At first, I just wanted to make money

Chapter 719 Daily Trivial Matters
The failure of "Red Cliff" lies in the fact that Wu Yusen studied foreign films and understood anti-war as the theme of a Three Kingdoms War, which also shows that he has very little understanding of the Three Kingdoms.

The stage where heroes and heroes chase their dreams is the most basic and broadest understanding of the Three Kingdoms.

Prosperity, the people suffer, death, the people suffer, this is a deeper understanding.

The ruling crisis of the centralized dynasty and the rise of the gentry landlords, this is a deeper understanding.

Anti-war?What kind of war against it?The root of the Battle of Chibi is that Cao Cao is not peace-loving?

Such a theme is pure wishful thinking!
Looking at "Red Cliff" and the two movies, we can draw a conclusion: mediocrity!

It is so mediocre that most people only remember the lines of the play "Mengmeng stands up", and forget everything else...

Shen Xudong continued: "From the moment of casting, I feel that "Red Cliff" has a high probability of failure!"

"how to say?"

"I want to say a word, IP..."

Shen Xudong explained the concept of IP: IntellectualProperty, intellectual property with wide influence.

"For example, "Harry Potter", "Twilight"...Why do I dare to do "Twilight", because before I decided to do it, "Twilight" sold hundreds of dollars in North America alone Ten thousand volumes..."

"From this perspective, the story of the Three Kingdoms is so familiar to East Asian audiences, especially audiences in China, Japan and South Korea, that they can almost casually name every important character and every important battle.

The Battle of Chibi is one of the most famous battles, so from this point of view, Chibi is a big IP, and a big IP does not need big stars like Liang Chaowei and Jin Chengwu to support the box office..."

Han Shanping shook his head: "Without big stars, it would be difficult for us to get investment..."

"... "

Well, the concept of IP is still immature at this stage, so "Zhao Zilong" uses Andy Lau!
But Shen Xudong shook his head resolutely: "I don't think the audience chose to watch "Red Cliff" because of Liang Chaowei or Jin Chengwu... If I make "Red Cliff", the actor's salary will not exceed 1000 million!"

"Wu Yusen initially prepared 4000 million yuan to invite Zhou Runfa to act!"

"So, when a director needs to rely on an actor to make a movie, then he has probably lacked judgment on the work!"

Well, let's talk about it, Shen Xudong actually doesn't believe that celebrities are worthless.

If stars have no value, then...how does "The Founding of a Country" rely on to attract audiences?

In addition, there are always people who say that Hong Kong movies lack fresh blood, and those who play the leading role are Gu Tianle, Andy Lau, Liu Qingyun, etc...

Ha ha, don't talk about newcomers.

How many old actors can have box office?
Even an investor dare not use a newcomer, even if you are the boss, you will not use it!

It's too risky to use a newcomer.Many issuers in the mainland are looking at these old faces to invest!

Without mainland capital distribution, it is a problem for you to release it. This is why movies released in the mainland are always gangster movies, and other Hong Kong movies have no market at all.

Understand it, understand it, say it...

"The profitability of "Red Cliff" should not be a problem...if "The Founding of a Country"..."

At this moment, the door opened, and Gao Fenfen walked in. He first said hello to Han Shanping, and then said, "China Film is so powerful, do you want to compete with our private company for the main theme movie?"

"It's not about stealing, it's about working together..."

"Then you are late, Dianguang Media, Wenguang Media, Jiangsu Radio and Television... I also found the Forbidden City Films..."

"... "

Hearing this, Han Shanping fully understood that "The Founding of a Country" has nothing to do with him...

What he wants is to control investment, produce...

Joint production is not an option for him at all!

……

Han Shanping left, Shen Xudong smiled at Gao Fenfen, the latter rolled his eyes: "Next time something like this happens, you just push it on my head!"

"I'm not worried that China Film Group will trip us up."

"He can't be a stumbling block. The investors behind the scenes in these few of our plays are all with Chinese prefixes..."

"In case, in business, you should pay attention to harmony and wealth..."

"What a shame, they won't want to retreat for three days..."

Three days back...

how dare you think

Shen Xudong was speechless, he picked up the newspaper next to the sofa and read it, the front page was naturally the Olympic Games...

The most concerned one is naturally Liu Xiang...

Gao Fenfen suddenly said, "I heard that Liu Xiang was injured?"

"Where did you hear that?"

"A lot of gossip... There are also reports on the Internet..."

"...Is it the official media?"

Gao Fenfen shook her head: "Do you think the official media will report it? Once the news of Liu Xiang's injury spreads, what will happen to the ratings? Who will buy the tickets? You know, the ticket price for the 110-meter hurdles final has already reached 8 yuan..."

Shen Xudong didn't know what to say.

Liu Xiang is of course a great track and field athlete. I will always remember the sentence he said in the 04 Athens Olympics, "Please don't think that Asian or Chinese athletes are inferior to European and American short-span athletes. I will prove with practical actions that Asia has me and China has me. "

And then Athens won...

Now a bunch of people say 'we owe Liu Xiang an apology'...

But at the moment in 2008, Liu Xiang's team owes the people of the whole country an explanation!
Before the Olympic Games, it has been rumored that Liu Xiang may be injured...

It is normal for athletes to have injuries, and everyone can accept it.

But every night when the sports news interviewed Liu Xiang's coach Sun Haiping, they always said that there was no problem, he performed very well today and could run.

When it was time for the official competition, all eyes were on it, and suddenly he couldn’t run anymore. When Sun Haiping came out, he said in tears, “How serious is his injury, has he been desperate all the time?”

?

Hey?

Didn't you say he was in good condition?
All deteriorating in one night?
It's okay to have no grades or injuries, but being fooled and treated as a fool, isn't that a bit disrespectful?

Don't worry, the next London Olympics will come again!

Gao Fenfen obviously didn't care much about this, so she changed the subject and said, "I heard that Zhong Lifang asked TVB actors to film two TV series?"

"Hmm... There is a "Back to the Three Kingdoms" and a "Heroine"..."

"Why did you ask them to take pictures?"

"It's cheap... 2000 million or so can make a film, and after the filming is finished, it will be broadcast exclusively on PPTV... If there is a TV station that wants to buy it, just sell it to them..."

"Even if you buy it... it's still in the daytime..."

Shen Xudong shrugged: "It doesn't matter, it's mainly for PPTV."

"Are you poaching TVB's corner?"

"...I don't have any...I just give TVB actors, directors and producers an extra choice!"

"Be careful, I heard that the Hong Kong area is very cuddly..."

"Could it be that if I don't make TV dramas, the Hong Kong circle won't target me? Don't be naive, Golden Harvest accounts for 4% of the theater chain, and makes eight to ten movies every year. Many people have long wanted to mess with us!"

Shen Xudong doesn't pay much attention to the Hong Kong circle...

With more than ten years of memories of later generations, he knows very well that the so-called Hong Kong circle will soon withdraw from the stage of history...

Every time marketing mainland capital to suppress...

The mainland film market has reached an era where themes, plots, and creativity are the selling points. Hong Kong is still stuck in the era where stars, movie stars, and scenes are the selling points.What's more, these celebrities are still the older generation who have already become famous, so there is no novelty, and young people will not pay the bill.

The scene is not comparable to Hollywood. To be honest, I am tired of watching foreign blockbusters with big scenes, let alone Hong Kong films.

"...but this time "The Ancient City" won "Red Cliff", they said Xu Ke beat Wu Yusen..."

　Back home, the mouse is broken, the keyboard is also broken...

　　i'm speechless...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)