Jung Tae-sung is the head of CJ Films, and they are in charge of the production of the Korean version of "20 Years Old Again"...

He called, two things, one is that the heroine of the Korean version of "20 Years Old Again" has been confirmed.

"Han Hyo-joo? Your company's actors..."

"Best Actress at the Singapore International Film Festival? There is also an international film festival in Singapore... I don't care, you just have to control yourself..."

Han Hyo-joo...

Shen Xudong actually doesn't know much about the Korean entertainment industry, and he doesn't know much about Korean movie stars...

The Korean movies in my memory reached their peak in 2020 - "Parasite", won the Cannes Palme d'Or and the Oscar... And then it was completely gone.

In the final analysis, Korean cinema did not give birth to a creative genre film that belonged to it in its heyday, and it is even less likely to be bred after the heyday.

Hong Kong movies have at least contributed to the world film industry in the genre of action and kung fu films!

Although it has since declined, it has always made a pioneering contribution to the film map.

What are Korean movies?

The black government? Rethink?

I'm sorry, but this thing isn't original to Korean movies...

Anyway, in 2023, there will be almost no local Korean films, and the output will drop from about 200 films a year at its peak to less than 40...

Top Korean filmmakers want to emulate Bong Joon-ho and rush out of South Korea and go international, so the Oscar public relations of "Determination to Break Up" spent $10 million, which was added to the production cost, and the cost of a literary film soared directly to the level of a commercial big production!

Without market support, no matter how deep it is, it is useless.

Pulled back, Zheng Taicheng's second sentence was... I want Shen Xudong to release a few Korean movies...

For example, comedies such as "Ichiban Street Miracle" and "My Savage Teacher 2".

Shen Xudong hesitated, but still refused: "Korean movies... The box office in China is sluggish, I remember that the highest box office of Xi Ming's masterpiece in China was "Shadowless Sword", right? It doesn't seem to be 3 million? ”

"At this stage, the first choice for watching foreign language films in the Chinese market is Hollywood blockbusters!"

Hearing Shen Xudong say this, Zheng Taicheng directly said, "You can give away the distribution rights of five movies for free", and Shen Xudong replied: "... Even if you give away the copyright for nothing, I will need money for distribution and publicity..."

"Let's talk about it!"

Jung Tae-sung sighed... Just know it's not that easy!

In order to open up the Chinese market, Korean dramas gave away many high-quality dramas for free, such as "Jealousy", "What is Love", "Blue Life and Death Love" and the like.

Korean films want to emulate this approach, but unfortunately, film distribution and promotion require money!

By the way, Jung Tae-sung deliberately said, 'Han Hyo-joo admires you very much who wrote the script of "20 Years Old Again", is it possible to meet you?' ’

Shen Xudong shook his head decisively: "... I don't have time to go over, you just have to take care of the actors you choose..."

"We can send her to you..."

Nima, also with airborne home delivery?

Shen Xudong still shook his head: "... Forget it, next time... I like Choi Ji-woo more..."

After the roll call... Shen Xudong hung up the phone.

Oh, Shen Xudong's idea of naming is to let him pay attention to the next reception...

……

"Blockbuster" is still the main force in the box office market and the focus of media coverage.

Well, a bunch of film experts came out to speak:

"Blockbuster" uses a playful approach to profoundly expose the core problem of the production of domestic blockbusters: it is not for the domestic market! ’

"Wu Ji", "Night Banquet", "Golden Armor" and a series of blockbusters are all shot for overseas markets, should commercial blockbusters serve the domestic market or consider the so-called international taste? ’

'The so-called domestic blockbusters, you can only see the money, and you can't see anything else! ’

You can listen to the words of these film experts, but don't believe it, the so-called high-level construction does not take into account the actual situation at all.

You said that in terms of the domestic market situation in the past few years, can a film with an investment of more than 100 million yuan recover its cost?

Don't consider overseas markets?

Without the overseas market, the film can't be made at all!

Without these blockbusters to attract audiences, theaters would have closed down long ago...

Let's talk about "Hero", which directly increased the box office of domestic movies to 250 million.

This stimulates the film industry greatly, showing that domestic films can break 100 million, or even 200 million!

Of course, at this stage, there are a bunch of rhythmic general opinions: before "Hero", there were many, many movies of good quality in China, and after "Hero", there are fewer and fewer good movies in China, and for moviegoers, it is the biggest misfortune not to see good movies...

So, the Chinese film market is getting better and better, which is unfortunate for you?

Shen Xudong did not participate in this debate, and after the promotion of "Blockbuster" ended, he was busy with the matter of "Love Has an Afterlife"...

Yes, as for Yu Feihong's movie, "Love Has an Afterlife" is finished in the later stage, and she wants to release it soon...

In fact, the company means that next year's Valentine's Day stalls, try the effect of Valentine's Day schedules...

But... Mr. Yu was very anxious, and estimated that he wanted to recover some money quickly, after all, he spent more than 35 million before and after!

……

Teacher Yu wore a black slip dress, over the knees, sandals, her feet are very good-looking, beautiful and upturned, the ankles and ankles are moderately fat and thin, wonderful and natural...

Ahem...

Shen Xudong patiently watched the finished film of "Love Has an Afterlife"...

It's still a bit bland, and many of the twists are still narrated - 90 minutes into the film!

Although the suspenseful and exciting part was retained, and another actor was found to play Ah Jiu and Mo Xiaoyu respectively...

Therefore, there is still a sense of shock, provided that you can devote yourself to the story...

Shen Xudong's persuasion was still effective.

Yu Feihong said that a big reason why she never forgot "Ginkgo Ginkgo" was because at the end, 'I really didn't expect that Xiaoyu was actually Ah Jiu in the next life, and at the end of the story, I finally understood the shock and regret of suddenly understanding...'

But... In the original movie shooting, Ah Jiu and Xiaoyu are both played by Yu Feihong, with the same face, the audience can easily deduce the ending... There's less of that shock!

"How?"

Shen Xudong nodded: "I think it's good, if you pick a good schedule, a box office of 50 million is definitely possible!" ”

Yu Feihong was a little disappointed: "Ah... Only 50 million? ”

"Sister... I told you a long time ago, it's hard for pure romance films to sell high box office! ”

“… So how do you get back to your roots..."

"It's something that the publisher thinks about... Don't be too stubborn, just listen to persuasion..."

After a pause, Shen Xudong continued: "Let's tell the truth, an average movie audience enters the cinema less than 5 times a year, so which movies will these audiences dedicate these limited consumptions to?" Of course, the main thing is to create a fierce blockbuster, visual spectacle is the most important requirement for most audiences when watching movies, movies like "Love Has an Afterlife" should be simmered slowly, the problem is that in the current film market, it is a big fire! ”

"Then I..."

"Well, I'll let them apply for the Busan Film Festival and the Tokyo Film Festival with the film first... Let's see if we can sell the copyright or something... You go with you..."

"And when will it be released?"

Shen Xudong said: "First do a good job in word-of-mouth marketing and whet your appetite, this process is about three months, how about the release of Valentine's Day next year?" ”

Yu Feihong was dissatisfied: "That's too long..."

"You've been waiting for ten years, what's wrong with waiting a few more months? Sister, listen to me..."

Take a leave of absence, write again in the evening, and make up tomorrow...

(End of chapter)