Chapter 582 Old Monster Xu’s Experience
"Laoqian" has Gong Li, and the publicity said the cost was 120 million!
"Blockbuster" stars Director Chen and costs 80 million...
Judging from the internal viewing effect, it is a very mature commercial film.
Sure enough, the product produced by Shen Xudong must be a high-quality product...
It should win praise from the audience!
Well, it’s just you two!
Shen Xudong, who was accompanying the crew of "The Ancient City" in Xiangshan, was stunned when he received the news...
No, you think too highly of me?
The cost of "The Old Man" was actually 38 million, and Gong Li's salary was 8 million...
There is no need for a share, it is directly converted into an investment!
Almost 35%.
In Cannes alone, the 30-minute film of "The Couple" sold overseas rights for US$4.5 million - concentrated in Europe and South America.
In Asia, South Korea and Japan were preparing to remake the film, and bought the adaptation rights, earning US$3 million - the company invested 30%...
"Manslaughter" also sold the adaptation rights, and the company also invested 30%...
These are long-tail projects that will benefit later.
The company's domestic box office forecast for "The Old Man" is around 150 million.
After all, it’s a crime movie!
See "Manslaughter".
Prepared 600 copies.
"Blockbuster" has prepared 550 copies, and the box office forecast is 80 million...
Cost 25 million…
…
No, this thing is not the same thing at all!
Shen Xudong heard that in August, the higher-ups would promote two movies, "The Old Man" and "Blockbuster," to enhance the audience's confidence in domestic commercial films.
Gao Fenfen explained a lot, and the core meaning was just one sentence: Because "Transformers"...
Shen Xudong was speechless: ""Old Man" is just a crime film with a cost of less than 40 million. How can it compete with "Transformers"?"
"It's not about confrontation, it's about showing that domestic commercial films are not inferior to others!"
"...There are all kinds of airplanes, cannons, and Autobots. We rely purely on stories, and the types are different..." After a pause, Shen Xudong said: "Even if we have to fight against Hollywood, you have to give us some time...the scale also has to be Let’s relax a little and look at it, Hollywood can make “National Treasure” and “The Mummy”, but we can make “The Ancient City” with various restrictions..."
Gao Fenfen's eyes lit up: "That's good. I'll tell the boss later."
Shen Xudong frowned: "..."Zhao Zilong" is selling very well, why is it so sudden?"
"..."Transformers" broke the record, and many people couldn't sit still..."
"The investment cost is 150 million US dollars, and it is normal for a global blockbuster to be a hit..."
"But the audience won't say that, and the superiors also feel that there is a lot of pressure... Therefore, a domestic film screening day strategy was introduced..."
The so-called domestic film screening day is actually the protection of domestic films.
Domestic films, especially commercial films, started late. The production time and financial investment are not at the same level as the international first-class level. If you don't protect yourself, you will be beaten to death in minutes. From then on, you will lose your right to speak in the industry and be led by the nose...
This is normal and is the same all over the world. It is basically the practice of every country to protect domestic films from being impacted by the Hollywood model.
Shen Xudong probably understood...
This is actually a good thing - preferential treatment in terms of policy.
All we have to do now is try our best to promote it and attract more viewers.
Therefore, he nodded: "...I understand, I will join the promotion camp of "The Old Thousand" the day after tomorrow..."
"I'm going to have a huge premiere and invite all the top 13 guys to help out, how about that?"
"...Okay, but how will you promote "Blockbuster"?"
""Blockbuster"...how about inviting a bunch of big directors to help out?"
"Well, you and Huang Bin should discuss it carefully..." Shen Xudong suddenly thought of something: ""Harry Potter" will be released on August 10, right?"
"right!"
"...can it be delayed?"
"Unlikely... This is a scheduled date... However, I heard that the higher authorities require that copies of "Harry Potter" can only come in for 400 yuan!"
"...OK, I understand..."
…
At this stage, Hollywood blockbusters really can’t beat it!
The North American film market is big enough, the box office is high enough, and the film companies are profitable enough. Their market can support the cost of special effects production. When this type of special effects blockbusters enter the film markets of other countries, it creates a Matthew effect, and the film companies in other countries are The movie market is completely wiped out.
Coupled with the powerful talent siphon effect!
Therefore, from the perspective of business and entertainment, Hollywood has always dared to play in blockbusters and dare to talk about small films.
later…
It is no longer possible to attract talents - with the rise of self-media, independent filmmakers no longer need to work with big Hollywood studios, or even small ones. They can just make money and make movies by themselves. Talented people are generally sharp-edged. .
The group of people who have the monopoly are lifeless, so Hollywood movies are becoming more and more daddy.
In the past, cool movies were exported to entertain the world. Later, even aesthetic people wanted to export them too...
The whole world is protesting against using black actors in "The Little Mermaid", but Disney did!
Ahem...
Shen Xudong told Xu Ke that he was going to leave the set tomorrow...
Xu Ke quickly asked, ‘What happened? ’
"Isn't it that "Transformers" has too much stamina... I have to join the promotion of "The Couple"..."
Xu Ke nodded to express understanding...
"By the way, Director Xu, you have made science fiction films before, right?"
"Yes... "Invincible Maria"..."
In 1988, Wang Zhengfang invited Xu Ke to collaborate with him to create a science fiction movie, "Laser Man".
Wang Zhengfang became famous in 1986. The movie "BJ Story", a collaboration between Hollywood's "MGM Pictures" and "China South China Sea Pictures", made Chinese director Wang Zhengfang attract 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 did not 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" caught his attention.
So I invited Xu Ke to create "Laser Man" together...
"The filming 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 opinions.
All my ideas were rejected, and "Laser Man" was filmed and produced under the command of Wang Zhengfang. "
"Then you went back to Hong Kong to film "Invincible Maria"?"
Xu Ke nodded: "It's a pity that this film was not successful..."
The story idea of "Invincible Maria" is somewhat similar to "Terminator", telling the story of "machine" and "human beings" competing for dominance.
But Xu Ke is also a stubborn person. After "Invincible Maria", he also made "City of Monsters" and "Black Man"...
Shen Xudong immediately answered: "I really like "Black Man"!"
Xu Ke smiled bitterly: "My biggest failure in "Black Man 2" was that I ignored the action and wanted to show the science fiction elements! What North American audiences want to see is Chinese Kung Fu, and Hollywood's own special effects blockbusters can't stand it. How could it be so important to the Chinese people?" Are you interested in science fiction elements?”
"When you choose the wrong goal, no matter how hard you try, it will be in vain!"
"Dark Man" has a North American box office of US$12.5 million. Therefore, "Dark Man 2" has been targeting the North American market from the beginning...
Maybe because there was no Li Lianjie, Xu Ke emphasized the science fiction elements more, and then it failed miserably at the box office!