In fact, in the Chinese entertainment industry, the phenomenon of following trends and copycats is still very common.

Whenever a blockbuster film comes along, other studios will naturally think of taking advantage of the popularity and try to replicate similar films.

Following the trend has succeeded, and the natural scenery is unlimited;

Even if it is not successful, as long as the cost is controlled, it can often make a small profit by taking advantage of the popularity.

Of course, there are not a few who have lost a mess.

In fact, the Chinese entertainment industry produces hundreds or thousands of movies every year, most of which are small-scale bad movies.

Among them, those who tried to copycat or rub off on the popularity and follow the trend accounted for more than half.

As a dark horse that has repeatedly exploded at the box office in the past few years, Dunhuang's films are naturally among the ranks of copycats.

It is even said that because of the small input and large output, the situation of Dunhuang's films being copied is even more serious.

As the object of being followed, Dunhuang is naturally not happy - whether it is successful or unsuccessful in following the trend, in essence, it is consuming the heat of the original work; If it's a little more excessive, the work that follows the trend can even turn a theme into a "muddy pond", so that you can't shoot consecutive episodes.

Of course, such operations are generally small companies, and large studios like the Big Five will not be so unskilled and directly copycats.

People have a bigger goal of following the trend.

It's okay like China Television - Wang Wei's new film is a dinosaur film, and they also restarted their own blockbuster with the same theme, although the intention of following the trend is also obvious, but Dunhuang will not be disgusted by this kind of popularity.

And like Tang Yu Media, they actually "followed the trend" strategically, and they really couldn't rectify Dunhuang-

At least, before Dunhuang showed interest, the prospects for comic films on the market were not too clear, well, it could even be called a cold market response;

But as soon as Dunhuang made a move, did the manga film still fall into fog and trough?

Even those who once said conclusively that "comic films have no future" dare not make up their minds.

Among them, Ogilvy Comics, the only one of the three major Chinese comic companies that has not yet committed to the media and entertainment group, immediately made up its mind not to sell the copyright at a loss, and even tried to find a way to recover most of the first-line flowers that were sold.

But the film and television companies that carved up the first-line IP of Ogilvy Comics are not stupid, and they all hold on to the comic copyrights in their hands, even if they don't have a plan for film and television......

In short, Dunhuang can be said to have single-handedly changed the prospects of comic films.

But this thing, talking majestic, in fact, is bitter and self-aware-

"If we completely make the cake of 'League of Legends' bigger and play the strategic industrial chain from comics-TV animation-movies/TV series-derivatives/theme parks, we can imagine how many people will rush to offer the acquisition targets we see in the future......"

Wang Chuanqi smiled bitterly at the meeting.

——This is an impromptu meeting in Dunhuang, and the management is discussing the variables brought about by Tang Yu Media's entry.

Although the live-action film of the Superhero Cinematic Universe will not start filming until the TV animation "Pathfinder" begins, there is a lot of work that can be done ahead.

For example, the search for the director and the main actors, especially the latter, is destined to be a long-term cooperation, and it is related to the entire cinematic universe, which affects the whole body, and Dunhuang cannot be imprudent.

And at this time, if one more giant enters the game, will it have a huge impact on Dunhuang's superhero universe plan?

It didn't take long to discuss, and with the information collected, everyone in Dunhuang first made it clear that Tang Yu Media did not have the concept of "cinematic universe"; Although Longyou comics also have the comic concept of "heroes forming a group", no one has extended it to the concept of movies so far.

Therefore, on the layout of manga, Dunhuang can throw off Tang Yu nine streets.

What's more, it's not so easy to follow the "cinematic universe".

Wang Wei doesn't know what will happen to DC in this life, but the example of DC in the previous life is there - doesn't DC want to replicate the glory of the Marvel Cinematic Universe? I think about it all the time, but I don't have the ability to know?

Looking at this time and space, even with the guidance of Wang Wei's experience in his previous life, it took the project team a year to smooth out the structure of "League of Legends...... This requires not only the right direction, but also a lot of patience.

Not to mention, the creation of Longyou comics is more theme-oriented than superheroes' personal orientation, which is not suitable for the formation of a movie universe.

If it's hard to ...... As Wang Wei said earlier, Dunhuang line, followers may not be able to!

Therefore, what they are paying more attention to now is the entry of Tang Yu Media into the game, or another effect shown - Dunhuang has inevitably become a weather vane in the circle!

