At first, I just wanted to make money

Shen Xudong never thought of making a movie at the very beginning!
He is preparing to enter the game in 2012...

What was the situation of domestic films before 2012? In the era of blockbuster films and directors, an outsider like him has no chance at all, and it is impossible to lead a movie...

On the one hand, no investor would invest in a pure newcomer. On the other hand, even if Shen Xudong used his own money to produce it, he couldn't find a company willing to take over the distribution!

The movie circle, the reason why it is called a circle, is a circle where contacts and resources are exchanged with each other. If no one takes you, you can't even enter the door...

"A Dog's College Time" produced by Wang Wei in 2010, the filming of the film was finished, the distribution company could not be found, and there was no theater release at all...

Why is 12 years appropriate?
Because 12 years later, the Chinese film market is rising rapidly, hot money is pouring in like crazy, and projects are in short supply. As long as it is a little more reliable, someone will invest in it immediately!

The so-called golden age of filmmakers is 12~16 years...

Pull it back, and then Chen Daoming gave him a chance...

""Outstanding Citizen" is completely the bureau of Mr. Chen Daoming's team. The director and actors are all helped by him, including the investment, and he is also the one who came forward..."

With Chen Daoming's introduction, Shen Xudong had the opportunity to get acquainted with Gong Li...

There's nothing shameful about this - the unknown person meets the big boss, and with the help of the big boss, he becomes famous, this stuff fits the characteristics of Shuangwen...

It is also in line with public perception.

Lin Chufang wrote down these, and then asked: "Then... so far, which one is the most impressive project?"

"I am "Zhao Zilong 2"...

Gao Fenfen said: "I am "Legend of the Xing'anling Hunter"..."

Before Lin Chufang opened his mouth, Shen Xudong asked curiously, ""Xing'an Mountain"? Are you so impressed with that movie?"

"That was our first movie that made a lot of money, and to be honest, before it was officially released, I didn't even think it would be a blockbuster... But that movie sold more than 4000 million at the domestic box office, and the overseas copyright recovery exceeded 1000 million US dollars. Since then From now on, I no longer have any doubts about you..."

"What about "Zhao Zilong 2"?"

"Same…"

Shen Xudong smiled, turned his head to look at Lin Chufang, and said, "I don't have that much confidence in myself. After the project "Zhao Zilong 2" was established, I was very nervous..."

"You must know that at that time, film studios in South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia and other countries heard that Andy Lau was no longer acting, and Zhao Zilong's role was changed, so they directly offered a refund...I refunded them...It can be said that "Zhao Zilong 2" "The 6000 million yuan cost was all paid by Tianmei Media and Golden Harvest, and Li Rengang also cooperated with Andy Lau in "Seeing the Dragon Unloading the Armor", which is also the theme of the Three Kingdoms, and it is also about Zhao Zilong..."

Speaking of this, Shen Xudong restrained his smile, and his expression became serious: "You can imagine how stressed I was at that time."

Lin Chufang interrupted him: "Why did Li Rengang resign from "Zhao Zilong 2"?"

Shen Xudong looked at Gao Fenfen, who said: "Before I explained to the outside world that 'Li Rengang is a director with ideas, and he is unwilling to continue filming according to our prescribed route', but today I am telling the truth..."

"You say."

"Actually, several major film companies in Hong Kong wanted to join forces to strangle Golden Harvest... and paid a high price to poach Li Rengang away."

"Is that so?"

Shen Xudong nodded: "Yes,"

By the way, I added: "The cost of the first part of "Zhao Zilong" was less than 5000 million, and only the box office in the mainland realized a profit. Hong Kong and Southeast Asia received 1600 million US dollars, and Korean and Japanese benzene copyrights combined earned 1100 million US dollars. In addition, , South American and European copyrights also received 800 million US dollars, making crazy money... At that time, many film companies in Hong Kong were jealous."

"So, they poached Li Rengang?"

"Correct!"

"Then what is your relationship with the Hong Kong film company?"

Hearing this question, Gao Fenfen couldn't help but sneer: "What can I do? Hong Kong is a small place, but people are very xenophobic..."

"So Golden Harvest has so many projects every year?"

"No matter how xenophobic, I paid and they helped me with the work... Besides, after the failure of "Dragon Unloading the Armor", except for Jiahe, they couldn't find a film company capable of producing ten movies a year!"

Lin Chufang understood, and then asked: "So, Xudong is deeply impressed by "Zhao Zilong 2"?"

"...This is not the main reason, the main reason is because the success of "Zhao Zilong 2" made me realize that Tianmei Company is very good, and I am also very good...Since then, I have full confidence in the projects I control! Including the "Painted Skin" "..."

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Any interview will turn into the same type in the end, this is the promotion.

Shen Xudong is very busy, how can he have time to share his life experience?

The reason for the pronunciation interview must be to promote the film and television drama.

The interview of "Painted Skin" takes up half of the space...

""Painted Skin" was found by Chen Jiashang. Actually, I have always had ideas about the stories of Liaozhai, but...you also know that Liaozhai is a collection of horror stories. Although it has a warning effect, but...it is still mostly horror, and the original "Painted Skin" is very ironic. Strong, the scale is also very large, so, what I wanted to do at the beginning was "A Chinese Ghost Story", but in Chen Jiashang's "Painted Skin", the target of the monster's murder is Pei Rong, because what the monster wants to take is love, this is very interesting. , Pei Rong is very beautiful in her own right, and has become a charmer who is evenly matched with vixens, and fits the mentality of modern men who have difficulty making a choice when they have two feet on two boats. With the addition of a love triangle, the work can meet the psychological demands of the general public."

"So, I conclude that this story can succeed!"

"Small success does things, and great success is a person. I'm just doing what I like. So, when this project was put in front of me, I decided to invest in 10 minutes, and I wanted to control the investment!"

""Painted Skin" can earn at least 2.5 million at the box office..."

Shen Xudong's pretentious quotations...

You must pretend to be aggressive. After fighting for so many years, why not pretend to be aggressive?
On the contrary, Gao Fenfen is very calm: "After so many years of hard work in the National Day file, there should be a work with a box office of over [-] million."

Then we talked about the idea of ​​the Liaozhai series...

According to Shen Xudong, the "Liao Zhai" series is produced by Golden Harvest.

"A project is a project. It mainly depends on whether the audience eats it. If the audience likes it, we will continue to do it..."

When it was almost over, Lin Chufang half-jokingly asked a relationship question: "Hasn't Xudong been in love for so many years? Does Mr. Gao have no idea about him?"

Gao Fenfen shook her head: "No, he is eight years younger than me, and he is very flirtatious. After I got to know him, he has no shortage of women... If the ring is fat, the swallow is thin, it will never break!"

"Really?"

Shen Xudong nodded embarrassingly: "Yes, I want to review this aspect..."

"But I haven't heard that you have disclosed your girlfriend?"

"I won't make it public, at least not now!" Shen Xudong shook his head, thought for a while, and said seriously: "There are too many temptations in the entertainment industry, and I can't resist the temptation. I guess it will take a few more years to grow..."

I was a child and didn't understand what responsibility is...