You promised to make a bad movie, but your box office exceeded 10 billion?

Chapter 192 Sniping Weinstein

When Su You came to Li Mingyue's office, he found her lying on a comfortable leather chair with an innocent smile without any trace of intelligence on her face. She seemed to have fallen asleep.

"What do you think?"

"So happy? Your mouth is watering."

Su You was a little funny, and Li Mingyue, who was almost drooling when he looked at it, didn't know how to evaluate it for a moment.

"Huh? Huh?"

"what?"

"saliva?"

Li Mingyue was awakened and wiped the corners of her mouth subconsciously. Fortunately, there was no saliva.

Immediately, she looked angrily at Su You who had deceived her. She had just had a sweet dream about losing 30 billion yuan. In the dream, she was surrounded by money. Countless soft girl coins were accumulated in several large houses of several hundred square meters. And she Just fly freely in this ocean of money...

"Boss, wake up, Weinstein Films is already filming "The Three-Body Problem"!"

Su You didn't know what was going on with Li Mingyue. He was already worth more than one billion, but he still looked like a man obsessed with money.

"Oh, has filming started already? So soon?"

Li Mingyue answered subconsciously, but quickly realized, "Shouldn't "The Three-Body Problem" be filmed by us?"

"so……"

Su You spread his hands, "We've been fooled!"

"what?"

Li Mingyue screamed, feeling like her heart had been stabbed hard.

My 300 billion!
Weinstein Pictures, you are so damned!

"Contract, where's our contract!"

"Sue them, sue them now!"

Li Mingyue became a little angry when she thought of her 300 billion.

"It's useless. They didn't violate the contract. They didn't say they wouldn't shoot it. They just won't shoot it now. As for the copyright, it is currently shared by the two companies. They have no problem using it for film and television."

Su You stopped the furious Li Mingyue.

"So we can only suffer the loss of being dumb?"

Li Mingyue was so wronged that she almost cried. Her guarantee card, her 300 billion, oh oh oh...

"of course not!"

Su You said resolutely, "We also want to make a science fiction blockbuster and snipe them!"

"Isn't this inappropriate?"

Before Li Mingyue could speak, Li Zhenduo spoke up to stop Su You's crazy behavior, "We simply don't have enough accumulation. Without the support of the industrial system, it is unrealistic to make science fiction blockbusters."

"How about we make a different type of movie."

Su You shook his head, "How can you show contrast when making other types of films? Without contrast, where would the attack power be?"

Li Zhenduo knew that Su Yu was right. If they made other types of films, everyone could watch both films, and they would not be able to target Weinstein.

"But……"

The words came to his lips, but he still didn't say them.

However, with their small bodies like Xihong Decoration Film and Television, how can they attack the giant Weinstein?

When Li Mingyue, who was bleeding from heartache, heard this, she suddenly felt that her legs no longer hurt, her waist was no longer sore, and her mood instantly improved.

If, according to what Li Zhenduo said, they went head-to-head with Weinstein Pictures, their winning rate would be extremely low!

Normal people can imagine that the gap between China's film industry and Hollywood is already huge. Xihong Film and Television is still a small company with no experience. How can it possibly produce a science fiction blockbuster compared to the Weinstein Films, which is a frequent Oscar winner?

When the two films collide, aren't they destined to be beaten so badly that they lose their underpants?
Mountains and rivers are full of doubts and there is no way out, and there is another village with dark willows and flowers!

Li Mingyue turned from sadness to joy and started to show off her acting skills again, acting like she was filled with indignation and rage, "Shoot! Must shoot! Must shoot a science fiction blockbuster!"

"Snipe them! Hit them hard to death!"

"How about we also shoot "The Three-Body Problem"?"

"Anyway, both companies have the copyright. You take pictures of your three-body system, and I will take pictures of mine. Then we will all compete..."

Hey hey hey, there is no harm if there is no comparison. It is best if the Three-Body Problem of your own film is completely crushed and the box office does not even make a dollar.

"No, we are not filming the Three-Body Problem."

Su You shook his head.

Without the support of the Hollywood film industry, he was not ready to make The Three-Body Problem.

"Then what shall we shoot?"

"Wandering Earth!"

Su You thinks now is a good time!

Now that China is rising in all aspects, Blue Star is second in infrastructure capabilities and no one dares to say that it is first. It is with this kind of strength that it will be very difficult for him to shoot the Wandering Earth and build [-] planetary engines. People are convinced.

Because we really can do it!

At the same time, China also built its own space station not long ago, so the Moon-by-Month Plan in The Wandering Earth, where the Chinese lead humans to pilot the space station and build the space elevator, seems very real.

Because now we have a space station, it will not be impossible to build a space elevator in a few decades.

Moreover, China has made great achievements in the field of aerospace, and it is natural for China to lead the International Space Station.

