The legend of Bai Suzhen and Xu Xian, a lot of TV series have been filmed, but there are fewer movies, others don't know, Zhao Xingchi himself has watched Xu Laowei's "Green Snake" and later "The Legend of the White Snake".

In "Green Snake", Zhang Manyu plays the demonic green snake, Wang Guxian plays the smoky and charming white snake, Zhao Wenzhuo plays the handsome Fahai, and the unknown actor plays Xu Xian.

Whether it is Zhang Manyu, Wang Guxian or Zhao Wenzhuo, the actors are all well chosen, but Xu Xian's actor is badly chosen, he does not have a delicate, kind and gentle temperament at all, but is like a treacherous and sinister villain. In his previous life, Stephen Zhao was speechless, where did Xu find such a big villain?

Well, that's not the point, the point is that the movie "Green Snake" is really special.

It's not excellent, let alone boutique, but the plot is really heart-wrenching, and it's emotional and memorable.

Of course, for Stephen Zhao, or for the vast majority of men, the deep memory of the plot is the least lasting, and it will soon be forgotten, and the only ones who really remember it are the white snake with a smoky eye and the demonic green snake, as well as the handsome and brave Fahai.

As for "The Legend of the White Snake", Zhao Xing really wanted to say: "Who wrote the screenplay?" Who does the special effects? Who chooses the actors? Stand up for me, I promise not to kill you! ”

It's okay for Huang Shengyi to play the White Snake, at least the people are beautiful, but Lin Feng plays Xu Xian? Is this funny or showing off IQ? There is also Fahai, Li Lianjie, whose face is already crippled, is full of pits, can't he put on makeup and stick his beard to perform again? If you don't wear makeup, you can trim it in post-production.

The special effects are even more outrageous, such as the special effects of the green snake and the white snake, which have no texture at all. What is the difference between a rendered photograph and a cartoon? It's worse than the special effects of Xu Laowei filming "Green Snake" more than ten years ago, this degree of shoddy production, it really can't be done with a thin skin!

"The Legend of the White Snake?"

Looking at the script from Glorious Media, Stephen Zhao immediately frowned, because he immediately thought of Lin Feng's version of "The Legend of the White Snake" that was going to kill those producers.

Open the script. Zhao Xingchi looked at it seriously: "The host of Jinshan Temple, Fahai, and his eldest disciple can endure the way of heaven, catch demons everywhere, first start a vicious battle with the blood demon, and then be tempted by the fox demon...... The white snake that has been cultivated for thousands of years in the mountains can't bear the loneliness in the mountains, and the green snake changes its human form to travel through the world, and meets Xu Xian by chance, and has a feeling of admiration, Xu Xian doesn't know that she is a snake demon with high mana. With the help of Green Snake and a group of demon friends, White Snake and Xu Xian became husband and wife...... After being able to endure the demon's blood. gradually became indistinguishable between humans and demons, and found out that the green snake was also a demon queen, and they sympathized with each other......"

You don't need to read the following, because Stephen Zhao can recite it, and this is a copy of "The Legend of the White Snake".

In addition to being surprised, Zhao Xingchi could only be speechless.

All kinds of bloody plot arrangements and character arrangements, should they be so similar?

If you don't engage in a hodgepodge of various elements, you will die?

Stephen Zhao rubbed his eyebrows and glanced at the screenwriter column. There are three screenwriters' names written on it, "Zhang Chang, Zeng Tan, Sima Yunhai", no wonder. Three stinkers!

I don't know when it began, movie-makers like to stuff all kinds of miscellaneous elements into the movie, which is known as a collection of action, thriller, comedy, suspense, science fiction, love, etc.

Zhao Xingchi really wanted to spit on these guys' faces: "I'll collect your sister!" ”

Isn't it good to tell a story seriously?

Isn't it impossible to show your level without a hodgepodge?

Do you think the audience's level of appreciation was 10 years ago?

Stephen Zhao glanced at the estimated investment cost column again, which was marked with "120 million", which means that Glorious Media plans to use 120 million to shoot this "The Legend of the White Snake".

Stephen Zhao immediately sneered: "120 million cost? This is the rhythm of losing money and not paying for your life. ”

The cost of 120 million is calculated according to the 40% share. The domestic box office of "The Legend of the White Snake" must be at least 300 million to recover the cost!

According to a hodgepodge plot like "The Legend of the White Snake", can the box office break 300 million? If you can break 200 million, you will burn high incense!

In the previous life, the production cost of "The Legend of the White Snake" was 180 million, although there was a lot of water, but 100 million was always available. As a result, the domestic box office suffered a fiasco, only a little more than 200 million, and even the cost could not be recovered. Although in the end, the producer still made money, but that was the result of adding foreign box office.

Some people say that this can actually be worth filming, but you must know that the foreign box office is the most unreliable, and if there are no big names to join, you don't need to think about selling a good box office at all, and you don't even need to think about a large-scale release.

In China, which film company calculates the box office of a foreign film before making a movie, and then determines the cost of filming?

No!

Film companies have to consider, but only consider the domestic box office, after all, it is their home field, as long as it is filmed, whether there are big names or not, there is basically a chance to be released.

