Seeing Xu Guangtou, Hu Ge quickly stood up: "Director Xu!"

“... Why are you here?"

Xu Zheng was quite surprised.

I didn't expect to run into Hugo at all.

Shen Mengxi said: "He wants to take Wang Quanmine's "White Deer Plain", and I persuade him to give up." ”

"Why give up? Xiaohu's image and acting skills are very suitable for literary films!"

"..."White Deer Plain" invested 120 million, which fool do you think would invest 120 million to make a literary film?"

Xu Zheng instantly understood: "Are you worried about box office failure?"

"The box office is bound to fail, and it may even affect the IP value of "White Deer Plain"..."

"So sure?"

Shen Mengxi nodded affirmatively: "As for directors like Wang Quanxin, they can shoot an investment of 3 million to achieve the effect of 30 million, but if you invest 120 million in him, he still tosses out the effect of 30 million." They don't understand epics, and they don't understand blockbusters!"

This is indeed the case with Wang Quanmine's "White Deer Plain": in the first five minutes, the big picture is indeed outlined, and the villages scattered behind the endless wheat fields on the picture are like a historical picture. In the story, the enmity and feud between the two Bailu families are pointed out through a few strokes, and a big drama of family grievances is about to come out, but it is only five minutes, and after 5 minutes, I immediately vented my strength and returned to the creative inertia of describing the little people.

There are so many people and things in Bailuyuan, he focused the camera on Tian Xiao'e alone, and filmed a history of rural widows...

And the scale is not enough!

Xu Zheng turned his head and looked at Hu Ge: "Since that's the case, don't take it, Wang Quanxin is not a famous director in the sixth generation... Lao Huang took "Killing", that film is interesting, you can find him and ask him to take you to meet Director Guan Xuan..."

Hu Ge hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "If the director can't look down on me..."

"You think too much, no director in China can refuse you!"

This is a bit absolute, but it's almost the same, "Heart Labyrinth", almost all relied on Hu Ge's blessing, and sold 60 million raw and sold, "Donkey Gets Water", largely because of Hu Ge's joining...

Where can I find such an actor who has appeal, qualified acting skills, and is willing to sacrifice his role (salary) for art?

Hugo's matter, temporarily resolved...

It is better for him to shoot "Killing" than to shoot "White Deer Plain", and the schedule is shorter, so as not to delay the filming of "Lovelorn Chocolate"!

Shen Mengxi felt that Hu Gejia and Yang Xiaomi had a sense of CP...

Next, Xu Zheng talked about the box office of "Donkey Gets Water", as well as many opinions on the Internet, saying that he is not as good as rookie directors and the like...

"I think the problem is this, we don't have another evaluation system, an evaluation system other than the box office!"

"I agree with that, but how do we do that?"

"I am ready to join forces with Weibo, Tencent, and Douban to promote a top ten film of the year, and the reference basis is the Douban score... If you are selected, you will receive an award and funding..."

"Money?"

Shen Mengxi was speechless: "If you don't give money, who will make in-depth movies?"

"By the way, arrange for these films to be screened in one place..."

"Centralized screening?"

"Youku or iQiyi, let them make a good movie theater..."

Xu Zheng: "Then are you an award?"

"What kind of award is this? 'Netizens' voted spontaneously and held online... I'm worried now about whether the top ten will be a bit much..."

Xu Zheng also nodded: "Indeed, it is a bit difficult to find ten masterpieces in a year." ”

Shen Mengxi changed the subject: "... Why do you care about the box office?"

"Of course I care about the box office, the box office is the most direct market feedback for a movie!"

"Isn't word of mouth important?"

Xu Zheng rolled his eyes: "That's not what you said before!"

"It means that I have improved. ”

Shen Mengxi continued: "We are a mature production company, supplying ten to fifteen films in the market every year, the most ideal state is, of course, that each one can make a lot of money, everyone knows that this is impossible, so small productions make small money, big productions make big money, even if there are occasional losses, as long as the whole is profitable, I am already satisfied!"

"I thought you were going to say that you weren't interested in the box office!"

“... I'm not stupid, even if I really don't have any ideas about the box office, I won't say it in public. ”

After thinking about it, Shen Mengxi added: "In this way, when "The Big Winner" ends, let's set up a sequel to "People in Embarrassment"..."

"A sequel?"

"Yes, I've thought of the name, "People Are Embarrassed in Thailand"!"

......

Whether it is a horizontal or vertical comparison, the box office of "Donkey Gets Water" is indeed not very satisfactory.

Ten days after its release, the box office exceeded 100 million, and then "Key No. 4" and "Movie Mountain" were released one after another...

Maoyan changed its prediction, and the latest box office forecast for "Donkey Gets Water" is 120 million...

ranked sixth in the Spring Festival file, "Will Love", "Wulin Gaiden", "New Shaolin Temple", "The Strongest Happy Event" and even "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf Only Year of the Rabbit" are all in front of it...

Very unsuccessful!

But the stock price in the secondary market did not fluctuate much, and it seems to have risen a little, the reason is very simple, Tang Ren's investment in "No Return" sold for $175 million worldwide, and the cost of this drama is only $18 million...

Tang Ren's official Weibo shows that in this movie, their investment amount is half, and they enjoy half of the profit sharing proportionally!

A play earned at least thirty million dollars...

Attention, it's the dollar, the knife, the US knife!

The next day, another announcement was made: Tang Ren invested a total of 100 million US dollars in Bren House and S Studio, which are "The Hunger Games", "Help", "Burst Drummer", "Insidious 3", "Quiet Place 2", "Shocking Demon Thieves", "Mural Boy"...

A total of 7 films.

When did mainland capital start to enter Hollywood in a big way?

In 2014!

That year, the entertainment market was crazy, and Huayi's market value was once close to 80 billion...

Going to sea to earn dollars is a great thing.

The secondary market reacted quickly, and on the day the news was announced, Tangren's market value rose to the limit;

......

Shen Mengxi was busy preparing for "The Great Wall" during this time, and he had no time to take care of him...

How busy is it, let's put it this way, Liu Yifei lost Oscar, he didn't call to comfort, or the young lady mentioned it afterwards, and he only said a few words of chicken soup.

Something like, 'It's hard right now, but come on.'" No matter how dark the tunnel is, there is an exit, and the light must be ahead. Something like that.

Really busy!

He didn't have that experience before – directing blockbuster films.

There's so much to worry about.

What kind of lens language is needed, the possible influence of the actors on the film, inspecting the studio and other departments to determine the lighting set, sorting out the post-editing ideas, etc., all need to be sorted out before the official opening of the movie!

He needs to make decisions about everything.

Oh, and 3D special effects!

In order to ensure the 3D effect of the film, the initial plan with the DP and VFX director was to shoot as much live 3D as possible, and the amount of conversion was 50 minutes – 110 minutes of film.

These VFX shots should be discussed with the VFX team to avoid unexpected problems during post-production.