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"Well, the company probably already has a preliminary jihua." Li Xiaole couldn't help but sit up straight, nodded and said, "I have been planning a big series of movies before, and I have done a lot of preparations, and now I am about to start the official launch." ”

"Really? A series of movies? Sinee Carrill suddenly showed a hint of surprise in her eyes, she understood that Li Xiaole was going to announce the scoop here for her, this is really a good thing for the world to drop pies, Li Xiaole's new work jihua, now it is the focus of Hollywood's attention, she hurriedly asked:

"Can you talk about what kind of movie series it looks like?"

Of course, Li Xiaole will not directly tell reporters what he wants to film, the suspense that makes people guess is always more interesting than telling the other party the answer directly, as long as a little clue is revealed and fans guess, it will make them feel more fulfilled. Li Xiaole calmly took a sip of coffee and said:

"I can't reveal much, I can only tell you that this is a different series of movies, but unlike the one-line stories of "The Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter", this series has different protagonists, and each of them has their own series of stories." He pretended to think mysteriously for a moment, and then said:

"And in the end, the climax of the series is the story of these protagonists coming together."

"Multi-protagonist movie series?!" Sinee Caryl's eyes lit up, although Li Xiaole's answer did not have much information, but there could be a lot of articles in it, Black Pearl United America is about to establish its own ace series of movies, it seems that Jihua is very grand, which makes her feel extremely curious, and asked: "Can you ask what the subject is?" Is it a fantasy theme? Is it adapted from a novel? ”

She knows that now in the film industry, the main magic series of movies has become the mainstream of shijie, from "Pirates of the Caribbean" to "The Lord of the Rings", and then to "Harry Potter", all of which are surreal magical themes, and they all have archetypal characters, "Pirates of the Caribbean" is a story in Disney Park, and "The Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter" are adapted from well-known novels, so that everyone will have a higher acceptance, market acceptance will be higher, and the risk will be much less than a new story fabricated out of thin air.

"No, it's not magic." Li Xiaole smiled and shook his head, he will never touch the Western magic theme, and now his jishu in all aspects is not mature, but even if he waits until all aspects of jishu mature, he will shoot other magic themes, but it will definitely not be Western. But this jihua can't say it yet, otherwise he will definitely be scolded for arrogance again.

Of course, the current theme still has to be clearly stated, Li Xiaole looked at Sini Caryl opposite, his eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "This series of movies will be a series of superhero movies, I will shoot the first of them, and I may choose to shoot the one where the heroes are assembled in the future." ”

"Oh my God!" Sinee Caryl looked surprised, stopped her hands on the keyboard, and asked with her mouth wide open, "You mean you're going to shoot an American superhero movie?" ”

"Could it be that in addition to the United States, there are so-called superheroes in other countries on Shijie?" Li Xiaole touched his nose and emphasized in an accentuated tone: "Our Black Pearl United States is not just going to make a superhero, but we are going to launch a group of superheroes, which will be a five-year jihua." ”

The copyrights in his hands include "Hulk", "Hawkeye", "Captain America", "Iron Man", "Black Widow", "Thor", a little pity, the copyrights of "X-Men" and "Spider-Man" in the heroes of Marvel Comics Shijie have been sold to other companies, otherwise they can restore all the heroes of the "Avengers" comics.

But even so, the superheroes of the "Avengers" series are amazing enough, and they have all been brought to the screen little by little in 5 years.

Li ...... If you don't want to answer, we won't record it in the interview. Thirty-two-year-old female journalist Sini Caryl suddenly stopped her hand on the keyboard.

"No, you can ask all the questions, I won't mind, and you can publish all of what I say in the newspaper, of course I won't necessarily answer you." Li Xiaole pursed her lips disapprovingly, signaling that she could continue.

"Have you seen Ang Lee's Hulk?" Sini Caryl asked tentatively.

"Well, I've seen it." Li Xiaole nodded, knowing what Sini Carriel was going to ask next.

"Then you should know that after the release of "Hulk", although the box office was good, it caused dissatisfaction among many comic book fans and fans in the United States, everyone felt that it was unacceptable for a Chinese to shoot American comic book heroes, and to tell the truth, Ang Lee's "Hulk" was indeed not very good, I don't think a Chinese who just went to college in the United States can understand the meaning of a superhero like Hulk......"

