At first, I just wanted to make money

Chapter 488 Xu Ke
"Carol"'s current income is limited to overseas copyrights...

After all, it hasn't been released yet!
At present, it is only paying back the original cost. After the release, there will be a few more nominations. Making money is only secondary. The important thing is that Shen Xudong has proved his own strength!
Time to form a private equity fund.

Give 15% return.

The filming funds for "Juno", "The Fault in Our Stars", and "Twilight" are here.

Xu Cairen didn't care about these things, she continued to ask: "Then have you ever slept with her?"

"...that's called art discussion!"

"That's because I fell asleep...how do you feel?"

"It's very good, you know how to be warm and comfortable, and you know how to cooperate..." Shen Xudong changed the subject: "Let's not talk about this, I think you should try commercial films! In our country's evaluation system, dramas serve the people, providing guidance for correct value orientation, Works that the people like to hear and see are the only standard for film and television art workers."

Xu Cairen had a different opinion: "According to what you said, Riben Aiwei is definitely the most popular!"

"...It's not the same, you are too arrogant!"

Riben Ivy…

Suddenly, I thought of a question: Marvel movies are no longer popular in China, will it cause foreign blockbusters to completely block the Chinese market, it will be miserable...

Then someone answered: Personally, I think it’s okay not to watch American blockbusters, but I can’t live without Japanese films.

right...

"Let's talk about it, I don't want to think about it for the time being!"

Shen Xudong nodded: "Okay, come to me if you have an idea!"

After all, get up and get ready to get dressed...

"...where are you going?"

"I've made an appointment with director Xu Ke."

"Xu Ke...forget it..."

……

As the first-line big flower that Wang Shuo has supported all the way, Xu Cairen also has his own arrogance. Wang Shuo doesn't like martial arts, Hong Kong movies, and she doesn't like it either!

However, Shen Xudong likes martial arts very much, and he admires Xu Ke a lot.

After meeting, Xu Ke took the initiative to chat with him about "Ghost Blowing the Lantern".

"Ghost Blowing the Lantern" is still very popular, Tang Jili has publicly said that he wants to adapt it...

Of course, he can't get investment...

Shen Xudong said that he wanted to adapt it, and then he found Xu Ke, and he could easily attract [-] million investment!
"I've seen it probably... it's a novelty-hunting attribute?"

"Yes, it mainly tells the adventure story of veteran Hu Bayi, Fatty and others looking for ancient tombs in Northeast China, XJ, Yunnan, XZ and other places.

The so-called ghost blows the lamp, which means "people light candles, ghosts blow the lamp, and the rooster crows and the lamp goes out without touching gold"... It is said that the tomb robber must light a candle at the southeast corner when entering the tomb. If the candle goes out, it means that the owner of the tomb I don't want you to take its things, you have to put back what you have taken... Touch Captain Jin! "

"Did Captain Mojin pass it down from Cao Cao at that time?"

"Yes, in order to make up for the lack of military pay, Cao Cao set up military ranks such as General Faqiu Zhonglang and Lieutenant Mojin, who specialize in robbing tombs to make money and subsidize the military pay."

"This author is amazing. I heard that he has sold 200 million copies?"

"Well," Shen Xudong explained: "His parents used to do mineral exploration in the northeast Inner Mongolia area and dug up many ancient tombs. There is a Taoist priest in the neighbor who has done tomb robbery, so he has heard many anecdotes since he was a child. Later, He runs a mining business by himself, often communicates with the Feng Shui master, and has learned a lot of common sense about Feng Shui..."

""The Exquisite Ancient City" isn't it...I read your script, it's a very typical script of treasure hunting and adventure...The selling point is spectacle and fighting..."

Shen Xudong nodded: "Fighting is a must... Otherwise, it will be difficult to pass the trial!"

"Exquisite Ancient City" all mentioned overseas tomb robbers, but no meeting was arranged...

It's fine as a novel, but it's not enough to watch as a movie...

Adding a scene where the two sides meet, confront each other, and then fight, it's even better to pass the trial-protect cultural relics!
Xu Ke probably understood, and then said: "Where are the actors? Who are you going to use?"

"Liu Ye, Jiang Wu, and Zhang Ziyi!"

"You have decided...not to use Hong Kong actors?"

Shen Xudong shook his head, and explained by the way: "Another reason why "Ghost Blowing Out the Lantern" is attractive is the language feature, snarky + funny, these Hong Kong actors can't understand!"

Xu Ke shook his head: "That's it...Actually, I don't quite understand the script..."

Shen Xudong hurriedly said: "Director Xu, the cost of [-] million yuan cannot be fully recovered by relying on the domestic market. There must be an overseas market... Zhang Ziyi is the only suitable candidate... Liu Ye was chosen because the author of the original work brought in It is not only the image of the male lead in "Blood Romance"...Jiang Wu was also chosen by us after careful consideration...When he stands there, some people want to laugh..."

Obviously, Xu Ke has not been kidnapped by capital yet...

It was not until later in "Di Renjie: The Dragon King", that Zhao Youting was used at the suggestion of Chen Guofu...

He still attaches great importance to casting rights!
Hearing that the roles have been assigned, there must be dissatisfaction...

Therefore, Shen Xudong simply said: "Why don't you meet the actors first, and if there is no problem, let's continue talking?"

"…it is good!"

In fact, let him get acquainted with the script again...

After all, there is something to ask for, and Xu Ke doesn't have to be "Ghost Blowing the Lantern". In the current Chinese film market, Xu Ke's name is still very famous.

A bunch of people want to invest in him.

Otherwise, how did the nonsensical plot of "Looking for a Man in the Deep Sea" attract investment?
However, at this stage, Xu Ke... like most directors in Hong Kong and Taiwan, does not really believe in the market appeal of mainland actors...

Shen Xudong changed the subject: "Have you visited the Shangmei factory? Did you gain anything?"

"...It's a pity that I can't talk about the harvest!"

"It's okay, after a while, I will definitely do animation!"

"You want to do animation?"

"That's right, the market is so big...Of course you can't miss it!"

……

What a pity?
Shangmei Factory is the pride of New China Animation!

Once represented the world's most advanced animation skills...

It's a pity...from the very beginning, these were the missions, not the market—Shangmei Factory started from the ink animation, in order to win honor for the new China and win international awards.

After failing to learn Japanese TV animation in 80, Shangmei Factory turned to Disney's film animation.

It coincides with the tentacles of the American animation industry also extending to China.

They offer tens of thousands of high salaries, set up a company in Shenzhen, and attract Chinese animation talents to enter the industrial system of American film and animation, supplemented by various preferential policies such as green cards and immigration...

Think about it, in the 80s of the last century, if it were you, would you be good?
Now, it is said that the development of computer animation is encouraged, so they rush to do computer animation, encourage the development of 3D animation and rush to do 3D animation.

They say that they want to develop national characteristics, but in their minds, the newer the better, the more foreign the better.

Some people say that this is a confusion of values, but in fact it is not chaotic at all, the core is very clear: hug money, hug political achievements...

Shangmei Factory still insists on the task attribute, and "Lotus Lantern" is the task. The finished cartoon is limited by factors such as management model and technical level, resulting in low quality of the finished product, but the tone of publicity is very loud, and it will surpass Disney blockbusters at every turn. As a result, Of course it was disappointing.

Later, I made "Warrior" myself, a three-day theater tour... I lost the trust of business investment.

It doesn't matter, after "Kung Fu Panda 2" smashed 6 million box office, some people invested in animation...

Shen Xudong's idea is to buy a few companies at that time, so as not to have to cultivate by himself...

(End of this chapter)