Hearing Chen Fan talking about so many classic MGM movies in one breath, the expression on Harry Sloan's face became more and more brilliant.
He was now completely certain that Chen Fan must be his soulmate.
If he wasn't really interested in the film and television industry, he wouldn't be able to say so many things at once.
The next topic naturally began to revolve around the film and television industry.
Harry Sloan said that overseas, especially in Hollywood, the Chinese market has always been regarded as a very important market.
China has a large population, and with the acceleration of economic development in recent years, people's living standards have improved rapidly, and the demand for watching movies has increased significantly.
In Hollywood, many film and television production companies have begun to study the Chinese market.
Even Harrison personally believes that in the next few years, the Chinese market may surpass the Hollywood market and become the real box office king.
Chen Fan had no doubt about this.
And through these, he was sure that Harrison was indeed a capable person, both in terms of personal ability and industry vision.
Then the topic changed and the two talked about the differences between domestic and foreign movies.
Harry Sloan said that he did not know much about Chinese films, but he knew that the heyday of Chinese films was from the 1950s to the 1970s, which was the golden age.
Especially some movies shot in Hong Kong are very popular even abroad.
He also mentioned Cheng Long, Bruce Lee and Zhang Yimou as well as "Raise the Red Lantern" and "Farewell My Concubine".
Harry Sloan said Farewell My Concubine is a great movie.
But then Harry Sloan changed the subject again and directly said that there were problems in China's current film market.
There haven't been any classic movies for over a decade.
Chen Fan sighed. He couldn't refute this point.
Because in Chen Fan's view, the domestic film industry, whether it is capital or practitioners, is full of a mentality of quick success and instant benefits.
Everyone envies Hollywood, wants to be recognized by their foreign counterparts, and wants to win awards internationally to prove themselves.
Therefore, everyone believes that as long as the movie is made with big investment, big scenes and big production, it must be good and can definitely open up the overseas market...
As a result, everyone has seen the development in recent years.
"Hero", "The Promise", "The Banquet", "Curse of the Golden Flower"... all of them were made in the past two years, and they perfectly fit the requirements of big scenes, big productions, and big investments...
What's the result?
๋ is a piece of shit.
Except for "Hero" which has some merits, Chen Fan has to admit that the rest are all garbage.
These great directors have really taken the wrong path.
Of course, it is not just practitioners and capital, even the government wants to break through the wall of cultural propaganda and urgently needs foreign recognition.
So in the early years, the country prepared carefully and sent its best films and TV shows to the Oscars with great anticipation.
Look at the movies sent by the government over the years, from "Afanti" and "Old Things in the South of the City" in the 1970s and 1980s to "Ju Dou", "Farewell My Concubine" and "Raise the Red Lantern" in the 1980s.
After 2000, they also sent "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "House of Flying Daggers"...
We carefully sent our best works, but what was the result?
No harvest.
People don't treat you fairly at all.
It was not until the next decade or so that the concept of cultural confidence was proposed.
The domestic economy is developing rapidly, people's lives are getting better and better, and cultural confidence has been established.
Now letโs watch the films sent to Oscars from China.
"The Flowers of War" in 2012, "Search" in 2013, and "One Person, Four Seconds" in 2014.
"Go Away, Bacillus" in 2016 and "Wolf Warrior 2" in 2018...
Did you see it?
The videos sent by the authorities are becoming more and more arbitrary.
From the urgent need for cultural identity to the indifference, from lack of confidence to increasingly lack of confidence, this is due to the country's rapid economic development and cultural accumulation over the past decade...
Whether we admit it or not, cultural discrimination exists.
Especially in Hollywood, people know too little about Chinese culture.
Even in Hollywood movies and TV shows, whenever Asians or Chinese appear, there is always serious cultural prejudice.
An idea suddenly came to Chen Fan's mind.
Can I cooperate with Harry Sloan?
Try to get a piece of the other company's film production into the film.
Then I can use my status as a shareholder to openly fill in people.
The guys in Hollywood will definitely not agree, but can I get a supporting role?
As for who to block? Of course, it was Wenwan.
Chen Fan did not forget the agreement he made with Wen Wan.
He promised the other party that he would push Wen Wan to Hollywood to compete for an Oscar.
Start with a small role, and let Wen Wan get a role in a Hollywood blockbuster, so that she can make a name for herself in Europe and America and become familiar to the public.
Later, he increased his investment and, through capital operation and the production of a series of films, helped Wen Wan to become famous.
Doing so will not only make Wen Wan famous, but may even promote Chinese culture...
You have to know that in recent years, the country has always treated cultural construction as a task to be carried out.
If I really promote Chinese culture through Hollywood movies, then maybe I can catch the attention of some high-ranking officials, and then I can get a lot of hidden benefits and welfare...
The more Chen Fan thought about it, the more he felt that this could be done.
But when he came to his senses and looked at the Harrison in front of him, Chen Fan didn't know what to say for a moment.
The two had just met for the first time, and one of them said he wanted to invest in the other's movie...
It is estimated that there is a high probability that the other party will refuse immediately.
It will be troublesome if I want to contact you again after that.
So until the four of them separated from the bar, Chen Fanxiao did not say what was in his heart.
On the way back, Chen Fan was still thinking about how to meet Harrison again, or how to implement his plan.
"What are you thinking about?"
Su Ruchu beside him asked with a smile.
Chen Fan shook his head: "Nothing, I was just wondering if we could work with Harry Sloan since he's the owner of a Hollywood film company."
"cooperate?"
"Yes, investing in a Hollywood blockbuster, or inserting a few of our actors into the crew, and showing them off in front of audiences all over the world... these are all great things."
Su Ruochu smiled and said, "You are amazing. You want to cooperate with someone you just met for one day."
Chen Fan smiled bitterly, "It's just a casual thought. I'm afraid it won't be that easy to cooperate."
Su Ruchu suddenly stopped in the corridor and looked up at Chen Fan.
"๋...๋Is there something I want to discuss with you?"
"Hmm?" Chen Fan smiled.
"What's the matter? Why are you so serious?"
"I want to invite Sister Wenwan to be the maid of honor at our wedding."