Tang An looked at the two plans in his hand, and there was no script at present.

The vast majority of projects start with a planning case, even if they want to adapt and turn a TV series into a movie, they must have a thorough and detailed plan.

Of course, the big directors who have proven themselves are not among them, they just need to get a book out, and there will be a lot of investors waving checks and wanting to invest.

No matter what you shoot, as long as you reach a certain status, you can ignore all issues such as subject matter, genre, investment, actors, etc.

Feng Xiaogang filmed "The Assembly" back then, Wang Zhongjun didn't agree and couldn't help it, and now if he wants to shoot the story of the Art Troupe, Wang Zhongjun will still pay for it.

Not to mention the story of the art troupe, even if he shoots an autobiography with a realistic theme for himself, someone invests in it.

For other projects, you have to conduct market research, consider the cost, audience, shooting difficulty and other aspects, and then find someone to write the script, which is also very standardized.

Even if you receive a good script, you have to go through this process.

China Film is going to open these two sci-fi films, so it is naturally ready to do a certain extent.

The audience doesn't have to worry, at present, with the big sales of Tang An's sci-fi trilogy, although there are still some money-making works that sell dog meat on the head of a sheep, domestic sci-fi films are no longer synonymous with bad movies.

And although "The Three-Body Problem" has not yet won the Hugo Award, it is very famous in the field of science fiction, even if it is put on a national scale, it is also famous.

Each of the two plans has a plot synopsis, which is still based on the story, which is very different from it.

In "The Three-Body Problem", the characters are not important, many liberal arts students complain about the literary nature of the book, the character description, and the writing, and even Da Liu himself said that the characters in the book are just tools to promote the development of the plot.

In the movie, the plot follows the characters, and the development of the plot is generated by the actions of the characters.

The characters are the core of the narrative, the core of contradictions and conflicts, and the basis of the film's modeling.

The characters in the movie are visible, unlike those that only appear on paper, and the weight of the characters is different.

The characters can just be a code name, as long as the plot is exciting enough, but in the movie, it will never work.

Focusing on people, promoting the plot, and then enriching the characters with the plot, complement each other.

This will definitely make some fans of the original book dissatisfied, but there is no way, it can only cater to most of the audience.

The same is true of "The Wandering Earth", which is basically the story of the earthlings who worked together to escape the solar system and wander through various hardships before the destruction of the sun.

I can't see anything in a plot synopsis, and it's just a hundred words.

After reading it, Tang An put down the two documents.

"Han Dong, Jiao Dong, the current domestic sci-fi film market is still blank, these two projects are indeed feasible, as long as they are filmed well, the box office will definitely not be bad. ”

Han Sanping and Jiao Tufenol glanced at each other, revealing a hint of joy, and asked again, "Which one does Tang Dong think is more appropriate to shoot first?"

""The Wandering Earth", "The Three-Body Problem" is too difficult. Tang An said after a moment of silence.

"Is there a technical problem?"

Han Sanping and Jiao Tufenol frowned at the same time, according to their thoughts, they must have filmed the more famous "Three-Body Problem" first, and the story of the Three-Body Problem is also more shocking.

Tang An shook his head, "There is no big problem in terms of technology, the first part is heavy on the plot, and there are not many sci-fi scenes." However, if "The Three-Body Problem" is not made into a simple popcorn movie, it is a big problem to shoot it with depth and express the ideas of the original work, as for the 4-dimensional space, the development of Zhizi, the dimensionality reduction strike, the destruction of the three-body planet and other special effects scenes, there is no problem technically, what should be done, as long as it can be imagined, it can be made. ”

Storytelling is a difficult problem in all movies, and how could Han Sanping and Jiaofenol not know it.

There are still many directors who can't tell a clear and smooth story, let alone "The Three-Body Problem".

As for the pure popcorn movie, this one is simple, but this series is just like that.

Han Sanping wants to make "The Three-Body Problem" an epic blockbuster, just like "The Lord of the Rings" in the United States, rather than a simple popcorn movie.

After discussing with Tang An again, Han Sanping and Jiao Tuol still decided to test the water in "The Wandering Earth" first.

"Tang Dong, how do you think "The Wandering Earth" should be filmed? You are an expert in this regard, so you have to give some guidance. Han Sanping said with a smile.