Although Sini Carriel is criticizing Ang Lee, she is actually referring to Li Xiaole.

What is a superhero in American comics? For fans in China, or many other countries, it may be like a virtual character who plays a house, the old trick of good triumphing over evil, and a cartoon story similar to a child, nothing too special.

But for the vast majority of Americans, superheroes are the cultural symbols of their country, and in this country, which has only been founded for more than 200 years, but is the most powerful country on Shijie, they do not have the "Journey to the West" and "Fengshen Bang" handed down from the historical China, the "Lord of the Rings" by the British literary giant John Ronald Riel Tolkien, and the "One Thousand and One Nights" left over from the brilliant Arab civilization......

Even the familiar vampires Dracula, Snow White, and Cinderella are all derived from the European continent.

What they have is only the most superficial and touching culture - comics.

For Americans, these superheroes are like the Monkey King and Nezha in the eyes of Chinese, they are the good times that accompany them through their childhood, youth, and youth, and they are indelible traces, which is the most cherished beautiful emotion in their hearts...... It is a cultural symbol that they are most proud of.

We have seen many impressive comics when we were children, and they have also left us with permanent memories, such as "Dora Amon", which became a household name in China, and this comic sold 1 worldwide. 700 million copies, you must know that this manga is already recognized as one of the most popular top manga on Shijie.

And compare the comic book sales of those Marvel superheroes, "X-Men"; 500 million copies, "Captain America" 2. 100 million copies, "The Avengers" 1. 3.5 billion copies, 75 million ...... of "Iron Man"

Just look at these numbers to see how influential these superheroes are in the hearts of ordinary Americans.

And more importantly, behind these simple stories, there are some of the deepest things in American culture, and anyone who has read American comics will know that the stories of their paintings are very short and fast-paced, and it is easy to describe a lot of characters and plot development in one painting, and it is definitely not muddy.

The compositional structure surpasses all other children's comics on Shijie, and almost many of them are similar to famous Shijie paintings such as "Zuihou's Dinner" and "The Birth of Venus", conveying a lot of cultural metaphors with various details of the picture, beyond the surface story itself.

Children are watching these superheroes because they are attracted by the superficial plots, while many veteran comic book fans take them back to study various metaphors and discover the puzzles and clues left by cartoonists in the composition.

This is the special thing about American comics, American cartoonists all believe that the highest level of art is to use a simple form that is acceptable to everyone and can attract people from different classes.

There is a huge gap between the various cultures of Shijie, many people can't understand "Forrest Gump", can't understand "The Shawshank Redemption", but everyone must understand "Superman", "Batman", these images have begun to program the appearance of heroes in the hearts of all Chinese people, and they have gone far beyond the scope of the country.

This is the pride of every American, although Ang Lee's "Hulk" showed the delicacy of the film master in terms of plot and number of people, but the atmosphere that was incompatible with superheroes made "Hulk" the most criticized high-grossing movie that year.

Entertainment Weekly said that "Hulk has no sense of humor", the New York Post described it as "a mess", and the Washington Post criticized the film as "full of lengthy preaching".

It's not that Ang Lee doesn't work hard, but he can't grasp the context of "The Incredible Hulk" in the hearts of ordinary Americans, and he made this movie a Greek classical tragedy, but he ignored the audience's sense of accomplishment in being a "superhero" in their hearts.

is like "Havoc in Heaven", a movie that makes Sun Wukong a real monster, Hulk and Sun Wukong are not monsters or monsters in essence, they are the audience themselves, they are real heroes, this is the sacred and inviolable bottom line in the hearts of the audience.

Can Chinese audiences imagine an Indian director coming to China to shoot the movie version of "Journey to the West"? Hearing that Li Xiaole is going to shoot a superhero movie, now Sini Caryl feels like this, feeling that the precious memories of childhood have been violated......

"I think that superheroes belong to the image of Shijie, after all, everyone's desire for heroes is the same, not to mention that I grew up watching American movies, so I don't think there is anything wrong with making it by people from other countries." Li Xiaole said very calmly.