As for quantum computers, sorry, China is also at the leading level of Blue Star in this field, so researching digital life is naturally a piece of cake.

And the status of China in the world makes it logical for China to lead UEG on Wandering Earth.

If it were filmed by Asan Country or Bangzi Country, people might think they were in YY and being funny, but if Hua Country were filming it, it would look convincing!

Because all this does not seem so far away from everyone, it will make everyone feel deeply involved.

Since he wants to kill Weinstein Pictures in the Chinese market, Su You naturally wants to seize this!
……

In the conference room, an ink-style animation was playing on the screen in front of Su You.

The animation is not long, only three short episodes. This is an animation that Li Mingyue recently invested in. Naturally, Su You is the director.

After reading it, Su You gave a light praise.

The storyboarding and smoothness of the fighting scenes in this work can be considered top-notch in the animation industry, and the setting and painting style are full of oriental style. The overall look is very comfortable, and you can see the production team's passion for it. Attentiveness.

If Su You were asked to rate it, Su You could give it 5 points on a 3.5-point scale.

Because its shortcomings are equally obvious.

The most fatal thing is that it is too short. It is so short that the audience has not had enough time to watch it and it is gone. At the same time, it is also too short and it ends abruptly before showing the whole world view and main line. It is very likely that the audience will be disappointed. It looked so cloudy and foggy.

As for other shortcomings.

Su You dialed director Lin Hun's phone number.

"This animation is already excellent. Even if it is released like this, it should get a good response." "But if it is optimized more, it may be even better!"

Straight to the point.

When he invested in this animation, Lin Hun originally refused, but he only agreed after Li Mingyue promised not to interfere in the creation. Moreover, Su You was busy filming "The Wandering Earth" recently and did not have much time to deal with this. thing.

Therefore, he was only prepared to put forward his own opinions. As for whether Lin Hun would adopt them in the end, it was beyond his control.

"First of all, the plot part seems a bit old-fashioned, and any excellent animation, or any excellent literary and artistic work, must have a spiritual core. For example, "Revisions", its spiritual core is 'People only Can save oneself', such as "Attack on Titan", which discusses the meaning of life, war, freedom..."

"So, have you thought about what your work is going to express?"

Because there are only three episodes and there is too little plot, Su You really can't figure out what the core of "Five Elements in the Mist Mountain" is, and judging from the current plot, it is even a bit cliche.

The plot line of the first three episodes of Kiriyama Five Elements is very simple: Huo Xing opened the seal to save his mother, causing the little Qilin to run out, be caught by the villagers and tortured, and even used as medicine.The Angry Beast attacked the village to snatch the little Qilin. Huo Xing came forward to kill the Angry Beast with difficulty and took away the Little Qilin.

He was just giving Lin Hun a warning.

A film without a core might be able to achieve commercial success, but he knew that what Lin Hun wanted was not just commercial success. Any literary and artistic worker would have this pursuit.

“Also, the painting style is a bit rough!”

Su You knew that this comment might be a bit harsh for Lin Hun, but it was true.

The ink-and-wash painting style is indeed very pleasing, at least it will brighten the eyes of viewers who are accustomed to Japanese painting style and inferior domestic 3D animation.

But the details are poorly done.

"Your current style is not quite ink and wash style. It adopts more techniques of Western oil painting and uses the accumulation of color blocks to complete the painting. This is not very ink and wash."

"There is also the use of colors. For example, in this picture, the red and black one cannot find the visual focus. The combination of purple and black is very strange. The combination of yellow and blue is very similar. The blue and yellow are very similar and cannot form a perfect match. Contrasting colors don’t make the picture pop out.

There is also a foot in the main scene. All the audience’s attention is focused on this shoe, but there is no detail at all in this shoe..."

Su You knew that this might be a compromise they had to make due to tight funds and limited manpower. But now that Xihong Film and Television has invested, there is no possibility of a tight budget. In this case, why not do better? ?
"There is also the fight between Huo Xing and the Angry Beast. The background color is low saturation, or the weird yellow ground. The special effects are high saturation, but the characters are low saturation. When watching it, the audience will not be able to find them. where."

"You can consider using a single color tone. Even if there is a contrasting color, you can use a large area of ​​black to blend it, and the special effects will appear stronger..."

With the [Color Adjustment] rewarded by the system, Su You still has a strong sense of appreciation in this area and can easily point out many problems.

"Then comes the composition. The close-up shots are all blocks of color and not delicate enough. The grass on the roadside here is all blue. Then when comparing the close-up and distant views in a picture, you can refer to the processing method of real ink paintings to keep the distant views in the picture. Four-fifths above…”

"Then there are some details. The compass that seals the unicorn gives me a weird feeling. The inner circle of a normal compass is usually the two rites, four images, and eight trigrams. The outside is the five elements and the heavenly stems and earthly branches. The outside is the eight trigrams, 64 trigrams, and buildings. , the attention to detail will improve the overall quality of the picture and make the audience feel more involved..."