Tang An is the only successful director who has made science fiction films in China, and even Tang An is the only director who has made authentic science fiction films, and they have no experience in this area, so they can only consult Tang An.

Tang An didn't hide his secrets, adjusted a comfortable sitting position, leaned on the sofa, and said, "I have seen the "Wandering Earth", the atmosphere of the original work is cold, depressing and even desperate, and the fate of human beings is both mocking and compassionate. ”

"The whole book reveals dark colors everywhere, the status of relatives is strangely low, human nature is gradually degenerating, there is no grief in life and death, there are no heroes who sacrifice their lives, and there is even a popular rebellion, killing more than 5,000 government officials and scientific researchers in the engine control center, these are all ...... that are not suitable for the big screen"

"First of all, we definitely can't make a dark-oriented movie, which is equivalent to driving the audience out of the cinema with our own hands, I think the theme should be determined to be a combination of Eastern positive energy and Western Hollywood family values, and write the script with this core. ”

Tang An Luoli said a lot, first of all, to determine the tone of the movie.

Whether it is released during the Spring Festival or not, if a high-cost sci-fi blockbuster is made into a dark direction, it is basically a failure.

After all, it's not like a horror movie, which has a low cost.

Of course, if it is filmed in a dark wind, the reputation among some people will definitely be much higher, and the B grid will also be higher.

The film industry has always been like this, the more the public doesn't like it, the black and deep cruelty is higher than the warm style.

These Han Sanping and Jiao Tu Phenol also understand that if nothing else, even if they shoot according to the style of the original work, they will definitely have to suffer a few scissors.

Oriental positive energy, that is, touching deeds such as sacrificing oneself for righteousness.

Western Hollywood family values, like most Hollywood blockbusters with babies, the protagonist's first purpose is to save his children, and saving the world is incidental.

National sentiment and family affection.

Han Sanping also accepted Tang An's opinion, family affection and sacrificing one's life for the country are factors that can move the audience.

Qiu Shaoyun, Huang Jiguang, Wen Tianxiang, Yue Fei, and so on, the deeds of these people are all moving.

The tone of the movie has been set, and the script is definitely not good, so please ask Tang An to handle it.

Tang An now has a war blockbuster in his hand, and Wu Ershan also has a big production with an investment of 2 billion yuan, how embarrassed is Han Sanping to ask Tang An to get it.

After talking about these, Han Sanping talked about special effects.

"Tang Dong, can Tiangong Brilliant take this sci-fi film now?"

"Why don't you leave it to the digital realm, which doesn't have much business in Hollywood?" suggested Joppon.

After all, the two of them still don't believe in domestic special effects companies, even if Tiangong Strange has produced several wonderful blockbusters, the special effects are not bad at all.

Tang An didn't say anything, this is the status quo of the domestic film industry, no matter how much domestic companies do, as long as they have a choice, the first goal of these film companies must be handed over to Hollywood, and no matter how bad it is, it will be done to South Korean companies.

"Han Dong, Jiao Dong, you don't have to worry about special effects, Tiangong Yicai has enough manpower after expansion, and part of Hollywood's business has also been outsourced to other companies, and I acquired Xuanyun in the first half of the year, invested in Kingsoft Cloud, and cooperated with Kingsoft Cloud on the basis of Xuanyun to develop a new cloud rendering farm, which greatly saved manpower and hardware costs, and also shortened time. ”

"As for the digital field, although there is also free, a lot of Hollywood's business is given to domestic companies to do, and domestic filmmakers are looking for Industrial Light & Magic and Weta Digital, and the digital field is not necessarily as good as Tiangong Brilliant Color, which is still charged according to Hollywood's price, and the cost is much higher. ”

The digital realm is not doing well without Tiangong Color?

When Han Sanping and Jiao Tufenol heard Tang An say this, they thought that he was just boasting, after all, the digital field was once the top special effects company in Hollywood.

Tang An also knows their worries, after all, most of the blockbusters in the past few years have been branded by the original team of "The Lord of the Rings" and the original team of "Avatar", as if this means that the special effects are done well.

Tang An explained, "In fact, not to mention the digital realm, even if it is handed over to Weta Digital, it will not be much stronger than Tiangong Brilliant Color." ”

As soon as these words came out, Han Sanping and Jiao Tufenol were even more unconvinced.