Of course, Stephen Zhao also knew that he had missed a key factor: himself!

In the previous life, although the story of the legend of the White Snake has been passed down for hundreds of years, it has a wide and deep influence in China and even the whole of Asia, and then there is the sensation of "The Legend of the New White Lady", but when it comes to buying tickets and going into the cinema to watch the adapted movie, not many people are actually willing. Those who are willing to go into the cinema are mostly for special effects, for Huang Shengyi, Lin Feng, Li Lianjie and other actors.

Now on Saturn, the influence of the legend of the White Snake in China and even Asia is not as extensive and deep as in previous lives, but it is just as well-known, so the influence on the box office is the same. However, in this life, there is his "star master", and the box office appeal of his "star master" is not covered.

Starting from "Painted Skin", to the two-part trilogy of Xiaoao Jianghu, "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng", "Zhou Wen", "God of Gamblers", and "Source Code", the influence is greater than the other, and the box office is higher than the other. I don't dare to say that Stephen Zhao produced it, it must be a high-quality product, but as long as I hear that this movie is produced by Stephen Zhao, the interest in going into the cinema is still very strong.

Now there is a saying in the outside world that the three words "Stephen Zhao" are worth 100 million box office, that is, as long as the name of "Stephen Zhao" is hung on which movie, the box office of which movie can be 100 million more!

This statement has been recognized by the vast majority of people, and Stephen Zhao naturally knows it.

Therefore, if Glorious Media's "The Legend of the White Snake" can get a box office of 200 million after it is filmed, plus his name, it is no problem for the mainland box office to exceed 300 million.

In all Asian countries and regions outside the mainland, with his name, there is no need to worry about not being able to be released, which means that the box office outside the mainland is guaranteed.

Even, with his name, "The Legend of the White Snake" can also travel across the ocean to the US imperialist release and earn American knives.

Thinking about it this way, with the addition of him as a key factor, "The Legend of the White Snake" will definitely not be able to lose, and most of it will have to make a lot of money.

Since there is money to be made, what if this movie is made or not?

Stephen Zhao thought about it for a while, and decided not to shoot it!

It's too bad, it's going to ruin his character!

His success in movies was not easy to come by, and there were the failures of "East Becomes West" and "Huashan on the Sword" in front of him, but he can't fail again. If the box office is successful and the reputation is bad, that is also a failure. Once it fails, it will be a big blow to his character in movies, and it will even be ruined.

Cherishing feathers is sometimes not a derogatory term, but the right choice with a very positive impact.

However, if he doesn't shoot it, it doesn't mean that he can't make it, he can sell the adaptation rights and make a lot of money, and he doesn't bear the responsibility that the film is the "culprit" of a bad movie, the audience thinks that the film is a big bad movie, although he scolds the screenwriter and Glorious Media, it's not his business with Stephen Zhao. If necessary, he can also stand up and denounce Glorious Media, saying that he is very dissatisfied with Glorious Media's indiscriminate adaptation of his works.

"Forget it, if they want to make a bad movie, let them shoot it, I only earn my copyright fee, don't be too lacking in morality." Zhao Xingchi rubbed his chin and said.

Subsequently, he asked Lin Meijia to reply to Glorious Media, saying that he could sell them the film adaptation rights of "The Legend of the New White Lady", but they were not allowed to borrow his name to promote it.

"Can't even advertise that the boss is the author?" Lin Meijia asked.

"Dizzy, what are you thinking in your head? Seriously! Zhao Xingchi had a black line on his head, and after a light reprimand, he hung up the phone with a "snap".

Listening to the blind voice of "doodoo" on the phone, Lin Meijia said to herself with a resentful face: "I ate Li Wen, Li Qingxia has also eaten half of it, why do you turn a blind eye to the flowers by my nest?" ”

In the office, Stephen Zhao, who didn't know all this, gave a cold shiver, then hit a few hatches, and said to himself casually: "Who is saying bad things about me behind my back?" Don't let me find you, I promise I won't kill you! ”

In the afternoon, the second time of "Journey to the West" was stored in the draft box and released at 8 o'clock in the evening, Stephen Zhao got up and left the company, and then rushed to the capital accompanied by Lin Meijia.

In the evening, Zhao Xingchi went to Mr. Jia Xuan's house as a guest and talked to him about the Central Committee.

Jia Xuan said: "The standard of this meeting is very high, you have to pay attention to it, I am ready to let you speak on behalf of the post-90s writers." ”

"Huh? Is it in time? Stephen Zhao was surprised.

"Aren't you only eight years tall and can become a poem in seven steps? You should be able to write a good speech in one night, right? Jia Xuan said indifferently.

"I ......" Zhao Xingchi was suddenly depressed, is the speech necessarily related to urgency? Urgency is the urgency of spirituality, and the speeches are all official documents, can they be the same?

However, in the face of Jia Xuan's attitude, he could only give in, and he couldn't say that my urgency was copied, right?

At night, Stephen Zhao had no choice but to search for relevant speech templates on the Internet with his strong memory. After a long and busy work until half past ten, a speech that I thought was of an upper-middle level was finally produced, entitled "Continue to Serve the People." (To be continued......)