Chapter 641: Hollywood is not unsurpassable
The idea of Oriental DreamWorks was not a whim, in fact, Liu Hao had thought about it when he first planned to make this movie, but it was only a vague concept at that time, and it was only now that he made up his mind and decided to establish this film company.
Although Huaxia's movies have been criticized, such as the "five cents" special effects, the actors' acting skills need to be improved, the model is too simple, etc., but it should be said that Huaxia movies have always been improving, and it is impossible to surpass Hollywood in a short time, but it does not mean that it cannot be surpassed, at least in Liu Hao's mind, with a one-year deadline, Oriental DreamWorks is enough to surpass Hollywood!
Many people think that such an unbearable scene of Chinese films is the fault of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, in fact, although it also has an impact, it is not the decisive factor, and the biggest determining factor is the Chinese film market.
A low-cost youth drama can sell five or six billion at the box office, and a few small fresh meat movies with no taste can also sell hundreds of millions, in this case, the Chinese film market is already a little deformed, you must know how much is the box office of many Hollywood blockbusters in China?
In fact, if it weren't for the global market, just in China, these Hollywood movies would have to pay for themselves.
However, those low-investment movies in China can make a lot of money, in this case, who is willing to make movies seriously, follow the trend, and invite stars...... It's basically the norm for Chinese movies now.
In addition, Chinese local films started late, and the conditions are not as good as Hollywood in all aspects, so the current Chinese films are still far from Hollywood.
Liu Hao now wants to close this distance, and then surpass Hollywood, of course, he is only referring to his own Oriental Dream Factory, as for the rest, he can't decide.
And with this grand plan, it is natural to need a good start, and this movie is Liu Hao's first step to open the Hollywood market.
People, he is not lacking, money, he is not lacking either!
Hollywood blockbusters can sell well in China, and Chinese movies can also be popular in Hollywood, and the United States does not have the artistic precipitation of China, and the cultural identity is not as strong as that of China, and the audience is relatively easy to conquer, even if it is a foreign element or culture, it can be easily accepted, of course, because in the United States, there are too many good films, the vision is higher, and the requirements for movies are also higher.
Therefore, to conquer the North American audience, all you need is a good movie! Unlike China, which will not adapt to the soil and water.
"This Journey to the West movie is the first time that Oriental DreamWorks has stood in front of the world, all of you still need to work hard, if you lack anything, if you can solve it with money, you can use money to smash it, and if you can't solve it with money, tell me, I will solve it." Liu Hao said with a light smile.
"The boss is domineering. Liu Ji touted, and then frowned, "It's okay for movies to be distributed in China, but it's probably very difficult to distribute them in the United States, even if the movies invested by several large domestic companies go to theaters in the United States, and there are very few screens given by people, mainly because Huaxia movies are not popular in the United States." ”
Liu Hao is clear about this, the eight major film giants in the United States and the four major theater chains are basically the kind of in-depth cooperation relationship, the four major theaters are too late to show Hollywood movies, and it is impossible to settle for the next best thing to arrange many screens to screen Chinese movies, although I don't want to admit it, but this is the truth, Chinese movies basically have no place in Hollywood.
Even if a few big directors in China take their movies that are popular at the Chinese box office to Hollywood, people will be forced to give more screens for the sake of face, but it will not be too much.
In short, Chinese films have little soil for growth in North America.
"Don't worry about foreign distribution, I will go to the United States to talk about it first, the world's major film markets, Europe, North America, China, island countries, Southeast Asia, etc., will also be talked about in the future, Oriental DreamWorks movies will be released globally like Hollywood movies in the future, but there is no need to worry about these things, the movie will be released at least next year, you will talk about it first. Liu Hao said with a smile.
"Boss, don't worry, you promise to complete the task. Liu Ji patted his chest and said.
"Alright, you must be responsible for all the arrangements of the beasts, and if there is anything, notify me immediately. Liu Hao smiled, then stood up and said, "I also watched the movie, it's very good, but this is filmed with a budget of 50 million, so don't worry about the early shooting, the later shooting will be filmed according to the budget of 500 million, don't be afraid of running out of money, I'm afraid that you won't spend money." ”
The first shot is only a few minutes of footage, most of which are background introductions, which have little impact on the movie, and the back is the wonderful content, so the first few minutes can be used without deleting them.
"That's all for today, let's go, I'll invite you to dinner. Liu Hao said, and walked outside!
I invited all the high-level executives of Wanhe Tianyi to dinner at a nearby hotel, and it was already about three o'clock in the afternoon, Liu Hao drove the car and left the company.
The car was driving halfway, and Liu Hao suddenly found that there was a figure on the side of the road that was very familiar, but he might not have seen it for a while, so he didn't admit it when he drove the car to the other party.
"Hello, Miss Ye, is it such a coincidence?" On the side of the road is Ye Ziyan, the deputy director of Tencent Video's operation department, Liu Hao has worked with each other before, and he is an urban beauty, but now he seems to be a little haggard.
"Mr. Liu!" Ye Ziyan had some joy in his eyes.
"Get in the car, you can't talk like that on the road, right?" Liu Hao smiled.
Ye Ziyan nodded, pulled the car door and sat in the co-pilot.
Looking at the mature woman sitting in the co-pilot who was a little distracted, Liu Hao didn't know how to speak for a while, but he remembered that Ye Ziyan was very good at talking before, and although he was twenty-seven or eighteen years old, the whole person looked like he was only twenty years old, plus he was dressed as a professional woman, and he had a very charming face with a smile, Liu Hao still had a lot of ideas at that time, but because he hadn't seen it for a long time, the idea naturally faded, and he didn't expect to meet here.
He drove to a café, ordered a quiet private room, and after ordering coffee, sat opposite Ye Ziyan and asked, "Miss Ye, you weren't so silent before." ”
"Huh...... Let Mr. Liu smile. Ye Ziyan smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I have already resigned." ”
"Resign? Why, isn't it doing a good job? And I heard that you have been promoted, even if you are not a director, it should not be far away, with your age, if you fight for a few more years, you will be the director of Jiangnan Province, and you are simply a professional strongman." Liu Hao was a little surprised, Ye Ziyan's professional ability is very strong, and there is a lot of room for growth in the future, so there is no reason to resign.