Not long after the launch of "East Becomes West", Oriental DreamWorks attacked again. Written by Zhang Pu and directed by Su Yuan, the TV series "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" was launched.

Chen Feier once again entered the public eye.

She starred as the female lead in this play.

And the male number one is a pure newcomer, also surnamed Ye, called Ye Fan.

The first impression he gave was that he was very good-looking.

This may be the newcomer that Oriental DreamWorks has been championing after Ye Han left.

He estimated that he wanted to fill the vacancy after Ye Han left.

He was undoubtedly lucky, too.

However, the second female number one is not small, and it is Zheng Feifei, who won the Best Newcomer Award for "Parasite".

As for the other actors, they are not signed artists of Oriental DreamWorks.

And the investors of this drama are not just Oriental DreamWorks.

This drama is no longer a martial arts drama that Su Yuan is good at, but a fairy tale drama.

Xianxia drama?

This should be the first Xianxia drama in China!

Compared with Xianxia dramas and martial arts dramas, as well as mythological dramas, there must be obvious differences.

And is this kind of drama risky?

In the eyes of everyone, it is far more risky than filming the sequel to "The Condor Heroes".

However, this drama still has a certain audience.

After all, with the development of the Internet, Xianxia has accumulated a large number of readers.

This also gives Xianxia dramas a market foundation.

What's more, this drama is the third cooperation between Zhang Pu and Su Yuan.

Just based on the gimmick of Zhang Pu's screenwriter, it is estimated that the risk has been reduced a lot.

Of course, it's just a start-up, not a broadcast, the publicity is limited, and the attention is not so great.

Whether it's a TV series or a movie, the publicity is before it starts or is released.

There is no shortage of news in the entertainment industry.

Therefore, the topic of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" did not last long.

"Director Zhang, in the future, when we appear in the company's plays, can we not get paid and get dividends like this film?"

During the break, Tang Rui walked next to Zhang Pu and asked with a smile.

As soon as she said this, the others instantly looked at her.

"Aren't you afraid of losing money?" Zhang Pu said with a smile, "Investment is risky, and investment needs to be cautious." ”

"The company's drama doesn't seem to have been compensated yet, right?" Deng Kun said with a smile.

If that's the case, it's for the best.

That would be equivalent to the company giving them profits.

To know about Oriental DreamWorks, it is difficult for other film and television companies to participate in investment, and they are also exchanging resources.

They want to get involved, and it's not easy.

"I'll discuss this matter with Brother Xu and Lao Jiang, I guess it's not much of a problem. Zhang Pu thought for a while and said, "If this film loses, I guess you won't be willing." ”

When Deng Kun and the others heard it, they were overjoyed.

Zhang Pu said that there is no big problem, so naturally there is no problem.

If they can get dividends with a salary, although they take the risk, they have a great possibility of earning more.

Who would be afraid of less money!

As for Zhang Pu's statement that the film lost money, they didn't care at all.

They don't think the show will lose money.

Of course, dividends are certainly fine, but the problem is that the proportion of dividends is up for debate.

"This is something that can really be considered. ”

Xu Jiadong naturally had no opinions, and even directly let Jiang Xingwen and Zhang Pu make their own decisions.

And Jiang Xingwen also agrees with this matter.

The benefits created by celebrity artists to the company are still great, especially first-line stars.

There are many big names in Oriental DreamWorks, and from them, the company still makes a lot of profits.

And film and television companies, even those top film and television companies want to retain first-line stars, it is not so easy.

How does Oriental DreamWorks keep Deng Kun and others?

Instead of raising the contract, it is better to bundle interests.

In the film "East Becomes West", the signed artists of Oriental DreamWorks all choose box office dividends.

So the company didn't invest much money in this film at all.

But even so, if this film makes money, the company will also take the lion's share.

The agency has to take a part of the actor's salary.

"How to operate, the company will discuss a result, and I will not participate. Zhang Pu nodded and said.

Jiang Xingwen nodded, and then said: "During this year's Christmas and New Year's Day schedule, in addition to "Storm and Clouds Dominate the World", there are two major productions, one of which is a Hollywood blockbuster. ”

"Hollywood blockbusters?" Zhang Pu was a little surprised.

In this schedule, there is nothing surprising about the release of Hollywood blockbusters.

However, the problem lies in the film "Storm and Clouds Dominate the World", and Huaying also invests.

In the past two years, Zhang Pu's films were released on this schedule without encountering Hollywood blockbuster competition, and this is the reason.

Huaying is the only company that can introduce foreign films.

"It was released a week earlier. Jiang Xingwen said, "There have been no Hollywood blockbusters released on this schedule for two consecutive years, and some people can't watch it." ”

Last year, "Looking for the Dragon" was dominant, which undoubtedly stimulated many people.

Naturally, there will be no less red eyes.

They knew that Zhang Pu's "Storm and Clouds Dominate the World" would still be released on this schedule, so they naturally tried every means to create competitors for them.

Take your own film to fight with Zhang Pu's movie?

They clearly don't want to.

Then, Hollywood blockbusters have become the first choice.

But you have a good plan, and I have a wall ladder. Huaying advanced the schedule of the Hollywood blockbuster by a week.

