tone.

“Boss, I don’t want the director’s fee…I…”

Guo Fan doesn’t want to lose money either.

Film is a magical industry. Its payback period is very short. If it’s fast, you can see your money back in half a year. For example, in the Hong Kong film industry in the past, a movie was already being promoted and prepared for release. It might only have a title. They would wait for everyone to make time for it, spend a week or two, and then quickly release it to make all the money.

The amount of money made can vary, but considering the box office revenue and the employment generated in various sectors, people can often become rich overnight.

However, the film also has a cruel side.

The majority of them lost money, and in the worst cases, even an entire film company could go bankrupt.

Guo Fan respects Hao Yun very much and loves Heidou Media. He doesn’t want to bring trouble to the company, so he expands his network like a butterfly and tries every possible way to save money.

“No need for that little director’s fee.”

Hao Yun was very disdainful. He was considered a relatively generous person and the salary he paid to Guo Fan as assistant director was only a few hundred thousand yuan.

As a director, if you cannot make a name for yourself, you will still be at the bottom of the entertainment industry.

At most, there will be more romantic encounters.

Not worth mentioning.

Only when you reach Hao Yun’s position can you say that you don’t care so much about the remuneration of directors and film remuneration.

Anyway, he invested in all the movies himself.

For example, in “Black Coal, Thin Ice”, Wan Qian’s pay was 80, while Hao Yun’s pay was only 1 yuan.

I didn’t get a penny for the director’s fee, I just got 5% of the movie’s share.

Now, no one uses his pay to define his status.

Hao Yun doesn’t care about the endorsement fee.

He did not renew many of his endorsements after they expired. His most important endorsement at present is Little Forest Purified Water.

“No more words, I’m going to work!”

Guo Fan seemed to be energized and rushed to the set, screaming.

And Hao Yun was still sitting there drinking tea leisurely.

After Guo Fan had prepared everything, he walked around with his hands behind his back to do a final check, and then announced that the filming would continue.

We continued filming like this until the Capital International Film Festival.

I had heard rumors about the Capital International Film Festival a few years ago, and now the dust has finally settled.

Hao Yun did not go there as a judge.

Because the Capital International Film Festival currently does not have an award ceremony, it currently only has opening ceremony, screening, film negotiation, film concert and closing ceremony.

Hao Yun needed to attend, mainly because he and An Xiaoxi were the image ambassadors of the first Capital International Film Festival.

This image ambassador was not chosen on short notice; the topic has been making headlines since last year.

Many people support Fang Long and Aunt Zhang Ziyi.

The reason is that they have the highest international status. It is no exaggeration to say that Van Long is the number one Chinese in the international film industry.

Li Lianjie is far inferior to him. Chow Yun-fat is even less important, and people like Chow Rui-fat and Liang Chao-wei would not come to the mainland except to make money.

Only Fang Long travels to the mainland all year round and actively participates in various charities.

Therefore, there is basically no controversy if he is chosen.

Aunt Zhang Ziyi is quite controversial. She has been involved in various scandals in the past two years, and her popularity has dropped significantly. After breaking up with international media tycoon Ivy Nevo, her influence in the international film industry is not as great as before.

But if nothing unexpected happens, they will definitely be the two of them as the image ambassadors of the Capital International Film Festival.

The accident happened to Hao Yun.

Hao Yun starred in “Inception” last year and released “Source Code” and “Manchester by the Sea”.

In particular, “Manchester by the Sea” swept many awards in Europe and the United States in the second half of last year, and finally won multiple awards at the 83rd Academy Awards at the beginning of this year.

He became the second Chinese best director and the first Chinese film actor.

I don’t know what the higher-ups were thinking, but they directly named Hao Yunlai as the image spokesperson for the first Capital International Film Festival.

By the way, he was also paired with An Xiaoxi.

If you choose Hao Yun, you will definitely choose An Xiaoxi.

An Xiaoxi is not without some international influence.

Her and Hao Yun’s movies sold very well in Asia and around the world, and their albums also sold in Europe and the United States.

Moreover, her status in the fashion circle is even higher than Aunt Zhang Zi.

Just as Aunt Zhang Zi’s international status was enhanced by Ivy Nevo, An Xiaoxi’s husband is Hao Yun, and she can also use Hao Yun’s influence to improve her status.

As the image spokesperson, Hao Yun will attend the opening and closing ceremonies.

As a director with international influence, he will attend the Film Charm BJ Forum, where he will be required to receive some international filmmakers.

Golden Lion Award winner, Oscar Best Director, where does this title go…

It’s much better than Van Loon.

As the boss of Heidou Media and FC Pictures, Hao Yun needs to participate in Beijing film negotiations and provide assistance for China Film’s investment, foreign sales and other negotiations.

Finally, the College Student Film Festival was merged into the International Film Festival, and Hao Yun was the award presenter.

This busy work lasted for several days.

After Hao Yun left the crew, he handed over all the crew matters to Guo Fan and Cao Dun.

If Guo Fan is the hardest working person, then Cao Dun must be the busiest.

He had just finished being the director of photography for “Love is Not Blind” and he was asked to be the director of photography for “Life of Pi”. He was so cruel that he couldn’t even order animals around.