"The boss is right, even if you don't mention the company's acquisition, just look at film and television projects - we only have no problem investing in projects under our own control, once we want to invest in outside projects, I am afraid that the front foot has just shown interest, and the back foot will be robbed or the project party will raise its own value."

As an industry veteran, Xu Daoxing knows too well the urine of following the trend to the extreme in the circle.

What? Why don't you say the Big Five have been followed?

Because they are the Big Five!

Because the Huayu circle is a circle where the rules of the game are already very mature, in this circle, even money is divided into three, six, nine and so on;

Let's put it this way, it is also 10 million, and the outside crew will break their heads for the investment of the Big Five, but it may not be rare for the same amount of cash of small companies - because the soft power represented by the Big Five is incomparable to any small company;

Therefore, a good project in the industry is like a draft for the strong to start first, and high-quality projects will basically be screened out by the five majors, and the quality of the projects that can be seen in Dunhuang is not so high, let alone a pure layman.

——I have to say that this is also one of the important reasons why foreign investors have been repeatedly cheated when they enter this circle.

In this way, before Dunhuang proves that it is not weaker than the Big Five, it is easy to have a crazy situation of "Dunhuang fancy = rich scenery = priority to find the Big Five".

And mentioning this, Shen Zhenyi, who attended the meeting on behalf of Shuguang Pictures, was very touched,

"This is the same as many actresses in the circle, who are completely superstitious about my vision of picking films, and when they hear that I intend to play a role, they say that they intend to play, and they lower their offers, hoping to pick up a big leak...... It's a real headache! ”

"However, more people are superstitious about your charm and want to 'pick you up'!"

But it was Wang Wei who answered quietly.

Others either had strange expressions or forced laughter.

They all know who Wang Wei is complaining about - it is the "old acquaintance" Luo Jianzhou!

This new film, and Shen Zhenyi is invited to play the heroine, just like the plot of an idol drama where "the heroine is only for you", which can be said to be Sima Zhao's heart, which is well known to passers-by.

In the past, Wang Wei had not formalized the relationship with Shen Zhenyi, and an unmarried girl like her would never have a shortage of suitors around her, although it was an eyesore, she couldn't say anything.

Now, the girl has a master, and there are still people who covet it so much, which makes Wang Wei angry!

In particular, this dog did not make a playboy-style public confession, but created a scheming affectionate character, and gave full play to his "money ability" advantages to the extreme-

"It is said that the quotation of 20 million is as soon as you open your mouth?"

Lao Wang asked Shen Zhenyi curiously.

This is not a secret in the industry, Shen Zhenyi nodded.

"Tsk! Spend a lot of money for beauty......"

Zhou Zhen Playboy Lin sighed very much, and then had to be silenced under Wang Wei's death gaze.

Others agreed with him.

You must know that the current Chinese entertainment industry is not as good as the entertainment industry in Wang Wei's previous life, where actors are cool at every turn, and even need to issue a special salary restriction order......

The current actor's salary has a standard line, which is basically linked to the actor's market appeal; And the single-film salary of 20 million is basically the ceiling of first-line stars, and further up, it is super first-line treatment.

It's not that Shen Zhenyi doesn't deserve this value, the problem is that she has only debuted for a few years, and the general crew rarely shouts at this price as soon as she comes up.

"It's really a lot of money, but it's a pity that I don't have a chance." Shen Zhenyi blinked.

"What?!"

She refused so simply that others were not surprised.

After all, even if she participated in Wang Wei's film, it would be difficult for Dunhuang to give her a basic salary of 20 million.

Shen Zhenyi shrugged her shoulders and explained simply, "I said that I wanted to bring capital into the game, but Tang Yu Media refused even more simply!" ”

When he said this, everyone understood, "If you want to bring money into the group, Luo Jianzhou hopes that you will be the heroine without ......"

——Giving basic remuneration and letting actors bring money into the game are two completely different concepts.

No matter how tall the former is, it counts; And the latter means that the actors can also share the peripheral rights, and of course, the sequel copyright that the producer values the most!

In particular, Shen Zhenyi is an insider, and there is Dunhuang's support, and many methods to deal with outsiders, such as recording peripheral sales as costs to conceal profits or something, cannot be used on her;

In this way, as long as the risk is not high, it is a ghost who can agree to her to bring capital into the game!

