Chapter 1466 1468 [System Reform]

  At the end of 1997, Kylin Films launched its first Lunar New Year film, the romantic comedy "See You or Be Square" directed by Feng Xiaogang and starring Ge You and Xu Fan.

  The Lunar New Year file in the mainland was started by Jackie Chan's "Red Fan District" launched in 1995. Prior to this, there was no concept of Lunar New Year stalls in the mainland.

  The reason why Xiang Nan made "See You or Be Square" as a New Year's film is also to hope that it can achieve better box office results.

   Sure enough, the film's box office results did not disappoint Xiang Nan. After the Lunar New Year file of "See You or Were Square" was released, it quickly gained a good reputation with its solid script and realistic performance.

  In particular, this is the first Chinese-language film shot entirely abroad, allowing Chinese people to see the love life of overseas Chinese, and it is not as cruel as "Yanjing People in New York", so the audience likes it.

  In the end, the film made a box office of 43 million RMB, which is a very good result.

  Combining the income from publishing video discs, TV broadcasting rights, and advertising placement, Kylin Pictures has a net profit of 15 million, which is very good.

  Feng Xiaogang was very proud of being the box office champion for two years in a row.

  However, although he has achieved good results at the box office, he has not yet won an award for his film work, except for TV series, which makes him feel a little regretful.

   "Master Cheng, how about you help me write a very deep script, and I will go abroad to participate in film festivals after filming." Feng Xiaogang said to Xiang Nan with a smile.

   "It's hard to get an award." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "Besides, the best time has passed."

  In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the reason why mainland films repeatedly won awards abroad was mainly because of the word [fresh].

  At that time, the mainland had just reformed and opened up, and the West was full of curiosity about China, so Chinese films were easy to attract attention and gain favor when they went abroad.

  But now that China has been open to the world for nearly two decades, the West has a considerable understanding of China, and they will not find Chinese films novel and interesting, but will start to find faults, which makes it no longer easy to win awards.

  The year before last, Zhang Yimou filmed "Speak Well", which was definitely considered a work beyond the standard, but it only received a nomination at the Venice Film Festival and did not win a single award, which is already very telling.

  Besides, most of the films Feng Xiaogang made were commercial films, and they were all comedies.

   As we all know, comedies are not favored by film festivals. Zhou Xingchi's acting skills are so good, it was not until "Shaolin Soccer" that he finally won the affirmation of the Academy Awards.

  So it is really difficult for Feng Xiaogang to win the award.

"Actually, Director Feng, you don't have to think so much. Now that you are rich, famous, and have status, just enjoy all of them." Xiang Nan laughed, "Is it that important whether you have an award or not? My movie is in With such a high box office in Hollywood, I haven’t even won an Oscar for Best Screenplay, do you think I ever cared?”

   Feng Xiaogang nodded when he heard what he said, holding back his breath for the time being.

  …

   Entering 1998, "Kangxi Weifu Private Interview" officially landed on CCTV 8.

   This anti-corruption drama dressed in ancient costumes was very popular as soon as it was launched.

   On the one hand, anti-corruption and honesty are the general trend of the country and the aspiration of all people, so this kind of TV series is naturally popular;

   On the one hand, the plot of this drama is also very exciting. Kangxi's private visits in micro-services, not only pretending to be pigs and eating tigers, punishing corrupt officials and wicked people, but also always having romantic encounters, which naturally makes the audience feel refreshed.

  So "Kangxi Weifu Private Interview" became a hit and got off to a good start.

  Subsequently, "Never Close My Eyes" was broadcast, and the audience continued to want to watch it.

  Different from the original starring lineup, in this version of "Never Close My Eyes", the leading actor is changed from Lu Yi to Huang Xiaoming. Huang Xiaoming's acting skills are good, and his appearance is also handsome. In fact, Xiao Tong is also very suitable.

  Ouyang Lanlan, the second female lead in the original version, was played by Yuan Li, but in this version, Zhang Ziyi was replaced. With Zhang Ziyi's acting skills, playing the infatuated and cruel Ouyang Lanlan is naturally a piece of cake.

   However, Xiang Nan did not replace the original heroine. Because when he watched this drama back then, like Xiao Tong in the drama, he was so fascinated by this mature and dignified beauty.

  So, even if Xu Jinglei and Yu Feihong are suitable for this role, Xiang Nan still recommended Su Jin to Zhao Baogang, and established a close relationship with her before the TV series started filming.

  The plot of "Never Close My Eyes" is full of ups and downs, complicated and confusing, passionate and sincere love, full of tension. Coupled with the excellent acting skills of several leading actors, the vivid characters played also added a lot of luster to the series.

   Therefore, this TV series is equally popular, even more popular than "Kangxi Weifu Private Interview".

   Because of this, both Su Jin and Zhang Ziyi became popular, and their popularity is close to that of Qin Hailu and Jiang Qinqin who became popular because of the filming of "Huan Zhu Ge Ge". And Huang Xiaoming naturally added fuel to the fire, as if he had become the most popular niche in the mainland.

  Even Sun Honglei, who is not considered the third male lead, has gained some fame because of her small role in this film.

  …

  In the spring of 1998, Kirin Pictures continued to fire at full capacity.

Zhao Baogang started filming "Huan Zhu Ge Ge 2", Kong Sheng started filming "Daranfang", Gao Xixi started filming "Yongzheng Dynasty", Zhang Guoli started filming "God of Wealth", Kang Honglei started filming "Railway Guerrillas", Mao Weining started filming "Plum Blossom File", Ouyang Fenqiang Filming "Youth Puzzled"...

  These TV dramas include costume comedies, fantasy dramas, historical dramas, suspense detective dramas, romance dramas, war dramas, and business war dramas... It can be said that the themes are rich and colorful, enough to satisfy the appetite of most audiences.

  …

  In 1998, the government promulgated the "Trial Measures for ", which completely paved the way for private capital to enter the film and television market.

  Before this, if private film and television companies wanted to make movies, they were not eligible to apply for a license separately, and needed to purchase a license from the state-owned film factory they were affiliated with.

   In this case, it will cost a lot of money, and at the same time, it will be easy to be controlled.

   Now that the new measures are promulgated, private film and television companies can apply for shooting permits independently, without having to rely on others. In this way, it is natural that the sea is wide and the fish leap, and the sky is high and the birds fly.

   After that, private capital entered the film and television market in a large scale. Private film and television companies have sprung up like mushrooms, bringing great vitality to this market.

   Of course, it also brought some confusion.

   As a result, private film and television companies lack regulation and control, so they act recklessly. Those who poach the wall, those who grab the schedule, those who grab the script are not uncommon, and there are even cheaters.

  Secondly, private capital has just entered this industry and lacks relevant experience and talents, so it will cause a lot of trouble. Fortunately, Qilin Films has Xiang Nan in charge, and ordinary people dare not provoke him, so it is fine for the time being.

  (end of this chapter)