Chapter 663: Choice
After following him for many years, Shen Dan is really handy at doing some filming and planning and other things, and because of his own influence, Shen Dan is quite meticulous when doing these things, and many things are very thoughtful. At a glance, you can see the hard work he has put into it, as well as his sincerity in this matter.
It was in a plan book like Shen Dan that Luo Mo was able to smooth out a lot of things and see them clearly.
Shen Dan This is a pretty good plan, in the plan, he has explained most of the things, and the rest is to look at Luo Mo's judgment.
After reading all the books and materials, Luo Mo raised his head with interest and said, "Why did you two suddenly think about making a movie together?" So who will be the deputy after making the movie? ”
Tan Zhicheng smiled first, and then said: "I'll do it, after all, Brother Dan is more skilled than me in many things, and he is more capable of doing things than me, so I think it's better for me to be my deputy." ”
Shen Dan wanted to say something next to him, but he stopped talking and didn't say it. It is estimated that he wanted to be modest, but after thinking about it carefully, he gave up this idea for the time being, after all, if Luo Mo was next to him, it would not be interesting to be too modest, the main thing was to listen to what Luo Mo thought.
Under such circumstances, the two of them looked at Luo Mo quietly, waiting to hear his answer.
Luo Mo nodded and then said, "I know what I said......
Tan Zhicheng and Shen Dan glanced at each other, and the two of them didn't speak, they were still very calm now, just waiting to hear Luo Mo's answer to this matter.
Luo Mo thought about it, and then said: "Actually, well, you guys have done a good job in this planning, and you have done a lot of things about the movie very well, which is not bad!" ”
Indeed, judging from the plan itself and the various details mentioned in the plan, this plan is very good.
And the novel "The Legend of Wukong" was also far-reaching at the beginning, and the adaptation into a movie also had a pretty good effect, at least from the perspective of planning.
Over the years, a lot of things have happened about adapting movies from online novels, "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", "Wolf Totem", and "Notes on Tomb Robbery" have a lot anyway, and the box office results can be said to be neither good nor bad. After all, although online novels can still rely on some of their unique inertia to attract people, it is not simple to touch some core things. It's not easy to come up with something culturally profound.
But a story like "The Legend of Wukong" is still good, and it doesn't involve anything too profound, although a lot of the excavation in it is very novel, but the design is not too much, and it is still possible to tell the story clearly.
"But ......"
When they heard Luo Mo say those words before, the eyes of the two guys had already lit up, but now Luo Mo's just came out.
"But what?" Both of them asked with a roar.
Luo Mo looked at their breathless appearance, and also knew that the two of them should have really put a lot of effort into this movie plan, and this plan also put a lot of effort into them, otherwise it would not be such a reaction now.
Luo Mo also smiled: "What I want to say is only ...... That is, have you figured out where the main market for this film is? Is it in China or in Europe and the United States at the same time? ”
Luo Mo also has the confidence to ask this sentence, and ordinary people can only say that they can first look at their own one-third of an acre of land, and they can get a little box office in China, if they can make a small profit, it is the best...... As for the foreign market, they basically dare not think about it...... It's almost like giving up.
But Qianmo Entertainment's films have such confidence, because they have relatively complete foreign distribution channels.
In fact, in the years when Chinese films were relatively depressed abroad, some companies with such foreign distribution channels were not absent, nor did they have the ability to establish, but it was just that foreign countries basically had no concept of Chinese films, and there was not much demand, so their channel distribution of films basically had to lose money, and they were unwilling to let domestic films be released and distributed over there, even if they were really released and distributed in the European and American markets, there would only be little poor publicity. This in turn makes it almost impossible for the movie to get a high box office, after all, the United States is a place that pays a lot of attention to publicity, and it is impossible to want the box office without publicity, and even most theaters will refuse to release films without publicity, fearing losses.
This creates a vicious circle.
But in the past two years, with some changes in the international market for Chinese-language films brought about by "Inception", many people have also begun to pay attention to Chinese films, and the distribution of Chinese films is no longer a complete loss. As for the movies of Qianmo Entertainment Company, they have long had enough distribution channels in European and American countries, not only will they not lose money, but they can also make the movies fame and fortune through a very broad distribution channel, so Luo Mo will ask such a question.
