Chapter 717: Idol

More than a month after the release of "Infernal Affairs", the box office of Hong Kong exceeded 50 million Hong Kong dollars, the mainland box office reached 40 million yuan, and the total box office in Asia exceeded 110 million. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

The film's box office potential is exhausted, and there is no way to grow significantly.

Part of the reason for this is due to piracy, although Haomeng has stepped up its crackdown, but pirates still go against the wind for the sake of profit, and do not restrain themselves.

Especially in the major cities of the south, there is a steady stream of pirated CDs, a batch of which is confiscated, and then they pop up the next day.

It is said that there are tens of millions of pirated CDs of "Infernal Affairs" on the market.

If a disc represents a movie ticket, ten yuan for a movie ticket, it is a box office of 100 million.

Unlike "My Sassy Girlfriend", which is low-cost and does not have big stars, "Infernal Affairs" is a big production, starring many stars in Xiangjiang, and has become the focus of pirates.

On the one hand, the former's anti-piracy results are that pirates don't pay attention to it, and they didn't expect "My Sassy Girlfriend" to be so popular, and when they pay attention to it, it's too late.

In addition, as the mainland cracks down on piracy on a large scale for the first time, pirates need to wait and see the situation for a while.

When they found out that the penalties for cracking down on piracy were not as severe as they thought, they were even more unscrupulous.

In other words, the effect of anti-piracy has deteriorated, otherwise with the star lineup and excellent quality of "Infernal Affairs", the mainland box office will be fifty or sixty million.

There were discussions within the company to study various anti-piracy methods.

However, the road is one foot high, the magic is one foot high, you think of a method, as long as you use it once, the second time it will be cracked by pirates, it is simply impossible to prevent it.

Even so, you can't do nothing.

Next is "Xiaoxue's Big Adventure", I believe that this movie with an investment of 800 million yuan will become a tool for pirates to make crazy money, which is more rampant than the piracy of "Infernal Affairs".

Lin Zixuan is ready to move seriously this time and launch various relationships to fight piracy.

11 December is the day when China formally joins the World Trade Organization, marking the formation of a globalized market, and some rules are about to change.

No matter what kind of interest chain there is behind the pirate, anti-piracy is the general trend.

What's more, "Little Snow's Adventure" is a product of cultural exchanges between China and the United Kingdom, and the British prince will be invited to attend the premiere in the UK, and heavyweight guests will also come to the domestic premiere.

Good Dream has confirmed that the premiere of the film will be held in the Great Hall of the People.

In this case, if the market is full of pirated CDs, the impact is not good.

Moreover, the domestic film market needs a shot in the arm, and the high box office means that the market prospects are good, and investors are confident and willing to invest, so as to promote the prosperity and development of the film industry.

This year, Hong Kong's "Shaolin Football" and "Infernal Affairs" have achieved good results, and the investment environment has been improved.

This month alone, three films similar to "Infernal Affairs" have started filming, demonstrating the high efficiency of Hong Kong filmmakers.

The investment in "Shaolin Football" is too large, and coupled with Zhou Xingzhi's unique style, few people follow his films.

"Infernal Affairs" is different, police and gangster films are familiar to Hong Kong filmmakers, the investment is not large, replacing Lau Dehua and Leung Chaowei, using actors with low salaries, and the production cost is controlled at 15 million Hong Kong dollars, and the risk of following this kind of film is small.

This is the main reason why Good Dream is in a hurry to shoot a sequel to Infernal Affairs.

In this place of Xiangjiang, if you don't shoot a sequel while the iron is hot, this kind of undercover film will be rotten on the street in half a year, and the audience will get tired of watching it.

At that time, even if a sequel is made, it will not get a high box office.

Following the trend and shoddy production is one of the reasons for the decline of Xiangjiang films, so the second and third parts of "Infernal Affairs" must be filmed quickly.

With the above points, Lin Zixuan believes that this is a good opportunity.

Led by Good Dreams, the banner of the anti-piracy alliance in the film and television industry was carried up, and the relevant government departments were united to fight a tough battle against piracy.

At the same time, the promotional work of "Little Snow's Big Adventure" is about to begin.

The film was not difficult to make, the difficulty was to create a magical background and post-production special effects.

Considering the production cost and the performance status of several young actors, everyone's expectations for the first film are not high, as long as it meets the standard of a qualified commercial film.

Zhao Liying lived in the UK for half a year and returned to Beijing in early November.

Although the movie has not yet been released, the enthusiasm of the media has not diminished, and the reporter wants to know her experience filming in the UK, what it feels like to work with British actors, etc.

She is now unable to live in an art school and is temporarily staying in a hotel arranged by the company.

Zhao Liying's parents rushed to reunite with their daughter, and she still has a lot of publicity work, and she will return to the UK next year to shoot the second part of "Xiaoxue's Big Adventure".

Taking into account the factors of children's growth, the first three films will be filmed consecutively, otherwise the young actors will not match the image in the novel when they grow up in a few years.

With the preparation experience of the first play, the actors ran in well, and the filming of the next two plays was relatively easy.

Investing in three movies with a cost of up to $100 million in a row is a big challenge to the capital chain of Good Dreams.

On the British side, film companies used mortgages to raise funds.

After the filming of "Little Snow's Great Adventure" was completed, they used the film's revenue distribution contract as collateral to lend money from the bank to shoot the second film.

Wait until the movie is released, get the proceeds and then repay the bank loan.

At the same time, they used the second film as a mortgage to shoot the third film, and they also actively absorbed funds from other industries, and the sources were more complicated.

The domestic market environment is still immature, there are not many financing channels, and Haomeng mainly relies on the support of the state.

After a few days of rest, Zhao Liying met with the media and launched a promotional trip.

Including participating in variety shows on Huaguo TV, reading "Xiaoxue's Great Adventure" with students in primary and secondary schools, and participating in public welfare activities related to teenagers.

The company is ready to make her a teenage idol.

At this time, Zhao Liying is no longer a student of an art school, and must be trained according to the standards of international movie stars.

There is a small team around her, who is responsible for daily work and life, in addition to stylists and costumers, who are particular about dressing up.

"You will become an idol of teenagers in the future, you can no longer talk without your brain, it doesn't matter what you say in private, you should pay attention to your words and deeds in public, those reporters are waiting for you to say the wrong thing." Xiao Ye reminded, "Like yesterday, when a reporter asked you how your life was in the UK, you don't have to say so much, the shorter the better." ā€

"Sister Ye, I'm not used to it, who would have thought that the reporter would misinterpret me, I didn't say that foreign education is good." Zhao Liying said aggrievedly.

"Okay, that's it for reporters, pay attention later. Our activity today is simple, just read a book, play games with children, and remember to keep smiling. Xiao Ye admonished.

The two got out of the car and entered an elementary school in the capital, followed by a group of reporters.