Even her agent said, "You can think about a high salary, and even profit sharing and box office sharing are not impossible to strive for, but bring capital into the game...... Unless Luo Jianzhou is the chairman of Tang Yu Media, there is a certain possibility......"

In fact, it's not just the five major disagreements - after Shen Zhenyi won the double award, there are many scripts sent to her to be the heroine, but only a few of them will consider her investment.

"Actually, it's not just about money."

Shen Zhenyi went on to explain,

"Luo Jianzhou should have done his best, but the role he wanted me to play was ...... in terms of difficulty and depth of creation"

She shook her head, and the rest of the words spoke for themselves.

Anyway, no matter how much acting Shen Zhenyi has, the full score for this role is only twenty or thirty points, and she can only show the effect of twenty or thirty points.

Although, as long as it is a well-made and sincere movie, whether it is a commercial film or an art film, it is worth starring, Shen Zhenyi is not just thinking about pursuing her own satisfaction in performance, and she is a person who expresses contempt for the normal taste of the public-

She just relied on the public's liking, relying on the box office and popularity that came to her current step by step because of these favorites, and satisfying the public's preferences is also a kind of her own job.

But she doesn't think that there can be a balance between "creating a character with connotation" and "being loved by the audience", it's just that this requirement is obviously beyond the norm for Luo Jianzhou!

Or is it right for him to make the heroine into a vase like that? Just like the superhero movie of Dunhuang? ”

Shen Zhenyi suddenly cued the men present.

- Yes, she has long discovered that in the superhero movie universe project built in Dunhuang, the actress's sense of existence has been weakened to the point of seeming to be nothing.

Of course, this is due to the fact that producers He Xi and Tao Kang are both straight men, but also because the sales of comics feed back the psychology of readers: they don't want to watch superheroes engage in vulgar romantic dramas, they are miserable for women or something, they just want to watch superheroes cool battles.

Wang Wei recalled the Marvel Universe in his previous life and was stunned to find that this was true!

The love scenes of Marvel's superhero comic blockbusters have been decreasing all the way, and it seems that the more love scenes, the worse the film's reputation;

It's not even just comic blockbusters, in many special effects blockbusters, there are fewer and fewer love scenes, and the presence of some heroines is so low that people even wonder if there is such a character.

- To put it bluntly, all personal hero films are actually a theme, how a mortal becomes a hero; When the love scene is one of the triggers for the hero's growth and reflection, the heroine can get the performance space; If the emotional trigger of the hero's growth becomes family affection and friendship, the heroine's status will naturally be marginalized.

Of course, it is by no means that the field of comic adaptation is an insulator for women; In memory, DC has a more presence than Marvel at this point.

This also shows that female superheroes are not without a market.

- So, is there a need for a female superhero movie in "League of Legends"?

Wang Wei thoughtfully jotted this down on his notepad.

Lao Wang was more interested in Luo Jianzhou's invitation topic,

"Having said that, for this guy's unremitting invitation, Xiaozhen, you really haven't touched it in the slightest?"

Against Wang Wei's death gaze, Lao Wang waved his hand and said,

"I'm just curious, I want to know what girls think of this kind of affectionate personality."

A wealthy man with a ...... appearance At least Zhou Zheng is affectionate to her, at least the suitors who show affection, even the onlookers can't find any reason to refuse.

Could it be that such a man can't impress her at all?

It has to be said that this topic aroused the curiosity of a group of people.

Including Wang Wei, he pricked up his ears high.

Shen Zhenyi glanced at Wang Wei lightly, and her tone inexplicably made him a little cold-

"Luo Jianzhou and one of my classmates got involved."

"Uh...... Forehead!?? ”

"Heh, man, saying that you like one woman doesn't affect sleeping with another woman, right?"

"Forehead ......"

The map bombarded the men speechless.

"Xiaozhen is right! For this licking...... A scumbag man, you can't give him any chance, it's better to give him a slap! ”

But Wang Wei, who reacted the fastest, applauded and grinned at the same time.

He even thought about the "slap" -

Next, Xiaozhen is one of the producers, and the two films that bring money into the group will be released, and they must be operated well to make the licking dog sober and sober - who TMD rare his vase heroine?

Ren Xiaozhen can hold up a piece of the sky by herself!

……

Happy New Year, families~~~

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