Even if there are people like Luo Mo who have created a lot of violent box office before, most people still know that some things in Eastern and Western cultures are really difficult to reconcile, don't look at Luo Mo's films, they can be on fire together in the world, including China and the United States, but there are too few people like him, and there are really few people who can integrate into Eastern and Western cultures at the same time, and most people can still feel some barriers between Eastern and Western cultures. These things are engraved in everyone's growth environment and many places, and even engraved in the deepest part of everyone's genes.
Therefore, many movies can't be too greedy, while getting one market, although it is not necessarily necessary to abandon the other market, but most of the time, it is difficult to have both.
"This ...... It's mainly the domestic market. Shen Dan said first: "The box office capacity of the domestic market has also been high in recent years...... And a story like "The Legend of Wukong", that kind of rebellious spirit should also have some selling points if it goes to European and American countries. But let's focus on the domestic market. ”
Indeed, China's film box office market now has nearly 1/2 of the box office capacity of the North American box office market, and in this case, if Chinese films want to rise, they must first hold their own front and not be broken.
Based on the domestic market, and then try to attack the European and American markets as much as possible, this is also a good idea, as long as it can be implemented, in fact, from Luo Mo's point of view, he also agrees.
"Hmm." Luo Mo nodded: "Then I have a rough idea of what to do...... But your budget is a bit high! ”
The budget of "The Legend of Wukong" is estimated to be between more than 200 million yuan and 300 million yuan...... This investment is really big, if they follow this investment completely, they will at least get the box office of Shen Dan's 800 million box office film in China to make a small profit.
Of course, the current Chinese film market has made a lot of progress, and the way for films to recover their costs is not only limited to the box office, but also the film should not have no market at all in European and American countries...... In that case...... Luo Mo asked, "Are you confident that you will get a billion box office?" ”
Billion box office!
This is a rather frightening number, if it were placed in China ten years ago, the billion box office could almost scare people.
Even now, although the Chinese film market is developing, the billion-dollar box office is still not easy to get.
"Billion box office ......" Shen Dan shook his head: "To be honest, I don't have much confidence to win such a high box office...... But you can still try. ”
Tan Zhicheng also said: "The one billion box office is indeed a bit much, but ...... It should still be possible. ”
Looking at Luo Mo's expression, Shen Dan took out another document, and then said to Luo Mo: "Of course, senior, I have prepared two sets of plans, and the one just now is a well-crafted version...... Well, there's another set that's a little more rudimentary, would you be interested in looking at it? ”
“…… It's not bad to prepare with both hands. Luo Mo smiled: "Show me." ”
Luo Mo took over the simpler plan in Shen Dan's hand and found that such an investment budget was 1. about 500 million, but in this case, it will be necessary to reduce the investment in stars, but it will not weaken the requirements for film quality and special effects...... There is no way, Shen Dan has been with Luo Mo for so long, and he has long been influenced by Luo Mo, and he doesn't want to lower his requirements for movie quality no matter what.
Luo Mo pondered it carefully, and then shook his head: "This plan in the back is good...... Seriously, though, "The Legend of Wukong" is a tragic ending after all, and it can be a bit thankless in many places. But the viewing level of fans in our country has also improved over the years, as long as it can be convincing and shocking, they can accept such an ending...... The main purpose of saying these words is to make you think about it again, and think about what you think about this movie, I will support you in both plans, but you still have to think again. ”
Shen Dan nodded, although Luo Mo seemed to be able to say that he was covered with clouds and mountains, but in fact, he knew what Luo Mo meant......
Now Qianmo Entertainment Company is not Luo Mo's alone after all, he has to ask for the opinions of others on many things, not to mention that in the year-end summary, Luo Mo decided to come down alone, and there are some things that others are not very satisfied with, so Shen Dan had better not make any trouble for Luo Mo, if he decides which plan to shoot, it is best to have enough certainty, at least to have results that can convince the people in the company.
"Okay, I know it, senior......" Shen Dan then discussed it with Tan Zhicheng, and finally planned to insist on choosing the second plan...... It was also a complicated but determined choice. Even they thought of a lot of things, so they felt that they could reduce their budget even further.
"Well, since you have chosen, then I will try to convince the others." What attracted Luo Mo was not his friendship with Shen Dan for so many years, but purely because he felt that their "Legend of Wukong" planning was not bad.