This can be regarded as a staggered release.

"That's fine. Zhang Pu nodded and said, "What about the other film?"

On December 21, it was released at the same time as "Storm and Clouds Dominate the World". Jiang Xingwen said, "The mythical masterpiece "Xingtian" directed by Feng Jiashan and starring Huang Ze!"

The road is narrow!

Zhang Pu smiled and said, "He's treating me as a soft persimmon!"

In the movie "Xingtian", Zhang Pu naturally heard of it. Feng Jiashan followed "Emperor Qin", another masterpiece.

The investment in this film is said to have exceeded 400 million.

Whether it is true or not, it is unknown. However, even if it is small, it is not much.

The film also took a long time.

Mythical masterpieces, then there are obviously a lot of special effects.

And the special effects of this film are still done by Hollywood special effects companies.

Actually, the best choice should be the shadow number.

The special effects technology is not much worse than that of Hollywood special effects companies, but the understanding of Chinese culture is not comparable to those special effects companies in Hollywood.

Of course, the price is also cheaper.

"Xingtian" is, after all, a Chinese mythological story.

If the special effects in it are very Western, then it will be a lot of fun.

It's not impossible.

In order to please Western audiences, it is not uncommon to make the film more Western.

Fung Ka-sun is an ambitious director, and naturally he also wants to make a difference in the international market. Zhang Ke, Jiang Yun, and even Zhang Pu have all become internationally famous, how can he not be impressed?

"How about the film "Xingtian"?" asked Zhang Pu.

"I don't know, I haven't even released a trailer yet!" Jiang Xingwen shook his head and said.

That Hollywood blockbuster is not a threat to "Storm and Clouds", after all, it was released a week earlier, the potential has been consumed, and the competitiveness is naturally greatly reduced.

The real competitor is "Xingtian".

"I don't think it's much better. Zhang Pu said, "I guess I was scared by Director Zhang Ke's film." ”

Before, although the schedule was not announced, people in the circle heard some rumors.

Zhang Ke's joint venture film was originally going to be released on Christmas and New Year's Day, and "Xingtian" was preparing for the Spring Festival.

As a result, Zhang Ke's film was postponed to the spring file in China, and now "Xingtian" is scheduled for Christmas and New Year's Day.

It's okay to say that you are scared to raise the file.

"They dare to use it to fight with your film, and they are still a little confident. Jiang Xingwen said.

That's true.

Zhang Pu's box office appeal is not as bad as Zhang Ke's. What's more, Feng Jiashan also suffered losses at the hands of Zhang Pu.

Where are you going?

That's good too.

Zhang Pu has never despised anyone.

He won Feng Jiashan once, but he didn't think that he was better than Feng Jiashan.

"Perhaps!" Zhang Pu said.

Maybe it's self-confidence, or maybe it's forced helplessness.

Zhang Ke's film is obviously much bigger than Zhang Pu's "Storm and Clouds Dominate the World".

The industry is undoubtedly more optimistic about Zhang Ke's film.

Some people even think that Zhang Ke's film will break the box office record of Zhang Pu's "Looking for the Dragon".

Persimmon pick up soft pinch. "Xingtian" was raised, and naturally "Storm and Storm Dominating the World" was regarded as a soft persimmon.

Jiang Xingwen did not stay in the crew for long, although he hung the title of chief producer, he did not serve as the producer of the film.

Zhang Pu continued to shoot the film.

This film is also the one with the most laughter when Zhang Pu was filming.

Many actors also said that this was the most relaxing drama they filmed.

At the beginning of December, "East Becomes West", which has been filmed for nearly two months, was completed.

The film then entered post-production, and the post-production of "Storm and Storm" was completed, and then entered the promotional period.

Since it is going to fight with Feng Jiashan's "Xingtian", the publicity and distribution costs of the film have naturally increased a lot.

You can't lose!

"How?"

Seeing that Zhang Pu finished watching the trailer of "Xingtian", Jiang Xingwen immediately asked.

"What can you see in a trailer?" Zhang Pu said, shaking his head.

In the trailer, the special effects are still extremely good.

The war scene seems to be very grandiose.

However, no matter how good the trailer is, the film is not as good.

Many fans were attracted to the theater by the trailer, only to find out that it was a bad movie.

Who can judge a film by its trailer?

The trailer of "Storm and Storm Dominates the World", Zhang Pu cut it out, and it may not be worse than the trailer of "Xingtian"!

The first trailer is only a minute long.

"Jin Lin is a thing in the pool, and he will turn into a dragon when he encounters a storm!"

The first thing that appeared in the trailer was Xiongba, accompanied by this sentence, and then Huang Ye's cameo appearance of the mud bodhisattva.

Then the camera flashed, and the fight between Nie Feng played by Deng Kun and Bu Jingyun played by Zhang Chu.

The collision between the wind god's legs and the cloud palm.

There are not many shots, but they are extremely exciting, and the special effects are also very shocking.

followed by Kong Ci, Chu Chu, Qin Shuang and other characters also appeared one by one.

At the end of the trailer, the sword master played by Chen Huatao made a stunning appearance, and the overflowing sword qi seemed to be about to penetrate the screen.