Weta Digital is the world's top special effects production company, and Tiangong Brilliant is only a domestic company after all.

Tang An didn't wait for them to say, and continued, "I'll give you an example, the "Lord of the Rings" series more than ten years ago, a milestone in the history of movie special effects, even now, is top-notch. ”

"However, in terms of CG effect, there are still obvious CG traces in some places, and the background of the big scene is also a little empty, which is still a little bit behind many blockbusters that are currently doing well. ”

Tang An took the distance of "The Lord of the Rings" again, and it seemed that he was still talking about shortcomings, which made Han Sanping even more confused.

That's "The Lord of the Rings", a monument in the history of Hollywood films, a magical blockbuster that can't be surpassed.

Han Sanping suppressed the doubts in his heart and continued to listen.

"Technology has never progressed, and the CG special effects of "The Lord of the Rings" are still first-class, but they are no longer top-notch, but this movie is still with "Avatar", representing the pinnacle of movie special effects. ”

But this is also because of the full commitment of Peter Jackson and Weta Digital, this is Peter Jackson's first blockbuster, and it is also the first big project of the start-up Weta Digital, neither of them can afford to lose, and the level of investment in the film is far greater than any of the later films. ”

"To put it simply, Weta Digital has the ability to make eighty percent of the effect, but in order to become famous, regardless of cost and time, the first big project of "The Lord of the Rings" has been achieved to a ninety percent degree, and then whether it is "The Hobbit" or other companies' projects, Weta Digital's purpose is to make money, which is to reduce costs and obtain greater benefits. ”

"In this way, let alone making 90 movies, the vast majority of them are 60 or 70 points, which is a great 80 points, and really every one of them is done according to the standards of "The Lord of the Rings", and Weta Digital should have gone out of business ten years ago. ”

"Tiangong Brilliant may only have sixty or seventy points of strength, but Han Dong and Jiao Dong, you can rest assured, I promise to give you an answer sheet of at least seventy points, and do my best to complete the special effects of this movie. ”

Technology is always advancing, and today's technology is not comparable to that of 20 years ago, but technology is always being used by people.

Weta Digital hasn't had a project like this since The Lord of the Rings.

The CG special effects of "The Hobbit" are a little stronger, which is a technological advancement, but there is still a big difference overall.

The same director, the same special effects team, under the premise of technological progress, the effect is not so good.

"The Lord of the Rings" was Weta Digital's first blockbuster, and in order to become famous, it used 120% of its strength to do it, and all kinds of props, group performances, and sets were all very strict to have that effect.

Later, when you have fame, it's time to make money, so naturally you can't work so hard.

100 million dollars of work, spend 70 or 80 million on special effects, it's a big deal, spend 90 million, you have to make some money, you can't put money into it for the effect.

Therefore, it is useless for domestic films to spend more money, what they want is that the special effects company is serious and responsible, and they can use all the money given by the producer on special effects.

Otherwise, you are giving a budget of three or four hundred million, and the special effects company only spends one or two hundred million, and the rest is in your purse, and there is no way.

It's not once or twice that the domestic producers have been wronged.

In this regard, even filmmakers like Han Sanping and Jiao Tufenol who have been in the industry for decades can't see through it, after all, how can those domestic officials who are more shrewd than ghosts be deceived by foreign businessmen again and again.

Tang An also explained a lot of things to them, which was regarded as letting them accept, and let Tiangong Brilliant and Jinshan Cloud Rendering Farm be responsible for the special effects production of "The Wandering Earth".

In one morning, the project is given, the two sides invest together, and Tang An will send a group of people to make a budget plan with China Film in the future, and the preparation process will also be involved.

However, pre-modeling and scripting are not things that can be completed in a short time, even if the two major companies fully support them, don't think about starting up in a year.

After talking about business, Tang An also chatted with Han Sanping, and sure enough, Jiao Tufenol was unwilling to be an ornament, even if he couldn't take back the dominance of China Film shares, at least he had to make some achievements, so that China Film was no longer an empty shell decoration.

PS: The book I pushed yesterday is called "Be a Big Guy from Now On", and I typed one more word before, so if you're interested, you can take a look.