"The last thing is the logic of the fight. When Wenren and Qilin fought at the beginning, the flame special effects were turned on. Qilin had blue special effects, so why did the dust under Wenren's feet also have blue special effects?
Wenren also hit Qilin with his knife, but Qilin didn't move at all. According to this situation, Qilin should kill Wenren instantly in the next second..."

“Since you want to create your own style of animation, don’t imitate Japanese cartoons, which can’t be beaten even after a few episodes.

Since it is a martial arts style, you might as well try the real martial arts fighting logic..."

Su You actually likes this animation very much, but it is precisely because he likes it that he demands more, because he sees endless potential in it. If he can do better, he may really hope to be unique and create a path that belongs to the East. The road to animation.

Lin Hun was a little unimpressed when he heard Su You's comments at first, but slowly, sweat began to form on his forehead.

He put all his efforts into this animation, and he also knew that there were many imperfections, but this was the best he could do. He didn't expect that in the eyes of a real master, there would be so many shortcomings.

The most uncomfortable thing is that these shortcomings of Su Youyao are real.

He himself knew that there were many aspects, but he was just in a certain state of mind and did not deal with them. To make everything perfect, it was indeed too labor-intensive, and the animator's liver could not bear it.

"Thank you, Director Su, I understand!"

After being silent for a long time, a bright light shone in Lin Hun's eyes. Su You's words were like a bright light, shining on his path forward as he was groping in the darkness. Now, he could finally see the path under his feet clearly.

If it weren't for Su You, maybe he would be able to see clearly after a few more years or more of exploration.

Listening to you is better than ten years of reading, maybe that’s it!

Lin Hun couldn't help but be full of energy, and he couldn't wait to plunge into the studio now and start improving this animation!

……

Xiangjiang, Yingyi Entertainment.

"Hua Zai, check your email quickly. Xihong Film and Television has sent you an audition invitation!"

Agent Lisa came to Andy Lau's office excitedly.

"Oh?"

Liu Dehua, who was reading, put down the book "Conversations with God" in his hand, held the mouse, entered his mailbox, and asked, "Is it the three-body problem?"

The recent news that Weinstein Pictures and Xihong Films are co-producing The Three-Body Problem has spread a lot. Naturally, he has heard about it and has even thought about it. Although he has long been a top celebrity, he still wants to encounter a good script. It also requires luck.

That's the Three-Body Problem. Who wouldn't want to act in it?
Moreover, Xihong Film and Television is no longer an unknown small company. Su You has won the Oscar. For this honor, if it were not for the fact that Su You is too young, he would be called the No. 1 in the Chinese film and television industry. Nothing too much.

"No, it's "The Wandering Earth"."

Lisa also has some regrets. People in China understand the influence of "The Three-Body Problem" in China. If Andy can play the role of "The Three-Body Problem", it will also be of great benefit to Andy in such a large-scale international production.

"Wandering Earth?"

Andy Lau had also opened his mailbox at this time and saw the invitation from Xihong Film and Television.

He was in a tangle.

As he usually likes reading, of course he knows that The Wandering Earth is also a work by Liu, but there is still a huge gap between this work and The Three-Body Problem, at least in terms of reputation.

Also, isn’t Xihong Film and Television going to co-produce The Three-Body Problem with Weinstein Films?

Why are you suddenly filming The Wandering Earth again?

"Did something go wrong with their cooperation?"

Liu Dehua raised his head and looked at his manager Lisa. Although he was an actor, he was also the boss of Yingyi Entertainment, so he still had some sensitivity.

"I was about to tell you that I only noticed the audition invitation from Xihong Film and Television that Weinstein Pictures seemed to be filming The Three-Body Problem, while Su You was still in China, and it was another famous director. Brother Chen Kai, I went to Beautiful Country half a month ago..."

Liu Dehua sneered when he heard this. Having dealt with Hollywood a lot, he also had no favorable impression of those people. "This is really what those guys can do!"

"Be more cautious when dealing with them in the future."

"Brother Chen Kai is really..."

Lisa clicked her tongue but did not finish her sentence.

However, Liu Dehua raised his head and smiled, "There is nothing wrong with business methods. Just stay away from them in the future."

"So, Wandering Earth, do you want to take it?"

Lisa asked again.

"I'll read the script first!"

Liu Dehua pondered for a moment and did not give a clear answer.

　Brothers, the Wandering Earth here is a direct shot of 2.

　　1Although the box office is higher, the gap is actually quite big. If it wants to compete with Hollywood blockbusters, I personally feel that it is still a little behind.

　　But 2, I can only say that it is a blast.

　　2 is not inferior to science fiction blockbusters such as Interstellar in my mind.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)