Chapter 475
Jet Li, Cheng Long, Donnie Yen.
Surrounded by the three stars, Xu Kun's thoughts were inexplicably wandering.
When he first entered this industry in 2001, all he wanted to do was hold onto Wang Baoqiang's lap. How could he have imagined that he would be in this position seven years later?
Cheng Long and Li Lianjie could naturally feel Xu Kun's absent-mindedness, and they were secretly unhappy, but they still had smiles on their faces and did not show it at all.
The 'Eye Z Gate' incident at the beginning of this year was so evil. When the Hong Kong media spread rumors about Xu Kun, they never thought that he would fight back, but no one expected that he would fight back so quickly, so steadily, and so ruthlessly. , so sharp!
What's even more surprising is that everyone knows that Xu Kun is behind all this, but no one can find any clues.
It seems that Xu Kun just held a press conference, and within a few days, the young generation in Hong Kong collapsed like dominoes.
According to data collected by Hong Kong media, as of August this year, the number of people and achievements in Hong Kong going north to make money was only the same as in 2001, and that year happened to be the year Xu Kun entered the industry.
This set off a new wave of suspicion on the island.
The conspiracy theory group believes that Xu Kun is a fortress specially used by the mainland entertainment industry to target the Hong Kong industry. After seven years of hard work, he finally destroyed the future of Hong Kong entertainment with one shot.
The fatalistic group attributed these to metaphysics such as Qi, Shengke, etc. Some people even set up Feng Shui formations in a serious attempt to take back the luck of Hong Kong Entertainment from Xu Kun.
Cheng Long and Li Lianjie didn't believe either of these statements, but this did not affect their regard for Xu Kun, and it could even be said that they were afraid of him.
As for Donnie Yen...
Although he has developed relatively well in recent years, in front of Cheng and Li, there is no role for him to take over.
On the contrary, seeing Xu Kun being so dismissive and the two senior superstars still greeting each other with smiles, Zhen Zishan was secretly thankful that he had lent the Zhen family class in advance and established a human relationship with Xu Kun.
At this moment, Han Sanping led two people over. One of them, Xu Kun, was the 'superior leader' who came to review the project when he was preparing for "Operation Kunpeng".
Later, after the CD crisis occurred as planned, it was this same person who led the relevant departments to Thailand to talk to Xu Kun.
As for the other one, Xu Kun looked very unfamiliar, but he seemed to have seen him somewhere.
Seeing Han Sanping coming directly towards this side, Cheng Long, who had been impatient for a long time, immediately said to Xu Kun: "Director Xu, let's not disturb us for now. We will talk later when we have time."
When Xu Kun heard this, he shook hands with the three of them one by one and thanked them for their solidarity and support during these days - not counting Li Lianjie, Cheng Long and Zhen Zidan really helped promote it.
As soon as Xu Kun left, Cheng Long and Li Lianjie also immediately went their separate ways. The two had a feud as early as the late 1990s. Li Lianjie even filmed a yin and yang Cheng Long's "The King of Rats".
This cooperation in "The King of Kung Fu" not only failed to allow the two to bury the hatchet, but intensified the conflict. In an interview with foreign media, Jet Li even hinted that Cheng Long's obsession with collecting luxury goods was because of a certain person in his life. The place is small.
Although based on the context, this should mean that he is small-minded, the gesture Li Lianjie made was really ambiguous, so many Hong Kong media interpreted it as the third leg...
So when he saw this scene, Han Sanping didn't feel strange at all. He smiled and said to Xu Kun: "You still have a lot of face. There are not many opportunities to bring these three people together now - by the way, this is Director Wang of the Film Bureau. .”
At this point, Xu Kun also remembered that he had seen this person's mugshot on the bulletin board of the Film Bureau last year when he was running for subsidies.
"Deputy Director."
Director Wang corrected him modestly and smiled at Xu Kun: "Xiao Xu, how are you? Do you have the confidence to break the box office record just set by "Red Cliff"?"
The last episode of "Red Cliff" was aired during the summer season. Although it was well-received, countless people complained that the format was too small and did not convey a sense of history. Lin Chiling's "Cute Stand Up" became a laughing stock.
However, despite the overwhelming publicity, the film still grossed 320 million box office in the mainland, breaking the box office record of Chinese-language films such as "A City Full of Big Boobs". Facing the encouraging looks of the three people, Xu Kun looked surprised: "Isn't our domestic box office record 360 million for "Titanic"?"
Director Wang was slightly stunned, while Han Sanping gave a thumbs up and laughed: "You are still young and energetic, dare to think, speak and do!"
Then he couldn't help but sigh: "It's been ten years. This record has been hanging for ten years. Countless film workers in our huge country have allowed a foreign film to occupy the top spot for a whole ten years. If you can really put it this time If it pulls you down, then you are a great contributor to us Chinese filmmakers!”
At this time, Director Wang also reacted and asked seriously: "How sure are you?"
The box office record of "Titanic" back then was actually deliberately promoted by the higher-ups. However, this record has been hanging for a full ten years, and it has already become a worry for China Film and Film Bureau.
If there is a domestic film that can break this record, the higher-ups will definitely be happy to see it happen.
"How can I say this accurately?"
Xu Kun spread his hands and smiled: "I just said it casually. You don't take it seriously, do you?"
But none of the three people across from him smiled. Han Sanping even shook his head helplessly and said: "If it were anyone else who said this, I would definitely think it was a joke, but you kid..."
Before he could finish speaking, Director Wang said seriously: "As long as your performance can be close to that of "Red Cliff", we will definitely seek corresponding support policies for you."
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Speaking of the most common support policies in China, it is to extend the screening time and organize institutions and units to watch movies together.
Xu Kun's expression also became serious: "If it really comes to that point, I hope to just extend the release time, so as not to be said that we Chinese filmmakers are weak."
Big Boat also repeatedly extended its release date that year, and it set a box office record that lasted for ten years.
"You boy."
When Han Sanping heard Xu Kun's words, he felt that he was young and energetic but didn't know the depth of it - is the record of this big ship so easy to break?
But on the other hand, I feel that Xu Kun's heroic spirit is very suitable for me. If he doesn't have this kind of spirit, how can he resist the impact of Hollywood?
So he didn't say anything in the end, and just patted Xu Kun hard on the shoulder.
At this time, there was a sudden scream and exclamation outside. Xu Kun subconsciously looked outside the hall door and saw many celebrities and artists looking out.
"Hurry over and see what's going on."
When Han Sanping saw this, he pushed Xu Kun and signaled him to deal with the problem first.
Xu Kun confessed his crime and walked quickly to the door.
Han Sanping and the other two leaders all watched him go away.
Director Wang couldn't help but sigh: "Young people like this are more worthy of training. At least they are willing to promote a positive image of our country, instead of always staring at those nooks and crannies and showing the bad side of our country to outsiders. .”
Han Sanping said with a smile: "I have long wanted to put more burdens on him, but this kid dropped out of junior high school and really can't get a diploma - but if he can really break the record of the big boat this time, these trivial things will not matter. Problem.”
(End of chapter)