Next, this year, there will be two LOL-themed movies released, namely "Rune Wars" and "Standing Battle".

The former will be released in the summer, and a specific date has been set, and even the current promotion of the film has already begun.

"The Battle of Standing Up" will be released in the second half of the year, and it is currently scheduled for November.

These two movies are still very crucial for the League of Legends series.

Although the LOL series has achieved a considerable degree of success in the global film market, from the current point of view, the stories of the three films released are all set in the country of 'Demacia' in the Rune Continent.

And in the next two films, the perspective will jump away from 'Demacia'.

This is the first step to tell the world view of the LOL series in the movie and expand outward. The former will use heroes such as Ruiz, Lux, and Ezreal to adventure all over the Valoran continent and expand the entire world setting; The latter, on the other hand, focuses on a war between Noxus and Ionia, two equally important countries in LOL's content.

Of course, this kind of jumping away is not directly opening up a new battlefield to tell a new story, which is still too risky.

When planning the content of these two parts, Wedo Entertainment has also adopted certain methods and means to avoid risks.

The heroine of "Rune Wars" is Lux, and her presence in the previous work, especially in "Dragon's Blood", is still quite high. It should still be acceptable to have such a familiar character to start a new story.

And the latter, the Noxus Empire has already appeared in the first "Glory", and I believe that the story of the villain in this first work will still attract many people.

And the difference between the investment of the two films is also quite different.

The investment scale of "Standing Battle" has reached 900 million yuan, which is about the same level as "Glory" and "Dragon's Blood", after all, this work involving the grievances and hatreds of two countries and focusing on epic themes is difficult to express the essence of the work without throwing enough money.

As for "Rune War", the scale of investment is much smaller, and it is not even as good as "Night Hunter", with a total investment of 430 million.

There shouldn't be too many scenes in this film, and the actors are basically young people and newcomers, there are no big names, and the biggest expenditure is still on the special effects.

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And this year, in addition to these two LOL series of movies, of course, there will be some important works launched by Wedo Entertainment.

The first is the "Master of Mystery" that was launched in April.

The production model adopted by this drama is to jump out of the current domestic TV series, and then find a buyer or launch it on its own platform after filming the whole drama first. The operation method adopted by "The Master of Mystery" is similar to that of American dramas, which is broadcast seasonally.

The first season of "Master of Mystery" only had ten episodes, but it cost a lot at all.

On average, the investment of 45 million in a single episode is almost enough to make a small and medium-sized movie.

But in this case, the crew of "The Master of Mystery" is also a little stretched. In addition to most of the money invested in post-production special effects, the rest is also a considerable amount of money spent on costumes and the creation of Victorian settings.

On the original investment, patting and patting is a bit insufficient.

Later, Wedo Entertainment had to continue to make additional investments.

Until now, the total investment has reached almost 600 million yuan.

Converted, the investment in a single episode is about 60 million, which is converted into nearly 10 million US dollars.

This kind of investment scale, even if it is put in an American drama, can be regarded as a big investment. Generally speaking, the production cost of a normal American drama is $2 million per episode; "Game of Thrones" grew from $6 million an episode in the first season to $10 million a episode in the sixth season.

And the current investment in "Master of Mystery" is already equivalent to "Game of Thrones".

Coupled with the fact that Dimension Entertainment itself only does the above bonuses in special effects and later production, in fact, the entire production level of "Master of Mystery" may be higher than that of "Game of Thrones".

Of course, this is only about the level of production, not the quality of the actual film. After all, "Game of Thrones" is a top American drama that has been popular all over the world in every season for eight seasons, and "The Master of Mystery", although in terms of production specifications and standards, Wedo Entertainment believes that it will not be worse than the former, but the final quality of the finished film still has to be handed over to the market and the largest audience for verification.

And for the work "Master of Mystery", they are already very experienced in the operation of the domestic market. However, due to the subject matter, the commercial department of Wedo Entertainment judged that this work will also have very strong vitality in overseas markets.

Most of the actors are white-faced, and a small number of actors are yellow, but in the case of more reliable costumes, makeup, etc., this problem should not be too big.

The most important thing is the world context.

For Chinese audiences, the Victorian, eighteenth-century British style still looks relatively unfamiliar. The popularity of "The Master of Mystery" itself can only prove that some readers in China have a good ability to accept this theme, and they can even be regarded as lovers.

However, the genre of film and television dramas itself faces a wider audience. In this case, whether the subject matter of "The Master of Mystery" can be popular is still a question mark.

Of course, after many successes, Wedo Entertainment has its own set of how to operate its own commercial works in China. Even if the audience is not large and they are cold after being launched, they still have considerable confidence and can show good results - after all, the fame of the V-mark is here, and the quality of this film is quite guaranteed under such a large investment and such a high production level.

If this is the case, even if they encounter a relatively bad situation like "Demon Hunting Notes", Wedo Entertainment can at least guarantee that the income they can reap from the domestic market alone will not be very low.

And the more critical point is in the overseas market.

All the disadvantages in the domestic market, put overseas, that is an advantage.

The background of the story, the actors, and the cult culture of Cthulhu......

Whether all this can really play an effective role depends on whether the overseas branches of Wedo Entertainment can assume their own responsibilities and promote the works.