Chapter 253: Entering Hollywood (2)
In just a few words, Liu Ruoyi told her plan and plan for the film "Infernal Affairs", if Liu Ruoyi said this before the box office results came out, everyone would only think that Liu Ruoyi was talking about a dream. m.
But in today's situation, whether it is Zhao Shaodong and Chu Luo on the other side of the conference room, Liu Yang, or Li Zihe on the phone, they are all listening attentively to Liu Ruoyi's new plan.
Facts speak louder than all words, the cowhide that Liu Ruoyi bragged about before now seems to have become a reality at the beginning, Liu Ruoyi said that "Infernal Affairs" can be made into a money-making series, then there will be no problem.
If you sacrifice a little box office revenue, you can break "Infernal Affairs" into the North American and European markets, and become a film that can really stand on its feet instead of what kind of goods, the kind of one-day trip in North American theaters.
That has a great deal to do with the film market layout of Aurora Culture in the future, which shows that the pace of Aurora Culture in the future is no longer limited to the Chinese circle. This difference is that all of you here are human spirits, and of course you will understand it as soon as you hear it.
"Annie, are you saying that the first step in the internationalization of our film is to prepare to step out through "Infernal Affairs"?" Zhao Shaodong asked a little excitedly.
"Yes, the first opportunity we have now is Infernal Affairs.
And the second opportunity, I am optimistic about the film "Hero", Director Zhang has gathered the most appealing top masters in the Western actor circle this time, I am afraid that he wants to impact the Western market.
But it's a pity that the copyright and control of this film are not in our hands, and with their current operation methods, the chance of opening up a series in the future is almost zero. Liu Ruoyi said affirmatively.
Go international, enter Hollywood! Zhao Shaodong is a little beast blood boiling when he thinks about it, how many entertainment companies in Xiangjiang dream of such a day, but how many can really go out?
So far, it doesn't take much effort, you can count it on one hand, except for the deceased little dragon, now Brother Long and Brother Jie can still have some achievements, and then there is an occasional good film, like "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".
The so-called internationalization of most of the rest of Xiangjiang's entertainment companies is actually to rotate in the Asian market, and they have the ability to open up Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia.
I haven't heard of anyone who dares to operate a series to break into Hollywood like Liu Ruoyi.
The most incomprehensible thing is that Liu Ruoyi is not now, but seems to have thought of this at the beginning of investing in "Infernal Affairs".
This idea is terrifying to think about!
With a ghost like Liu Ruoyi, Zhao Shaodong and Chu Luo, two rich second-generation and high-achieving students, are a little unable to keep up with the train of thought, not to mention Liu Yang and Li Zihe, after listening to Liu Ruoyi's plan, everyone is a little bit big and very excited.
Especially Zhao Shaodong and Li Zihe, the former has been notorious in the second-generation circle of the rich in Xiangjiang for a long time, and now they suddenly change their minds and make such a good situation, which is really unimaginable.
If Liu Ruoyi's action to open up the international market is successful, and Aurora Culture has become a top new force in the Xiangjiang entertainment industry in one fell swoop, Zhao Shaodong's status in the rivers and lakes will be completely different.
Even within the Zhao family, the right to speak will rise sharply, for these big families, personal reputation is of course important, but personal ability is even more important.
If Zhao Shaodong can make a career without any help from the family, Zhao Shaodong's ability will not have any doubts, then the business of the Zhao family, no matter what Zhao Shaodong thinks in the future, will inevitably transfer a part of it to him in order to carry it forward.
"We don't have a problem with that, Annie, do what you say. Zhao Shaodong said. "We're all at your disposal. ”
"Speaking of which, I really want you to go out of the North American and European markets, we need to establish contact with a first-line heavyweight publisher, and I am afraid that you can only get in touch with some connections. Liu Ruoyi said.
"Mr. Li, has your international version of the film been edited out? If Zhao Da Shao goes out, it is best to take the film to those foreign devils to see our strength. ”
"Sister Annie, the international version of the trailer is ready, and the sample will be sent to everyone to review together, we have found some Western audiences in Xiangjiang for preliminary testing, they can all understand the background and plot of the story, relatively speaking, there are very few cultural barriers in the dialogue. Li Zihe on the other end of the phone reported.
The English dubbed version is expected to be completed this month, and production of copies is ready to begin. ”
"Well, yes, then we'll start immediately, and hopefully we can negotiate the North American and European markets before the release is over, and in order to reduce the interference of piracy, we had better be able to undertake the release of the Asian market, and realize the release of the European and North American markets before Christmas this year. ”
After Liu Ruoyi finished talking about international development, the topic changed and returned to the mainland and Asian markets.
"We can start to act on the copyright of VCD and DVD in the mainland, and if we use public auction this time, I believe we can sell it at a good price. The copyrights in other parts of Asia are best packaged and auctioned together, so that after the movie is released, it is convenient for fans to chase stars a second time. Is our Japanese-Korean version ready?"
"The Japanese and Korean subtitles and dubbed versions are ready for release. Li Zihe replied unequivocally.
"That's not waiting for the domestic underground to go offline, the rest of the Asian markets will go straight to the film, and winning the box office data in these places will also be very good for our distribution in the North American and European markets. ”
The movie "Infernal Affairs" has Liu Tianwang and two movie stars joining at the box office in Japan and South Korea, and the plot will not have too many obstacles to understanding for these two countries that are deeply influenced by Chinese culture.
And Liu Ruoyi laid out subtitles and dubbing in Japanese and Korean languages in advance, which is closer to the understanding level of the people in the two countries than providing simple subtitles.
It's not for nothing that so much production cost has been added, at least the current "Infernal Affairs" has four very sophisticated subtitles in Chinese, English, Japanese and Korean, as well as five dubbing in Chinese, English, Cantonese and Japanese and Korean that have been recreated through dialogue content!
These versions are copycat pheasant versions, and the Japanese and Korean versions are all dubbed by well-known local voice actors, as for the English version, they simply invited the second-tier Hollywood acting school to dub the starring role, and reprocessed the dialogue as much as possible according to the thinking mode of Western audiences!
If this is done at any cost, it will not be able to open these markets, and Liu Ruoyi will only accept her fate.
However, the outstanding performance of this "Infernal Affairs" in Greater China shows that there is no problem in terms of plot content and acting skills, the North American market is not easy to say, and there is not much suspense in these Asian markets.