Still on the set of "The Silence of the Lambs", during the break.

Zhuang Geng was completely indifferent to the so-called manga movie and slipped away.

Only Wang Wei and He Xi were left, and the latter's "flash of inspiration" slowly began to discuss.

He Xi is one of Dunhuang's recent screenwriters.

Basically, for the film and television drama production industry, directors, screenwriters, and actors represent productivity.

Anyone who wants to be a big production company must be able to recruit the masters among them.

Dunhuang was the first to be enriched by the screenwriter team.

First, what Wang Wei lacks most is good stories and good ideas, but he doesn't have so much time to slowly create the script for each work.

Therefore, for him, it is a long-term solution to put forward the synopsis of the story, and then leave it to a group of reliable screenwriters to create collectively, and finally make certain revisions by himself.

Second, screenwriters had better be snared.

Although it is not like the domestic entertainment in the previous life, the status of the screenwriter in the film and television industry is simply two levels lower than the ground, and he can almost be called the lowest-status screenwriter in the world.

But judging from the overall status quo of China Entertainment today, the film and television industry is relatively developed, and it cannot be said that the industry is not attentive to the polishing of scripts, but the screenwriter is still at the bottom of the industrial chain.

Because under the "producer-centered system", producers are natural talkers, and directors and actors have become more and more "glamorous" with the development of media, which has continuously squeezed the market's attention to screenwriters.

In this way, many screenwriters naturally want to "write and direct".

But it's not easy to get through this road, after all, the story is wonderfully written, it doesn't mean that you have a visual thinking, and before you make a successful work, how can it be so easy to get investment?

That is, Dunhuang, which allows screenwriters to get more space to display their talents in film and television projects, such as serving as assistant directors, consulting producers, and even, if you really have the ability, you can directly be a director, and you have gathered a group of excellent screenwriters with core creative ability.

He Xi is one of them, but he is special.

He is a relatively rare senior screenwriter who can independently sign the main creative list, and he knows the whole process of film shooting.

However, he is not interested in being a director, only a producer.

Wang Wei personally promised to give him the opportunity to be a producer, which finally attracted him to join.

As it turned out, he couldn't have made the right choice.

Originally, He Xi was very interested in the position of producer of "Hannibal" spin-off film and television works, but now, a sudden burst of inspiration attracted all his attention.

He had a vague premonition that if his vision could come true, he would get more than just an ordinary "producer" title.

Of course, the most important thing is that Wang Wei did not immediately deny this idea, which sounds a bit "whimsical".

"Assemble superheroes? Very interesting idea, can you talk about it in detail? Wang Wei, who had recovered from his astonishment, asked calmly.

In fact, He Xi only pushed open the crack in the door and didn't really step into the door, so he hesitated a little and said, "I just have a rough idea. ”

"Shoot a single movie of superheroes first, and then assemble to fight monsters; Continue to expand the worldview, add new heroes, and then gather to fight monsters ......"

"Isn't this a superhero movie?" Wang Wei chuckled.

"No, it's different from your average series. This should be an upgraded version of the series of movies, uh, probably multiple series of movies that share a world view, it should be called ......" He Xi paused, and couldn't give a specific definition for a while.

"Cinematic Universe?"

"That's right! Cinematic Universe! That's a fitting description! He Xi patted his thigh and praised.

- Of course, it's appropriate, it's a concept that even people who don't watch movies much in their previous lives are familiar with.

Wang Wei complained in his heart.

This is Hollywood's wealth code that has been conquering the global film market for more than ten years.

Since then, the two concepts of "superhero" and "cinematic universe" have swept the film and television market and become the primary target of major manufacturers, and "XX Universe" has appeared one after another.

With the grand concept of the "cinematic universe", Hollywood seems to have a replicable formula - the content of the movie is linked to each other, and once the audience enters the pit, they have to chase it one after another, and consume related dramas, comics, and derivatives.

This means that there are a lot of tickets, and the temptation is self-evident.

Don't say that the success of Di Baobao is completely replicated, as long as there is half the success of the "Marvel Universe", it is enough for Dunhuang to live quite nourishing for a long time.

However, things are not that simple.

As a time-traveler in different time and space, Wang Wei first considered whether the Chaoying universe would appear in the current time and space, and whether there was a market.

And his answer is that the emergence of the superhero universe is inevitable -

The expansion of entertainment demand and the rapid progress of technology have made it a historical necessity for superheroes to form groups to go to the screen.

In the original time and space, Marvel seized the demand of the market at a critical juncture, played a beautiful combination of punches, and became the darling of the times.

But even if there is no Marvel, DC or any other company, it may bump into it, and it will eventually gradually open the superhero cinematic universe.

It's the same thing when it comes to the current time and space.

Merely...... Of course I'm interested in the wealth code, but it's not easy to operate!

Wang Wei thought helplessly.

Aren't Warners and DC in that time and space the best counterexamples? It's not good to copy according to the template!

- There is no long-term specific plan, and the planning depends on the people who cook, and if it doesn't work, it will be changed; In terms of content, whatever is popular will come out, an epic style, a popcorn style; As a result, a good hand was played poorly.

Marvel has a Kevin Feige on his side, who understands both comics and fans, and is engaged in film production at the same time, and knows how to strike a balance between the two, leading Marvel to take off without any big mistakes.

Before that, Wang Wei was not ready to open Dunhuang's own superhero universe, but he couldn't find Dunhuang's "Kevin Feiqi".

- Wang Wei didn't dare to say that he had such ability, and even if he had such ability, he didn't have the corresponding energy.

Wang Wei glanced at He Xi, is this guy suitable?

It seems that he has thought a lot, but in He Xi's eyes, Wang Wei just thought for a minute or two, and then directly grasped the main point-

"It's easy to make a sequel, but the hard part is how to build a concept of a cinematic universe? For example, when to launch new heroes, how to relate to different world views, and how to connect the logic of the whole story...... Do you have the answers? ”

He Xi frowned and thought for a moment, then shook his head honestly: "No." ”

Of course, Wang Wei knew that he didn't.

The more ambitious the concept, the more difficult it is to plan the whole.

Not to mention that the other party just had a flash of inspiration, even Wang Wei, who had already made up his mind to get a piece of this cake, was not ready to challenge.

So Wang Wei sighed: "In this way, you go to Lao Wang, well, that is, the general manager, join the company's copyright acquisition plan, and then give me a long-term plan, and then talk about it in detail later......"

He Xi nodded cheerfully.

He knows that the other party's most important job at the moment is still staring at the filming of "The Silence of the Lambs".

And whether this idea of oneself can be implemented depends on whether the answer sheet submitted by oneself is qualified or not.

……

(End of chapter)