At first, I just wanted to make money

"Old Thousand" has Gong Li, and the publicity says that the cost is 1.2 million!
"Blockbuster" has Chen Daoming, and the cost is 8000 million...

Judging from the internal viewing effect, it is a very mature commercial film.

Sure enough, it was produced by Shen Xudong, it must be a high-quality product...

Should be able to win praise from the audience!

Well, it's just you two!

Shen Xudong, who accompanied the crew of "Exquisite Ancient City" in Xiangshan, was stunned when he received the news...

No, you think highly of me too?

The cost of "Old Thousand" is actually 3800 million, and Gong Li's salary is 800 million...

There is no need to share, it is directly converted into investment!
Almost 35%.

In the Cannes alone, the 30-minute clip of "Crazy" sold 450 million US dollars of overseas copyrights-concentrated in Europe and South America.

In Asia, South Korea and Japan are preparing to remake, bought the adaptation rights, and received 300 million US dollars - the company followed up with a 30% investment...

"Manslaughter" also sold the adaptation rights, and the company also invested 30%...

These are long-tail projects, which can benefit in the future.

The company's domestic box office forecast for "Old Thousand" is around 1.5 million.

It's a crime movie after all!
See "Manslaughter".

Prepared 600 copies.

"Blockbuster" has prepared 550 copies, and the box office forecast is 8000 million...

Cost 2500 million…

……

No, this thing is not the same thing at all!
Shen Xudong heard that in August, the higher-ups will promote two films, "Crazy" and "Big Movie", to strengthen the audience's confidence in domestic commercial films.

Gao Fenfen explained a lot, and the core meaning is just one sentence: Because "Transformers"...

Shen Xudong was speechless: ""Old Thousand" is a crime film, the cost is less than 4000 million, what can we use to fight against other "Transformers"?"

"It's not confrontation, it's to show that domestic commercial films are not inferior!"

"...All kinds of airplanes, cannons, autobots, we rely solely on stories, and the types are different..." After a pause, Shen Xudong said: "Even if you want to fight against Hollywood, you have to give us some time... the scale also needs to Relax a bit, you see, Hollywood can make "National Treasure" and "The Mummy", and we will make "The Ancient City" with various restrictions..."

Gao Fenfen's eyes lit up: "That's good, I'll talk to the higher-ups later."

Shen Xudong frowned: "..."Zhao Zilong" is selling well, why is it so sudden?"

"..."Transformers" broke the record, and many people couldn't sit still..."

"The investment cost is 1.5 million U.S. dollars, and it's normal for a blockbuster movie to be sold around the world..."

"But the audience won't say that, and the higher-ups feel a lot of pressure... So, a strategy for the screening day of domestic films was introduced..."

The so-called domestic film screening day is actually the protection of domestic films.

Domestic films, especially commercial films, started relatively late. The production time and capital investment are not at the same order of magnitude as the world-class level. If you don’t protect them, you won’t be beaten to death every minute. Since then, you will lose the right to speak in the industry and be led by the nose...

This is normal, and it is the same all over the world. It is basically the practice of every country to protect its films from the impact of the Hollywood model.

Shen Xudong probably understood...

This is actually a good thing - preferential treatment in policy.

What we have to do now is to try our best to promote and attract more viewers.

So, he nodded: "...I understand, I will join the propaganda camp of "Crazy" the day after tomorrow..."

"I'm going to hold a grand premiere, and invite all the top 13 fast boys to help out, how about it?"

"...It's ok, but how do you promote "Blockbuster"?"

""Blockbuster"... How about inviting a bunch of big directors to help out?"

"Well, you should discuss it with Huang Bin..." Shen Xudong suddenly thought of something: "Harry Potter will be released on August 8, right?"

"Correct!"

"...Can it be delayed?"

"It's unlikely... This is the scheduled date... However, I heard that the copy of "Harry Potter" can only come in for 400 yuan!"

"...OK, I see..."

……

At this stage, Hollywood blockbusters really can't beat it!
The North American film market is big enough, the box office is high enough, the film companies are profitable enough, and their market can afford the cost of special effects production. After this kind of special effects blockbuster enters the film market of other countries, it has a Matthew effect, turning other countries The film market is all dead.

Coupled with a powerful talent siphon effect!

Therefore, from the perspective of business and entertainment, Hollywood has always dared to play big movies and dare to talk about small movies.

later…

Can’t attract talent anymore—With the rise of the self-media, independent filmmakers no longer need to work with big Hollywood studios, or even small ones. They just need to earn money to make films. Talented people are generally sharp-edged .

The monopolized group of people is lifeless, so the taste of Hollywood movies is getting stronger and stronger.

In the past, cool movies were exported to entertain the world, and later, even aesthetic people have to export together...

The whole world is protesting that "The Little Mermaid" should not use black actors, and Disney will use them!
Ahem...

Shen Xudong told Xu Ke that he was going to leave the crew tomorrow...

Xu Ke hurriedly asked 'what happened? '

"Isn't it that "Transformers" has too much stamina...I have to join the promotion of "Grandmaid"..."

Xu Ke nodded, expressing his understanding...

"By the way, Director Xu, have you ever made a sci-fi film before?"

"Yes... "Invincible Maria"..."

In 1988, Wang Zhengfang invited Xu Ke to cooperate with him to co-create a science fiction film, "Laser Man".

Wang Zhengfang became famous in 1986. The movie "BJ's Story" co-produced by Hollywood "MGM Pictures" and "China Nanhai Films" made Chinese director Wang Zhengfang attract much attention in the North American film industry.

After "BJ Story", Wang Zhengfang established his own film studio "Peter Wang Films Inc", and began to develop in Hollywood as an independent producer. In 1987, Wang Zhengfang received investment from the Hollywood independent film company "Original Cinema" and planned to shoot a science fiction work.

Wang Zhengfang didn't want to fall into the popular routine of Hollywood science fiction films, and wanted to create a science fiction work full of Chinese elements.At this time, the birth of "A Chinese Ghost Story" attracted his attention.

So Xu Ke was invited to create "Laser Man" together...

"The shooting process of "Laser Man" was very painful. The behind-the-scenes creative team was formed by Wang Zhengfang, and the investor "Original Cinema" also leaned towards Wang Zhengfang's opinion.

All my ideas were rejected, and the filming and production of "Laser Man" was completed under Wang Zhengfang's command. "

"Then you went back to Hong Kong to shoot "Invincible Maria"?"

Xu Ke nodded: "Unfortunately, this film failed..."

The story idea of ​​"Invincible Maria" is somewhat similar to "Terminator", telling the story of "machines" and "humans" competing for dominance.

But Xu Ke is also a hard-headed person. After "Iron Armored Maria", he made "Monster City" and "Black Man"...

Shen Xudong answered immediately: "I really like "Black Man"!"

Xu Ke smiled wryly: "My biggest failure in "Black Man 2" was that I ignored the action and wanted to show sci-fi elements! What North American audiences want to watch is Chinese kung fu, and Hollywood's own special effects blockbusters can't watch it. Interested in the sci-fi factor?"

"When you choose the wrong goal, no matter how hard you try, it will be futile!"

"Black Man" made $1250 million at the North American box office, so "Black Man 2" was aimed at the North American market from the very beginning...

It may be because there is no Li Lianlian, so Xu Ke emphasized more sci-fi elements, and then the box office failed miserably!