Of course, many of them were very impressive and very good.
But what he didn't understand was that "Forrest Gump," which was also about the current social situation, felt completely different from domestic films.
The China depicted in these domestic films, which expressed human nature and social reality, gave people a sense of distance, strangeness and difference. Although these highly "rustic" films had successfully impressed foreigners, they had left an impression of poverty and backwardness.
Li He didn't mind them exposing the so-called family scandals and exposing the cultural inferiority complex that had been hidden for five thousand years. After all, he wasn't someone who would hide his illness for fear of treatment.
But in this great era of reform and opening up, if Chinese companies or Chinese people wanted to go out and do business, a real China film should have a strong China spirit and a positive image.
Besides, there were already a lot of people making this kind of film, so there was no need for him to follow the crowd and collect a salary from the Office of Strategic Deception.
Sometimes he had to admit that Hong Kong films were much better at conveying China's culture and ideas than mainland films.
In the golden age, successful Hong Kong filmmakers used film, a modern art form, to reproduce the values of China's traditional culture from many perspectives. People like Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Bruce Lee, whether intentionally or unintentionally, carried out national public relations, which could be considered as a contribution to China's external publicity.
In the field of culture, this was a tough battle between countries. Unfortunately, China had always been at a very low level, and had been badly abused. It wasn't until after the Olympics that China began to deliberately spend a lot of money on publicity films and public relations for the country.
Thus, he would rather learn from Guo Xiaosi and make pompous films about idolizing famous brands, living a life of luxury, splendid lights, mixed-race models, melodramatic tears, fancy clothes and stilts.
If the country's image was right, an individual could freely grab prawns in Thailand, wash feet outside the Louvre, ride a golden bronze bull outside Wall Street, eat snacks in the Hong Kong subway, and talk loudly and arrogantly everywhere.
People would even praise you for being easygoing, enthusiastic and not bothering about trifles!
Seeing that Li He was a little tempted, Su Ming hastened to say, "I've calculated it myself. If I invest in some directors, the box office will definitely not be bad. The most important thing is that I can also produce my own discs. This is also a big source of income."
Under the guarantee of the centralized economic system in the past, the film crew did not have to worry about investments. Once they had the filming rights, the investments would come. Then, from the production to the distribution, it would be contracted by the state. Whether they made money or not, the creative staff did not care much. As long as they were famous, it would be fine.
Reform was taking place everywhere, and the film market was no exception.
China's structural reform began in the countryside, and its magic weapon was the contract system, which worked as soon as it was signed. Other industries followed suit, and the movie system also followed suit.
The profit contract between the country and the film studio was a big contract, while the contract between the production team and the photography team was a small contract.
However, the contract system did not play a big role in the film system, and the benefits were still limited. The state-owned film studios would lose money for every film they invested in.
In recent years, it had become more and more difficult for big studios to survive. They had begun to sell factory logos, and most of them were independent producers in disguise. Most of the investment funds came from private companies and individuals.
Although it was illegal to secretly buy and sell factory logos, everyone turned a blind eye to it.
The key point was that independent production could make money, and the interests of all parties could be taken care of.
Therefore, this situation gave Su Ming an opportunity. After being in the tape industry for so many years, he was no longer a stranger to the film industry, and he was a little eager to try it out.
"How much does one film cost?" Li He thought about it and asked.
Su Ming said, "About a million."
Li He smiled and said, "That little money? You can just invest in it yourself. Why are you dragging me into this? "
"I want to make it bigger and more formal. No matter what, I should invest in at least seven or eight films a year." Su Ming was very satisfied with his current life, but it did not mean that he was satisfied. With Li He's help, Fu Biao, Pan Song, and Pinsong's net worth had been catching up to him in the past few years, and they were about to surpass him!
Therefore, he understood that if he wanted to make it big, he still needed Li He.
Li He asked, "How much money do you want me to invest?"
When Su Ming heard that, he instantly beamed with joy. He looked around and smiled. "Brother, you invest twenty million. I'll invest twenty million too. Let's set up a film company and each of us will take half of the shares."
Li He said, "I'll invest forty million, and I'll take half, but I have a request."
Su Ming said doubtfully, "Brother, you're making fun of me by saying that! I'll definitely listen to you! Su Ming, do you have a request or not! "
Li He waved his hand and said, "Our relationship is one thing, but business must be business. There's no reason for me to make you lose money. "
"How could I lose money? You have to believe me! "
"No, it's not that. I'm saying that if I make it according to my request, I might lose money. But my goal in making movies is not to make money. "
"Not to make money?" Su Ming was even more confused.
'If investing doesn't make money, then what's the point?'
"Let me put it this way. No matter what movie you make, be it comedy, action, sci-fi, horror, animation, thriller, crime, or adventure, there's only one request. Imitate American movies and make them according to the elements of American movies." Li He couldn't say much about American values, but he had already decided to carry out his imitation business to the end.
Of course, relying on imitation might not necessarily be a success. For example, if China had made "Titanic", it might have been made into "The Affair of the Green Tea Bitch" or "The Deceptive Marriage", and "Dreams of the Bridge" might have been made into a copy of Pan Jinlian.
The Chinese audience could accept this kind of movie only because the male and female leads were foreigners. They accepted it as a cultural difference and thought that it was a foreign romance. However, if this kind of plot were to happen in China, it would definitely be condemned by everyone.
Therefore, the probability of an American imitation flop was very high.
Moreover, there were many American blockbusters that couldn't be imitated. According to China's current film technology, they couldn't even make good special effects with 50 cents.
However, he still decided to give it a try, because he could afford to lose money.
Su Ming said in shock, "Aren't the scenes in American movies a little too much?"
He was still a little unused to the messy relationship between men and women in American movies.
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