Cao Dun has a very good relationship with Hei Nuo.

Apart from their friendship when they were filming “Little Forest” in Quanshang Village, he felt that he and Hei Nu were of the same kind, both were damned beasts of burden.

Even if he was given the script, he wouldn’t have time to shoot.

However, because “Manchester by the Sea” won several awards in Europe and the United States and was even nominated for an Oscar, he is now so awesome that he has no friends.

I have also stopped thinking about being a director.

I feel like there’s nothing wrong with being a professional director of photography.

In addition, the Directors Association’s leadership conference was also held during the Capital International Film Festival.

In this way, we can also attract many guests to the Capital International Film Festival.

When the mainland Directors Association changes its leadership, directors from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong will come to watch the ceremony. Although most of them come for Hao Yun’s face, if they really walk on the red carpet of the opening ceremony, who can deny that the Capital International Film Festival is prestigious?

The Shanghai International Film Festival next door is almost crying with envy.

It’s not that Hao Yun has already chosen sides, but mainly because he lives in the capital and must get along well with the current supervisor.

Hao Yun and An Xiaoxi walked on the red carpet at the opening ceremony.

I still remember the first time I stepped onto the red carpet of the College Student Film Festival. Hao Yun did not come with Jiang Wen, but with Lu Yan.

In order to make Hao Yun obediently serve as his foil, he even paid for Hao Yun to buy him a Baleno suit.

The chair was “given” by Lu Yan, and the clothes were given by Lu Yan.

That year, Hao Yun stood beside Lu Lu like a minion. If he wasn’t so handsome, making Lu Lu look like a minion, the reporters probably wouldn’t have noticed his presence at the time.

Hao Yun was really grateful for Lu Yan’s “support”.

Having said that, if Lu Yan wasn’t so arrogant and hypocritical.

Hao Yun might be from the same school as him now.

Maybe I should even call him Senior Brother Lu Yan, as we are both disciples of the Jiang family.

Unfortunately, this guy is not only hypocritical, but the most unbearable thing is his stinky butt…

So, Hao Yun prepared a “big gift” for Lu Sang.

I will give it to Lu Sang after the film festival is over, so that it will be worthwhile for us to know each other.

There were no surprises on the red carpet.

When asked about the second child during the interview, both Hao Yun and An Xiaoxi were a little confused.

The two are now married and have a child.

When the media hypes up their words, they usually make groundless claims that there are problems in their relationship and that their marriage may not be able to survive.

Anyway, it’s the same old thing, urging them to be together when they are not together.

After they get together, I curse them to break up quickly.

Don’t underestimate this curse, it’s damn useful. Now not only is there a problem in Zhang Baizhi and Xie Tingfeng’s marriage, but even the marriage between the princess and Li Guanpeng is beginning to be in jeopardy.

Someone even photographed the princess and Xie Tingfeng meeting – it was definitely not to review their respective marriages.

If the meeting place is not a restaurant but a hotel…

I guess there will be news like “Princess and Nicholas Tse had a night meeting in a hotel, they had sex for four days and four nights, and the obscene video was leaked without censorship!”

However, this time, Hao Yun and An Xiaoxi were not asked about divorce, but about having a second child. This was indeed the first time.

“Probably…” An Xiaoxi looked at Hao Yun stupidly and asked, “Give birth?”

“Ahem, let’s discuss this after we get home!”

This is not the right occasion, wife!

The host laughed so hard that he couldn’t straighten his back. He really didn’t want to continue to embarrass this lovely young couple.

Hao Gou might be acting, but An Xiaoxi’s reaction is real and cute.

This is a little woman who has never experienced any hardships.

Her man has been supporting her for ten years and is now the happiest person in the entertainment industry.

Hao Yun was invited to speak at the opening ceremony.

If it were an ordinary director, he would probably brag about his glorious history in words and deeds.

He always talks about what happened when I was filming something.

Hao Yun is different from them.

He didn’t mention his own movie at all, let alone the Golden Lion Award or the Oscar.

He mainly talked about the current situation of Chinese-language films and their exchanges with international films.

Many people feel that there is a huge gap between domestic films and overseas films.

But Hao Yun doesn’t think so.

Every country has its own history and culture. We cannot simply summarize them as “very different” and then blindly pursue and imitate them.

Developing film art that can truly reflect one’s own culture is what filmmakers should do.

The cultural confidence reflected in his speech made the leaders present nod their heads continuously.

Look, he hasn’t even become the guild president yet, but he already has that aura.

The Directors Association’s general meeting was scheduled for the next day. In the morning, everyone watched some film screenings, and in the afternoon they gathered together for the formal election.

The general meeting is very important to the Directors Association.

As long as they could spare the time, they all came to participate.

Not only are there top directors such as Zhang Yimou, Jiang Wen, Gu Changwei, Ma Dagang, and Jia Kechang who are still in the working class, but there are also veteran directors who have retired to the second line.

For example, the second president of the China Directors Association Wu Yigong, vice president Teng Wenji, etc.

The previous leadership team including Huang Jianxin, Han Sanping and others will naturally not be absent.

It can be said that the Directors Association has not had such a strong lineup for a long time.

(End of this chapter)