Chapter 268 Follow the trend, just follow the trend, explain so much? (4/6)
Tang Ningyu followed him for free. When we met today, even if the two sides had a good conversation, they would not be able to start cooperation immediately.
At least we have to talk about it for several months...
"Mr. Zhang, you are here!"
"Lan Tai, hello..."
Under An Shaoyang's introduction, Zhang Junsheng shook hands with the fat woman in front of him...
Really fat, probably two levels of swaying...
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After the greetings, Lan Tai mentioned her company and her views on the movies.
"Taiji Film has been engaged in overseas promotion business. In fact, our newly developed project "The Throne of the Gods" has raised tens of millions of dollars overseas..."
"I think the basic law of film investment is that overseas markets mainly attract box office with themes, while Asian markets are more about the box office appeal of actors."
"The winning point of film investment comes from a virtuous cycle between three elements, that is, the story of the script can impress the audience, and the director's expression method can accurately and completely convey the theme and story context of the story to the audience. The investor's financial strength can support the expenses of big stars and big directors, and both of them are indispensable. If the story of the script is not good, it is impossible to make a good movie with strong funds, which is not conducive to the later release of movies and destroy the company's brand image, and ultimately creates a vicious cycle."
Tang Ningyu nodded: "You are right. Content in the film industry is king. Any movie we make is aimed at the script..."
Uh, both parties in the conversation have become Tang Ningyu and Lan Tai.
Zhang Junsheng kept smiling and talked to Liu Yifei, who was sitting next to him from time to time...
“…If the project is established in "A Chinese Ghost Story", will you play Nie Xiaoqian?"
"Um."
"Who is Ning Caichen?"
"I haven't confirmed yet, the director said he wanted to find Hu Ge..."
"Hu Ge? It's probably impossible. He is busy filming "Yellow Spring" produced by Global..."
""Yellow Spring"?"
"It's a new drama, created by Universal and Yuehua..."
Liu Yifei tilted his head: "...Is it starring Hu Ge and Xu Yan?"
"No, he is the male lead, and the female lead is Zhou Xun... Xu Yan is filming "The Legend of Chun Li", and there is no time."
“…They are developing well…”
Zhang Junsheng waved his hand: "The small and medium-sized test works have not invested in US$30 million, which is not as good as "Kung Fu King"!"
“…”
"Kung Fu King" completely isolated Lao Liu's way out of Hollywood...
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In fact, Zhang Junsheng and Yuehua's strategy is very correct.
In name, these artists are all under Yuehua, but in fact, they don’t need to report to the company at all when they take on any scenes, and the studio maintains independence!
In modern society, how many people really follow one person from the bottom of their hearts? I have only heard of Sheng Mien, fighting against Mien!
You work for your boss just for that little salary. Is it really to push the boss to the throne of those who get rich first? Then, expect the boss to carry forward the spirit of wealth first and then wealth, and turn around and pull you toward common prosperity together?
If this is true, why can't you become rich first?
To put it bluntly, do you really think those stars are willing to pay tribute?
Ten percent is also money!
The eight major Hollywood players started out as actors and film production. Warner Bros. started with a dog named Ren Dingding!
The first movie produced by Warner is called "Golden Girl". It is truly famous for filming 26 movies related to Ren Dingding...
Several other companies also have popular stars!
However, the studio model can easily squeeze artists, and the result is that a bunch of celebrities run away in anger. By the 1950s, the agency system of celebrities has become more and more perfect in Hollywood.
And this system has continued to this day...
If Yuehua hadn't had the largest content supply system in the entire Chinese film and television industry, these stars would probably have left Yuehua long ago.
Lao Liu’s biggest problem is that there is no stable content provider behind it, and he has always insisted on fighting alone...
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Over there, Lan Tai has already reached the point: "In recent years, the Hong Kong film market has been very bad. We can only focus more on the mainland. It is also an unstoppable choice to do "A Chinese Ghost Story"..."
Tang Ningyu asked: "Then how much do you plan to invest?"
Lan Tai was a little proud: "20 million US dollars!"
Zhang Junsheng couldn't stand it anymore: "...Why must we film "A Chinese Ghost Story"?"
"What?"
"Why can't you shoot anything else in "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" 491 short stories?"
Lan Tai is a little embarrassed: "…I think every era needs "A Chinese Ghost Story"..."
"Okay, you guys are free..."
Zhang Junsheng did not comment.
Just follow the trend, why do you explain so much?
What else is saying, "The Asian market is more about the box office appeal of actors"...
You make a bad show, let me see how many people pay for it?
Do you think it was the era of "The Island of Fire" in the 1990s?
Why did Hong Kong movies decline?
Of course, the external factors cannot keep up with the times, while the internal factors are that some people in the circle have no awe of movies.
Generally speaking, injustice in resource allocation exists in all walks of life.
But in the film and television industry, some of the people who have resources are not personal talents, or have been personal talents, or have not had a talent. Anyway, the background is strong, and you have to accept it even if you don’t accept it.
Then these people made one bad movie after another in their random ways!
It cannot be said that they did it on purpose, and no one would deliberately make a bad movie. But if you have different words and deeds and say you are professional, you are actually unwilling to further your studies. If you don’t have enough experience and ability, you dare to take a big shot. Who will make a bad movie if you don’t make a bad movie?
It is obviously very difficult to create a touching work. Why can so many people easily pick it up and think that as long as they are directors and producers, they are naturally spontaneous, and they understand scripts and creations?
Ye Weixin spoke: "Director Zhang, do you have any concerns?"
"What can I have any concerns? "A Chinese Ghost Story" is not my original story. It was created by Mr. Pu Songling. If you want to, just take it!"
"Then... can we release it for us?"
Tang Ningyu glanced at Zhang Junsheng, who had no expression on his face. He nodded and said, "... Of course there is no problem with this. We are originally a special distribution company!"
"Then...can you cooperate?"
"cooperate?"
"Yes, just like Light Media and Tianma Film and Television, Huang Baiming is responsible for the production and then sells it to Guangxian..."
"…You mean you finished shooting, we will buy out and then release it ourselves?"
"Well, everyone will make a profit if they do this!"
Zhang Junsheng said: "20 million US dollars, at least 380 million yuan in box office will be required to make a profit. The data will not lie. As of now, the highest-grossing movie directed by Hong Kong filmmakers is "Diet Dee: The Empire of the Heavens", which cost 40 million yuan in publicity funds... In addition to "Diet Dee", the highest-grossing one is "Ip Man 2", which is not worth 200 million..."
Tang Ningyu added: "The probability is too low. Unless you can control the production to be less than 50 million, we will not buy out the issuance!"
"We value quality most in the movies, not celebrities!"
Chapter completed!